It was another typical morning in the Loud House. Of course that meant absolute chaos. After the siblings had left the warzone that had been the bathroom, they went back to their rooms to get dressed and ready for the day. Most of their getting ready involved picking out the right outfit, or applying makeup. Although there were a few exceptions.
Lana was packing an extra lunch for Hops, who she'd undoubtedly take with her wherever she went, Lincoln was packing a few comics he and his friends would discuss over their lunch, and Lucy was… nobody was really sure where she was.
But the fifth Loud sibling however was spending her time warming up for the day. "Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty!"
Lynn Loud jumped up to her feet and let out a breath. "Thirty pushups! That should be enough to get the blood running for the day!" she said rolling her shoulders back. She could have easily done more, but she didn't want to get too sweaty in the mornings. Otherwise her sisters would complain during breakfast.
She moved over towards the mirror on her door and began flexing her arm. "Who's number one? Lynn-sanity is number one! That's who! You're going to own today, just like every day!" she told herself while throwing a few mock punches into the air.
To anyone else watching, or reading, this might have seemed ridiculous, but for Lynn this was simply a morning routine. A ritual that got her ready to tackle the day and win. "Lynn…"
"Ah!"
She turned around and backed against the door, now seeing her little sister standing in the spot that held nothing but air just a few moments ago. "Lucy! Where did you come from?! You weren't in here earlier and the door was closed!" The goth merely pointed upwards. Lynn looked up and saw the air vent was open. "Right…"
Lynn loved her sister. She loved all her siblings of course, but Lucy and she were particularly close. They shared a room after all. They looked out and confided in each other. But she really couldn't stand the way Lucy snuck up on her like that. It unnerved her.
"Dad said breakfast is ready."
Lynn smirked. "Cool, race you downstairs?" Lucy opened her mouth to speak, but the girl took off before she could even answer. She sped through the hallway and towards the stairs, passing by some of her sisters on the way.
"Lynn, watch it!" Lori shouted after barely managing to step out of the charging girl's way.
The eldest sibling was ignored as Lynn rushed down the stairs, leaping over her younger and only brother. "Move it or lose it Lincoln!" she laughed as she headed straight into the kitchen.
She made it to the table and threw her fist up. "Whew! First place again! I am the champion!"
"We weren't even racing Lynn," Lincoln said as he casually made his way to the table and took a seat. "Thanks for almost taking my head off back there by the way."
Lynn waved him off. Lincoln had always lacked a competitive drive. "Aw, don't be such a baby. If I was going to hit you, then you know I would have done it."
She suddenly felt a hand ruffle her hair. "Jr, no threatening your brother at the table… no wait, don't threaten him at all. That's what I was supposed to say," he said as he set down her breakfast in front of her.
"Yes dad," Lynn groaned out as she looked over her meal. She took in a whiff and smiled. Pancakes, bacon, and scrambled eggs. A little simple, but a breakfast worthy for a winning day! She began digging in as the rest of her sisters started to pour in.
"Uh, Lynn. Have you ever heard of table manners?" Lori asked rolling her eyes.
Luna, the third eldest, grimaced. "Geez dude, slow down."
"Yeah, it's not like your foods going to scramble. Get it?" Luan asked.
Lynn swallowed the mouthful of food and grunted. Her sisters were always getting on her about her table manners and eating too fast or something. At least her mom wasn't here now. She'd be going on about how it wasn't ladylike or something. "What the heck? Nobody's saying anything to Lana?"
They looked towards the more rowdy of the twins who had her face literally buried in her food. She hadn't even bothered with her fork and knife. When she noticed everyone's gaze turned towards her, she flashed a sheepish smile. "She's six, what's your excuse?" Lori asked turning back to the tomboy.
Lynn Sr. spoke up next. "I have to admit Jr. It wouldn't hurt for you to work on your table manners. And to slow down. Not everything has to be a race you know."
She scowled. What was this? Gang up on Lynn day? "Whatever…" she muttered before taking a bite from her bacon.
Their father gave a sympathetic look before deciding now was a good time to change the subject. "So, you girls have any plans this fine Saturday?" he asked.
"Nope," Lucy said bluntly.
"Me and Clyde are heading to the arcade," Lincoln said.
"I'm gonna play in the mud!" Lana shouted.
"Uh, that's so gross" Lola said making a face of disgust.
"While I appreciate the fatherly interest in my work, I'm afraid I'm not allowed to disclose the project I'll be working on this evening. Though I will give fair warning that there is a slight risk of a power outage," Lisa explained.
Before Lynn Sr. could question his second youngest daughter, Leni spoke up. "We're totes going to the mall! I have this cute dress I've been waiting to get my hands on!"
