This is in collaboration with my good pal BrenTheNewFan2020. Enjoy folks.
Family of Two.
Chapter 64: Sleepwalking and night chat.
(Nighttime, the Loud House.)
The night has come and Lincoln still has the cast on his left arm and sighs, he really doesn't like this cast, but he is glad it will be removed the following day. He then continues to watch TV and then for some reason, he feels kinda sleepy.
Then he hears a car come in to the drive way and the front door opens to reveal their current housemate, Michelle Lewis. "Hi Linc, how was your day here at home?"
"Good, good. Sure wish this dang cast was off me, it sucks to be here doin almost nothing" replied Lincoln. He then switches the channel to a car chase somewhere in Detroit. "We were given our school work and I finished that one."
"Oh, well at least you had fun here right. Soon you'll get the cast off, you and you're mom" replied Michelle. She then makes sure what she has is kept hidden, something she plans for Thursday.
They then see Luna and Great Grandma Harriet come out of the dining room. "Everyone dinner is ready, we both made spaghetti" replied Luna.
"Even with the cast on, Luna seems to still be good at cooking" replied Great Grandma Harriet, she then places down the glasses and the pitcher with orange juice. "Also, I have to go now. Tonight I need to go and look to another one of my hideouts where I kept some old books, they might be useful."
"How many places do you have with old books of spells?" asked Lincoln as he turns off the TV and goes to them.
"Too many for you to count, I must get going now. Enjoy the dinner and I will be back, soon." The ghost then leaves the house and fades into the shadows.
"Well, that was kinda creepy" replied Michelle. "I'm gonna get changed and then we can eat." She then heads to her room and puts her things away, she then comes back and she joins Lincoln and Luna at the dining room.
"So, how was your first day at Reiningers today dude?" asked Luna.
"Pretty great, I helped with some fashion advice and many of the customers were happy with my patience and I even helped this lady on the scooter when she asked for a dress her size and thank goodness we had one and helped with the many sales and fights from the customers, though trust from Miguel, Fiona, Jackie and Mandee is hard, but they'll see if I can be trust worthy."
Luna then drinks her juice. "Well, you did do some wrong things, but they'll warm up to ya soon. Just be patient and be friendly and show them you're not the same Michelle Lewis from the past. Right Linc?" She then looks to her kid in shock. "Lincoln?"
Michelle also sees that the white-haired boy looks a bit drowsy and only ate three forks-full of pasta.
"Huh, what? Oh sorry about that mom. I'm a bit sleepy I guess and I didn't get the chance to have a nap either" replied Lincoln.
Luna and Michelle do recall, the night they stayed in the same bed with Michelle they all heard a commotion from outside and they found out some teens from Beaverton were driving by the neighborhood and causing some trouble, in which Merris called in backup and Luna pulled out her taser to defend her family.
Then as the daytime came, Lincoln couldn't take a nap, because of the incoming sparrows that are back to Royal Woods and boy are they loud, Luna and Great Grandma Harriet had to chase them away from the house and so did Mr. Grouse who used his phone with the sound effect of a shotgun.
Luna then sighs. "Well, maybe you'd like to…" Then Lincoln falls face first onto his food and is now asleep.
"Oh dear." Michelle goes over and helps the boy out of his food, in which he wakes up. "Hunger is not the issue with you kid, I think you're mind want you to sleep now."
"What? No, I just….." Lincoln passes out, but then he wakes up and he tries to stay awake. "Yeah, I think I should sleep, like now."
Luna gets up. "Let me help you kiddo, I can help you bathe and then put on your clothes."
"No Luna, let me do this" replied Michelle Lewis. "You're still in a cast and I wanna help him after all I have done, at least let me do this. For the both of you." Lincoln smiles and is about to say something, but he drifts off to sleep and then wakes up.
Luna smiles. "Okay, okay. Go ahead, we can continue eating later while Linc is snoozing." Luna then goes to her son and kisses his forehead. "Get some shut eye bud and we'll see you when the daylight hits and we get the casts off."
Lincoln smiles. "Goodnight mom." He then hugs her, but he doesn't let go because he's asleep, again. Michelle then helps Lincoln up the stairs and to the bathroom.
Luna sighs. 'Coming a long way from doing wrong things for a show and now she's a changed woman who wants to make up for all she's done. Sure wish her old family could see this.' Luna then goes back to the dining room and continues to eat her spaghetti.
(Skip, bedtime.)
Luna enters the room and she's now in her sleepwear and she smiles seeing her kid asleep in the bed as well and holding onto his plush polar bear. 'Michelle did a good job tucking him to bed, she is one heck of a baby sitter. Maybe she can keep an eye on him when Sam and I are busy with a date or a gig.'
