Nah, I'm Good 8
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It was time for Lincoln to get ready for another date as he was instead to meet up Lana inside of an establishment similar to Gus', except they served alcohol and Lana was being proudly sponsored by them, meaning free food.
Reason being was that while he'd normally get picked up at his house to start their date, Lana honestly couldn't find someone to look after her son and was honest with Lincoln that for his own well being that he shouldn't be left alone for the time being.
Further more she had to convince her brother to let Michael tag along, which Lincoln agreed so long as they didn't figured out where he lived, hence why he was here.
Upon entering the establishment, he saw Lana was finishing autographing photos and taking selfies with her fans who happened to be the establishment.
Once the crowd dispersed, Lincoln so the young blonde woman with short messy blonde hair, wearing her racer jacket, with the zipper to her jacket undone to reveal her wearing a dark blue crop top, as she wore dark denim jeans and steel toed boots.
"Glad to see you got fans supporting you like that Lana" said Lincoln as he approached Lana, "Lincoln, it's good to see you" said Lana as she ran up and hugged her brother.
"Good to see you too. So you're a professional BMX racer now huh" asked Lincoln, "That's right, fans call me the Roaring Blue Jay since my bikes tend to have more horsepower than anyone else that when I fly into the sky in my full jumpsuit, I look like a blue jay to them" Lana said proudly.
While Lana was rambling on about her exploits, Lincoln had to ground himself as he recalled the things that interest Lana in the back of his head.
She likes customizing her own vehicles, energy drinks, and every small critter on the planet, she dislikes hunters who hunt for sport, sauerkraut, and being cooped in doors, her passions are camping, being out on the dirt track, and her recently adopted son, thought Lincoln.
"So where's Michael, you said he had to come along with us" said Lincoln as Lana was just about to explain, before their moment was disrupted by a teenage Korean American boy wearing a blue sweater, glasses, bobbed haircut and had a bored look on his face.
"Lana, I need more money" said the teenage boy as his attitude appeared to be rude to Lincoln, but Lana only smiled and held his hand.
"Lincoln, this is your nephew Michael, Michael say hi to your uncle Lincoln" said Lana, "Sup" said Michael dryly, "Um, hi there" Lincoln said awkwardly as Michaels eyes fell on Lana.
"So yeah, I need more money to play the games back there" said Michael, "Here's a 20, go nuts" said Lana as Michael took the bill and dragged his feet away.
"So that's your son, huh, kind of a bit of a drag at his age isn't he" asked Lincoln, "Yeah, but don't take it personally, he's felt lonely and sad since a lot has happened to him, that's why I don't like leaving him alone" said Lana.
"Why, what happened to him if you don't mind me asking" asked Lincoln as Lana turned her head away to make sure her son was out of ear shot before debriefing his story to Lincoln.
"His father was a long time rival and friend of mine, he died while attempting to do a dangerous stunt, after which, I heard he had no family to rely on" said Lana.
"What about his mother" asked Lincoln, "She's died from cancer when he was at a young age, like I said he had no one to turn to, so I took it upon myself to adopt him as my own son, and I've been trying to get him to smile again" said Lana.
It didn't matter what form or shape an animal took, and if you considered humans not only part of the animal kingdom, then you'd understand why Lana would go out of her way to adopt and raise someone she saw who was in pain and felt helpless and sad for themselves, and would do everything in her power to make them feel happy as she will do it with unconditional care and love.
"It can't be easy" said Lincoln, "Some days they're not, in fact he was very apprehensive of the thought about me going back to BMX a few days after I officially adopted him, but he understood this was not only my job, but my passion like his fathers and he's been my number one super fan whom I never want to disappoint as he remains supportive of me" said Lana with a smile as Lincoln smiled alongside with her.
"Well knowing he's in your care, I know he'll grow up to be alright" said Lincoln, "Thank you, now let's sit down and order already" said Lana.
