Lincoln Loud, Quiet Kid - Chapter 4 (Lori & Leni: Glory & Hazy)
AN: This one is an AU where Lincoln Loud is labeled as the certain cliche/trope called "The Quiet Kid". This may contain dark, comedic or mature themes not suitable for kids. Discretion and/or Parental Involvement/Adult Supervision might be advised. As per rule of AU/FanFics, there will be some, if not little to no similarities to the canon continuity. So, for those who are weary of bad episodes like NSL, things will be different... I can assure you. It may or may not happen, same with the "Movie", or the Newer Seasons of TLH/TC. And I don't plan on rehashing what is written in Canon... rather, there will be certain chapters that don't follow the canon seasons from beginning to the recent. This may appear as a rehash of what the Canon is but with Lincoln having the personality trait of the "Quiet One" (Just search of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji in Google).
TLH/TC belongs to Nickelodeon/Viacom.
That said, please enjoy. Leave a like, follow, review and stay safe. Shalom Aleichem/Peace be with You! To God be all the Glory! And PLEASE READ A.N. BELOW TOO!
[Opening Theme: Dance in the Game by ZAQ]
Hizunda Urei ga Tobikau Nake de (In the flurry of this ill-shapen unhappiness)
Ushinai Ushinai Hiza o Tsuku Douke (Loss after loss, the fools fall on genuflection)
Ano Chou wa Jiyuu ni Nareta Kana (Wondering if the butterfly's wing will grant exemption)
Jounetsu wa Kodoku to Moeru (Let the passion and loneliness burn ablaze)
Kinou no Jibun ni Kyoumi Nankanai (I'm indifferent in who I am before)
Shirokuro Kaesu Kotoba Uraomote (White or Black, words of revenge are just faces of the same coin)
Joushiki Toka iu Henken o Amikomi (Weaving in the prejudice we all know as common sense)
Meian o Wakatsu Majority (Light or Darkness split by majority)
Tensai o Enjiteru Baka Wa Omae ka? (Are you just a fool playing pretend as prodigy?)
Naishi Baka o Yaritsuzuketeiru Tensai Kai? (Or a prodigy who just kept playing as one of the clowns?)
Saigo ni Warau no wa (The last laugh of all)
Dochira no Megami Darou (I wonder which goddess receives it)
Aimai na Kyouki ga (Whimsical Madness filled)
Boku no Nodo o Kawakasu (It just scorched my throat)
Rinkaku ga Teigi Sareru Mae ni (Before the outline limits are degraded)
Logic o Kutsugaese! Aa (Let logic be Overturned! AH!)
Kijou no Kuuron o Yume to Yobu (Armchair theories we all call daydreams)
Mubou no Naka ni Hikari wa Yadotta (But in recklessness the spark of light dwells)
Uttoushii Kaze Furiharatte (This oppressive gale must be shaken out)
Chikara o Ima Shimesou (And our power be shown straightaway)
Uso mo Shinjitsu mo Akase (Lies and truths will be revealed away!)
[Closing/Opening Instrumental until End]
I'm so sorry Lincoln… I'm going to skip a lot of details because I needed to omit some unneeded parts. Don't call me lazy.
"I won't," the white-haired boy replied.
Good, at least we can skip some parts. I just want this to be over with since I have therapy sessions to attend to. So, to keep the introductions brief… Here's what happened in the contest. The story will focus in a few weeks later so, the details on Lincoln's contest will be shortened.
Lincoln entered a multi-trivia quiz bee and was able to wipe the floor of most contestants. However, when the finals came and the question became the most difficult, Lincoln intentionally erred to give the other contestant the win. Lincoln took second place and was given the prize money. When the other student confronted him privately, Lincoln simply said that winning the contest is a huge thorn on his back… and in truth, he just wanted everyone off his case. He also added that winning is sometimes a weakness as they will see your strength as an asset to be used.
The fruit that ripens too quickly is the most picked… and the easiest to rot.
The other contestants know of this and became fearful of Lincoln's strategy but concede to bask on the temporary glory as it means that the teachers' case will be on him. Popularity will strike and he will be used for the state competition… until it reached a national contest. Sometime, winning isn't everything… something that Lynn/LJ would refuse to acknowledge because her sporty and competitive personality would want to gain the win… regardless of her or her teammates' health condition.
