The long awaited second chapter has come! Please enjoy it to your heart's content!
Here are the names of all the siblings gender bent names:
Lori-Lane
Leni- Lami
Luna-Lake
Luan-Lash
Lynn-Lanz
Lincoln-Laiyla
Lucy-Loki
Lana-Lado
Lola-Lalo
Lisa-Liam
Lily-Lyle
I don't own The Loud House. That belongs to Chris Savino.
Laiyla sat on her bed, playing with her portable game console. Her eyes were glued on the screen, uncaring to her surroundings. It looked like she wouldn't get off it any time soon.
"Oh, come on!" Laiyla screeched in anger as she died in the game. She looked up from her little world and saw the people she was neglecting. Her eyes looked up at the audience and they widened a bit. Quickly putting the game down, she gave a awkward smile. A small blush appeared on her face as she scratched the back of her head.
"Sorry about that," Laiyla uttered. "I didn't see you guys there. Got too caught up in this really cool game."
Laughing sheepishly, she turned off the console and put it under her bed. Her eyes returned to the fourth wall, giving the audience her undivided attention.
"You guys are probably wondering why I'm playing video games in my pajamas on a Saturday afternoon." She gestured to her orange pajamas, which she had yet to take off since the morning. "I really like the play video games. Like, really like to play them. Don't let the stereotypes fool you, some girls just love to play video games." She pointed her thumbs up to herself with pride. "Especially this one!"
That was not a statement to take lightly. Laiyla owned almost every single game and console in the entire Loud house. All of it bought with the blood and sweat money she got from doing her brothers chores for them. Sure it left her haggard after a few hours, but it was worth it when you could smell that new RPG in your hands.
"Yup, you're looking at a video game pro here!" Laiyla said proudly. "I've won almost every tournament I've entered and that comes from a lot of blood, sweat, and te-"
Laiyla's speech of self congratulations was cut short by a crash from the living room. A common occurrence in her household that didn't require much investigation. However, this time you could hear the screaming of the twins.
"Let me play, Lado!" Screamed Lalo's voice.
"You already played for thirty minutes! It's my turn!" Lado retorted.
"Only because you played for almost an hour! I still want to play 'Hunter's Law!' Laiyla just got that new weapon!"
"Wait a minute." Laiyla narrowed her eyes. "Are they playing my favorite game on my personal save file?!" She clenched her fists in pure anger. "There is no way they're getting away with this!"
Laiyla slowly made her way to the living room. She was careful not to make any noise so as to not signal her little brothers. Once she was half way down the stairs she got a good look at what was going on.
Her brothers, in a little dust cloud, were fighting over the controller. She saw the game on the T.V., it was currently paused. Laiyla could hear the faint sound of the game's music coming from the T.V. That explained why she hadn't noticed they were playing until now.
"What's going on here?" Laiyla made her presence known as she walked down the stairs. Lado and Lalo stopped their fighting, both with pale faces. They made no effort to stop Laiyla from confiscating the controller.
"Laiyla, we can explain!" The twins said as their elder sibling gave them a death glare.
"How long have you two been playing?" Laiyla's eyes asked for no excuses. She looked down and saw that the twins had played more than just 'Hunter's Law.' Laiyla's blood boiled a bit as she saw the discarded cases for 'War Gear Liquid' and 'Undiscovered 4.'
"Since you went back to your room after breakfast." They couldn't handle the intense stare she was giving them, but they kept their eyes on her.
"So the entire morning?" Laiyla sighed in frustration. "You two are lucky mom and dad aren't here! You know they don't want you playing these kind of games and I don't either without my permission!"
"Well you always let Lane and the others play without your permission," Lado retorted.
"Yeah, and you get to play them too," Lalo stated.
"That because they're our older siblings!" Laiyla snapped. "They can handle these kind of games. I also do a lot of the work in this house and mom and dad know I won't get corrupted by this kind of stuff." Laiyla took a deep breath as she calmed her nerves. "Did you two play on my save files?"
"Yes," Lalo admitted.
