"I don't care what you're trying to say Rusty, there's just no way he can date her, just look at her, she looks like she's ten!" A red haired boy with square glasses said in frustration, shaking all the trays on the table when he dropped his fist against it, getting a few attention from the students in the cafeteria.
"I already told you Zach, she's a 100 years old vampire loli, there's no reason why they can't be dating, if anything the guy is way younger than her." Rusty said with a dismissive shrug. "And besides, love is love my man, nothing matters more than that." He added as if it was the most enlightening thing he was teaching them, but it wasn't, it clearly wasn't.
"A vampire what now!? Do you even hear what you're saying? No matter how I look at this, it's clearly a middle age man dating someone who could be his own daughter." Zach retorted.
Clyde quickly lifted his tray to save his lunch as another shake went through the table from the frustrated red haired boy.
He then glared at their direction before letting out a sigh of defeat, he don't even know why he was hanging out at this table for lunch. He was an honor student surrounded by a bunch of weirdo, a unique group of people who don't care how people looked at them. And to be honest, it was quite nice to be around them since they treated him like just another normal student among many others. Not at all bothered by his status and connection with the teachers. They don't see it as neither an advantage nor something to fear from him as if it was nothing to even consider about. And that was enough to make them a comfortable group of people to hang out with for him.
"Lincoln, you can't seriously agree with this guy!?" Zach inquired.
"Hey don't get me involved in this," Lincoln chuckled in amusement. "To be honest, I'm surprised you even trying to make sense of what Rusty say." He added.
"You should really stop watching one of those Japanese cartoon dude." A ginger haired boy with a bowl cut said in a thick country accent.
"It's called anime Liam, and it is art." Rusty proudly said.
"Which is short for animation in Japanese, seriously you shouldn't make a big deal out of this Rusty." Zach groaned.
"They just have more fan service than the average stuff we watched." He added. "Like Ace Savvy and David Steel."
"Yeah I don't know about that." Lincoln chimed in, propping his elbow on the table and resting his cheek in his palm. "They might not have excessive fan service like those anime, but the ship wars in Ace Savvy's fandom is still a headache to think about these days." His right eye twitched slightly at the reminder.
"There was even that one time where people complained that there aren't enough representation and they should put Ace Savvy and One Eyed Jack together as a couple." Lincoln almost seethed out in anger. "And when One Eyed Jack has already been written by Bill Buck to have a wife and two daughters."
"Huh, so you're also there when 'that' happened." Clyde raised a brow at the white haired boy still struggling to hide his clear irritation at the topic.
"You mean when some idiot started harassing Bill Buck for not listening to their demand, yes, yes I was there." Lincoln replied with a sigh. "Seriously what is wrong with people these days."
"I usually just stay away from that part of fandom, it's kind of pointless to put some sense into them anymore." Zach agreed. "Plus with the release of the live action." All of them shivered at the memory.
"Let's not talk about that disaster." Lincoln said as they all nodded in agreement.
"I can't believe how much they changed the story from the original material, like everyone know Ace Savvy is just a normal detective with gadgets, that was the most interesting thing about him. Not some crap about the hero suddenly getting power like invincibility from an astral being." Zach sighed in frustration.
"And they have the gall to make One Eyed Jack a comedic relief sidekick and less important than the main hero, what about his tragic backstory that pushed him to fight evil along side Ace Savvy!?" Clyde pointed out.
"Yeah, I've never seen a live action getting more backlash than that, they don't even get Bill Buck to observe the production... Though I don't really have high hopes in the show to begin with." Lincoln said. "They never tried to make the atmosphere right." He shrugged.
"What do you expect, it was one of those high budget studio that only put priority on some high folks's demand than the original material, it wasn't a surprise why it flopped so much since it release." Liam slowly shook his head in disappointment.
"At least the timeline in the comic is still consistent." Clyde said.
"I almost forget about that alternate dimension stuff, the live action is probably one of those variant, like the bad ending one." Rusty chuckled.
"Considering how bad it was, I agree with you." Lincoln said with a nod.
