Ride with the Reaper
Lincoln's head throbbed, pounding like he'd been hit with a sledgehammer. The light filtering into the room stung the merc's eyes, making him groan in annoyance as he tries to get up. His attempts to stand are thwarted, as his arm is pinned under a body. It took him a second to realised what had happened last night, his confusion quickly followed by shock as the night replayed in his mind.
'Shit, Shit, SHIT!' He mentally screamed as he carefully pried his arm out from under the girl
Escaping awkward situations was never a specialty of the Lincolns, creating on the hand was easy for the white-haired mercenary. Sometimes, it only took him opening his mouth to get himself in a shitty situation. Like getting his ass thrown in a Turkish prison and having his team bust him out, that sure went over smoothly with Victor and the higher ups
Lincoln snuck out of the room as quietly as possible, even with the ancient ass lock that made a grinding noise as you turn it. He knew that Luna was a heavy sleeper, he was blessed in that regard. He looked down at his smart watch, the digital readout showing him that it was nearly 7 am. Good thing he's always been an early riser
He made his way into the kitchen as casually as possible, not wanting to seem too nervous if he were seen. He still had the image of badass merc to maintain, even if that was contradicted by him making his family breakfast.
He didn't bother with his father frilly apron as he quickly turned on the stove and began cooking up a hearty breakfast, even squeezing his own orange juice. He laid out six strips of bacon on each plate, followed by two eggs, two hash browns, a grape fruit, three sausages and side of beans. A breakfast of champions, well by his standards anyway.
He quickly cleaned up the pots and pans he'd used, setting into his normal morning routine. This was a standard morning when he was on a mission or undercover, his team had even come to expect it from the man
Lincoln followed up the cleaning of the dishes with his normal workout routine, which consisted of 60 push-ups, then another 20 onehanded. 60 sit-ups and 30 crunches, he used the couch as a support. He forwent doing his pull ups, as he didn't have a proper bar and his 5-mile run would have to wait until after breakfast.
He was finished as his family began shuffling downstairs, one by one giving him a shocked expression. They looked at him, each sisters face draining of colour. It was like they'd seen a ghost, well close enough. The only one not giving him that look was Luna, but she was clearly avoiding him. As he was avoiding her as well, so he wasn't too hurt.
"Hi, girls. You miss me?" Lincoln asks as he wipes the sweat from his brow
"Linky!" Lola and Lilly both screamed before tackling their long-lost brother
"Easy, we do not wish to injury our male sibling" Lisa said in her usual monotone, a slight tinge of emotion hiding beneath it
Lincoln looked at the now nine-year-old Lisa, having not change much in his 5-year absence. His gaze shifted to Lola, the eleven-year-old girl had replaced her usual pink princess dress and tiara for something a bit more practical. Her twin, who was standing in the door way with her arm around a red headed girl with square glasses and freckles. The tomboy had only seemed to have swapped her outfit as well, now sporting a tank-top under an unbuttoned flannel shirt. She sported jeans and hiking boots, her messy blonde hair still tucked beneath her signature red cap.
"We missed you Lincoln" Lilly said, hugging him tight
"Yeah, our family had a missing LINK. Get it?" Luan cracked, making the stoic merc crack a smile and earning groans but smiles from their sisters. They missed Luan's shitty puns, even if they were. Well, shitty.
Lincoln got a look at Luan, the comedian had filled out nicely over the five years. Her style hadn't changed much, except that she now wore her hair in a French braid. Her bust seemed to grow into a nice D cup, edging out Luna. Who was a very nice C cup, something Lincoln can attest to for certain.
The white haired merc clears his throat, prying himself away from the overly clingy seven-year-old. He smiled at them as he stepped aside to reveal the large breakfast he'd made for the family, making their eyes go wide.
"You made breakfast? How sweet of you Linky" Lola said with hungry eyes
"Dig in before it gets cold, don't worry I made extra just in case." Lincoln drifted over to Lana, who was looking bashful as all hell "So you going to introduce me to your "friend" Lana?"
"Yeah…Annie, this is my big brother Lincoln" Lana said nervously, wincing on the emphasis of friend "Lincoln this is my….M…my girlfriend Annie"
"So, you're the girl who's tamed a loud" Lincoln teases, not expecting the girl to respond with a quip
"Yes, and you're the brother who went walkabout and got lost for five years" The girl quipped back in an Australian accent
"Touché, Bindy Irwin" He shot back playfully
"Yes, now I get to study a douchebag in his natural habitat" The girl responded in her best documentary voice
"Ok, I like you. You better take care of Lana or we will be more than playful banter" Lincoln says semi-seriously.
With slight tension in the air, Lincoln does what he does best and diverts attention. Coincidently, their parents walked into kitchen. The patriarch of the family let out a shocked gasp, looking like he'd fall over from a stiff breeze. Rita on the other hand, embraced her son. She hugged him tight, muttering sobbed apologies into his shoulder.
