Spells and Louds
Chapter 236: Two new sparks
(The Loud House, Leni and Linka's room, 5:50pm)
Leni is in her room, applying makeup. All the while, Linka is helping brush her hair. "So, you ready for tonight sis?"
Leni takes a deep breath. "Yeah, I think so. This is kinda, sort of. My first date, I don't really know what to do at this point."
"Well, have you been on some dates with other guys before?" asked Linka.
"Well, back when I was a Loud. A lot of guys at the high school would always ask me out, and I was always too easy to fool. Lori did whatever she could to keep me safe and away from any perverted guys who were just interested in me for my looks. After that Lori focused on being the member of the golf club, and I was able to find some friends who were there to watch over me, and now I'm starting to see just how much of a burden I was back then" Leni looks down with some guilt.
Linka places her hand on her older sister's shoulder. "Leni, that was then and this is now. You are no longer the same ditzy Leni that everyone knows, and you most certainly are not a burden. You are a kind hearted, selfless and caring person. I know that Loni understands where you're getting at and I know you two are going to have a great time."
Leni looks to her little sister and hugs her. "Thanks sis, I needed that confidant speech. You and Lincoln really are capable of motivating others."
Linka returns the hug. "No problem sis, I got your back. Just as you have mine."
Leni then continues to check if her makeup is set up properly, while Linka applies some small braids to Leni's hair, to give her some style.
Meanwhile, downstairs.
Neil and Gwen are both on the living room, both of them are not nervous at all, in fact they're looking forward to see Leni come down and get ready for her date.
"So, this is Leni's date night" said Gwen.
"And to think, she planned it after my birthday yesterday" said Neil.
Lincoln and Luna come to them from the dining room. "Calm down guys, Leni can handle this kind of stuff. Okay, so maybe back when she was a loud she was easy to trick, but she's no longer the same old Leni that we knew before" said Luna.
"Yeah, Leni is getting her smarts up and so is Loni. Let's just see where this all goes through" said Lincoln.
"By the way, where the heck is Sunset?" asked Neil.
Gwen hands him a note. "Dear family, I am going to have a slumber party with my Canterlot High friends, it's going to be at Pinkie Pie's place. As usual, see you guys tomorrow and tell Leni I wish her good luck and have fun on her date, your daughter/sister Sunset Shimmer."
Neil then puts the note away. "Well, that explains a lot. And where is Timmy?"
"Upstairs, he's all tuckered out after spending some time with Lana and Lynn at Dairyland" replied Lincoln.
Just then they hear Harv. "Sir, Loni Carmichael has arrived and he does look rather dashing."
"What?" Neil gets up and he opens the front doors.
Standing right there with a nervous smile is Loni. Wearing a sea foam green suit, white shirt inside with a dark green tie, a rose on his left, sea foam green pans, black shoes with a little bit of dark green and his signature sunglasses and his hair combed neatly.
Neil was amazed. Yup, Fashionista. For boys that is.'
"H-Hi sir, I-Is Leni here? Is sh-she ready?" asked Loni nervously, in his hands was a box of chocolates and a bouquet of twelve different green flowers.
"I didn't know what kind of flowers Leni would like, so I just went with the natural greenish color she knows" replied Loni. "And I bought her these chocolates, they're specially ordered."
Neil steps aside. "Come in kid, Leni will be down soon. She's still getting ready."
Loni chuckles. "Whoa! And I thought I took long."
"Do you?" asked Lincoln.
Loni sits on the chair in the living room. "Well, sometimes when I'm going somewhere important. But I have changed now, and I try to start it all up early so I wouldn't forget."
"Nice one dude" said Luna.
Neil then takes a picture of Loni. Loni was confused by this. "Umm, what was that for?"
"For my album. You know, the one that Lincoln and Linka gave me for my birthday yesterday" replied Neil.
"Okay" said Loni in a confused tone, the others had no clue as to what is even happening.
Loni then sees the five little ones that belong to Washington and Victoria. "Aww! They're so adorable!"
"They're wide awake and ready to explore, but its Washington and Victoria's choice, and they're still being cautious for their little ones exploring the house. Same with us" said Gwen.
Just then they all hear some footsteps and they all look to the stairs to see who it was.
