4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Forgiveness

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AN: Hello again, I'm back! Hope you all missed me! But you probably didn't… or maybe you did!? Well ether way I'm back and giving you all some Loud House. So, I've been watching some of the episodes and can't wait to see the new episodes coming out this month… well for the U.S… I think? So yeah I got a bit of inspiration for the chapters. Oh and I might be able to get a cover for this story as well! Which might show an adult Lincoln or something. Now it might not happen since I asked a few of my artistic friends and my brother who is one hell of an artist to draw it, which some of them said they'll get to it maybe… so yeah. Nothing concrete but it's something. OK, now onto the questions some of you left in reviews. Am I going to age up Clyde and Ronnie Anne, no… yes… maybe? We'll see. Are all the sisters going to come down the stairs one by one? No, you think I'm that lazy? Don't worry, I got it all in my head. Am I a turd… a little. But I'm not a literal piece of poop. Also sorry if my writing isn't to your liking, I'm trying to write smaller paragraphs, which I hope you can understand. Paring are still in the air and I'm waiting for Lincoln to get settled first. I also want to see the Dance Dance Resolution episode first and see what happens before making a choice on the pairings. Anyways… ON WITH THE CHAPTER! Enjoy!

'Well, that's one down… four to go.' Mrs. Loud thought as she knew that this was going to be a hard day for everyone. Including her, there was only so much a mother could handle. As everyone was continuing to enjoy the moment, everyone didn't notice the sounds of footsteps up stairs.

'OK, I probably have a bruised face but at least nothing is broken! Hope things go more smoothly with the rest of the girls.' Lincoln thought as he kept hugging Lynn while using a free hand to wipe away any more remaining tears from his face. Truth be told, he wanted to stay like this a while longer. But it would seem fate had different plans as Lincoln began to hear footsteps upstairs. So unfortunately, it would seem he would have to end this tender moment. That also meant Lincoln had to worry about who was coming down the stairs now too. Now, that wouldn't be too much of a problem. However, seeing how Lynn reacted when she first saw him though. Lincoln had plenty to worry about. If he had to guess, not all of his dear little sisters would be happy to see him.

'Oh great, so I'm going to guess I'm ether going to get a bear hug in the next few minutes or another punch. The latter, I don't think I want!' Lincoln thought as he let out exhausted sigh, knowing that this day wasn't over yet. He then looked down to Lynn, who was still hugging tight onto him. This caused Lincoln to let out a small smile as he couldn't help but see Lynn as a little 4 year old again. But, then that smile slowly disappeared. Seeing as she wasn't that little girl anymore.

'Especially considering she has mean right hook too.' Lincoln thought with a nervous smile, just thinking about his sister's punches made Lincoln a bit fearful. He would rather face an angry grizzly bear than face an angry Lynn any day. But truthfully, he was happy to see Lynn again. He was happy to see his mom and couldn't wait to see his dad and the rest of his sisters as well. No matter how they reacted. As those thoughts kept going through Lincoln's mind, the footsteps continued to get closer. Which made Lincoln let out another sigh seeing as he couldn't help but feel exhausted.

'No rest for the wicked eh, just like the old man was said.' Lincoln thought as he was referring about something a person said not too long ago when he was on the road. Someone he considered family. But that was a story for another day, now Lincoln had to focus what was happening right now. Which was the person moving closer and closer to the top of the stairs. Now at the footsteps kept getting closer, Mrs. Loud and the others began to hear them now too. Seeing as all of them looked like their puppy just died, Mrs. Loud along with her daughters began to make themselves decent. Especially Lola as she wanted to make sure she didn't ruin her makeup, while her twin could careless as she placed the large green fog on top of her head on her hat. Lucy and Lisa on the other hand were wiping away the few tears they shed and soon were looking their regular selves.

Now, the only one left was Lynn. Who still didn't want to stop hugging Lincoln as she buried her face in his chest as she held tightly onto him. This of course caused Lincoln to smile again. It warmed his heart to know that no matter how old his sisters got, they would always be his little sisters. Then another thought crossed his mind. That weakened his smile a little bit as he thought long and hard about it. That thought was, will all his sisters feel the same way? Would they even care if he even came back home? Did leaving for such a long time made most of them hate his guts? Now that was something to think over about. But it would seem that would have to wait as the sound of the footsteps stopped, that's when Lincoln looked up to the stairs once more and saw another girl standing on top of the stairs.

"Hey mom, like is it OK if I pass on cleaning the attic? The dust is like killer on my nose and I don't want to get any dust on my hair or outfit." Said the girl in a tone that sounded almost like a stereotypical California girl would have. The girl had long blonde hair and was almost as tall as Lincoln but was still a bit short though. She wore a frilled turquoise dress, red hoop earrings, with white sandals on her feet with a green bow on each sandal and black and white sunglasses on top of her head. It took about a few seconds before Lincoln could recognize the girl, who was now coming down the stairs nonchalantly as if she didn't have a care in the world. To say the least Lincoln was beyond shock when he figured out who this girl was.

