I've decided to continue the story.
-que in transformers narrator voice-
It is the year 2031
the virus that lamis and her family had to put up with for over a year has now become less of a problem thanks to a vaccine. it is the middle of august and schools are back in session.
Lamis is now 13 years of age and is going into middle school. though she goes through life as normal her school peers have treated her the same. the only difference is that some of her old enemies met their end due to the virus.
Luna and Lincoln's marriage has been slowly rekindled since.
Lamis was watching tv.
or was trying.
her eyes shift to see her mother on her father's lap, twirling his turkey tail. lately, the two have been going at it a lot. so much so that lucy and Mazzy were starting to pick fights with her as she was hogging him a lot lately.
still, these days were a lot more peaceful. Lester learned his lesson last year and their dad was more at ease. the fall season was here. and that meant apple cider being bought. sweet cakes and fruit pies stored up in the pantry.
pumpkin scented candles. the dinner table decored in fall-theme things which will soon be switch to spooky things. each window had fall leaves hanging all around the windows. it was that time of the year again.
speaking of which in came ruby in an Autobot themed jacket of dark blue. headphones and carrying a bottle of ginger spice soda. it was subtle but it was there. if only for a second.
her parents didn't really notice. but Lamis did. it was in the way she walked. a bit shakey. Lamis watched her go up the stairs.
she followed.
Ruby was in her room which was the addict. it was huge and roomy. she had shelves of books, DVDs, and CDs. a tv at the corner, a big bed. her walls were covered by hanging purple lights. her floor carpeted. ruby was one of the lucky ones to have such a badass room. rock n roll posters on the wall. some from her favorite movies.
she set her bag down and popped the cap off her soda, and took a swing, and made a shudder when she removed her lips from the bottle with a pop. she didn't even hear lamis when she came in.
"ruby?"
she gasped and turned. like a mouse caught off guard.
"hey,"
Lamis climb from the latter of the steps and entered the attic.
"what's up?"
ruby answered quickly.
"Nothing!"
Lamis raised a brow. both stood in silence.
ruby say on her bed and took another drink.
"you were shaking."
she pointed out.
"Something happened"
ruby stayed quiet.
"c'mon man. i know you."
she sat next to her sister.
again she was met with silence.
"I broke up with Maxine"
Maxine monk. daughter of sam and chunk.
max had a thing for ruby and finally ruby decided to give her a shot.
they lasted a year.
"and?"
Lamis pushed.
"it didn't go so well."
she licked her bottom lip.
Lamis leaned in close and saw it was swollen.
"SHE HIT YOU!"
Ruby corrected-
"slapped."
Lamis got up.
"that dirty son of a bitch!"
she got up. ruby grabbed her and sat her back down.
"don't! just let it be, she felt bad."
Lamis soured face wasn't convinced.
"Okay, she slapped me, and knocked me down."
she confessed.
"she was shocked by what she did, but i got up and started to walk away."
ruby rubbed her neck.
"Whatever she was feeling i felt i needed to get out of there before it got worse."
she looked at her older sister.
"Please don't do anything. you'll only add fuel to the fire."
Lamis snorted.
"Fine!"
she crossed her arms and laid on the bed staring at the ceiling which had 2016 Leonardo from the bay movie. to ruby those turtles with human lips was hot as fuck.
"why'd you break up with her?"
Ruby sighed.
"I wasn't in love with her. i didn't want to lie to her so i had to do it."
again silence.
"so what now?"
Lamis asked.
"fuck if I know, i just wanna lay down and forget the day."
Lamis turned on her side and looked at her baby sis.
"you know, I'd kick her ass for you."
she touched ruby's milky white hand.
"I know."
"Please let me kick her ass for you."
Ruby shook her head.
"Nah."
Lamis sighed and sat up and raised a brow.
"Goddamn it i'm so pissed."
Lamis huffed.
"more than me."
ruby set her soda on the nightstand.
"Stay here."
said the jazz-loving girl.
"I'll be back."
Lamis left the room.
ruby's phone buzzed.
she looked it up.
a text from max.
she read it: PLZ I'm sorry, Plz don't be mad! 0m0
Ruby sighed. and typed back: I'm not. but please give me some space.
max answered back but she didn't bother to answer.
Lamis came back with a sock full of ice. and a plate full of bagel bites. she set the plate on the nightstand. ruby sat up and was handed the sock. she placed it on her bottom lip. all the while Lamis stared at her.
"you are way too nice you know that?"
said Lamis.
