~In The Evening~

As The Sun Began To Go Down, The Kids At Rosiepuff's Pod, Who Were Attending The Haircoming Dance At TrollTree High, Were All Gathering Their Things To Head To The School.

Grandma Rosiepuff Made Sure Everyone Headed Out The Door.
"Alright Kids! It's Time To Head To The School For The Haircoming Dance! Grab Your Belongings And Let's Get Ready To BOOGIE!"

"YAAAAAYYYY!!"
The Kids All Cheered As They Headed Out Of The Door Of The Pod.

Floyd Recorded Everyone Leaving On His Glow Bug Camera.
"And As You Can See Here, Everyone's Going To The Dance Now Where I'll Shoot More Exclusive Content Of Haircoming!"

Baby Branch Was Tugging On Floyd's Leg To Get Him To Walk.
"C'mon Floyd! We Don't Wanna Be Late!"

"I'm Coming Branch! Just Gotta Capture Every Moment Of Everyone Leaving In Their Majestic Clothes!"
Floyd Gestured To Everyone.

Fawn Grabbed The Glow Bug Camera And Yelled In It's Frame.
"WHICH IS A SHAM!!! FILTHY CLOTHES FOREVERRRR!!"

"UGH FAWN! You'll Damage The Footage!"
Floyd Pulled Away Hie Glow Bug Camera.

"Like How Your Brother Damaged His Reputation With My Sister?"
Sidney Blurted Out.

"Seriously? -.-"
Spruce Glared Beside Sidney.

"What??? Want Me To Sugarcoat It?? He Clearly Doesn't Understand Women In Order To Be With Them"
Sidney Shrugged To Herself.

"He Just Made One Mistake! He Was Doing It In His Own....Clay-Alvin Rebel Sort Of Way?"
Baby Branch Tilted His Head Confusingly.

Sidney Rolled Her Eyes.
"And Him Doing So Costed Claire's Feelings Being Crushed! And In My Opinion, THAT IS-"

"-OKAAAAY, Let's Get You Outta Here Before You Judge Yourself Into Cancelation"
Spruce Covered Sidney's Mouth And Pushed Her Out.

"Speaking Of Which, Where Is Clay?"
Baby Branch Thought To Himself.

Thinking Of Where Clay Could Be, Baby Branch And Floyd Thought For A Moment And Glared Down At Boo Of A Suspicion.

"🖕🖕"
Boo Flipped Both Of Them Off For Accusing Her Of Possibly Hurting Clay.

Floyd Shook His Head With A Chuckle.
"He's Probably Upstairs, I'll Fetch Him"

~~~

~In The Bedroom~

Heading Upstairs, Floyd Knocked On The Bedroom Door And Opened Up With His Glow Bug Camera To See If He Could Spot Clay Anywhere.

"Hey Clay! It's Time For-"
Floyd Froze His Smile For A Second.

Glancing Around Inside The Bedroom, Floyd Couldn't Seem To Spot His Brother Anywhere, Until He Noticed On One Of The Beds, A Large Figure Underneath A Blanket.

Floyd Gave A Playful Look And Walked Over To The Blanket.
"Claaaaaaay"

"ᵤₕₕₕₕ...ₙₒₒₒₒ?"
A Familiar Voice Whispered In An Innocent And Quiet Tone Under The Blanket.

Taking Off The Blanket, It Of Course Revealed Clay, Who Was Hiding After His Embarrassing Confrontation With Claire, Wanting To Not Be Seen And Looking All Depressed In The Face.

"Clay??? You're Face! It's....Not Fun-ish! It's Blue! I Mean Your Skin Is Already Blue But I Meant The Sensitive Type Of Blue"
Floyd Said.

"Mhm"
Clay Grabbed The Blanket Back And Wrapped It Around Himself.

"Well Um...Everyone's Heading Out To The School For The Dance! C'mon, We Can Still Catch Up To Them!"
Floyd Gestured To The Door.

Clay Shook His Head Gently.
"I'm Not Going.."

Floyd Remembered What This Was About And Fiddled With His Fingers.
"Tough Night Huh?"

"That's An Understatement"
Clay Replied Back.

"Well Um....Maybe We Could Um.."
Floyd Rubbed The Back Of His Neck, Trying To Find The Right Words.

"Floyd, Nothing Personal, But Can You Please Turn That Camera Off? I Don't Want My Disappointed Face Being On Video"
Clay Asked And Requested From Floyd.

"Sure Bro"
Floyd Set His Glow Bug Camera Aside, Tapping It's Side To Sit On The Bed Across.

As The Glow Bug Camera Sat On The Bed Across From The Two To Turn Off, A Two Lights On Its Eyes Flickered Back On At Sudden.

Floyd Sat On The Bed With His Brother To Listen To His Vent.
"Talk To Me"

Clay Sighed Deeply And Tried To Open Up To Floyd.
".....Have You Ever Really Wanted Something? And Just....Really Messed It Up?"

"Plenty Of Times, Why?"
Floyd Replied Back.

"Well...That's How I Feel With Claire"
Clay Looked Down, With His Ears Drooped.

"Oooooh, It Finally Comes Out"
Floyd Gave A Little Smirk To His Brother.

"I'm Serious Floyd! My Stomach Aches, I Can't Think Straight, She's What I've Been Thinking About These Last Few Days! And Then Now With The Dance Tonight...This Whole Day Just Made My Heart Feel All Convoluted!"
Clay Grabbed His Head, Feeling Stressed And Overwhelmed.

Hearing His Brother's Frustration, Floyd Couldn't Believe He Was Hearing This Come Out Of Clay, Being Used To His Fun And Whacky Nature, But Really Wanting To Listen And Understand His Struggles.

"I Just Really Don't Know What To Do! For Once My Brain Isn't All Fun And Games....This Time, It's Just Serious...And All Cause Of Her"
Clay Snuggled More Into His Blanket, Hiding His Blush.

Floyd Gave A Little Smile To That.
"Aw Clayyyy, If Someone As Special As Claire Is Making You Feel Like This, And I Mean Like Never Before Cause You're A Nuisance And Nutjob-"

"-.-"
Clay Glared Up At His Little Brother For The Unneeded Insults.

"Then I'd Say It's Worth Trying Again! Something Special Can Always Come Out Of Expressing Yourself!"
Floyd Said.

"Or Something Risky....As You Just Seen A While Ago, I Say The Wrong Things!"
Clay Referred Back To His Embarrassing Moment With Claire.

Floyd Tapped His Chin.
"Hmmm, Well If You Can't Say The Right Things To Her, Maybe You Could-"

Spotting Something Mid Sentence, Floyd Noticed A Paper Hanging Out From Beside Of The Blanket Clay Was Wrapped Under, And Grabbed It.

"What's This?"
Floyd Unfolded The Paper And Glanced At It.

"WAIT NO-"
Clay Panicked For A Moment, Knowing What It Was.

As Floyd Unfolded The Paper, It Was Revealed To Be A Song, That Clay Just Wrote To Express His Feelings For Claire, With Lyrics Being All About Her As Well.

"A Song??"
Floyd Gasped The More He Read It.

"UM- I UH-"
Clay Blushed Embarrassingly And Hid More In His Blanket.

"Clay, You Wrote A Song For Claire??? That's So Sweet!"
Floyd Said, Holding His Heart.

"NO IT'S EMBARRASSING! I NEVER WRITTEN A SONG BEFORE AND THE FIRST ONE I DO IT'S ABOUT...Claire.."
Clay Said As His Ears Went Back Down.

"These Lyrics Are So Heartfelt! You Need To Sing It To Her! MAYBE AT THE DANCE!"
Floyd Suggested.

"NO WAY! Besides, What Does It Matter? If I Say The Wrong Things To Her, What Makes You Think I Can Sing The Right Things?"
Clay Covered His Face With His Hands.

"But...I Just Thought That.."
Floyd Lowered The Paper Down On The Bed.

Clay Gained Slight Tears In His Eyes, The More He Thought Of The Situation.
"It's For The Best Floyd...For Both Me And Claire.."

As The Two Brother's Heart To Heart Conversation Continued, What They Didn't Know Was, Floyd's Glow Bug Camera Didn't Actually Turn Off Completely, And Was Recording The Whole Time. 📹

