Ninjago- "An ending is really just a new beginning"

Chapter 39

Harumi's POV

"Woah, woah woah", Jay exclaimed in quiet awe as Lloyd recounted him sneaking behind Kane and Kira's squabble," Kane freaking slapped his sister?"

"Shhush!!!", Nya said, placing her hand on Jay's mouth to quiet him down,"He's right here you know!" She hissed.

We cast a hopefully discreet glance at Kane, who boredly sat on the table opposite us, scrolling through his phone. Huh, I guess they have signal here— in the middle of the ocean.

"So?", Kai said, shrugging a shoulder,"I slap my sister all the time."

Nya snorted, setting her fork down from her scrambled eggs, cracking her knuckles as she gave a side look at Kai,"You only tried that once—And that's why you have to wear a bandage on your head permanently." She fired back, without missing a beat.

Cole snorted, and coughed onto his fist.

Kai managed a grimace, subconsciously running his fingers through his bandage.

"But that isn't the point guys", Lloyd pressed, placing a hand in the middle of the breakfast table," Kira is being—threatened...or something—"

"Threatened?" , I interrupted him, raising my eyebrows at him," What? You think she's innocent and has nothing to do with all this?" I asked, anger fuming.

The others looked at me in mild shock, probably from my distasteful tone.

Lloyd furrowed his brows, glancing at me, and I felt my anger deflate.

"I didn't say that, Harumi", he said, his tone calm and grounded," I'm just...thinking it all through—it's like—she's forced to do all this because Kane's her brother." His green eyes stared at the table, his brows furrowed.

I frowned, looking at my half-eaten apple in disgust. I didn't even feel hungry anymore.

Lloyd thought that—that Kira deserved a second chance? Unbelievable.

"You can't say that Lloyd", Jay said,"Just because her brother is all evil and wants revenge—does't mean she's forced to do it too."

"And why do you think that?", Lloyd asked, his eyebrow raised in challenge.

Jay opened his mouth to argue, but I slammed my hand onto the table, making everyone jump.

"Just because Kane is her brother doesn't mean she's forced into anything Lloyd", my words cut through sharply even though I only hushed them quietly, even to me, my voice sounded deadly," So you're telling me just because your father was evil, you were forced into joining his side? Were you forced to conquer Ninjago with him and succumb to your Oni side?" I glared through my glassy eyelids to his shocked, wide green ones.

"Harumi...", Lloyd murmured, slowly raising his hand towards me, but I backed away, running away from the breakfast table and outside.

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Lloyd's POV

I stared helplessly at Harumi's running figure until she was out of sight. My heart thumped and galloped as her piercing words rang through my head on reverse and repeat. Again and Again. Her eyes—

"Did you see that?", Kai asked, his jaw slack,"she looked like she was gonna cr—"

"Kai", Skylor grabbed his arm, shaking him slightly,"Not. The. time."

"No...Kai's right", I said, lowering my raised hand to my side,"She—looked so—upset—like she was gonna cry." My face must've twisted into something as the others all stood up, ushering close to me.