Hello dear readers! I hope y'all have been staying safe out there. Today I bring you the next thrilling chapter in the story. We're close to the end now, one more chapter after this and maybe an epilogue if i feel like it needs it. I hope you all enjoy the chapter.
GrandPhoenixSpirit: Well for the most part, Lynn is all bark and no bite. There might still be a small part of her that cares about Lori and wouldn't do anything to actually kill her.
Tristen: Yeah, I'm sure others felt bad for her over last chapter too. Oh and to answer your question from a comment of yours on another story, I will actually be making a m-rated Halloween story soon. It'll be out by Halloween night at the latest.
guest: Yeah I tried to not to have the jumps be too jarring but it is what it is. For future reference I'll be trying to come up with better transitions when jumping between many different scenes like that. And I agree about some good stories being left unfinished, Which is why I will also announce here that I'll be doing another one of Rainbow's stories. A sick Sinful Pleasure, so be on the lookout for that in the future.
Writersblock159: I hope I don't disappoint with the finale then.
Now without further ado, let's get to the story.
The way back
A couple blocks away from Dr. Lopez's office, Lincoln was talking some time to himself. After hearing about all of what Lori went through while she was incarcerated, it had done a number on him. The Loud teen didn't really know how to feel right now, his mind was a mess as he tried to sort through all the different thoughts running through his head.
"Hey there kid, you got a minute?" Lincoln looked off to his right to see someone in the alleyway. "Um, Y-You talking to me?" Lincoln asked the man as he pointed at himself.
"Well I don't see anyone else here". The man said. "I just needed some help with something and was hoping you could offer up a moment of your time?" He added as he leaned against the alley wall. "Sorry sir, I'm not really gonna be the best help to anyone right now. Otherwise I would, I-In fact I should really be getting back to my sister". Lincoln said as he turned his head to look back the way he came.
But as soon as he turned, he was met with another stranger staring him in the face. Lincoln could feel something pressing against his back and looked down to discover this person had a revolver aimed at the center of his back. "Make a sound, and you're dead. Understand?" The stranger asked him.
Lincoln was too frightened to give his answer, and the barrel of the gun was harshly pressed against him to enunciate the man's question. "I said, do you understand me kid?" The man asked again. Lincoln slowly nodded his head, scared for his life over what might happen if he said no.
"Good. Now, move into the alley. And again, don't make a sound". The man ordered, and Lincoln hesitantly obeyed. Lincoln limped on his crutches into the alley, getting about halfway before the man spoke again. "That's enough, now you're gonna hand your wallet and anything else you got on you to my partner here and then we'll leave you alone". He said as he still held the gun in front of Lincoln, now aiming it at the teen's head.
"O-Okay...J-Just take what you want, p-please don't hurt me". Lincoln stammered out as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He held it out for the man's partner to take it and it was swiftly grabbed from his hand.
"How about that phone you had on you? That too". The man said as he waved the gun around.
With shaky hands, Lincoln reached into his other pocket, taking his phone out and holding it out. "Okay. Now Billy see if this punk's got anything else on him". The man said as he started flipping open Lincoln's wallet.
The other stranger, now known as Billy, moved closer to Lincoln and started searching him. The man's hand's rummaging into his pockets and turning them inside out, doing the same with the ones in the back. But Billy's hands lingered there far longer than Lincoln liked, it was as if the man was groping his ass the way he was touching him.
"Man is this all you got?" The man with the gun asked as he pulled out a twenty dollar bill and a few ones. "T-That's all...I-I don't have any cards or anything". Lincoln answered through shaky breathes.
"Really? Well that's a damn shame then. Seems like you'll have to find some other way to pay us". The goon said as he gave his partner a knowing smirk.
Not a moment later and Billy's hands went to roaming Lincoln's body, slowly, gently massaging around his stomach and chest. Lincoln went to move a hand away form one of his crutches to pull Billy's hand away. "Ah ah, you didn't have enough money for the toll, boy. We still need to get our payment". Billy said.
"P-please don't. I-I can get more money, j-just let me go please". Lincoln begged as Billy pulled his hands behind his back. "Oh we'll let you go sugar, just after we've received proper payment". Billy grinned before reaching one of his hands down to Lincoln's crotch, pawing at his member before Lincoln's eyes widened and his struggles intensified. "N-No! Stop!" Lincoln exclaimed as he tried to pull Billy's hands off him.
Billy responded by smacking him across the face, Lincoln fell to the floor from the impact. But before he had time to do anything else, Billy's hands were back on him, pulling Lincoln up by the collar. The man slammed Lincoln against the alley wall, a pained grunt escaping from the teen's mouth.
"Listen here you little shit, try anything stupid and my friend here will shoot you in the leg, then we'll still do what we want anyways. How much pain you endure before we finish is up to you". Billy told him before leaning in and trying to kiss Lincoln. "No! Get away from me! Someone help!" Lincoln shouted as loud as he could.
