A New Addition
Hey Readers! I'm here to bring you a new story for your enjoyment! Despite the characters used, the rating on this story will remain as is stated. Now without further ado, Enjoy!
Why Hello There.
"Ugh! Are we there yet?" Lemy asked as he groaned for the tenth time that minute. The Louds had been invited out to a rather unexpected trip to New York City and while it was normal for Leni and Lola to visit the city for their Fashion Shows, no one was expecting to have the entire Loud family come along. Then again, they had been told it was all expense paid...
"Lemy, shush. We'll get there when we get there," Lyra stated as she gave her younger brother a stern look.
Truth be told, everyone in the limo was understanding the young brunettes feelings of boredom. The two rock kids knew how terrible the traffic in the state was, having visited a couple of times with their mom, but that was on a tour bus that had room. The two brunettes were in a limo with their many other family members and to put it frankly, they were packed like sardines in the vehicle.
Ever since getting from the airport, the gaggle of Louds were only able to take in the sights before them from the windows or listen to one of their aunts bring up a story of when they were in the city for one reason or another.
The ride continued for a while longer before they were all given their saving grace of the limo stopping and their door opened by a finely dressed doorman.
Quickly filing out, everyone followed the leader of the pack, Lincoln, into the rather expensive hotel and directly to the front desk. Almost immediately, a couple of the kids and adults were taken aback by the decor of the building. A few of the others however, such as Loan, were merely trying to make themselves as small as they could to avoid the gazes of the more sophisticated appearing guests.
"Hi, we're here to check in," Lincoln stated calmly as he gave the receptionist a smile.
"Ah, of course. And what is the name of the reservation?" the young woman asked kindly, easily returning the smile.
"Loud."
The woman typed the name into the computer but looked back up at the white-haired man with a slight frown, "I apologize sir, there doesn't seem to be a room reserved under that name."
"Really? Well, how about Finley?"
The woman typed again and gave the same response to him before he subtly looked back at his family before leaning in close and muttering one more name for her to try, a slight pink dusting his cheeks as he did so. "Try...Snowbunny..." he muttered under his breath, gaining a slight giggle from the receptionist before she tried the name.
"Ah, yes. There it is, reserved the Presidential Suite for one Snowbunny," she responded with a smile as she began to gather the room keys for the man.
Lincoln let out a small breath that he was holding, having been worried that one of his sisters had heard the name he had given and to his surprise they hadn't, but Lupa had. The man stared down at his white-haired daughter who was giving him a smug grin. Her canines flashing up at him as she did so but before she could speak, the receptionist cut in.
"There you are, enjoy your stay. Damien will take your bags to your room," she said, gesturing over to the man who had begun to load the luggage onto the bell cart. With a nod, Lincoln took the room keys and started to follow his family and the Bellman.
With a roll of her eyes, Lupa followed behind everyone, taking in the sights of the lush hotel. Her gaze was caught by something however, a head of white hair. Stopping in her tracks, the young girl looked at the back of a sharply dressed man's head as he walked amongst the group of other sharp dressed men. Lupa looked off to where her family had been walking, confirming that Lincoln was with them.
Turning back, the white-haired girl saw that the sharply dressed men entered a room. The white-haired one of them holding the door before starting to walk in but stopping short. Turning towards where he felt a pair of eyes on him, the two made eye contact. As they did, Lupa took a good look at his face.
The man looked at her with a raised eyebrow and smug grin before turning and walking into the room with the others. Thinking through the details of his face, she shook her head and made her way back to her family as they began to file into the elevators.
The ride up wasn't too loud all things considered but it was clearly filled with everyone talking about how excited they were at knowing they were staying in a place that seemed to have everything they want in it. After the relatively short ride, they were escorted into their room and their luggage was placed gently on the beds before Damien took his leave.
"Alright, everyone," Lincoln called aloud, grabbing everyone's attention, "Sleeping arrangements are the same as home. Don't break anything. And make sure you let us know if you leave the room without us," he said, earning nods from some and 'whatevers' from others as he made the base rules to follow.
