A/N Wrote this a long time back, it's complete and utter silliness. Enjoy~!
It took more than a few things to scare Widow Lucas. The woman had faced down ruthless debt collectors, shady reporters, potentially psychotic mayors, and her own granddaughter; there were few things that surprised her anymore.
But of course, fate delivers our worst fears to us in the most unsuspected packages. So of course, sweet Mary Margret to take it upon herself to terrify the old woman.
Ms. Lucas would curse this day for the rest of her life.
It all started with a fundraiser the local school decided to put on for the animal shelter in town where Mary Margret's part-time boyfriend volunteered. The love-struck teacher decided to throw all her heart and soul into the fundraiser, pushing students to give all they had and a little extra in order to make the shelter as comfy as possibly for the wee little critters that lived there.
Naturally, Ruby adored anything with four legs and a tail, so she was soon wrapped up in the excitement of the fundraiser, which then quickly spread across the entire town. Naturally this soon involved Ms. Lucas, because anything her granddaughter was involved in required Ms. Lucas's upmost attention. That, and apparently the diner was the perfect place for fundraiser planning parties between Mary Margret and her friends.
That was where the trouble began.
Widow Lucas had been listening in to the conversation between her granddaughter and the school teacher one day during one of their 'meetings', watching them chat away about whatever nonsense, when Mary Margret had called her over. Unashamed of being caught eavesdropping on the pair, Ms. Lucas had marched over to the girls and asked what they required. Mary Margret gave no details, only said that she needed the older woman's help with an upcoming event.
For a woman who faced down enemies like Regina without blinking an eye, she should have seen a trick when it presented itself. But this was for a good cause, she reasoned, and helped her keep an eye on Ruby. So the woman found herself agreeing to help the girls with whatever project it was they were working on.
The next thing she knew, she was on a podium alongside her granddaughter and the pixie-cut teacher making the newest fundraiser announcement to the student body.
"You have all done an amazing job raising money to help the animals at Storybrooke's Humane Society." Mary Margret smiled sweetly, and the audience of children applauded. "But we have one more opportunity for you to raise money, and it comes with a special surprise reward!"
The children roared with delight, and Ms. Lucas felt the pit of her stomach start to tingle with despair.
"If our school manages to raise over 1,000 dollars for the humane society," Mary Margret paused and grinned at the elderly woman beside her. "Miss Ruby Lucas will push a whipped cream pie into Granny's face!"
The whoops of delight echoed across the room, and Ms. Lucas felt herself sink into a deep hole of regret. Mary Margret, so sweet and innocent, had successfully fooled her into making a complete joke of herself.
One week later, Granny silently cursed the petite teacher and her granddaughter as the approached her, pie in hand. Ruby slowly and dramatically raised the pie to her grandmother's face and smashed it in, leaving the older woman covered with cream and pie crust.
The children laughed with delight, and Ms. Lucas allowed them all a small smile before lifting her granddaughter into a tight hug, smearing the whipped cream all over her shirt and hair. Ruby screamed as her grandmother set her down, and Ms. Lucas cackled as she began to chase after Mary Margret.
In the long run, it had been worth it, Ms. Lucas saw. From that point on, she, Ruby, and Mary Margret always shared a special bond over a slice of pie at Ms. Lucas's diner.
Not that the incident would ever be forgotten, of course.