**3 weeks later.

"Hey." Some girl said walking up to Lucas in the school hall. "Your Friar right? Maya's guy?"

"Yup, that's me. What can I do you for?" Lucas said.

"I found this under her bed." the girl said holding up a necklace.

"Maya's locket…? Why do you have it?"

"I thought she might like have this before the rentals find it and throw it away like everything else."

Lucas looked confused.

"What do you mean everything else?" he asked.

"All her stuff. They donated it."

"What? Why?"

"Why would they have kept it?"

"Am I missing something here?" Lucas said looking at Zay.

"Maya told you she got kicked out right?"

Lucas looked surprised.

"I'm gonna take that as a no… I've said to much. Anyways give this to Maya and… yea." The girl said handing him the necklace and walking away quickly.

Lucas looked at Zay.

"I thought she told you she was getting the clasp fixed on it?" Zay asked.

"She did."

FLASHBACK

It had been a long week. It was the week Kermit came and tried to take Maya and she was thrown into foster care. Lucas thought she needed some cheering up so he bought her this golden heart locket with a picture of her and him in it. He thought it would help her know that no matter what life throws at her he'd always be right there.

Even though Maya had her own room at the Friar's she didn't use it much. Lucas came home after baseball practice one day to find her curled up in a ball silently crying in his bed.

"Maya? What's wrong?" he sat next to her.

"What isn't wrong?" she said not moving or looking at him.

This was the first time all week Maya had shown any emotion. She was a rock because Kermit was around. She wanted to show him she didn't care anymore.

"I'm sorry Maya. I wish there was something I could do."

"Me too."

Lucas had secretly been trying to convince his mom to foster Maya.

You see back in Texas when Lucas was around the age of 5 there was a little boy who lived in a very bad household, so Lucas's parents stepped in and got a fosters license in order to take in the little boy.

Maya didn't know about this and Lucas didn't tell her just yet because he didn't want to get her hopes up. Lucas's mother just didn't see it fit that Maya be fostered by them because she felt that Maya and Lucas were too close for that. I didn't really make sense because Maya practically lived with them anyways.

Little did Lucas know his mom hadn't renewed her license in so long and she didn't want him to know that. She low-key was trying to get it renewed but there was a huge process. She too did not want to get Maya's and Lucas's hopes up for something that may not be a possibility right now.

"What if they stick me somewhere and I won't be able to see you guys anymore?" Maya said sitting up.

"They can't do that."

"They can do whatever they want." Maya said.

"This is your home. I don't think they'll ship you off. You've been here your whole life."

"I hope not." Maya said sniffling.

Silence.

"I got you something." Lucas said breaking the silence.

He got up, went over to his dresser, and pulled out a box. He walked back over and sat next to her.

"You didn't have to get me anything."

"Nonsense. I wanted to." he smiled.

Maya smiled and took the box. She opened it. It was a gold heart.

She looked at him with hopeful eyes.

"You got me a gold heart?"

"Not just any gold heart." he said reaching over and opening it.

"It's a locket." Maya said looking at him.

"You said you always wanted one."

She smiled down at it. Her smiled got bigger seeing the picture inside.

It was a picture of her and Lucas. It was fall and the group of friends were hanging out in central park. The two were sitting on a bench, Lucas's arm around Maya while she was laughing hysterically and he was just smiling at her.

"My favorite picture." Maya said letting a tear single fall.

"I wanted you to know that know matter what happens or where you are I will always be right here." he said taking the necklace and putting it around her neck.

She just held the heart in her hands and looked at it smiling.

"Thank you." she said looking up at him.

He wiped the tear off her cheek and pulled her in for a kiss.

"I'd do anything for you." he smiled.

"I love you." They both said at the same time.

They ended up laughing at each other before they kissed again.

END OF FLASHBACK.

The bell rang for lunch. Lucas hadn't seen Maya yet today but he knew he'd get so see her now.

Zay quickly made his way to the lunch room before Lucas could get there to warn Maya.

