Episode 1: I Think I Love Him

Episode 14: Acceptance

[Lloyds POV]

I begged my father not to do this. I pleaded. I felt like he was leaving me all over again, the same way he did when I was a child. With tears in my eyes, I decided If he was going to leave me, I wasn't staying to watch.

"Lloyd, don't go!"

It doesn't matter what he says, yet his words caused me to freeze up, taking a few seconds before jumping off the side of the bounty.

His voice starts to become a distant sound, being blocked out by the noises of the battle below.

Blasting almost everything out of the sky, I feel myself start to become weak. My power is slipping. I knew that my powers reflected on my emotions, but this was the worst time for my powers to fail me.

"No no no no no no. This can't be happening to me right now."

I finally reach the ground, collapsing. I can't lose my father. I spent so long without him, without anyone really, and when I finally get him back, the real him back, I'm about to lose him all over again. How is my mother okay with this? How is she not falling apart like I am?

I finally regain the strength to stand, continuing the fight. I'm not losing Ninjago today either.

I run over to my team, running into a few bad guys along the way.

"Are you okay Lloyd?"

Its Jay. He always knew what was up with me, ever since we were young, but I wasn't in the mood to answer him. Not Infront of everyone.

I'm supposed to be their leader, I'm supposed to be strong. I'm fine with letting my team see my emotions, but not the rest of the elemental masters.

"Nothing, I'm fine. Don't worry about it Jay."

My eyes begin to tear up again, but I look away before the rest of the team sees, and focus on the battle in front of me.

I look up into the sky, to the bounty, but quickly advert my gaze to the boy I'm face to face with.

"Kai?"

His arm was placed on my shoulder, before moving its way down to my hand. He grabs it, pulling me aside. I remain quiet, not questioning his actions.

"You don't need to say anything, and that's okay, but I know you're upset Greenie."

I try to remain calm. I try to keep my smile, but I can't. To much is happening that I'm breaking apart and it's becoming harder to hide it.

"...Kai.. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm trying my hardest to be strong. I'm trying to be the leader I'm supposed to be, but i can't. I just can't."

[Kai's POV]

His voice is breaking, his eyes are struggling to meet mine. I grab ahold of his hand again. He's hyperventilating, so I grab ahold of his other hand. I don't know why, but something about physical contact calms him down. I remember him telling me that a few years ago, after he became an adult.

I remember it so vividly. He was so scared, everything was changing so fast, and he was in pain for the first few hours. I remember us sitting alone on the ground if the monetary, away from the others, just talking. I reassured him growing up wasn't as bad as it seems, that it was fun. You had freedom.

But nothing was working. Sure he wasn't as scared as he is now, but I remember pulling him beside me, placing my arm over his shoulder, allowing his head to rest upon my torso. We didn't talk, but we didn't remain in silence. The insects of the night made music for us.