The Loud House Fanfic 001: in the darkness
By: TDTRondas
Disclaimer: I don't own "The loud house" only my fanfics
Warning: English is not my first language
Dawn in Lincoln's room, a white haired boy sleeps soundly in his bed, wrapped in his sheets, while his alarm clock turns slowly to the exact hour that would trigger the continuous beeping. When the beeping began the boy open his eyes slowly and begin to move in order to turn out the sound that kept him awake, at that moment he realize that something is in his body, the boy with some caution looks to his own body to see a faceless dark haired figure hugging him in his bed.
Lincoln – Aaaahhhh!
The scream could have been enough to wake up the dead scared from their graves, but the small girl acted as if the boy's scream was just an annoying sound as the alarm that wasn't turn down.
Lucy – oh, morning Lincoln.
Lincoln – Lucy! What the heck? Do you want to scare me to death or what?
The girl was just there froze for a while after hearing the boy, in a moment she just moved out of the bed and ran outside the door.
Lincoln was not sure about what happened, but school time was near and he had to prepare himself, getting dressed, preparing his backpack and, of course, turning down the alarm before getting out of his room.
Outside his room the boy wanted to hurry up but was scared once again, not for the same girl but a wall made of other eight.
Lori – Lincoln, What did you do to Lucy?
Lincoln – What?
Lynn – You heard her, I think I saw Lucy crying before she got into the bathroom.
Lincoln – Wait, I didn't do anything! I swear!
Luna – Bro! You have to spill; it's unlike Lucy act like that!
Lola – You did something to her!
Lincoln – I didn't, she was in my room and gave me the scare of my life, and well I got a little mad but I didn't say anything that would hurt her feelings!
Lori – I don't think that's the whole truth, what else happened?
Lincoln – That's all, I swear!
Lori – Well, Lucy is locked in the bathroom and you obviously did something to change her behavior, so now get there and apologize!
Lincoln – But…
Lola – Do what she says or I'm telling mom about every time you bring a comic into the bathroom!
Lincoln – Ok…
Lincoln – You would think that sometimes, your sisters would hear you out, but not in my family, especially for Lori, if something bad happens, it's me who usually has to pay the consequences.
Lincoln knocks the bathroom door.
Lincoln – Lucy… is everything all right?
Lucy – Yes.
Lincoln – Well… the thing is… Lynn said something about seeing you crying and… well you worried everyone.
Lucy – …
Lincoln – They also think that… I did something to you… could you…
In that moment the bathroom door opens, but nobody get out of there.
Lincoln – May I come in?
Lucy – Please.
In the bathroom
Lucy – close the door.
Lincoln – Okay…
Lucy – Sorry for worrying you and making you look responsible of my conduct.
Lincoln – Lucy?
Lucy – What?
Lincoln – Are you really okay?
Lucy – Yes.
Lincoln – Well the thing is… you are… looking paler than normal.
Lucy – I just woke up of a bad dream, usually my nightmares make me fell inspired but this one was… especially deadly.
Lincoln – Right… Well, if that's really all, could you tell our sisters that nothing really happened?
Lucy – Yes
In front of Lincoln's room, the older sister is very irritated while the brunets and one of the twins looks like having fun of some kind
Lincoln – Guys, I told you it's nothing here is Lucy.
Lucy – Sorry I made a wrong impression, my inner darkness just made me act irrationally, as the rest of the world.
Lori – See? I told you it's not that, now everybody get ready or I'm going to leave you all behind!
School, Lincoln's class
Clyde – So if we glue this in the poster, everything will look good… mmm… what's the matter Lincoln?
Lincoln – I don't know Clyde, I have this feeling like… somebody is watching me.
Clyde – Well, I'm doing that right now.
Lincoln – Not you! Somebody that I can't see, I got that feeling after the recess.
Clyde – Well if you look at that side and I look to this side we could find out if somebody is watching you.
Lincoln – Good idea! Let's do it!
When the two boys execute their plan a scream is heard from their teacher, which makes everybody run towards her.
