Author's Note
The following chapters are an alternate, fanmade version of the Loud House episode "Really Loud Music" This is not an attempt to plagiarize the aforementioned episode.
A week has passed since Andy had a falling out with Luna. Ever since that day the boy's routine has changed drastically. In the mornings Andy went straight to class, during lunch he sat in the library and in study hall he sat at another table. Sam and the other's would talk to him when they ran into him in the halls but other than that he was mostly by himself. Andy didn't enjoy this solitude. He missed being around his friends but as he saw it there is no way he could return to them.
Andy was at his locker, putting some of his textbooks away. The school had ended and all the boy wanted to do was go home like he has been this past week. But as soon as he closed his locker he was stopped by a familiar face.
"Andy," Sam spoke "You mind coming to the library with me right now?"
"Sure." Andy responded. He figured he could spare some time for Sam.
As the two entered the library, Andy saw George and Ruth sitting at a table. He had an idea as to why he was brought here. Sam led the young man to the table where they took a seat.
"Hey guys." Andy greeted.
"Hey Andy. How you doin'?" George asked.
Andy didn't met his friends eyes. "I'm doing alright I suppose."
"So what have you been up to?" the brunette asked.
"Nothing much." Andy replied before finally looking up. "What's going on? Why are we all meeting here?"
"We just wanted to talk to you." Sam spoke up. "We don't see you much. It's…been different without you."
"It's no different then before you guys met me." the black haired boy said.
"But it is." Ruth finally spoke. "You're our friend. It was fun and lively when we were all together. Now its very quiet and pretty sad without you."
Andy felt the same way. His days were dull and uneventful. "I feel the same way. I miss you guys but I don't know if we can go back to the way things were."
"Why do you say that?" George asked with a worried look.
"You heard the things I said to Luna. I called her a sellout and a sham. And the thing is I still don't agree with her decision." Andy explained.
"You both said some harsh things to each other." Sam replied. "And I was hurt too when Luna said she made another song. But the thing is I respect her decision."
Andy furrowed his brow. "Why though Sam? She made a song behind our back."
"That's what friends do, Andy." the blonde rocker answered. "We support each other despite whatever disagreements we get into."
Andy didn't have an argument. What Sam said was right. In this case the young man didn't respect Luna's decision and look where it got him. He felt a sense of guilt about his actions and he wanted to set things right but how?
"You're right Sam. I want to patch things up but I don't even know if Luna would even bother to talk to me. After all she did say she didn't need a fake friend like me…"
"Actually." George interjected. "This past week Luna hasn't been herself. She's been more withdrawn and less energetic. I think she misses you too, Andy."
The Moreno boy felt even guiltier over what he heard. However at the same time it gave him some hope. There was still a chance to make things right between the two. Just as Andy was thinking about what to do next he felt his phone vibrate and looked to see that it was his mother messaging that sitting in the car waiting for him.
"I gotta go." Andy told the other's as he got up from his seat. "I'm…gonna try to talk to her soon. I hope we can make up."
"We hope so too." George replied.
"Thanks. I'll see you all tomorrow." Andy smiled. For the first time after the fight the boy felt like things were getting better. However he knew it was going to take more effort to make it so.
At the Moreno's house it was getting close to nighttime. Andy was thinking about his approach to reconcile with Luna while also watching some videos on the web. There were plenty of things that could go right and plenty that can go wrong when the boy apologizes. As much thought as he put into it he couldn't find a single answer. With a sigh, Andy got up and made his way to the living room, where his mother was watching a TV.
"Hey there buddy, finally decided to join me?" Ana greeted as her son sat down.
"Kind of." Andy answered. "You ever been in a fights before? With a friend?"
Ana nodded. "Plenty of times. It's just thing in life."
"How do you get back to being friends?"
"Why do you ask?" The older woman inquired, gaining some suspicion.
"Just curious is all." the young man bluffed. He didn't want let his mother know about the problem he was facing all he wanted was some advice.
"Hmmm." the boy's mother pondered. She knew there was more to what Andy said but didn't pry into it. "Well from what I've learned is that some times there are going to be disagreements and that's fine. What's important is to go past the disagreements and respect each other's differences. When you apologize actually mean it. Words may be words but sometimes you can give them meaning or weight."
Andy nodded as he heard his mother. It wasn't news to him but hearing from her gave it a meaningful perspective. "So one has to go to the other and talk it over?"
