Seven year old Lynn Loud ran through the back yard of the Jordan house with a smirk on her face. Just a few feet ahead of her, struggling to get away, was young Jason. He was panting and out of breath, clearly not having as much stamina as the girl chasing him. Lynn smiled and let out a shout before leaping forward, tackling him.

They tumbled forward, and Lynn pinned him to the ground. "Got you!" she said laughing. "Man, you are way too slow! We got to work on your sped Jay-Jay," she said reaching down and pinching his cheek.

He frowned and shook her hand away. "I don't want to work on my speed…" he muttered. He had been perfectly fine sitting in the house reading comics. Then his father told him Lynn and her sisters were there and… well, he didn't even have ten seconds before the chase was on. Sometimes he didn't even know why he ran. He never got away. He only delayed the inevitable.

Lynn sat on top of him. "Well you're going to have to work on something if you ever want to beat me. You're so weak. It's like you're not even a boy."

"Yeah well… you don't act like a girl either."

Lynn's eyes widened. "What did you say?"

Jason paled slightly, immediately realizing his mistake. "Nuthin…"

"No, you said something," she said glaring down at him. He struggled to try and get up, but she pinned him down by the shoulders. "I'm not a girl huh? Well, let's see if I'm more of a girl when you're eating dirt."

She grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and held it over him. "Lori! Luna!" he shouted towards the house. "Someone get her-!"

Lynn shoved the clod of dirt in his face, rubbing it around for good measure. "Well? Am I still not a girl? Huh? How about now?"

"NO!" he shouted defiantly.

Lynn growled in anger. "You little-!" A hand suddenly grabbed her by the wrist, and she was pulled off of the poor boy. "Hey?! What gives?!"

She looked up and then saw Luan frowning down at her. "Lynn! Stop it!" The tomboy scoffed at her older sister. Luan may have been her older sister, but she couldn't really stop her. She turned back to get Jason again, but Luan held on. "I said stop it! You're bullying him!"

"We're just playing!" Lynn argued.

"He's crying!"

Lynn looked back towards him. He was looking away as he wiped the dirt and tears from his face, trying to hide the fact that he was crying from the two girls. "We're playing the crying game," Lynn joked with a shrug.

Luan balled her fist up. "That's not funny Lynn!"

Jason finished and got up to his feet. Luan wouldn't really be able to stop Lynn, but at least she kept the girl busy. He ran towards the house as fast as he could. "You still look like a boy!" he yelled as he ran off.

Lynn growled and got up to go after him, but Luan grabbed his wrist. "Stop it Lynn!" Luan scolded. "You know you keep bullying him and someday you're going to regret it. He's a boy, so one day he'll be bigger and stronger than you."

Lynn scoffed. "Yeah right. That'll be the day."

"We're here."

Lynn snapped out of her daze as the car slowed to a stop. She looked out of the window and saw they were at the basketball courts. After Lori had come with a new set of clothes for her, she had called Luna and found out they'd stopped at the courts so Jason could shoot around for a bit. Lynn had been a little reluctant about going, but eventually Lori had convinced her to give it another shot.

Not that she really thought she had a shot to begin with. Especially after what Luna had shared with them. She couldn't believe he thought she was a boy! She knew she wasn't the most feminine when she was little, or now even, but did she really look that tomboyish?

"This is a waste of time…" she muttered.

Lori turned back to her and frowned. "Lynn, c'mon. One bad experience doesn't mean you're literally out of the game. You think I would be with Boo-boo bear if that was the case?"

"You never shoved dirt into Bobby's face Lori," she pointed out. "I keep thinking about how bad I was to him. I seriously was a bully."

"But you're not now… okay, a bit to Lincoln, but nowhere near as bad," Luan argued. "You've matured a lot since you were seven. We just have keep at this."

Lynn sighed. "Whatever…"

They got out of the car and could see Luna and the others standing near one of the baskets. Luan nudged her. "Hey, this could be your chance to show off your skills on the court. He's into basketball, so it'll earn you some brownie points right?"

Lori nodded. "Good call. But, remember, guys like to feel like they're winners. I know asking you to lose is too much, but just let him feel like he's giving you a challenge or-"

They saw Jason suddenly leap into the air, and slam the ball into the basket. Lori, Luan, and Lynn all looked stunned. They didn't think the boy could jump that high. "Or… maybe you won't have to," Lori muttered.

Lynn gulped. She still couldn't understand how this could be the same boy she used to pick on when she was little. Lori nudged her forward, and Lynn reluctantly headed towards the court along with Luan. "Good luck, you can do this!" Lori called.

