"So...." I hop out of my car putting on my sunglasses. "Ready to...." Before I could finish Zay smirks and bows before me and says LOUDLY! "Miss Riley it will give me great honor if I may escort you into these hollow halls so that we may start our journey into furthering our education?" I smile and curtsy and offer my hand and say. "Nothing will give me more pleasure than having my trusty noble best friend escort me in!" And with that he smiles and kisses my hand and we walk inside.
As we walk in talking about our dance class I start to twirl to show Zay I could while holding my stuff and immediately bump into someone. Thankfully without dropping my stuff. Theirs on the other hand wasn't so lucky. I quickly bend down to help saying over and over "I'm sorry." When I hear laughter and know who exactly it is. "It's quite alright Riley I should apologize I was to caught up in my book and didn't realize I had walk this far." "No need smack.. I mean Isadora" I said not wanting to call her smackle since we weren't exactly friends anymore.
"My twirling has gotten out of hand lately." I tell her with a smile. "I guess that's natures way of telling me to cease twirling at least outside of class." "Maybe." She said looking like she wanted to say more to me. "Well I better go Farkle is probably wondering where I've gotten to." "I'll see you around Riley." Saying it more like a question and waiting for me to respond. With a small smile I hug her and say "of course isadora I'm always around." She pulls away with a smile and turns back around. "Poor smackle" I thought "never having been in a situation like what happen before I couldn't blame her when she stayed with them. In all honesty I never ask her to choose sides and I never held anything against her. She was Switzerland and I wanted her to stay that way".
"I told you Ri Ri your twirling always leads to hurting someone." Zay told me well laugh while I opened my locker. "Oh shut it! I didn't hurt anyone." I said rolling my eyes at him. "Besides I've gotten a lot better my position on the cheerleading team proves it." "Yeah yeah.." He said. "What izzy say when she saw it was you?" Glancing at him I told him. "Nothing really she kept it pretty short ." "What's your schedule like?" Zay asked looking at his. I chuckle and tell him "ZB really?! We have the exact same schedule remember?" "Oh " slapping his hand to head. "How could I forget you turned me into a dork." He huffed putting his hands on hips.
It's true with Zay being the only one I still talked to he became my confidant and unfortunately for him my constant study partner. In the beginning he only did it to keep me from completely losing it and doing something I regret like staying in Rileytown pretending nothing was wrong. But eventually we both grew I showed him it's okay to be the class clown and smart and he showed me that I didn't need to pretend to be happy and that I could honestly be happy. Although my genuine happiness took some time. But with Zay by my side I didn't have to fake it.
"Well excuse me for wanting my dance partner to dance with in the same class." I playfully roll my eyes at him closing my locker. "Well babe" he smirked throwing his arm around my shoulder. "I'm a hot commodity all the ladies love Zay you might have competition for my hand." Looking at him to see if he was serious and burst out laughing. "Zay I'm not asking to marry you and besides if I don't dance with you who else is gonna keep you from getting distracted?" Dramatically clutching his heart he sighed. "Alas my poor heart has never known such tragedy than that of never finding my other half, my soul!" "Well it's official I regret us signing up for drama."
Laughing as we walked down the halls I asked Zay what time was football practice today. Looking at me curiously and shaking his head. "Ri Ri I know why you want to know? Gasping and faking complete shock I tell him. "ZB I'm simply going to support my bestest friend and cheer him on." Giving him my best smile I add. "Besides my motives are completely selfless." Shaking his head and chuckling. "Sure" he adds with a wink. "This has nothing to do with a certain Prince Charming who can't help but smile every time you're around?"
Trying to hide my smile I don't answer but my silence tells him everything he needs to know.
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Riley 2.0
Fanfiction"People change people dad" she said wiping her face. "Isn't that what you said?" "Secret of life right?"She whispered looking at her hands. "I did but...." He said sitting next to her. "I didn't think like this." That was then and he was right peo...
