A/N Hey guys! I hope you're enjoying yourselves! This chapter took two weeks (4 working days) to write, so many deleted scenes and so many rewrites. This was supposed to come out last week, but it just didn't work out. Luckily, the extra time it took to get this done allowed me to ask my female friends how girls fight usually. I hope you enjoy!
R&R!
Story Summary/Prompt: Just a simply day at school, and the return of Lincoln's mission. "Really the only thing you only glanced on is how girls handle female bullies" (Not really requested, but the idea came from this quote. Quote by Wolvenstrom).
Story Fourteen: School Time Follies
"Ahh, school mornings." Linka quips, "The perfect time to remind me that no matter how crazy and different this dimension is, it's still my home… in a way." The young girl chuckles, before removing the towel from her newly dried hair and putting her underwear on.
"Ok then, time to get ready for school." The young girl then turns towards her clothing rack and grabs two blouses. She looks at herself in the mirror for a moment and tilts her head, "You know, I still haven't gotten used to looking myself in the mirror like this…"
She then puts the first shirt in front of her and shakes her head, before doing the same with the second, "Dangit, which one do I pick?" Then, an idea flashes through the young girl's mind. She opens her door slightly and shouts, "Hey Lexx! You mind coming over here?!"
"Kinda busy Linka!" The young boy responds, "I'm trying to get Leif ready!"
"Dangit." Linka grits her teeth, before shouting, "How about you Lynn? Do you mind coming over?!"
A few moments pass, before Lynn responds, "Yeah Linka! I'll be over in a few secs!" And before Linka can respond, Lynn knocks.
"Huh, you weren't kiddin'." Linka quips, before opening her door fully.
Immediately, Lynn's face goes red in embarrassment, and he covers his eyes, "Oh, uh, hey Linka. Why'd you call me? And uhh… why are you in your underwear?"
"I wanted you to ask you something is all." The girl answers while she holds the two blouses up, "Orange or tangerine?"
"Uhh…" Lynn stammers, peaking from his makeshift cover to look, "Are you seriously asking me, of all people, about fashion?"
"Well I wanted to ask Lexx, but he seems busy with Leif. Going by the crashing sounds coming from their room, it's probably not pretty." Then, she rubs the back of her head, "And given your eye for detail cause you-know-what I think you can help here. So, orange or tangerine?"
"I uhh…" He moves his hand away from his eyes and looks upon his sister's two dress choices. "I think you should go with the tangerine, it looks better on you sis." Then he tugs at his collar, his face becoming redder. "Do you need anything else?"
"Nope, thanks bro!" Linka responds, excitement filling her voice.
"Got it!" And with that, he scurries out of the room and slams the door shut behind him.
"Heh, he's still awkward about everything. He's opened up a bit, and I wish he did more, but hey, it could always be worse." Linka then chuckles, before putting the tangerine blouse on and giving it a matching blue skirt. "Awesome, you look irresistible Linka! The boys are gonna love ya!"
Then, she rubs her chin for a quick moment, before snapping her fingers, turning to the pink bag on the floor, grabbing it and mounting it on her chair. "Let's see, math book, English book, science book, quantum physics book and social studies book." She quickly rubs her chin, "Why do I feel like I'm forgetting something?"
"I think I'll be able to answer that question." A masculine voice responds, before a familiar man appears with a soft flash of light.
Linka looks up at the ancient being for a moment, before returning to her packing. "Hey Bill. Where've you been for the past, I don't know, month or so?"
"You mean five chapters?" William places his hands behind his back.
"What?"
William shakes his head, "Never mind, you will not understand what I am talking about."
Linka shrugs, before grabbing hold o her bag and securing it to her back, "Ok then. So where have you been?"
"I've been busy stopping the majority of the AEU Hunters from coming here, especially given the current circumstances." William answers with concern in his voice, "I came by to check up on you."
"I'm doing all right William. I'm still finding it a bit hard to adjust still, but I'm managing." The young girl turns to face her mirror once more and begins to adjust her long, white, hair, "If I've seen you enough times by now, I'm pretty sure you're here for more than just that reason."
