24. Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Needing To Know

Disclaimer: I do not own Loud House or any form of media related to it, it is rightfully owned by its respective companies or owners.

AN: Hey guys! Sorry if I've been gone. It's just that I've been working on my OK KO story. If you want check it out then go to my profile page and look for it. I'm glad you guys still support and love this story. A few of you don't seem to understand or like that Lincoln is pansexual. Look… he's a fictional character, why does it matter who prefers to be with? Whether it's the real Lincoln, my Lincoln or some other Lincoln. You don't have to like it, you shouldn't even care! He's a cartoon! So, cool your jets and enjoy the story. Alright? If not then I don't care. It's my story, even though I'm a crappy writer it's still my story. One more thing, don't worry about Bobby. He's going to live. Other than that I can't say much. Pairings are still undecided. If you have a suggestion leave it in a review or PM me. Now… ON WITH THE CHAPTER! Enjoy!

Lincoln could only sigh. That was a major turning point in his life. He didn't want to imagine what would have happened if Pop-Pop didn't talk some sense into him.

Before Lincoln could take another bite out of his sandwich. He heard the front door beginning to knock. With groan he placed his sandwich on his plate and made his way to the front door.

As he got there and was beginning to open the door. He was kind of confused to see who it was. It was a teens he boy probably around Lori's age and a bit taller than her. Though he was short compared to Lincoln, and a bit scrawny. He had tan skin, and black hair, with a tuft combed upwards. He wore blue jeans, brown shoes, a black belt with a gold buckle with a cream-colored T-shirt, under a green unbuttoned shirt. He also looked surprised and confused when he saw Lincoln.

"Um, is Lori here?" He asked.

"Uh… why?" Lincoln asked giving the guy an odd look.

"Because we were supposed to go on a date today. And uh, who are you?"

That's when Lincoln finally figured it out. This scrawny kid was Lori's boyfriend Bobby!

'Oh… I am going to enjoy this.'

Half An Hour Later With Lori

The eldest sister of the loud house was not having a good week. In fact her life hasn't been so great at all. Ever since her brother came back, everyone except Luna have been looking at her like she was the devil. More than usual anyways. All because she was giving Lincoln a hard time. Something he totally deserved!

Right now the blonde teen was in her room. Trying to get ready for her date with Bobby, something she's been looking forward to all week. She needed a break from all the drama and most importantly Lincoln.

"Ah, I'm glad my Boo-Boo Bear is finally coming." Lori said with a blissful sigh and dreamy smile. "God, visiting his grandparents took forever."

That's the reason why Bobby hasn't come over the last two weeks. Apparently Bobby and his mom were visiting their grandparents and other family. Why? She didn't know. But when she finally heard from Bobby. He sounded so excited and happy. And not because they finally got hear each other's voice in a long time. No, this time it was something else.

While Bobby was usually happy about anything. He wasn't always like that. Back when they were kids until they got into junior high, Bobby was never happy. Not since his sister had to move away. Apparently his sister was always getting into fights with her parents. Usually over Bobby. Something Lori knew all too well. Because that's what Lincoln usually did when they were younger. He would always get into arguments with their dad. Usually over mom or her and girls.

Which eventually made Lincoln run away.

Back then she was sad like her sisters, but that grew into anger. She was bitter and cold towards a lot of people back then. Even to her family, except Leni. Who was still depressed over Lincoln running away. For the longest time she thought she was going to be bitter and cold towards everything. Until she met Bobby. Who understood what she was going through, and eventually she fell in love with him. Maybe because he reminded her a lot of Lincoln. They almost had the exact same likes, dislikes and unfortunately sense of humor.

In a lot of ways she and Bobby are almost the same. Their big siblings were suddenly out of their respective lives. Intentional or not. Lincoln ran away, while Bobby's sisters was forced out.

'Bobby's sister didn't have a choice.' Lori thought with a frown, before it turned into scowl. 'That bastard on other hand did…'

Lori's thoughts were soon interrupted when someone opened her and Leni's room door. Lori was about to yell at them to get out, but she stopped herself when she found out that it was Luna. Who looked terrible, like she was crying. Her eyeliner was running and she looked exhausted. Lori immediately came to the conclusion that whatever happened. It involved Lincoln.

"Luna, what's wrong?" Lori asked in a caring and concerned tone.

Luna didn't say a word, she only sighed before waking to Lori. Then she quietly took a seat next to her big sister. Who still looked very worried and was awaiting Luna's answer.

Eventually… Luna spoke.

"Lori… do… do you ever wondered what happened to Lincoln out there?" Luna asked shocking her big sister who gave her an odd look. "And why he came back?"

"Uh… no, why?" Lori asked as she looked even more concerned by Luna's odd behavior. Then her expression grew into a frown. "Did that jerk make you cry again!?"

Luna was caught off guard by her sister's sudden question. Unfortunately she couldn't do say or anything because there was a sudden knock at the door. Which made Lori groan in frustration. She didn't need this, not when Bobby could come anytime soon.