If they have anything in common, it was their deep interest in Ace Savvy and One Eyed Jack franchise being the main topic in most of their conversation.
It was only a few days ago when they first met when Rusty introduced them to each other and it was actually quite easy for them to fit together as a weird and unique group of students.
And most of all, none of them were scared of him..
Taking a long sip from his box of apple juice, Zach looked at the white haired boy sitting at the end of the table, having a hard time to believe he was the same monster people called him as. All he could see was just an awkward boy who didn't know how to interact with other people, or someone who wasn't even given a chance to. Knowing his reputation, the latter would probably be more plausible. Though there are still admittedly something that he didn't understand...
"I'm surprised you didn't have any girls coming to you yet Lincoln, I'm pretty sure you're quite popular already." Zach noted, slightly taken aback when Lincoln raised a brow at him in genuine confusion.
"Pfft, are you serious dude, I don't think this guy even know anything about dating to begin with." Rusty said. "No offense though." He looked at the mentioned white haired boy.
"Non taken, you're not wrong anyway, I never think about dating before." Lincoln simply replied.
"With a nickname like the white haired monster of Royal Woods who can blame the guy." Liam shook his head in pity.
"Really now, I'm pretty sure there are already a few girls having their eyes on you." Zach pointed out, surprising all of them with the information.
"That's new." Clyde said with a teasing smirk while looking at the white haired boy rolling his eyes in annoyance at him.
"I don't know what you're talking about Zach, They all still look at me the same... In fear." Lincoln responded nonchalantly.
"I didn't know you also have the dense main character personality." Zach replied, receiving a look of confusion from them. "Isn't the delinquent trying to be a better person for the sake of his family is like a popular trope in fiction?" He added.
"Dude, from one man to another, you should really stop reading those harem fanfiction." Rusty sighed in pity.
"I don't want to hear that from someone who don't know how boobs physics work." Zach narrowed his eyes at the lanky boy with ginger hair.
"Speaking of boobs," Rusty turned his head to look at the white haired boy. "Which one do you prefer Link, boobs or butts?" He bluntly asked.
"Do you seriously expect me to answer that?" Lincoln groaned, raising a brow when the entire table went quiet in anticipation. "Seriously guys, even you Clyde!?"
"What, I'm just curious." The honor student shrugged dismissively.
"Fine, but only if you tell them first what's yours." Lincoln said with a smug smirk.
"Sure, I like butts more." Clyde simply answered, not at all bothered by the matter much to his surprise.
"Nice!" Rusty raised his right hand for a high five only to slap his own hand when they all left him hanging.
"Yeah, I'm more of a teats guy." Liam said.
"Yeah, me too." Zach chimed in. "There's nothing greater than the feeling of being engulfed into a pair of soft and warm boobs." He added while Liam nodded in silent agreement.
"You're the only one left Lincoln, what would you choose?" Clyde teasingly asked, knowing for sure how uncomfortable the question was for him.
Letting out a sigh, Lincoln relented to their questioning gazes. "Fine, if you want to know so much..." He paused, his blue eyes slightly darkened as a cold shiver suddenly went down their spines.
"I'm a selfish guy... So I want ALL of them." Lincoln seriously said, the corner of his lips faintly curved up into a small grin.
"So that's why they called you the white haired monster of Royal Woods." Zach rubbed his chin in thought. "Interesting..."
"Please stop calling me that, seriously, I need to get rid of this title as soon as possible." Lincoln sighed.
"Then you're in for a great luck my friend, there is a person that can probably help you with that." Rusty said, far cheerful than he need to be. "I heard from a few guys that there is a new student that is currently climbing to the top as the new bully."
"Ugh, you can't seriously be talking about her Rusty." Zach retorted.
"Her... It's a girl?" Lincoln confusedly asked.
"What, you think a girl can't be a bully now?" Rusty snarked only to apologize when he realized what he just said. "Sorry, force of habit."
