AN: I'm sorry for being absent for so long. After writing the first chapters this story just didn't feel right to me. So I went back over it several times and I feel that I can do better with it. I'm sorry again and I thank you all for your patience.
Chapter 1: Lemy Meet Loud
It all started with a single comment. Something so small and trivial at the moment changed my whole life. It had been a long day at a local stadium for a small group that sat around a low table. Three women and two men were enjoying a drink after a long practice session and were finally done packing up. As the group sat there joking around and sharing stories one of the women looked at one of the men.
"Have you told the boss lady about your little friend yet, Gordon?" she asked. This caught everyone off guard except the now-named Gordon. He gave a small sigh at thinking of his friend and what he wanted to ask.
"Not yet Tabby, but I planned to before we all left." Looking at the two other women at the table Gordon gave a small smile. "I'm pretty sure I've met your biggest fan boss, he was some kid I met back home."
That was all it took to change the drunken conversation around a small, round table.
"So I wanted to talk to you about maybe letting this friend of mine from back home come work here on probation. He's young but the boy can work like a horse…..lift like one too" he gave a small chuckle at that. "I felt bad for the kid, he was already homeless when I met him. Wouldn't accept any help though, he's a stubborn ass sometimes." The man laughed thinking back to the kid he had befriended.
"I have no idea where he got them but he had tattoos all over his arms and back. The Face of Sin took up his entire back!"
The second man finished his beer chuckling at that, "Not many kids can handle all that."
The man's smile grew small as his eyes glazed over, "Ya, Lemy is pretty wicked. I'm worried about him with this winter being so bad."
"Did y-you say L-Lemy?"
Gordon gained a curious look, but before he could answer the question his phone started playing a random pop song causing the man to groan. "Sorry, that's my little sister's ringtone. It must be important if she's calling me at work like this."
Everyone at the table watched as before Gordon could speak a muffled voice could be heard from the phone. Everyone gained a worried look as the man's face grew pale before he spoke. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN LEMY'S IN THE HOSPITAL!"
Luna was already on her feet and heading for the door, the rest of the table following quickly behind her.
Several hours earlier...
Lemy POV
Life isn't fair. This is something that everyone either knows or learns quickly in their lives. It's even worse for those who don't have anything, to begin with. Take me for example - I'm just some homeless kid living day to day just trying to survive. Most people just look right through me, and those that do see me, just look at me with pity.
Let me introduce myself to you guys. My name is Lemy, no last name that I know of. I'm fourteen and I don't know much about myself. I have no memories from before I was six and I woke up in some alley with a killer headache. I used to live on the streets of New York though recently I had the bright idea of packing up my…nothing? Then I'd move several states away to get closer to a girl.
I've never actually met this girl. Fairly certain she doesn't know I exist. You see, this girl is one of the only things I remember after I woke up. I wouldn't even have a name if Grandma H hadn't given me one and told me my age. Though that's a story for another day.
Back to what I was saying before. I woke up with no idea who I was, where I was, or how I got there. The only thing I could remember was some names and vague faces. So imagine my surprise after wandering the streets trying to survive after several months. I saw one of these faces on a television display one day. There were tears in her eyes as she stood with her mothers talking about how after a death in the family they were canceling some tour or something.
I didn't understand what they were talking about at first, but after listening to some gossip and asking around I found my answers. Her full name was Lyra Loud and she was part of some infamous family. Her mothers were Luna Loud and Sam Sharp. Two of the three band members in The Sins of Loud.
While investigating them to the best of my limited ability I decided to try listening to their music and I was instantly hooked. I don't know what it was but the music just brought me so much comfort and at that point in my life I needed as much as I could get.
Sorry, I kinda went off on a tangent there. Better get back to the story. So after living on the streets of New York for several years, I was content to just survive and keep my ears open for any news on the Sins. Things have been quiet from them for several years now, with the occasional show here and there. Then I heard a rumor from the only friend I have, Gordon Le Blanc. Gordon is several years older than me and is raising his kid sister all alone.
He recently got a job offer from The Sins of Loud to help their roadie with some big tours they have planned for next year. The job paid very well and even came with a new place to stay on their private property. So after considering it for a few days, he decided to take the job and move there with his younger sister. I helped them pack up and saw them off when they left.
After they left I was alone with my squirrels once again. After several months it was starting to get colder with winter on its way. I continued checking the public library computer for any word from them until I finally got an email. Gordon said they were doing good and made friends with the band. As well he had also been talking to one of the bandmates about trying to get me hired on as another roadie to help out. So I started getting ready for a trip across several states.
But now winter is here and I'm gonna need some money for food and warmer clothes so I have to go out and hope I can get some moving funds. As I made my way out of my dumpster and into the cold afternoon air I quickly scanned the alley I've lived in for the last eight years of my life. Rotting wooden boxes sat in the corner, buried under freshly falling snow as several bags of trash from the buildings on either side were piled up in the far corner.
