Orchid romance

4

"Rules are no hurting and no going inside." The boy yelled from his rock. "Robbers will get a ten second head start." Lloyd stretch his back slightly while looking at me. "Your gonna need that head start. But I can almost bet I will catch you."

"First you won't be able to find me. Second aren't we supposed to be playing with the kids. Not track each other down." He just rolled his eyes. "Come on. What's the harm in a little friendly competition and you know I'm a ninja right? I'll find you." 

"Robbers! Ready! Set! Go!" With that me and some of the kids ran as fast as we could. I made sure I was out of Lloyd's site before hiding in a thick bush. I won't be super surprised when he finds me but at least this gives me a better shot at running than if I was in a tree. "Cops! Ready! Set! Go!" So the game really begins. Within seconds, Lloyd was already behind one of the builds were I was.

Okay so he saw me running this way. It's not like I could hid that. He walked over to the tree. "Now where could she be?" He either was being a jerk and already knew where I was or was thinking out loud. "She could be that stupid to hide in a bush right?" He knows. 

Lloyd then walked over to the bush and just stood there. "You can come out you already lost." Chances of me getting out of the bush and not getting tagged are low. But not zero. "Fine, by stubborn." It would have been really funny if he was just talking to a bush. But sadly he parted the leaves and saw me. "Found you." 

"True but I haven't lost yet." With that I kicked his leg so I could booked it back out to the court yard where I bunch of kids were waiting to tag me. "That wasn't the smartest move I have ever made." I mumbled as a bunch of kids heads turned and ran at me. I ran slower for the kids laughing as they jumped and missed me barely. 

Suddenly I was tackled to the ground by a fully grown man. We rolled down hill for a bit before stopping with him on top of me. "What you did was playing dirty."

"Well you never said I had to play nice with you." Lloyd rolled his eyes st my response before getting up. "Next time, no kicking. Also look at that I did find you and win." He smirked at me while offering a hand up. "Oh shut up green bean. That was luck." Probably wasn't.

"Luck, really?" He pulled me up as soon as my hand was in his. "I would like to see you try and find me as fast as I found you." 

"You're on." We spent the whole day playing with the kids and trying to beat each other in every game. He won mostly. But every now and then I won. But it started to get dark and everyone was called in by a man. "It's time for your lesson." 

"Your dad?" I looked over to Lloyd who was laying on the ground next to me. "Yep, he teaches before they go to bed. I still don't know why." Lloyd and I got up and walked inside. "Well you two look tired." Cole looked at both of our faces for a moment. We all sat down on the floor of the dojo.

"We running around all day tends to make one a little tired." Me more so than all of you. There was a shadow against the door that had four arms. All of the ninja, except Lloyd, gasped. I couldn't help but get tense as well. I have personally never met the ex dark lord. But just the shadow still scares me a little. "Don't worry. He has changed a lot." Lloyd leaned over to whisper to me.

When Garmadon entered I could help but feel less tense. He looked like a normal man. Old sure. But not looking like he will kill me. I really shouldn't have jumped to the conclusion before I have even met him. 

When he walked a couple of steps he noticed his son and, by consequences , me. "Ah, my son. So glad you could join us. And a new face." He dipped his head down a little as he noticed me. "Hey, it's been a while, Father." Lloyd greeted his father smiling. 

Jay whispered something to Cole which he received a hit on the head for from Garmadon. "Silence!"

"Close your mouth and open your ears. Tonight's lesson is the art of the silent fist: To fight without fighting. May I have a volunteer?" Lloyd got up after a moment of silence. "How about me?"