But his cries for help were quickly muffled as Billy placed a hand over his mouth. "Seems I need to teach you to listen to your elders". Billy said and delivered a swift blow to Lincoln's stomach, knocking the wind out of the teen.
Lincoln coughed as he tried to regain his breathing, kneeling down to the ground while Billy grinned above him. "Now why don't you earn your freedom?" Billy asked as he picked Lincoln back up and pinned him face first against the wall. "Who knows? Maybe when I'm done with you, you won't want to leave". Billy started laughing before reaching a hand around to Lincoln's belt.
Lincoln's muffled protests were barely audible as Billy tossed his belt to the ground, quickly moving to undo the teen's jeans. Lincoln couldn't believe this was happening. Flashes of the night Lori attacked him flooded his mind as the button popped open on his pants.
But before Billy could go any further, the two heard a loud thud behind them.
Turning to where Billy's partner was at, the two saw Lori standing over the man's unconscious body on the ground. The girl was panting heavily, holding a metal pipe in her hand with a small amount of blood on the tip.
"Get the hell away from him!" Lori angrily commanded as she pointed the pipe in Billy and Lincoln's direction. She was seeing red, ready to give whatever she had to, to make sure her brother made it out of here alive. "And what you gonna do if I don't? I'm pretty sure you can't take me girly". Billy said in response.
"Either you walk out of here now, or I make sure you won't be walking anywhere again". Lori said, the conviction clear in her tone, she meant exactly what she said, and Billy could tell.
"So you'll actually let me go if I just walk away now?" Billy asked. "Only chance I'm giving you scumbag". Lori growled, gripping the pipe tightly in her hand. Giving a look back to Lincoln, Billy turned his head back to Lori, knowing that if he really wanted to have his fun, he was gonna have to fight for it.
"Fine, this has become too much of a hassle anyways". Billy casually said as he let go of Lincoln, the teen slumping to the ground as the man started walking towards Lori to leave. "Such a shame too, your boyfriend looked like he'd have given me a great time". Billy smirked as he was nearly past the girl.
It was then that Lori snapped, she was legitimately planning on letting this waste of space walk free, but not now. Gritting her teeth, Lori swung the pipe in Billy's direction, aiming for his leg.
But this seemed to be what the man was hoping for as he lifted his leg out of the way, stomping down on the pipe and throwing a right hook at Lori's face. The pipe fell to the ground as the girl stumbled back, holding a hand up to her cheek. "Looks like you ain't as tough as you thought girl, seems I'll be getting to have even more fun than I planned for haha". Billy laughed as he cracked his knuckles.
The man advanced on Lori, preparing to deliver a beating to the Loud girl. Winding up for another strike, Billy swung his fist out at her again, and Lori quickly dodged out of the way. "I've had to fend off worst than this creep, I can do this. I have to...for Lincoln". Lori thought to herself as she fought back, throwing a punch back at Billy.
The hit connected, her fist slamming into Billy's face, causing a small grunt of pain to emanate from the man's lips. "Gonna make me work for it huh? Good, I like a fun struggle for my catches". Billy grinned before lunging at Lori, gripping her by the throat and pinning her against the wall.
"L-Lori! No...stop!" Lincoln cried out between coughs as he tried to get up and help his sister. Lori tried to push the man away, but no matter how good she might consider herself, it seemed as though Billy was stronger than her.
Lincoln limped his way over to the pair, attempting to push Billy off his sister before he choked her to death. But the man just chuckled before kicking the teen to the ground. "Stay outta this, you'll get your-umpf!" Billy said before being interrupted by a pain shooting up through his body.
The man looked down to see that Lori had kicked him in the groin, and Billy keeled over as he gripped his sore junk. "L-Let that...ha, be an l-lesson. D-Don't…you dare mess with my brother again!" Lori exclaimed before kicking Billy in the face, knocking the man out. Seeing that he was down for the count, Lori quickly rushed to her brother's side, giving him his space but also wanting to make sure he was alright.
"L-Lincoln, are you oka-" Lori was stopped mid-sentence by Lincoln throwing his arms around her. "L-Lori I-I...I was so scared. I-If you didn't-" Lincoln said through coked sobs as he cried into his sister's shoulder.
"Shh I-It's okay Lincoln. I-I'm here now. No one is ever going to hurt you again. N-Not while I'm around. I swear to you". Lori assured him as she wrapped her arms around her brother, the two siblings staying like that as sirens wailed in the distance.
"T-That's the cops. I called them when I saw what was going on here. Then I grabbed that pipe and then...well you know the rest". Lori told him as she kept petting the top of his head.
"I...I know this probably doesn't solve everything, and this is literally the worst time to bring it up...but I hope you see that I really have changed Linc. I...I meant what I said, so long as I'm here, no one will ever hurt you again". Lori said as she held her brother tight. "I...I know. I-It *sniff It doesn't fix it all, but I think we found our start". Lincoln replied.
