Chapter: 7
That night, the ninja decided to throw Michelle a party to welcome her to the team. Zane, Nya and Cole had made drinks and snacks to suit the occasion. Jay found a few pieces of scrap metal and wood, plastic knobs and other things, to somehow make a DJ turn table, a small but powerful speaker, a DJ mixer, coloured and strobe lights and still managed to make a pair of headphones for Kai who had volunteered to DJ the event. Even Lloyd had found something to do, with the permission of the ninja and under the watchful eye of Sensei Wu, he and the Sensei moved the TV and the ninja's game system to the upper deck for a Sitar Legend & video game dance contest.
While all of this was going on, Michelle was in the ninja's bedroom where she was told to go by Lloyd so she didn't ruin the surprise, going through the backpack she had packed 3 days ago, before she had started her journey. When she came across the same photo that Cole had shown to the group that morning and a silver bracelet with a locket attached to it. Inside the locket was a different picture of the younger Cole. On the back was an engravement that said "To Michelle, my nearest and dearest friend no matter how far apart we are we'll always be friends." She turned the bracelet over and over in her hands until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked back to see Cole looking down at her and smiling. Then suddenly Michelle stood up, spun around quickly and hugged him.
"Whoa!" Cole exclaimed before looking down at her and accepting her hug. Then, right then and there she looked up at Cole, then the room filled with the sound of a sweet guitar melody 'Kai must me testing out the DJ equipment' thought Cole, but suddenly that didn't matter to him. He was about to say something, but quickly changed his mind when Michelle started singing. He almost immediately recognised the song she was singing.
(Bold letters is Cole singing, Italics are Michelle and Bold and italic are both of them together)
I remember tears streamin' down your face When I said I'll never let you go. When all those shadows almost killed your light I remember, you said don't leave me hear alone. But all that's dead and gone passed, tonight
Just close your eyes, The sun is goin' down You'll be alright; No one can hurt you now Come mornin' light, you and I'll be Safe and sound.
With Michelle's soft soprano voice and Cole's low, smooth alto voice, the two were making such a beautiful harmony, that Nya couldn't help but stand outside the closed-door of the ninja's bedroom to listen for a while before going above deck.
"You remembered," Michelle said before resting her head on Cole's chest, the two swaying back and forth to the music.
"How could I forget," replied Cole. "Ok it's my turn," Cole said softly before beginning the 2nd verse of the song.
Don't you dare look out your window Darlin', ev'ry thing's on fire. The war outside our door keeps ragin' on. Hold on to this lullaby, Even when the music's gone, Gone
Just close your eyes The sun is goin' down You'll be alright; No one can hurt you now Come mornin' light, you and I'll be safe and sound
oooh (oooh) oooh (oooh)
Ahh ahh (ahh ahh) Ahh ahh (ahh ahh)
Oooh (oooh) oooh (oooh)
Ahh Oooh Ahh
Just close your eyes You'll be alright Come mornin' light, You and I'll be safe and sound.
Oooooh, oooh, ooooh, oooh, oooooh, oooooh (x2)
Then unexpectedly, Cole leaned in towards her and they kissed. Luckily for both of them, Nya had left and no one was around. After the broke kiss, they both swore to each other not to tell another living soul what they had just experienced.
But luckily for them they had broken kiss, swore to each other and stopped hugging just in time, because only moments later, Kai entered the room.
"You almost done in here?" Asked Kai, leaning against the door frame with his arms folded across his chest. "Sensei sent me to find you guys after you didn't come out for a while" he explained.
"Oh yeah, sorry about that," replied Cole "we got into this conversation and I guess I just forgot."
"Happens to the best of us," said Michelle, she looked over at Kai and that's when she noticed he wasn't wearing his usual red ninja robes. Instead he was wearing a pair of brown jeans, a red t-shirt with the fire emblem on it and a red hoodie with white strings, zipped up more than half way but just enough to show part of the golden emblem on his shirt.
"I like your outfit" she said to Kai.
"Thanks" he said "Nya got it for me last time she went to Jamonicai Village." "Should I be wearing something special too? Michelle asked.
"Sure, why not?" Said Kai, Just as soon as he had said that, Michelle was gone and back in 5 minutes with the crutches Jay had made for her and wearing a black jean mini skirt, revealing the cast on her leg (that she was ok with) and a simple pink tank top with rhinestones on the straps and bottom. Yet still when she returned, she received a simultaneous "whoa" from both ninja.
