Novae Terrae | Ninjago x Reader

Chapter 1: Pancakes and Painful Aches

The melodies of chirping birds can be heard from the window. The soft breeze rustling through the leaves of trees and brush is something you have always enjoyed waking up to. The soothing cold has always calmed your mind, balancing with the soft warmth of your blankets and coaxing you from your slumber.

You groggily reach for the clock next to your bed.

'7:00 AM' You're hardly able to recognize the symbols on the slowly ticking contraption... thankfully awake enough to realize that you had awoken just a tad earlier than expected.

You let out a yawn, stretching your arms above your head and sighing through your nose.

While it was still early, you decided that getting up and ready now was the best course of action. The slightest fear of oversleeping being something vaguely haunting to your mind.

You try to recall your dream as you rise from bed, sleepily making your way to your wardrobe.

Something about a magic cat— and a wedding?

You try to recall tidbits of the dream, but it fades from your memory before you can hypothesize the possible meanings behind it.

Heading down the stairs of your home you make your way into the kitchen's pantry to prepare breakfast.

'Chocolate chips, Mix, and Milk. Now to get the pan and butter!'

Keeping a steady rhythm of readying the batter for cooking and setting the table, you feel a smile rise to your face. Knowing a certain someone will be very pleased with your choice in breakfast.

Finishing the second stack of chocolate pancakes, you hear the thudding sound of small feet hitting the stairs. You turn to see a tuft of blond hair facing you from across the table, freezing at the entrance of the kitchen.

You smile as the tuft shows the shining face of Rowan, your baby brother, who's eyes twinkled as he slowly inched closer to one of the steaming piles of pancakes.

"Hey, no pancakes 'till hands are washed!" Picking up the plate and setting it on the table, Rowan rushes to the kitchen sink with a determined look and scrubs his hands with vigor, jumping off the stool you had in place for him and scrambling back into his seat. You grin watching the entire endeavor, feeling a sense of relief that you had been given a brother that actually listens when you tell him things. You reward with pancakes.

After joining and eating the stacks of absolute deliciousness, both you and Rowan head up to your respective rooms to get ready for the day. Finding Rowan struggling with his shirt buttons as you were making your way back down the stairs. You quickly fix his problem and, with a quick check of the time, slide downstairs to grab your work bag.

Passing Rowan his school bag and fixing the strap of your satchel, you open the door to head for your first destination of the day.

"First stop, Rowboat!"

First of the day, the school. You, thankfully, had enough of that one for a lifetime.

You do a quick rundown with Rowan, double checking if he had anything missing that you might need to deliver during your work break. Seeing he had everything in place you sent him to his class seat.

You give your little brother a quick hug and wave goodbye as you move to greet the teacher of his class.

"Ah, (Y/N)! No parental drop off today?" The woman asks.

"Sorry to say Mrs. Rhodes, dad is still out of town."

You try to keep a positive face in front of the lady and kids in the room. But the slight irritation of having to mention your father seeps through. The 3rd grade teacher seems to notice with a look.