CLOUD NINE | GLEE • OC X OC | ON HOLD

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AS FINN AND RACHEL WALKED INTO GLEE, Ivory was stunned at what Rachel was wearing.

She was dressed exactly as Britney Spears.

Ivory liked her new look a lot, but it wasn't Rachel.

"Well, Rachel, congratulations. Normally you dress like the fantasy of a preferred Japanese businessman, with a very dark, specific fetish. But I dig this look." Santana smiled.

"Thank you." Rachel took the backhanded compliment.

"I think what Santana's trying to say, Rachel, though I risk expulsion by saying so, is that it seems Britney Spears has helped you blossom. That's all." Kurt treaded.

"Wait, Rachel, is that true? You are sort of dressing differently." Mr. Schue noticed.

"Bouncy, bouncy, bounce-" Artie commented.

"Hey!" Finn stared at him for the comment about his girlfriend.

"All I know is that I had a very vivid Britney Spears fantasy at the dentist, and since then, it's made me feel free to get out of my way. I think I've just always been afraid to dress like a pretty girl because I've never really felt like one before. Now I realize it's okay to feel that way about yourself now and then. Maybe it's a good thing." Rachel spoke, looking around at the class.

"It's such a good thing, I can't believe it," Brittany said.

"William, a word." Coach Sylvester stood in the doorway.

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"I WAS PRETTY SURE Artie's legs don't work." Quinn pointed out after the news of Artie getting on the football team, alongside Finn.

"Did you get a leg transplant?" Brittany asked.

"Nope. My teammates can push my chair like a battering ram." Artie explained.

"There are no rules against it. We checked." Finn smiled.

"I have Britney Spears to thank." Artie smiled with glee.

"You're welcome."

"Britney plus Nitrous gave me an amazing idea. And it gave me the nerve to tell Coach Beiste that Finn and I both want to be on the team." Artie explained.

"Wait, you're back on the football team?" Rachel's head jerked up to him.

"Yeah."

"Suddenly you're way hotter to me. Weird." Santana smirked.

"Wait. I don't get it. How come everyone's having Britney Spears fantasies?" Puck looked around.

"The nitrous oxide dentists use is a mild hallucinogen. Some studies prove that it gives vivid dreams, probably the last thing the person thinks of before going under. The subconscious moves to the forefront. Since we've all been thinking about Britney so much, it only stands to reason how everyone who's gone under has a fantasy." Ivory explained from the back row.

"Okay, guys. Listen up." Mr. Schue said.

"Mr. Sxhue, if I may-" Kurt raised his hand.

"Kurt, I overheard what you guys were just talking about. I know what you're gonna say. The answer is no." Mr. Schue started, and Ivory rolled her eyes. "No, I'm not gonna stand in the way anymore. If you guys want to do Britney at this year's homecoming assembly, I'm fine with it." He announced, and everyone cheered. "And more than that, I am going to perform with you." And everyone got quiet.

"He's not serious, right?" Ivory whispered to Luke, who just sighed in response.

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THE ASSEMBLY DAY HAD COME and Ivory was nervous. Not because the club was performing in front of the entire school, but because Mr. Schue was performing with them.

"Quiet, please, children. Quiet now. First, students who are the ravioli today and are not up to date on their tetanus shots should see the nurse immediately." Principal Figgins started. "Welcome to our homecoming pep assembly. Because of last week's grisly train derailment, the Dulcimer club is on hiatus until further notice. But we have a treat for you. Fresh off their last-place finish at regionals, please give it up for the New Directions."

[TOXIC - Performed by William Schuester and the New Directions]

Cheers erupted when Mr. Schue has the finishing move, but it all ended fast when the fire alarm was pulled by Coach Sylvester.

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"THAT WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE, GUYS." Alex and Reggie walked up to Luke and Ivory, who were sitting in the driveway of Luke's house with Luke's little sister, Avery.

"I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not." Ivory laughed, and they sat with them. "Listen, I never said Mr. Schue was normal, and if it wasn't for him, our performance would've been perfectly fine." Ivory continued.

"No, really, it was good. You two were great." Reggie smiled.

"I'm gonna get us some drinks. You wanna help me, Ave?" Ivory held out her hand to the nine-year-old.

Avery gladly accepted it, before the two of them walked inside the house.

"Dude, you're gonna turn her into stone if you keep staring at her." Alex threw a rock at Luke.

"I know, and she's gonna think I'm a creep. She's already called me out once for it, but she laughed so it was okay." Luke sighed, laying back on the pavement.

"Tell her how you feel. She's single now." Reggie tried.

"No, no way. She just got out of a relationship with Kiara. I'm not gonna try and swoop in just like that." Luke shut the idea down. "I can't do that to her, or myself."

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LUKE WAS WALKING IN THE HALLWAY WHEN KIARA AND BIANCA APPEARED IN FRONT OF HIM.

"Luke, we need to speak. Now." She said and they pulled him into an empty classroom.

"What the hell is this about?" He said and watched the two girls in front of him.

"We know how you feel about Ivory." Kiara started, making Luke sigh. "She was my girlfriend, I had the sense someone liked her. But now knowing it was you, it was someone who loves her."

"I don't know what you're talking about." He tried to leave, but Bianca stood behind him, blocking the door.

"Listen to her," Bianca demanded, and Luke sat on top of one of the tables.

"Tell her how you feel. You're her best friend, and I truly want to see her happy. And I know I couldn't do that. But you can." Kiara continued.

"I'm sorry, but no girl is best friends with someone as attractive as you. Otherwise, you two wouldn't be as close if she didn't like you." Bianca stated.

"B, not helping," Kiara muttered. "What we're saying is, I know Ivory's type in guys. And Luke, you're a splitting image of it."

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Songs:
•Toxic by Britney Spears