Zay came up behind Maya who was already sitting at the table and whispered in her ear, "Get ready."

"What?" Maya said looking at him as he sat down.

The group slowly started piling in at the table and then came Lucas.

"Maya we need to talk." he said sitting next to her.

"About?" Maya said smiling at him while the rest of the group went on with their conversations.

Lucas held up her necklace. Maya dropped her smile instantly.

"When were you gonna tell me?" he said coldly.

"Not here." Maya said looking away from him.

"Maya-" Lucas started but she got up and walked away.

He followed.

"How did you find out?" she asked continuing walking into the hall.

"Your roommate told me this morning. Asked me to give this back to you before the rents found it and threw it away along with the rest of your things."

"They threw my stuff away!" Maya said shocked.

"Maya!"

"What?"

"When were you gonna tell me you got kicked out?"

Maya took a deep breath. "I don't know."

"You don't know? What do you mean you don't know Maya?"

"I mean… I mean I don't know." she looked down.

"When did it happen?"

Maya took a deep breath. "3 weeks ago." she said lowly.

"What?"

"3 weeks ago okayy! They kicked me out 3 weeks ago!" Maya said getting louder.

"3 weeks… But that's when Ronald told you you were being moved." Lucas said confused.

"Yea, it was that same day."

Lucas looked confused.

"Remember I snuck out that night to meet you guys. Well when I got back my backpack was on the front porch with a note on it that said good luck."

"Maya-"

"I was embarrassed okayy. I didn't want another one of my screw ups to get in the way of us. That's why I didn't tell you." she said sitting in the window ledge.

"You don't have to be embarrassed. You can come to me with anything."

Maya was silent.

"Wait." Lucas said, a light bulb going off in his head. "3 weeks ago… Where have you been staying?"

Maya instantly looked away from him.

"Maya?" he said getting concerned.

She started to look worried.

"Don't get angry okayy?" she said not looking at him.

"Where have you been staying?" he said again a little more sternly.

Maya took a deep breath before letting the bomb drop.

"I've been staying at Josh's."

Lucas looked angry. He was literally biting his tongue.

"Lucas?" Maya said looking at him.

He just shook his head slightly. He then got up and started to walk away.

Maya's eyed were filled with tears.

"I'm sorry." she said fighting back the tears.

He just ignored her and walked away.

Maya just sat in the hall dumbfounded with herself.

Eventually the bell rang indicating lunch was over and last period was starting. Maya hid in the bathroom until the halls were clear. She wasn't in the mood to face people.

She got to her locker once class had started and pulled out her phone to text Lucas, but something stopped her, so she didn't, she texted Liz instead.

Lemon: Had a fight with Lucas. Can we talk?

Liz: Sorry Lem. Ditched school after 2nd.

Lemon: :(

Liz: We can talk at home. Dealing with something.

Lemon: Everything okayy?

Liz: Drama from a past life.

Lemon: Okayy, well I am here if you need me.

Maya put her phone back in her bag and grabbed her Math book. She figured she'd show up for class at some point or get in trouble for skipping.

Maya then closed her locker and turned around only to run into somebody.

"Oh gosh!" Maya jumped startled by the guy.

The guy just stood there acting odd.

"Sorry, I didn't see you there. I thought I was alone." Maya said.

The guy didn't say anything. He was acting all schizophrenic like. He was hugging a backpack.

"Okayy well I am going to go to class now…" Maya said starting to walk away.

"Wait!" the guy said stopping Maya. "I just want to talk."

"Okayy." Maya said looking at him.

"I've changed." he started. "I'm not who I used to be."

"Umm…"

"Just listen." he said. "They told me to make a list of who I want to forgive, but I just can't forgive you. What you did was horrible and unforgivable."

"I'm not who you think I am…" Maya said confused.

"Be quiet Liz!" the kid yelled.

"You don't understand. I'm not-"

"Just shut up and listen!"

Maya jumped a little at the stern-ness of his voice, but she did as she was told.

"They told me not to think of how you treated me, but its eating at me alive." the kid said stone coldly.