Getting settled in, the Louds easily began to go about their own ways. Everyone having gotten a bed with their usual roommates or the mother and easily began to just relax.
Lupa however, was still stuck on what she saw in the lobby a few minutes ago. While she had always been under the impression that she just was unluckily born with her father's hair color and that no one else in the world had it, unless they were elderly. Down in the lobby though, she clearly saw a young man with white hair and blue eyes, a hair color that she had and an eye color that was common amongst her siblings. While the young emo was contemplating this, she had failed to notice the look of concern adorning her older sisters face.
Liby looked up from her book as she noticed that Lupa hadn't said much since they had gotten to the hotel. Not out of place given the fact that she usually either didn't say much or gave rather snarky and smug statements to people and at the moment it was the former. The former however, seemed to have more to it than just lack of wanting to converse.
"Something on your mind, Lupa?" the autumn haired girl asked. The question seemed to shake the girl from her thoughts as she looked over at the private eye.
"Nah, it's nothing. Just bored," Lupa said with a shrug. The young private eye knew there was more to that than her younger sister was letting on, and while Liby was all for leaving Lupa to her own devices when she wasn't being snarky or cynical, in this instance though, she felt the need to push her a bit.
"Can't be nothing if its got you staring off into space. C'mon sis, you can trust me," Liby said, gently setting her book down and looking at her younger roommate.
Sighing heavily, since she knew Liby wasn't about to drop this until there was violence, Lupa told the autumn-haired teen about who she saw in the lobby. Liby couldn't help but feel intrigued by the information given, having even gotten out her notepad to take notes.
"Interesting...you sure that's exactly what you saw? Maybe it was just the lighting of the lobby" the teen said, having gone full detective.
"What? Am I sure that I saw a guy with white hair and white eyebrows in the lobby? Or am I sure that I saw a younger Lincoln down in the lobby wearing a suit?" Lupa asked as a look of annoyance crossed her face, causing Liby to put her hands up in surrender.
"Alright, alright, sheesh. I was just making sure," Liby said before pouring over her notes again. After a few moments however, an idea struck her, causing her to look up at her sister again. "Maybe this guy's related to us," she said, grabbing Lupa's attention quickly.
"That makes sense. Lincoln was a rolling stone, it'd make sense he'd spread the love outside of Michigan," the young emo said before thinking on the matter for a bit longer. After contemplating the info, the white haired girl began to make her way over to the door but was stopped by Liby.
"Where are you going?"
"To ask Daddy Dearest if he's ever been here before."
"Wait!" Liby cried, scrambling off the bed and making her way over, "We can't just ask him, we need to dig a bit more into this before we come to a conclusion."
"It'd be easier to just ask, Libs. Besides, I doubt he's even in the hotel anymore, looked like he was here for a meeting or something."
Liby merely began to contemplate something before snapping her fingers and turning to open the door. Making her way across a small hallway, Lupa not too far behind, the teen knocked on a shut door. After a moment or so, it was pulled open slightly and a pair of blue eyes peered out before their owner spoke.
"Uh...yes?" came the nervous voice of Loan Loud as she looked down to her sister.
"Hey, Loan. How's the room?" Liby asked casually, making the blonde woman give her a look of complete confusion.
"It's nice, I guess..." she answered, adding a meek, "...still wish I was home though..." Shaking her head lightly, Loan turned back to her sister and asked, "Is there something you needed?"
"Just the answer to a simple question, then we'll be out of your hair."
"O-okay..?"
"How long does Aunt Lori's business meetings usually last?"
"W-what? I...uh...I don't know..." Loan answered before thinking a bit on it, "Usually like...a couple of hours, I think...why?"
"Just wanted to know. Thanks, Loan!"
"Uh...y-yeah," the woman answered before shutting the door back.
Turning to Lupa, Liby smiled and said "We've got a time frame, so he's most likely still in the lobby where you last saw him."
"Okay, and..?"