I fully emerge into the winter day wearing a thin hoodie and, giving a quick shiver, begin my trek into the busier parts of New York hoping to find some easy marks and get back before the temperature falls any lower. With the winter weather coming as quickly as it did and Gordon now gone I hadn't had time to prepare for the cold. As such I'm now sick on top of everything else. This was dangerous for anyone living on the streets in winter, but more so for me as I'm still young and pretty small. Not that I'd ever admit that to anyone else. I fought the cold for over a week and I'm just now able to move around again. This put me way behind on my plans to pack up and head out.
Taking quick steps and keeping my head down so no one would recognize me, I make my way to Times Square where there were too many people to recognize me easily and plenty of people I could get 'donations' from towards some medicine and a new jacket. Marching through the snow I like to look up to the towering skyscrapers and wonder what the view from so high up must be like.
During my stroll around the square, I bump into several people, looking for some easy money. I try and only aim for people who look like they have lots of money since they'll be the ones to miss it less. I will take what I need and then turn in any wallets at the end of the day. It's how I've done it a million times before and I hope I won't have to do it anymore.
The only problem is normally I'm not sick when doing it. I'm almost over it thankfully but I could feel the fever blurring my mind. It's been making me sloppy and slowing me down. I've already dropped one wallet and almost got caught with my hand in a woman's purse. I pull my hood up and begin my walk home settling for what I've already got for the day.
That was when things started going bad. I hadn't noticed the two officers tailing me in my drowsy state. So as I cleared the crowds and began planning the quickest way home I felt a hand grab my shoulder harshly. Looking back I see some police with stern faces looking down at me. It was at this time that my body decided would be a good time to pass out.
No POV
The trip back to New York was quicker than normal as Gordon may have broken more than a few speeding laws and blown through one or two red lights. As they pulled into the parking lot of the hospital he was told Lemy was at Luna practically jumped from the car before it had stopped. Running in a full sprint to the doors of the hospital she almost ran several people over on her way to the help desk.
Sam and Chunk were right on her tail as she began hounding the poor nurse at the desk for any information she could on where Lemy was. The drive over had been a nerve wreck of phone calls and gathering information from Gordon about the young man he knew. There was still no proof but Luna was adamant that this kid was her Lemy.
The nurse was finally able to calm the hysteric woman down by the time Chunk and Sam had caught up. After finding out they were looking for the boy that was brought in the nurse called for the doctor that was over him. After almost twenty minutes of pacing back and forth, he finally came out to speak to them. Luna was at his side in a heartbeat.
The doctor smiled at her before speaking "Lemy is gonna be fine now, he has pneumonia but he's past the worst of it and he'll make a full recovery." The doctor looked down to the clipboard in his hands looking over the paperwork on Lemy. He frowned slightly before turning back to Luna.
"Now I'm gonna need to talk to you about some of the wounds that Lemy seems to have, and it seems the police need to speak to you before they can release him into your custody as well." The doctor led them to his office where the two officers who were called in waited to receive some answers.
The officers gave Luna and Sam hard looks as they made their way into the office. As the two women took their seats on the other side of the doctor's desk, the first officer asked in an angry voice "Can either of you please explain to me why your child is wandering the streets picking pockets?" The venom in the man's voice was barely constrained as he glared down at the two crying women. "Or better yet what he's doing running around in this weather with pneumonia?"
The questions were fair in most circumstances, but theirs were anything but normal. Before either woman could give the police a reply there was a hard knock on the door. Before the doctor or police could head for it the door burst open revealing a tall blonde woman whose hair was wrapped into a tight bun. Wearing a black suit fitting her curvy form perfectly, the woman strode into the room as if she owned it, and gave a sharp glare at the officers, who stood straight and took steps away from the enraged woman.
After filling the officers with fear, the woman turned her eyes to Luna giving her a kind, happy smile as she leaned forward to wrap her into a tight embrace. "Hey Luna, I came as soon as we got the word. I wanted to make sure that everything went smoothly on this end." Breaking from the hug the tall woman looked to the police again before speaking "I'm Miss Loud's attorney, my name is Lori Loud. Any questions you have can be directed to me from here on."
Hearing the name Loud had both officers panicking as they turned their eyes back to the sitting Luna. Now that they had calmed down from their anger they recognized the famous rock star and her girlfriend. Their fear however came from the knowledge that they had angered Lori Loud though more than anything. As famous as Luna was for her music, Lori was feared for her abilities in the courtroom.
There had been more than one officer who had lost their job because they had angered the fearsome woman. As Lori turned to lead the police somewhere more private, she shot Luna one more slightly teary smile before she was gone. As things settled from the abrupt entrance of Lori, the doctor looked at the two women once more.
"A-as I was saying before, I would l-like to enquire how young Lemy came to be so…..roughed up, if I may." The doctor stammered his question out as Luna and Sam exchanged looks. "It's a long story doc, but we haven't seen L-Lemy in several years." The doctor looked surprised before sitting back and waiting to hear their story.
While the two women talked to the doctor about what had happened to Lemy, two young women stood beside Lemy's bed staring down at him. Tears flowed freely from one's eyes as she watched the slow rising and falling of his chest. A small smile was seen on her face as she whispered to herself, "I finally have you back…...little bro."
