Happy Halloween! Here's a fun little one shot I wrote for Halloween! :)
Halloween Dance
It was 3 days before Halloween and the entire group was sitting in their usual spots at Topanga's trying to decide on their costumes for the Abigail Adams High School Halloween Dance.
"Ok, so Smackle and I were talking and we were thinking of going as a football player and a cheerleader." Farkle stated, grabbing the pastry in front of him and taking a bite.
"What? Farkle you don't play football, or even like football, why would you want to be a football player?" Riley asked, sitting up in her chair.
"That's the whole point Peaches, Halloween is the one time a year when you can be something that you're not, and no one can say a thing to you about it." Maya replied from her spot on the other side of Lucas.
"Well I guess you're right, Maya. But I thought we were gonna do a whole group thing this year? We could be Scooby Doo and the gang! Lucas and Maya would be Fred and Daphne, obviously. And then Smackle and Farkle would be Shaggy and Velma, and then Zay would be Scooby! It'd be great." Riley cheered as she clapped her hands.
"Wait a minute, why would Huckleberry and I 'obviously' be Fred and Daphne?" Maya asked, using air quotes to put emphasis on the word obviously.
"Well clearly because even though the two of you say that there's nothing between you two anymore, there obviously is, or at least there's still a lot of unresolved tension between you both." Smackle observed with a smirk on her face.
"Yeah, what she said." Zay quipped before turning towards Riley. "Sugar, if we're all the characters that you listed, who would you be?"
"Oh yeah, I guess I forgot to include myself in the planning." Riley replied with a gloomy frown.
"What about the characters from Wizard of Oz?" Farkle suggested to Riley, wanting to put a smile back on her face. "You could be Dorothy."
"And then the rest of you could be the other characters! Farkle would be the Tin Man, Lucas would be the Scarecrow, Zay would be the Cowardly Lion, and then Maya could be the Wicked Witch of the West and Smackle could be Glinda!" Riley responded, instantly cheering up.
"So why do I gotta be the Wicked Witch?" Maya asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Peaches, because you're the bad one in the group, remember? I put you back to right where I needed you. Or you could always be a munchkin and carry around a giant lollipop." Riley replied with a smile on her face.
"Sister, I'm a lot of things, but I ain't lollipop." Maya answered with a roll of her eyes as she reached towards the table to grab her smoothie.
Lucas looked up from reading the paper in his hand. "Uh guys, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but according to the rules and guidelines set for the costume contest for the dance, it says that in order to win the contest all entries are supposed to be pairs with couples costumes for those going with dates, or individuals can enter alone. No group costumes will be accepted as entries for the contest." Lucas read aloud from the paper.
"Okay, so we just enter as pairs with our dates, no problem but now that you know what Smackle and I were planning, we're gonna have to change it now." Farkle said with a shrug of his shoulders.
Zay turned to his right and looked at Riley. "Wanna be my date and partner for the costume contest? I've got some really good ideas that will definitely have us winning the contest."
Riley smiled at Zay. "Sounds like fun, Zay. I can't wait."
Lucas turned towards Maya. "What do you say, Shortstack? Go to the dance with me and we can beat these suckers at their own game?"
Maya looked at Lucas with a smirk on her face. "Alright, but under one condition. Everyone has to keep their costume ideas a secret until the dance, and we'll see which pair has the best costumes based on the votes from the costume contest."
"So Huckleberry, have you thought of any ideas for our costume?" Maya asked as she sat cross-legged on Lucas's bed. "Good idea on including the couple's costumes for the contest by the way."
Lucas turned around in his desk chair and smiled a sappy smile at Maya. "I mean, it's my job as student body president to give the people what they want. We should just tell everyone that we're dating already."
"I just want to make sure that everyone is okay with it before we share it with the world." Maya replied.
"I know you mean Riley. And I think she'd be fine, she's the one who suggested that we'd be Fred and Daphne in the group costume due to our 'unresolved tensions.'" Lucas said with a chuckle. "Besides, Zay and Riley have been flirting around with each other for a while now, and I think that this would be good for them."
"Aww, look at you playing matchmaker for your best friend and your ex-girlfriend. You're so adorable when you care and help others." Maya laughed. "So what do you think everyone else is planning on dressing up as?"
"Well, knowing Riley and Zay, they'll do something sweet and sappy, probably something Disney. Calling it now, they'll be a princess and her prince." Lucas answered as he stood up and walked over to sit beside Maya.
"And obviously Farkle and Smackle are not going to be a football player and cheerleader anymore. I bet they'll do something that's either science related or something else that's brainy." Maya said as she leaned over and placed her head on Lucas's shoulder. "So that leaves us. What kind of costume are you thinking for us?"
"That depends. We could do something cheesy and over the top, or we could do something famous that everyone will know what we are dressed up as." Lucas replied as he leaned back on his pillow, tugging Maya to lay back beside him.
