World meets Maya

{14} Don't you feel electric

When Maya first walked into the party a wave of calm hits her first, these kind of parties is where she feels like she's herself and she can let herself go. That is of course after taking Smackle to the bathroom to throw up first, Maya expected her to give up and go home after but it only gave her more energy to keep going.

"I'm more sober now which means my chances of passing out should be lower now Maya!" She says as they walk out of the bathroom and past the already forming queue. It's only 10pm...

"I think passing out should be the goal here" Maya says smirking, they just reach the group and Sasha and Roxie are welcoming them in, they are more high then they are drunk and they tell the group that weed and other contraband circles are in the backgarden. The groups already decided where they most definitely won't be going to.

Despite the efforts to keep the illegal activities outside, the air is still hazy and is still filled with the smell of it and Maya takes a deep breath as a reflex and instantly relaxes. She sees Riley and Farkle crinkle their nose when the smell gets stronger and she has a strong urge to shove them in a closet and never let them out so they remain unaffected by it.

"So Riley, Farkle, want me to mix you your first party drink? it's a big deal" Zay says knowing that quite frankly it's not a big deal. They both nod and starts walking away with him before Zay holts in his place. He turns and shouts "SMACKLE."

The girl snaps her head away from dazing at Lucas and realises why Zay calls her name and rushes towards him with a finger salute. Maya finds herself wishing they come back sooner, it isn't that she doesn't want to be alone with Lucas, it's the opposite. The longer she's left alone with Lucas the more she wants him.

Lucas on the other hand seems full of joy that they left as he grabs Maya's hand not noticing her sudden jolt of surprise, and guides her to a couch outside the speaker room where the music is muffled by the wall. There's a beer cooler and he grabs two for both of them, Maya tried not to blush when he effortlessly pops the caps open. The big lights are turned off so only the LED lights shine from the room where everyone's dancing and playing beer pong. In the room where Lucas and Maya are, they feel like a separate entity from the rest of the party, some lamps are placed around them which Maya deems a disaster waiting to happen. Lucas seems to read her mind.

"These lamps are a disaster waiting to happen huh? He says taking a small sip of his beer, he drinks it slow like he's going to be nursing it all night. It clicks in Maya's head and her shoulders fall in disappointment.

"You agreed to be designated driver didn't you?" Mayas eyes droop as she glares at Lucas who puts his hands up as if asking for surrender, Maya doesn't give it to him. She smacks his arm harshly.

"Ow! what was that for!" He says clutching his arm.

"One of these days you gotta let loose and have fun, this is like your first high school party and no those lame jock ones do not count." She says taking an even longer sip out of her beer.

"How do they not count?" Lucas says his hand naturally falling from holding the beer onto Maya's leg.

"well firstly, they are lame and secondly you always end up sober and come pick us up from our awesome parties when we are smashed out drunk" Mayas hand similarly falls onto his bare forearm.

"I don't think-" He tilts his head towards Maya

"I just want you to have a good time Lucas" Maya tilts her hand towards him and when she says his name, Lucas realises she's serious.

"I'll always be having the time of my life if i'm spending it with you Maya" Lucas says quick in response, softly smiling, his eyes softened too and when Maya looks into them, she realises they shine bright than any of these lamps in here, which makes her heart beat faster.

Similarly, Lucas feels like his heart is being pulled out of his chest and into Maya's hands. His hand fallen onto her bare thigh, her clutching his arm and there's an electric energy pulling them together, their breaths are a few moments away like at the time at the campfire. They pause and Maya has to clutch Lucas's shoulder to stable herself. Lucas swears they almost kiss until the crash of glass around the room surprises them and they instinctively stand up.

The bulbs in all the lamps have exploded because of the power circuit. Maya and Lucas snap out of their shock and fall into an easy laughter because of the fact they were right. After they stop laughing Lucas asks Maya what her favourite thing to do at parties are.

"I'll show you" Maya grabs his hand and leads him to the stairs. As they climb the music from downstairs grows quiet and upstairs there is another speaker playing SZA. For some reason the fumes are stronger and the high comes much quicker into their heads. Lucas feels a wave of relaxation calm his mind and that combined with Maya's hand in his, he feels electric.

Just as he thinks that electric love by by Børns starts playing.

"Okay call me insane and a total asshole but behind these closed doors are either cheaters or people who think it's okay to have sex in a strangers bed. Quite frankly it's very fun to interrupt them." Maya whispers even though the song is loud enough to cover her voice. Lucas feels a shrill of excitement and is smiling hazingly. Maya notices. "Oh dude you are so high right now"

"says you red eyes" Lucas says laughing for no reason. Sasha and Roxie's house is absolutely huge and there are more doors then fingers on his hands. "Now which romantic moment are we ruining first"

Maya smiles and the beauty of it is blinding to him.

Lucas is nervous with anticipation, the only thing calming him, is Maya struggling to keep her laughter in as she reaches for the first door.

Without warning she launches it open and the couple on the bed scream and jump. We avert our eyes so we don't see anything but we caught the flurry of motion and the sound of Jamie's (the infamous cheater) high pitched squeal causes them to shut the door and fall to the ground in laughter.

Baby, you're like lightning in a bottle
I can't let you go now that I got it
And all I need is to be struck
By your electric love

Lucas is more smiling at the joy that this brings Maya, he is only realising now how his mind is obsessed with her.

They do this with every door and it gets funnier every-time, one girl got so scared that her first response was to slap the other girl on the bed, they also get higher as they walk through the hallways. They find the weirdest things on the floor like a toy dinosaur and a ping pong gun.

The next door they open Maya immediately starts shooting it at the two boys on the bed and Lucas is barely holding himself together. Before they shut the door, he realises that the guy on the bed was the jerk trying to touch Maya earlier. With an unsurprisingly good aim Lucas chucks the toy dinosaur right at jerkface's dick. As Maya slams the door shut she also starts crumbling to the ground in laughter. AGAIN.

When Lucas slams open the last door he comes to a halt, Maya peers over his broad shoulders standing on her tip toes to see Zay making out with a girl that is definitely not Smackle. They don't even notice Maya and Lucas having opened the door. Without saying anything Maya slowly shuts the door and steps away from it leaning on the bannister.

"Are Zay and Smackle even official?" Maya whispers clearly unsure whether to determine if Zay is a cheater or not.

"I don't think so, plus he could be drunk" Lucas says in défense of his best friend, he stares at the ground in thought but his mind is so unclear that he loses track of what he's even supposed to be thinking about. They stand in zoned out silence for a bit before Maya throws a cucumber at his head and runs.

Confused Lucas stands for about two seconds before he starts sprinting at Maya, when she looks back, her fear is visible but she screams in happiness. Maya slides down the stair handrails and tumbles to ground, Lucas would be worried but as soon as he reached the bottom step Maya jumps up and demands that they dance.