Chapter Six: A date at 'Blast Off' park

All characters used in this work belong to Chris Savino.

Maggie's outfit design for when she is younger credit goes to both tumblr artists Coyoterom & Bunnyabsentia


"Hey, my little Butterfly whatcha doing there?" A grown man's voice asked his six-year daughter, who wore a white dress shirt, a watermelon pink belt, a pear color skirt, black and watermelon pink tights, and of course, a butterfly pin in her hair.

The little girl with charcoal colored hair and macaroon cream skin looked up from her drawing to the man, who seems to be a foggy apparition, but she still could out his charcoal colored hair and macaroon cream skin, just like her's and of course, his best feature, his smile. "It's a drawing of all of us, see there is you, mommy, and me."

"Wow, that's a beautiful drawing, you are such a little artist." The man said as he picked up the little girl."Daddy's little artist, Magdalene Ledridge." He gave her neck kisses as she giggled trying to pull away.

"Daddy stop that tickles!"

Maggie woke up startled, her cat Morticia looked at her from her cat bed with concern."Why...why I did remember that stupid memory…" she ran her fingers through hair as Morticia made her way over to comfort her owner."It's been over eight years, and he still manages to mess with me."Morticia rubbed her face against Maggie's hand.

Maggie shook off the memories, not wanting to visit that rabbit hole ever again, and forced herself up, heading towards her vanity.

She stared at her own reflection, seeing bits of her dad in herself, staring right back at her. His hair and skin color were the first obvious things, but there was more to it. People always told her, after they gave a long hard look at her and mom, that she looked just like her mom. Yet when she was compared, off the bat, they would say she was definitely her father's daughter because she had his eyes or his smile. Something, she had grown to dislike about herself over time.

"Sweetheart breakfast is ready!" yelled from the kitchen.

"Coming mom.!" Maggie yelled back, bring herself back into reality.

Maggie sat shotgun in her mom's car as they were making their way to 'Blast Off', she stared out the window, trying to go over the plan she and Vivian had come up with to try and get more information about Luan. It was simply, hang out with Lynn, doing something she would enjoy to not draw suspicion towards herself, and bring up Luan every now and then when Lynn was distracted as to not give her a moment to question all the questions about too specific or Lynn might catch drift that something funny is going on, and nothing too vague, as you want her to give a straight answer, especially towards if Luan is straight or not.

pulled up in front of the entertainment center and happily dropped off her daughter.

Maggie was in a different attire than her normal clothes, she tied up her hair in a ponytail, wore a mauve t-shirt with coal color shorts, and black and white checkered sneakers. 'Blast Off' was known for its outdoor activity such as mini golf, go karts, and other things that they sporty Loud would definitely force the introvert girl to go do so might as well dress for the occasion.

Maggie walked through the first door of the entertainment center, the first thing she notice when she walked in, was a pretty excited Lynn, waiting for her friend to arrive." There you are partner, what took you so long?"

"I'm right on time Sportacus," Maggie responded with some confusion.

"Being early is being on time and being on time is being if you're late, you already setback. " Lynn said."It's okay though, I forgive you this time, we just need to work on your time." Maggie merely rolled her eyes."Besides the rest of the gang is getting the day pass for the outside activities."

Maggie started to nodded in agreement but then it hit her." Wait what do you mean the rest of the gang?"Was she referring to Margo and Vivian? Lynn could have invited Margo who then would have asked Vivian if she was joining them because of how chummy the two had become because of the project. And Vivian would have of course forgotten to tell her about.

"Hey little dudette, we got the passes!" Luna yelled out directed at her younger sister as she and Luan made their way to the tweens. Luna and Luan had also had dress for the occasion as well, Luna still had her famous purple t-shirt with a skull, but trade her plaid skirt with ripped black jeans and her high purple boots for purple sneakers. Luna had put on a yellow polo shirt, her famous pink squirting flower still pinned on, and beige cargo shorts, and black sneakers.

"Surprise!" Lynn yelled in her friend's ear with an ear to ear grin, as she was pretty proud of herself."Didn't see that coming didya Magdog?"

"Loud, can I talk to you...in private?" Maggie asked as looked at the extra uninvited guests.

"Oh yeah sure thing." Lynn agrees to as Maggie had already started dragging the athlete away.

As the two tweens walk away, Luan talks to Luna. "Luna, I'm still not sure that this was such a great idea, Maggie doesn't seem to thrill that we are here."Luan was frowning as she looked over at the emo tween, feeling as if she had dug herself into a deeper grave than before.

