How is it going my peeps?! Well, I have a few followers so i guess it is fair to say I am doing a decent job. I know that these chapters aren't very long but it is kind of hard, for me, to write a fic that doesn't have crazy settings, where i can pack it with action. But like i said before, it was something that i wrote for myself and for those who may have felt the same way i did. Oh, also, I will include a Songfic feel to some of the future chapters. This will be one of those fics. As always, reviews are welcomed plus! I would like to know how you feel about the matter. Lets get opened about this so that we may know how we feel about this matter and, hopefully, find a grounds to get along. Without further adieau, here is Chapter 2!


Chapter 2: I Get Lost In Time

Luna Loud stayed in her bed the next morning, refusing to get up and go to school. If it wasn't for the fact that Luna was hurting, her parents may have opposed the idea of her missing class. After trying to speak with her, they decided it would be best if she stayed home. They even kept the intensely concerned siblings away from her as much as possible.

"Luna, honey," Rita peeked her head into the room only to see her daughter lay motionless to her mother's call; not even trying to look her way. She just lay there staring at the ceiling, eyes half shut due to the puffiness of crying. "I'm off to work. I made you some breakfast."

"I'm not hungry…." Luna's voice was low with defeat.

"Ok. I'll put it in the microwave then. Luna…. If you need to talk about anything, I will only be a phone call away… unless you want to talk now?" Luna didn't respond. Her mother frowned in her helplessness. "Ok…. Bye Luna. I love you…. so very much." Her mother finally closed the door. Rita stood by the door for a moment longer only to catch the soft sobs of her third child echoing in the empty room. She felt helpless as she walked away biting her lip with a heavy heart.


Luan walked into her shared bedroom with Luna to try and see if there was anything she could do to cheer her up.

"Hey sis… I came to see how you were doing?" Luan sat on the bed next to Luna, but didn't get a single response from the young rock 'n' roller. "Luna, if there is anything you want to say or get off your chest, I'm all ears, ha ha ha!" Luan quickly threw on a head band with white rabbit ears. She failed to even get a budge out of her. Luan pouted. "Boy, talk about a rough audience, but I guess that is why you are the 'rock'-er in the family. Ha ha ha!"

"Luan…. Please just leave me alone," Luna finally cried.

"Yeah, ok. Even I admit this wasn't my best material," Luan hung her head in defeat as she stood up and walked out the door.

After a while, the twins, along with Lily, entered the room in hope they could cheer Luna up. Lily, now 3 years old, had her blonde hair covering her head by now and curling a bit towards the tips, overall giving her hair about 6 inches in length. She still wore her diaper, refusing learn how to use the potty seeing how Lana always popped out of the fill tank of the toilet, scaring her little sister to tears. The twins placed Lily on the bed where she proceeded to crawl about Luna.

"Luna," Lola sing song. "I brought you some of my scrumptious made up tea."

"And I made delicious mud pies!" Lana held up a plate full of mud.

"Lana, that is incredibly dis—Is it moving!" Lola screamed in terror as the mud began to shift around.

"It's the main ingredient… worms!" Lana began to drool in joy.

"Get that away from me!" Lola screamed.

"Poo-poo!" Lily giggled as a horrendous swell waft by. The twins stopped dead in their tracks.

"You guys…. just please leave me alone," Luna's voice was heavy. The trio left with long faces of defeat.

Next, Leni thought she would try and convince Luna to go to the mall with her.

"Luna, I was gonna go to the mall for some new… studded… belts!" Leni smiled brightly as she read the message on her palm. Luna made no motion that showed she was listening. "I'll take you to get something to eat? Your favorite…. Red Robin…." Leni tried to sweeten the deal.

"Leni. Everyone is gonna go to the mall without you," Luna replied somberly. Leni began to feel frantic over this little bit of fake news. "They said something about 50% off summer dresses."

"What!? They can't leave without me!" Leni scurried about the room.

"If you jump out the window you can catch them."

"I'm on my way, dress sales!" Leni swiftly opened the window and jumped out. A loud thud and the sound of bouncing was heard, indicating that Leni fell into Lynn's ball basket. "I-I'm ok!" She cried out.

Now it was Lori and Lynn's turn to try and get Luna out of bed.

