𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞
After they had come back from Texas Joshua decided to stay in New York for a couple of days. At the moment he was with Isabella, of course, in her new room at Skylar and Holden's place.
"You know how you're going to decorate it?" Joshua asked his girlfriend as he sat on her bed watching her move around her room. "Just a couple of ideas." Isabella nodded with a small smile as she closed her drawer.
"And by a couple you mean about a thousand don't you?" Joshua raised an eyebrow with a small smirk knowing Isabella very well. "Maybe. . ." Isabella smiled sheepishly, having so many ideas in her mind.
"Mhmm. . ." Joshua smiled as he walked over to her wrapping his arms around her waist as she had her back facing him. "You think you know me so well, don't you?" Isabella asked him as she leaned back to his chest looking up at him.
"Oh, I know I do." Joshua nodded as he kissed her forehead. "Really?" Isabella raised an eyebrow with a small smile. "Yes really." Joshua nodded with a smile of his own.
"I know for a fact that you lit up every time you think about something you love." Joshua started as he whispered to her ear. "I know how you would never admit it out loud but you love it when I take control every now and then." He continued as he dropped a hand to meet hers before gliding it up her thigh to her waist. "No I don't." Isabella shook her head trying her best to stand still.
"Mhm. . . yes you do." Joshua nodded as he leaned his lips to her neck moving her hair. "You do but you don't want to admit it." He whispered on her neck as goosebumps had shown on his girlfriend's skin at the shiver of affection. "I don't have to admit anything because there's no truth being told." Isabella crossed her arms as Joshua started to kiss her neck very lightly.
Joshua kissed her neck leaving feather kisses which were a wonderful feeling for her but at the same time very painful with the touch he decided. He kept his hand on her waist but as Isabella was wearing a crop top on it gave access to her skin. Neither of the two were really complaining as Joshua grazed his fingers on her skin.
The feeling was much more exhilarating as Joshua started to leave small bites on her neck moving his fingers a bit higher keeping a distance from her bra. Joshua continued to give her a wonderful feel a bit longer before he stopped completely confusing Isabella.
Joshua smirked seeing her expression before removing himself away from her backing away a bit.
"What are you doing?" Isabella asked him as she lightly cleared her throat trying to get rid of her blush. "Well, you said yourself that there's nothing to admit." Joshua shrugged with a small smirk as Isabella looked down trying to calm herself down. "Unless you have something you want to say." Joshua started to slowly walk up to her causing her to look over to him.
"Do you?" Joshua asked her as she looked at him trying her best to show her poker face but he saw right past that. "All you have to do is admit it." He whispered to her as he grazed his fingers on her waist. "Um. . ." Isabella mumbled low trying to look away from his eyes but they kept her captivated making her unable to let out any words.
Joshua gently pulled her close to his body causing her to gasp a bit as his lips went immediately to her neck showing them the love. He moved his hands to her back causing her spine to shiver. Isabella tried to wrap her arms around Joshua's neck but he caught her before she had a chance to.
Joshua took hold of her hands holding them up with one hand keeping the other one on her back, smirking as he heard a small whimper.
"Just admit it." Joshua moved his lips lower knowing her weak spots well enough. "No." Isabella shook her head gulping a bit as Joshua felt it. "So you don't like the feeling of my hands on your skin?" Joshua started as he grazed her back which she shook her head gently trying to hide any emotion. "You don't like it when I shower you with kisses that drive you wild?" He kissed her neck before he took even more control sucking her neck causing her to gasp.
"I do." Isabella quickly responded to him as he let go before any real more could be left on her neck. "You what?" Joshua asked with a hoarse voice that drove her insane. "I love it when you take control." Isabella admitted with flushed cheeks.
Joshua looked down at her with a small smirk before letting go of her arm wrapping an arm around her waist and with the other stroking her cheek. Isabella quickly moved her arms around Joshua's neck running her hands through his hair that drove him crazy himself.
Joshua leaned down softly kissing her lips but before they knew it the sweet small kiss led to a passionate heated make out. Isabella clutching his hair brought pleasure to Joshua as he groaned. Joshua himself kissed Isabella with passion before moving his hands to her waist as they went lower. He tapped her thighs making her know what he meant.
Isabella jumped up wrapping her legs around Joshua's waist. Joshua held her before he walked them forward to the dresser sitting her there all without breaking the kiss once.
