I don't know why, but I was listening to "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" By Cher, from the movie Burlesque. And once I started writing, I couldn't stop. It's a good song and I think it fits well with the Riley, Maya, and Lucas situation in my story. Maybe it's just me, but this is the result. Enjoy guys.

Much love,

ReesesPieces2112 (:

Riley pushed her backpack strap higher up her shoulder, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear as she approached her locker. Dialing the combination, she shrieked when balloons came tumbling out of her locker.

"Happy Birthday!" Caprice ran to her with the rest of the cheer leading team and nearly tackled her.

"Sorry," Heather laughed and hugged Riley, "it was all Caprice's idea."

Riley gave them a small smile and mumbled a thank you before turning back to her locker and seeing a picture of her and Charlie taped on the inside of the door. Her breath hitched and she could feel the tears coming.

"Riley," Caprice frowned and looked at the picture, "what happened?"

"I think Charlie and I broke up." Riley hiccuped; he hadn't called her all weekend, not since the dance.

"What?" Heather gasped and ushered the rest of the team away. "Why?"

Riley shook her head and brushed past them, clutching her books tight to her chest and turning the corner.

"Riley, wait!" Caprice shut Riley's locker, running after her with Heather in tow. They had turned in time to watch Riley barrel into Charlie and knock him into the ground. She winced and made her way to them.

"Charlie." Riley scrambled away from him and bumped into Caprice and Heather. "I'm sorry."

"Are you okay?" He asked, standing and brushing off his jeans. Smiling, he joked, "Where's the fire?"

"Are you serious right now?" Heather scoffed and put her hands on her hips.

Charlie raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "Um, yes?"

"Gardner, you've got some nerve." She grit her teeth and stepped towards him as he stepped back with his hands raised.

"What did I do?" He asked nervously, glancing at Riley.

"You broke up with Riley and you think you can just-." Heather poked his chest and tried to shove him back.

"I what?" Charlie stepped around Heather and walked up to his girlfriend, pushing the hair from her face. "Riley, you think I…"

"Didn't you?" She whispered as she turned from him and realized that some students had stopped on their way to class to watch them.

He looked around them as well, taking her hand and leading them away for some privacy; their classmates loved drama, especially between a couple. Stopping in a deserted hallway, he faced her. "Why would you think I broke up with you?"

"Because of what happened at the dance." Riley bit her bottom lip and leaned against a nearby wall. "Because you said if I had any doubt about us, that I shouldn't kiss you again, and I didn't. You didn't call this weekend, I thought-."

"Riley, you needed time." Charlie explained gently and reached out to hold her hands, laughing as he realized she still had her books tucked safely against her. "You needed space. You chose not to kiss me because of your feelings for Lucas and I respect that, Riley, I respect you. I didn't call you because I thought you needed to figure things out."

"I don't want to be alone!" She cried, tightening her hold on her books and shaking. "I don't want to be left alone, Charlie, because when I'm alone all I do is think. I don't want to think about Lucas and this complete mess of a situation. I don't want to think about how awful I am to you, Charlie, and I don't want to think about how incredibly stupid I've been! I don't want to hurt you, Charlie. I don't want to hurt Maya. I don't want to lose any of this."

"Riley, we knew what this was when it started," He shook his head and cupped her face to keep her calm; Riley was an affectionate person, and while she may not have been as affectionate with him, he knew she still appreciated the gesture. "We knew how this would end up one day and I still wanted to be with you. You're not hurting me, Riley, you never could. I know you tried, you tried to feel for me what you feel for Lucas, but I don't want you to force that. Don't force it, Riley. Be in love with Lucas, that's okay, but please don't try and push those feelings away. Look at what it's doing to you, Riley, you think I didn't notice?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Riley looked to her feet and took in a deep breath, feeling like her chest was ready to explode.

"When was the last time you got a good night's sleep?" He asked her seriously. "Because you look so exhausted, Riley, and I'm worried about you. Did you even remember it was your birthday?"

She snapped her eyes to him; no, she hadn't remembered. She didn't even realize it earlier when the team attacked her with hugs and birthday wishes. She had been so consumed and overwhelmed by her world that she hadn't even remembered what day it was. Stomping her foot and letting her tears fall, she tried to move away from him, but he held her still. "What's wrong with me?"

