Hey! I know it's been awhile since my last update, but here I am!

First off I'd like to thank all of my readers and viewers. In particular, I'd like to thank Akali13, Neelh, Animals Music and Ninjago, epicwin101, MysticRyter, Woodswolf, Jay Ninja of Lightning, Sarah Jacobson, and emeraldgal for reviewing.

A lot of you said you like Kaia, and I was delightfully surprised by it. I was almost afraid that by having her (slightly) clash with Kai, most of my readers would find her unlikeable. I'm glad to know that that isn't the case.

Warning: This is an AU of Ninjago Season Two. Characters may also be OOC.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ninjago, or else there'd be a bit more of a feminine influence in the series.

Kai

So far, things have been looking good. Kaia hasn't majorly exploded like I thought she would (nevertheless she still does insist that I kidnapped her), and she seems kinda accepting of being part of our group…... though I really have no idea why Sensei would want Kaia on the team.

"Pass me the salt, please," Kaia says as she pinches the bridge of her nose. Uh oh. That's her tale tell sign that she's annoyed.

As Zane does so, Jay and Cole look at her weirdly. Their jaws drop when Kaia tips the salt shaker over into her glass of water.

Inwardly I suppress a chuckle. The first time Kaia ever tried salt water, she spat it all out in my face but still said that it tasted good. Ever since then, she's been addicted to it; she wouldn't drink any water unless there was salt in it. Kaia spitting water in my face wasn't exactly hilarious for me back then, but now I can't help but crack a smile whenever I think of it.

"So," Jay starts awkwardly as he watches Kaia drink. He winces when he spots the salt settled on the bottom of her glass.

Kaia merely raises her eyebrows in response, clearly waiting for him to continue.

Surprisingly, Nya (who for some reason chose to sit next to him) gently nudges him to finish with a slight blush.

I raise my eyebrow at this. My little sister had a crush on Jay? Jay of all people?

"Um," Jay smiles weakly at Kaia, "I guess you're the ninja of water, huh?"

Kaia shrugs, "Nope. No special ninja skills or powers of water that I know of."

She shoots me a side glance. "Somebody still hasn't told me why I'm here," she says very loudly, as if I wouldn't get that she meant me.

"Oh? Kai hasn't explained to you?" A voice comes out from nowhere. I'm so distracted by the words that I forget to think of who the speaker is.

"Hey!" I protest, "I would if I knew! The old man hardly ever tells me anything!"

"Hello, Sensei," the other three ninjas chime.

I turn around. Sensei Wu was standing right behind me. Shoot.

Sensei makes his way to the head of the table, thankfully ignoring my comment.

He glances at us all around the table, "Are you all aware of the legend of the three Goddesses?"

That wives' tale that is told to children to make them feel safe? Of course I heard of it. It had to be the most fake story I've ever heard besides the tale of the Great Devourer.

Kaia beats me to saying anything. "You mean that fisherman's tale that the church tells us of every month?"

"Sensei, she's right," I agree. Who knows how many times I've had to endure the long, boring story with Kaia and Nya pinching me from both sides to keep me awake during the Worshipping?

"I swear," Jay whispers really loudly to Cole, "those two are cut from the same cloth or something!"

Upon hearing this, Kaia sends a glare at Jay.

I take it that she considers it offensive to be like me then.

After seeing Kaia's glare, Jay significantly backs off, giving a nervous smile at her.

"If you don't mind me saying," Kaia clears her throat, "what does the legend have to do with me?"

Sensei Wu only merely looked straight at her.

Kaia balked back, clearly in shock. "You think…I'm a descendant of a goddess?"

Sensei Wu stroked his beard, "The water goddess to be exact."

"But….but," Kaia stammered. "That's impossible! Not to mention, that'd mean my parents have powers too! And believe me, I would have known by now if they did."

Sensei Wu shrugged, "There is no fine line for celestial beings. Perhaps you are more in tune with the element than they."

Kaia bit her lip and looked down. The first time I've ever seen her so nervous or scared was actually the last time I saw her. It was definitely the shock of the century for me (well, besides the fact that I was destined to become the fire ninja).

"I'm sorry," Kaia said quietly, "but you have the wrong girl."

Sensei Wu's expression didn't change. "Do you not recall what happened earlier at the market place?"

Kaia stands up defensively, "That was just some freak of nature incident! Besides, for all I know, it could've been one of your ninja pupils!"