"They're probably talking about the infamous Queen of Pain." Clyde rolled his eyes in disinterest. "The new transfer student we got from Hazeltucky, even the teachers had been talking a lot about her lately."
"I heard there were a few bullies from Trevor's old gang that tried to harass her when she first got here." Liam paused, thinking for the right words to say. "Can't really say I heard anything about them anymore after she beat them up to a pulp." He hissed at the thought.
"It can't be that bad." Lincoln waved them off.
"Three of them got into the hospital." Liam added, surprising him a bit with the new piece of information.
"Now you just need to fight her one on one and pretend that you lose, that way she will be the new bully in school while people can start forgetting about you." Rusty suggested.
"I want to agree with you, but there's just something really wrong with what you just said." Zach narrowed his eyes in thought.
"That we even have a bullies hierarchy in this school?" Clyde said with a yawn. "Yeah, do you know anything about this Lincoln?"
"I'm not sure, but there was a lot of time where a few students offered me a place in their gang or something before they started attacking me for rejecting them. They kind of stop bothering me after awhile." Lincoln shrugged off.
"Or they just have no more people to send after you anymore with how many times you had beaten them up already." Rusty chuckled.
"I can't say I'm surprised if that was the reason." Liam nodded his head.
"And about those guys, I'm certain most of their leaders were the people from Trevor's old gang trying to replace him." Clyde noted.
"And you know how it is with power, everyone want a piece of them."
"Since they all want to be the new leader, they all separated into a few groups with different territories in the school ground." He explained further.
"The only reason why they didn't get into a territory war yet was mostly because they're all focusing on you, the white haired monster of Royal Woods, if they can't have you as an ally, they would instantly see you as an enemy from the other gang." Clyde added.
"So I'm just a collateral damage in all of this, great." Lincoln sighed in irritation, running his right hand through his white hair. "No wonder why they kept coming after me for no reason, I can't believe all of this was just for something stupid like that."
"And since when did this school get so weird!?" He added.
"Well, it wasn't as stupid as you might think, some of these groups even have their own cause to create a gang, like they're gathering people to stand up for themselves against the bullies. Something about strength in numbers."
"Protecting them under the false sense of security, I can't say I've never heard of that before." They all slightly jumped in shock except for Lincoln when a short black haired girl with bangs covering her eyes appeared out or nowhere, when in reality she just walked casually towards them. They were the one who didn't notice her like her brother who was watching her approaching quietly.
"Jeez, who the heck are you!?" Rusty raised his voice with a sharp glare, still placing his right hand against his chest to calm his rapid heartbeat. "I'm too young and handsome to die from a heart attack you know."
"Watch your mouth Rusty, that's my sister." Lincoln warned.
"Dude, it wasn't my fault that she appeared out of nowhere." Rusty reasoned.
"Yeah, that was her fault, Lucy just has a habit of doing that." He glared at the small girl sheepishly kicking the tip of her black shoe into the floor. "But you should still watch your language infront of her." Lincoln sternly advised.
"Ugh, suit yourself man... Wait, you never tell me you have a sister before!" Rusty exclaimed in bewilderment.
"Seriously Rusty, his name is Lincoln Loud as in the Loud family, the boy with ten sisters, how can you not realized that, are you blind or something?" Zach asked.
"Well it wasn't my fault the dude never mentioned anything about having a sister, much less ten of them." Rusty complained. "Like what's the deal dude?"
"If you've a sister, would you really let them meet someone like you." Lincoln bluntly said.
"Touche dude, that's low, even for you." Rusty pointed a finger gun at him as Lincoln simply shrugged him off before looking at his younger sister.
"So what do you want Lucy? You don't usually come meet me for recess." Lincoln asked.
"Haiku want to see you." The goth girl said, shocking all of them except for Lincoln. A few chuckles escaped from Clyde who was enlightened by the the new development in the story.
"I see that you're also acquainted with our librarian now." Clyde remarked. "You sure are an interesting guy Lincoln Loud."
"Cut it out Clyde." Lincoln sternly said, brushing off their teasing gazes off him. "it's not what you think it is." He added with a sigh, standing up from the table and waved dismissively at them before walking towards the library with his younger sister following close by his side.
