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Mayhemb; I know it is early for Christmas stories...But hey, sometimes something early is the best.
X-Zane's First Christmas-X
(titled due to it being Zane's first christmas as a ninja, in case anyone was confused)
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X-When Zane has to spend Christmas alone, a certain Water Ninja is right there to keep him comany!-X
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ZaneXGrace (BrotherXSister kind)
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Zane sighed unhappily as he looked out the Bounty's window, the Bounty itself was docked where the original Monastery used to be. It was December 24th, snow covered everything...Including his lonly heart. Everyone had gone somewhere, besides him.
Kai and Nya went to their old village to spend time with their other friends, Jay, Kim-Ly, his Bunny, and Cole went back home to their families, then Sensei Wu, Lloyd, and Grace all went to visit Karishma's grave before going to the wind temple to stay with Lila.
...
Yet the Nindroid had to other place to go, and he polietly turned down the other's invitation to go with them. This was time for your family, and he would feel as though he would be impossing. Slowly Zane got up from his spot by the window, and glanced around the Game Room to see the large pine tree decorated with lights that Bunny and Jay both put up for Zane. Under it were presents he (Zane) had gotten for everyone, and they had promised that they would open them when they returned.
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Tap, Tap, Tap
Zane suddenly looked up as he heard footsteps, and got out his shuriken as he walked up onto the deck...To see a person decked out in winter garb who was holding a few bags. "WHEY ZWANE!" the person's muffled shouts rose from their scarf, before Zane blinked as he suddenly recognized the voice. "Grace?" Zane asked, Grace nodded stiffly due to her large black coat before she waddled into the warm bounty and sheded her snow-protecting layers. Now Grace was shown in a dark green sweater that had the ninjago symbol for "Family" on the right portion of it, black jeans, and a thinner red scarf.
Grace smiled happily at Zane, who was also dressed up. Zane was wearing a white turtle neck sweater, black jeans, and a dark blue blanket hung over his shoulders. "Hi-ya Zane!" Grace happily chimed as she hugged Zane, who hugged her back. "Hello Grace...What are you doing here?" Zane asked Grace as the 2 separated, Grace rolled her eyes. "Zane, Christmas is a day for the family!" Grace chimed happily, Zane couldn't help but blink at her in confusion and surprise.
"Then shouldn't you be with your brother and gr-" Zane was cut off when a gingerbread man suddenly was stuffed into his mouth, Grace was then licking the crumbs off her fingers as Zane munched on the delicious treat. "Family is more than just blood Zane, remember? We are brother and sister to, and I spent Thanksgiving with them, while you and the others stayed here." Grace stated, before Zane slowly smiled at her grinning face.
"Now come on! We have Christmas traditions to do!" Grace cheered before she grabbed Zane's wrist and dragged the nindroid away, both grinned happily as they walked into the kitchen and got things for a Christmas cake and cookies. "Okay, I'll start with the cookies and you get the cake batter ready." Grace stated as she got started, Zane nodded before doing his own tasks. Yet after a little while of silence Zane felt something splatter onto his face, and he looked to see Grace's hand covered in parts of the home-made cookie dough batter while she herself was laughing.
That's when Zane realised that something was sliding down his face, and when he looked into the reflective cake pan he saw it was a glob of cookie dough...Oh, it's on... Suddenly Grace screamed as about a half-cup of cake batter fell ontop of her head, yet her grin didn't fade. "Oh, so that's how it's going down." Grace growled happily, as she suddenly pulled out some coconut, while Zane grabbed the apple cider.
X-15 minutes-X
The kitchen looked like a battle field, with Zane (who had turned on his Funny Switch before Grace got there) and Grace laughing in the middle of it. "I-I think we sh-should go ba-ack to cooo-oking." Grace laughing, Zane continued to laugh but nodded as the 2 got up and cleaned up the kitchen, before going back to cooking.
X-1 Hour Later-X
Grace and Zane sighed happily as they got done decorating the cake inside the now-clean kitchen. The cake was a white circle with coconut on the edging, made to look like snow, and on top was a frosted mistle toe and holly along with "MERRY NINJA CHRISTMAS!" written in green and red icing (odd letters (M, second R, Y, etc) were red and the rest were green). Then on a plate beside that was a large plate of triple chocolate chip cookies dipped inside chocolate (Grace's specialty).
"That was a great tradition!" Zane cheered, his funny switch still on. "Yeah, I know." Grace stated, before taking a piece of cake, getting a hand full from said peice, and then splashed that into Zane's mouth and cheeks. "Mmmmmm~" Zane hummed as the vanilla cake's flavor enveloped his mouth, before he grinned a frosty (Mayhemb; Joke! Get it? Frost? Cause he's the Ice Ninja and there was frosting on the cake?) smile. "I think you should have some cake to, Grace." Zane stated, as he too got some cake and filled his hand, before seeing Grace run out of the room. "ACCEPT THE CAKE!" Zane yelled as he carried a plate full of cake ammo and ran out of the kitchen after Grace, who laughed happily.
X-30 Minutes Later-X
5 Minutes till Midnight
Zane and Grace laughed as they watched another video that Bunny had made, it was a comedy of a one-man act of Jay, who dressed up as Lila and Lord Garmadon, while the 2 were having the Yo Mama Contest (Chapter 43 in The Ninja of Water). Once the video was over the 2 glanced at the clock, before Grace pulled out a neatly wrapped present. It had light blue colored wrapping paper with white snow flakes on it, and a golden bow ontop. "Here *hands Zane the present* at midnight you open it!" Grace cheered, Zane glanced at the present before carefully setting it down and getting a present from the tree, only to give it to Grace.
Grace looked down at the neatly wrapped blue paper on the outside of the box, then at the carefully placed white bow on it. "Open once it has struck midnight." Zane stated to Grace, who smiled at him as the 2 watched the clock.
(seconds)
5- both put their hands on the paper
4- both are seen with determined eyes
3- Grace bites her lip
2- Zane smirks
1- both their hands clutch the paper
DIIIING
Once the grandfather clock rung the 2 ninja tore open their gifts and looked inside, before taking out their gifts.
Zane had gotten 2 hand-made silver shurkiens, which sparkled brightly under the lights and reflected multiple colors due to the Christmas Tree. On each of the 7 prongs was the ninjago symbol for different elements; fire, ice, lightning, earth, metal, water, and nature...The teams' elements.
Grace had gotten a big book of recipes, and from what she could tell the book was hand made!
"Oh...Zane..! I..I LOVE IT!" Grace chimed happily as she attacked her brother into a hug, which caused both of them to fall down onto the floor laughing. "And I love my new shurikens, thank you Grace." Zane told Grace, who smiled at him from on top of his chest. "Heh, yoourrrrrrr welcome!" Grace chimed before making a click sound with her tongue and the roof of her mouth, Zane could only laugh more at this.
Soon the 2 were watching a cartoon that Bunny and Kim-Ly made (Bunny drawing them and Kim-Ly doing the voices and sound effects) about "The Devourer that Ate Christmas" (parody of The Grinch that Stole Christmas). It was where the Devourer tried to take Christmas from all of Ninjago, but the ninja showed him not to do that...But they ended up having to kill him cause he tried to eat them, then it ended in a big musical number!
Zane glanced at the laughing Grace beside him, and realised something. Family doesn't always have to be blood-related, it only matters that they care about you, and are there for you in your time of need. "I love you, my dear sister." Zane told Grace, who blushed slightly before realised that he ment this in a brother-sister way. "I love you to, dear brother." Grace told Zane, before the 2 hugged as the camera zoomed out of view, and showed the view from outside the window before blacking out.