~~~

~At The Haircoming Dance~

Inside Of The Gym At TrollTree High School, The Haircoming Dance Had Officially Begun And The Party Was Going Strong With Dazzling Lights, Decorations, Pop Music, And Tasty Treats For Appetizers.

All The Students Of The School Attended In Their Fancy Dresses And Suits, All Some With Their Dates And Some With Just Their Friends, Dancing Along To The Music.

Mr. Crank Came Up On The Gym Stage And Spoke To Announce.
"Attention Students! Hello??? Children! EYES ON ME DAMMIT-"

"🕺💃🛑"
The Kids All Froze In Their Dancing Positions To Face Their Principal With Attention.

"I'd Like To Take This Second To Welcome You All To Your Haircoming Dance! All Funded By Me Of Course 😌 Cause I Am THEE Best Principal This Tree Has Ever SEENNN! EH RIGHT? GIVE IT UP FOR ME!"
Mr. Crank Shouted Proudly Into The Microphone.

"...👏...👏....👏...?"
The Kids Slowly Clap To That Confusingly And Unwillingly.

Boom Clapped Loudly To It, Happily And Just Glad To Be Here.
"YEAHHHHH! 👏 WOOOO! 👏 PRINCIPAL CRANK AW YEAH 👏 WOOOOO! 👏"

"Dude -.-"
Ablaze Glared At His Dumbfounded Baby Friend.

"Shhh 🤫"
Boom Happily Shushed Ablaze While Mr. Crank Continued.

"Yes Well Anyboozle! I Guess Give It Up For Yourselves As I Seen You All Work Hard, Well....Majority Of You, To Earn This Dance! You Should All Give Yourself A Pat On The Back For That"
Mr. Crank Told Everyone.

"Oooh! 😄😄😄"
Some Of The Students Were About To Give Themselves A Shoulder Pat.

"I SAID SHOULD!!!! Not Actually Do -.-"
Mr. Crank Corrected To Make His Statement Clear.

"Aweee ☹️☹️☹️"
The Students Gave A Sad Awe And Frowned To Themselves.

"So Enjoy The Dance Everyone! And Remember For Our Winners Of The Golden Cupcake To Please 😊...EAT YOUR DAMN CUPCAKE! That Shit Wasn't Cheap"
Mr. Crank Said As He Unveiled The Golden Cupcake On A Plate.

Seeing That From Across The Gym, Spruce And Sidney Drooled At The Sight Of The Golden Cupcake, And Wondered To Themselves If This Snailphone Number Competition Was Really Worth Fighting Over.

Spruce Cleared His Throat And Spoke To Sidney.
"You Know What Sid? Can I Confess Something?"

"Those Abs Are Really Drawn On?"
Sidney Blurted Out, Sipping Her Fruit Punch.

"Wh- NO! I Was Gonna Say This Competition Is Making Me Feel Gross. I Mean We're Just Leading People On To Get Their Numbers Yet We Know We're Not Even Gonna Waste Time Calling Them"
Spruce Explained To Her.

"Well We're The Heartthrob And Heartbreaker, Go Figure 🙄. But I Suppose You Have A Point. Plus It's Making That Aspen Kid Think I Wanna Date Him"
Sidney Gestured For A Second.

Over Nearby, Aspen Was Giving Sidney All Kinds Of Flirty Looks, As He Wanted To Date Her And Sidney Just Gave Him Disgusted Looks Back.

Sidney Rolled Her Eyes At That.
"Anyway, I Should Have Never Even Stooped To Your Level. Truce?"

"Truce"
Spruce Nodded His Head.

"🤝"
Spruce And Sidney Mutually Shook Hands And Declared A Fair Truce.

"......I Totally Won Though"
Spruce Said, Under His Breath.

"NO I WON-"
Sidney Clapped Back At Him.

"I DID!"
Spruce Said Back.

"WRONG!"
Sidney Said Back Again.

"BUUUUUULLLLSHIT!"
Spruce Yelled At Her.

"Whatever! We Called A Truce Anyway. So I Think We Should Just Share The Golden Cupcake"
Sidney Said.