Lincoln – Did she black out?
Clyde – Wow! What happened?
Student – Who knows, but we have free time so who cares!
While some students get ready to party, others stay with the teacher trying to make her wake up.
After school, Clyde and Lincoln walk in the street
Lincoln – I can't believe we have extra homework for what happened!
Clyde – Well, the teacher said that we set up the scaring thing.
Lincoln – Yes! But it's we as you and me! Why does she think that? I never saw that ghostly figure she talked about!
Clyde – Well, you are right about that, but for some reason she was pretty sure.
Lincoln – And even made a treat about telling this to my parents… sometimes, I feel like people just like to think I do bad stuff.
Clyde – I don't think so.
Lincoln – I'm glad somebody doesn't and glad you even stuck up to the comic store plan.
Clyde – That's what friends are for.
The two boys get inside the store
Clyde – Look! It's Ace Savy's new issue
Lincoln – I got this! Um? "Princess pony newest remake"?
Clyde – Princess Pony? You hate princess pony, you won't even read my comic books of princess pony.
Lincoln – Yeah, but I know of somebody that just might like it.
Clyde – Who? It's Lori, right? I knew she would have something in common with me!
Lincoln – Sorry Clyde, it's not Lori and I can't tell you or anybody who is… I only have money for one of those two, but…
Clyde – You won't tell who? even to your best friend?
Lincoln – Sorry, but I promised her I would cover her, so it's like my darkest secret.
Clyde – Wow! So your darkest secret is that one of your sisters is a princess pony lover?
Lincoln – Actually… it's more in the sense that I don't even like princess pony.
Clyde – Wait! I'm confused… you are saying that if you have a secret, the secret is not if you like princess pony, but that you hate princess pony?
Lincoln – Yeah, so I would really appreciate if you kept the secret.
Clyde – just under one condition.
Lincoln – Okay…
Clyde – If somebody else goes to my room and see the princess pony books that I have… can I say that those are yours?
Lincoln – Sure, it's not like I care for being a laughing stock, I already am to… well a lot of people.
Lincoln grabs one of the comic books and goes to pay getting to his house after the trip.
Loud house
Lincoln – Well here we are, see you tomorrow Clyde.
Clyde – See you tomorrow Linc, and my greetings to Lory.
Lincoln – …Sure…
Inside the house, Lori is standing in front of the door
Lincoln – Hi… Lori.
Lori – Umm… Where is Lucy?
Lincoln – What?
Lori – She is with you isn't she?
Lincoln – What are you talking about, I haven't seen her since you left us at school.
Lori – Ugh! Lincoln… you… please go to your room…
Lincoln – Um, sure but…
Lori – No buts! Just go right now or you'll be a human pretzel!
In Lincoln's room
Lincoln – What's her problem?
Lucy – Somebody doesn't know how to deal with dark emotions.
Lincoln – Ahh! Lucy! What are you doing here?
Lucy – Just making sure you are here.
Lincoln – oh, sure?
Lucy – Actually I want to make sure you don't have any sharp objects here.
Lincoln – What? The only sharp thing I have is a pencil sharpener
Lucy – I'm taking this.
Lincoln – …Sure… by the way, Lori is looking for you, she doesn't look very happy.
Lucy – Dang it! Can I stay here until tomorrow?
Lincoln – Well… it's not like me telling you otherwise will make you leave, but can you tell me what's happening? Since this morning you have been acting… well creepier than usual.
Lucy – I told you, I had a bad dream and I'm making sure it doesn't get real.
Lincoln – What? Wait you never told me the second part, did your dream have…
Lori (smashing Lincoln's door as she enters) – Aha! I literally knew it!
Lucy – Lori!
Lori (grabbing Lucy by the wrist) – You and I are taking a little trip Lucy!
Lucy – No! I have to be here!
Lucy tries to get free but Lory use her two hands to drag her
Lori – No, way! Lincoln stay in your room until diner, hopefully this all will be over when we return
Lucy – Let me go!
Lori leaves the room taking Lucy with her who is constantly saying she shouldn't be outside the house.
