Love is a strong force, and a strong protection.
Zoe's P.O.V.
I heard Sensei Wu shout behind us. I looked, and saw him. Amanda was still with the kid. I looked at Sensei. He looked pissed. I backed up a little to avoid being stepped on by Jay, who was backing up.
"Everyone, to the Principal's Office, NOW!" I looked at Amanda, who was looking at Sensei, who was looking at all of us.
"You heard him, move your feet!" Jay whisper-screamed the last part.
Five of the kids from the other group followed, whispering to eatch other. Amanda followed behind me, the kid following her.
After being told off...
"I don't get it." Kai said. "They started the whole damn bloody thing, and we get in trouble for it. Anyone else think that it's jacked up?" A lot of hands raised, including mine. Turns out, the Principal was named The Overlord, and he likes evil. I'm not even joking. What kinda principal is that?
"Well, at least it was fun." Cole said. Zane gave him a funny look. "You like having to be saved by a girl?" He asked. Cole shrugged. "Eh, whatever." He went back to listening to his black IPod.
We were sitting outside of the Principal's Office, waiting to receive our punishment.
"School sometimes really sucks." Jay grumbled. "I feel ya, buddy." Cole said.
Crystal's P.O.V.
I was hanging out with Blair and Nya. We were chatting when I got a text from Zane.
Hey, can you and a few of your friends help move some boxes over into Cole's new place later? Lloyd's gonna be there. ;)
I laughed. And replied 'yes'.
"Hey Nya," I started. "Wanna help move some stuff into Cole's new place later? Jay's gonna be there." I laughed.
"Sure. I'll come." Nya smiled.
Blair rolled her eyes. "I can't believe you actually like those guys. The only one worth my time would be Kai. He's so hot..." (Pun intended) Blair went off into her dreamworld.
In case you didn't notice, Blair is your average popular girl. She's nice, but also mean. I guess you could call her bittersweet. (I sometimes call her a bitterbitch though) She has a huge crush on Kai, and won't stop until he's hers. I mean, come on. I have a crush on Lloyd, but I never go to his house and pound on his door at three in the morning. She's like Rolanda from Wassabi Productions.
(Real thing. They're super funny)
I almost feel bad for Kai.
"I guess I'll come." Blair said. I smiled.
Cole's P.O.V.
After School...
Zane gave us all a lift in his van. Since I was second oldest, (I'm seventeen like Lloyd, but my birthday's sooner. His was is in August, and mine's on October 31) I popped my ear-buds in my ears, and listened to some music. I was listening to 'Cellar Door' by Escape the Fate. They rock. Next month on my birthday, they're having a concert in Ninjago City. I already have tickets for two. The thing is, nobody else likes Escape the Fate. I think that later, I'll sell the extra ticket to some kid at school.
I looked out the window. Zane drove by a small park. It looked like the kind that was really peaceful. My dog Rocky would love it. Maybe I'll take him for a walk later on this week. I heard shouting from the back seat. Kai and Jay were arguing about who was cooler, Spider Man, or The Hulk.
"The Hulk is cooler because he's a freakishly strong mutant, and he rips almost every shirt he wears!" Jay said. "But Spider Man has awesome stuff that makes it like he's an actual spider!" Kai argued. "Obi Wan Kenobi is way cooler." Lloyd noted. "Be one with the Force!"
"Okay, we get it, you guys are nerds, now SHUT IT!" Zoe said. Surprisingly, they shut up. I laughed a little. I saw Amanda give Zoe a high-five.
Later...
When we got to my new house, I saw that the moving van was already parked, and the guys were waiting. Dad wasn't here yet, so I did all the paperwork.
(Never moved before, so I'm guessing)
The guy nodded, and opened the back of his van, revealing a few thousand boxes.
"Holly mother of Ninjago City, Cole you have a lot of things." Kai said all in one breath. "It's going to take forever. I hope Crystal, Pixal, and Nya get here soon." Zoe said. "Nya?" Jay asked, suddenly interested. "Jay..." Kai said in a warning tone. Nya was Kai's sister. "Did you say Crystal?" Lloyd asked. Zoe nodded. "Yeah, by the way, Kai, you might wanna hide. I think that Blair's also coming."
Kai's eyes widened. "Oh crap." Kai looked around. "If she see's me, I'm out." Everyone nodded. "Why do I have to have the crazy Kai obsessed sister?" Amanda asked. Everyone shrugged.
"Come on, guys, these boxes aren't going to unload themselves." I said. I walked towards the van while listening to the song 'Picture Perfect' by Escape the Fate. That song represented my mom. I miss her a lot. Don't think about your past. A voice in my head spoke. It'll only bring more pain.