The two kissed with so much passion as Joshua laid his hands on her thighs while Isabella moved her hands from his shoulders to his neck gripping his hair. Joshua moved from Isabella's lips to her chin moving to the center of her neck causing her to bite her lips from letting a satisfied noise to leave her lips.
Isabella tugged on Joshua's shirt causing him to immediately take it off knowing what she wanted before tossing the shirt somewhere in the room. Joshua quickly attached his lips back to Isabella's as they returned to their passionate state.
Joshua begged Isabella for entrance but she wasn't going to let him get it that easy. Isabella gently bit down on his bottom lip pulling it a bit making him groan in pleasure.
Sensing what she was doing Joshua grabbed Isabella's wrist keeping them against the wall in a swift move before gently yet firmly pinching her hip causing her to gasp. Taking the advantage Joshua slipped in for entrance.
Just as things were getting more steamy the door opened but it was unheard from the two.
"Hey, guys, we're ordering pizza what kind do you guys wa-" Skylar started to ask them as she walked in but noticed the position they froze at. ". . .Holden! You owe me twenty bucks! I was right!" She walked out calling out to her boyfriend as she shut the door. "Okay. . . that was awkward." Isabella panted lowly as she took back her arms looking at her boyfriend.
"It was." Joshua agreed with his girlfriend with a husky chuckle as he picked up his shirt. "That went more. . . intense than anything we've ever done." He turned to her with passion still in him. "It really was. . . not that I was complaining." Isabella admitted with a small smile as her cheeks flushed red. "Who said I was?" Joshua asked with a small smirk as he leaned in close to her lips.
Just as he was about to attach their lips once again Isabella stopped him as she laid a finger on his lips which confused him.
"As much as I'd love to continue I think you may need a cold shower again." Isabella chuckled lowly as she pointed to Joshua's pants. "True." Joshua nodded before capturing a loving kiss from her rushing to her bathroom.
Isabella chuckled at her boyfriend's actions as she hopped off the dresser. She leaned on it picking up Joshua's shirt as she smiled touching her neck remembering every single one of his kisses on her skin.
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The next day Isabella and Skylar were walking the halls of John Quincy Adams Middle School.
"Josh and Bells were gonna have the dirty." Skylar teased Isabella, nudging her as they walked. "No we weren't." Isabella shook her head with a small blush. "Then why are you blushin'?" Skylar questioned with a smirk knowing it very well. "Because I don't talk about this stuff or like talking about it with a bunch of people around." Isabella answered, gesturing the younger teenagers.
Skylar nodded seeing what she was saying. The two continued to walk before they bumped into the group.
"Hey! Hi. Hey, Riley, you know I want to thank you again for believing in me and giving me the confidence that I would be okay." Lucas smiled as he stopped her from punching him. "I will always believe in you. And I will always be here." Riley smiled as she promised him.
"Thank you, Riley. Hi." Lucas thanked before he turned to Maya, that's when the awkward tension began. "Hey." Maya greeted back just as awkward remembering the night of the campfire. "Hey." Lucas repeated to Riley, giving her a small smile trying to see if there's a difference. "Hi." Riley smiled after she shook her head as she was lost in thought.
"Wow." Lucas shook his head walking into Cory's class thinking over the whole situation. "Did you think something happened after we left?" Skylar whispered to her best friend as she asked her. "I think it has because Maya came to talk to me the day after we came back." Isabella answered with a sigh causing Skylar to turn to her in question. "It's not for me to tell." Isabella shook her head.
Isabella watched as Farkle sighed lowly walking into the classroom after he glanced over to Maya.
"Hey, Riley." Charlie greets her as he walks up to them. "Hey, Charlie." Riley smiled but not as big as it is when she's around Lucas. "Charlie Gardner!" Maya, Isabella and Skylar smiled doing the voice from when Charlie asked Riley to the dance. "Stop it." Riley tells them with a tired sighed.
"Cheese soufflé!" The three smiled doing the opposite from what Riley asked them to.
"Girls, we just got back. What could he possibly know? Who could have possibly said anything?" Riley remembered as she asked but then the four of them slowly turned to Zay who was sitting behind them on the bench. "He made me." Zay defended as he saw the girls giving him a look. "How did he make you?" Riley asked him as she raised her eyebrow.
