"Let me in! Let me in! Let me in!" He repeatedly hammered his fists into the wooden door. A moment of annoyed yelling passed before the Earth ninja was let inside, throwing himself into his saviour's arms. Jay raised a brow at his friend's strange action, watching as he slowly looked up from the Lightning master's shoulder.

"Cole…?" One look at the shorter boy's face and Jay touched his right shoulder, confirming his suspicions at the feeling of damp cloth. Cole sniffed, wiping his eyes until the burned. The other boy stopped him, slamming him into his chest once more, squeezing him tightly. "Dude, what's the matter? Are you alright?" Jay felt the suddenly fragile teen tense up, stepping away slightly as his hands covered his mouth, muffling his quiet pleads for Jay's forgiveness.

Cole gulped nervously, shaking like a leaf. "I'm sorry, Jay. I'll wash it for you, I really will. Don't get mad at me please. I'm s-sure it'll come out!" This brought Jay's attention to his navy and white jacket, with the new addition of dark crimson smudges. The brunett's eyes expanded as his breath hitched, now deciding to look at his teammate's overall attire. Patches of the staining liquid began to appear through the noir colouring of Cole's hoodie, which he was demanded to take off. Jay had so many ideas as to what or who caused this to his bother, but he was felt with one once Cole sunk down the wall in a pitiful, hunched over crying fit. The wounds on his skin were an equal mix between slices of the flesh, burns, and painful bruises, tearing through the grey, once clean shirt. Jay also noticed how his friend suddenly began to readjust his loosened belt, cheeks blushing as he hoped the blue ninja hadn't realised.

Suddenly Lloyd ran over, overhearing all the commotion. He too, had the same reaction as Jay did. The blond instantly squatted down next to the victim, eyeing him with growing concern. He ever so badly just wanted to hug him in reassurance, but was afraid of causing many more tears. Cole silently reached out to his hoodie and clumsily put it back on, wincing as it grazed the majority of his wounds.

The two worried ninja looked at each other before Lloyd, without warning, slid his arms under the shaking boy and scooped him up bridal-style. The Earth ninja squirmed as his cheeks flushed and he buried his face into Lloyd's green shirt, unpausing the sobbing. Lloyd looked down at him, smiling softly despite th situation. Cole was surprisingly light, compared to his over-average appetite and his uncontrollable desire for cake and fast food. In all honestly, the Green ninja felt incredibly sorry for the younger teen; even before today's incident.

After he was hit with the position and forcibly aged to about Jay's age, Cole was left the youngest of the team. Kai even lectured Wu about making himself the new leader, now finding out that Cole wasn't as old as he had thought. Second of all, even we he was in Wu's care, he took note of the ninja and how they would mock Cole for his different food interests; it was horrid. And even though the little boy had a brutal upbringing in a life of crime, he was confused as to why ninja would have the nerve to bully each other.

"Definitely not banter." Lloyd muttered, returning back to reality. He nearly forgot he was holding Cole until they rushed past the kitchen, catching Kai's attention. "What the hell happened to you, wuss-puss?" He chuckled taking a sip of his water, furrowing his brows in curiosity. "Wait," He placed the glass on the counter, making his way up to the three. His cocky grin faded as he met Jay's glare. "Why's he bleeding?" The Fire ninja went to pull up the black hoodie but Cole fidgeted uncomfortably, groaning as the elder poked at his cuts. "Guess that he collided with a 'Team Jay' mob? Haha…no?" Running a hand through his hair shamefully.

"Rape, Kai." Jay spat, inching closer to his idiot brother. "Cole. Was. Raped. Do you understand?!" He so wanted to slap the cocky son-of-a-bitch.

Kai swallowed harshly, looking back at Lloyd's face of disappointment as Cole began crying again. "So a 'Team Cole' fan, then?"

"Get your sister, Kai." Lloyd growled. "Stop taking the piss and get out of my sight."

And with that, the defeated Fire ninja walked past the two, sending the black ninja longing glance of despair as he did as he was told.

Lloyd sighed as he knocked for a third time, still getting no response. Nya was asleep so Kai didn't bother waking her up, which was rubbish because Nya would be up for anything regarding Cole's wellbeing. About an hour ago he had taken Cole to the shared bedroom and carefully layed him down Kai's bed, watching as the black ninja moaned in his sleep.

"I know you're in there." He spoke through the door, his nose grazing across the wood slightly. "Uncle please let me in."

A tired groan was heard as Wu opened the door quietly. "What is the problem, Lloyd? Do you want to come in?" The Green ninja was quick to nod, immediately setting himself down opposite his Sensei.

"Its about Cole, isn't it? It's pains me that one of my best pupils has been taken advantage of in such a cruel way. Society these days… it's disgusting." Wu shook his head miserably, before smiling slightly. "Oh well."

"Oh well?" Lloyd repeated, staring at his Uncle in confusion. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Destiny decided for Cole to become victimised. Maybe it was karma or merely fate."

"So it was Cole's fault?" The teen blinked, unsure what Wu was saying.

Wu simply chuckled. "Possibly. Being a ninja draws a lot of attention to you, even if you look like a pedestrian."

"I guess so… Anyways, can I ask you something?"

"Certainly, Nephew."

"What time did Cole come home? Do you remember?"

Wu paused for a moment, thinking. "I heard him and Jay at about half eleven pm. Why?"

"Don't worry." Shit. "Thanks anyways, Sensei! Goodnight!"

"Wake up! It's a Wednesday!" Wu wacked the gong loudly as his students flopped out of bed, groaning at the open curtains. Jay sprawled on his bed and fidgeted in the sheets. Zane simply stood up and walked out the door, heading to the kitchen to make everyone breakfast. Lloyd sat on the edge of his bed, rubbing his eyes sleepily.

"We had like three hours of sleep~" He mumbled, slowly getting up. Kai shuffled to the end of the top bunk, completely forgetting who's bed he was on, and toppled off the side.

"Fucks sake…" Kai muttered, painfully standing up. As soon as he did so, his eyes locked with Cole's wide ones. The black ninja stared at his friend, mouth open slightly.

"Kai, are you okay?" He asked, straightening his back. "That looked quite painful-"

"Why the hell are you in my bed?!" Kai yelled, leaping onto his own bed and pulling the covers away. "Who do you think you ARE?!" The Fire ninja then slammed the smaller boy's back into the wall, his head following in suit. Kai hurriedly pinned the other's arms above his head, using his free arm to take hold of Cole's jaw aggressively.

"Whoa, that escalated quickly." Jay stated, dirty thoughts swamping his mind.

"Kai, let~n-nghh~" Cole whimpered as the elder let go of his face and moved forwards, between his legs, forcing them forwards as well. A sharp cry of pain escaped the Earth ninja's mouth as he was forced into an extremely uncomfortable position. He could see Lloyd and Jay standing there, mouths open and speechless. Kai stared down at him with the Devil's smirk, looking deep into his soul.

"K-Kai, stop!-" The fiery boy clamped his hand over the shorter one's mouth, before taking a quick glance at Cole's restrained wrists. Suddenly Kai's hand lit up in flames, the other one removed from the other's mouth as he screamed and begged for it to stop. Jay went for Kai, but Wu held him back with Lloyd. Kai just sat there, leaning over his friend as he destroyed the skin happily.

Cole was ready to pass out, the heat in the room and the pain in his body becoming too much. Just as Kai extinguished the flames, he lent over and whispered into the black ninja's ear: "Sleep in my bed again and you'll see rape as a walk in the park."

Cole shuddered as he thought back to last night, the haunting memories becoming too much for him to take. His bottom lip quivered as tears fell from his eyes, Kai still having a firm grip on his arms.

"That's enough, Kai. You may stop." And with that, the said ninja removed himself from Cole's shaking body, and hopped off the bed. Wu stared at Cole as he examined his wrists, his tears stinging as they fell onto the wound. "Grow up, Cole." Everyone stared at the Senei in disbelief. "The master of Earth shouldn't be loosing to Fire! Assaulted or not, you could have easily beaten him. I want you to go to Zane and get cleaned up. He shall not come to you."

"Sensei, I'm sorry to have failed you…" Cole apologised, looking down shamefully.

With a simple "Hm" Wu left the bedroom quietly, ordering Lloyd and Jay to take out the gong.