"I'm curious," Lucas started, "did you really cheat your way into detention or was that just a clever ploy to hide how smart you are?"
Maya glanced up, irritated. "Yes, Lucas," she emphasized, "I cheated on this test so I could sit in detention all day."
"You know if you wanted to hang out with me, you could've just asked," he teased.
Maya groaned in frustration, and secretly, in defeat. She was supposed to go with Riley and Lucas to the movies after school but after Lucas got detention for a missing assignment, she suddenly felt like now wasn't the right time to watch a movie. Instead, she was sitting here staring at a stationary chalkboard with the only moving picture being the profile of Lucas. And that was the best movie she could watch.
"Come on, cowboy, I have much better things to do than sit in the classroom all day."
"I reckon you don't, cowgirl. This classroom is practically a home to you."
She shuddered at the nickname, and also at the truth of his statement. She brushed it off, however, and continued with the banter. "I reckon you're spending a lot of your time trespassing in my private property."
"Hmm, funny, because I got detention hours before you did. So wouldn't that make this place mine?"
Maya glanced at the front of the room-Mr. Matthews was fast asleep. She silently got up and walked over the Lucas' desk. She tilted his chin up with her hand and pointed to the engraving on his desk. "See that, Friar? That's my name written on this desk. You're sitting in my seat. I don't know a lot about farming, but I think if I had a farmer trying to take my crops, I'd kick them out. Get the picture, or do I need to send a messenger on a horse?"
Lucas smiled, "there's a thing called sharing crops, Maya. And we also have landlords that have a little higher power than that." He gestured to Mr. Matthews. "How would the landlord like it if he found out you were terrorizing other people that share the land?" He sucked in his breath, pantomiming calling for him.
Maya's eyes narrowed. "You scream his name, and we both spend the rest of the night in detention."
Lucas smirked. "That might not be such a bad idea."
"MR. MATTHEWS! MAYA IS OUT OF HER SEAT!"
a/n: at school today i saw these two freshmen who were rlly annoying but also rlly cute flirting w each other and yeah thought of this LOL