2 Months Later...
"Dude, Bobby, this is AWESOME! I never knew the city was this cool!" Colin Gomez said as he walked along the street side of Detroit, Michigan with his friend Bobby. It was the first day of summer break for the kids in Royal Woods, including all 11 of Colin "siblings," and Bobby had invited him to the city with him to celebrate.
"I know, right? The news might make it out to sound like Detroits falling apart, but really, the economy is booming!"
"Seriously, chico, I mean, it's BIG. much bigger than San Diego. And is Detroit really the center of rock and roll?"
"Hell yeah! The Jackson 5 AND Michael Jackson both started here!"
"Uh, Bobby, wasn't Michael Jackson part of the Jackson 5?"
"I don't know. But it looks like somethings going on over there," he said as he pointed to a large crowd gathered outside of a stadium.
"LIVE, TOMORROW NIGHT IN CONCERT! MICK SWAGGER HIMSELF, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! AND ONE OF YOU HAS A CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE CONCERT!" The announcer said to the hyped up crowd.
"Mick Swagger? Huh, Luna's talked about that guy before. Told me all about him and his amazing band he was in. Too bad I won't get called-"
"YOU THERE! WITH THE CORNROWS AND THE LIONS HOODIE!"
"Wow. What are the odds? Come on, Bobby, let's go win some tickets!"
5 Minutes Later...
"Ok, so what are your names and where are you from?" the announcer asked Colin and Bobby.
"Well, I'm Colin and this is Bobby. And we're from Royal Woods, Michigan."
"Ah, locals! Even better! Ok, so all you have to do is answer one question, just one, and if I you get it right, the tickets are yours. Got it?"
"Got it!" Bobby said, obviously very excited at the fact they could win tickets.
"Ok. The question is this: What year did Mick Swagger give his first concert here in Detroit?"
"Uhhh...Colin, do you know?"
"Oh, Luna talked about it a lot. I can't remember the exact year, though..."
"10 seconds!"
"Well, guess then!"
"Ok, ok! Umm...1981?"
"That...is...CORRECT!"
"What?! Seriously!"
"Here are your tickets, gents! And I hope to see you too here tomorrow night at 9 O'clock PM! Exactly 24 hours until Mick Swagger is in town, ladies and gentlemen!"
"Sweet!"
"Wait, did he say 24 hours from now?"
"Yeah, why?"
"DUDE! IT'S 9 PM! I have to be home in 30 minutes!"
"Oh, crap! We lost time!" Bobby said as they started running back to Bobbys car. "We can still make it home, though!"
"Can you get to Royal Woods from here in half an hour?"
"Of course! I could get from here to Chicago in an hour, if I tried! And if my car didn't break down. It's been doing that recen-"
"We don't have time!" Colin said as they got in the car. "DRIVE!"
2 Hours Later...
"Wow. Just, wow."
"Colin, how was I supposed to know I would hit a deer?!"
"You weren't! But you didn't have to get our of the car and mourn it for an hour!"
"Well, it was suffering! And I had to drag it out of the road!"
"Well, my padres are gonna kill me now. So thanks."
"Hey, hope you don't get in any trouble or anything. They'll understand."
"I hope they do," he said as he got out of the car and walked to the door.
"Please let them be asleep. Please let them be asleep. Please let them- annnd they're awake," he said as he opened the door to see two very angry looking parents.
"Where in God's name have you been?!" Mr Loud asked Colin.
"Look, guys, I can explain. We were-"
"Goofing off and losing time? I figured."
"No, no, no! We left in time, but-"
"Did you not get all the texts we sent you?"
"Well, my phone died around 5, so no."
"Well, we were worried sick, Colin. You could've been lying in a Dutch somewhere and we wouldn't know!"
"I'm really sorry, guys. But on the bright side-"
"Ha! I didn't know being grounded for 2 weeks was a bright side."
"Wait, what?!"
"You heard me. You're grounded for 2 weeks. A week for every hour you were late."
"But that's not fair!"
"And don't argue, either, Colin. You may not officially be our son, but you still live in our house. And we make the rules here."
"ARRGH! This is not fair at all! I'm going to take a shower!" He said as he stormed up the stairs.
"Now, Lynn, don't you think it was a bit harsh? It is summer vacation and all..."
"Now, Rita, he's gotta learn to be responsible. And besides, something is telling me he's hiding something from us..."