The Guardian sighs, before tilting his top hat down, "Yes, I came to ask you how your mission is going. As far as I am aware, you have not even come close to locating the first fragment, and you've been at this mission for over a month at this point!"
"Well don't blame me Cryptos!" Linka snaps back, before staring at him with angry eyes, "You haven't done much to help! I mean seriously, 'The first fragment is hidden in a room of secrets'? Could you even get more vague than that?!"
Cryptos gives a sigh in defeat, before pinching the bridge of his nose, "All right then, I see I should have made myself more clear." Then he looks at Linka with fatherly eyes, "As a guardian, it is embarrassing to have to ask a mere mortal to do this, but as the rules prevent me from directly meddling with these things, I am also prevented from outright telling you where anything is."
"So?" Linka responds, "That doesn't mean you can be more vague than… I don't know, a politician trying to win an election!"
"Of course." He responds, before motioning at the golden watch resting next to Linka's computer. "That is why I gave you the matter key. It's designed to detect the extra-dimensional nature of the fragments, allowing you to find them before anyone else can." Then, he chuckles, "Besides, what adventure would it be if I just outright told you where things were huh? If it were a story, it'd probably be complete with ten chapters!" Then he looks away and places his hands behind his back, "There is also the issue of parts with limitless power falling into the wrong hands, but you know the deal with that.
Linka then turns and takes the watch in her hands for a moment, before giving a defeated sigh, "I guess I should use this more often William. Really, I guess I've just been too busy trying to live life here to remember that I have a mission to finish." And with that, she secures the watch to her left wrist.
"Do not worry Ms. Loud. I will continue doing what I have been while you find and locate those parts." Then, he turns around…
Only for Linka to stop him with, "Wait, what have you been doing for the past month?"
The man turns around, "Why, I've been muddling this dimension's signature, causing it to be off-limits to close to ninety percent of the AEU. Anyone brave enough to attempt to access to this place, I've hindered."
"Hindered?" Linka tilts her head in confusion.
"I beat them in a game." William chuckles, "Their stupid, 'card yourself if you lose' policy has come in handy, preventing me from getting overrun." Then he sighs, "But I fear that as more Class two, and eventually, Class three hunters begin to come through, I'll be forced to hold back."
"I see…" Linka thinks, "This is bad. I must've been enjoying the place too much. Now William's getting overrun and it's all my fault! Dangit Linka! You had one job and you blew it!"
"Though, do not be so hard on yourself." William continues, "So long as you continue the mission and get back to work, everything will be fine." Then, he kneels down and looks her in the eyes, "I need you to continue living this life. You cannot bring any suspicion to yourself and you must not tell anyone else. We cannot risk anyone else finding and attempting to use the fragments."
"Understood." Linka responds.
"Good." William declares, before standing up and turning away. "I shall continue to impede the AEU's attempts to 'cleanse' this dimension of anomalies for the time being, but you must hurry. The more time you waste, the more anomalies will begin to appear."
Linka nods once more, before looking down at the Matter Key Watch. "Ok, I got it."
William nods once more, before disappearing with a soft burst of light.
The young girl sighs, "All right then, I guess this works." Then, she turns and opens her door. And immediately a frantic, "Linka!" resounds through the upstairs hallway.
"And that's my cue. Operation: 'Get brothers ready for school, get us out the door on time, find out where the first MacGuffin Fragment is and come up with a shorter name for the operation' is now in action!" With that, Linka takes a deep breath and steps into the maelstrom.
A few minutes later…
Linka, now exhausted from the previous operation, stumbles onto the couch, "Phew, I can't believe I pulled that off." She wipes the sweat from her brow, "Good thing I had to help my sisters get ready for that family project a few months ago."
"Come on Linka!" Loki goes, his voice filling with impatience, "You know how dad feels about letting you walk to school on your own!" And with that, her ten brothers walk into the living room, all wearing their winter jackets.
"Got it!" Linka tiredly jumps to her feet and stretches for a moment, before running over and grabbing her yellow button-down jacket and red bonnet.
And with that, the siblings head out of the home.