"Thanks" she said, blushing slightly, "well than shall we proceed?" With that, she followed her two 'escorts' upstairs, where she was found face-to-face with a massive party!
"SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled, surprised indeed, Michelle stumbled backwards; not realising there wasn't a step there until she was flat on her back at the bottom of the stairs. That was one of the most painful (not to mention embarrassing) things that had ever happened to her, especially when she realised she had landed on something other than the floor.
Using all her willpower to not cry and/or scream through the writhing pain in her back, she reached back until she felt something…wet? Then something metallic 'can't be a dagger or a sword' she thought to herself, 'and a scythe is out of the question, so…' Wincing through the pain and a tear threatening to fall from the corner of her eyes, she pulled out a bloody shuriken, passing it to Zane, now standing off to the side of her, Nya on the other.
"Here" she said finally to Zane, "I believe this is yours." Taking it from her and setting it down on the nearby staircase, he looked at her and with the sincerest voice he could find, suddenly, said quite quickly.
"My sincerest apologies Michelle, I was almost certain I had my shurikens with me and…and."
"That's ok," Michelle assured him "I'll be alright and on the off-chance it leaves a scar, I'll have a great story to go with it, heh heh." She looked at him and they both smiled.
"Aww, you poor thing," said Nya.
"Yeah," agreed Michelle "that thing went in pretty deep" wincing through another shock of pain when Zane and Nya helped her to her feet, stumbling a lot then finally giving up on balance and letting Zane hold her while Jay went to go find the crutches where ever they flew to. Never passing up the opportunity to impress Nya, he was the first to volunteer. Returning a few minutes later and handing the crutches to Michelle and her thanking the 3 of them for their help.
"Lloyd," Nya called out from the bathroom.
"Yeah," asked Lloyd "can you go get me a cold washcloth?" She asked
"I can do that" Lloyd said, running off and coming back about 30 seconds later.
"Thanks" said Nya taking it from him and helping Michelle to help Michelle clean and bandage her wound gushing with blood.
"Wait!" Kai called out, this being a better time than ever.
To the two, they turned around and gave him a look that looked like if he didn't have a good reason, they would both personally pound him into the ground.
"Before you go" he continued "we got you this…" Kai motioned for Zane and Lloyd to step forwards, in each doing so, Michelle noticed there was something in each of their hands.
Michelle took a small step towards them and took the item in Zane's hands. It was a neatly folded pink garment with a perfectly coiled rope on top and a belt slightly darker than the garment on top of that, but unfolding it, Michelle realised it was a ninja gi.
"Guys this is amazing! Thank you!" She practically screamed. "If I wasn't almost bleeding to death, I would so hug you right now!" She the item Lloyd had for her; it was a golden, metal pendant shaped like a puffy round cloud, flipping it over in her hands, the front had a small face on it.
"That's the emblem for magic, it's been quite a while since I'd last seen one" said Sensei Wu.
"It goes on your uniform" explained Kai, showing her the emblem on his uniform "attached to the ropes."
"Yeah, this is great and all" Michelle interrupted "but…uh my back..."
"Oh yeah, sorry about that," said Kai. "That's about it, you guys can go now."
"Thanks" replied Michelle slightly sarcastically. "Come on Nya, I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out."
"Let's go then," said Nya "The longer we wait, the worse it may get." While they starting back down the hallway to the bathroom, everyone else started back upstairs except for Jay who stopped Cole halfway up the stairs to talk to him.
"Hey Cole," Jay said with a smug grin on his face.
"What?" Cole asked turning to look at him.
"Do we need to go find a mop for your girlfriend?" He asked.
"Oh shut up Jay!" Cole said angrily "She is NOT my girlfriend!"
"Ok, ok I get it sorry! Jeeze, I was just joking!" Jay said.
"Great" replied Cole smiling "then you won't mind cleaning up, will you?"
"What, why me?!"
"Because apparently you think it's so funny."
Author's Note: I had originally planed to make it longer but then I relised how long this chapter was so I decided to make it 2 chapters long. Aww can't you just feel the love :3 Poor Michelle first severe injury then 3 guys falling head over heals for her.
The song I used was called Safe & Sound by Taylor Swift (ft. The Civil wars) I do not own this song and neither do you (unless you are Taylor Swift and you are reading this, I'd love that.)
