Greetings Loud House Fandom. As some of you may remember my work of 'What's Rightfully Mine: Story of Ronnie Anne', one of my most controversial stories. What I have here is a bit of a retelling of that story, with a few new tweaks since the latest season. I don't expect this get as many favs or follows as my original, nor do I care. Before I begin, I just want to say that this will officially be my 50th story ever written on Fanfiction since I started writing nearly 2 years ago. Which isn't a lot for most writers, but it's still a personal accomplishment of mine. And who knows, soon it may be 100 stories. But I can't predict the future, so I'll only focus on the present.

Now, begin.

"And then I told Lynn not to do the triple helix flip on top of the hill on roller skates, and guess who ended up with two broken legs and will be out for the next 3 sports seasons!"

"Hehehe, yeah she's always been a stubborn one. That hasn't changed since I met her." a 24 year old Ronnie Anne said in her small apartment room bed, with a 25 year old Lincoln Loud on video chat. The two have been at it for hours, per the norm for their daily video chats, calls, and texting since the former moved to the city 13 years ago. "I swear the stories of your sisters just get crazier with each one."

"Believe me, none of them have really changed over the years. Lori is still as strict as ever, Leni is still struggling with common knowledge, Luna still rocks all night, etc. But enough about my family, what's up with your?" Lincoln asked.

"Well nothing like when Lucy and Rocky running into bats during a spelunking accident, but let's just say that Carl has a restraining order on him from the man that plays the Falcon of Fire." she told him.

"Wow. You know, I'm glad we still got to do this and just talk to each other before I leave. Even though things didn't work out between us, I'm glad we're still friends." Lincoln said gratefully.

"Yeah...…. friends." Ronnie Anne replied, with much less enthusiasm as before. "Do you really have to go?"

"It's not my idea, but Stella got a job transfer to the Philippines. So after our wedding this Friday, we're boarding first thing the next morning."

Ronnie Anne's mood went even more south with each word that came out of the whitette's mouth, but she tried to sound optimistic "But we can still communicate, right?" she asked with a twitch in her eye.

Lincoln sighed, "Honestly, I'm not very sure. The place where Stella works at now is in an area with not a lot of good internet." Lincoln noticed Ronnie Anne trying to hold back a few tears, "Hey, are you okay?"

Ronnie Anne quickly blinked away any tears that threatened to come out, but it was clear she was feeling very depressed. "Lincoln, be honest with me. Do you really love Stella?" she asked with a serious and kind of desperate one.

Lincoln sighed before nodding. "I'm sorry Ronnie Anne, but this is for the best. I know this may sting at first, but I'll never really be gone. I gotta run, but remember. You always have the memories."

She saw the connection go down, she softly closed the laptop and sighed before setting it down on her desk. She then collapsed on her bed with a sullen look, she wore a yellow hoodie with the words 'Royal Woods' on the front, much like the one Lincoln gave her years ago, and a pair of short shorts. "But-but... (sniff) I don't want the memories." she cried, "I want you here by my side. I want your love!" she pulled out her phone and looked at her calendar app, the date she looked at: July 23. This Friday, "And that day... is my birthday."

When they were young, the two had a very complicated relationship. They liked each other, but things just kept getting in the way. They then decided it was best to be friends. But as the years went on, they went down very different paths. Lincoln was now a big time comic writer with his 'Ace Savy and the Full House Gang' series, while she was going through many part time jobs just to make due. While Lincoln found love in a girl that moved to Royal Woods soon after she had left Stella and they've been together ever since, Ronnie Anne hasn't had a single boyfriend that lasted more than 2 days. While Lincoln had a beloved series that garnered millions of fans, Ronnie Anne had her own spinoff that some barely even remember.

As time went on, Ronnie Anne realized just how much Lincoln brought to her life. He gave her a chance to open up about herself, he gave her friendship, he gave her love, he gave her the gift of looking past the fourth wall. Guess what they say is true, you never how good something is until you don't have it anymore.

"HEY RONNIE!"

Ronnie Anne jumped out of her bed at the voice, she sighed as her best friend from the city and roommate Sid came in. Sid was just as upbeat as when she was a child, she wore a light blue shirt that hung right beneath her shoulders, black jeans, and red sneakers. "Hey Sid." she greeted.

"So for your birthday lunch, I was thinking either pizza or grilled cheese. What do you think?" Sid asked.

Ronnie Anne, not feeling in the mood, just responded "Meh, whatever. They're both just cheese and bread."

"JUST cheese and bread? That's like 95% OF OUR DIET!" Sid exclaimed, she then noticed her roomie's miserable look. "Hey are you okay? You seem kind of down." Ronnie Anne turned away from her, "Please tell me your chat with Lincoln went well." she said as she sat by her friend.

"It's fine. Just learned that he'll be leaving forever and I wont be able to talk to him ever again because he'll be married in another continent and my soul will be totally destroyed forever!" she panted from her little rant, "Other than that it was fine." Sid winced from the tone in her voice, she knew Ronnie Anne enough that when she talks like that its never fine.

"Why is it bothering you this much, it thought you didn't like him that way. You've said a million times that he's not your boyfriend." Sid wondered.

"NOW SOMEONE ACTUALLY LISTENS!?" Sid fell off the bed from the outburst, Ronnie Anne sighed "I'm sorry Sid, but with all this stuff going on, the last thing I want to do is think about my birthday." she grabbed a picture next to her bed, which showed Ronnie Anne and Lincoln when they were kids. Ronnie Anne just pantesd him right before the flash went off, it was one of her favorites. "Since all I'll remember it for it now is the day I lose the only man I ever loved forever, if I can just see him one last time and tell him how I really felt for all those years. And maybe, just have a small little piece of him that I'll love and cherish for the rest of my life. That would be the best birthday ever." she gave the picture a huge hug before putting it back on the nightstand. She then went over to the closet and grabbed something, "I'm heading out for my night job, don't wait up." she walked past a crying Sid on the floor and out the building.

Sid sniffed, "That was the most depressing and creepiest thing I have ever heard." she blew her nose into a tissue. "But if that's what it takes to bring a smile back to my best friend's face, so be it!" Sid placed a foot on the bed in a determined pose, "I swear on my life, I will reunite Ronnie Anne Santiago with the man she loves more than anything! LINCOLN LOUD!"

"KEEP IT DOWN! I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!"

(With Lincoln)

The white haired man sighed as he closed his laptop. He sighed, "Ronnie Anne, if only you know why I'm doing this." he placed the laptop on the table. Before returning to his fiancé's room, right by the bed he saw a little safe with the engraving 'Insurance'. He sighed before joining a sleeping Stella in the queen sized bed.

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