Not much to say personally this time, but then again things have been a little uneventful lately.
So I'm going to try to get this story done before Halloween, but I can't garuntee that it will. We're leaving the 29th for vacation and the 28th is the last day I'll have to update anything before we do. So if I don't get it done before then, just bare with me and I'll get it done as soon as I can.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Loud House
The duo walked in through the front door of their house on Franklin Avenue, feeling very proud of themselves. They knew that they would have to be careful to not attract attention to themselves, otherwise Lori and the rest of their sisters would become suspicious of any mischief from them. And they got enough of that from Luan on a daily basis alone. And they especially needed to keep Lola from knowing. The little tattletale would make them do anything for her to keep her mouth shut.
They believed that they were safe for now as they currently saw no sign of any of the other girls. They had seen Luna out in garage as they had approached the house, just jamming away on her guitar, making the garage doors fly open with every blast of her ax. Luan had drama club after school so they knew she wouldn't be home right now. The rest however were bound to be at the house and seeing the house this deathly quiet (with the exception of Luna's music outside) made the both of a bit anxious.
"It's too quiet in here," Lincoln stated.
Lynn peered around and looked up the stairs from the doorway.
"No one's on the stairs or up them," Lynn added in.
"I guess the coast is clear," Lincoln said as he set his book bag down on the couch in the family's living room.
He sat on the couch and Lynn joined him. They made sure that they were alone and saw no sign of anyone in the living room, halls, stairs or doorways. Though they could hear movement above indicating that some of their siblings were in their rooms upstairs. So all they could do was assume that no one could hear them right now.
"So how are we going to do this?" Lincoln asked.
"Well the first thing we'll have to do is make sure that everyone is asleep before we go. Especially Lori and Lola. You know how much Lola likes to tattle on us," Lynn said.
Lincoln nodded and said, "Right. Lori is no problem, she always goes to bed around eleven unless she's out on a date."
"Now Lola is going to be an issue. She has ears everywhere and that makes it harder for us to plan things out," Lynn stated.
"Plan what out?" came a voice from the front door.
They looked to the door and saw Lori standing there. He hair was done in a ponytail and was wearing clothing more suited to autumn weather as the October leaves clung to the jeans she was wearing, like glitter on glue. She gave the both of them an inquisitive look on her face that slowly morphed to a small degree of anger as her eyes fell on Lincoln.
"Lincoln where were you? You were supposed to help me with the leaves out back as soon as you got home," Lori asked with anger and disappointment in her voice.
Lincoln began to rub the back of his head and he began to sweat. This was the moment he'd been dreading since he had left the school. Explaining to Lori that he had received detention and hadn't been able to assist her with the chore she had assigned him for the weekend could spell disaster.
He pulled at the collar of his shirt and as he stammered he said, "I uh... had... detention."
Lori groaned and said, "Why am I not surprised? Okay so then you can help Leni with dinner tonight."
"But-" Lincoln started but was cut off by Lori as her glare began to burn into him.
"I don't want to hear it Lincoln. It's going to be a long and stressful weekend for all of us to keep this place nice for mom and dad. And tomorrow you can help me with the rest of the yard work and keep the house clean," Lori answered with a scolding tone in her voice.
"Look I'm sorry but-" Lincoln tried to continue.
"And you can forget about going anywhere else this weekend. You're going to stay home and help me keep this place in shape," Lori said as she wiped the last of the sweat from her brow. "Do I make myself clear?"
Lincoln only nodded in response.
She burst past them and started going up the stairs. It wasn't long before before Lincoln and Lynn heard the room to Lori and Leni's room close with a thud. They both sighed in relief as they were now clear.
"Well that was a lot less heated than I expected it to be. Must be tired from all the raking," Lynn stated.
Lincoln groaned and said, "Yeah, but now my weekends shot."
Lynn laughed and said, "Not all of it. We still got that little venture tonight."
