Not So Loud...

Hey, Readers! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed the two gifts I gave you. Now, I apologize for not getting this out when I originally intended. So without further ado, Enjoy!

Lombie Attack!

If Luna and Lynn were being honest with themselves, they knew what they were thinking was a bad idea. Sitting before the two siblings was a small bottle that was shaped like perfume. A mysterious liquid sat inside it, being a bright pink color.

"You sure this stuff'll work, Lunes?" Lynn asked, looking at her sister with a raised eyebrow. The older girl couldn't help but roll her eyes at that, having expected the question.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Lisa told me herself that it would," she said as he looked at her younger sister with an irritated expression. The rocker had gone to the young genius in search of something to help make tomorrow special for her and her girlfriend. Lynn, on the other hand, caught wind of what the rocker was doing and wanted in for her own reasons.

"And this stuff won't turn our skin green or something?"

"Nah, she used it on herself to show there weren't any side effects to it."

That seemed to be all the jock needed to hear. Quickly grabbing the bottle, Lynn sprayed a bit on her neck in a way that she'd seen Leni do on a couple of occasions. Handing the bottle off to Luna, she left the room to go downstairs and wait to leave. Luna took a deep breath and held it for a moment before spraying her own neck and following her younger sister.

"About time yo-" Lori began but paused when she caught the smell of something. Taking a couple of sniffs in the air, the blonde followed the scent until she was standing in front of Lynn. Looking down at the small brunette, Lori couldn't help but smile a bit. Given the fact of what today was, Lori wasn't too surprised at some of what her younger siblings had either in their hands or on their persons. But to say that she had expected Lynn, of all people, to be wearing something a bit girly would be an understatement.

The young jock had decided to forgo her usual jersey and shorts combo, in favor of some slightly ripped jeans and a jean jacket over a simple red shirt. In addition to that, the blonde could tell that she had opted for a small amount of makeup and what she could tell was a sweet scented perfume.

Seeing her older sister smiling, Lynn suddenly felt a bit bashful at her style choice but the smile that she saw as teasing, slowly morphed into a warm one. A smile that reminded the brunette of her mom whenever she was being comforting to one of them and as a response to that, Lynn couldn't help but smile back at her sister.

After the moment between them passed, everyone soon piled into the van and were off to school. As per usual, the grade schoolers were dropped off first before Lori went to drop Lynn off.

As the jock was about to disembark from the ancient vehicle, Lori called out to her.

"Lynn?" The jock stopped at the call of her name.

"Yeah?" Lynn turned to look at her older siblings with a raised eyebrow.

"If you wanna knock 'em dead, you might wanna lose the ponytail," Lori said informatively with Leni nodding in agreement. The jock seemed to think on that suggestion for a moment before nodding and doing what was just said.

"Alright, see you guys," Lynn said as she pocketed her hair tie and made her way to the school as the others left. Making her way up the steps and into the hallway, the sports fanatic failed to notice the sudden looks she had gotten as she walked past.

Once she was inside the school and had gotten what she needed, Lynn made her way to her first class, History. A class that she shared with him. The boy that she had gotten a little dolled up for. Francisco Ramirez, or as Lynn refers to him in her diary, her Gummy Bear, who was sitting at his desk and was seemingly reading some notes from last class.

Taking a deep breath, Lynn exhaled and made her way to her desk, the one next to Francisco's, and sat down before turning to the boy and speaking. "Morning, Cisco," she greeted casually.

"Oh," came the boy before he turned to Lynn and continued, "Mornin' L-!" Francisco seemed to have his breath caught in his throat as he took in the jocks appearance. To say he was shocked would be an understatement for him. The teen felt his face heat up as he slightly gawked at the brunette before quickly turning to face forward.

Seeing the reaction, Lynn smiled a bit before facing forward herself with a small smile. Class soon began after that and the brunette spent the rest of the class catching her crush sneaking some glances at her. She had even gone as far as flip her hair a bit in a way that she'd seen Lori do to Bobby.

Class was over before either of them knew and the teen moved from his desk as soon as he was able but his escape was cut short by a hand catching his wrist. He was soon spun around gently and met with the face of the girl he'd been staring at all class.

"Oh, uh...what's up Lynn?" he asked dumbly.

"Not much..."

"Oh, okay..." he said before letting a moment pass and continued, "Nice hair by the way. You should wear it down more often."

"Thanks. Figured I'd try something different today."

"Oh, okay...that's cool."

"Yeah..."

"Well, see ya later," Francisco said before he quickly turned and practically sprinted out of the door. Seeing him leave so quickly, the brunette couldn't stop the small frown from forming on her face as she left soon after.

As the jock made her way to her next class, an arm suddenly slammed in front of her, making Lynn stop in her tracks. Following the arm, she quickly came face to face with Evan, the 'cool guy' of Lynn's class. The teen stared at her with a smug grin before speaking in an obviously strained deep voice.

