So, hello everyone. This is a Christmas story that is based off of a dream that I had earlier this week. It's a little weird for the plot of a Christmas fic, but I blame my brain for that. I had not seen anything quite like this on here so I hope you enjoy it. Yes, Rhea and Laurie are in this story. No, it does not in any way connect to events that have happened or will happen in my main series. This chapter is a little on the short side, but I hope you enjoy it. :)

Chapter One: Little Snow Bunny?

Laurie stood outside of Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo and felt the slight chill of approaching winter on her bare arms. There had been no training today, as much as she did not like to think about it, there would not be as much training at all from now on. Her brother had completed his destiny, purging the evil of the Overlord from Ninjago.

Now everything was over. Lloyd was older now, a mishap that had occurred with some Tomorrow's Tea. Laurie was happy that even in his advanced age she was still older than he was. Her father, Lord Garmadon, had been given a second chance at life; his body now devoid of any traces of the venom from the Great Devourer. He was kinder and gentler, attempting to heal his fractured relationship with his only daughter. Laurie appreciated him trying. She wanted for everyone to try and be a normal family, considering that the Final Battle was now over.

The sun was high in the sky, the glare intense. Laurie turned her gaze now to the asphalt and felt a comforting hand on her shoulder. Expecting to see Kai, Laurie blushed and turned around quickly. It was her mother instead, her graying hair blowing lightly in the breeze.

"What are you doing out here, honey?" Misako asked kindly. "The party isn't over yet. Don't you want to come back inside?"

Dareth was hosting a Christmas party, one of the first celebrations since the Overlord was defeated. The orange ninja appreciated the gesture, and Dareth's sudden maturity, but did not feel like there was much to celebrate. Her life seemed to be over; there was emptiness in her soul. For so long Laurie had been learning Spinjitzu, training to become something that her father would absolutely despise. It was a subtle rebellion that had turned into a lifestyle, a lifestyle that others had shared. Now the battle was over and there was no real need to be a ninja. She was just a regular individual.

"It's okay, mom" Laurie sighed, rubbing her arms. "I'm okay out here. I just feel like I need to be by myself."

Her mother gave a slight frown, sadness in her eyes. "Alright, sweetie" she said. "Everyone's inside if you want to come in." With that, the aging woman opened the glass door to the building and disappeared inside. The orange ninja continued to feel a presence behind her. "Look, mom, I don't want to talk right now" Laurie huffed, practically bumping into the individual behind her.

Rhea gazed up at her friend with perpetually melancholy irises. Her frown was not as prominent as it usually was, so Laurie could tell that she was happier today. "Hey, Rhea, sorry about that" the teenager apologized, patting the younger girl's head. "I thought you were someone else".

The blue-haired girl shrugged her shoulders and just gazed up into Laurie's ice blue eyes. It was somewhat unnerving, having an honorary sister who did not speak. The star shaped mark next to her right eye seemed darker than usual. "Hey" Laurie breathed, placing a hand on Rhea's shoulder, "is everything okay?"

Rhea pointed up towards the sky and her frown deepened. She pantomimed what Laurie assumed was falling rain and then rubbed her arms. The orange ninja stared at the girl for a while, her mind utterly blank concerning what she wanted. Rhea rolled her eyes, rubbing her sleeved arms furiously. Then Laurie gasped. "You want to see snow, don't you?" she asked quickly, her hands flying up to her mouth.

With a neutral expression, the purple ninja nodded her head.

"Who wants to see snow?" interjected a familiar voice. Kai leaned on Laurie's shoulder before grabbing her into a hug. "Do you want to see snow, little snow bunny?" the red ninja chuckled, swinging his girlfriend around in a circle before placing her safely on the ground.

Laurie lost her footing and backed up into Kai, slightly disoriented. "I'd love to see snow" she answered, "but Rhea's the one who wants to go see it."

Kai gazed at the twelve year old girl whom he still could not figure out. It seemed to be that he was the only one who could not understand her. Even Garmadon could figure out what she wanted! Accepting Garmadon into the family was extremely difficult considering his massive dislike towards the former Dark Lord. The man had seemed to forgive Kai for everything in the past so he should do the same.

"It doesn't really snow in Ninjago City" Kai replied, "but it's always snowing in the Frozen Wasteland." He watched as Rhea's brown eyes seemed to light up. "It's settled then" he laughed, picking the girl up by underneath her armpits. "We're going to take a field trip to the Frozen Wasteland." As the girl narrowed her eyes, he placed her down and watched as the purple ninja scurried inside the dojo and stood next to Lloyd.

Laurie gave a small laugh and gave Kai a punch to the shoulder. "You sure have a way with kids, don't you?" She leaned her head on his shoulder and gave a sigh. "This will be my first Christmas with snow. So, when are we going to this Frozen Wasteland?" she inquired.

Kai wrapped his right arm around the girl and pulled her in closer. "I say we go as soon as possible. How about we go tomorrow?" The smile that Laurie gave him was warm and wide. "It's settled then, we'll head out tomorrow on the Ultra Dragon. We can have some fun. It'll just be us, the guys, Rhea, and Nya. How does that sound?"

"I think that sounds awesome" Laurie sighed, closing her eyes.

It was going to be a winter vacation, something that normal people did. The orange ninja was happy to be doing something like this with her family. This would be good for everyone and maybe, just maybe, this could be the opportunity to see Rhea smile for the first time.

Was this an okay first chapter? I sure hope so and while the story progresses if you have a better idea for a title than I am all ears. I don't know, I can't think of anything to call this so I'm using this work in progress title. If you guys like it the title stays and if you think of anything better I will seriously take it into consideration. Seriously.

Reviews are greatly appreciated because I enjoy reading them. The next chapter will be longer, but it's not quite done yet. :)