43. Despicable Act

Lincoln was on his way to Melissa Carmichael's house to ask her out on a date. He was feeling very confident within himself thanks to his loving sister, Luna, for support. He was just going to be himself as Luna had suggested before he was walking over to Melissa's place. One thing that left him puzzled was why Ronnie Anne just went to his house and tell him to be careful like that, for it was just so strange. Still, he decided not to think about that too much, and focused on trying to woo Melissa's heart.

"Okay, just be myself." Lincoln thought out loud to himself. "Be myself, just be myself. Simple as that, old bean."

It wasn't that far to walk to get to Melissa's place for it was only ten blocks away, just down the street. It was a nice-looking abode with a bird bath containing a few sparrows and Goldfinches bathing.

The yard had a bunch of flowers from daffodils to sunflowers, and others, as if fall just left and Spring has just arrived in Royal Woods already. It looked like a much nicer house than his own. So clean, so green, and the house was decorated a spring green on it.

Lincoln took yet another deep breath, and promptly stepped in front of the door, and simply rang the doorbell. Whistling and waiting for an answer, he said to the viewers "I gotta say i'm a little bit nervous about this. Still, Luna believes in me, and I can do this." Just then, he heard the doorknob opening. "Well, here goes."

At the door, answered Melissa herself. However, something was very wrong. She didn't really look ao... happy to see his face again. "Oh. Hi Lincoln." She said in a not so thrilled voice.

"Hi Melissa. What's the matter?"

"Well, you see. A person came up to me at the front door and told you that you like to pick on little kids and bully them."

He was absolutely flabbergasted to hear those words. "What? That's not true! I love little kids. I woukd never just pick on them and make them cry."

"Well it's kinda what the person told me about you." Now Lincoln was absolutely confused about this, and scratched his head. "So anyway, what brings you hear?"

"I was wondering if you would like to go out on a date with meager on, like somewhere around Gus's Games and Grub, or Sean-Juan's French Mex Buffet. It will be very fun."

"Sorry Lincoln, but I would never date on anyone who is a complete bully."

"Bully?! But Melissa I pro-!"

"Hey hey hey, what is going on in here?" Said a man's voice. A big man with a green shirt and a small ponytail for hair showed up. He had some muscles and he looked a little terrifying. The small goatee on his face didn't make it look aby better. "What's wrong, Melissa?"

"Well dad, Lincoln wants to ask me on a date."

"Lincoln?" Said the father. He gave Lincoln a somewhat intimidating look with his eyes narrowed at him "so you're the one who my little girl is talking about."

Lincoln just simply made a gulp. "Uh-huh."

"And he bullies little kids just for fun." Said Melissa.

"What?" And the father cracked his knuckles at him, making him more scared. "Well Lincoln. I suggest you get on out of here."

"But Mr Carmichael, I swear i'm not."

"Lincoln. I suggest you leave before I get pretty upset." And he cracked his knuckles again at this moment, Lincoln ran away with great speed, faster than a cheetah. He couldn't believe it, some stranger or person just lied to Melissa so he couldn't be with her. What he didn't understand was; who would even lie to a sweet girl like Melissa?

Just then, he remembered something when Ronnie Anne came over to tell him about being careful with Melissa, and why she was being a little pushy to him right before he left. The puzzle was being put together, and a look of anger appeared on his face.

"Ronnie Anne." He muttered in anger. And he was stomping over to her house for a confrontation. When he reached it, he rung the doorbell repeatedly over and over again. Finally, Ronnie Anne was the one who answered the door.

"Hey Lincoln, what's up?"

"Don't give me any of that Ronnie Anne!" Lincoln raised his voice at her in anger. "I know what you did!"

"Calm down, Lame-o."

"Don't tell me to calm down. You told all these lies to Melissa about me so she couldn't go out with me! You sabotaged the whole thing so you can ruin this for me! Admit it, Ronnie Anne!"

"I don't know what you're talking about, Lincoln!"

"You're lying." And she set foot inside the house. "I want the truth!

Seeing how serious her friend was, Ronnie Anne never seen Lincoln like this before. She couldn't lie anymore, so she finally said "Alright! Alright! I admit it, I did lie to her like that."

"I know! How can you do this to me?! Are you still trying to hurt me and make fun of me even though you're not a bully anymore?"

"No!" Ronnie Anne said "Lincoln, I was never actually trying to hurt you. I was just... shy to talk to you."

"Well Melissa is really nice to me and you wanted to ruin that chance for more?"

"Hey hey hey!" Bobby came with his mother hearing the shouting and commotion. "What's going on over here?"

"Lincoln, what's the matter, sweetie?" Asked Maria.

"Ronnie Anne ruined an opportunity for me to ask a new girl on a date is what's going on, Mrs Santiago." Lincoln said. "She lied to the girl about me so she woukd hate me."

Bobby and Maria gasped and looked sternly at her. "Young lady, is this true?"

"Yes." She admitted.

And they both gasped again. "Young lady, how can you do such a thing?"