'IS THAT LENI?! There is no way that's my little air head Leni!' Lincoln thought as he looked shocked beyond belief. He couldn't fathom that his little sister grew up to be like that! Not that there was nothing wrong with that of course. It was just hard for Lincoln to believe that one of his own sisters had changed so drastically that he couldn't even recognize them at first.

'Nope, uh-uh, no… no way! That is not my cute airhead little Leni! Leni who used to always wanted a smoothie everyday when I took her to the mall when school was over! The same girl who couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time! There is no way that's her!' Lincoln thought over and over again in his head as he still refused believe it. In Lincoln's mind there is no way that girl walking down the stairs right now was his sister. Mainly for one big thing… that girl was drop dead gorgeous! You see, for Lincoln there were a lot of things a sister could be in his mind. And gorgeous was one of them. Now that didn't mean they couldn't look beautiful or cute. It was just that… he felt a bit uncomfortable when first laid eyes on Leni. He couldn't place his finger on it but it was there. Now, Lincoln would have kept refusing to believe that girl was his little sister Leni. If not for what happened next that proved him so wrong.

"OK mom, I'm like going to the mall now. So, bye everyone!" Leni exclaimed in a preppy and joyful tone as she kept walking to the front door, and shockingly not taking notice of Lincoln. Which was surprisingly not shocking for most of the people she past. Namely her sisters and Mrs. Loud, Lincoln however was even more shocked then before. There was no way that someone was that oblivious! Except… Leni.

'Well… that's definitely my little airhead Leni. No doubt about that.' Lincoln thought with a small smile and shake from his head. While Leni wasn't exactly the smartest one in the family, she made it up with her cuteness and big heart. Now, Lincoln could see that was still the same thing around here. Certainly instead of cuteness now, it was more attractiveness than cute. Which apparently Leni had no problems with in any sort of way.

'Guess it really has been awhile. Man… I am the worst big brother ever.' Lincoln thought sadly with a small frown, but that frown quickly disappeared when he saw Leni suddenly stop dead in her tracks as she was a few inches away from the front door. As if the gears in her head started to slowly turn. She then with quick haste turned around towards Lincoln who was standing beside a very irritated Lynn who was in disbelief how clueless her older sister was.

'Of course she would notice the last second! I swear even Lily isn't as clueless as her! And she's just a freaking baby!' Lynn thought as she face palmed herself, next she started to shake her head a little. Trying her hardest not to force a scowl at Leni. The only reason why she didn't was because how serious and delicate the current situation was. Even few of Leni's fellow Loud family members couldn't help but be irritated at Leni's obliviousness. Mrs. Loud and Lucy on the other hand came to expect it, seeing as that how Leni was. But that didn't mean Lucy had to like it though. Lisa of course was annoyed, which wasn't something new when it came to Leni and her.

'Note to self, switch Leni's blemish skin cream with experimental pigmentation skin cream later in the week. Oh, and replace all sibling test subjects places for this month with Leni as well.' Lisa thought with a bit of annoyance as she pulled out a small notebook along with a pen as she began to write down everything she's been thinking about. Now while Lisa did seem annoyed at her older sister's stupidity on occasion, she still care for her well-being to some extent. But there were times when she questioned her relation with Leni at times. Even going so far to do a DNA test not too long.

As Lisa kept writing in her notebook. Lola and Lana just stood there quietly as they wanted to see what was going to happen now. Normally for both twins this wasn't something new for them, Leni was just her normal self when she does things like this. So, it was just something normal for them. Now as both Lola and Lana were still standing there silently, they both had their eyes on Leni and Lincoln. As both girls wanted to see what happens when their long lost big brother meets their older sister after all these years.

"This day is almost becoming like those cheesy soap operas mom and Leni love to watch." Lola whispered silently to her twin.

"I think your right sis. But I think that boat has sailed seeing as this day isn't even over yet." Lana whispered back quietly to her twin. In their minds, this whole day has been getting a lot more stranger. Even for their family. It's not everyday when your long lost big brother that you had no idea even existed until today. So for both twins saying this whole situation and day were becoming somewhat like a daytime family drama soap opera wasn't to far fetch. Now as Lola and Lana were done whispering with one another, their focus was then placed back on their older brother and sister.

'Well here we go again.' Lincoln thought as he looked to Leni, who had a shocked expression like Lynn had not too long ago. The blonde 16 year old girl just stood there, giving Lincoln the same look his mom and Lynn gave him when they first saw him. A look that Lincoln has been noticing a lot lately. Guess seeing someone who's been missing for a few years would do that to you. Lincoln kept his eyes on Leni while she had hers on him as well. For Lincoln, it was kind of surreal to be standing right here face to face with his little sister Leni. Well, she wasn't exactly little no more. Even he could tell that Lynn was the only one to change drastically. Lincoln could see that Leni has grown up to a beautiful young woman. And that was saying a lot for Lincoln, as he's met a few attractive girls on his way on the road. Some he considered pretty close to him. And some who helped in desperate times when he needed.