"I still can't believe break ended so quickly." Lane quips, "It's almost like good ol' frosty had to take a trip to Wendy's!" Then he, predictably, throws his head back in laughter.
"Meh, I'd have to rate that joke a six outta ten. I get what you were aiming for, but it was still a bad pun." Loki responds, not even bothering to look at his clownish brother.
"Hmm, I'll have to come up with something else then!" Lane then rubs his chin.
A few feet behind, Linka walks along, simply trudging through the cold ice and snow that Mother Nature had left behind, "Was it a good idea to tell him? He doesn't seem to be taking it too well…" The young girl's gaze remains fixed on the sidewalk ahead, "He promised not to tell anyone the truth, but… What if he is forced to? What if something happens that will put him in danger if he doesn't talk?!" She shakes her head, "No, that's crazy. William would've warned me if he were in danger, right?"
"Hey Linka." Lynn grabs his sister's shoulder, "You ok? You seem to have something on your mind."
Immediately, the young girl flinches, "Huh, oh. Yeah bro, I'm fine."
Lynn rubs the back of his head, "Ok… I just asked because you look like something's on your mind."
"It's nothing…" Linka's voice trails off worriedly. Yet, instead of responding, Lynn remains quiet and simply looks at his sister.
Linka then takes a deep breath, "Fine, you got me." Then, she looks up into the overcast sky, "I'm just worried that everything's going to suddenly be different. Like some crazed power is just going to turn everything upside down all of a sudden."
"Come on Linka, you know that everything's going to be fine!" Lynn rubs his sister's head with that, causing her relatively clean hair to get a bit messy.
"Yeah, everything's going to be fine…" Linka's voice trails off.
Lynn thinks for a moment, before snapping his fingers, "Oh, I know!" He raises his finger and pokes Linka's arm, "You're worried that you're going to see Ron Andy again!"
Immediately, the young girl's face goes red in embarrassment, "What! No!" She looks away, "I'm just…" Her heart begins to beat faster, "I uhh…"
"Haha sis. I'm just teasin'." Lynn throws his arm around his sister, "Now come on, we're almost there!" He quickly looks around with that, before he whispers, "And remember, if he breaks your heart, we'll kick his ass!"
"Heh, thanks Lynn." Linka grabs hold of her bag's strap, "You guys are the best." Then she looks ahead, and notices two, identical trashcans sitting side-by-side. She closes her eyes and thinks, "Maybe even better than my sisters…"
When she opens them again, the two trashcans turn to one. Linka's eyes go wide in shock, "What the heck?!"
"What is it Linka?" Lynn responds.
Linka shakes her head and responds, "Nothing, I thought I saw something." While she thinks. "So I guess that's what he meant by more anomalies starting to pop up."
A few feet behind them, Leif and Lexx walk together side-by-side, arguing along like they usually do, while Lars and Levi follow them in silence.
Rounding out the line are Luke and Loni, put there to make sure that their younger siblings didn't suddenly drift off.
After a few more minutes of walking, Loki shouts, "All right guys!" Before stopping the line in front of the Royal Woods Elementary School, "This is your stop."
Immediately, Lars responds, "Sigh, another soul wrenching day to waste on our way to oblivion."
"Calm down brother, at least in the meantime, you'll be able to increase your knowledge, before you go on to oblivion of course." Levi responds with a monotone voice.
Leif then speaks, "You sure we have to go Loki?"
The eldest brother nods, "Yes, you all have to go to school, it'll be good for you." While he thinks, "And it'll keep you out of trouble too… I of all people should know that."
Lexx pulls out a mirror and checks his face for a second, "I'm excited to see Nala again. Just like I'm sure she's excited to see me!"
"Heh, you're a dork bro. I still don't know what she sees in you." Leif then playfully punches Lexx's arm, "I'll race ya to class!"
"You're on!" Lexx responds and with that, the duo makes a break for the school's entrance.
"Hey!" Lynn shouts, "I'm going to beat you both!" before he too gives chase.
"Sigh. I suppose I should go as well. Another day in the torturous place we call school, another day I can spend writing the story of a kid who has to deal with getting sent to another world." And with that, Lars simply disappears.