"Exactly." Ana replied.
"But what if they don't want to talk?"
"Then you really can't call them a friend can you?" the older Moreno retorted.
"I guess not." Andy answered quietly.
Ana watched her son's expressions and figured out something had happened between him and a friend of his. However she wasn't really worried. She knew her son made some good friends and that they wouldn't be so callous as to shun him.
"If you ask me I think you're fine. Whatever friend you've been fighting with will give you the time to talk things over, mijo."
"Wha- no!" Andy recoiled at the comment. "I wasn't asking for advice!"
Ana tilted her head and sprouted a smile. "No? But it sounded like you were."
"It was just a hypothetical question, Mom." Andy frowned not amused with his mother's teasing.
"Sure it was. I'll take your word for it." the older woman replied, still grinning ear to ear.
"Whatever I'm going back to my room." Andy grumbled.
The boy got up from the couch and went back to his room in an annoyed huff. Ana giggled over her successful jest over her son. Still once she was done she felt relieved that she could help her child with what ever bothered him. All she did now was hope that it goes well for him.
It was morning already and Andy went through all his morning routines with a pep in his step. He wanted to go talk to Luna as soon as he could. Once he made it to school, Andy went to his locker to trade some books out and then made his way to the music room. When he arrived he looked around but didn't see the Loud any where. He approached his friends who were surprised to see him there.
"Hey have you guys seen Luna around?" Andy asked.
"I haven't seen her." Sam answered.
"She might be running late or something." George spoke. "Why whats going on?"
"I was hoping I could catch her and talk things over." Andy replied.
"That's good!" Ruth cheered.
"Thanks Ruthie. I'm gonna wait here for her." Andy said.
The young man hung out in the music room with his friends waiting for Luna to arrive. As he talked to the others he's glanced at the door many times waiting for Luna to walk in at any moment however she never arrived. When the first class started Andy noticed that Luna wasn't there either and the teacher marked her absent. Andy had no clue as to where the purple rocker was at until during lunch he saw Lori and Leni at a table. Eager to know what happened to Luna, Andy approached the girl's sisters.
"Um hey L-Lori?" Andy spoke quietly. He was also in the presence of the older Loud's friends so it made him a bit shy.
"Hello Andy." Lori greeted however she seemed a bit subdued. "You're probably wondering where Luna is at."
"Ah yeah. Could we talk about it in private?" The young man asked.
"Sure." Lori agreed. "I'll be right back." The big haired blonde told her sister and friends.
The two walked to the closest hallway away from other students to talk. Before they started Lori made a worried sigh. Something had been bothering her which explained why she was serious when Andy approached her.
"So is Luna okay?" Andy inquired, getting to the point.
"Um…for the most part yes. She had to take the day off because the show she was auditioning for is happening tonight and they needed her to be in the performance hall today." Lori explained.
The young man made a confused look. "Why do they need her at the performance hall?"
"You didn't know?" The eldest Loud sister returned the puzzled expression. "Her song made it to the top five. She found out when she got home from school and told us about it."
"Er…I think she was too excited to let me or the other's know about it." Andy lied. He didn't want to let Lori know about the fight in fear that she might get angry at him.
"Yeah that was the case. She was so excited that she after she told us, she immediately went to the hall to met the judges as per the instructions on the email she received." Lori said. "But when she got back home…."
Lori had stopped speaking. She was holding something back which made Andy curious.
"What happened?"
Lori stayed silent for a bit until she started to speak. "She had her look changed, Andy. Like she was in a pink glittery dress and wearing a pink wig with a ponytail. She literally looked like one of those outlandish pop-stars."
Andy was in disbelief from what Lori told him. He couldn't believe it, he didn't want to but it was the unfortunate truth. "Why would she do that?"
"She said that it was a necessary choice." Lori replied.
The young man was still trying to process the information. Did Luna really change her style? More importantly was it a necessary choice? The more Andy thought about it the more he wanted to know why Luna changed.
"You said the show was tonight right?" Andy asked to which Lori nodded. "Have the tickets been sold out?"
"No there should be some seats left." the big haired blonde answered. "It starts at six."
"Okay. Thanks Lori. I'll see you tonight." Andy said.
As the boy went on his own way he formulated a plan. He was going to talk to Luna before the show and hopefully patch things up. And if he fails, he will tell her something that he has been keeping to himself for a long while.
