It was a 3 hour drive from Royal Woods to Great Lake City, and night had fallen and the rain stopped. Stars glimmered in the sky while some remain hidden behind clouds. Upon hearing the stop, Lincoln was guided out of the van by his sister's and then had the blindfold taken off by Luna. He found himself standing at the edge of the city, at a 24 hour service diner where a few were inside, having a nightly meal. Lincoln was left confused.

Lincoln:"You brought me to a diner?"

Leni:"That someone special is waiting for us, just inside!"

Luan:"Plus, reviewers gives this place 3 out of 5 stars."

Lincoln:"So, this person is waiting inside?"

Luan:"Yep?"

Lincoln:"So...who are they?"

Leni:"You'll see soon enough!"

Meanwhile, Lori was on her phone, talking to the person until the call ended and she smiled.

Lori:"Welp, she's expecting us now! Let's head in!"

Lincoln:"She?!"

Lincoln was just really hoping this wouldn't be another girl his sister's were trying to set him up with. But they soon headed inside, and upon walking over to the counter, sitting by herself was a girl of 19 years old. She had skin with long wavy brown hair, wearing a thin red sweater over an orange shirt that had a green flower pattern on it. Though, the shirt did nothing to hide the noticable potbelly she had. Aside from that, she had navy blue jeans and was wearing a pair of brown boots. Seeing the four teenage girls in front of her made her face lighten up as she got up from her seat.

Lori:"Ashe! It's been so long!"

Ashe:"Lori! Leni! Luna! Luan! It's so good to see you all!"

Luna:"No kidding."

Luan:"Time sure flies, don't you think?"

Leni:"Don't forget, Ashe! We brought someone else with us this time!"

And with that, the girls scooted Lincoln over to face Ashe. It was safe to say that was pretty confused by who she was. In any case, Ashe seemed very happy to be meeting Lincoln, as she had a surprise for him.

Lincoln:"Uh...hi? I'm Lincoln."

Ashe:"I know. Your sisters have told me all about you, Lincoln."

Lincoln:"Oh. Well, sorry to sound rude, but I really have no idea who you are."

Ashe:"Yeah, I would expect as much. But what I'm about to tell you might shock you."

Now Lincoln was getting even more confused.

Ashe:"Lincoln...I'm your cousin."

Now that caught Lincoln by surprise. He thought he knew just about everyone in his family. To know that this woman was his cousin would change everything.

Lincoln:"R-Really?"

Ashe:"Really, Really."

Feeling happy with this was enough for Lincoln to go and hug Ashe, and she gladly hugged him back. The sisters all smiled as they saw two relatives embrace. When it ended, Leni noticed Ashe's potbelly...

Leni:"Still working on losing the extra weight, I see."

Lori:"Leni!"

Leni:"I'm saying it as a compliment. I mean she's made great progress over the years."

Ashe:"Thanks, Leni. And yes, I have actually. I've been getting out a whole lot more, doing a lot of cardio and all that."

Luna:"But how's your diet?"

Ashe:"...Still the same as before."

Luan:"Ashe, you're not become thin if you keep eating junk food."

Ashe:"I don't eat junk food...all the time!"

Lori:"Sure, Ashe. We totally believe you."

Ashe:"(sighs) Ever since I've gone into hiding, I've been doing nothing but stress eating. Now I know how my sister feels."

Lincoln:"YOU HAVE A SISTER?"

Lori:"Oh...did we forget to mention that?"

Meanwhile, three girls were sitting at a table not too far from the counter, watching the whole thing between the Louds and their cousin.

One girl was dressed in pink jogging pants and tank top with a red heart in the middle of it, as well as a matching headband. She had wide hips, tan skin and had her hair in a small bun. She also had a roll of fat coming out of the rim of her pants. The next was a white skinned red head, wearing a brown jacket over a tight red shirt, a black belt over some form fitting blue jeans and dark brown sandals. Her hair was in a low ponytail with some bangs combed to right side of her head. The last girl was also white skinned with neck length wavy blonde hair in the same shade as Leni's hair. She wore a light blue scarf over a while button shirt with rolled up sleeves, green khakis and black shoes.