Linka grabs hold of her bag's strap, "Ok then, my turn I guess" then she gulps.
"You gonna be all right sis?" Loki asks while affectionately rubbing her messy white hair.
Linka looks up at her older brother, while he continues, "If you want, I could watch you during class again. I doubt anyone will notice I'm missing from class."
"That does sound nice…" Linka shakes her head, "Nah… I'm just a bit nervous. I feel like I haven't gone to school in like two months or something."
"Haha." Loki softly responds, "Don't worry Linka, everything's going to be all right."
"Linka!" Claudia shouts as she runs over to her best friend.
Loki smiles, "And that's your cue sis. Have fun at school today."
Linka smiles, "Thanks Loki, I'll do my best."
And with that, the young girl runs over and hugs her best friend with, "Hey Claudia! You ready for today?"
The dark-skinned girl shakes her head before, with a whole-hearted smile, shouts, "Nope!" Then she grabs hold of Linka, "Now come on!"
Loki watches the two girls walk into the school. "Heh, I'm glad my sister has her at least. It's good she got over her crush on me… though her relationship with Linka is still in question."
He chuckles, "Oh well, that's a story for another time." Before he turns to his remaining siblings, "Now come on, we have to get to class.
Without another word, the elder Loud Brothers go off to their own classes.
"Ok class." The teacher, a light-skinned man with red hair and wearing a green sweater, speaks, "Who can tell me who… blah blah blah…"
A few feet away, Linka stares at her watch, hoping for something to happen, "Nothing yet. I wonder why he told me bring this along if it's not going to go off or tell me anything."
Then she taps the screen, expecting the device's touchscreen to glow as per the norm… only for nothing to happen. "Strange…"
The young girl's heart races in shock, "Is something wrong? Why isn't it turning on?!" She carefully looks up, checking that Mr. Johnson isn't looking in her direction, before she holds down the side nob.
A few second pass, before the touchscreen glows, and displays, "Lisa Loud LLC, Dimensional Watch Type 1."
"Phew, that was a close one." Linka breathes a sigh of relief while the watch loads... only for the device to start buzzing, and display, "Warning! Space Waves Detected!"
"What the…" Linka thinks, "Space waves? What are those?" She then taps the screen, causing the watch to respond by moving to an outlined image of the room with an arrow pointing at her teacher.
"Well… I guess this is the hint that Bill decided to give me…"
"Ms. Loud!" Mr. Johnson shouts, his voice filled with annoyance, "What are you doing?!"
Immediately Linka flinches, "Quick, think of something Linka! You can't let him know about the watch!" And so, with a nervous tone, he responds, "I was just umm…" her voice trails off, before she sighs in defeat, "Sorry Mr. Johnson."
"If you don't want to pay attention in my class, how about you tell us who wrote 'Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata'?"
"Oh… that's easy." Linka thinks before answering, "Ludwig Von Beethoven!"
Immediately the class breaks out in laughter, causing Linka to shrink in her chair a little. Mr. Johnson chuckles and responds, "No Linka, there is no Ludwig Von Beethoven, Erin Von Beethoven wrote their 'Moonlight Sonata'. Please pay attention Ms. Loud, you'll succeed in class better that way." Then he motions toward the watch, "And put that device away please."
"Yes sir." Linka replies, before looking back down at her watch, "So… there's a part around here I guess… but what does my teacher have to do with it?" Then she sighs, "This must just be on the fritz again…" And with that she shoves it in her bag.
*Ring!* The bell goes, signaling the end to the first class of the day.
Linka calmly walks out of the class with that, "I guess the only way to figure out where the fragment is, is to start searching the school…" The young girl takes her watch out and secures it to her wrist once more. "But what was he talking about when he mentioned, 'a room of secrets'?"
"Hey Linka!" Claudia greets, "Wait up!"
Immediately, Linka flinches, "Huh, oh, hi Claudia."
"You seemed to be in a rush to get out of there." Claudia takes a moment to catch her breath, "You seemed off your game today, what's going on with you today?"