"What!?"

The door suddenly opened and Lisa came wobbling in. With Lucy in tow, who had a shovel over her shoulder!? That's when both Luna and Lori feared the worst.

"Before you ask, no we haven't accidentally murdered anyone." Lisa states nonchalantly as she pressed her glasses up. "And no, we aren't trying to reanimated the dead… again."

Luna and Lori soon gave out a loud sigh of relief. Unfortunately for Lori that was going to change fast.

"Unfortunately… we're here to inform you Lori that your "stud muffin" has yet to return from the garage." Lisa informed Lori in her usual monotone with a stoic expression. "And me and Lisa were wondering if he isn't among the living… can we request we use his body for science."

"And the dark arts."

"Yes, that as well." Lisa continued with a sigh.

Lori was confused and weirded out by her two freaky little sisters. But that changed when she realized what they said.

"Wait, why is my Boo-Boo Bear in the garage!?" Lori asked loudly with worry.

Lucy and Lisa looked at each other before shrugging.

"Our eldest male sibling apparently met him, and decided to take their conversation to the garage." Lisa answered in her usual intellectual tone. "From what I can tell from his expression, I suspect something diabolical was going through his mind."

Lori had a face if shock and horror, because her do for nothing brother. Who was always protective of his sisters, even now. Was currently alone with her boyfriend! And they've been in the garage for an hour!

With little time at all, Lori rushed out of the room with ungodly speeds. As she zoomed past both Lisa and Lucy. Lisa only sighed.

"I'm going back to my experiments." Lisa stated as she made her way out of the room. But before leaving she turned to Lucy. "If there is a body, please make sure our eldest siblings don't kill each other. I only require one test subject."

Lucy gave a thumbs up with her usual emotionless expression. That's was all Lisa needed before heading off. The only ones left in the room were Lucy and Luna. Which was pretty awkward to say the least. Seeing that she didn't need to be here anymore, Lucy began to leave until Luna stopped her.

"Lucy wait." Luna called out stopping the goth girl. Who turned around to see what her sister wanted. "We… need to talk. About Lincoln."

With Lori

Lori was running as fast as she could. All she cared about was getting to the garage. And hoping her Bobby was alright. She was also thinking about what she was going to do with Lincoln if he hurt Bobby. Something that probably involved a rusty butter knife.

She soon ran out of the front door to house and wasted no time running to the garage. Without a second thought kicked the garage door right open with all her might!

"I SWEAR LINCOLN IF YOU TOUCHED MY BOBBY I WILL CASTRATE YOU-" Lori was about to finish loudly and angrily until she saw what she saw.

Lincoln was sitting on his motorcycle, something he recently brought into the garage so it wouldn't get wet or damaged from the elements. While Bobby was sitting on a stool… and both were sharing what appeared to be a soda. And both looked surprised and confused to see Lori bursting in like from an action movie.

"Uh… hey babe." Bobby greeted with a confused expression. Lincoln only gave a small wave. "I'm just having a talk with your bro here. He's pretty cool!"

"Aw thanks kid." Lincoln said with a smile as he took a shot from his soda. "You ain't so bad yourself."

This cause Bobby to laugh a little. While Lori could only look on at the scene with shock and confusion, more so confusion than shock.

"You guys were just… talking?" Lori asked still not convinced by what she saw in front of her. "No threats, no problems at all?"

Both Bobby and Lincoln looked at each other in confusion before nodding.

"Yeah babe, Lincoln here was introducing himself." Bobby explained clearing up any confusion. "He thought it would be best of we talked you know, man to man. He's been pretty cool and what not."

"Yep." Lincoln said before taking another drink from his soda. "What, did you think I was going to beat him up or murder him?"

"What!? No!" Lori nervous tried to play it off cool. "I-I just wanted to see if Bobby was… here is all. Nothing more!"

Lincoln of course knew otherwise, Bobby too. But both thought it would be great just play along. Since both of them knew how Lori can get sometimes.

"So, are you ready for our date babe?" Bobby asked with a smile as he got up and walked up to his girlfriend. "Because there's this nice restaurant I wanted to check out with you."

That's when Lori did a complete 180, and started to freak out!

"Oh my god! Our date! I'm still not ready!" Lori yelled out before running out of the garage like at unnatural speeds! "I'll be done in a minute!"

Lincoln could only shake his head while Bobby nervously laughed and smiled.

"Man, that's something you don't see everyday." Lincoln stated before he finished drinking his soda. After doing so he crushed the can against his head like nothing. "So, taking my sisters to a restaurant eh?"

"Yep!" Bobby happily answered with a smile.

"That's nice kid, real nice." Lincoln said with a smile as he stood next to Bobby and placed his hand over his shoulder. "You really like my sister… don't you."

"I don't like her… I love her." Bobby honestly said with a smile. "She was there for me through all the hard times. When my sister left… I was alone until I met her. She completes me."