"Guess what Luna. Lori is gonna take us to that new indoor trampoline center! You should come with us! It'll be fun," Lynn rushed in and shook Luna softly. Lori followed in at a much easier pace.

"Plus, I have a friend who just got hired at the frozen yogurt bar next to that center. She said would literally hook us up!" Lori tried to raise the excitement levels, but failed miserably as Luna remained motionless.

"Luna?" Lynn called her softly, but it was Lori who was growing annoyed. So much so that she finally snapped.

"Ok, Luna. Everyone's has tried their best to cheer you up but, one after the other, everyone came out of your room looking gloomier than Lucy," Lori finally put her foot down.

"'Sigh.' Story of my life," Lucy appeared from behind Lori and Lynn who jumped in surprise. "I was hoping to call upon my dark friends to mend Luna's broken heart, but all I found was ridicule."

"Oh, come on, Lucy. You know we didn't mean it like that," Lynn rubbed her head wildly. Lucy walked out of the room to leave Lori and Lynn to be with Luna.

"You need to tell us what's wrong so that we could help you!" Lori returned her attention to Luna.

"You wouldn't understand…" Luna sniffled.

"And you're absolutely right, Luna. I don't understand. I hate to have to be the one to tell you this but what did you expect. If she had no interest in women before what made you think you would be any different?"

"Whoa, Lori. Don't you think you're being a little harsh?" Lynn began to feel bad for Luna.

"I'm being realistic. Luna's just gonna have to realize not everyone is going to be ready for that kind of change," Lori began to walk out of the room until she stopped to turn to Luna who was starting to sob softly again. "Listen, Luna. I'm sorry, but I just thought I should tell you as it is. The last thing I ever wanted was to see you hurt like this." Lori turned away. "You should probably consider taking mom and dad out of the dark about all of this. They are worried for you." With that, Lori left the room with Lynn behind her.

"I guess I'll see you later then," Lynn said as she shut the door behind her. All Luna could do was bury her head into her pillow and hope that the pain would just go away.


Night fall came down on the Loud House and Luna lay on her back with a small radio next to her. It wasn't usual for her, seeing how she primarily listened to rock 'n' roll, but she was listening to whatever the radio had to offer her. What it offers her was Water Under the Bridge by Adele.

…..It's so cold out here in your wilderness
I want you to be my keeper
But not if you are so reckless

If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don't pretend that you don't want me
Our love ain't water under the bridge
If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don't pretend that you don't want me
Our love ain't water under the bridge
Say that our love ain't water under the bridge…

The tears welled up in Luna's eyes as she listened to the song. This song sucks. We never had the chance to have something special. She didn't even give me the chance to tell her how I feel, nor did she let me down easy…. Luna cried as the song felt increasingly inappropriate to what she was going through. The only thing that made sense to her, and that she had really hoped for, was the need to be let down lightly. Instead, Sam was fairly harsh about the whole matter. Luna was so focused on the song that she didn't realize the door had opened and someone walked in.

"Luna?" A small call and the weight of someone sitting on the bed made Luna look up with her big, tear filled eyes.

"Lincoln?" Luna stared into a small, sad smile. "What are you doing here, little bro?" Luna sat up and rubbed her eyes. Unlike her sisters, Lincoln was the only other person that she could talk comfortably to. In fact, since Lincoln was their only brother, many of the girls felt safe to confide to him any of their secrets, sorrows, and their joys. At this moment, he was the only one Luna would be willing to talk to.

"I came in to check up on you. You have been so down since yesterday. I assume it has something to do with Sam?" Luna looked down into her lap with saddened eyes.

"Yeah…."

"Wanna tell me about it?" Lincoln smiled at his sister after she nodded slowly after a few minutes.

"There's not much to it, bro. I told her that I was the one sending those love letter and she totally flipped out knowing that they were coming from me. Then…. then she told me that we shouldn't talk about this again and….and…. we shouldn't talk to each other anymore…," Luna did her best to fight off the tears but couldn't hold it back anymore. Lincoln scooted close and wrapped his arms around his broken sister. Luna held him tightly as her tears soaked into his shirt. "I tried little dude. I knew this could hurt, but I had no idea how much so." Lincoln began to brush her short hair.

