User blog:FirstDrellSpectre/Fanfiction - One of the Teens

My 45th fanfiction. WIP.

Credit goes to User:Smile.Huezera as co-author of the picture and story assistance.

T-Rated (sophisticated humor)

Synopsis


Lincoln experiences hitting puberty and becoming a teenager. Meanwhile, Leni seeks a job, Luna deals with her small breast complex and Lynn with being short.

Prologue
It was an early morning. All Louds were waking up.

Lincoln: [to the audience] A Saturday morning in the Loud House. I got up surprisingly early. [surprised] Wait a second! I hear a voice of a stranger. No, its my own voice! It changed! Now I sound deeper. First hair on my chest, then my mustache hair and now my voice. I'm simply growing up. This is exciting. [sniffing] What's that smell? I smell like this? I guess it's part of growing up. I must take a shower. I hope there is no line to the bathroom.

Lincoln opened door to his room quietly and smiled when saw no sister standing to the bathroom. He rushed there. In same time his sisters were waking up.

Luna was woke up. She tried to sit on her bed. During changing pose she felt some weight on her chest.

Luna: [surprised] Huh?? [she touched her chest] Is this what I think? [she looked on her chest and saw two round objects on it] Yes! Yes! Yes!

Luna left her bed and approached mirror.

Luna: I can't believe it! They finally grew! I must see them.

Luna removed her night shirt, leaving only panty on her body. She was excited to see her more mature body in mirror but when she opened her eyes, her excitement vanished in a second. She got sad when she realised she doesn't have breasts but sacks with sand glued to her chest. She removed them with anger and felt pain on chest. Her screaming cause Luan wake up.

Luan: [sarcastically] Since when clock alarm sounds like a scream of condemned? [giggle] Get it?

Luna: [angry] You! How could you joke from my problem in such cruel way?!

Luan: Fact that you're a teenager and still didn't develop your womanly trait is the very reason to laugh.

Luna: You're not funny but cruel! Most of girls in my age are already young women and I... [sadly] I am mocked at school for this. That's a nightmare!

Luan: True nightmare will be if others see you in panty only. That's a common nightmare. [giggle]

Luna: [angry] Ugh! You little...! Ugh! [she put her night shirt back on her body] Don't laugh! You're a year younger than me, so soon you'll also experience the same. Then you'll see who has truly a reason to laugh.

Lucy woke up first and noticed Lynn's red blanket on her bed was wet so she began laughing.

Lynn: [waking up] What? Why are you laughing?

Lucy: [laughing] You... You wet your bed! You're a teen and still do this?

Lynn: Of course I don't! Stop laughing! [looking at her blanket] Wait. [she removed blanket from her bed and saw great spot of blood on her bedsheet] Aaaah!

Lucy: So much blood. Fascinating.

Lynn: [panicing] I'm bleeding! How could this happen? [she calmed down] Wait. [facepalm] Of course! Dang it! I forgot about tampon again!

Lucy: What are you talking about?

Lynn: Teenage girls bleed once per month. Tampons are made to prevent this.

Lucy: I can't wait to be a teenager. Every month I would have a blood on morning.

Lynn: You're not just spooky! You're sick! Nothing exciting is in this! Dang it! Now I have whole linen to change.

Chapter 1
In bathroom Lincoln removed his pj and noticed more hair on his chest. He took a shower and then looked in mirror. He was surprised with his new look.

Lincoln: [to the audience] Aah! Oh mine! Whole my body is changing! My head! I hardly recognize myself. I'll just brush my teeth. With braces I need to be extra careful like Luan instructed me. [he brushed his teeth] I hope the sisters won't be as shocked as me on my sight. Just in case I'll cover my face with my towel. [he put towel on his face and opened bathroom door, where his sisters were waiting]

Lola: Finally. How long you can occupy the bathroom? What's with this towel?

Lincoln: I washed my hair so I need this towel.

Leni: This towel changes your voice.

Lincoln: Try to speak yourself through a towel.

Lola: Whatever. I need to go to bathroom.

Lincoln rushed to his room. There he got dressed and looked in his personal mirror.

Lincoln: [to the audience] I can't believe I'm hitting puberty right now. In my family our heads start as round but eventually change shape. Some sooner and some later. My whole body is changing and soon I'll have access to more interesting movies and video games. But I need to turn 13 first but that's in next month. All what matters in that case are date numbers because nobody can confirm maturity mental or physical with numbers on ID.

Lincoln went out his room with towel on his head and accidentally bumped on Lynn.

Lynn: Lincoln. Remove this towel!

Lincoln: Better not! I look ugly. You don't want to see me.

Lynn: [grabbing the towel] No excuses! [she removed the towel]

Lincoln: [covering his face] Don't look at me.

Luan: Come on! Braces don't make you stranger than me.

Lynn: [grabbing Lincoln's hands] You're in your family, we share all our problems. [removing Lincoln's hands from his face]

Sisters: [Gasp]

Lincoln: I told you don't want to see me.