Linka then comes down the stairs. "Ahem, ladies and gentleman. I present to you the girl who would be dubbed the date to Loni, Leni A. Spellman, aka Leni Ivy."
Loni gets up from the chair and looks in awe at his gender bent version.
Leni is wearing an elegant long-sleeved off shoulder sea foam dress, with a green glitter bedazzled strap around her waist, light green heeled shoes, sea foam leggings and her short sling sea foam purse. She is also wearing some lip gloss and sea foam eye shadow. Some of her hair on her sides near the ears have been braided with some sea foam green flower ribbons.
Loni is stunned in place by her sudden appearance.
Neil smiles at his daughter and takes a picture. "Now that is one to keep."
"Oh my goodness Leni, you're so beautiful" said Gwen.
Leni blushes. "Thanks mom, it wasn't easy to find something that would work for me, also I didn't have time to make something to wear. So I improvised with whatever I could find in my closet."
She then sees Loni and is shocked at what he was wearing. 'Wow, he looks kinda cute and dashing in that!'
Loni blushes seeing her and is still stunned. 'Wow! I have never seen a girl make that's color work so well, she is so gorgeous!'
Leni then slowly walks down the stairs all the while her eyes are fixated on the teen boy at the bottom of the stairs.
Loni stands there looking nervous, but completely focused on the elegant teen girl coming down from the stairs.
Leni was now right in front of Loni. "Hi."
Loni snaps back to reality. "Oh, Hi. I got you these flowers and these chocolates."
Leni takes the chocolates. "Wow, thank you and I'll be sure these flowers are kept safe." she uses her plant powers to move the flowers onto her balcony window where there are empty flower pots.
Loni realized what he just did. 'Why did I give her flowers I pulled out of the ground?! What was I thinking?!' He then returns back to reality when Leni giggles at his nervous face.
"So, you ready for our date?" asked Loni.
Leni blushes and looks down nervously. "Yeah, I am."
They are both about to leave, but then Neil calls them. "Hold it right there!"
Loni suddenly gets nervous, Leni was getting concerned. Neil then approaches them and moves them near the door and then takes their picture. "There we go, now that is just cute and one to remember."
Loni sighs in relief. Neil notices this. "Were you expecting me to be all protective father on you?"
"Well, yeah. Sort of" replied Loni nervously.
Neil smirks. "Loni, I've known you since Linka gave you another chance to be redeemed, and I know that you're a kind hearted and caring kind of guy, who is doing so much to improve who you were in the past. So, I know that Leni will keep you safe."
They all remain silent at what he just said. "What was that dad?" asked Lincoln.
"She has powers, and I know it's not going to be easy for him to handle when things get out of hand. But then again, you did fight back against your former family when they assaulted our home, so I guess you've got some toughness in you as well" said Neil.
Leni wanted to protests at what her dad just said, but then she realized. "Huh, dad does have a point."
"He actually does" said Loni.
Neil smiles. "Have fun you two."
"Be safe out there" said Gwen.
Linka goes to them and hugs them both. "I'm so happy at how you two are trying to find a relationship!"
Leni and Loni hug Linka in return. "You're welcome Linka."
They then break the hug. "Now go, you two have a night of alone time ahead."
Leni and Loni then leave the house and wave good bye to them. They hop into Leni's Ford Edsel, and drive off.
"So, where do you think they're going?" asked Gwen.
"Judging by the direction their headed to, Western Restaurant Nekoya" said Lincoln.
"That must be what Leni has planned" said Luna.
"She gets a lot of the planning from you Linc twins" said Neil.
"Speaking of which, I have to remind all of you that Neil has scheduled spring cleaning for tomorrow for everyone in the house" said Harv.
Neil was shocked. "Huh, I forgot about that one."
Lincoln and Luna chuckle. "Just like spring cleaning in the Loud House."
(With Leni and Loni)
They're both silent as Leni drives them to their destination.
They both feel a bit nervous about this date. "So, you have the date place planned for us?" asked Loni.
"Yeah, it's a very nice restaurant out of town, or better yet out of this world" said Leni.
Loni chuckles. "Nice one. Normally I thought it would be the guy who plans the date, but I guess this is something I wanna look forward to."