"What would be something you would say about now? 'Every little thing is gonna be alright?'" Luna gasped at her little brother. "Right? Something from a song. It may just be a song, but the words are true nonetheless," Lincoln broke the hug to look his shocked sister in the eyes. He was relieved to hear a giggle from her.

"Dude, that's my bit. I'm the one who is supposed to be quoting songs."

"I know, but at least I got a smile out of you…. finally," Lincoln smiled in relief.

"Thanks, little bro," Luna sniffled. "I… I just can't seem to shake this."

"I have no idea how any of that is supposed to work, but … but I think it is ok. At least now you know how she feels and you can move on from this incident. I really don't expect for this to stop hurting but I had to at least try and bring a little joy back in your life," Lincoln put his hand on Luna's shoulder as she shut her eyes tightly as the tears continued to run.

"I-I guess I do feel a bit better… but…."

"If it is any consideration, she would have been lucky to have you." Luna chuckled lightly at the thought. "Who knows, there may be someone else out there who wants to get to know you."

"Thanks, bro, but I think I'm going to stay away from relationships for a while. This pain really sucks and I don't wanna have to go through this again," Luna began to slip into her depressive state again.

"I understand. At least tomorrow is Saturday. That way you don't have to miss another day of school."

"Yeah… looks like I'm out of the band as well."

"Really? Why?" Lincoln was confused. Luna gave him 'really?' look until it dawned on him as to why. "Oh, right. Sorry. But at least you can hang out with us if you want." Lincoln smiled as he stood up. "Ok, Luna. I'm gonna go to bed already. Oh! I almost forgot," Lincoln pulled a letter from his pocket.

"What's this?"

"I don't know. It was sent flying at the door on a brick….it nearly hit me in the head. Then I heard someone yell 'STUPID!', but I didn't see who it was. It has your name on it though." Luna took the letter from him and saw her name in purple lettering with purple lightning bolts around it. Lincoln sat next to her with his head hanging over her shoulder to see what it said.

"Uh…. do you mind, dude?" Luna turned to him.

"Sorry, sorry. I'll just get going," Lincoln stood up and walked away. Luna waited until he was gone and the door was shut to open the letter.

"Broken down with tears of defeat, you fell to your knees,

What once was pure symphony, this was hard to see.

The girl wo would rock this world was gone,

But pain is temporary, never meant to last long.

Terrible to see you in a shade of blue,

Because who you are, you need no clue.

So please, let that song play in your soul

So we can once again see that radiant glow.

Let the strings in your heart play again,

So, I may see, in joy, you raise your hands."

"So Dry Your Tears, I say

No Woman No Cry."

-Bob Marley

"Wow…" Luna gave a faint smile as she began to feel a lightness in her chest. "That's two Bob Marley quotes that felt…. wow…" Luna gently folded the letter and tucked it under her pillow. "I wonder who wrote that? I bet it was one of my sisters. I… I have to thank them for this. Luna closed her eyes and fell asleep, hoping that she could sleep through the nightmare that was her crush on Sam.


Sickened By Disturbed

Take me away yeah!

That's enough of all your taunting
Seems I can't remove you from my mind
Don't you know that sometimes
I wish they'd kill me for wanting you
I will sit alone in silence
Can't allow the meaning I can find
Will you be defeated when they
Kill me for wanting you

Luna stood in the park by herself where she saw no one, but she could hear someone laughing. Somehow, this laughing was meant to be at her.

"Hello? Who's there!?" But no one responded. The park began to turn grey before it began to become engulfed by darkness. She became desperate as she searched for the person who was laughing. Then, the laughter stopped and crying took its place. "Is anyone there!?" Luna turned around swiftly when she heard footsteps approaching from behind her.

I can't believe that my sanity
Lies in abandoning you
I can't recall the helpless times
I've been betrayed by you

A young girl with short blonde hair with a blue streak approached her slowly. Luna's eyes widened when she saw who it was.

"Sam…." Luna's voice grew weak when she tried to say her name.

Sickened from wanting you
Frightened of finding the truth
Don't say anymore
Now my mind isn't changing
This reckoning's long overdue

"Luna…" Sam's terrified voice echoed within the park, along with the laughter and crying from before. What followed were massive walls of white stone that began to appear around the park. Luna felt the tears running down her face again as she spun around in fear as the walls began to move in around them with the ground shaking violently.

