Timeskip- The Louds and O'Neils have been hanging out for the last few weeks of Summer, and their friendship has only become stronger. Clyde, however, is still extremely nervous around Ilana. Today is the first day of school, and the start of a new adventure.
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Lincoln and his sisters headed outside the house to the bus stop, packed and ready to go. As they began walking, Ronnie-Anne and Clyde caught up with them (Specifically Lincoln). Clyde and Lincoln bumped fists, and Ronnie-Anne gave Lincoln a wedgie and laughed.
"We're about to go to school, Ronnie-Anne!" Lincoln exclaimed as he stuffed his boxers back into his jeans.
Ronnie-Anne just laughed and noogied Lincoln, who also snickered. "That's why I did it, dummy!"
Luan smiled at their interaction, turning to her sisters and jokingly saying, "Aren't they cute?"
"Totally!" Leni exclaimed as she turned and saw the O'Neils. "And speaking of cute…"
The eight brothers and two sisters made their way to the bus stop, all of them also packed and ready to go. All of a sudden, Chris yelled "Last one there has to clean the bathroom!", prompting all of them to dash to the bus stop. Chris was in the lead, jumping to make it to the stop sign. Little did he know Lynn was happy to see him, and the girl tackled him mid-air. Chaz made it to the curb next, doing his secret handshake with Luan. Edilio made it next, and Luan waltzed in front of him.
"And here I thought slow and steady is what won the race!" She chuckled, causing Edilio to laugh.
Jax made it next, and him and Lana playfought. Ilana was next, stopping right in front of a nervous Clyde.
"Hi, Clydie-kins." She kissed his cheek, and the boy fell unconscious yet again.
Dawn had made it next, and began immediately talking to Lori about this mysterious guy she was supposed to meet today. Lucas was next, and he stood next to Lucy without saying anything. James had just barely made it, kneeling to Lola and offering a candy ring. Wong was next, looking down at his calculator as he made it to the bus stop and greeted Lisa.
Jasper was dead last, sleepwalking to the bus stop until Leni hugged him, which woke him up.
"Jasper, I missed you!" the girl smiled, causing Jasper's usually droopy eyes to open all the way. He blushed a little as he said, "I missed you too, Leni."
The buses began to arrive shortly after that, and the children went into their respective ones.
000
Lori sat on the bus, and Dawn sat in the seat across from her.
"Is he coming today, Lori?" Dawn hopefully asked.
Lori nodded while snuggling with Bobby. "Him and his little brother are new here, though."
Suddenly, the bus stopped, and people began to enter the bus. The last person, a light-skinned boy with freckles and dreadlocks, headed onto the bus. As he walked through the aisle, he began scanning for a place to sit.
Dawn took advantage of her situation, waving her hand. "You can sit with me!"
The boy smiled, and slipped in next to her. He extended a hand, which Dawn shook.
"Hi, I'm Drew."
"I'm Dawn."
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Lincoln sat next to Ronnie-Anne on the bus, and she surprised him yet again by holding his hand. Clyde sat by himself at first, until Ilana placed herself next to him.
"Hiiiiiiii…."
"U-um, hi Ilana." Clyde was stuttering like a jackhammer and sweating like a faucet as the girl scooted closer to him.
At the next stop, two tall, twin boys that Lincoln had never seen before entered the bus. One was light-skinned with freckles and dreadlocks, and wore a bandana around his neck. One was also light-skinned with freckles, but he had a high-top fade. They sat in the front of the bus, playing games on their handheld console.
Liam stuck his head out, tapping Lincoln on the shoulder. "Who's that?"
"I don't know." Lincoln said, scratching his hair in confusion.
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The high school bus pulled to a halt, and the students departed in an orderly fashion. Luan scanned the crowd of classmates for Edilio, who was also looking for her. They noticed each other, and walked toward each other.
"Hey there, partner in crime!" Luan stuck out her buzzer-hand, shaking it with Edilio's buzzer hand. The two were zapped, and began laughing.
"Hello to you too, partner in crime!" Edilio giggled.
"Hey, so I have a weird question for you, bucko." Luan blushed a little rubbing her arm and twirling her foot.
"Well, I have a weird answer." Edilio chuckled.
"Do you want to walk with me to class?" Luan asked, feeling like the weight of the world was on her shoulders. Edilio paused for a second, not expecting THAT type of question. He blushed, and then sheepishly said, "I'd love to, Luan."
Luan grinned as she held hands with the boy, and the two walked into the school building.
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Luna and Chaz had been walking down the hall, talking about music all the way. They had arrived at Luna's class, and they shook hands.
"Alright bro, this is my stop."
"Ight."
Their hands were still locked together, and they were still lost in each other's eyes.
"I, uh, I gotta go." Luna's face moved closer to Chaz's.
"Yeah, me too." Chaz's face moved closer to Luna's.
"Luna, the class is waiting on you!" Luna's teacher called from the class as her classmates oohed at the two musicians.
"Sorry!" Luna broke away from Chaz as she went inside the room. "Catch you later, Chaz!"
Chaz scratched his hair as he waved goodbye. "Catch you later."
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Lynn and Chris raced down the halls, both throwing playful insults at each other. The two turned down the hall, and Lynn tripped Chris. He laughed as he went down and Lynn jumped on top of him. He stood with her on his shoulders again, and she ruffled his afro.
"I didn't hurt you when I tripped you, did I?" Lynn asked.
"No, I'm fine." Chris responded as he dropped Lynn back on her feet.
"Good, 'cuz I'm not done!" Lynn pulled the boy into a headlock and noogied him as they both laughed.