Luna then goes over and she kisses his forehead. "Goodnight Lincoln, mom loves you." Lincoln smiles and continues to sleep, Luna then climbs to her top bunk and also gets some sleep.
But she has no idea, that this night is about to get unexpected for her and Michelle Lewis.
(Midnight.)
Luna wakes up and sits up. "What? What?" She then looks around the room. 'Huh, I guess I was just dreaming. For a minute there I thought Lincoln went somewhere and I couldn't get to him.'
She then notices the door is open and she looks down to see Lincoln is missing. 'He must've woken up to use the bathroom.' Luna then gets worried and climbs down her bunk and heads out of the room.
When she reaches the hallway she sees the bathroom door is closed and then she sees her son, Lincoln walking towards the stairs while still asleep. "Is Lincoln, sleepwalking?" Seeing with worry about where he's going, Luna grabs her night coat and she heads to where Lincoln is and she sees her son walking out the door and she goes out to follow him, but she's not alone.
"Michelle?" She sees the woman following her, Michelle is in her red pajamas and a red morning rode.
"Sorry, I was in the kitchen eating some of the leftover meatballs then I heard someone come down the stairs and so I went to check and saw Lincoln head out the door and so I went to get my coat and saw you also head put and followed you as well" replied Michelle.
"Well, glad you could come and tag along. Linc must have some kind of dream to make him sleepwalk" replied Luna, they then follow him as they walk down the street, thankfully Luna and Michelle have slippers on and so does Lincoln.
"Yeah, because he's still smiling" replied Michelle. "Must be one nice dream, must be about his mom or his girlfriend or both."
Luna chuckles. "That could be true, but we don't know the true intent of the mind of Lincoln. He could be dreaming of something else, like good times, times when the family were still whole."
Michelle then sees some sadness from Luna. "I know the feeling, having to recall the best memories of your life, just go away from all the wasted years of bonding. You lost yours when they betrayed you and Lincoln, and I casted mine out when I became someone I was not."
Luna smirks. "I guess we're both on the same boat, sort of."
"Yeah, I guess we are" replied Michelle. They then see Lincoln cross the road and then make it to the other side of the street and thankfully there are no cars around. "So, you got something for your kid for his big birthday?"
"I did, the bad news is that he knows what it is, after an incident with some popular idiot who wanted what I got for him" replied Luna. "So much for the surprise."
Michelle places a hand onto Luna's shoulder. "Hey now, don't feel bad. So what if he knows. Does he feel bad he knows too?"
Luna nods. "He does and he said he's okay with what it is and will still love it, even if he does know about it."
"Then that'll be enough" replied Michelle. "What matters I not the gift you give him, but how much love you put into getting this for him and the company of those he knows and truly loves are there to celebrate his…. How old is he gonna be?"
"12 and he'll be starting Middle School Next year, and I have this plan to let him have his own room. But I don't know which one, he might have bad vibes come back to haunt him and it could make him break down" said Luna.
Michelle then has an idea. "Why not split the beds from each other?"
Luna looks to Michelle confused. "What?"
"What I mean is, since you both share the bunk beds. Split them, one bed on one side of the room and another to the other side. It could be like giving him some of his space, all the while still letting him be close to you. He'll be okay with it and he won't be mad or upset" replied Michelle Lewis.
Luna thinks about this. "Yeah, yeah! That sounds like a pretty good idea, thanks Michelle."
Michelle chuckles. "Anytime, I wanna do my part to help out with you and Lincoln, as my way to say thanks once again for letting me stay with you guys and helping me with Doug and his vile schemes, so glad he won't be bothering me, or anyone else with talent and dreams."
Luna sighs. "Doug kinda reminds me of myself, the part of myself who wants to feel the rock n' roll dream. The same one who forgot she was supposed to be the guardian to her brother."
Michelle knows that feeling too. "I feel ya Lunes, and I also feel bad that you're band has broken off. When are you guys coming back together?"
Luna then recalls. "That part is gonna be tough, but it's my word. I am the band leader and I decide when the band comes back, that or when Sully and Mazzy can finally figure out they're wrong and truly make amends to what they made me do. Even though they didn't intentionally wanted me to be like the old me."
"They were in the heat of the moment and so were you, control of the dream from the past is not an easy thing to control and I know that when the day comes, you can control that dream and still be the mom your kid needs" replied Michelle.
Luna smiles. "Wow. That actually makes sense and also makes me feel like we can bring the band back, but I still have a lot to think about. So, in the meantime Sam and I will still be doing duet gigs, not the rock n' roll kind."
"It's your choice Luna." Michelle is then confused at Lincoln. "What the heck is he doing?"