"But we didn't save anything," Lado quickly said.
"That's good." Laiyla let out a sigh of relief. "But why didn't you two just ask me if you could play? I would've made a separate save file so you two could go nuts."
"We thought we'd only be playing for an hour." Both twins looked down in shame.
"Of course you did," Laiyla face palmed at her siblings innocence. She quickly shut down the console and looked back at her little brothers. "As punishment you two are not allowed to play any video games for two weeks."
"What!" The protested.
"That's more than fare," Laiyla stated, her eyes saying she will have no disagreement. "Now I'm going to go get a drink of water, and while I'm doing that I want you to clean this mess up and put my games back in their rightful places. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes ma'am."
Laiyla made her way to the kitchen as she let out another sigh. She didn't like being the authoritarian for her younger siblings. That was more Lane and their parent's jobs, but sometimes she had to put her foot down. She knew from experience, and watching from Lane's example, that if she didn't do something to stop the behavior than it would only continue. And with such a big family, that lesson needed to be powerful, especially to their younger siblings.
Hopefully the twins learned their lesson.
The sound of intense fighting coming from the living room crushed that hope. Groaning, Laiyla went back to see another dust cloud of fists and kicks. She could hear their argument, one was blaming the other for this whole mess.
"Not again," Laiyla sighed as she made her way to the squabbling siblings. "Okay, that's enough boys!"
She was about to come between the two, like she normally did, but the worst case scenario happened. Laiyla had gotten too close, she tripped on Lalo and Lado's feet as their little legs tried to kick each other. She hit the ground with a large thud, unprepared to handle the crash.
"Owwww," Laiyla whimpered.
"Hold still, sibling, this will only take a few seconds," Liam assured as he injected a syringe into his sister's arm. She hissed a bit in pain as the small amount of green liquid entered her blood stream. Liam quickly removed the medical tool and began washing the wound with some alcohol.
"What was in that?" Laiyla asked as her little brother finished his medical duty.
"A simple concoction I had made in the likely possibility any of us were to be injured in our daily physical disputes." Liam gave the casts that hid Laiyla's legs a look of disgust. "The bones should be completely healed by the next twenty four hours. Just avoid any and all use of your legs until then."
"So I'm going to waste the rest of my Saturday and Sunday?" Laiyla asked sadly.
"I'm afraid so." Liam confirmed.
"Hey, it's going to be okay!" Lash said as he took out a handkerchief from his chest pocket. With one wave of the fabric a glass of banana smoothie appeared and he handed it to his sister. "We can still add some magic to your day! You don't even have to worry, your brothers are here to protect you and cater to your every need. "
"That's right!" Lanz stated. "Just give a text and we'll answer!"
"Don't be afraid to ask for a concert," Lake sang. "Anytime, anywhere, this voice is ready to sing anything for you!"
"Don't be afraid to talk to any of us if you get board," Loki added. "I'll even bring some spirits for you to talk to."
"Aw, you guys are the best!" Laiyla said as she leaned towards her brother's to give them kisses on the cheek. Laiyla's kisses were something of a treasure among her siblings. They weren't always appreciated, got to keep that tough guy act going after all, but when they were given it just warmed their hearts to know that their sister cared for them.
All of that led to Lado and Lalo feeling even worse about hurting their sister. Their brother's were still angry at them and they knew they couldn't get anywhere near Laiyla as they huddled around her. No special kisses for them.
Laiyla still looked at them with gentle eyes. Her stare was ungrudging, no hatred stung them, but the twins were too cut up in their own guilt to notice. Laiyla sighed as she gave the last kiss to Loki, something needed to be done about this.
"Now, if you'll excuse us," Lane said as he looked at the twins. "we need to talk to our beloved brothers."
All the boys went upstairs, Laiyla not being allowed a word in edge wise. They were taken to their room, where a bunch of toy cars, tools, kitchen utensils, and various groceries resided. Lado's side was beautifully tidy and clean, however, Lalo's side was dirty with all his things scattered across his side. It was a dark red on the right, Lalo's side, and a light blue on Lado's side.
