Hey everyone! Here's a new story for ya'. I'm hoping I can find the will power and creativity to update this more than my other two projects, especially that I basically have a plot laid down for this fic. Like/favorite/review! Let me know what you guys think and I'm always up for some constructive criticism. :) Hope you enjoy reading!

Summary: Lucas Friar is used to getting what he wants. That's just how it always went at John Adams. But come his senior year, Maya Hart transfers to her best friend's high school and becomes Lucas' newest Object of Interest. Maya Hart's changing the game. Lucaya!Highschool AU.

Chapter One: Introductions.

Beep! Beep beep beep beep! Beep!

Riley Matthews reached her arm out to hit the top of her purple alarm clock, effectively quieting the loud beeping. It was 6:45 am on a Monday and the brunette high school girl was already up. She ran her hands through her long brown locks and made her way over to the mirror, checking her outfit for the day.

This particular day, Riley dressed herself in black jumper, flower prints scattered on the corduroy material. Underneath it she wore a yellow long sleeved crop top and black leggings, with white socks folded neatly to show just above her black boots. As a seventeen year old girl, Riley Matthews prided herself in a select number of things: one of them being her sense of style.

"Riley honey, today's the big day, get up!" Riley's mother, Topanga, hollered from the hall and was surprised to see her daughter's door already open to an all dressed and extremely chipper young girl. With a raise of a brow, Topanga leaned herself against the door frame and crossed her arms over her chest. "Well, someone's excited. Now, what ever could be the reason for that?"

Riley grabbed her backpack on the floor by her desk, double checking inside to make sure she had everything. "Well mom, it's the first day back at school of course! And not only that, but it's the first day of my last year of high school." Riley's brown eyes scanned her desk one last time before zipping up her bag and throwing it over her shoulder. She turned on her heel to face her mother again.

"Oh, is that it, honey?" Topanga's lips widened into a smile, knowing exactly what had her little ball of sunshine of a daughter extra sunshiney.

"And Maya transferred for her last year!" Riley let out in a very sing-song voice and made her way down the stairs. Topping laughed, spotting a very important item of Riley's laying on her bed. She knew that her daughter would have a fit if she ended up going to school without it.

"Riles!"

It took a mere quarter of a second for Riley to come rushing through her bedroom door past her mother, straight of her fed. "Oh my god, mom. Why didn't you tell me!" Her slender fingers snatched up her pink cased iPhone off her bed, eyes immediately glued to the screen of the phone as she made her way back towards the door.

Topanga rolled her eyes and placed her hands on Riley's shoulders to guide her out the door. Riley had nearly walked into her dresser propped up against her wall while she was completely wrapped up in texting her best friend.

Topanga followed Riley down the stairs to their kitchen table, taking her spot beside her husband. "Ready for today, Cory?" She leaned over to press her lips gently on the man's cheek. This resulted in a gagging noise from their 10 year old son. Topping smirked and rose up from her seat and placed a very loud puckered lipped kiss on her son. "And what about my little man, hmm? First day of the last year of elementary school."

Auggie rolled his eyes and wiped his cheek with the back of his hand, trying to wipe his mom's red lipstick off his face. "Mom, please. Ava's gonna be here any second!"

Riley set her phone down on the table after sending one last text before looking towards her dad sitting in front of her. "Daddy, how did you manage to do it?" She then proceeded to take a bite out of her toast, looking at Cory for an answer.

"Do, what honey? I have no clue what you're talking about!" Cory paused from his bacon and eggs on his place, knife and fork in hands.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about!" Riley pointed her partially eaten toast at him. "How did manage to follow me into high school?! My history teacher in middle school, fine, that's okay! But in high school, too?"

"What can I say?" Cory smiled and went back to work on his breakfast.

Topanga stuffed her last bite of breakfast in her mouth and took her plate to the sink. "Your father learned from the best, dear."

Both the Matthews children looked at each other, speaking in unison. "Feenie…"

A knock on the door sounded and Riley nearly jumped over every obstacle in her way to open it. "Maya!" She opened the door wide open, ready to pounce on her long time best friend and although she did find a short blonde haired girl, it wasn't Maya.

"Nope, just Ava Morgan Stern!" She poked her head through the door, waving at the rest of the Matthews family at the table. "Auggie, Topy, are you ready?"

The brown curly haired boy rubbed his cheek vigorously until it was red from irritation as a way to make sure that the lipstick was all gone and his face was clear from all kinds of smears. Topping rolled her eyes and grabbed her briefcase, following Auggie out the front door to meet up with Ava. "I'll see you two after work. Have a good day on your first day!"

"See ya' later, nerds!" Ava waved one last time to the two remaining people in the Matthews residence.

Cory stood up from his seat at the table and finished clearing it up, bringing the dishes to the sink and rinsing them off quickly. When he was done, he looked back towards the door to find a pouting Riley Matthews. He grabbed his own briefcase off the floor and made his way across the room. "What's wrong, Riley?"

Riley sighed and walked towards the couch to grab her backpack. "It's just that I thought that Maya would meet me here like she used to in middle school."

As if on cue, a short blonde dressed in a black top with lace at the hem, red flannel, and boyfriend jeans appeared at the doorway. "Oh, come on, Honey. You think I'd forget about you?"

"Peaches!" Riley swung her backpack onto one shoulder and ran back to the door, wrapping her best friend up in a tight embrace.