Leni: Luan, since when you have a white-haired clone?

Luan: If that's my clone, it must be failed.

Lisa: I wouldn't make a failed clone. [she stinged Lincoln]

Lincoln: Ouch! What are you doing?

Lisa: I took a DNA sample. [she lifted her left hand with a watch-like device on it] Now analysis. Check. It's Lincoln.

The girls began squealing with delight.

Luna: Bro, you're becoming a young man. In fact you even look like teenager.

Lincoln: But I'm still 12. I'm turning 13 in next month.

Luan: You should be proud for maturing so soon.

Luna: You're just growing up fast. [she pinched his cheek]

Lynn: [envious] Grow up fast? That can't be. Now you're taller than me despite I'm older. You don't even train, so how can you be taller than me?

Lisa: It's normal that boys are taller than girls in close age.

Lucy: Ahem! [she spooked all siblings] Did you forget we have breakfast?

All siblings came to breakfast. Lynn Sr. was surprised on sight of Lincoln.

Lynn Sr: Oh mine. Honey, come here!

Rita: What's going? [gasp] Lincoln. [she approached Lincoln and hugged him] So my son is becoming a man.

Lynn Sr: Congratulations, son. You're becoming a man like your father.

Lincoln: I know and I'm excited about it.

Lynn Sr: Soon you'll have to shave yourself. I'll show you how to do it.

Rita: Remember, regardless of your age, you'll still be my little son.

Lynn: Can we start eating? I'm starving.

All Louds were eating. However Lincoln felt still hungry so he took more food.

Rita: Lincoln! You already ate your portion! Think of your family.

Lincoln: But I'm still hungry.

Lynn Sr: Remember we have a limited budget to feed whole family.

Lola: Listen to dad. I need to eat well to keep my skin healthy and beautiful.

Lincoln: I'm sorry. I am surprised myself. Normally I don't eat that much.

Rita: I should have told you this. One of problems of growing up is eating disorder.

Luan: You need to control your appetite, Brace Bro. [she touched Lincoln's stomach] Or your stomach will grow and I'll have to call you "Ball Bro". [giggle] Get it?

Lincoln: [groan] Your tongue gets sharp, you know?

Luan: Is it so sharp I can impale a strawberry on it like it was a toothstick? [giggle]

Lincoln: And that joke was childish.

Luan: Oh, so the tween wants more mature comedy. Well, then...

Rita: Luan! Not in company of siblings under 10!

Luan: [whispering to Lincoln's ear] Three words to ruin a man's ego? "Is it in?" [giggle]

Lincoln: I don't get it. What's it?

Luan: I will explain you this innuendo when you're a true teen. For a tween this can be embarassing.

Rita: Lincoln, I shall warn you. Now you'll undergo lot of changes in body, psyche and behaviour what can terrify you. But don't be afraid, it's all normal.

Lincoln: I hope it's not that bad if it's natural. How can you know?

Rita: I'm a dentist assistant, I needed to study biology.

Chapter 2
After breakfast Lincoln called Ronnie Anne by his laptop. During getting connection he turned back to screen.

Ronnie: Hey, Lame-o. What's up? Why do you sit back to me? That's rude!

Lincoln: Ronnie Anne. I must tell you I look different due to growing up.

Ronnie: Don't play dumb. Show yourself.

Lincoln: [slowly turning back] Just prepare yourself for shock.

Ronnie: Wow. You really look different. Your head has different shape and you look taller.

Lincoln: You didn't mention my deeper voice.

Ronnie: I thought you sound like this because microphones often distort voices.

Lincoln: [blushing] You got preetier since our last chat.

Ronnie: Are you looking at my face or below?

Lincoln: Even if I do, can you blame me? You're getting attractive. So how do you deal with growing up?

Ronnie: I have Carlota's advices. She's really eager to prepare me to teen life. I wonder if you as boy have better or worse. At least you don't have to shave your legs and you don't bleed once per month.

Lincoln: This sounds disturbing. That makes me happy I'm a boy.

Ronnie: You should speak about it with your older sisters rather than me. Carlota is my older sister in this case.

Lincoln: I will. Know that I still miss you.

Ronnie: Same to you. I wish to check if your new body is stronger. Shame now it's impossible and travel is expensive even if worth it. See you later.

Lincoln: See you later.

Lincoln went out of his room. He noticed Lily was waking up in her crib so he approached her.

Lincoln: Hey, Lily.

Lily: [surprised] Win-con?

Lincoln: Yes, who else did you expect?

Lily: You changed.

Lincoln: [he grabbed her and lifted her] So did you. You're getting heavy.

Lily: [showed her tongue]

Lincoln: I didn't mean you're getting fat but you're growing up and that's good.

Lily: Huh?

Lincoln: You're getting bigger and one day you'll be as big as me if not bigger.

Lily: Hahaha. I wanna be big.

