I just wanna thank everyone for the positive reviews and the many people who read this story. Without you, this story wouldn't be what it is today!
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Alfa123: Thank you for the positive review and I hope you enjoy this chapter
Guest: Well your about to find out how they will react... sorta, a Bobby and Lori segment will be in the next chapter
Zer0-Writer: I try to write as much as I can, but the reason I try not to write or combine drafts for chapters is that I feel like it would ruin the plan I have for this story
364wii: I feel the same way
Mr ChubbySnorlax619: Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed the story, also here's another chapter fo you to enjoy!
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On to the Story!
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Bobby and Ronnie Anne had pulled up in the Loud's driveway. Both were very excited to see the family, Bobby, of course, was happy to see Lori while Ronnie was happy to see Lincoln and finally reveal how she feels.
"Ready little sis?" Bobby asked with a smile
Ronnie looked to her brother and nodded, "Yeah, let's go see the Lame-O!" Ronnie said with a smile
the two get out of the car and walk to the front door. Ronnie Anne could feel her heart beat faster and faster. With each step, she was happy that she would see Lincoln that she would finally admit her feelings to Lincoln and was sure it was something that Lincoln had wanted to hear for such a long time, they were on the front porch and right at the front door. Bobby knocked and they waited. Finally, the door opened to see Leni Loud. However, the two siblings noticed that she seemed saddened. When Leni saw them, she said nothing for a while, and then the two became uneasy.
"H-Hey Leni, Is Lori and Lincoln Home?" Bobby asked
Leni's expression worsened after hearing his words, but she nodded before answering, "I'll get Lori..." She told Bobby
"Is Lincoln Not home?" Ronnie Anne asked
Leni stopped in her tracks, and Ronnie noticed this, and she looked to her older brother who looked just as worried.
"Leni? are you-?"
"He's not home... He hasn't been home for three days" Leni said
The two became stunned and worried. the question of why Lincoln wasn't home ran through their minds. Finally, the sound of feet coming down the stairs could be heard and it was revealed to be Lori. She stopped when she saw her boyfriend and Ronnie Anne, she was scared stiff at what was going on. When Bobby saw his girlfriend he looked at her worried, he ran through the front door past Leni and ran up the stairs to hug and comfort Lori but as he was about to put his arms around her, she had stopped him.
To say Bobby was shocked that she had stopped him from comforting her was an understatement, he felt hurt.
"Babe? what's wrong?" He asked
Lori looked at him before breathing in deeply, "I'm sorry..." she said
"Babe it's ok" Bobby said "why hasn't Lincoln been home in three days?" He asked
Lori didn't answer.
"Babe..?"
Lori looked at him with tears in her eyes and Bobby became more worried.
"We need to talk," Lori told him
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Meanwhile, Tabby was looking at her phone. On the phone was a message that she had typed out for Lincoln, she looked at it and wondered if it was enough to express her feelings, almost thousands of thoughts ran through her head on rather send it or delete it and try and express herself in person.
it's been a day since they last hung out and she was aware of what he was doing. He had also expressed to her how much he had felt better leaving to find himself again and pick up the pieces. Tabby had smiled when she had heard that he was doing much better, and when he said that he wanted to hang out with her the next day because he had also felt better talking to her, it made her heartbeat hard, like a loony toons character.
She then looked at the text that she typed out. She wondered if she even should have written, but she was glad she did, by typing it out, it had helped her realize how she felt. The text said this:
Hey Mate, there's something I've been wanting to tell ya. K, I'm not good when it comes to this but here goes nothing ig... I like U, and not as a friend but as more, I feel like we've gotten closer, and ik ur going through a lot and Idk how u feel about this but please... think about it? Please?
Tabby looked over it and then smiled. she put her finger on the screen. She deleted the message.
Why?
It wouldn't feel right over text, no, she needed to tell him how she felt, face to face. If she was going to admit her feelings, then she wanted to see him in person, she wanted to know how he would react. However, one thought came to her mind, it was the image of Lincoln's face looking sad and it showed rejection. She could even hear his voice in her head
"I'm sorry tabby... I don't feel that way..."
