Vengeance [Complete]

Chapter 23- Dilemma

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Third POV

"No, no, this isn't true! I know it!" Jay cried.

"How do you know?" Zane asked, crossing his arms.

"Because I just do, okay?!"

"Guys, cut it off!" Kai said, gesturing to Cole, who remained silent. The two stopped and looked at him along with the others, frowning.

"Hey.." Kai placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry about it. We'll protect you." He said.

"Thanks guys, I appreciate it, I really do. But.. I just need some time alone for now." He sighed, getting up from his seat and dragging his body towards their room. The rest stayed silent, until they got up as well, one by one. Leaving Lloyd and Harumi alone.

"I shouldn't have spoken.." She said, looking at Lloyd with pleading eyes.

"Don't worry about it." Lloyd sighed. "You didn't know. It wasn't your fault."

"Lloyd?" Harumi asked.

"Yeah?"

"I was thinking of something.." She said, but hesitated to finish the sentence. "Actually, nevermind."

"No, tell me." Lloyd reassured her.

"Fine.." She sighed, though she felt relief on the inside. "I was wondering.. Do you think the others are holding you back?"

"Holding me back? But why? I don't get it."

"Lloyd, how much progress have you guys made?" Harumi asked, raising a brow.

Lloyd awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck, stammering a bit before answering the question. "Well, we got the Golden Weapons and-"

"And?"

Lloyd then realized. They really hadn't made important progress on their actual mission. They saved Jay's, Kai and Nya's parents, but apart from that, they had just been on a few spy missions. It was.. Weird.

"Why are you asking me this?"

Harumi smiled, picking up her chair and placing it next to Lloyd's. "I was thinking.. Maybe we could.. Move on?" She said.

"What do you mean move on?"

"I mean move on. What don't you understand?" She growled, her expression slowly turning into an angry, annoyed one.

"Can't you see? You'll never succeed at this rate!" She took a deep breath, then continued. "Lloyd, do you trust me?" She said. Her voice softened. He nodded his head, too afraid to speak.

"Let's go then! Let's leave this place! We'll create the sword together! We'll defeat Garmadon together!" She said, grabbing Lloyd's hands.

"Rumi.. I-" Lloyd said, a bright shade of pink covering his cheeks.

"You know what? Fine. I'll leave tommorow anyways. But let me leave you with this; Who would you rather trust? Your best friend, or the strangers you met a few months ago?" She said, a cold tone in her voice. She stormed off to her room, leaving Lloyd alone. He was in a dilemma.

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"Hey, Cole? Are you in there?" He heard a female voice come from the other side of the door. He remained silent. It was one of those times where upgrading to having individual rooms seemed like a bad idea.

She, just like the others, could feel the sadness in him. It gave her chills to see her strongest friend hit rock bottom.

"He's not answering." She turned back to Sensei Wu, who was looking down at his feet.