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Chapter 12 - Chapter 12: Grimwood Girls

(No POV) a1

It was early morning in the Loud house as the others started to wake up and wait in line for the bathroom.

"Hey who ever's in there better hurry up" Lola shouted banging on the bathroom door but got no response.

With a face of upmost fury Lola was about to kick the door down but just then Lori and Leni came out of their

room looking happy.

"Guys we can stop the protocol" Lori announced "Leni and I have worked it out"

"Oh so who's going to return their dress" Luna asked

"Well we will return one of them, but we'll share the other." Lori answered as the others grew confused looks.

"You guys will share it" Luan questioned

"Yep Lori gets it on the days that end in 'y' and I get it the rest of the time." Leni told them looking pleased as the

others looked at Lori who shrugged.

"You know what" Lynn Jr said suddenly "If that stops the argument then so be it"

The others nodded their heads just so they won't have to deal with it anymore.

Looking around with a confused expression Lori looks around and does a quick head count and notices that two

people are missing.

"Hey where is Lucy and Lisa" Lori asked

"Do you think they're still asleep" Leni wondered

"No Lucy wasn't in bed this morning" Lynn answered "Maybe she's in the bathroom

"And what about Lisa?" Lana asked "unless you think their in there together.

"Ugh I can take it any more!" Lola shouted "I have to get ready for the day, beauty doesn't happen over night

you know!"

Lola was about to kick down the door but then Lana opened it causing Lola to lose balance and fall face first.

"OW!" Lola complained as glared at her twin

"I guess the door wasn't locked" Lana said with a small chuckle

Just as Lola was about to attack Lana they all notice Lucy and Lisa huddled in the bathtub looking terrible.

Their eyes were bloodshot with large bags under them with tear stains running down their faces, they both look

sickly pale as they cling to each other.

The sight of them made all of them go silent, they looked traumatized, Luna goes near the toilet and looks in the

bowl only to back away as it was filled with vomit.

"Lucy? Lisa?" Lori spoke out to them looking concerned "What happened?"

"L-Lori is that y-you" Lucy asked shaking like a leaf

"ya it's me" Lori said as she starts to hug them

"Is L-Lincoln h-here" Lucy stammers out causing Lori to raise an eyebrow, 'Why would she ask about Lincoln,

what does he have to do with this.' Lori thought

"No, remember he left yesterday, but don't worry it's not like he'll really be gone for a week." Lori told them

"C-can y-you call h-him" Lisa stuttering, now as they all looked at Lisa their worry increased.

Lucy and Lisa barley show emotions to begin with so for them to be displaying nothing but fear, despair, and

desperation got them all shocked, worried and scared.

"I'll call him after you tell me what happened" Lori said trying to understand what's going on, but then Lucy and

Lisa started to cry, fresh tears streaming down their faces as they looked pleadingly at them.

"Pl-please w-we n-need to s-see him, t-to hear h-him" Lucy begged as she and Lisa started clinging to her tightly,

Looking at this the others are at a complete loss on what to do.

"Alright" Lori said as Luna calls Lincoln only to go straight to voice mall.

"I went straight to voice mall" Luna told them as the others started to get out their phones to try and call him

but nothing worked.

"Grrr why won't he pick up" Lynn growled

"maybe he has it on do not disturb mode" Luan said

"He has a flip phone and his was an old model so he doesn't have a do not disturb mode" Lori told her.

"A-actually L-Lincoln has a n-new phone" Lucy told them as they all looked at her

"What?" asked Lori looking at the goth.

"I s-saw it w-when we w-were at the cafe" Lucy stammers out "It l-looks brand new."

"So he could have it on do not disturb" Luna stated

"Look can you tell us what's going on with you two" Lori ask the two traumatized girls

"V-very w-well I sha-" Lisa started to say but Lucy cut her off.

"L-Lisa I-I'll do it" Lucy said "it was my f-fault that you saw it." before Lisa could protest Lucy put her hand on

Lisa's shoulder and gave a look to let her that she won't take no for an answer and Lisa backed down.

