2. Chapter 2

The next morning, Lincoln was still fast asleep when the rooster crowed from outside. He was in bed this time, for he and Luna already go e to bed after watching a full documentary of Madagascar last night. He tossed and turned, then he opened his eyes.

He heard the door flew open. "Lincoln?"

The boy looked over and saw Luna, still in her panamas. Luna was smiling warmly at him and was more than ready to greet him in a friendly voice. In doing so, she walked over to him and sat on the bed next to him. Lincoln yawned and stretched his arms before saying "good morning Luna." Then he got out of bed, still in his underwear.

"Hey bro, are you okay?" The rocker girl greeted him.

Lincoln didn't really know what to think. He thought it was rather nice that Luna stayed with him watching TV last night. "I... I think so." Was all he replied with a little uncertainty.

Luna looked a little unsure, not knowing if she should believe him, or if he felt better from last night. "You sure, dude? 'Cause you really don't sound like it to me."

He yawned again. "I promise. I'm doing better now."

Luna's concerned frown became a smile again. "Good to hear." Then Luna sat next to him on his bed. "Here, why don't you sit next to me, Linc?" She patted the mattress.

Then Lincoln did what she told him to do. "Yeah?"

"I love you. You know that, right?"

Lincoln nodded his head.

"Good. So, do you wanna do something fun with me later? Maybe that will cheer you up more." Luna suggested

"Sure."

The the entire family entered his bedroom, still in their pajamas, looking rather.

"Morning, Lincoln." Lori. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine."

"We were worried about you, buddy." Lynn pointed out. "That door slam really scared the jelly beans out of us."

Guilt filled the expression on his face. "Sorry." He rubbed the back of his head in slight shame.

"It's alright." Lucy responded. "It just made us worry about you. I never seen you this upset before. It was enough to scare anyone."

"Would you care to tell us what's wrong, honey?" Rita asked

Lincoln gave a little sigh and finally, he answered "I feel like... I'm the black sheep of the family at times."

They all, except Luna, looked on in confusion while murmuring to one another. "Lincoln, what gave you a crazy idea like that?" Asked Leni

"Well, look at you, you all have your special gifts, Lola for being in beauty pageants, Lana for being a plumber, Lisa being the next Albert Einstein, Lynn for being an athlete. And all that. It makes me feel like I am just an annoyance to all of you." He got up again. "Just look at me, I don't have a talent." Then he bowed his head in shame

Sorry filled the girls, them all feeling feeling quite sympathetic for their only brother.

"Lincoln," said Lori. "You would never be an annoyance to us. You are our only brother, and we love you.

"Yeah, Sport." Said the father. "You were one of the best things that happened to your mother and I." Then, he whispered in his ear "And don't tell the others, but, you're my favorite."

"Hey!" All the sisters shouted

"Kidding, kidding."

"The point is, you are one of the greatest things that I have." Lucy stepped up. "Yes, you might not be a Goth lover like myself, but you are still my brother."

Lincoln was rather touched by this. "Thanks, but not only that, but I kinda felt that way because Lynn likes go wrestle and fight with me the most out of all of you."

Now Lynn felt more guilt than ever before "Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know it hurt you. So, why didn't you say anything before?"

"Well, I wanted you to be happy." He confessed "I knew how much you love to fight me, so I just wanted to make you happy."

"Lincoln, sure I like to fight you, but not if it hurts you... Well, on the inside." Lynn stated "I'm really sorry."

"It's cool."

"Just because you don't have those trophies like we do, does not mean you are not special." Lola stated

"And we would never think of you as a parasite." Lana added, only for Lola to elbow her hard. "Ow!"

"Lana, that's not helping!" She whispered to her."

"Sorry."

"What we mean is that, we love you, and we would never let anything bad happen to you." Said Luna, wrapping her arm around her younger sibling. "Why, my life would be pretty boring without you, bro."

Lincoln started to smile.

"You're one of the coolest dudes in the world, Lincoln." Luna added

"And our brother." Luna added. "Always glad to have you around the house."

Then Lily walked her way up to him and in baby talk, she said "Lincoln." She was trying to climb on his legs and make him happy. How could Lincoln probably say no to this

"Aww, come here, Lily." He hugged her, and she began to laugh with joy. It was nice to see Lily care about him, too. Only for a fart to echo through the room, followed by a rancid smell

"Poo Poo!" The baby shouted.

The other siblings reacted in complete disgust, while Lincoln pulled her off of him. "Thank you so much, guys. I don't know what to do without you."

"How about a group hug?" Lori suggested."

"Sure." Then they all came together. "Thank you guys. I love you all."

"We love you too, Lincoln." They all replied

"So, wanna go to Dairyland?" Luna offered.

"Sure."

"Just you and me?" She added

"Of course."

"What about you guys?"

"Thank you for the invite, but we can't, we are all really busy right now." Leni said.

"And I can't go back to Dairyland after the barfing incident on the roller coaster." Lana admitted.

"Oh, right. You guys sure you don't want to come?

"Yep." They all said.

"Alright. So how do we get there?"

"I can take you." Lori offered. "I can drop you guys off and get you later on when you're done. Just give me a call, and I'll be right over to come get you guys."

"Awesome, thanks, Lori."

"Well, I guess I can go over to Dairyland." Lynn said

"Oh, thanks Lynn, but, this is just a me and Luna thing." Lincoln admitted "I hope you understand."

"Of course." She replied with a wink. "You two go on ahead."

"Well, I need a shower." Lucy declared

"So do I." Lisa added.

Then they all exited the bedroom and went to clean themselves in the shower, with Lincoln being the first one to step in the bathroom.

While showering, Lincoln thought of how Luna was the sweetest sister he has on the family. Today would sound like a lot of fun for him and her. Honestly, he did feel a little sorry for the others because it was just him and Luna, but he was glad it was just him and her alone.

Besides, the other siblings did say they were all busy (minus Lana who was banned) to go with him. He wondered if they said that because they know that he and Luna's relationship was special or not