(A/N: so, for those who remember back in chapter 7, Sam and Luna revealed the story of how they got together. Originally, I had planned to make that a flashback, but I had so much inspiration for it that I couldn't do that, as it would have made the chapter too long. So, instead, I'm uploading it hear as a thank you to you guys for being so awesome and supportive of this story. Without any further ado, enjoy!)

A blonde girl with a blue streak in her hair, wearing a blue leather jacket over a white t-shirt with the RAF roundel, burgundy ripped jeans, a black studded belt and dark purple boots, stood there behind the lockers, anxiously waiting. In her hands, she held two letters, both addressed to her, both by the same person. These were the love letters a certain secret admirer had left in her locker over the past couple of weeks. When she received the first one, she had been so elated to find out she had an admirer, but the usual chaos of high school life had caused her to forget about it in favour of focusing on improving her grades in certain classes. It wasn't until she received the second letter a week later that she started trying to figure out who it belonged to.

'It's taken a lot of effort,' Sam thought to herself, a smile gracing her lips, 'but it's time to find out if my suspicions were correct, and if they are, then there should be another letter being placed in my locker any minute now.'

And she was right. After hearing footsteps heading in her direction, followed by the opening of a locker, Sam poked her head out and saw a fifteen-year-old girl with a brown pixie cut hairstyle and freckles on her cheeks, wearing paperclip earrings, a purple t-shirt with a white skull, lavender plaid skirt with white studded belt, and purple boots. She placed her bag in her locker and pulled a letter out before closing her locker door. She checked the hallway was clear, with Sam ducking her head just in time, before placing the letter in the adjacent locker. She began to walk away until she saw Sam walk up to her.

"Hey, Luna!" She called out, almost frightening the girl. "There you are! You okay?"

"W-who, me?" Luna stuttered, her eyes wide and her smile nervous. "I-I'm cool, you just… caught me by surprise."

"Sorry about that. Hey, I know we have practice now. You mind waiting while I grab something from my locker?"

"Huh?! I-I mean, sure, why not?"

Sam smirked, knowing she had Luna on the ropes. "Cheers." She walked up to her locker and opened it, her smirk growing upon seeing the letter. "Hello, what's this?" She pulled it out, closing the locker before opening the letter and reading it. "Oh, wow! It's another love letter!"

"R-really?" Luna asked. Sam nodded, handing the letter to Luna, even though she knew what was on it as she read it. "Dude! That's awesome!"

"Yeah, it is… shame I don't know who it's from." Looking Luna in the eye, she could tell how nervous she was. "You wouldn't happen to know who they're from, would you?"

Luna gulped. "Who, m-me?! No, sorry. I really don't know."

Sam placed a hand on her hip. "Really? That's odd, since I just saw you place that in my locker. You want to rethink that answer?"

"Eep!" Luna desperately, yet futilely, tried to regain her composure. "Uh, w-well, I… I-I-I mean, I-"

Sam placed a finger on Luna's lips, causing her cheeks, which were already pink, to blush furiously. "It's okay, Luna. I know they're from you."

"You… you do?" Sam nodded. "How did you… I mean, how… when and how did you find out?"

"I figured it out in music class on Monday."

It was near the end of class, and Luna and Sam's music teacher was wrapping up her lesson, though since it was the last lesson of the day, most of the class was no longer fully paying attention, Sam and Luna included. The latter of the two was looking at the former, who was fiddling with a couple of letters in her hand. "Yo, Sam," Luna whispered, getting her friend's attention. "Whatcha got there, girl?"

"Oh, these?" Sam whispered back, smiling sheepishly. "They're not important, don't worry about it."

"Come on, dude. If you're that focused on them, they've got to be important."

"Well, I guess, but… I doubt you'd be interested."

Luna rolled her eyes. "Then why'd I ask? Come on, dude, it's me. You can trust me."

Sam hesitated, before giving a sigh. "Well… I found these in my locker." She handed them to the girl with the pixie cut hair. "I got one last Thursday, and one the week before."

Luna began reading through them and smirked. "Ooh, looks like someone's got a crush on you!"

Sam blushed madly. "Luna, stop!"

Luna chuckled. "You're right, I'm sorry. Still, this is pretty exciting, dude! Who do you think it is?"

Sam frowned. "That's the problem. I've been thinking about it ever since I got the second letter, because by that point I knew they were serious. Unfortunately, I've gotten absolutely nowhere. I can only imagine whoever they are is crazy. I'm not exactly much of a hottie, especially in this school."

"Are you crazy?!" Luna exclaimed, unintentionally interrupting the class. She sheepishly laughed, rubbing the back of her head. "Sorry, Missus Adams. Won't happen again." The old woman huffed before returning to teaching what she was doing before, allowing Sam and Luna to continue their conversation. "Dude, why would you say that? You have gotta be one of the hottest chicks in our grade! I'm surprised you don't have guys drooling over you."

Sam scoffed at the notion. "Yeah, right."

"I'm serious! Honest to God, if I was a bro instead of a sister, I would be dying to ask you out."

"Really? You think I'm that attractive?"