"Ok Lucy you win" Lisa conceded before asking "W-where did you learn to do that l-look" That look was

strangely familiar

"L-Lincoln, h-he said it works best when in serious situations like this, or if we're in big trouble" Lucy stated as

Lisa does a short nod as it did reminded her of when Lincoln using that expression when it's serious, making her

stop what she's doing and listens.

With a deep breath Lucy begins to tell them about the video they saw, using the same story on how Lucy got the

video from one of Luan's old cameras that was in Lincoln's room. But when it came to actually talking about

what the video shows, Lucy started to have flashbacks of Lincoln screaming for death, of the blood filling the

screen.

Lucy started to cry again as the video was still fresh in her mind, but when she finished all the others looked

visibly shaken.

"Oh come on" Lynn said trying to shake the cold feeling that washed over her "It's Lincoln, he has zero pain

tolerance and-" Lynn couldn't finish her sentence because Lucy got up and slapped Lynn across her face leaving

a big red hand print. a2

It got real quiet real fast as Lucy glares at Lynn who was holding her cheek in pain.

"Don't ever-" Lucy growls scaring the others as they backed up "DON"T TALK LIKE YOU'VE SEEN IT.

They try to calm Lucy down but it was no use as she shouts at the top of her lungs "I'VE SEEN LESS THEN A

QUARTER OF THE FOOTAGE AND LOOK AT ME, LISA'S SEEN EVEN LESS AND LOOK AT HER." Lucy shouted

pointing at Lisa who was hiding behind Lori and Leni as she was still scared by the video (and a little bit of Lucy

now ) but was also glaring at Lynn.

"ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE'RE MAKING THIS UP, THAT WHAT LINCOLN WENT THROUGH WAS FAKE" Lucy

continued to yell in Lynn's face making her flinch back slightly afraid "THE PAIN HE JUST CASUALLY SHRUGGED

OFF THE NEXT DAY, YOU WEREN'T THEIR YOU DIDN'T HEAR HIS SCREAMS" More tears started to stream down

her face "you didn't hear him begging to die."

"Ok ok that's enough" Lori stepped up to pull Lucy back "no ones saying that and when Lincoln comes back we

can make sure he's alright, ok" Lori tries to reason.

"B-but Lincoln won't be home for a week a-and we can't call him." Lucy said still crying

"Lucy think about it, Lincoln won't really be gone for a week" Lori assures her rubbing soothing circles on her

back "I'll bet you that Lincoln's on his way home right now."

(Lincoln's POV)

It was early in the morning as I stepped out of the bath feeling invigorated, nothing like a nice ice bath to start

the day.

After putting on a yukata which is a male robe from japan, I went to the kitchen only to discover it empty.

"I did just set it up, so I better get some groceries." I thought as I went to my room to get dress.

The room I'm using is one of the resort suites opening the sliding door to the master bedroom of the suite with a

king size bed neatly made with dark oak nightstands on either side, a large black fur rug in the center of the

room.

A large dresser on the opposite side made of dark oak with a large 85in screen tv hanging over it.

So ya I love the room.

As I was getting dress I was wondering on what my sisters are doing "They probably made a stupid unfair

solution and I can guess who will it be unfair too." I thought "But I'll deal with it when I get back as I sent a quick

text to Mom that I'm doing fine before set my phone on do not disturb.

Looking out the window I see the town "Lets see what this place has to offer" I said out loud

~Few hours later

After I had gotten some groceries I put them in my so they could stay fresh, I started to look around

and it reminds me a little bit like Royal Woods it was nice and peaceful.

"Hey leave us alone!" I heard a shout

"I spoke to soon" I thought as I followed the source of the shout

I turned the corner when I discovered a group of five teenage guys pushing a little girl around until she fell over,

then a much smaller girl runs up.

"Please leave us alone" She begged

"Why should we leave you freaks alone" one of the guys ask as he pushed her down, causing my anger to start

rising.

