Val Meets First Date

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Cory walked down the stairs to the hallway "Ah, the end of the year. The weather changes, kids pair off, first love. It amazes me how the power of love sometimes guides the perfect couples right into each other's arm."

Yogi leapt into Darby's arms.

"And sometimes it does that. But it's still first crush and I love this time of year. Probably because I don't have to worry like those poor sap, seventh grade father." Cory laughed "Wait a minute!"

Riley shut her locker and turned around. Lucas walked down the stairs and smiled awkwardly at her.

"No-oooo!" Cory shouted.

He dashed over, picked up his second daughter, and carried her into the classroom. He set her down heavily in her seat.

"Dad, are you out of your mind?" Riley asked.

"Oh, is it that time of the year? Spring fever? You're worried about all the love in the air?" Val asked.

"Yeah-huh." Cory nodded then turned back to Riley "Riley. It's time for the talk."

"This should be good." Annie muttered.

"In front of the whole class?" Riley cried.

"Yeah, give her the talk let's see what you know." Maya laughed.

"No." Val pleaded.

"Okay. When a daughter-"

"Stop." Val and Riley said together.

"Excuse me." Cory said.

Lucas was walking towards the back door. Cory rushed over to the door and slammed it shut, pressing himself against it.

"Not today, Chachi." He snarled.

Lucas shoved the door open, pushing Cory back behind the door "Sir, you've known me all year. You like me, admit it."

Cory shook his head violently "I don't wanna."

"I'm one of the good kids. What are you so afraid of?"

"Okay." Cory raced over to the board and erased the word 'Belgium' from it.

"No!" Farkle screamed, standing up, wearing a Belgium shirt and waving a Belgium flag.

"It's gonna be okay, buddy." Val gently sat the boy down "It's gonna be okay."

"Okay, guys. It's the seventh grade spring fever, which leads to dating, which leads to movies, which leads to popcorn, which leads to putting your hands together in the dark touching popcorn, which leads to holding hands, which leads to that!" Cory pointed to Yogi and Darby who were rubbing noses.

"That's adorable." Val giggled.

"Oh, I am not ready for this." Cory picked up Yogi and moved him back to his own seat "Come with me. Come Here. Come on, no, come one. Come with me."

"No, my OTP!" Annie complained.

"Riley, Val, I am begging you stay in Neverland, okay? No growing up." Cory begged.

Farkle raised his hand.

"What do you want?"

"The way I see it, i'm in an interesting position here." Farkle commented.

"How do you figure, Farkle?" Cory asked.

"Let's approach this as a scientific equation. You're scared of Lucas going out with Riley, right?" Farkle asked.

Cory scoffed "Oh, does it show?"

"Yeah, He's good looking and athletic."

"He's thirty six!"

"Can I say something?" Lucas asked, putting his hand up.

"No!" Cory shouted "Continue, Farkle."

"Give your daughter to me. I'll Give you four oxen and my best milking cow." Farkle offered.

Cory looked back and forth from Farkle to Lucas.

"Are you actually thinking about this?" Riley gasped.

"It's a good deal." Cory pointed out.

" I will decide who I go on my first date with at such time as somebody asks me." Riley said, standing up, and crossing her arms.

She looked expectantly at Lucas who quickly lowered his gaze.

Val and Annie walked down the hall with Eric in toe.

"Why are you so clueless?" Annie asked, rolling her eyes.

"What do you mean, Annie?" Val faced her friend "I'm not clueless."

"When it comes to love, yeah, ya are." Eric disagreed.

"Seriously? You're supposed to be on my side."

"Dude, Lucas likes you." Eric said, looking deep into Val's eyes "I might not like it, but he does."

"What?"

"You're like my sister. Of course I don't like it." Eric sighed.

"No, no, I get that. I meant what do you mean Lucas likes me?" Val raised an eyebrow "Lucas likes Riley. Doesn't he?"

"No!" Annie and Eric shouted, making the whole hallway stare at them.

"Sorry." Val groaned "They have no volume control button. Go back to class. Which is where we should be going."

"Not until you listen to us." Annie said in a sing-song voice.

"Fine. Talk, but can you hurry? We're gonna be late for class." Val begged.

"Alright. Lucas likes you." Annie said bluntly "He does not like Riley like that."

"You're crazy."

"No, I have eyes." Annie smirked.

"Even if Lucas liked me that way, I don't think I could go out with him." Val shook her head.

Eric groaned and threw his head back "Why not?"

"Because Riley likes him."

"You can't let your sister dictate what you do, who you like, or anything else about your life." Annie sighed.

"I'm not."

"Yes, you are." Annie and Eric shouted.