"I was like, 'you wanna hear a great Riley story?' He said 'yes'." Zay explains to them which was similar to what he told Lucas. "You have very similar explanations, Zay." Isabella sighed as she shook her head. "I heard you and Lucas are just gonna be friends." Charlie tells Riley what he heard.
"Yeah, actually, what we're doing is-" Riley starts off trying to explain. "I heard you're free. Are you free?" Charlie cuts her off as he asks her while the others share a look.
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It was night time, almost midnight, as Joshua returned back to New York after finishing class a couple hours ago and he came out of Isabella's room after finishing his homework now he was hanging out with his friends and girlfriend at their place in peace.
"Okay, I have to talk to my parents about moving schools." Joshua sighed as he fell face forward on the couch throwing his bag on the floor. "Your room is all ready, dude." Holden told his best friend as he watched the television. "Everyone's room is even T, Nikki, and Cesca's." Skylar explained as she laid her shoulder on her boyfriend's shoulder.
"You're not even eighteen yet." Isabella reminded her boyfriend as she tossed him some chips. "You're not even eighteen and you lived by yourself before." Joshua sat up turning to his girlfriend who was eating chips. "I had my reason to and I lived close to my mom plus my father's an ass." Isabella shrugged as she got more chips.
"Have you heard from him since we left Aspen?" Skylar asked her best friend knowing how everything was left went they came back. "Nope. I've called but he's never picked up the phone I guess." Isabella shrugged trying to seem as if it's not bothering her but her best friends and boyfriend saw past that. "But I have talked to Elena and she's told me everything is going well with her pregnancy." Isabella smiled as she explained to them.
"That's good to hear. What week is she on?" Holden asked her as they all smiled hearing the news. "About four, five, weeks now." Isabella responded as she remembered the weeks. "Does anyone have any new songs written? I'm in the music mood right now." Isabella smiled as she looked at her friends and boyfriend.
"I actually have one." Holden raised his hand with a smile as they turned to him. "You do?" Skylar furrowed her eyebrows confused because every time he had a new song he tells her. "Well, don't hold back dude tell us." Joshua nodded to his best friend as Isabella agreed. "Here you guys go." Holden opened the drawer of the stand beside him handing it to the two as Skylar looked at her boyfriend with a frown.
"Holden, this is really good." Isabella smiled as she read the music sheet. "She's right this is amazing." Joshua agreed as he read the lyrics. "What does it say?" Skylar asked her best friends as she had no idea what was going on. "Should we go to the studio?" Holden asked the couple as they remembered what they planned. "Absolutely." Joshua and Isabella nodded with smiles before they rushed off to the studio they had there.
"Holden what's going on?" Skylar looked over to her boyfriend in pure confusion. "You should come and see for yourself, Sky." Holden smiled at her kissing her cheek before he rushed off where the other two were. "What's going on?" Skylar asked herself as she stood up walking over to the studio.
Everything was ready in the studio, which was pretty large, filled with Skylar's favorite flowers and her favorite scented candles.
As Skylar entered the studio she was confused but was filled with happiness as she saw everything. She looked over to her friends seeing Joshua at the drums with a microphone beside him on a stand and Isabella had a guitar while Holden held another microphone. They smiled at one another before they started to play Holden's song.
Finally, we're all alone
In this big empty room
Everybody's finally gone
So tell me what you wanna do
The only thing in between
Is air and opportunity
If you're feelin' like I'm feelin'
Ain't nothing wrong
Baby
Once I sweep you off your feet
I promise you won't ever wanna come down
I know it's late
But make no mistake, I'm up right now
I know it's your world
But I'm 'bout to turn that upside down
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
Walkin' on, walkin' on the ceilin'
You don't have to say a word
I hear your body loud and clear
We're breaking all the rules tonight
Gravity is out of here
Every single move that you make (yeah, yeah)
Girl, I swear it's all that I can do
If you're feelin' like I'm feelin'
Ain't nothin' wrong, oh, ah
Once I sweep you off your feet
I promise you won't ever wanna come down
I know it's late
But make no mistake, I'm up right now
I know it's your world
But I'm 'bout to turn that upside down
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
Walkin' on, walkin' on the ceilin'
'Bout to get all my love (come get it, come get it)
Givin' you all of me (you know you did, know you did)
What's better than the both of us (ay),
Layin' at heaven's feet? (It's all yours, babe)
You 'bout to get all my love (get it all, ah)
I'm givin' you all of me (get it all, ah)
What's better than the both of us,
Layin' at heaven's feet?
