Chapter 136
(The Loud house)
The sound of an alarm clock is heard within the room of Lincoln and Luna, the two eagles staying there wake up.
Patriot flies off his perch and lands onto the alarm clock, shutting it up. He then flies back to his perch and sits next to his beloved, Valkyrie.
Lincoln gets up and yawns, he awakens with a smile to his face, and he looks to the ring on his right ring finger and smiles.
Lincoln then puts on his slippers and he looks to his calendar and sees it has been marked on Saturday, which is right now. "Well, looks like it's time to put the plan into action, I should call the guys."
Then he smells himself. "Right after I take a shower." Lincoln walks out of the bed room and heads for the bathroom.
(An hour later)
Lincoln comes out of the bathroom and heads into the room he shares with Luna, he sees that his sister is still fast asleep, so he grabs his daytime clothes and puts them on. Lincoln then heads to his two eagle friends and pet's them on their heads, this makes them wake up and smile seeing him. "Morning you two, breakfast?"
Both eagles hop off the perch and land on his shoulders.
He then leaves the bedroom and heads downstairs, he then sees Leni is already up and making breakfast, though she seems a little drowsy. "Leni, what are you doing?"
Leni turns and smiles to see Lincoln, Patriot and Valkyrie. "Oh, morning guys, just making breakfast so everyone else can get ready for school." Leni then places the bacon and eggs into a plate with lots of bacon and eggs.
"Leni, it's Saturday" said Lincoln. Leni then realizes it as she was about to put the pan away.
She then looks to the calendar on the fridge. "Oh, silly me. Sorry, I guess this had something to do with my dream last night."
Lincoln sits down and eats some of the bacon and eggs alongside Patriot and Valkyrie. "It's okay Leni, and I assume your dream was something about school?"
Leni sits down and also eats. "Yeah, it felt so real and I really thought I was at school and work, but then I saw I had a car."
Lincoln was confused and shocked by this. "And that's where it was a dream, Leni you don't have a car yet. But what did the car look like?"
Leni was trying to recall what it was. "Let's see, it was teal, round from head, kinda like some of those brand new cars in those commercials and it was really fast."
Lincoln had no clue as to what kind. "Well, I'm no expert in that, but I think you should ask either Lisa or Lana."
Leni then grabs some orange juice from the fridge and pours two glasses and another in a large bowl for the eagles. "Okay Lincoln, also that ring you're wearing is so cute. Jordan must've given it to you."
Lincoln looks to the ring and smiles. "Yeah, she did. I also got her a ring almost the same as this. I guess we were both thinking of the same thing to get each other."
Leni goes to Lincoln and hugs him. "My sweet little bro has a wonderful girlfriend! You two are totes going to be together."
Lincoln chuckles. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
Leni then breaks the hug. "So, any plans for today Lincoln?"
"Well, I'm gonna call the guys later to meet me at the tree house, we're not doing any work for today. Instead we're planning on something special to do for tonight with our girlfriends" replied Lincoln.
"Oh, you mean like a big dinner date night. That sounds so awesome Lincoln, just like the time Lori and Bobby went on a dinner date with three of their friends to the same restaurant, but it did became awkward and almost disastrous" replied Leni.
"Well, I'll be sure this one isn't going to be chaotic and stuff" said Lincoln.
Leni then finishes drinking her juice and puts it in the sink. "Well, I gotta go and use the bathroom, later bro." Leni then leave the room and heads back upstairs.
Lincoln was almost confused at first. 'Huh, didn't think Leni was this understanding, and almost smart. What the heck is going on?'
(Later in the day)
Lincoln is in the tree house, both Patriot and Valkyrie are on the watch tower keeping an eye out.
Lincoln places some images of the restaurants known across Royal Woods, and some other new venues.
Currently right now, Luna and Lori are going shopping at the mall, Leni is coming because she has to go to work, Rita is staying home to finish her novel and watch over Lily, Lisa and Lana are both coming up with some new ideas to improve Lulu, Lynn Sr is at the restaurant, Lynn Jr is searching through the garage to see if she left something sports related in there, Lola is getting some poetry advice from Lucy for an upcoming pageant and Luan is at the park with Benny.
