Based on The Loud House show by Chris Savino.
MAKING IT WORK.
Story by Ozwald Riddle. Note: Thank you all the people who reviewed! Gotta answer that last Guest review here on this note however, I always reply to the people who review, so I don't have any other way to reach you so here it goes: Glad you liked the fic and that you're comfortable with the little amount of fan service I set in the opening chapter. I'm not a lemon writer, and I won't put you all through the cringe of describing it cause it's irrelevant, monotonous, and unnecessary. So don't worry, this goes for all who worry this might be the case. But it's not. That being said, I hope you continue to read! By the way, I'm trying my best not to do headcanons on this fic... but it's hard to, last chapter added some songs I enjoy from bands I obviously listen. To be honest, I kinda see Maggie liking Disturbed, might not be the cup of tea for everyone for it's heavy metal genre, but their songs have tons of simbolism, specially the second album and I just know Maggie would love that shit. It's sort of like escalation, I'd see Maggie listening to grunge music in her younger years, and then escalate as she grows. Just had to point that out, I'm basically just putting the songs there for myself I guess, I listen to music to inspire myself. And I'm more of a alternative rock/metal and post grunge enthusiast more than I like pure heavy metal. If you read through I'm sorry I wasted your time, let's go to the chapter shall we?
Chapter 02: The Talk.
Next weekend, Luan had woke up in the morning, she yawned as she slipped down and put on her slippers. She stretched went to the bathroom, and then walked downstairs to get a cup of coffee.
Sipping at her mug, trying to ignore the noise coming out of the living room, she planned out where she was going to take Maggie out that day. They were going to get together for a date. So when she finished her coffee she head back upstairs and back to her bedroom.
She grabbed some clean clothes and a towel, and then head down to the bathroom.
After locking the door, she took her clothes off and walked into the shower, running the water and started to wash her body. She looked up at the ceiling and closed her eyes while the water ran down her body. Thinking about what happened last time. Maggie look sincere. Sometimes, she felt like she couldn't understand her. But she was used to her inability to express what she's feeling.
When she finished, she stepped out, dryed her body and put her underwear, a yellow shirt and short pants. Then she made her way back to her room where she looked at her reflection in the mirror.
Hearing voices on the hallway, she recognized that Luna was talking to Leni.
Out of a sudden, Luna and Leni walked into the room and saw Luan standing there. "Look at you, all dolled up?" Luna teased and chuckled softly. "You're back on the game eh? You look smokin' girl!"
"What's his/her name?" Leni asked, not sure if she was dating a boy or a another girl this time.
"Hmm... I'm not... back on the game per se. I'm going out with Maggie. We're still together." Luan said and grabbed her hair dryer.
"What? I thought you guys broke up." Luna said as she crossed her arms, she wasn't sure about this.
"But... weren't you like... apart?" Leni asked, a tone of confusion in her voice.
"We were taking a break..." Luan said but then was interrupted by Luna's voice.
"Another break? You're going to be in pieces if you guys keep doing this." Luna said, she wasn't joking, unlike Luan she wouldn't end a pun with a 'Get it?'
She stopped the hair dryer and turned around with a small glare but let it slide this time. "We talked last weekend, we're... ok. I love her, she loves me. We're fine. We're going on a date, we're going to have fun and enjoy ourselves. And none of your insinuations are going to make me doubt about Maggie, did I made myself clear?" Luan gave a dirty look to Luna, who just stared back with a look of concern and a bit of frustration.
"Please, don't fight." Leni said, she then spoke to Luan. "We're just worried about you Luan, we saw you these past few months. You weren't the same. You were extremly sad, and we felt really concerned about you."
Luan started to brush her hair after drying it off, she sighed and looked at them. "Please, trust me. Ok? I know what I'm doing, I'm almost a adult... I just... really like her, I love her."
"But why?" Luna asked, this time she had dropped her glare and her gaze turned into that of preocupation.
There was a moment of silence, Luan couldn't beleive that they would be questioning her, like if she had to prove them anything and they saw that; in her eyes.
"Look, everytime that she pushes you away, you spend a lot of time alone and feeling sorry for yourself trying to think what you did wrong. What kind of girlfriend puts you through that?" Luna said.
"Stop, just stop." Luan said in a very clear and concise.
"No, you listen to me..." Luna started and Luan started to argue along with her.
"Guys, please." Leni tried to intervine, but she was unable to reach their volume. "Don't fight!"
"She is eating your happyness and you let her..." Luna said raising her voice.
"Shut up! You don't know her!"
The argument kept going and suddenly, The Loud House was silent and the only noise been heard was Luna's and Luan's verbal fight.
"Please stop!" Leni tried pulling them apart but they simply made her aside and kept getting closer to each other making Leni nervous since the whole thing was turning ugly. They were older now, these weren't anymore kids fights. Sometimes... they had gotten physical.
"Mind your own business leave me alone!"
"You're going to regret this by the end of the week and you'll be coming back, all soaked in tears and you'll remember what I've been telling you for the past months!"
Lola and Lana peeked up from the doorway, soon came Lisa and Lucy behind.
Hearing the whole thing. Lincoln stepped in between her little sisters and saw what was going on. "Guys, guys! Stop, don't fight!" Lincoln tried to reason with them, but by the time that he tried to approach them they were already at each other's throats.