Oh, baby
I know it's late
But make no mistake, I'm up right now
I know it's your world
But I'm 'bout to turn that upside down
But you love the feelin' (don't you love)
Walking on the ceilin'
Don't you love, don't you love
Don't you love, don't you love
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
Walkin' on, walkin' on the ceilin'
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
But you love the feelin'
Walking on the ceilin'
Walking on
As the song ended Skylar had a large grin on her lips as Holden stood in front of her with a smile matching hers.
"On this day and hour three years ago I asked you if you would do me the honors of becoming my girlfriend and I became a lucky man when you said yes. These past three years have been crazy and very difficult but with you by my side they instantly became my favorite. Happy three year anniversary, Skylar." Holden smiled as he explained the years they've been together.
"I have no words." Skylar smiled with tears in her eyes. "I- hold on." Skylar held a finger up rushing out the room only to return with a large box. "These have been the best three years of my life too." Skylar smiled before handing him the large box.
Holden took the box with a smile and as he opened it he saw it was a guitar he always wanted signed by his favorite singer making him look at it in shock.
"I never need anything as long as I have you." Holden smiled, shaking his head laying the guitar down gently before he and Skylar shared a kiss of happiness. "I love you." Skylar smiled looking up at him in pure love. "I love you too." Holden smiled, rubbing his nose against hers before carrying her in bridal style.
They turned to look at their best friends before waving at them as Holden rushed them out going to their room causing the other couple to chuckle knowing what's going to happen.
"These instruments are loud but not as loud as they're gonna be." Joshua looked over to his girlfriend cracking a joke before hitting the cymbals with the stick. "Ay idiota." Isabella shook her head rolling her eyes with a laugh coming out making Joshua smile.
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"The Hoover Dam on the Arizona, Nevada Border holds back ten trillion gallons of confused 14 year old feelings that look to smack down the concrete structure of your life and my life, and it can't take it and I don't want it, so everybody sit here and nobody moves!" Cory explained the next day in his class as he freaked out.
"Way to be subtle." Isabella looked at him as she raised her eyebrow.
"I know." Cory nodded his head knowing he's not being subtle at all but he looked back at his students just as Charlie Gardener started to pass a note.
"Because as strong as the structural integrity of the Hoover Dam might be, just one little tiny drop of water that makes its way through this barrier will chip away at the structural integrity of our lives as we know them. And then the immediate result in the end of my personal happiness! So, your assignment is to hold everything back until I die and not let anything through!" Cory exclaimed as Isabella shook her head before noticing that Riley had a note reading it which Cory noticed as well.
"Riley, what's that?" Cory looked over to his daughter seeing the note.
"Nothing." Riley answered immediately, putting the note down.
"Riley... did something get through?" Cory asked his daughter softly as Isabella noticed Riley's expression.
"Riley, something happened between me and Lucas." Maya told her best friend as she was tired of hiding what happened.
"Oh, boy." Lucas sighed looking at Riley, who looked between Maya and Lucas with a broken expression, as Farkle glanced at Maya with a sad expression while Isabella looked at the four with worried expression.
"Yes, Charlie... I will go out with you." Riley turned to him answering his question with a small smile causing Charlie to smile even larger but he was happier.
Everyone looked between Riley and Charlie in shock including Lucas and Maya.
"Hoover Dam!" Cory pointed to the board with a terrified expression as he shared a look with Isabella.
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"Isn't it amazing how we are comfortable with each other now?" Riley smiled as she sat in her bay window. "No! I don't feel comfortable at all." Lucas disagreed as he shook his head sitting beside her. "I don't either! Why did you drag me here with you?" Isabella sighed as she looked at Lucas wondering why she had to be dragged there with him.
"I go through this so do you." Lucas pointed at her as if that was an explanation. "I'm Maya's older sister. Of course I was already involved, genius!" Isabella exclaimed as she shook her head.
"This is the kind of thing that we could never do Lucas when we were just 'hi' 'howdy' 'hey' 'hi'. Now you know what we are. Poom!" Riley explained to Lucas with a smile before she punched him.
"Would you please not hit me anymore?!" Lucas exclaimed while rubbing his arm in pain where she hit him.
"You're my brother. Be my brother, give me advice, feel good about it and nothing will ever be uncomfortable at all." Riley turned to him as Isabella raised her eyebrow.
"Okay let's try. What do you need advice on?" Lucas nodded as he asked her trying out her way.
