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Cole Brookstone x FReader: Family

"Mail call!" yelled the voice from over the monastery's walls. The ninja dashed to the door with excitement, you and Master Wu following closely behind. The large gates opened to reveal the poor postman, he was panting due to the number of stairs.

"Ca-can't you guys get a lift or something?" he huffed out, digging around his bag. He pulled out some letters, scanning the envelopes before calling out names, "Jay, a letter from your parents."

"Aw right!" Jay beamed, grabbing the letter and opening it immediately.

"A package for Nya and Kai, both from your parents." Kai stepped forward with a giddy grin, "I'll take Nya's too, I'm sure she won't mind." he was definitely up to something.

"Whatever," the postman sighed, "Sorry Zane, nothing for you today." The nindroid looked down in disappointment, "It's okay, maybe another day." he shrugged. The postman rattled around his bag for the final letter, "Last but not least, Cole. It's a letter from your dad."

"Ohh, great." the sarcasm in his voice could be heard from Ninjago City with how blatant he was about it. Cole took the letter, giving the postman a brief 'thanks', he didn't open it though. Jay had noticed this, shoving his shoulder into Cole's chest, "Hey, aren't ya gonna open it?"

Cole looked from the letter to Jay, "Naah,"

"What? Why? There could be something cool in there." Jay offered, trying to tug the letter away from Cole; the guy could be so nosey. Cole shoved Jay away and moved to stand beside you and Master Wu, "It's just a letter from my dad, Jay. It's nothing special, probably just wants me to visit or something."

"Oh, I'd love to visit your dad. I've heard so much about him." you mused, but it was true. Ever since you had been brought onto the crew, you and Cole grew a close bond. One night while you were both on guard on the Bounty, you had just talked for hours about nothing in particular. That was until Cole opened up about his family, and in turn, you did the same.

He told you the fun stories and the sad; you gave him your condolences and shared a brief hug. Cole's denial brought you out of the sweet memory, "Oooh no, I'm not visiting my dad."

"But I thought you two had fixed your relationship? It's how you unlocked your true potential." Zane butted in, scratching his mechanical head in confusion.

"Yeah, I thought your old man was good with you being a ninja and stuff." Kai added, now leaning against Zane. Cole shrugged his shoulders, looking hopeless, "It's not that, it's- Oh, forget it." he sighed, turning away.

You all stared at each other in shock and confusion. What was up with him? You couldn't think of any other time he'd been acting like this; did something happen between Cole and his father? You chased after Cole, considering no one else did.

You heard a commotion coming from his room, you couldn't make out any words though. Knowing it was wrong to eavesdrop, you tapped lightly on his bedroom door, awaiting entry. It took him a minute or so, but eventually, Cole let you in. He didn't say anything, he just sat on his bed looking at the still enclosed letter in his hands.

You joined him, feeling the plush mattress sink under your weight. You rested a hand against his shoulder, giving him a promising smile as you did, "Hey, I'm sure whatever is going on between you and your dad isn't that bad. Aren't you even going to read it? I mean, it might not even be what you think it is."

Cole sighed, shaking his head lightly, "I know exactly what it is, and that's the problem."

"I don't quite follow?" you asked, head titled in puzzlement. Cole couldn't suppress the small smile on his face when he looked at you, he always thought you looked cute when you titled your head like that. He shook the feeling away, debating on doing what he was about to do. Wordlessly, he handed you the letter, nodding for you to open it.