"I'm so dead…" Lynn said.

When they got to the court they saw Luna, who was holding Jeff, and Jaime beside her. When she saw her sisters coming she nodded towards Jason. "Dude, the kid's got some major hang time. I've never seen someone jump that high," she said in disbelief.

Jaime nodded. "Yep. I still think he's part kangaroo."

Jeff simply clapped once more as he watched his brother shoot the ball into the hoop. Lynn was sweating slightly. It was like the universe was determined to make him seem more attractive to her. "You're kidding me…" she said blushing as she covered her face.

Jaime smirked. "You got your work cut out for you Lynn. My brother is the most romantically challenged person in the entire world."

She looked at him in disbelief before turning towards Luna. "You told him?!"

"No!" Luna said holding her hands up. "Little dude figured it out."

"It wasn't that hard to figure out to be honest," Jaime said bluntly. "You pretty much short circuited and then jumped into a fountain. There weren't really a lot of other conclusions I could jump to. But don't sweat it. I won't blab. I'll even try to help you out," he offered.

She sighed and shook her head. "Thanks, I need all the help I can get at this point."

The sound of rubber hitting asphalt caught her attention, and Lynn suddenly reached up and grabbed the basketball. She saw Jason smirking at her. "So Ms. Superstar, up for a friendly little warm up?" he asked.

Lynn stood in a daze for a moment, almost hypnotized by his smirk. Luna elbowed her, snapping her out of it. "Uh, yeah. Sure."

"Cool. I haven't gotten to really stretch my legs since I got here," he said heading back towards the court. "Half-court?"

"Full court," Lynn answered.

He nodded. "Sounds like a plan." She followed him onto the court, clearing her mind and getting ready to win. Crush or not, she had no intention of losing to him or anyone else.

Their siblings sat on the sidelines watching eagerly. Luna and Luan knew just how competitive their younger sister could be. She might end up taking things a bit too far. Jaime on the other hand was eager to see if anyone could actually give his brother a run for his money in his sport of choice.

"Ladies first," Jason said passing her the ball.

Lynn raised an eyebrow at him. "You sure about that?" He just shrugged. "Fine then." She began dribbling and rushed forward. She quickly slipped past him and headed right for the hoop, a smile on her face. At least this whole situation wasn't throwing off her game.

She jumped and went for a layup, only to have the ball smacked from her hand Jason was beside her, smirking. Lynn couldn't believe it. She was sure she'd left him in the dust. How fast was he?

They both landed down on the ground, and Jason picked up the ball. "Not bad. You're pretty quick on your feet," he said as he began dribbling.

"You ain't seen nothing yet," she said narrowing her eyes at him. Luna and Luan both looked a bit worried. Sure, Lynn wasn't being a nervous wreck right now, but her competitive side was beginning to show. They weren't sure which was worst in this situation. "Bring it!"

"Consider it brought," Jason said running forward.

Lynn went after him at full speed. He managed to get around her, heading straight for the hoop. Even though the two were playing full court they were moving incredibly fast. Jason came to a stop and shot the ball, and Lynn jumped to stop the shot. The height difference made it harder to block him, but she still managed to tip the ball with her fingers.

It landed on the hoop and spun a few times before falling out. Lynn smiled and leapt up after the rebound, only to have the ball snatched from right under her grasps. Jason had jumped up and caught the rebound before slamming it into the hoop. Lynn landed and stumbled back a bit before shooting him a shocked look.

"Whoa…" Luna said stunned. She'd never seen her little sister have so much trouble against someone. It wasn't like Lynn was invincible or anything. She'd lost before. But usually in one on one situations she'd always prevailed. Or at the very least held her own.

"A one man Alley-Oop? Had he been that confident that he'd get the rebound over me? Is he underestimating me?" She scowled. She was being looked down on, and she didn't like it.

Jason cracked his neck before passing her the ball. "Your ball."

Lynn said nothing this time, she just made another mad dash for the hoop. Jason sprinted past her this time and cut her off. Lynn stepped back and got ready to shoot, but he jumped into the air to block her. The girl then smirked and spun around him. She went to shoot the ball again, but it was once again smacked down.

"Nice fake," Jason commented. "Almost had me there."

Lynn didn't answered him. She just went after the ball before it went out of bounds. She scooped it up and then jumped into the air. Jason wasn't the only one who could dunk. It wouldn't be as flashy as his, but she'd still score. Just as she was about to slam the ball in, it was knocked from out of her hands.

She looked over her shoulder and saw Jason was behind her. The ball bounced off the backboard, and this time he was the one to grab it. Lynn growled before cutting him off. She held her arms out to block him. Suddenly he smirked and began dribbling faster.