They all got up and headed over to see what was going on.

?:"So Ashe, what's going on?"

Ashe:"Oh! Guys, there are my three best friends, Diane, Zella and Francine."

Diane:"Hi!"

Zella:"Hey."

Francine:"Hello."

Ashe:"And girls, these are my cousins. Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan and Lincoln!"

Louds:"Hi!"

Ashe:"I've been living with these girls for a couple of years now."

Zella:"Yep, and each of us split the rent."

Diane:"And work out together!"

Ashe:"Yeah...which reminds me, we need to get you bigger clothes, Diane."

Diane:"Oh, come on! I've been making good progress!"

Zella:"Tell that to your pants."

The Louds and Ashe tried to laugh at Diane's embarrassment.

Zella:"I wouldn't mind some new clothes either. This shirt is really tight."

Francine:"Haven't you had it for three years?"

Zella:"Yep. And it shrunk in the drier."

Lori:"Uh, would you guys care to explain?"

Ashe:"Well, you see, Diane are going through the same diet as I am."

Diane:"Yeah, and I kinda blame Ashe for getting me into this stuff in the first place."

Luna:"Why?"

Diane:"Spending so much time with Ashe here got me into eating what she eats most of the time."

Francine:"Nothing but greasy, fat, junk food."

Diane:"Don't remind me."

Lori:"Well, it was nice seeing you again, Ashe. We came to check up and see how you were doing, but now, we gotta head home?"

Lincoln:"But Lori, I just met her! Can't we spend some more time together?"

Ashe:"Actually, me and the girls have been thinking and we want to head over to Royal Woods with you. It's been a while after all."

Lincoln:"Yes!"

Zella:"I wouldn't recommend that we go right now though. It gets dangerous at night."

Lori:"Well, where should we go? We don't have enough money for a hotel."

Lincoln:"Hmm...Do you guys mind if we stay over at your place?"

Zella:"Not at all."

Luna:"Awesome."

Lori:"Alright then. We stay for tonight then we're out first thing in the morning."

Ashe:"Sounds good."

And with that, they head out of the diner. Little did they know that they were being watched by someone. Someone who wore a black suit and navy blue tie, had short black hair and black sunglasses. His eyes were set mainly on Ashe...

?:"So, she's finally come out of hiding, huh? And with a whole family too? Looks like the bounty I'm been wanting to collect has gone up a whole lot more."

A little while later, Vanilla and Ashe's car were parked across from a red colored apartment building that had plants galore. From flowers, to moss to even small little trees. There was even a buffet of fruit down by the lobby, as well as a vending machine. The group was walking across the street as they got a good look at where Ashe has been living the past few years.

Lincoln:"So this is where you live?"

Ashe:"Yeah. It's great, right?"

From what they seen on the outside, the Louds weren't sure what to say, except "Uh...".

Diane:"It's cozy. You can give it that."

Ashe:"We even use the ventilation systems as secret passages to get where we need to go!"

Lincoln:"Why would you need to do that?"

Ashe:"Well..."

Francine:"Hold up. Look."

Pointing to the front entrance of the apartment building, Ashe and her friends were startled to see two girls that know and loathe come out. One girl was white and had long, wavy, dark red hair that reached all the way down to her butt, and with a single bang that covered her right eye. She wore a red and white striped tank top, skinny jeans and red high heal shoes. The next was black with straight, dirty blonde, shoulder length hair, wearing a red halter top that showed off some cleavage, black tights and gold stilettos. Both of them looked snobbish and bratty, and Ashe and her friends knew them very well. Out of instinct, they took the Louds and hid away from them, going around the building where they couldn't be seen.

Lincoln:"Ashe, what's wrong?"

Ashe:"Those are Marie and Jocelyn. The two meanest girls in the whole building."

Diane:"Marie's Dad owns the building, so we can't be caught being around them, or we'll be kicked out."

