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We had broken up into seperate teams, sparing with each other. As i had told Cole not to long ago he was my sparring partner. He was rather protective of the position. We took turns attacking, and at times I would spin away with a laugh. He would over extend and I would have a clear shot at his back.
It irritated him but in truth it did help him. Our fighting styles without spinjitzu was very different. He was slow, but made up for it in battle strategy and strength. I wasn't as coordinated as he was. I let instinct rule in a fight, while this made it hard to predict my moves. It meant i would slow down when trying to add or cover something. It also made it difficult to not hit friends if they enter my circle. I made up for this in speed and agility.
By fighting one another we tested boundaries, learned to counter our opposite fighting styles. Jay and Zane talked mostly trying to come up with the answer for Sensei's riddle. I didn't really give Cole a moment to talk.
"If you can talk you can train." i had swiped at him hitting his staff. He yelped and the fight was back on. Really i didn't want them to figure out the riddle. It was much more fun to have people to train with. More worthwhile.
I grew to content with my thoughts and Cole took the opportunity. Swiping my legs out from under me. I hit the ground hand the bo staff leaving my hand and clattering the the ground rolling out of reach. I reopened my eyes to see a smirking Cole over me and the end of the bowstaff poised over my throat.
"Finally got you." He grinned cheekily. I looked down at his legs. He was to close and off center, perfect. Raising my hand I pushed the staff to the side away from my neck and moved my legs, swiping them out from under him. He yelped as my other hand grasped the staff tightly.
He ended up on his back the staff between us as we both pushed hard. Him to get me off of him and me to keep him down. I smiled down to him.
"Don't get cocky, Dusty. It's unbecoming of you. " I teased a feral grin forming. It always unnerved the others when I did so. Said I looked like some hunting big cat. He pushed even harder.
"My name is Cole!" and with that he pushed hard and we were both on our feet still grappling over the staff. I started to act as if I was a dog playing tug a war, and turning suddenly this way and that while pulling.
"Aw come on Dusty, it's part of bonding. Come on I'll let you pick out a name for me." I was trying to throw him off his game. Giving him something else to think on. He growled and pushed harshly. I stepped back and tripped on my abandoned staff, Cole falling forward.
I landed with a grunt closing my eyes tightly. I wasn't squashed like i expected. Looking up it seemed Cole was able to catch himself relinquishing his hold on the staff. I looked him in the eye and was peering down worriedly.
"You okay?" he asked
Just then the door suddenly opened and i was very aware of an audience. My face grew rather hot with my embarrassment. There was another click. Cole only now seemed to notice our position and scrammed up. I placed my hands on the deck behind my head and lifted my legs before flipping up to my feet. I pulled up the hood and scarf to hide my face knowing I am likely still blushing. Looking up to the door to see Sensei, i grew even more embarrassed. I cleared my throat.
"Sensei?" i asked softly.
"Aw, yes, it seems my Nephew and a lone Serpentine have overtaken Darkly's school for bad boys." Sensei spoke placing his hands behind his back.
"But, that place is the breeding ground for crime and misbehaved." Jay complained as I moved over to the button.
"It doesn't matter Jay, we are ninja, we help those who can't defend themselves." Cole told Jay. His eyes on me before he nodded his head. I pressed the button, and grabbed onto the railing that had been installed all over the ship. No one wanted a repeat from the first time. The ship rumbled and took flight.
It didn't take long, Sensei was going to drop us off before moving off to a safe distance. We where now hovering over the school getting ready to storm the school. I could hear the ringing of the alarm all the way up here.
"It looks quite down there." Zane surmised.
"Likely the students and teachers have already been tied up." I told Zane looking over to Jay who was struggling with his jet. Man he really need to train with his golden weapon.
"Should we try using stealth to get it?" Zane questioned turning back to the others.
"We have already done that, Zane. Lloyd while a child is smart. He will expect us to use stealth. We need something loud and a way to make a new entrance." I hummed rubbing my chin as I thought.
