Idris: Breakfest With Mom

Idris' morning starts like it usually does, by pulling himself from bed at the behest of his alarm. Pulling on a random shirt and some jeans, he completes his outfit with his favorite green hoodie. Heading out to the kitchen, he's greeted by the smell of bacon and eggs, and the droning of the TV.

"Good morning Ninjago!" The host on TV says way too cheerfully for the time of morning.

"Morning, Mom." He greets his mom, eyeing the food on the stove. It wasn't every day that his mom cooked breakfast. Usually it was saved for weekends or special occasions like his birthday. "What's the occasion?"

If he forgot her birthday he'd feel horrible for the rest of the day.

"This is our last day before we start packing," She spares him a smile, handing him the plate of bacon to put on the table. "I thought it'd be nice to have a real breakfast before we have to pack up all of our pots and pans."

"You didn't have to do that, Mom." He says as he grabs out the silverware and plates they'd need. "I know how busy your mornings are, especially now."

"-as for other news, has one of the famous ninja, thought to be our protectors, turned evil? This footage, caught on the CCTV of one of the most secure prisons shows the blue ninja-"

"No amount of work will ever keep me from spending time with you, you know that, sweetie." She steps away from the stove for a moment and presses a kiss to his cheek. "And no promotion is going to change that."

"I love you too, Mom." He says with a laugh.

"It's just a shame that we have to move." She says with a sad smile. "You're going to miss all of your friends."

"It's fine." He says, biting his tongue on the fact that he didn't have any friends to miss. He didn't want her to worry any more about him than she already did.

"It's okay to be upset, honey." She assures him, setting the omelets on the table, and sitting down. "You don't have to put on a brave face for my sake."

"I'm not putting on a brave face, I'm actually really proud of you." He does his best to give her an honest smile. "And maybe I'm looking forward to having a lot more space to display my interlocking brick sets."

"Don't get ahead of yourself." She says with a knowing smile. "We'll still be in an apartment."

"Yeah, but it'll be bigger, right?"

"A little, yes." She laughs. "Now hurry up and start eating, I don't want you to miss the bus."

"Yes, Mom." He laughs, loading up his plate with food and getting started on eating.

End chapter

AN: So this chapter features the "OC" listed as one of the characters, Idris, but he actually isn't exactly an OC of mine. Idris and his mom, Koko, are based on the ninjago movie versions of Lloyd and his mom. There wasn't an option for an AU version of Lloyd, and since his name isn't the same anyway, I figured listing him as an OC was for the best. Also, there's a small reference to Broken Circles on the news to help place when this one shot takes place. If that little snippet caught your curiosity, please consider giving it a read! ^u^

-Kit