Notes: This takes place during the episode 'Snoop's On.' Lincoln, Leni, and Luan think Luna has a secret rebellious lifestyle when they read her diary. (Also, I'm guessing Luna's secret, it's not canon.)
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"Phew! That was close!" Lincoln's voice heaved.
"I know! Can you imagine how upset Luna would be if she knew we read her diary?!" Leni's voice shuddered.
Luna couldn't believe what she had just heard: Lincoln and Leni read her diary? Why would they do that? It wasn't like them at all… She was torn between running back down the stairs and screaming at them, or, continuing on to her room to figure out where else could she hide her diary. She had to hide it under the living room chair after Luan "accidentally" found it several times in their room, so now there was no place left to hide it.
Feeling utterly betrayed and exposed, Luna hurried to her room and shut the door behind her. Luckily, Luan was out with Benny and wouldn't be back until later. That gave Luna enough time to process everything that she just heard.
Luna looked down at her diary as she slipped her guitar and backpack off her back. What part did they read? She flipped through the pages. For whatever reason, whenever Leni read a book, she would hold it so close to her face that it would almost press against the book (she guessed it was because Leni had trouble processing anything without pictures). Luna quickly flipped through the pages until she spotted what she was looking for – traces of make-up and another piece of light blonde hair.
Bingo.
She scanned the page and then groaned: of course they would turn to the page where her big secret was. Now Luna was really mad. She began to pace the floor, face red, and teeth clenched. Luna would never read any of her siblings' diaries. If she found one, she would tease them for having one, of course, but she wouldn't actually read any of it!
Luna climbed to the top bunk and flopped down on her face. She wished she could teach them a lesson they would never forget.
…Teach them a lesson…
Luna grinned evilly and ripped out the last entry that her siblings had read with one hand. With her other hand, she texted Sam.
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Outside of Sam's home, Luna knocked on the door. Instantly, the door swung open to reveal Sam.
"Hey Lunes!" Sam greeted with a quick hug. "Come on in!"
Luna stepped inside and looked around the empty, quiet house.
"We got the house all to ourselves!" Sam announced, motioning with her arms while turning on her foot. She paused and looked at Luna with concern. "But your texts sounded like something pretty serious happened at home. Is everything okay?"
Luna sighed and let Sam take her hand and lead her to the couch. "Promise not to laugh?"
Sam sat down next to Luna and looked sincerely into her girlfriend's eyes. "I promise."
Luna's mouth twisted as she looked down at her lap where Sam's hand held hers. After a few moments of feeling vulnerable and nervous, Luna shook her head.
"Leni and Lincoln read my diary!" Luna burst out, anger flaring in her chest. "I had it hidden under the living room chair – the last place I could hide it without Luan or Mom or someone else 'accidentally' finding it!"
Sam thought it was really cute Luna had a diary, but decided it wasn't the time to say that aloud. She stroked Luna's hand with her thumb.
"That was totally uncool of them," Sam agreed. "…But maybe they didn't realize they were reading your diary?"
Luna's eyes burned into her lap. "Oh no, they knew! Trust me, I overheard them talking about it! And they weren't going to even tell me or even apologize!"
She sighed and tried to calm herself down with some deep breaths. Sam continued to watch Luna and soothingly stroke her hand.
"And…they got to the part where I was writing about…a secret I keep from them." Luna lowered her head between her shoulders and cringed. "I-I don't think they read what it actually was, because they definitely would have said something."
Luna paused and waited for the dreaded question she knew Sam would ask: what is the secret? However, Sam didn't say anything and waited patiently for Luna to continue. Luna looked at her girlfriend, slightly bewildered, and then looked away with a blush. Sometimes Luna wondered if Sam was actually an angel.
Luna sighed, "I just feel so violated, y'know? I would never read their diaries or journals. I mean, yeah, I would tease them about having one, but I would never actually read it."
Luna hung her head and looked away sadly.
"Alright!" Sam suddenly declared and stood up. Her eyebrows were lowered in determination and her arms lifted by her sides like a cowboy in an old western movie. "Time to put my girlfriend pants on." Sam somehow managed to pull her tight jeans high up over her waist. "Let's go talk to them."
