This is a sequel to my earlier fic Broken Family , if you haven't read that one, several things in this won't make sense to you, so if you're curious I would advice you to read that one first...

Prologue :

" The last few weeks have definitely been rough on both me and my sisters. No kid deserved to watch their parents divorce and even more so with the soul chrushing knowledge that they were the cause of it. I in particular was enraged, upset, confused, I had reached my boiling point and was angry at the world for breaking my family apart and I lashed out at the girls, not seeing how bad they themselves felt about the whole thing.

I tried to avoid them as much as possible, I just wanted to be left alone and grieve about my life and what it had become, I lashed out and pushed away all of them when they tried to reach me and got into heated arguments with some of them. Things were pretty bad all around, and only worsened when we were faced with a pair of vicious bullies that I`d rather not name as I really wish to forget about the whole deal, but they certainly gave me some heavy bruises and they also...eh picked on the girls.

But strangely it was all that mysery that finally helped us come together and compromise as a family. I was embarrassed to talk about my bullying issues, but once I did Luan and Lucy showed me great sympathy and support, as did Lana, but the former also finally talked about the bullying and utter ostracizing that they themselves received at school, which frankly was far worse than anything I had ever experienced, those revelations helped us see how much we meant we needed each for both friendship and emotional support, I honestly never felt as connected to the girls as I did on that evening.

Likewise we finally gave Lynn and Lisa a piece of our minds, explained all the issues we had with them point blank, they obviously didn't take it well and threw a bit of a tantrum, but eventually they did some soul searching and they came back not only to apologize, but also promising to be better sisters.

Lynn was a tough nut, but after a talk with dad she came back hugging me while tearfully promising to be a better sister, but don't tell her I told you that, but after that I couldn't imagine how I ever doubted Lynn or any of you despite your flaws."

Lincoln was lying on the top bunk with his phone pressed against his ear where he could hear his two oldest sisters sobbing, one trying to be more quiet about it than the other.

"That is totz sweet, I...(sniff) only wish I could have been there to nurse you back to health, and wear a cute nurse uniform while doing it!" Lincoln smiled a little upon hearing Leni`s voice brighten once she drifted of talking about fashion.

"And if I was there I would have shown those twerps how it feels when you're like literally a human pretzel...Oh by the way how is Bobo Bear doing?" her angry tone almost immediately switched into eager fast talk and Lincoln felt like gagging after being reminded of those cringe inducing pet names.

Nonetheless he told Lori what he knew about Bobby, which unfortunately for her was next to nothing, as neither he or the rest of the sisters here saw much of him following the divorce. Lori was disheartened, but she and Leni pressed on about the lives of their siblings in Royal Wood.

"Very well actually, Lynn got grounded for misbehaving, but she got out early for good behavior, and once the bullies were taken care of we have been spending time doing some fun family activities together, but we also tried to give everyone the chance to have some alone time. Me? I`ve been up to the same old stuff as usual : video games, Ace Savy, ARGGH!, the usual, we did scramble up some money to help me go over for a weekend sleep over at Clyde`s. Luan in particular has been very generous.

Uh? Oh yeah Luan has found a sort of part time job, as a party clown and entertainer for little kids birthday parties, the payment isn't too bad. Sometimes she needs an assistant, which Lana usually takes up, given that she's now forbidden from finding pets or playing in the mud, so she needs something to keep herself busy, but then again she has also started to act as the peacekeeper among us, usually using her puppy dog eyes. Luan meanwhile is stuck with being the responsible adult now and she's not too bad at it. Eh no offence Lori."

"None taken, but Luan acting responsible? That I gotta see to believe." Lori`s voice was traced with a mixture of amusement and intrigue.

"As for the others, Lucy actually got a hair cut, she's finally showing those perky little eyes to the world, but outside of family stuff she mostly hangs out with me since it's still no piece of cake for her to integrate herself with her peers given her...complection." Lincoln could imagine his big sisters somberly nodding to each other, he sighed and continued.