Lincoln: But we all grow up slowly. Alright. I need to take care of you.

Lincoln put Lily on table and tried to put her clothes on her but she resisted.

Lincoln: Come on. You're already two, you need to get used to wearing clothes.

Lily: No wike this.

Lincoln: You can do this forever.

Lily: Meh.

Lincoln: Today will be windy and cold. You can get sick and you spend week in crib. Do you want this?

Lily: No!

Lincoln: Then hands up.

Lily lifted her hands, so Lincoln could put her t-shirt on her. Then he put pants on her, socks and shoes.

Lincoln: Done. Now you won't get cold. We can go.

Lincoln took Lily to kitchen and fed her.

Lincoln: You're lucky you're still a baby. You don't have any worries or responsibilities.

Lily: What?

Lincoln: You're happy now because nobody picks you up. You don't have to suffer whole stress like me.

Lily: [sadly] Um.

Lincoln: Don't worry of my problems. Be happy when you still can.

Lily: Mommy.

Rita: Good you took Lily and fed her. I'll take care of her now.

Lincoln: Thank you mom.

Rita: Good that you're a responsible brother. You need to know how to take care of your younger siblings.

Lincoln: [sarcastically] I can change my voice and my look but role of a big brother never ends.

Rita: That's the charm of big families. You really grew up so fast. I still remember when you were a baby. I can't believe almost 13 years passed since you came to world.

Lincoln: Mom, can I go outside?

Rita: Of course. You can enjoy Saturday but remember to return before lunch time. Also take rubbish.

Lincoln: Fine.

Lincoln left and Rita took care of Lily. Leni approached Rita carring Leo.

Leni: Hello, mom.

Rita: Of course. Leni, did you find a job for you?

Leni: Not yet. Nobody needs a fashion designer or a tailor.

Rita: You must have other skills to get employed. Check other job offers, maybe you can fit.

Leni: You're right. I have some craftsmanship skills.

Rita: You must have inherited them from me.

Lily: Mama!

Rita: Oh, yes. You need to eat your breakfast.

Leo: Ehem!

Rita: You too need it. Leni, give your brother a bottle of milk.

Leni: Okay. Here, Leo.

Leo: Um. [he took bottle form Leni]

Leni: Hey! How can I feed you if you take the bottle?

Leo: Um-oh. [he began drinking milk himself]

Rita: I see he's big enough to drink by himself. I wonder when he starts walking.

Lincoln was walking towards Lynn.

Lincoln: Hey, Lynn. I need to talk with you.

Lynn: GO AWAY!

Lincoln: What? What did I do to you that you're mad at me?

Lynn: You dared to grow faster than me! I don't want to talk with you.

Lincoln: I just wanted to ask you how to be a teenager.

Lynn: Are you deaf?! I said go away!

Lincoln: [to the audience] She's not the real teenager. She's a child in a teenage body. I can't count on my sisters about growing up tips. I'll ask outside.

Chapter 3
Luna looked at Leni in the kitchen with envy and sadness and then walks upstairs to her room, where she notices on Leni's bed her fashion magazine "Sixteen and Half". She picks it up and looked at photos of the girls in the magazine, making her even sadder. She put it back on her bed and went to her own room, where she saw Luan and got angry, grabbing her by her shoulder.

Luan: Hey! Ouch! It’s hurting!

Luna: It's supposed to hurt for that stupid joke you did!

Luan: Are you still mad for that? I'm sorry, okay?

Luna: [she released Luan's shoulders] Just don't do it again! You know I'm recently sensitive about this.

Luan: Your balloons didn't blow, right? [giggle]

Luna: [angry stare] Yours aren't growing either, you know?

Luan: True, but hey, why don’t you pretend you have them?

Luna: Explain, please.

Luan: I’m saying that my joke can benefit you if you wear those sacks with jelly under your shirt.

Luna: This… is actually a good idea! Thanks, sis.

5 minutes later

Luan: They look like real under the shirt.

Luna: No wonder I fell on this. I feel so stupid now.

Luan: But now you can feel proud.

Luna: Yeah, thanks. Oh, and before I forget [she threw purple powder on Luan's shirt]

Luan: Hey, what was that for?!

Luna: To make you remember to not joke with my issues again. Now we're even. [she left]

Luan: Ok, I may had gone too far… but it WAS funny, hehe [she removed her shirt and put and new one] Hey, why is my back itching so much? [she began scratching her back] Is this a red pepper? LUNA!!!

Luna: [to the audience with a grin] Shame I can't see her face expression, hehe [She accidently slips on Lynn's roller and fell from stairs, landing on her chest and in pain] Ouch! Stupid karma. And the baloons are destroyed.

Lynn hears the commotion and went to Luna.

Lynn: Wow, what happened here? [she tried to help Luna]

Luna: Your roller! [she stood up] Ouch! My chest!

Lynn: Ah, so that's where I left it. Sorry, sis [surprised] Wait. What's with this jelly?

