Silver (A Ninjago Maximum Ride Crossover)

Chapter 24: Hiding

'Silver's POV'

I wake to hear the crunching of leaves and a snapping twig. I slowly open my tired eyes and see the guys sleeping, all but one. My eyes meet a strong back, covered by a black T-shirt.

I set Kadence on the ground and find that I'm wrapped in a blanket. Misako, Sensei and Garmadon must have brought them. Yeah, that's definitely what happened, because when I fell asleep last night, we didn't have any supplies, now everyone has a blanket and there's a few bags by the fire, which is now only coals.

I stand up and sit beside Cole at the pond

"Have you been up all night?" I ask, looking at the dark purple bags under his eyes

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep so I kept watch last night." I pat his back

"I'm awake now, I'll keep watch, you can go to sleep." He turns to me and I finally get a full view of his face. He looks awful; his hair is messy and sticking out in every direction, his lips are cracked, he'd obviously been chewing on them, his eyes are bloodshot and dark purple bags hand under them. He looks tired, more than anything

"I can't. I don't know why, but I've been worrying about you more than ever since you got back. I... I don't want them to take you from me again."

"Cole, you don't need to worry about me. I'm going to be fine. Especially now that I've got Kadence, I'll do anything to stay out of there."

He places one of his hands on my cheek. He brings his face close and kisses me. He holds my other hand in his large one, we intertwine our fingers. I pull away slowly and open my eyes

"Can you sleep now?" I ask, smiling slightly

"I think I might be able to." He smiles too, turning to lay his head on my lap. I run my fingers through his thick, black hair.

The others wake slowly, one by one. The last to wake is Kadence. He runs over to me and smiles

"Good morning mommy!" He exclaims happily

"Good morning Kadence." His eyes settle on Cole, then the water. He sits on his knees and stares at his reflection, making silly faces, then laughing at them

"Kadence, Silver, Cole, breakfast is ready!" Kai calls from the now blazing fire. It looks like they've made porridge over the fire

"Cole... Wake up..." I poke his cheek

"Why..?" He asks quietly, opening his eyes slowly

"Breakfast is ready." I answer, touching his cheek. He places his hand over mine

"Mommy, Cole, c'mon!" Kadence begins pulling on Cole's arm

"We're coming Kadence." I smile at the two boys. Cole sits, then stands, extending a hand for me to take. I stand up as well and we walk hand in hand to the others, Kadence slightly ahead of us

"Here you are." Zane hands me a bowl of porridge

"Thanks," I take the bowl and a spoon and sit beside Kadence, who's already eating his porridge.

After breakfast, Zane tells us that the house is still surrounded

"What are we going to do Sensei?" Lloyd asks, we all turn and look at him expectedly

"We must wait it out. They will leave eventually." He answers, sipping the tea he'd made with the campfire

"Sensei, I'm not so sure. Even if they do leave, they'll have cameras set up, just like you guys do." I say, putting my empty bowl down with the others' bowls'