10 Minutes Later...
"Luna? You awake, babe?" Colin said quietly as he knocked on the door to his girlfriends room. Pretty soon, she came out looking very tired.
"What, Colin?"
"Well, before I tell you anything, how's our baby doing?" He asked as he put his hand on her stomach. Every day, it seemed to grow more obvious that she was carrying a child, but there weren't any questions asked. The parents and kids just assumed she was gaining weight.
"He's fine. Still has a few months to go, but he's doing great."
"I still can't believe it, Novia. We're going to be parents!" He said in a hushed tone so no one could hear.
"Yeah, it's great, isn't it?"
"Luna, I have to tell you something now. You know Mick Swagger, right?"
"Uh, yeah? He's only the best rockstar in the world? And he's giving a concert tomorrow in Detroit."
"Well, I was in the city today, and there was a contest to get tickets."
"Really?"
"And so I was called up, and I won them, but-"
"You got us tickets to see Mick Swagger?! Live?!"
"Well, I can't-"
"Oh, thank you, Colin! This is gonna be awesome!" She said as she hugged him.
"Wait, Luna, I-"
"Where are we sitting? Where's the concert at in the city? Whats-"
"Luna! I can't go!"
"What? Why?"
"I'm grounded for the next week or two. I thought that you'd like them and you could take a friend."
"But, I don't want to go if it's not with you."
"Well, unless you can convince mom and dad to get me ungrounded, then I'd be glad too. But until then, I can't."
"Hmmm...unless..."
"Unless what?"
The Next Day, 8:00 P.M...
"Oh my god, why am I doing this?" Colin asked both Luna and Bobby as they found parking in the parking lot of Ford Field, the site of the concert.
"Colin, it's fine! Just be thankful I got an a extra ticket so I could come, too!" Bobby told them.
"It'll be fine, Colin. I convinced Lincoln and Luan to cover for us tonight, and believe me, Lincoln can cover for ANYONE."
"If we get caught, I can consider myself dead meat. This is risky. And what about the baby?" He whispered to Luna the last part.
"Relax. I checked the seating. We're far back so the kid will be alright. Don't worry about anything, Colin. It's fine."
"I don't want the kid to be hurt, that's all..." he said as he smiled and kissed Luna on the forehead. "I love you, babe."
"Love you too, Love."
"Hey, you guys are a cute couple and all, but there's a pretty big line to get in. Do you think you could hurry it up a bit?"
"Hey, don't interrupt the moment, dude. This is special."
1 Hour Later...
"Wait, THAT'S Mick Swagger?!"
"Well, yeah! What did you expect him to look like?"
"I don't know, I thought all rock stars would look like Twisted Sister or something. No matter. It's still good."
"Well, I can barely see anything! And great, the lights just dimmed out! It's like I'm blind!"
"All you gotta do now is enjoy the music, Colin. And you, kid. Just sit back and enjoy."
They sat through the whole concert, trying to keep up with the thrills of the British musician. Finally, he said, "alright, this song here is for all of the couples out there! Hold them close and just go with the flow in this one!"
"Well, that's nmy cue to go get food," Bobby said as he stood up and walked to the concession stand.
"Weird. I thought Bobby would've brought Lori," Colin said out loud.
"Well, he tried, but she said that she doesn't like rock music."
"That's crazy! This guy is good!"
As the music played, Colin leaned his head on Lunas shoulder. They looked into each others eyes, never once looking away.
"Well, are we gonna kiss or not?" He asked her softly after a minute.
"I was just waiting for you to ask, Love," she said as they kissed. They help their lips together for what seemed like an eternity, until Colin felt Bobby tap on his shoulder. He ignored it at first, but he tapped again, and again, until finally...
"Bobby, you were sitting right here! You don't need to get in between-oh, boy..."
Standing right behind Colin was Mr and Mrs Loud.
"You two. Car. NOW!"
"I'm toast," Colin thought as they both stood up and were escorted out of the stadium.
"Yo, guys! Everything was buy two, get one free at the snack bar, so I got us all food! Wait, what?" Bobby said as he came back a few minutes later to find empty seats.
"Great. I have to eat all of this by myself, now. Thanks, guys."
1 Hour Later...
Both Colin and Luna were escorted inside and sat down on the couch by their parents, who sat down on the chairs. The car ride home had been completely silent. No talking, music, nothing. Just the sound of the world rushing by.