The kid was hugging his bag harder.

Maya took a small step back trying to add a little distance.

"I just- I just need it to end Liz."

He started to pull something out of his bag.

Maya's breath hitched as she took some more steps back.

The kid pulled the gun and let it hang by his side.

Maya started to turn to walk away but he yelled at her.

"Don't turn away from me!"

Maya just froze. She could see somebody out of the corner of her eye in the next hall over.

It was Josh. He saw Maya frozen as he rounded the corner to figure out what all the yelling was about.

"Maya?" Josh said as he got closer.

She turned her head to look at him. A single tear dropped onto her cheek.

"Maya what's-" Josh said as he picked up his pace and then noticed the guy with the gun.

Josh froze.

"What's going on here?" Josh said carefully.

The kid with the gun was literally jumping out of his own skin freaking out about whatever went down between him and Liz.

"Who are you?" the kid said.

"I'm Josh. And you are?"

"Jacob. Her ex." he nodded towards Maya.

Josh looked at Maya confused.

"He thinks I'm Liz." she whispered.

"What? What did you just tell him?!"

"Nothing." Maya pleaded.

"Okayy Okayy." Josh said stepping in.

"Jacob, can I ask what all this is about?" Josh said taking a step to get in front of Maya.

Maya was just trying not to burst.

"Her. She treated me terrible. Like I was dirt."

Josh crept closer to Jacob.

"They told me to forget and move on, but I can't." he said freaking out. "I can't just let it go. SHE RUINED ME!" he shouted.

"Hey Hey, it's alright." Josh said creeping closer. "I'm sure she's truly sorry about it. You're sorry right?" Josh said looking at Maya.

She just nodded her head yes.

"See, she's sorry."

"I don't believe her." Jacob said freaking out more. "Besides I already shot someone." he said pulling up the gun pointing it directly at Maya.

Maya's eyes got really wide and more tears began to fall.

Josh didn't waste any more time. He grabbed Jacobs hand hoping to get the gun pointed away from Maya.

The two guys struggled and Maya was panicking. There was so much happening in that second. And then the gun went off.

BANG

The two guys froze and fell to the floor after a second.

"NO!" Maya shouted in full blown tears. She however managed not to move. Yes she wanted to run over but who knew if it was safe or not.

"CODE BLUE. I REPEAT THIS IS A CODE BLUE." A voice came over the intercom.

It wasn't even minutes before you heard cop cars and sirens around the school.

Maya was just standing there in tears.

"Josh?" she said through her tears.

**Skip to math class.

Everyone had the same math class except for Charlie and Billy.

Everything was fine. The teacher was moaning on about the quadratic formula and Zay and Lucas were passing notes about what happened during lunch.

Everything was fine until:

"CODE BLUE. I REPEAT THIS IS A CODE BLUE."

The class started to murmur.

"What's a code blue?" Missy asked aloud.

The teacher wasn't saying anything. Instead she locked the door and turned out he lights.

"Mr. Aviary, what's going on?" Missy asked confused.

"Code blue means gun on campus." the teacher said coldly.

"A gun?" Missy said her eyes widening.

Lucas looked at Zay, and then to Maya's seat. She and Josh were the only ones not in class.

"This could simply be a drill." the teacher said.

"Aren't we supposed to test practice drills though?" Leila asked getting scared.

"Please, everyone get against the back wall. We have a protocol to follow." the teacher said shushing them. She didn't answer the question because Leila was right. They always tested drills and they hadn't tested this one yet this year.

"I'm sure she's fine." Zay said to Lucas who was staring at Maya's seat.

"There's a deadly weapon on campus and my girlfriend is missing." Lucas said shocked.

Missy gasped a little hearing what Lucas had said.

"I'm sure she's fine." Zay said to Lucas. "Maya can handle herself." Zay said turning to Missy trying to reassure her.

Lucas pulled out his phone and texted Maya. He knew that if she was fine she would text back letting him know. When she didn't reply he knew something was wrong.