If that happens, she would be crushed. Tabby quickly shook her head, she told herself not to think like that, she hasn't even confessed yet and she was already putting herself down. No, she needed to be strong and confident. She needed to have hope
Because in the end. That's all anybody really had.
She put her phone in her pocket and left her house to go and see Lincoln so she could confess.
"I can do this" Tabby told herself as she walked down the street.
She just needed to have hope.
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Lincoln was in his room at Becky's house, he then heard his stomach growl and he he knew what he needed so he got up and headed to the kitchen. He walked down the hall and into the kitchen only to stop as he had walked in a scene that was straight out of a cartoon.
He found Becky's uncle with his mouth full of brownies. He looked to Lincoln and the two stood in silence for a while.
He then spoke, "I'll let you have some as long as you don't tell Becky that I was eating her brownies, deal?"
Lincoln smiled, "deal"
The two smiled before Becky's uncle handed him a piece.
Becky's Uncle, Miguel Hemings, was a skinny Mexican man. He had black spikey hair cut in an undercut. He was wearing his grey shirt button-up shirt with his red tie, a pair of black jeans, and some grey workshoes.
He was a very friendly man and had accepted Lincoln into the house. Lincoln had also heard he to was a nerd as he had a man cave with a bunch of star wars merch. He even had a picture of him meeting with a young Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and even other pictures with Ewan McGregor, and Ian McDiarmid.
So yeah, Lincoln liked the guy. They had a lot in common, they would even talk about the star wars comics and other stuff with Becky. the only one who didn't enjoy their rants was Aunt Sophie.
"So how are you liking things around her Linc?" Miguel asked the younger boy
Lincoln looked up to the man with a smirk, "I like it, thank you again for letting me stay here"
"Ah it's ok, we're glad to have a kid your age running around the house again," He said
Lincoln looked at him and saw him look around the living room. He was remembering a pretty good memory about a younger Becky.
"what was Becky like when she was my age?" Lincoln asked
Miguel chuckled, "she was a lot like you back then, well she still is in a way"
Lincoln smiled at that, "If I can ask... why is Becky so deadset on helping me?" Lincoln asked Miguel
Miguel looked to Lincoln and his smile fell, he looked to his brownie before looking back at the young boy, "I think she should be the one to tell you... it's not really something me and my wife like to talk about without Becky's permission" he replied
Lincoln took the answer and nodded. He had wanted to know why Becky was so helpful to him when she and he only hung out when Lori had invited her. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. The two looked at each other before looking at the door. Miguel put his brownie down as he walked to the door
"Wonder who that could be?"
He opened the door to see a girl wearing a purple hooded jacket with grey shorts and knee-high purple socks.
"Um... can I help you?" Miguel asked
"Is Lincoln here!?" she asked in a worried way
before Miguel could answer Lincoln brushed past Miguel and into the girl's view. Lincoln looked to the girl only for his eyes to widen as he was stunned to see the last person he least expected.
"Ronnie Anne?" Lincoln asked
Ronnie Anne looked at the white-haired boy, however, Lincoln looked at her and his face became blank.
"Lincoln... could we talk?" She asked
Miguel could feel the tension between these two, but most of the tension came from Lincoln. Miguel looked to said boy and saw that he had put his hands in his pockets.
"Uncle Miguel... I'm going on a walk, I'll be back soon" Lincoln told Miguel
Miguel nodded
Lincoln walked out and Ronnie Anne walked alongside him. Miguel hoped that things turned out ok.
Lincoln and Ronnie Anne arrived at the park, it was the afternoon and the sun was slowly going down, not many people were around, the park almost seemed abandoned. So far the two had not said a word to the other. However, Lincoln stops in the middle of the path and so does Ronnie Anne.
