Ronnie Anne now realized the downside of living with a ridiculously large family. Being home alone meant that she can do anything she want without someone right here to rain on her fun, especially when her brother and mother often had to work late. Letting her do anything that she put her mind to like skateboarding in the house, play video games at max volume, and watch wrestling paperviews that she had charged to her papi's account. Before he passed, she doesn't like to talk about it.
Plus, no one would be around to hear her personal thoughts and pry into her life. But now living with a huge family privacy is basically nonexistent, she can barely make it the one bathroom the entire family uses. No wonder Lame-O was always looking exhausted. Now she finds herself getting dolled up by her older cousin and thrifter of the Casagrandes Carlota, with her assistants on hand.
"Scrub, eyeliner."
Carl handed her the eye liner, "Wait, did you just call me 'scrub'?"
"That's what the surgeon's assistant is called! Now hand me the eyeliner!" Carlota exclaimed through gritted teeth.
Carl grunted as he handed her the makeup product, "Why can't I be the surgeon?"
"Because this is a very delicate process converting a tomboy into a princess, and you have the concentration and precision of a wild monkey." she replied, her adolescent cousin hmphed.
"Is all this really necessary?" Ronnie Anne questioned as they worked on her.
"No talking!" Carlota said, "We have very little time to get you ready for your date with Lincoln, and it's a three hour drive to Royal Woods. CJ, blush." her plump brother handed it to her so she can apply it to their cousin.
"It's not an actual date, we're just hanging out. At a semi-formal school dance, nothing that special." Ronnie Anne claimed.
"Ronnie Anne, denial is not just a river in Egypt. Now quiet, all your yammering is messing up the application. So if you want to get this done sooner so you can make it on time, then make like a mime and shut it!" the suburban born girl did as she was told and let her cousin do her thing. "Breathe check." Ronnie Anne complied and breathed a little, this caused the others to gag.
"Forgot we had 13 different variations of tacos last night." CJ said as he fanned his watery eyes.
"And fish enchiladas for breakfast." Carl added while pinching his nose.
Ronnie Anne rolled her eyes, "Please, whatever comes out of Carlitos smells a lot worse."
Carlota, after getting her sight back, pulled out a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste "Hold her down, no way Lincoln is gonna want to kiss her with breath worse than the bathroom."
Ronnie Anne just sighed as she was getting forcibly dolled up and a dental cleaning, 'I can only imagine how Lame-O's sisters are dolling him up.'
(with Lincoln)
"Is all this really necessary?"
"YES!"
Lincoln sighed at that, he was getting the full treatment. With Lori fixing his hair, Leni getting his measurements for a new suit, Luna and Luan brushing and flossing his teeth, and the other sisters doing other things to get him spiffy much to his displeasure. "Come on guys, it's just a dance not my wedding!"
"That's not what you said during your caaaalll." Lola teasingly sang as she sprits a little man spray on his wrists. Lincoln deadpanned at that.
"Look Lincoln, we're not asking you to propose to Ronnie Anne tonight." Lori told him as she brushed down his hair, the little puff on the back left side of his head stubbornly staying up right. "But just try to have a little fun with her tonight, and if you and her somehow manage to kiss under the moonlight then so be it. Or if you both just stay friends after the night is done and you spend the rest of the night at the arcade, then that's fine too. But just keep an open mind, and don't be so scared of what pops up. Cause you tend to do that a lot."
"No I don't." Lincoln denied.
"Yes, yes you do." they all said at once.
6:45
(Knock, knock)
Lori squealed as ran towards the front door, to which she opened two reveal her boyfriend of 3 seasons of the show. Roberto Santiago, or Bobby for short. "Boo Boo Bear!" she instantly wrapped her arms around the Latino young man, whom embraced his blond haired bae. The two were dressed in the same outfits as their date at the Italian Mandarin place, when Lincoln, Clyde, and the sisters had assumed that Bobby was a multi-faced cheater.
"Nice to see you too, Babe." he chuckled.
"Did you get our reservation for tonight?" she asked as she removed herself from the embrace, internally wishing she hadn't.
"Already taken care of, but first we have to get our siblings situated." Bobby replied.
"Oh that's right." Lori blinked, "How did it go dolling up the little she-troll?"
"Not easy, have you ever tried to apply lipstick on a feral wolverine?" she giggled at the thought of someone trying to get make-up on Bobby's sister, she nearly lost a finger when she slept over one time before they moved. "But I think Little Loud will be quite surprised, bring him down while I get Ni Ni out of the car."
The two elder lovers separated to grab their siblings, whom had their eyes covered with blindfolds and were pushed by their families to the living room of the Loud House. When they were removed, their minds instantly shut off upon inspection.
What Lincoln saw was not the girl that was his on/off tormentor, but something from the highest peak of Heaven. Her raven black hair gently laid across her shoulders, held back with a sparkling red headband with a flower on the left side. Her dress a light purple sleeveless dress with a floral pattern, elbow length purple gloves, and black slip-ons. To his surprised her face was adorned with violet eyeshadow, slight blush, and sparkling red lipstick. To Lincoln she looked like a beautiful Latina angel.
Ronnie Anne had seen Lincoln in fancy stuff before, but this was beyond anything she'd seen him in. A dark blue tuxedo, orange dress shirt, hair slicked back. She'd never admit this to anyone, or herself, but anything that boy was in would send her to a nice and serene place. Normally she hates when that happens, but with Lincoln she was rather okay with it.
Both were sweaty and had huge blushes across their faces, both admiring the other's looks. Lincoln finally broke the uncomfortable silence with a light cough into his hand, "Uh, hey there Ronnie Anne. It's been awhile."
She silently gulped, "Um, yeah. It felt like months since we last saw each other in person. hehehe." she rubbed her arm nervously.
Lincoln looked away as his blush went brighter, "Y-y-y-you l-l-l-look … you look re-real-really... pretty tonight." she quickly turned around to hide the growing blush, she can hear her cousins and his sisters squealing at their expense.
She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, "Thanks …. hehe. You... look... pretty as well."
More awkward silence, Lincoln shyly offered a hand "So shall we get going?" Ronnie took a deep breath before slowly grabbing his hand.
"Sure, let's get this over with."
Sorry I'm late, have enough balls in the air at the moment.