"Hey, babe. You new around here?"

"No."

"Really? You sure? I would've thought that I'd seen a hottie like you walking around here at least once before today."

"I'm not new, now move or be moved."

"Oh-ho-ho. A feisty one? I like 'em feisty," the teen said as he playfully winked at Lynn. If the brunette were being honest, she felt her stomach churn at his behavior. Sighing to herself, Lynn looked at the teen with an indifferent expression before driving her knee directly into his solar plexus. Evan quickly dropped like a sack of potatoes and Lynn continued on her way.

As the day passed, more often than not, the brunette was stopped in the hall or in class by someone who seemed to be wanting to flirt with her in some capacity. It all grew to be annoying to the brunette, with the only surprises being from a couple of rather shy girls who had given her chocolates. Before she knew it however, she was getting dressed from gym class and a familiar voice called out to her.

"Hey, Loud," came the voice. Turning around, Lynn came face to face with Amanda. Just Amanda. The Queen Bee looked at Lynn with a shy smile and her arms hidden behind her back. Rolling her eyes, the athlete finished getting dressed, silently thankful that she chose to wear only a small amount of makeup.

Once she was finished, Lynn shut her locker and began to make her way past Amanda but was quickly stopped and pulled back with impressive strength. Looking at the girl in confusion, Lynn opened her mouth to speak but was quickly cut off by something being pushed into her chest.

Upon looking down, the jock saw that it was a small box of chocolates. Taken aback, Lynn looked up to say something but was caught off guard by something soft pecking her on the lips. It took a moment for her brain to realize what happened but once it did, it quickly shut down.

Amanda had pecked Lynn on the lips. To make matters even worse though, the girl quickly muttered something snobby, yet surprisingly cutesy, before running off with a pink face. Lynn didn't know how long she was standing there dumbly but it seemed to have not been long as she heard the bell ring and was quickly snapped out of her stupor.

Grabbing her backpack, Lynn began to make her way towards the front doors. As she began walking down the halls however, she began to realize how off everything felt.

Looking around, the brunette noticed that some of the students in her class were seeming to just stare at her with slightly dopey expressions. While usually the girl didn't mind being stared at, but at the moment they were making her incredibly uncomfortable. Lynn continued to make her way towards the front of the school while continuing to avoid the stares.

After a few twists and turns through the hallways, she started to hear them, the whispers. Something that always seemed to start to work at her self-confidence to bring it down, was always whispering from classmates. While Lynn knew that sometimes they weren't about her, in this moment she knew they were and if she wasn't so focused on getting to an exit, she'd probably be heading to a bathroom to gather her composure.

Seeing the exit before her, Lynn let out a sigh of relief before reaching for the door. As she began to push however, a hand shot out and grabbed it, forcing it closed with surprising strength, the act caught the small brunette off guard entirely. Following the hand, a knot made itself known in her stomach as she saw a familiar striped sleeve. Trailing up and eventually turning around, Lynn felt her heart sink as she looked into the longing eyes of her friend, Maggie.

"Leaving so soon, Lynn?" she asked as she leaned forward a bit, making the brunette shrink down in unease. The jock couldn't help but cringe slightly at the tone Maggie was using as the emo was speaking with a slightly whispered tone.

"Well, yeah. It is the end of school and I need to get home, so could you move a bit?" Lynn answered, slightly confused by her friend's odd behavior. Maggie merely smiled at that before leaning even further towards Lynn's face. Cupping it in her other hand, the emo let out a small chuckle before speaking.

"After I give you this," she said however, before she could kiss the jock, Lynn shoved her away. In a moment, the emo was on the floor and was looking up at her friend.

"What the hell, Margaret?!" Lynn shouted, her confusion having now turned to anger. Breaking eye contact from the emo, the brunette looked around the hallway to see that a surprisingly large crowd had gotten close to the two and were all now looking at the Loud girl with the same dopey expression as before. Taking in the looks, Lynn could see that everyone's eyes had a glassy look to them and all of them seemed to be standing in a slightly slouched position. It didn't take the jock long to have the last two dots connect for her and she finally realized why everyone had been acting strange all day.

The perfume. That Lisa made.

Looking back and forth at everyone, the jock began to back up slightly. The gesture only seemed to cause everyone to take a step forward. Swallowing the wad of saliva in her mouth, Lynn threw the door open and bolted towards the front.

Easily clearing the stairs and making her way towards the parking lot, the jock looked back in time to see the doors get thrown open and a small, yet terrifying horde of middle schoolers came piling out and were practically sprinting towards her. Looking forward again, Lynn was able to spot something she knew would be her salvation.

Waving her hand about, the young athlete changed direction and made her way towards the vehicle at full speed. Just as she got close enough, Lori rolled down the window to speak.

