A/N: another story idea I didn't get around to finishing for a Movie!Season 5/Morroyd.
Warning: bullying, some cursing because it's Morro.
"Hey loser!"
Lloyd sighed as he felt hundreds of stares into his back. They would never see past this. The way that his father took, everyone expected him to go the same. He heard people talking, some swore that his eyes turned red while others saw him punch a wall.
He hated high school, to be honest. If only he could have lived on the Bounty or in a monastery with Sensei Wu.
But yet, his mother Misako, or Koko for short, had decided to make him go to school.
They say in highschool you aren't judged, that they ease on sticking labels to everything.
Boy are they wrong.
High School is hell, to put it lightly, and Lloyd wasn't one to curse.
It didn't help that your father was an evil overlord trying to destroy the world. Honestly, if only he had a normal family.
That would be nice. His father normal, he'd probably be a sensei, just like Uncle Wu. He wouldn't like to fight, and he'd glue their broken family back together.
Yeah right, like that would happen.
Lloyd cleared away his locker filled with notes and pictures, grabbing his binder and double-checking everything was there. No one had figured out his combination, thank The First Spinjitzu Master, only slipping the notes through the crack.
He silently walked to first period, eyes brightening a bit as Kai appeared. He was one of the five others at school that didn't think he was the plague.
Him, Cole, Jay, Zane, and Nya were the only ones that didn't hate his guts. And Lloyd had spent all of elementary school and half of junior high just to be able to talk to them like a normal person.
"Kai, hey," Lloyd said quietly. Kai turned to face the younger, giving a small smile.
"Hey."
Lloyd kept his head down as they walked to class, still that part of him wanting to just curl up in a corner somewhere.
The door opened creakily, making everyone in class already pause to stare at him. Lloyd bit his lip. Don't you dare cry now. He steeled himself to his seat, watching how everyone unconsciously moved away.
At least Chen wasn't in this class, he had so much fun just making sure Lloyd had the worst life ever.
Though most of these kids weren't any better. Lloyd shivered. One of the girls was even from the cheerleading squad. Lloyd took a breath, before opening his binder with his homework.
"Hey, you heard we're getting a new kid?" Someone whispered.
"Yeah, the rumors are they're really scary."
"I heard they can't tell if they're a boy or girl."
Lloyd tuned out, those were stupid rumors, like the ones running about him. Half of them were dumb and extremely incorrect.
"Class, I'd like to introduce you to our new student," Mrs. Laudita said.
Everyone's eyes shot up the second the new kid walked in. Uh oh.
Lloyd's eyes scanned the black tank top with Get Scared written on it, a silver one underneath resting below the shoulders (well that was dress code) dark skinny jeans, black sneakers. He looked up to see the kid had shoulder length black hair with a green highlight and... green eyeshadow on their eyes with a bit of mascara.
Yep, this one is totally going to bully him.
"Class, this is Morro. I would like warm welcomes from all of you please." Nice job avoiding pronouns teach. "Now, would you like to introduce yourself?"
Morro's eyes scanned the classroom. "My name's Morro, I'm an orphan in foster care so don't ask about family or a last name because I don't have any, no matter the way I look, I'm not emo. I'm not a bully and really against it, if any of you think you're going to be friends with me good luck, and..." his eyes fell on Lloyd, "I don't judge people on their parents."
The entire class gasped as he swung his backpack into the seat next to Lloyd's. "Don't believe we're going to be buddy-buddies," he told him. "I had pretty messed up parents too, not to mention half my foster parents hated my guts."
The teacher even seemed surprised at his decision, but nevertheless began the lesson.
Lloyd's eyes strayed towards Morro half the class. Who in their right mind would...? His thoughts were interrupted when Morro suddenly reached behind his back and grabbed something. A spitball. What?! I didn't even notice!Morro wrapped it up in a tissue and turned to glare at the kid who spit it. His look sent the kid to shrink in her seat.
Lloyd took out a couple sticky notes. Why? He wrote, quietly sliding it to Morro. He flipped it over. Didn't you listen to what I said? Put it away before I get in trouble because of you.That didn't satisfy him, so he wrote on another. Nobody wants to be friends with me. It took years for me to gain my friends trust.Morro sighed quietly. I told you already. Your dad doesn't define you. Now shut up.He pushed the sticky note back to Lloyd, turning his head to the teacher and effectively tuning him out.
That was, until a paper ball hit him in the head. Morro grabbed it before it could fall, how the heck could he do that? and opened it, reading the note.