"She hasn't answered." Lucas said getting worried.

"Luke. Maya is a big girl."

"I can't lose her. I can't." Lucas said looking at him.

"You won't." Zay said confident.

**Back to the hallway.

"Josh?" Maya whimpered.

There was little movement from the two boys on the ground.

"Hey!" someone yelled as a group of men ran up in the hall. It was a swat team.

"There's a gun!" Maya said pointing at Josh and Jacob. "It went off but I don't- I don' know!" Maya was freaking.

"Miss you need to calm down." one of the men said trying to back her up from the two boys.

"Is he okayy?" Maya cried pointing to Josh.

Maya couldn't see anything because a group of men were surrounding the two boys and another was holding Maya back.

"Josh!" she yelled. The swat man literally was holding Maya back.

The swat team grabbed the gun and immediately bagged it as evidence.

"Check his pulse." One man ordered.

"No pulse."

Maya gasped letting more tears fall.

"Wait, this one has one." a man said.

"Kid, you alright?"

Josh was squinting his eyes coming to.

"Maya." he whispered.

The swat men helped him up.

"Josh!" Maya exclaimed as he got up.

Josh looked over to see Maya being held back.

"Maya!" he ran over to her. The swat man released Maya and she met him halfway.

She immediately wrapped him in a hug. Her face covered in tears.

Josh just held her for a minute.

"Maya are you okayy?" he said pulling out of the hug putting his forehead against hers and on hand caressing her cheek.

She just shook her head yes the tears just falling.

"The gun- it just went off- I I didn't-"

He pulled her back in to the hug.

"Shh. It's okayy Maya. I got you." he said calmly.

The swat team moved around the two.

"We need to get an ambulance in here. Tell them to bring a body bag." josh heard one of them say.

"We are going to need to move you two into another area for questioning." one of the men said to Maya and Josh.

**Back in the classroom.

There was a lot of commotion going on out in the halls. There was guard man at every door.

"Why won't they tell us what's going on?" Missy said very worried.

Just then someone knocked on the door. They whispered into the teachers ear.

"Lucas." Mrs. Aviary said. "Would you please join me in the hall."

Lucas looked at Zay worried.

"She's fine man. I know it." Zay said to him.

Lucas got up and went into the hall.

"Lucas Friar?" A women asked.

'"Yes." he answered.

"It's about Maya Hart."

"No." Lucas said starting to freak out a little.

"She was involved in the shooting."

"No." Lucas said again showing a more vulnerable side of himself.

"Lucas I'm going to need you to calm down."

"Where is she? Can I see her? I need to see her?"

"Yes she's asking for you." the women said. "If you would just follow me."

The women could not walk fast enough.

**Back to Maya and Josh.

There was a detective questioning Maya and Josh. They tried to separate the two but Maya refused. She was practically shaking.

"Miss Hart, did the young man say why he was here?" the detective asked.

"He- he said he needed it to end." Maya said. "He thought I was Liz."

"And who is Liz?"

"Her sister." Josh chimed in.

"He wouldn't listen. He just- he just-" she was starting to cry again. She was in shock.

"Maya it's alright, just breath. I'm here." Josh said grabbing her hand.

Maya took a deep breath. "He pointed the gun right at me."

"And then you and he- and it went off- and I just-" she was crying again.

Josh gave her another hug.

"We need her to calm down Mr. Matthews."

"You're freaking her out, can't you see she's scared." Josh said angry at the detective.

"Okayy I think that's enough for now." the principal said stepping in.

"We need these state-"

"That's enough!" the principal demanded. "I ask you please leave the kids alone. They've been through enough today."

The detective left angrily.

"Miss Hart, Mr. Matthews, I am so sorry about all of this." with that being said the principal left the two alone.

The two just sat there for a second.

"That gun went off-"

"We don't need to talk about it now Maya." Josh said cutting her off.

"That gun went off and I froze. I couldn't move. What if you were hurt?"

"Maya-"

"I couldn't even move, you could've been really hurt."

