Since I'm publishing this chapter on Christmas, Merry Christmas to all of you readers. New Years is going to lead to a plot twist, so brace yourselves.

"Oh man, dude, what do I do?!" Colin Gomez said to his brother Lincoln as he paced around the living room. "I have to make our first date the best date, or else Luna's gonna dump my sorry ass!"

"Well, maybe you should stop worrying about it so much. Do you have any ideas on what you two should do on this date?"

"No, chico, I don't! That's the problem! I can't take her anywhere, because I'm poor, I can't do anything over the top, I can't do anything, period!"

It had been almost a week since Colin had official started dating. He had only told a few confidents about his relationship with his "sister," including Lincoln. Needless to say, Lunas brother wasn't too thrilled to begin with...

-FLASHBACK-

"You WHAT?!"

"I kissed Luna. Do you need your ears checked or something, chico? I've told you that, like, 10 times now."

"Why would you do that?!"

"Well, she was under the mistletoe! It would've been stupid not too!"

"Ok... as long as you two aren't dating or anything, I'll forgive you. But just this one-"

"Actually, that's the other thing I wanted to talk about, Linc..."

2 Minutes Later...

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE DATING?!"

"What do you THINK I mean?! I'm dating Luna!"

"SHE'S YOUR SISTER!"

"Ok, ok, keep your voice down, dude. IS much as you hate me right now, I really don't care for mom and dad to find out..."

"And more importantly, she's MY sister! Who do you think you are, trying to take her from us?!"

"TAKE HER? No no no, you have the wrong idea, Lincoln. I'm not running away anytime soon with her. I just figured, I don't know, coffee sometimes over the weekend, or walking through the park, or.."

"Getting in bed with her?"

"WHAT?! NO!" Colin said, disgusted.

"Just making sure, man."

"Ok... Lincoln, I just want to make sure you're on board with this. I don't want you finding out about it it he wrong way..."

"As long as you aren't going out every night to make out somewhere, I'm good."

"Thank god! I was really scared, for some reason."

"Are you gonna tell anyone else?"

"Well, I figured that I might as well tell Luan. I mean, I'm close to her and I all and I don't want her to be left in the dark... Lincoln, PLEASE don't tell anyone. I don't think that people are freaky to hear this..."

"Relax, Colin. I won't tell anyone."

"One more thing. This conversation didn't happen, got it?"

"Got it."

-END OF FLASHBACK-

"Lincoln, do you have any spare cash?" Colin said, getting a bright idea.

"No... just my birthday money..."

"Perfect!" He said as he ran upstairs. "I'll remember to give you an I.O.U!"

"Wait! Why don't you use YOUR birthday money?!"

"Chico, March 19 is 3 months away! I can't wait that long!"

4 Hours Later...

"You ready for the best night of tour life, chica?" Colin asked Luna as they walked out the door of the Loud House into the cold, winter air.

"I'm stoked, Love! What are we doing first?"

"Well, I don't know. What are you thinking of?"

"I don't really know... how about something to eat?"

"Sounds good to me! Where do you suggest?"

"Ummm..."

15 Minutes Later...

"Not exactly what I had in mind, but at least it's cheap," Colin said as he and Luna sat at a small kiosk at Burger King.

"Well, I thought there'd be more open on Tuesday," Luna said defensively. "I would've gone to Buffalo Wild Wings if we had more money..."

"Hey, as long as we're spending time together, than that's all that matters, isn't it?"

"Yeah, I guess..." she said, looking slightly disappointed.

Trying to change the subject, Colin asked, "So have you told anyone? About, us?"

"Well, I told some of my friends. They can keep secrets, so it's good. How about you?"

"I told Lincoln. And Luan, but that's it."

"Why would you tell Luan?!"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Well, she isn't exactly known for her secret keeping, bro. And It might be kinds awkward, cause we share a room and all..."

"ORDER NUMBER 325!"

"That's us," Colin said as he got up and walked to the counter to get their food.

"Colin?"

He turned around to see both Bobby and Lori standing behind him.

"Bobby! Lori!" He said, trying not to panic. If they saw that he was on a date with Luna, Lori would tell mom and dad for sure! He meekly asked, "What're you guys doing here?"

"Well, Bobby and I were SUPPOSED to go on a nice date tonight, but I guess everything is closed on Tuesdays in this town. So here we are. What about you?"

"Me? I was just, uh, hanging out here, you know. By myself, of course..."

"Dude, you got enough food there?" Bobby asked, looking at the food Colin and Luna were to split.

"Well, you know me! I eat like a mule!"

"Hey dude, let's sit together! We can talk at your table!"

"God damn it, Bobby, completely wrong thing to say," Colin thought. Trying to cme up with a good excuse, he said, "oh, no, dude, we can't do that."