"not saying people will take advantage of you, but you shouldn't have to take that abuse."
ruby pointed out- "we're kids. Maxine doesn't know how to handle her emotions."
Lamis barked.
"she could have killed you!"
Ruby shook her head.
"Nah."
Lamis sighed heavily.
"Just let it go, sis."
ruby pressed the sock but eased a bit when she felt the tender pain.
she blinked under her bangs as she felt Lamis nuzzling her neck.
"whoa, now. c'mon..."
ruby said, but lamis continued her nuzzling.
"what?"
ruby blushed.
"I know you, lamis. You're gonna try to boink me."
Lamis snorted.
"I'd have to romance you first."
ruby gently pushed her.
"you ain't gonna romance me, i-i...aw shit. you planned this"
Lamis shook her head.
"no."
ruby eyed her, then turned and took a bagel bite.
"taking care of my lip, feeding me bagel bites, this is how you plot and bag one."
Lamis rolled her eyes.
"I gave them to you because i know you. and maybe I do wanna give you a lil lovin"
she admitted.
"is it wrong? I mean, we've always been tightly knit."
ruby ate one and stared.
"...give me space."
she said.
"I don't mind you getting all lovey-dovey, but give me space."
Lamis nodded and stood up.
"Okay...sorry."
ruby watched her go.
when she left, ruby laid down and sighed.
the truth was...
she broke up with Maxine.
because she wanted to be with Lamis.
...and Lester.
It was a Saturday afternoon.
Father Scott hailed from Ireland.
his family lived in America.
and he was the local priest of the church of royal woods.
he was a tall man. long-haired ginger of a man. with green eyes as green of the irish isles.
he knew little lincoln since he was an 11-year-old when he came here a couple of years ago.
he knew lincoln because he would come at odd hours to confess about things.
the boy was around 13-14 and he would ask for forgiveness for sins. he didn't say what they were right away. but the more he watched the loud family the more he noticed the misery of some of the older sisters and himself and the angered set on Lynn loud sr.
it was about the time when a new child arrived in his church and while he didn't think anything much of it. his niece was the one who told him the rumor of what lincoln and luna had done. he was shocked. a bit disgusted. but he wouldn't turn him away.
at first, he thought lincoln came to him because of the sins he had done to luna. but one day on a Sunday around 6-7 when he was about to leave lincoln came to him with a black eye. Tobias Scott asked what had happened.
and he explained everything to him about everything.
about his father.
now it became clear to Scott that while lincoln had relations with his sisters he genuinely did care about them. and more so about his children (to whom he will know more over the years) and how lincoln world his fingers to the bone to provide for them.
he also learned of the constant mental abuse his father put him through. then he became physical with the boy. father Scott felt a feeling of deep sorrow for him and let him into the church so he would talk.
after which father Scott gave the boy advice and comfort the best he could. with lincoln gone after father Scott turned to god in prayer and meditation. it was then he decided to ignore the sins of lincoln loud and try to help him spiritually.
years later he would come to know Lamis, Lester, ruby, Lugosi, Laura, Lalil, and Larry. and they were good kids. and he was glad to see them come. though the louds never put much effort in religion lincoln made them go. luna being one-sided went because it was the only place she could find peace.
once when she was a teenager she came to him once when she had a thing for a girl named Sam. and father Scott let her know that she was god's child no matter what. for father Scott had a bisexual niece.
a curtain black-haired girl who was punish-90s and wore a bandana over her head. a pothead as well. she was cast out from her family and Scott took her in. luna learned from the priest that she was welcomed here.
and that was why this was the only church she went to. and Lamis, why the little tot. luna would dress her in little dresses each Sunday and put a suit on Lester. even luna herself wore a Sunday dress.
she wasn't strongly religious but she felt that God loved her no matter what. even if she decided to have relations with her own brother. to father Scott his mission in life was to help the outcasts and give them hope in their darkest hour.
he just didn't know one of his flock, a Mexican-black woman, the BBW type. not too fat, not too skinny. just the perfect amount. of...hmmm... anyway.
Britnee was her name. she was brown-haired light brown skin and blue-eyed. and he recalled her coming to him as he walked to his car.
at first, it was conversations.
each time they met after mass.
then she asked if he wanted a bite to eat.
from there, things started to shape.
until one evening at chic-fil-a, she bluntly asked if he was a virgin.
things happened.
things he felt guilty of.
but damnit.
it was the best experience he had ever had.
he was caught with jungle fever.
and so he and Britnee became a secret item.
but as they walked along the parking lot talking. Scott overheard ranting. turning his head he saw another priest.
and his name was McCullen.
and he was protestant.