"Maya."

"I'm such a bad person. I was so selfish to not have done anything."

"Maya look at me."

She did.

"I'm not hurt, I am fine."

Maya wiped her face.

"I'm more worried about you." Josh said to her.

"He just, he pointed it right at me. I thought I was gonna die. This was it." Maya said forming more tears.

Josh was heartbroken for her.

Just then the two heard someone shout her name from the hall.

"MAYA!"

It was Lucas. He was running towards the library once he saw her through the window.

Maya wasted no second. She was up and out the door and in his arms crying.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I won't ever lie to you again!" she cried.

"Forget about it. Are you alright?" Lucas said looking into her eyes.

She just looked at him. She burst into tears while shaking her head no.

"I thought it was over. That I was going to die and never see you again." she cried.

Lucas's heart was breaking.

"Could I ask you two to please move into the room and clear the hall?" someone said to them.

They did as asked. They had entered the room next to the one Josh was in.

He could see them talking and Maya just torn up about everything.

Maya had calmed down and her and Lucas were talking.

"They called that code blue, and you weren't in class. I just, I knew something was wrong."

"The kid just kept yelling at me. Telling me how I treated him so bad and he wanted it to be over. He thought I was Liz."

Lucas grabbed her hands.

"And then Josh stepped in and was trying to calm him." Lucas looked over at Josh who was talking to a cop.

"But it didn't work, and he pointed the gun right at me." Maya started crying. "I thought it was over right then. I was a goner."

Lucas's heart was breaking even more.

"But then everything happened so fast and the gun went off and they went down." Maya was freaking out.

Lucas just hugged her.

"Josh saved my life." Maya cried.

Lucas looked over at Josh again, this time Josh looked at him to.

"Thank you." Lucas mouthed.

Josh just nodded his head.

When Maya had caught her breath again she pulled out of the hug.

"I don't ever want to fight again." she said.

Lucas smiled. "Me neither."

Maya giggled a little. That was her first smile in hours.

Maya looked over to see Josh getting up and walking away with an EMT.

Maya's eyes widened and she darted over to the next room.

"What's going on? What's wrong? Josh?" Maya said frantically.

"Maya it's alright, I'm fine."

"Why are you leaving with an EMT?"

"It's no big deal."

Maya looked confused.

"They want to check my heart just in case."

"In case of what?" Maya said worried.

"I was born prematurely so they need to make sure everything is alright organ wise." Josh said.

"Oh my gosh." Maya said dazed.

"Maya I'll be fine, I promise." he said looking at her.

Lucas came in the room behind Maya.

She didn't hesitate to hug Josh. Lucas was a little jealous of his girl hugging another guy but he knew why and was grateful.

"Thank you Josh. You saved my life." Maya said.

"Any day Maya, any day." Josh said.

This caused Maya to smile.

"I owe you."

"Nah, seeing you smile since everything is enough for me to know that you'll be alright."

She smiled at him gratefully. He smiled back. Then he looked at Lucas and nodded again before leaving with the EMT.

"Text me as soon as you know your for sure okayy!" Maya yelled at him.

She walked back over to Lucas.

"Can we go home now?" she asked him. "Your home?"

He smiled. "Everyday."

A/N: I am SO sorry this chapter update took so long. I've literally been writing it for over a week now. I wanted it to be perfect! I have decided that there will be a True Maya Part 3 because there is just so much more to add to this movement and I cannot leave anything out, but if I continue with this chapter you will be reading until daylight. This chapter is very heavy and was inspired by The Fosters recent summer premiere and the 2 part Episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation - Time Stands Still (is it sad I know that off the top of my head and it's been almost or maybe even more than 10 years since those episodes premiered on television). Anyways please please please review this chapter because it did take me longer than normal to write and I really want to know what you guys think! Also if you please, to get a better idea of the way I want the scene to go please do go and watch the two part Degrassi Episode (I believe it was season 4) and you will hopefully get the way I was playing this out in my head. Sorry about the long awaited update and oart 3 to come!