Don't Wake Me Up

Disclaimer: Many components of this story belong to Degrassi, MuchMusic and Teen Nick; however the continuation of the story and the new character introduced has been written by me.

After he "accidentally" fell off the catwalk, Maya couldn't shake the feeling that Campbell's incident was no accident. She decides that in order for Cam to be truly happy, she'll have to call in reinforcements. What happens when that reinforcement is in the form of Campbell's older sister, Isabella, and how will Campbell react to having his older sister at Degrassi? And why does this new girl have a sudden effect on resident bad-boy Dallas? People and relationships will be tested... only for them to find out that living can happen even when someone doesn't wake you up.

Chapter One: Calling In the Reinforcement

It had been three days since Cam's incident after falling off the catwalk. He swore to her it was an accident, but she couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't. She knew how much pressure he had been under lately. The team had been hounding him, ever since he missed practice to spend time with her, Tori, Zig and Tristan. She knew he missed his family like crazy, even admitting to her that he was unhappy as she watched him pack his bags in an attempt to leave Degrassi and hockey for good. Sometimes she wished that she could take it all away for him: the taunting, the teasing, the stress, the anxiety. Cam was different than his teammates and that was something she had grown to like about him.

"Penny for your thoughts?" she heard someone asking, causing her to jump in surprise. She looked over her shoulder to see Cam smiling at her. She should have known this was coming. She had done it twice to him already.

"Uh, just going over some music in my head. How's the arm?" she asked trying to divert his attention from the little white lie she had just told him. She forgot how well he could read her. It was as if he had been inside her head.

"Sore but that's the first step to recovery right?" he joked. He watched as her face fell. He could tell she was worried about him. Hell, he was even worried about himself. He should have just been honest with her about why he fell off the catwalk but he knew it was because he was scared. He was scared what she would think of him; however what terrified him most was that she would leave him if she knew the truth. He grabbed her hand and rubbed the back of it gently.

"Hey, I'm okay. So stop worrying inside that pretty little head of yours," he told her, bringing her forward to kiss her forehead. He heard her sigh in relief.

"I'm just really, really glad you're okay. I don't know what I'd do without you Cam," she replied. A smiled formed on his face. God, he really liked this girl.

"I'm not going anywhere. For the next six to eight weeks I'm all yours," he responded, taking notice to the grin plastered on her face. He bent his head down and in an instant he allowed his lips to crash onto hers. He loved kissing her when she looked so vulnerable. He was happy he could put a smile on her face as she was the only person who could put a smile on his. Their relationship was starting to become more than he had ever expected and if it wasn't for Maya, Cam didn't know where he would have ended up.

"Did you tell your mom about your arm yet?" she questioned. He nodded his head. He really did tell his mom about his arm and after he assured her that he was fine, she dropped the subject of him coming home until he was ready to play hockey again. As much as he would have loved to have gone home, to be with his family, he couldn't find it in his heart to leave Maya... nor did he want too.

"That's good, Cam. Hey, maybe they can come visit. I know how much you miss them and I'd love to meet them," she said, trying to uplift his spirits. He watched as he shook his head. He felt a small lump growing in his throat. Do not cry, Cam. Don't do it, he reprimanded himself. He's already cried in front of her and it's not that he was embarrassed, he just didn't want the whole school to see him cry.

"They just can't do it right now with my siblings in school and them with work. I'll see them before I know it and I know they'd love you My," he told her as she pulled him in for a hug. She heard him sigh as he placed his chin on top of her head. She had to do something. Maybe she could convince them to come for a visit to surprise him. It shouldn't be too hard to find them. How many members of the Saunders family lived in Kapuskasing anyways?

~Degrassi~

"Maya, are you sure this is a good idea?" Tori asked as she sat next to Maya in the computer lab the following day. Tori watched as Maya typed viciously on the computer trying to find some indication of Cam's parents. Usually, Maya would never attempt to do this behind anyone's back but she cared deeply for Cam. She knew how desperately he wanted to be happy and maybe having his family around would help him. She remembered Cam telling her that Kapuskasing wasn't a huge town so the odds of her finding his parents were in her favour. She typed 'Canada 411' and 'Saunders' into the search engines. She was bound to find them eventually.

"Look, I care about Cam and I want him happy so if this means finding his parents and having to beg for them to come to Toronto... then that is what I'm going to do. What if it were Zig? Would you do it for him?" Maya asked.

"Yeah..." Tori said rolling her eyes and admitting defeat. Gosh, she hated when Maya was right.

"Ah-ha. Told you it wouldn't be hard to find them," Maya said, pointing towards the screen. Maya watched as Tori narrowed her eyes to stare at the screen.

"Got to give it to you, My. When you want something bad enough, you'll stop at nothing. Have you figured out what you're going to say to them?" Tori asked. She watched as Maya shook her head and bit her lower lip. What the hell was she supposed to say to them? She didn't even know if Cam had told his parents about her or their relationship yet.

"Not a clue. I'm just going to have to suck it up and talk to them," Maya said, slinging her bag over her shoulder. Before she left, she wrote their number on a piece of paper and clutched her cellphone in the palm of her hand. It was time to call in the reinforcements.

~Degrassi~

It had been a week since Maya had called the Saunders household and after pleading, begging and talking to countless family members it wasn't enough for them to make it to Toronto at any point within the next month. Now she really didn't know what to do. Sighing in defeat, she went back to her French book tapping her pencil on the desk. She felt a hand someone squeezing her hand. Looking down she noticed that it was Cam. She flashed him a quick smile before turning back to her French book. God, she felt so stupid. Did she really think that she could have got Cam's family here? All she wanted to do was help him and even she couldn't do that. Her thoughts had been interrupted when she heard her French teacher say she would be leaving the room for a couple of minutes. Great, now she had to talk to Cam because he knew something was up with her.

"Alright, spill. You've been avoiding me for a week. What's going on M.?" he asked, turning over to look at her. She bit her lip as she looked at him. What was she supposed to say to him? Sorry I couldn't bring your family here even though your miserable?

"I'm sorry that I can't make you happy," she responded sadly, staring down at the floor to divert her attention from him. She couldn't even bare to look at his expression.

"Maya, you make me the most happy. You're the only person, at this school, who doesn't care about my stupid hockey career. If it wasn't for you, I'd be lost. Please don't ever think that you don't make me happy because you do. I really, really care about you and I'm not going anywhere," he told her as he lifted her chin with his index finger. He didn't even care if they were in class at the moment, all he wanted to do was kiss her and he did.

"Mr. Saunders. Ms. Matlin. I am all for young love but not in my classroom. Now, Mr. Simpson would like to speak to the both of you in his office," Madame Maurice stated. Blushing, they grabbed their books and headed towards Simpson's office. Maya didn't think she did anything wrong. Maybe he wanted to talk to her about WhisperHug or wanted to talk to Cam about the incident on the catwalk. As they rounded the corner, she watched Campbell's face was mixed with confusion and surprise.

"Hey little brother," Maya heard the mystery girl say. Maya looked up in surprise. Had she actually succeeded in getting one of Cam's family members here? But, more importantly, why was she in Simpson's office?

~Degrassi~

Hello everyone. Now I know it has been stated that Cam had an older brother and two younger siblings within the show; however I wanted to try something different. Hope you all like the introduction to the story and I hope to see all of your lovely reviews. This is my first time writing a full-length Degrassi fan-fiction and I will do my best to update as quickly as possible, however I will be back at school within the next week so updates might not be as fast as I would like them to be. Thank you all very much for reading and I hope that I keep you intrigued in more chapters to come!

- Sam