Ninjago High School

Ch. 76 The Hangout Part 2

(Morro's POV)

I went along with the guy's group, along with Tylor. I still was tense being around them, since I'm not that good at socializing.....

It looked almost like I was floating away from them.

Then Lloyd tried to have a conversation with me, which made it even worse.

"So, uh, Morro, when did you become friends with Meadow?" He sounded just as awkward as I was.

"Er, well, we just started hanging out, but we met in a good way, a few weeks ago I think." I thought about it.

"So, what do you do for fun?" His voice seemed off, almost like he was reading.

"I used to like making fun of people, and splash potions on them, but I want to change, so I don't know what I like to do now, so far I just like hanging out with Meadow but I like animals too and-." He cut me off and put his hand to his cheek.

"Uh-huh, so do you like food? If so what kind?" this time I knew something was up, that was a weird question to ask. He moved his hand and saw faint backwards words on his cheek.

"Wait a minute." I grabbed his hand to look at his palm.

"Wait! No! T-theres nothing to see!" I looked at his hand and saw he had written down questions with a pen to try to engage a conversation. I let go of it. He rubbed his hand, since I have a strong grip.

"Even though Wu made you the green ninja, you're still like everyone else....." I faded away because of my emotions and went to the back of the group, behind Tylor. Why does everyone seem to not understand me?

I just want to be like the others.

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We entered a random store, it looked like they had everything here the guys would want.

There were katanas, suits, comics, bamboo blades, they even had Kai's hair gel.

I glanced at Tylor, who's eyes sparkled when he saw an ancient scroll. It looked pricey. He took it either way.

"So how long have you known Meadow for?" I asked him, startling him and making him drop his book and almost the scroll, but I caught it. He turned around and saw me.

"Well, I've known her ever since she was little, around 9 years old.  We always had our little team, but then she forgot somehow and only now is she's still piecing the pieces together." he bent over to pick up his book. He brushed off dust from its cover.

"Soooo what's with you and Midnight, you seem very close. Is it like a love relationship, is it just friendship, or because you're both Meadow's guardians, it's different?" This sudden topic made him flinch almost making him freeze.

"S-she, we, I, well, we're, it's um.........it's complicated, we're just friends." He stuttered and replied rather fast, turning away towards the exit.

"I-I n-need to um use the r-restroom...." He covered his mouth and face with one of his hands, catching a glimpse of red on his face. I put the scroll back.

I was concerned for him, so I followed him into the restroom. I went inside, invisible, and he was washing his face at the sink.

I stayed back, trying not to hiss at the water. I noticed that the water that washed off his face had a little bit of blood in it making it a dark pinkish color. Wait, he had a nosebleed......?!

(Tylor's POV)

I looked at myself in the mirror from washing my red face to cool it down. I put a hand to feel my cheek. It was still hot I looked back at the mirror, my face was still a bright red, with a dry blood trickle coming from one of my nose nostrils. I swallowed hard.

Be glad she can't see your feelings......

I told myself. But I can't look through her mind and see her thoughts so then again it wasn't going anywhere. That was the thing of two guardians, they can't use their powers on each other.

I sighed out loud. The one thing that I can't handle to talk about is love and that of sorts. Anything dealing with liking someone more than just a friend, it made me feel weird. I pressed my back against the wall of the bathroom and slid down against it.

"So you are crushing on her?" I heard someone say, I looked up in time to see Morro fade into existence.

"Gah Morro! Um.....well.....fine! I am! It's just that, well, I don't think it's something she wants to be in. We've both been trough a lot together and she's a great friend. I sometimes do wish we had something between us. I'm not even sure if I'm feeling more than friendship." I felt my face get hot again.

"With that new fresh blood running down your nose, trust me, it's more than friendship." Morro pointed out. I held my hand up to my nose, there was blood again. I didn't even feel it there.

"Hehe.....um excuse me." I went into a stall and got a bunch of toilet paper to clean up.

"I've noticed that you yourself hang out a lot with Meadow. Are you suppressing feelings as well?" He turning a bright shade of green.

"Well, not exactly, I just rather be friends. I like that she's keeping an eye on me and I want to do the same for her. People don't seem to like me but she's sees who I really am. Heh, I just had an awkward conversation with Lloyd. He didn't even know what to talk about. I feel bad for snapping at him....." He sighed and put his hand through his hair. I heard someone coming and turned to the door. It was Kai.

"Hey uh, guys, we're going to be leaving soon, so get what you want to take and hurry, we'll be at the exit." he turned back around.

"So do you want to get that scroll?" Morro asked me.

"Of course I am, are you getting anything?" I threw away my used up papers.

"Actually, I was kinda hoping to get a potion/chemistry set for Meadow, and then she could teach me how to use it as well." he winked.

I knew he said that because Meadow had been tutoring him to help him raise his grade, even if he was older than her, Meadow knew the stuff, but Morro was better at mixing potions than chemicals so it was double the learning for them.

We both walked out of the restroom, talking and laughing.

You know, Morro isn't as bad as he seems. I was starting to enjoy his company.