Serendipity | Ninjago One-Shots II

dive down deep into her sound | ninjago series post seabound

Warning: Grief, almost drowning, Jay needs a hug, guys. Kai and Lloyd too. ANGST. Oh, and one swear word.

Spoiler alert! If you haven't watched Seabound then you may not want to read this.

Title from the lyrics of All Is Found from Frozen II
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It was peaceful here. I could see why she loved it. There was something so beautiful, almost ethereal about it. I stretched out my hand, calling to her, feeling the cold liquid slide in between my fingers as I reached towards the open sea. Maybe she'd feel me, maybe my longing would pass through the currents until she was with me again. Her hand would hand take mine and she'd press her lips to my forehead, the barest hint of a smile upon her face.

I love you. She whispered in my dreams.

I blinked.

Bubbles moved past me, racing to get to the surface in little groups. They'd rise to the waves then disappear before your eyes. That's what losing her had felt like. She had been rising. I hadn't wanted to stop her, I didn't want to be the gravity to pull her down. I didn't realize that breaking the surface of the water meant disappearing forever.

I love you.

The words taunted me.

There was a burning in my lungs. It was a constant pain spreading through my chest, alarms screaming in my head as pressure formed at my temples. My body was telling me to move! To do something but I couldn't. Not without her.

Not.

Without.

Her.

I love you. It was so soft but it was there. It was as clear as day, as right as rain, as true as first spinjitzu master himself. I had always known it. Though the words hadn't been spoken we both knew. I didn't need her to say it but she did. She finally did. I knew she did. Somewhere in my subconscious, those words had come to me.

I would give anything to hear them again.

My mouth was open, chest heaving, my eyes wide and panicked as I grappled for something that wasn't there. Salt was on my tongue, tearing through my throat as water filled my lungs.

I love you.

"JAY!" Their voices sounded so far away.

I blinked, a sleepy smile on my face as I looked blearily into the water. Was that her? There was warmth against my hand. Something tingled on my forehead, a gentle pressure before I felt a brush by my ear.

"I love you." Her voice was like a song. I couldn't see her but I felt her. She was there.

She was there.

I tilted my head, my hand closing in on nothingness.

I-

Hands grasped me by my collar, yanking me out of the water until my head broke through the surface. It was suddenly much colder than it had been before. Something pressed against my chest. It should've hurt. Maybe it did but I didn't notice. All I could feel was her lips against the side of my face.

I sputtered, gasping and heaving as I spat up water. Worried tones flew over my head and something was being wrapped around me as I stared, shaking at the crashing waves. Palms pressed against my cheeks, lifting my head until my view of the water was blocked by two scared amber eyes. A fire was lit in them. It was such a sharp contrast to the gentleness in hers. I blinked slowly as they glared at me fiercely, their grip on my face bruising.