Spruce Nodded To Agree.
"Fair Enough! Cause Ya Know Sid, I Really Don't Like Competing With You, I Mean Where Has It Gotten Us? We're Friends To The End And It Shall Remain As Such! Sure We Bicker, But That Makes Our Relationship STRONGER! No Snailphone Number Competition Should Ever Come Between Due To Some Ridiculous Shiny Cupcake. So By The POWER VESTED IN ME, IN THE LIBERTY OF OUR TROLL NATION, WE SHALL VOW TO NEVER COMPETE FOR ANYTHING EVER AGAIN! THROUGH THE VISIBLE, 🇺🇲 AND JUSTICE FOR-"

Sidney Was Already Finished Eating The Cupcake, With Gold Frosting On Her Mouth.
"How's That Working For You Abraham?"

"Gubernatorial -.-"
Spruce Blurted Out A Random Political Word.

Coming Over, John Dory Was Passing Out His Appetizers That Him And Dora Worked On All Day For The Haircoming Dance, With It Being Various Fluffleberry Treats.

"Fluffleberry Scones? Devil Fluffleberry Eggs? Pigs In A Fluffleberry?"
John Dory Offered To Everyone As He Passed Them All Out.

"Yo John! Over Here!"
Sidney Called Over For Him.

"Sidney! You're In Luck! You Madam Get To Try My Much Of Different Fluffleberry Treats? Might I Suggest The Pigs In Fluffleberry? It's Well Moist! 😄"
John Dory Held Out His Plate To Her.

Sidney Picked One Of The Appetizers Up And Tried It.
"Uhhh Sure? Oooh! These Are Good! What's The Recipe?"

"NEVER ASK A COOK HIS RECEIPE 👹"
John Dory Shouted In A Demon Voice And Hissed At Them.

"O__________O"
Sidney And Spruce Flinch And Blankly Stared At The Mad Square.

"Glad You Like It! 😁"
John Dory Gave Back An Innocent Smile.

"I Have To Live With Him-"
Spruce Told Sidney, Gesturing Over At John Dory.

"If You Think That's Bad, Look What I Got Dora To Do"
John Dory Gestured Over Across The Gym.

Dora Yelled At Students Faces To Try The Plate Of Fluffleberry Appetizers.
"HEY YOU!!! YOU ARE GONNA TRY MY BESTIE'S SNACKS, CHEW IT, SWALLOW IT, DIGEST IT, DUMP IT OUT, AND YOU ARE GONNA LIKE IT!!!!! 👹👺"

"AAAAAAAHHHH!!"
Two Of The Kids Took A Treat And Dashed To Jump Out The Window, Afraid Of Dora.

"Thankiessss! 😊"
Dora Skipped Around To Share More Treats Happily.

"And I Have To Live With Her-"
Sidney Whispered Back Over To Spruce.

"So How's You Two's Snailphone Number Subplot Thingy"
John Dory Questioned.

"I Won"
Sidney Blurted Out.

"STOP SAYING THAT!"
Spruce Said.

"But Who Had The Empty Golden Cupcake Wrapped Loseruce? Huuuuh?"
Sidney Smirked As She Waved Around The Wrapper.

"UGGGHH! DOESN'T MATTER! Besides, We Don't Need Snailphone Numbers, Right John?"
Spruce Said To His Brother.

"Exactly! We Have Other Friends! Like Ummmm...HEY JOE! 👋 I Know That Guy 😁"
John Dory Waved His Hand At Someone Random.

"He Didn't Wave Back At You-"
Sidney Said.

"Oh That's Just A Lil Thing Between Us Ahaaaa, I Have It With Lots Of Friends Here! YO DANIEL BUDDY! 👋"
John Dory Waved At Someone Else Random.

"That Guy Just Flipped You Off"
Sidney Said.

"It's Our Telepathic Way Of Bro Love 😁 He's Just Teasin"
John Dory Chuckled To Himself.

"Did You Guys Not Make Any Friends This School Year? 🤨"
Sidney Raised Her Eyebrow.

"Of Course We Did! There'ssss...BONO!"
Spruce Thought Of.

"BONO! YES BONO! He's Our Friend! 😌"
John Dory Said Proudly.

"Isn't He Blind?"
Sidney Questioned.

"Not Blind Enough To FEEL Our Deep Friendship ✊️"
Spruce Patted His Fist On His Chest.

"Riiiiightttt....Well John, Nice To See Your Cooking Appetizer Subplot Worked Out"
Sidney Mentioned.

John Dory Scoffed At That.
"Oh Yeahhhh Sureeee Pffttt, Everything Worked Out. I Mean I Got My Treats And Cooked And Done And Hopefully Everyone's Enjoying It! I Just Hope That One Particular Person Doesn't Try-"

"Doesn't Try What?"
Grandma Rosiepuff Appeared Behind Her Grandson.

John Dory Shrieked In A High Pitch Voice At Sudden.
"AAAEEEEAAAAAA- Oh! Grandmaaaa Heyyyyyy 😁 You're Hereeeee 😁 At Our Danceeeee 😁"

"You Really Think I'd Miss Your First School Dance?"
Grandma Rosiepuff Raised Her Eyebrow.

"I Was Praying On It 😁 OKAY BYE BYE-"
John Dory Was About To Run Off.

Grandma Rosiepuff Grabbed The Back Of John Dory's Tux.
"Hold On There Young Man! We Need To Talk!"

"SORRY CAN'T HEAR YOU, THS MUSIC'S TOO LOUD AND I CAN BARELY HEAR PEOPLE EAGERING BEGGING FOR MY TASTY TREATS THAT NEEDS NONE OF YOUR OPINION"
John Dory Said Very Loudly, To Block Out His Grandmother.

"JOHN!"
Grandma Rosiepuff Turned Her Grandson Around And Held Him Close By His Shoulders.

Hearing His Grandmother's Voice Raised Up, John Dory Knew He Couldn't Avoid This Anymore And Stayed Put.

"What's This Really All About?"
Grandma Rosiepuff Asked Her Grandson In A Comforting Tone.

John Dory Sighed To Himself And Gave Up Keeping It To Himself.
"Hhhh...Grandma....You're A Great Cook. An Amazing One. The Best I've Seen In Our Family! But, Ever Since I Was In Charge Of The Snacks For The Dance I Didn't Wanna Hear Your Opinion In Case You Didn't Like It...Then I Would Give Up...I Admire You Too Much To Hear Your Negative Opinion. I Just Wanted To Be A Great Cook Like You.."