Luna reached out and grabbed Sam's hand, tugging her back down onto the couch. "Woah, hold up! I am not talking to them! They need to be taught a lesson…and I need your help."
Sam turned to Luna with one eyebrow raised as she pushed her pants back down to their normal position around her hips. "Wait…what are you planning?"
Luna grinned devilishly and rubbed her hands together. "Do you happen to have any dark clothing? Oh, and a wig or a hat?"
"Luna…what are you planning?" Sam repeated, eyes narrowing suspiciously.
Luna smirked and inched closer to Sam, eyes hooded. "C'mon, Luv…"
Sam froze: the British accent.
"Oh no…please don't…" Sam pleaded in a small voice.
Sam stiffened and her body turned red as Luna slipped into her lap. Luna loosely wrapped her arms around Sam's neck and leaned in close so that their foreheads touched. Sam's now small eyes stared up into Luna's as sweat began to form on her head.
Luna continued in the accent, "It will just be a 'armless prank. A wee lesson for me nosy siblings…"
Sam's lips were sucked in, her mouth just a thin, twisted line as her blush grew darker. But still, she fought the urge to agree to anything Luna had planned. Luna could be devious, especially towards her siblings, and Sam knew whatever Luna planned could cause a lot of trouble. Speaking with them about the diary would solve the problem easier: communication was important for any relationship, especially familial ones.
"I-I…need…to k-know…" Sam muttered as she shook. Luna grinned devilishly and began to kiss a particularly sensitive area under Sam's ear. Sam gasped out, "…D-d-details…!"
"It'll be fun, right?" Luna continued between kisses.
Sam made a strained sound as she trembled. Luna's lips trailed back up to blow softly into Sam's ear. Sam's teeth clenched down on her lips painfully.
Finally, she burst out, "OKAY!" She dropped back and away from Luna, one arm over her eyes. Sam panted, "O-okay… You win…"
Luna whooped and jumped off Sam's lap. She rushed to the stairs and looked back at her mess of a girlfriend with a satisfied grin. Sam shakily stood up; her legs trembling and her entire body a dark shade of red.
"You good, Sam?" Luna teased.
Sam growled through a shaky grin, "I'll get you for that…"
Luna laughed and rushed up the stairs, followed by Sam who pulled herself up each stair while clinging to the banister.
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Sam opened her closet door and began to go through the rack of clothing. "So-o-o…lemme get this straight – you want them to read your diary now?"
Luna was lying on her back on Sam's bed. "Yup! But this time, they won't be real diary entries: they'll be made-up stories about our bad girl counterparts."
Sam laughed and looked back at Luna. "Our bad girl counterparts?"
Luna sat up with a grin. "I'll write some crazy stuff that will be sure to get those two wound-up. And then, after a few fake entries, I'll write a wild 'plan' that will be sure to get them to go after us."
Sam sighed and turned back to her closet, eyes scanning the clothing. "I still think it would be easier to talk to them…but if you're really set on this, then I'll play the part of this mysterious girl you have in mind."
"Roxy," Luna said, pointing fingerguns at Sam.
Sam laughed, "Roxy?"
Luna winked playfully. "Because 'Roxy' rhymes with 'foxy…' which is what you are, Luv."
Sam grinned and rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say, Lunes."
Luna smirked, lied back down on Sam's bed, and then looked around the familiar room. The walls were covered with a mix of band posters, pictures of animals, friends, and family. Luna enjoyed how cute and bright the room was, but also found herself a little jealous that Sam was able to enjoy a room of her own. Sometimes when Luna needed space, she would come over, lie on Sam's bed and imagine having her own room. It would solve her diary problem if she had an entire room to herself and less siblings. However, right now, she had a different plan for her diary problem.
Luna looked over at Sam who was back to rummaging through her closet. "Find it?"
Sam stepped back out and brushed herself off. "Not yet…must be all the way in the back." She squeezed into the closet and fought her way through the clothes hanging on the rack. "Wait…here it is!"
Luna winced when she heard a crashing sound followed by Sam's yelp. Sam fell backwards out of her closet holding a black, leather jacket with a skull on the back of it. Luna hopped off the bed and helped Sam up.