"I bet 5 bucks they will be together in a month." Rusty said with a smug smirk as they all turned their heads and looked at him.
"Make it 10 for two weeks." Clyde asserted with an amused grin.
"So what was that all about?" Lucy asked while walking beside him. Her gaze still looking at the front even with the dark bangs covering her eyes.
"What are you talking about." Lincoln cracked his neck, his body still a little bit sore after her training with Lynn yesterday. She was starting to get more rougher lately and he don't know how much longer he can pretend that he was serious with her. Maybe he should keep his pace up a little to keep up with her.
"Sigh, you know what I'm talking about dear brother, I don't think the type of girl you desired existed in this realm." Lucy said. "You will be lonely your entire life if you keep your expectation that high, not that I expected otherwise either."
Lincoln couldn't help but chuckled at her. "You should worry more about yourself Lucy, I'm not the one having a crush on a thousand years old vampire alright." He teased with a smirk.
"Speak ill of him again and you might need to sleep with one eye open tonight dear brother." Lucy glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, a tiny grin creeping slowly onto her pale face.
"Why? You still want to sleep with your brother, how cute of you Luce." Lincoln said with a small smile.
Her cheeks slightly reddened as Lucy raised both of her hands and started repeatedly hitting his side in frustration, a faint pout barely visible on her face.
"Hey, stop it Lucy." He chuckled even more at her weak attack, finding it more funny with how hard she was trying to hurt him only to no avail.
She eventually stopped hitting him and let her hands dropped to her sides, though her fists were still hanging in annoyance at her own lack of stamina to keep going much longer, and it was also starting to hurt with how dense his body was.
"Sigh, you do know I still have your doll right?" She warned, refusing to let him have the win.
"Yeah, just don't throw it in the trash, it would hurt my feeling a bit." Lincoln rolled his eyes. "Anyway I don't think you or even the rest of the guys know what I'm talking about." He sighed.
"I really don't care you know, if I actually find that person that I really like, everything about her would be perfect to me, after all beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and all that." Lincoln said in a matter of factly voice while raising his index finger.
"Huh, I didn't expect you to be the romantic type." Lucy returned her gaze to the front. "You do like girls I supposed." She snickered which he responded by messing with her hair much to her dismay.
After walking for awhile they finally got into the school library as Haiku could be seen sitting at her usual counter while reading a book.
"May we come in." Lucy requested with a slight bow of her head as Lincoln simply shook his head in resignation.
Lifting her head from the book, Haiku stared indifferently at the visitors. "You may proceed." She monotonely replied.
Getting the permission, Lucy finally entered the library as Lincoln followed her from behind still finding their little charade to be a bit amusing.
"Jeez, you're really taking this whole stuff too seriously." Lincoln pointed out.
"This place is a sanctuary for the like of us Lincoln, you should be aware of how much you should respect this peaceful territory of ours." Haiku closed her book and placed it on the counter, her half lidded eye turning to her fellow goth.
"Greeting Lucy, I must thank you for bringing your mortal companion here." Haiku spoke.
What?
Raising a brow, Lincoln turned his head to the side only to watch something he never expected he would ever see in his life. Lucy blushing with her pale face bright red while fumbling with her words. It was rare for the poet in the house to actually didn't find a word she was looking for.
"I-It wasn't like that Haiku, he's my brother!" Lucy hurriedly said while leaning forwards into the counter.
"I know, it was a joke." Haiku simply said with a brow raised at the girl's out of character reaction.
"I... I see." Lucy slowly leaned back and placed her hands behind her. "Please do not joke of something like that." Lucy lowered her gaze, barely hiding her embarrassment leaking in her voice.
"I will refrain from doing so." Haiku noted with a nod of her head. "Mortician promises."
"Thank you." Lucy replied in relief, finally lifting her head up to look at the librarian.
