Chapter 2

(Haley's POV)

The girls all took me out shopping that afternoon because they wanted to start looking for clothes right away. "Why did you drag me here?" I wasn't enjoying myself to say the least. "Stop complaining and start grabbing! A 70% off sale doesn't happen every day!" Hannah was clawing at other women over some pink bra that she supposedly needed to have. It's like a sale drives these girls insane in the membrane. I just sat back and waited for her to think clearly again.

Me, Hannah, Nya, Calista, Callidora, and Bonnie were sitting on a bench while the others chose to get ice-cream first. They were talking while I was people watching all the different men and women that walked by us looking for clothes, probably for the ball like us. But then I saw a familiar face, "Hey girls, it's Cole's dad." They turned their heads smiling as they waved and greeted Lou. "Hi Mr. Lou!" Bonnie yelled. "Hello girls," he said smiling "I have a message from my son he wanted me to pass on." Then I noticed the whole quartet behind him; The Royal Blacksmiths. Oh good god they're gonna sing. "Would yoooouuuu, Bonnie, goooooo with Coooole to the Nin-jago Mas-querade Ball, this… week-end." Bonnie was smiling and holding her hand over her mouth. And Cole stepped out from behind the quartet with a bouquet of roses, "So, is this romantic?" "You stupid rock head!" Bonnie yelled and hugged him "Of course I'll go with you!" I smiled as people watching clapped and hugged at the sweet romance.

We got back to the bounty and it was Callia's turn to cook and I said I'd help. We were making spaghetti and meatballs, so I was grading parmesan cheese. "So, I guess the five of us will be going in to the ball alone," Callia said boiling the noodles. "I guess so," I said trying to not hold on to the topic. "You hoping Garmadon will be there?" I dropped the cheese grader on the floor and turned red. "W-w-why would you say that?" I'm stuttering and my face is burning bright red. "Oh, you know you wanna dance with him," she said smiling. "Shut up Callia! I d- I d- I do not!" well that didn't sound very convincing. "You so wanna do the waltz with him!" she said pointing at me. "I said SHUT UP Callia!" "Oh chill Haley," she said pouring the water from the noodles and setting them in a bowl "you always burry your feelings, for once I suggest letting them out." I turned back to the cheese and picked up the grader on the ground. "Callia, I can't just go up to Orabouras, ask for Garmadon and say 'Hey! You wanna go to the ball with me?' This isn't some fairytale in a book." "No, but we're average people who were sucked into a TV show and given amazing powers. Compared to that you and Garmadon on a date isn't so crazy." Is she right? She sounds like she has a point. We got sent into a TV show, turned into legos, and given these awesome powers; is me on a date that crazy. An ordinary date isn't, but this wouldn't be an ordinary date. It's the Dark Lord, Lord Garmadon, Lloyd's dad, plus I really am only 17. I don't know, maybe I should just not go. But my sister would just find some way to make me go anyway so why fight. I guess I'll just go solo and have as good a time I can. I might actually meet someone there if I look. I just need to keep a positive outlook on things.

(NO POV- next day, Kim and Zane)

Kim was sitting on the couch with Zane watching TV. Suddenly the window started swinging open and cold air rushed in. "Buuurrrr! Oh my gosh it's freezing!" Kim yelled getting up to close the window. "Is it really? I did not realize," Zane said in a not convincing tone at all. "What did you do Zane?" Kim said smiling. "I did nothing," Zane was grinning. "Oh really," Kim said rubbing her chin "then I guess I'll go outside for a stroll." She walked into the hall and grabbed a coat before heading for the door. As she opened the door a blast of cold snowy wind hit her face. She opened her eyes to see snowflakes falling all over the ship's deck. "Oh my gosh," she walked into the white flakes of ice as she looked over the side of the ship. But there was something in the snow and ice, like… words. "Huh, 'Kim, will you go to the ball with me? Zane' Oh my!" Kim read the words dug into the snow aloud. She pulls her hands over her giant smile as Zane's hand lies on her shoulder. "The only place it snows all the time in Ninjago." "Oh, Zane," She wrapped her arms around Zane's neck while she still watches the letters in the snow. "Romantic enough?" "Yes, I'll go with you." They stand there just watching the snow fall for 12 minutes before it gets too cold and they go in.