Their brother's placed them on Lado's bed. The twins looked at the accusing eyes of their brethren, fear rising in them. Their eyes landed on the eldest, Lane, who was standing in front of them. A river crossing the ground of brothers.
"You two have anything to say about what you did?" Lane asked, his voice cold.
"It was a mistake!" Lalo said.
"We didn't mean to break Laiyla's legs!" Lado said.
"You still committed the crime. You broke the Loud Bro Code!" Lane stated. "No serious injury will befall a member of the Loud family during fights, especially Laiyla!"
"We know."
"Look, guys," Lane sighed. "You know Laiyla is as tough as nails, she can seriously do some damage to us in a fight. But, she's like our only sister. You don't do that or let that happen to your only sister. Even if you two were fighting her or not."
Lado and Lalo looked down in embarrassment. The Loud Bro Code was something that was drilled into them ever since they could remember. It was sacred and was strictly followed, the only light to their darkness of chaos. Many of those laws revolved around Laiyla in some shape or form, and they're the most cherished.
Intentionally or not, they did a wrong to their most beloved Laiyla. The only person, besides their mother, who would shower them with as much love as a mama bear. Some of the twins fondest memories when they were younger was Laiyla playing with them.
"You two think about this, okay?" Lane said gently, the wind of anger gone in the room. The other's faces lightened as well. "I know you two like to fight, but you have to be more careful about this stuff and take responsibility for your actions."
The boys left the room to go back to their own dwellings. Lado and Lalo thought about Lane's words in the cold silence. He was right, they needed to take responsibility for their actions…and that was exactly what they planned on doing.
"No, mom, everything is going to be okay," Laiyla said to her phone. Having to talk about the day's events to her parents was a difficult task. Hard to keep a worrying parent at ease. "I'm perfectly okay….Liam gave me some liquid that'll help heal my bones faster….No it's not going to give me tentacles….Dad, calm down, I know Liam has done this in the past, but I'm pretty sure this is different….Okay, okay. Just go back to Pop-Pop before he wakes up and tell him I said hi. Oh yeah, make sure he recovers well from the surgery! Bye!"
Laiyla hung up and starred at her phone. She had talked to her parents for a solid hour. Her mouth ached from the talking she had to do, little bees stinging on the inside of her cheeks. She looked around the room and couldn't help, but feel the boredom surround her. She was in no mood to play any video games or even interact with her friends. There was a nagging itch in her skin, her own bones demanding to be scratched despite the many layers protecting them.
"Man, I'm hungry." Laiyla stomach let out a growl. She hadn't eaten anything since breakfast and lunchtime had already approached. "Maybe I should text one of the boys to take me to the kitchen?"
Honking filled the room as Lalo came out of the kitchen with an electric toy car. He stopped in front of his sister, chauffeur outfit in full view.
"There's no need for that sis!" Lalo gave his sister a wink. "Just sit in the back and we'll head straight to the kitchen."
"Wait, Lalo, were you waiting for me to say something or…?"
"Unimportant! Just hop on or Lado might start to eat the lunch he prepared for you."
With bewilderment on what was going on, Laiyla carefully got on the back of the car. Lalo wasted no time getting to the kitchen in reckless speed, miraculously not breaking any of the furniture around him. Taking a sharp turn, the insane six year old stopped at the edge of the kiddy table. Lado was standing next to the table, a white sheet that covering the dish he had prepared.
"You're finally here!" Lado stated happily as helped Laiyla sit on the chair. "I hope you're ready for something delicious."
The sheet was taken off the dish, revealing an elegant fruit salad. The mountain contained a large amounts of kiwis and bananas scattered evenly across the bowl. Small pieces of pineapple and strawberries were here and there, giving the dish some popping color.
"Lado, you made my favorite!" Laiyla let out a huge smile. She adored fruit salads, but this one was just gorgeous. Taking the fork, Laiyla took a quick bite from this king's worthy lunch and she almost died. The juicy pineapple and strawberries gave a wonderful pop to the kiwis and bananas in a way Laiyla's taste buds weren't used to. Laiyla could even taste some slight traces of orange.