"So... What do you need me for Haiku?" Lincoln asked after that whole weird interaction between the goth girls. He was still a bit confused by their conversation but decided to let it go for now. "And you might want to make it quick, recess is almost over you know." He pointed out.
"Right, thank you for soaring your time for my sake, if you don't mind there's something that I hope you would consider." Haiku opened a drawer and pulled out a piece of paper before sliding it onto the counter.
"What is it?" Lucy asked while curiously looking at the paper.
"It is a registration form to volunteer as a member of the school committee." Haiku answered.
"Wait, what!?" Lincoln confusedly asked with a brow raised. "What do you want me to do with this?" He picked up the paper and scanned the content of it. There was even an oath written at the back like some kind of demonic pact to sell his soul. "You want me to look for some new members for the school committee or something?" He inquired.
"Don't be ridiculous Lincoln, I hope you would sign in to join in as a member yourself." Haiku replied.
"Are you sure you're not the one being ridiculous right now, you really expected me to join the school committee?" Lincoln asked in bewilderment. "Seriously why would I even do that, plus I don't think I'm qualified enough for the position with my record, you must be joking if you think I would be a decent choices as a member."
Haiku and Lucy both sighed at his remark.
"Lincoln look, I know of your past as this monster you hated so much, but I also know of you as a good and kind brother to my best friend. If you need to know, Lucy told me a lot about you when we talked." Haiku said.
"H-Haiku..." Lucy whispered under her breath.
"As the vice president for the school committee, I see you as a suitable candidate for the position, as another student I see you as someone who are struggling to accept himself but still fighting forwards..." Haiku wiped a strand of her raven hair behind her ear, tucking them there before looking at him with a hopeful glint in her exposed cerulean eye, a window to her soul and heart which he couldn't help but looked into.
"And as a friend, I see you as someone worth trusting and depending on." She honestly said with a small smile, surprising Lucy who rarely see her best friend being so vulnerable by showing her true emotion.
Sighing, Lincoln ran his right hand through his white hair in frustration. "You're really putting me in a tough position Haiku." He remarked. "I can't give you my answer now but I can promise you that I will at least consider your offer."
"Thank you Lincoln, I can't ask for more than this." She returned to her usual monotone self.
And just like that, the bells finally rang, signalling the end of recess as the few students who were still in the library for whatever reason eventually stood up and left the facility for their next class.
"I will get back to you soon." Lincoln said, already turning around and walking to the exit as Lucy hurriedly stepped to his side.
"And Haiku..." He halted for a moment, turning his head to look at the librarian from the corner of his eyes, a genuine smile plastered on his face. "I really like your smile." Lincoln said before waving at her and stepping out from the library.
As for Haiku, she stared at the closed door with her eyes wide open, her heart beating faster against her chest much to her surprise. Taking a deep breath, she slowly raised her right hand and placed it against the middle of her chest, struggling to calm her own heartbeat from leaping out in a feeling she was unfamiliar it. His smile kept flashing in her mind, and her cheeks heated up even further at the memory even if it was only just a moment ago.
This... This is bad.
"So... You want to talk about that." Lucy inquired beside him as they casually walked through the hallway.
"About what?" Lincoln asked, his eyes busy reading the registration form he received from Haiku.
"About you and Haiku, I didn't know you've a thing for her." Lucy pointed out as Lincoln looked at her in confusion.
"We're just friends." He answered with a shrug.
"But, you said you liked her smile?" Lucy added further.
"And? She have a beautiful smile, I don't see anything weird about that." Lincoln answered.
"Sigh, for someone so smart you sure are an idiot sometimes brother, you don't just go around telling girls that you liked their smile." Lucy groaned.
"Why? I also really liked it when you smile." He bluntly said, oblivious to his younger sister now blushing beside him.
"You will be alone forever." She seriously said in irritation, her brows knitted beneath her dark bang at how dense her brother could be sometimes.
"Well, I know my sisters would at least be there for me." He smirked, wrapping his arm behind her shoulder.
"I would bury you alive." Lucy said while glaring at him.
"You can try I guess." He teased. " So what do you think Lucy should I join them?" Lincoln asked.