"I've got an idea. It's pretty basic, and it's going to depend on how good our performance is for people to get our costumes. I'm pretty sure Zay will get it. And people will probably know that we're dating afterwards." Maya laughed as she snuggled into Lucas's arms.
Riley and Zay stood near the snack table, taking a break from all the dancing they'd been doing.
"Zay, I have no idea how you're not all hot and sweaty from dancing with that mask and outfit on." Riley said as she took a drink from her cup of punch.
"Sugar, I'm a dancer, it's what I do. I once danced an entire show under the hot stage lights in even more fur than this, as the big bad wolf." Zay replied, sitting down in a nearby chair.
"Well thank you Zay, for letting me be something that I've wanted to dress up as." Riley responded, taking a seat beside Zay.
"Are you kidding? You've always been a beautiful princess, now I just get to call you beautiful in French tonight." Zay said with a wink.
"Well thank you Zay for being the perfect Beast for me." Riley said as she grabbed Zay's hand. "I still haven't seen the others, you don't think that they abandoned us and skipped the dance do you?"
"I don't think so Riley, here come Farkle and Smackle now."
"Hey guys. Wow Riley, you look beautiful. That yellow ball gown really makes you look just like Belle, and Zay you make a great Beast." Smackle said as her and Farkle walked towards them.
"She's right Riley, you guys definitely have a shot at winning the costume contest." Farkle agreed as he stood beside Smackle.
"I like your costumes! That's clever!" Riley giggled from her spot beside Zay.
"Nerds! I love it! Those are my favorite candies!" Zay laughed.
"Right? Smackle actually came up with the idea for us to dress up like nerds and then wear a box that's decorated like a box of nerds." Farkle replied as he threw his arm around Smackle.
"Thanks dearest, we are adorable nerds together." Smackle said. "So has anyone seen Maya or Lucas yet?"
"I haven't seen them yet, but I don't think they'd ditch, especially since Lucas is the student body president, he has to make a speech during the dance." Farkle said.
"Hey guys!" Maya announced as she approached her friends. She was wearing a simple baby blue button up dress with a pearl necklace and had her hair curled and pinned away from her face.
"Peaches! You're here! I was so worried that you weren't going to come to the dance!" Riley shouted as she jumped out of her seat to hug Maya. "Where's Lucas?"
"Oh he's getting ready to go up on stage to make his speech so I said I'd come find you guys." Maya replied.
"So Maya, you look nice, but I can't really tell what you're supposed to be." Farkle observed.
"I wanna say Lucy from I Love Lucy, but I'm not sure." Zay said as he stroked his chin in thought.
"Well you'll just have to wait for the costume contest to find out if you're right or not." Maya answered with a smirk.
At that moment, Lucas walked out on stage to begin his duties as student body president.
Everyone looked up to see Lucas standing at the microphone wearing a white button up shirt and khaki slacks.
"Good evening everyone and welcome to the Annual Abigail Adams High School Halloween Bash. On behalf of all the student council and school staff, we want to thank you for joining us tonight. Don't forget about the costume contest starting in an hour. We've seen some great costumes already. Well, I hope everyone has a great time tonight, Go Patriots!" Lucas concluded his speech as everyone started clapping.
"I don't get it. Is Lucas gonna change now that he's made his speech?" Riley asked as she watched Lucas give the welcoming speech at the dance.
Zay looked towards Maya who smirked at him and winked before she walked towards the middle of the floor. "No way," was the only thing Zay could say as he watched his friend finish his speech.
As Lucas stepped back from the microphone, Maya shouted above the crowd. "Why didn't you write me? Why? It wasn't over for me! I waited for you for 7 years, and now it's too late!"
Lucas looked out in the crowd at Maya. "I wrote you 365 letters, I wrote you every day for a year!"
"You wrote me?" Maya asked as she walked closer towards the stage.
"Yes!" Lucas answered as he jumped off the stage and walked towards Maya. "It wasn't over, it still isn't over!"
Lucas grabbed Maya by the face as Maya jumped up into his arms, their faces crashing together. They pulled apart when they heard the crowd cheering for them, glad to see the two had finally gotten together.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU REENACT MY FAVORITE SCENE FROM MY FAVORITE MOVIE?! I'M LITERALLY CRYING!" Zay cried as he ran up to Maya and Lucas.
"Peaches! I knew you two were destined to be together!" Riley cheered as she ran up beside Zay.
"I'm glad to see that you two have finally gotten rid of all the unresolved tension." Smackle said, as she and Farkle walked up to the group.
"I can't help but think you guys have practiced that before." Farkle observed.
"Oh yeah, about that. We've been together for about 2 weeks now." Maya replied, placing a peck to Lucas's lips.
"Even if we don't win the costume contest, I still think we won." Lucas looked down at Maya and said with a smile.