After placing their orders, Lincoln and Lana were treated to plates of various appetizers and burgers, and that's before counting the bottomless beer they were offered.
"So what else is new with you Lana, besides BMX biking" asked Lincoln, "Well, I finally got the permit needed to officially own that pet elephant I always wanted" said Lana as Lincoln almost choked on his beer.
"You got to be joking" asked Lincoln, "I'm not, I mean yeah it's a lot of responsibility to maintain her, along with the other pets I got home, but it's worth it, especially since the neighbors like to have me over on the weekends during their kids party or even backyard weddings" said Lana.
"I swear, even if you lacked the grace like Lola, you definitely were a social butterfly growing up" said Lincoln with a hearty chuckle.
"What can I say, I can soup up an old Dodge with a V12 engine within an hour, and teach my pet tarantula how to gently eat a cantaloupe slice from my hand" said Lana as she and Lincoln would continue to munch and drink.
Eventually Michael would sit down and join them after getting his ass kicked by some 9 year old in Tekken, only to realize that both his mom and uncle were shit faced drunk.
"Oh hey Mikey, you finally decide to join your uncle and I" hiccup Lana with a smile, "You mean my drunkle and you" said Michael sarcastically, "Aw don't be such a sour puss kid, I mean how else will you get that senpai of yours to notice you" said Lincoln as he did kissy sounds to his nephew.
"Ok, that was mildly racist since I'm Korean, and secondly I don't see my senpai like that, he's just a really cool, really nice guy alright" huffed Michael as Lana began to poke his cheeks.
"It's cool if you want to take things slow, after all, maybe you want mama here to make you into a man someday with your aunt Lola" said Lana as she kissed Michael on the cheeks.
"I swear, you and aunt Lori and just about all my other aunts are terrible drunks!" exclaimed Michael as he pinched the bridge of his nose, "Hey now, for the record kid I'm probably the best drunk you can hang around with" said Lincoln as he finished his last beer.
"Oh yeah, like how" asked Michael sarcastically, "I told the waitress to serve us no more beer and that to pack up whatever we don't finish, now hurry up and eat" said Lincoln with drunken snicker.
"Ok, time for us to go home" sighed Michael as he had digged through Lana's pocket and pulled out the keys to her car.
Once they got their leftovers packed, Michael made sure that both his mom and uncle made it to the car without puking, before driving them to his uncle's house, much to Lincolns insistence where the adults would finally take a good nap.
Later
The sun was setting when Lincoln woke up and pulled himself aside from Lana having used her as his teddy bear where he saw glasses of water, aspirin, and Powerade on his nightstand.
Getting out of his bedroom, Lincoln made it to his living room and saw Michael was playing COD Zombies 3, the third installment to the just zombies in the COD series.
"Hey kid, what I missed" asked Lincoln as he took a seat next to Michael, "Just killing time you know, and don't worry I uploaded my own save file" said Michael as he didn't look away from the screen.
"Listen, thanks for driving your mom and I back home, and I apologize for making you do that" said Lincoln, "It's… fine, honestly it's been a while since I last saw my mom get loose and well today seemed like a justified day for her to behave herself like that" said Michael.
"Besides, I won't anything bad happen to her" said Michael as he expression turned serious, "You really love my sister don't you" asked Lincoln.
"She's done so much for me, and honestly she didn't have to, but she did and I can never repay her for her kindness" said Michael as he finally died this round.
"Yup that's my sister for you, she may like to get dirty, and lacks any manners for the most part, but if there's anything she's got going for her, it's her unconditional kindness and generosity" said Lincoln with a smile.
"You don't have to tell me, I know that first hand, what I didn't know was that my estranged uncle would allow himself to get drunk with his sister and taking a chance his nephew would have to drive him back to his place" said Michael disappointingly.
"Hey now, that's not true, you just surprised me is all, if anything I would have called us an Uber back to my place" said Lincoln in his defense.