They both see Lincoln go into the park, the gate hasn't been closed yet and he goes in. "So, this is where he wants to go. Why?" asked Michelle.
"Something must be up and I'm kinda surprised that we walked all the way here" said Luna. "I guess talking made time fly by real fast."
They continue to follow Lincoln as he walks through the park, they do pass by some groundskeepers and they tell them why they're there and they're okay with what they're doing and let Luna have a copy of the keys to the place, so when they get Lincoln back home they can lock up the park and return the keys on the following day.
Luna and Michelle continue to follow Lincoln, then Luna asks. "So, you bought something today?"
Michelle chuckles. "I could guess you saw it. Well, I bought something Lincoln might like for his birthday, I was able to earn some cash and got something worth for him to use."
"That's pretty nice of you Michelle, also I have this plan for when it is his birthday and I know we won't be going back to school until Friday, which is the plan" replied Luna. "So, I want you and the others to get the house ready for when we get back from our day out."
Michelle smiles at this. "Oh, I get the plan. You keep him occupied and we'll set everything up, nice and sure as heck he's gonna enjoy it. He did this for you last time didn't he?"
"He did, he brought me to some places for me to be kept occupied while everyone else made the house look festive and it was pretty awesome, but it was even better when he gave me this gift." Luna looks to the Silver made necklace. "He really does know how to express himself, through the best way possible. By his heart and love for those he cares for."
Michelle was happy to hear this from Luna. "He sure knows how to show how much he loves you, and the same goes when he shows it to Jordan. Also, I know this sounds kinda personal…. But when do you guys plan to see Leni again? Or any of your other former family members?"
Luna can tell why she asked. "Well, we do intend to visit Leni again next month. We're gonna make it like a once a month thing and she agreed to it as well and we also plan to bring her former friends with us again, so I think we can bring you along as well."
"Really? Thanks, I do wanna keep an eye on you both and also see how you're former family are doing. What about the others?" asked Michelle.
"That one is kinda tough, but Lincoln and I agreed we'd see Luan on January, we just don't know if she's still an unstable prank demonic state" replied Luna. "As for the others… I don't know. We haven't come to a conclusion on what to do then."
"Well, in time you guys can figure it out" replied Michelle. She and Luna then see Lincoln has stopped and is now lying down on the nearby bench with a smile on his face. "Huh, why here though?"
Luna recalls. "This is the same bench we tend to go to when we come to the park, so he must've had a dream about me and him and the day we spent today."
"Well, that makes sense" replied Michelle. "We should take him back to the house now, it is way past midnight and it's also tomorrow now."
Luna nods and she carries her kid bridal style, she carries him close to her, even with her left arm in the cast she can still do this. Michelle walks close by to make sure Luna doesn't lose her footing as she carries her son with her casted arm.
They make their way out of the park, and Michelle uses the keys to lock the parks gate and they head back home, it's gonna be a long walk, but they don't mind.
(The Loud House.)
Night has fallen and Luna and Michelle see Great Grandma Harriet waiting for them by the door. The ghost goes towards them with worry. "My goodness gracious, where have you been? What happened?"
Luna smirks. "Calm down Great Grandma Harriet, Linky here just had a sleepwalking time and we took the moment to follow him to keep him safe from harm."
"He went all the way to the park and slept on the bench, and so we brought him back here" replied Michelle.
Great Grandma Harriet smiles and sighs in relief. "Well, just as long as he's safe. Then I guess it is okay, I got scared thinking something bad happened to the three of you. You two should get some sleep now, it's really late."
Luna and Michelle nod and they both head into the house, Michelle says goodnight to Luna and she heads to her room, which was once the room of the loud parents.
Luna takes Lincoln upstairs and Great Grandma Harriet follows. They soon make it to the room and Luna lays her son to his lower bunk, seeing this being done. Great Grandma Harriet takes her leave and heads back to her room to check on the books she brought back home.
Luna then strokes her son's hair and she sees he's holding her hand. Luna smirks and she decides to lay next to him and uses her right arm to pull him close to her. She then kisses his forehead. "Goodnight Lincoln, and whatever you dreamt, I hope you can keep having more of it. Sweet dreams my wayward son, mommy loves you."
Lincoln hugs Luna and snuggles closer. He then whispers. "I love you so, so much mommy. Always."
Luna smiles and she hugs him even closer and she then feels sleepy, she spent almost the whole midnight following her kid and now she too is tried from this and thus she falls asleep.
Deep within the mind of Lincoln and Luna, they both have the same dream, of spending a day at the park with the friends and loved ones they know.
A/N: Thanks again to BrenTheNewFan2020 for this idea and concept, though I added some things to make it a bit more interesting. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 9/25/20.