We were making pretty good progress. One hour after We had arrived, Crystal and her friends had came. Blair was with them. She searched around for Kai. "I'm not here." He whispered to me from under a table. I rolled my eyes, and picked the table up. I brought it inside. I was pretty strong due to being the Master of Earth. I like to climb anything. Trees, mountains, telephone poles. (Don't ask)
Kai ended up staying, but he hung out mainly around everyone but Blair. He even hid behind Zoe once. Man, he must be terrified if he has to hide behind a girl who's height only comes up to his shoulder, and who's less than half his size. Personally, I think that the only reason Kai stuck around was because Amanda was still here. Kai has a crush on her. I think that Amanda likes him too. I'd have to ask Blair.
-Zane: "Or Zoe!"- Me: "Shut up, Zane, this is my narrator's time!"-
Sorry about that.
I saw Zoe carrying a few boxes in. The sleeve on her right arm went up a little. I saw cut marks. What the hell? I blinked. The sleeve was normal. I must've been seeing things. But still... I followed Zoe in, and set the table down. I'd rearrange it later. My dad sucks at that kind of thing. I ran upstairs, and saw a medium sized room. I saw Zoe standing in the doorway, not holding a box. She was looking out the window.
"Kinda weird seeing my room from here." She said, not turning around.
I looked at the window, and saw her room. The walls I think were painted black, with bright stars on them. I had a feeling that the ceiling was painted to look like the sky. On the walls were posters of wolves, lions, tigers, etc. I even saw a few band posters. Her bed was in one corner. The sheets were light grey, while the comforter was silver with curly cues the color of purple. Her pillow cases were also like her comforter. There was a purple shaggy rug by the side. I could make out a plush dog on it.
At the other corner was a big white desk. There was scattered artwork on it. Besides it was a guitar stand holding a black electric guitar. It had lightning patters on it. I saw two doors to the right, and another one at the very end. One closet, bathroom, and a door that leads to the hall. There were a lot more things inn the bookshelves such as books, (I caught the titles Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Wings Of Fire, Warriors, The Kane Chronicles, The Heroes Of Olympus, and a thousand more) I saw CD's in a blue box, a bright blue MP3 player charging, a silver laptop, a purple lamp, and zip-up folder.
"Wow." I said, still behind Zoe. "You really like reading and music." I noted.
"Yeah, I just hope Storm doesn't eat anything I left out." She said. My eyes widened.
"You mean that that dog is real?" I asked. Zoe turned and gave me an odd look. "Duh, do you really think that I would have a fake dog?" I shrugged.
"I'm pretty sure that she's as big as you." I joked. Zoe shrugged. "Yeah, whatever." I looked at her wrist. Well, if she is cutting, I thought. I'm pretty sure that Zane would want to know. I grabbed her wrist, and pulled the sleeve up a little. Zoe turned, and gave me a look. I could feel her tense up a lot. I looked at her wrist, and could see thin lines. I looked around for a rag or something to clean her arm with. I could tell that she had makeup on it. I found a paper towel, and picked it up. I gently rubbed it on Zoe's arm, and some of the makeup rubbed off.
Zoe tried to pull her arm away, but I was too strong. I looked at her arm after cleaning it off. I saw cuts and scars. The scars were very pale, and the cuts looked new.
I looked down into Zoe's violet eyes. They were filled with hate. She pulled her arm away, this time succeeding. "Why..?" I asked. Tears started to form in her eyes. She looked at the ground. "You wouldn't understand." She whispered just loud enough for me to hear. "Try me." I said. Zoe looked up, then around, as if checking that we were alone. "My mom left my family when I was eight. She sometimes stops by, but very rarely." She took a deep breath, and looked up. I saw sadness in her startling violet eyes.
"Whenever she does visit, it's always hell. She picks on Zane, Crystal, and me, always saying that we were mistakes. My dad tries to protect us, but he never can. There's something about mom that isn't right. Maybe the fact that she expected more in life, or the fact that she was a drinker and drug addict. Not the best role model you could have. Anyway, she's half-...She's the reason I cut." Zoe finished. I have a feeling that she was about to say something else. Zoe looked out the window. I looked down at her. She's had a hard past.
"Since you told me about your mom, I'll tell you about mine." I said. Zoe looked at me. "I used to have a sister. She was named Allyson. Allyson had an eating disorder. She was anorexic. My mom found out, and drove her to the hospital, hoping for some help. I was only five when this happened. Allyson was sixteen. While mom was driving back, a drunk driver hit them. Mom had only a month left to live. My dad was devastated. Allyson died in the car crash. My mom had blamed herself, claiming that she should've seen the driver.