"Woah! Sick jacket!" Luna complimented, looking at the black jacket. "How come I've never seen you wear it?"
Sam let out an embarrassed chuckle, "Ah, well, I use to in middle school, but all the teachers presumed I was a trouble-maker and treated me like some sort of criminal."
Luna snorted and barely held back laughter, "You? A trouble-maker?"
Sam grinned. "Yeah, I know. So I decided to switch to lighter colors instead. More…90s Gwen Stefani than Joan Jett, y'know?"
"Gotcha," Luna said with a giggle.
Sam slipped off her blue jacket and then put on the black one. She patted some dust off the sides and then looked expectantly at Luna. "So? Am I rebellious-looking yet?"
Luna rubbed her chin. "Hmmm, not quite. We still need to disguise your hair and maybe you should wear a different shirt underneath the jacket."
Sam looked down at her shirt and then took a piece of her teal-colored hair into her fingers to inspect it. "Yeah you're right." Sam turned back to retreat into her closet. "I think I have the wig from two Halloweens ago somewhere in here…"
Once Sam disappeared into her closet again, Luna leaned over, picked up Sam's blue jacket from off the floor and tossed it onto the bed.
"Check it out!" Sam's voice cheered.
Luna turned to see Sam holding a brunette wig with a beanie. Sam bent forward and gathered her hair in one hand, bunching it up at the top of her head. Sam put on the wig before straightening back up again. The wig had long bangs that covered Sam's eyes, only revealing Sam's cute nose and her trademark grin.
Luna's eyes roamed up and down her girlfriend's body. "You know what, Sam? You look really good as a brunette." Luna couldn't help but add in a teasing voice, "…And more intelligent too!"
"Rude!" Sam laughed and reached out to playfully shove Luna, missing her by a mile.
Luna watched Sam struggle to find where Luna was standing, at one point moving her arms infront of her blindly. Sam turned from Luna and continued her search.
"…You can't see in that, can you?" Luna asked flatly.
"Nope, not at all," Sam confirmed.
Luna laughed and took Sam's shoulders. She spun Sam back around so they were face to face again.
"Mazzy taught me how to look through the bangs, but I've been out of practice," Sam explained as she separated the bangs with her hands so she could see. "But don't worry – I'll be ready when 'Roxy' needs to make an appearance."
Luna replied, "Speaking of Roxy, let's see the whole outfit on! I gotta make sure it's not obviously it's you. I mean, Leni doesn't recognize any of us when we put on our hats, but Lincoln I still have to worry about."
Sam nodded and went to her dresser. She pulled out a plain white shirt and then gathered the wig before heading to her door.
"Okay, I'll be right back," Sam said.
Luna looked confused. "Where are you going?"
Sam paused and looked back at Luna with a matching confused expression. "Uh…the bathroom? To change?"
"It's only your shirt you gotta switch up, just do it here," Luna said, still confused.
Sam blushed and stepped back into the room. "Okay, but…y-you have to cover your eyes...please."
Luna blinked with sudden realization: Luna was use to changing around other girls because of her sisters, but Sam only had a little brother so she probably never changed infront of anyone before. They were girlfriends, but they never had gone further than kissing and the occasional lewd hand-holding. A pang of guilt hit her chest and she decided to break the tension she accidentally created.
Luna only covered one of her eyes and grinned at Sam. Sam smirked and raised an eyebrow at Luna.
"I said 'eyes,' Lunes," Sam said with a grin.
Luna covered both eyes, still grinning, and tilted her upper body down towards her knees. "Okay, okay. You're no fun."
Sam laughed, "I'm gonna turn my back to you too just in case, you creep."
Luna laughed too and went quiet. She tried not to concentrate on the sound of Sam's black jacket being discarded to the floor, or the slipping sound of the fabric being pulled off of Sam's body. Luna swallowed thickly. There was a long enough pause that Luna presumed Sam was done. She peeked through her fingers and was about to ask Sam if she was done, but then lost her voice. It was only a flash, but Luna saw the back of the blue bra Sam wore, and her girlfriend's long, thin back before the shirt slipped into place. Luna quickly covered her eyes again and gritted her teeth, feeling her face go completely on fire.