"Nah little dudette, what gave that idea?" Luna merely smiled and ruffled Luan's hair.

"That." Luan pointed to the two tweens who appeared to be having an argument, well more like Maggie yelling at Lynn while gesturing towards the older girls.

"...that could mean anything. Look, Lulu, you are an amazing girl and anyone would be lucky to have you. You just go out there and show this Maggie chick that you aren't an annoying pest like she might think." Luan said with confidence in her voice.

"She does think the dummy here is an annoying pest and there is no changing that." Luan had replied in , despite the dummy not being here.

"And we aren't going to listen 'Negative Ned' alright?" Luna said, referring to being the negative thoughts in the back of Luan's head.

Maggie and Lynn make their way back to the older girl, Lynn rubbing her arm and Maggie with crossed arms." So I guess some introduction is in order, Maggie you already know my older sister Luan," Lynn said as she gestured towards the girl who merely waved."And this is another one of my sister, Luna." Luna winked and put her hand out.

"Hey, little dudette."Maggie merely looked at her before she shook her hand only to be met with a violent handshake before she and Luan were pulled into a headlock by the rocker."So little Maggie, I've heard from a little bird that you and my little sis here are taking part in a little wager, is that true?"

Maggie first thought as she was being pulled into a headlock was 'Do any of the Louds understand the concept of personal space?', her second thought was 'oh god I'm really fricking close to Luan right now'. She did her best to try not to make any eye contact with her as she answered the even older girl. "Maybe someone should teach that Canary Walt to mind his own business then." Luan held back her giggles as Luna was unamused at the smart-aleck remark. " But yes I guess you could say that your sister and I are taking part in a wager, her doing of course." Luan merely shrugs, no argument from her.

"Well, how about for today we set aside the bet and call a truce for today?"Luna looked over at the emo tween.

"Why are you just looking at me?" Maggie asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Because I seen Luan here try to go cold turkey and not tell a joke, and let me tell ya, it wasn't pretty,"Luna replied as Luan merely smiled cheekily like, as she knew this to be true. "So the middle ground would be that we just let what happens happens, and if she does happen to actually get a chuckle out of you, then it doesn't count, sound good?"

Maggie looked over at Luan, she could already though feel the tips of her ears wasn't opposed to the truce for today, but she couldn't help but wonder what was the jokester angle. Maggie's angle was clear as day, get to know more about Luan through her younger sister. But Luan didn't seem to anything to gain through this, especially now if this was apparently a safe haven.

'And, it seems that Luan is quite fond of you as well…' Vivian's words rang inside Maggie's her ears weren't burning before, they were definitely on fire now. Vivian didn't know what she was talking about, Luan Loud definitely did not have feelings for her, not in a million years.

She shook it off before she answered back."Yeah sure, sounds good." Luna nodded and let both girls go but she gave them both a hair rustle.

"So what should we do first?" Luna asked the group.

"The batting cages!" Lynn shouted before anyone else could even give a response.

"Go figure." The girls responded together.

Lynn was hitting like a pro, as expected from the softball player, Luna and Luna were doing pretty ok, not as good as their sporty sister, but decent enough, and Maggie...well she was having a little trouble that she was swinging but a missing. But could you blame her, when you are doing something in front of your crush, you want to be the best at it, which of course causes you to do your worse because you are trying too hard.

Luna notices the goth girl's struggle with her swing, that it gave her an idea."Hey Luan, see Maggie over there?"

Luan looked over, she the younger girl struggle with hitting the ball and nodded, skeptical of what her sister was planing. "Why doncha go over go over there and help her out?"

Luan felt her face heat up, knowing that meant she would actually have to touch and be close to Maggie."Nah...you know she looks like she is doing just fine, all by herself, she doesn't need me at all." Luna looked at her unamused and stop her round, walked over to Luan to handle this situation herself.

Maggie could hear the sound of what sounded like someone struggling, but she decides to ignore till the bricking got louder and closer? The round had ended, she sighed in frustration and turned around to only met with Luan who almost fell on top of her, they were nose touching close though as Luan had caught herself from falling. Both girls faces turn pink from embarrassment."C-c-can I help you Loud?"

Luan pulled away and scratched the back of her head, trying to play it off."Hehe no, but I can help you." Maggie raised an eyebrow in confusion."You seem to be having an off day with your swings, a real swing and a miss kinda gal huh?" Luan said with a smile trying to lighten the mood.