"I have an idea," Jay answered. "But it is crazy and you will all have to trust me." He looked at each and everyone of us. I groaned.
"I don't think I like the sound of this." I walked after the others.
"Relax, or it will seem even worse than it is."
It was a really bad plan. Already on the ancor I looked over to Jay and glared at him.
"If we die, I blame you." I told him in a deadpan. He was no doubt grinning under the head scarf.
"Aw relax Kaia, it isn't that bad." And them he signalled to Sensei and he released the anchor. I grabbed ahold of the achor with my second hand clinging very tightly. An arm snaked around my hips. I only dared to look to see it had been Cole. Damn bastard still looking out for me. At this point I didn't care with us essentially in free fall. The impact made me wonder how we were not broken bones in meat sacks. I kept my hold on the anchor even after we had stopped as Cole freed the children and the two skeleton teachers. All of them scurrying away. Zane came to my side and helped me off the anchor.
"Jay, when this mission is done. I am going to murder you." I told him looking at him. I was very serious. He jumped behind Zane scared.
"Lloyd and the Snake are on the top floor. " Cole spoke getting between the two of us grabbing our attention.
"No doubt the two have set traps waiting for our arrival." Zane spoke up.
"Might be best if we split up and take different ways up." I advised. They all nodded. Cole went up to the chain and started climbing, Jay and Zane ran to the elevator, and I took the stairs. Running up the stairs I pushed the door open. Seeing the large purple snake Made me hesitate in the doorway.
"Well I'll be, a female fire user. And that scent, on my, must have been prepared just right." The serpent looked at me like I was it's next meal.
"Leave her alone," with that Cole was there at my side. I felt relief as the two started fighting. Cole driving the bugger away as I began to melt the jelly. By god it smelled horrible. As i melted my way out I listened. As I did the answer to Sensei's riddle became clear.
The Serpent abandoned Lloyd but left with a final warning.
"I will return one day for my meal." He hissed. With that he was gone. I really didn't like the sound of that. Now free I took grabbed onto the chain and climbed up to the roof. He was actually beginning to slid off and would fall soon.
Jay was intimidating the boy with his nunchucks, as the bounty lowered from the sky. I went up to the boy and grabbed him by his hood and snatched him back.
"You are not going to find a peaceful death going that way Lloyd." i told him looking back to Jay a silent order to back off.
"Wh-what are you going to do with me?" he asked fearfully. By that point Sensei had arrived and the boys were throwing ideas around.
A few Hours later
I stood there within a shadow of the hallway looking at the door that held Lloyd and Sensei Wu. Listening to Sensei's story. After minutes of self debate I stepped up opened the door and walked in. Lloyd and Sensei Wu looked up to see her.
"Kaia, may I ask what you are doing in here?" Sensei Wu questioned me. I nodded my head.
"I wish to tell him a story as well, if it is alright with you, Sensei?" I looked up to him almost pleadingly. He gave a fond smile and nodded.
"what do you think Nephew, would you like to hear a story from Kaia?" Sensei Wu turned to his young Nephew. He watched me for a moment.
"You were there in the village when I first started to raid that village for candy." he pointed a finger at me. "You froze up." I nodded my head sitting down next to sensei Wu.
"Yes, I did freeze. You triggered a memory from my childhood. One that was once lost to me." I answered he stayed within his blankets.
"what story are you going to read?" he asked me. I shook my head.
"I am going to tell you a story my dragon told me." I told him.
"Your dragon," he marveled. I nodded my head seeing Sensei Wu stand and move away.
"Once there was a dragon hatchling, one of blue scales…" the story began. In the hall the three teammates listening to her story, and her sensei meditating in his chambers.
(A few hours later)
I finished my story only now taking the time to see that Lloyd had fallen asleep. I snapped my fingers and the light in the lantern went out. Kneeling about to stand, a protective edge ran through me. I reached forward and ran a hand through is blond hair. He muttered softly leaning into my touch in his sleep. I lightly touched his blankets. Fire only for a millisecond traveled through his blanket making sure he was warm. I stood fully and opened the door. I was greeted with the sight of a totally passed out Jay, a dozing Cole and a barely holding on to the realm of the living Zane. He seemed to wake a bit more seeing me.