"Yeah. So, do you have your license yet?" asked Leni.
"Not yet. Ever since the court case and after my sentence was finally done after good behavior, I was given a warning that I am not allowed to drive or get a license until I am twenty one" said Loni.
"Oh, I'm so sorry for you Loni" said Leni.
"It's okay, I understand why they don't want me to drive yet" said Loni.
They then drive by Spellman Hell Mansion. "So, that's where your uncles and auntie live?" asked Loni.
"Yup, dad gave it to them as his birthday gift, and also an early birthday gift" replied Leni.
It didn't take long for them to finally reach their local destination. An abandoned cabin in the woods.
"So, this is the place?" asked Loni. They both get out of the car. "Yup, this is it!" replied Leni.
Then Loni is shocked when a door mysteriously appears. "Western Restaurant Nekoya, also known as the restaurant to another world" replied Leni.
Leni then holds Loni's hand, this makes him blush and he intertwines his fingers with hers, making Leni blush.
They both look to each other with a loving daze, and they both head through the door and into the Restaurant.
When they go through, they could see Heinz eating Fried Shrimp, Alfonse eating Curry Rice and the Siren's eating Carpaccio.
"Looks like this place isn't as busy as it usually is" said Leni.
They are soon greeted by Kuro. "Hello and Welcome, I see that you two are dressed as if it were a date, please follow me."
"Thank you so much" replied Leni. Loni is completely shocked by this place, and the black haired girl who spoke to them via thoughts.
Kuro uses a key and turns it to the wall, and therefore revealing the couples only seats and table.
The other customers didn't mind, they sometimes see other couples come in there for the same thing. From Leon and Dana, Victor and Carol, Martin and Becky, Neil and Gwen, Luna and Sam, Lincoln and Jordan, Sergei and Loona and Hollow and Musa.
Leni and Loni take their seats, and Kuro hands them their menus. "Please tell me of you two are ready to order."
"We will" said Leni. Kuro then takes her leave.
Loni looks at the menu and is amazed by the food. "Wow! I have never seen food like this before, some of them look familiar. But the rest are just mind blowing, this really is a restaurant from another world."
Leni chuckles. "It is, but mostly we're on another earth and the food here is a mix between western and eastern cuisines."
"Oh, so it's just like a fusion cuisine restaurant" said Loni.
"Yeah, you can say that. So anything you like on the menu?" asked Leni.
Loni looks through the menu and is having a hard time trying to look for what he might like to eat.
So Loni decides to go with what he see looks good. "I guess … I'll be having the fried seafood."
"Okay, then I'll have the beef stew" said Leni. "Understood" they turn to see Kuro walking towards them. "I will have your meals out shortly."
But then Loni calls to her. "Umm, can you tell me what's in the fried seafood being served here?"
Kuro knew someone might ask, they always ask what's in the fried seafood. "As of now, it is Salmon, trout, squid and scallops."
"Okay, thanks" said Loni. Kuro then heads for the kitchen to inform the master about the order.
Leni then looks to Loni. "So, how are things going for your education?"
"Well, I am being tutored at home now. And if I improve and pass, they'll send me to senior high school next year. But that could be a problem" said Loni.
Leni could tell he was sad. "What do you mean Loni?"
Loni sighs. "If I go back to Royal Woods High School. I won't have any friends there with me, they all know what my family has done and they will either shun me away or start calling me names, that's something I can't handle, and they might end up calling me loud instead."
Leni felt bad for Loni. He was happy that he was improving in his private tutoring. But he was not going to be happy to go back to Royal Woods High School.
Leni had an idea, but she would have to execute it later, or when the time was right.
Leni decides to place her hand on his. Loni sees this and looks to Leni. "It's okay Loni. No matter what happens, I know there are many things you can handle. You've improved yourself so much, and I really like the fact you wanna make things right with the past you had."
Loni had no idea what to say. "Can I be honest with you?"
"Sure" replied Leni.
"I didn't think this date would go as planned" said Loni as he looks down in sadness.
Leni is confused by what he said. "Why would you think that?"
Loni sighs. "Because, you're out of my league. You're Leni Spellman, formerly a loud. You have superpowers, you saved Linka, and you became her new legal guardian. But most of all, you're more improved than me. You have more heart and soul to care for others than I do, all I did back then was just being plain old Loni."
