Family Is Key

Chapter 1: Ninjas Never Quit

A/N: I know, I know...I still have like 5 or 6 other stories I need to update. And I will....But I want to publish this story because just after writing the first chapter I am totally in love with this! So bring out your lawyers and sue me!

"Arin, you have the potential to be the greatest ninja of all time. Better than any of us."

"And are you going to be with me the rest of the way?"

He smiled at the young hopeful boy.

"I wouldn't have it any other way, Arin. Not any other way."

Arin looked up at his master's portrait before touching it gently."Wouldn't it have it any other way huh, Lloyd? That's what you said. And now, where are you?"He asked him softly. Silence. Like how everything was now. He hated it. He was used to the ninja's loudness. Their laughter, their chaos. Who knew saving the world would end all that chaos. The only chaos he liked having around. But...Everything has to end at some time......Including his master's life....

Why did he have to go? Why couldn't he just stay? Stay with them....Maybe they could have worked things out, Arin had heard countless times the ninjas have either left the ninja team or died or been sacrificed...But they came back. But why not Lloyd? There must be something or some way to bring him back....Because if they didn't....There would be no ninja team, there would be no hope for Ninjago. Oh FSM. There he goes again, with what if or the whys or what could have happened.....He keeps getting stuck in the past, even before.....But he can't help it. Things had to go back from what they were before.....Everything. First he lost his parents, then he found out Wu was the reason for the merge, then Lord Ras wrapped him up into nothing but chaos leading him to learn Shatterspin fighting the people who only gave him hope, and now....? He's losing everything. Everything is out of his reach. He has no control over anything, but did he ever? Did anyone did? The answer, no. No way. Control didn't exist anymore when the Merge happened. Things just got out of control. Out of complete control.....And he had no one else but himself to blame for that. For everything.

"Arin! You have to stop this!"Lloyd said tugging against the chains that held him to the ground."And why would I do that? You don't get it Lloyd. This is my one and only chance to get everything I have ever lost....Reversing the Merge, I could finally get everything I deserve."Arin said."But it will cause complete chaos! Trust me, I know what it feels like! To lose people! But you have to stop this! Anger won't solve anything!"Lloyd cried out."Anger...Is what made me stronger."Arin said, his red eyes blazing into Lloyd's green ones."Lord Ras was right. You held me back....You kept me weak. It wasn't until Lord Ras showed me how to be strong...."Arin said."I...I'm sorry! I didn't mean for it...All of this to happen!"Lloyd cried out."Well it did."Arin said bitterly."We...We can fix this, Arin! I know we can! But you have to come home!"Lloyd begged."Don't you get it, Lloyd?! I will never go back!"Arin shouted his red eyes suddenly became even more red than before, his eyes only showed pure hate. Only showed the effects of shatterspin."Arin-

"I wish you were gone instead of my parents."

Arin wasn't the type to doubt others or himself....But now? He doubts himself everyday. He shouldn't have said those words. He had a history of hurting his back when fighting with Lord Ras, but that memory hurt Arin more than anything on the face of the  Merge Realms. He never even got the chance to say...That he was sorry, for everything. He doesn't even know why Lloyd ever spoke highly of him after that, but he did. In fact, it seemed like Lloyd wanted to forget everything that had happened, Nya told him it was how he coped with things, but still......Sure, they had a few fights with each other after that(Arin was the one who usually started them), but they got over it....Right? But what if Lloyd was so good at hiding his feelings, that he secretly hated Arin? That he ended his life not only to save everyone, but to get away from him? Tears ran down his cheeks as he buried his head with his hands. He raised his head after a few silent moments other than a few of his sobs, and stared at his master.