Then Lincoln hears Patriot and Valkyrie squawk, Lincoln knows what it means.
Then Simon, Liam, Rusty and Zach come into the tree house.
"Hey man" said Simon.
"Looks like the crew is all here" said Liam.
"We are so going to make tonight awesome" said Rusty.
"Just like the Sadie Hawkins Dance last night" said Zach.
Lincoln then pulls up the notebook with the number of cash they made. "Okay, so let's take a look at all the money we all made after working all week."
"Simon, you made four hundred and fifty five bucks."
"And I have some extra cash which I saved from my allowance, its two hundred ten" replied Simon.
"Okay that's good, Liam made eight hundred and fifty dollars."
"From adding Manure to the yard work" said Liam.
"Zach and Rusty are both tied in making Five hundred and fifteen bucks."
"I guess we're both good at our jobs" said Rusty.
"You know it man" said Zach.
"And I was able to make eight hundred and ten bucks, and I can add that to the cash I made since December" said Lincoln.
"How much did you make then?" asked Simon.
Lincoln looks through some old notes and uses a calculator to add it all up. "I made One thousand and five hundred bucks from clearing snow, icicles and cleaning chimneys, and add that to my Eight hundred and ten bucks and I got two thousand and ten bucks."
He then sees the shocked looks on their faces. "What?"
"Dude! You saved all that cash?!" said Zach.
"No wonder why you always give Jordan all those big and expensive gifts! You're practically loaded!" said Rusty.
"Dang Lincoln, keep this up and you might become a millionaire!" said Liam.
"Liam, it'll be a lot to save up to get to that" said Simon.
Lincoln chuckles. "Sorry guys, but that's how I go I guess. Plus I always try my best to see Jordan happy, she looks cute when she smiles."
The guys just chuckle at Lincoln's goofy love daze smile. "Are we like that when we see our ladies?" asked Simon.
"I know I am, my ma says I look like my pa with that kind of smile" said Liam.
"So, we should get to the real plan" said Zach.
"Zach's right, we have the cash, now we have to figure out where we wanna take our ladies to" said Rusty.
They all look to the pictures of each restaurant they all know.
"Let's see, we have Bangers n' Mosh, Giovani-Chang's, Jean-Juan's, Aloha-Comrade, my dad's restaurant and for some reason Burpin' Burger and Gus's is in here" said Lincoln.
"Yeah, let's leave out Burpin' Burger and Gus'. They seem more like hang outs than date places" said Simon.
"And we have already been to Bangers n' Mosh since that big musical thing ya'll did" said Liam.
"Let's cross out Aloha-Comrade, I am not ending up like Clyde and Penelope with food poisoning" said Zach.
"So I guess that leaves us with Lincoln's Dad's restaurant, Giovani-Chang's and Jean-Juan's" said Rusty.
"Jean-Juan's French-Mex fusion is where Lori and Bobby had their first date, plus it brings back some memories of when I was forced to go on a double date with Lori, Bobby and Ronnie Anne" said Lincoln.
"Yup, we can leave that out" said Liam.
Then something comes into Simon's memories. "Guys, I don't think we should go to Giovani-Chang's!"
They look at him confused. "Why?" asked Rusty.
"When we were coming here, I passed by the place and saw a closed sing on it. They were fumigating the place of roaches, apparently last night someone accidently ate a roach in their noodle nacho dip" replied Simon. "And the whole place went into chaos."
They all remained silent.
Lincoln picks up the picture of Giovani-Chang's and throws it away. "My dad's restaurant it is."
"Good, we can all call our gals and see if they have any plans" said Zach.
"What are the odds your dad is gonna be treating us like kings and queens" said Rusty.
"He might, this is going to be his first date at that restaurant" said Liam.
"I'm gonna call my dad and see if he can get us a reservation" Lincoln grabs his phone and calls his dad.
"Hey dad, me and my friends are gonna have this big dinner date together, and I was wondering if we can make some reservations" said Lincoln.
"Sure, sound fun son and also romantic. And luckily for you we still have that sea food promo, you don't need to pay for all of it. It can be on the house" replied Lynn Sr.
"Dad please, we all have the cash for the job. You don't have to take the bill" replied Lincoln.
