9. chapter 8

Lincoln and tabby ran though the rain as they knew they was soaked but didn't care as laughter had come from the both of them "we are almost home, you better catch up!" Tabby yelled as Lincoln had grinned and ran faster.

Lincoln was beside tabby as they both ran, passing different houses until tabby had spoke up "that house right there, the one with all the lights!" She yelled as they both started to run with everything they had, they was neck to neck as the rain had blurred their vision a bit but they was saw the house and continued running.

Lincoln and tabby had jumped up the stairs of the porch and slammed against the door using it to stop themselves as they was both panting, they had looked at each other before they both started to laugh "I won" tabby said though pants and laughter while Lincoln had shook his head

"I-in your dreams, I was so far ahead you was basically eating my dust" he said as his breathing pattern had slowly went back to normal

"Mate if it wasn't for me telling where I had lived you would be down the street by now" tabby laughed as she had gotten her breathing back to normal "besides it is clear that I was here first, I was waiting so long I had almost turned old" she said before they both started to laugh, a heartfelt laugh.

After they had calmed down they had looking out at the rain, seeing how hard it was coming "Lincoln... Thank you for bring me home, you can stay here for a bit, I sure my family wouldn't mind" tabby had said to him as she had glanced at him, noticing how soaked he was which caused her to look down at herself, finally noticing how wet she was from the rain.

Lincoln shook his head "thanks but no thanks, I can make it back home" he had told her.

"But it is storming, there no way you can go out in weather like this" tabby said as she didn't want him to get hurt

"Heh don't worry about me, I have been though a lot worse than this" he said as he gave her a reassuring smile which had somewhat brought tabby some comfort but not enough to settled the nervousness that had spread though her when she had looked at the rain

Tabby sighed and shook her head "wait... Just wait" she told him as she pulled out some key's and unlock the door of the house before going in.

Lincoln had watched her confused as he started to whistle to himself, looking out into the rain.

Tabby came back with a black umbrella and handed it to him "here talk this" she said as Lincoln shook his head, no "yes, take it. Lincoln please at least let me do this for you" she said as Lincoln was about to say something but didn't and took the umbrella

"Thanks, I will give it back to you tomorrow" he smiled at her while he had opened it up and gotten under it before he had walked out back into the rain.

Tabby watched Lincoln walk away, making his way back home as a small sigh escape from her lips, wishing he could of at least stayed or was able to do something more for him since it was her idea to run in the rain in the first place, she sighed and went inside as she started to think of a way to make it up to him.

Lincoln walked along the sidewalk as he listened and watched as the rain pour down, his clothes feeling a bit heavy from the rain but he had pushed away the feeling by just continuing to walk.

A smile had crossed his face as he felt like laughing as he remembered the race he had just had with tabby, pushing the feeling aside he had looked around, noticing he was just across the street from the arcade.

"I guess I could get out for the rain for a bit" he said to himself as he had started to feel a bit cold, he had sneezed and sneezed again before he let out a groan "dang it..."

Lincoln was just about to walk across the street but stopped as he saw a group of 2 people across the street, running down the strip causing Lincoln to watch as they had ran into the arcade and he could of sworn he had saw a flash of purple.

Lincoln's stomach had felt tight as he had slowly started to walk across the street, stopping once he had gotten close enough to see inside it though the window, he took a deep breath and had looked around the place seeing a few people already there but he was looking for the 2 people he saw.

He kept looking but stopped once his eye's had fell upon Ronnie Ann in a booth by herself which had confused him a bit, he was just about to go in but stopped as he had seen a guy walking to her and sat down across from her.

A pizza was place in front of them as they had started to eat, they had place the pizza down and Lincoln had watched as the guy had reached over and grabbed Ronnie Ann hand's as they had looked at each other, the guy had mouthed the three words he didn't want to see... I love you

Lincoln had felt sick to stomach but had forced himself to look at Ronnie Ann hoping that this was just a sick joke but... He knew it wasn't... This was the cold hard painful truth as he had seen Ronnie Ann smile and said the words back to him.

Lincoln had dropped the umbrella, looking down as he had felt numb, no longer feeling the rain against his skin as he had turned and walked away...

The girls was in the downstairs in the living room, each doing their own thing while keeping a ear out for how long until the rain would pass. Lori had looked at Lucy with a rise eyebrow "so... Lincoln had ran out into the rain with a girl?" She asked making Lucy nod her head.

"I don't know who she was though but he had seem happy" was all Lucy said before she went back trying to talk to the dead, the girls did their own things before Lucy let out a loud gasp and quickly stood up making everyone jump a bit at the sudden action

"What is it!?" Lori said as everyone had looked at her

"Lincoln is in trouble, we have to find him" she said making everyone look at her confused, Lucy shook her head before she continued "Lincoln soul is broken, he had given up" she said making everyone eye widened, even though Lisa had a hard time believing in 'soul's' and the supernatural, she still loved her brother and would put up with all that silly nonsense for his sake.

"I will call him" Lori said as she had quickly started to call Lincoln but sadly it had only went to voicemail "he not picking up" she said making the others grow more worried.

"We are wasting time!" Lola yelled "let's go!" She said making Lori shake her head down at her.

"No... You, Lana, and Lisa will stay here and watch lily" she said making Lola and Lana eye's widened and was about to say something but before she could Lori had stopped them "what if Lincoln come back without us knowing" she said making the twin think "that is why you will stay here and call one of us if Lincoln return, ok" she said making the twins look down and nod in understanding.

"Lisa you are in charge so watch out for everyone" Lori said making Lisa nod her head "now leni you are with me, Lynn and Lucy you two are together" she order and they had nodded before she had looked at Luna and luan "since you know your way around you can team up or split apart to cover more ground, it is up to you. Now let's go" she said as they had grabbed their jackets and ran out of the house and into the storm.