The last bell of the day had rung and the highschool was flooded with teens leaving the school. Andy went straight outside of the school to wait for his mother to get him. After a few minutes the boy finally saw the car. When she parked, Andy quickly made his way to the car and once in he began to explain to his mother what the situation is.
"Mom, at six Luna is going to be singing at a hall for America's Next Hitmaker. I need to be there." Andy pleaded.
"Sure. We still have a little time to kill so lets get something to eat real quick." Ana replied.
Andy made a confused look. "That easy?"
"It's a big moment for her, silly. Of course you would want to be there."
Andy thought about it for a bit and shrugged it off. She was partially right anyways and it benefited him. After the two killed some time and got some burgers to eat, the Moreno's made it to the performance hall. Once in the two bought tickets and entered, Andy told his mother to wait for him and went to find the dressing rooms. After asking around, Andy finally found the dressing rooms and noticed a familiar man standing next to a door. Andy approached the man hoping that Luna was in the room.
"Excuse me." Andy spoke which got the man's attention.
"Yes can I help you, mate?" Chunk asked.
"Yes um…is Luna in this room? I'm a friend of hers."
"Oh right I remember you. The friend who visited her at Driftwood." The brit recalled. "Sorry chap she doesn't want to see anyone. She needs her concentration."
Andy bit his lip. This was gonna be a problem trying to convince the man to let him get through. Still he pressed on. "I get that she's gonna be on soon but I really need to talk to her."
Chunk shook his head. "No can do kid."
"Please I need to see her it's important." The young man begged.
"Look kid Luna told me to not let anyone come and disturb her. It's nothing against you I promise you that. I'm just doing what I'm told." Chunk laid it down to the boy.
Andy let out a frustrated sigh. It was like contesting against his mother. But he couldn't go back when he was already mere inches away from Luna. "I know that you're doing what Luna requested but I really really need to talk to her. Just for a minute. I promise I won't take that long. If it weren't important I wouldn't be here."
Chunk looked down and exhaled through his nose. "Ugh this kid." he muttered. "Fine I'll let you in but be quick about it."
Andy smiled and thanked Chunk as the latter opened the door to let the former in. Once in Andy immediately saw Luna, who had turned to see why the door opened. It was like Lori said. Luna had a pink wig on her, purple eyeshadow, red lipstick and white heart shaped earrings. She was wearing a pink sparkling dress, white go-go boots and gold bracelets. She looked nothing like the Luna Andy knew. The two met eyes for the first time in one week. Taking a deep breath Andy took a couple steps into the room.
"Andy?" Luna asked in a surprised voice before getting defensive. "What are you doing here?"
Andy had to collect his thoughts and used the right words. "I…wanted to see you."
"Why? So you can call me a sellout again?" Luna bitterly retorted.
"No that's not why I'm here. I came here to apologize."
"Apologize?" Luna repeated with a hint of suspicion.
Andy nodded. "I was…have been a prick this entire time. I didn't respect your decision to submit a different song and I said things that I shouldn't have said. I now know that I was in the wrong."
"I see." Luna responded choosing to not say anything.
"I just wanted to patch things up, Luna. This past week has been lonely for me. I missed how things were before…well you know." Andy continued hoping Luna would say something.
Luna nodded. "I appreciate the apology. Thank you."
Andy was getting a bad feeling. It seemed like Luna didn't care about what he was saying. He didn't want to believe it but the boy felt he had lost his friend. He felt a pit forming in his gut. In defeat Andy was about to leave but stopped for a moment. If this was the last time he and Luna would talk he decided to put all his cards on the table.
"Luna I have one more thing to say." Andy spoke again.
"Okay." Luna replied avoiding eye contact.
"I know this is going to sound weird especially give what happened a week ago but I've been holding this to myself before the fight. I've…I've…had feelings for you." Andy confessed.
Luna looked directly into Andy's eyes. She couldn't believe what she had heard. "Are…you serious?"
Andy nodded. "Yes ever since you and the other's played at Driftwood. I just didn't say anything because I was afraid that you wouldn't want to be my friend anymore. It's risky to tell you this give what's been going on but I'd rather tell you this now instead of holding it to myself and regretting it. Although it might not matter since this will probably be the last time we'll talk."