"Okay, you can open your eyes!" Sam's voice sang.
[Again…] Luna thought guiltily as she uncovered her eyes and looked towards Sam.
Sam, or rather, Roxy, stood with her arms spread. "Ta-da!"
Luna burst out into laughter, "Wow…!" She got off the bed and circled Sam. "…Just wow, Sam!"
Sam grinned and tried to face Luna but ended up facing the opposite direction. "Well? Do I look like the person all my middle school teachers thought I was?"
Luna grinned and turned Sam to her actual direction. "You're definitely rocking the 'wild child' look, but, something just still seems…bright…about you?"
Sam's easy-going grin was plastered on her face. "Bright? What do you mean?"
Luna brought her palm to her forehead and tapped it. "Of course! Sam: try not to smile."
Sam closed her mouth and then directed it into a frown. However, the corners of her mouth twitched with amusement.
"Hm…good, but, make your mouth as small as possible…and push your lips out a little. Pretend you're just too cool for the entire world," Luna explained.
Sam made her mouth into a thin, small line and pushed her lips out slightly. She spoke in a low, husky voice, "Ugh, get on my level, World."
Luna laughed again and slapped her hands onto Sam's shoulders. "Perfect!"
Sam laughed too and separated the bangs from her eyes. She grinned at Luna and teased, "So…is Roxy like, your dream girl?"
Luna teased back as Sam wrapped her arms around Luna's waist. "Honestly, I kinda want Roxy to step on me."
Sam's eyes widened, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and then she playfully pushed Luna's shoulders with a shocked laugh. "Ew, Dude! Gross!"
Luna laughed and held her tighter. "But seriously, Sam…thanks."
Sam's blush disappeared and her eyes softened. "I would do anything for you, Lunes…"
Luna's eyes grew large and she smiled happily. She knew Sam would do anything for her and Luna knew she would do anything for Sam in return. Luna kissed Sam softly on her lips and then looked into her eyes again. Sam hummed happily and placed her hand on Luna's cheek. The mood broke when Sam grinned and quirked her eyebrow at Luna.
"…But if the Boys in Blue show up, I'm running," Sam giggled, giving Luna's cheek a few playful pats.
Luna grinned. "Dude, I will totally leave you in the dust if the Popo come."
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For the next few days, Sam was updated daily about Luna's plan. Luan had suddenly taken an interest in Luna's diary too, but Luna's plan didn't change. Luna would trick them into thinking her and 'Roxy' were doing various rebellious, dangerous, and possibly illegal deeds around town behind the Louds' backs. Then, Luna would write a diary entry about a 'Night of Mayhem' and hope the Loud siblings would try to follow them to Town Hall where Luna would confront them.
The Loud siblings were falling for it, and tonight was the 'Night of Mayhem,' which meant Roxy would make her appearance.
Sam stood infront of her full length mirror and looked over at herself dressed as Roxy. She had found an old pair of purple bike gloves to add to her outfit and was admiring the newly completed look.
"Dang, I barely recognize myself," Sam said with a grin.
Her phone buzzed and vibrated in her pocket. She pulled it out and looked at the screen through her wig's thick bangs.
Luna: I'm heading your way. They totally bought it, Dude! Check it!
Sam blinked when the next text came as a picture of Lincoln, Leni, and Luan dressed in full ninja garb, peddling their bikes. "Woah. …I've got to get ninja costumes for me and Simon…" She squinted at the picture. "…Is Luan's puppet wearing a ninja costume too…?"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the front door. Sam shoved her phone back into her pocket and hurried down the stairs to answer the door. She opened the door to reveal a grinning Luna. Sam crossed her arms and leaned against the doorframe, making her mouth as small as possible as she frowned at Luna.
"'Sup, Babe?" Sam said in a low voice that she hoped would sound cool.
Luna's cheeks turned bright red and then she laughed, "Hi…Roxy."
Sam broke character and laughed too. She smiled excitedly and whipped out a piece of paper from her jacket pocket.
"Oh! I made a list of cool, rebellious movie quotes that Roxy can say too!" Sam announced. She looked down at her list, cleared her throat, and then read in her Roxy voice, "Let's paint the town red. We're rule breakers…rebels without a cause."