Lincoln – Well… it's not like Lori will know if I get out.
Lynn and Lucy's room, a girl in sporty clothes is in her bed throwing her ball to the wall
Lynn – This sucks…
Lincoln – What sucks?
Lynn – Ah!
Lincoln – Sorry, the door was open and…
Lynn – It's okay, just because I'm Lucy's roomie, what are you doing here?
Lincoln – Trying to figure out what's between Lucy and Lori
Lynn – Dunno… may be that Lori get's crazier when people doesn't do what she expects.
Lincoln – I don't get it
Lynn – Neither do I, I should be outside playing any sport but Lori got mad at me and Luna so she convinced mom and dad to ground us.
Lincoln – What?
Lynn – I know! Right? Just because we were messing about Lucy's crush.
Lincoln – Lucy have a crush with somebody?
Lynn – Well, duh!
Lincoln – You are saying, our little sister that loves vampires and other spooky non-real beings, have a crush with a real person?
Lynn – …
Lincoln – Is that it?
Lynn – You… are… dense, but yes, and Lori didn't like that, even before speaking with your teachers.
Lincoln – What are you talking about?
Lynn – Your teacher and Lucy's had a little talk with Lori about todays prank.
Lincoln – I didn't prank anybody!
Lynn – I believe you, but I'm not the one you should tell
Lincoln – Dang it!
Lynn – Well, as much I like to mourn about being grounded, you should go to do your extra homework if you don't want to be grounded at home and school.
Lincoln – I know… see you latter Lynn.
Lynn – See ya!
Latter at Lincoln's room, the white haired boy is writing a report
Lincoln – And even if April's fool day might have some influence from the "Canterbury tales" it could as well come from the roman festivity Hilaria even thought it day was on March twenty five, it should… dang it!
The pencil was broken.
Lincoln – Where is the sharpener? … …Lucy.
Lincoln gets out of his room and walks down finding his parents and sisters (excepting Lori and Lucy) having a family discussion
Leni – So, like what our aunt made Lori go crazy about this?
Mr. Loud – Yes, listen it's not as if your mother and I think anything like that would happen, but Lori wants to be sure and well… your sister is very scary when she tries to protect our family.
Luna – That's still no reason to ground us.
Mrs. Loud – Told you.
Mr. Loud – Not now sweetie, and… yeah, I mean, it was not, however…
Mrs. Loud – Oh, Hi Lincoln!
Lincoln – Mom? Everyone? What's happening?
Mrs. Loud – Not much just… how is homework doing?
Lincoln – Are you talking about Lori and Lucy?
Mrs. Loud – Well, yes but it's not a serious matter you shouldn't worry, okay?
Lincoln – …Okay
Mrs. Loud – now about your homework…
Lincoln – Oh yeah, I need a sharpener to be able to continue.
Mrs. Loud – I see, come with me.
Lincoln follows his mother to his parent's room while hearing a last part of the conversation
Luna – You sure we shouldn't tell him something?
Lisa – It's not like increasing his heartbeats rate and adrenaline output would do any good.
Lincoln (arriving to his parent's room)– Mom? Why is everybody so tense?
Mrs. Loud – Sorry dear, it's just… well; don't tell anybody I told you okay?
Lincoln – Sure
Mrs. Loud – The thing is, by the time you were born one of your aunts, went a little crazy…
Lincoln – …
Mrs. Loud – The thing is she… loved someone as how your dad and I love each other, but the one she loved was… let's say outside of the people she could love and live together with.
Lincoln – So… what happened?
Mrs. Loud – She didn't care about that, did everything she could to be with… that person, but in the end it became a disaster, so she… well, ended everything for her… and her loved one…
Lincoln – Ended? Wait a minute… she committed suicide?
Mrs. Loud – …
Lincoln – And that is a problem because…
Mrs. Loud – Because Lori thinks she saw the same pattern in Lucy.
Lincoln – But Lucy is not like that! She may say depressing stuff but it's just because she likes dark stuff!
Mrs. Loud – I know, everyone knows, but Lori was shocked when the news arrived, you must understand that she only want to avoid another tragedy.
Lincoln – I… I think I get it.
Mrs. Loud – Good, and I found a sharpener, now be sure to finish your homework you don't want your teacher to hold it against you, do you?
Lincoln – No, I don't, thanks mom.
Lincoln goes to his room looking how all his eight sisters where holding part of the conversation while he was moving upstairs.
Later, the house is very quiet as if every other habitant were gone; Lincoln goes to his parent's room to bring the sharpener back, after leaving it in his parent's night table, a sudden earthquake shakes the place making a little portrait to fall at Lincoln's head which causes Lincoln to loose the balance and in a failed attempt to hold onto something his wrist cuts in the night table corner.
Lincoln – Dang it! It's a lot of blood, mom! Dad! Somebody! A little help!
Then suddenly Lucy comes from the door and at seeing the blood wraps Lincoln wrist with a piece of fabric and brings him outside.
Latter
In a waiting room, the twins are arguing in a soft voice while Lori and Lucy doesn't stop to walk in circles until Lincoln and their parents get out.
Lori – How… I mean… are you okay?
Lincoln (Showing the bandage in his arm) – No problem, the doctor said I was very lucky that Lucy showed up the moment she did, so no real threat here.
Lucy – You make me feel as if I had a heart
Lynn – So, what can you do? You can play and stuff right?
Lisa – Must I bring it to you that a cut of those proportions cannot heal overnight? Even less over one hour!
Mr. Loud – Enough kids, we all are glad this was nothing serious, but we should go to have something to eat and your brother will need a lot of rest, doctor orders.
Lola – But we just want to talk.
The whole family walks away while Lori stays back
Lincoln – Lori? Are you okay?
Lori – Yeah it's just… what do you think of Lucy Lincoln?
Lincoln – Lucy? Well… she is cool and dark, I mean, sometimes she makes everything look gloomier than it should, but… she always cares for me, same as you.
Lori – …
Lincoln – Is something wrong?
Lori – And what do you think about me? Am I… too…?
Lincoln – Lori… you are too loving and we all know that, sometimes you let everything go to your head or get overwhelm by how something could get too big… I don't know what else to say, just I love you and I know our sisters also do, so let's go home I don't want Lynn eating my share.
Lori – Thanks Lincoln.
Lincoln's room the boy is going inside
Lucy – Lincoln…
Lincoln – Hi Lucy, Lynn? What…
Lucy – I know it was somehow a problem how I slept in your room, and I…
Lynn – She told me if we should pay you back the favor of the other time and let you sleep in our room for tonight, you need somebody checking your arm after all.
Lincoln – Oh, thanks, but I don't think it will be necessary.
Lynn – Come on Linc. Lucy, I… we won't force you okay, but please! I don't want to feel useless if something happens to you understood?
Lincoln – Fine, I guess…
Lynn – Cool! I'll prepare your sleeping bag!
Lucy – Are you sure you are okay with that?
Lincoln – I am, if it weren't for you who know what would happen with me
Lucy – You would be… would be…
Lucy hugs Lincoln
Lucy – Please don't die!
Lincoln – Lucy?
Lucy – Can I stay like this for a while?
Lincoln – What? Right what happened with your dream, was it me…?
Lucy – Yes… I… I need you, you are the only one that actually hear me, when you said this morning that I was the one that almost…
Lincoln – Sorry Lucy, I didn't know…
Lucy (letting Lincoln go) – No, it's just me being too into dark stuff that couldn't think of another outcome
Lincoln – Right!
Lincoln moves looking if somebody is looking at his room
Lincoln – Good! Nobody is looking… look at this
Lucy – The new princess pony issue, thanks, but I can't read it!
Lincoln – No in the bathroom since the incident, but my room is open for you when you need a break from the darkness, just tell me beforehand and if anybody get in I was reading and forcing you to read a little of it.
Lucy – Don't do this
Lincoln – Why not?
Lucy – You'll make me want to leave the darkness for good…