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Ever since Maya moved into Lucas's things here going great… well that was until Kermit came back into the picture trying to fight the state for custody of Maya because he felt Liz was "not fit" to suit her and a child. The state sided with Kermit even after all the arguing about how he left her as a baby and never looked back. The state felt Liz still was unsuited to care for Maya as for they found out the two girls didn't even have their own apartment, so they gave Maya and ultimatum, Kermit or orphan. Maya chose orphan; she said she'd rather be a ward of the state than live with either parent that didn't care about her. No matter which route she chose she was no longer allowed to live at Lucas's house. The state came and took her belongings and moved her into a group home. The only bright side was that Maya got to stay in New York and at her school, which means her life was pretty solid other than her living arrangements.

It's sophomore year and everything is great in Maya's life, well… not really. She's only moved group homes a few times but all within her school district. Her and her current group home parents don't exactly get along well. They don't approve of Liz because she's more of a rebel and they don't like Lucas because they think dating at 15 -almost 16 is wrong, so Maya doesn't get to see Lucas or Liz or any of her friends outside of school much. She has a curfew of 8pm and can only stay out till 10pm on the weekends. Maya truly hates her life but if curfews and rules means she gets to stay with Lucas then so be it.

Maya was on her way into her "home" when a car pulled up behind her.

"Miss. Hart."

"Mr. Ronald? What are you doing here?"

Jackson Ronald was Maya's social worker.

"I hate to say this Miss. Hart, but your group home parents have decided things aren't working out so well with you."

"What?" Maya said confused.

"They claim you break the rules constantly and are always arguing with the other children."

"That's not true!" Maya defended herself. "Well at first it was but I've come around!"

"I'm sorry Miss Hart, but I will have no choice to find you a new home."

"Shocker." Maya said irritated.

"I cannot promise that you will be able to stay at the same school."

"What?! But I have to!"

"You've already been through 4 homes in less than a year."

"That's because no one wants teenagers! They all want babies."

"Well just be prepared that you may have to transfer schools."

"This isn't fair!" Maya pleaded.

"Life isn't fair." Mr. Ronald said getting back into his car and driving away.

"ASSHOLE!" Maya yelled after his car.

'This is bullshit.' Maya said to herself before going inside.

"Maya may we speak with you?" the parents asked.

"Why? So you can just kick me out?" Maya fired back before storming off the her shared room.

It wasn't long before Maya snuck out the window and was on her way to Topanga's.

Maya walked in to see her friends just laughing and having a good time. She missed that. All those stupid rules she followed for nothing.

"What'd I miss?" Maya said walking up to them.

"Hey short stack!" Lucas said. "What are you doing here?"

"Snuck out…"

"Maya, do you think that was a good idea?" Zay said.

"Yea, I mean they already don't like you…" Charlie chimed in.

"Wow, thanks for the notice." Maya said blatantly.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Lucas said

"Nothing. Can't I just join my friends and have a good time for once?" Maya barked.

"Lemon relax." Liz said.

Maya took a deep breath and sat down next to Lucas.

"So what'd I miss?" Maya asked again.

"Oh nothing really. We were just talking about the other night when Zay…" Leila started but stopped when Liz glared at her.

"You didn't miss much." Liz said finishing for Leila.

"Wow. Okayy. If you'll excuse me." Maya said getting up and walking out.

"Great job Liz." Billy said

"What? I just didn't want to make her upset."

"If you couldn't tell she was already upset about something and wanted a subject change." Josh said.

"Maya wait." Lucas said going after her.

"No, I can tell when I'm not wanted somewhere." Maya said continuing to walk.

"Maya would you please just stop? Or at least slow down. Maya." Lucas said getting in front of her so she'd have to stop. "What's up with you? Why would you think we didn't want you there?"

"I'm not stupid Lucas, I can take a hint and clearly you guys didn't want me there so I'll just go." Maya said moving around him.

"Maya!" Lucas said grabbing her arm. "What's gotten into you?" he said getting back in front of her.

She didn't say anything. She didn't even look at him.

"Did something happen at home?"

"That place is not my home." Maya said coldly.