Luna giggled, "Um…maybe Roxy shouldn't be a speaking role."
Sam grinned and put her list away. "Okay, okay…I'll just frown a lot and lean against stuff."
Luna laughed and kissed Sam's cheek. "That's good enough for what I'm planning. Thanks for doing your research, though."
She hopped down the stairs with Sam following. They began to walk towards their bikes parked on the driveway. As they put on their helmets, Sam looked at Luna.
"So you still haven't told me the exact details. Where were they going in the picture? Are we following them?" Sam asked.
Luna grinned devilishly as she got on her bike. "Oh, you'll see."
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Outside of Flip's, Luna and Sam parked their bikes and watched from a distance. Inside, Lincoln, Luan, and Leni were gathered around the nacho cheese vats, speaking to each other.
"I wrote that we were going to steal the cheese and fill up the fountain with it," Luna snickered.
Sam grinned. "Are you sure this is a Night of Mayhem, because that sounds like an improvement to me?"
Luna and Sam watched as the three inside went up to Flip's counter. Lincoln put down a large stack of cash on the counter, causing Flip to practically drool at the sight of it.
"Wait…they're buying the cheese?" Sam wondered, separating the wig's bangs so she could look more closely.
Luna's mouth twisted worriedly. "That's…a lot of money. I bet it's all the money they had."
Sam turned to Luna and put her hand on her shoulder. "Look, it's not too late. We can still go inside and talk this out with them."
Luna shook away her worried expression and lowered her eyebrows angrily at the three inside. "They've been reading my diary for days! They have to learn their lesson and this is the only way they will, trust me."
Sam was quiet but she gave Luna a slow nod. She wasn't there to stop Luna, she was there to support her (even though what her girlfriend was doing was a little bit crazy).
The three exited the store, carrying the large vat of cheese.
Luna went back to her bike. "Come on, they're leaving."
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"Man they're fast!" Luna whispered as her bike skidded to a halt by some trees.
Sam also skidded to a halt and looked down at the ground. "Good thing they left a trail of nacho cheese."
Luna and Sam climbed off their bikes and hid behind the bushes, peering out to the farm. Lincoln, Leni, and Luan were at the goat pen, speaking amongst themselves. Sam's eyes went wide under the wig's bangs.
"Lunes!" Sam whispered in a high-pitched, worried voice. "What are they going to do to those poor goats? They'll get scared and-" She stopped herself and took a breath. "…Sorry. You know how I get with animals…"
Luna patted Sam's head. "Don't worry, Sam. They won't hurt them. I wrote that we were going to set them loose, so maybe they're trying to figure out a way to lock the gate more securely or-"
Sam pointed past Luna. "Uh…Lunes?"
Luna turned her head just in time to see Lincoln being crushed under the now stampeding goats.
"Ooo…" both girls sympathetically hissed at once.
They watched as Luan raced after one goat, speaking in Mr. Coconuts' voice. Leni was prancing after another goat, but she looked like she wanted to pet it more than catch it. Lincoln tripped over another goat and fell face-first into the mud.
Luna cringed as the feeling of guilt began to creep into her. Maybe her plan was too harsh…and Sam must have been thinking so much less of her now.
She jumped slightly when she heard Sam snicker and attempt to hold back her laughter. Luna looked over at her with surprise.
"S-sorry…!" Sam giggled, trying to stop herself.
Luna grinned and began to laugh too. Sam finally let herself laugh aloud too and the two girls looked back at the chaos. Lincoln dashed away from the goat gate and grabbed the vat of nacho cheese.
"Oh no, are they really…?" Sam giggled.
They watched as Lincoln waved Luan over and together they carried to nacho cheese towards the barn, dripping nacho cheese along the way. The goats instantly began to follow the trail, loudly slurping up the cheese.
"They did!" Luna burst out into laughter.
They laughed even harder when they saw Leni walking on all fours into the barn, licking the ground.
After she was done laughing, Sam grinned. "Should we finally make an appearance?"
Luna nodded and they hopped onto their bikes. Luna stifled her giggling and whispered to Sam, "Okay, just look confused."