"Because if you don't then I'll make you" I said making myself known, they all turned to face me

"Who the hell are you" jackass 1 ask "I have never seen you around town"

"I just came to town last night" I said

realization dawns on their faces as they started to laugh

"Well that explains it" Jackass 2 said suddenly

"Explains what?" I ask getting confused and a little angry but I keep my cool "How does that explain why five

teenagers are harassing two little girls.

"Well if you take a closer look at them, you'll understand" Jackass 1 said pointing to them

The first one wears a blue dress, a light blue bow-tie and has light brown fur and orange, curly hair, she has

small sharp teeth and slightly pointed ears, she appears to be about 10 years old

The second girl was completely wrapped in bandages She has big, blue eyes and a bandage ponytail

embellished with a big red bow, she looks to be around 6 years old.

The bandage wrapped girl pulled back by the girl covered in fur protectively as they both looked worried and

scared.

"See their monsters, since your from out of town you probably didn't know that they exist" Jackass 1 said as the

others started to nod

Now I am very mad no I am furious, but not shout at the top of my lungs furious no no no.

I am the cool type of furious, which is much worse as it could freeze hell

"I only see five jackasses messing with two little girls" I said to them coolly

The little girls eyes widened in shock at what I said as the teens started to get angry by it.

"What was that you little shit" Jackass 3 asked threateningly as they slowly started to surround me.

"I think you heard what I said now move aside before I make you" I warned

"I'd like to see you try" Jackass 4 shouted as he tried to punch me from behind, but I ducked, grabbed the arm

he tried to punch with and as I got up, I twisted it be hind his back.

"Hey let him go" Jackass 5 shouted as he charged at me but I used Jackass 4 as a weapon and made their heads

collide as knocking out jackass 5.

I then picked jackass 4 up and throw him at 1 and 3 as jackass 2 tried to tackle me but I raised my knee as his

face made contact with it breaking his nose, before he could hit the ground I did a side kick to his head.

Jackass 1 and 3 both got up as jackass 1 pulled out stiletto switchblade from his pocket and rushed at me from

behind.

"Look out behind you" one of the girls shouted out

"That's it you little-" Jackass 1 didn't get to finish his sentence as I moved by head only a little for the knife to

miss.

that's when time seemed to slowdown as in one moment on nothing but pure instinct I raised my hand and

caught the blade in between my pointer and middle fingers, I proceeded to break off the blade and held it under

the his throat by the tip.

All with my back turned to him.

nobody moved as it took a moment for the reality of it all to sink in, as a single drop of blood slowly drips down

from were I held the blade at. Jackass 1 started to shake in pure fear and shock.

His pants started to grow darker as the smell of piss filled the air.

Jackasses friends couldn't believe he just pulled out a knife and actually tried to use it on me. but they couldn't

believe that I broke it with just two fingers.

Before anyone could do or say anything I spoke

"Let me make this clear to you" I said in a voice so cold it made everyones blood feel like ice " I am giving you

one chance to leave, to never bother these girls or anyone ever again."

"But If you don't" I continued " If you continue to fight, If you continue harassing anyone, I will find you and you

will see what happens when I Don't hold back" I warned as they feel that I meant every word.

"Do I make myself clear" I asked as they numbly nodded so I lowered the blade, Jackass 1 drops to his knees as

his friends started to drag him away.

"Hold on you forgot this" I said as I remembered the blade I was holding, I throw it from the two fingers that was

holding it, It grazes past Jackass 1 face leaving a small cut but I also imbedded itself in the wall as wed like

cracks around it. a4

That made sure that the fear stays with them as they started to run away faster.

After they left I turned to the two girls as they looked at me with a little fear in their eyes as I slowly walked

closer.

Once I reached them I reached my hands towards them causing them to flinch as the fur covered girl tries to

shield the girl wrapped in bandages, with a look filled with concern I slowly patted their heads.

They opened their eyes and look directly into mine, seeing nothing compassion and concern in them.

"Y-your not going to hurt us" The girl wrapped in bandages ask me.

"No I won't" I told them "Now are you both alright, are you hurt?"

"N-no we're fine they just started to bother us and then you came and stopped them" The fur covered girl told

me.