Leni now understands. "Loni, do you think I'm pretty?"
Loni was shocked by these words. "Of course, in fact I would like to say tour beautiful, inside and out."
Leni smiled hearing that. "Thanks, not much of the guys here in Royal Woods would go for a girl who wants to show her emotions. They mostly look for girls with good looks and I happen to be one of them."
Loni frowns hearing that. "Is that why you're not planning on having a relationship?"
"Yeah" said Leni. "Back then, guys would ask me out on dates just so they can either kiss me or do something so wrong. Many of them would wanna go for Lori, but they're terrified of her, so they go for the one girl who can be easily tricked."
Loni also knows what that means. "I guess we're the same. Many girls would just love me for my looks, they would never like me for who I am. Whenever I go on a date with a girl, I would mess up and they would walk away, but then come back to me and love me again. It took me a long while to finally see that they were interested in my looks only."
Leni sighs. "I guess we are on the same boat. A bout with no one who will love us for who we are within."
"The only ones who would truly understand us is our family" said Loni.
Leni then intertwines her fingers with his. "And …. To those who …. Who we would love to be with the most."
Loni sees this and blushes when he sees Leni looking at him with her caring smile. "Y-Yeah. The one we would love to be with the most."
They both stay like that staring into each other, until Kuro comes and snaps them out of reality. "You're food is ready, enjoy." she then walks away.
"Well, that was awkward" said Leni.
"Yeah. We should eat our food" said Loni.
The two of them then proceed to eat their dinner, they even feed each other their own dishes to see how they would like it. This made them chuckle a bit.
(Later)
The two teens leave the restaurant after they both split the payment. "So, that was kinda fun. We talked, we got to know each other more and we both understood who we are and what we've been through" said Leni.
"Yeah, I guess two total gender bents think alike" said Loni. They both chuckles, it almost sounded like what Lincoln and Linka would say when they plan things.
"So, you wanna head back home?" asked Loni.
"Yeah" Leni checks her watch. "Even though it's a Saturday. It is getting pretty late."
They then hop into Leni's car and drive off back to Spellman Estate.
They soon make it back to Leni's home and get out of the car after Leni parks her Ford Edsel near the garage.
Leni and Loni walk to the steps of the large house. "This was kinda nice, to be with someone who is kinda like you" said Leni.
"Yeah, someone who understands you" said Loni.
"So, this was one date we had, and it wasn't awkward at all" said Leni.
"And to be honest, I kinda liked holding your hand. It felt like mine, but ….. Different, like it was familiar" said Loni.
"Because we're used to each other's own mental company and our old history of who we were before" said Leni.
"Yeah" Loni then holds Leni's hands. "Leni, I think I actually do wanna see how far where we can take this relationship we're starting."
Leni smiles and moves closer to him. "Yeah, me too!"
They then close their gap and kiss. Leni holding onto his shoulders and Loni holding onto her waist, they're kiss soon turns to a make out session with their tongues showing how much they love each other.
But soon they both realize they have to stop, so they break the kiss and look into each other's eyes lovingly.
"So, we should only ….. Go further when the …. Time is right" said Loni as he catches his breath.
"Y-Yeah …. When we're both …. Truly devoted into each other" said Leni as she catches her breath.
"But some part of me thinks, we are devoted to each other. Just as we are devoted to being there for Linka" said Loni.
"Yeah, we are" replied Leni.
Loni then gives her a quick kiss. "I'll call you soon Leni, and then we can have another date."
Leni gives him a quick kiss. "Maybe when we're not doing any work, I look forward to another date with you."
Leni then slowly walks back into the house, but she does wave goodbye to him. "Good night Loni." She then closes the door.
"Good night Leni" replied Loni. He then makes his way to the great gate, the portal opens and he passes through and returns back to his gender bent world.
Leni leans onto the door and has this love sick smile. 'I can't wait to have another date with him!' And Loni is also thinking of the same thing.
But they had no clue that Neil took a picture of them kissing. He was on the roof the whole time.
To be continued …..
A/N: I know some of you have never seen this coming. But I thought of it anyway, I kinda like the pairing of Leni and Loni, I find them sweet together. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.