A/N: This chapter is a bit longer than the earlier chapter. Actually its three times longer than prior chapters. I'm not going to keep you from reading. You should listen to "The Great Milenko" or "Jake/Jack Jeckel". Both will be applicable. Enjoy!
"Finally! I've been ready to meet your parents since we started dating!" Jordi exclaimed as he washed off his face paint in the water fountain. He raised his dripping face. The black diamonds that had been painted on and around his eyes could still be faintly seen. Luan facepalmed.
"You don't understand. Eight of my nine sisters and my brother are very protective. My parents will probably like you. I mean, you're polite, and kind, and everything parents would want in their daughter's boyfriend. They'll see I'm not clowning around. Get it?" Luan asked. Jordi laughed as he wiped his face on his cleaning rag. He threw his arm around her.
"I'll drive you home, then I'll come back a bit later," he said as they walked out of the school towards her car. They both got into the car. "Later we can go to that concert I was talking about. Are you ok with that?"
"Sure. I like the Insane Clown Posse. They're from around here and their music isn't too bad from what I've heard in your car. Some is even comical. And, any music group that my boyfriend started dressing as a clown for is a band worth listening to," Luan said. She quickly texted Luna that she wouldn't be needing her to come and pick her up.
"Great," Jordi replied as he pulled out of his parking spot. "So who should I watch out for?"
"Well, Leni is one you shouldn't have to watch out for. She's kinda dumb. I love her, but she's kind dumb.
"Lori, she's the oldest. She only cares about the age difference. So keep that in mind.
"Luna, she's a rocker. Really she probably won't have a problem when she meets you. Just don't talk about ICP or the fact that you are a Juggalo. She's into rock, and only rock.
"Lynn is the sporty one. She will actually beat the shit out of you if you hurt me. She plays all sports, and keeps track of scores from her favorite teams-"
"Wait," Jordi interrupted as they turned onto another street. "What teams does she like?"
"Detroit teams. Especially the Lions, the Pistons, the Red Wings, and the Tigers," Luan responded. Jordi grimaced. "Yeah I know. Just don't argue with her about it." Luan then continued.
"Lincoln is my younger brother. He'll probably just threaten you in an attempt to make you uncomfortable.
"Lucy is really creepy. Inversely to Luna, she would probably respect you more if you said you liked Insane Clown Posse. You know, if she actually listened to ICP.
"Lola and Lana are identical twins but are radically different. One will dislike you, and one will like you, depending on what you say. Talk about your upbringing, and Lana will respect you. Lola will think you're absolutely disgusting.
"Lisa is the littlest sister who cares. Don't worry though. Just don't let her take you into her room. She'll run experiments on you. She can be very testy as well. (Get it? testy?)
"That's the basics. Any questions?" Luan asked. Jordi nodded as he pulled up to her house. He met her gaze, and they moved in to kiss. Just before their lips met though, Luan backed off. "No, not yet. Not here. Later."
"Ok babe, whatever you say," Jordi sighed. "Love you babe."
Luan got out of the car and waved as he drove off. She couldn't wait for that night.
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"Luan, is your boyfriend going to be joining us tonight," her mom asked as she cooked. Luan looked at her from the window.
"Yeah mom. I can't wait for all of you to meet him. I think you're really going to like him," Luan replied. She then continued to look out the window. 'Where are you Jordi?' Luan thought.
"Luan, I hope you're boyfriend knows something about sports. And hasn't touched you, because I hate beating people up in the middle of a dinner," Lynn said as she walked down the stairs.
"You'll like him," she said. Jordi's car pulled up. Luan squealed. She ran over to the door. When Jordi knocked, she threw open the door and gave him a bear hug. He staggered back, clearly not expecting this.
"You look very handsome tonight," Luan said after releasing him. Jordi was wearing jeans, a metal belt buckle, and a plaid shirt.
"You look beautiful, Luan. But you always look beautiful," Jordi said. Luan felt herself blushing.
Her dad walked over the door. He shook Jordi's hand. "Good to meet you. I'm Lynn Sr. Very nice to meet you, Jordi," her dad said.
