[The Loud House]

It was a little after seven in the morning at twelve sixteen Franklin Ave. Royal Woods Michigan. The sun shown brightly over the Loud House with very few clouds in the sky. Within one of the upstairs bedrooms the oldest child was the first to wake up. Lori Loud was the firstborn and oldest of five girls in her family. She was six years old with yellow blonde hair. She yawned once and sat up before rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She was wearing a bright blue nightgown with white socks to keep her feet warm. She climbed out from under the covers of her bed and stretched a little bit to wake herself up some more. She then turned to see her little sister and roommate still sleeping peacefully in her bed on the other side of their room with her lips curled into a smile.

"Leni." she said gently shaking her little sister's shoulder. "Leni it's time to get up."

Her younger sibling stirred a little at first but then yawned and opened her eyes before smiling. "Good morning Lori." she greeted sitting up and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

Leni Loud was the second child after Lori. She was five years old and had bright shoulder length blonde hair. She was wearing the same kind of nightgown her older sister was wearing except it was light green. She and Lori were both really close, being a year apart and roommates for as far back as she could remember. She loved her big sister very much because while Lori could be very bossy at times, constantly trying to tell her and their little sisters what to do all the time she was always looking out for them and always did her best for them being only six years old. Leni looked up to her and the both of them got along great most of the time. If they ever got into a confrontation it was usually over a doll or one of their favorite dresses.

"Come on, we need to wake up the others and get ready for school." she told her as the younger of the two slipped out from under her covers.

Both sisters left their bedroom together and turned down the hallway where their younger sisters slept. Lori knocked on the door before letting herself in where she saw that Luna was already awake while Luan and Lynn were still asleep in their bed and crib.

"Good morning Lori, good morning Leni." she greeted as she played with her little keyboard that their parents got her for her last birthday.

Luna Loud was the middle child out of five girls. She was four years old, had dark brown shoulder length hair and several freckles on her cheeks. She was wearing a lavender colored nightgown and little white socks to keep her feet warm. She sat on the floor with her keyboard out in front of her and was playing the keys at random trying to come up with her own song which she did often. Luna showed a love for music early on when their mother noticed how she would play by taking all the pots and pans out of the cabinets and play them like a drum set when she was only one year old. And while she still loved wearing dresses like her big sisters did, she still loved playing music and singing more. It was something she was passionate about.

She was always asking for more toy instruments from her parents and by now she already had her own play set of drums, a xylophone, a ukulele and her favorite keyboard. Her parents have promised her once she was old enough to pay for piano, violin or singing lessons once she made up her mind on what she wanted to learn.

"Good morning Luna, up already?" Leni asked smiling.

"Yeah, I just wanted to play a little bit before it was time to go to school." she answered.

"Well it's time to get up and get ready now Luna." Lori told her. "Help me get Luan and Lynn up so we can get clean and have our breakfast before we have to go."

As the oldest of the five Lori had taken it upon herself to help all of her little sisters get ready for school each morning. Her parents were very proud of her for showing such maturity while only being six years old. And it's been a huge help for their parents who're under a lot of pressure each morning to get the girls bathed, dressed and fed before taking them all to their daycare, preschool and kindergarten classes so that they can get to work on time. Lori went over to Luan's bed where she was still sleeping comfortably while Leni and Luna walked up to Lynn's crib.

"Luan." Lori said as she gently shook her little sister's shoulder. "Luan it's time to get up. We need to get ready for school."

The three year old shifted in bed just a little to turn her head and open her sleepy eyes before yawning herself awake. "Good morning Lori." she smiled.

"Luan it's time to get up." she said again.

Luan Loud was the fourth born and second youngest of the Loud sisters. She was three years old with light brown hair and prominent buck teeth which stuck out when her mouth was closed. At the moment she was only wearing her yellow nightgown with white socks and her hair was down. Usually she wore her favorite yellow plaid dresses with her hair tied back in a ponytail with a yellow scrunchy to keep it out of her eyes. Luan was one of the most playful of the sisters. Always wanting to play a game or dolls with one of her sisters. She enjoyed trying on dresses with Lori and Leni and she enjoyed playing instruments with Luna too although music wasn't really her thing. And of course she also really enjoyed playing with her baby sister Lynn.

"Good morning Lynn." Leni greeted as she brought down one side of the crib so they could lift her up and out.

Luna reached in and gently lifted the toddler up and out as she was waking up. "Hey, you're dry this morning Lynn, good for you." Luna told her smiling.

Lynn Loud Jr. was the fifth born girl and currently the baby of the family. She was two years old with brown hair, freckles on her cheeks and she was wearing a red onesie with feet at the bottom. Out of the five girls, Lynn was the most energetic and playful. From the very day she first learned to walk she was always on the move. Her older sisters had to keep their eyes on her constantly because she was always getting into things she shouldn't and Lori was always tiring herself out just trying to keep up with her. Another thing Lynn did all the time because she thought it was so funny was taking her older sisters smaller toys and dropping them into the toilet bowl for them to find again later. By now she was learning to speak in full sentences and she was still potty training.

Once everyone was awake Lori lead them to the bathroom and they took a quick bath together. She made sure they washed their hair properly and were thorough with their body wash before they all got out and got dressed. Lori put on her favorite light blue short sleeved top and navy blue jean skirt. Leni put on her light green dress with white frills while Luna put on her indigo short sleeved top and lavender plaid skirt. The outfit that had a white bow tied around her waist and came with a matching bow for her hair. Luan wore a sleeve less yellow dress with a yellow plaid skirt and black bow around her waist and she wore her hair up in a pony tail with her yellow scrunchy. And finally Lynn wore a red short sleeved shirt and blue overalls with her hair tied back.

Once everyone got their socks and shoes on they all headed downstairs with Lori carrying Lynn in her arms. The five girls entered the kitchen together expecting to see their mother setting the table for them while their father would be finishing up on cooking them breakfast. However they were all surprised to see someone else. A familiar looking man with broad shoulders, white hair on his head, bushy grey eyebrows and equally bushy mustache over his lips. He also had bulky arms with navy tattoos and he wore a white short sleeved shirt and blue jeans held up with orange suspenders. He greeted his granddaughters with a warm and loving smile.

"Hey good morning Girls." their grandfather greeted as he flipped a pancake in the skillet on the stove. "Who wants hotcakes?"

"Pop Pop?!" shouted Lori, Leni, Luna and Luan in unison.

"Pop Pop! Pop Pop! Pop Pop!" Lynn cheered as she ran over to be scooped up into her granddad's arms.

"Hello Lynn!" he cheered as he gave her a big hug. "I'm so happy to see you too. You and all your Sisters."

The rest of them all came up to get and give hugs to their granddad too. "Pop Pop, you're in the wrong house. What are you doing here?" Leni asked him.

He smiled and laughed at his granddaughter's remark. "Oh no Leni I'm right where I'm supposed to be." he replied as he put Lynn back down. "Your parents called me last night not long after you went to bed and asked me to come over and wait here while your Father drove your Mother to the hospital."

"The hospital?! Is Mom okay?" Leni panicked as she clasped her hands over her mouth and sounded worried.

Both Luna and Luan were able to put two and two together much faster than their older sister and instantly lit up. "Wait! Does that mean?!" the two of them asked in unison sounding really excited.

"That's right Girls, your Mother had the Baby last night." he answered getting Leni, Luna, Luan and Lynn to cheer. "Once we're done with breakfast I'll drive you all down to the hospital so you can all meet your new Baby Brother."

Lori only crossed her arms and looked off to the side while her sisters cheered and danced with excitement now that the day had finally arrived. For the last nine months they all waited eagerly to meet the newest addition to their family. Well, all of them except for Lori. She had mixed feelings about the new baby. While Lori deeply loved all her sisters very much she really didn't like sudden changes and a new baby always brought big change to the house. And she never liked having to make such big adjustments all over again whenever her parents brought home another sibling. It always took her weeks to get used to it. However a thought had just occurred to Lori and soon after, Leni through Lynn noticed it too. Something Pop Pop just said.

"Baby Brother?" they all asked in unison.

"But Pop Pop, Mommy said the Baby was going to be another girl." Luan said tilting her head slightly in confusion.

Albert chuckled at that. "Yeah your Mother thought she was having a girl too. So did your Father. So you can imagine both their surprise and delight when he was born and they had a beautiful baby Boy instead." he told her. "Now, let's have some hotcakes and then we'll go and meet the little guy."

Leni, Luna, Luan and Lynn all cheered while Lori grabbed her plate and took her seat at the table.

[On The Road]

After all the girls ate their breakfast Albert loaded them all up in his car and they were all off to the hospital to see their parents and their new baby brother. Lori and Luna sat in the back to the left while Leni and Luan sat to the right and Lynn sat in the middle in her baby seat.

"I can't wait to see him." said Luna who looked over to her sisters smiling and seeing that they were just as excited as she was. "I wanna hold him and watch him sleep and sing lullabies for him."

"Help feed him and wash him and rock him in my arms." replied Luan.

"What do you think Lori?" Leni asked as they all turned to their oldest sister.

"I don't know." she answered shrugging her shoulders while still looking out the window. "I guess I'll know once I see him."

There was an uncomfortable silence between them all after that. "How can you not be excited about this Lori?" Luna asked her. "We have a new sibling. And he's our first Brother."

"Hey guys?" Leni asked getting her sisters' attention. "What's a Brother?"

They all just looked at the second oldest not sure if she's serious. "You know what a Sister is right?" Lori asked her.

"Yeah!" she answered smiling.

"A Brother is like that only he's a boy and not a girl." Lori told her, trying to lay it out for her as simply as possible.

"Oh okay, now I get it." she replied happily as her sisters face palmed.

Suddenly, one by one each of them cringed and grimaced as a foul smelling odor reached them. "Ahhhh!" Lori squealed as she covered her nose.

"What is that smell?! Did we run over a skunk?!" Luna asked pinching her nostrils closed.

That was when a thought dawned on the four girls. Each of them turned to look at their youngest sibling and noticed that Lynn had an expression. An all too familiar expression they've seen more times than they cared to count. The look she had on her face was one of both satisfaction and relief.

"LYNN!" the four girls shouted together spooking the two year old in her seat.

"Pop Pop! Lynn dirtied her diaper!" Luan complained while still holding her nose.

"And now she's stinking up the car!" Lori added.

Albert took a quick glance through his mirror on his windshield when he heard the girls complaining. "Come on now Girls, no need to be mean about it. I'm sure it's not that bad." he told them. Suddenly his eyes began to water as the foul smell finally reached his nose. "HOLY!" he shouted as he waved his hand quickly in front of his face. "I stand corrected! That could put Saddam Hussein's Mustard Gas to shame! Lynn, how can you turn blueberry hotcakes into something so rotten?!" he asked looking at her.

Lynn played with her fingers for a second before pointing at Luna. "Oh no, you're not blaming this on me Lynn." she replied while still holding her nose.

She then folded her arms and pouted in response once she realized she had been defeated. Albert would pull into the next rest stop and once he parked the car the four girls dashed out with blinding speed gasping for fresh air now that they were no longer trapped in the back seat with Lynn in a full diaper. They all kept their distance while their grandfather got out the diaper bag and got to work changing her.

"Well I can already tell that we're off to a great start today." said Lori sarcastically. "And to think, until Lynn is finally done with wearing diapers we'll have twice as many now that we have two babies in the family."

"Oh come on Lori, can't you be a little happy for the new Baby?" Luan asked her.

"Yeah, why aren't you happy? We have a brand new member of the Family." said Leni.

"Yeah I know. Mom and Dad are always having a new Baby." she replied. "And every time they do they only wanna pay attention to the Baby. They never have time for us anymore."

There was an uncomfortable silence after Lori's response. None of them had realized that she had such a negative view towards the new baby. When their parents told them that they were going to have another baby they were all so happy about it. They remembered month by month how their mother's belly just got a little bit bigger. Each of them remembered how she'd let them place their hands on her tummy to feel the baby kick or have hiccups and she'd get them even more excited when she'd tell them that it's because the baby was very excited to come out and meet them. But Lori had mixed feelings about the news from the very start. Mostly negative. Thing is she loved all her sisters very much but she was always a very jealous child.

She always felt jealously with each of her sisters when they were born. And she felt the same exact way about the new baby too. Lori was startled when she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder and turned to see Pop Pop holding Lynn in his arms while looking at her with a gentle smile.

"Is that really how you feel Lori?" he asked her with concern but still smiling.

The young blonde lowered her head in shame, feeling guilty for what she just said. "I'm sorry Pop Pop I just..." she started but couldn't think of what else to say.

"It's okay Lori, there's nothing to feel sorry for." he replied getting down on one knee to her eye level. "I understand. You don't really like big changes do you?" he asked to which she shook her head. "Look, I know that sometimes it can be hard to make adjustments to big changes like this and I can understand from how you see it, it's not fair. But please don't feel bad or angry about your new Baby Brother. And please cut your folks some slack. I know you may feel differently, but your Parents would never pick favorites and they don't want you to feel like they're ignoring you. It's just babies, especially newborn babies need lots and lots of attention. You know that don't you?"

Lori nodded her head at that. She actually remembered her dad telling her that a few times before when Luna, Luan and Lynn were finally born. How they all cried nonstop whether they were hungry, needed a diaper change or just wanted to cry for it's own sake.

"But remember this Lori." he continued. "Your Folks love you very much. You and all your Sisters." he said getting them all to smile. "They'll never love any of you any differently from your new Brother and they tell me all the time how proud they are of their Girls. And I'll tell you what, sooner or later they're going to need their Girls' help with the Baby and they'll both come to you because they know that they can count on you."

Lori and her sisters smiled before they all moved in to give him a group hug. Albert gave them all loads of kisses and each of them giggled because his mustache tickled them as he went back and forth from cheek to cheek.

"Now who wants to meet the new Baby?" he asked smiling and placing his hands on his hips.

"Me!" they all cheered including Lori.

"Well let's get back in the car and be on our way." he replied as they all followed him back.

[The Royal Woods General Hospital]

Once Pop Pop brought the girls to the hospital and he talked with the right people at the desk, he and his granddaughters stayed in the waiting room until the girls' father finally came to see them. They were probably there for ten minutes before their father, Lynn Loud Sr. showed up and he looked thrilled to see all his kids finally here.

"Girls!" he called out as he readied himself for what came next.

All his daughters came rushing in to smother their father with lots of hugs and kisses. He picked up his youngest daughter and held her in his arms as he stood back up while the other girls stood around his legs. Lynn Loud Sr. was a man of average height with short brown hair that by now was starting to thin a little on the top. He wore a green sweater over a yellow plaid dress shirt with brown pants and shoes.

He smiled and shook hands with his father in law. "I really appreciate you coming to the house and looking after the Girls for us on such short notice Dad." he told him.

"Of course." he replied with his trademark smile. "You know I love coming on by to visit my favorite Girls."

"You won't be able to say that anymore. You have a Grandson now too." he told him.

"Daddy Daddy! Can we see him now?" Luan asked jumping up and down excitedly while gripping her father's pant legs.

"Yeah we wanna see the Baby." said Luna.

"Of course. Your Mother has missed you all and she's really excited to introduce you all to your new Brother." he said as he and his father in law lead the girls to where their mother was resting in her room at the maternity ward.

One trip up an elevator and several doors later and they finally arrived at the room where Rita was staying. The girls entered to see their mother resting in her hospital bed but she turned and smiled when she saw her daughters. Rita Loud was the girls' mother, Lynn Sr.'s wife and Albert's daughter. She had shoulder length blonde hair and while she normally wore a pink button up long sleeved shirt and purple pants, this time she wore only a white hospital gown. She also wasn't wearing her makeup, her hair was disheveled and she looked exhausted. But she was still very happy to have her family with her.

"Hi Girls." she smiled as all five of them entered the room and ran up to see her.

"Mom!" they all cheered happily together while Luan and Lynn Jr. climbed up into bed with her.

"Are you okay Mommy?" Luan asked her while Lynn cuddled up into her mother's arms.

"I'm alright Honey, I'm just very tired." she answered.

"Where's the Baby?" Leni asked her.

"The Nurse is on her way with him right now." she answered. "Are you all excited to meet your new Baby Brother?"

"Yeah!" they all cheered.

"Shhhh." their father responded trying to get them to settle down. "We need to be very quiet Girls. Loud noises could wake and upset him and there are other people next door."

"Sorry." they all whispered slightly embarrassed.

There was a soft knock at the door before it opened. Everyone saw a nurse enter pulling behind her the little bed their brother was in. "Hi everybody." she greeted happily and waved. "Look who's here."

Within a little see through case that had "L. Loud" written on the side was a tiny bed and laying in it was a bundle of blue blankets with a sleeping newborn who had a small tuft a white hair on the top of his head and a pacifier in his mouth. The five of them watched in amazement as their father gently lifted him up and then laid him in his mother's waiting arms.

"Girls, this is your New Baby Brother. Lincoln Loud." she said with happiness and love in her eyes.

All their eyes lit up and they couldn't even think of what to say in the moment. They couldn't peel their eyes away from the little baby in their mother's arms. "Rita Sweetheart he's beautiful you should be very proud." said Albert placing a hand on his daughter's shoulder.

"Thanks Dad." she replied smiling. "Would you like to hold him?"

"Oh let the Girls have a turn holding him first I can wait." he answered. "Besides, I wanna snap some pictures of the Girls with the little guy."

"Okay Girls, lets all take a seat in the chair over there and you can all take turns holding your Brother." said Lynn Sr.

"Can I go first?" Luan asked raising her hand.

"No I wanna go first." Luna protested.

"I think we'll start from oldest to youngest." said Rita which earned her some disappointed awwws from her younger daughters.

"Don't worry Girls, everyone will have a turn I promise." said their father. Lori took the seat in the chair while her father took the baby from his mother and brought him over to her. "Lincoln, this is your big Sister Lori." he said as he gently placed the baby in his oldest daughter's arms.

Lori sat there in that chair and just took in the sight of the baby boy that slept peacefully in her arms. Memorizing every detail and feature of his face from his snow white hair to his teeny tiny nose. The soft breathing and little grunts he made now and then was breathtaking for her. The very moment Lori held him in her arms and got to see him up close she instantly fell in love with him. If there were any doubts, hidden away anywhere in her subconscious they were gone just like that. Lori knew now in her heart of hearts she was going to love him forever and ever.

"Hi Lincoln." she said softly as he stirred a little bit in her arms.

"Alright Lori, look up here and smile a moment." said Pop Pop as he prepared to snap a few pics. She didn't really want to look away but she listened and smiled her best while her grandfather took several pictures with his cellphone.

"Alright it's Leni's turn." said Lynn Sr. Lori didn't want to give him up but she knew her sisters were eagerly awaiting their turns so it was only fair. So she let her father take him and got up for Leni who took her seat. "Lincoln, say hello to your big Sister Leni." he said as he gently handed the baby to his second eldest.

Leni's eyes lit up like Christmas tress lights as she held her new baby brother in her arms for the first time. "Hi Linky." she smiled as she leaned in and gently kissed him on the forehead.

Once Pop Pop took a few pictures of her and her turn was up Lynn took his son so Leni could get up and give Luna a turn. The young brunette could barely contain her excitement as her father gently lowered her new brother into her awaiting arms.

"And this Lincoln is your big Sister Luna." said Lynn as the four year old took hold of the small bundle of joy.

"He's so beautiful." she said in a soft whisper as she watched him sleep.

"My turn my turn my turn." said Luan who bounced up and down excitedly as she gripped her father's pant leg.

"Let Pop Pop take a few pictures first Luan. Don't worry you're next I promise." he said gently patting her head.

Once Luna's turn was up her father took Lincoln again and she got up so Luan could take her seat. Just like all her sisters her eyes lit up and she loved him instantly as she held him in her arms for the first time.

"Hi Lincoln, I'm Luan and I'm your big Sister." she said as she gently rocked him.

"Be careful Honey." Rita said to her second youngest daughter.

"Alright Luan, look up here into the camera and show me those pearly whites." said Pop Pop ready to take several more pictures.

And once he was done it was finally Lynn's turn who had been waiting patiently the whole time. She eagerly climbed up into the chair and was so excited to meet her new baby brother.

"Alright Lynn, be very careful and make sure to support his head." said her father as he gently placed the baby into the arms of the two year old.

Lynn smiled brightly at the baby who slept in her arms and it brought such joy to her parents' hearts to see it. There were no words that could describe the joy they felt at watching each of their daughters hold their new son and the love they saw in their eyes each time.

"Hi Linky." she said a little too loud causing the baby to stir a little and almost wake up.

"Shhh, he's sleeping don't wanna wake him up just yet." said her father.

Pop Pop took a few more pictures of Lynn holding Lincoln and then turned to the girls. "Alright I would love to hold the little guy but I wanna take a few more good ones. Girls, stand with your Sister so I can get one of all of you." he told them.

Lori and Leni stood to the right of Lynn while Luna and Luan to her left. All five of them kept their eye on the baby until Pop Pop was ready to take a few more pictures. Once that was done he had one last idea. He had Rita take her new son in her arms again with his son in law standing next to her and then with all the girls up on the bed with their mother and new baby brother. Everyone smiled as Albert took several really good pictures of all of them together and it was moments like this that made him one of the happiest men of all time.

[Author's Notes] Wow. Having to redo this chapter to correct the mistakes I made in the past was a pain but am I glad to finally be done with it. Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed it and if you guys wanna read more The Loud House stories please send me ideas either in a Review or in a PM and if I like the idea and go along with it I'll give you a shout out at the end of the chapter.

This is Dragon1990 signing out :-)