"Oh, well okay then son. What time should I prepare the reservations?" said Lynn Sr.
"We're gonna be there at six, and so will our lady friends. I have to call Jordan and tell her about this" replied Lincoln.
"Okay son, see you here tonight" replied Lynn Sr.
Rusty, Liam, Zach and Simon all call their ladies and ask them if they all have any plans.
"So, how about it Polly? A dinner date tonight at Lynn's Table?" asked Rusty.
"Sure, sounds nice. I don't have any big plans tonight, there's only reruns of roller derby championships" replied Polly.
"I was wondering if you wanna go on a dinner date with me tonight at Lynn's Table, it could be fun" said Liam.
"When you suggest something that sounds familiar, heck I'm in on it like I stage dive it. Also I wanna try the new promo meal they have there." replied Tabby.
"Tonight at Lynn's Table, now there won't be much in comedy but I am certain we'll dine-in to some clammy conversations, since they do have this sea food promo coming up and we're bound to be sea-ing no fishy business" said Zach.
"Hahaha! Good one Zach, sure I'm reeling for some good meals tonight, let's try not to go on a feeding frenzy" replied Giggles.
"So, I was wondering if you have any plans for tonight" said Simon.
"Hmm, not really. But next Saturday me and my grandma are going to watch some Philippine horror movies, you can join us next Saturday" replied Stella.
"Sounds kinda cool, so tonight at Lynn's Table?" asked Simon.
"Sure, I'd love to come. Do we have to wear anything important or anything fancy?" asked Stella.
Simon chuckles. "No, we can go in our usual clothes."
Meanwhile Lincoln is talking to Jordan.
"Hey there beautiful, boy do I have a surprise for you" said Lincoln.
"What? You have a proposal ring and you're asking me to marry you?" teased Jordan.
Lincoln chuckles. "No, no I don't. Me and the guys are planning on some big dinner date tonight at my dad's restaurant."
"Oooh! Sounds like a plan. Let me guess, tonight at six, nothing fancy to wear much and this is what you guys were doing all week with all that work" replied Jordan.
Lincoln chuckles. "You know me too well my love. I'll see you tonight Jordan."
"And I'll see you tonight handsome" replied Jordan.
They both hang up and all the guys look at each other. "And the plan is in motion!" they all cheer.
"By the way, what about Clyde?" asked Liam.
"Dude, he has this big plan with Penelope and her parents to go on some antique shopping stuff" replied Simon.
"Oh yeah, so I guess he's gonna be out of that one then" said Liam.
"And the plus side about being in my dad's restaurant is that we can have two more added to the date" said Lincoln.
"Really who?" asked Rusty.
"Is it my sister and Luna?" asked Simon.
"Lori and Bobby?" asked Liam.
"Luan and Benny?" asked Zach.
"You little sister and my little bro?" asked Rusty.
Lincoln smiles and whistles and coming down from the tower and onto his shoulder. "These two."
They were shocked at first, but smiled. "Two birds of a feather on a date together, now that sounds cool with me" said Liam.
"And they can keep an eye in case something bad happens" said Rusty.
"And I know they'll love the sea food promo" said Simon.
Hearing the sea food promo was exactly what Patriot and Valkyrie wanted to hear, and it puts a smile on their beaks.
They all head out of the tree house. "Okay boys, so we head home, tell our parents, get our cash ready and we all head to my dad's restaurant by six" said Lincoln.
"This is gonna be so awesome" said Rusty.
"Our first date night get together" said Zach.
"Though we did have one during summer, but that was just me, Tabby, Lincoln Jordan, Luna and Sam" said Liam.
"And let's not forget the winder end carnival" said Simon.
They all head to their bikes and they take off, Lincoln and his two eagle friends all head back inside.
Lincoln did tell all of his sisters about what happened last night at the Sadie Hawkins Dance, Luna and Lynn Sr had the video proof to it, which brought some awes and tears in their eyes.
They were shocked the most to know that they have another animal companion in the house, Rita and Lynn Sr know that Lincoln can handle this responsibility. Charles, Geo, Waltz and Cliff were happy that Patriot found love, they were worried that one day they might have some chicks, now that's going to be a lot of feather in the area.