"Now what are two young girls doing out here by themselves" I ask them

"We got separated from our friends when a huge crowd pass through and we've been trying to find them." The

fur covered girl said

Well now I just can't leave them so I decided to offer some help.

"Well would you like some help to find them" I offered as they shared a quick look before looking back at me.

"Why would you help us" The fur covered girl asked

"why wouldn't I" I asked confused

"W-were monsters, most humans either fear or hate us" said the bandage wrapped girl

"you said most humans not all humans" I pointed out "and as you saw I'm not like most humans" I pointed at

myself with my thumb.

They looked at me for a moment before they started to giggle, I laugh to as I helped them up

"I like you, you seem nice mister-" The bandage girl trailed off since she doesn't know my name.

"My name is Lincoln Loud" I introduce myself.

"I'm Winnie Werewolf, awooo" The fur covered girl introduced as she let out a howl

"And my names Tanis Mummy" The little bandage girl introduced "Thanks mister Lincoln for the help."

"No problem" I said "But please just call me Lincoln, 'mister' makes me sound old"

"Well the white hair might give that impression" Winnie joked as I chuckled a little

"I get that a lot but I like it, I get my white hair from my Pop-Pop" I said

"Pop-Pop?" Tanis asked confused

"My grandfather" I told her

"Now before we continue this talk, do you have any idea where your friends are?" I asked

"They were heading to the town library, it's also where we go as a meet up point just in case we ever get

separated.

I nodded as we made our way there, as we talked I notice how they kept looking around nervously as they

stayed close to my side. I know they're worried someone else might try to hurt them, so to make them feel

better we stopped at an ice-cream parlor that was on the way as I got them both double scoops of whatever

flavors they picked which made them happy.

As we continued talking, laughing and enjoying our ice-cream I got to learn more about them, Turns out they

and their friends are the fdaughters of some of the worlds most well known monsters.

Winnie is the daughter of the Wolfman and Tanis is the daughter of the Mummy or what she calls him, her

'Mummy Daddy'.

Hearing that brought a small chuckle out of me.

After finishing our Ice-cream we find ourselves in front of the town library.

"Do you see them anywhere?" I asked them as they started to look around, but soon Winnie started to smell the

air and looked to the right of us.

"Their that way" she said excitedly as her tail started to wag, as they started to run in that direction dragging me

with them, I just realized that they've been holding my hand the whole time since we left the ice-cream parlor.

It brought a small smile to my face as I'm glad they feel so at ease around me, that means their already moving

past what happened just moments ago.

Soon I see a three girls looking around calling for Tanis and Winnie.

"Tanis, Winnie!"

"Are you two around here!"

Tanis and Winnie started to call out to them.

"Awoo, we're over here" Winnie howled catching their attention, as they ran up and begin to check up on them.

"There you two are"

"Are you alright"

You had us worried sick, what happened"

"we're fine" Winnie said as Tanis nodded "When we got separated we ran into some jerks, but we had some

help" Winnie then pointed at me, as the three girls took notice of me.

"Ya he was so cool the way he fought of those meanies" Tanis says as she started to do small bounces on the

balls of her toes. They soon started explain what happened, from the five guys messing with them to the fight,

which Winnie said was the coolest fight she has ever seen, Tanis told them how I was like a super hero.

I blushed a little at the praise, it was too adorable with Winnie's tail wagging the whole time and Tanis eyes

shining with such admiration.

After hearing the story one of the girl took a step towards me, She was the second tallest in the group with

captivating green eyes and bright red lips, soft purple skin and long lavender colored hair, she wears crimson

red shoes, and a dark purple dress with a crimson red belt.

"Thank you so much for helping them" The purple girl thanked me

"It was my pleasure" I told her with a smile "It just didn't sit right with me to ignore it."

I held my hand in front of me "My names Lincoln loud" I introduced

The purple girl rested her hand in mine, Instantly realizing what she expected I brought my lips to mean her

hand and placed a small kiss.

"My, such a gentlemen. Allow me to introduce myself, My name is Sibella Dracula." She said slightly expecting

him to start back away in fear.

"Well it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance" I said with a smile on my face.