Alabaster walls around me
In the prison of my own design
Will I win my freedom if they
Kill me for wanting you
Maybe the arms of Hell will hound me
Just as long as I remain confined
I will be completed when they
Kill me for wanting you

"Sam! What's going on!?" Luna began to run towards her as Sam's eyes went black. The ground continued to shake ever so violently when fire began to spew from cracks that began to form in the ground and at the base of the enclosing walls.

"We can never be a 'thing', Luna," Sam's voice was deep and dark.

I can't believe that my sanity
Lies in abandoning you
I can't recall the helpless times
I've been betrayed by you

Sickened from wanting you
Frightened of finding the truth
Don't say anymore
Now my mind isn't changing
This reckoning's long overdue

"But… you never gave me a chance to tell you how I feel!" Luna's tears soaked into her shirt as the shaking grew more violent and the ferocity of the fire grew ever stronger. The walls continued to close in on them.

So I have determined I am long done
Will I bury another problem
In the graveyard you allowed me to find
So I have determined I am no one
When I finally cling to something
And it's never been tied to
Every single memory of you

"Maybe it would be best if we never speak of this again…." The laughter and crying began to increase in volume. "Maybe it would be best if you just stay away from me…." The words weren't any lighter then when she told her before.

Sickened from wanting you
Frightened of finding the truth
Don't say anymore
Now my mind isn't changing
This reckoning's long overdue

So I have determined I am long done
Will I bury another problem
In the graveyard you allowed me to find

"Sam! Please wait! At least listen to what I have to say!" Luna's throat grew hoarse and she could barely speak through the pain. Then, Sam was engulfed in flames as the floor cracked open in front of Luna. "Wait…...!" Luna fell to her knees as the walls finally crashed into her and she was engulfed in a bright light.


"Aaaaaaagggghhhhhh!" Luna woke up screaming from her nightmare. A cool sweat soaked the bed as a heavy pant threaten to steal the oxygen from her chest. It was too dark to see, but Luna jumped in fear again when she heard a loud thud upon the ground.

"Luna!" Luan somehow manage to put her hands on Luna's shoulders in the dark. "Luna! What's wrong?!"

"Luan! I-I…" Luna felt up Luan's arms and brought her hands to Luan's face to feel that her sister was really there.

"It's ok! I'm here!" Luan tried to reassure Luna. Luna had been asleep on Luan's bed, which happen to be a bunk bed, for the last 2 nights. Instead of arguing with her, Luan just left her depressed sister sleep wherever she wanted and decided to take the top bunk. "Wow, I sure fell hard for you. Ha ha ha! Oh… sorry. I forgot about the whole Sam thing," Luan stopped herself for making any unintentional gay jokes. Luna grabbed her sister and pulled her into a tight hug. "Oof…. someone has been eating their Wheaties…" Luan coughed. No matter the situation, Luan couldn't help but make a joke out of it.

"Why does this have to hurt so much…" Luna sobbed. Luan patted her back.

"That's heartbreak for you, kid. Nobody can help it when there is a bad egg in the audience," Luan sat on the bed with Luna until she cried herself to sleep.


Weekend mornings seemed to be especially noisy for the Loud House. More so when it involved Saturday morning cartoons and the need to feed eleven hungry mouths some breakfast. Lincoln was at the table when he noticed Luan limping into the kitchen for something to drink.

"Luan, what happened to your leg?" Lincoln asked.

"Have you ever heard the expression 'break a leg?' Well I didn't expect it to mean you had to break your own, ha ha ha!" Luan smiled as everyone, but her dad, groan.

"And that's why you're the funny one," Their dad pointed at her. "But seriously though, what happened?"

"I fell out of the bed," Luan responded as she pulled out a carton of orange juice.

"How? Your bed is literally 3 feet off the floor," Lori walked into the kitchen while texting. She got a glass and held it out to Luan so she could fill it.

"Well, our rising star decided to crash land in my bed. I couldn't tell her to sleep in her bed since…. since she has been depressed and all."

"I don't like to de-press my clothes, it makes them too stiff," Leni chose this time to say something unintelligible. Lincoln shook his head.