"Ugh, you guys don't get it." Val put her hand over her eyes "Riley is my sister, yes. And sisters have these unspoken rules. I can't steal her crush. It-it wouldn't be right."

"But he doesn't like Riley, he likes you!"

"He spends more time with Riley." Val pointed out.

"Yeah, and with Farkle. You think he has a thing for tiny geniuses?" Eric joked

"Or what about Maya? Maybe he's the spunky blonde type." Annie giggled.

"Okay, guys, I get it." Val muttered "All the same, unless he can come out and tell Riley that he doesn't like her, I don't think I can go out with him. And I'm not sure I'd want to."

"Why not?" Annie groaned.

"Honestly? I don't think I'm ready to date anyone." Val explained "We're in seventh grade. I think I'd want to wait until at least high school before I date anyone. That includes Lucas."

Annie and Eric exchanged a look before Annie piped up "Okay, I can understand that."

"Oh, thank goodness."

"Shut up!" Annie teased "But you should tell Lucas that."

"If he asks me out, I will. Now, come on, we're gonna be late. See you later, Eric."

"Bye."

Val pulled Annie into their classroom and Eric sighed "How is that girl so blind?"

Riley and Maya were in the hallway at their lockers.

"Why do you think he wouldn't put his hand up?" Riley asked.

"Because he knew your Dad wouldn't call on him." Maya offered.

"Life used to be so simple, Maya. Wake up, Brush my hair, Eat cereal, Pick up the bowl of cereal that I dropped." Riley groaned.

"When did all of this pressure happen?"

"Boys have it easy, they get to ask."

Lucas and Farkle sat on the bench in the hallway, watching Val, Annie, and Eric.

"Girls have it easy." Farkle sighed.

"Yeah, we gotta do all the asking." Lucas complained.

"All they have to say is no." Farkle pointed out.

"Well, they could say yes."

"They could do that?"

Riley shut her locker door "Oh yeah, they wouldn't last a day in our shoes. Waiting for them to get the courage to ask us."

"And then doing the vacuuming and ironing the babies." Maya rolled her eyes and shut her locker too "Riley, this isn't the 90s anymore. You want something you go get it."

"You're telling me you're not a little bit afraid of this?" Riley challenged.

"No."

"You're saying that if you had feelings for somebody that you wouldn't be nervous?" Riley asked.

"No, the only thing that makes me nervous is that the thing that everybody wants to happen never happens because everybody's too afraid to make it happen." Maya said.

"You know what I was afraid of?" Farkle asked, turning to his friend.

"What?" Lucas asked.

"You."

"How come? You like Riley and Maya, not Val." Lucas pointed out softly.

"Yeah, but I didn't know you liked Val at first." Farkle shrugged "I know we're good friends and all, but I've always considered you a bit of a threat. Just like I know you've always considered me a bit of a threat."

"Yeah, you keep me up at night." Lucas said, sarcastically.

"But now I realize you're actually the solution to my Riley-Maya dilemma."

"How do you figure, Farkle?"

"I just never asked one out because I knew it would break the heart of the other." Farkle explained.

"What if I asked one of 'em out? For you, of course." Lucas asked.

"Bye-bye, I get the other one." Farkle smiled.

"What if I asked the other one out? Again for you."

"Hello, I get the first one. How long do you wanna keep doing this?" Farkle raised his eyebrows.

"Well, there's only two of them."

Riley and Maya walked up to the boys.

"Hey Ranger Rick." Maya greeted.

"Hey, other one."

"You wanna go out with me?" Maya asked.

"What?" Lucas asked, his mouth dropping to the floor.

"What?" Riley mimicked.

"Do you wanna take me to a movie and put our hands in the popcorn at the same time and see what happens, or what?" Maya offered.

Farkle ran over to Riley and linked their arms "Okay, you and me 'cause I don't care."

Riley's jaw was on the ground.

That afternoon, Riley sat in her bay window, her mouth hanging open. Val knocked at the door and came in.

"Riley?" She asked "You okay?"

Riley's mouth stayed open and no sound came out.

"Okay." Val reached over and shut her sister's mouth but it flopped back open "So that's not gonna work this time, huh?"

Maya crawled through the window, sat down, and copied Val, trying to shut her friend's mouth. Riley tried to bite her.

"Yeow!" Maya yelped.

"Riley!" Val admonished.

Riley ignored her sister and pointed to the window "Back traitor."

"Traitor, Me? Could this possibly be because I asked Lucas out?" Maya asked, innocently.

"You asked Lucas out?" Val asked.

"You asked Lucas out." Riley nodded.

"What? You're upset?" Maya teased.

"I'm beyond upset. I'm whatever the next one is." Riley flailed her arms.

"What? You think he's cute?"

"He's a'ight." Riley smiled.

