Lawrence Loud - Tales of the Loud House
Study Muffin
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The episode begins with Lawrence sitting in his room, studying.
"Studying can sometimes really be a pain in the butt." Lawrence meta-referenced, without looking away from his chemistry notebook. "But if you know what you're doing, it can be pretty fun." Lawrence turned to the readers. "And chemistry is my main advantage here, along with physics, mathematics, social studies, geography, art, computer class and language arts."
He sighed. "I just wish sometimes my siblings would see the potential in me. It's always Lisa they go to for help; never me. Maybe one day…"
He then felt his throat dry up.
"Boy, I'm thirsty. I need some water." Lawrence thought out loud. He put his pen down, got up from his chair, and went downstairs to get some water, whilst humming a song.
As he was going towards the kitchen, he passed Lincoln getting tutored by someone. His British accent sounded… very familiar.
"Hugh?" Lawrence asked. He turned around and his face lit up.
"Lawrence?" he asked.
"Wow, Hugh! It's been quite a while!" he said happily, fist bumping him.
"Indeed it has, Lawrence! It's great to see you again." Hugh replied with a smile.
"You two know each other?" Lincoln asked.
"Yeah, we met when he was a high school junior and I was a high school freshman. We started hanging out during breaks and we ended up becoming really good friends. He went to college after finishing high school and sadly, we couldn't really keep in touch. This guy has no social media!" Lawrence said, jokingly pointing a finger at Hugh.
"Because you know I don't use social media." Hugh replied with a matter-of-fact tone.
"Guys, I hate to break the reunion, but I have to study." Lincoln said.
"I understand, buddy." Lawrence said understandingly. "Do you mind if I join you guys?"
"As long as it's fine with your brother." Hugh said.
"I don't mind. He never interrupts." Lincoln said, smiling.
"Alright, I'll quickly go get a drink and then I'll join you guys." Lawrence said.
…
After a refreshing glass of water, Lawrence sat down next to Lincoln whilst he got his things out of his bag.
"I really appreciate this, Hugh," Lincoln said with a smile. "I have a big multi-subject test coming up, and I need to ace it."
Lori then walked into the room, talking on her phone. "So I'm like, if you literally don't know the difference between dance team and color guard-" She then gasped and dropped her phone upon seeing Hugh.
"Ba… ba… ba…" Lori stuttered.
"Uhh, you okay Lori?" Lawrence asked, confused.
"Er… um… yes!" Lori said, picking her phone up. "I was just going to get a… hunk of meat… uh, I mean, uh, a dish of cereal, er, tall drink of water!" Lori stammered nervously, and walked into a wall, dropping her phone again.
Hugh got down on one knee and picked it up for her. "Miss, you dropped your mobile." Lori then fawned awkwardly.
Lawrence chuckled. "That's Hugh for you, the politest guy on the planet."
"Don't you think something's off with Lori?" Lincoln asked, confused.
Lana then entered the room with a butterfly net. "I heard a goose! I call dibs!" She then noticed Hugh and started stammering like Lori. "Ba… ba… ba…"
"Now it's going on with Lana too. Lawrence?" Lincoln asked, whilst Lawrence had his hand to his chin.
"Maybe it's…" His eyes then wide. "Oh crud…"
Leni then came into the room wearing a facial mask. "I heard a sheep." She removed the cucumber slices from her eyes and saw Hugh. "AAH! MY FACE!" She then ran off into the kitchen.
"What's up, Lawrence?" Lincoln asked, looking a bit concerned.
The rest of the girls minus Lily then entered and reacted the same way upon seeing Hugh.
"Ba… ba… ba…"
"The girls have crushes on Hugh." Lawrence said, annoyed.
"Great." Lincoln said, equally as annoyed.
Leni then returned without her facial mask.
"Hey guys." she said. "Oh, Lincoln, I didn't know you were entertaining. Hi, I'm-" Leni then stopped upon seeing Hugh closer up. "Ba… ba… ba… ba…"
Hugh then stood straight. "Um, hello. I'm Hugh, Lincoln's tutor and Lawrence's friend. It's lovely to meet you all."
That only infatuated the girls even more. "Ba… ba… ba…"
"Do you mind?" Lawrence said, annoyed. "Lincoln has to study."
