Hello! This is my first GMW fanfic! This is a trial so will see how it does and if people like it then I will continue! Please R&R
disclaimer - I don't own GMW or the characters apart from the ones I've made up!
Riley looked at her room, all of her belongings were packed into boxes and nothing was left but the cushions on the bay window. She sat down and sighed softly as she stared at the friendship ring on her finger. A tear fell down her cheek as she took it off and placed it into a black box and closed it before scribbling a note and taping it to the box, she placed it outside the window before closing and locking them for the first time in ages. Her uncle Josh would be living here until they returned. But she knew he wouldn't want her friends climbing through the window.
"Riley the moving men are here! Let's go before school finishes!" Her mum shouts from the kitchen as Riley hears the masculine voices of the men. Standing up she grabs her rucksack and camera and walks out not looking back, smiling as she passes the moving men she stands in the lounge and leans against the fridge.
"Where are we meeting dad?" She asks as she watches her mum pack the last few things.
"We are going to meet him at school but round the back so they won't see you." Topanga reassures Riley before enveloping her into a hug. "I know it hurts baby, but hopefully with a fresh start the pain will fade." She whispers into her daughters hair as her heart breaks as she thinks of what her so called friends did to her. She couldn't believe Maya and Farkle would so easily forget Riley and not even check on her. Now they won't be able too. "Let's go." Topanga announces as the men move the last few things into the lift and then to the van. They were leaving the furniture for Josh and some other things, but everything personal was going with them. Riley nodded as her brother came out of his room, his rucksack on and smiled at Riley.
"Adventure time!" He screamed before racing out the door, laughing Riley followed him. Topanga watched with a smile before looking around the apartment she had grown to love,
"Goodbye" she whispered before stepping out and locking the door placing the key under the mat for Josh. She followed the sound of laughter down the stairs and smiled as she realised that her daughter was slowly healing.
Maya looked at the empty chair beside her and frowned again, she couldn't believe Riley wasn't in and hadn't texted her, turning her head she saw Farkle, Lucas, Zay and Smackle studying the chair also before she decided to take action. 'Yo Matthews! Where's Riles?" She called out and watched as Cory froze slightly as if to compose himself. After a minute he turned from the blackboard he was writing on and looked towards the blonde who had spoken.
"Your homework for tomorrow is to read pages 10-20." He responded as if he hadn't heard her remark. He couldn't bring himself to look at the teenagers he had considered family without growin angry as he thought of what they had done to Riley. Frowning he decided to give them one more lesson. His last lesson not that they would know. "I have a question. What is an alliance?" He stared at the class before calling on the big genius. "Farkle?"
"An alliance is a union between countries that benefits them both." Farkle informed Cory effortlessly as if he was reciting the alphabet.
"Exactly, it benefits all the countries in the alliance. Now what happens when one country doesn't receive the benefits, support or help from the alliance?" He asked "Lucas?"
"The country will either sort it or leave sir." The emerald eyed Texan replied, his voice uncertain s he knew there was always a reason behind Cody's lessons but this one seemed pointless and irrelevant.
"The country leaves, the alliance has grown smaller and they have no reason to talk. Know your allies." Cory stated as he looked at each of them in turn before picking his up his bag that was full of his belongings and walking out the classroom. Not once looking back. Maya looked at the others slightly confused. They stood and without talking walked as a group to Topanga's, lost in their own thoughts they stopped outside and looked through the window seeing no lights on.
"It's shut? It's never shut. Why is it shut?" Zay rambled to the others as they stared with equal puzzlement. "Maybe Riley knows?' He suggested, he wanted to see her and make sure she was okay he knew they hadn't exactly talked as much. Turning around the group of five climbed up the fire escape to the bay window, Lucas went first and tried to open the window.
"It's locked." He stated in confusion "Riley never locks it." Maya frowned before noticing the black box that had been placed on the side, reaching for it she saw a note with Riley's handwriting.
"Guys a note from Riley." She announced and waited for their attention before continuing to read "I've given up on Pluto." Frowning she pried the box open and stared down at the friendship ring that was meant to be on Riley's finger. "What.. what does this mean, Farkle, Smackle, you're the geniuses what does this mean." She asks her voice getting louder with every word. They looked at each other with confused faces as they tried to understand what was going on. Farkle deciding he needed answers grabbed his phone and dialled her number before putting her on speaker. It rang three times before they heard her voice.
"Hello who is this?" She asked as everyone frowned, could this mean she no longer had Farkle as a contact.
"It's Farkle." He announced and stared in shock as all that met their ears was a dial tone. "What in the world is going on."
"Wow you guys are dumb." They looked up at the sound of the new voice and saw Josh sitting on the bay window leaning out the now open window.
"Something you wanna share with the class boing?" Maya raised an eyebrow as she flirted with him playfully. Her eyes widened in shock as Josh glared at her.
"She's gone. They all are, packed up and moved today. All because of you five." He watched as he news sunk in before carrying on. "You were meant to be her best friends, but you forgot about her, you only remembered when you needed something from her like advice or her to cheer you up, but you never thought about how she was feeling. Her first love chose her best friend, and suddenly it was all about the couples, every time Vanessa cane from Texas to see Zay, you'd all go out and no one bothered to invite her." He growled out as he glared at each of them hating them for the pain they had caused his niece. "So they left, moved away, I doubt you'll hear from her again."
"We broke the alliance." Farkle muttered as it dawned on him what exactly Josh was saying, he had promised to love Maya and Riley the same but somehow he had forgotten his summer sun.