Val snorted "You've got it bad, girl."

"What? You wanted him to ask you out?" Maya asked.

"Maybe, but now you ruined my eight-year plan."

"Eight years?"

"Riles, you've been all goofy about Lucas since the day you fell in his lap on the subway." Maya pointed out.

"You pushed me." Riley stated.

"And now I have pushed him." Maya grinned.

"What do you mean?" The sisters asked in unison.

"Don't worry about it." Maya smirked.

"I am worried. I am worried about our friendship which you called into question on this day." Riley shouted.

"And that's my cue to leave." Val said, standing up "Good luck, Riles."

She walked downstairs and sat down at the kitchen counter with her mother. A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Cory, who was grading papers got up and opened it.

"You!" He gasped.

Lucas stood at the door "Me." He mimicked.

"Auggie's not home right now." Cory's smile was completely fake.

"Yeah, I'm not here to see Auggie." Lucas shook his head.

"Riley's not home either." Cory lied as Riley and Maya came down the steps and stood behind him.

"Hi, Lucas." Riley greeted.

"That's right, I lied right in yo' face." Cory shouted, pointing at the tall boy in his doorway.

"Actually, Mr. Matthews, I'm not here to see her either." Lucas shook his head.

"You're not?" Cory asked.

"You're not?" Riley sounded very disappointed.

"I want to do this the right way. So first, I'm here to talk to you, Sir." Lucas explained.

"I want to do this the right way too, Lucas. No!" Cory slammed the door in Lucas's face.

"Dad, be nice." Val scolded.

"No!"

Lucas pushed the door open "Mr. Matthews, would it be possible to speak with you alone?"

"About homework?" Cory asked.

"No."

"About a grade?"

"No."

"Then this has nothing to do with me and you've come to the wrong place. Good day." Cory waved.

"Actually-" Lucas put up his finger.

"I said good day, sir." Cory shouted.

"But I need to talk to you." Lucas protested.

"Is this about a historical event? I can only speak to you about historical events." Cory said.

"Yes." Lucas lied.

"Well, then go right ahead." Cory sighed in relief.

"I'm asking you permission to ask out your daughter." Lucas asked quickly.

"You tricked me!" Cory yelled.

Lucas grinned "That's right I lied right to yo' face."

"Get him, Topanga." Cory said, turning to his wife.

Topanga smiled and walked up to the boys "My pleasure. Lucas, you are about the most charming young man I have ever met."

"Yeah!" Cory shouted, then looked very confused.

"But as delighted as I am that in this day and age you would come to get our blessing. Do you really think Riley is ready-" Topanga continued but Riley interrupted.

"Yes!"

"Riley, be cool." Topanga told her daughter.

"Yes." Riley nodded.

"Actually-" Lucas tried to say.

"Topanga, we really need to talk." Cory whispered to his wife.

Maya stood up "Mr. Matthews, we really need to talk."

"Good help me." Cory begged and sat down.

"When a father turns a certain age, things will start happening to you that you don't understand. It'll confuse you, but it's a magical time." Maya explained.

"Shut up!"

"Look, don't worry. This is all normal and it's just your body's way of telling you that you are a woman." Maya poked Cory's arm "Look, If it makes you feel any better, don't think of it as a date. Think of it as a beautiful fantasy world that only includes the two of them and not you anymore."

Topanga walked over to Maya "I appreciate you, Maya. I think you're pretty fierce."

"Hey, kiddies." Uncle Josh came through the open door.

"Uncle Boing." Maya giggled and fell over but Val caught her.

"You gotta get over this, hon." Val groaned.

"My brother!" Cory shouted, pointing at Josh.

"My brother!" Josh hugged Cory "Hey, I come with good news."

Maya started to regain her senses and said to Val "Thank you, I'm good."

"I'm joining N.Y.U. Pre-college program so i'll be here all summer." Josh announced.

"Okay, I'm not good."

"I gotcha, girl." Val said, catching the blonde as she fell again.

Cory stood up "Josh, would you do me a favor and explain to your niece that she is way too young to go out on her first date?"

Josh walked over to Riley "Niece, what kept you going so long? Welcome to the party, guys. Enjoy" He nudged her closer to Lucas.

"Actually-" Lucas tried again.

"Get out of my house!" Cory shouted, cutting off Lucas.

Maya straightened up "I'll go to the party with you, Josh"

"Still too old for you, Maya."

"Three years, what's three years in the history of love? They found some cavemen footprints, a man and a woman, they didn't know how old they were. All the scientists could tell was that they were holding hands. You know why? That was all that was important."

"Wow, Maya." Josh said, unnerved.

"Keep looking at me." Maya smiled crazily.