"I was just thinking of Lincoln, mom!" Ronnie Anne defended herself.

"No you were just thinking of yourself, Ronnie Anne!" Lincoln verbally attacked her. "Do you know how important this was to me?"

"I know, but-"

"Are you jealous of me? Is that it?! Huh!?"

"Calm down, bro." Bobby said.

"No Bobby. She went too far this time!"

"I'm not jealous!" Ronnie Anne argued.

"But you still want to hurt me or make me miserable?"

"Lincon-" Maria tried to calm him down.

"Okay yes, I was jealous!"

"I knew it! Why didn't you just talk to me about this?"

"Hello? I didn't want to look sappy."

"Well you know her dad threatened to hurt me because of what you did?"

"What?"

"Yeah! he cracked his knuckles two times at me. He is huge and terrifying! He would have killed me because of you!"

Ronnie Anne was feeling guilty about this now, more guilty than she ever felt in her life. "Lincoln I-"

"Don't touch me Ronnie Anne!" He forcibly pushed her away from him with great force, like strength he ever even possessed before in his life.

"Lincon! Calm down!" Bobby said again.

"Well think about it, Lincoln, she might have stolen your dad's wallet behind your back."

"What do you know? at least my dad's still alive!" Lincoln insulted her.

Maria made a bigger gasp and shouted "Lincoln!'

Ronnie Anne never felt so hurt before in her life just hearing the last part of what Lincoln said. She was stunned and tears formed in her eyes. Lincoln realized what he just done, and thought to himself "what have I done?"

All of a sudden, Ronnie Anne began crying softly and ran to sher room with a loud slam being heard in a distance.

Maria and Lincoln looked back at Lincoln with disappointed looks on their faces. "That was pretty low-down, Lincoln. Very low."

"I know." Lincoln began to shed a few tears down his face in guilt. "I'm so sorry." He said to the other Santiagos, then he ran back home

"Lincoln, wait!" Said Maria, but he ignored her. Lincoln ran all the way home and slammed the front door, and went up the stairs to his room, and cried softly into his legs.

"Bro?" Luna called out. "Is that you?" Lincoln didn't answer for he was too busy sobbing with guilt at the moment. The rocker girl opened the door slowly and noticed him crying, giving him a sympathetic loomon her face, she sat down next to him, and gently placed a comforting hand on his back. "What's the matter?" She asked him

Lincoln lifted his head up to look at Luna with tears streaming down his face some more. "I messed up Luna. I messed everything up." He admitted. Bowing his head on shame.

"What happened?"

"Ronnie Anne came up to her and told her a lie saying I am. Bully who loves to pick on little kids."

"What?!" Luna exclaimed with shock. "Come on dude, you are nothing like Mr Tinkertrain."

"Yeah, But Ronnie Anne did it because she was jealous of Melissa."

"Come on dude, it's okay." Luna soothed him. "Would you like a little bit of lemonade?"

"Yeah, please." Then Lincoln followed her downstairs and sat on the couch. After Luna went to fetch him lemonade, Lincoln began explaining; "I tried explaining to her that it was not true, but then her scary dad came and threatened me to leave."

"Scary dad?"

"Yeah, he's huge and terrifying." Lincoln Said.

"Who's huge and terrifying?" Asked Lucy, scaring the two out of the couch.

"Come on, Luce." Luna complained. "Give us a break."

"I can't see that happening. What's wrong, Lincoln?"

"Ronnie Anne ruined an opportunity to ask Melissa out."

Lucy made a gasp, and not lie saying it, but an actual, real gasp. "Why would she do that?"

'She's jealous of Melissa, dude." Luna remarked. Lucy was equally surprised as Luna was when she first heard that. "Tell us what else happened?"

Then he began explaining the whole story to the two sisters. "I found out about what Ronnie Anne did, and I confronted her. And..I- I said something that a really regret as I yelled at her."

"What you say?"

Lincoln hated to say this again, but he did want to talk to this sister about this since Luna and Lucy really care about him. "She said that Melissa would have stolen my dad's wallet behind my back, but then I said 'What do you know about that? At least my dad's still alive!' And then I made her cry to her room."

Luna gasped and said "ouch, that's cold, bro."

"It was harsh of you to say that." Lucy added.

"I know, and i'm A horrible person for it. I totally blew it! And he began crying into Luna's shoulder. "I'll never forget about that face when I made her cry like that."

"Shh, it's okay, Lincoln."mount said softly. She kept on gently shushing and soothing him to make him feel better. Lucy was doing the same thing by sitting next to him and gently patting his back.

"What's going on here?" Leni asked, and the other sisters walked in with her, possibly hearing what was going on. "Lincoln, why are you crying?"

"I messed up!"

"On what?" Luan asked

Luna then began explaining everything to the other sisters, and they were shocked to hear what all happened.

"Great, now Bobby's literally gonna break up with me again because of the meanest thing you said to Ronnie Anne because of you."

"That's what you're worried about Lori?" Asked Lana. "There's more important things in life besides Bobby!"

