I may have made a minor error... if at some point in this story I mentioned "the senseis," that is not correct. Remember that Wu stayed in Ninjago. I'm not sure if I did that or not. The reason I mentioned it is because I caught myself almost doing it while writing this chapter. So if I made such an error, I apologize!

This chapter was pretty hard to nail down so I really hope y'all enjoy it.

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The Green Ninja's World.

Chapter IV. Confession.

"Now, I'm gonna be out with Diana until kind of late; will y'all be alright here without me?"

James was making sure everything was in order at the house before he left for his date with his girlfriend.

"Relax, man," said Kai. "I think we can handle ourselves."

"Okay, just make sure you feed the dogs around 5 o'clock. That's an hour and a half from now. And don't let Ruby eat from Cheyenne's bowl, you have to watch her. Alex's food is in the laundry room and -"

"Dude, chill," said Cole. "We know the drill. Chihuahua in the laundry room, other two in the kitchen, don't let the brown bulldog mix eat the white and black pit mix's food."

"Now get out of here and have a good time!" said Lloyd.

"Alright, I'll see y'all later. Oh! Tell my mother I got her sweet tea ready earlier and it should be cold by now."

"Bye James," the group, including Misako and Garmadon, said simultaneously.

When the Green Ninja had finally left, the other ninja agreed that he simply must relax and get out more.

After walking out the door, James met Zee on the porch. The couple had been together for exactly two weeks that day and everyone except for Morro knew that Zee was coming. The ninja all made other plans and came up with other things to do so that the couple could spend time together. Morro thought Zee was at work, so he made no plans, as he had no one else to make plans with because the rest of his family had their own engagements that evening.

"He's all yours," laughed James.

"Thanks; you and Diana enjoy your night out."

"We will; I wish I could see Morro's face when you surprise him, but I've really got to be going."

"Alright James, have a good night."

"You too."

James left and Zee went in, quietly. Zee did not know about the other ninja yet, so they were sure to stay out of sight.

Zee found Morro in the living room, standing and facing the north window. His back was turned to the dining room and kitchen doorway, from which she entered the living room. She snuck up behind him, so quietly that it would have impressed Sensei Wu.

She snuck up and tried to hug him from behind, but she almost lost her balance and fell to the floor when she phased right through him. She was now in front of him, facing away from him. She turned around and faced him. His face was pale; he was terrified.

"Um... Morro?"

He said nothing in response. He only shook in his place.

"What was that?"

No response.

"Morro, what's going on? Please, answer me."

Morro closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes, but was afraid to meet the eyes of his girlfriend, who was surely about to reject him.

"Zee... I will tell you... everything - what I am, who we are... and everything I've done... if you promise to try not to think any less of me when I do..."

"I promise."

Morro closed his eyes again and put his head down. He knew that his disguise fooled the sight of humans as long as he wanted it to. But he knew he could not hide his true self from Zee any longer. Morro prepared himself to confess to Zee everything he had done in the years since his banishment, and even before that.

The disguise dissipated into the air and Zee saw Morro's true form. His skin was of a green hue and she could see the couch and dining room chandelier behind him. His clothes, the clothes for which the ninja had taken him shopping shortly after his reformation, stayed the same. Only they, like him, turned a ghastly green and were transparent with him.

"Are you- Morro, are you a ghost?"

Morro hung his head in shame. He knew he had to come clean. About everything.

"Not exactly..."

"Okay, Morro. Let's just sit down on the couch. If you will just tell me what's going on, I promise I will do my best to understand. And I will not think less of you, whatever that meant."

"You'll see what that meant..."

They sat down on the couch together. Morro took Zee's hands in his own and told her everything. His time on the streets, Wu taking him in, learning about the Green Ninja prophecy. He told her about the ninja and that they came to Earth to save the Sixteen Realms. He told her that James was the Green Ninja. Then, he confessed all the terrible things he had done since he left Wu. He told her about his banishment and how he came back home, and he told her every detail of his horrible deeds. When he had finished, he held his head down and his eyes closed, his hands barely still clinging to hers.

After a moment of silence, Morro felt Zee's hands come away from his. He did not close his eyes. He knew she was about to leave, and he did not want to watch her leave. He waited to hear her stand up and leave him. He waited for rejection.

Instead he felt arms wrapping around him and pulling him into a tight hug. Morro opened his eyes and saw that Zee was hugging him. He hugged her back, speechless.

"Morro, you're so brave."

"No, I'm a coward who hurt others just to prove something."

"You're so brave to have come back and face it."

"I'm so sorry I didn't tell you sooner... I knew you would reject me."

"Oh, Morro..."

The couple held each other, Morro sobbing into Zee's shoulder.

"Shh, it's okay. I'm not going anywhere."

Morro calmed down and pulled away, looking into the beautiful eyes he loved so much.

"You're not going to leave me?"

"No, Morro. I promise. I love you."

"I love you too..."

She held him again, letting the pain flow out of him through his tears.

"Morro, how can I touch you now?"

"You can touch me when I focus on being solid, or when my emotions overpower the curse I'm under."

"Ah... which was it when we were on that hill on our first date?"

Morro actually let out a little laugh at that.

"Definitely the emotions... the only thing I was focused on was you."

"You're so sweet," blushed Zee, placing a gentle kiss onto Morro's forehead and wiping away his tears.

"You're so good... to still love me and want to be with me, knowing everything I've done..."

"Because I know you've changed. The person you are now is amazing. And he was always there, Morro. He was just waiting for you to find them. You finally found your true self. Your true, amazing, and... incredibly handsome self."

Morro blushed and stood up from the couch. He held out his hand and Zee took it, letting him help her up. She thought it was a cute gesture.

"So, yeah," said Morro, without the shame. "I guess, I'm a ghost... kinda."

"Yep, my boyfriend is a ghost."

"A cute ghost?"

"An adorable ghost."

"Good to see I'm not the only one who's dating an adorable person."

"Aww, you're a sweet ghost. A ghost that owes me a kiss..."

"Come get it, baby."

Zee did, indeed, get her kiss. Morro kissed her with love until she pulled away.

"Hey," said Zee. "You just called me 'baby.'"

Morro's face turned very red.

"I'm sorry..."

"Why?" laughed Zee.

"I don't know... wait, is that okay?"

"Of course, my love."

The couple giggled and hugged each other, letting their love for each other flow throughout them.

"Zee..."

"Yes?"

"I love you, so much."

"I love you too, Morro."

For the rest of the night, Morro and Zee watched movies and kissed and snuggled the night away until they fell asleep holding each other on the couch.