"My or rather our apologies, Kaia. We all very much enjoyed your story." Zane spoke sheepishly. I gave him a small fond smile.
"It's alright Zane." I bent down to Jay's level. "let's get them to bed. Could you get Cole. He's too big for me to carry." I gave him a sheepish smile.
"Most certainly, Kaia." he got up and picked up Cole. He muttered in his asleep stirring just a bit before settling back down in Zane's arms. I couldn't help but chuckle as I lifted Jay up. He was dead to the world.
"may I ask what is so humorous?" Zane asked softly.
"Well," I started, walking towards the boy's room. "promise you won't tell anyone unless you must?" I looked back to him. He nodded his head.
"I promise." Zane answered
"Cole looks very cute at the moment." I blushed almost as red as my uniform.
"I am afraid i don't understand." Zane responded as I tried the door open.
"I'll explain it to you in private one day, alright?" I set Jay down in his bed after saying this and pulled his blue blanket up to his chin. Channeling my powers to make a blanket of red flame heating the area and he snuggled into his blanket getting comfortable. I smiled softly before turning. Zane moved away from Cole.
"Would you like to do the same to both of us?" he asked.
"I'll do the same with Cole, and if you wish, with you as well." I offered.
"while I thank you for your kindness I must decline. I rather enjoy the cold." he moved to climb into his bed on a top bunk. I turned to Cole stepping up to him.
He seemed almost dead to the world. I pulled his blanket up over him and did my blanket of fire once more. After this I couldn't help but reach out and run my hand through his hair.
His hand grabbed my wrist. It was so fast I almost missed the fact he moved. His eyes opened, his murky chocolate eyes almost had me melt right there.
"Kaia?" it was muttered so sleepily it came out as a rasp.
"Yes?" I asked softly only to find myself pulled down into his bed and wrapped into his strong and large arms
"No more crying." he muttered softly. He moved me around a bit like his own teddy bear. My face to his chest and his face in my hair. He started snoring softly.
I felt a little overwhelmed at this. How had he known about me crying sometimes? I tried to keep quiet when i had Those dreams.
"Kaia, do you need any assistance?" Zane asked softly coming to my side.
"I'll be okay Zane. I don't want to wake him up." I murmured softly, it was partly the truth another that I didn't want to be alone.
"Very well, wake me if you change your mind." Zane placed a blanket over me. I shifted a bit before finding myself comfortable. I felt drowsy as this week's events and the lack of good sleep. I fell asleep for the first time in a long time feeling safe and warmed by something other than the flame within.
I woke in a bed, drowsiness still plaguing my body. I felt a hand on the small on my back and another moving through my hair keeping me pulled against warmth and comfortable. Then it hit me, hands.
My eyes shot open as I pulled back to see Cole sitting up with me laying on top of him. He was chuckling lowly, I could barely even tell he was behind that smile on his face.
"Got to say, it was a pleasant surprise waking up with you in my bed with me." he smirked. My eyes widened and my cheeks flushed darkly as I ducked my head. He removed his hand from my hair and lifted my chin to look back up to him. He was serious this time. No smirk, no mischievous smile. Just a concerned and serious look.
"Did I do anything unbecoming?" he asked me. "just tell me, you have nothing to be ashamed of with a true answer." he pressed on a bit.
"no," I answered softly. "I was helping Zane get you and Jay situated in bed after I found you three in the hall. You just pulled me down and had me trapped in your arms like I was your teddy bear." I answered him. He frowned slightly hearing this. I couldn't help put reach up and brush the bud of my thumb against his lips.
"You look much more handsome when you smile." I mutter feeling asleep drag me back down. He looked at me in surprise as he gently covered my hand in his much larger one. My eyes slide shut reviving in the warmth and safety of his hold.
As you can no doubt tell, my ship has set sale. Hope you love LAVA!