"It's a free country, Lawrence." Lola said, walking up to Hugh and looking at him. "We can stand where we want to."
Lana then reacted by cutting in front of Lola. "I'm standing here!"
"The heck you are!" Lola replied. The twins then started flailing their hands at each other.
"You're blocking my view!"
"You're blocking my Hugh!"
The girls then started marching towards Hugh who nervously backed up in a corner.
"Oh no, I could've expected this!" Lawrence said, worried.
"Come on, we've got to help him!" Lincoln said.
Lawrence and Lincoln then tried reaching for Hugh in the midst of the girls. They felt Hugh's hands grip theirs and the brothers pulled him out immediately.
"Come on!" Lincoln said, pulling Hugh away from the girls.
After a few seconds, the girls noticed Hugh wasn't there.
"Where'd he go?"
"He disappeared."
"I just wanted a lock of his hair."
"That's enough, girls." Lawrence said sternly, getting everyone's attention.
"Out. Now." he said, pointing a finger at the door. "Lincoln has to study for his test, and he can't study with you all trying to kiss his tutor."
The girls then walked out of the door with disappointed faces.
"Killjoy." Lori muttered.
"I heard that." Lawrence said, closing the door.
"I'll keep an eye out for the girls," he said, turning to Lincoln and Hugh. "Lincoln, you study. Hugh, tutor my brother."
While Hugh and Lincoln were studying, Lawrence peeked out of the window, seeing all the girls looking through it, Luan holding her camcorder.
"Get out of my way!"
"You're blocking my Hugh!"
Lawrence then looked through the window at the girls with a face so intimidating, it frightened even Lola. He then pulled the curtains shut.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a periscope peep through the fireplace at Hugh. Lawrence shoved it back up, hearing a cry of pain from Lola.
"I swear, they are not like this." Lawrence said.
"Oh it's no bother. They seem like very spirited young ladies." Hugh said.
"And they are." Lawrence said, smiling.
"They just go bonkers whenever a good-looking guy with an accent like you steps into the house." Lincoln said, annoyed.
"I'm used to it, chum." Hugh said.
"Right, back to studying." Lawrence says, only to faintly hear the girls ranting.
Lawrence walked over to the window to listen to their rants.
"It's not fair! Why do Lincoln and Lawrence get to be around him?" he heard Lori say.
"We have to find a way to make him notice us without getting the attention of Lincoln or Lawrence!" Lola said. "Any plans, girls?"
Only silence. Causing Lawrence to walk back to Hugh and Lincoln.
"I think we should go to my room for tutoring." Lawrence said.
"Very well then." Hugh said.
The boys go upstairs only to see the Loud siblings' father, Lynn Sr. wearing a bowler hat and holding a miniature Union Jack flag.
"Cheerio! Pip-pip and all that rut!" Lynn Sr. said with a faux British accent, rushing over to Hugh to hug him. "Lynn Loud, Sr. I did a college semester in merry old England. So many memories. Bangers and mash, riding the Tube…"
"Ah, yes," Hugh said, uncomfortably. "Cheers."
Lawrence facepalmed with an annoyed sigh.
"Oh, Hugh," Lori said, going over to Hugh. "My window is literally stuck and I need someone very strong to open it." Lori then took Hugh away from her dad, who didn't notice.
'Oh, come on, this can't be happening!' Lawrence thought, irritated.
Meanwhile, Hugh opened Lori's not-so-stuck window.
"There you are, love. Right as rain."
"Wow," Lori said with a rather...amorous tone. "I bet you work out a lot, huh?"
"Well, I did do a spot of crew in fifth form." Hugh said, smiling.
"I like all your forms." Lori said before fawning awkwardly again.
"I need to borrow Hugh for a second," Lisa said, coming in and taking Hugh away. "I'm tutoring Lola."
"Glad to help. What's the subject?" Hugh asked.
Lisa only looked at him with a creepy smile.
Hugh was lent by Lisa into her and Lily's room, where Lola was waiting with a notebook.
Lisa then showed Lola Hugh's abdomen, causing him to blush.
"So, this is called a rectus abdominis. Otherwise known as a six pack."
Hugh then quickly pulled his shirt down. "Oh, I say!" he exclaimed, embarrassed.