"Why are you here Ronnie?" Lincoln asked her
Ronnie Anne looked to Lincoln and sighed, "because my school got closed for a bit and bobby was coming down here to visit Lori so I came to" she told him
Lincoln looked at her, "did you ever get my calls? what about my messages?" Lincoln asked her
Ronnie Anne looked at him and shame was present on her face, "I did... but I never listened to them"
"Why?" Lincoln asked
"Because I was trying to figure out somethings" Ronnie replied
"So you abandoned me!?" Lincoln asked with his arms flared out
Ronnie looked angry when he said that, "Of course not!" She cried
"then why didn't you answer!?" Lincoln asked "why didn't you respond or try to call back!?" Lincoln asked
"Because I was trying to sort out my feelings!" Lincoln asked
"FOR WHAT!?" Lincoln asked
"FOR YOU ASSHOLE!"
Lincoln looked at her with a shock and pained expression, Lincoln then shook his head slowly in disbelief. "is that all?" He asked her
It was now Ronnie's turn to be shocked by the response
"Is that All!? IS THAT ALL!? How about you say that you feel the same way for me!" Ronnie cried
"feel the same way for you!? Why would I!?" Lincoln cried
Ronnie was frozen, she couldn't believe what she had heard from the boy.
Lincoln looked at her and his anger was still at it's high but he didn't care, she had abandoned him, She had left him in his hour of need for a month.
"Ronnie Anne you left me, you didn't talk to me, you didn't do anything to help me when I needed you! You left me! I needed help! I NEEDED YOU!" He cried "... But you weren't there... you weren't there..."
At this point, Lincoln became to feel tears fall from his eyes,
"Lincoln, please... I-I love you!" Ronnie Anne said
Lincoln could hear the desperation of her voice. He knew that sound so well. It was the same way he had begged for help for someone to help him when he was angry, alone, and crying.
"I don't," Lincoln said
Ronnie was stunned and she looked at him and her anger now flared, "What the hell is wrong with you!? what the hells is so wrong with you that you can be so broken to not feel the same way about me!?"
"TOO MUCH!" Lincoln cried "Too much is wrong with me!"
Lincoln looked at her and she was taken aback from his statement. Lincoln looked at her as tears kept falling from his face
"That's the problem, isn't it? Too much is wrong with me! I'm not manly enough, I'm not strong, I'm not cool enough for you!" Lincoln cried "and I feel like there is nothing I can do about it! Im Broken ok? And there is nothing anyone can do about it!" Lincoln cried
"I can help you!" Ronnie Anne cried "you can be better!"
"Everyones wants me to be better!" Lincoln cried "Everyone wants me to be better them myself, everyone one wants me to be someone I'm not!"
Ronnie Anne looked to Lincoln as he was taking some breaths. Lincoln closed his eyes and whipped his tear away.
"This is it..." Ronnie Anne said, "This is you rejecting me right?" Ronnie asked
Lincoln looked at her and nodded.
He felt a sharp pain before he fell to the ground. He looked to see Ronnie Anne with her hand balled up in a fist, and she had tears in her eye
"I hate you... I hate you Lincoln Loud" Ronnie said as she turned and ran.
Lincoln looked before lying completely on the ground and looking to the sky. "It's ok if you hate me... I hate me too" Lincoln said
He closed his eyes and breathed in.
"Linc! Mate is that you?" came a voice
Lincoln opened his eyes and turned his head to his left and saw who had called him. It was Tabby. As soon as she saw Lincoln she ran to him to see if he was ok
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Tabby was looking at Lincolns face while they sat on a bench near the park.
"well, Ya gonna get a black eye from that mate," Tabby told, "what happened Mate?"
"I fell down the stairs?" Lincoln replied with a smirk
Tabby rolled her eyes but sat next to him. Lincoln didn't say anything as Tabby sta next to him and then looked right at him.
"Linc, are you ok?" Tabby asked
Lincoln looked at her and saw her face and saw how she was so worried for him. Lincoln could feel tears coming from his eyes again but his face gave her a smile, a pain-filled smile.
"I feel so alone tabby... so fucking alone," Lincoln said as a tear fell down his cheek
"Lincoln... look at me," Tabby told him
Lincoln looked at her and Tabby smiled at him
"Lincoln, you're never alone, you have Becky, her Aunt, her Uncle... and you have me"
Without saying a word Tabby brought her lips to Lincoln's. Lincoln was surprised, he was very hesitant and was worried but he eased into it.
Tabby knew this was way better than telling him.
After all, Actions speak louder than words...