Lloyd peered at it before Morro yanked it away, seeing just barely the b word and some nasty stuff written to him, not Lloyd. "Psh, that's all they got? Idiots." He turned and gave a lopsided grin, shrugging his shoulders and paying attention to the teacher.
"Morro! Mr. Garmadon, please stop interrupting the class!" Mrs. Laudita scolded.
"I'm sor—" Lloyd started before Morro interrupted.
"Tell that to the people who called me a gay bitch," Morro answered easily. "Which is really nothing compared to what I've been called before. So nice try."
Mrs. Laudita gritted her teeth. "Don't try that on me mister."
Morro didn't pay attention. "Oh I'm sorry. You think I'm lying don't you? You think I'm a good-for-nothing jerk that's going to slam everyone into the locker? It's kind of rude to assume things about people because of the way they dress. Believe what you want, but the kids here aren't all innocent as they seem, and I've been here a solid twenty minutes."
The teacher opened and closed her mouth. "Sir I'm going to have to ask you to go to the office," she said in a weak voice.
"I apologize for whatever I have done, but I am simply pointing out things. While you were grading papers, someone in the class threw a spitball at Lloyd, and another wrote this inappropriate note," He handed it to the teacher, "I am merely defending myself."
Mrs. Laudita closed her mouth and shook her head, before taking papers and handing them to the boy.
Morro sighed as he zipped open his backpack, receiving papers from the stunned teacher. "Thanks, Mrs. Laudita," he muttered.
"Just please finish, I would prefer no more interruptions."
The raven-haired boy only nodded, eyes raking the papers and stuffing them in his binder.
Mrs. Laudita handed everyone the daily assignment and started rambling on about whatever, Lloyd didn't really pay attention to it.
Lloyd watched as Morro twirled his pencil between his fingers before filling out the assignments. "Stop staring at me, it's creepy," he hissed at Lloyd.
The blond averted his eyes to his own worksheet, trying not to stare at the new kid who had just effectively made friends (?) with him.
The lunch bell rang, and luckily everyone parted for Lloyd to grab his and go sit down with his friends. He only got tripped once and his food didn't even spill. Gosh, it was a lucky day for him.
Cole pulled off his headphones and looked at Lloyd with a knowing look. He nudged Jay's shoulder and gestured to the blond. Cole wasn't a super big talker, and no one really knew why, he only really talked when they were on "missions" and things like that.
"Is there something wrong?" Jay asked, tilting his head worriedly. Kai looked over from his ramble about something to his sister and Zane.
"New kid," he muttered simply.
Kai burst again. "That's right! He didn't even give a-" Cole looked at him, language, "uh, crap, about Lloyd and just waltzed in the room. He dresses really weirdly too, I swear he broke some dress codes."
"He was very bad-boy style as you put it," Zane nodded. "He was in my second period and no one talked to him."
"He was in music class with me and Cole," Jay piped up, "the teacher called him a girl and he nearly got detention."
Lloyd picked at his food, before looking around the cafeteria for the said boy. He noticed him at a lone table, but instead of looking sad, he looked fine. Heck, he somehow sneaked out his phone and was scrolling through it.
They really are opposites. Morro relishes in his solitude while Lloyd crumbles under it.
"Lloyd?" Cole asked, waving his hand in front of the blond's face. Lloyd blinked and turned his head back to the group. "You okay?"
"Yeah... I'm good," he said, grinning. "Just zoning off."
"Hey freak!" Called a voice. Lloyd looked over as the smile on his face fell. Chen took the opportunity to try and dump ketchup on his head. Kai calmly swiped the bottle out of Chen's hands before chucking it at the other.
"Hey Chen, shut your mouth. Nobody wants to hear about your stupid stuff."
Lloyd stared at his food. "Monster," Chen snickered.
"Geez, if he's a monster you must be Hitler or
something." Morro threw a bored look at Chen. "Sure wouldn't want someone like you hiding in my closet."
"Shut up fa—" Lloyd winced, covering his ears.
Morro rolled his eyes. "Says the kid in cheer doing splits and waving pom poms. Doesn't exactly scream 'straight' to me." Chen shut his mouth. "Yeah that's what I thought."
The boy turned, huffing. Morro smirked. "Don't hit your head on the way out. Oh wait, maybe that's a good thing!"
Lloyd looked over, surprised. Morro leaned against the wall. "Damn, he's annoying as hell," he said, scrolling through his phone in annoyance. "See why you don't like him."
Maybe he had found a friend.
Morro watched as Lloyd bubbled around with his friends, smiling.
The sakura blossoms blew around as his form flickered lightly. There was no need to go back to school, a car accident would do.
"I've finally found you, Green Ninja."