"And cool," Sam said in Roxy's voice, making her mouth into a small, tight frown.
Luna pushed her shoulder with a laugh. "Dude, don't make me laugh! I gotta act here!"
"Pssh. Try harder," Sam replied as Roxy.
She smirked at Luna and peddled towards the barn. Luna rolled her eyes with a smile and rode after Sam. They stopped at the gate and looked around, pretending to be confused.
"Dude! Where are all the goats?!" Luna said as loudly as possible.
Sam briefly glanced at the barn where the siblings were, made a u-turn with her bike, and peddled away. Luna followed Sam back to their hiding spot from before. They watched the siblings dash out of the barn and ride away on their bikes.
"Man, they're on a mission," Sam laughed.
Luna grinned. "So are we. Let's go!"
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Luna led Sam on a bumpy shortcut through the woods. Sam looked ahead to see a building with a huge, bright, neon sign: The Biker Brawl House. They stopped infront of the small saloon-looking building just as a skinny man was thrown out the saloon doors, landing head-first into a bush. The rough and rowdy voices of the crowd inside cheered and laughed.
Sam looked over at the skinny man and watched him climb out of the bush, holding his head with a dizzy expression. She looked back over at Luna.
"Wow, tough crowd," Sam commented.
Luna looked nervous as she climbed off her bike. "Ooo…it wasn't this crowded when I scoped it out…"
Sam's eyebrows rose high on her forehead as she got off her bike as well. "Lunes…what do they think you and I are going to do here…?"
Luna grinned sheepishly. "Uh…start some fights?"
Sam leaned over to one side to peek over the doors. The patrons were built of pure muscle and painted with intimidating-looking tattoos. She straightened up, breathed in deep through her nose, and prepared herself.
"I am Roxy. A tough rebellious teen that is poisoning the mind of my innocent girlfriend to do crime and bring chaos," Sam reminded herself in a small voice. She breathed in again and said in her Roxy voice, "Okay…let's go inside and start some trouble."
She cringed nervously and stepped forward. Luna quickly caught her by the back of her jacket.
"Woah there, Roxy!" Luna shakily laughed. "We're not actually going inside."
Sam sunk to her shaking knees with a relieved sigh, "Oh good...! I would've probably gone in there, slipped on an ice cube, and get sent to Weenie Hut General Hospital anyway."
Luna snickered and pulled Sam back up. "Come on, we gotta get to Town Hall way before they do, anyway."
Sam looked concerned. "But…shouldn't we stay to make sure they don't get hurt?"
Luna waved her off. "Nah! No one will hurt a bunch of kids. …Unless they do something stupid like tilt over their motorcycles like dominos or insult their hygiene."
Sam laughed as they climbed back onto their bikes. "Yeah! Luckily, that kind of stuff only happens in the movies."
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Luna and Sam hopped off their bikes and left them parked on the sidewalk infront of Royal Woods Town Hall. They crept onto the grass and glanced around.
"No security?" Sam wondered.
Luna shook her head. "Nah, I checked to make sure. But we should keep our voices down anyway."
Sam nodded with agreement. She stepped up to the building and grinned up at the metal letters.
"Why did you say you were going to remove the 'R' anyway?" Sam asked.
Luna winked at her. "Because 'R' is for 'Roxy,' my bad influence."
"Aww, you wanted to give Roxy a gift," Sam teased, putting one hands on her cheek in a joking way. "How sweet."
Luna grinned and put on her British accent. "Always thinkin' about you, Luv."
Sam blushed as she turned her attention back to the letters. "So we're just going to wait here, right? I can't wait to see the looks on their faces when they-"
Sam stopped when she realized Luna wasn't there anymore. She checked around and then peeled away the fake bangs from her face.
"Lunes?" Sam called as softly as she could.
Luna reappeared from the side of the building, dragging a tall ladder behind her. "Help me put this up."
"Lunes!" Sam gasped out, but quickly slapped her hands over her mouth. She then spoke in a whisper again, "…Are you seriously climbing up there?"
Luna nodded with a smirk. "Yup! Gotta make them panic a little bit."