So, there you have it. That's the gist of what happened during the contest. Lynn Sr and Rita are still proud of their son but still couldn't get him to smile from their compliments. Both parents are still worried about the development of their little boy.
We have now reached the current time. Rita and Lynn Sr are preparing for their date night. Usually, they leave Lori in charge of the rest of the siblings & pets. Rita is preparing her make-up while Lynn Sr is styling his clothes and hair… or whatever is left of his hair. Despite their excitement for their date night, the Loud matriarch couldn't help but worry with her son's current state. It was eleven years ago since he was born yet, there was no shown proof of his improving condition. Unlike Lucy who was born pale with black hair, which can be traced back to Great Grandma Harriet, Lincoln had white-hair tracing back to his maternal grandfather, Albert Willard-Cunningham. It wasn't that Lincoln suffers albinism that gave him his hair, it was all natural.
The difference is that the goth was born crying before becoming the goth that she is [there are instances that Lucy does show emotions… she just simply hides it]. Lincoln, however, was born with a mental condition that is incredibly rare yet existent to some. It was because he was born prematurely. His right-side brain wasn't correctly developed but the left-side was much focused during the time he was in Rita's womb. Whatever accident or happenstance may have occurred that led to such development, but there was no doubt that Lincoln was an incubator child. He was born with Alexithymia [or Emotional/Empathic blindness]. A condition that not necessarily makes him not see if someone [like his sisters] is in distress… it's just he can't express the same emotion as those around him. He feels no joy even if he's surrounded by festive jubilance, nor sorrow in grieving funeral, nor anger in the aggression of an offence.
That is why there are sleepless nights that Rita blamed herself for the birth situation of her only son. Lynn Sr kept assuring her that it wasn't her fault, nor did they commit a sin towards the Heaven for them to be given as such. It's not that they're devout nor religious, but they've been faithful to each other and to their Deity so they treated such as a gift to care for, albeit often challenging. The Loud patriarch didn't see it as a challenge since he's a bit aware that his son is excellent in academics. He is actually one of the few, apart from Lisa, that see that Lincoln deliberately lowering himself to have B-grades because he wanted to be normal [something Lincoln picked up from his crying mother]. Indeed, it was because that Lincoln made an incident during preschool, despite his excellent scores that could have advanced him to a higher grade, his lacked of empathy and emotion was so fearsome to the teachers that it lead to calling both Loud parents to help deal with the boy. Lynn Sr vocally agitated of calling his son a monster or devil-spawn from the teachers [and some other parents], but Rita felt weakened of their remarks. It devastated the mother more to hear from others what they think of her son.
And even now, the situation remains the aforesaid; Lincoln is still the listless, expressionless boy… albeit the remarks quite diminished since moving to his current grade. The white-haired boy remains the same, listless but doing a bit of a secret… he's playing video games. His reasoning is that despite the colors and the action of video games, there's been studies that it can make a good practice for eye-hand coordination. Hear that KARENS! Video games can be good for kids [as long as it's regulated]! It can make their cognitive functions sharp in a fun way, raising their instinctive awareness of surroundings.
"You can rant it if you like. I will not judge," Lincoln said. How exactly did you know? Oh well. The scene will be cut to the parents after this anyway.
Yes, modern video games suck. There are too many political agenda rather than creativity. That's why so many of them are flopping. The only good games out there are when the main focus is to be fun, engaging and what the customer wants [the gamers, not the non-existent diversity virtue signals].
Back to the story, the two Loud parents are now ready for their date night. But Rita couldn't help but worry about her children. Once they're finished, they went out and made their command.
"Kids, your mom and I are going out! Lori's in charge!" Lynn Sr commanded.
"Lori, please watch over Lincoln for me!" called Rita.
The rest of the siblings groaned in annoyance [except for Lincoln], knowing that Lori is going to play "drill sergeant" once again… which makes their night dull & slow. The parents went inside Vanzilla before one of them initiated a conversation.