Francine:"It's because of them that we can't even enter our own home like normal people anymore."

Zella:"And I really wanna wipe those smug looks off their faces."

Marie:"Man, where those losers? They should be back by now."

Jocelyn:"Why do you care about them?"

Marie:"I don't. I just want them out of my building already."

Jocelyn:"I thought it was your father's building."

Marie:"Shut up."

Ashe:"Let's...try another way."

Lori:"How? There's not other way into the building."

Ashe:"Watch and learn."

And with that, the moved behind the building and showed the Louds an open air vent.

Lincoln:"The air duct?"

Ashe:"It's the scenic route we told you about. We use it whenever we need to get pass those two unnoticed."

Diane:"...We go through here a lot."

Zella and Francine reluctantly nod in agreement.

Lincoln:"It's kinda high up, don't you think?"

Ashe:"Easy fix. We just get some stuff to make some makeshift stairs, and we're in."

Leni:"Like what?"

It was then that Ashe motions over to a dumpster and some trash, giving the Louds a general idea. They started off with Lori and Lincoln struggling to push the dumpster underneath the vent with their hands, grunting and taking one step at a time. Then Leni and Ashe carried the trashcans to be right next to it. Luna and Zella pushed a pair of trashbags into position and Luan and Francine rolled a giant rubber tire to be the last step.

Luan:"Looks like we're on a roll, huh?"

Francine:"Heh. That was pretty funny."

Ashe:"Alrightl. Looks good, you guys. Who's first?"

Lori:"Lincoln is. Give him a boost."

Ashe helped Lincoln climb up the makeshift stairs as he then climbed up the vent, then Ashe followed suit. Next came Lori, Zella, then Diane, but because of how big her but was, she ended up getting. As she started to kick her legs crazily, Luna was forced to push, while cringing at the thought of touching Diane's butt. But the moment she tried, Diane accidentally kicked her in the face, even drawing blood from her nose.

After a quick push, she was soon in and then Luna afterwards. Next was Luan and then Francine. As they crawled through the vents, the Louds felt uncomfortable with the cramped space they were in.

Lincoln:"This is scenic route of yours isn't very practical, don't you think?"

Ashe:"You get used it."

Zella:"And if you know your way around, you're fine."

Ashe:"Besides. It could be worse."

Luna:"How exactly?"

Francine:"Someone could pass gas."

That made the Louds draw their attention to Lori, who awkward about the whole thing now. Eventually, they found a way out and entered the lobby through the duct. Before they could all get out, however, Diane once more got stuck because of her giant butt. This forced Ashe to take hold of her hands while Lincoln, Lori and Zella grabbed hold of her. After some quick pulling, they all managed to get out.

Zella:"Eventually, we're gonna find a better scenic route."

Ashe:"Noted. Let's just head upstairs now."

And with that, they started to go up a few floors.

Luna:"(while holding her nose) So Diane, you always get stuck in the vents?"

Diane:"(sighs) Yeah. Happens just about everytime and I have to squeeze through a lot. But it wasn't always like that."

Lori:"What do you mean?"

Diane:"Until Ashe got me hooked on snacks, I was slim enough to slip the ducts with ease."

Ashe:"Oh sure. Blame me for all your problems."

Diane:"You're the one who brought all the nutty bars!"

Francine:"Alright, you guys. Cool it."

But it was then that Ashe stopped everyone from moving when she two familiar figures, Marie and Jocelyn, which is strange because she was pretty sure they passed them on the lobby. But she wasn't sticking around to have those girls make them feel miserable for the rest of the night, as she quickly takes her friends and cousins and brings them through the door nearest to them. They hid until the two snobs passed by...

Marie:"And so I was thinking that we can get rid of them by the end of the month."

Jocelyn:"And then, we can get our hands on that sweet apartment of theirs, right?"

Marie:"That's right. I'm tired of living with my dad. Plus, the fact that they made the place look all nice for us is fantastic."