"It's ok, mom I forgive you. I forgive all of you. Life's way too short and full of bad shit to hold a grudge" The young merc soothed her
"Thank you but we need to talk, I have some bad news to tell you Lincoln" Rita Loud said sombrely
"Mom, I know about the cancer. I had somebody watching you guys, well my mentor did" Lincoln states, once again shocking everyone into silence
"Lincoln, what have you been doing exactly for the past five years" Luna finally says, breaking their awkward voidance
"It's complicated and a long story so please hear me out" Lincoln begin, gaining nods from his sisters
Lincoln begins to tell them how Victor saved him from almost freezing to death or dying from Pneumonia. He explains how the Russian man had taken him under his wing, treating him like more of a student or Mentee but like a son. This makes Lynn Sr rather uncomfortable, knowing that another man was teaching his son things he should have been there for. He guesses he deserved it.
The story ended on him getting a contract here in Royal woods, which he suspects to be bogus. Being used to draw him here, reasons unbeknownst to him. It's funny that he hasn't realised he's fallen into a trap, one of his sisters making.
From a window, Lynn Jr watched the family and silently fumed about Lincoln waltzing back in like nothing happed. The ostracized loud sibling grinned as her hand gripped the handle of the gun she kept tucked in her pocket
'Not hear, soon I'll get the twerp' Lynn fumed angrily, stomping away from the loud house.
A few days passed without incident, relatively strange from a house that's usually in turmoil. The white haired merc guessed that they were still reeling from his return. He was happy for the peace but did kind of miss the action and excitement. Maybe he was just an adrenaline junkie at that point.
The peace didn't last as he heard a hushed argument coming from Luan and Luna's room, it sounded quite heated from what he could tell.
"Why won't you tell me who the guy was then, huh sis, I thought we confided in each other" Luan snapped, her voice dangerous and laced with venom.
"I don't remember who the guy was, I was drunk…T…That night was a blur" Luna lied, he could tell she was lying. Unfortunately for her, so could Luan.
"That's bullshit Lune, I know for a fact that you have excellent memory when you're drunk and I know that you wouldn't go off the wagon without a reason" Luan shot back, her arms crossed against her supple breast
"Luan, please… D…Don't force me to tell you. I guarantee that you won't like the answer" Luna almost pleaded with the comedian, making her anger falter.
"Luna, I just want you to trust me. Like I trusted you when I told you about the baby" Luan said, her face saddened and her eyes welling up "And the miscarriage"
"Fine, but don't freak out. Alright" Luna said quietly, Luan nodding in response "It was…God this is hard"
"I promise not to judge you" Luan comforted her
"It was Lincoln, the night he came home. We both got plastered on wine, I know It's wrong and I certainly don't deserve this sobriety chip" Luna says, tossing away a small object "I'm a big fat failure and an incestuous whore"
Lincoln angrily burst into the room, unable to take her self-deprecation any longer. He stalked over to where Luna sat, pulling her to her feet. He pulled her into a long but passionate kiss, his grip on her firm yet gentle. He loved her with all his being and couldn't bear her say such things
"Way to go Luna, you found yourself a great man" Luan cheered from where she was standing by the door, having shut and locked it to give some privacy
"Don't you ever talk that way about yourself again, ever. You hear me?" Lincoln says forcefully
"Yes, Linc" Luna says, tears rolling down her face
"I love you will all my heart and soul, my precious moon" Lincoln says, kissing her again gently
"I'll just leave you two lovebirds alone" Luan says happily, turning to leave
"LUAN MARIE LOUD! I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET" Lincoln barks out like a drill Sargent on the parade ground "Care to explain the pregnancy and better yet, who the hell knocked you up so I can kill him with my bare fucking hands"
"That's a long story but please don't hurt him. He was ready to take care of me and our child" Luan said sheepishly before taking on a sad tone
"You might want to sit down love" Luna said, pushing the white haired merc down onto the bed
"The baby's father was…." Luan began nervously
She was right, Lincoln didn't like the answer
A/N
There we go, another chapter done. Sorry it took me so long to write it, I guess I just lost my mojo or I was cursed by some bad Juju man.
All jokes aside, I hope you guys aren't too pissy bout the cliff-hanger here. I wanna hear some theories and suggestions from you guys. I am opened to suggestions. I'll try to slow down on the Luna x Lincoln as you guys thing it seems a bit rushed. You gotta remember that Lincoln has been pining for five years over Luna… and vice a versa
Alright, Questions and comments time
Hound424 – Once again, thanks for the support bro. I promise some more violence in a later chapter
Anon - Alright I get the confusion myself. I was at first gonna do it five years after the letter, but I decided to do it five years after Lincoln was kicked from his house. This makes Lincoln roughly sixteen. I refer to him as man cus he is a rugged mercenary after all, but any mistakes made in previous chapters. If I get around to it
Pupikillz – Sorry dude, I'm trying. This is my first time writing for this fandom. I'll try and find balance soon. In the meantime, thanks for the honesty bud
Qazse – Rushed, Maybe. I don't think It's forced, not if you factor in the booze
Dan Stanton – As always, thank you immensely Dan. It's good to have you supporting me Big bro
LilmcGrittle – I'll try and make it less incest oriented if I can, but it is kind of integral to the story
Dread55 – I have machinations in the works, the revenge plot will go forward. As for Lynn's sweet 16. I will try to work it in or I might make it like a bonus scene at the end of the story. It's safe to assure that Bobby doesn't know, however that could change to stir up tension. It would probably be covered up, so the cops wouldn't know the real story most likely and same with the school. A made-up story which I will feature later.
As usual, if you liked it. Don't forget to leave review with your suggestions, questions and comments. I'll try to answer them if I can. Until Next time