Lincoln is now in his room, he checks his safe and he sees all the cash he has. He then pulls out two wallets. It's gonna be a lot of cash and he needs the extra baggage, his man-with-the-plan instincts were now kicking in.
He then heads downstairs and sees Lisa and Lana on the couch coming up with new ideas for Lulu's upgrades, and it seems they are trying to come up with some kind of flight system.
Lincoln heads to the front yard and he takes in the smell of the air. "Tonight is gonna be great."
Then Lincoln and the two eagles hear a loud crashing sound coming from the garage and someone yelling. "Oh no!"
"This can't be good" Lincoln and the two eagles head to the garage, they see a bike tire roll out of the doors. "And it got worse."
(Later in the afternoon)
Lincoln is now in the front yard tuning his hand-me-down guitar. Vanzilla comes in and coming out is Lori, Luna and Leni.
"Hi girls" greeted Lincoln.
"Hey bro" greeted Luna.
"Hi Linky" said Leni.
"Hey Lincoln" said Lori.
"So, how was the mall?" asked Lincoln.
"Not much big sales, but come tomorrow Mrs. Carmichael is leaving me in charge again" replied Leni.
"Luna and I had a nice time shopping for clothes and some musical stuff and we had a few private talks. Also, I got a text from Bobby that his B.A.T is coming up, I just hope he passes" said Lori.
"What does a bat have to do with passing?" asked Leni.
Lori sighs. "Leni, B.A.T it's a test to see if Bobby can make it to college."
"Oh, okay. Do we have to do one too?" asked Leni.
"I think so brah, probably at Lori's senior grade" said Luna.
"So true, well I gotta out some of the new stuff into my closet" said Lori as she heads inside.
"Let me help you with that Lori" said Leni as she follows Lori.
Luna then sits next to Lincoln. "So, what did you get at the mall?"
"Not much, a new skirt and belts, new ear buds for my headphones and did some searching on any new songs by Mick. What about you? What are you and you guys planning?" said Luna.
"Well, you do recall all the work me and my pals have been doing right?" asked Lincoln.
"Yeah, kinda like the stuff you did last year. Does this have something to do with all your lady pals?" asked Luna.
"It does, we've been earning cash so we can have a big dinner date and it's tonight" replied Lincoln.
"Whoa dude, that is dang smart of you all. But I know you've been saving tons of cash the most" said Luna.
"I have and we all called our girlfriends and they all agreed to it" said Lincoln.
"That's nice, I hope you all have a good date night, also are the two eagles coming with you?" asked Luna.
"They are, we did some planning on the restaurant and we chose dads" replied Lincoln.
Luna chuckles. "I'm gonna guess you guys voted on it, and dad's restaurant won, did you call him about this?"
"I did and he's gonna get the restaurant ready for it tonight" said Lincoln.
"Well, Lori said that Carol is currently working there now and she's a pro with seafood" said Luna.
"Cool, I could only guess dad had a lot of customers ordering the stuff" said Lincoln.
"Yeah" replied Luna. Then Lincoln sees the concerned look on his sister's face.
"Luna, what's wrong?" asked Lincoln.
Luna sighs. "When Lori and I were at the food court, she told me about the fact she's going to college soon, and she want to make sure the older louds here can be able to handle responsibility when she's gone. I know it ain't gonna be the same without her, Leni might get lonely and some of us will be in deep stress without Lori being in charge, but I told her that I'm gonna do whatever I can to keep things in line here, and I know I won't be alone."
Lincoln was a bit hurt knowing Lori is going to be gone soon, but he smiled knowing that Luna is gonna do her best to step up, and probably Leni. "Well, that explains why Leni was sort of talking smart this morning, and don't worry Luna. I've learned from experience on how to manage things in the house, even if there will be chaos I know we can put it all in order."
Luna hugs Lincoln. "I guess soon there will be three responsible louds in the house."
Lincoln returns the hug. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
Though Lincoln was worried about one thing. 'Will …. Will Leni go off to college too? What about Luna?!" But he had to stay strong, he just hopes things won't have to come to it soon.
(Night Time)
Lincoln is in Lulu and soon he sees Simon coming from behind. "Glad you caught up to me" said Lincoln.
