~ Outfit ~
{Song}
Mrs. Potato Head - Melanie Martinez
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3rd
Cory's class was a bit different today, when the gang walked in he was carrying a big box with pretty wrapping paper.
Ivy looked at Lucas with a complex expression on her face.
"Ancient Greece.." He begins.
"What that? What that that?"
Riley points the present confused.
"What thi-this? It's a present." Cory explains.
"Is it for me?"
"What's the trick Cory?" Ivy said.
"Trick? I mean no trick. I just want to know who here wants this present?" He asked.
Everyone raised their hand except Maya and the blunette.
"Oh, Maya, Ivy, what? You assume by playing hard to get I'm gonna give it to you?"
"Well yes that one of my many arrows of my quiver." Maya replies.
Farkle shutters, "Medieval talk- what are you doing to me, woman?"
"Riley." Cory picks.
"Yay!"
Riley opens the box to pull a small chalkboard that had writing.
"The Trojan Horse?" Riley reads.
Ivy snickered a bit due to Riley's reaction.
"Surprise." Cory says.
"This isn't a present. This is one of your life lessons wrapped up in a class lesson wrapped up in a box of nothing."
"How you doin Honey?" Maya asked.
"I'ma worked up."
"I know."
"You assume it was because it was all neat and pretty that something good was inside. Ancient Troy was protected by a walls, the Greeks couldn't get in. So they built this big wooden horse and left it behind. What do you think the Trojans did?" He continues.
"They left it there because they were afraid that somebody was trying to teach them something." Riley said saltily.
"They brought the horse inside as a trophy, not inspecting the horse." Ivy addressed.
"Very good Ivy. That night, the Greek soldiers crawled out of the horse and defended Troy. What have we learned here?"
Lucas and his girlfriend raised our hands. "Mr. Friar, Ms. Lane."
"Don't make assumptions based on what you see?"
"Beauty is pain?"
"Riley, listen, I'm sorry I made an example of you, so here's a gift for you."
Cory had a box that was identical to the first one but tiny.
Riley was debating on whether or not.
"I'll take my chances with that, sir." Lucas volunteered.
"No, Lucas. You have to assume it was no good because the first one was no good. Aren't you all proud of me, Dad?"
"No!"
"Two "Get our of detention free" cards. " Lucas reads.
"Ooh, I can use one of those. Gimme that and I won't call you Ranger Rick all week."
"Gimme the other and I will... do anything you want for a week." Maya and Ivy bargained.
"Here you two go." Lucas hands the cards to us.
"Thanks Ranger Roy." Maya gave him a new nickname.
"Lemme guess. Ranger Roy is filling in for Ranger Rick."
"All week." Maya added.
"And now.. you." She tells Cory.
"Oh, is something gonna happen to me?"
"Yes, it is."
Maya began scattering and dance on Cory's desk, she handed the card for her not to get detention.
Ivy in the other hand, got up and scrambled through Cory's desk drawers, despite his warns of "No". She found what had been confiscated- her ball gun.
She handed one to the blonde.
Both started to shoot at their peers.
"Read the card!" Cory tells the two kids.
Maya stopped and read it out loud.
Yet Ivy was way into it.
She was mostly aiming at one of Missy's minions, who just got transferred into the class.
What snapped her out the "trance" was Lucas.
He had to carry her to make her listen.
"Read the card." Lucas said, carrying Ivy.
She start reading, "Blah-Blah..Worthless card..Maya dancing.. Oh also watch Ivy use her ball guns."
She give a glare at Cory, "You gotta be fuckin kidding me."
"Never assume. Look more deeply. Just because something is wrapping up all pretty, doesn't always mean it is." Cory finishes.
"You were in on this!" Both Maya and Ivy grunted.
"I'm Ranger Roy and I'll be here all week."
Maya does her shuttering "Oh-ho-oh."
"Fuck." Ivy huffs, giving Lucas a small chuckle.
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Ivy
The 4 of us went to go see the Debate team which Farkle was in, I was forced by my promise to Lucas on doing anything he wants me to do.
I should've said to give him food.
"In conclusion, school uniforms reduce individuality. Which will be unnecessary in the real world when your all working for me. Thank you, I am Farkle!" Farkle finished his speech.
"I don't understand debate." Riley stated.
"Say you do." Maya said.
"Ok."
