*𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝*
"Lincoln!"
The wind was blowing making every muscle of her body tremble she tried to stop herself but her body wasn't listening to her it continued to tremble violently at the will of the freezing wind and cold water...
...yet, she felt nothing. Her body was trembling violently, she felt the mushy feel of the mud and the sound of her foot when she stepped in almost every puddle of water in the zone, she knew that the water was cold as ice but she felt nothing, the wind it would blow on her already expose skin but she felt no cold, she didn't even felt the heavy rain that fell on her head.
She felt nothing
However, she didn't care she did what she always did when she stepped her foot in the forest.
Call for him.
She knew he was here somewhere they searched every part of the whole freaking Royal Woods and city, ask everyone they could and make more than hundreds of posters with his face and stick them everywhere.
Yet they found nothing.
The only place that was unseen the only place he could hide that much time was the forest.
The police said that they would send teams to search for her brother but they didn't saw any of them entering the forest at that time and surely didn't hear any news about any policeman even getting closer to the forest even after all this time.
The police also said they would send detectives to search for him but they didn't even ask his family or closest friends if they knew anything!
She... They searched EVERYWHERE! WITHOUT any of those people that would say they would help them then they didn't even move a finger for them!
No! She can't think of this now she have to stay concentrate the day is almost out and she didn't find even a trace of him... again.
"L-Lincoln"
Fuck! Her teeth are trembling too! She couldn't even speak clearly! She...!
"Lynn?"
"....!"
"Lynn! Here!"
A couple of meters away from a pretty big ditch was waving at her a trembling hand.
For a second she froze. Watching that trembling and hand waving so weakly at her, trying so desperately to gain her attention.
One step,
After one slow and full of insecurity step the ran with all her might towards her brother. It was a miracle she didn't trip or slip on the muddy ground but she didn't care about that.
"Lincoln!"
"Lynn thank god! Here! Help me! Please!"
When she got close enough she jumped with all her might into the ditch right in front of her brother.
He was here... HE WAS REALLY FUCKING HERE!
His hair was a mess his clothes were a bit torn and he was covered in mud from head to toe but the last one must be her fault because of her jump that splashed all the mud on him. He was sitting on a rock and his head was at the same height as her chest, when he saw her he didn't get up from that rock... he just looked at her smiling... it was weird...
But she didn't care! He was here unharmed! He was right there wearing a trembling smile on his innocent face while looking at her with his sparkling eyes!
"...Lynn I fell here and my ank..."
The boy couldn't say anything because his sister was hugging his body burying his cold face in her chest.
The boy's hand rise slowly toward his sister's back but froze in mid-air when he felt the trembling create from the irregular breathing and heard... sobs?!.
"L-Lynn? You are cry-crying?"
"Of course, I'm crying Stinkcoln! We missed you so much! We searched everywhere for you!"
"Sorry"
His right hand continued to go up, touching gently her back hugging her softly. When she felt his hand on her back she cried harder and Lincoln started to move his hand up and down helping his dear sister to release all her emotions she piled up.
"Where you were all this time?"
"Here."
"No stupid! Where you been all this WHOLE year?"
"I told you Lynn, I have been here 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧"
"Huh?"
The girl looks down at her brother's face... and...
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh"
His... his face! His... his eyes were... were gone! Her brother's eyes were gone! Black holes were looking at her! His face never left that warm and innocent smile making him look even more terrifying! M-more sinister!
"Where were you, Lynn? When I fell down here I didn't panic too much because I knew my sister, 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 would save 𝙈𝙚."
"But you didn't come! I shouted till my voice couldn't come out! 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹!"
"...L-L-Lincoln..."
"𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗻? 𝗪𝗵𝘆!?"
She froze once again his... ey... no those pitch-black holes were looking directly at her soul...
This... this is not Lincoln!
This is not her brother!
"Who are you! What you did to my brother?!"
The monster that was looking too much like her brother was just looking at her
Not speaking
Not moving
He didn't even look like he was breathing
He just looking at her trembling, agitated and terrified self, feeling those pitch-black holes burning her soul. Looking directly at her most dark secrets and laughs at her.
"Hahahahahahah𝙃𝘼𝙃𝘼𝙃𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙃𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙃𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙃𝙖𝙃𝘼...."
The laugh started normally it sounded exactly like her brother after he heard a good joke but it immediately became a burst of crazy, monstrous laughter that froze her blood.
She covered her ears trying to stop that horrible sound but it looked like it just made the sound even louder.
"...𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯"
"... I am Lincoln Loud, Lynn. 𝗜'𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱..."
No
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯!"
"That 𝙔𝙤𝙪 let to die in the woods because you were not searching enough!"
"No! Shut up! Lincoln wouldn't ever say something like that!"
Her blood was boiling in her veins looking directly at that... monster that like to call itself her brother.
"Hahahah! Oh Lynn you didn't change at all. Always the most prideful one, the sore loser. You can't accept that you couldn't save me or... is because I'm not comporting like you wanted, huh?"
"I'm gonna kill you!"
"Too late Lynn you already did it"
The ground cracked open like a cheap mirror under her feet making her feel in the darkness.
"Aaaaaaaaahhh!"