"I'm really worried about Lincoln, dear. It's good that he has friends like Clyde and that Ronnie Anne girl but he's still not showing signs of improvement," Rita said
"Honey, you heard what the doctors said. Since he was born prematurely, it can't be helped that his ability to express emotion is hampered for a bit. But have faith that they did their best to keep Lincoln alive and healthy. He's a smart boy. He won't cause trouble at all," Lynn Sr replied.
"But what if he grows up not knowing what happiness or sadness is!? Don't you see how it will affect his life? People might not see him as a person. They might even push him away since he can't show sign of empathy!" Rita cried.
"That's a load of bollocks and you know it, Rita. Plus the doctors did say that it could take him years to develop a sense of emotion. Maybe even until his puberty or when he's legally emancipated in 18. Who knows? What we can do best is to take care of our son. And if the world forsakes him, God forbid that we do as well. We must never abandon him just because of that fear. We're not bad parents, we just had bad luck. Or God is testing us to see if we're worthy parents. We make mistakes but that's life. All we can do is learn," Lynn Sr said to try comforting his wife.
"I hope you're right, Lynn. I pray that Lincoln will finally be well. I can't bare seeing the future of his listless face. I don't want him to go through a very dark path because of my mistake," Rita said.
"We'll get through this. We must. And Lincoln's sisters are there for him. The girls are his anchor. Maybe those girls can perform a miracle and help Lincoln with his condition eventually. Only God and time will tell," Lynn Sr states as he started the engine and finally drove away for their date night.
Going back to the Loud House, Lori is finally dressed up as the caretaker of the house. Donning her militant outfit, and having her whiteboard ready to initiate the command to the rest of the family, Lori set herself to be the pillar of the home. Lincoln set aside his video game for a bit as he heard Lori's commands.
"NO! NO LOUD MUSIC! NO MUDPIES! NO-"
"Way! That's totes cray-cray!" Leni speaks through the home-phone.
"Leni… you know the rules. No phone calls. If you wanna continue, use your mobile phone. Now gimme!" Lori commands.
Lori then lined them up like in the barracks as she assesses her rules of command. Okay, one of the rules just don't make sense [Lincoln agrees… nonchalantly]. Who in the heavens sits on the couch with arms folded without moving? Anyways, they have to follow through such as dinner time, cleaning time and bedtime… okay, who thinks staring at the wall until falling asleep is a good idea? Apparently, Lori.
"Wait a sec. How come Lincoln isn't involved in any of this?" Lola back-sassed.
"NO BACK TALKING!"
"I concur. How come our brother unit is exempt to your tyrannical rules?" Lisa remarked.
"Lincoln is…" Leni was about to answer until she was cutoff.
"Lincoln is literally well-behaved and had not done anything to break my trust. He's an obedient boy and deserves to have a leeway since he's not one to complain about the rules! Any other questions? No? GOOD! DISMISSED!" Lori said… menacingly.
Luna remarked to Lori in silence by giving a thumbs up. She made the right decision to cut Leni from speaking as they made an agreement to never mention about Lincoln's mental conditions [which Leni almost broke, no thanks to her naivete]. Everything is going smoothly as they all finished their tasks and went to their rooms. Lincoln, being the exception, was going to play his newly bought game: Super Mega Brawlers Turbo Fighter Alpha Max 3rd [reference!]. Lori joined in to play with her little brother [despite knowing of Lincoln's winning streak], while some of the elder sisters changed Lily's diapers [on Lori's command]. Okay, neither Lincoln nor Lori are holding back on the game, it's just that Lincoln had strategic advantage thanks to his improved cognition. Lincoln sometimes thinks that his sisters are going easy on him, untrue albeit.
Meanwhile, Lola & Lana are peeking from upstairs on the two siblings enjoying the night. Luna & Luan went to Leni's room and reprimanded the ditzy blonde from almost breaking their sworn oath about Lincoln. Lisa, however, is using her surveillance cameras [that she & Luan placed on most parts of the house] and was looking into some of the scans she made on Lincoln's physiology. When she discovered something, she was about to share it… until Lucy and Lynn/LJ stopped her tracks and told her to stay silent about it. Threatened by the goth and jock sister, Lisa obliged.