"I like Debate, exploring two sides of the same thing. Good and Bad, Light and Dark. Right in front of you in the exact same time. Where else are you gonna get that?" Lucas asked.
I took one look at the Fandom, "Boom. Right here, free ticket." I presented Maya and Riley.
"And now from Einstein Academy-" Cory begin.
"I don't really care about this. Why would I come here and sit and let them ramble about very over-rated topic for a good hour of my time? I could be binging shows or watching Harry Potter of the 20th time." I put my opinion to Lucas.
"Really?"
"We do it everyday. Look, so you think Tom Holland is the purest person of all time?"
"N-"
"What nevermind, that was a fact." I smile at the thought of my celebrity crush.
"-Smackle!" Cory introduced the student.
Smackle bursted in from an Einstein Academy paper banner, as if she was in a wrestling match or something.
I clapped a bit louder.
Smackle and I are almost friends, we would make a great pair.
I would like to be friends with her.
"You goin' down, Chump." Smackle taunted Farkle.
"Wearing a uniform makes you surrender to conformity and sacrifices uniqueness, which is our most valuable freedom. Don't let anybody tell you what to wear. Don't let anyone tell you what to be. Smackle, the one and only, out." We all clap for her.
"Well, Before I announce the winner, let me remind you all that our final debate of the season will be head right here, next week. Where our though provoking topic will be "Is beauty only skin deep?" "
Yes, I do think there is inner beauty in people, but society is taught us that beauty being a cookie cutter, yet inner beauty I do believe strongly.
"So the winner of today's debate is Isadora Smackle, Einstein Academy." Cory announced.
"Well they really need Jesus." I joked.
"Smackle's definitely got game." Lucas agrees.
"She beats Farkle every time. You think he's gotten use to it by now?" Riley joins.
We all look back to see Farkle on the ground groaning,"It hurts."
"Nope. Good thing we are there for them." Maya answers.
The 2 fangirls were yet distracted by melon balls.
They were eating I prayed Lucas forgot about the week bet.
"Precious, let's join the debate team." Lucas suggested.
"But-"
"No, I remember you saying you can do anything I want you to do." He smirks.
I have him a glare.
"Good, I'll talk to them." He said ignoring my look.
I overheard Smackle asking Farkle on a smoothie date- what.
Smackle likes Farkle? Definitely saw that coming.
Farkle denied saying something of them being "Arch-nemesis".
Smackle sat down on one of the chairs, I follow her.
"You ok Smackle." No answer, I look back at Lucas and mouthed "Wait for me in a bit."
Riley congrats Smackle of being smart, I put an arm around her.
"I am sad." Smackle replies robotically.
"What?" Riley and I say.
"Farkle and I are perfect for each other. Why does he prefer you two?"
"What wait?" I asked confusingly.
I've never seem Farkle like that.
"I don't know. If I knew I'd stop." Riley answers.
"Well, There's nothing left to do now. But get a smoothie all alone and continue this good cry I'm having."
"You're crying?" I asked Smackle.
"Yes." She starts to make fake baby cries.
"Look. I am going to ask you something really fast and then I'm going to regret it." Riley told Smackle.
"You wanna come to my house?"
Riley instantly regrets it.
"Yes, I would like to come to your house. There is much I can learn from you."
Riley tried to give Smackle a hug, but the nerdy girl made it awkward by doing a side-ish hug thing.
"Oh no, I already have a weird friend." Maya said while having the fruit balls in her mouth.
"She means me." Riley refers herself.
"You're coming too Ivy." Riley invites.
I start to think, "Smackle might be up to something"
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3rd
The girls were at Riley's house on the bay window.
"Why do I have to be apart of your campaign to befriend every little woodland creature?" Maya asked rhetorically.
"Which woodland creature am I in your mind?" Smackle asked Maya.
"You're like a little gopher chipmunk combo deal."
"Maya, Smackle need our help." Riley explains.
"Yes. I need you to teach me the equation for beauty."
"Why?"
"Smackle loves Farkle."
"Why?"
"But he prefers you girls over me. Because you're all aesthetically pleasing. I on the other hand am less aesthetically pleasing, but am superior in every other area."
"Yeah, she's talking about you two." Ivy confirmed.
"No, including you Ivy." Isadora corrects.
"Girl, your calculations wrong. First time for everything." The blunette fight back.
"Ok, you want us to make you look beautiful?" Maya tries to simplify.
