Hello, and I'm back with another chapter of What If? I hope that you enjoy this chapter!
Thanks for the review, by the way! But anyway.
I don't own Ninjago, and Husna is my own character.
Enjoy!
"So, Husna, exactly where do you live?" Lloyd asked, eating a sandwich and looking at his friend. They'd already been friends for a month, and she always seemed to have some new idea of what they could do each day. But Lloyd still had no idea where she lived in Ninjago City-she'd already correctly guessed his address-how did she know that, anyway? She seemed to know everything, although she was twelve years old.
"Around," Husna said with a grin. "I'm not telling you."
"Why not?" Lloyd asked.
"Because my parents don't like it if I give my address to anyone-even my best and only friend," Husna said.
"But I won't tell-and you already know where I live," Lloyd said.
Husna chuckled. "I know that you won't tell anyone, but I kinda can't tell you. Sorry."
"Aw," Lloyd said.
Husna shrugged. "Whatever. So, what do you want to do today?"
"I don't know," Lloyd said. "Do you have art classes?"
"Not for a little while," Husna said.
"Is it just me, or do you seem to have more free time than the average student?" Lloyd asked. "Especially since you have art classes-when do you go to those, anyway? You always seem to be free in the afternoons."
"Usually before school, or on the weekend-or just after dinner," Husna said. "And they only take an hour, so other than that, I just have school and sleeping."
"But what about homework?" Lloyd asked.
"Most of my teachers believe that homework isn't useful," Husna said. "So I've only ever had actual homework from art class, but that's not really homework."
"Lucky," Lloyd said.
"How much homework do you have?" Husna asked.
"Tons, and most of it's kinda hard," Lloyd said.
"I can help you if you want," Husna said.
"Really?" Lloyd asked.
"Sure," Husna said. "I mean, like said, I have a little too much free time, so I'm bored almost all the time-which is why I'm glad that I'm friends with you."
"How so?" Lloyd asked.
"Because interesting stuff happens when you're around," Husna said. "I mean, people tend to ignore me, so when I go places, I don't have anyone to talk to, and I sit by myself everywhere I go. But people always want to talk to you-even if it's not nice, which it mostly isn't, but then saying something back is basically all that I really say to people outside my family-and talking to you, of course."
Lloyd smiled. "Alright, then. I never thought about it like that. I mean, sometimes I'd rather be lonely than be picked on."
"Someday, people are going to realize that you're better than they could ever be-and that you aren't evil like your father," Husna said. "And when that happens, they'll be falling over themselves apologizing and begging you to be friends with them, but when that time comes, you might even decide that they're just people and their opinions mean nothing to you, and then you won't care what they say. And they'll be sobbing because they missed their chance to be your friend."
"I don't think that's how it's going to be," Lloyd said.
"Well, that's what I think is gonna happen," Husna said. "That's what my mom would say when I was especially down." She looked up at the sky. "She told me that I'm an amazing person-someone that anyone would want as a friend, if they could just see me for who I really am. And when they realize that, people are going to beg for my forgiveness, and I'll give it to them because I'm a nice person-but at first, just to make them realize how hurt I was about them being mean to me, and they'll make sure they aren't mean to anyone else ever again."
Lloyd laughed.
"Hey, what's so funny?" Husna asked, looking at him.
"Someday, that's all going to happen," Lloyd said, smiling at her. "And when that day comes, I'll be right next to you, and people will realize the same thing about me."
Husna smiled. "Of course. Because we're awesome people-it's just that the people around us don't realize that."
Suddenly, Lloyd's phone started to ring.
"Huh?" Lloyd said, picking up his phone and answering. "Hello?"
"Lloyd, where are you?" Koko asked.
"Oh, sorry, mom," Lloyd said. "I'll be home in about ten minutes, alright?"
"Alright, Lloyd," Koko said. "Let me guess, Husna there with you?"
"Yeah," Lloyd said.
"How about you invite her over for supper tonight?" Koko suggested.
"Um...are you sure, mom?" Lloyd asked.
"Yeah," Koko said.
"Alright," Lloyd said, then brought his phone a little away from his ear and turned to Husna. "It's my mom, and she's wondering if you want to come have supper with us."
"Ooh, sure!" Husna said. "I've never met your mom-but I bet that she's really nice!"
"Alright!" Lloyd said, bringing the phone back to his ear. "We'll be there in ten minutes."
"Alright," Koko said. "See you soon!" With that, she hung up, and Lloyd and Husna started to walk to Lloyd's house.
And that's it for this chapter! What did you think?
Just saying in advance, the next chapter is going to be a year time skip-so Lloyd and Husna will have been friends for one year-I'll mention that in the next chapter, too, but I'm just letting you know before I start writing it. Please read and review!
Lunetheart out.