"What? Why?"

"Well, because, ummm... Spider!" He shouted as he pointed towards the ground. Both Bobby and Lori panicked just long enough for Colin to get Lunas attention. He silently managed to have her hide under the table as they looked back up.

"Must have been a false alarm or something. Well, why can't we-"

"Actually, nevermind. I thought that the food was still being made, but I guess not," he mumbled as he grabbed the tray and brought it back to his table.

5 Minutes Later...

"And so then I was all like, "That's not your TV remote, Herb, it's Petes!"

"Yeah, cool..." Colin said quietly as he quietly panicked internally. Not only was this date taking a wrong turn, his girlfriend was currently underneath the table, trying not to make a sound, and he was currently trying to choke down 2 whoppers and a 10 piece chicken nugget meal. He hated to do it, but he needed to kick Bobby and Leo out of the kiosk.

"Hey, guys, do you think you could move to a different table? I have to, uh, figure out how to program my phone," he lied.

"Uhhh... OK?" Lori said as she and Bobby moved to the table directly behind him.

"GOD DAMN IT!" Colin thought. It would make it a lot harder to get out of there alive if they could now see his every move.

"Hey, look! Leni's here!" He said as he pointed to the door. When they turned to greet her, Colin quickly leaned under the table.

"C'mon!" He whispered as she got out from under the table. They hurried to the other door, but th just then...

"Luna?" Lori said as she turned around and saw her younger sister. "What are YOU doing here?"

"And why are you with Colin?" Bobby asked.

"Oh, boy..." Colin mumbled to himself as Lori was the first one to realize.

"You two are on a date, aren't you?"

"Well, if you can call it that, then sure," Luna said, just as embarrased as her boyfriend.

"Look, Lori, Bobby, PLEASE don't tell anyone about this!" Colin said, panicked. "Mom and Dad would kill us!"

Bobby and Loring looked at each other, then looked back.

"Why would we tell anyone?" Loring asked.

"Well, uh, I don't know. But it sounds like something you might do!"

"Dude, me and Lori were dating for, like, 6 months before we told anyone. This isn't really a big deal."

"So, you're NOT gonna tell anyone?" Luna asked.

"Not if you don't want us to! Of course, you might have to do a few of my chores for a month, but that's a small price to pay, isn't it?"

"As long as the parents don't find out, I'm cool with it," Colin said, relieved that he and Lunas secret was safe.

"Well, since we're all here together, I say that we have a double date!" Bobby chimed in. "I could really go for another burger!"

"Oh, Bobby..." Lori said as her boyfriend walked to the counter to order more food.

1 Hour Later...

"Well, that was honestly better than I expected it to be," Colin said as he, Luna, Lori, and Bobby all rode to their house in Bobbys' car.

"I don't know... I wish that someplace else was open," Luna said.

"Well, in all fairness, it is the holidays... and besides, New Years is around the corner. There'll be stuff to do then."

"Hey, speaking of New Years, are you guys doing anything that night?" Bobby asked the entire group.

When they all responded with either a "No..." or "I don't think so," he said, "Well, my friend Jim is throwing a New Years Eve party, and I hear that it's gonna be lit! You guys wanna come?"

"Wait, is this the same Jim that got suspended for bringing in vodka disguised in a water bottle?" Colin asked.

"Well, yeah, but he promised everyone there'll be no alcohol that night. But we WILL have sparkling grape juice, though. That's kinda the same, right?"

"Well, I don't see a problem with it. As long as we get permission..." Loring said.

"It sounds fun! I say we live a little, right, love?" Luna asked Colin.

"Hell yeah! I've never been to a new years party. It should be fun!"

"Then it's settled! We're going! I'll come pick you guys up at 9, deal?" Bobby said as they walked to the front steps a of the Loud House.

After making the night official and saying goodbye to Bobby, Lori went inside, while Colin and Luna stayed outside for a minute.

"Hey, sorry that this wasn't a perfect first date and all. I wish there was more to do."

"Colin, any day that I get to spend time with you is a good day. I didn't mind tonight."

"Really? So you obviously didn't mind spending half of it crouching under a table in Burger King. I'll keep that in mind."

"Ha! You're funny, love."

"Thanks, chica," Colin said as he leaned in and gave Luna a peck on the cheek.

"Night, Luna."

"Goodnight, Colin."

As Colin went downstairs to the basement, he was already thinking of the next date with Luna at the New Years Eve party.

"See, when you're living in a big house like me, you have to take your opportunities to have fun when you get them. Thats easy for me, since I'm an opportunist by nature. I am pumped for this party! And- wait, who am I talking too? I'm going loco..." he mumbled as he fell asleep on his air mattress.