"Kaia," I cut in. "We all know that it was you who did it. Don't try to deny it and just accept the fact that you have powers."

Kaia turns to me, and surprise number two is that her blue eyes are beyond furious. "Stay out of this, Kai!"

"Look," Kaia continues as shoves her chair back roughly, "I never wanted to have to do anything with powers and ninja stuff. So I'd appreciate it if you could just drop me off at the next port. I'll find my way home from there."

"Hold on," I protest, "You just said like fifteen minutes ago that you didn't mind!"

At this point, there was fire in Kaia's eyes. "I said that I didn't mind that you kidnapped me as much as I did before! I never said that it meant that I was staying! But of course, you always interpret my words the way that you want it to be."

I felt myself rise in indignation, "You're always finding loopholes in your words, Kaia. Next time, just say what you freaking mean!"

"Okay, fine!" Kaia snaps, "I never want to see you again, Kai! Does that make any sense to you?"

With that, she spins on her heel to the direction of her temporary room.

Yeesh, that could've gone better.

After watching her stomp off angrily, I turn to the rest of the table.

Cole and Jay look at me in shock, while Nya only looks after Kaia worriedly. Oddly enough, the little mischief maker is smug at my argument with Kaia.

"What?" I ask in aggravation. "What are you staring at?"

Zane excuses himself from the table and Sensei Wu shakes his head at me disapprovingly.

Kaia

Once I'm in the safety of my (temporary) room, I aggravatedly plop myself down onto the bed.

Who does Kai think he is? I mean, why does he think he has all this control over me?

I'd be content to just sulk and lock myself in, but it feels like my anger is making this room too small, too hot. So, with fingers crossed that I wouldn't run into Kai, I head out of my room in search of the upper deck.

Instead, I find myself in a meditation room of sorts. The room just seemed to give off this calm, peaceful feeling. I looked around the room in awe.

"Do you need something?" I'm jolted back to reality at the voice of another person.

Zane…..

Embarrassed at my intrusion (and at my behavior during dinner), I turn around to leave. "I'm sorry; I was just looking for a place to cool down."

The white ninja smiles at me. "I find that meditating is quite soothing. Perhaps you should give it a try."

"Thank you," I say grateful that he didn't kick me out. I gently sit on a mat across from him.

I close my eyes and just soak in the stillness and tranquility.

"I pray to you that my family will be safe from illness and death, and that you will forever protect us from the Serpentines." Voices spill out, all pleadingly.

"Stop," I whisper at the pool of water before me "I do not want to hear any more."

The people's misery was evident. Many were dying of poisoning from the Serpentines. But worse was that I could do nothing at all to help them like I had before. Their prayers to me were in vain.

"Amphitrina."

I turn around at the sound of my name. Standing behind me, in all his glory, is Agnican. His usually dark hair is plastered to his forehead. He must have gone through the waterfall to enter.

"Feeling a little out of your element?" I tease the fire god.

In a matter of seconds, his head emits a flame that dries his hair. It immediately sticks back up to its usual style.

He shakes his head in amusement, "Your waterfall gets me every time. I can't visit you without being splashed or soaked!"

I laugh, but somber up as I realize that there was a purpose to Agnican's visit.

"Is something wrong?" I ask in concern. Celestial beings weren't allowed to intervene in mortal affairs, but we were fair game in divine matters.

Agnican's amber –gold eyes stared soulfully at mine, "I came to check up on you."

"I'm fine." I turn around so he can't see my face and how upset I really am. No matter how many times I try to distract myself from it, I still feel the pain of the people as they barely scrape through with their lives. If I didn't do something soon, the Serpentines would rule the surface.

But you can't, I thought to myself, It's forbidden to intervene.

Then an idea came to me.

I quickly turned to face Agnican. "I'm feeling so much better now, in fact, I think I'll go visit an old friend."

His eyes bore into mine, "You're not going to do what I think you're going to do, right?"

I'm almost surprised by how well he knew me. "Yes," I answer quietly, "I am."

"Why?" He questioned. "Why sacrifice so much for people who will hardly remember you? If it's one thing about mortals, it's that they forget easily. Real stories become myths and legends to them."

"It's not about the glory," I answer, looking down at the ground. I knew deep down that Agnican would never understand and would stand in my way.

"Then what is it about? Feeling the satisfaction of being needed? Because you are needed here." Agnican continues to interrogate me.

I look up from the ground to his eyes, "The mortals need me; and as long as they need me, I will always be there to help them."

