Prologue: Dear Rabbit
A White Rabbit hopped through the Forest of Royal Woods, minding its own business within the peaceful tranquility of the lush green Forest, however, what it didn't realize was the dark eyes watching it from the shadows...
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It's been 15 years and not much has changed within the town of Royal Woods. Things were still somewhat the same and some things weren't. Currently, Lincoln Loud, the only boy of the loud family, was currently at home after a long day of work. Lincoln now worked as a handyman for the town and fixed things for the people of the town, be it a leak in the roof, clogged pipes, refurbishing furniture, etc. Lincoln truly was a Jack of all Trades for the town. He was on the couch and watching the Tv. He was waiting for a call or a text from his now-wife, Stella Loud. yeah, it's been a long time since things happened between them, and he was thankful that she had stuck by him all these years. Stella now worked as a cop in Royal Woods and she loved her job since it really wasn't all that dangerous, she just had to deal with some petty thieves and a few break-ins, but besides that, nothing too major.
Lincoln got up off the couch and headed to the kitchen to grab himself something to drink when he heard a knock from the front door. Lincoln was a bit startled, but he left the kitchen and headed to the front door, only for it to hear the knock one more time.
He opened the door and looked to his front porch. Standing there was a young girl, she seemed to be a pre-teen. She was tall for a pre-teen but she had long brown hair with a few freckles on her face, her eyes were brown and she wore a purple jacket over a white t-shirt that showed off her midriff and had a pair of grey jeans with matching grey shoes.
Lincoln looked at her and gave her a friendly smile, "Hello" Lincoln greeted
The girl smiled nervously, "h-hi sir" the girl greeted "I'm new in town and I just live down the street but I was wondering if you knew where The high school is?" She asked
Lincoln smiled, "It's just up the street about four blocks from here," Lincoln told her "though the school should be out by now," Lincoln told her
"I know, I'm just supposed to visit it and get to know it, that's what my mother told me at least," The girl said
"All good" He replied "I'm Lincoln Loud, I'm the handyman here in Royal woods," Lincoln told the girl
"I'm Lyra, Lyra Violet" the girl, Lyra replied
"Nice to meet you Lyra and if you or your mother need anything don't hesitate to stop by," Lincoln said
Lyra nodded with a smile, "thank you" she said before walking off and heading in the direction of the high school. Lincoln smiled as he closed the door and went back to the kitchen to grab a drink.
Meanwhile, Stella Loud was back at her desk, filing some reports of her daily routine. She was filling out a report of a break-in in one of the old cabins in the woods. Oddly enough, when she was there, she felt as if she was being watched, what was even weirder was that the only thing reported stolen from the house was a Wedding dress. For another odd reason, that also didn't sit right with her, something about the break-in was wrong
"Hey Loud!"
Stella was taken out of her thoughts when she looked to see her Partner, Chandler McCann. He Had changed as well, he looked sharp in the police uniform, and his hair was slicked back as well, He walked up to her with envelope in hand
"What is is Chandler?" Stella asked
"This just came for you," Chandler told her, handing her the envelope
Stella was confused, she took it and saw that it had her name on it but no postage stamp or anything else, just her name
"Where did you get this?" Stella asked
"Front desk" CHandler replied "Martha saw me coming out of the Bathroom and said that some girl came here and asked that the letter get handed to you, and she just left the station as soon as I left the bathroom," Chandler told her
"Did Martha get a good look at her?" Stella asked
"I asked Martha the same thing but she said that the girl was wearing a hoodie and a pair of glasses, so the only thing she saw was that the girl had freckles
"That's all? Freckles?" Stella asked
"Yep," Chandler said, "so you gonna open it?" Chandler asked
"I don't think I should..." Stella replied
"why?"
"Some stranger came here and asked that some letter or whatever be given to me and then just left before anyone could get a good look at her or just wait and talk to me, that's the definition of Sketchy" Stella said
"True, but what if it's some type of gift from Linc?" Chandler asked
"I highly doubt it, there, no special even or holiday today and while I and Lincoln are close, we never really send gifts to each other while at work," Stella said
Chandler rolled his eyes, "Then how about I open it?" He said
Stella thought about it and knew that if she was wrong Chandler might tease her but it's nothing she couldn't handle. She handed the envelope to Chandler who took it and then opened it, finding a folded letter in it, so he took it out and unfolded it and looked at it and in an instant, his eyes went wide with horror as he looked at the letter
"what is it?" Stella asked with worry
Chandler didn't answer and instead handed Stella the letter, and when Stella looked at it, she realized it wasn't a letter, it was a photograph, and not just any photograph but one with her and Lincoln lying in their bed and both asleep...
The song that inspired the chapter title: Dear Rabbit / I know I'm a wolf by Young Heretics