Lincoln looked legitimately shocked by Bobby's words. Because he originally thought this was only teenagers being teenagers. A small thing. But he was wrong. This guy really loved his sister. He was there for her all the hard times. When Lincoln wasn't there. And he could tell Lori really liked the kid too.

"You know… if you ever hurt her or make her cry… I will kill you." Lincoln threatened in a low and cold tone. "You know that… don't you?"

Oddly enough, Bobby turned and smiled at Lincoln.

"Don't worry. If that happened I know you and my hermana would really mess me up." Bobby explained with a smile. "You do remember my sister, right?"

Lincoln almost flinched there for a moment. How could he forget Ronnie Anne. Their first kiss. Her goodbye. He couldn't forget about her. Not even if he tired. But did she still remember him? Did she still love him? Or did she hate him? Did she even care or did she move on with her life.

"You don't got to answer." Bobby said with a smile as he started make his way out of the garage. But not before turning around and giving Lincoln one last smile. "She's home, if you want you can go see her. She and my mom made up and Ronnie decided it was time to be a family together again. It doesn't matter much to me if you don't want see her. But I know it will matter a whole lot to her. Think on that bro."

And with Bobby left. Leaving Lincoln to think over what was said.

"Damn… that kid makes it really hard to hate him." Lincoln softy said with a smile.

An Hour Later

After his talk with Bobby, Lincoln had a lot to think about. Something he was currently doing in his room. And he wasn't alone. Because he found an cute little intruder laying on his bed.

"You poop on my bed I'll skin you mutt." Lincoln threatened Charles the small pitbull terrier that Lincoln has grown to dislike. Mainly because he would usually step on his droppings. "You hear me?"

Charles responded with a yawn, and gave Lincoln's hand a small lick before laying down next to Lincoln on his bed. Lincoln could only sigh as he scratched the mutt's ear. He then gave out a small smile.

"God… I'm am not on top of my game today aren't I?"

Lincoln could only look up at the ceiling with a light frown. Ever since he got home all he's been dealing with is drama. He wanted a break, go somewhere to unwind. Unfortunately he couldn't go anywhere without having to walk. Since his mom won't let him drive. At all. Something he had to fix soon. Because not being able to drive wasn't fun. On top of all that he couldn't keep thinking about Ronnie Anne.

As soon as Bobby left with Lori. Lincoln locked himself in his room to think.

That wasn't all Lincoln was thinking either. He thought about Clyde, Haiku, Polly, Rusty and Tabby and all of his childhood friends. He remembered how he walked past Clyde's house. He missed them. He missed his wing man, the girls who always used to fight over him. He even missed Rusty and the rest of the gang. Guess being alone makes you miss what you always took for granted.

Lincoln could go out and check on Ronnie and the rest his old friends. But would they be happy to see him? Would they hate him or even recognized him.

"Why is my life so complicated?" Lincoln asked himself with a frown.

Lincoln still haven't gave his mom his decision about the road trip. While he knew his mom and sisters would love to have him. His dad, Lori and Luna were another story. Sometimes he wondered if this is how things were going to be from now on. Having part of his family hate him or not care. Like Lisa. Who still didn't particular care about spending time with him. Something he would like to change but didn't know how.

"You know what… screw it." Lincoln said with a sigh as he got up off his bed. While being careful not to wake up Charles. "I'm going to go see her… I need to know."

With little haste Lincoln opened his door and began to make his way to the stairs. As he was doing that he noticed Lynn walking up to him. And it looked like she wanted to talk. Unfortunately Lincoln was in a hurry to get this over with.

"Sorry sis, I got head out somewhere." Lincoln said with an apologetic smile as he walked passed Lynn. Who only gave her brother an odd look. "I'll talk to you later in promise. Tell everyone I'll be back in an hour or two. See ya!"

Soon Lincoln was rushing down the stairs and eventually out the door. Leaving a confused and slightly annoyed Lynn in the hallway.

"Well, that didn't go exactly to plan." Lynn stated with a frown. That changed when she noticed that Lincoln had left his door opened. Which he never did. So Lynn being Lynn, decided to snoop around. "Let's see what your hiding big bro."

While that was happening Lincoln ran as fast as he could to his destination. Bobby's house, where he hoped Ronnie Anne was at.

He needed to finally know. And nothing was going to stop him.

To Be Continued

Important AN: Well, at least Lincoln didn't kill Bobby. In fact Bobby seemed pretty cool with the whole protective brother thing. Even Lori seemed a bit chilled. So, Lincoln is going to finally go see Ronnie Anne. How will it go? What does Luna want to talk about with Lucy? Will Lynn find something she is supposed to know? Find out next time! Sorry if this was short and for any errors or typos. But I need your guys help. I need designs for older Ronnie Anne because I'm stuck! The same goes for Clyde and everyone else! Send me a PM of what you think Ronnie Anne and Lincoln's friends would look like if they were older. Or leave them in a review. Please, I need help! Anyways, sorry for the long wait. Expect the next chapter in a few weeks or next month at the latest. Please leave a review with your suggestions, design ideas and general feedback. Thanks and see ya!