There was an awkward silence for at least 2 minutes, until finally, Mr Loud asked the first question.
"Well? How long has this been going on?"
Silence for a few seconds, until finally, Colin said feebly, "S-since Christmas."
"Why were we not told?"
"Uhh... we thought you wouldn't like it."
"How did you know where we were, anyway?"
"Well, for one, next time you sneak out, Luna, close the seating chart for the stadium on the computer. Second, Lincoln can not fool anyone that he's Colin unless he gets tan, grows 2 feet, and gets real cornrows instead of mop hairs."
"Luna, Colin, we wouldn't have been mad if you had just told us that you liked each other-"
"Some of us, at least."
"Oh, Lynn, be quiet! And it's OK for you two to have feelings for each other, you know. You're teenagers, you do this kind of stuff."
"And honestly, as long as you two haven't been doing anything you ewe rent supposed too, I can probably accept this. Probably, maybe."
At last, the pressure was too much for Luna to handle at this point. She began to cry as Colin put his arm around her and held her close.
"Luna, honey, it's OK. It will be fine..."
"Actually, I think I know why she's crying. Not because of our relationship, either."
"Well, tell us why, Colin."
This was it. Colin was going to admit it. He was about to face his fear and tell the loud parents they were to be grandparents.
"You see, uh, it's not easy to say this, but-"
"What's going on?" Lincoln said as he came downstairs, wearing Colins "signature" Michigan hoodie and cargo jeans. It looked like he had dipped a mop in a bucket of black paint, cut the mop head off, and put it on his head.
"Heh. Nice outfit, Chico."
"Lincoln, go back upstairs for a minute. Colin was trying to-"
"No. Bring all of the kids down here. They deserve to know, too."
Soon, the whole family was in the living room, just like the first time they had met Colin, except inside. They all looked confused, except for Lincoln and Luan. They knew what was coming.
"-sigh- Look, guys, there isn't any easy way to say this. There really isn't. But, uh, me and Luna have been dating for a while now," he said, causing the kids to mumble amongst themselves.
"But, ah, there's more than that. On New Years, ah, we... uh, DID things. That we aren't proud of."
"Colin? Are you trying to say that..." Mr Loud asked Colin.
"-sigh- uh, Me and Luna are going to be, uh... parents. Luna is...pregnant."
Silence. A long, awkward, silence.
Finally, Mr. Loud stood up and looked Colin straight in the eyes.
"Get out."
"W-what?"
"Go downstairs, get everything you can carry, and get out. Not forever, just until I can... comprehend this. But, for now, you need to leave."
Colin stood up, his face looking more sunken and depressed than it ever had before.
"I'm sorry. I really am."
He walked past the kids, down the stairs to the basement, and threw everything he could fit together into a couple of plastic bags. He walked back upstairs, opened the door, and walked out of the Loud House.
"It's over. I'm out of their lives. I'm never-"
"Colin!"
He turned to see Lincoln standing on the porch.
"Chico, thank you for being my-"
"Your going to come back, you know. Dad just has to calm down overnight, and you can come back."
"How's Luna? Is she alright?"
"Mom is talking to her right now. She's still pretty upset."
"Oh my god, Lincoln, this is all my fault. I should never have come here. I- what's this?" He said as Lincoln held out a small item in his hand.
"Your home, for tonight at least. Use it." With that, Lincoln turned around and walked back inside.
Colin held the item in his hands, getting his phone to shine a light on it. Realizing what it was, he used it, speaking in a depressed tone.
"This is Col-in One to you may now kiss McBride, do you read, chico?" He said over his walkie talkie that Lincoln gave him.
After a minute, it came alive.
"I read you, Col-in One. What do you need?"
"-sigh- Clyde, I screwed up. Big time. Can I come stay at your house tonight? Please?"
After a minute, The walkie talkie picked up again, but this time, it wasn't Clyde talking.
"Colin, do you need somewhere to stay tonight?" Mr. McBride said to Colin.
"Yes sir. Please."
"Come on over. We'll get the guest room ready for you. You can tell us what's wrong there."
"Thank you. Thank you so much," Colin said as he began to walk to the McBride house, unaware of what was to come in the next week for him.
Wow. Just, wow.
I almost cried writing this. And I don't cry.
This isn't the end for Colin. Or is it? The final few chapters are coming up, right here with me, rsizzle34. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned.