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"Riles, Farkle, are we still on tonight?" Maya hissed to them in the middle of class. It was a Friday, which meant that they were going to party all day and all night. The plan was to go and crash the Matthews' house for dinner, and then over to Maya's place for whatever it was they wanted to do. They would stay on at Riley's, but the unspoken truth was that when you were at Riley's, privacy was nonexistent, nothing fun could be done. They nodded vigorously and Maya let her hand fall back so that Lucas could catch it and squeeze it tight. She smiled as the four of them, even Farkle, counted down the seconds until school was out for the weekend.

That afternoon, they hung out at Topanga's. The excuse was to get homework done and plan on when to meet up to study, but they were really getting hyped up for that night. Of course, it was a weekly thing, but it was the only thing that got them going throughout the school week that begged to drag on forever. As the sun began to sink below the horizon, they ran over to Riley's house. Greeting Cory, Topanga and giving a quick piggy back to Auggie, they sat down by the dinner table. Being the gentleman he was, Lucas treated Maya like royalty, letting her sit before him, serving her and making almost everyone in the house burst while resisting the urge to 'Aww' at them.

"So, Mr Friar, Ms Hart, how has your self-control been lately?" Cory asked, referring to the incident a few days before. The four of them exchanged glances before bursting into a fit of laughter, they all knew how much Maya could totally stop herself from locking lips with Lucas. But that, was a story for another day.

"You know, back in our time, Cory and I were the weirdest couple in the school," Topanga started, and the four of them joined in to complete the sentence, "I was weird, Cory was celery." More laughter broke out around the apartment and Cory almost felt like he had added 3 new kids to his warm family. Before long, the clock struck 9 and they bade the Matthews' goodbye, walking down the road towards the Hart residences. They raided the fridge for whatever source of sugar they could find, if they couldn't drink, they could at least get sugar high right? Before, they had always tried to not drink alcohol, but tonight would be different.

"Hey hey hey, guess what I found! It's some kind of weird shaped bottle, it's got a pictures of grape, do you think it's grape juice?" Maya announced, putting on a surprised face that was very obviously fake. Farkle stood up and grabbed the bottle, and stroking his chin, he said, "Hmm, I don't know, but based on my expertise, science should always be carried out through observations, or in this case, taste tests!" However, Riley jumped to her feet and snatched the bottle from Farkle.

"Maya! The absurdity! This is obviously wine, alcohol! We're underage!... But it is for science, and science alone. We must carry out the investigation!" She sighed dramatically and Lucas and Farkle went outside to get the wine glasses from the two highest shelves, obviously put at that height for this exact purpose. Lucas popped open the bottle and poured the red liquid into each of their glasses. They each took a whiff of the wine and chugged it down like it was nothing. A few glasses later, Riley was the first to get hit by its effects. She ran over to Maya's phone and put it into the speaker, blasting the music at maximum volume. She grabbed Maya's hands and pulled her up, then proceeding to jump around as if she were in a nightclub.

Maya hoped with all her heart that her mother wouldn't suddenly come home to find 4 kids on the verge of getting drunk and clubbing in a room. Screw this shit, let's have some fun, she thought and they each pulled the other up to their feet. As the night went on, the amount of alcohol in their systems only accumulated, in all of their bodies, except for one. Lucas the good. He refused to drink more than 2 glasses, afraid that if he did, none of them could stop the other from doing unspeakable things.

You could only tell Maya was drunk when she began spewing secrets. The first one to come out was when she grabbed Lucas' hands and jumped around, not even trying to be in time with the music. She shouted into his ears, "You know why you. Are Bucky McBoingBoing? Well the verrrryyy handsome Uncle Josh is called BOING! So if you're boingboing theennnn hahhahahahhaha!" This was something that he had never heard before, and all he could do was laugh it off, just to entertain the drunkard in front of him. The night went on with Maya shouting more inaudible phrases and Lucas laughing along just so she wouldn't get upset. Eventually, Riley and Farkle were the first ones to crash on the floor. As Maya realised that no one else was left dancing with her, she saw Lucas sitting by the side, absolutely undrunk.

"Aww, come on Ranger Roy. Lighten up a bit! Look, there's still a leeeettle wine left. Help me finish it, then we get rid of the body uh bottle hahahaha. Come on. For me?" Lucas had to catch her so she wouldn't fall on him as she finished her sentence. He helped her sit down and he picked up the bottle. He thought, there's only two of us left, might as well. He downed the rest of it in one gulp and immediately regretted it. As the darkness came to take him, the last thing he heard was Maya giggling away next to him.

Searing pain scorched through her brain. If she could, she would've torn open her head just to claw the pain away. She looked around her very, very messy room, and noticed that Riley and Farkle had left. Well, if they were the first ones to conk out, they probably were the first to wake up. Also, from what she knew, their parents would've dealt out much stricter punishments if they didn't find their children in bed. She turned to her left and realised Lucas was lying down right next to her. Carefully turning around, she lay down on her stomach and watched as he slept. After a while, she grew bored and began to tickle Lucas.

He began to stir, and Maya watched as he grabbed his forehead in pain, probably the same pain she was feeling, and his neck - he was ticklish after all -. She chuckled as he opened his eyes groggily, one blinking before the other. His eyes came into focus and he saw Maya smiling, and to him, that was the smile of an angel, the most beautiful one he had ever laid eyes on, even in his hungover state. He lay his head back down, knowing she had just watched him at his worst.

"Hey shortstack, I am so sorry you had to see me sleeping like that, it was probably horrific, am I right?" Lucas said as he looked over to her. She frowned at first, but moved closer and stared into his bright green eyes. Smirking, she said, "Nah, it was the best." And she kissed him. Again and again and again. First it was the mouth, then his forehead, then everything else. But it wasn't like that first kiss, no these were short and sweet and light. He held up his hand to hold her chin and kissed her over and over again, feeling a different gradient of curves each time. First was her cheek, then he moved down to her jawline, then her chin, and then he reached where he knew she would love. He placed his lips onto her neck, and breathed in, tightening his lips such that she practically shook. His lips parted into a smile as he continued pressing into her neck and it was at that moment that Maya learnt that he had a hold over her that no one else had ever had. She embraced Lucas in a hug while he kissed her and they sat there for a few seconds. Finally, she pushed herself up such that she was sitting on her feet, and said, "My, my, aren't you a mad dog?" He laughed, sitting up as well and resting against the foot of her bed.

"Well, you did say I'm Mary's little lamb, although I vaguely remember Mary had a middle name."

"And what's that, Bucky McBoingBoing?"

"Maya. Mary Maya. So by extension, that makes me Maya's little lamb, doesn't it?"

"I suppose it does."

And he sat up to be nearer her. Holding her face to his lips and kissing it delicately. He knew she tried to be tough most of the time, always having a playful banter with him, calling him names and acting like the resident bad girl, but he knew who she was inside. She was fragile, just like anyone else, and that's exactly how he wanted to treat her, like his treasure, his world, his everything. And so he just barely grazed her lips, but just enough such that she knew how much he loved her.

After sitting in silence, Lucas realised it was best if he left soon, or Maya's mother might just get the wrong idea. When he had one leg out the fire escape, he turned around and said, "You know, tomorrow is the day. 2 years since you and me became us. I've got something really special planned for you." With a wink, he fled the building, leaving a stunned Maya alone with her thoughts.

A few days ago, if you told her she would get Riley and Farkle back exactly the way they were, she wouldn't have believed it, although she would've liked to. A few days ago, if you told her she would be with Lucas, she wouldn't have wanted to believe it. A few days ago, if you told her she would enjoy his company, his love for her, and that they were coming to their 2nd year together, she would've kicked you where the sun never shines. That day, Maya realised that she was falling. And falling fast, way too fast for her own liking, but strangely enough, she was looking forward to it. She liked that she had someone who loved her for who she was, and to be honest, she was starting to learn things about Lucas that she had never known.

I apologise if some of the descriptions are a bit off. I've never experienced any of these things before. Anyway, what do you think? I would really appreciate it if you fave, follow and/or review. Thanks! :)