Maggie looked unamused at the comment."No...I'm doing perfectly fine without any help. I'm just little distracted that's all." 'By your dumb face.' She thought to herself, feeling her face heat up as the thought came and went.

Luan frowned as the plan had already taken a turn for the worse that is, till "...but since you seem so eager to help, I guess you can help me out." The goth tween replied looking the other way, unable to make direct eye contact.

Luan's face lit up as things take were taking the turn for the worse, were looking up."Well first thing first, your stance is off. You will never hit anything like that...can I?" Luan asked as she moved in closer to Maggie who just nodded. Luan held Maggie as she was trying to help her with her stance. All it was really helping with though was make both girls mad blush in embarrassment as they were both so close to each other. "And now for your swing, if you want to actually hit those fly balls, you are gotta wanna swing like this."

Maggie smiled to herself as she could feel Luan's body heat, smell the smell of rubber and banana cream was right in the world at this very moment.

Luna smiled to herself as she watched her plan go smoothly, that is till Lynn had finished her round and then notice what was happening." Hey, Luan, you are doing it all wrong, here let me show Maggie how it's done!" Lynn walked herself over to the pairing as Luna did her best to try and stop her younger but it was no use. Lynn had separate the two against the pairs' wishes.

All Maggie could feel now was the extra heat coming from the athlete, and the smell the smell of sweat. She much preferred Luan's gentle touch and teaching to Lynn's rough and quick touch. 'Again, do any of the Louds understand the concept of personal space?'

The next outdoor activities the girls did was out-door Go Karts and Laser Tag. Lynn though was the only one really trying to compete with everyone though. Luna was spending her time focusing trying to get Luan to talk with her crush, Luan was being a nervous wreck, not knowing what exactly to do, and Maggie doing her best not to have a melt down whenever Luan got close to her.

After they had finished the outdoor activities, the girls went inside to eat lunch. All four girls had ordered something to eat. Luan had sat across from Maggie and next to Luna, while Lynn sat next to Maggie. Luan spent most of the lunch paying attention to Maggie who was doing her best trying not to acknowledge Luan, Luna watching it all go do and Lynn just minding her own business, enjoying her lunch.

"Uh hey, Maggie...when can a pizza marry a hot dog?" Luan asked as she held up her pizza slice and gestured towards Maggie's hot dog.

Maggie raised an eyebrow, slightly curious on where this joke was going."When?"

"After a very frank relationship. " Luan let out her laugh as Maggie merely gave a confused look. She usually didn't understand the purpose of this one. The first thought that came to mind was Luan was technical in her own way, flirting with her. Her ears started burning as the thought came and went.

"Why would a hotdog and a pizza get married?" Lynn asked with a mouthful of chili dog."That doesn't make any sense."

"Dudette, not cool to talk with a mouthful," Luna said.

After lunch, the group of girls went now to enjoy the inside of the entertainment center, the arcade. "So I thought that it might be a little more fun with we team up and compete while we play the games, I'll team up with Lynn," Luna said as she then pulled Luan and Maggie close together." And Luan and Maggie can be a team, sound good?"

Though Maggie wasn't too upset with the setup, she was definitely confused on why they were being set up like this.

"But wouldn't it make more sense if I and Maggie teamed up instead." Lynn asked, also confused by the arrangement."Younger vs older Ya know?"

"Yeah...but this makes it much more interesting though bro." Luna tried to muster up a reason for this arrange beside the small motive behind it.

Lynn merely shrugged and accepted the reason.
The girls went on with their competition, playing all the games that they could in the arcade, collecting a lot of tickets as they went along. Games such as Whack n Win,skee ball, racing games, first person shooter games, and other games. Luna and Lynn, of course, had won the competition.
"Hey you were pretty cool out there...and you were pretty good at those first person shooter games." Luan complemented Maggie as they sat down at a table, with their tickets.
"Thanks, I sometimes play horror games series, so you know, it's like first nature now," Maggie replied calmly, no longer feeling nervous around Luan. It wasn't something she felt like she needs to be." You were pretty good at skee ball, and it was kinda cool when you did start juggling them." Luan smiled.
Luna watched from the distance, everything was going just right. And she was making sure that nothing this time would stop it." Lynn, why don't we go cash in our winnings dudette, allll the way over there."
"Hey Maggie, there is something I've been meaning to ask you all day," Luan started to say."Why did you want to hang out with my sister today anyway?"
The feeling of nervous shot up in Maggie once definitely could not tell Luan the real reason she invited Lynn to hang out today, and she could lie about it, but would it seem believable? "A small gift I guess for actually working and doing the project you know? I would be lying if I said your sister was my first choice, or even consider as a choice for this project, but she was actually not a big screw up as I thought."
Luan nodded as she accepted that answered, it sounded genuine.
"Since you asked me a question, I get to you ask you a question."Maggie started to say as Luan merely nodded."I hear from somebody...that you were dating this boy...Benny?" Vivian had told her that she had seen Luan hanging out with this boy, it was awhile back, but from what she could tell, it looked like they were more than friends.
It was Luan's turn to be nervous again now. She had dated Benny, had being a key word there. It was maybe about five weeks that they had actually dated, and about now three weeks since they had broken up, it was mutual though. Luan had confessed in a love letter to Benny her feelings, and he gladly returned them. But as time went on both Luan and Benny started to realized that their attraction was merely just physical and based on an idea of each other. Even though the two had things in common, such as mining, comedy, and the theater, but even with those things, there were holes. Mining was just a hobby to Benny, and the theater was a much bigger deal to him than it was to Luan. And like a lot of people, he wasn't a huge fan of Luan's pranks. The two had slowly begun to realize that the relationship wasn't better as romantic and they decided to break up and just be friends. It may have been a mutual feeling, but it was Benny who actually brought it up.

"...Yeah, Benny and I had dated, we broke up though. We are just friends now." Luan said with her best impression of a brave face. It still hurt to bring it.

Maggie felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders, but at the same time, like if someone had punched her in the gut as she could tell from Luan's voice and eyes, it was still a sore subject. " I'm sorry I brought it up...but if it helps, he made a big mistake to end things with you. You are sort of a pretty cool person."

Luan merely justed chuckled and looked at Maggie with a smile."You really think so?"

"Yeah I mean you have some faults, but who doesn't it is human nature to have faults. And I guess, your jokes and pranks aren't all so bad, reminds me of uncle jokes and are slightly annoying but it's clever and you definitely put in a lot of effort to set them up." Maggie answered back looking at her feet.

"I didn't know you felt that way about me, it means so much to me, you have no know, Maggie!"Luan was filled with so much joy that Maggie felt that way that she got and tackled hug her, almost knocking them both off the seat. It caused Maggie's heart though to skip a beat.

"W-w-well yeah… you know why don't we go look at the prizes now huh?" Maggie said, not knowing how much more of this embrace she could take before she had a meltdown. Luan merely nodded and then proceed to pull Maggie by her hand to the prize counter.

Luan was looking at one side of the counter where they had kept the bigger prizes while Maggie looked at the smaller prizes. Maggie had given a big chunk of her winnings to the older girl, she really didn't care for any for the prizes. Luan though made Maggie take at least a small portion of the winnings because it was a team effort that got them all the tickets.

As Maggie looked at all the small prizes, she didn't really see any point in them. They were all cheap small toys that one could find in a dollar shop, nothing major here. That is, till something does catch her eyes. It was nothing major, something small, cheap, and could easily be found in a dollar shop. She turned at looked at Luan before she caught the attention of one of the workers behind the counter.

"Are you ready to pick yet madam?"The worker asked, snapping Maggie back into the real world. She quickly recounted the tickets in her hand before she looked once more at the object to check if had enough.

"Um yeah...can I have that prize right there please," Maggie asked and the worker nodded and happily gave Maggie the prize in exchange for the tickets. Maggie held the object tightly in hands as if afraid that it was going to disappear. She walked herself back to the table as Luan was still looking for her prize.

Maggie sat at the table, her hand propping up her head, eyes closed as she thought about the prize she had gotten. It wasn't something big or even cool, but it reminds her of a certain comedian. She was definitely questioning if the girl would even like the gift or if she should even consider giving it to her. Her thoughts were interrupted though by the touch of something cold and hard. A familiar feeling, but she couldn't quite place it. She opened her eyes slowly, to only be met with two black button eyes and a plastic nose against her nose. "What the hell-oh it's just you Loud," Maggie said as Luan pulled away the stuffed animal from Maggie's face. It was a fossil gray koala bear, with leaf green colored leaves in its mouth."What's up with the koala bear?"

"Well when I was at the prizes, I saw this Koala bear…and it reminds me of you so here." Luan said with rosy pink cheeks as she held the stuff bear out for Maggie.

