Royalty // A Girl Meets World //

Girl Meets Boy; 2 of 2

"Lucas and I would've came to your house and walked you here if you just would've told us where you lived."

Cleo sent a thankful look to the two boys. She didn't want them to go through the trouble or happen to run into Zoë at this time. Zoë may have a good job, but Cleo wished that she could be her usual self at times.

"I know, but I didn't want you two to do all that. Thanks anyway, Farkle." Cleo smiled at Farkle as they neared the front door of the apartment building. They were about to call Maya and Riley down so they could finally go to the library.

Farley nodded and looked at the intercom box. "So who's going to speak first?"

"1,2,3, NOT IT."

"Not it."

Farkle looked between Cleo and Lucas and playfully glared. He stood in front of the intercom box and did 'vocal warmups' before finally pressing the button and hearing it buzz.

"Farkle."

"Be ready in a minute."

Lucas then stepped up and mouthed, "watch this," before pressing the button.

"And Lucas."

"READY NOW!"

"Riley, I want to eat first!"

Cleo gently pushed Lucas out the way and pressed the button herself.

"I'll buy you a snack on the way if ya come now, Blondie."

"Riley move faster."

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As promised, Cleo ended up buying Maya a bag of popcorn from a store nearby. Maya thanked her with a very muffled, "I love you," and finished it before they even got to the next corner.

Eventually, they made it inside the library. Cleo smiled once she entered one of her favorite places. The others were VERY confused since they were in an unfamiliar place. Cleo mentally rolled her eyes at the group; if they would just realize there was a world outside their phones.

"What is this place?"

"A library."

"This is where the ancients stored all of their wisdom."

Cleo facepalmed and very quietly cursed under her breathe, careful not to curse around the 'children'

"Look at all those..."

Cleo looked hopelessly at Maya. "Not you too."
"Books." Cleo spoke with the group to help them out. She grabbed a book aloft the shelf and showed it to them, turning it in all directions. "This is like an Ebook except it's real and you read it yourself."

Lucas grabbed the book from Cleo and read the title of it. "Tales of Human Interaction." Maya snatched the book out his hands quickly saying, "We'll take it," before dropping it on the table and telling Farkle to do whatever they were supposed to do with it.

Cleo instantly gave up and walked over to Lily, the librarian. "How have you been, Lily?" The old lady looked up and smiled at Cleo. She had grown fond of the girl who one day randomly walked into the wrong building and never ended up leaving until her aunt came.