Hey guys, here's chapter 21. Curious as to how much Rita heard? Well, you're about to find out in this chapter.
"Mom… how much did you hear?" Lincoln asked nervously.
"From the part where Lisa said Yumi can't get pregnant except in winter" Rita replied. "Girls, please leave. I'd like to talk with Lincoln and Yumi alone" she told her daughters.
"Good luck, Linky" Leni said, running her fingers through her brother's hair before exiting the room with her sisters.
Rita then closed and locked the door behind her. The Loud matriarch made her way to Leni's bed, sitting beside her son on the side opposite of Yumi.
"Uh, Mom…" Lincoln was silenced by his mother placing a finger over his lips.
"Shh!" Rita shushed him. "You've gotten me interested in this little story of yours" she then removed her finger from his lips, "Now, tell me the whole story from the beginning. I want to know everything"
"Ok…" Lincoln said, glancing at Yumi for a moment, and then back at his mother. "Well, before I met Clyde, I didn't really have any friends. Even with five older sisters, I was rather lonely" he began.
"Oh, sweetheart…" Rita placed a hand over her heart, feeling bad for Lincoln.
"That's when I decided that if I couldn't have a real friend, I'd make one up. Long story short that friend ended up being Yumi, the wolf-girl you see before you" Lincoln gestured to his girlfriend, who had her arms around the side of his waist.
"So, Yumi's your imaginary friend from when you were four that became real? Explain that part" Rita said.
"Right. You remember my break up with Ronnie Anne?" Lincoln asked, his mother replying with a confirming nod. "Well, a week after that, I drew a picture of a beautiful wolf-girl. This girl would turn out to be the same one that was my imaginary friend from all those years ago, though neither of us knew this at the time" Lincoln continued, "That night, a comet passed by the earth. It was a golden comet, one capable of granting wishes…"
"Oh, you mean Comet Omega" Rita said.
"You've heard of it?" Yumi asked.
"How do you think I got these?" Rita asked rhetorically, pointing her chest.
"Aw, Mom!" Lincoln turned his head away with an embarrassed blush. The white-haired teen gave a quick sigh. "But yeah, Comet Omega's the reason for Yumi coming to life" he concluded.
"Lincoln, why didn't you tell me any of this sooner?" Rita asked her white-haired son.
"Would you have believed me if I did?" Lincoln countered with a skeptical look.
"If you had mentioned Comet Omega, I would've" Rita told him.
"Really?" Lincoln asked with a hint of surprise, Rita replying with a nod. "Huh. But, yeah, that's whole story" he said.
"Yep!" Yumi smiled, planting a kiss upon Lincoln's cheek.
"A real wolf-girl, huh? Your own creation brought to life?" Rita looked at Lincoln.
"Yep" Lincoln nodded.
"Ears, tail, the whole shebang" Yumi added, moving her tail over Lincoln's lap.
"I see. You know, Lincoln, you didn't give me the entire story" Rita said.
"Huh?" Lincoln and Yumi looked at her with confusion.
"I overheard Lisa saying Yumi can't get pregnant except in winter when she's in heat. In other words, you have a free pass to not use protection. You're quite lucky, Lincoln" Rita told her son.
"Uh, yeah. What're you getting at, Mom?" Lincoln raised an eyebrow.
"Well, since she said that, it got me thinking. She wouldn't have said that unless she ran tests on Yumi. Which she wouldn't have done unless you thought you got Yumi pregnant" Rita smirked, her eyes half-lidded.
The couple blinked, blushes crossing their faces.
"So, I'm guessing you two had a little late-night fun after your date. Am I right?" Rita asked. The two teens remained silent. "I'll take that as a yes"
"Can you please not mention this to the others?" Lincoln pleaded.
"Well, outside of the ones that already know" Yumi added.
"Don't worry, you two. I won't tell anyone" Rita said, Lincoln and Yumi sighing in relief. "Oh, by the way, I wanted to give you these" she reached into her pocket and pulled out several square packets and handed them to Lincoln.
"Are these condoms?" Lincoln asked, looking at the items questionably.
"Yeah, they were to help you have safe sex. But seeing as how your girlfriend can only get pregnant during one time of the year, you might want to save them for winter" Rita told them.
"Riiight…" Lincoln said, a little uneasy. "And why didn't you say anything if you knew my mom was coming?" he looked at the girl that sat beside him.
"Well, seeing as how four of your sisters know, it was inevitable that one of your parents would find out as well" Yumi told him.
"You couldn't have just waited and talked to one of them when we had the chance?" Lincoln raised an eyebrow.
"I could've. But that wouldn't have been as fun" Yumi replied, affectionately scratching him under his chin.
"You and your playful demeanor" Lincoln rolled his eyes.
"Oh, you know you love it" Yumi traced a circle on his chest with her finger.
"Heh. Yeah, I do" Lincoln admitted, the two of them sharing another quick kiss. "But you have a point, Yumi"
"Hm?" she looked him.
"I think it's time the rest of the family knew the truth" Lincoln said.
"Really? Are you sure?" Yumi asked with a tilt of her head.
"Yeah, they were probably going to find out at some point anyway" Lincoln said before adding, "Besides, after five people, there's really no point in keeping something like this a secret any longer"
"If that's what you want" Yumi shrugged.
"So, you're really going to go through with this? You're really going to tell the family the truth about Yumi?" she asked.
"I am. I'm even going to tell my friends. I'll even tell Lori if she ever decides to visit" Lincoln replied, and then added, "Sooner or later, they'll all know"
And that's the end of this chapter. Looks like Yumi planned for Rita to listen in on their conversation and all for the fun of it. Lincoln plans to tell his family and friends the truth about Yumi, even Lori if she ever visits. This chapter was extremely short, but I hope you all enjoyed it. I wrote this chapter due to the mixed reviews I got about Rita. I edited it so now she's not perverted like Leni.
I thank Geo Soul and Gamelover41592 for helping me with this chapter.
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