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Chapter 5: Three Years in Canada

I did not change; I only learned, and learning doesn't change; it grows.

-unknown-

-a few moments before the explosion-

The Louds and Clyde were in the living room, drinking coffee for the old and hot chocolate for the little ones.

Lincoln took a sip from his cup, still remembering how that bitter taste at first caused indigestion, but when he was thirteen years old and lived in such a cold place, his grandfather got him used to the bad taste of that drink, and it took him a few months to get used to it. He preferred the sweet taste of hot chocolate, but in order to share a few moments between Grandpa and his grandson, he decided to give his parents and sisters' favorite drink another chance. No matter how much he hated the bitter taste, it was amplified by his sense of taste, which was inexplicably more developed for him. But after he got used to it, it became his favorite drink, without which he could not imagine how he could start his day.

Lucy looked at Lincoln and remembered those dark eyes that had caused her to blush, something that had not gone unnoticed by a certain seamstress.

"Lucy, be careful; you should blow to get the chocolate a little warmer if it's too hot." Leni said, taking the cup from Lucy and blowing. Lucy was grateful that Leni didn't understand why her face was so red.

"Are you okay, Lucy?" Lincoln asked, thinking his little sister had burned her tongue.

"Yes, I'm fine." Lucy wanted to change the subject to get rid of the annoyance. "And tell me, what does it feel like to live forever in perpetual darkness?"

Those present shuddered at Lucy's words towards their brother, but were stopped when they heard a soft laugh from Lincoln.

"Well, I can't tell you, because it's not my case." Lincoln replied with a smile.

Lincoln's answer intrigued Lucy very much. "What are you talking about?"

"Well, honestly, it's a myth that blind people only see darkness; everyone is different and they see different things; in my case, there is darkness, but it's accompanied by fuzzy images, like a haze of pink and purple tones."

"What you tell me is that if I go blind, I will not see the absolute darkness and the deepest, but pink and purple clouds?" asked the Gothic.

"Like I said, it's different for everyone, but why would you want to be blind?"

"After hearing what you see every day, it's better not to." Lucy answered.

"That was cool, Lucy telling a joke." A slight pride is shown in Luan, who became her closest sister after that show and room sharing.

Suddenly the whole house shook, and furniture flew in the air.

Chairs and armchairs jumped with the sofa, lifting everyone who occupied them. After the uproar, everyone wondered what it was, though it was quite evident that it was, or rather, who it was.

When they had all gone upstairs and after the strange purple smoke had dissipated, all the girls of the Loud seemed astonished at little Lily for being a girl of five and apparently becoming a girl of eleven or twelve. These were huddled between Lisa's desk and her bed, covering her small breasts with her arms while closing her legs so they couldn't see her pants; her purple dress was being ripped by the growth spurt and explosion of Lisa's experience.

Luna grabbed Lisa by the neck again and shook her.

"Look what you've done; again, your bullshit is affecting someone in the family, you bloody bitch."

Rita separates Luna from Lisa, saying, "Enough, Luna, you will hurt her." The girl's mother sees how her daughter suffered scratches and bruises in addition to some burns on her skin and clothes.

"Mom, look what she has done!" she points to Lily. "Are you still defending her?"

Rita didn't know what to do; on the one hand, she understood Luna's position in this situation, but on the other hand, Lisa was her daughter.

While Clyde and Lynn Sr. left the room to leave everything in the hands of the women of the house, it was very impolite to see her like that, so they left, except for Lincoln, who kept asking.

"Where's Lily? What happened? Is she okay?"

The boy's desperation for his little sister leads him to pass by his father and his friend even as they try to explain the situation. Suddenly, the remnants of the formula that remained on the ground began to expel condensed vapor. They put on their masks again, except for Lincoln, who has come to ensure his little sister's well-being.

"Look out, Lincoln, the room is filled with a vapor of chemicals; who knows what the effects will be?" Lisa warns him, and Lincoln takes her mask and enters the room.

"Lily?" Lincoln asked when he heard someone, but with the sounds of flasks and test tubes rolling and breaking, it was hard to say where they came from. The albino was hitting the ground with a stick when he felt something hard; the gas tank slammed into a sharp sound wave."

"I found you." Lincoln walked over to Lily and placed his mask on her, leaving him exposed to the gas that left him unconscious.

Meanwhile, out of the room

"They've been there for a long time," Leni said.

Lynn grabbed Lisa by the hair. "It's all your fault; why don't you stop ruining our lives?"

It wouldn't take Lisa another minute; she took off her mask and entered the room.

"Lisa, no!" Rita tried to go to her, but her daughters stopped her, and within seconds Lisa left the room, dragging Lincoln. She was holding him by the collar of his shirt, and he had a gas mask like Lily, except for Lisa, who gave her mask to Lincoln. The girl fell to the ground coughing; her mother approached her, but Lisa raised her hand to signal her to stop, and then she pointed to Lincoln and Lily. "Make sure they're okay."

Lincoln took off his mask and took a deep breath. "Where's Lily?"

"Here I am, Lincoln." Lily gets up and covers herself with a blanket.

"Lily" was hugged by Lincoln, causing her blanket to fall, and the girl felt her brother's muscular arms and chest press against her half-naked body. Suddenly realizing something, Lincoln's hands touched Lily's back, and he began to turn red. "L-Lily, are you? Are you?"

"Yes, Lincoln," Lily said in a low voice, and in a second, Lincoln had separated from her.

"Sorry. I didn't know you were."

Lily covered herself with the blanket again. "Don't worry, I forgive you."

"You're a pervert," Lynn reprimanded Lincoln, looking annoyed at him and crossing her arms.

"It wasn't on purpose!" Lincoln yelled at Lynn, blushing with embarrassment.

An hour later, Lily put on her new dress; although it was the same dress as before, this one was bigger. "You look beautiful, Lily." Lola said.

"Thanks, Lola, but it's not a big deal; it's the same dress I always wear, but now it's bigger." Lily answered somewhat shyly.

"I say it because of your beauty. Look at you; you are almost as beautiful as I am." Princess boasted.

"Speaking of which, how old are you now, Lily?" Lana asked, intrigued.