Grandma Rosiepuff Understood Her Grandma And Gained A Grin.
"Aw Johnnnn, Honey, Being A Good Cook, Means Trusting Your Own Recipe. No Matter What Who Thinks Of It. Yeah It's Nice To Hear If People Like It Or Not, But It All Comes Down To How You Feel About It"

John Dory's Ears Perked Up At That And Got Lifted In Spirit.
"And I Feel....Great About My Food!"

"That's All I Needed To Hear. And You Too Needed To Hear!"
Grandma Rosiepuff Ruffled John Dory's Hair.

"Thanks Grandma!"
John Dory Ran Into A Big Hug To Share With His Grandmother.

"Of Course My Lil Chef Peachfuzz! And, Now Since This Is Cleared Up. I Brought You Something"
Grandma Rosiepuff Smirked At John Dory.

"MY OWN CHEF HAT?!? 🤩"
John Dory Thought And Anticipated.

"What? No- Too Expensive. IT'S THIS!"
Grandma Rosiepuff Held Up John Dory's Old Batch Of Fluffleberry Brownies From Home.

"GASP- IT'S MY FIRST BATCH OF FLUFFLEBERRY BROWNIES!"
John Dory Grabbed The Tray.

"Yep! Mrs. Henderson Returned It After It Injured Her Ankle So Win Win! Now, Go Share It With Your Peers!"
Grandma Rosiepuff Said Proudly.

"YES! YESSSS THE FLUFFLEBERRY BROWNIES LIVE! Imma Call Them FLUFFLE-BROWNIE! FLUFFLE-BROWNIES! FLUFFLE-BROWNIES FOR EVERYONE!!!! HEHEHEJWNAJAISNQUSQJAKSHQ"
John Dory Crazily Shouted Out As He Held It Out To The Kids To Try.

A Bunch Of Kids Dancing Came Over To John Dory To Try Some Of His Tasty "Fluffle-Brownies", Enjoying The Flavor Of Chocolate But Not So Much The Fluffleberry Part.

Dora Sniffed As She Stood Next To Grandma Rosiepuff.
"He Grows Up So Fast And Demented 🥹"

Grandma Rosiepuff Chuckled At Dora.
"I Think He's Hung Around You Too Much Sweetheart"

Entering Into The Gymnasium For The Dance, Clay Actually Arrived And Decided To Come, But He Was Feeling All Nervous And Embarrassed Inside Still After Earlier, And Tried To Keep A Low Profile.

Clay Looked Around At All The Kids Dancing And Having Fun, Wishing He Could Join In, But Didn't Have The Fun Energy As Usual To Join Along.

Before Clay Could Walk Further Into The Gym, He Spotted Claire Chatting To Some Of Her Friends In The Middle Of The Gym, And Immediately Got Worrysome If She Were To See Him.

Angel Clay Poofed Back Up On Clay's Right To Speak To Him.
"Clay, C'mon Now. Claire's Right There! This Is Your Chance To Express Yourself And Do The Right Thing!"

Devil Clay Poofed Up On Clay's Left, Looking Annoyed At Angel Clay.
"Oh Would You Just Leave Him Alone Already? 😒"

"Well I Have Something To Say!☝️😑"
Angel Clay Told Devil Clay.

"Okay, GO AHEAD AND SPEAK THEN"
Devil Clay Floated Aside, To Move Out The Way.

Angel Clay Continued His Speech.
"AS I WAS SAYING- AAAAAHHH!!"

Unexpectedly And Randomly, Angel Clay Got Hit With The Train Of Thought 🚉 From Clay's Head, As Knocked Angel Clay Out Of The Way.

"BAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! GOTCHA ANGEL ASS! HAAAA! Now Go Finish Claire Off With A Final Bang To CRUSH HER SOUL! 😈"
Devil Clay Evily Grinned And Sharpened His Staff.

"UGHHHHRAHH ENOUGH!!"
Clay Waved Away His Imaginary Devil Conscience, Getting Frustrated.

"Clay??"
Baby Branch Appeared Down Blow His Brother, With Boo By His Side.

"Oh! Uhm, Hey Branch"
Clay Tried To Not Look Awkward.

"You Decided To Come! So Glad You're Here! The Party Just Got Started! And A Mister Fun Can Be Needed 👀"
Baby Branch Bounced His Eyebrows At Clay.

"Nahhh Man, I'm Just Keeping It Low Key This Time. Not Really In The Mood.....You're Here With Boo?"
Clay Gestured Down At The Two.

"She's My Quote On Quote "Date" Tonight"
Baby Branch Said Using Sarcastic Air Quotes.

"Really?"
Clay Raised His Eyebrow.

"Eh, More So To Guard Her And Make Sure She Doesn't Try To Blow Up The Place Like A Micheal Bay Movie"
Baby Branch Shrugged.

"Oh Yeah You Guys Did End Up Watching Bad Boys A While Ago And Blew Up That Store"
Clay Thought Of.

"Don't Tell Grandma"
Baby Branch Whispered Over To Clay And The Wattpad Readers, With A Wink.

Floyd Walked Around With His Glow Bug Camera, Catching All The Action.
"As You Can See, The Haircoming Dance Is Becoming A Success As Well As- Clay? CLAY!! You Came!"

"Surprisingly"
Clay Mumbled To Himself.

Floyd Reached And Gave Clay A Quick Hug.
"I'm Glad You Decided To Come! I Almost Got All The Footage I Need For The Video Committee! And OOH! Guess Who's Hereeee~"

Pointing Across The Gymnasium, Floyd Gestured Over At Claire, In Which Clay Got Immediately Red In The Face, Trying To To Look Or Think About Her.

"Floyd, I'm Not Here For That. I Just Came To Spend My First Dance With Everyone Else"
Clay Told His Brother.

Floyd Shook On Clay's Arm.
"But Clay! She's Right Here! It's The Perfect Time To-"

"I SAID- Hhhh...No...Please. I-I-I Can't..."
Clay Caught Himself Before Raising His Voice, And Walked Away To A Different Area.

"Claaay.."
Floyd Said Softly, Wanting His Brother To Work Out This Issue Before It's Too Late.

"Man, Love Is Complicated- Sure Glad I Won't Have To Deal With That"
Baby Branch Told The Wattpad Readers With Confidence.