"No, no!" Leni tried getting in between but she was pushed by Luan. Lincoln tried helping her but suddenly he felt a hit up to his face, sending him back on his butt.
"Oh my Gosh! Linc, I'm so sorry!" Luna reacted and so did Luan.
"Are you ok?"
"What the heck is wrong with you guys?" Lincoln had covered his bruise, standing back up. "Don't you see the ruckus you're making?"
They looked at each other, Luan looked to her side and so did Luna.
Cleaning her shirt, Luan sighed as she saw a couple of buttons had been teared apart.
"Linc, are you ok?" Leni asked, concerned, looking at the small bruise on his left cheek. Luna hit heavy.
Looking at Leni, Lincoln let go off his cheek and then replied with a small smile. "Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Hey, sorry bro, I didn't meant to hit ya." Luna said as she rubbed the back of her head.
Heading towards the dresser, Luan pulled another shirt she could wear and stepped into the closet to have some privacy.
"Heard what might be the cause of your fight, Luna, I understand you're concerned. However, try to see things through Luan's perspective. If she tells you you can trust her, then please give her the benefit of the doubt." Lincoln said.
"But..."
"Lincoln is right Luna. Look... I might not be excited about this situation, but whatever happens between Luan and Maggie is something they got to solve themselves." Leni wasn't really a air headed bimbo, she could give great advice, she was often naive but nowhere near as dumb.
"Ugh..." Luna crossed her arms but knew they were right.
Looking at the closet when Luan came out, they saw she had changed to a nice light purple shirt.
"That's mine." Luna said.
"You broke my only good clean shirt." Luan said.
"Hey, look...!" Luna was about to do this all over again before she was stopped by Leni and Lincoln's hands over her shoulders.
"Calm down!" Leni said.
"Look... Lori isn't here, but I know what she'd say in a situation like this. She and Bobby were states apart, and made it work. Me and Ronnie Anne did the same. Maggie might not be living on a another state, but she's not the type of person that be easy to reach." Lincoln told Luna who glared at Luan as she was looking herself in the mirror.
"Every relationship has issues Luna, it's not exclusive to Luan and Maggie. Me and Chaz sometimes argue but we make it work." Leni said.
Biting her lower lip with a bit of anger towards Luan, Luna calmed down and rubbed the spot in the middle of her eyes with her index and middle fingers.
"Ok ok... I get it. Luan look... I'm sorry ok. I'm just worried about you. I share the same room with you. And I've heard every trouble that has happened to you ever since we were little. It breaks me to see you all sad because of someone who let you down." She sighed and then added. "You can borrow my shirt anyway... looks better on you I suppose."
Luan didn't said anything, they couldn't see since her back was facing them. But tears were flowing down like crazy, she was trying to be strong and not show her family she wasn't really in control of the situation, because... Luna might had been... a little right about this.
She looked up, her sisters and Lincoln realized what was going on with her, Luna was the first to hug Luan from behind and the rest just joined her.
"Is there something wrong with me...?" Luan tried her best to hold down the tears.
"No... of course not!" Luna said.
"Things will get better, just stay positive, you're always looking on the bright side of things. Please, Luan just try not to think too much about it." Lincoln said.
"Talk with her, make her know exactly how you feel." Leni said.
There was a moment of silence. Every Loud sibling, except for Lori, were hugging Luan, who stared up at the ceiling, not daring to see at her reflection or at her sides.
Falling down on her knees, Luan began to cry and sob while her family kept comforting her.
"Calm down, everything will be alright, you'll see."
Luna said, then the broken voice of Luan filled the room.
"I don't understand, everytime I think I've finally reached her, she pulls away from me... I damn her sometimes, because I love her... I really love her..."
Luna caressed her hair, and so did Leni who were the ones who could reach.
After a hour, they were able to finally calm Luan down. She was sitting at the bed, Leni was brushing her hair while Luna cleaned her face.
Lincoln came back from downstairs, she brought a glass of water, which Luan took and smiled at him.
"Thank you Lincoln."
"You feel alright now?"
"No..." Luan sighed and drinked some water.
"You can't go like that, stay here, I'll go make some soup." Leni said and leaned to kiss Luan on the forehead, she was the kindest Loud sibling and treat every single sister and Lincoln with utter care.
"Ok Lulu... be careful alright? You've cried enough, if things turn out for the worst, just try to be strong, ok?"
"Yeah... thanks Luna."
"Thank you for your support brah! You're going to be a great man." Luna patted her brother on the back, he was almost as tall as she was by now, and there was still much time to grow up.
"It's ok Luna." Lincoln said.
"C'mon Luan, let's watch some videos downstairs?" Lincoln asked.
"Sure, Linc, I'll be right down in a bit." Luan tried her best to show a honest smile, Lincoln was not convinced but he let it go.
Grabbing the shoes.
Luan put them on and then arranged her outfit before adding a little bit of make up. Not a lot, just some eye liner and clear lip gloss.
Then went to the drawer and grabbed a red nose, which she put on her pocket before heading back downstairs, to watch tv, eat the soup that Leni made for her and just spend sometime with the rest of her family til the time to go back to Maggie's place came.
Using vanzilla, Leni dropped Luan off and she walked down the yard and rang on the doorbell. Her heart a bit anxious and eager to see her face.
