Chapter 16: I won't leave you

Author Note: Stay tune for the end, I gotta be honest

"No matter what, I will always defend you."

Luna stared outside of her window, watching the rain pour down with heavy force. She had gotten the release she so desperately wanted. It was around 11:30, so even if it was best decision to sleep, how could she? Yes she might have been on crutches, but she had mastered the use of them within a day. They weren't supposed to come back home originally, but with Luan needing a quick fix of her braces, and time for Luna herself to learn how to walk properly, everyone reluctantly accepted to spend a night at home. The rock star took a look over to Luan, who was fast asleep. Figuring that the majority of the house was in the same state, Luna grabbed one of her crutches, and slowly made her way into the hallway.

"I wanna see something." She thought to herself.

Luna slipped her way into Lynn and Lucy's room. Quietly tip toeing, she made her way to Lucy's coffin and tapped on it with her crutch. After a small groan, Lucy arose from the coffin and stretched her body.

"Hey Luna."

"Lucy, Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, What is it?"

"How close do you think those two are...?"

Lucy didn't have to think twice about who Luna meant. "By now: Very."

Luna looked down to the ground.

"But I know where your going with this." Lucy stated. "And I think I should start from the moment."

Luna shot a look at her dark sister.

"You're wondering if this having something to do with you and Lincoln I can assume. When I saw that you were hurting, I had a theory that was patch-worked at best.
I also knew that there was a chance that if you two were close- Lincoln at this point would have developed the same bond as Lynn." Lucy explained.

"How do you-"

"I'm brighter than most people give me credit for. After all, The un-normal is my specialty." Lucy gave a smile.

Luna was speechless. Not at the guess Lucy had, but the fact that Lincoln and Lynn could make something out of this.

"Lucy, How did it start with them? How did they get closer?"

"When Lori and Leni fought.. I could feel a spark."

"Jesus, Tessa! How did you get BOTH elevators to get stuck on the 20th floor!"

"It was the only buttons I couldn't break off!"

The two had to run up twenty straight flights in order to free everyone inside each door. Lincoln's patience with the hacker had grown a bit short with the latter going on and on about the possibility of missing all of the food that Lynn and the others would be enjoying at the moment. But there was something about Tessa's appearance that drew Lincoln's attention. He was certainly interested in the purple streaks in her hair.

"Hey Tessa-"

Tessa stopped Lincoln with her hand and pointed to a door that was strictly for employees that worked at the hotel. Lincoln was about to object, But Tessa grabbed his hand and pulled him with her. Inside of the room was full of extra sheets and towels, so it had to be used as a utility closet. Lincoln was curious as to why she pulled him inside of the room, until Tessa got closer to the boy and slowly grinned.

"I noticed you were going to ask me about my hair." She deeply said.

Lincoln begin sweating bullets. This wasn't going to be what he thought it might be, was it?

"Um..."

"There's something you should know about that."

She got even closer. Lincoln could feel every word that the girl spoke. Her lavender scent overwhelmed the boy. Within seconds, he was a puppet in Tessa's hands. Wanting nothing to ruin this moment. Whatever she felt was necessary, he wanted it badly.

"Yeah?"

Tessa began laughing mercilessly as she backed away from the white haired crusader. "You make this too easy!"

Lincoln looked hurt. How did she even get him that caught up in the moment! He didn't know whether or not to feel upset she was playing him or mad that he bent so easily.
Tessa picked up on this immediately and stopped laughing.

"I apologize, I just thought it would have lightened the mood. There is a story behind the color scheme I've got going on though." Tessa switched away to a serious tone.

Lincoln noticed but didn't think much of the tone switch.

"What is it?" he asked.

"When I was younger, I used to get into my dad's tool sets. When I found out there were paint cans close to them, I sprayed multiple images on the garage wall. My mom used to fuse at me for making such a mess, But my dad would always say: "What's a little paint, to a great mind?" My dad used to show me different patterns and gifted me with so many different art supplies. He was my inspiration, my rock." Tessa began.

"Aw, that's pretty sweet."

"Yeah, it was. But things weren't always as sweet as those moments.." Tessa's face was able to produce a smile, but her eyes began to water.

"Are you gonna be-" Lincoln tired to speak out, but Tessa rushed herself into his arms and held him close.

"I'll tell you more later, anything you wanna know. When we're alone again." She said softly.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Lincoln pushed it open. In front of him was Lynn, Tobin and Aaron looking annoyed, Although Lynn had a certain murderous look on her face. The fact that Tessa was still holding on to him, only made the look even more deadly.

"Hey, Tessa?"

"Yeah, Lincoln?"

"Run."

October 15th, 7:30 pm *Flashback*

*SLAM*

"AND STAY IN THERE!"

Lucy could hear Lori scream. No doubt she was talking about Leni. The two were hell-bent on killing each other and taking the rest of the house down with them seemed to be the objective. All you could hear was venting and anger spewing out of everyone's mouths while they waited for the next moment. Lucy wanted to do more with what was happening, but the safest thing she could think of was to get to the vents. Lynn wasn't inside their room, but the door was blocked from a previous fight between her and Lori, so the door wasn't going to do either of them any good if Lori or Leni were to come across. Lucy made her way across to Lincoln's room, and opened the vent that connected to his room. While he wasn't present, she slipped through and landed perfectly on her feet.

"IF YOU WOULD STAY OUT OF MY BUSINESS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES!" someone shouted. Startled by the noise, Lucy hid behind Lincoln's door to avoid being seen.

"OUCH!"

"HEY WATCH IT...Lincoln.."

"That sounded a lot like Lynn just now.. Ugh I STILL can't believe she went through my stuff." Lucy thought to herself.

"This is too weird.. She looked scared, Which is rare for her."

That time it was Lincoln and Lucy knew it.

As soon as Lincoln closed his door, Lucy marched her way towards him.

"You need to talk to Lynn."

Lucy paused. She could see Luna's face trying to process everything.

"So what else happened?" The future rock star asked.

"Well, After that, I came out to everyone yelling at Lynn, so I slipped in the background between you guys. Then Lincoln came out and you remember the rest from there."
Lucy confessed.

The two sat in silence for just a few seconds, until it hit Luna like a ton of bricks.

"Lucy I think I'm starting to understand everything now."

"What are you thinking?" Lucy asked.

"We need to go back to where I saw Lincoln the first time...Me, you, and Leni."

Author Note: I know that this is one of the SHORTEST chapters in this entire story, so consider this short chapter a teaser for more things to come. I wanted to make sure that I delivered on my promise to be more active and never have I been more focused to work so hard to try to produce good content. I know this isn't my best work, but I'm going to stride for much more and keep trying to get better.

When I started this, I never expected to hit over 35,000 views on the story... It hits me deep and I smile every time I see it. And it drives me so much to try to do better. Even if you don't follow it or if it's not a favorite. Even if you read it once, I just wanted to say thank you so much for even looking at this story. Imma keep working harder.

I sound like a broken record so I'll stop here. Expect more, I'll be here for awhile. Thank you.

Y'all stay awesome.

Titan Out! :')