"Lisa? Well lately she has become a bit of a shut-in with her studies, guess she`s anxious to get back to college and get her degree in six months, it took a lot of convincing to get her to join us on this weekend trip." Lincoln laughed remembering how they tried and failed repeatedly to get Lisa to get out of her "labortory" and join them.

"And Lynn, well she's been doing what she does best, playing sports, winning various matches with her teams and so forth, though she has been a bit sour about not having a sports buddy to practice with. Either way tonight she had a big soccer match, and they won, no big surprise there and me and the others all came to watch each, I can't describe how happy she was that we were all there and her team plowed down their opponents, I`m not much of a soccer junkie, but that was an amazing game.

Anyway Lynn stayed to celebrate with her team, I brought Lisa,Lucy and Lana back home and tucked them in, Luan and dad went of to buy some basic groceries for our trip tomorrow and I'm just waiting for them and Lynn to return..."

Lincoln got cut of as the deer opened revealing a less then chipper Lynn, still wearing her teams signature black uniform, "Hi Linc..." she grumbled before sitting down on Luan`s bunk and pouting, " And speaking of the devil here she is!" Lincoln exclaimed as he climbed and raised his phone towards Lynn "I got Lori and Leni on the line wanna talk to them? I have them on loudspeaker! " he asked politely.

Lynn avoided eye contact and mumbled "Sorry, but I'm not in the mood...", Lincoln knew something was off as he sat down next to the tomboy "Eh we have some important matters to discuss, call you later! By!" Lincoln quickly excused himself before he placed the phone down and looked at his sister "Somthing bothering you Lynn?" he asked with brotherly concern.

"It nothing." she half heartedly dismissed, but Lincoln knew better, he smiled sheepishly "Come on Lynn, you just won a big game and celebrated it, what could possibly have soured your big night?", Lynn looked at him with a downbeat expression "Its not..." she sighed "Its not that, it's just that on my way back I escorted one of my teammates, Emma, back home and on our why..."

...

Flashback

"Wow Lynn you were on fire on the field tonight!" Emma praised her friend as they walked towards her home, Lynn felt flattered but remembered not to feed her own ego too much.

"Well I did my part in the game, but...we succeeded together as a team, your raw skills definitely helped a lot, I`m quite grateful that you ended up on our team." Lynn saw Emma blush, ever to modest to praise herself.

"Oh all of you chicks showed some fancy foot work tonight..." a sudden voice made them stop and it was followed by a smarmy snicker, both girls saw a figure obscured by the shadow of a tree he was resting against, before he finally walked out and revealed himself.

"Ryan Taylor!" a frightened Emma gasped, while Lynn narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists, "The one and only tutz." the dark haired boy said smugly as he bowed like a showman.

Lynn moved past her friend protectively and glared Taylor straight in the eye "What the hell do you want from me now you asshole!" Taylor smirked, amused by her quick outburst.

"I just wanted to congratulate you for your victory, not that I had much doubt about it while I cheered you on from the sidelines."...

Lincoln certainly recalled seeing the notorious bully sitting among the audience, eyeing his big sister like a slab of meat and cheering and wolf whistling whenever she did anything, Lincoln had felt sick to his stomach and had imagined himself punching Taylor out, Lynn knew what he had seen and was now about to tell him the worst part...

Lynn felt uncomfortable as Taylor was checking out her wardrobe with a sleezy gleam in his eyes` "...also has anybody ever told ya how lovely you look in black, it really complements your eyes." , that comment made Lynn blush, but not from flattery, but rather do to from disgust she tried her best to suppress her desire to knock the scumbag`s lights out, but then Taylor went too far. Casually moving closer he placed his arm around her neck and looked at her with that cringe inducing look of smug superiority.

"Now then sweetcakes, what do you say about you and me going of to the nearest fast food joint to celebrate your victory, my treat of course!", Lynn barely restrained herself from mangling him, but then remembered how her frightened friend was carrying a smoothie with her from the party. Lynn then grew a devilish smile and pushed herself away from Taylor.

"Awwww I would love to, but unfortunately I already have plans with my family..." she said with mock sympathy while snatching away Emma`s smoothie "..but I can give you a consolation price.". Taylor cocked an eye brow at her and snickered.