"That was very nice of you, Luan. But can anyone tell me what's going on?" She won't tell me anything." Their mom set the plates for breakfast. The Louds in the room at that moment winced. Rita furrowed her brows at them. "I kind of figured that. So, is anyone gonna tell me what's going on, or am I gonna have to cancel our trip to the beauty salon?" She targeted a few specific Louds.

"Not the beauty salon!" Lola came running from nowhere.

"I don't know if we should be the one telling you, mom," Lori rubbed her elbow. "But, it has to do with a certain 'someone special' to her."

"I thought her name was Sam?" Leni scratched her head. The Loud children slapped their foreheads. That is, everyone except Lola and Lynn since they were not involved with that part of the conversation that morning.

"Aw, man! Why do I always get left out," Lola kicked her feet and crossed her arms.

"Sam is a… a her?" Rita looked at her kids who winced in response. She looked to her husband who continued cooking. It had appeared he missed that last part.


"Honey, I'm coming in," Rita cracked the door open enough for her to enter the room. Today, Luna actually looked at her and gave her a faint smile.

"Hey, mom. What's up?" Luna sat up as her mom sat down next to her. Rita couldn't help but smile at how refreshing it was to hear her daughters voice again.

"Luna, I was told something very interesting this morning."

"And what's that?"

"You're crush." Luna's eyes grew wide in fear.

"I…. who told you?"

"Same one who always blurts something dumb," Rita chuckled.

"I'm sorry, mom."

"For what?"

"For…. that…."

"Oh, Luna. Don't be sorry about love. Our hearts don't see looks, they don't see the wicked behind other faces. In your case, they don't see gender."

"So… you're not mad?"

"Oh, I'm mad. I'm mad that you couldn't just talk to me about it. Luna, you're growing into a beautiful young woman and I want to be able to help you along the way. But I can't do that unless you talk to me." Luna let the tears flow again.

"I was afraid you were going to be upset with me…"

"I love you too much to be upset with you. You will always be my daughter and nothing is going to change that." Rita gave her daughter a big hug. "I'm sorry that things turned out the way they did but that could happen to anyone. You just gotta get up and hope the next time it works differently. Sam isn't the only person out there. Your heart isn't always right the first time but you follow it. Keep following it until it leads you to the one that was meant for you." Rita looked her daughter in the face to wipe away Luna's tears with her thumbs.

"Thanks, mom."

"Anytime, sweetie. If you feel up to it, breakfast will be on the table." Rita stood and made her way to the door. A word ran in Luna's head that made her want to ask her mother about it.

"Mom?"

"Hm?"

"Do you really… think I'm beautiful?"

"Of course, I do. My beautiful rock 'n' roll girl." Her mom closed the door to let Luna sit quietly, but happily, by herself.


Midday was yet another fairly quiet one for the Loud children. Half of them decided to go play outside while the other half stayed inside and watched a rerun of the Love Boat. Their parents had taken off to the grocery store to do their weekly shopping and decided to only take Lily with them because, even though she was a toddler, she was the best behaved of them all when it came to shopping.

Unbeknownst to those in the living room, Luna had made her way slowly, and cautiously, down the stairs as if the environment was new to her. She really didn't want her sisters, and brother, to make a big deal of her coming out of her room.

"Luna?" Leni stood at the entrance to the kitchen where she was making her way to the microwave. Dang it. Luna thought to herself. "Hey, guys! Luna is down here!" Leni squealed in excitement. Feet scurried across the floor at the mention of her name. As if a heavy shadow was cast upon the world after a nuclear strike, the Loud children surrounded her.

"Luna!"

"How ya doing?"

"Did you need me to make you something to eat?"

"Do you want me to punch Sam in the face!?
"No violence, Lynn. Mom would be upset."

"They never said anything about cursing her soul though."

"You guys…. chill. I don't wanna wish her ill will," Luna smiled faintly. Her sister and brother watched Luna with much concern. In just those 2 days, Luna lost a few pounds from not eating, her skin had a sickly pale color to it, and her eyes were red and swollen from the constant of wiping away her tears. It was only natural that her siblings were angry with the one who had broken their sisters heart.

"Maybe you don't, but I wouldn't mind using her as my new personal kickboxing dummy," Lynn slammed her fist into her open palm.