"Well, I Better Go To Start Editing All My Footage Together. I'll Be Back. C'mon Glowy!"
Floyd Gestured For His Glow Bug Camera To Follow Him Out The Gym.

Baby Branch Sighed To Himself.
"I Guess I'll Stay Here With- BOO!!!!"

Standing Above Her Uncle, Mr. Crank, Boo Was About To Place A Lit Dynamite Stick On His Hair, To Blow Him Up.

"THAT'S YOUR UNCLE-"
Baby Branch Shouted At Boo.

Boo Blew A Raspberry At Baby Branch For Being Lame, And Jumped Down Disappointed She Didn't Get To Blow Anything Up.

Mr. Crank, With The Lit Dynamite Stuck In His Hair, Was Oblivious.
"Hmmm, What Smells Like BBQ Gummy Worms?"

~~~

~In The Hallway~

Inside Of The Halls Of The School, Coming Out Of The Bathroom, Claire Freshened Herself Up Before She Could Go Back Inside Of The Gymnasium To The Dance.

Before Claire Could Go Back, She Heard A Slight Noise Of Chatter Coming From One Of The Classrooms, Sounding Like A Familiar Voice To Her.

Looking Inside Of The Door Window Of One Of The Classrooms, Claire Found Floyd Sitting In The Room, Editing The Footage He Gotten All Day For The Dance With His Glow Bug Camera.

One Of The Shocking Footage Floyd Had Accidentally Got From Today, Was The Conversation Between Him And Clay Inside Of Their Bedroom.

Curious Of What Was Caught On Video, Claire Quietly Entered The Classroom, Without Being Seen By Floyd, To Listen In On What Clay Said In The Video.

Clay On Video: "It's For The Best Floyd...For Both Me And Claire...Listen Floyd, Honestly If I'm To Open Up Truthfully To You....Claire Is So Fun To Be Around And Hang With. She's Sweet, The Good Kind Of Annoying, And Really Pretty. I Know She's Labeled As The Pretty One But There's More To Her That People Don't Know But I Do! And Plus She's Funny....Not As Funny As Me But You Get It"

Claire Rolled Her Eyes Playfully At That But Kept A Smile On Her Face Listening To What Clay Said On Video.

Clay On Video: "Hhhh...But Unfortunately I Messed Up Big Time. And I'm Feeling It In My Funny Bone...Also Cause I Might've Bruised It When Falling Down The Stairs"

Claire Quietly Softly Giggled To Herself Knowing How Silly Clay Is While He Opens Up, But It's His Own Way Of Doing So.

Clay On Video: "Something That's Holding Me Back From Expressing Myself To Claire Is The Last Time I Tried That....You Know? With My First Crush At School, Bella. She Liked Me For The Wrong Reasons And I'm Scared Of Going Through That Again...But, Claire Will Probably Never Want To Talk To Me Again After I Blew Up On Her But, If We Were To Talk, Here's What I'd Say.....I Really Like You Claire"

Heairng Those Words, Claire Couldn't Help But Gain A Bright Gleeful Smile On Her Face With The Biggest Blush She Could Ever Have.

Clay On Video: "I'd Say It Better And Less Fanfiction Dramatically Than That! But....I Really Like Her"

Eager To Find Clay And Gush Over Him Now Hearing His True Feelings, Claire Was About To Head Out The Door And Find Him.

Mr. Crank, Suddenly Open The Door And Yelled For Floyd.
"FLOYD! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING?!? HIBERNATING YOUR SENSITIVITY?!?! THERE'S MORE FOOTAGE OF THE DANCE BEING NEEDED!"

"COMING DANK- I MEAN CRANK!"
Floyd Grabbed His Glow Bug Camera And Ran Out The Door.

Claire Blinked At That As The Door Was Opened On Her Before Getting Out, But That Didn't Matter, As All She Wanted To Do What Find Clay And Talk To Him.

~~~

~Back In The Gymnasium~

As The Haircoming Dance Continued, The Kids Remained Dancing With The Festivities, But Not Everyone Was Having A Pleasant Time, As Clay Was Sadly Drinking His Fruit Punch Alone.

Coming Back Into The Gym, Floyd Was About To Record More Footage, Until He Spotted Clay Looking All Down, And Thought That Helping His Brother Was More Important.

Getting An Idea Of How To Help His Brother, Floyd Ran Over To Where His Other Brothers Were To Pitch Them His Plan.

"GUYS GUYS GUYS!"
Floyd Called For Them.

"No Floyd, We Don't Wanna Do Another Interview For Your Video Committee"
Spruce Said.

"No Not That! It's About Clay!"
Floyd Said.

"Clay?! Is He Okay?!"
John Dory Immediately Got Concerned.

"Not Really, It's His Whole Liking Claire Issue"
Floyd Said.

"I Thought He Gave Up On That"
Baby Branch Mentioned.

"He Might Have, But I Have An Idea That Can Helo Boost His Confidence! And It Starts....With This~"
Floyd Took The Folded Up Paper With The Song Clay Wrote.

Searching All Over Through The Gymnasium, Claire Looked Around To See If She Could Find Clay Anywhere To Talk To Him.

"Clay? Have You Seen Clay? Did You See Clay Anywhere?"
Claire Asked Everyone In The Gym.

Clay Sipped His Fruit Punch Until He Spit It Out, Seeing Claire.
"PFFFFFFTTTTT- 💦 No! NoNoNoNO!"

Ducking Down And Getting On The Floor, Clay Crawled Away Through Trolls's Legs To Not Be Seen By Claire And To Avoid.

"Gotta Hide! Gotta Hide!"
Clay Mumbled To Himself Quietly, Trying To Crawl Through.

"ATTENTION TROLLTREE HIGH SCHOOL!"
A Very Sqaurey Old Manly Voice Yelled Out From On The Stage.

The Kids At The Dance Stopped And Turned Their Attention To The Stage, Where John Dory, Spruce, And Baby Branch Were About To Announce Something.

John Dory Took The Microphone.
"Everyone Listen Up! Tonight, Even Though It Is The Haircoming, There Is Something Else We Should Be Celebrating Here.....Romance!"

"???"
The Kids Murmured Confusingly To Each Other Over Whatever John Dory Was Babbling About.