"Oh, you know what's really important is I have my first appointment with my campus advisor downstairs." Josh dashed out the door.

"So, I have everybody's permission except Mr. Matthews?" Lucas asked, finally getting the attention back on himself.

"Lucas, I like you. I really do. But do I look like the kind of guy that would let his child go out on a date this young?" Cory asked.

Auggie ran in with Ava "I put a ring on it."

"What?" Topanag laughed.

"We're engaged." Auggie grinned and Ava held up her hand to show a sparkly ring on her finger.

"Let me tell you why you're not engaged." Topanga said, kneeling down in front of the two kids.

"Let me tell you why we are. Sing it, Baby." Auggie pointed to Ava.

"Look at me. I'm Ava Morgenstern... Matthews!" Ava sang and ended her song with jazz hands.

Topanga grabbed her hand "What? Oh my gosh. Look at this ring. It looks just like mi- Hey! Give me this!" She took the ring off the little girl's hand.

"Yeah, it's Auggie's grandma's ring." Ava said.

"It's actually my ring."

"Oh, you're not Auggie's grandma?"

"Ava honey, are you looking at me? You looking right into my eyes? Okay good, I got something to say, ugh."

"Easy, Mom." Val said, pulling her mother away from the child.

"Eww." Ava said.

Farkle came in "Greetings, Matthews, I've come to ask Riley out on her first date now that Maya has asked out Lucas."

Cory turned to Maya "What? Why would you do that?"

"Because nobody does nothin'."

"You lit the fire, huh?" Topanga asked.

"Somebody had to push these two kids together." Maya shrugged.

"Have I told you lately I think you're pretty fierce?" Topanga smiled.

"What's going on?" Farkle asked.

"What's going on, Farkle, is that this kid here wants my blessing." Cory walked over to Lucas "You want it?"

"I do, Sir."

"Then you got it."

"Really?" Lucas was surprised.

"Really?" Riley was shocked.

"Really?" Topanga smiled.

"Really?" Farkle looked around "'Cause I got a cow in the elevator."

"Really? What-? Why, Farkle?" Val asked.

"I offered my best milking cow in class, figured I'd better deliver."

"On one condition." Cory said, stopping the conversation.

"Uh-oh." Maya muttered.

"I want this to be a double date. Okay? If you are gonna go out with him." Cory moved Riley towards Lucas "Then you are gonna go out with him." Cory moved Maya next to Farkle.

"Actually-!"

"That works for me because you're Riley or Maya." Farkle smiled, interrupting Lucas.

"Dad, you can't just tell her who to go out with on her first date." Riley protested.

"Oh, don't think of it as a date, Maya. Think of it as a magical time and a journey to include pfft!" Cory blew a raspberry in Maya's face.

"So-" Lucas glanced at Val.

"Yes." Riley nodded.

"Riley-"

"Yes."

"I'll fix it." Maya sighed.

"I don't-"

"Hold on!" Val shouted "Lucas, hallway. Now."

Lucas shrugged and followed the girl into the hallway "Yes?"

"Okay, this is gonna sound crazy." Val groaned and rubbed her face "Today, Annie and Eric told me you like me."

"I do."

"And I have to be honest, but-Wait, what?"

"I do. I like you, a lot."

"Lucas-"

"Please, I came here to ask you out."

"Lucas, I can't." Val said sadly.

"Why not?" Lucas asked, getting a little upset.

"Because Riley likes you. She is practically in love with you. My going on a date with you would crush her and ruin our relationship." Val sighed "I love my sister, I won't be the one who breaks her heart."

"I hear you, I understand." Lucas said gently "But I don't like Riley like that. And of all the reasons you've given me why we can't be together, none of them are about your feelings towards me."

"Lucas, I can't let my feelings dictate what I need to do." Val said "Maybe I like you, but I don't think I could date you or anyone. Not for a long while, at least. I'm just not ready."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry." Val sighed "I haven't been clear. That's on me. But I can't go out with you. Please go back inside and ask Riley out. She deserves you far more than I ever could."

With that, Val walked into Annie and Eric's apartment, leaving Lucas heartbroken in the hall.

Val flopped down on the couch with a loud groan.

"What's the matter?" Eric asked, coming in with a bowl of pasta in his hands.

"You were right." Val mumbled.

"What?"

"You were right." Val said, louder.

"You're going to have to be more specific. I'm right about a lot of things."

"Lucas."

"Ah." Eric sighed "Give me a minute." He ran back to the kitchen and grabbed another bowl of spaghetti "Here, comfort food."

"Thanks. God, I feel like Angelica after Satisfied."

"What?"

"You really need to listen to Hamilton."

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Love,
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P.S.
I will be continuing the second season in this book! Also Val and Lucas will get together in the end.