Lemy POV
There is a soft beeping ever constant in the back of my head as I slowly come to. I can't remember what happened last, but everything feels so soft and warm. I can't think of a time I've ever felt this comfortable, not even those nights Gordon let me sleep on his couch because of the rain or snow.
My body feels heavy and my head is foggy as I try and keep from slipping back to sleep. As I force my eyes open the light above me is blinding and I'm forced to close them tightly. I groan as I blink my eyes adjusting to the light as I hear a chair scrape the ground suddenly.
This causes my eyes to shoot open and focus on the corner of the room where the chair moved. There, standing up looking at me is the largest man I've ever seen, and I can feel my blood run cold. Quickly looking around the room I can see I'm in a hospital room, or at least I think it's a hospital room. I've never been able to go to the hospital myself. There are too many questions and way too much money involved.
Now sitting up in the bed wondering how I'm gonna get out of here with the big man standing there watching my every move, I hear the handle of the closed door turning. In walks a young woman, who is a nurse I'm guessing from the clothes, she's looking down at a clipboard as she enters. After the door closes she looks up to find the man standing and following his eyes she sees me sitting up in bed.
A smile comes to her face seeing me sitting up in the bed, "Ah Lemy, finally joining the world of the living I see." Her smile is slightly comforting even as I sit there panicking. However, she doesn't seem to notice my fear as she walks over and begins giving me a look over.
The man finally speaks from the corner "How's the little bloke looking nurse?" His voice sounds so worried that it catches me off guard. "He's looking much better now, he should be able to leave with you guys as soon as his mother is done speaking to the doctor." The nurse says it so easily but the words cause my whole world to stop.
I barely notice the relieved look on the man's face or the words they share after that. Did I just hear her right? Did she say my mother was here, talking to the doctor about me? I have a mother?
As the questions swarm through my head and everything feels numb, the door opens once again as three people walk in. A male doctor came in leading two women into the room. I see a blonde woman who looks familiar for some reason whispering to another woman. Then I see her, holding the blonde who I now realize is Sam Sharp's arm as she listens to the doctor speak before she looks over to me. Luna fucking Loud is standing in my hospital room staring at me with wide eyes. As soon as our eyes meet, I can't look away from her.
In the back of my mind, I realize the man in the corner is Chunk. Tears instantly form in Luna's eyes as her hand comes to cover her mouth. Sam notices her girlfriend's reaction and follows her eyes over to me, a smile stretching across her face and tears in her eyes as she looks at me. Luna slowly starts to walk over to me barely containing her sobs.
I just sit there wide-eyed and unable to move as she approaches. Finally, after what felt like an eternity to me sitting there, Luna reaches my bed and softly sits on the edge, slowly bringing her hand to my face. I can see her eyes scanning my every feature.
Beep…..beep…..beep
Then faster than I've ever seen someone move she captures me in a tight hug. No longer holding in her sobs she openly cries as she holds me, one hand petting my hair like I was the most important piece of treasure in the world.
Beep…..beep…..beep
Between the hard sobs, she speaks "M-my poor baby boy, I'm h-here baby. M-mommy is here now, and everything's gonna be okay."
Beep….beep….beep….beep
I can barely recognize the words she's saying as my world comes crashing down all around me.
Beep...beep...beep...beep
"M-mom?" I question through the fog that is in my mind, already feeling tears that I thought I had run out of years ago threaten to come spilling forth. Everything is happening too quickly and my head is starting to spin.
Beep..beep..beep..beep..beep
Then the door opened one more time and three more women walked in. A tall blonde woman is first in, looking down at a phone, followed by a short brunette, and finally a teenager with long brown hair. They all instantly stopped whatever they were talking about, seeing Luna cling to me sobbing.
Beep.. ..beep..beep..beep
Then my eyes focus on the girl as her eyes lock onto me. Staring at her I can feel my lungs almost collapse and my heart try and rip from my chest because…..It's her! One of the only things I've known since that alleyway.
Beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep
The girl takes a step towards me "L-Lemy….?" I can barely breathe, trying so hard to take in air, as it feels like my lungs are collapsing. "L-L-Lyra?". As the words leave my mouth the world spins around me.
Luna, finally noticing the loud beeps beside her, looks up in time to see Lemy's eyes roll upward as his head falls back. Then she hears something that stops everyone's hearts.
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee….
Whew! That took way longer than I had planned on it taking. I want to thank everyone who has patiently waited in this story and apologize for getting a rewrite.
Now I want to thank my reviewers who helped me realize that I just didn't put the details I had in my head very well into words.
Jonbones: Thank you for helping me to look back and realize that there just wasn't enough emotion with how Luna and Lemy were brought back together.
Anacoreta: I can't believe I had forgotten to add Lem's age of all things! Thank you for pointing that out to me.
JohnMonty: I had hoped to portray Luna and Sam as a couple but I realized you were right and it would be hard to tell just from what I had written that it was the case. Thanks for helping me fix that.
I hope you all are willing to keep following this and to continue to help me with reviews so that I may bring this story to you all how I see it in my head. Thank you again and see you in the next chapter.
Chapter 2: Are Reunions Loud