"Oh no. What happened?" Lucas said concerned.

"They sending me back into the system."

"What? Why? I thought everything was going good?"

"I did too. Ronald showed up saying that I was being moved again."

"I'm sorry Maya."

"Yea, but that's not the worst part."

"Okayy, so what is then?"

"Ronald said odds are is I will be moving districts this time."

"What? No! They can't do that." Lucas exclaimed.

"Apparently they can do whatever the hell they want."

"Well this sucks." Lucas said sitting on a near by bench.

"Tell me about it." Maya said sitting next to him. "I'm just so tired of feeling unwanted."

Lucas just looked at her.

"I want you." he said.

"You know what I mean Huckleberry."

Lucas put his arm around her and kissed her on top of her head. "I do."

"I should get back before they notice I'm gone or I'll be on total lock down before I actually move again."

"I'd rather have you on total lock down here then somewhere else." Lucas joked.

"Shut up." Maya said smiling. "I'll see you at school tomorrow?"

"Of course. Want me to pick you up?"

"Nah, I'll take the subway. The others will rat on me if they see you."

"Of course they would."

Maya leaned in and gave Lucas a kiss.

"Ugh, do you have to go?" Lucas wined causing Maya to smile. "Fine, but I will miss you."

"I'll miss you too." Maya exaggerated back. She kissed him one more time before saying goodbye and leaving him on the bench.

Maya got "home" to find her back pack on the porch all packed and a note attached to it.

It read: "That was the last straw. You're on your own."

Maya angrily grabbed her bag and got away from the house before she let her tears fall.

Where was she supposed to go? It was nearly 11pm. She didn't want to call Lucas because she didn't want to face him. She didn't want to call Liz because Liz had practically been distancing herself from her, or so it felt like. There was Billy and Leila, but Maya knew she couldn't count on them for something like this. She couldn't call Zay because Zay would just call Lucas in spite of her wishes. That left one person. Josh.

She made her way to his home.

Before she knocked on the door she sent him a text.

Maya: You awake?

Josh: Always.

Maya: Need a favor.

Josh: Anything.

She knocked on the door. He got up and answered it.

"I got kicked out." Maya said holding back her tears.

Josh immediately grabbed her bag from her and brought her inside.

"What happened?" He asked.

"That stupid bitch ratted me out. I got back to find my bag sitting outside with a note that said good luck. They didn't even give me my stuff, just my back pack."

Josh was shocked.

"What kind of adults do that?"

"Stupid ones." Maya was tearing up.

"Oh Maya. Don't cry." Josh said pulling her into a hug.

"I'm just so tired of being a screw up." she cried into his shoulder.

"You're not a screw up."

"Yes I am. Nobody wants me."

"Maya that's not true. Your friends want you, Liz and Lucas want you. Maya you're everything but unwanted."

Maya just continued to cry. She had a hard day and just couldn't hold it in anymore.

They stayed like that for a little bit before Maya released herself from the hug and went to sit on the couch.

"Do you wanna talk?" Josh asked.

"About what?"

"I don't know… Anything? I'm a good listener."

Maya smiled a little.

She took a deep breath. "Well Ronald told me I am moving again today. But this time I won't be staying in Greenwich Village."

"What? Why not?"

"He didn't exactly say it, but I could tell that he was hinting at that I have a "reputation" and foster parents talk you know?"

"I'm really sorry Maya. This must really suck for you."

"Thanks."

A silence pause.

"Hey can I ask you something?" Maya said.

"Sure."

"Has Liz been distant to you? Like she's been avoiding me for quite sometime now."

"I haven't noticed… then again I didn't know you two before so…"

"Yeah… Lucas says were closer than ever, but something doesn't feel right."

"Speaking of Lucas, why didn't you go to his house for help? Why'd you come here?"

"You want me to leave?" Maya asked confused.

"No no. It's fine that you're here. My parents are on a "honey moon" so it's not like they'll know."

"Well if you must know, there is such a thing as too much of one person."

"What?" Josh laughed.

Maya smiled. "I love him and all, but were together all the time. I just don't want to burn out you know?"

Josh smiled. "I get it. Does he know you're here?"

"…no. And I'd like it if you didn't say anything to him…?"

Josh looked confused.

"I just don't want him to be upset with either of us is all. He can get angry over the littlest of things."

"Yeah, I've noticed that." Josh laughed.

Maya smiled.

"Well Maya, you're welcome here for as long as you need or want to stay."

"Thanks Josh." Maya said grateful.

"You can sleep in my room. I'll take the couch."

"Oh no, it's fine. I'm already intruding your home, I don't need your bed too."

Josh laughed.

"Your not intruding Maya. And I want you to take it."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive." Josh smiled. "Do you need something to change into?"

"That would be nice."

"Follow me." Josh said walking down a hall.

They got to his room and he went over to his dresser and pulled out an old shirt and shorts.

"Here. These are from when I was younger and smaller."

"Thanks." Maya said. "Bathroom?"

"Down the hall and to the left."

Maya walked out and went to change.

"You have a nice house." Maya said coming back into the room.

"Thanks." Josh said. "Wow."

"What?" Maya said looking at him.

"You look good in my clothes."

Maya smiled. "Shut up." she said sarcastically.

He laughed. "I changed the sheets so you'd have a fresh set."

"You didn't have to do that. You know I've lived with the bare minimum my whole life."

"Well I haven't, and you deserve clean sheets."

Maya smiled. "Well thank you."

"If you need me I'll be in the living room." Josh said before walking out.

"Thanks again!" Maya shouted.

She'd at least try to get some sleep. I mean tomorrow was Saturday so there was no school.

The weekend came and went like it never happened. Maya wasn't able to retrieve her belongings they were given to Ronald and if Maya called him she knew she'd have to leave.

"So I've decided that I don't want to be in the system anymore." Maya said sitting next to Josh on his couch.

"What? How?"

"Well I figure if I can just go off the grid then the state can't make me move."

"And how are you supposed to lay low?"

"Well… I kinda need your help with that."

Josh just looked at her. "I'm listening."

Maya told him her whole plan that she'd been thinking about all weekend.

"Perfect right?" Maya said excited.

"I don't know… Seems kind of risky."

Maya smile faded. "If you don't want to help me all you have to do is say so." Maya said aggravated.

"Maya… You know what? I will help."

"Really?!" Maya said getting all excited. "Thanks Josh!" she said giving him a hug.

"Okayy, first things first. I'll need some new clothes since mine are preoccupied."

"Okayy, where to?"

"Well I have some money saved… Maybe demolition? I could get a few shirts and such. Oh but wait."

"What?" Josh asked.

"My dance uniforms." Maya said.

"I'll buy you new ones Maya."

"What? No. I couldn't ask you to do that."

"If you laying low means me helping out in any way other than giving you a place to stay and food to eat then I am happy to help. Besides, it's not like anyone will know but you and I right?"

"I guess so." Maya said.

"Okayy so you lead the way and I'll follow." Josh said getting up.

The two went shopping. Maya managed to get about 15 outfits on discount with what she had saved and Josh bought her all new uniforms.

"You're the best you know that." Maya said smiling to Josh at the checkout counter.

"I try." Josh smiled sarcastically.

"You two are cute together." The teen cashier said to them.

"Oh no were not were not together." They both said at the same time.

"Really? Well you should be."

Maya tried not to blush.

Everything just became awkwardly silent after that.

The group of friends soon began to realize that something was different among them. Maya and Josh were closer and Liz was distancing herself even more… Something wasn't right and Zay was going to get to the bottom of it.

A/N: True Maya Part 2 coming... BE PREPARED. I'd keep writing tonight but I am so tired. I picked up 4 extra shifts in 3 days at work so I am pooped. I finally have a day off tomorrow, YAYY. Who's ready for Upstate? I know I am seeing that Cory and Shawn do the infamous hand shake from Boy Meets World season 1 and first episode of season 2 I believe! My life is 50% complete now! All we need is Eric to recreate the "Feeny Call" and Lucaya to happen (even if they only kiss once I will be satisfied) and my life will be set for the next year or 5 to come!