Ninjago: Faded.

(Thank you all for the reviews! They make me laugh. Things are starting to get juicy. Oh and...sad times incoming oh and really cute stuff...i think. )

It was a beautiful morning, well...not for Kai. Today was the worst day for him. The date today wasn't a happy one. Yup. It was his dad's death date.

Kai and Nya were not in a very good mood. They were both sitting silently on the couch. No one knew what day it was to them. Nya was snuggling up to her brother, Kai had his arm draped over her shoulders. Kai also had his headphones on. Nya was just sitting silently, listening to the very faint beat to the songs.

Jay and Cole exchanged very worried looks.

"Are you two okay?" Zane asked.

Nya sat up and shuffled away from her brother. "Oh. Yeah. We're fine...well I am!" Nya lied.

Kai didn't respond he had his music up loud.

Nya glanced at her brother and frowned. She looked at the others, "I'll have my moments...but...it's Kai who you need to worry about."

"Why?" Lloyd asked quietly.

"Today...is when my father d-died." Nya said stumbling around her sorrowed words.

Lloyd went silent.

"W-Wow. I-I'm sorry to hear that." Jay mumbled. Cole nodded slowly.

Zane just hung his head low. Skylor didn't do anything.

Nya sighed. "It's fine." Nya glanced back over at her brother. He didn't look good at all.

Lloyd stared at Kai. The spiky haired teen looked up at Lloyd.

The others stayed silent.

Lloyd gave him a sad smile. Kai gave him a tiny smile back and then lowered his head again. Lloyd placed a hand over his chest and then sighed sadly.

"Lloyd?" Nya called out the green ninja. "Are you okay?"

"Oh. I'm fine..." Lloyd said. "I...just dislike seeing Kai like this..."

Kai's music faded out and he heard his name, so he paused the next song and listened.

"I mean...I was so used to his happy energetic self! A-and now...I realized that it was all fake. Every smile...every single one...was actually full of hurt and hatred. How does someone so perfect feel so insecure? How can someone so lovely...learn how to hate himself...blame himself?" Lloyd looked at Kai. He sighed.

Nya's mouth dropped at Lloyd's words. Jay just watched as Lloyd wiped his eyes. Cole sighed, and Zane watched in silence. Skylor suddenly felt guilty.

"I-I mean...Yeah..." Lloyd stopped talking.

"N-No carry on..." Nya urged him to carry on.

Kai looked up at Lloyd, but only Lloyd didn't see that he did.

"I...I mean. Kai he's really sweet, and to think that he's doing the things that he shouldn't. Drinking...cutting...trying to hurt himself everyday...he thinks he's alone...and none of us noticed this. All this time he was feeling like a lost child...an untied end of a string...and alone." Lloyd wiped his eyes again. "A-And...he's done this for years! All this time someone who we all care about has been hurting and kept it to himself!"

Kai's eyes widened and his mouth dropped. Did Lloyd mean this?

"...The only time he let's himself be who he really is..." Lloyd looked up at Kai. "Is when he knows someone cares..."

Kai gasped slightly.

Lloyd sighed and put his hands on his lap and then looked over to the left.

Kai pulled off his headphones, and couldn't stop staring. Nya glanced at her brother. She smiled.

"..." Lloyd stopped talking. He didn't know Kai was listening.

"Carry on." Zane said.

Lloyd looked at Zane. "W-Why...?"

"Because, you are saying wise words..." Zane smiled. "...And...it seems like you're letting out a lot of feelings. Saying this will help you too."

Lloyd sighed and looked back over at his left.

"..." Lloyd gulped. "W-Well..."

Kai stayed silent, still in complete shock.

"I guess...I should just say.I knew for a little what Kai was doing...Zane caught him once, but we were too afraid to say anything. T-Then...I actually approached Kai...and I said something. He...trusted me...and let me...'help' but I was useless. He still did what he always does. He tried his best though. Some smiles were real..and some feelings too." Lloyd sighed. "But...little did we know that every time we went to sleep or left him alone, he was breaking piece by piece...and no one was there to pick them up again...and fix him." Lloyd looked over at Kai, and then stopped talking. "..."

Kai just stared, before blushing. "...You really mean that...?"

Lloyd twiddled his thumbs suddenly feeling nervous. They were on opposite sofas. He nodded.

Kai felt himself smile, and it was a real one. Kai then began to cry.

Lloyd stared at him. "Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine!" Kai said cheerfully. He wiped away his tears. "I'm fine..." He said.

Lloyd slowly stood up. "You sure?"

Kai also stood up. "Mhm. Y-Yeah...I kinda just heard everything you just said..."

"E-Everything?" Lloyd asked.

Kai nodded. The others watched in awe. Skylor feeling really guilty.

"Yeah. Every last part..." Kai admitted. "Y-You honestly..." Kai couldn't speak. He didn't know what to say.

"...Yeah. I kinda...just...rambled there." Lloyd said.

"..." Kai still didn't know what to say. "..."

Nya smiled. "Lloyd meant every word." She laughed a little. "Right from the bottom of his heart..."

Kai wiped more tears. Lloyd took a step towards him. "H-Hey...don't cry." Lloyd took a step towards Kai slowly. "Kai?"

The teen looked down at Lloyd. "...I-I'm not crying."

"Yes. Yes you are." Lloyd was standing right in front of Kai.

"O-Okay...maybe a little." Kai sighed.

Lloyd gave Kai a sad smile, Kai smiled back.

"You know all of us are always right here." Lloyd said as he gestured to the others.

Kai nodded. "Yeah..I-I know. I can just never bring myself to...say anything."

Lloyd nodded.

"I-I mean...nevermind." Kai looked away.

Lloyd frowned, he place both hands on Kai's shoulders.

Kai looked at him.

"Don't keep pushing these feelings down." Lloyd smiled. "We all care here."

"..." Kai didn't know what to say. He just smiled. Lloyd wiped away some of Kai's tears, which made him blush. Both of them just stared at each other.

"Come on...do it." Jay whispered. Lloyd pulled Kai in for a hug, and Kai instantly hugged back.

"I-I don't wanna fade away Lloyd..." Kai said quietly. "Please don't let me disappear."

"...I won't let you go...no matter what." Lloyd said back slowly, hugging Kai tighter.

They both pulled away slightly and stared at each other. Kai then started crying even more.

"Oh..No Kai." Lloyd pulled him back into a hug. Kai just cried into his shoulder. Lloyd rubbed his back slowly. Kai hugged Lloyd tighter.

"I don't w-wanna fade away..."

A/n: I have tissues here...if anyone cried. My sister did...well I guess she was listening to a sad song at the time whilst reading this. Thanks for reading this chapter. The next one will be a bit happier. Thank you. :) *Hugs for you*