"The Charlie Gardner. What does a first date mean in the language of boy? I want to break your code. What does he want ? Tell me. What?" Riley immediately hit him with the questions with no hesitation.
"Yeow." Isabella mumbled as she looked out the window trying to escape the awkwardness but she really couldn't. "Yeah, Charlie Gardner alright.This isn't awkward at all. Where's your dad? Why isn't he kicking me out? I'm in your daughter's room!" Lucas shook his head before he screamed out for Cory but the whole family was already there.
"Yeah, I see ya'. Sure this isn't so he could sit there and be with her? Like that." Cory nodded with an obvious tone as him, Topanga and Auggie were watching the whole thing from the doorway.
"This is real." Topanga nodded seeing that there's nothing they could do in this situation.
"Why do you need another brother?" Auggie asked his older sister with a sad expression making Isabella sad for the boy.
"I'm just trying to do what's best for everyone's concern." Riley responded with a shrug but in reality she had no idea on what to do.
"I'm concerned." Maya raised her hand saying something for the first time since she and the others got there sitting next to her older sister. "So am I." Isabella agreed with a sigh shaking her head.
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"Matthews, we know that everything you teach is always about us, but this is just lazy!" Maya tells the older man with a small chuckle as they all saw the board the next day.
"Cory, this has just turned so sad." Isabella agreed with her younger sister as Skylar nodded.
"I don't have time! I'm going right for it!" Cory exclaimed, shaking his head at the three girls. "You don't think I could match this up with the end of War World II if I want to! America loves Russia! Then America doesn't love Russia! Japan loves France now! Japan wants to go bowling!"
"So they go on a couple of dates, but then Japan says, 'I just want to be friends' so France says, 'I got enough friends'. So they try to be civil with each other, but there's a certain chill while they're hanging out by the lockers. There's a chill. You don't think everyone in this room is going bowling with everybody else at some point? Riley Maya and Lucas is all about everybody in this room, in every room, in the whole world, and the universe! They just got there first! The jerks!"
"Dad!" Riley exclaims looking at her father as Isabella and Skylar sent him a look.
"You're going to high school. You are growing up in spite of my wishes. It's real now. What's happened already is nothing compared to what's going to happen to you now. I just don't want anything bad to happen to you. Don't let anything bad happen to you!" Cory exclaimed, throwing his arms up before he grabbed his stuff heading to the door.
"The class isn't over yet, sir!" Lucas reminded him, trying to stop Cory, as they noticed he was about to leave.
"Nah, I've had it." Cory waved off, leaving before Isabella and Skylar shared a look, standing up and getting their bags.
"Where are you guys going?" Maya asked her older sister and Skylar.
"We're not getting paid to be here so what's the point." Isabella answered with a shrug as Skylar nodded before they both left.
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Later that day Cory asked Farkle to stay in the classroom after everyone had exited, even Isabella and Skylar.
"Yeah, that's right. I'm calling Farkle time. You know why? Because every time it's Farkle time, we learn something, and I need to learn something. Because you were in Texas, and I wasn't." Cory asked the young genius as they were the only ones in the classroom.
What they didn't know was that Isabella and Skylar were by the door outside.
"Yes, I was, sir." Farkle nodded, seeing where all of this was going.
"And would you agree that something happened in Texas that's changing everything?" Cory asked him. "Yes, sir." Farkle nodded once again as he answered.
"Do you know what it is, and do you know how to fix it?" Cory asked Farkle once more.
"No, sir." Farkle shook his head.
"Why not?" Cory asked the young Minkus with a sigh as he hoped that he would know, at the least.
"Because I'm a scientist, sir. This is all about feelings. Feelings that are new and hard to describe. Look, I'm a genius but even the person I've love drives me crazy and every time she looks at me with those beautiful crystal eyes I get a feeling which I can only describe as bloylahlahloww! You feel me?" Farkle explained to the older man before he asked him, causing the girls outside to turn to each other, knowing who he was talking about.
"Yeah, I feel you, Farkle." Cory nodded as he thought of his wife. "Listen... you are Farkle. These people have always been important to you. I need you to figure out what's going on with the three of them and make everything better." He explained to the young boy sitting on the desk in front of Farkle, knowing if anyone could fix it's him.
"I'm on it, sir. I like us just the way we are. I don't want anything to change either." Farkle agreed with his teacher not wanting his friends to change.
"Good. Because I have no idea what's gonna happen next." Cory admitted as he responded.
"These kids get more drama than we do." Skylar looked over to her best friend whispering.
"You can say that again." Isabella nodded as she agreed with her.
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"So, this is our new relationship?" Maya asked Lucas as they were on a date at Topanga's.
"Yeah. How's it going so far?" Lucas nodded as he and Maya looked at each other awkwardly.
"Weird, man." Zay shook his head answering his best friend as the four older teenagers agreed. "You don't have to watch." Maya told the five as she and Lucas looked back.
"I can't look away!" Zay exclaimed, gesturing the two of them.
"None of us can." Isabella pointed to herself, best friends, and boyfriend. "How's it goin'?" Farkle asked the five as he glanced over to Maya and Lucas quickly. "Look at 'em!" Joshua gestured Maya and Lucas as they tried not to stare at them.
"You think they like each other?" Farkle asked them hoping someone would disagree.
"I do. But I think they liked each other better when she was yelling at him all the time." Zay admitted as the others nodded.
"What about Riley and Lucas?" Farkle asked Zay and the older teenagers.
"Well, I only knew Lucas before I came here, but then I met Riley, and she's just like him." Zay answered causing Joshua and Isabella to agree.
"I agree with him." Isabella looked over to the young genius. "How?" Farkle furrowed his eyebrows turning back to them.
"Well, the thing we all knew about Lucas is Lucas would do anything for his friends. And I never thought there could be anybody else like that, but Riley is." Zay explained to Farkle everything he knew of Lucas.
"So you guys think they're like brother and sister?" Farkle asked the three trying to see their inputs.
"No." They instantly shook their heads.
"No, I just think they have a lot in common." Zay answers as the others nod in agreement.
"They both seem to want what's best for their friends." Skylar added in as she thought about Lucas and Riley's similarities.
"And they both would do anything for their friends." Holden nodded seeing what everyone was saying.
"Yeah. And I think she did." Farkle nods as he looks over to Maya and Lucas figuring it out.
"So. . . what are you thinkin'?" Lucas asked Maya after a moment of silence between them.
"Oh, now? Oh, it's so funny you mention that. Actually, right now, in this exact moment, what I was thinking, what was running through my head was actually, if you don't start talking to me I'm gonna pour this smoothie right over your head. So why don't you give me the best you got?" Maya started off so sarcastic before threatening him with the smoothie she had in her hand.
"You taught her that, didn't you?" Holden looked over to Isabella as they turned to the girl in question.
"I will not admit nor deny that." Isabella answered as she bit down on a chocolate chip cookie.
"Did I ever tell you once I delivered a baby horse?" Lucas asked Maya as he turned to her with a smile.
Maya smiled sarcastically before taking her straw, putting it down and dumping her smoothie on Lucas head.
She quickly grabbed Lucas' smoothie before dumping it on him as well causing her to actually smile.
The others turned to Isabella with a raised up eyebrow on all their faces.
"I didn't teach her that. It's too messy." Isabella shook her head as she held her arms up in a surrender way.
"Actually, it looked kind of like this. The miracle of life." Lucas smiled sadly as he looked off to the side while Maya had a large grin.
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Later that night it was time for Riley's date with Charlie and she entered Topanga's as everyone else was spread around.
Maya was waiting for Lucas in the chairs while Zay and Farkle were at one of the bay windows eating their food as they watched the scene, Charlie was at the counter waiting for Riley to get there for their date.
Riley walked then and was about to greet Charlie, but that's when a guitar cord was heard in the cafe. They all turned to see Isabella, Joshua, Skylar, and Holden with a small setup. Lucas was about to enter Topanga's but saw the four, so he leaned on the doorway.
"We're EVOLution, and we're gonna sing you guys one of our favorite songs." Isabella smiled to the people inside, causing them to clap.
"Hope you guys like it." Joshua continued as he smiled looking over to Isabella.
"This is a song called 'Jealous' by Labrinth." Holden and Skylar smiled as the crowd turned to them giving them their full attention.
For this song Isabella and Holden were going to mainly sing as their voices fit together for the song while Skylar and Joshua played the guitars but would sing back up.
I'm jealous of the rain
That falls upon your skin
It's closer than my hands have been
I'm jealous of the rain
Isabella sang as she sat next to her boyfriend sending him a small smile which he happily returned.
I'm jealous of the wind
That ripples through your clothes
It's closer than your shadow
Oh, I'm jealous of the wind
Holden sang as Isabella let him take his part while he looked down at Skylar who smiled at him.
'Cause I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
The two sang together as Skylar added in some soft melodies on the portable piano they brought setting the guitar down as Joshua was the only one play the guitar.
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me
I'm jealous of the nights
That I don't spend with you
I'm wondering who you lay next to
Oh, I'm jealous of the nights
I'm jealous of the love
Love that was in here
Gone for someone else to share
Isabella took her solo as the audience felt transported by their singing falling in love with their voices.
Oh, I'm jealous of the love
'Cause I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me
Holden got his solo part as Joshua started to strum quicker to catch up to his pace as did Skylar.
As I sink in the sand
Watch you slip through my hands
Oh, as I die here another day, yeah
'Cause all I do is cry behind this smile
I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me
I-I-It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me
Isabella and Holden finished singing together as Skylar and Joshua joined them, closing their vocals as one.
As they finished the audience applauded for them causing them to smile as they bowed before putting their instruments down walking over to the younger teenagers.
"That was amazing guys." Riley smiled looking over to the older teenagers and her uncle as the others agreed. "Thanks, guys." They smiled in gratitude as they looked at each other.
"Though it was wonderful why did you guys decide to sing here?" Maya asked the four as Lucas walked over to them.
"Mom said if we sing it helps attract people to the cafe so we decide why not. And plus she's paying us for being the live band and we get free food." Isabella explained as the best friends smiled together.
"It doesn't get much better than that." Joshua continued as the others agreed.
The four smiled at the younger teenagers before walking over to the books where there were three seats which their friends sat in.
"That was incredible guys." Nikki smiled at them as the four got to them.
"It was really amazing." Francesca agreed with her best friend, loving the four voices.
"Couldn't have said it any better." Theodore shook his head, drinking his smoothie.
"Thanks, guys." Holden thanked them as the other three smiled.
"Maybe next time you guys join us." Isabella looked at them as she sat on Theodore's arm rest while her best friends agreed.
"I paint, I don't sing." Francesca held her arms up shaking her head.
"And I don't do anything with a crowd watching. Plus I stink at singing." Nikki quickly denied it, not liking being in front of a bunch of people.
"I just can't sing." Theodore shook his head.
"Oh please." Skylar and Isabella rolled their eyes at their friends.
"That's all bull crap." Joshua and Holden sent the three a look.
"You three can sing and you know it." Isabella started as she ate one of their fries.
"I hear you hum all the time at lunch and you sound amazing." Skylar looked over to Nikki giving her a look.
"And T we hear you sing all the time in the car and it's pretty amazing." Isabella looked to her side at the tall Texas boy who shrugged not denying it because he loved to sing when they drove.
"I never said I couldn't sing, I just said I don't." Francesca responded as she saw Joshua and Holden turned to her.
"We'll think about it." Nikki offered giving them a smile as the other two agreed.
"Fine." The four sighed knowing that's the best they're gonna get.
"How's it going with them?" Theodore asked the four as they all looked over to the younger teenagers in the coffee table area talking.
"Pretty much going into a situation like your guys'." Joshua responded as the other three nodded confirming it.
"Oh, I hope not we've been at this since middle school." Francesca shook her head hoping the younger teenagers were smarter than that.
"We hope not but it's just weird it's like exactly your guys' thing." Isabella sighed, shaking her head as the other three looked at them in confusion.
"It's terrifying how alike it is." Holden shook his head agreeing with Isabella.
"Like how you guys explained to us your situation that thing is sort of the same thing that's happening to them." Skylar explained as Riley dragged Farkle out of the cafe.
"Let's hope they are smarter than us and figure everything out quickly." Nikki sighed as her friends agreed with her looking over to the whole scene.
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New update, amores!!! Hope you liked it!!
What did you guys think? Will Isabella be able to help out the younger teenagers? Will the older teenagers all need to help them?
I added in a Joshabella moment in the beginning what did you guys think about it? Should I do more of those mature ones or keep them sweet or a mixture of both? Did you guys like Skylar and Holden's moment? Also what is their ship name guys?
I will be doing a birthday chapter for Joshua next but that's after the New Years one and there might be a Christmas chapter before the New Years chapter. Would you guys want to see a Christmas chapter?
Published~ June 25, 2020