Sibella was surprised and happy that he didn't start being afraid of them.

The next girl floated over to introduce herself She has semi-long white hair with a large blue streak and pale blue

skin. She wears a blue dress and white boots.

"My name is Phantasma phantom but everyone calls me Phanty for short" she Introduced herself as she floated

about a head over me.

The last girl that walked over and was the tallest. she was wearing brown sandals that are like platform shoes

and a green dress with a light green t-shirt underneath. she had a stitch above her eye and she skin was slightly

tinted green, with big black hair that seemed to stand up naturally but started to curl to the more of one side of

her head with a large white streak.

"My name is Elsa Frankenteen it's nice to meet you" She said as I tilted my head a little

"Frankenteen?" I wondered

"Frankenstein is my uncle" She told me with a small chuckle " since their twins and almost identical most

people never know."

"Huh you learn something new" I thought

"I've never seen you around before" Phanty said "Are you perhaps new in town"

"I am actually" I told them "I arrived last night and will be staying in this town for a week"

"A week? Are you perhaps visiting someone" Sibella asked

"No, I'm here on a little vacation" I told them

"really" Phanty asked "This is a quiet almost unknown town, most people wouldn't really pick this place for a

vacation."

"That's the reason why I picked this town, it's a nice quiet place were I can relax" I told them

"oh oh since your new do you think we could show you around" Winnie asked excitedly

"Ya that would be so much fun" Tanis said with equal excitement

"That's very kind of you to offer but I wouldn't want to impose" I told them

"No please, we insist" Sibella told me "It's the least we could do after all your help"

"Ya and it would give us a chance to get to know each other better" Elsa said

"Ya it would be nice to talk to someone as interesting as you" Phanty said as I looked confused

"How am I interesting?" I asked

"Well your the first person to talk to us normally without being scared or hating us first" Phany replied as I

frowned at that.

"Do people really do that when they first meet you" I asked hoping I'm wrong, but as they a grew frowns it just

proved me right.

"Everyone has always done so on first impressions" Sibella said sadly "Very few get to actually know us." They

all looked down as they remembered how many people they tried to befriend but ran away at the sight of them.

"Well that's stupid" I said as they looked up in surprise "claws, fangs, scaly, and spooky, you should judge a

person by 'who' they are not by 'what' they are. I told them with my arms crossed.

"At least that's my way of thinking" I told them as they started to smile, Happy that someone was so open

minded to give them a chance without judging them first.

"You know I think I'll take that offer if you don't mind" I said as their smiles got bigger.

"That's Fang-tastic" Sibella said as they started leading me down the street.

~Few hours later~

(No POV)

The Grimwood girls were having a blast, they were able to make a human friend that seemed so open with

them, He didn't flinch when they got close, he didn't pull back when they grabbed his hand as they showed him

around town, and he didn't show any fear when they talked to him.

They were having a blast so you can imagine how sad they were that they had to start going back.

"Aw man do we have to go back now" Whined Winnie

"Yes we do, we have a curfew" Sibella reminded her "We have to go back to the school"

"You girls are in school when it's summer break" Lincoln asked

"Ya, we start school a month early then most places" Elsa stated

"What do you learn in a monster school?" Lincoln asked curiously

"Well we learn , monsters anatomy, math science, potions, magic and many more subjects that aren't in human

schools." Elsa answered.

"You learn magic?" Lincoln asked surprised

"Ya but it's not that fun" Winnie said with a frown

"Is everything ok?" Lincoln asked concerned

"Ya it's just I've been having trouble in magic" Winnie admitted looking down "It's my worst subject and doesn't

seem to be getting better."

Winnie then felt a hand on her head and looks up to see Lincoln with a soft smile as he ruffles her hair"

"Hey, don't worry about it" Lincoln tells her in a gentle voice "I'm sure you'll get better"

"How do you know?" Winnie asked, although she liked that he's trying to cheer her up, she's heard it all before

and didn't want false hope.

But Lincoln's eyes seem to notice and stands up "Because up until recently I haven't been wrong yet." Then

Lincoln seemed to caught the smell of something as he looked into the clear blue sky that was slowly darkening.