"Absolutely!" Sam felt her cheeks heat up, but couldn't help but let out a small giggle. "Sam, trust me. Whoever this is," she pointed at the letters, "they are crazy about you, and I'm certain that they will let you know who they are. You just need to give them a chance to."

"I guess you're right." She looked at Luna quizzically. "How do you know so much about this?"

"That's how my rents got together." Sam would have asked more, but they heard the final bell of the day go off, followed by Mrs Adams dismissing the class. "I better go. My sis will be mad if I take too long." She handed the letters back to Sam. "Hope you find out who sent you these."

"Thanks, Luna. I'll see you tomorrow." The brunette nodded before walking away with her bag on her back. As Sam continued packing her things, she noticed that Luna had left her notes behind. 'I'll just give them to her tomorrow.' She picked them up to put in her bag, but her eyes caught something on the page. 'Huh?' As she read it closely, something started to click. 'Where have I seen this handwriting-' Her eyes shot wide in realisation. 'No way… no way, it couldn't be.' She pulled out the two love letters and placed them either side of her friend's notes, and as she read and compared them, she gasped, bringing a hand to her mouth. 'They match!'

"Once I knew it was you, I also realised that you put the letters in my locker at the same time on the same day of the week, so I figured I could surprise you." Luna was practically sweating now, having been royally rumbled. "Now, let me ask you something, Luna Loud." She placed a hand on the top of the locker. "When did you start feeling this way about me?"

Luna cleared her throat, pulling on her collar. "Dang, it's, uh… it's hot in here, huh?"

Sam slowly shook her head, wiggling her finger at the brunette. "Not so fast, Lunar Eclipse. You're not going anywhere until you tell me the truth."

"Well, uh… I guess… right before we started high school. We'd just come back to school, and the week before, we went to that concert together. It was the last one we'd been to together before starting high school, and something about you that night just… took my breath away." Sam's eyes seemed to light up at hearing this. "You just seemed so… wild and free, so unbelievably captivating, that it just woke something up inside of me. I'd never felt that way about a girl before, but it didn't feel wrong. Instead, it made me feel warm and light and all kinds of goodness inside my brain and my heart." Luna was so trapped in her conversation that she didn't notice Sam slowly stepping towards her. "I didn't even know if you liked girls or not, I just knew that I felt something for you, and the more I focused on that feeling, the more I realised that you made my heart beat faster, and my mind go crazy, and that whenever I was with you, I just wanted to tell you, and show you how I truly-"

She was cut off by Sam's lips pressing into hers, causing her eyes to shoot up as wide as they possibly could. Her lips tingled in a whole new way as her mind went blank, unable to process what was going on. She stood there, frozen as Sam kissed her, until she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around the blonde girl's neck, returning the kiss. Luna had never felt better in her entire life, even more so than when she went to her first rock concert. All she knew was that right there, right then, she didn't want it to end.

Even though Sam released the kiss, Luna still felt the tingling on her lips as she smiled goofily, giving an almost drunken laugh that made Sam find her even cuter than her previous flustered state. "Luna, I'll be honest with you. When I first figured out it was you, I was shocked. I had no idea you were into me like that. Hell, I remember when you had a thing for the captain of the middle school football team." Luna chuckled nervously, causing Sam to giggle. "But when I thought about all the times we'd spent together- rocking out in the music hall, dozing off in Chemistry class, cutting loose at concerts and festivals- I realised that I felt different about you than anyone else I ever had. I realised that I like you in the same way that you like me."

"So… what does this mean? For us, that is."

Sam smirked, grabbing the love-dazed girl's hand. "It means screw band practice. Right now, I want to be with you and just you."

"But, won't George freak at us for ditching?"

"Relax, we'll send him a message. Now, come on, let's go!"

Sam and Luna laughed as the former dragged the latter through the hallway. Luna didn't know where they were going, how long they'd be gone for, or what they'd be doing. And she didn't care. Because right then and there, all she needed was Sam.

Sam was all she needed.

THE END (AGAIN)

(A/N: thank you guys again for reading my stuff. The overwhelmingly positive reception you guys give it makes doing this so enjoyable. Now, I'm going to take a break from uploading big TLH stuff, unless I do another one-shot, so I upload a story or two for another fandom which I haven't written for in a long time. At the same time, however, I will start working on another multi-chapter Loud House fic, and I want you guys to let me know what it will be. I've got a few I want to do, but the three I'm considering at this time are the following (all titles are working titles, may change):

Shining Light On A Dark Heart- basically a story about Lucy changing her style and attempting to be a bit more social, while still retaining some of her darker qualities.

Lincoln Gets Limber- a sort of follow up to The Loudest Yard. After trying a number of different sports without finding one he likes, Girl Jordan introduces him to a sport he didn't think he would like but really does: Gymnastics. The story will follow him as he tries to hide both his newfound passion and his growing friendship/feelings for Jordan from his sisters.

Happy Campers- the Loud Family spend the weekend at a lakeside cabin, but because there are double beds rather than double rooms, the siblings have to share beds with each other, and during the night, Lincoln ends up cuddling with Luna. When their other sisters find out, they decide to tease the white-haired boy without telling him they know.

There should be a poll on my page by the time this goes up, so if you're up to it, please let me know what you think.

Thank you all again, so, so much, and I'll talk to you soon.)