"Sigh, I don't care Lincoln." Lucy rolled her eyes, though she did nothing to push his arm away. It was nice, even with his constant teasing, it was just another part of his personality as her older brother, the part of him that as much as it annoys her, still being comfort to her in a warm and soft way.
"I'm surprised you know, if I join them I would probably spend more time with Haiku." At that she narrowed her eyes even further. "Won't my little sister get jealous her big brother is spending more time with her best friend." He smirked as Lucy simply elbowed his side, getting a few chuckles from him.
"Not funny Lincoln." Lucy pouted. "You're lucky you're my brother. I already have a coffin reserved for all of us, I might need use one of them much earlier than I thought."
"Thanks, but I probably wouldn't need them anytime soon." He playfully brushed her hair.
"Can you please stop-" She didn't even get to finish her sentence as Lincoln quickly grabbed her side and pulling her back into his chest, covering her entirely when she felt a sudden thud hitting them from behind. When she opened her eyes, a purple bag was lying on the floor.
"Shit, that hurts." Lincoln whispered. "Lucy are you alright?" He asked.
"Y-yeah, I-I'm fine." She replied before her brother slowly and carefully released her from his embrace, a few crack could be heard coming from his back as Lincoln positioned his bone back to their places. He rubbed the back of his neck and rolled his head a bit, making sure he wasn't dealing with any heavy internal injury.
He needed to make sure of that for what will happen next...
"Hey, let go of her you punk!" A female voice shouted from the hallway.
"Lincoln don't..." Lucy tried to stop him but it was already too late, his eyes were no longer the one she recognized. It was foreign yet still familiar to her with how scary and cold the few times she had seen them. She unconsciously took a step back at the sight of the monster possessing her brother. The monster he created for one reason and one reason only.
To protect his sisters...
"You think you're a tough guy harassing a girl huh?" The girl with black ponytail pointed at him. "It's end here you creep."
As for the white haired monster of Royal Woods, he was already in offensive mode, his blank eyes were only directed towards the latino girl, seizing her like a wounded animal who just fell from a cliff, alone and trapped without anything to keep it safe. She was vulnerable.
"Hey, are you even listening to me!?" The girl mocked. "I didn't know people in this school are just a bunch of cowards, so you're the one they called the white haired monster, come on you are just a fake. I heard your sisters will always be there for you, where are there?"
And that was the trigger...
"Your stupid sisters can't save you this ti-"
A gust of strong wind and she almost fall back at the unknown force hitting her. When she opened her eyes, they instantly widened in shock at the outstretched hand reaching for her face, the palm almost blinding her eyes.
She slowly followed the hand to the owner only to see a few guys holding the white haired boy back from completely reaching her in his grasp.
"Damn dude, this is harder than I thought." Rusty gritted his teeth, struggling to keep his balance while pushing the white haired boy towards the opposite direction.
"Ugh, you're the one talking, you're barely holding anything." Liam said, using his shoulder against the white haired boy chest.
"Cut it out guys, just hold him still alright." Zach complained, locking the white haired boy from behind into a stomach hold. "Hurry up Clyde, do something!"
Taking a deep breath, the boy nervously stood in front his friend, their eyes met but the white haired boy still have his eyes trained on the latino girl. It was a surprise he didn't attack them... Yet.
"Well, here goes nothing, sorry for this Lincoln." Clyde apologized.
Flashback
"You want me to do what!?" Clyde almost screamed at how ridiculous the request his friend was asking from him once while they're hanging at the front of the school, waiting for the bus to arrive.
"Don't make a big deal out this Clyde, we both know I have a problem, I just can't control myself sometimes." Lincoln casually said while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Lincoln do you even understand what you're asking from me! This is just plain stupid, how do you think this would even work?" Clyde reasoned.
"I just know it will okay, you need to trust me Clyde." Lincoln said.
Sighing, Clyde pinched the bridge of her nose. "I wanted to trust you Lincoln, I really do, but when you're in that state, I don't think there's anything that can stop you, like some part of your yourself are completely gone. How do you think I should deal with you when you're like that."