"Should I tell her?" Linka hesitates, "She could help me search and be a great help… No." Linka sighs, "How would she react to finding out that the best friend she has a crush on is dating her as a guy… as me. It'll be better if I don't say anything."
And so she speaks, "Nothing Claudia, I just didn't get that much sleep last night. You know, those slapping sounds go on for about an hour before it finally gets quiet enough to sleep again."
Claudia's face goes slightly red for a moment, "Oh… I see." Then she rubs the back of her head in embarrassment, "So uhh… How about I uhh…"
"How about you tell me about your vacation? After all, you seemed excited to tell me and stuff." Linka cuts her off, though given the awkward circumstances, Claudia thinks it's for the better.
Claudia then perks up, "Really?! You wanna hear?!"
Linka nods, "Yeah, let's walk and talk." Before turning and walking forward. "Yeah, and while you talk, I'll probably be able to figure out where the room of secrets is."
"Well then," Claudia looks up and rubs her chin, before snapping her fingers, "I know! Let me tell you about these crazy cosplayers! There were so many of them, I thought that there was a convention or something!"
Linka smiles, "How so girl?"
Claudia then begins to skip around her friend, "Like, I saw this guy dressed up in a black cat suit and a girl dressed up as a ladybug! She had a yoyo and it was so cool!"
"Sounds awesome!" Linka happily responds.
"That's not even the half of it!" Claudia continues, "This other set of cosplayers rode passed me with scooters and bikes shouting that they had to go save the world or something by defeating some rouge virus thing! One of them had pink hair too!"
"Heh, sounds like a TV show from two thousand and three." Linka then looks ahead, causing her eyes to fall upon a brown door labeled, "Teacher's Lounge."
"You know, I've always wondered what's in the teacher's Lounge, Linka." Claudia suddenly goes, her voice filling with nostalgia, "But hey, unless I win a contest or something, I highly doubt I'll ever be allowed to see the inside of it."
Immediately, an idea comes to Linka, "Wait… that's it! The teacher's lounge! That has to be the room of secrets!" The young girl's heart races as she raises her watch and aims it at the door. A few seconds pass before the screen flashes, "High amounts of space waves detected!"
"Jackpot." Linka thinks, while Claudia continues to babble on, not noticing her friend's lack of attention, "Now I just have to figure out how to get inside…"
"So Linka, are you worried about anything this year?" Claudia asks, breaking Linka's concentration.
"Huh? Oh, nah, I think everything's going to be all right." Linka answers, while she thinks, "Yeah, if reality doesn't fall apart of course." Before asking, "How about you? Are you afraid of anything?"
Claudia sighs, before responding with a downtrodden voice, "I'm afraid that people are going to think we're lesbian lovers again… and then try to bully us over it…"
Linka chuckles, "You don't have to worry about that much." The young Loud glances back and notices a familiar group of boys peeking over the corner. "My brothers are watching out for us, so if anyone tries to beat us up or something, they'll come in and help."
The dark-skinned girl smiles, "Thanks Linka."
Linka smiles in response, "No problem, after all, you are my best friend!" Then she looks ahead, "So care to tell me more about your trip? It sounded like you had a ton of fun!"
"It was amazing!" Claudia throws her arms up in excitement, "We got to see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre!" Then she rubs the back of her head, "I even ended up getting some cool dating advice from three girls dressed up like super spies!"
Linka smiles and turns to her, "That sounds awesome. You sure there wasn't an anime convention or something?"
Claudia does the same and shrugs, "Don't know, but after I told them about a weird dream I had, they told me to…" Her voice trails off nervously.
"Weird dream huh? Care to-" Linka starts… only to run right into another girl.
Immediately, the white-haired girl lands on her butt.
"Oh, sorry." The opposing girl says, "I wasn't paying attention." She has black hair, brownish skin and a green button-down shirt with a white undershirt.
"It's fine." Linka takes her hand, "I'm Linka."
"I'm Bebe." She responds.
"What?!" Linka smiles, "Nice to meet you!" And with that, she turns to Claudia.
Claudia shrugs, and Linka turns back… only to find that the girl was gone. "What the heck?"