"And I have a pair of earrings I need to buy and show Bobby," Lori explained.
"Jamming with the gang today pops," Luna said.
Luan shrugged. "No shows planned for today. Guess I'll just come home and work on some new material."
Lynn Sr. smirked. "Well, if you're looking for something else to do I have an idea." Luan looked up, slightly interest. "My old buddy moved back into town a few days ago. You girls remember the Jordan's right?"
Most of the older siblings perked up, while the younger siblings just looked confused. Lynn in particular grew wide eyed. "The Jordan's? They're coming back?" Lori asked.
"The Jordan's? I don't remember them," Lincoln said scratching his head.
"Who?" Lucy asked.
"Us neither!" the twins chimed in.
Lynn Sr. chuckled. "Well, that's not surprising. You two were pretty young when they left, and the twins were just newborns. They were our next-door neighbors. They use to babysit you girls sometimes when your mother and I needed a break. You use to get along with their boys pretty well too. Especially you Lynn. Remember Jason? You were always asking to play with him and messing around. You two were inseparable."
A twisted smirk made its way across her face. "Oh, I remember him alright."
Luan frowned. "I remember him too. I remember you use to bully him all the time."
Lynn scoffed in mock offense. "What? I did not bully him. We were just playing."
Luna rolled her eyes. "Sure dude, that's it, playing. You treated him worse than you treat Lincoln now." Lynn could deny it all she wanted, but the fact was she used to be a bully. Her sisters could still remember quite clearly how Lynn would chase the poor boy around and put him in wrestling moves just for the fun of it.
Lori nodded before pitching in. "You totally did. Teasing him about reading comics, playing keep away with all his stuff, and it was a wonder he still had a sense of smell after all the Dutch ovens he'd suffered through."
Lincoln winced slightly. "Seriously? No wonder he moved away."
Lynn shrugged. "Look, I was just playing. It's not my fault if the kid was a little soft. Besides, that was years ago. I'm sure he's gotten over it."
"Well I'm glad you feel that way. I was hoping maybe one of you could show him around town since he hasn't been here in so long. You wouldn't mind would you?"
Lynn's rather evil looking smile seemed to fly right over her father's head. "I'll do it dad. It could be a good chance to catch up and bury the hatchet." And pick up where I left off.
"No way! You just want to pick on him again!" Luan cut in.
"What? No I'm not!"
"Look dad, I'll do it."
"I already said I would!"
"Whoa, whoa, calm down girls. You can both go," Lynn Sr. said trying to calm them down. "I'm sure he won't mind having two familiar faces around."
The two girls glared at each other from across the table before huffing. "Fine."
Lynn Sr. let out a sigh of relief. He really didn't need his daughter's at each other's throats this morning. He honestly felt a little sorry now for sending them now. That boy had no idea what he was in for.
Lynn and Luan both made their way down the sidewalk towards the address of the house their father had given them. The younger of the two wore a devilish smirk on her face.
Okay, so maybe she might have picked on Jason when he was younger. But it wasn't intentional. Most of the other boys were too afraid to play with her when was younger, but since they were neighbors and always seeing each other, Jaime didn't have much of a choice. He had been drafted as her playmate.
Sure, she may have taken it a little too far sometimes, but he never ratted her out or anything. Maybe he was too afraid to, or maybe he really just didn't want to say he was getting outmuscled by a girl. Either way he always ended up getting dragged along with her in her misadventures. She wondered if he was still the same after all this time. She could use a sparring partner. Lincoln was always unwilling.
"You're thinking about bullying him aren't you?" Luan asked.
Lynn hummed. "Now what would make you think something like that?" she asked.
Luan growled. "Lynn, seriously, don't start anything. You could get away with stuff like that back then because he never told on you, but now you could get in serious trouble."
"I'm not going to bully him, just relax," Lynn said waving her sister off. "I don't know why you even care anyway. Not like you guys were best buddies back in the day."
Luan sighed and shook her head as they approached the house. Lynn jumped on the porch and rang the doorbell. "Remember, behave yourself. Don't act like a ding-dong. Get it?" Luan asked smirking. Lynn rolled her eyes.
The door opened a few moments later and a middle aged man with dark skin and glasses stepped out. "Hello, can I help you?" he asked.
"Hey Mr. Jordan! It's us? The Loud sisters," Luan said waving.
The man adjusted his glasses and looked over them for a moment. Then he looked surprised. "Luan? Lynn? My goodness I barely recognized you two! You've gotten so big!" he said. "Geez, your father must be beating the boys off with a stick."
Both of the girls smiled, looking happy at the praise. "Thank you."