"And that means we've got time to get down there and figure out who this guy is and be back up here before anyone's the wiser."
"Why would we- you know what? Screw it," Lupa said, simply giving Liby full control of the situation. With a small smile and nod, the older teen began to lead them to the door to begin their search.
Just as the two made their way over to the front door, however, there was a knock coming from it.
Pausing for a moment in slight surprise, since neither of them knew why someone would be knocking if they had a room key, Liby decided to step forward and open it slightly.
Standing on the other side of the object were several people all dressed to the nines in business wear. There was an older man amongst the group of young to middle aged adults that stepped forward. "Why, hello there young lady," he said with a bit of an Italian accent laced into his voice.
"Good afternoon, Sir. May I ask what brings you to my room?" Liby asked politely, taking a moment to move Lupa behind her just in case something happened. While normally the white-haired preteen would say something snappy at her for that kind of treatment, the girl knew that Liby was just playing it safe.
"We're here looking for Snowbunny. I have some business with him that needs to be discussed, could you get him for me?" The man asked.
"Uh, sure. One moment please," Liby said before shutting the door. The teen slowly turned around with a wide eyed expression, as if she had just witnessed something terrifying.
"What was that about?" Lupa asked, confused by the girls reaction.
"Mafia..." Liby whispered out.
"What was that?"
"Mafia...that was the mafia. I just spoke to the Don of the Mafia," Liby stated before looking at her sister. "Who's Snowbunny? Dad?" the braces wearing girl asked, receiving a nod from the emo.
"Welp, I'll go get him. You can stay here and panic," Lupa said, spinning on her heel and making her way deeper into the suite to find the aforementioned man.
"Who was at the door, Beebuns?" asked the sudden voice of the family spook, Lucy Loud.
"Just some suit wearing Italians," Lupa stated calmly as she continued her search for the white haired man. It didn't take the girl long to find him as he was lying on his bed with his sketchpad in hand as he was filling the page with a random doodle. Seeing one of his daughters in the doorway however, tore him away.
"Oh hey, Lupa. What's up?"
"Some people are here to talk to you, Snowbunny."
Cringing slightly at the nickname, Lincoln asked, "Who are they?"
"The Mafia," the preteen said as a bright smile encompassed her face. The smile was only made brighter when she saw the color drain from Lincoln's face as he threw his sketchpad to the side and make his way out of the room.
Making his way to the front door, Lincoln moved Liby gently off of the door that she had pressed herself onto and upon opening it, the man spoke anxiously to the group.
"H-Hello, may I help you?"
"Well I'll be damned..." came the response of a middle aged man as he took in Lincoln's face.
"Why yes, Snowbunny, you can help us. There's something you and I need to discuss in private," the leader of the group said calmly.
"Well then, please, come in."
"No need, we won't be long. Since I want to speak to you privately, my people will stay here, while you and I have our little chat elsewhere."
Lincoln swallowed heavily at that statement but before he could argue or even speak, a majority of the group barged their way into the suite. They all began to get comfortable in living area while Lincoln merely got his shoes and room key, after being told to leave everything else. The two left soon after while the dressed up individuals began to talk amongst themselves.
To say the rest of the Louds were surprised at the sight would've been an understatement. Hearing a cacophony of unfamiliar voices in the suite had caused the kids to feel the need to investigate. One by one, they all began to look in at the sight and while some were indifferent or anxious at the sight, one person was not.
"Why hello there, Leia Loud at your service," the blonde introduced herself as she sat down next to a pair of adults, the two pausing their conversation to turn to her in confusion. Before either of them could say anything however, she cut in, "Oh my! Is that a Galvanni suit?" she asked, trying to get in with the obviously wealthy guests.
"It is...?" stated a rather confused, tattooed man. Before he could say anything else though, a cry of anguish was heard.
"Oh My Gosh! Galvanni?!" cried Leni as she ran into the living area. "Are all of you wearing Galvanni?!" the tall blonde asked the now surprised guests, all of whom were giving either small nods or looks of worry.