The goth girl's face light up with embarrassment as she realized that Luan had given her a present, a way better present than the one she had planned to give her."Wow, Luan I don't know what to say."She let go of her present for Luan and took the present.

Luan merely smiled but then notice the small prize that sat in front of Maggie."Hey, what's that?" Luan grad it off the table before Maggie could stop her."Ow!" The prize gave her a little shock, as it was a pack of Shocking Gum.

"Oh, it's shocking gum gag."

"Umm yeah, it is actually a present I got for you, but it's just a stupid gag you don't have to-" Maggie was cut off by the older girl.

"I love it, thank you!" Luan exclaimed, she had seen these small gags before and honestly already own a few of better quality but this one was special because Maggie had specifically pick it out and got it just for her.

"Really?" Maggie looked up at her, surprised that Luan actually liked her tacky gift when she gave her a small plush animal. Luan merely nodded in agreement and Maggie smiled back at the older girl. Maybe today wasn't a total disaster as she thought it was going to be.

Maggie fell back onto her back as soon as she could when she got home. Today was definitely an interesting day, it didn't go according to plan, but it was a whole lot better than what she expected. She didn't exactly get all the answers she wanted, but she getting to spend the day with your crush was way better.

"BUZZ BUZZ." Maggie stuck her hand in her pocket and pulled out her phone.

"Hey,Maggie it's Luan got your # from Lynn" It read, Maggie could help but smile when she saw it was from Luan.

"Hey Loud what can I do for you?" Maggie replied.

Luan: Oh well you know Just wanted to tell you that Im really happy with the gift you gave me

Maggie: Dont mention it

Maggie: Thanks again by the way for my gift then I really like it

Luan: Did you give them a name?

Maggie: Yes actually Onyx his name now shall be Onyx

Luan: Aww thats such a cute name

Maggie: Morticia seems to like Onyx as well

Luan: Morticia? Whos this Morticia person?

Maggie: You sound jealous Loud~

Maggie: Dont worry Loud Morticia is just my cat

Maggie send a picture

The picture was of a Siamese cat with cream fur with milk-chocolate highlights on her ears, tail, legs to paws like socks and their face, she appeared to be cuddling up against the koala bear.

Maggie: I dont think she will to give up Onyx…

Luan: First I wasn't jealous...just curious

Luan: Second awww thats so cute

Luan: I have a cat too!

Luan send a picture

The picture was of Luan holding an unamused Cliff in her arms.

Maggie: Loud I know you have a cat just like I know you also have a dog a bird and a hamster

Luan: Oh right sorry I got too excited X)

Luan: Did you know though I also have a bunny

Luan send a picture

It was a picture of her pet bunny Garry, sitting in his cage, with that famous somber expression.

Maggie: Cute bunny

Maggie: I assume they are used in your shows?

Luan: Yup

Maggie: Hey Luan...I got to apologize though for bring that mess with that Benny guy

Maggie: I didnt know it was a sore subject still

Luan: Oh dont worry about it

Luan: You didnt know and couldnt have know about it beside Im over it now

Maggie: Still...anyways that Benny guy made a big mistake breaking up with you

Maggie: He didnt know how lucky he was to be dating you

Luan: Aww Maggie 3

Maggie: Umm...Luan?

Luan: Yea?

Maggie: I was wondering...if you would like to do something like that again

Luan: Hang out with my sisters at 'Blast off'?

Maggie: Sort of...but maybe…

Luan: Yeah?

Maggie: Just the two of us...if you would like to that this

Luan: I would love to~

Maggie: Its a date

Luan: Its a date 3

Maggie put her phone down at her side as she felt her face light up with in had gotten a date with Luan Loud. Whether it was a romantic or a platonic date was still up for debate, it was a date and she didn't care for the small details.

Even with a happy thought in her head, words from Vivian rang out once again."You know, they say that people sometimes go after people who remind them of their parents, sons look for girls who remind them of their mothers and daughters look for boys who remind them of their father."

A painful memory of a man with charcoal colored hair and macaroon cream skin, with the brightest smile and the cheesy jokes, that she had ever hear flashed through her mind. No matter what Vivian had told her, this was different, Luan was different, she was nothing like her dad. She liked Luan for different reasons, reasons she wasn't too sure of yet of herself.


Looks like it is finally happening you guys, Luan and Maggie is finally happening.

Also, if you guys remember in the last chapter, Luan claimed that this is like Benny all over again, when she talks about her relationship with Benny, that's what she meant.

And we also get a look into Maggie's past, wonder how that's going to play a part in this fic~

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