"Lynn?! What the h-ack!" The blonde was cut off quickly as her younger sister dove through the open window and into the first row of seats.

"Drive, Lorraine! Drive!" Lynn cried as her older siblings seemed to have noticed the horde that was heading right for them. Lori looked back at her sister before hearing someone slam against the windshield, causing the blonde to jump and look forward as she saw a teenage boy staring in at Lynn directly.

"Lynn Loud The Fourth, please go out with me!" cried the boy as he breathed heavily on the windshield. Taking that as her cue, Lori switched into reverse before driving backwards, the boy sliding off the glass with ease. She drove a good couple of blocks before stopping and looking back at Lynn with a furious expression.

"What the hell was that, Lynn?!" spat Lori as she glared at the jock.

"I don't know! Everyone's been weird all day, now all of a sudden Maggie's trying to kiss me and people are starting to chase me like we're in a Zombie movie!" Lynn shouted back.

Hearing this, Lori felt herself calm down a bit before facing forward and shifting into drive and head in a direction. "Luna, let the little ones know to be ready when I get there," Lori said, not breaking eye contact from the road.

"You got it, Boss Lady," The rocker said cheerfully as she pulled out her phone and did as she was instructed.

"What's going on?" Leni asked, confused by the sudden tone shift in the van.

"We're getting the kids and then heading to Luke's job," Lori replied, before quickly adding, "We're gonna hide out there until Lisa can fix this."

"What makes you so sure Lisa will know how to fix this?" Luan asked.

"Because this has Lisa written all over it and we're putting a stop to it before it gets out of hand," said Lori, her tone putting an end to the questions.

After picking the grade schoolers up, Lori barely waited on them to put their seatbelts on before she floored it towards Gus'.

"What's going on?" asked Lincoln as he picked up on the tense atmosphere.

"Lynn's being chased by Lombie's so we're hiding at Gus' till Lisa figures something out," Luan said easily, only prompting more questions from the children.

"Lombies?" asked Lincoln

"Love Zombies" Luna said simply.

"Preposterous, if Lynn were being chased by the undead then my colleagues at the CDC would have informed me of such," cut in the voice of the scientist toddler.

"Then how would you describe how they were acting?!" Lynn asked.

"That depends. How were they acting?" Lisa countered, causing the jock to recount all of what happened to today, excluding what happened in the locker room, and by the end of it all, Lisa seemed to be thoroughly interested.

"Fascinating. And what color was the perfume again?"

"Pink. Why?"

Lisa's eyes widened at that, before she took out a notepad and flipping through it. Looking back up, the prodigy said something that surprised everyone. "So it seems you mistook my bottle of Love Pheromones for the perfume that I crafted for Luna."

"What?!" cried everyone.

"Why do you have Love Pheromones?!" Lori asked.

"Because I merely wished to try and see if pheromones from animals, such as Lions, have any similarities to our own."

"Why'd you have it sitting on your desk?" Luna asked.

"Because I was studying it.," Lisa said in slight annoyance before directing her gaze to the rocker, "Which also begs the question, why is Lynn the only one being chased if you used it as well?"

The question seemed to throw the rocker off guard as a small dusting of pink made itself known on the teens face as she began to sputter and stammer out incoherent excuses. Her reaction seemed to confuse the others as they all looked at each other in confusion before Lori seemed to finally pick up on Luna's behavior and a blush erupted across her own face. Lisa noticed the blonde's reaction and seemed to come to the same conclusion and merely sigh.

"I understand, no need to explain it, Luna," The small genius said, making said rocker merely deflate and shrink in her seat as Lori decided to continue their journey to the arcade.

Getting to the arcade, the Loud kids vacated the van and made their way towards the front doors. As the doors were opened and they began to file in, the sound of footfalls made themselves known as everyone looked back to see the horde of middle schoolers, which had grown significantly, crest over the small incline and come sprinting toward the business.

Hurrying inside, Lori turned towards Robin and told her to lock the doors. It merely took a single look at the coming horde for the young woman to do just that. As the front doors were locked and secured, several kids made their presence known by slamming into the glass. Finally seeing the faces of the entranced kids, Lisa began to jot down notes as she took in their behavior.

"What did you guys do now?" Luke asked as he casually made his way over to his siblings and took in what was happening at the front doors.

"Long story short, Luna accidentally grabbed Love Pheromones from Lisa's lab, Lynn used a bit on herself, and now we have to deal with a horde of Lombies who wanna smooch her," Lincoln said easily, much to the slight embarrassment of Lynn.

"Why'd you use Love Pheromones on yourself?" Luke asked as he looked towards the athlete, who merely dropped her head to hide her face. Seeing this, Luke made a mental note to talk to her later before looking towards Lori, "So what's the plan?"

"You need to get to my lab and find the diffuser."