"You cannot keep this forever. If we are not to help our brother unit, then I will. Even if takes me forever to find a way to cure his Alexithymia, I will do it," Lisa said quietly.
"Good luck with that. But you will keep quiet about this. Nobody has to know. Mom and dad had already enough on their plate since that accident," LJ replied.
"Our brother is forced to suffer this condition. Many times I prayed to whatever out there, gods or spirits to find a way to bring justice for what is done to our mother… no response so far. If our brother was born on normal circumstances, perhaps things would've been different," Lucy monotonously said.
As the parents came back home with everything in order, both noticed that Lincoln had fallen asleep. Lori volunteered to carry Lincoln to his room and tuck him in. Once the younger siblings are in bed, Lori had called for Luna, Luan and LJ to her room to have a short meeting [with Lucy eavesdropping within the vents].
"What do you have to say for yourself?" Lori asked bitterly.
"Yeah, dudette. Didn't we promise to not blurt out that secret since Lincoln came here to us?" Luna added.
"You almost broke that promise. I can understand being ditzy, but not that stupid," Luan commented.
"I'm sorry! I'm really, really sorry," Leni cried…and sobbed.
"Ah, what's the point? Lucy knows since she tends to eavesdrop in the vents… and she still is listening. Now Lisa knows thanks to her genius and wacky-science stuff. Why exactly are we keeping some of them in the loop?" LJ asked.
"Lynn, I understand your concern. But you know that people with those kinds of condition tends to have problem with socializing or expressing. As much as you think as revealing may help, it could also be disadvantageous. Bobby told me about his cousin, CJ. He has Down syndrome and was bullied. His Tia Frida and Tio Carlos Sr were heartbroken when they found out so they have to pull him out of school temporarily. Despite his special case being told to the teachers, the student's parent found a way to bribe the system and make them turn a blind eye to the harassment."
"What happened next, Lors?" Luna asked.
Well, after a while, CJ is returned to school since the bully was removed due to evident violation that reached the public. It did some good that CJ's peers know of his condition and slowly helping with the trauma but the fact that it happened still remains," Lori continued.
"Then what else can we do? If we announce that Lincoln had a mental condition, you know how Lola could get. I'm glad Lucy is eavesdropping and scaring Lola away from using the secret as blackmail but if she found out… she might… you know," Luan warned.
"Nobody is going to call a mental institute! Lincoln is a normal boy with a special case. Announcing his condition and having the mental institute on us. I don't want anyone treating our brother like some loon. I can ask Clyde to book Dr Lopez for a session but that's only a last resort. Lincoln might despise us if we became too direct. Got it?" Lori commanded.
Everyone nodded and were dismissed. Luckily that Lola & Lana are fast asleep and nobody except Lucy listened to the meeting. Lisa became a bit restless, researching Alexithymia/Emotional Blindness and a way to cure it [or alleviate it]. But of course, everyone needs their rest too. The night went without hitch and the new dawn arrive to bless them of an awakening.
On that very next day, Lincoln wanted to get an update to the comics that he is currently reading. Ace Savvy, Muscle Fish, David Steele and some other comic books, including manga like Dragon Claw Super, Single Portion: Pirate Chronicles, Fishcake Ninja, Misfits of Magic Academia, War of the Giants, Notebook of the Dead, Professor Rock, Luna Marina [yes, he reads those too] and lastly, Dodo's Outlandish Venture. Those are some that he is interested in. Surely quiet nerd should be reading books, but nobody ever prohibits comic books. At first, Lincoln was going to ask Lori to take him to the comic store, but then he saw something that he may have found rather disturbing.
Not too disturbing… it's just Leni gathering some wood [Mahogany], tools and sketches to make a new bed. Apparently, she took the phrase "make the bed" too literally [something that Lori would say]. Lincoln isn't dense enough to ignore. He knew this was Leni's punishment for back-talking. That, and Lori is lording over her license and driving privileges. She does this all the time to barter with the rest of the sisters. From doing her Calculus homework [by Lisa] to having written a poem for her precious Bobby [by Lucy]… and even doing the rest of the laundry [by LJ], Lori flaunts her exclusive rights to drive Vanzilla… all because Leni tends to fail her driving tests.