"Huh? Where'd she go?" Claudia tilts her head in confusion.
"Don't know…" Linka responds, "I guess she just went on her way."
"I hope I get to see her soon… she was cute."
Immediately Linka turns to Claudia, "Seriously? You didn't even meet her!"
"I'm just joking!" Claudia nervously responds, before whispering, "No I'm not."
Linka simply chuckles, "Alright, alright, how about you tell me about that dream you had then? It sounds like it was pretty important if you needed advice for dealing with it."
Claudia nervously rubs the back of her head, "Well…" She takes a deep breath, "I'm not sure if I should. After all, it's been like a week and I…"
Linka playfully nudges her friend, "Come on, it can't be that bad! Plus, if you remembered it, it had to be important somehow!" While she thinks, "Yeah, and maybe it can help explain why a young Bebe suddenly appeared and disappeared… maybe she was an anomaly or something too."
"Well… ok then…" Claudia taps her fingers together, "In the dream we were walking together and… well you were a guy, and we were having a great time and I was so happy…"
"Heh, still got a crush on me huh?" Linka chuckles.
"…Maybe…" Claudia responds.
"You know that I'm not interested in you romantically, you're my best friend and I'd rather not try to date you."
"I know, I know…" Claudia responds sadly.
"But don't worry." Linka places a comforting hand on her shoulder, "If we find that girl again, I'll be sure to make sure you can get a date with her ok?"
"Thanks Linka." Claudia smiles.
Linka responds, "Though, I do find it flattering to know that my best friend has the hots for me. After all, I don't know too many guys who would be interested in me."While she thinks, "Plus, I'm not even sure why I like guys here. It's just strange… After all, the real Linka likes guys back home!"
Then Claudia pulls Linka into a warm hug, "You're the best friend a girl can have!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Linka responds, before noticing a peculiar sight- a nearby water fountain was upside down. "What the heck?" Then she closes her eyes for a moment, before opening them again. The time, it was back to normal, "Anomalies…"
*Ring!* The bell goes once more, causing the two girls to break up their hug.
"I guess it's time to get to class." Linka quips, before walking ahead. Claudia responds, "Yep! Come on, we don't want to miss Ms. DiMartino's class!"
Immediately, Linka's face goes red, "Wait… Ms. DiMartino isn't gender-swapped?! Crud…"
One class period later…
"Welp, that was horrible." Linka thinks as she steps out of the class, "For some reason, I ended up going bonkers over her anyway… man is my head messed up"
Claudia then walks up behind her, "You ok Linka? You seemed to go bonkers over that dreamy teacher." The dark-skinned girl's knees shake, before she shakes her head, "Every boy in the class has a crush on her… but I didn't know you did too!"
Linka shrugs, "I guess she was just extra hot today." Before walking over to her locker and opening it, "After all, a girl who's that popular has got to be doing something right!"
"Good point." Claudia responds, before opening her own, "Oh the things I'd love to do…"
"Heh, just remember, you're only eleven Claudia. At least wait a bit before you try to date someone ok?"
"Heh, no promises Linka." She responds, "After all I-"
"Hey look! It's the lesbian lovers!" a familiar voice calls out, "Are you gonna smooch for us?!"
Immediately, the two girls turn to face the source, Chandler with two of her 'friends' by her side stands before them. "I think it's cute that your love hasn't gone away over break! Haha!"
"Linka… I think we should leave." Claudia whispers, while grabbing the white-haired girl's hand, "We don't need to cause any trouble."
"Oh yeah Chandler! Well I-" Linka starts, yet finds herself unable to finish. Almost as if some force is urging her to stop. "Why is my body fighting the urge to counter?" Linka grits her teeth. "Fine Claudia. Let's get out of here."
"Oh?" Chandler responds, "Not going to do your usual tough girl act?" She holds her stomach and laughs, "Haha! You really are a weakling!"
Then the rich girl throws her head back in laughter, "Oh, and by the way. Your clothes are ugly!"