Luna: Never mind. I something soft now. Ouch! How it hurts.

Lynn: At least you're tall [she went away with her roller] I wish I could grow up… wait, maybe Lisa can help me!

Chapter 4
Lynn proceeds to Lisa’s room with a smile of hope.

Lisa: No, Lynn! I won't make a potion that will make you higher.

Lynn: Come on! It stinks so much that I'm still so short despite being a teenager! Even Lincoln is taller than me!

Lisa: [sarcastically]: Then maybe you should do what he does?

Lynn: Are you kidding? Do I have to read comics and play video games instead of practicing sports?! No chance!

Lisa: Of course I'm kidding. How tall you are depends on how many growth hormones is produced by your pituitary gland.

Lynn: Huh? Pitu-what grand?

Lisa: Pityitary gland is a part of your brain.

Lynn: Are you telling me something wrong is with my brain?! Are you saying I'm stupid?!

Lisa: Considering how much of my tutoring you need, I can't call you a genius.

Lynn: I'm done talking to you! [she kicked Lisa's table in anger]

Lisa: My chemicals! [she jumped to catch a tube with her chemicals] You could have blown us up! Out of my lab!

Lynn: Dang it! Lisa doesn't want to help me with her science. [she looked at her and Lucy's room] Then I'll try with magic.

Lucy: Sigh! What do you want?

Lynn: Lucy, cast on me a spell to make me grow up!

Lucy: Are you sure about it? Do you not fear side effects?

Lynn: I'm ready to take a risk. Better than nothing.

Lucy: Will you stop bothering me if I cast that spell on you?

Lynn: Yes! Please make me taller. I don't want to be short anymore. [she made puppy eyes]

Lucy: Sigh! Alright but stop making those puppy eyes! It makes me sick!

Lucy took the Ancient Book of Spells and began searching for a growth spell.

Lynn: Did you find anything?

Lucy: Yes! But your blood is required.

Lynn: [Gasp] Really? Isn't the morning incident enough?

Lucy: I need to draw on your body specific signs with you blood so the spell would work.

Lynn: Eww! No way!

Lucy: [giggle] I'm kidding. Just listen. [she said an incantation in a strange language]

Lynn: I don't feel growing up!

Lucy: The spell won't work now, you need to wait.

Lynn: I've been waiting far too long! [she left]

Lucy: Finally I have peace. I don't care if the spell works or not.

Chapter 5
While Lincoln was walking near cinema, he looked on movie posters with sign "PG-13". Later in video game shop he looked at video games with sign "T-Rated". Later he at door of a club, there was a sign "Only for teens".

Lincoln: [to the audience] I'm getting excited about what awaits for me as a teenager. I'm a patient boy, so I can wait for me hitting 13.

Lincoln turned around and accidentally bumped on Maggie much to her annoyance.

Maggie: Hey! Watch, where you walk! [she pushed Lincoln]

Lincoln: [he fell on his butt] Ouch! Sorry, I didn't mean to. [he blushed] Ma-Magdalene.

Maggie: How do you know my name?

Lincoln: We go to same middle school.

Maggie: Really? I never notice you. You look like every other boy and stop looking at my chest, you pervert!

Lincoln: Sorry but you're quite attractive. You should be proud I find you this.

Maggie: Give up, I’m not looking boyfriend, horny boy, so don't flirt with me!

Lincoln: Sorry, sorry. I’m still getting used to being a teen. I admit I’m very excited for becoming one.

Maggie: There is nothing to be excited about becoming a teenager. I recommend enjoying still being a kid.

Lincoln: But, it must be cool being a teenager and being able to watch mature movies and playing game for mature people

Maggie: Huh, typical ignorance. Here’s a little secret about being teenager: it sucks! [she left]

Lincoln: [to the audience] It can't be that bad…. Right?

Rusty: Hey, Lincoln!

Lincoln: Hi, Rusty! Wait, you recognized me?

Rusty: You may look different, but not enough so that your friend wouldn’t recognize you.

Lincoln: You also look different. Nice fresh mustaches, by the way.

Rusty: Thanks, It's attractive for ladies. I can try it with the one who just passed.

Lincoln: I don’t recommend trying, she is cold like ice. Besides, I thought you're with Polly.

Rusty: I do have good times with Polly, but I need a backup girlfriend, just in case things don’t work with her.

Lincoln: If you say so. Oh, by the way, you already are a teenager, right? Since I will become one soon, can you tell me what I should know about being one?

Rusty: Better yet, I can show you, man. Come with me to my house.

Lincoln goes with Rusty to his house and becomes surprised to see his room.

Lincoln: You have lot of cool posters!

Rusty: They are my idols. I want to be as cool like them. [he removed shirt to show his muscles]

Lincoln: Wow, nice start! How did you manage?

Rusty: Good diet and exercises. My muscles just began maturing. Soon I'll be like them.

Lincoln: Nice, I but you know I'm not a sport person.

