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"Quit picking on my best friend!"(Chp. 4)

A M B E R
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I walked into the classroom with Riley. Her parents were letting me stay with them. Auggie even called me his other big sister, although I really wasn't. But, in a way, Riley was like my sister. And Auggie was like my brother.

I looked at Mr. Matthews. I gave him my permission slip for the Florida trip and Riley did too. Maya came in with her "squad" and gave in their slips. Riley and I rushed to our seats. I sat in Maya's old seat, in front of Lucas. I turned around to face him.

"Hey, Friar." I smiled, while Riley smirked at me. "So, ya want to hang out with me, Riley and Farkle at Topanga's after school?"

"Uh, sure." Lucas smiled, his green eyes locked with mine. "I heard you're stayin' with Riley and her family now."

"Yeah, I am." I said proudly. "I'm still Amber Carson, though."

"Well, Amber Carson, what's your middle name?" Lucas asked me.

"Elizabeth, why?" I replied.

"Well, Liz, I'm calling ya that." Lucas booped my nose, causing me to blush.

"Okay," I nodded, "well played Friar."

"Liz." He tipped his imaginary cowboy hat at me.

"Mr. Friar, Ms. Carson." Mr. Matthews said. "One more interruption and I'm giving you two detention."

My phone beeped.

Riles<3:You like him.
Amber:Do not.
Riles<3:Yes, you do. I can see it in your eyes when you talk to him.
Amber:Whatever.

I put my phone away, just as class started. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to Lucas.

"What?" I whispered.

"I saw you on your phone." Lucas whispered back.

"Oh, it was Riley." I explained.

"But she sits next to you." Lucas gave me a confused look.

"I know." I smiled.

"Mr. Lucas Friar and Ms. Amber Carson!" Mr. Matthews said, I froze and turned around slowly.

"Yes, sir?" I asked, trying to look innocent. Riley gave me a small smile and Farkle looked at me in a weird way. Not "in love" weird but "Farkle" weird.

"Don't you 'sir' me, Amber." He said. "You and Lucas have after school detention!"

"But me and Lucas were going out after school!" Maya screamed.

"Yeah!" Missy added.

"You can't put him in detention when he has a date with his girlfriend." Smackle gave me a "stop flirting with Lucas because you're not good enough for him" look.

"I'm sorry, girls." Mr. Matthews continued. "Lucas and Maya will just have to go another day."

"But Mr–" I got cut off.

"No, Amber. I'm sorry but I have to put you in detention." He said. "Oh, you too, Lucas."

Then the bell rang. Riley came over to my desk.

"See you at Topanga's in an hour, okay?" Riley said.

"Okay." I told her. "Bye."

"Bye." Then Riley left.

"Bye babe." I heard Maya say. I turned around to see Maya's lips locked onto Lucas'. I quickly turned around and she left, giving me a deathly glare.

The room was quiet. Mr. Matthews wasn't in here.

It was just us.

Me and Lucas.

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"So, how did you and Maya start dating?" I asked Lucas, after he stopped laughing.

"Well, one day she just came up to me and said, 'Hey Huckleberry, want to go out with me?' and I said, 'Yes,' and that's how that happened." Lucas explained.

"What if you break up with her?" I asked. "Then what'll you do?"

"Move on, I guess." Lucas shrugged.

"Oh, okay." I replied. "Hey, what's your number?" I pulled out my phone and let him type in his number.

Amber:Hi.
Lucas:I'm sitting right behind you, y'know.
Amber:I know, I just wanted to make sure you put in the right number.
Lucas:Okay, Liz.

I gave Lucas a punch, a hard one.

"What was that for?" Lucas whined.

"Detention's over, Friar." I pointed at the clock. "Let's go to Topanga's."

"Alright." Lucas and I walked out of the classroom, out of the school, and to Topanga's.

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It started to rain.

Correction, it started to pour buckets of rain. And I didn't have a jacket.

I shivered, teeth chattering from the cold as I rubbed my freezing arms.

"Cold?" Lucas asked.

"A–A li–little." I stuttered. Lucas took off his jacket and put it on me, and I shook my head.

"Lucas, you have a girlfriend." I reminded him.

"But you're cold, Maya's not here. So I can't give it to her." Lucas told me.

"Thanks." I said in a very quiet voice, pulling the jacket over me more.

"No problema, Liz." Lucas winked. I giggled, and smiled. We walked into Topanga's, completely soaked. Riley, Farkle, and Zay stared at us.

"What?" Lucas and I asked in unison.

"Welcome, Amber. Welcome, Lucas." Riley walked over to us, throwing imaginary rose petals as we walked over to them.

"Dude, you gave her your jacket?" Zay asked Lucas. "You do know you have a girlfriend, right?"

"Yeah, but she was freezing." Lucas said, looking at me. I gave him a small smile as I took off his rain–soaked jacket and gave it to him. He took it from my hand, and smiled back.

I looked at Riley, who was holding hands with Farkle.

"What are you doing with Farkle's hand?" I asked.

"Well, peaches, Farkle is now officially my boyfriend." Riley smiled.

"Oh, I'm so happy!" I threw my hands over her and gave her a bone–crushing hug.

"Can't breathe." Riley choked out.

"Whoops." I said as I let her go. Riley gasped in a huge breath, laughing.

"Amber, you almost killed my girlfriend." Farkle said dramatically. I laughed as I punched him on the arm, playfully. I turned around, only to crash into something.

"Ew, dumpster girl infection!" Maya shrieked.

"Watch it, slut." Missy hissed at me. I looked down, then Riley came next to me.

"Quit picking on my best friend!" Riley screamed at them.

"Oh, sorry, now she's your bestie?" Smackle asked, putting a hand on her chest. "Sorry, guess I didn't know since she has street bitch all over her."

"Yeah." Maya sneered. "Anyway, Lukey, I knew I'd find you here."

She gave Lucas a quick kiss and dragged him out of Topanga's. That's when my phone beeped.

Lucas;):Bye, Liz.
Amber:Bye, Friar.
Lucas;):See you at school tomorrow.
Amber:Okay, see you.

"Lucas and Amber sitting in a tree, K–I–S–S–I–N–G," Riley sang, "first comes love, then comes marriage, and then comes the baby in the baby carriage."

"Shut up." I laughed. "That's for you and Farkle–ew! Riles!"

Riley and Farkle were kissing, and they turned to me with smirks on their faces.

"Ha ha, just kidding." Farkle said. "But Riley actually is my beautiful girlfriend."

"Oh, stop it." Riley playfully punched Farkle. I just stood there, smiling.