Lincoln inhaled sharply and said, "I don't know Lynn. I don't want to chance Lori getting any angrier than she already is."
"Lori will never know Lincoln. Not once we sneak out of here," Lynn stated.
"But how?" he asked
Lynn took a moment to think about possible escape routes from the house. She hadn't really thought that part out yet. Going out either the front or back doors was out of the question as Lori would most likely hear the creaking of the staircase if they snuck out that way. So the only option would be over the roof from the attic or the...
Lynn smiled deviously and said, "We just go out the windows. All we need to do is make a rope out of some sheets and that should do the trick."
"Sounds cliched," Lincoln stated.
Lynn shrugged and said, "Can't beat a classic."
"So how are we going to get back in?" Lincoln asked
"Uh duh braniac. We just climb back up the rope when we get home and that should get us back in. I hope you've been working on your parkour," Lynn said matter of factly.
From downstairs, they heard the sound of Lori leaving her room and walking into the bathroom. This was followed quickly by the sound of the shower water running. Knowing Lori, she'd be in there for a while. Before they could plan anymore, they saw Leni coming down the stairs. They knew she wouldn't be bright enough to understand what they were talking about. But at the same time she had a tendency to show a brighter side when she worried about family and if she knew they were up to something dangerous she would freak out. That's a chance they just couldn't risk.
"We'll plan more later. For right now, do what Lori told you to do. That way she won't remain suspicious," Lynn whispered into Lincoln's ear.
Lincoln glared at her and said, "And what are you going to do?"
Lynn rolled her eyes, yet still smiled slyly.
"Duh! Sit on my butt and do nothing at all," she said and kicked back on the couch.
Lincoln groaned and sat back in the couch as well. As Leni reached the bottom of the stairs, Lincoln could hear her humming to herself. Lincoln knew he had to get up and help her, but for now he just sat in his spot, not wanting to move. Out of sight from Leni.
"Hey Leni," Lincoln called out.
Right after he said that though, Leni let out a shrill scream and looked around.
"AH! Who said that!?" Leni called out.
Lincoln groaned and said, "It's me Leni. I'm over here."
Leni continued looking around and said, "Lincoln? Is that you? Did you turn invisible?"
Lincoln rolled his eyes and stood up from the couch and stepped into her view.
"No Leni, I'm right here in front of you," Lincoln said as he walked in front of her.
Leni saw him and said, "Oh hey Lincoln. You may want to be careful. I think you might be invisible and running around here somewhere. Should we put some flour down and see if you pass through?"
By now, Lincoln was face palming big time in his mind. He knew she meant well, but her ditziness was a bit much at times. All he wanted to do was get started with dinner and get that over with.
"Anyway, Lori sent me down to make dinner and she said that you were going to help me. Let's go get stared before the ingredients get cold," Leni stated and pulled Lincoln away by the wrist.
Lynn watched from the safety of the couch and laughed.
"Good luck in there," Lynn said as she sat back again.
But before they were too far away, Leni looked around again and said, "Now Lynn must be invisible."
Lynn still laughed anyway, knowing that she wasn't the one having to deal with Leni right now.
"This is going to be perfect. Lincoln has to deal with Leni and I get to scare the crud out of him and no one knows about it," Lynn said as she was already planning her victory.
But what she didn't know is that someone had been listening in on them from somewhere close by. And they weren't happy.
Dinner time came and went. Sure enough, each of the sisters (minues Luan) had been home when Lincoln and Lynn had come home. Lily had been napping upstairs while Lisa was experimenting (thankfully not on Lily) in their room. Lola had been having a little tea party in her room while Lana had been playing in the mud out back the entire time. Lucy had been hiding in the vents and writing her poems. But now the sun was going down and Lori was forbidding anyone from going back out again.