Looking down at the sudden voice, Luke raised an eyebrow at the genius before rolling his eyes and grabbing his hat. Removing it and placing it on Lori's head, the teen said, "You're covering for me until I get back." Before she could say anything though, Luke took off running towards the employee exit. The distant sound of a familiar moped starting up, before Luke rode by the front door at full speed.

Sighing to herself, Lori moved the hat from her head to Luna's and passed her duty to the rocker before going to Lynn and gesturing to the employee lounge.

Once inside and the door was shut, the blonde took a seat next to the brunette before speaking, "Alright, spill. What aren't you telling us, Lynn?"

Looking at Lori in shock, the athlete said, "What're you talking about? I spilled everything already."

"Then why'd you not answer Luke's question earlier?"

That seemed to gather another reaction from the brunette, thorough embarrassment, "B-because it was none of his business," she said as her cheeks turned a light pink.

Sighing heavily, Lori pinched the bridge of her nose before speaking again, "Then would you please tell me then? Sister to sister?"

Lynn seemed to consider that request for a moment before shaking her head, "It's dumb...you wouldn't understand..."

"Lynn...I doubt it's dumb, if its' got you this bothered. Just talk to me, sweetie," Lori said, her motherly tone, something she usually reserved for one-on-one talks, coming through softly.

Hearing the tone shift, the young brunette looked at the blonde and, after seeing how kind and understanding Lori was trying to be, she sighed, "I wanted to get Francisco to ask me out today..."

"Lynn..."

"Told you it was dumb."

"Far from it, actually. If anything, it's something I understand whole-heartedly."

"Yeah...sure you do..."

"I do, Lynn," Lori said softly as she placed a hand on Lynn's knee and gave her a small smile, to which the athlete returned. "Besides, I'm sure he wanted to ask you out. And if the horde outside is anything to go by, Francisco is probably among them trying to actually do it."

Hearing that, Lynn giggled a bit at that before looking at her eldest sister, "I hope so. I had to deal with turning down a lot of guys today, even some girls."

Laughing a bit at that, Lori said, "Well at least you know that you have options."

"Yeah," giggled Lynn as she and Lori shared a smile before leaving to go back to the front.

Not long after their conversation did Luke make it back with a vial of blue liquid. After a bit of instruction, Lynn and Luna were given a small dab of it on the areas that they sprayed earlier and the effect seemed to work brilliantly. Once the crowd of entranced teens began to disperse in confusion of how they got there.

After they had all began to make their way out of the area, the Loud kids couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as they realised it was over.

After the day had passed and everyone was soon going about their usual weekend routines, there was a ring of the doorbell which followed the familiar yelp of pain and thud of someone hitting the ground.

Hearing this, Lori made her way over to the door and opened it with ease. Looking down at the crumbled form, a smile spread across her face before she ducked her head back in and shouting, "Lynn, it's for you!" Soon the brunette came clambering downstairs, dressed in her usual attire, sans her shoes as she was getting ready to play hockey outside.

Opening the door, the bunette was taken aback at the sight of Francisco climbing to his feet. Dusting himself off, the teen saw the brunette staring and quickly tried to speak.

"Uh...your doorbell's a little busted."

"Yeah, we were trying to get that fixed soon. Sorry if you got hurt."

"Nah, nah, it's cool."

"Cool...so, what brings you here?" Lynn asked, genuinely confused by her crush's sudden appearance.

"Oh, yeah!" Francisco said before patting himself down and producing a flyer from his pocket and presenting it. It was a flyer for a local sub shop that Lynn's always wanted to eat at. Subrina's Sub Shop. And it was offering Life-time supply of subs for anyone who could survive their specially made hot sauce coated sub. "I meant to ask you if you wanted to join me for this yesterday, since I know how much you like subs. Sorry if this is short notice though," The teen said as he gave Lynn a sheepish smile.

"W-wait...a-are you asking me on a date?" Lynn stammered out as her face began to heat up.

"Wha-! I-I mean...I guess? Yeah? I-if that's cool with you at least."

Lynn couldn't believe what she was hearing as she continued to blush and look dumbly at the boy. Before she could answer however, a pair of shoes and her jacket made themselves known in front of her face.

"She'd love to, Francisco. And I'll drive you guys there," Lori cut in as she smiled between the two. Gapping at the blonde, the two middle schoolers shared a look before smiling at each other.

After asking for her date to wait for her, Lynn closed the door before getting her shoes and jacket on as fast as she could. Standing up, the brunette quickly hugged her sister and the two made their way outside and to the van.

And thus we wrap on another chapter. Once again, sorry that this took so long but since Not So Loud is drawing to a close in a few chapters and I started a new story, I've wanted to slow my pace a bit. Which, speaking of the new story, feel free to check out A New Addition, a story that introduces a new character of mine and all now adventures and hijinks. So with those out of the way, we'll have to wait until next time, Stay Tuned, readers!