Rusty: Better become one or you'll waste your chance to be as handsome as me.

Lincoln: Don't you play any video games, do you?

Rusty: Of course I do! Wanna play "Undead Space"?

Lincoln: Sounds like zombie horror, I'm in!

20 minutes later.

Lincoln: [frightened] H-How can you play it and not faint? I thought you're afraid of blood.

Rusty: Only the real one. I can't be afraid of what is on a screen of a computer.

Lincoln: Do you have less scary games? I'm done with this one.

Rocky: I didn't know we had a guest.

Lincoln: [he got spooked] Aaah! Oh hey, Rocky, I didn't noticed you.

Rocky: You guys are playing "Undead Space"? Can I join?

Rusty: Sure, Lincoln can't take it anymore, anyway. Come here, bro.

Lincoln: Wait, you allow Rocky to play this?

Rocky: Don't forget I like macabre, this game is just for me.

Rusty: Just don't tell dad I let Rocky play my games, ok? He'll ground us both.

Lincoln: Thanks for showing me a game for teenagers. See you later, guys.

Rusty and Rocky: See you later.

Chapter 6
Lincoln was taking a walk on a street.

Lincoln: [to the audience] Such games are violent and scary. If that's what teenagers play in, then I'm not definitelly not ready for this. This visit only made me more stressed about hitting puberty. I'll drink a smoothie to feel better.

Lincoln approached a small bar on wheels and sat on bar chair.

Lincoln: One orange smoothie, please.

Leni: Lincoln?

Lincoln: Leni? Since when do you work here?

Leni: I work here for an hour.

Lincoln: Congratulations. Can you give me an orange smoothie?

Leni: Of course. [she began making the smoothie] So what's up?

Lincoln: I feel insecure about hitting puberty.

Leni: How so?

Lincoln: My friend Rusty is already a teenager and after seeing what he's able to do I don't feel I can fit in.

Leni: You handled lot of troubles, so you can handle this. Here is your smoothie. Have a good drink.

Lincoln: Thanks, here is money. [he drank his smoothie]

Leni: Isn't is strange? When you pay me with your money, how does our family even earn?

Lincoln: I feel like everything is changing for worse. Anyway that was a good smoothie.

Leni: Don't feel upset about growing up. You're getting taller and handsome. This is helpful in becoming popular at school. How can you feel bad about it?

Lincoln: That's right, it can't be bad.

Leni: [she touched Lincoln's arms] Your body also gets stronger.

Lincoln: [giggling] You're tickling me.

Leni: You're still cute when you laugh. I still remember when you were small.

Lincoln: When I am at your age I will also get a driving licence and drive awesome cars.

Leni: That's the spirit. I have another customer.

Chaz: Good morning, I ask for...[gasp] Leni?

Leni: I'm not for sell, even for you.

Chaz: [giggle] I just didn't expect you working in this bar.

Leni: I need to. If I could I would design new clothes.

Chaz: I still work in the butique. Can you give me the best smoothie?

Leni: Of course.

Lincoln: Then I'm going to leave you two for each other. See you later.

Leni: Here is the special smoothie.

Chaz: [he tasted the smoothie] Chaz like.

Chapter 7
Lincoln went to park, sat on bench and began reading comic. After a moment Maggie was walking next to him and stumbled on his foot and fell on ground. Maggie: Ouch! Lincoln: I'm sorry... You again?

Maggie: Don't "You again" me! Help me stand up!

Lincoln: Ok. [he gave Maggie his hand]

Maggie: [she stood up] Watch where you put your big feet!

Lincoln: Are all emo such complainers?!

Maggie: Ignorants like you are one of reasons for so called "complaining".

Lincoln: Oh really? You complain too much, I spoke with some teenagers and they are happy. It doesn't suck as you think.

Maggie: You just don't know the bad side of teen life yet.

Lincoln: Then what is this? I need to be ready for becoming a teen.

Maggie: I have no desire to tell you anything. Discover your doom yourself.

Lincoln: You see all in black and nothing in white! Black and white. I challenge you to a chess play. If I win, you tell me what you know about being a teenager.

Maggie: Such childish challenge. Forget it.

Lincoln: I think you deny challenge because you simply don't know how to play.

Maggie: [irritated she grabbed Lincoln's shirt] You know nothing about me! Of course I play chess. I accept challenge. If you lose I'll tell you what to do because now I don't have idea for this.

Lincoln: Let's play then.

20 minutes later.

Maggie: [irritated] Ugh! Defeated by a tween! I can't believe it!

Lincoln: Can you keep your word now and tell me about teenage life?

Maggie: Alright. I'm a woman of my word. As a teenager you began to seek purpose in your life. Fact you wear generic clothes show you don't know who you want to be yet.

Lincoln: I still have time.

Maggie: Now you say this but nothing lasts forever. The biggest problem with this is nobody can stop keep asking "Who you want to be?". This is so annoying. My mom keeps asking me about this most often to the point of annoyance and doesn't accept that I just want to be myself.