Spruce Took The Microphone.
"Here In The Gym, There Is A Special Girl Who Is Secretly Admired By Someone You All Know Very Well! Claire, If You're Out There In The Audience, Someone Special Wrote You This Song About How He Truly Feels About You!"

"😳 What-"
Claire Immediately Widen Her Eyes, With Another Blush.

John Dory Took Back The Microphone.
"AND THAT HE HAPPENS TO BE OUR BROTHER CLAY! WE KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE BRO! WOOO!!"

"Shit Shit Shit Shit 🫣"
Clay Crawled More Down Low To Hopefully Get Away Before Being Spotted.

Baby Branch Took The Microphone.
"So Claire, Clay Dedicates This Song To YOU!"

"Uhhhh 😳"
Claire Was Too Flustered To Move Or Even To React Of What's About To Happen.

"He Wrote You A Songgggg? OoOoOoOo~ 👀"
Dora Nudged Claire's Shoulder Teasingly.

"Sounds Like A Keeper Right?"
Sidney Snickered With Her Arms Around Claire.

Floyd Set Up His Glow Bug Camera And Cued The Music.
"Annnd HIT IT!'

On Cue, A 90's Pop Beat Started To Blast All Through The Gym, As The Brothers Began To Do Their Dance Routine And Sing The Song Clay Wrote For Claire.

Spruce Started Off The Verse As He Shuffled Danced On Stage.
🎵 My girl's like candy,
a candy treat! 🎵

🎵 She knocks me
high up off my feet! 🎵
Spruce Did A Quick High Kick In The Air.

John Dory Joined Along His Brother.
🎵 She's so fine, as can be! 🎵

🎵 I know this girl
is meant for me! 🎵
John Dory And Spruce Sung Together With A Fist Bump In The Air. 🤜🤛

Kicking Into The Chorus, Bitty B Took The Center Stage, Along With John Dory And Spruce As Back Up, Hitting Into Their Synchronization Dances.

🎵 CANDY GIRL! 🎵

🎵 YOU ARE
MY WORLD! 🎵

🎵 YOU LOOK
SO SWEET! 🎵

🎵 YOU'RE A
SPECIAL TREAT! 🎵

Clay Stood Up As He Immediately Recognized The Lyrics.
"OH NO- MY SONG??? HOW THE HELL DID THEY- OH HELL NAH!"

🎵 CANDY GIRL! 🎵

🎵 ALL I WANT
TO SAY! 🎵

🎵 WHEN YOU'RE
WITH ME! 🎵

🎵 YOU BRIGHTEN
UP MY DAY! 🎵

While Everyone Else Was Grooving To The Catchy Song, Claire Was Heartfelt By The Song And Held Her Heart, With The Biggest Smile That Clay Wrote This For Her.

Bitty B Continued His Verse, With His High Pitched Angel Of A Voice.
🎵 All I know,
When I'm with you! 🎵

🎵 You make me feel so good! 🎵

🎵 Through and through! 🎵
John Dory And Spruce Sung The Backup Vocals.

Bitty B Shook His Little Hips And Flexed His Tuxedo.
🎵 The way you walk,
and the way you talk! 🎵

🎵 You always look so good,
you make forget my thoughts! 🎵
Bitty B, John Dory, And Spruce Sung Together In Brotherly Harmony, Side By Side.

Rushing Up To The Stage, Clay Couldn't Believer Why Or How His Brothers Even Found Out About His Song, But Needed It To Stop.

The Brothers Continued Singing Their Hearts Out And Danced In Sync.
🎵 Do you really love me?
Do you really care?
Do you really need me?
And will you always be there- #^@%×>^eRrOr^$%&"

Suddenly, The Music Got Turned Off As Clay Shut It Down And Stole The Microphone From His Brothers On The Stage.

"ENOUGH! STOP ALL OF THIS!"
Clay Said Out Of Frustration.

"Seriously Dude?? I Was About To Get Into It!"
John Dory Said, Upsetly Wanting To Sing More.

"WELL CUT IT OUT! I NEVER ASKED FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THIS!"
Clay Said Into The Microphone.

"But Clay, We Were Only Trying To-"
Baby Branch Was About To Say.

"NO! I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!"
Clay Shouted At Him.

Floyd Rushed On Stage To Clay.
"Wait Wait Clay!"

"I TOLD YOU DON'T DO THIS FLOYD AND I MEANT IT! THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO-"
Clay Stopped Yelling And Faced The Crowd, Realizing How Loud Of A Scene This Was.

"....."
The Kids All Stared At Clay Blankly And Awkwardly.

"Uhhhh 😳"
Clay Got Stiff And Didn't Know What To Say Next.

Gripping Onto The Microphone Nervously, Clay Spotted Claire In The Crowd Looking Up At Him With The Most Beaming Smile, As He Wanted To Smile To.

"This Is Your Chance Man, Go For It"
Spruce Whispered Into Clay's Ear Before Backing Up.

Clay Nodded With Some Confidence To Step Up In Center Stage To Confess.
"Listen Up TrollTree High! I....Am...THIRSTY!!!!"

"😱😱😱"
The Kids In The Audience Gasped At Clay's Odd Blurt Out.

"Well There's That-"
Spruce Said.

Clay Cleared His Throat.
"Everyone Look I-....Hhhhh....Today, Was Supposed To Be A Special Day For Me And Someone Else. Recently I Grew Fond Feelings For Someone But Treated Her Wrong Just Because I Wanted To Push Those Feelings Down...And It Caused Her To Get Hurt...And She Didn't Deserve That In The Slightest. But What She Does Deserve Is An I'm Sorry.."

Claire Grinned Up At Clay For His Apology And Rubbed Her Arm, Feeling More Flustered At His Honest Words.

Clay Continued With His Speech.
"But From What I Learned In The Past 8 Hours And 2 Chapters Is That It Isn't Right To Push Our Feelings Down. Whether It's About Someone Or Something Else. By Ignoring By Imaginary Singing Butterflies In My Stomach And Listening To My Angel Conscience, I Now Know To Always Express My Feelings Out! No Matter What The Risky Outcome Is Cause It Can Become Something Truly Special In The End! SO WHO'S WITH ME! WHO'S READY TO IGNORE OUR VISIONARY DEVIL CONSCIENCE AND FACE OUR BUTTERFLIES TO CONFESSING FEELINGS TO VICTORYYYY!!! ✊️"

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".......NERDDDD!!!"
Mr. Crank Yelled Out Loud Enough For Everyone To Heard Towards Clay.