The Marie dramatically whips her hair around, but it ends up getting whipped in her face.

Marie:"Gah! (Flips her hair back) I hate when that happens."

Jocelyn:"You oughta get a haircut one day."

Marie:"Please. My hair is perfect."

And then the two walked away, allowing Ashe to sigh as they had left.

Diane:"Ashe?"

Ashe:"Yeah?

Diane:"It's a little cramped in here."

Indeed. Ashe had lead them into a supply closet with little to no space for nine people.

Lincoln:"I'm guessing you do this often too."

Ashe:"Oh yeah. Now we gotta sneak over to our apartment which is right at the end of the hall."

Lori:"Well, that shouldn't be too hard."

And so, Ashe had them all sneak back and forth from one open door to another, and it was taking forever, all in trying to avoid making contact with Marie and Jocelyn.

Lori:"I stand corrected."

Ashe:"Don't worry. We're almost there."

A few doors later, they finally arrived at Ashe's apartment. Upon opening the door, the Louds were surprised to see that it was in much better condition that most apartment's they've seen in the building. The walls had a fresh coat of red paint, the furniture itself was brand new, the kitchen had a sparkling white counter, all the lights were working perfectly, there was even a flat screen tv...

Lincoln:"Wow. This place is pretty cool."

Luna:"I could see why that she-devil wants this apartment."

Zella:"We took it upon ourself to have this place fixed up when we moved in."

Diane:"Wasn't exactly moving everything in here."

Ashe:"Speaking of which-"

Ashe then opens another door, which leads into the bedroom. And to the surprise of the Louds, there were a pair of bunk beds inside, having a dark grey bedframe and silk white sheets. And the carpet was also white and was really soft.

Luna:"Now that's pretty nice."

Ashe:"Thanks."

Luan:"How'd you even get these in here?"

Zella:"Simple. We built them in here, piece by piece."

Lincoln:"Well, that makes sense."

Lori:"How about we just call it a night and head back to sleep?"

Zella:"Sounds go to me."

Ashe:"Hey Lincoln. How about you sleep with me for tonight?"

Lincoln:"Oh. Well, okay."

Francine:"Looks like we're all gonna need to share."

Luna:"No problem with that."

And then it was settled, Lincoln was with Ashe on the upper right bunk, Lori was with Diane on the lower right, Luna with Zella on the upper left and Luan with Francine on the lower left.

Leni:"What about me?"

Ashe:"Don't worry, Leni. We have a futon in the living room."

Leni:"Ooh! Works for me."

Lori:"Alright, everybody. Goodnight."

And with that, everyone got situated In the most comfortable position they can put themselves in while sharing their beds. The only one who couldn't seem as comfortable was Lori, as she couldn't seem enough space with Diane's hips taking up most of the best.

Lori:"Diane?"

Diane:"Yeah?"

Lori:"It's kinda cramped here."

Diane:"Get used to it."

Lori groaned as she did her best to fall asleep. With Ashe and Lincoln, there was something on the little boy's mind.

Lincoln:"Ashe?"

Ashe:"Hmm?"

Lincoln:"Why have you been hiding all this time."

Ashe didn't know how to respond. She feared that Lincoln wasn't ready to learn what she had to go through during her time away.

Ashe:"All I can tell you, Lincoln...is that it's nothing I'm proud of. I was wanted...for a long time. And even now, do I fear someone is hunting me down."

That surprised Lincoln. He was sure as heck not ready for that.

Ashe:"Don't worry to much about it. Pretty soon, I won't have to worry about it anymore."

Lincoln:"What do you mean?"

Ashe:"You'll find out tomorrow. Goodnight, Lincoln."

She then kisses her little cousin on the forehead, making him blush and feel giddy as he then hugs her tighter than before as they fall asleep together.

I'm starting to think Crafordbrian17 has some fetishes. It hasn't even been several chapters, and already do we have someone with wide hips getting stuck in tight places. Seriously, that guy's got problems.

But, let's hope that this story turns out okay.