Welcome to Ninjago Academy

Chapter 45

New Chat Request

Floyd.G

Harumi stared at the insta request, her heart beating rapidly in her chest. She had only friended Lloyd two days ago, and he was already texting her? Was he taking things too fast, or was she overthinking things again? She wanted Lloyd- no she needed Lloyd for her high school experience, and it looked like Lloyd was reaching out to her instead of the other way round.

When Harumi sent the friend request two days prior, she felt like yeeting her phone out the window, instead she threw it on her bed, and huddled her self in her closet until sh heard the distinct ping of an accepted friend request, her heart burst into relief. If there was one thing Harumi was afraid of, it was rejection.

Harumi's finger lingered over the chat button, unsure if she was responding to early. She turned off her phone, too scared to see what he sent her. Perhaps it was a lengthy paragraph of how much of a loser she was for hanging out with Tox and Vania. Perhaps it was a question about their Italian homework that they had to submit the next day. What if Lloyd wanted her to hook him up with Tox? Even though Tox clearly isn't Lloyd's type, not that she knew what his type was.

Harumi's thoughts raced as she stared at her black phone. Her eyes stared into the reflection on the screen. Her mascara was eating, her eyelashes looked full and luscious,though her lips looked chapped. Harumi grabbed some chapstick and rubbed it on her lips. Though, it wasn't like Lloyd could see her right now. He could probably tell that she was panicking, by the time it took for her to respond.

Harumi grunted in frustration, it wasn't that hard. Open her phone, click Lloyd's name and respond. Why was her chest pumping, and her breath growing ragged. It's not like she liked Lloyd or anything, she only needed him for popularity, that's it.

Harumi sucked in a breath and opened her phone, Lloyd's notification showing 2 min ago. Harumi froze, had it been that long already? Did Lloyd thin she was a weirdo for not responding? What if Lloyd put his phone down and walked away to do what ever teen age boys did? Oh shoot. Did she miss her chance already?

Harumi shook her hands out, trying to get the anxiety off them like thats how it worked. She opened Lloyd's chat to see a single:

Floyd.G: hi :)

A single Hi. it was lowercase, meaning it was casual, and the smiley face... he was being friendly. So no he wasn't trying to ask for homework, or was he trying to ask Harumi to ask Tox to hook up with it. Although that also meant he wasn't trying to ask her out on a date. That made sense, they hardly knew each other.

Harumi took a breath before typing a response

Hello!

Wait that sounded to desperate. Harumi quickly, deleted the text. Good think she didn't send it. The exclamation point made her look to desperate. She thought about doing a seductive heyyy, with three y's exactly, four would make her look crazy and 2 looked like a typo. One would be weird because: wait. It wouldn't be weird. One y was perfect.

RumiRoo88: hey

Lowercase was the perfect idea. Harumi threw her phone on her bed, when she saw Lloyd's chat bubbles appear. She was too anxious to see what he was writing.

Floyd G. :Wyd rn?

Harumi thought to her self. Was Lloyd asing what she was actually doing right now? She was obviously texting him. But she couldn't say that. She needed something cool to say. SOmething that would make her sound cool. She could say she was cooing, but then he'd ask what she was making, and that would be too much of a lie. She could say she was lying in bed, but that would make her look and sound lazy.

Harumi's eyes drifted around her room, trying to find something interesting she could respond with. Her eyes fell on her opened computer, her half down History project splayed on the screen. That could work. It would make her sound studious, but not to smart. Lloyd was a straight A student with what she heard.

RumiRoo88: the annoying history project, Powers assigned

Floyd G.: Ugh. don't remind me i have 2 complete that

RumiRoo88: Did you even start?

Floyd G.: ....

Floyd G.: no.

RumiRoo88: Ur kidding

Floyd G.: ......

Floyd G.: I haven't chosen a topic yet....

RumiRoo88: There's no way. It's due tmr

Floyd G.: Wait.. srsly?

RumiRoo88: Aren't you friends with all the teachers? You should know this

Floyd G.: *most teachers. I have a bone to pick with Powers

RumiRoo88: Wut did he do?

Floyd G.: He was wandering eyes when it comes to the female students

RumiRoo88: Don't you mean a wandering eye?

Floyd G.: xD. ur funny

Harumi felt a blush rise in her cheeks as she mindlessly kicked her feet in the air. (bros on the bed btw)

RumiRoo88: Its one of my many qualities

Floyd G.: Hm..

Floyd G.: Perhaps i wanted to learn

more about those qualities

of yours?

Harumi froze. Was he asking her on a date? Does he want to date her? Does he want to take her out? Harumi's heart skipped a beat as her light blush turned into a dark red.

Play it cool Harumi.

She thought as she took a deep breath.

Do not screw this up.

RumiRoo88: If your asking what i think you asking, if free saturday night....

Floyd G.: Its a date then, send me your addy

Harumi nearly shot out of her bed in excitement. She did it! She got Lloyd. Not really since they were only planning a date rather actually being on the date at the moment... but it was a win, no matter how small.

RumiRoo88: Jade burrow XXX XXXX

👍

Floyd G.: I would like to speak more, but I kinda have a history project due tmr

RumiRoo88: Haha, good luck finishing

Floyd G.: More like good luck starting

Im cooked ☠️

Harumi grabbed her pillow, quietly screaming into it because she didn't need her mom hearing her. She looked back at her phone to see Lloyd's contact picture lost the small green bubble in the corner, indicating he was offline. But Harumi didn't seem to care. Her mind was racing while her heart was pumping way to much and way to hard than regular, but otherwise, she felt great. Amazing even. Lloyd was going to be hers......