"That's right, my uncle was known not only for his money, but for being the man with the plan, the jack of all trades, the most selfless and considerate member of the Loud family" listed of Michael as things were getting heated between them.
"You… know who I am" asked Lincoln trying to remain calm and cool, "Lana may not have told me about you being the 8th richest man in the world to this day, but that didn't mattered, what matters is how can a guy, who was praised of being this saint, who turns out to actually be a rich playboy who parties, be related to my mom who is as badass as Evil Knievel and a saint like Mother Theresa, though after today, I'm glad to know that you remained estranged for the longest, and it doesn't surprise me how you ultimately chose to cut ties with her" said Michael.
Taking a moment to assess what the boy was saying, Lincoln remained cool as he took another sip from his water.
"Listen kid, it may surprise you but the reason why I cut ties with not only your mom, but with all your aunts wasn't because I was some selfish rich bastard who got lucky when he was about your age, but because I was your age when I got lucky and became the rich bastard I am today" said Lincoln.
"What are you saying, you're not making sense" said Michael, "Young and full of balls. Ok let me put it to you like this, if you were, to say, inherit all my money tomorrow because I died tonight, could you say that it wouldn't change you" asked Lincoln.
"It wouldn't" Michael said confidently, even though this is him just saying something a skeptical situation.
"All right, now can you not tell me that your friends or long distance family wouldn't change upon hearing" asked Lincoln as Michael was about to answer, but stayed silent and thought about for a minute.
"That's what happened to your mom when she heard I was rich, and you got to remember, I may have been a young adult, but your mom was pretty much a teenager at that age when I got rich, and let me tell you, you teenagers scare the shit out of me for being the most selfish, aggressive, and at times the most psychopathic little bastards to be allowed to walk the planet" said Lincoln as he could speak from experience.
Michael remained silent and thought about what his uncle said, and even though he didn't want to dwell on it, he couldn't deny that his words had true merit from experience as he knew his mom better than him.
"Just… how bad was she, when she heard you were rich" asked Michael, "She literally stuffed a snake in the toilet one day, all because I refused to buy her, her own Great White Shark, and that's before she literally threatened to break me knee's, along with you aunt Lynn and Luan, when I told her I wasn't going to spend my money to illegally get her a pet panda" said Lincoln as hearing how violent his mom could be shock the teen.
"Like I said, she was a teenager, and like I told you just a minute ago, you're all balls and no brains, and well if I'm willing to forgive Lola for attempting to run my foot over with Vanzilla, I guess I can forgive Lana for putting snails in my coffee" said Lincoln with a kind smile.
At that moment, Michael realized and saw the side of his uncle that Lana would always tell him about, and it made the teen realize that his attitude towards him was out of line, and like his uncle, he should give him a chance.
Unknown to the duo, Lana had woken up and was eavesdropping on their conversation as she let the 2 just enjoy the moment before using the bathroom.
Once out, Lana saw that both Michael and Lincoln were now getting along killing zombies, before she finally decides to join them throughout the whole rest of the night.
Before the night got any later, Lana and Michael bid farewell to Lincoln, with Michael insisting that he still drives them home, which was fine for Lana as she began to group text her siblings about today's date.
While the sisters were happy to know things between him and Lana were good, they were also glad to hear how Michael got along with his uncle after an evening, though if you were to ask Lori, she never had any doubts to begin with, which resulted in Lola threatening her to get a spray bottle filled with ammonia if she even thinks about trying to set Lincoln up again.
All in all it was another successful date, and while Lincoln was set to have his last date with the only other sister he was willing to see, they knew that the real war begins thereafter.
All right everyone, I hope you all liked this chapter, and thank you guys for your continued support, I'm gonna continued to write and update this fic as this is turning out to be one of the more shortest and fastest ones I've written since all my other LINKIN PARKxRWBYxNaruto fanfic's I'm actually known for.
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