"It's fine guys. I was just coming down to get something to eat, not to rile you guys up," Luna explained as Lori and Leni lead her away from the kitchen and sat her at the table. "Uh… what are you guys doing?"

"Just kick back. Leni and I will fix you up something to eat," Lori patted her on the shoulder.

"You really don't have to do that. I can feed myself."

"Now, now. We insist. Just sit there and let your family take care of you," Lori and Leni entered the kitchen. Luna smiled faintly at the thought that she truly had the greatest family ever. Then she remembered the letter and turned to Lincoln who was eating a bowl of cereal.

"Hey, Linc…. Thanks for writing me that letter."

"What letter?"

"The one you gave me last night. "

"Oh, that one. I didn't write that."

"Come on, little bro. You don't have to lie to me. I figure it was you who wrote it to make me feel better. I mean, two Bob Marley quotes in a row? I knew it was you."

"Sounds like a good idea, but it would have been really hard to throw it at my own head… attached to a brick."

"What? Lori? Was it you?"

"Me what?"

"Did you write me a letter? And threw it at Lincoln's head on a brick?"

"That sounds dangerous. Why would I write you a letter? Isn't that what got you in this mess in the first place. If I have something to tell you I would just literally tell it to your face."

"Leni?"

"Omg, Lori! This pancake just said my name!" Leni panicked, failing to realize that Luna was the one to call her name. Luna stared into the table cloth.

"Someone…. has written me a secret admirer's letter?" Luna pulled the letter out of her pocket and stared at it. A small set of hands snatched it from Luna's. "Hey!"

"Hm. This handwriting isn't from anyone in this house," Lisa concluded.

"How would you know that?" Lucy appeared next to her, causing everyone at the table to jump.

"I keep records of letters, essays, homework, etc., of all of your handwriting in case if I were to get into a sticky situation and I needed to frame one of you to get out of trouble with mom and dad. I am proud to admit that I have become proficient in forging Lori's signature and handwriting," Lisa admitted.

"Hey!" Lori stomped her foot.

"So, does that mean someone has a crush on Luna?" Lincoln took the letter from Lisa to examine it.

"Could be. What did the letter say?" Lori placed a plate of food in front of Luna who slowly, but happily, began to eat.

"It was just a get better letter. It wasn't anything more than that," Luna tried to brush it off. It's not a secret admirer's letter. It couldn't be. Luna thought to herself as she continued to eat.

"Let me see that," Lori snatched the letter from Lincoln's hands. She muttered loudly to herself as she read the letter. "Awe. They did that thing that you do. You know, the thing when you quote songs?"

"If it wasn't one of us who wrote that letter, then who else knew Luna was suffering a heartache?" Leni asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

"I don't know. The only one who knew about any of this is…. Sam…" Luna sat quietly pondering the idea that Sam may have sent it to her. As far as Luna could remember, Sam was the only one in the park that night. "M-maybe its Sam trying to apologize to me?"

"That's preposterous. Sam was the one who lacked the sentiment to confide in you that she saw no relationship for you two." Everyone turned to Lisa. It was too many words for them to understand. "She didn't care about your feelings when she turned you down," Lisa said more lamely for them to understand.

"Oh…" They all replied.

"But that doesn't make sense. Why would the girl who turned you down so cruelly try and feel sorry for you?" Lori scratched her head.

"Don't you guys see? Sam really does care about me," Luna felt a bit of joy rejuvenate in her heart. She began to cloud herself with what she wanted and didn't believe that it was all wrong.

"Luna…. I wouldn't go and get your hopes up high…" Luan dare say the words that everyone seems to fear to say. "You know, when your act is going nowhere, you need to know when to step off the stage."

"N-no. You don't know what you're talking about. She does care for me! She just didn't know how to admit it!"

"Luna, please. Just listen to reason before you go and get hurt again," Lori tried to warn her.

"I have to talk to her. Maybe now she will listen to me…" Luna stood from the table.

"Wait, Luna, maybe you should stay here. Don't go to your band practice."

"Leni!" The Loud children yelled as they tried to omit that part of the conversation. Luna's eyes beamed.

"Perfect! Thanks Leni!" Luna walked quickly out of the house while the Loud children watched in fear of their sister's recklessness.


