Author's Notes: Hi everyone, it's me again, I forgot to celebrate this fic going over 100k words! I hope all of my readers are still finding enjoyment in it.
From here on and to not break the flow of the story, I'll put a trigger warning at the beginning of the chapter for smut/lemon if needed.
SuperLuigiFan18: Thank you SO much for your kind words and i'm happy to know that you liked the romance and the lemon, it was a hard decision but I felt that Lincoln and Lola needed that after everything they went through!
Disclaimer: I don't own The Loud House, the brand, as well as all of its characters and settings belong to Chris Savino and Nickelodeon, all rights reserved.
Chapter 54: Consequences.
Lola's P.O.V:
It had been only one day, but the feeling that was pouring through my heart still felt alien, weird, bizarre, even almost like if I had forgotten it entirely, even though I used to feel like this pretty often before.
It was happiness, genuine happiness, I was certain, but I was still in disbelief, I don't think I truly deserve this, not after all the horrible things I did, not after the way I treated my family, not after the way I treated him.
Six months ago, I was punished, justifiably at that, I was certain that I had lost everything, and to a degree, I still did.
I lost everything with my twin sister, I was certain that I was a known target for the disdain and disgust of some of the others, Lynn Jr. Lisa, dad, none of them seemed to want to do anything with me. They said they wanted me to get better, but never once did they ask how I was feeling.
I mean, they thought I got raped and yet, everything they could do was a quick "I'm glad you're ok Lola" and a quick pat on the back? What the heck!?
But I already knew that, I was prepared… at least, I thought I was, how foolish of me to not take in consideration his feelings on the matter.
He was a constant, he was always going to be there for me, and I could use that to my advantage, I could mold him the way I wanted, it could be the story, it could be my "advice", it could even be casual chat here and there.
I was positively certain that he was already mine.
Yep, I deserve my punishment, and I really didn't deserve to have him as my brother.
And yet… he demonstrated that he can also sink really low, for me.
And yet… he also got rid of the people that were gettin in the way for us… allegedly.
And now… he's going to share the blame and the hatred that came at me…
He was getting corrupted, he was becoming bitter, unrecognizable, somewhat scary, no longer could I consider him perfect, no longer could I just… idolize him, he had huge flaws, I was mortified that he would continue going that way.
But he was no monster, he regrets the things that he did, and in the process, he made me realize that maybe I wasn't a complete monster either, I am now just getting better, for once, I don't feel like resenting them, for once, I don't feel like running away, for once…
(For once… I don't feel like hating myself.)
He may not be the perfect prince that I idealized, he's just… Lincoln…
And I don't know why… that only made me love him even more.
But this love feels a little different, no longer do I feel like owning him, no longer do I feel like having him all to myself, he could be happy with anyone, and I would be happy, as long as he is too.
So that's why, never in a million years, did I expect to have him as my boyfriend…
My selfish heart cannot lie to itself, that might have been the happiest day of my life, bonus points for the fact that I had him inside me, that he took care of my body so tenderly and also so forcefully, that I could finally get a taste of his… manliness.
And well… sex just feels really. Dang. Good!
Ok… i think I'm finally done with touching myself, let's actually move on to the part that has me deeply concerned.
The news report should be at 7:00PM.
"… Thank you as always Mark, this is Katherine Mulligan reporting directly from the Royal Woods 7 Action News Channel, we just received a communicate from one of the victims directly involved in the infamous case of child predator Fernando Dubois towards 11-year old Lola Loud, who has kindly offered an exclusive interview to us on the details for the case."
" - Could you please tell us your identification? -"
"- Yes, my name is Lincoln Loud, I'm Lola's brother as well as the person directly responsible for the leaking of the incriminatory footage towards Fernando - "
"- Lincoln, I'm extremely thankful for your courage and responsible behavior, thanks to you, we have successfully tracked and punished that grotesque human being, your sister, your family, as well as the entire town are now safer, so consider yourself a local hero again! -"
"- Actually… Katherine, I have a very important announcement to make, to everyone - "
"- Anything for our local hero, please share your brave story - "
"- yeah… so, in my hand, right now, I have this tape which contains…"
"- … it contains the real footage from that conversation - "
"- The real footage? - "
"- Yes, Katherine, if you would be so kind as for to replay it in your system, I would be eternally grateful, this is a tape that I feel everyone involved in the case needs to hear for the sake of Mr. Dubois -"
"- I am afraid I'm not allowed to broadcast this audio in public television without a proper review of it's contents Lincoln, terms and conditions of our chain, please understand -"
"- Oh no, Don't worry, I can guaranteed under NDA that the tape has been revised previously, it doesn't really contain any profane words -"
"- …Very well, on the basis of the credibility of our local hero, I will proceed to play the contents of the tape for our audience, uncensored, here it is -"
The tape was playing, I was feeling very uncomfortable, hearing bits of my personal life and career achievements with Fernando, I thought that Lincoln was being a little too… reckless… Our pets were mentioned, our mom was slightly heard in the recording, really, had it gotten a little personal, Lincoln could very well be doxxing me on live TV.