"Very nice to meet you sir. I have heard much about you. I hear Luan gets her amazing sense of humor from you," Jordi said. Lynn Sr. laughed.
"Good kid. Now come eat with us," he said. They walked to the dining room, where the adult table was located. The rest of the girls were already seated in a way so that Luan was sitting across from him, and Jordi was sandwiched between Lynn and Lori. Slightly uncomfortable, Jordi sat. down. Rita Loud brought in a large bowl of spaghetti and meatballs and placed them on the table.
"Thanks, Ms. Loud. It smells real good," Jordi said.
"Thank you, Jordi," Ms. Loud said as she took her seat. Jordi bowed his head and said a quick prayer. Then dinner, and therefore the hardest interview of Jordi's life, commenced.
"So Jordi," Lynn began. "What type of sports do you like?"
"Well, um, I like to play soccer, but I like to watch baseball and football as well," he responded. Lynn brightened before her face fell for a moment.
"Wait, what teams?" Lynn asked. And before he could think about what he was supposed to say, he said. "The Falcons, the Braves, and Atlanta United FC." Luan gave him a "oh shit" look. Lynn turned to him.
"I guess you must be from Atlanta, then," she said. He nodded. Lynn gave a begrudging nod of approval. "Nothing wrong with rooting for your team. And they made it to the Super Bowl," Lynn said. Jordi mentally exhaled.
"Jordi, did you just move here?" Rita asked as everybody began to serve themselves.
"About nine months ago actually. It's a far cry from Atlanta, I'll definitely say that," Jordi said after taking a bite. "I met Luan only a few weeks ago actually."
"Ah yes, how did you two meet?" Lori asked pointedly. Luan threw her a look of vexation.
"So a few weeks ago was my sister Meredith's 9th birthday, and my mom hired a clown to perform. That clown happened to be Luan. Now, me personally, I love clowns. I wear clown make up at least once a week. So when I saw this beautiful female clown performing on stage, well, I guess it just sparked something in me.
So I caught her when her act was down and I sat and talked to her. We talked about how we were both new to Royal Oaks High School, and of course, jokes. And that's how we met," Jordi explained.
"That's, actually beautiful," Lori murmured. Luan smiled 'Good. Two of the important sisters down. One brother and one sister to go,' she thought. The continued to eat, and talk about their day. After a while though, Luna started in on Jordi. "So what are your tastes in music?"
"Well, um…" Jordi stuttered. He had forgotten what to say. Luan tried to mouth 'Mick Swagger', but he instead responded with "I like Redlight King. They're a band from Canada who do a lot of hard rock and alternative rock."
"Well, I like rock too, if Luan didn't tell you. I'll have to check them out," Luna replied. They resumed eating. Lincoln kept looking at Jordi suspiciously, but didn't ask any questions. Finally, they finished dinner.
"Well, it was a pleasure meeting you. Luan has already told us you two are going out to a comedy routine, so you two have fun," Lynn Sr. said. They shook hands again and Luan and Jordi began to walk out to their car.
"Wait!" Lincoln called from the door. Jordi turned. Lincoln walked up to him. "Luan, go ahead to the car. I'll be there soon." Luan walked towards the car. Once she was out of earshot, Lincoln looked him in the eyes.
"Listen. You might have got my sisters fooled, but you can't fool me. I know that you are bad news. You do anything, I'll hunt you down. Got it?" Lincoln snarled.
"Alright. I'll keep her safe, and maybe prove that you are wrong about me," Jordi said, unfazed. "Bye now," he said as he walked away. He got into the car. Luan turned to him. "So what did Lincoln want?"
Oh, nothing. Just brotherly protection. He said how he doesn't trust me, blah, blah, blah, hunt me down, blah, blah, blah, et cetera," Jordi said as he drove away. The Royal Oaks amphitheatre was only about 10 minutes away, so they arrived easily with enough time to grab a parking spot. Luan sat there as he changed into his ICP jersey.