Before mom died, she told me that she loved me. Later on, dad took me to a store to buy some roses for mom. This is sort of how I met Zane. I was at a Costco, buying a few red roses for my mom's funeral. My dad had left to the car to get some money for them. Zane saw me, and asked what was wrong. I told him, and he gave me the money to pay for the roses. Since he's a good nindroid like Pixal, he was still eighteen. Ever since that incident, I have sworn to never get to close to people. If you do, they either die, or break your heart." I remembered my old girlfriend/boyfriend Miley. Don't ask.
Zoe gave me a look of pity. "Wow, that must've been tough. But, at least you knew that your mom loved you." I looked at Zoe.
"Listen, I may not know you very well, but I know that you're anorexic. You need to stop. You're only hurting yourself. Have you ever thought about what would happen if you died? How it would effect your family? Your dad has already lost you mother to hate. How do you think that he would feel if he lost you too?" I looked into Zoe's eyes once more.
Zoe said nothing. I noticed something. Her blue highlights were slowly turning bark blue. Zoe seemed to notice. "It's part of my powers." She muttered. "My hair is like a mood ring." I nodded, and looked at my watch it was almost five. "We should get down." I said. "Yeah." Zoe pulled her sleeve down, and started to walk away.
"Hey Cole?" She asked as she turned around. "You-you won't tell Zane..., will you?" I thought about it. "How about we make a deal. You try to stop cutting, and I won't tell Zane." I would've made it so that she couldn't be anorexic, but it would take a long time.
Zoe smiled. "Sure."
I nodded.
We walked downstairs to see a couch, table, and a few thousand of other things around the place. Pixal and Zane were sitting one two chairs, (One eatch) Amanda and Kai were on the couch on their phones, Lloyd and Crystal were chatting on the floor, and Nya and Jay were exchanging numbers. Only Blair was alone. She was eyeing Amanda with envy. "Hey guys, anyone hungry?" Jay suddenly asked.
I shrugged. "Not really." I said. It was true. I had like, five slices of pizza for lunch along with a slice of red velvet cake. Oh, and also a soda. I was still full. "Eh, I had Yogurt Land before coming." Crystal said. "Yeah. Sorry Jay." Nya agreed while Pixal nodded. "Man that red velvet ice cream was good..." Pixal muttered.
"Lloyd?" Jay asked. Lloyd shook his head. "My dad has a meeting later on, and he told me to save some room for food. We're going to Home Town Buffet!" Jay pouted. "Fine. I'll order when I get home." I rolled my eyes.
We put the rest of the boxes in the house. Tomorrow, I'll rearrange them to look at least decent. I sighed, and plopped down on the couch. "Okay, now I'm hungry. Jay, you still up for takeout?" I asked. Lloyd had already left when it was seven to get ready.
"Sure. How about Pick Up Stix?" Jay suggested. "Sure. House Special Chicken." I said. Jay nodded. "Okay, the usual guys?" He asked. Everyone nodded. "Zoey," Zoe shot daggers at him. Not literally, but her eyes made it look like it-oh never mind! "Don't call me Zoey." She said. "Even though it's your real name?" Jay asked. Zoe raised an eyebrow at him. "Yeah, and I'm good. Not hungry." I looked at her. So did Amanda, Crystal and Zane. So they knew.
"Well, I guess I'll have the House Special Noodles." Amanda said. Jay nodded, and called. A little while after he called, I heard a car driving in. Huh, that's weird. Usually, cars don't drive here at this time. It's dangerous in the dark. You may hit a dog, wolf, cat, or very rarely, a duck. I looked out the window. A car was in a parking slot, but it was running.
"That car looks awfully familiar.." Crystal said. "Is that..?" I heard another car pull up. "Food's here!" I walked out, the others following. The strange car was still there...
Jay, Zoe, Zane, and Pixal unloaded the food from the guy. Amanda and Kai were paying the guy. After he left, I heard a car engine veer. I turned, and saw a grey Toyota driving full speed towards Amanda.
Kai saw, and quickly got her. Kai Pulled Amanda towards him. Zane ran out, Shurikens in hand. He threw both at the car. At first, I thought that he had over-shot, but the Shurikens landed in front of the tires. Ice formed, and the car shrieked to a stop. I covered my ears. Zoe, Jay, and Pixal ran out, and towards the car. They opened the door. After they did, Zoe looked like she had just seen a ghost.
She gasped. "Mom?"
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Thank you all for sticking with me! Remember, this is fiction. In this one, Amanda Todd will live. I believe that she deserves a second chance. A chance to live. Sure, she cuts, but she'll stop. But that's all I can say. I'll update some of these chapters on my phone, so excuse me if they're short. (I'll have to do them when mom isn't looking...) I'll update soon! Until next time, my beautiful Ninjago fans!
Shalone. (Bye)
-Hayden