11. Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Luna was exhausted. All day she had been researching survivor's guilt and how to treat it. Sadly, she came up empty. However Luna wasn't one to give up that easily. She decided that instead of trying to completely get rid of Lincoln's survivor's guilt, she decided to just ease it. After looking up possible ways to ease it, Luna decided to call it a day and head to bed. But despite how tired she was, she couldn't fall asleep. Luna looked at the bunk below her and saw that Luan was out like a light.

"At least someone is able to sleep." Luna muttered. "Maybe I should check on Lincoln."

With that, the resident rocker quietly climbed down from her bed and made her way to Lincoln's room. As she approached the room, she hesitated. Was she really ready for this type of responsibility? Was she ready to be someone's guardian? Luna immediately shook the doubt away. She had to be ready. Lincoln needed her and that thought gave her courage to continue with her mission. As she peered into his room, she saw that the only person in there was Charles, who was fast asleep. Now this concerned the fifteen year old. She knew that he wasn't in the bathroom because the door was open.

"If he's not upstairs, maybe he's downstairs." Luna said to herself.

Luna then made her way to the stairs that lead to the living room. As she made her way downstairs, she saw a light coming from the living room. As she continued walking down the steps, she saw that the T.V. was on. At first, she thought that her parents forgot to turn the television off, but as she looked closer, she saw that someone was is in the living room. And person was the exact person she was looking for.

"Lincoln? Is that you dude?" Luna asked. Lincoln jumped a little when he heard her voice. He relaxed after he saw who it was that was talking.

"Oh, hi Luna." Lincoln greeted nervously. "Did I wake you?"

"No dude. I was already awake." Luna answered. "But if I may ask, why are you up exactly? You do know that it's almost midnight right?"

"Yeah I know." Lincoln answered quietly. "But I couldn't sleep. Sometimes if I can't sleep, I get up and watch T.V. Your parents said that it was ok."

Luna could only sigh at the last part. Despite being her for over a week, Lincoln still called her parents by their first names.

"You do know that you can call them mom and dad right?" Luna reminded him.

"Yeah but they aren't my though." Lincoln said "Right? I mean, I'm just some kid that's living with you for a while. I'm not a part of this family. Besides, who would want a white haired boy as a member of their family anyways?" Lincoln then looked down at the ground in sadness.

Luna looked at Lincoln in shock. She didn't know what to say. But, she then realized that this was her first real test as his guardian. So she knew that she had to tread lightly.

"Lincoln, look at me." Luna ordered. Lincoln looked up. "You are not just some random kid living with us. As long as you are living here, you are a member of this family. Just because you aren't related by blood doesn't mean anything. You are my little brother. I don't care if you have white hair. I don't care that mom didn't give birth to you. All that matters is that you are surrounded by people that care about you. People who want to help you move on and deal with your past. But, we can't help you if you don't let us."

Lincoln looked up at the older girl in silence. He didn't know how to respond. Did she really care about him that much? Did she really want to help him? Did this whole family want to help him? It had been a while since he had someone care about him like that.

"Wow, it's been a while since someone has cared about me like that." Lincoln said with a sad smile. "I guess since it's been so long, I forgot what it was like to be loved by someone." The young boy looked at Luna with a small smile. "Can I tell you something personal?"

"Of course dude." Luna answered.

"I always wondered what it would be like to have and older sister." Lincoln told her. "For a while, I wondered what it would be like to have an older brother. But it wasn't as good of an experience as I thought it would be." Lincoln immediately stopped talking after he said that and immediately started to shake. Luna saw this and immediately put a comforting arm around his shoulder. As much as she wanted to question him, she knew that he wouldn't answer if he was forced. After a few seconds, Lincoln calmed down. The two then sat in silence as they watched T.V.

"Luna? Can I ask you something?" Lincoln asked. Luna looked at Lincoln with a curious expression.

"Ask away." Luna told.

"You're a singer right?"

"Yeah."

"Do you think you can sing a song that my mom used to sing to me and Liberty?" Lincoln asked.

"Sure." Luna answered. She then reach over and grabbed her guitar that was next to the couch. "What's the song?"

"The song was 'You are my Sunshine'." Lincoln answered.

"You got it bro." Luna said with a smile. She then started to play the song.

"You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy

When skies are grey.

You'll never know dear

How much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away.

The other night dear

While I lay sleeping

I dreamt I held you in my arms.

When I awoke dear

I was mistaken

So I hung my head and cried."

Luna looked over and saw Lincoln was starting to fall asleep which slowly brought a smile to her face. She then continued the song.

"You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy

When skies are gray.

You'll never know dear

How much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away.

Please don't take my sunshine away.

Please don't take my sunshine away."

When Luna finished the song, she saw that Lincoln was asleep which brought a smile to her face. She then picked up the eleven year old and carried him to his room. Careful not to disturb Charles, she placed Lincoln on the bed and pulled the covers over him and placed Bun Bun under his arm. She then placed a gentle kiss on his forehead.

"Good night bro." Luna whispered. "Luna loves you."

So there you have it. Like I said, not really sure about this chapter. Wasn't even gonna update today. But, my friend Smokescreen2814 told me that today Loud House was celebrating its one year anniversary. So, I immediately got to work on this. I hoped you guys enjoyed it. Also, in honor of this occasion, I want you guys to share your favorite Loud House episode. Also, keep and eye open for the next chapter of Loud Pack. It should be up later in the week. So until next time, farewell.