"hear my words!"
he yelled as he held a bible.
"Father Scott is a sinner! he harbors a bisexual in his church and in his home!"
he wailed.
"and he is fornicating with his own flock!"
people who were passing by stopped and stared.
Britnee tried to calm Scott. though he looked irritated.
"now don't you listen to him now."
she said. but the Irishman glared at the other Irishman.
McCullen stared back.
"that's right, father. you cannot hide from the eyes of God. for he knows you put your dick into a nig-"
Leona was a girl with brown hair bushy and long. with the tip of it dyed purple.
she was and always have been Lamis's twin sister born shortly after her.
she wore a white shirt with a heart with angel wings. she also wore an orange jacket. blue jeans gold bracelets on each wrist. and red sneakers.
Leona had just come back from the corner store with brisk tea in hand as she walked in and sat with her twin sister lamis. she took a sip and looked at lamis
"i-er-a heard ruby has a major crush on ya"
Lamis double take.
"what?!"
she boop her nose.
"overheard her the other night."
Lamis blinked and stared.
"...oh my god...she left Maxine to be with me."
Leona nodded and leaned back.
"and er-Lester too."
Lamis stared into space before sighing and leaning back with her on the couch.
"I guess I'll have to talk to her about it, huh?"
Leona stood up and stretched.
"you sure do sis. hey, I'm gonna jam to some tunes upstairs."
Lamis nodded.
"yeah...i...i'll let you know when dinner's ready"
Leona left. and lamis twiddled her thumbs. and wondering about every aspect of such a thing. ruby her closest sister... in love with her and Lester? the more she thought about it, the more she thought it could work if they all talked about it.
yeah... yeah... it is simple. so why did she feel scared all of a sudden?
Lamis and Ruby sat on the porch.
by now Lamis now knew how ruby felt.
things were kinda her and there.
but right now ruby was just glad lamps didn't fully reject the idea.
both were eating pizza with cans of Big Blue soda.
they were just having a second or third bite when Lugosi running like that terminator dude sped from the sidewalk and turned the corner, running up the steps, and started babbling nonsense.
"whoa. whoa. deep breaths. and talk slower."
Lugosi was bend over-breathing in much-needed air. then looked at his sisters and said-
"Priest fight, at the church parking lot!"
ruby stood up with pizza and coke in hand.
"PRIEST FIGHT?! HOLY SHIT!"
Lamis leaps over the steps and waved her arm forward.
"c'mon! we hadn't seen a priest fight in a hot minute!"
ruby raised her coke and pizza and howled.
"LET GOOOOOOOO!"
Lugosi, Lamis, and Ruby rushed to the scene before it was too late.
when they got there. there were a few by standards. they saw father Scott having McCullen in a headlock
"Ohh, you cheap cheating bastard!"
the Scotsman cursed.
they were on the ground. trying to get the upper hand on each other. Lugosi looked at his sisters.
"McCullen finally pissed off good ol' father Scott. he called him out on his secret relationship with that big black fat chick."
Lamis double take.
"huh?! how do you know?"
the son of lucy and lincoln shrugged.
"I caught them doing at it in the church restroom."
they didn't need to know that.
"kick his arse"
said father Scott's niece.
"Kick his arse for the lord!"
she was drunk.
Scott managed to lift the protestant and gave him the DDP knocking him out cold. father Scott lifted his fists and everyone cheered.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!"
everyone turned and gasped.
"It's the pope! scatter!"
everyone bolted in different directions all except the three loud children, Scotty's chick, and a drunken bisexual niece. Scott looked down at his own feet. feeling guilty like a child caught with his hands in the cookie jar.
he walked forward and gave father Scott the eye.
"is it true? have you been making whoopie with this Ebony woman?"
Scott nodded.
"yes sir. I have. but only because i have fallen in love."
the pope narrowed his eyes. and leaned forward, Scott leaned back.
"Oh thank god!"
he said loudly.
"if it were a child we would have to banish you from ever preaching again"
Scott blinked.
"come again?"
the pope smacked his back and laughed.
"Hey, as long as she's older it's all good."
he turned and looked at the protestant who twitched.
"nice pile driver by the way."
Lamis, ruby, and Lugosi had seen enough and decided to leave the scene.
TO BE CONTINUED.
leona's design: tmntfan85/art/Leona-Loud-860623452