They placed the ladder against the building and stepped back. Luna rubbed her hands together with an evil grin and stepped onto the ladder to begin her climb. Sam watched worriedly, darting from one side of the ladder to another, hands reached out, ready to catch Luna.
"Luna…please, please, please be careful…" Sam pled.
Luna smirked down at her girlfriend. "Relax, Sam. I've climbed worse." She turned back and confidentially began to climb again. "You hide in that bush over there – I want you to be the big twist to this story."
Sam glanced at the bush and then back up at Luna. She was about to make sure Luna would be okay until she heard a distant but familiar voice.
"We gotta get there before Luna can steal the big 'R'!" Lincoln's voice echoed.
Without a second thought, Sam leaped into the bush. She kneeled down through the tangled twigs and peered out through the leaves. The three siblings rode up to the ladder and leaped off their bikes, pleading with Luna to get down from the ladder. Happy that they were finally talking, Sam turned her own thoughts to how Roxy would appear.
[Should I say 'Ta-dah' when I take off the costume? …No, that's lame even for me. How about…'Did this reveal ROX your world?'] Sam paused and then cringed. […Wow… I just hurt myself with that pun…]
She decided to take Luna's previous advice and not speak at all.
"Well…what about this Roxy girl?" Leni asked.
Sam jumped slightly at the mention of her alter ego's name and then stood up. She smirked as she stepped out of the bush, briefly looking at the three siblings from under her bangs to enjoy the surprised looks on their faces. Sam pulled off her costume with a single motion and grinned at the jaws dropped in her direction.
"SAM?!" the three siblings yelled out in surprise.
"Sorry, guys…!" Sam sheepishly sang. She felt a pang of guilt knowing Luna and her put them through a lot that night. "I had to help her out."
Luna softened her voice. "You know I would never actually do any of that bad stuff, right?" She shrugged at her siblings. "I-I was trying to get you to fess up to reading my diary."
Lincoln and Luan looked away guiltily. Luna glanced back at Sam who smiled at Luna and nodded with approval. The brunette rocker smiled back. She had her fun messing with her nosy siblings, but Sam was right, talking was the best way to resolve things.
Lincoln rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry we doubted you."
Luna calmly walked up to Lincoln and Luan, one hand on her hip and a forgiving smile on her face. "It's cool, Dudes! I'm sorry for messin' with you to teach you a lesson."
Sam watched with a smile, but her smile vanished when she looked past them. Leni was pulling on a very angry-looking security guard's mustache.
"You really went all out! This security guard is so believable. Except…he doesn't even look that scary!" Leni cheered as she pulled the big, red mustache to its limit.
The mustache snapped back, completely ruined. The security guard's neck popped with large, red veins as he trembled angrily. He glared down at Leni and growled lowly in his throat.
Leni shrunk back fearfully. "Oh…! Now he does!"
Luna frantically shrieked, "Dudes! I-I didn't hire him! RUUUN!"
Luna, Sam, Lincoln, and Luan rushed to their bikes. Leni looked up at the security guard nervously. He made a grab for her, but Leni screamed and ran to her own bike before he could snatch her in his powerful arms. They peddled down the streets at full speed without looking back. When they arrived on the street where the Louds lived, Sam screeched her bike to a halt and checked behind her to see if they lost anyone. Lincoln pulled up beside her, then Leni, followed by Luan and Luna. Once they saw they were clear, Luan grabbed Mr. Coconuts and held him close to Luna.
"So Lunes! What was the big secret? I gotta know! A bad grade? A secret piercing? You owe some money to some hooligans so you're-" Mr. Coconuts pried, each question making Luna look more and more annoyed.
Luna shot out her hand and grabbed Mr. Coconuts around his throat.
"—Blagh!" Mr. Coconuts gagged before he was thrown into a garbage can by Luna. "Augggh!"
Luna rolled her eyes as Luan rode past her to retrieve the puppet. "I'm going to take Sam home. Don't wait up."
"Bye, Sam!" Leni cheered. She grinned. "You looked good as a brunette, by the way."
"Get me outta here!" Mr. Coconuts cried out.
Luan looked down at her puppet. "Looks like Luna…canned you."