Immediately, Linka starts to tear up, "What the heck is going on?! They're just clothes! I have ten pairs of them because they were cheaper to buy in bulk, why did that insult hurt so much?!"
Yet, she doesn't back down yet, "Well, you're a… a..." Then, Linka's tear-filled eyes fill with determination, "A rich red head with no friends and people only hang out with you because they're afraid that you'll have something terrible done to them!"
Chandler takes a shocked deep breath, before she slaps Linka across the face, "You take that back!"
"That's a first…" Linka thinks, before throwing a slap as well.
The rich girl growls for a moment, before taking a deep breath, "Haha, that was weak!" Then she throws her head back in laughter, "Haha! No wonder your pathetic brothers choose to protect you all the time! Without them-"
"Without them what?" Lynn steps in, cutting her off.
Chandler responds by putting her hands on her hips and putting on her own tough girl act, "Oh look, it's another one of you. Haha! What are you gonna do? Multiply like a virus?!"
Lexx steps forward from behind, "We're going to stick up for our sister of course!" Leif comes to his side and continues, "So leave her and Claudia alone right now!"
"Haha!" Chandler simply throws her head back in laughter, "You really-"
"Chandler, knock it off." Another boy steps forward, "You really have to stop trying to bully Linka, she didn't do anything to you to deserve it."
"Oh, uhh Ron Andy…" Chandler's voice goes quiet in shock, "What are you doing here?"
Ron steps over to Linka and motions for the white-haired girl to put her arm around his, and she complies. "I'm supposed to be going to class and I just so happened to find you making fun of my friend. Care to tell me why? After all, I know Linka and Claudia haven't done anything to deserve it."
"Oh really Ron?" Chandler raises her eyebrows in shock, "You really expect me to believe that you've decided to get into a relationship with this…" She motions at Linka, "This pathetic girly girl with lesbian tendencies?!"
"Yes, yes I do." Ron Andy flatly responds, "What do you want me to do? Prove it?"
"Yeah!" Chandler looks away and crosses her arms stubbornly, "I want you to prove that you-"
But, before she can finish, Linka grabs Ron Andy's arm, turns him to face her and lays a kiss on his lips. The boy's eyes go wide in shock for a moment, before letting Linka's heat envelop him.
"Hey! He's-" Chandler starts… only to slap herself…for some reason.
"You two are aware of the school's policy on PDA right?" Suddenly, Mr. Johnson appears in front of the two students.
Immediately, Linka and Ron Andy jump apart in shock.
"Where the heck did he come from?!" Linka thinks, "I'm pretty sure that he didn't just come out of nowhere!"
The grown man continues, "I know you two are young and in love and stuff and your hormones are all out of whack, but you can't show that here, got that you two?"
Immediately, the boy and girl nod frantically and he continues, "Good, I'll let you two off with a warning for now, but you've got to make sure that it doesn't happen again, got it?" Then, he looks at the other students, "Now all of you, get back to what you were doing, got that?"
The rest of students don't hesitate to head off to wherever they are supposed to be.
And with that, he walks away, leaving the students present in shock.
A wave of silence falls upon the remaining students, with none of them sure about how to react.
Yet, eventually Chandler grits her teeth and speaks, "So that's how it is huh? Humph!" She scoffs, before turning and crossing her arms, "Fine then, no matter. If you want to have that poor excuse for an interesting girl, be my guest Ron. Come on girls, I'm out of here."
And with that, Chandler walks away, followed by the two girls that she probably pays to follow her around.
Linka then turns to Ron Andy with a blush, "Thanks for your help Ron…"
Ron Andy simply nods, "No problem Linka, you know I don't mind helping you out with these types of things."
"We could've handled it though!" Lynn cuts in, "We're her brothers after all! It's our job to look out for her!"
Linka looks away in embarrassment, "I'm sorry that I keep relying on you guys… I guess I just wish I could fight my own battles more…" while she thinks, "Get a hold of yourself Lincoln! Though… now that I think of it, I really haven't fought my battles in a long time… What the heck is going on?"
"It's no problem." Ron Andy responds, while the present brothers simply nod in agreement.
"Now, how about we get to class? We don't want to be late now do we?"