At first, it didn't bother him and that Lincoln is very diligent with chores. But as he saw that others are not taking it kindly with Lori's tyranny, perhaps it's about time that Leni learns how to drive. Although, Lincoln would rather not be bothered by anything at all, he can just simply walk to the comic store. The boy had enough money that he saved from his allowance to buy at least the latest issue of his comics, and if that wasn't enough, his parents are lenient enough to buy it for him as part of nurturing his emotions, unbeknownst from the boy. But then he saw his sisters doing something that may or may not work. He looked at them with wonder, and since it was Lucy who mostly understood Lincoln's body language, she humored his curiosity.
"We're trying to teach Leni how to drive and so far, it's proving to be difficult," Lucy monotone.
"We kinda used your lame video game as reference on teaching Leni to drive," LJ added.
"As you can see here elder brother unit, it didn't work. It only caused her to almost drove an elderly to death and court ordered to abstain from vehicles for a week, which we prevented thanks to my knowledge of the laws," Lisa responded.
Then Lucy asks, "Is there anything I can help you with, brother dearest?"
"Have you all tried speaking in Leni's language?" Lincoln asks.
That… made the rest of the sisters gob-smacked and face-palmed. They have forgotten that Leni is… well had her own understanding of things to put it lightly [the R-word is too strong]. Luna prompted some learning music while Lincoln taught the rest of the sisters how to speak in Leni's language… which proves to be challenging, especially to Lisa. The very thought of a genius having to lower herself to speak to the comprehension of a mentally-challenged blonde may seem so humiliating for her, so the urge to speak in layman's term rather than eloquent English or scientific wording seems to be a skirmish for a genius.
Apparently, these are some words that Leni understand to use as replacements for technical terms.
Blinky-blink for turn signal
Spinny thingy for the steering wheel
Good side for Left
White shoe [for Labor Day] means Stop
Boots from the 60's for Go
And there are much more to keep count. They're lucky that Lincoln, despite being the listless stoic, was keenly observant of every eventuality. The fact that he knew Leni's terminology surprised the sisters… a welcoming one. They now moved to the next stage where Leni practiced using the lawn mower. Using Leni's own understanding, she was able to stop from bumping a squirrel, turn from crashing from the hedges, and properly make a return from her first checkpoint [where the sisters are]. Meanwhile, Lori is stuck doing the laundry… wondering where everybody went. When she went to window and saw Leni successfully writing her name using the lawn mower [albeit misspelled as Elni], that was a declaration of Leni being ready to undergo the driving test once again. Everybody cheered [Lincoln is cheering on the inside, but you won't be seeing it]. All did except one.
"I'm not giving up the car keys that easily," Lori soliloquized.
At night, the sisters made Leni do a final review using a toy car and a toy race track for streets and simulation before going in bed. Feeling confident on Leni's success and from the demanding study session [from Lisa's POV], the sisters went to bed with smiles on their faces.
"Night, Lincoln! Night, Lori!" Leni said as she puts her sleeping mask on and reached for the night lamp to switch it off, only to hear a faux click sound and slept. Lori, feigning to fall asleep placed a pair of headphones with a recording of fake driving instruction to sabotage the ditzy girl's chance of being a licensed driver. Lori goes back to bed with a sinister grin and satisfaction to monopolize on Vanzilla's keys.
Unbeknownst to the elder sister, Lincoln was ready and waiting beneath Leni's bed. He knew that Lori was going to compromise their progress of teaching Leni to drive. He deactivates the recording and replaced them with his very own, one filled with the teaching instructions both technical and his version of terminologies that were used to teach Leni.
"Do not mistake that I love you, dear second sister. I'm doing this because it is inconvenient to see you fail… or worse, die from a crash or arrested for vehicular manslaughter. You'll owe me a vast amount favor from this. A dead tool is a discarded too. Goodnight… my Leni dearest."
Lincoln snuck out of Lori/Leni's room quietly and stealthily. He destroyed Lori's recording and gave the parts to Lisa to reassemble in case of needing evidence of sabotage, which the quiet boy placed a note to remind the genius sister to do so before leaving the room. Lisa is half-asleep when that transpired and took a minute to look at the note. She placed it in her priority for the next morning, to ensure Lori's monopoly over the van would finally cease.