"Yes, but I don't expect you to change a trillion years of evolution in 5 seconds." The genius adds.
"Let me know when it's 4 seconds." Riley informed.
"Now." Ivy say in a monotonous voice.
The fan club goes and gets Smackle a makeover, while Ivy sits and think about it.
Ivy thinks in her head, "What a minute...Smackle is like Farkle, she does things for a reason. She's not doing it to like Farkle she's doing it... Debate!"
When Ivy turned was too late, Smackle fooled them.
Maya and Riley were amazed by E=mc2 in the "teen" talk Smackle had spoke in.
The girl was smart but not smart enough to fool her blue haired friend.
♚
Today Ivy was conducting her own experiment, Ivy had a full makeover on herself, like what Smackle is doing.
Ivy had to tell Lucas to not take her to school this morning.
So far, 12 compliments and two guys flirted with her.
She get a ring from my phone.
Wonderboy 🤠❤️
Come to the debate meeting
You promised !!!
The girl sigh in annoyance from Lucas and force herself to walk over.
"Shouldn't you be out hitting a home run or something?" One of Farkle's friends said to Lucas.
"We don't debate sports or cars." The other one adds.
"Gentlemen, you're making assumptions and my current assignment is to consider how assumptions lead to our ultimate down fall. So let's now judge a book by its cover." Farkle tries to reason.
"Looks like a book about baseball."
"Lucas is my friend. Welcome to the team."
She walks in.
Ivy made contact with Lucas, he was staring at her,and she can feel her cheek grow warm.
He smiles at her fatuously.
"Wow. I-Ivanna Lane, you look gorgeous." Farkle stutters.
"Compliment 13" Ivy thinks in her head.
"What are you all staring at?" She toughen up, it got uncomfortable when Farkle's friends started to look at me oddly.
"I'm hoping to be joined by the team." Lucas says.
He walks towards the girl, puts an arm around her waist, and pulls her closer to him.
"Shouldn't you be touching up your makeup or figuring out what to wear tomorrow?" One of Farkle's friends said.
Ivy sucks her teeth and takes off her earrings.
The nerdy boys took a few steps back in fear.
"Pussies." Ivy quietly laughed to herself.
Riley and Maya start walking in.
"Ladies." Farkle greets them.
"Farkle." They said in sync.
They both look at the blunette and there jaws dropped.
Riley runs up to her, "Ivy Lane, you look so pretty!"
"Compliment 14" Ivy thinks and smiles at the brunette.
"Maya, why are you wearing glasses?" Lucas asked her.
"They're Smackle's, I'm just holding them for her... on my face." Maya explains.
"We wanted to see if people will treat Maya differently or that she looks smart." Riley adds in.
"Hello, sudden approachable women." The geeks approach Maya.
Ivy looks at Lucas, "Well, they sure have standards." She jokes.
They both silently laugh.
"I think you look nice any way you are, Maya." Farkle compliments.
"Thanks. You wanna go out with us." Maya asked Farkle.
He then faints, "Out like "Out on a date"?"
"Aw, no. Out like out there with me and Riley because there's someone else we want you to introduce you too." She clarified.
"Yep. We think you'll really like her." Riley approves.
"I have a specific taste in girls. Is she one?" Farkle questioned.
"Uh-huh"
"That'll do it!"
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Lucas
Ivy and I made our way to Svorski's Bakery because Riley asked us too.
"Ok, what's all this?" I asked her.
"What do you mean darling?"
I gestures to her as a whole, "I know you full well that you don't dress up that much."
"What I can't have my own experiment?"
"No!"
"Why is that?" She asked me hands on her hips.
I rolled my eyes.
I noticed a guy looking at Ivy. My Ivy!
Quickly I takes off my sweater and put it on her.
I swear, I've noticed guys in school acting like that in front of her. They've never tried talking to her before when she's all beautifully natural. It was disgusting to me.
She was confused of my actions and had that face for all the way there.
We both walk in the bakery, "Hi, guys."
"Wow, Smackle you look great." I complimented.
She had her hair down, no glasses, differently dressed, and makeup.
Smackle starts giggling,
"Did that just come from me?" Smackle was obviously confused.
I hear Ivy snicker and that made me almost laugh.
"I'm sorry I have to do this Ivy." Farkle spoke to her.
"What?" She says.
"Smile at her." Farkle tells me, so I do.