She shut her eyes and clench her teeth wanting for the inevitable pain when her body touch the ground but...
It didn't come
Actually, she was already on the ground for some time without even realizing it, and she didn't feel any pain when her body meet the ground actually it was more like when you wake up after you dreamt you fall from a high height.
She lifted her body slowly that was still trembling from the fear those eyes transmitted to her heart. The cold was long forgotten but she was still soaked with ice-cold water from the rain.
She looked around while staying on the ground not feeling to stand up and she realized she was surrounded by darkness... infinite darkness that didn't allow her to see anything.
*sob*
She tried to stop herself. Lynn Loud don't cry. She was tough, she broke every bone from her body and she didn't cry not even once she endured the pain and became the star player in the most sports in the whole school.
....but that wasn't physical pain... it was much worse
It was like a palm inside her chest crushing slowly her fast-beating heart. It didn't matter how much she press her palms in her chest or how hard she try to control herself to not let a sob full of anguish.
The pain didn't lessen not even a bit it actually became worse in that darkness without somebody to hear, to see her pathetic self her feelings finally decided to explode.
She let out, everything.
She buried her face in her palms starting to cry as hard as she could.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry Lincoln it was only my fault! Please forgive me! Even if you don't forgive me please just come home. All of us miss you! Please!"
"Lynn? I-is that you?"
There in the dark not too far away from the crying girl was a silhouette that ensemble very much to her brother
Her bloodshot eyes slowly rose looking towards the direction of the voice.
"Stay a-away for me, Stay Away For Me! Yo-You... FAKE! What happened with my brother! What Did You Do To Him?"
She started fearfully but she ended up screaming loud and clear, ready to kill the fake 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 that dare to mess with her head.
"Lynn? Lynn is me! You-you're OK? Ple-please believe me is me!"
Her ears heard his trembling voice the boy made a step closer approaching her like a scared rabbit.
She wanted to jump out and grab his throat
...but then she looked at his eyes.
His beautiful eyes that were sparkling even in this infinite darkness looking at her with so much worry.
From a single look, she knew.
He didn't care about himself once he saw his sister cry he probably ran like a maniac right here to save her, to comfort her.
....exactly like Lincoln would do. Her real loving Brother.
"Ly-Lynn is that really you? Lynn, you're ok? Lynn!"
That was his voice! His real voice, his caring personality, his body trembling body, his beautiful eyes that sparkle even in this world without light!
That was her brother! Her real brother...Her Lincoln!
"...𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯..."
"Lincoln!"
She jumped out off the ground hugging him tightly, her cries became lauder but this time there were full of happiness.
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯!"
She holds him tight to her chest not wanting to let go.
"....𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯"
"L-Lincoln? Where have you been?! We were so worried! I was so worried! I search for you everywhere every day since you disappeared!"
"I-I know Lynn I-I-I'm so sorry! *sob* I was... *sob* I miss you so, so much Lynn!"
"I miss you too, everybody misses you like crazy, bro! They never stop looking for you they..."
"Wai...Wait all of you were looking for me? Oh god, I'm so sorry Lynn it must be so hard for all of you *sob* I can't even imagine how hard was for you!"
Fortunately, she stopped from rolling her eyes even if Lincoln couldn't see her.
That was so typical for him. He always thinks of others before him, even now. He immediately felt bad for us forgetting everything about his feelings and well-being.
"....𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯...!"
She love him so much
She buries her face in his shoulder closing her eyes to enjoin his...warmth?
His body... she didn't feel anything... she didn't feel his body temperature! He didn't was warm or cold!
She didn't even feel him breathing.
She wanted to push him away to run... to fight... to scream... to do something... to do anything that can keep him away from her!
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯! ...ake up!"
"Pffff.... o-oh Lynn, it sure took you some time to realize hahahahahahahh! What did I told you? 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺!"
"No!
She tried to push him away from her but he keep her stuck to his body not letting her go.
"Get away from me! Who are you!? Why do you do this to me?!"
"𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁"
For a second she freezes.
Her hand were on his shoulders softly starting to tremble.
"I... I have no secret! Ge-get away for me!"
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯!"
The fake Lincoln loosen his embrace holding her waist. Even now when she pushed, hit, or scratched his chest he didn't budge it was like trying to move a statue made of metal!
He was looking at her horrified eyes with his pitch-black eyes, smiling even wider than humanly possible.
"...You're in
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯!"
...ve
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯!"
....coln ..."
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯!"
..."...𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶..."
She couldn't hear it. She didn't want to hear it! She... she didn't even know what he said but her tears slide one after another from her eyes.
"*sigh* Even after so many years..."
"𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯"
.... Still denying..."
He finally let her go but for some reason, she didn't had strength in her legs she immediately fell on the floor.
"Lincoln" was looking at her like she was a disgusting bug.
"The real one is close but also the one who took him."
"What?"
...again
After that word escapes her mouth she felt again that feeling of falling.
"Lynn Wake Up!!"
*gasp*
Her eyes shot open seeing her little sister Lucy above trying to wake her up.
She didn't ask what she dreamt or if she is ok she told her direct and clear with a very rare smile on her face.
"They found Lincoln."