As I turned around to leave, Kai's voice stopped me in my tracks. "I don't bite, Garmadon." I looked over my shoulder to meet his gaze. His eyes stared into my damn soul and I felt myself start to sweat. "I...figured you'd want to be left alone." The corner of his lips turned up into a smirk. "No, you want to know why I've been avoiding you." He motioned to a spot on the counter to the left of him, signaling me to come sit down. I took a sip from my drink and walked over to where Kai was. I leaned against the counter, looking straight ahead at the cabinets to avoid looking at him. "I'm listening." Out the corner of my eye, I could see he was still staring at me. I glanced over at him, raising my eyebrows. He let out a little chuckle and set his phone and cup down. He looked away from me as he started cracking his knuckles and I couldn't help but watch his hands as he did so. Everything he did was attractive. "Remember the first day you came here and you asked if I had a secret?" He said suddenly. I started sweating even more. When I didn't respond, he looked over at me and moved in a little. "Would you like to know?" ** After Lloyd's parents send him to an "all boys" boarding school, he befriends Kai, who's hiding a secret that should have stayed hidden. And might get his heart broken along the way... Copyright© 2015 | nerdycliffxrd

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AU. Loosely based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented; this tells the tale of a young boy that was locked in a room for over fourteen years...

Kai didn't mean for this to happen, he just wanted to protect and provide for Nya. He didn't want to become a prostitute, he didn't want to get the attention of one of the most dangerous criminals in Ninjago City to take an interest in him, and he certainly did NOT want to wind up with the law coming after him... (Cover Art Belongs To @BEBA-780)