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Lincoln, Ronnie-Anne, and Clyde all sat at a table in the cafeteria. Within minutes, Liam, Rusty, and Zach also arrived. They all sat with one open seat in between each other.
"Why are you guys sitting spaced out?" Clyde questioned.
Out of nowhere, Ilana jumped in the seat next to him. "Clyde, I missed you!" She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close.
"Gaaahhh…" Clyde passed out yet again as his friends laugh.
"Here they come, fellas…" Liam sheepishly said, pointing at the entrance to the lunchroom.
The doors opened as Giggles, Polly Pain, and Tabby waltzed in. After they got their lunch, they headed to the table.
"Hey, babe!" Rusty snapped his fingers into finger guns towards his crush.
"Rusty, you're adorable!" Polly Pain giggled as she punched Rusty's shoulder and sat next to him.
"How are you this fine afternoon, Tabby?" Liam struck a sly pose as the girl sat next to him.
"I'm doing good, dude. How about you?" Tabby struck her secret handshake with Liam, and the two began a conversation.
"Hi, Giggles." Zach extended a hand, and was zapped by the girl's hand buzzer.
Lincoln noticed Haiku walking by herself, and also Stella walking over to the table.
"Hey guys." Stella examined the table fully, and then frowned. "Wow. You all went and got into a relationship while I was gone, huh?"
"Stella, it's not like that… Well, it's sort of like that." Lincoln sheepishly stated.
Ronnie-Anne groaned and said, "I'll help you find a boy to sit with, Stella."
The Santiago looked around the lunchroom, and then noticed the two twin boys from earlier.
"Hey, you with the bandana!" Ronnie-Anne waved her hand and stood, her other hand STILL pulling Lincoln around.
The boy turned and saw her, and walked over. "Yeah?"
"Do you think she's cute?" Ronnie-Anne pointed to Stella, who blushed.
"Um…" The boy walked over to Stella. He was a little taller than she was, and their eyes were locked together. "Yeah, she's pretty cute."
Stella's blush deepened into a crimson shade.
"Well then, today's your lucky day! You get to sit right next to her!" Ronnie-Anne flashed him a thumbs up, and the boy's lips curled into a smile.
"Cool." The boy turned to look at Stella again. "Hi."
"Hi." Stella was still blushing as her face gained a sheepish smile. "I'm Stella."
"I'm Derek."
The two sat down at the table, talking happily.
Timeskip-The bus ride back
The Loud and O'Neil kids boarded their buses again, the school day over. Leni sat next to Jasper, who was asleep yet again.
As the buses stopped in front of the houses, the kids from the respective families departed. All except for Luna and Chaz.
The two stood with their hands together in the middle of the street, between the two houses.
"So, dude…" Luna had a blush on her face as she said, "We never really finished what we started in the hallway…"
"You're right." Chaz also had a blush on his face. "But that was my bad, so I should make up for it.
The two were slowly inching closer together as the Louds and O'Neils watched from their windows.
"Make up for it how?" Luna had the biggest smile of anticipation on her face.
"I think we both know how." Chaz stated.
Chaz closed the gap between them and kissed Luna, their lips sticking together. He wrapped his arms around Luna and pulled her closer, and she grabbed his head and pulled him even closer as she raised one of her legs in the air.
They broke apart after a good minute, grins on both of their faces.
"Luna Loud," Chaz had grabbed her hand again. "Do you want to go out with me sometime?"
Luna's eyes were watering with tears of joy as she said, "Dude, of course I do!"
The two hugged for another good minute, then broke off and walked to their houses. The Loud siblings cheered for Luna, and the O'Neil siblings patted Chaz on the back.
"So, Luna's got a boyfriend." Lori joked, a smile on her face.
Luna grinned as she said, "I guess I do!"
Timeskip-that night
Lincoln's sleep was disturbed by the banging of rocks on his window. He opened the door and peeked outside, only to see Chris and Edilio both on his lawn.
"Come outside, bro!" Chris silently yelled.
"Ugh, alright." Lincoln groaned.
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Lincoln slowly crept outside, making his way to the two O'Neil boys.
"What did you guys want?" Lincoln groggily asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Lincoln, we need your help." Edilio said, getting to his knees and begging, "And no, I'm not joking when I say this."
"Say what?" Lincoln questioned, raising his eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"
"Look, bro." Chris put his hands on look shoulders. "This is serious business."
"What?" Lincoln asked, now aggitated by their droning on.
Edilio stood, and him and Chris looked at each other, and then at Lincoln, and then back at each other, and then at Lincoln."
"I, uh, have a crush on Luan." Edilio stammered. "Like, I think she's the funniest, smartest, prettiest-"
"I like Lynn." Chris confidently stated. "But I'm, uh, not sure how to tell her.
Lincoln's jaw dropped a little, but he quickly smirked. "So you two came to little old me for help, huh? Well, don't worry, I've got you covered!"
The O'Neil boys cheered, shaking Lincoln and jumping up and down. Little did they know that Lynn was watching from the window, unable to hear what they were talking about. However, the girl DID see Chris. She smiled, and then went to go wake up Luan.
"Luan!" Lynn whisper-shouted, shaking her older sister awake.
"Prince Charming, is that you?" Luan snickered, getting out of bed.
"Chris and Edilio are outside with Lincoln."
Luan's smile became a grin as she said, "Why do you think they're here?"
"I don't know," Lynn stated. "But I think it might be on the good side."
The girls glanced out the window as Lincoln told the boys how to tell them they like them, both girls daydreaming about their respective crush.