Linka smiles in response, "Sure Ron, I'd like that." And then, arm-in-arm, they walk away… while the brothers look on.
"If he breaks her heart, we can bury him right?" Lars flatly asks.
"Oh big time." Leif responds, with both him and Lynn taking out shovels as he does so.
"But we make sure he dies first, right?" Lexx asks.
Upon hearing that, Lynn hides his shovel and looks around. "R-Right! Definitely!" he lies. "We weren't implying we were going to bury him alive or anything!"
And with that, the Loud Brothers part ways as well.
"Huh, well that was… strange." Claudia quips, "What do you think Cris?"
The boy's eyes go wide, as he remembers, "Oh… oh no…"
"What is it Cristopher?" Claudia turns to the boy.
"I-I just remembered seeing a story in which Linka's brother Levi accidently killed everyone both himself and his brothers… and they had to repopulate the world by 'breeding' with Linka!"
Claudia stares at Ron for a moment, before shaking her head and responding, "I've always wondered if you were high or something… are you on any meds bro?"
"No… I've just seen the Internet… and what I've seen people make and do is really messed up."
"Come on, it couldn't be that bad!" Claudia responds, yet Cristopher continues to shiver in fear.
"I don't even know how or why I keep finding those things… I just type in a link and sometimes I end up getting redirected… I don't know who keeps causing this. All I know is, the Internet is messed up!"
Claudia grabs Cristopher and shakes him, "Get a hold of yourself man! Our friends literally just walked away!"
But it's no use, the boy continues to shiver and stammer on in fear.
"Ugh fine." Claudia goes, before pulling the boy close and laying a kiss on his lips as well.
After a few moments, she breaks it with, "Happy?"
"I... I guess?" Cristopher's eyes go wide in shock. "Why did you, I thought you were-"
"Don't ask, let's just get a move on."
And with that, the remaining students head off to their next class for the day.
The rest of their school day is uneventful. With the students attending classes, eating lunch and getting assigned random text to study, before being sent home for the day.
Later…
Linka steps into her room and drops her bag on the floor and throws herself on her bed, "So… I guess that wasn't too bad for a school day. At least I didn't have gym or else I don't know what would happen!"
And with that she checks her golden watch, "So, the first fragment has been detected. It's in the school faculty lounge. That's just great." She tiredly turns toward the wall, "Well, at least it could be worse… but I have to find a way to get inside."
Then she sighs, "Well, let's see if I can get anything out of him…" before she shouts, " Hey William, I need you!"
"You called?" a familiar man appears.
"I think I've found the location of the first fragment, is there anything you can tell me about it before I got and try to get it?"
"Haha! You're funny Ms. Loud!" He adjusts his top hat, "All I can tell you is that the first fragment is able to bend space."
Linka nods, "I see. Anything else?"
Cryptos shakes his head, "I would tell you more, but where's the fun in that?"
"Of course." Linka sighs, before William disappears as abruptly as he appeared.
"Well, at least wasn't so bad. May have found the location a fragment, kissed Ron…" Her heart begins to heat up with that. "And my brothers standing up for me was awesome… though why do I feel so strange? Before I would've easily countered Chandler's bullying, after all, I used to live with ten judgmental sisters!" Then she looks out her window, before moving her gaze and looking at herself in the mirror, "And now… I actually started to cry at being told my clothes were ugly…"
She rolls on her back, "I guess spending too much time in this body isn't healthy after all… I just wonder what crazy thing is going to happen next… More anomalies are popping up while there's a hunter out there that looks like Luna, but calls herself Nyla… and then there's the issue of Lexx's girlfriend."
"There's nothing much I can do about it now." Linka sighs in defeat, "The best I can do is make sure everything works out in the end." And with that, she stands up, "So how about I do something I haven't done?" and with that, she walks out of her room.
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A/N So how was that guys? I hope you enjoyed the chapter! This took like 4 rewrites and so much deletion to get right, but hey, I wouldn't send something out that I'm not sure of! As always, feel free to send prompts you'd like to see done!
Also, what should I do to commemorate over 20,000 views?