It was four o'clock when Andy checked his phone. Despite the middle being a bit of a bumpy patch, his practice session went well for the most part. After he and Luna talked things out the session was much more comfortable for the both of them. There was a big improvement with the boy's performance. While he did make some mistakes, the purple rocker didn't cringe or seem uncomfortable and that in turn made the guitarist-in-training feel more comfortable about trying to improve himself. Eventually a couple hours passed with two friends having nothing but fun.

After checking his phone, Andy set the guitar he was practicing with down. "This much time has passed?" he asked and then showed his friend the time.

"Oh wow. I didn't think we were going that long." Luna said. "So how are you feeling? You feel like you did better?"

The boy nodded. "Yeah I feel comfortable about how I did. Though my fingers are aching."

The Loud girl chuckled. "That's to be expected bro. But since you said that I think we should continue on another day."

"Sounds good, teach." the boy agreed. "I think my mom will come to get me soon so its a good stopping point."

The teens started to get the amps and move them back into Luna's room. During that time Andy felt his phone vibrate but couldn't see what it was till after he put the amp he was carrying into the room. He looked at his phone and saw it was a text message from his mother.

Mom- (Mijo I just got a flat tire. It's losing air so I have to take it to get patched. Ask your friend if you can stay a bit longer.)

After reading the message, Andy sighed feeling bad for his mother and her wallet. Luna entered the room with the last amp and noticed the boy put away his phone.

"Whats up?" she asked.

"Ah...my mom just got a flat tire and she'll probably be at the car shop for a while." he said. "Do you mind if I extend my stay?" he asked.

"No problem dude!" she said. "You can chill out here. I'm just gonna put away the stools and get the rest of the stuff from the garage." the rocker finished. She then left the room, leaving Andy by himself.

The boy sat down on the bean-bag chair and began typing a reply to his mother. However as he did so he felt like he was being watched. He looked around to see if Luna had come back or if Luan was hiding but he didn't see anyone. When he looked back at his phone he felt that there was someone there in the room with him. He looked back up but saw that he was still alone. So he looked back on his phone, finishing the text and sending the message when...

"Excuse me."

Andy jumped and yelped at the sound of the voice. He looked to his right and saw a little black haired girl, dressed in all black, had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The boy was at a loss of words but the girl continued to talk.

"Sorry to bother you but do you know where Luna is?" asked the girl.

"Uh… she went to the garage." the boy answered. "Did you need help with something?"

The goth was silent for a moment but then spoke. "I was hoping I could get her advice on what songs I should listen to for inspiration. I..." she stopped speaking. She didn't want to annoy the teen about her hobbies.

"What kind of songs are we talking about?" asked Andy getting a bit curious about what the little girl was seeking.

"Dark, grim songs. Songs of despair and darkness." the girl said.

The young man thought about some songs for a while. When he finished thinking he asked the girl a question. "Do you know about Noir Coven?"

The girl shook her head although Andy wasn't surprised at this fact. The band wasn't really relevant in modern times but the youth thought maybe it should be worth mentioning to the goth.

"They're an old rock band but maybe you should check them out. They tend to have a dark music style. As for songs the ones I can think of that are pretty dark are Metal Mortal, Fearful and War Lords, though you might want to check up with Luna."

"Okay. I'll do that." replied the goth. "Thank you Andy."

Andy tilted his head in confusion. "How did you know my name?" he asked.

"I've been watching you a few times today." she said nonchalantly. "Good luck with the guitar practice." the goth finished and then she exited the room.

Andy could do nothing but sit there flabbergasted by his encounter with the gloomy Loud. He simply stayed seated on the bean-bag chair, not making a single peep until his friend came back.

A few minutes after he told Luna about his encounter with the sister who he came to know as Lucy, Andy had received another message from his mother. He pulled out his phone and was surprised at what he read. Luna say the boy read the message multiple times, wondering what went wrong.

"Everything alright?" the rocker asked.

"My mom just told me that the car shop is filled. She says she might be there for a couple of hours." the boy answered.

"Bummer dude." replied Luna. "Well since you're gonna be here for a while what do you want to do?"

"You mind if we watch TV?" Andy suggested to which his friend agreed.

The teens left the room and went downstairs to the living room. In there Luna's oldest sister was sitting there, still texting on her phone. When Andy saw the eldest Loud sibling he wondered if she even moved an inch from the last time he saw her.

"Hey sis. You mind if we watch something on TV?" Luna asked.

"No, go ahead." blonde said, not looking away from her phone.

The two teens sat on the couch with Luna sitting next to her sister and Andy sitting on the edge of the couch next to his friend. The rocker turned on the TV and flipped through the channels until she saw that one channel was playing a documentary about a rock band called The Gates. The rock fans sat there watching the documentary for a while until the older sister randomly spoke up.

"So I heard some music playing. You also a guitarist Andy?" asked elder Loud.

"N-no I'm just learning how to play one. Luna is teaching me." responded Andy.

"I see," the blonde said, still glued on her phone. "How did you and Luna meet?"

"We had a few classes together. Remember when I told you about the guy who asked me to be my friend?" Luna asked.

Luna's sister stopped texting for a moment and turned to look at the two younger teens. She wore a surprised look on her face. "Are you telling me that Andy is…?"

"Correctamundo. Andy was the one who asked me to be his friend." Luna said.

After hearing her sister confirm her question, the blonde had gleam in her eyes. "Luna! Why didn't you tell me this sooner? So this is the guy!" the eldest Loud then locked eyes with Andy. "When Luna told me about you asking her to be her friend I thought it was literally the most adorable thing ever!"

Andy sat there, not knowing what to say in response to the Loud's thrilled reaction. "Uh...thank you?"

"This is so exciting! I need to tell Leni about this!" the girl said.

"Lets not do that, Lori. I think you're already getting Andy a bit flustered." interjected Luna.

"Alright I'll tell her later." said Lori but didn't end it there. "But you got to tell me everything! Leave no detail behind!"

The duo began to tell the tale of how they met. The tones of both stories were different. When Andy told his side, he felt embarrassed due to the awkward nature of how they first noticed each other in their history class. Luna side wasn't so embarrassing but she was happy about telling how she met Andy.

"Ahhh this reminds me of when I met Bobby." Lori mused. "He was really awkward when we first met but he was really sweet." the eldest Loud then made a dreamy sigh.

"Who's Bobby?" Andy asked his friend quietly.

"Lori's boyfriend." Luna answered.

"Speaking of I need to call Bobby. He should be done with his shift." Lori said but before she got up she leaned into Luna's ear. "I like him. You've made a good friend, Luna. Keep helping him with the lessons." she whispered then gave her sister a smile. "I'll see you around, Andy." the blonde said as she made her way to the stairs.

"Y-yes. Nice meeting you Lori." Andy said.

Luna couldn't help but have a satisfied smile at what her sister said. Despite her bossy demeanor Lori did always look out for her siblings and for her to compliment the rocker's decision to befriend Andy was something worth appreciating.

"Whatcha smiling about?" Andy inquired curiously.

"Oh its nothing." Luna replied, still smiling.

After watching the documentary for an hour Andy decided to check on his phone. His mother was still waiting for the car's tire to be patched. He heard the sound of a car doors opening and shutting. A few seconds after that, a blonde woman entered the house. The boy knew that she was the Loud kid's mother.

"Kids!" Mrs. Loud called. "Come and help your father with the groceries. We don't want him to sprain his back again."

Most of the Loud children went out to help their father. Luna on the other hand waited for her siblings to clear through before she got up. The rocker went to her mother to explain the situation. Andy was hesitant to follow her but did since he thought it'd be rude not to introduce himself.

"Mom," Luna began. "I know this is sudden but my friend here has to kinda hang here for a bit. His mom's in the car shop getting a tire patched. You and Dad won't mind will you?"

Mrs. Loud looked over at Andy, who was standing a behind Luna. She then turned to her daughter with a sweet smile.

"Of course not sweetie!"

"Thanks Mom! I'll go tell Dad then." said Luna. She then went outside to help with the groceries, leaving Andy with the Loud's matriarch.

"Um….I-I'm Andy." the boy said shyly.

"Hi Andy. I'm Mrs. Loud." the woman introduce herself. "I'm sorry to hear about your mother's car trouble. I hope it gets fixed soon. In the mean time try to enjoy yourself here."

"T-thank you, Mrs. Loud." Andy stammered, fidgeting a bit.

"You are very welcome Andy." Mrs. Loud responded. "Are you hungry? We're going to be making dinner after we get the groceries in."

"Oh n-no! I'm not hun-" Andy's attempt to decline was cut short by the grumble of his stomach.

There was a bit of a pause between the two before another grumble was made. Mrs. Loud let out a small chuckle.

"We'll make some food for you does that sound good?" she asked.

"Thank you..." The boy agreed, blushing with embarrassment.

Mrs. Loud smiled and left to help get the groceries. Andy then felt a need to go to the bathroom so he went upstairs. After he was done the boy exited out of the bathroom but when he did he stepped on something. He looked down to see that he accidentally stepped on a white rabbit plush.

"Hey!"

The boy turned to see a little blonde girl wearing a pink gown and a tiara. Despite having an adorable attire she sported an unpleasant scowl.

"What are you doing to Mrs. Hopper!?" she screeched.

"S-sorry..." Andy began but was cut off by the girl.

"How dare you do this!" the girl spoke, not hiding her anger. "LANA!" she yelled.

Just then another blonde girl, wearing a green shirt, blue overalls and a red hat, quickly came to the first one's call out of one of the rooms. When he saw her, Andy noticed that the two little girls were actually twins. This thought was cut short by the next thing he heard.

"GET EM!"

Oh sh- Andy was thinking but then got tackled by Lana and fell with a loud thud. The little girl was holding the young man down with little effort. She then took out some rope and began tying the boy up.

"Got him all tied up, Lola. What should we do?" asked Lana.

"Put him in the slammer!" replied Lola.

The tomboy nodded and began to drag Andy into their room. Once in they put him inside of a jail made out of a cardboard box. Then the twins stood in front of the jail.

"Alright dirtbag!" spoke the girly twin. "Why did you step on Mrs. Hopper?"

"I….uh" the boy stammered not knowing what to say.

"She asked you a question inmate!" spoke the other twin.

"It… it was an accident. I was going into the bathroom but then I stepped on your plu-"

"MRS. HOPPER!" screamed Lola.

"Sorry!" Andy said flinching at the girl's anger "Mrs. Hopper," he corrected himself. "But it really was an accident. You got to believe me!" the boy exclaimed.

"Not a chance!" responded Lana. "What do we do sis?" she asked.

"I think he needs to be punished." said the princess coldly. "Bring out the beast!"

"Wha-?" Andy said but then saw Lana walk to, what he assumed, her bed.

Lana knelt down and said, "El Diablo! Time to eat!"

The boy sat there nervous about what the beast is. He heard some movement under the tomboy's bed but hoped that it wouldn't come out. His hopes were ignored when a rather big snake came out from under the bed.

Andy turned to his wardens hoping he could reason with them. "W-w-wait! You don't have to do this. I'm sorry about stepping on Mrs. Hopper. I'll make it up to you I swear!"

"Too late pal! Say your prayers!" spoke Lola.

El Diablo has finally reached the prison, there was no more time for Andy. The snake rose up and met the boy on eye level. Andy sat there trembling at the sight of the reptile eyeing him down. He closed his eyes expecting the worse when…

"What are you two doing?"

Andy opened his eyes to see a white haired boy came into the room. He didn't know who the kid was but was nonetheless thankful for his arrival.

"We were just playing with Luna's friend, Lincoln."answered Lola.

Lincoln narrowed his eyes, not convinced at all. "So why is he tied up and why was Lana's snake going to bite him?"

"El Diablo just wanted to say hi!" Lana argued. "I wouldn't let him bite anyone!"

"That still doesn't explain why you have Luna's friend tied up." he once again inquired. When he didn't get an answer he sighed. "Just untie him please."

Lana shrugged and began untying Andy while Lola attempted to tell her brother that he was overreacting. Once he was free, Andy got out of the cardboard prison and followed the Louds out to the hall. The twins made their way down stairs but Lincoln stopped Andy.

"I'm sorry about that. My sisters can pretty rude to visitors."

Andy shook his head. "It's alright. Luna did tell me about her sisters….uniqueness." the boy made a chuckle. "Oh...I'm Andy by the way. Thank you for helping me." the boy said extending his hand.

"It's nice to met you Andy! I'm Lincoln." the white haired boy introduced himself, returning a firm handshake.

"Having ten sisters must be something." Andy said.

Lincoln smiled and gave a light laugh. "It has its ups and downs. But in the end I'm happy to have them."

Andy couldn't help but smile. Despite only meeting him for a couple of minutes the young man immediately has taken a liking to Lincoln. The boy's heard lots of activity going downstairs, presumably the Loud's getting ready for dinner.

"I should help out." said Lincoln. The white haired boy then proceeded down the stairs.

"Ah-Lincoln." Andy called out catching the younger boy's attention. "I'll help out if that's alright." the young man offered to which the Loud boy accepted.

After helping set up the table, Andy was sitting with the Louds having dinner, between Luna and Lincoln. The Loud dinner was a chicken lasagna, two bowls filled with salad and two baskets filled with garlic bread. Although Luna told the young man about how great her father's cooking was, he was surprised by how great it tasted.

"So Andy," Mr. Loud spoke. "Luna tells me that you came from Nebraska with your mother. How do you like Royal Woods?"

Andy gulped his food down and wiped his mouth before he responded. "It's nice. I was really nervous at first but I like it here."

"That's good to hear." Mr. Loud said. "It's nice to see some new faces. By the way…." he began saying putting his fork and knife down. "Luna also tells me you like classic rock."

"Yes that's correct Mr. Loud." Andy replied but was curious as to why the Loud father brought that up. "Do you like classic rock Mr. Loud?"

Mr. Loud's eyes beamed after he heard the question. "Yes! I love classic rock. In fact I'm in a band myself!"

"Honey, I don't think this is the time for that." Mrs. Loud interjected.

"Don't worry Rita," Mr. Loud "I won't bust out the cowbell."

"Cowbell?" Andy asked, tilting his head.

"Pop-star here plays the cowbell in his band, The Clang." Luna explained.

"I see." the young man said. "I bet you can do a mean cowbell cover of Azul Clam Sect's Don't Agitate the Banshee, Mr. Loud."

"Oh," the Loud patriarch giggled. "I can wish." Mr. Loud said blushing with modesty.

Andy and Luna both chuckled at the elderly man's humbleness. Rita shook her head but was smiling at her husbands behavior. During this the young man reached for another piece of garlic bread however at the same time Lincoln reached for the same piece.

"Sorry… You can take it." said Lincoln.

Andy declined. "No you can have it."

Lincoln hesitated but grabbed the bread anyways. After he grabbed it he then ripped it in half from the middle, giving one part to Andy.

"You didn't have to do that." the older boy told the Loud with a bit of a smile.

"I know but it felt like the right thing to do." Lincoln replied returning the smile.

Andy thanked the boy and proceeded to eat the garlic bread. As he ate the young man was feeling a sensation within him. It was as if he was having a regular dinner with his mother. He didn't feel nervous or shy he felt like he was right at home.

"Lana chew with your mouth closed!" spoke Lori. "Nobody wants to see your food flying out of your mouth it's literally disgusting!"

Well it's kinda like being at home. Andy mused, chuckling to himself.

Once they were done eating dinner, the Louds and Andy went to the living room to watch TV. After a few minutes of watching Andy had received a message from his mother, telling him that the car's tire was fixed and that she'll be coming to get him.

"Everything ok, Andy?" asked Luna.

"Yeah my mom got the tire patched and she's coming to get me." answered Andy.

"You're leaving? But we just started to watch this movie!" Lincoln interjected.

"Now Lincoln you must understand that Andy and his mother haven't seen each other for the entire day." Mrs. Loud told her son. "They need some family time."

The Loud boy whined a bit but knew what his mother said was true. However Andy knew what to say to cheer the boy up.

"I'll come back some time soon Lincoln so don't be too disappointed."

"Before you go Andy let me give you some of the leftover lasagna." Mr. Loud said. "Your mom must've had a rough evening so to make it easier we'll give her something to eat for tonight. It'll be our treat." he finished getting up and heading to the kitchen.

"Andy's leaving?" asked Luan. "I was hoping I could show him Mr. Coconuts. I'm sure he'd like him!" then the comedian pulled out a dummy out.

"Wood he though?" asked the dummy, to which Luan laughed.

The family all groaned at the jokster's joke. On the other hand Andy chuckled.

"Andy doesn't want to see that thing!" Lola told her older sister. "He wants to see my collection of tiaras!"

"No he wouldn't he's a guy." Lana interjected. "Besides he'd rather see my lizards and snakes!"

"Your snake probably scared him!" Lincoln countered. "I know Andy would rather look at my comics."

Soon all the Loud siblings, sans Luna, argued about what Andy wanted to see. They didn't argue too long because Rita managed to calm them down. Andy on the other had was perplexed as to why he became so popular. Mr. Loud had came back with the leftovers in disposable container.

"Here you go!" Mr. Loud said, handing the leftovers to Andy. "Hope your mom enjoys them."

"I'm sure she will. We both have similar taste in food." Andy replied beaming.

Within a few minutes Andy felt his phone vibrate. It was time for him to go home. He got up with the container in hand.

"She's here." he told the Louds. "It was nice meeting you all. Thank you for dinner and having me over."

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Andy." Mrs. Loud responded. "We hope you will be able to visit us again."

"I will, Mrs. Loud." the boy promised.

Andy then walked towards the door and opened it but not before he bid everyone a good night with the Louds doing the same. Andy walked down the porch steps but heard the door open up. Luna had stepped outside to see him off.

"I almost forgot, dude." Luna said. "When should we do the next practice sesh?"

Andy thought about it and then an idea hit him. "How about we practice in the mornings at school before class so that way I can remember the lessons."

"Hey that's a pretty good idea! Maybe Sam and the others might help!" the rocker agreed.

"Alright. See you on Monday. Good night, Luna." Andy said.

"Good night, Andy." Luna replied.

The Loud watched her friend walk to his mother's car and see them drive off. She replayed the whole day in her mind and concluded that it was a good day. Luna then walked towards the door but when she entered the house and closed the door she saw her family all looking at her with glimmers in their eyes.

"Whats up dudes?" Luna asked.

"Luna why didn't you tell us?" asked Lola in an excited tone.

After hearing that question, the rocker thought back to the last time she heard that. Once she connected the dots she looked at Lori. The eldest Loud sister could only mouth the words 'I'm sorry' in a sheepish manner.

All Luna could say was "Oh maaan..."