"Omigosh." She cheers.
"Are you ok Smackle?" Riley asked her.
"I don't understand what's happening to me."
"Why don't you sit next to her, Lucas." Farkle inquires.
I did as instructed.
"No one that's ever looked like you had ever sat this close. Are you sitting here because you want to be my mate?"
I look at Ivy in a plead of help for her stop this, but she was bitting down in her knuckle to stop herself of laughing.
"I'm sitting here because this seat was empty."
"You smell like pine trees."
"Thank you."
"Our feet are touching."
"You're doing that."
It was weird. Smackle was... not Smackle?
"Smackle, would you mind telling me what is yeh square root of 36?" Farkle challenges her.
"Who cares."
"Excellent." Farkle grinned,
"Lucas is on our debate team. Would that be a distraction for you?"
"Should be, yeah." Smackle answers.
"Good. Let's go. We've got a Debate to prepare for."
Farkle, Ivy and I got up as soon as we leave Svorski's.
Farkle though quickly stops us.
"I know you two are dating."
Farkle confesses.
This stopped me and Ivy in our tracks.
Oh no.
"I've noticed the closer you two have gotten, and by today the way Lucas was looking at you and the way Ivy looks at you. It was obvious." Farkle acknowledged.
"Listen, we are-"
"I know. You're trying to protect Riley's feelings, but I have to tell her soon, it's gonna break her more."
"You're keeping this a secret?"
Ivy asked him.
"Of course. You have good reason but you need to understand I can't let you keep it forever."
"You're not gonna tell?" I asked, "Why?"
"I now it must be hard to deal with something like this. Especially with Riley."
Ivy goes up and hugs him, "Thanks bubba."
"I'm telling you now though, this can't go on forever."
Farkle walked away from the bakery.
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3rd
The Debate was here, Maya and Riley tried changing Isadora, but no use.
Farkle starts, "The nation of Troy was charmed by a beautiful wooden horse. They neglected to consider what was inside, and they lost everything because of its outer beauty. Don't be fooled by a pretty wrapper. I mean, who keeps the wrapping paper?"
"I wear ribbons." Riley chimed in.
"Ok. And our concluding statement will be made by Lucas Friar."
People clapped as Lucas stepped up for his turn.
Ivy's phone rang so she went to go check on it.
It was Missy's Instagram account.
It was just a photo of her little makeover day look.
Damn she must be desperate
Future prostitute!
She should should shove her fake makeup down her throat and die 🤮
Her heart stopped. Missy says mean things but never this far! This one hurt more than the rest though.
"Hey are you ok?"
"Lucas was already done?!" She thought.
"Y-Yeah." She shutdown the phone quickly.
Smackle started her debate, "However, I also learned that if you get swept up by what you are on the outside. You can lose who you are on the inside. Even though it's is easy to be fooled by the beauty of the Trojan Horse, Its real power come from the arm within- intelligence, compassion, integrity, courage. That army is the real you. Now matter what you look like. So even though beauty may be skin deep, beauty is nowhere near as important as the army inside. And I'll try not to forget that."
Smackle then puts on her glasses.
"Well, look at all of you. You're all very deeply beautiful. Especially you Farkle. Thank you."
Brainette finishes.
"She beat us." Lucas said.
"Yeah." Farkle accepts.
Ivy smiled at Farkle, she knew Farkle wanted her back, but she just didn't know why.
♚
Ivy
The gang including Smackle was at Svorski's.
"Valiant effort, Lucas. Perhaps a smoothie would that a sting on my latest victory." Smackle flirted.
I gave her a death glare while drinking my tea.
She look at me and retreated.
Note, I was happy for her to make a bold move, just not with my secret-ish boyfriend.
"Whoa whoa, Back off sister." Riley sassed.
"I actually think Smackle just enjoyed some newfound confidence, Riley." Farkle defended her.
"You know me well, Arch-nemesis."
"She was using you to make Farkle jealous!" Maya realized.
I cover my mouth to try and not laugh.
Lucas chuckled, "That's a new one."
"Tell me the truth, Farkle.
If Riley, Maya, and Ivy weren't beautiful. Would you still love them?"
Smackle asked him.
"This does not imply me." I claimed.
Farkle ignored me, "They're beautiful? Oh, yeah I never really noticed."
I smile to Farkle and look at Lucas, he grabs my hand from under the table so no one can notice.
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