Lincoln: At least you have whole attention of your mom. I have so many siblings I'm barely noticed by my parents.

Maggie: Don't interrupt! I just started. Parents like meddling in private life of their kids. I'm no exception. They give more new chores and less freedom. School is no different as teachers steal your self-worth. I receive more and more homework but all of this is so useless in life. I just feel trapped in cage of purposelessness.

Lincoln: Do you not see any positives?

Maggie: I'm not finished yet! All new schoolmates overreact on what you say and misinterprete your actions. Most boys I met are shallow fools looking at me but never listen to me. Everyone looks judgemental on you and barely tolerate you when you don't fit their crowds.

Lincoln: Yeah. Making own crowd is a true challenge. [gasp] Sorry for interruption. Can you continue?

Maggie: The worst are changes of.. [her phone ringed and she took it] Fine, mom! I'm coming back. You know I can do it myself! [she put her phone back to pocket] Now, we're finished. I must leave.

Lincoln: Wait, what are those changes like?

Maggie: You'll feel them very painfully. You want an advice? Find your purpose quickly or you can never find it. [she left]

Lincoln: I must also go home for lunch.

Chapter 8
At home Lincoln was eating lunch with his family. Suddenly everyone detected Leni wasn't eating her soup but simply mixing it by her spoon.

Lynn Sr: Why are you not eating?

Leni: [sadly] I don't have hunger.

Rita: You're making a sad face. What happened?

Leni: I lost my job! [she began crying] Such a shame!

Rita: Why did this happen?

Leni: My boss said I talk too much with the partons.

Rita: Poor girl. Take this lesson and don't talk in your next work.

Leni: This was my first job and I got fired in the first day.

Luan: They sink your sorrows in this soup. [giggle] Get it?

Leni: How can I sink anything in such small plate?

Rita: She means just eat this soup to feel better.

Leni: [she took a spoon of soup into her mouth and smiled a bit] This soup is tasty like always.

Rita: I know how you feel. I was fired from my first job too. I just searched for a new one. You also have to find a new job. You're smart and preety, you'll find something.

Lisa: Actually she's only preety.

Leni: Alright, I'll seek for another job. Best would be one where I don't have to talk to people.

Rita: That's the spirit.

Lynn Sr: The soup is done. Now it's time for the second meal.

Lincoln: [looking at his plate] Sorry to interrupt but can I get more?

Lynn Sr: No. We have a limited budget and you must eat what I give to you.

Lincoln: [after eating] I ate all and I am still hungry.

Lynn Sr: All you can do is to deal with this. Nobody gets more than usually.

Lincoln: Oh man!

After lunch Lincoln was walking to his room when he detected Lynn doing chin-ups in her room.

Lincoln: What are you doing?

Lynn: Don't you see? I'm exercising..

Lincoln: It will be hard with weights tied to your legs.

Lynn: They are supposed to stretch my legs.

Lincoln: You believe this will make you taller?

Lynn: I played basketball a lot today but I didn't gain even an inch of height. I must take more drastic measures!

Lincoln: Just don't get overboard.

Lynn: I don't get it. I train a lot and eat a lot and yet I'm still shorter than you. You don't even try to get taller.

Lincoln: Imagine that I was always envious you're taller than me.

Lynn: [she stopped training] I'm tired of this. I'll train harder or change diet. I don't accept being short.

Lincoln: Funny, now you remind me myself.

Lynn: [she grabbed Lincoln's shirt in anger] What did you say?

Lincoln: [he pushed Lynn] Take it easy first, okay?! I wanted to say I realised I'm not the strongest, nor the fastest in our family so I tried to find something I'm good at or at least tried. I decided to make plans.

Lynn: [giggle] You are not good at planning either.

Lincoln: [annoyed] At least I'm better at this than at physical strength.

Lynn: I know what I'm good at. I am the most skilled athlete. Your advice is needless.

Lincoln: I see you don't accept being short because you feel underrated.

Lynn: [sarcastically] What a discovery, Captain Obvious!

Lincoln: Why wouldn't you use it as an advantage? Your opponents can underestimate you and get over-confident, what gives you a chance to defeat them by surprise.

Lynn: Are you telling me to use my short size as a trick?

Lincoln: You use tricks to kill mojos, then why not use this as another trick?

Lynn: Interesting. I need to think about it so leave me alone.

Chapter 9
Next Saturday morning Lincoln woke up and went out of his room. He opened his door and saw there a line of sisters between him and the bathroom. Without any other choice he joined the line.

Lincoln: Morning.

Sisters: Morning.

Lucy: [she was turning to see Lincoln] Your voice is getting deeper. [she loudly gasped]

Lincoln: What?

Lucy: Better look in mirror.

Lincoln: I'll do when my turn goes.

Lucy: You need it right now.

