Alex's POV
"Alex don't be so stubborn!" Lloyd yelled as I stormed off, bag in hand.
I didn't stop to yell at him. I said I was going off on my own for a while and I meant it. I ran into the woods, afraid I'd turn back. I laid against the biggest tree. I closed my eyes and felt a tear run down my face. Why'd I have to say that? Anything would have been better then, You know, maybe we shouldn't be together at all.
"So stupid!" I said aloud.
"Don't say that!" a voice said.
I stood up. I drew my swords and prepared for a fight.
"Geez, Alex. Are you always this jumpy?" the voice asked with a giggle.
"Maybe if you don't scare me like that," I muttered.
Then my old friend Jessica came out from behind a nearby bush. She had her cameo tank top and turquoise shorts on. I rolled my eyes and sat down.
"Why if it isn't Jessica the Mermaid?" I said.
"I'm not a mermaid!" she yelled.
"What ever," I mumbled.
She sat down next me. "What's got you down?" she asked.
"The ninja split up," I replied hesitantly.
"Aw, too bad," she said.
"Yeah and I'd like to be alone too," I said. I stood up and walked away with my bag. She just stayed there. I kept an eye on the trees around me and when I got to one with a branch a foot above the ground I stopped. I put my bag on the branch and got down and looked through the bush. I found the small round device. I sat down and fiddled with the device. I turned it on and looked at the power level. It was on full. Perhaps a little visit wouldn't be bad, I thought. I was about to push the GO button, but my bag fell. I placed the device down and picked up my back. A photo fell out. It was of all the ninja, or ex-ninja, and me. I pulled out the other photos I brought and laid down. I looked through them. All my fault, I thought. I placed the pictures on my chest, closed my eyes, and took a nap.
When I woke up I saw it was night. I placed my photos in my back along with the device. I had a bad feeling. I went through my bag and found my ninja suit. I unfolded it and took my necklace from it. It was a heart shaped locket that Cole got me for Christmas. I opened it and looked at the picture of him. I closed the locket and put it on. Then I put my bag's strap on the branch, laid my head on the bush, and was out for the night.