But in the end, weird "wording" aside, the tape was entirely, purely, even… disgustingly, innocent, I was… impressed.
A little terrified, but impressed, he somehow managed to turn this entirely harmless conversation into definitive evidence to ruin Fernando's life, it almost felt like something that I could have done in another timeline.
A dark timeline, where I would bribe my way into success, where I would have become a tyrannical, ruthless queen, what could have been of me without my Linky?
… Anyway, now I gotta look at my family, who were all invited to watch the news at his request.
Mom and Dad were still in the clouds, their eyes focused on the TV, but their minds somewhere else.
Lori was starting to bite her nails, probably without realizing it, she was a mixture of scared and worried.
Lynn looked mad, irrationally angry, her hands where starting to generate a knuckle pattern, imprinting it in the couch, she then looked at me… ok, even I feel intimidated, I quickly retired eye contact.
Lana also looked angry, but she was more controlled, whatever she must be thinking right now…? Meh, I don't care!
Lucy and Lisa were now just looking at the screen, open-mouthed, wide-eyed in the case of the latter, somehow this was beyond their "calculations" I guess?
And Lily, well, she was still none the wiser, she was now looking concernedly at mom and dad, who weren't moving a muscle.
But wait, the "show" was still going.
"- Lincoln, I thank you in regards to our audience for this… insightful… recording, but care to explain what you mean by this being the "real" footage? - "
"- Exactly what It means, miss Katherine, Fernando Dubois is Innocent! I confess to altering and modifying the tape to incriminate him, the reality is that… he was always a strict professional and a very kind man to my sister and my family! All the accusations that were thrown against him are false! - "
"- Yeah, Ok Lincoln, thank you for your time on this interview but we have officially run out of time, back yo you mar- HEY! -
"- Wait please, this is serious! I just want to say that I'm extremely sorry, to Fernando, to the company involved, to the people in royal woods, to my family and to my dear sister, I will retire all charges towards him, and I want everyone to stop flaming him on social media, if you want someone to blame, then please blame me! - "
"*shove*"
"- Ok… as i was saying, thank you all for tuning in to this interview and back to you Mark! -
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…
- Why would he do that? - Lily, of all people, was the first to talk, looking at my mom for answers, I feel sorry for her…
- I… don't know sweetie - My mom looks really sad now, I just saw her being happy yesterday, and now she's sad again…
- THAT'S IT! HERE EVERYONE, I TOLD YOU, I KNEW IT, THIS FUCKING BRAT HAS OFFICIALLY RUINED OUR BROTHER! - My ears are ringing, whatever the fuck is this bitch saying, but I managed to see her standing up and pointing her dirty finger at me, so she wants to make this personal with me?
Bring it on!
- L.J.! You are going to apologize for treating your sister like that in this instance! - Quit it dad, she won't listen.
- No, "dad", I won't, and you know why? Because I've had it! I've had it with you guys pretending that everything is fine! I've had it with you guys shutting your damn mouths whenever this mentally ill little shit gets to do whatever the fuck she wants! -
- Lynn -
- You SHUT THE FUCK UP LUCY! You are the worst from everyone here, you are a fucking enabler, it's all a massive disaster so congratulations, you got what you wanted! You all did! Now this little bitch has contaminated our brother with her shit, do you think what he did is normal!? NO? Well guess where he got THAT from! -
- Bwaaaaaaa! L-Lynn, big sis p-please *sniff* s-stop! -
- Awwww, Lily, don't be so sad! Here, let me tell you a secret~- Oh no, she's NOT going to involve Lily in this!
- Lynn Loud Jr. DON'T YOU DARE!-
- NO DAD, STOP HIDING IT! Lily, your brother is a complete weirdo and a SISTERFUCK-
*SMACK*
… Just like that, the bitch got what she deserved, she was now lying on the floor, I gotta say, for the first time in his life doing this.
My dad's hand is pretty strong, in fact, if I didn't feel like ripping Lynn apart, limb by limb, I would probably even be scared, scared at the fact that my dad used violence for the first time In his life, towards a daughter of his nonetheless.
I had to contain my impulse to just approach her while she's down to give her a few more kicks in her face until I saw blood, then I would probably kick her some more for calling Lincoln a weirdo.
But anyways, she was now getting back up, please give her another one dad!
- L.J… i'm so sorry, I just couldn't hold it-
- No! dad, it's ok, really, I got the point - Ok, even I was surprised, she just got up and is already calm?
- Ok sweetie, now please just sit back down, we can talk this, but please not in front of Lil-
- No dad, really, point taken, I was planning on telling you all before anyways, but I'm already discussing on sharing an apartment with Margo, my graduation was coming soon after all - Wait does that mean?
- Wait, Lynn Jr. where are you going with this? - Now even mom was getting angry, wow, what a functional family.
- Where do you think, Rita? I was planning on maybe sharing Christmas with you guys now that Lori was making things at least tolerable around here, but no, I just can't stand being around this depravity any longer! - Yes, say it, say it!
- I'm out of this rotten dumpster fire TONIGHT! -