The room fell into silence. Andy had nothing else to say not that he thought it would matter. Luna was taking in everything. She wasn't defensive any more but the last thing that Andy said had worried her. However before she could say anything the door opened up and the two turned to look.
"'Scuse me for interrupting but the show is about to start soon. You gotta head out, Mate." Chunk told Andy.
The boy nodded and started to leave but before he got out of the door frame he looked back at Luna. "I hope everything works out for you Luna. I'll keep an eye out for you in the future." Andy smiled and then left.
Luna wanted to call her friend back but couldn't. In disappointment she walked to the mirror and looked at her reflection. The more she looked the more she felt ashamed. The woman in the mirror wasn't her real self, it was just a fake imitation.
"Andy's right…I am a sellout." Luna mumbled to herself.
The Loud girl sat down in her chair. She thought back to when she first met the judges and how they told her how her appearance didn't match with her song. That's when she changed into what she is now. She kept telling herself that this was necessary but now she knew that it was nothing more than a lie. The door opened once more and Chunk called for Luna.
"Its time luv." the older man said.
Luna sighed and got up from her chair. As she walked towards the door Luna began to think about Andy and his confession. Despite having his own concerns and fears about the outcome Andy still confessed his feelings. The act resonated within her. Luna stopped at the door way much to Chunk's confusion and then she looked up to her roadie.
"Chunk I need a favor to ask you."
Andy had left the dressing room area and was heading to met back with his mother. He had finally apologized to Luna and confessed his feelings. However he was more concerned about what would happen next. The youth wished he could talk to the Loud a bit longer but accepted that he'd have to wait till the next time they talked. When he made it back to the lobby he found his mother and they went in the theater.
"Did you see her?" Ana asked as they walked to their chairs
Andy nodded. "Yeah I managed to see her and wish her luck."
"That's nice of you to do. I saw the Loud's come in and I told them you went to see her." the older Moreno mentioned.
The young man didn't respond. He remembered how dispirited Lori was in school when he asked about Luna. Andy assumed that the rest of the Louds were also concerned over Luna's change. Still there was no point in dwelling on the past. Luna made her decision and Andy wanted to respect it for her sake. The Moreno's then found their seats and sat down. After a couple of minutes all the lights, with the exception of the stage lights, all began to dim down.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the showing of America's Next Hitmaker!" the loud speakers announced.
"So when do you think we'll see Luna perform?" Ana whispered.
"I don't know. They are letting the top five sing their songs." Andy replied.
"Our first performance of tonight is a young lady who's song has gotten million's of views and is a resident of Royal Woods! Please welcome, Lulu!"
The curtains opened up and on the stage stands Luna in her pop-star attire. As the crowd applauded the Loud scanned the theater and saw her family. They all wore confused expressions on their faces.
"Lulu?" Luan spoke. "Why is she going by that name?"
"It could be a stage name." Lincoln replied although he wasn't so sure himself.
"I don't like this." Lori interjected. "This isn't like Luna."
She couldn't hear their voices but Luna knew her family were confused by the name change. It was yet another thing the producers enforced upon the Loud. Luna then scanned the theater to see if Andy was around but didn't see him. Luna took a deep breath before speaking into the microphone on the stage.
"Before I begin I just want to make a little announcement." Luna paused a bit which was met by the murmuring of the crowd. "My name isn't Lulu this isn't who I am."
The crowd's whispering had turned into a mixture of gasps and sounds of surprise. However Luna didn't pull back from the reaction.
"My name is Luna Loud and I was born to rock!" The Loud announced with pride.
After Luna's deceleration fog began to blanket the stage, concealing Luna as it went. From within the fog various pieces of Luna's pop-star attire were being tossed out. Once the dress was seemingly disposed of, lights from the back of the stage lit up showing Luna's shadowy silhouette holding a guitar. The rocker lifted her arm and swung it downward on the guitar which produced an appealing riff. As the fog cleared it revealed Luna in her usual attire, which was met with scattered applause. Then the rocker began to play a song and Andy immediately knew which one it was.
"That's our song!" Andy said in disbelief at first but began to get excited. "Mom she's playing our song!"
As Luna continued with her performance she felt as a weight had been lifted off of her. No more did she have to pretend to be some pop idol. She didn't care if people didn't like her music all that mattered now was to be herself and do what she loved.