"Family? That's it? Just ditch the freaks and meet me...ahhhh", suddenly he had the content of the smoothie poured all over his head, mainly his red crap, Lynn smiled with satisfaction "That`s what Luan would call sweet revenge, now let's get out of here Em!", she grabbed her friend`s hand and urgently led her away.

Once she turned her head she saw the soaked boy cleaning his cap and smirking at her " Still playing hard to get, I geczy!" he winked back before disappearing into the night, leaving Lynn infuriated.

...

"Taylor! That freaking idiot just can't leave her alone!" Lincoln tried to comfort his sister when all of a sudden a duet of ear piercing squeals frightened them both, before Lincoln realized that it was coming from his phone "Damn it I forgot to end the call!" Lincoln lamented before grabbing it "Lori? Leni? Are you alright!" he asked with concern only to hear the teenagers giggle.

Lori spoke up "Oh we're perfectly fine, but guys why didn't you tell us that Lynn has found a special someone?", "What?" Lynn jolted with shock before hastily grabbing the phone from Lincoln, "Where the hell did you hear such bullcrap!?" the tomboy shouted angrily only to hear her teen sisters giggle.

"Oh we heard everything you and Linky said, it's like totz adorable, our little sister is in love."

"Yeah we heard how that boy was complementing you and wanted to buy you lunch, you must have really memesmorized him with your good looks. Is he handsome?"

Lincoln backed away slightly as Lynn was ready to erupt "No Lori! He`s not! He`s hideous, his grotesque mug should be placed on a wanted poster, and I hate him, he`s the biggest jackass I ever meet! He`s been a pain in my ass ever since we moved here. Why I... "

"Ohhh denial is the clincher sis, I went trough that same faze when I was 12, but don't worry you'll turn around eventually. He`s just heckling you to get your attention, young boys just do that and you should nab him while you have your chance."

"Uh uh, when your first date comes, let me prepare you for it, I`ll style your hair, pick out the cutest dress, apply your make up...", as Leni kept on blabbering about fashion accessories Lincoln grabbed his phone back and spoke "Ok girls that's enough, we have lots of packing to do, call you latter.", with that he ended the call and looked back to Lynn who plopped down on the mattress and sighed, "Stupid older sisters..." she kept mumbling.

Lincoln petted his pouting sister on the back comfortably "That guy has some nerve, but don't let that creep get to you, that's what they want.", Lynn gave her brother a quick glance before sighing heavily.

"It not just that Linc, that scumbag just always manages to get under my skin...cuz...cuz he always makes me feel weak and helpless, I hate that..." she angrily crossed her arms "...people would treated me with respect, but this creep has the gal to treat me and talk to me like I'm his trophy, he can treat me like that because...he knows that he could take me down if we got into another fight, and I know and can`t stand that." Lincoln sighed trying to find the best possible way to comfort his sister.

"Well Lynn that's just life, there's always going to be people who are better then you at something and who have the means to push you around, I should know. The best you can do is try to ignore them." And then his face slightly brightened "And hey it's not like you didn't just give him some just desserts!" , at that Lynn actually managed to giggle and erected herself up.

"You`re right, I just wish that I did something less...girly to humiliate him, but still." both siblings shared a laugh especially Lincoln who tried to imagine Taylor being poured over with sludge.

"And further more, tomorrow we`ll be heading on our weekend trip to Clark Lake, where we can go swimming, exploring nature and just get away from all our city life troubles." an enthusiastic Lincoln told his sister.

"Your absolutely right Linc, this will be the perfect opportunity for us to explore the lake with my new vessel, I just hope you can keep up with me while paddling." Lincoln gulped a little, feeling unsure about that...

And so I have returned with a brand new LH fic, as you can guess this one will be less angsty and more light hearted with some high jinks, but keeping up with the tone of the first one it definitely won't be G rated story and will still have a focus on realism, which you will see as it goes along. Hope this will get people interested like my last story. Till next time...

PS: Lori`s and Leni`s cameos were pure fanservice, don't expect the Loud siblings from Rita`s custody to play any role in this story ;)