"UGH! Finally!"

A blond haired girl walks towards her bed, all the while a frown on her face. Falling face-flat in the pillow, she let's out a sigh.

Her name is Lloyd Garmadon. You may have heard of her because of the important roll she plays.

She is the all-powerful Green Ninja. A prophecy long ago had stated that only SHE could be able to defeat 'The Dark Lord.'

He would have never guessed that he'd have to go against his own daughter.

So, ever since finding out the truth, Lloyd had left her 'criminal' life to go train as a ninja with her uncle Wu & his disciples.

Everything had gone pretty well after that. They all got along and also turned into a great family.

Cole as the strong, independent guy that always knows what to do. Lloyd admires him.

Zane as the smart nindroid of the group. Always knowing everything about anything.

Jay as the funny, carefree person that could always put a smile on your face even in the darkest of hours.

Nya as the other female figure of the group that didn't help as a ninja, but as a samurai. Lloyd thought of her as a big sister.

And last but not least, Kai.
Nya's older brother.
The only member in the group that made her feel safe.
Someone she could rely on.

And the reason why she had gone to her room in such a hurry.

Realizing her own thoughts, the blond shook her head trying to get rid of them, with a blush adorning her features.

"The Hell am I thinking?"

"I dunno. But with the face your making, I think I can take a guess."

Jumping slightly from the new voice, Lloyd turned towards the source.

There, standing in the doorway, was Nya. While walking to her own side of the room, the samurai spoke again.

"You left training early. Is everything OK?"

"Should have known she'd be on to me." thought the blond.

"I'm just a little more tired than usual. That's all."

"Really? Then what a coincidence that you got 'tired' right after fighting against a certain hot head huh?"

"DAMM IT NYA!" thought the blond once again.
Looking at the blushing teen, Nya gave her a knowing look but didn't say anything. This only caused Lloyd to act more like a tomato.

Nya was the only one who knew about her crush on Kai. And the weirdest part is that she somehow seemed happy about the 2 of them.

It all started when he had saved her from the volcano. Back then she was a kid, so she didn't think much about him. But when that day came, the blond grew some deep respect for him.

And ever since, she had tried her best to make him proud. Prove him that it wasn't a mistake to save her instead of the fangblade.

Then, little by little, that respect grew into her first crush. But because of the age difference between them, Lloyd kept it all to herself.

However things are different now.
She's no longer a kid.
She had skipped childhood straight towards/past puberty.
And now with the same age, perhaps she could get herself noticed.

"So what really happened?"

Lloyd got snapped back to reality and looked towards Nya. She had gotten close to the blond and was now sitting next to her, waiting for a reply.

Making sure that no one was around, the Green Ninja spoke.

"It was so embarrassing. He's probably laughing about it."

"I doubt it."

Lloyd could feel her face getting hot again and also her eyes getting watery. But she still refused to cry, even if it was only Nya the one there.

"Ok. Just tell me what happened. From the beginning."

Collecting her thoughts once again, the younger of the 2 whipped her eyes a bit and then spoke her mind.

"W-We were just training like usual. But then it was Kai's turn to teach me something. So we were fighting and then... T-Then... He hit me... You know..."
Lloyd was a stuttering mess but Nya understood her friend's distress.

"It wasn't on purpose of course! It didn't hurt that much either since I'm not that big either way... He kept apologizing and... Everybody was teasing and saying that he probably forgot that I was a girl already ... I-I couldn't do anything but run off. I told them I was tired and they seemed to buy it..."

Before she could say anything else, Nya didn't care anymore and just pulled the blond into a hug. And at that moment, Lloyd broke down. Tears were streaming down her puffy red cheeks and she tried to keep herself low but was failing miserably.

"There, there."

Nya kept patting her back while more sobs escaped the younger ones lips. They stayed like that for a while, waiting for Lloyd to calm down.
Once the sobs ceased, the samurai girl pulled away to look at the other female member of the team.

"I bet Kai forgot about it already."

"M-Maybe *Sniff* but that's not the problem..."

"What's botheri-?"

"Even as a teen I'm not pretty..."

With that being said, Nya finally put the pieces together. The fact that Kai hit her was not the issue here, but the young one felt like she wasn't 'good' enough in certain areas.

It was true that Lloyd wasn't big. In fact she seemed to be kind of average. But that wasn't anything to be ashamed of.

"Nya..."

Lloyd spoke softly and the samurai girl turned her way.

"To date Jay, what did you do? I mean is there some sort of secret?"

Thinking carefully on her next words, Nya said:
"Just be yourself."

With a couple of sniffs, the blond haired girl turned to her companion in disbelief.

"Myself?"

"Yup. If a guy can't accept you for who you are, then he's not the guy for you. And trust me, Kai likes you for YOU."

"Nya I know your being nice and all, but I really doubt he'd ever think of me in that way."

"Of course he does! Who knows him better than his own sister? You don't have to change Lloyd. All you have to do is show him all of your amazing virtues!"

"What virtues? All I've ever been good at is at being the Green Ninja. And that technically doesn't count."

Nya started to think for a bit. And then some ideas came to mind. All she had to do was convince Lloyd.

"Do you trust me?"

"..."

"Well?"

Looking at the ground for a bit, the blond girl thought about the situation at hand. She was tired of hiding her feelings, and was also tired of being scared all the time.
All she wanted was to get the confession off her chest, and if Kai rejected her, she'd respect that decision. So building up some courage, Lloyd looked up once again, ready with an answer.

"Y-Yes..."

A comforting smile crept itself along Nya's face, and at that moment Lloyd knew she made the right decision.

"Then let's go!"

The black haired female pulled the blond to her feet and started to push her towards the exit.

"Um... Where are we going again?"

"We're gonna try to get stubborn old Kai to notice you."

A blush appeared once again, and Lloyd merely followed, desperate enough to do as the other girl said.

TO BE CONTINUED...