Cory laughed and placed his hands on either of the girls' shoulders. "Good to see you again, Maya. But we're gonna have to go now, or we're going to be late." He checked his watch and rushed them out of the door.

In the hallway, Maya readjusted her messenger back across her chest and shrugged towards Cory. "Well, even if we are, Mr. Matthews, can't you just write us a note?"

After Cory locked their door to their apartment, Cory gave a very sarcastic nod. "That's true, Maya. What's your first period?"

Riley cringed and began walking towards the building's front door, "Oh boy."

Maya followed behind Riley with Cory taking his own strides next her. "My first period is history with Riles."

Cory then shook his head and walked passed his eldest child, opening the door for the two girls. As Maya walked through right behind Riley, Cory laughed. "I can't write you a note for my own class, Ms. Hart."

"High school, too?!"

Lucas Friar sat in his usual desk in any classroom, in the back and in a desk that wasn't in the center but wasn't particularly close to the edge either. He was slumped back in his desk, long legs crossed at the ankles with his fingers twirling a pen in his hands. He started to tap his pen on his desk, a habit he did whenever he grew impatient.

One of Lucas' best friends turned around in his seat in front of Lucas and snatched the pen from the other male. "Lucas, would you cut that out?" Zay Babineaux' eye twitched, somewhat annoyed at the insufferable noise. He let out a very loud sigh pulled up the collar of his yellow flannel.

"Sorry, it's just that Mr. Matthews is ten minutes late, why am I here on time when he isn't?" Lucas rubbed his palms on the fabric of his jeans and then pushed up the sleeves of his blue plaid shirt, about to place his head on his desk for a nap until he saw another one of his friends come into the room.

"Farkle? I thought you weren't in this class." Farkle Minkus walked over to both Zay and Lucas, high fiving them both. "I'm, but I thought I'd stop by to say hi to Mr. Matthews." Zay raised a brow at the standing male, a little hint of jealousy in his voice, "Not 'cause of his daughter?"

Lucas leaned back in his seat, intending to watch how this one would play out.

"Well, that and an old friend of ours from middle school transfered over this year for her last year of high school." The Minkus smiled crookedly at the thought of Riley. He checked the clock on the wall and sighed. "Well, I can't stay longer. I have library duty for my free period." Farkle gave a sigh and fist bumped Lucas and Zay before jogging out the door and turning left, making his way down the hall to the school's library.

Seconds later, Riley Matthews walked into the classroom straight to her desk by the front. Her dad walked in after her but paused at the door as if he were waiting for someone else. Then, a short blonde girl walked in, dragging her feet behind her, hands clutching the strap of her army green messenger bag. She sat next to Riley, dropping her bag on the floor with a loud thud.

Cory finally closed the door and situated his belongings on his desk before turning around to write on the green chalkboard. He faced his class and walked around the front of the room in the empty space between the desks and the wall of the door. "Welcome back from your summer vacations." As his voice carried on about the introduction to the class, Lucas tapped Zay on his shoulder. Once Lucas had gotten his attention, he nodded his head over towards the new girl in class.

Zay gave Lucas a smirk and nodded his head in understanding. There was an empty seat behind Riley, one he decided to take. He gathered his things and brought them over, sliding into the vacant desk. "Hey, suga'," Zay whispered. Riley smiled and rolled her eyes, opening up a notebook and taking notes.

The blonde leaned forward in her seat to place an elbow on her desk, placing her cheek into the palm of her hand. The back of her flannel and top rose up in the action, giving Lucas the opportunity to see the two dimples at her lower back. Quickly, he grabbed his backpack off the flower and walked to the desk behind her, catching the attention of the boy sitting in it. "Hayley, you mind if we switched seats? I had to get glasses last week, but they haven't even come in yet."

Hayley, a long haired brunette girl with large hazel eyes, looked up at Lucas with a blush tinting her cheeks. It took her a bit to register what he had said, but when Lucas flashed his pearly whites at her, she nodded her head quickly. "Thanks," he said, smiling wider as she gathered all her belongings, heading towards his seat in the back.

Lucas sat down in his new seat and leaned forward, whispering over to the girl in front of him. "Hey, are you new here? Haven't seen you around these parts." Whenever he would try to pick up a girl, he often reverted back to his Texas habits and sayings.

Slowly, the blonde turned around, her blonde curled hair bouncing with the motion. She gave him a very sweet smile, green eyes crinkling at the corners. She let out a chuckle and nodded her head slowly. "You could say that, Tex."

Riley's head turned slightly towards the two, mimicking Zay who was already tuned into the exchange. A small knowing smile appeared on both of their faces, both for different reasons. Zay knew Lucas' game. Riley Knew Maya's.

"Tex, huh?" Lucas laughed, keeping his voice low as not to disrupt the class and draw the attention of their teacher. "Well then, welcome back. My name's Lucas." Lucas smiled at his new found interest.

Maya looked him up and down before smiling again. Her eyes glanced at Riley, and the both of them turned back towards the front, crossed their legs, then flipped their hair over their shoulders. They finished it off with an exaggerated motion of their hands, as if to say, "Oh, stop it."

From the corner of Cory's eyes, he spotted the gestures and cleared his throat. "Ladies, attention up here. Your first quiz is at the end of this week."

While the whole class groaned including Zay and Riley, Lucas was staring at the back of this new girl's head, utterly confused and confounded. It made him even more interested, who was she? Just then, she turned around and looked up at him through her lashes, tilted her head and smiled just slightly.

She introduced herself.

"Maya."