By the next morning, everyone is waiting for Leni to pass her driving exam. Lincoln was reading his newly bought manga on the couch while the rest are anticipating at the living room. Lori saw them and called them on to do the laundry whist offering a drive to the mall to buy what they wanted.
"No, thanks Lori. We're waiting for Leni to pass with license in hand," Luna refused.
Lori scoffed and said, "She's not going to pass. Now, all of you, get washing."
"Nah, we're sure she's going to gas- I mean pass. Geddit!?" Luan retorts.
"Yeah! No more monopolizing of the keys, Lori. Leni's going to pass!" LJ added.
"No she won't, because I made sure of it," Lori blurted before covering her mouth from the slip up.
"You did what!?" Luna rages.
"Nothing," Lori defends
"You sabotaged Leni from learning how to drive!" Lisa concludes.
"You have no evidence against me."
Lisa then plays a tape recorder containing fake driving instructions. All the sisters looked at Lori with disdain and contempt, but mostly fearing for their sister's dear life.
"Have you not realized what you have done!? What if Leni crashes or kill someone for driving recklessly!? I may be morbid, but I'm not into deliberately causing someone to die! You're sick Lori! In a bad way sick! Horrendous!" Lucy remarks.
Lana and Lola worries even more for their sister. Because of what Lori had done, there might be a chance where there will be no more Leni in their lives. No more girl who helps Lola with make-up or makes Lana take good showers [as fun as it might be to Lana, she's constantly reprimanded for not taking a bath and only accepts bathing if it was Lincoln or Leni who does it]. Lori falls to her knees and visualized what could happen if Leni fails.
Luan chastised Lori, "Well sicko? Do you have anything to say for yourself!?"
Tears fell to her eyes as she begged for forgiveness, but none would grant her that. Lincoln settled his book for a while and asks Lori to take them all to DMV so that they can ensure of Leni's situation. Lori agrees but her lecture is far from over. When they reached to the place, they saw Leni leaving.
"Leni! Are you okay?" Luna asks.
"I… finally passed the test! I finally have a license to drive! Yey!" Leni celebrates.
Lori was left bewildered of this. Her sister passed. Part of her is awestricken, wanting to celebrate with her. But she knew that it's not going to happen, since she will face judgments from her attempt to sabotage Leni. Another is that she felt confused, she was sure that Leni wouldn't pass the exam because of her… and yet she did. She wanted to wonder why but that's not that important to her anymore.
"Well, Lori. Hand over the keys. Leni is driving. I'm not joking on this one. Give it before you drive us mad… well madder for your selfishness," Luan joked as well as chastised.
"What? Why? Are you guys mad at Lori?" Leni asked in wonder.
"To keep it short, Lori tried to sabotage your driving lessons." Lisa said.
"Sabotage?"
"Lori wanted you to fail your attempt to get the license," Lola added to ease her confusion.
"What? WHY!? Lori, how could you!?" Leni shocked, questioning her elder sister.
"We'll talk about it once we get home," Luna tried to ease the situation and forced Lori to fork over the keys to Leni.
They are able to get home safely and satisfied with Leni's success. Some are shook that Leni can correctly drive despite using vocabularies that only she can understand. Once they reached home, havoc of reprimands rained upon Lori. That was until Luna speaks up and calmed the storm.
"Alright, that's enough. Well Lori, we're waiting for your explanation."
"I just wanted to be needed, okay! I only did it because if Leni finally get her license, you'll have her drive you guys anywhere. My room will never be clean and you'll never need me anymore," Lori explained.
Luna then slapped Lori right across the cheek, shocking Leni and the other sisters.
"YOU SELFISH BITCH!" Luna rages.
"Lu, language! There's kid here," Luan said.
"I DON'T CARE! JUST THIS ONCE, LET ME HAVE IT!" Luna screamed.
Lola asked what's a bitch, to which Lana and Lisa termed it as a female dog (usually in heat/ovulation) [to avoid getting the swear/sexual slangs]. Luckily whoever is carrying Lily [maybe Lincoln] was able to block the toddler's ears to avoid Lily from growing with a potty mouth.