"Now, if you'll turn around," Lisa continued. "I'll point out the gluteus maximus."
The girls then rushed in, squealing enticingly.
"Really? But this is most-"
"That's it," Lawrence came in, cutting Hugh off. "Class dismissed." Lawrence led Hugh out of the room and came back to the girls.
"Girls, what the hell are you doing?!" Lawrence said angrily, causing the girls to be shocked of his anger and mild swearing.
"Lawrence, watch your language!" Lori said.
"Answer the question." Lawrence said, in his stern voice. "Would you mind telling me why you girls can't get a hold of yourselves and let Lincoln study?!"
The girls remained silent, looking quite ashamed, causing Lawrence to sigh.
"Girls, Lincoln has to ace this test. If he doesn't, he'll fail fifth grade. Do you girls want that?" Lawrence asked.
"Of course we don't." Luan said, the rest of the girls agreeing.
"Then keep in control when around Hugh." Lawrence said. "I know he's good-looking. But give him some space. And not just Hugh, but Lincoln. Remember; Hugh's here to help Lincoln study. If he really enjoys being here, and not surrounded by amorous girls," Lawrence said, raising his voice in the end, causing the girls to blush. "He might come visit some other time."
Lawrence chuckled over the girls blushing and went over to his room, where Hugh was finally successfully tutoring Lincoln.
"Well, I got the girls under control." Lawrence said, getting the boys' attention. "Now, let's get down to business."
"Brilliant." Hugh said, and turned to Lincoln. "Let's start with mathematics. See if you can solve for X."
Lincoln wrote down the equation and showed it to Hugh. "Is that right?"
Hugh smiled. "Well done! Let's move on to social studies."
As Lawrence watched Hugh tutor Lincoln, he couldn't help but feel… unwanted. Not even Lincoln had ever thought of going to him to help him with his studies. It's always been Lisa; and now, Hugh. He's never been able to help, because no one had ever asked for his help.
'If only Lincoln and the girls could see the potential in me… it's all I want.' Lawrence thought, sadly.
"Lawrence? You all right, old chum?" Hugh asked, looking concerned, along with Lincoln.
"It's nothing." Lawrence said, faking a smile. "Continue."
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Hugh looked at Lincoln surprised. "Lincoln, you're spot-on in all of your lessons. Even surrealist art."
Lincoln had ended up painting The Son of Man by René Magritte with him as the son and a tennis ball as the apple.
"It's weird," Lincoln said, confused. "I thought I needed so much help."
"It's all in your head, chum. There's no reason you shouldn't be getting top marks on your exam." Hugh said, packing up. "Well, I guess you won't be needing me anymore."
"We'll see." Lincoln said with a smile.
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The boys headed downstairs to see the girls watching TV. Upon sight of Hugh, the girls blushed, but immediately turned away.
'Keep under control, keep under control, keep under control…' They all thought at once.
"I'm really glad I could help you out, Lincoln," Hugh said, then turned to Lawrence. "And it was great to see you again, Lawrence." he said, holding his hand out.
"Took the words right out of my mouth, Hugh." Lawrence said, shaking his hand. "Maybe you could come visit sometime?"
This caused Hugh to blush and look nervous. "Well…"
Lawrence chuckled. "Don't worry. I got the girls under control." He said, turning to the girls, who nodded with nervous smiles.
"If you say so." Hugh said.
"I'm always right, except when I'm not." Lawrence said smugly, causing everyone to chuckle at his goofiness.
"What a liar." Hugh countered, smirking. "Right, I should be getting back to my dorm. I still need to study myself." he said. "Good luck on your test, Lincoln. Farewell, Lawrence. Farewell, girls."
"Bye Hugh!" They said, all while blushing and being a bit nervous.
"See you soon Hugh!" Lawrence said, closing the door.
He turned to the girls and smiled. "Good job girls." He then looked down to the ground and sighed sadly.
"Okay, Lawrence," Lincoln said, with a concerned tone. "You've been upset ever since my tutoring with Hugh. What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Lawrence said, going upstairs.
"Lawrence," Lori said, stopping him. "Come here."
He went back and stopped in front of his twin.
"What's wrong, Lawrence?" Lori asked with a serious tone.