"So, you are afraid of me." Lincoln said, glancing shortly at his friend. It was quite for a moment as neither of them speak. Though it didn't stay long as Clyde took off his glasses and started wiping it with his handkerchief.
"Yes, I would be lying if I said I'm totally not afraid of you Lincoln. But I know better than to let that fear stopped me from helping my friend, it's just..." He paused, sighed weakly, and put his glasses back on the bridge of his nose.
"I'm not as strong as you Lincoln, I don't think I can do anything to help you." He honestly confessed.
"Hey." Clyde lifted his head when his frien playfully punched his shoulder. "It's going to be alright Clyde." The white haired boy smiled.
"If you really don't know what to do then just give my face a hard blow, that should probably be enough to wake me up." He suggested with a shrug.
"But what if it wasn't enough, what if you decided to come after me next?" Clyde asked in defeat.
"You know I won't," Lincoln looked at his younger sisters yelling for him to get on the bus already.
"I don't care about myself, all that I did, it was all for them, for my sister's sake." Lincoln waved at his annoyed sisters.
Clyde couldn't help but shook his head at how obvious that statement was. "You sure are one hell of a twisted guy buddy."
Gritting his teeth, Clyde pulled his right fist back and instantly threw a right jab to the white haired boy's face, startling all that were watching.
"Clyde, I told you to help him, not hurt him!" Zach yelled.
"That's low dude, even for me, what is wrong with you." Rusty slowly shook his head in disappointment.
"Gosh golly, you're sick or something?" Liam raised a brow.
"Guys, you can let go of me now, I'm fine." They all slightly jumped back when Lincoln spoke. As they slowly let him go, Lincoln slowly rubbed his sore jaw.
"You alright buddy?" Clyde worriedly asked while looking at his best friend.
"Jeez Clyde, you can really throw a punch." Lincoln chuckled. "Thanks though, I definitely need that." He raised his fist as Clyde shook his head before giving him a fistbump.
"You sure are one hell of a crazy guy." Clyde said.
"And you crazier for being brave enough to punch the white haired monster of Royal Woods." Lincoln replied with a smirk.
"I should have punch you harder." Clyde chuckled.
"Come on guys cut it out already, we still have classes you know." Zach complained.
"Dude, bro, my man Linc, if that ever happen can I punch you next?" Rusty asked as Liam rolled his eyes before elbowing the lanky redhead. "What? I'm just kidding dude."
"And it wasn't funny Rusty." Liam remarked.
"So you must be the Queen of Pain, Ronnie Anne Santiago I kept hearing about." At the cold and sharp voice all the boys turned their attention towards the goth girl pushing the purple bag to the latino girl.
"To make things clear, I'm Lucy Loud, the white haired monster, Lincoln Loud's younger sister." As the girl took her bag, Lucy returned her hands to her back.
"He don't need us to protect him, if anything he need us to stop him from hurting anyone, don't accuse him of anything if you don't know the full story." Lucy said before stepping closer to the other girl.
"And trust me on this one, his sisters can be much more worse than him if they wanted too." She whispered. "And unlike him, we won't give you a chance even if you are a girl, consider this a warning Ronnie Anne,"
With that out of the way, Lucy took a step back and headed to the opposite direction. "I suppose I should be going to my next class already, I suggest you all do the same, especially you dear brother." Lucy waved at him.
"Come on guys, let's go already." Lincoln said as they all started walking to their class.
"And you." Lincoln abruptly halted and looked at the latino girl from beside his shoulder.
It was only for a second but she could feel the looming shadow engulfing her body, making the hair on the back of her neck stood straight in alarm as if she was in imminent danger. It was suffocating and dreadful as cold sweat rolled down her forehead. It was as if her entire being was screaming at her to run away and yet she can't do anything, not under his sharp and cold gaze looking down on her. She felt weak, like she had already lost even before the fight begin, and it was horrifying.
"Please just stay away from my sisters."