"Your selfishness almost caused us to have Leni jeopardized. You're lucky someone stopped the tape from getting into Leni's ears. You really think this is always about you!? When you go to college, have you ever thought that the others will need Leni and me instead of you? You're selfish monopolizing of the van almost made you a murderer, you pathetic excuse of a woman!" Luna kept reprimanding. Her palm hurts from the slap, but nothing would hurt more than losing her sister.
"Which reminds me, who discovered the tape?" Luan asked and looked at Lisa.
"It wasn't me since I was almost asleep when our eldest sister unit placed the faux driving instructions. It was out brother unit that had made the discovery," Lisa replied.
"I was wondering why Lincoln wasn't in his room yet when it was bed time. He knew when he was quietly observing Lori, that the sabotage would happen and quickly took action to have it removed. I couldn't even go to that level of stealth," Lucy comments.
"Indeed, and to had further, he had me reassemble the recorder when he disassembled it when he turned it over into my desk with a note. He must have figured that the recorder have parts that I may need eventually," Lisa added.
Lori turned to Leni to apologize and tried to make up for what she did. Leni, being the naïve yet compassionate girl, quickly forgave her despite it all. Lincoln gave a small, unnoticeable smirk. The others aren't quickly forgiving, and Lori knows she no longer have the rights to use the van temporarily as punishment for her greed. They all returned to their activities, but Lincoln remained to speak to Lori.
"Do not misconstrue this, Lori. I only did it because Leni is very useful as you've seen before. Her talent extends in artistic expression from sculpting, carving, tailoring & sewing. It'll be a waste to have her creativity die because of your arrogance. Her naïveté is just easy to exploit but that's part of the charm which makes it easy to defend her. But make no mistake; anyone who takes away a useful tool from me will receive no mercy from me… even if you are family. I can ruin you by showing these to Bobby and Ronnie Anne, make him think that you are an irresponsible girl with no qualms of harming a family member. But I am not devoid of heart. I'll keep shut as long as you fulfill your role in my game. I hope I made myself crystal clear?"
Lori nods in horror, as she never once see this part of Lincoln… well this level. She once faced his wrath before when she used her elder sister privileges to cut the bathroom… and now; she's facing a much menacing level of it. Never have she ever saw Lincoln in this kind of coldness… It was as if she is facing the ninth circle of Hell, the cold abyss and freezing burn of the traitors and loveless. It was as if staring to the gaze of a devil despite imprisoned waist-deep in his icy grave, ready to clutch at her and gnaw her down to bits, a dark abyss of weeping and gnashing teeth. Lincoln left her in a state of fear… no, paranoia and phobia are much appropriate to compare.
"Lincoln… what has become of you?" Lori asked herself.
-Chapter 4: Lori & Leni (Glory & Hazy)-
AN: That is the 4th chapter of this story series. This chapter was to replicate two of the Loud House episodes. So instead, he is going to join a quiz bee in the near future chapter. So, I received some backlashes from pursuing another "Adopted Lincoln AU story" so I have to make a compromise. Thankfully, someone suggested making Lincoln a premature baby rather than the adopted child lore that I originally intended. Credits belong to juubi-mage0327 [from Deviantart, , and Wattpad] for giving me an idea. Supposedly, "Driving Miss Hazy" came first before "No Guts, No Glori," but that would be a rehash so I twisted the events instead. Also, please don't make any hate wars on Lori. I made the plot so that one's on me. Criticism must be constructive and helpful, lest they become just pure bullying and mockery.
I'll try to make sure it doesn't reach VanossGaming level of offensive. But I might not help myself and make some words uncensored [such as some swear words, offensive terms or slurs]. I'll try to keep this to a T-rating rather than M-rating.
I'd like to invite MKM2K/Hades Disciple for a joint partnership for this one. I hope he'll agree to help me on this. This will be posted in FanFiction [I'm not permanently back], Wattpad [just in case], and Deviantart.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this new project that I've done. Thank you for reading. Any questions will be answered in PM if available. Please leave a like, follow, review. And as always: God Bless, Stay Safe and Peace be with you/Shalom Aleichem!