"I told you, it's nothing." Lawrence repeated.
"Larry, I'm your twin. I can see through you." Lori said with a more motherly tone. "What's troubling you, big bro?"
Lawrence sighed. "I just feel unwanted when it comes to tutoring."
"What do you mean?" Lynn asked.
"What I mean is that, every time you guys need help on your homework, it's always Lisa you go to for help. You guys know I do well in my tests as well! I mean, I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I know how to ace my tests. You know how especially well I do in chemistry. I've been an A+ ever since I started learning the subject." Lawrence said. "My point is, I want to help, but I can't, because you guys always rely on Lisa. Never has anyone asked for my help in studying. Ever. I just want you all to see the potential in me. But none of you give me that chance." Lawrence finished, letting a few tears flow.
"You all know how sensitive I am. And me not being able to help hurts." He added.
The girls and Lincoln were all surprised to hear this. Lawrence only wanted to help. But never have any of the girls given him a chance.
"Lawrence," Lori said, causing him to look at her. "I do need some help with my physics homework, but Lisa's schedule is completely booked. Do you think you can help me?"
Lawrence's face immediately lit up. "Me?" He turned to her with a slowly growing smile. "Help you? In physics?"
Lori rolled her eyes. "Can you help me or not?"
Lawrence nodded. "Let's get to studying." He said, smiling widely.
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Soon enough, Lawrence helped every sibling he could.
He helped Lori with physics, Leni with chemistry, Luna with geography, Luan with language arts, Lynn with mathematics, Lucy with social studies, and Lola and Lana with art.
After a while, they were all thanking him with hugs, and Lisa and Lawrence worked out both of their tutoring schedules.
Now, both Lawrence and Lisa will have enough time to both tutor and study.
Lawrence went back to his room with one of the biggest smiles he's ever had. He looked at his watch, showing it was nearing 10 PM, so he went to have a shower and went to bed.
"I can't believe how much I could help out the girls." Lawrence meta-referenced. "Who knows what else I can be capable of? Only time will tell. I just hope Lincoln gets a good test tomorrow."
Lawrence laid back and closed his eyes.
"All those years of studying have done me a good service." he said before falling asleep.
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The next day, Lincoln returned home with a despondent look on his face.
"How'd the test go, bro?" Lynn asked. "You ace it?"
"No! I got an F!" Lincoln exclaimed, slumping on the floor.
Luan picked up the test. "Oh, and a frowny face. That's cold." She turned to Lincoln who was still on the floor.
"What went wrong, Linc?" she asked.
"I don't know. I could've sworn I had it." Lincoln said, then stood up.
"Ms. DiMartino is definitely going to flunk me now." Lincoln said, sighing.
"Hold up!" Lawrence shouted. "Ms. DiMartino?"
"Yeah, she's been our substitute teacher since Mrs. Johnson broke her leg riding a mechanical bull." Lincoln said.
"Lincoln, did you ever think that failing your tests was not because of you not knowing but instead being distracted by her?" Lawrence suggested.
"Larry's right. Ms. D is so smokin', guys go completely bonkers around her." Luna said.
Lawrence then turned to Luna. "Larry's still not my name."
"Even Bobby nearly flunked because of her," Lori added. "Of course, that was BL: Before Lori. Or he never would have noticed her."
"But that couldn't happen to me!" Lincoln exclaimed. "Could it?"
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(Flashback. Ms. DiMartino's first day on the job)
Ms. DiMartino was walking to Mrs. Johnson's class.
"Hi, Ms. DiMartino!" Jordan greeted, walking past her.
Lincoln however, was lovestruck. "Ba… ba… ba…"
Distracted, Lincoln walked into a locker door.
In class, Lincoln's friends, Zach, Rusty and Liam gave her, in order, an apple with a heart-shaped balloon tied to its stem, a box of chocolates, and a bonsai tree trimmed like a heart, while Lincoln gave her a fruit basket dedicated to the state of Michigan.
Lincoln was sharpening his pencil, but was distracted by Ms. DiMartino's beauty, and he had sharpened his pencil so much that it became stubby, which has happened to a few pencils of his.
Ms. DiMartino was writing down the French term for "to love," Aimer, and how to conjugate it.