She laughed at her own joke.
Mr. Coconuts replied, "Can it, Sistah! Can't you see I'm down in the garbage dump?!"
Lincoln looked back at Luan with an exasperated look before he turned back to Luna and Sam. "Peddle away while you two still have the chance…"
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Sam and Luna pulled up into Sam's driveway and got off their bikes.
"That was a pretty exciting end to our Night of Mayhem," Sam teased as Luna walked her up to her door.
Luna laughed, "Yeah! But…uh…let's not ever do that again, okay?"
Sam giggled and crossed her arms, her jacket and wig still in her hands. "Hey, it was your idea."
Luna chuckled and rubbed her neck. "True…lesson learned." She removed her hand. "I would stay away from Town Hall for awhile."
Sam nodded. "Yeah, for sure."
Luna lovingly smiled at Sam who smiled back. After another second of looking into her girlfriend's eyes, Luna looked down and rubbed her arm.
"So, uh, because I kind of got us into trouble…I think you deserve to know the big secret…" Luna said slowly.
Sam spread her arms out. "Dude, it's okay! It's your secret, and you're obviously not ready to share it yet." She smiled and put a hand on Luna's shoulder, smiling when Luna met her eyes again with her own shy smile. "Don't worry about it."
Luna held up her hands and frantically said, "I-it's nothing like I have a crush on someone else, or, I have a secret boyfriend or girlfriend or anything-"
Sam grinned and teased, "Good…because it would be really awkward if we both had secret girlfriends on the side."
Luna laughed and hugged Sam, squishing her cheek into hers.
Sam pulled back. "Brrr! Your cheek is ice cold!"
Luna rubbed the cold cheek. "Yeah, sorry. I should've dressed a little warmer."
Sam placed her black leather jacket around Luna's shoulders. "There – that should keep you warm on the ride home."
Luna looked down at the jacket with a mix of surprise and joy. "I can have your old jacket?!"
"Yeah, Dude! Enjoy!" Sam replied with a happy grin.
Luna slipped her arms through the jacket and then happily looked down at herself. "Rad!" She looked back up at Sam with a playful smirk. "But what are you going to do if Roxy needs to make another appearance?"
Sam hooded her eyes and stepped close to Luna, taking the jacket in her hands. "Well…you can always let me borrow the jacket if you ever want Roxy to…step on you."
Luna blushed as her grin stretched. Suddenly, her grin disappeared and she paled, eyes looking down and past Sam. Sam blinked at the sudden change of her expression.
"What does that mean?" Simon's voice came from besides her.
Sam froze in horror and slowly looked down at Simon standing in the doorway.
Simon looked up at them innocently. "Why would Luna want anyone to step on her?"
"Uhm…oh…" Sam hissed, helplessly glancing at Luna.
Luna stuttered, "I-it's nothing! Just a…a joke! Between Sam and I! …Heh…"
Simon looked confused. "But it didn't sound like-"
Sam quickly pulled out her phone and squatted down to Simon. "Check it out, Simon! Look at what Luna's siblings are wearing!"
Simon gasped and slapped his hands onto his cheeks. "Ninja costumes!"
"Aaand guess who ordered us the same costumes?" Sam continued.
"You did?!" Simon happily asked. When Sam nodded, he rushed off inside. "We're going to be ninjas! My Gaming Group is going to be so jealous!"
Sam watched him imitate ninja moves and threw imaginary ninja stars, making sound effects with his mouth. She looked back at Luna and blew her a kiss. Luna reached up and 'caught' the kiss…and then mimed stuffing it into her mouth to eat it. Sam smirked and rolled her eyes at Luna before going inside, closing the door after her.
Luna peeked through the window and watched Sam lead Simon upstairs for bed. After Sam was gone, she bounced down the stairs and pulled the jacket up to her nose. She inhaled the inside of the jacket and then breathed out a happy sigh.
She climbed onto her bike and then paused. She remembered being at school, seated in her guidance counselor's office, watching the woman's smiling face shift into a look of shock.
Luna looked back towards Sam's house and sighed through her nose.
She looked down and whispered to herself, "...I don't want to go to college... I wonder if you do, Sam."