"you take that back!"

"Knock it off! Both of you!" Said Luna. "Please!"

"I'm sorry." Lori sighed.

"Lincoln, you're not a horrible person. You were just upset. I know you would never rock this town with aggression inside out. Everything will be okay."

"Are you sure?" Lincoln asked the rocker.

"Of course. We'll get this sort, I promise." Luna said. Guys, can you please give us some prive for a while, please?"

"No problem. Come on girls, let's give our big brother some privacy." Said Lisa.

Lincoln and Luna were alone and the rocker girl said "Look, let me play you a little song i've Been working on for when you are sad like this." She pulled out her signature guitar and tried to tune it.

Lincoln, why are you in pain? You should always call my name

I'll do anything to make your day, just help pick out the right words for me to say

Please do not feel mad, or even sad, i'll Make you happy in any way. My love will be forever here to stay.

Everything will be okay.

Lincoln was crying a lot more less and starting to feel better by Luna's sweet song.

I think about you a lot, and say you are a bad person, but you are really, really not.

We always walk a fine line, sweet bro o' mine. I make sure you are always alright, and to turn your darkness into light.

Wherver you go, i'll make sure every person who hurts you will reap what they sow.

Believe me when I say I will be with you sweet bro of mine, from now, until the end of time.

I'll make you happy in any way. My love will forever be here to stay.

Everything will be ok

(Beautiful guitar solo plays for up to fifty three seconds)

i'll make you happy in any way. My love will be here to stay

Everything will be okay.

Everything will be okay

The song she just did for him was so beautiful to Lincoln, so beautiful that all his crying had ceased to even let out one tear. "Do you feel better now, Lincoln?"

"I... I do." Lincoln Said with a small smile. "I do feel better."

"Aw, you see, I knew that would soothe your soul. Come here, little buddy." Then she gently hugged him lovingly again.

"It was just so beautiful."

"Thanks, Linc. I made it myself. I am a genius songwriter."

Lincoln chuckled and said "Thank you Luna, for that song."

"Your welcome buddy." Then she gave him a kiss on his cheek and held him close on the side.

"But what about Ronnie Anne? How can I make it up to her?"

"Just apologize." Luna said.

"Lincoln?" Said Rita, walking into the room with the phone in her hands. "Me and your father just got off the phone with Mrs Santiago, And She Said you made her daughter cry."

"I know, and i'm Sorry." Lincoln admitted. "But I would never hurt Ronnie Anne like that, I was just mad and-"

"we know, we know sport." Said Lynn Sr. "It's okay. Maria also told us about what Ronnie Anne did, and she will talk to her to work things out."

"What about Melissa?" Asked Luna.

"Not to worry, honey. We'll go talk to Melissa and her father together, and Ronnie Anne is going to apologize to her for the lies she said to her." Rita remarked. An engine was heard outside, and it was the Santiago family car.

"Oh, that must be them right now." Said the father. He promptly opened the door and it was indeed, the Santiago family. "Maria, Bobby, Ronnie Anne, there you all are."

"Hello Lynn. We're very sorry about what my daughter has caused." Maria gave Ronnie Anne a stern look. "Young lady, is there anything you would like to say to Lincoln?"

"Yeah. I'm sorry Linc." She Said with a sigh.

"And i'm Sorry for what I said."

'It's okay." Said Ronnie Anne. "I never mean to hurt you like that, I was just jealous. I mean, I like you."

"It's fine Ronnie Anne. I would never mean to hurt you either." Lincoln remarked. "Are we friends?"

"Of course we're friends lame-o." Then she hugged him. It was another rare instance where a tomboy like her hugged him in a while.

"Aww, that's precious, dude." Said Luna. "It's good to see you guys made up."

"Hiwever, you still need to apologize to Melissa for lying to her as well."

"I know, mom." Ronnie Anne sighed in guilt. And They all went to Melissa's house to explain the whole thing to her. "Melissa, I hope you understand what just happened." She said to the new girl. "Are you mad at me?"

"No, but I am disappointed in you." Melissa frankly remarked.

"We all are." Bobby said.

"But it's flrgive and forget." Said Lincoln. "Say Melissa, you wanna come over to my house and hang out?"

"That would be nice." Melissa replied with a smile. "I'll bring some carrot sticks."

Lincoln looked at his closest sister again. "Hey Luna, care to show her our amazing guitar skills?"

"You know it, dude." Luna said with a wink. Then the Santiago family went back to their house and the loud family returned to theirs with Nelissa holding his hand and walking with him.

In home, Lincoln and Luna were playing guitar for her and she loved it, and then all three of them sat on the couch watching tv together with Lincoln resting his head on Luna's lap, and Melissa resting on his lap.

"Luna, I really thank you for that song again."

"I love ya, Lincoln."

"I love you too, Luna." And all three of them were watching Shakesphere In Love together as one. Luna gave Lincoln as much love and support as he needed and Melissa was quite comfy on Lincoln's lap.

Eventually, they all enjoyed some carrot sticks together while watching the movie.