Sidney Hit Her Uncle's Arm.
"What The Hell Unc?!?"

"What?? He Was Dying Up There! No Sense Of The Rest Of The School's Reputation To As Well"
Mr. Crank Replied Back.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!! 🤣🫵🤣"
All Of The Kids In The Gym Laughed At Clay's Out Of Nowhere Speech.

Feeling Like He Failed And Embarrassed His AGAIN, Clay Sighed With His Ears Down And Dropped The Microphone To Sadly Head Back Down The Stage, With His Brothers Following Behind.

Everyone Finished Their Laughing As They Resumed Along With The Haircoming Dance Like None Of That Just Happened.

Grandma Rosiepuff Came Up To Clay For Comfort.
"I'm Sorry My Peachfuzz...Sometimes Things Don't Always Come Out As Planned Or Expected.."

"Yeah...Unfortunately.."
Clay Said With His Head Down.

Grandma Rosiepuff Kneeled Down To Her Grandson.
"If You Want, I Can Dance With You"

With A Tear Coming Down, Clay Wiped It Away With A Little Grin On His Face After His Grandmother Tried To Comfort Him.

"He Already Has A Date!"
A Familiar Distant Voice Nearby Shouted Out, Interrupting The Conversation.

Knowing The Voice, Clay Looked Up Ahead To See Claire Right In Front Of Him, With A Smirk And The Urge The Speak With Him Properly About Everything.

"Wait What? Me? Your Date?"
Clay Looked Back N Forth, And Pointed On His Chest.

"I Mean, You Do Want To Be, Right?"
Claire Said, Keeping Her Smirk At Him

"Well I- It's Just- You- The Uh- Me Um-"
Clay Stuttered His Words, Unable To Speak.

Claire Put Her Finger On Clay's Mouth.
"I Loved Your Song You Wrote For Me. It Was So Sweet Of You. And I Saw Your Video Floyd Took"

"•______•"
Clay's Pupils Shrunk As He Realized He Knew What Claire Meant.

"Oh Bleep 😳"
Floyd Said, Unable To Use Such Fowl Language.

Clay Scratched His Neck Nervously.
"UMMM- I CAN EXPLAIN THAT YOU SEE I UHHHH....HAVE THIS MEDICATION AND I JUST TEND TO YAP ABOUT NONSEN-"

Claire Put Her Finger On Clay's Lips Again And Confessed To Him.
"I Really Like You Too ♡ "

"Awwwwww"
Grandma Rosiepuff, Along With The Brothers And The Other Sisters Say Together In Aw.

"Suckups -.-"
Fawn Said With Her Arms Crossed.

"Really? You Do???"
Clay's Ears Perked Up For A Moment.

"No Shame In Hiding It Anymore! And Neither Should You Comic Book Boy"
Claire Teased With A Giggle.

Clay's Smile Disappeared Again.
"Are You Sure? I Mean...Is It For Me You Like Me For? Or Cause Of-"

"Listen Clay, Yes You're Annoying, And Irritating, And I Can't STAND Your Rebel Alvin-Like Qualities"
Claire Listed Off.

"._______."
Clay Just Stared At Claire, Taking In The Stabs And Insults.

Claire Continued On.
"BUT! You're Also Different. You're More Than A Fun Boy. You Like James Frond, You Wanna Be A CPA, Heck, Even In A Sad Book Club!"

"Guilty 😏"
Clay Smirked To Himself, Dusting Off His Shoulders.

"And You Being Different, Gives Me More To Admire About You"
Claire Smiled Warmly At Clay.

Clay Confidently Took Claire's Hands And Held Both Of Them.
"Ya Know, The Thing I Like Most About You Is When We Hang Out, I Learn More Of You. You're More Than Just A Pretty Face, You Like Pina Coladas And Getting Caught In The Rain! Sometimes You Can Be Insecure But That's Okay. No One's Just One Label. You're So Much More Of A Person That I'd Love To Spend Special Time With Together"

Gazing Into Each Other's Eyes For A Moment With Smiles, Clay And Claire Brought It In For A Hug Closely, As Both Blushed Their Way Into The Warm Embrace Of Finally Confessing Their Feelings For One Another.

Boo Took Out Her Binky And Spoke In Her Snoop Dogg Voice Again.
"That's Some Cute Ass Shit Right There Motherfuckers"

Clay Parted Away From The Hug And Held Claire's Hands.
"I'd Be Honored To Dance With You"

Baby Branch Stood On Both Of Their Shoulders In Between Them.
"And We Know Just How To Help With That! HIT IT GRANDMA!"

Up On Stage, Grandma Rosiepuff Started Up Some Upbeat Dance Pop Music As She Transformed Into Her Sparkly Red Dress With A Microphone To Perform For The Haircoming Dance.

"Everyone Grab A Special Someone And Dance With Somebody! LET'S HAVE FUN TONIGHT!"
Grandma Rosiepuff Announced Out Loud As She Clapped To The Beat.

"Shall We My Shortcake?"
Clay Held His Arm Out For Claire.

Claire Giggled And Wrapped Her Arm Into Clay's.
"We Shall My Comic Book Boy~"

Everyone In The Gymnasium Grabbed Someone To Dance With To Hit The Center Of The Floor, As Grandma Rosiepuff Began To Sing For The Moment.

Grandma Rosiepuff Used Her Beautiful Singing Voice To Sing.
🎵 Clock strikes upon the hour,
And the sun begins to faaaade~ 🎵

🎵 Still enough time to figure out,
How to chase my blues awaaay~ 🎵

Over In A Corner, Sidney And Spruce Watched Everyone Begin To Dance As They Looked Over At One Another With Regret Of What To Do.

"Well Since We're Out Of Options, Wanna Dance?"
Spruce Asked To Sidney.

"Oh Trust Me, I'm Not Out Of Options. I Won The Competition Remember?"
Sidney Smirked, Holding Up Her List Of Snailphone Numbers.

"Nevermind 😒"
Spruce Rolled His Eyes.