"Let's conjugate the French verb, Aimer, to love. J'aime, tu aimes, il aime, nous aimons…"
The boys were too busy ogling and drooling over her to pay attention.
At lunch, Lincoln and his friends were once again distracted by Ms. DiMartino and walked one by one into a trash can.
"Oh! Found my retainer!" Liam exclaimed.
During a test, Lincoln was focusing on his test, but all focus vanished when Ms. DiMartino passed by.
"You'll have one hour to complete your test. Eyes on your own paper." she instructed.
Lincoln was once again distracted by his substitute, and he filled his test in with a big heart, earning him an F.
(Flashback end)
…
"Holy shmoly!" Lincoln realized. "You guys are right! I do go completely bonkers around Ms. DiMartino. Just like you guys did around Hugh."
"Did!" Lawrence shouted.
"What am I gonna do?!" Lincoln asked, worried.
"Why don't you ask if you can retake the test?" Luan suggested.
"But as long as she's anywhere near me, I'm still gonna blow it!" Lincoln said.
"Then erase her from your sight." Lawrence suggested. "As they say, out of sight, out of mind."
"Exactly," Lisa said. "Observe." Lisa then took Lori's phone which had a picture of Hugh as the background wallpaper and made a creepy smile. She then shook her head and went over to Lori.
"Lori, what is Bobby's full name?" she asked.
"Roberto Alejandro Martinez-" Lisa shows her the picture and Hugh and she fawns. She then pulled it back. "Roberto Alejandro-" Repeat. "Roberto-" Repeat.
"And now to delete." Lisa said.
"NOOOOOOO!" Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lana, and Lola exclaimed, but alas, Lisa deleted the photo.
Lori then shook her head. "Roberto Alejandro Martinez-Millan Luis Santiago, Jr."
"Case closed." Lisa said, satisfied.
"Got it." Lincoln said, then left.
"I can see you're still not over him." Lawrence said, annoyed. "Just try to keep in control next time he visits and swoon in secret, okay?"
"We'll try." Lori said. "But, something's piqued my curiosity."
Everyone turned to Lori. "I've seen Ms. DiMartino at the high school, and all boys have gone bonkers when seeing her, but… Lawrence didn't." Everyone then turned to Lawrence.
He smiled proudly. "Do you all want to know why I don't go nuts around the good-looking? It's because I am the good-looking!"
"Alright Larry, we get it." Lori said.
"Still not my name." Lawrence said, losing his smile and going upstairs.
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The next day, Lincoln returned home, this time with a proud face.
"I did it! I aced the test!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"Congrats, Linc!" Lawrence said.
"Thought, Ms. DiMartino's now our substitute gym teacher…" Lincoln said, scratching the back of his head.
"And it all repeats again!" Lawrence said, now annoyed.
"Hopefully I'll get over it soon." Lincoln said.
"Here's to hoping." Lawrence said.
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Later that evening, Lawrence was messaging Hugh.
Lawrence: You over the incident now with my sisters?
Hugh: Pretty much. They seem like very friendly young ladies, I wouldn't mind visiting any other time.
Lawrence: Why, do you fancy my sisters? ;)
Hugh: That's not what I meant!
Lawrence: I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Right, I should be getting to bed now.
Hugh: As must I, chum. Take care, Lawrence.
Lawrence: Bye, Hugh.
Lawrence put his phone down and looked at the readers.
"Hugh's definitely going to visit the Loud house again," he meta-referenced. "Let's just hope the girls won't go too nuts around him."
He then laid back on his pillow.
"Here's to hoping." Lawrence said, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
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Woohoo! It's done! Study Muffin! I decided to do this episode next because it was one of my favorites. I just found the girls' crushes on Hugh so funny, and I knew I just had to do it, having Lawrence help Hugh out and calm the girls.
Because Lawrence calmed the girls down, Hugh will be appearing in the future, along with the introductions of Lawrence's best friends, so we can thank Larry for that.
Anywho, I don't have much to say yet again. Thank you all again for reading and the support, everyone. Until next time, my name is Adam, or Starshine89, don't forget to follow the story to be notified of new chapters, and maybe leave a review telling me how I did and informing me of mistakes, and I will see you all very soon. Take care, everyone!