Lynn was caught off guard by the speed the ball was moving around. He was so fast. He began moving from left to right, moving the ball around him, between his legs, and side to side as he did so. Lynn tried to keep up with him, but found herself struggling to do so. Suddenly she lost her footing and fell back.

"No way!" Luan shouted.

"OH! He broke her ankles!" Jaime yelled.

Jason chuckled as he quickly ran past her. Lynn sat for a moment, not believing what had just happened. He was just toying with her. Now, Lynn Loud had suffered defeat before. It was impossible for even someone like her to go undefeated forever. But she'd never been on the end of such a one sided beating before. She's always been able to at least put up a fight.

Suddenly her sister's words from all those years ago rang in her head.

"…someday he'll be bigger and stronger than you…"

A look of rage crossed over her face. She quickly got up and ran after him with a yell. Jason leapt up for another dunk, but Lynn jumped after him. "AAAHHH!" She slapped the ball out of his hands and down to the ground.

"Whoa!" Jaime said amazed. Luna and Luan looked just as shocked. Lynn had always been athletic, but she had never been able to jump that high before.

Jason landed and stumbled forward as Lynn panted. She hadn't known she could get that high. It was honestly a little surprising. But she could focus on that later. Right now she needed to make sure she won. She ran and grabbed the ball again before heading towards her basket.

Jason on the other hand was smiling. "Now we're cooking with gas!" he said as he ran after her. To be honest he hadn't thought a girl would really be able to keep up with him. No guys really could, so why would she be an exception? She was definitely proving him wrong.

Lynn shot the ball before she even reached the three point line, and it sailed into the hoop. "YES!" she shouted pumping her fist.

"Nice," Jason said as he ran past her and picked up the ball. "Ready to kick it up a notch?"

She smirked back at him. "Oh I'm just getting started!"

For the next twenty minutes, the two went back and forth. Shooting and dunking the ball into the hoop, blocking one another, and dribbling so fast their siblings had lost track more than a few times. Neither one of them had kept score, they just kept pushing until they finally tired out.

Jason dunked on Lynn, sending her stumbling back and falling on her butt. He landed and began struggling to catch his breath. After a few seconds he stood back up and chuckled. "Man! What a rush! That was a blast right?!"

Lynn chuckled from the ground. She should have been furious about getting dunked on like that. About this whole thing actually. She'd managed to block and score on him, but it was way harder for her than it was for him. And she was pretty sure he'd scored way more than her. If this was a real game she'd have lost. But for some reason she wasn't upset about it.

She actually felt kind of refreshed. "Yeah, it was fun."

Jason offered her a hand, and she looked up at him surprised. She took it and he pulled her to her feet. "I don't want to sound arrogant or anything, but I don't meet a lot of players who can keep up with me. You might be kind of a weirdo, but you got some serious skills Loud."

Lynn blushed at the kind words. "Thanks…"

"Well, we should probably be heading back now. My folks are going to start wondering where we are. But this was kind of fun. We should hang again sometime."

"Definitely…" Lynn said nodding shyly.

Jason grabbed up Jeff and the brothers said their goodbyes to the other two Loud sisters. Once they left, Luna and Luan both grabbed Lynn and cheered. "You did it! I can't believe you did it! You actually had a good time with him!" Luan said excitedly.

Lynn smiled sheepishly. "I was just playing basketball…"

"Yeah dude, I know! I can't believe you found someone who actually digs that killer competitive side of yours! You really found a perfect match sis!" Luna said.

Lynn blushed deeper. "You really think he… you know?"

"Well, if he's as dense as Jaime says he is probably not. But this is definitely a huge step in the right direction," Luna said. "And just think, if he decides to join the basketball team you'll have way more time to spend with him."

"Consider this your first victory Lynn!" Luan said proudly.

Lynn felt a bit giddy. This was a victory wasn't it? She'd actually spent an extended amount of time with him without making a completed idiot of herself. "Maybe I can do this…"

A/N: Hey guys. Know it's been a little while since I updated this one, but since I had a little time off I decided to buckle down and get a new chapter out. Hope you enjoyed it. Now, on to some reviewer responses!

StolenMemes77: Yes it is my friend! Hopefully her sisters can help her get it together though. At least she's starting to make a little progress! We'll see how it goes!

ExMarkSpot: Yeah, I remember when I first saw 'One of the Boys' I was like "They didn't even change Lynn... oh wait, no pony tail'. Plus with Jason being as dense and forgetful as he is he wouldn't even realize it later.

JJ39: Give him some time, he's a bit of a dense one you know!