It was during this time that the crowd had began to cheer for Luna. The Louds were up out of their seats jumping with joy hearing their rocker play her song. They were all happy to see Luna back to her old-self again. The Loud parents were proud of their daughter's decision to stay true to herself and the Loud siblings where cheering Luna on.
Meanwhile Andy was also cheering his friend on. He had felt the same warm feeling in his chest like the time he saw her perform at Driftwood. This was the Luna he knew, the Luna he fell for.
Once the song came to an end, Luna was met with cheers and applauses from the crowd. Luna wasn't expecting her performance to be well received so it came as a pleasant surprise. The rocker noticed that the curtains were about to close so she quickly grabbed the mic.
"Thank you and goodnight Royal Woods!" Luna shouted throwing the horns.
As the stage curtains closed Luna could hear a final roar of applause from behind which made her grin. She then walked out of the backstage and made her way to her dressing room. Once there she placed up her guitar in its case and was about to exit out when Chunk had appeared.
"Oi you've just been disqualified! The judges just announced it a couple of minutes ago."
"Meh its no biggie, Chunk." Luna replied without any concern.
Chunk tilted his head. "You sure about that?"
"Yeah really sure. Let's get going. I've got some folks waiting for me." Luna smiled leading the way.
The rocker made it to the lobby where she found her family and rushed to meet them. The Louds saw Luna coming and they all went in and gave her a huge group hug. When the hug was broken off the kids all flooded Luna with comments.
"You were awesome Luna! It was a cool as watching that SMOOCH concert!" Lincoln said.
"The fog effect was well done." Lucy interjected. "It was as if you were swallowed up in a murky abyss."
"You were totally pumping everyone up!" Lynn commented.
Luna chuckled bashfully. "Thanks dudes. I'm glad you all enjoyed it."
"Same can't be said about those judges. They're lucky Mom and Dad held me back or I would've given them a piece of my mind." Lola replied.
The rocker shrugged. "Eh I don't care about that. I'm just glad I got to play the music I love."
"Well third eldest sibling I must say its refreshing to see you back to your former self." Lisa spoke with a small smile.
During this time people began to stream out of the theater. A few came up to Luna to praise her performance in which the Loud thanked them. After a few minutes Andy and his mother exited out of the doors. Once Luna spotted Andy she excused herself and made her way to the young man.
"Andy!" Luna called when she got to him and immediately hugged her friend.
Andy was surprised and flustered by the sudden hug. "H-h-hi Luna?"
Luna let go of the boy and looked up to him with happiness. "You were here all this time! I'm glad that you stayed here."
"Ah…" the youth looked at his mother who had a puzzled look on her face. "Of course! That's what friends are for."
"Thank you. It means everything." Luna beamed brightly.
"I'm gonna leave you two alone, Mijo." Ana interjected.
Before the young Moreno could respond Ana went over to talk to the Louds. It was just Andy and Luna just by themselves.
"So what made you use the song we made?" Andy asked then realized how he worded it. "Not that I have a problem with it! I mean I'm glad that you used it and-"
"Andy I get it." Luna chuckled. "But to be honest it was because of you."
Andy was once again stunned by Luna. "M-me? What did I do?"
"I thought about when you told me your feelings. Despite being afraid of my reaction you still told me. It was pretty brave of you and I thought that if you can do something fearless like that I can too." the rocker confessed. "I'm sorry for being a huge jerk."
"We both were jerks Lunes. But if it means anything I'm glad to have you back as a friend." Andy smiled.
"The feeling is mutual, dude." Luna smiled back.
Andy and Luna hugged each other once more. After they broke the hug there was a bit of a small silence between the two.
"So me and my family are going to get some ice cream. You want to join?" Luna offered.
"Yes. I'd love that." Andy responded.
Both Andy and Luna felt grateful to have their relationship back. Regardless of whatever happens they both were determined to keep this friendship together. As they went back to the Louds and Ana, Andy reflected back to when he first came to Royal Woods and when he met Luna. Despite how he felt about the move he was now grateful to have met the one person who impacted his life greatly. Andy smiled as he began looking forward to what the future had in stored.
Author's Note
Thank you all for reading Luna Makes Rockin' Fun. I'd like to give a special thanks to Trillhouse and Metool Bard for being inspirations and for giving the time to give me some advice. I'd also like to thank Sketch-Toons for granting me permission to use certain aspects of his versions of George and Ruth. This has been my first fanfic so I hoped you all enjoyed it.