ninjago oneshots

what's wrong, buttercup? (lloyd)

I sat in front of a small, flickering fire, watching the flames reach up into the setting sky, stars starting to appear in the purple and pink stained sky. I was surrounded by all of my closest friends, Jay and Nya sitting next to one another, Nya's head resting on Jay's blue clad shoulder. Zane stood by the grill, cooking our dinner, as the other boys play fought on the green grass.

"Come get food," Zane yelled, in his smooth, yet robotic voice. We all took our food, and sat down in the warm glow that the fire emitted. Everybody was smiling and laughing, talking about the most random things you could think about. Cole play-punched Jay's arm as Nya shook her head, laughing loudly. Lloyd stood up, put his plate onto the bench where we had been sitting, and tapped my arm carefully, signaling me to come with him.

As I followed him, jogging slightly to catch up to his long strides, he took my hand into his. We continued to walk until we could no longer hear their happy voices. As I noticed a distant sadness in his eyes, I led him over to a rock that was surrounded by large, old trees that reminded me of Sensei Wu, for some reason.

"What's wrong, buttercup? What happened?" I questioned, looking up into his emerald eyes, which were glistening with tears. I quickly pulled his dark green hoodie off from over my head, giving it to him. As he put it on, he finally spoke.

"I.. I don't know. I just don't know if I'm good enough for you," he whimpered. "I've never been in a relationship.. I grew up so fast, you know. I never want to hurt you..I couldn't save everyone, we always saved everyone and this time.. we didn't. i knew we weren't unstoppable but, i didn't think it'd be like this. Now my head's all foggy and I'm terrified, what if next time it's you? Don't you deserve better than that? I could never live with myself if you ever got hurt," he choked out, his voice cracking as the tears escaped his eyes and slowly ran down his cheeks.

"Oh, sunshine, you haven't hurt me, and you have saved so many people. Those people that got lost - that wasn't your fault, love. You don't have to keep the whole world from falling apart, and your friends and I are with you every step of the way. I trust you, and I know I'm safe with you," I comforted, squeezing his calloused hands. "I'm happier with you than I've been with anybody," I confessed, choking up.

"You're all I ever need, sunshine."

He got off of the rock, sitting down next to me on the grass. I rested my head on his shoulder as he laid his on top of mine. We sat there until the sun was gone, and the darkness enveloped us like a cold hug. We walked back to the monastery, and went straight to bed, after I gave my love a back massage and held him close as he fell asleep, kissing the top of his head softly, breathing in the smell coming off of his freshly washed golden locks.