"But I Suppose I Can Put Down My Winning Pride For Tonight. C'mon Loseruce!"
Sidney Grabbed Spruce's Hand And Dragged Him To The Dance Floor.

"HELL YEAH!"
Spruce Swooped Sidney Off Her Feet As They Danced To The Music.

Grandma Rosiepuff Continued To Sing Her Heart Out.
🎵 I've done alright up to now,
It's the light of day
that shows me hoooow~ 🎵

Dora Looked Around The Dance Floor But Accidentally Bumped Into John Dory, Who Was Still Busy Passing Out Appetizers To Trolls.

Dora Turned Around To John Dory And Got Frustrated.
"WH- UGHHHHH!!! THAT'S IT JOHN! PUT THAT APPETIZER TRAY DOWN AND I'M TAKING YOU TO THAT DANCE FLOOR BESTIE!"

John Dory Blinked At Dora And Shrugged To Himself.
"Hm, Alright 🤷‍♂️"

Suddenly, John Dory Threw Away The Tray Of Appetizers And Grabbed Dora's Hand To Twirl Her Around And Sweep Her Off Her Feet.

"WHOA! John??? Where'd That Came From??"
Dora Said, Taken Aback By It.

"Um HELLOOOOO! You've Always Been My Haircoming Date To Dance With! I Knew You Were Gonna Bug Me To Go With You Anyway So Anytime You Would Bring It Up I Would Ignore It Obliviously. So I Knew The Only Way For Me To Dance With You, Is For You To Be Distracted By The Fact Of Me Not Dancing With You, Even Though I Would 😌"
John Dory Explained To Dora.

Dora Thought Of That To Herself.
"Huh. Huh. Hm. Huh! Oh Wow, I Guess That Does Check Out. Great Plan Bestie!"

Snatching John Dory's Hand, Dora Dashed Down To The Dance Floor Along With Him To Have Their Bestie Dance Together Finally.

Grandma Rosiepuff Belted Out A High Note Of Her Majestic Voice.
🎵 And when the night falls,
loneliness caaaallllssss!!! 🎵

🎵 OHHHH,
I WANNA DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY! 🎵

🎵 I WANNA FEEL THE HEAT
WITH SOMEBODY! 🎵

🎵 YEEEAAAHHH,
I WANNA DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY! 🎵

🎵 WITH SOMEBODY WHO
LOVES ME! 🎵

On The Dance Floor, Everybody Had Somebody To Dance With, Whether It Was Their Date Or Friend, The Music Brought Everyone Together To Bust A Move.

Standing And Not Dancing, Fawn Just Stood There Annoyed At Everyone's Fancy Clothing, Until Floyd Came Up To Her And Took A Deep Breath, Before Slamming His Face In Mud, Ruining His Suit.

Fawn Gasped In Joy Of Her Friend Accepting Her Different Ways Of Clothes And Appreciated Floyd Joining Her, As She As Well Slammed Mud In Her Face, Leading Both To Dance Together.

🎵 OHHHH,
I WANNA DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY! 🎵

🎵 I WANNA FEEL THE HEAT
WITH SOMEBODY! 🎵

Also Dancing Together, Baby Branch And Boo Did Their Own Choreography, Even If It Was To Get Baby Branch To Distract Boo From Causing Anymore Destruction.

Forced To, Rhonda Was Even Dancing With RickRoll On The Dance Floor, Regardless If RickRoll Enjoyed It, She Hated Every Second.

🎵 YEEEAHHH,
I WANNA DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY! 🎵

🎵 WITH SOMEBODY
WHO LOVES ME! 🎵

In The Center Of It All, It Was Clay And Claire Who Shared The Most Dance Together As They Finally Expressed Their Feelings And Got Something Special Out Of It.

With Clay Twirling And Spinning Claire Around In A Romantic Fashion, Even Lifting Her Up, It Was No Denying How Happy Each Other Made Them Enjoy This Haircoming.

Until, Suddenly And Unexpectedly, The Dynamite Stick That Was Still Lit By Boo In Mr. Crank's Hair Earlier Was About To Go Off And Blow Up. 🧨

💥 B O O M ! 💥

With The Big Explosion Going Off, And Sending Mr. Crank Out The Roof Of The Building, The Smoke Caused The Water Sprinklers To Go Off And Pour Down.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! MY DRESSS!!! MY SUIT!!! EVACUATE! EVACUATE!!!"
All Of The Kids Screamed And Yelled Over Each Other, As They All Headed Out The Door.

"YESSSSS! MESSSSS!!! TAKE THAT FANCY WHORES!!!"
Fawn Shouted Out Happily In Victory.

"AAAAAAAHHHHH!! LETS GET OUTTA HERE! RUN RUN! AAAH! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️"
The Kids All Ran Out Of The Gymnasium And School Soaking Wet.

While This Happened, Clay Was Smart Enough To Use His Hair To Cover Up Him And Claire From Getting Wet At All.

Following Everyone Evacuating The Haircoming Dance, Clay And Claire Stood Outside Of The Entrance Of The School, Watching The Kids Flee.

"Not Bad For Our First School Dance Huh?"
Clay Said To Claire.

Claire Giggled At That.
"Only BroZone Can Make A School Dance End This Chaotically"

"Sucks That It Has To End.."
Clay Rubbed His Shoulder, As He Was Having Fun With Claire.

"No One Said That. I Think Mr. Slush's Slushie Stand Should Still Be Open! How About A Trolli-Slush?"
Claire Nudged Clay's Shoulder.

"Definitely! But I'm Sure You Want A Bunch Of Dazzling Fans To Admire You As We Go Huh Ms. Attention Grabber"
Clay Said Playfully.

Claire Shook Her Head With A Grin.
"Nope! Just You And Me"

Catching Clay Off Guard, Claire Planted A Soft Kiss On Clay's Cheek, Leaving Him To Be Stunned, Stiff And Blushing Uncontrollably.

Clay Gasped As He Held His Cheek, And Laughed Like A Dork.
"😳, gOieEhHhehHehAHhAhEhe!"

After Relentless Flirting And Countless Teasing, Clay And Claire Headed Off To Spend Time Together The Rest Of This Haircoming Night, That Was the Start Of Something Special For Them, As A Newfound Relationship. 💛 🩷

~The End~