"'Ey, Blondie," said a gruff, female voice as one of the guests walked up to Leni. The blonde in question saw a voluptuous, brunette in a rather well made suit, walk up to her in clear annoyance. "We're tryin' to relax 'ere," she said, her accent a bit heavier than one would assume she had.
"Oh My Gosh! You're gorgeous!" Leni cried out, taking the woman's face in her hands. "Why would such totes cute people wear Galvanni?!" the fashionista cried but before anything else could be said though, another voice cut in.
"Uh, mommy?" asked the small voice of Bed, Leni's youngest. Letting go of the woman's face, Leni crouched down to her daughters level.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie! Mommy got a little excited. We can go now," Leni said, scooping the small girl into her arms and making her way out of the suite with Liena close behind. The brunette, who had been handled as such by the blonde, merely fixed her suit before going back to her seat.
"So what'd Lincoln do this time?" asked Lori as she cautiously observed the guests.
"Don't know, but if what Lupa and Liby said has any weight to it, Linc might've somehow pissed off some not-so-nice people," answered Luna as she watched on casually.
The atmosphere in the room had gained only a light amount of tension, mostly from the rather concerned moms in the suite. Some of the kids however, had taken an interest in talking to the guests about various innocent things. Surprisingly though, the guests were more than happy to talk to them with equal amounts of joy.
After an hour or so had passed though, the front door could be heard opening. Soon, the pale face of Lincoln made itself known to the room, followed closely by the leader. What surprised the Louds however, was the fact that a third person had entered the suite behind the leader.
Standing there, for everyone to see, was a tall young man wearing a form fitted suit. His features were what was causing the surprise though, he had blue eyes, a light scar going from his left cheek to just above his brow line, and a beauty mark on his right cheek.
The most striking of his features though, was his snow white hair. A hair color that belonged to two other people in the room, Lupa and Lincoln.
"Kids," Lincoln began, "This is Toby."
"He's your brother," The man added. The young man, Toby, looked over the room and soon made eye contact with Lupa and smiled. Making his way over to her silently, the eyes of the room on him as he did so before he spoke.
"Well at least I'm not the only one stuck with his white hair," he said with a small smile.
"Guess not," Lupa confirmed before extending her hand, "Lupa Loud."
He accepted her hand and shook it, "Tobias Finley, but you can call me Toby."
At the saying of his last name, Lori and Luna felt their eyes widen in recognition. While this was the first time the two had seen the kid, they easily recognized the surname, it belonged to a close friend of Leni's. Fiona Finley if they remembered correctly. Being so engrossed in their thoughts though, they missed the group of guests leave the suit and were only snapped out of it when the door shut.
A silence covered the room for a moment but was broken when Lupa spoke up, "Nice to know you spread the love outside of Michigan."
"Lupa!" exclaimed Lyra, the young woman beginning to scold the girl but stopped when she was cut off be a laugh. Looking over, everyone saw Toby merely laughing at the preteens statement before adding his own comments to it.
"That's putting it lightly!" Toby exclaimed as he laughed heartily.
"I don't think that's even a topic that should be joked about so lightly," Lyra stated, turning her attention to the new arrival.
Toby merely raised an eyebrow playfully at the brunette, "Calm down there, Feisty Pants. We're just making an observation, no need to get all authoritarian on us."
"I beg your pardon?"
"You may."
"I'm sorry?" Lyra asked in confusion at the response.
"You just said you wanted to beg for my pardon. So I gave you permission to beg," Toby stated simply, a smug half smile on his lips. The brunette, as well as almost everyone in the room, felt their jaws drop at the response. Lupa, one of the few that wasn't surprised, began to laugh.
"Oh man," she paused to breath, "I like this guy already!"
Aaaand that seems like a good place to leave off. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, had some difficulty writing the kids since some of their personality traits tend to change between headcanons. Let me know what you guys think, I actually want to make this into a full story. So until next time, Stay Tuned, Readers!