Authors Note: Sorry for taking so long to upload. I've had this chapter written for a long time I just haven't had time to post because I started Senior year so it's crazy! Anyways sorry again, hope you guys like it! ~Maddie

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Girl Meets World or any characters related to it even though I wish I did because Ski Lodge 2 would've ended very differently if I did.

HIH CH 5

Previously, on How it Happened...

"Yeah, see ya tomorrow Huckleberry."

Maya started for home but was cut off by Lucas, who ran up and gave her a soft peck on the lips,

"Sorry, one for the road" he said, with a big grin on his face.

Maya just laughed and continued walking. Oh man, she thought, I'm in so much trouble. How am I going to fix my friendship with Riles, while whatever I have with Lucas is going on? She questioned, just wanting all of this drama to leave the group so they could get back to their simple 8th grade lives.

When Maya got home her mom and Shawn bombarded her with questions.

"Honey, are you okay? What happened?" Katy asked, worried about her baby girl.

"Yeah mom, I'm fine." Maya stated, hoping the older woman didn't pick up on her troubled face.

"What's wrong kiddo? I know something's up." The rugged looking man spoke up, noticing that Maya wasn't herself. Maya sighed and looked up at the two adults.

"I don't know what to do, we're all best friends and now everything's all messed up. Riley likes Lucas, Lucas likes me, and I like Lucas. And Farkle- well I don't know where the hell Farkle is at in all of this."

"Maya Penelope Hart, watch your language!" Katy interrupted.

"Wow, this sounds like a love triangle on one of those teen sitcoms." Shawn thought aloud, snickering at the notion.

"Shawn, you're not helping." Katy scolded him, swatting at his arm.

"Ow sorry, just trying to lighten up the mood a bit." The man apologized before continuing.

"Okay, Maya, what do you want to happen?"

Maya looked at Shawn and her mom, "Honestly, in a perfect world, I would be with Lucas and I would have my friendship with Riley. But, if there is one thing I've learned in Matthews' class, It's that the world is unfair. I know that the world isn't perfect and things like this never turn out well. After this, nothing is going back to the way it used to be." Katy looked at her daughter, proud with how mature Maya had become.

"Maya, honey my advice to you is to just go and talk to each other, one-on-one. Then, maybe all three of you talk together, the only thing that will help this is telling the truth."

Shawn chose this moment to speak up again, "That way, all of you know how each other feel and then you can go from there."

Maya thought about what had been said, I guess they're right. This whole thing started because I wasn't honest with Riley and Lucas. And myself.

The girl stood up, "Thanks, that helped a lot. And now, I'm going to bed, seems like I've got a big day tomorrow."

Maya smiled and gave her mom a hug, "Thanks for the advice, love you."

The young blonde then moved to Shawn, "Thank you for helping."

Maya started for her bedroom, "Night mom, night dad." She froze mid-step, realizing what she had just said.

The blonde looked up at Shawn, who had a blank look on his face with a trace of a smile, "Night Maya." The man replied, not mentioning anything about what had just occurred. Maya was thankful for that and took the reply as a chance to leave before she said anything else that would make it awkward.

That night, the troubled teen struggled to sleep, hoping that the advice from Shawn and her mom would help her with the less than adequate situation she has been caught in. Even if in the end it meant letting go of Lucas, she would fix her friendship with Riley.

Morning came early and the short blonde was eager to get this fight over with. When Maya went to pick Riley up from her apartment , she had already left for school, which Maya kind of expected. So Maya walked to school with only the subway sounds to and her wandering thoughts to keep her company. The troubled blonde arrived at school too early for Maya Hart to be seen, but she needed to fix this before it got worse so she headed for her locker. Right to 12, left to 24, right to 28, Maya was at her locker when she caught sight of Lucas at his.

"Hey Short Stack, a little early for Miss Hart to be at school isn't it?" Lucas teased, "Or did you just want to spend some alone time with a certain cowboy before school started?" Maya rolled her eyes at the tall, muscular Texan standing in front of her with a smirk on his face.

"No Huckleberry, I think we need to have a talk with Riley." Maya replied with a tone somewhere between harsh and affectionate.

"We?" Lucas questioned, playfully.

Maya look at him with an irritated look, "You know what I meant Ranger Rick. You and I, two individuals, talking with another individual."

As the two were talking, a brunette rounded the corner, catching the two friends talking to each other. Immediately, Riley turns around and walks back in the direction she came from. Just when she thought no one saw her, Maya gets a glimpse of the long, dark hair of her best friend. Maya saw this as her opportunity and grabbed Lucas by the arm, Wow he has really nice biceps. Shaking the thought from her mind, the determined blonde drags the tanned boy towards their friend.

"Riley wait." MAya yelled, "We need to talk." By this time, the entire hallway of students had their heads turned in the direction of the usually inseparable friends.

Riley halts and turns quickly around, marching toward the pair with a mixed look on her face. Confusion. Betrayal. Hurt. Sadness.

Riley paused, "Fine, you wanna talk? Let's talk."

END CHAPTER 5 HOW IT HAPPENED