Jordi's physique was far from perfect; he had a bit of a belly, but he had some muscle on his chest and his arms. He clearly worked out, but also enjoyed eating good food (not necessarily healthy food, but good food). She broke out of thinking about this as he reached into the center console and pulled out a jar of white face paint and another jar of black face paint, as well as black lipstick. He offered it to her.
"I mean, I guess. It's part of the experience, right?" She said, more to herself than Jordi. "I have some of my own though." She pulled the emergency clown make-up from her purse and applied a light coat to her face, then, copying Jordi, she painted on exaggerated eyebrows and black diamonds over her eyes.
"Now you look just like a regular Juggalette. You're my Juggalette. You ready?" Jordi said, smiling. She smiled back, and together they joined the crowd of Juggalos and Juggalettes walking into the front of the building.
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A/N: Sorry. Omitted Actual Concert because describing it and talking about song lyrics isn't ready yet. Also, since this would be in the future, I have no idea which tracks they would put, but I assume that it would be off of their NEXT Joker's Card, which as far as I know hasn't been revealed yet. So, sorry if you are a big enough fan to want to hear about a concert. ~LL
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"That… Was… Amazing! Now I see what Luna is saying about how songs can have hidden AND explicit meaning!" Luan chattered as they got back in the car. The concert had just ended, and both were among the Juggalos excited by the live performance.
"I knew you would like them! They are a good group, especially if you have a sense of humor like me, because some of their best tracks are comedic, like those from The Marvelous Missing Link: Found! Of course, their other albums require a slightly more morbid sense of humor and a sense of justice," stated Jordi. He pulled up Soundcloud on his phone. "So, I'll send you a link to this playlist you should listen to. It's my top 8 songs from them. Some are more morbid and serious than others, so be aware of that," Jordi said as he pasted the link into a text.
They started driving back to Luan's house. She cuddled against him as he was driving, and he placed his arm around her shoulder.
Eventually they pulled up. "Listen to that playlist. You'll like it," Jordi said. Luan leaned in and Jordi met her lips. They made out, their tongues battling for domination, before breaking apart. Jordi took a breath. "Bye babe. Call me tomorrow?"
"I definitely will. Love you," Luan said as she got out of the car.
They didn't know it, but somebody had been watching through the front window the entire time.
Luan snuck up the house and checked the door knob. It was surprisingly unlocked. She quietly opened the door, crept in, and shut the door. She looked around, and, seeing nobody, proceeded to creep up the stairs. She dodged around the twins' clutter that was lying in the hall, and made it into the bathroom. She started washing the makeup off of her face while humming various tunes. Finally, when she had washed all of it off, she wiped her face, and opened the door, fully intending to sneak into her room and go to sleep. One problem.
Luna was standing directly in front of her in her nightgown, her arms folded across her chest. Luan, for once, was at a loss for words.
"Where the hell have you been? It's 2 am. Where were you? Fucking your boyfriend after getting some laughs?" Luna fumed, whispering so she wouldn't wake anybody up.
"You don't understand, we went to a concert and it let out really late," Luan said meekly.
"I don't care, this boy should have had you home before 12, not after 2. What's wrong with you? You aren't normally like this!" Luna whisper-snapped. Now Luan was angry.
"Maybe this is just the new me! Now that I have a boyfriend, things are going to be different. I finally have somebody who will laugh at my jokes. Somebody who appreciates the funny side of me, and doesn't just groan when I make a joke! So leave me alone about this!" Luan snarled as she stormed past Luna towards their room. She snatched up a pair of purple head phones, laid down on the bed and started listening to the playlist. She immediately fell asleep. Luna came in only a few seconds later. She sighed as she took a long look at Luan's sleeping form.
"I guess I'll talk to her tomorrow morning," Luna sighed as she got into her own bed, and went to sleep.
Luan wasn't going to wake up tomorrow morning.
A/N: Oh shit. Well, I guess you'll have to read more to find out what happens. Remember to favorite, follow, or review. If you have any story suggestions or anything, just send me a PM!
~LL