Looking around Lincoln sees a general store and enters, As the Grimwood girls looked confused. A few minutes

later Lincoln exited the store with a bag of umbrellas.

"Why did you just leave all of a sudden" asked Tanis confused

"I had to by some umbrellas for the rain" Lincoln answered as the ghouls looked at the clear skies.

"But there's not a single cloud in the sky" Winnie pointed out

"Ya, but it will rain" Lincoln insisted "Know you said you have a curfew" when they confirmed Lincoln said "Well

let me walk you back"

"Oh you don't have to" Sibella told Lincoln "we can walk ourselves home"

"Sorry but you can't expect me to let you all walk back all by yourselves" Lincoln said "Wouldn't want you

getting separated again."

They tried to tell him that he doesn't have too, But Lincoln insisted so they used the time to get to know each

other better.

A few minutes past, when they were about halfway to the school was when Winnie felt a drop hit her nose.

"Huh?" Looking up Winnie as well as the rest of the ghouls saw dark clouds, covering their heads to protect

them selves from the inevitable rain that they heard beginning to fall around them, but they remained dry.

Looking up they saw a large umbrella shielding them from the rain.

Looking to see that Lincoln was holding it, he gave them all a confident smile

"See I was right" Lincoln told them before focusing his gaze onto Winnie "So know that I was right when I say

that you'll get better, it probably just takes time." Lincoln said as he ruffles her head as she looks up to Lincoln

with shock and wonder.

Lincoln started to hand out umbrellas to everyone but their wasn't enough so he shared with Phantasma as

they made their way to the school, it was a large manor type of house with a moat, the land was surrounded by

stone wall with an iron gate.

"Well thank you so much for walking us back and for making this one of the best time we have ever gone to

town." Sibella said to Lincoln with a sincere smile.

"your welcome and thank you for showing me around, I hope to see you around" Lincoln told them as he was

glad to have met them.

"I hope so too cutie your so fun to be around" Phanty said as she started to laugh as Lincoln fought down a

blush, in the time they spent together Lincoln learned that Phantasma was very affectionate and out going and

to not take her teasing seriously.

"Well if you ever want to visit you can always come over, we just have to ask Miss Grimwood first" Elsa said

"Of course and if any of you's want to visit I'm close to the border of town just due west." Lincoln told them as he

pointed in the direction.

"Your going to walk in this rain?" Tanis asked

"It's fine" Lincoln assured her

"Are you sure?" Phantasma asked "We could ask Miss Grimwood if she could drop you off, she's really nice so I

doubt she'll say no"

"I'm sure" Lincoln said as he started to walk away and as the ghouls were about to past the gate it when she

realized that she now has the umbrella.

"Hey, you forgot the umbrel-" As phantasma looked back so she could give the umbrella back she and the other

ghouls see a completely empty road with only them on it.

As they couldn't see Lincoln anywhere the ghouls headed inside.

"Hello Girls" They were greeted by Miss Grimwood a short, middle-aged women with black hair. She wears a

pink dress and a red cloak held on with skull buttons, and red head band.

"How was you day out today" She asked kindly and no sooner did she ask they began to tell her all about what

happened.

After hearing what happened Miss Grimwood was devastated by how Winnie and Tanis were treated but was

happy that someone protected them and became friends with them without judging them first like so many

others have done.

"Um Miss Grimwood can we visit him tomorrow?" Asked Tanis

"You now what, I think that's a wonderful Idea" Miss Grimwood said as the ghouls smiled after hearing that. "I

would like to meet this young man so we can take the day off tomorrow so I can thank him for making sure your

alright."

"Now go wash up as dinner will be ready shortly and it would be unfair to keep the others waiting.

~With Lincoln~

As Lincoln started to emerge from the shadows inside of him suite, He slumps down on his bed with a smile on

his face.

"Man today was a blast" Lincoln exclaimed with a smile on his face as he thought of the Grimwood girls. "Today

sure was interesting, I hope to see them soon."

Lincoln then got up to make dinner as he debated on which bath he should use today.

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