Bold (ChipFic)

>Lina bit her lip and fidgeted with the hem of her shirt; she looked down at the cute Godzilla on the center of her green tank top, was it the right choice?
>Lizy had given it to her as a gift and she loved the little tot, but maybe she should've worn something a bit nicer like a white button up
>Was that too fancy? She was only going over to the Loud's for dinner with her mom, something she'd done many times in the past
>Things were a little different for her now though. Lina had always liked Lemy; from the moment they first met she thought he was funny and nice, a major dork but in a lovable way
>But now she really was in love with him, she knew for sure deep down that her feelings for him had been getting stronger over time and she could feel it showing on her face when she thought about him
>He liked her for her, not for what she was.  None of her poser bullshit mattered to him, he didn't think any less of her when she was kicked out of her band, or when she broke her arm trying to test a stupid theory.
>Sam smiled as she observed her daughter's inner turmoil out of the corner of her eye "You look fine Bluebird" She grinned "I'm sure Lemy will think it looks great"
>Lina's eyes bulged and she turned to face her mother "Mom I-" she was cut off "
>We're here, by the way" Sam grinned wider as she pulled into the driveway and made a quick exit

>The girl grumbled as she got out and made her way to the door by her mother as she rang the doorbell
>Lina smiled as she heard stomping run up to the door, and it seemed to hop in place as heavier footsteps walked up and opened the door
>"Hello Sam, Lina" Lincoln Loud smiled as he hugged Sam and patted the younger girl's head "Right on time, dinner is nearly ready"
>Lina looked down and spotted Lizy clutching her dad's leg as she hopped from foot to foot, beaming as she was noticed by the older girl "You're here! Hi!"
>The tiny girl ran forward and hugged Lina's waist and Lina hugged her back with her good arm "Heya Lizard, how've ya been?"
>"I-made-movies-with-Lulu-and-Bed-an-I-found-a-cool-bird-at-the-park-and-mommy-let-me-keep-it-and-your-arm-is-broken-Can-I-sign-your-cast!?"
>Lina laughed as the small girl gasped for air "It's a black cast kiddo, I don't think markers show up too good on it"
>"I hava white crayon! I'll go get it" and with that Lizy shot off like a bullet as Sam and Lina stepped inside
>"Everyone's already at the kid's table Lina, go get settled in" Lina watched as Lincoln walked off, chatting with her mother as they made their way to the kitchen with a smile
>Uncle Lincoln, her godfather, always there for them
>Lina made her way through the living room and into the hustle and bustle of the dining room
>She greeting everyone and was greeted back, Lacy was waving at her and Lina went to sit beside her
>They began to chat about nothing in particular as Lina not so subtly scanned the room; no Lemy, she did however spot someone she wasn't expecting

>"Laika?!"
>The tall girl seemed very uncomfortable as she sat between a very nervous Liby and bored looking Lupa "Проигравшая девушка, I see you are dinner guest too"
>Lacy raised an eyebrow "You know Laika too?" Lina deadpanned and raised her cast, Lacy's eyes go wide as she turned to the Russian "You were the one who broke Lina's arm!?"
>Laika shrugged as she sipped her drink "Arm breaking is own fault" Laika looked Lina dead in the eye "Однако, you are still owing me the fruit cup"
>"I found it!" any future conversations were interrupted as the tiny ball of joy that was Lizy ran up clutching a white crayon in one hand, and Lemy's hand in the other
>Lina smiled up at the boy with a blush as he took a seat next to her, not paying attention to the small girl signing her cast with large crooked letters
>"All done!" Lizy grinned and turned to clambor up onto Lemy's lap, setting the crayon down next to a plate and he smiled at her, ruffling her hair after removing her cap and setting it aside
>"So how've you been?" He turned and asked her with a smile
>"Oh..um, been great.  Cast'll be off soon, looking forward to that"
>It'd been a lonely few days, Lemy was busy working and they couldn't really hang out outside of school; she'd missed being able to just talk with him and wished they could do it alone
>They were interrupted as Lincoln set the table, placing pots and plates of food all around, it was like Thanksgiving, only this was dinner most nights in the Loud house
>Lina's mouth was watering as the smell of Salisbury steak reached her nose, it was one of her favorites and the wink Lincoln shot her let her know it was made for her, she grinned at him and dug in.