"Nothing's wrong with you." Charlie hugged her close smoothed out her hair. "You're tired, Riley. You want things to work out, but trying to force everything back to normal isn't good for you."

"I don't want to be alone today." Riley gasped in between sobs. "Please, Charlie, I don't want to be alone today."

"I know," He mumbled into her hair and kissed her head, "you won't be. I promise."

Maya, Farkle, Zay, and a reluctant Lucas had been waiting all morning to see Riley and wish her a happy birthday. Maya and Lucas hadn't spoken since the dance and she kept close to Farkle as they entered the school. She did notice his bandaged knuckles and almost asked about it, but decided against it when Zay met her eye and shook his head.

Lucas hadn't slept well or ate anything at all during the weekend; not only had he screwed up his relationship with Maya, but he hurt her in ways that he had never wanted to. He couldn't even look her in the eye when they had all met up across the hall from Riley's locker. When she stepped through the doors, he held his breath; Charlie wasn't at her side like usual and she barely missed running into another student. Had something happened? Did Charlie hurt her?

Lucas clenched his fists at the thought; if Charlie had hurt Riley, he'd pay for it. But then he watched as balloons tumbled out of her locker and her team ran up to her. He watched her fake a smile and turn to stare at something on the inside of her locker door and her body tense up. He watched Caprice and Heather comfort her before she took off around the corner, her friends following.

The four of them darted after Riley, Caprice, and Heather, each hoping she was okay. They stopped along with a crowd of their classmates as Heather scolded Charlie, poking his chest and intimidating him. Lucas had to look away when Charlie softened his gaze on Riley and cupped her cheek. None of them heard the conversation and only Maya followed them when Charlie hauled Riley away.

They hadn't seen her just around the corner when Charlie and Riley argued. They didn't know she'd been listening and her heart broke with every word Riley said. She bit back her tears and leaned her head back against the wall; Riley never meant to hurt any of them. She only wanted everyone to be happy and she thought that by letting go of Lucas, everything would be okay.

"Maya."

Maya jumped and whirled around to find Farkle, arms crossed and a frown firmly in place. "I-I was just-."

He didn't let her finish her sentence before storming up to her and wrapping her in a tight embrace. He felt his jacket being tugged on as she slumped against his frame and shook her head.

"This is wrong, Farkle." She whispered and felt him nod. "This never should have happened. We never should have kept going like Riley would get over it. We should have been there for her, Farkle, we should have never let her push us away. She's broken, Farkle."

"We all are," He insisted and looked down at her, "Maya, we're all broken. But you know we can fix it. We can fix us. We just need time."

"Thank you." Maya closed her eyes and allowed herself to relax in his arms; Farkle was always the voice of reason and if they'd all just listened from the beginning, it could have all been avoided.

Zay sat with Lucas on a bench near their first period class; he would have gone with Farkle to check on Maya, but leaving Lucas alone didn't seem like a good idea. He stared down at his hands, unsure of what to say.

"You don't have to be here." Lucas offered, noticing how Zay fidgeted. "You should go check on Maya."

"Nah." Zay shook his head and laughed. "I think Farkle's better equipped to handle Maya than I am."

Lucas smiled and ran a hand through his hair. "I'm sorry we dragged you guys in the middle of this, Zay. We didn't mean for any of this to happen."

"Lucas, you guys were…" Zay started, but couldn't find the right words to make him feel better. "I think deep down, we all knew that Riley still loved you. We all knew she was hurting and none of us made a move to stop it, so in the end we all ended up hurt."

"Maya and Riley the most." Lucas let out a frustrated sigh. "I never meant for them to get hurt like this, Zay. This should have gone better. I should have been better for them."

"You could only be you," Zay shrugged his shoulders, "you tried your best, Lucas. Well, you could have tried your best, but this was inevitable. Those girls fell for you and when you chose one, we all knew what the result would be." He glanced down at Lucas' hands wrapped in bandages and knew he was going to regret saying it, "There's something you should know."

Lucas looked at Zay and nodded to signal him to go on.

"Riley didn't kiss Charlie the last time the night of the dance."