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Z • Cole

zen
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because he feels at peace with you
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LAST CHAPTER IM SOBBING
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Warning(s): lotta feels
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"Feeling the mellow. So much better than fighting some weird creature."

I huffed, a smile on my face as I leaned my head to his chest, his arms pulling me in even closer. The warmth he emitted wasn't helping me cool off on the hot summer day but I didn't move away. I liked it. His lips made contact to the top of my head that made me feel all giddy. There was something about being appreciated by Cole that fuelled me enormously. I kissed the chest I was being squished into, reciprocating the love he showed me everyday since he became my boyfriend and I his girlfriend.

"Not like Kai, hm? Fighting every moment he can."

"Pfft, no. It's fun in the moment but these are the times that I long for, personally. Also he just has a lot of rage and needs an outlet."

The birds squeaking and the waves whooshing kept the silence at bay. However, I wanted to bring something up that had been on my mind for a while.

"Are you ready to retire? You're only twenty-five."

"I've been doing this for over a decade, I think my time is up. Besides, I'm ready to move on. But if they ever need me for very big threats, then I will be there."

"I know. I just don't want you to feel like you'll regret it down the line," I commented, tracing my finger on his chest in silly shapes that didn't have names. "You're coming from a very high adrenaline background and don't want you to flatline when normal things get boring." These thoughts would constantly run through my head and I was scared to tell him the second he told me that he was thinking of retiring last year.
I was more than not honest with him, but this topic had made me insecure and very selfish. He was the one retiring and I only thought about myself. Naturally, I kept it to myself but he was officially retiring next week and I knew I had to tell him before the day came.

"What's normal to you?" I heard a smile in his words, assuming he found my worries amusing. That hinted to me that I was slightly worrying over nothing. Nevertheless, I answered because I wanted it off my chest. Before I could open my mouth, however, he spoke again. "Going to the beach like this, with you? Waking up beside you? Going on runs with you? Cooking with you?"

"Watching me cook," I corrected and his chest vibrated as he laughed. His laugh filling my ears and being in his arms I never felt so wrapped by his presence and I never wanted to leave.

"You best believe that none of those things are boring. Even when we woke up together today I realized I wanted to do this everyday with you. High adrenaline, or not, there's always other things I could do than risk my life for the sake of Ninjago." His words were ease to my mind. The water rushing with thoughts almost told to calm down and what was at first a big wave was now a soothed ocean. More like the one we were looking at. My hand dropped and found itself in Cole's hand.
The difference in size drastic as he was significantly taller in height. Therefore bigger in other places.

Yes.

"I guess that's true," I agreed.

"You guess? What? Would it be better if you had ninja boyfriend on your resume?" He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes as I stifled a giggle myself. "Oh yeah, how boring is it now that I put retired in front of it?"

"Sorry to disappoint, sweetheart. I'm officially retired and done with this chapter of my life."

I sighed with a smile as I was coming down from the high I had felt. "Yeah, I know. Baby ninjas?" I asked out of the blue and I knew he was smirking even if I couldn't see his face. His hand gripped tighter onto mine, an unknowing rush went through me.

"Plural?" He questioned me and I snickered. "Is that what our future will be?"

"Maybe, if time permits. If not, you're more than enough."

"Was there any doubt?"

"You're starting to sound like Kai," I singsong. I knew he rolled his eyes but I didn't see. It was a feeling. I pulled away to see it and all I saw was a lopsided grin.

"Ha ha," he said sarcastically. "Whatever the next chapter will hold, I'm glad I spent this one with you."

"This feels like such a cliche moment to say 'I love you'," I wined, the words on the tip of my tongue.

"Well then, I love you," he said before kissing my nose. I inhaled sharply as I smiled tightly.

"I love you, more," I replied.

"Is this a competition?"

I rolled my eyes. "No," I exasperated. "I saw something last week saying like 'I love you, too' was a bit redundant and agreeing with the words 'I love you' and I can't get it out of my head. I won't think of such about anyone but I just can't say 'I love you, too' in response anymore," I admitted.

"Okay then, I love you most," he said.

"So it was a competition?" I raised a brow.

"Maybe." I gave him a look. He just laughed out loud, the slight roughness of his voice a sweet tune in my ears and a disrupter in my gut. "If you feel that way, then I will say the same."

The zen of his words cooled me down from the heat I had felt of worry. He always knew what to say and what to do. I almost felt envious but knowing he used his powers towards me made it hard for me to lean more jealous than I am grateful for his talents.
His big heart and kind soul was something I wanted to live with forever.

"So you really won't be bored with just me?" I asked again.

"Just you? What's that supposed to mean? Don't reduce yourself to nothing. You're so much more than you realize, you just have to see it. There's nothing we can't do that won't bring me joy. I'm not that hard to please."

It was true. "Okay you put my worries to rest."

"I know that's a lie but we'll get there."

I smiled as I looked at the sunset. "So, the future huh?"

"Can't wait for what it will bring."

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