"I only used the freshest forms of your favorite fruits," Lado explained. "I also got some oranges and used their juices to give the meal a bit more flavor. I hope you like it."
"Like it? I love it!"
"Well if you like that than you're going to love this more!" Lalo took out a magazine and slammed it proudly on the table. The fruits shook dangerously from the shockwaves, threatening to fall onto the table. That was met with a fierce glare from his twin when the worst case scenario didn't happen.
"Is that the new issue of 'VGame Lovers' magazine?" Laiyla gasped as she marveled at the cover.
"You know it!" Lalo said proudly. "There's a good issue on the new 'Empire Hearts 3' game."
"Really?!"
"That can all wait," Lado grabbed the issue and gave it back to Lalo. "Laiyla needs to eat her lunch right now."
Laiyla watched as the two looked at each other with distrust and hatred. She finally understood what they were trying to do. She felt guilty as she looked at the salad and magazine.
"Um, guys," Laiyla said as she tried to stand up from her chair.
"Oh, no, no, no, no!" They shrieked as they forced Laiyla back to the chair.
"You heard what Liam said, you can't use your legs!" Lalo stated.
"You just sit here and eat your lunch!"
"And read the magazine."
"Forget the stupid magazine."
The twin left Laiyla and went to the living room. Once they were out of her sight they resumed to glaring at each other. A fight was about to break out at any moment and it was just out of sheer will power that they hadn't already clobbered each other.
"What do you think you're doing!" Lalo demanded.
"I didn't do anything!"
"You were trying to get rid of the magazine. I had to get that from the mail man on the other side of town!"
"Like I care. She should be eating my salad, something I actually prepared with love and care."
"All you did was just cut some fruit. I actually had to do some physical labor."
"Physical labor!? You sit on a toy car all day and pretend you're a race car driver. Do you have any idea just how hard it is to cut fruit and arrange it in that mountain formation?"
"Wouldn't be as hard as the black eye I' about to give you."
"Bring it!"
The two began to fight. A series of fists, kicks, and bites were being shared between the two as they tried to injure the other soldier. They were fed up with one another and the only way to end it was TO GET RID OF THE OTH-
"What's going on here?" The two boys stopped fighting and looked at Laiyla. She was sitting on the driver's seat of the toy car, her eyes demanding answers.
"Laiyla, what are you doing here?" Lado asked.
"I heard you two fighting and decided to check it out."
"But what about your legs?" Lalo questioned.
"They're going to be fine. Some movement here and there isn't going to kill me." Laiyla's eyes softened. "Now can you two explain to me why you're fighting again."
The twins looked at each other, both nervous and wondering what to say.
"W-we," Lalo sighed. "We felt guilty about breaking your legs."
"We thought we could make it up to you by taking care of you," Lado looked at his twin just as Lalo did the same action. "But I guess we just can't stop fighting."
A small smile appeared on Laiyla's lips as she looked at her siblings. A part of her heart melted at the kind gesture. Her little brothers really were kind hearted softies.
"Guys…I'm not mad," Laiyla said delicately, smiling at the two's surprised faces.
"You're not?" They said simultaneously.
"Of course not! The fact you two would go through all this trouble for me is touching. Besides I never blamed you two for this, accidents happen."
Laiyla opened her arms for a hug and the twins complied. They shared in a touching hug as Laiyla decided to kiss their cheeks. They let out touched grins as their big sister smiled back at them.
"Now how about you two get in this car and we can go play some video games together?"
"Alright!" Lado and Lalo high fived each other as they drove to the couch. The house was then filled with the screams of video game characters while three children laughed to their hearts content.
I've decided to put a few one shots here and there for this story, but it won't be a regular thing. Keep in mind I am one person and not an entire team of writers, I can't just make a bunch of individual chapters in a single month.
I also won't be taking any suggestions. I want to do this on my own, you know, as a challenge. However I would like to thank Jonesy for giving suggestions anyway. It means a lot that you were trying to help me.