Lincoln went to his room to see himself in mirror. He gasped in horror when he saw his face covered with fresh acne.

Lincoln: What's happening to me?! I look like Rusty. Right, I must have gotten infection from him. Who am I trying to fool? It must be one of those changes Margaret told me about. I look terrible. The sisters will freak out if they see me, I'll just wait for my turn.

Lincoln went towards bathroom with towel on face. In the bathroom he looked in mirror again. Sight of his face with zits made him sad again. He washed face and it changed nothing. He began scratching zits to get rid of them, but it gave him only pain. He took his dad's bottle of aftershave and poured some of it on a piece of cotton. He rubbed it in his face but it was so painful he screamed. He looked in mirror again only to see he looks even worse. He got angry, so angry that he hit wall so strongly it caused door open. Luan detected it and approached Lincoln.

Luan: Morning, Brace Bro. What's with your face?

Lincoln: I don't wanna talk about it!

Luan: [laugh] You look like Pepperoni pizza. [giggle]

Lincoln: [annoyed] Stop it!

Luan: You just have a new nick name. Pimple Face. [giggle]

Lincoln: [angry] I'm not in the mood! Stop!

Luan: You don't want to be touched in your soft red spot, right? [giggle] I couldn't resi-zit. [giggle] Sorry, it was acne-dent! [giggle]

Lincoln: [furiously] You asked yourself for this!

In anger Lincoln lunged on Luan and they began fighting. During their struggling they moved towards stairs and fell from the stairs, getting some injuries.

Luan: What's wrong with you?! I said I'm sorry!

Lincoln: Shut your mouth! [he hit Luan in chin]

Luan: Ouch! [she accidentally bit her tongue]

Rita: Lincoln Marie Loud! How dare you to hit your sister?!

Luan: [painfully] My tongue.

Lincoln: At least she won't tell a joke about my face.

Rita: Is this why you hit her? I'm suspending your pocket money!

Lincoln: Dang it! [he hit wall in anger]

Rita: You're not allowed to demolish the house! Go to your room! Now!

Lincoln went into his room, he changed clothes, sat on his bed and cowered, feeling very upset.

Lincoln: [to the audience] What have I done? What's happening to me? Normally I have a thick skin so why was I so angry like never before? I hit Luan and didn't even feel sorry about it immediately. She must think the worst of me.

Lincoln went to Luan and Luna's room with a glass of ice cubes. Luan gave Lincoln an angry stare. Lincoln: Luan, I'm very sorry for this. Luan: [she turned her back on Lincoln] Lincoln: You don't want to talk. Just know that I feel bad for doing this but I wouldn't if you didn't mock my ance. Luan: [she pointed door] Lincoln: Fine, I'll go. Here are ice cubes for your tongue.

Luan: [she took the glass and began sucking an ice cube]

Lincoln: I just want you to be no longer angry and heal your wound.

Luna: [annoyed] Did you come here to give her more pain?

Lincoln: Of course not! I just brought her ice cubes!

Luna: [laugh]

Lincoln: Stop it! Don't laugh! [he got annoyed but slapped himself to stop himself] I came to fix my mistake! It's nothing wrong.

Luna: You're angry again! Scram! [she showed Lincoln her fists]

Lincoln: [scream] I don't know it myself! [broken voice] I'm going. I won't cause more troubles. [he left]

Luan: You didn't need to be so harsh.

Luna: Can you talk again?

Luan: Thanks to these ice cubes Lincoln brought. They cooled his temper down. [giggle] Get it? Ouch! It still hurts.

Luna: What's wrong with him after all?

Lincoln left Luan and Luna's room and was about to go to his room but heard baby crying from Leni's room. He approached Leo in his crib and took him on his arms to comfort him.

Lincoln: Don't worry, Leo. Your big brother is here.

Leo: [he stopped crying and but he started again when he saw Lincoln's face with acne]

Lincoln: Hey, what's wrong? It's me, Lincoln. [to the audience] Dang it! He doesn't recognise my face because of acne and my voice because it changed. [he hugged Leo]

Leo: [he stopped crying and hugged Lincoln back]

Lincoln: I knew you would recognise my body heat. You can't forget something like that. Leo, you're so lucky to be still a baby. You have no big worries. Be happy you don't undergo changes like I do. Be happy from being a carefree baby because being growing up is awful.

Lynn Sr: [coming inside Leni's room] Who are you talking to? [he looked at Leo] Oh, right.

Lincoln: He cried because he woke up alone, so I came to comfort him.

Lynn Sr: Give him to me and go on breakfast.

Lincoln: Take him, he doesn't even recognise me because of this acne. [he gave Leo to Lynn Sr.] I began hitting puberty and for now I see everything getting worse.

Lynn Sr: I know you have difficult times now, Lincoln. You stop being a boy and slowly becomes a man. I had exacly the same.

Lincoln: You doubt that since you didn't have 10 sisters.