"Lynn told me you guys might be coming over. I'm guessing you're here for the boys right? Well, Jaime isn't home right now. Went shopping with his mother. But Jason is out in the back yard if you want to see him. I'm sure he'll be so happy to see his old friends."
Lynn chuckled. "We're totally psyched to see him too."
He led the two girls through the house, where they noticed a few old photos and trinkets they remembered from back in the day, and then to back yard. "Jason, we have guest…! Jason!" No answer. "Uh, that boy is probably somewhere around here sleeping. I swear that's half of what he does nowadays."
"I'll find him!" Lynn said taking off.
Luan quickly followed after her. "Lynn, get back here!"
Mr. Jordan chuckled as he watched the two run off.
Lynn ran towards through the yard, glancing around for any signs of life. Eventually she headed towards the single tree present and made out a figure on the other side. "Hey!" she called out. The figure didn't show any signs of movement. "Yo Jay! You awake!"
As she got closer she could see he was laid up against the tree, an Ace Savvy comic book covering his. She heard a groan. "What?"
She smirked. Yep, that was him. "Wow, that's some way to greet your old friend."
"Old friend?" the figure asked with a yawn. "Do I know you?"
"Know me-?! It's Lynn! Lynn Loud!" she said annoyed. How could he not remember her?
He was silent for a moment. "Sorry, doesn't ring a bell."
Lynn fumed as Luan slowly approached the two. "You seriously don't remember me?! Lynn?! Lynn-Ster?! Lynn-Sanity?! None of those ring a bell."
"Uh…"
Luan looked slightly surprised. She knew it had been a while, but she had expected him to remember something about them. Or at least about the girl who hasd constantly bullied him. Lynn gritted her teeth before smirking. So he'd had the nerve to go and forget her huh? Well she'd just have to give him a nice reminder.
In a blur she'd ran past him, snatching his comic from over his face. "Well maybe a nice game of keep away will help jog your memory!" she said holding it above her head.
"Lynn!" Luan said glaring at her.
Lynn was about to tell Luan she was just messing with him, but suddenly the boy stood up. She turned back to him with a smirk, but it fell the moment she laid eyes on him.
The first thing she had noticed about him was that he was stood almost a whole head taller than her. When they were younger she had him by a few inches, and while she hadn't expected to keep the height advantage forever she never thought he'd grow this tall.
The second thing she found her eyes glued to was his face. He had light brown skin, and golden brown eyes. He wore his jet black hair in a buzz cut fade, and had a small scar on his left cheek. Her eyes wondered down a bit further. He had muscles now. Not huge bulking muscles. He was still pretty slim. But they were there.
He was wearing a black jersey with a green claw mark design across it and the number 10 on the front, green shorts, and white tennis shoes. He also had a necklace that looked like it had a tooth on it.
Lynn looked up at him in shock. This… this was not the same kid she remembered from when she was little. It couldn't be. He was such a baby. A dweeb. How did he…?
Jason easily reached up and took the comic back from the still stunned Lynn. "Well, that was easy," he said casually. "Now, who are you again?"
Lynn just stared at him. She tried to say something, but the only thing that came out of her throat was a girlish squeal. She quickly covered her mouth, her face turning beet red. Jason raised an eyebrow at her before looking towards Luan, who seemed just as stunned by her sister's demeanor.
"Is this a thing with her or…?"
Luan looked back and forth between them. She had a pretty good idea of what was going on, but she simply couldn't believe it. "Uh… I'm not sure…"
Jason looked even more confused. What in the world was wrong with these two? "Look… Lynn right? Sorry I don't remember you but… seriously, are you okay? Your face is like really red. You sick or something?" he asked putting a hand on her forehead.
Lynn gasped and slapped his hand away. "D-don't touch me!" she snapped before backing away. What the heck was wrong with her? She had squealed earlier! She never squealed! And her heart was racing! Not to mention her face felt like it was on fire! "I-I have to go!"
She turned and ran off as fast as she could. She didn't know what was going on, but she knew she needed to get as far away from him as possible.
Jason looked after her in utter confusion. "The heck was up with her?" he asked looking towards the older Loud sister.
"I think she's on her way to the bathroom! She must have the runs! Get it?"
He stared at her for a few moments before raising an eyebrow. "So… was I supposed to remember you too or…?"
"No, it's fine. It's not important. I should… I should go check on my sister…" she quickly made her way after Lynn. Whatever was going on with her sister, she was pretty sure she was going to need some help.
A/N: My second Loud House fic, this one about Lynn. There seems to be a very large lack of stories focusing on her, and a few other sisters. When she is focused on it's usually in a negative light. So I thought I'd go ahead and give it a shot! Hope you guys enjoy.