Linka Loud Universe Chapter 2

Short Story: Middle of the Night Part 1 - Leif's Nightmare

Author's Note: This one is based on the DeviantArt picture by CoyoteRom. This was a picture of Lana and Lincoln, but I decided what would happen if it was Leif and Linka. Hope you guys enjoy. I do not own CoyoteRom or the Loud House. This is made strictly for entertainment purposes only. Here ya go.

"GAH!" Leif awoke after experiencing a horrific dream. What he saw in his head was scary. There was no other way to put it.

Somehow, very miraculously, he had not awoken his roommate, and twin brother Lexx. Or any of his other siblings for that matter. Everybody must've been really sleepy if they hadn't heard his cry in the middle of the night.

Leif was shaking like a leaf, no pun intended, in his bed. He was afraid to fall back asleep. He was so scared of what he saw in his dreams. He feared that what he saw was watching him, and every move he made.

Now Leif was the stereotypical boy that most people thought of. He was rough and tumble, gross, loved playing in mud, and worked with tools. He also liked bugs, amphibians, reptiles, and other sorts of animals. And normally, if a boy like him was hurt in a way, physically or emotionally or mentally, he would act tough. Like it didn't hurt him. Kinda like how Lynn Jr is.

However, the fact is, Leif was still just a little six year old boy. He would get scared of things, he'd cry if he got physically hurt, and would talk about his feelings toward his family. He was somewhat an open book in a way.

Leif couldn't take just laying in bed. He needed sleep. But he was so scared of what he saw in his dreams, he just couldn't fall asleep.

He needed to sleep with someone. So he started to think about who.

Loki? No, he'd probably kick him out and tell him to be a man.

Mom and Dad? Well, they are his parents and they would understand. Though, he kinda would feel embarrassed about going to his Mom and Dad if he was caught by one of his siblings. He'd get a good amount of teasing that's for sure. So, No, on them as well.

Lexx?...Uh, unless he had a death wish. If he interrupted Lexx's "beauty sleep", he'd probably get into a fight with him that would result in them being grounded. So, hell no, on him.

His other siblings he couldn't feel comfortable with. So, who?

….Linka?

Well, Linka would understand. And she could get the message to everybody that if he was teased, she'd hurt them very badly. And they wouldn't fight back. They'd never hit a girl. Not to mention, she also was kinda like a guardian angel to him and her other younger brothers. She was always there for him and Lexx, Lars, Levi and Leon whenever they needed something. She really was the best big sister ever.

So he thought for a few more minutes, until he grabbed his pillow and blanket. He crept out of his and Lexx's room, snuck through the hallway, until he was finally at Linka's door.

He opened the door and saw Linka fast asleep in her bed. He hated waking her up, but he really needed this.

"Linka. Linka wake up." Leif said very quietly while also tapping her arm very gently.

It took a little bit, but Linka started to wake up. She looked really groggy and sleepy. She looks at what the reason was for her waking up in the middle of the night. It was her little brother Leif. With his blanket and pillow clutched in his arms, looking as scared as ever.

"Leif? What's wrong?" She asked sounding tired, but still concerned for her little brother.

"I had a nightmare." Leif said while his lip quivered. Linka looked at Leif with sympathy in her eyes. She knew what that was like to have bad dreams. She did the same thing with Mom and Dad when she was his age.

"Can I sleep with you please?" He asked still looking scared and sad.

Linka smiled. "Sure. Come on in Leif." She said motioning him to join her on her bed. Leif immideatly climbed in and sat next to her. She hugged him to make him feel better about his bad dream. Maybe he should talk about it is what Linka was now thinking.

"So, what did you dream about? What made it so scary?" Linka asked sounding kind of like how Mom would sound when trying to comfort her kids.

"Well,..." Leif started. "I came home from school. And when I opened the door, you guys weren't here. I looked all over for you, but nobody was around. And-And I found a note on the kitchen table that said…" Leif felt tears well up in his eyes. Linka knew this had to be bad. This didn't look good at all. She felt tears well up in her eyes as well.

"...It said that you and Mom and Dad and Lexx and Loki and everyone else all moved away. And they didn't want me to come with them. And that I'll have to live all alone. By myself. They even took all our pets too. You guys didn't want me anymore." Leif said who was now crying his little eyes out. Linka felt like her heart broke in two when she heard that. She couldn't believe that ANY family would do that to a child. Let alone a six year old boy. Dream or Not, that is just cruel.

"And-And then, I started calling out for everyone. That made a big scary monster come out of nowhere. He-He chased me all over the house and no one was there to help me. He caught me and dragged me away from home." Leif cried. At this point, he was just bawling. He couldn't hold in his emotions even if he tried. Linka felt so sorry for him. The poor little guy was scared to death. Scared that his own family would leave him.

Linka hugged Leif. "Hey Leif, shhhhhh. Sh-Sh-Sh-Shhhhh." She shushed him trying to getting him to calm down. He looked up at Linka with tears in his eyes.

"It's okay Leif. It's over now. It was just a bad dream. That monster can't hurt you now. Your safe with your big sister." She said with Leif still looking up at her with tears in his eyes.

"And listen: Don't ever think we'll leave you behind. We'll never leave you alone in an empty house. We'll never want to get rid of you. We love you Leif. Don't ever think we don't." She comforted him.

"You promise you'll never leave me?" Leif asked as Linka helped dry his eyes.

"Of course. Your my little brother and I love you. I'd never want a different brother than you. No matter what." She said. Leif hugged his big sister again to which she happily accepted.

"Thanks Linka." Leif said as he dried his eyes with his arm. It looked a little gross to Linka, but she was somewhat used to his gross habits.

"No problem Leif. Now let's go to bed." Linka said as she turned her back to him and proceeded to get comfortable, despite now having a six year old boy in her bed with her.

Leif started to get comfortable as well. He got under the covers and started to relax. He now felt safe and sound.

Linka was right is what Leif thought. She would protect him from all around him. He knew that monster would never get his hands on him if Linka was there. She'd fight the evil monster to the end just to make sure that Leif was safe.

He smiled as he silently whispered, "I love you sis." He then drifted of into Dreamland. Hopefully, he would have a good dream this time with Linka by his side.

What he didn't know, now that he was asleep, was that Linka heard Leif's little whisper. She felt touched by her little brothers words. She patted his head as she said one last thing before she also drifted off into Dreamland.

"I love you too Leif."

Author's Note: I should've said in the Prolouge that I also plan to do short story's as well. And after I saw "Middle of the Night", I wanted to make a little fanfic about it. Maybe one day I'll make a longer story about it involving Lincoln and Lana. So anyway, if you guys like this story, make sure to comment, like, follow and favorite this story for future updates. Thank you all and good night everybody.