But like many things that has happened to Lincoln on the road, those things would have to wait. Now he had to focus on what was happening right now. His thoughts went back to Leni who was beginning snap out of her shock. Then shortly after Leni snapped out of her shock, she did something that was too unexpected for her.

"LINCOLN!" Leni exclaimed in loud and joyful tone, in which the blonde teenage airhead suddenly started to run towards Lincoln. Which made Lynn take a huge step away from Lincoln seeing as she knew what was going to happen next. Lincoln on the other hand could only do what any sensible person would do in this situation.

"Oh dear!" Lincoln muttered with a small sigh as he saw Leni coming at him full speed. Soon after about a few seconds Leni had finally made it to her target, she then jumped right at Lincoln hoping to grab him in a large hug. This caused Lincoln to act fast. In which he braced himself and as Leni made it to him. He then carefully caught Leni so she didn't accidentally hurt herself. So when he caught her safely in his arms, she quickly wrapped her arms him to bring him in a tight hug. This of course brought a tiny smile on Lincoln's face.

It warmed his heart to feel his sisters embrace once again, after so long it almost felt strange. Since he wasn't much a hugger when he was on the run. So him getting all these hugs left and right made him feel good, especially considering the circumstances. While Lincoln's mind began to wonder a little, he quickly came back to reality as he started to hearing crying once again. This time it was from Lynn, his mom or any of the girl. This time, it was Leni who was sobbing a little on his chest as she kept hugging him. This deeply saddened Lincoln but he knew that this was the kind of reaction he was expecting, like when Lynn started to beat him up a little. Or when his mom scolded him after she had most of her emotions out. Reactions… Lincoln kind of didn't like to be frank. In his mind, nothing hurts worse when your 13 year old sister is wailing on you or scare you half to death when your mom is scolding you like a momma bear.

'Not like I didn't deserve it though.' Lincoln thought with a bittersweet smile, as he remembered his mom still wanted to "talk" when he was done reuniting with his family and meeting a few for the first time too. Truth be told he wasn't looking forward to that. As Lincoln continued to hearing sobbing from Leni, he looked down to see his sister teary eyed.

"I-I thought I never get to see you again!" Leni said in a happy tone mixed with a bit of sadness as she had a joyful smile on her face. While most would figure Leni would be angry at Lincoln for leaving in the first place. Leni just didn't have the heart to be angry with someone when that someone was her big brother Lincoln. Hearing his dear sweat airhead of a sister cry made Lincoln's fell. But it also made him happy to see that Leni missed him so greatly. To be completely honest, he was relieved to see that Leni hasn't change that much. Well, personality wise at least.

"Heh, it's good to see you too Leni. I'm glad to see my sweet little airhead hasn't changed that much." Lincoln said with a large smile as he hugged Leni tighter in his embrace. Hearing this of course caused Leni's heart to flutter a little and caused a small blush to appear on her face, since she hasn't been called that in a long time. After hearing this Leni let out a small smile out as she looked up to Lincoln who returned her smile.

"I'm glad your back… big brother." Leni said as tears continued to fall down her face, but her smile still remained as she kept holding onto Lincoln. After those words left her mouth, Lincoln's smile still remained as it made him feel happy to hear those words. It was nice to be called big brother again. While both Lincoln and Leni were having their moment like what happened with him and Lynn. The others around them couldn't help but smile, even Lucy couldn't help it ether. Lisa on the other just straightened her glasses as she felt somewhat joyful. Even though the young genius didn't show it. It was like nothing could ruin this moment… well not exactly nothing. As a feminine voice could be heard up stairs along with the sound of footsteps.

"Hey mom, dad told me to tell you Lily is awake and that we have a little stinker in the family now. Haha!" A feminine voice called out before letting a small laugh from upstairs. But that wasn't the only thing to be head as baby noises and giggles could be heard as well.

To Be Continued

AN: Ha! Oh man I'm a little stinker as well! Man, I suck don't I? Oh well, sorry to leave you all hanging once again. But it's what I do. Now don't worry I promise those two upstairs coming down are going to be the last ones. I swear, so don't worry. Unless most you of you, want them to all come down. Like I said, tell me what you want in a review. So, I hope you all liked Leni's introduction and her interaction with Lincoln. Hope I wrote Leni down just like herself in the show. Anyways, thanks for reading and don't forget to leave a review. Also appreciate the reviews, follows and favorites I'm receiving. Your all the best! See ya! Oh, and sorry about any spelling mistakes I've made too.