By now everyone was settling into a peaceful Friday night. Since the incident where the rest of the family had usurped her, she had decided to be a little less strict, but was still forbidding certain stuff. Like Lana playing out in the mud this late or Luna playing her music too loudly. And, of course, no pranks from Luan whatsoever. The last time Lori was left in charge, Luan had tempted fate. Suffice it to say, Luan didn't like one of pranks being reused on her in a more painful fashion.
Now all that Lynn and Lincoln had to do was wait for everyone to fall asleep. They had agreed that Lincoln's window would be the best one to use, seeing as he had the room to himself and it would be easier to access the street without anyone catching on to them.
The hours passed slowly by and around ten o'clock, Lincoln had gone to his room saying that he was feeling tired and shortly after Lynn had done the same and gone to her and Lucy's room as well. And one by one, they could hear the rest of the girls turning in for the night.
Lynn hadn't changed out of her daytime clothes and was simply lying on her bed with the bed covers over her with Lincoln doing the same in his room. She had heard Lucy come in at half past ten and could hear her snoring now. By the time eleven was approaching she heard the last of the house's residents climbing up the stairs and march down the hall. After hearing the door down the hall close, all was silent. She still waited a few minutes to see if something else would happen before she made a dash for Lincoln's room.
After waiting and hearing no one else stirring in the household, Lynn decided to take the chance. She silently climbed out of bed, despite Lucy's snoring and softly tiptoed to their bedroom door. She quietly creaked it open, pausing every time the door made a groaning sound as it creaked. She'd look back over to Lucy, but saw that she was still asleep.
Once the door was far enough open, she left the room and carefully closed it once again. Moving silently, she tip toed down the hall towards her brother's room and made regular glances around her to make sure that no one could see her. She was extra catious around Lola and Lana's room as she didn't want to set Lola or any of Lana's animals off and get them busted.
Before long, she arrived at Lincoln's room and, without formality, barged right in and caught Lincoln as he was busy making the sheet rope.
She gave him a start and he whispered, "Jeeze Lynn. Don't you ever knock?"
Lynn shook her head and said, "Then we could have been busted. How's the rope coming along?"
Earlier while Lori had been showering and before Leni could notice that Lincoln was missing from the kitchen, he had snuck down to the basement and swiped some of the family's spare sheets which were now being fashioned into a make shift rope. Not much, but it should work well enough for them.
"Almost done. Just need to tie this last one and... there we go," Lincoln said as he tied the last sheet to the rope.
With the rope finished, Lincoln carefully tied it to his desk and he then tossed the rest of the rope out of his now open window.
"So who goes first?" Lincoln asked.
"I'll go. Someone needs to show YOU how to properly rappel. Just watch carefully," Lynn said and then grabbed the rope.
She quietly climbed out of the window and with both of her hands and feet grasping the rope, she carefully climbed down towards the ground.
Lincoln watched and said to himself, "Looks easy enough."
Without a word, he grabbed his backpack which he had stuffed with a couple of bags of chips and some flashlights in case it got too dark. He then climbed out of his window as well and began to rappel down too. Lynn was already at the bottom and was watching him climb down. But he was going at a much slower pace than what she preferred. Once he was halfway down, she had grown tired of waiting and grabbed the rope.
"Okay, come on you," she said and then gave the rope a hard tug.
Lincoln hollered and then lost his grip as the rope shook. He fell to the ground which he was thankfully closer to than anticipated so the landing wasn't as painful as it could have been.
"Shh! Lincoln, you're going to get us caught," Lynn admonished.
Lincoln growled and said, "I wouldn't have screamed if you hadn't shaken the rope."
Lynn rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah yeah, excuses excuses. Now let's go before someone sees us."
Lynn at the very least had the courtesy to help Lincoln up off the round and they quickly walked away from their house, headed for the woods. But little did they know, someone was indeed watching them from Lincoln's bedroom window.
As they watched the duo disappear, they observed and said, "Lori's not going to like this."
Well someone knows about Lincoln and Lynn's excursion out into the woods. So what will happen? Find out in the future chapters.