Sam walked silently to her practice; her head was still swimming with thoughts of Luna in the park. Dammit, Luna. Why did you have to go and make things awkward? I hope this doesn't get out to anyone or I'm going to be the laughing stock of the whole school. Sam thought to herself. She was truly upset that Luna, another girl, would come up to her wanting to be more than just friends. She abhor the idea.

"Sam!" A voice called. Sam knew exactly who it was. Her raspy voice made her skin crawl and the hairs stand up on the back of her neck. Luna had stopped about 5 feet from Sam who stopped to hang her head. "Sam… we need to talk…" Luna panted.

"I thought we agreed it would be best to never speak of this again."

"I… I didn't agree to anything. You never gave me a chance to explain myself…" Luna felt her hope dying again. Sam turned to her slowly with a blank stare. "I wanted to ask… did you write this to me?" Luna pulled the letter from her pocket. Sam's eyes began to furrow at the sight of the letter.

"Do you think this is a game?" Luna took a step back as Sam's tone of voice grew angry. "Why would I write you a letter?"

"I don't know…" Luna looked away from her. "I guess…. I was hoping…..."

"Hoping what? I would change my mind?!" Luna flinched at the volume of Sam's voice. "Luna, I waited 2 years to meet the writer of that letter! After all of this, you'd think I would write you back! You would think I would write back to the one who destroyed all of my hopes!"

"No… I-I guess you wouldn't…"

"Of course not! If I would have known it was you, I would have told you to quit it years ago! I may have had the strength to tell Keith how I feel! But no! I waited patiently for him to finally come talk to me! Only thing is, it was never him… it was you…." Sam hung her arms in disappointment. Sam shook her head in frustration. "This is so wrong!"

"I'm sorry, Sam…"

"Just… just leave. Leave me alone," Sam turned her back and continued to walk to practice. The tears ran down Luna's face again as her hope withered away into nothingness. She turned and ran as fast as her legs could take her. Why am I so stupid! Why would I think it was her! Even my family knew it couldn't have been her, but I didn't listen!


The Loud children sat quietly at the table waiting patiently for Luna to return. It had been a little over an hour since she left. Then suddenly, the door swung open and Luna ran straight up the stairs and straight into her room.

"I take it didn't go too well," Lincoln sighed.

"I did try to warn her, but…" Lori fiddled her fingers in a nervous defeat.

"Should we... go talk to her?" Lana walked over to Lori.

"I think we should give her some time. Let her calm down before we go bothering her." Leni stood from her chair.

"We need to do something fun for her. To help get her mind off Sam," Leni suggested as she leaned over the table towards Lori.

"Like what? If you haven't notice, we are not into rock 'n' roll and there is no concert coming to town anytime soon."

"Okay, but what if…."


"… you want me to do what?" Luna, with tear filled eyes, looked up at Leni and Lori with shock.

"I know it sounds crazy but I think Leni has a good idea…. for a change," Lori backed up the second born, throwing in a joke in the process.

"That's right, a change. And if you don't like, you can always go back to dressing like that," Leni pointed at Luna's clothing.

"What's wrong with the way I look?" Luna felt appalled.

"Nothing! Besides, makeovers are fun! Ha ha ha!" Luan peeked from the top bunk where her face was painted like a clown.

"I don't know, you guys. I really dig my look."

"And we love it, too. But maybe it would be a good way to boost your confidence again. Who knows, you may even turn a few heads," Lori persuaded. Luna turned her head away from her sisters. She truly wasn't too fond of the idea, but her sisters were trying to cheer her up the only way they knew how to. Lincoln walked into the room to see how Luna felt about this idea. Luna turned to him.

"Did you know about this crazy plan?"

"I did."

"So, what do you think?"

"Meh. It couldn't hurt. If anything, it will help keep your mind off things. Even if it is just for a little while." Luna sighed in response.

"Alright, dudes. I'm in," she finally responded.

"Yay!" Lori and Leni both yelled.

"Trust us, you won't regret it," Lori said.

"I have always wanted to do a girl's day out with you! We are gonna totes make you look beautiful!" Leni grew more and more excited. There's that word again, huh? Luna smiled faintly. It was then followed by a nervous chuckle as she began to play things out in her head.

"New style…huh," She still pondered the idea and the fact that it still wasn't her favorite idea.