His amber eyes light up, but not from inspiration or understanding, but from rage and anger. "All the other gods and goddesses need you! I need you!"

"But you can handle yourself, can't you?" I argued. The mortals were the ones in peril, not him. He could not persuade me to stay.

He dims down, "So you'd give up everything: your immortality and everything you've ever known, just for the chance to help them?"

"Yes," I respond with no hesitation, "As long as the people need me, I will be there."

My eyes flash open, and to my initial shock, my surroundings are not those from the vision.

Zane is no longer there and sunlight is peeking out from the windows. I stretch my legs and arms. There was no way that that had been a dream. I was still in the position for meditation; not to mention, it had felt so real (a stark contrast to my usual dreams).

Reluctantly, I walk to the kitchen. My stomach's growling and the aroma of food wafts off from the kitchen.

On the way there, questions swirl around in my head. What if I was wrong and it really was a dream? How did I see through the eyes ofAmphitrina, the apparent name of the water goddess? And did that mean that I was truly a descendant of the water goddess?

When I first walk into the kitchen, my eyes see Agnican from my vision at the stove. But after shaking my head and blinking several times, I realize that it was merely Kai.

Careful not to alert him of my presence, I quietly sit down at the table. But it's not long before the smell of smoke encompasses the room.

I cough as a swat away the smoke, "Well, at least you didn't undercook it."

Back whenever Kai's father was too busy to cook, Kai stepped up and made meals for his family. I learned the hard way that Kai was usually eager to finish up cooking dinner, meaning that most of his culinary creations were raw or undercooked. Nya usually had a back-up meal whipped up, so we were usually all good.

Kai turns around to face me. His lips form a thin line, and he merely stares at me with narrowed eyes. My face flushes as I remember how I had rashly yelled at him the night before.

After what feels like forever, Kai speaks in a low, bitter tone. "I thought you said you never wanted to see me again?"

I sheepishly rub my arm and look down at the floor. "C'mon," I said quietly, pleading for forgiveness, "You know I didn't mean it."

"Oh, really?" Kai raises his eyebrow skeptically. Sometimes, when Kai acts like this, I can't help but miss his more passionate and fiery anger.

"I just…" I fumble for an excuse.

"Just what?" Kai pushes. It's starting to feel as if he likes watching me struggle to apologize.

"Sorry," I whisper. I seemed to be saying that word a lot lately to Kai. "I'm always just…overreacting to everything and just taking it out on the people who actually matter to me."

Kai shakes his head, his eyes softening a bit, "That's alright. I guess I was really pushing your buttons last night."

"No," I protest, "I just exploded last night for no reason. That wasn't fair to you or anybody else."

Kai smiles, but it doesn't reach his eyes. "So I guess you're not staying, huh?"

I fidget with my braid. "Actually…. I am…staying, I mean. I decided that if the people of Ninjago apparently need me, then I'll be there."

The sound of clapping came out from the doorway. Sensei Wu beamed at me, "I am glad to see two friends make up. And I am also glad to see such enthusiasm and devotion to helping others."

Kai's jaw had dropped open in shock in the meanwhile, "So you're here to stay?"

"Yeah," I agree, "I'm staying until you get sick and tired of me."

Not the best ending, but whatever. I switched POV's during the chapter, but I don't know how well I portrayed Kai in the first part (scratch that, the whole chapter). I think he's a generally nice guy, but he's kinda temperamental and quick to judge. I tried to show that in my story, but, again, don't know how well that's going. I'd really appreciate it if you gave me opinions and suggestions on Kai's character.

Yes, Kaia has had a vision from the water goddess's "life" up in the heavens to convince her to stay. I came up with the names on my own, but if anyone suggests any cooler names, I'll take it.

And in case you didn't realize, the Ninjago people don't exactly worship one god, so I figured that they worshipped multiple gods. Of course, there are too many names for them to remember, and as immortals did not generally interfere with their matters, the Ninjago people have no title for them except for what they control (i.e. Water Goddess, Earth Goddess, and Fire God). Kai also doesn't seem to be the kind to like Mass (the Worshipping in this case), so I figured he'd always be falling asleep during the stories and such.

Just to clarify, Kaia is NOT the ninja of water (I don't think they'll be any ninjas in my story other than the canons), but as Sensei Wu currently believes, a descendant of the goddess of water.

Please give your comments, opinions, and suggestions!