"Where are the flying feathered couple?" asked Simon.
Lincoln points up, and flying high is Patriot and Valkyrie.
Then Zach and Rusty arrive on their bikes. "Hey guys!"
"Looks like we're almost complete" said Simon.
Liam soon rides besides them on his bike. "The gangs here now, let's get going."
"By the way, why aren't you taking your bike Linc?" asked Simon.
"Lynn accidently broke my bike when she was trying to look for something, she said she was gonna get it fixed for me soon" replied Lincoln.
They were shocked by this news from Lincoln. "She broke your bike! How?" asked Rusty.
Lulu decided to tell them since she was there in the garage. "Lynn Jr was trying to look onto the stacked boxes, she scaled the obstacle only to slip and come crashing down and landed onto Lincoln's bike, Lynn Jr wasn't harmed, but I cannot say much about his bike."
"Wow man that sucks" said Zach.
"It's okay, as long as Lynn wasn't hurt I'm fine with it. My bike can be fixed, I just don't want Lisa to work on it. Lynn said she and Lana re gonna get it fixed tomorrow" replied Lincoln.
(Lynn's Table)
The restaurant only had a few customers now, not much of a dinner rush for them.
Outside Jordan, Stella, Tabby, Polly and Giggles are all waiting for the boys to arrive, and then they spot them.
All five boys finally made it. They park they're bikes and Lulu and go to their lady's.
"Glad you guys made it and right on time too" said Stella.
"We were getting a bit worried that something might have happened to you fellas" said Tabby.
"And at that point we were gonna have to get you boys instead" said Polly.
"On the bright side, you all came wheeling in as a gang" said Giggles.
"And I could only guess your bike must've been broken or something" said Jordan.
"Yeah, my bike did break but it's gonna be fixed tomorrow. Also I hope you girls don't mind tow extras in this date" said Lincoln.
"Really? Who?" asked Stella.
Simon points up. "Them." Patriot and Valkyrie fly in and land onto Lincoln's shoulders.
The girls weren't shocked by this. "Well, I guess this is fine" said Tabby.
"Plus, it's starting to become normal to all of us" said Polly.
"As if we weren't a gang of gals and pals, now we're a flock of friends" said Giggles.
They all chuckle at the pun, though Valkyrie had no clue if that was supposed to be funny.
"Okay then, you guys ready to get this dinner date on?" asked Lincoln.
"Yeah!" they all replied.
They all enter the restaurant and are greeted by Kotaro. "Hey there kids, you guys have a reservation in which you dad set up. Follow me, also when did you have another eagle?"
"It's a long story, but it did involve Valentine's Day" replied Jordan.
"Hmm, so that explains why Lynn added two large drinking bowls" said Kotaro. He then leads them to their seats, which was almost near the kitchen.
"This is nice, all of us in one big dinner date" said Tabby.
"Seems kinda sweet for all of us to share this moment" said Liam.
"Totally man, and the plus side to this is the food promo" said Rusty.
"The sea food order. Is that what we're getting?" asked Polly.
"I'm pretty sure we are" said Lincoln.
"It has been getting tones of attention here since Sunday" said Jordan.
"At least we can all feel less trout about any other meal" said Zach.
"Hahaha! Good one" said Giggles.
Then Grant comes and hands them their menus, but they tell him what they all agreed to order, Grant heads to the kitchen and Lynn Sr and Carol get to work.
Lincoln then looks to all of his pals and gals. "You know guys, this is kinda like a thing we should do. Like once we're close to graduation, we should all have this little get together and add Clyde and Penelope as well."
"He has a point, we're all friends here. And soon our elementary days will soon be over and we'd stepped up to the next goal in growing up" said Jordan.
"Middle school isn't gonna be easy for some of us, but we'll all have each other's backs" said Zach.
"We're gonna have to start back from the bottom and then rise up to make a name for ourselves" said Giggles.
"A lot of obstacles in our way for the middle school, but I am sure we can push through" said Tabby.
"Darn right we are. We've already been through a lot, mostly Lincoln and Jordan" said Liam.
"Let's just hope we all don't get transferred to a different middle school, I can't really handle the pressure of not having some of my close friends nearby" said Rusty.
