Love of a Nindroid

Ch.1: A New Ninja?

Sensei gathered the ninjas and Nya around the table. "Ninja, I have news that may shock you."

"Come on, Sensei. There's nothing we can't take," Cold said.

"Yeah, whatever it is, I'm sure we can handle it," Jay agreed.

"Very well. I have been in town and I believe I have observed another with the potential to be a ninja."

"No way!" Loyde exclaimed, "I can't wait to meet him!"

"When do we get to meet him, Sensei?" Kai asked.

"We are heading into town right now," Sense told them. And from the look in his eye, he seemed to be hiding something.

They landed during the evening. Sensei led the group of boys, Nya and Loyde stayed on the ship, through town, while the boys guessed what the new ninja would be like.

When they passed a dark corner, they stopped and watched hidden as a seven year old boy stole bread from a windowsill. They were about to intervene, when a figure covered head to toe in black stood in front of the boy.

Zane, along with everyone else watched as the figure spoke to the boy dressed in rags.

"Zac, what did I tell you about stealing?" asked the muffled voice from under the cloth.

The boy, Zac, looked up at the figure, "That it's wrong." The figure nodded. "But I'm so hungry…" Zac started.

"No buts," the figure told him sternly.

Zac slumped in defeat and under the figures gaze, put the bread back on the sill.

The figure bent down in front of Zac and put a hand on his shoulder. "You did the right thing. Here, this was all I could get you," the figure said and handed the boy a cracker.

Zac carefully took the cracker and ate it slowly savoring the salty taste and the rare moment when he had something in his stomach. Then he looked up at the figure with saddest eyes Zane had ever seen. He glanced to his left where a few tears were trailing down Jay's face. He then saw the figure pick the boy up and cradle him.

Zac's stomach growled for more food. The figure shook its head and said "That's it. I won't watch you suffer like this."

The ninjas followed as the figure carried the boy to an orphanage. Zac's eyes widened and held onto the figure's chest. "No!" he cried, "No! You can't leave me!"

The figure held the boy close and said, "I don't want to leave you. But you deserve better than this. One day when I have the money, I'll come back for you, okay?"

Zac nodded, his head buried in the figure's chest. The figure lifted the Zac's head so he was looking into its eyes. "Until then, know that I will always love you."

Zac nodded, sniffling. They hugged once more. Then the figure set the boy down, knocked on the door, and hid.

A lady came out, picked up Zac, and assured him everything will be alright. Then they went inside. The figure came out of hiding and looked at the door. It held out its hand for a second, as if reaching for Zac, and then dropped it. Then, the figure disappeared into the forest. The ninja followed the figure through the forest. The figure stopped at a pond. There was a make-shift lean to, a weak fire, and a pathetic pile of sticks for fire wood. The figure sat on a rock and started to sob.

Sensei walked up to it and laid a hand on the figure's shoulder. "It's hard letting go of someone you love."

"You have no idea," the figure said and half turned to Sense. "Are you the one I talked to?"

Sensei nodded. Then he turned to the ninja. "Ninja, meet your new teammate, the ninja of the wind.

The figure turned so it was facing everyone. ""I'm Zoe," it said.

"Zoe?" scoffed Kai, "That's a girl name."

"No duh," Zoe said as she removed her mask, revealing her long, waist long, golden hair.

Kai just stood there mouth agape. Zoe gave a sad smile, a tear trickled down her face. Sense patted her shoulder. "You did the right thing," he said.

She nodded, "I know. I just hope he's happy."

Then Zane spoke up, "But it is okay if you are unhappy?"

She turned and gave him such a sad smile, that if he had a heart, it would have ripped in two. "My little brother always came first."

"How long did it take you to get that cracker?" Cole asked.

"3 hours of asking people for food."

"Zoe, how long has it been since you have really eaten?" Sense asked her.

Zoe shifted her weight from foot to foot and looked away, clearly not proud of her answer. "About two weeks. Unless dirt counts," she whispered.

Sensei looked at her and said, "It's time." She nodded and everyone started to walk back to the ship. Jay turned to see Kai just standing there.

"Is everything okay, Kai?" he asked.

"She's a GIRL!" he exclaimed.

Jay just rolled his eyes. "Come on. Let's go back to the ship." And they ran to catch up with everyone else.

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