>Thirty minutes later and dinner was finished, Lina leaned back in the seat and felt the swell of her stomach, she swallowed a belch she wanted to let out. Didn't want to be rude.
>Lina bit the inside of her lip, she had fun; but she couldn't talk to Lemy without someone butting in.
>She turned her head and giggled at the sign of a conked out Lizy, fast asleep in Lemy's lap as he held her, keeping the tiny girl from falling to the floor
>"I'll go put the little lizard to bed. I don't have work tomorrow, we should hang" he smiled at her as he stood up and carried his sleeping sister up the stairs
>Lina watched him go a little too long, eyes lingering on his butt, turning back to see the whole crowd staring back at her. "W-what?"
>Laika rested her chin on steepled fingers "неудачник, you are liking the bushy head boy?  He will make fine wife I think"
>Liby looked excited but spoke up quietly "Don't you mean husband." Laika turned to look at her; making the mousy girl wince and shrink into her seat
>"I know what I say"
>"O-of course you. Haha, silly me." Liby took a nervous sip of her water to get out of that conversation.
>"Woah, okay. No nah, Its not like that." Lina was blushing hard and averting her eyes as she rubbed the back of her head. "I'm mean sure I like him, but its not a like Like, its more mutual liking thing. You know its a- Its a uh... friend thing. Between friends. Anybody else loving this steak?"
>Lina's fumbled words got cut off as Lacy pulled her into a hug that felt like it was going to collapse her lungs. "Aw your in love with him! I can hear the wedding bells already,  I call dibs on being the maid of honor!"
>The lovestruck girl winced as the grip around her shoulder tightened and she was brought close as Lacy whispered in her ear, smile never dropping.
>"Also If you ever hurt him, I'll put the rest of you in a cast" Chills ran down Lina's spine at the sheer ice in Lacy's voice as she swallowed a lump in her throat
>She swept the room and felt her stomach drop as all eyes were on her
>(Lemy has too many sisters man) she thought to herself, the energy in the room was starting to rise as she was bombarded with questions she was tuning out

>She needed a way out (Think girl, use that B Average brain!)
>"I...uh...gotta take a shit"
>Smooth like sandpaper
>Lina quickly stood up and stiffly walked away, wincing at the chatter and giggles at her back
>Making her way up the stairs she paused at the top to let out a sigh "Stupid ginger with her broken English. First she breaks my arm and now she outs in front of Lemy's sisters" She could only imagine what would have happened if he was still there for that conversation. Probably go into cardiac arrest from the embarrassment.
>"Thank god Lemy wasn't there for that."
>"There for what?" Lina eyes bugged out as she jumped up in shock, flailing her arms widly as she slowly fell back about to see how many steps were on the staircase she just climbed.
>Luckily a hand came just in time to save her, only for to land ontop of him, her head slamming into rescuers dome, leaving them both sprawled out on the floor.
>Lina shook off stars in her eyes, Her body tensed and her skin turned a shade of crimson when she realized where was.
>Face deep in Lemy's chest, almost tempting her to snuggle it.
>Luckily he was too busy dealing with his possible head fracture to notice, way to headbutt your crush Lina, then again if she did knock him knock him out she could pretend to sleep on his chest until someone found them.
>Sadly that weird little fantasy was not to be, as Lemy lifted his head with unfocused eyes "Ow." He took a sharp breath before looking to Lina "You okay?"
>Lina found her footing as she stood up quickly and dusted herself off, offering a hand to Lemy which he took and got him back on his feet "Y-yeah I'm cool as usual, you?" (Nice one girl, headbutt him and then compliment yourself. So humble.) She held her hand up to her mouth and forced a cough, trying to think of what to say and do "So Lizzers is asleep now?"
>Lemy smiled "Out like a light, you still hungry?"
>Lina's mind raced; there was an army of gossiping girls down there that could rat her out the second Lemy showed up. She needed to keep him upstairs, time to be bold.