"Hey now, we're not gonna go through that. But if it does come to that, then we'll all think of something together" said Polly.
"And we all have relationships that will keep us happy and balanced" said Stella.
"Yeah …. We just have to stay strong and not fall apart" said Simon.
Lincoln uses his glass to do a toast. "To our group of friends, and for whatever is there to come!"
They all raise they're glasses to toast with him. "To our friendship and love!"
Patriot and Valkyrie join in and toast with their drinking bowls, this makes them all chuckle and laugh.
Just then they see Lynn Sr, Carol, Kotaro and Grant come out with lots of plates with their order.
"Now that is a lot" said Rusty.
"Let's fill our guts people!" said Polly.
"I always wanted to try scallops!" said Tabby.
"Same with me and Lobster" said Liam.
"Now that is a lot to sea and eat!" said Zach.
"Not too fishy, but I guess we're reeling in tons of it" said Giggles.
Patriot and Valkyrie are already gazing at the large bowl filled with chopped up Tuna.
"Looks like you two are hungry" said Lincoln.
Jordan chuckles. "That they are."
"Can we even afford all of this, or is it on the house?" asked Stella.
"Lincoln talked to his dad, we all got the cash to pay for all of this" said Simon.
"So, that's why you boys have been working your butts off this week?" asked Tabby.
"We have" the guys replied. "And we intend to do so next week, or next month" said Simon.
They all dig into the food they were served.
Simon looked to Stella and then he recalls the secret plan he has, he sighs and decides to wait for the right moment, and he knows just when the moment is right.
(Later)
They all finish their dinner date and head on home, well they escort their lady friends back home.
And we are going to be focused on Simon and Stella who are walking side by side with Simon's bike with him.
"So, that was nice. Eating that sea food reminded me of my home country" said Stella.
"Really? How so?" asked Simon.
"Well, you can say the Philippines has a lot of fishing and other small sea side businesses, and some folklore about sea mysteries" replied Stella.
"So, you're saying you're a mermaid?" teased Simon.
Stella giggles. "Are you trying to get in trouble with me Sharp?"
"Just playing around and this was one heck of a night, it went better than we hoped" said Simon.
They both kept walking, then Simon sees that they were nearing Stella's house.
Simon stops and looks to Stella. "Stella, there's something I wanna tell you."
Stella is confused, but thinks it was something else. "Simon, if you're giving me another present, please don't. What you gave me during the Sadie Hawkins dance was enough to show how much we love each other and I'm okay with it."
Simon then goes closer to Stella and holds her right hand. "Actually, it's something I wanna ask you, not give."
Stella cheeks turn red from his touch, "O-Okay, what is it?"
"Stella, before I met you I was a lost cause. I was obsessed with a girl who was way older than me. I fell to my own darkness and almost ruined my future and the trust of my family, but then you showed up, you came into my life and you helped me out of my dark desires. You helped fill the hole in my heart and made me who I am now and I can never me more greatful for all you've done, you're a wonderful person and the prettiest girl I have ever met."
Stella was touched by all of this. "Simon."
Simon then puts his other hand to her waist. "Stella, I wanna spend my young life with you, I wanna be there when you need help and I wanna be the one person you can see as more than just some guy you can call your beloved. So what I'm trying to say is, Stella …. Will you be my girlfriend?"
Stella is now wide eyed shocked and almost speechless.
Stella then looks at the loving gaze of Simon Sharp. "Simon" she places her hand on his cheek. "Ask me …. Ask me again?"
Simon smiles. "Stella, will you be-"Simon is cut off by Stella kissing him, thought this was different than any normal kiss, way different than the normal passionate kiss of how Lincoln and Jordan do.
Stella and Simon were French kissing and both of them didn't want to let each other go, but after ten minute's they break the kiss and look into each other panting. "So, I guess that's a yes" said Simon.
"Would you want to hear my answer again?" said Stella with a loving gaze.
"Definitely" replied Simon, and they both shared one more kiss, under the light of the full moon, they were now official and in love.
It took me two hours to make this chapter and I am damn proud of it, I hope you all liked this after math of the last chapter. There will be more to come, including a request by Vasmasdas1. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.