Breaking the hug, Lori looked down at her brother. "The start of what?" She asked him. Lincoln wiped away a few stray tears before smiling at her. "Start of the way back for us". Lincoln answered. The two just smiled at one another before hugging again, Lori kissing the top of his head.
The cops showed up a moment later, taking both Loud sibling's statements and hauling the assailants to jail. And Lori offered to drive Lincoln home, an offer which he gladly accepted.
The two arrived at the Loud house half an hour later, having the much needed alone time to really talk things out on the way.
"I-I'm sure you know that I still need some time...some time to process all this and-and to really move past what happened back then". Lincoln said as Lori pulled into the driveway of the Loud House.
"Of course Linc, I know that…that it'll probably take a lot of time to get back to where we used to be. Hell we may never even share a relationship like we used to have, I-I'm just hoping for something close to it". Lori replied. "And for the first time in...well since that night really, I can actually see that as a possibility". Lincoln said while smiling back at her.
"I'm glad. Well I guess we should get you inside and tell mom and dad what happened. Then I'll head on home". Lori said as she undid her seat belt.
"Actually, m-maybe you could stay for dinner? I-I'm sure you've missed dad's cooking with all that horrible prison food you had to eat". Lincoln lightly chuckled. "h trust me, prison food was a godsend compared to what dad makes". Lori said and the two burst out in laughter. "Come on, let's head inside". Lori said and the two got out of the car and into the Loud House.
"guys? We're back!" Lincoln called out as they stepped into the house. "We?" The two heard Rita ask back from the kitchen before she walked into the living room. "Oh hi Lori, I...I didn't know you'd be coming back with him". Rita said as she looked at her two children.
"Well uh, some stuff happened, and um...well I think you should sit down. Where's dad at?" Lori asked.
Lincoln and Lori sat their parents down and told them about the attack, how Lori stepped in to save her brother and that the two were now on speaking terms again. At least for now. After the initial moment of shock wore off, the two Loud parents were just glad their kids were safe and that the road to healing between them could really begin.
"I uh, asked Lori if she could stay for dinner. I hope that's alright?" Lincoln asked. "Of course it is honey, I'll just go set another place at the table". Rita replied before kissing him on the forehead and walking back into the kitchen.
"I just hope Lynn doesn't freak too much". Lincoln said aloud as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Freak out about what Stinkoln?" Lynn Jr. asked as she descended the steps. Once her eyes settled on Lori, the athlete understood her brother's concern.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Lynn questioned as she narrowed her eyes at her older sister. "Junior, please calm down. Lori is going to be joining us for dinner, it was your brother's request". Lynn Sr. said. "Why?" She asked back.
"Because after what happened today I think she more than earned it". Lincoln calmly said in response. "And what was that? Talk about her feelings so much she manipulated you into forgiving her?" Lynn asked. "No, Lori saved me from someone looking to hurt me the same way she did that night. If she hadn't shown up…I might not even be here right now". Lincoln said in a heightened tone before he began to calm back down.
"What...What do you mean? What happened?" Lynn asked, and it was then that she noticed the bruise on her brother's face. "Some guys jumped him in an alleyway close to the doctor's office. Luckily I found them just before they..." Lori said before the words caught in her throat, the picture of that man touching her brother making her blood boil.
"And just so you know, Lincoln hasn't forgiven me...We're just, we're finally starting to work things out. Something I don't expect from you". Lori said.
"W-Well good, I'm glad you saved our brother but don't think that just means I'd be letting you off the hook for what you did". Lynn said as she started heading back up the stairs. "Our brother? What happened to me not being in the family anymore?" Lori smirked. "...Shut up". Was all Lynn said in response before going back up to her room.
"Well, maybe there's hope for us yet..." Lori mused as she couldn't help but smile at the reaction she got from Lynn. "Maybe the future isn't as bleak as I believed it to be". Lori thought to herself.
"Since you're here Lori, wanna help me in the kitchen? I'm nearly done with dinner. I bet you really missed it after all these years". Lynn Sr. said as he got up from the couch.
Lincoln and Lori shot each other a knowing grin and couldn't help but laugh a little from their earlier exchange. "What's so funny? Was it something I said?" Lynn asked as he looked at the two. "It's nothing dad, I'd love to help you with dinner". Lori replied as she got up and followed Lynn into the kitchen.
And for the first time since she was incarcerated, Lori Loud believed that things could how they used to be, or at least as close as possible at this point.
And there we go. All is not forgiven, nor may it ever be, but after hearing about Lori's time in jail, and him seeing firsthand how far she'll go to protect him, Lincoln is able to be around his sister and not fly off the handle. I hope you all enjoyed that chapter and be on the lookout for a nice little Halloween treat I'll have coming out soon.
Until next time, stay safe everyone, see ya later.