>"Nah i'm stuffed. You mind if we crash in your room. My moms probably gonna be mingling for another hour and I need to get away from that noise."
>"I hear yeah. I was just thinking this killer track I wanted to show you anyway." Lemy gave a goofy grin leading her to his room.
>Lina felt her ears heat up as she stepped in, she'd been here before but the circumstances were different now, at least on her end
>She hoped to make it mutual
>Lina wasted no time laying on the bed, it helped that it smelled like him. Hopefully, that didn't sound as creepy as it did in her head. She watched as Lemy walked over to his messy dresser. A larger stereo sat surrounded by CDs, Stereo parts and assorted junk as he fiddled with it.
> With the push of a button a slow beat filled the room, sounded like a lowkey rap instrumental, a lot of bass to it. Not really what you would call Killer but it was easy listening music. Really setting the mood up until he too a seat on the floor.
>"Do you usually like sitting next to the bed?" Lina gave him a knowing annoyed look. He picked up on it.
>"Aw nah, just... I'll hang down here. Dont want to take up space on the bed."
>Lina furrowed her brow, she could make this work "Lemy c'mon, I'm not gonna kick you out of your own bed"
>"You're my guest, and the one with the cast, its cool, let me be the gentleman here"
>"And as your guest I don't want you putting yourself out because of my stupid cast."
>"But what if I bump into you or something, I don't wanna-" He stopped when she put her hand on his head and slowly turned it toward to her. She patted the spot next to her.
>"Get in the fucking bed Lemy."
>Lemy groaned standing up and took his time getting to his own mattress, hesitantly sitting next to the girl before laying back.
>She felt him tense slightly as she laid next to him, head resting on his shoulder
>Lina was glad for the soft music, even if it was putting her in a mood; she was sure that Lemy would hear her heart pounding against her chest otherwise
>"So..." the girl was suddenly aware of how awkward things were "...what's up with the daughter of drago doing here?" she loved how he smiled at that, know he'd appreciate the Rocky IV reference.
>"Laika's mom knows my family, used to be friends or something. Just catching up." Lemy chuckled  "She kinda look like she didn't want to be there, the second she got to the table she practically forced her way between Lupa and Liby; barely talked to anybody before you showed up."
>"To be fair, it can be hard to hold a conversation between your sisters. They like to get personal" Lina was rubbing her cast, remembering Lacy's words earlier.
>"Yeah, their crazy. But I love em'..." Lemy smiled as he stared at the ceiling. "Its always good to have someone around." Lina couldn’t help but look at him, studying his face as she tried to slow her quickening breaths

>"I always forget how big your family is? All those aunts and sisters and brothers."
>"It gets nuts sometimes, Luckily I got you and Gordo to help me get away from it." he looked down at her and his eyes widened slightly at how close her face was.
>They stayed there for a moment, just staring into each others eyes as Lina's mind was going into overdrive (Do it! kiss him, he's right there!)
>(No, he'd freak out, he doesn't like me that way)
>(You are alone, you are in bed, listening to slow rap nuzzling into his shoulder. You couldn't ask for a better moment.)
>Lina bit her lip and she struggled with her brain's back and forth, she was clutching at his shirt with her bad arm, rubbing the fabric between her fingers. Her nerves got the better of her as she froze up, not doing anything.
>Lemy laughed awkwardly and looked back up, she pouted as the lost opportunity (Good job pussy, ya blew it.)
>Her eyes widened into dinner plates as Lemy suddenly turned back and very quickly pecked her lips, he studied her shocked expression and his face fell
>"I-I'm sorry...I just thought...I was just thinking and..." he was stammering as he looked away, hurt displayed in his features
>Lina mind slowly started back up and she replayed what just happened, and what was currently happening. Lemy had kissed her, and he thought she didn't like it and was spiraling down.
>She cursed herself for laying on her good arm, and her busted wing didn't have the reach she needed. There was only one real option (Time to be bold.)
>Lemy felt his stomach drop as the girl sat up and left his side. He fucked this up, she hated him now of course she was too good for him. He squeezed his eyes shut to block the coming tears, he took a shot and it cost him his best friend

>He gasped out as Lina suddenly straddled him, and his eyes shot open as he felt a hand grip his shirt and pull him upwards
>Staring at each other again; Lina gulped deeply as she searched for courage she didn't have (Fuck it) she thought and she leaned forward, capturing his lips losing herself in the moment
>They broke off the kiss with a pop, and Lina felt herself coming back down as the situation hit her.
>She was with Lemy; alone in his room, and she just mounted and made out with him
>"I really like you ya know...LIKE like you" she couldn't meet his eyes she hid her face in the crook of his neck
>Lemy didn't know what to say; he brought unsure hands up, and wrapped them around her back, hugging her close
>"I...me too, always have. Just thought you were...ya know..out of my league"
>Lina smiled into his neck, her words were muffled "Bullshit, you're the coolest guy ever"
>"What about Nathan? You guys were dating, you started a band"
>Lina lifted her head suddenly and looked mad "Fuck Nathan, guys a fucking asshole" her face softened as she leaned down smooching Lemy's lips softly
>"You've always been there, I was just...scared, what if you didn't like me back?" Lina felt the butterflies rage in her stomach and her face was glowing red
>'Ah geeze!" she hid her face in his neck again and Lemy laughed at this hidden side of Lina that was unknown to him
>Lemy rubbed circled on her back, making her spine tingle and breathing hitch, they had to be careful, the walls were thin
>"I'm really glad this worked out" he said, and Lina nodded into his shoulder giggling
>Lemy cried out as he felt nibbling on his neck, she was going to leave marks
>Outside the room was crowded as far too many sisters were hovering around the door to Lemy's room
>"Are they doing it yet?"
>"Loan shut up!"