Lynn Sr: True, but doesn’t mean I didn’t pass by your changes, as well. But, changing the subject, your mother told me about you fighting with Luan. Care to explain?

Lincoln: I didn't start it!

Lynn Sr: But you decided to end this in a stupid way. [He put his hand on Lincoln’s shoulder] I know you’re not the type to start fights on this house, so why you started a fight with your sister, son?

Lincoln: I'm sorry, but his time I couldn't resist, I got not just angry but really angry.

Lynn Sr: Did you feel better after giving Luan what you thought she deserved?

Lincoln: Only for short. Now I'm not happy about it.

Lynn Sr: You're getting stronger so you must know how much you can hurt someone. You need to imagine what your actions can cause and learn how to control your anger.

Lincoln: Then tell me how because I no longer know.

Lynn Sr: Take few deep breaths, when you're angry. Think about relaxing or something nice. Just release your anger in not destructive way.

Lincoln: I'll try my best. I'll go on breakfast before my sisters eat everything.

Lynn Sr: You can also release your frustration in a constructive way on curricular activities. I recommend you to join some because in your first year of middle school you had none.

Lincoln: Oh, man!

Lincoln joined his sisters on breakfast. He drank some coffee only to spit it on floor.

Rita: Lincoln! What are those bad table manners?!

Lincoln: I'm sorry. I forgot I still don't like coffee. How can you like it?

Lola: Eww! Don't show me your face! Do you want me to return the breakfast?!

Lincoln: You, little...[he took a deep breath] Relaxing, relaxing. Hey it works.

Chapter 10
Lincoln went to mail box. He found there a mailshot.

Lincoln: Swimsuits? Meh, that's for girls. Oooh, girl on the cover looks so, so... preety. I wonder how the other ones look. Holy Shmoley, in those swimsuits they are so attractive. This suit doesn't cover much but that's ok because she doesn't have to be ashamed of her tanned body. How can I not look at those legs, this stomach, this... Oh, wait. Can this be Leni? Oh my... [he dropped his jaw]

Leni: Did you call me, Lincoln? Can you give me this? [she took the mailshot] Oh, yes. My photo was selected.

Rita: What photo?

Leni: Here. [she showed Rita her photo in mailshot]

Rita: So this is your new job? Lincoln, please leave. I must speak with Leni alone.

Lincoln returned to his room. Rita was angry at Leni.

Leni: I found a new job. What's wrong with this?

Rita: You let take photos of you in swimsuit for money.

Leni: I'm beautiful and I'm earning good cash on this. All I have to due is wear swimsuit and pose. It's an easy job so why are you upset?

Rita: Do you have no shame?! Such self-exposing is below dignity! You disrespect all efforts put in your education.

Leni: [sadly] What am I going to do now?

Rita: The photo is published already and you can't undo it. All you can do is to have hope people will forget it and not recognise you. You have to find a respected job and take it seriously.

Leni: It stinks. Nobody appreciates my talents. What else can I do?

Rita: You shall know the best what you can do yourself. If you have your own idea for business, then try it.

Leni: [she smiled]

Meanwhile Lincoln tried to read comics in his room.

Lincoln: This issue is boring, nothing new and the bad guy was so incompetent he didn't seem to be any threat. I'll try this.

Lincoln tried to play a video game but suddenly one of his zits blew up on screen of his game console.

Lincoln: Yuck! [he looked in mirror] This stinks! I must get rid of this acne!

Lincoln approached Luna sitting on her miniature sofa in her room.

Lincoln: Can I borrow some of your facial creams?

Luna: Go ahead. Just don't use all.

After a moment Lincoln was leaving bathroom and passing next to Luna's door.

Luna: It worked. Now you look perfectly fine. I just noticed how much you look like me now, bro.

Lincoln: Seriously? I noticed something different.

Luna: What?

Lincoln: I told me you were 13 when you discovered your life path is rock music. I'm about to reach this age and I still don't know what's my path.

Luna: Wow. That's sad to hear.

Lincoln: Mom and dad keep asking me who I want to be. Problem is I don't know myself. I wondered about being an astronaut, but I realised astronomy is boring. I thought of being a ghost hunter but this job is long dead. How were you dealing this this feeling?

Luna: Badly. Lori, Leni, Luan and Lynn knew who they wanted to be long before me. I felt underdeveloped and inferior compare to them. Good I don't have to worry about it anymore.

Lincoln: Sadly I feel that compare to all, including you. I fear about not finding my life path at all. Life without purpose is wasted.

Luna:

TBC

Trivia

 * The fanfiction is inspired by video "Puberty House". However I wanted to show more puberty problems.
 * The title is a reference to episode "One of the Boys".
 * Lori is absent in the story because she moved to study on college.
 * I imagined teenage Lincoln with headshape more similar to his older sisters.
 * Lincoln wearing braces is a reference to my 14th fanfic "Brace Bro".
 * By telling "I want to check if your new body is stronger" Ronnie Anne means she wants to hug Lincoln.