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Chapter 9:
Cole's POV:
My alarm clock was blaring and it sounded much louder that it usually does. What day is it? I looked at my phone, Wednesday. Should I get Crystal to school or should I let her have a day off to get use of the news. I have no idea. Maybe some else does. I dragged myself out of bed and I forgot I fell asleep in my GI. I walked to the hallway where I found Kai,
"Morning Cole." Kai said,
"Morning. Hey…um…should I send Crystal to school or should I let her have the day off to get use of the news?" I asked,
"I'd give her the day off." Kai suggested,
"Thanks." I said as Wu walked by,
"Good-morning Cole and Kai." Wu greeted,
"Good-morning Sensei." Me and Kai said,
"And Cole. Giving the day off would be the wiser choice." Wu stated,
"Thank you Sensei." I replied.
At 9:00 am, all us ninjas were in the games room when I hear some little foot steps stop at the door. I looked at the door to see a very sleepy Crystal,
"Morning little dancer." I greeted as I got up and walked over to her,
"Morning Cole." Crystal replied, "Why didn't you wake me up for school?"
"I thought you could use the day off." I explained,
"Ok." Crystal stated as she rubbed her eye. She sat next to me, curled up into a little ball and leant on my chest as we watched Jay, Lloyd, Kai and Zane play Dragon Riders.
"Cole. Why didn't my birthday wish come true?" Crystal asked and I have no clue what to say,
"I…don't…know." I replied,
"Why?" Crystal asked,
"Not everything can be explained. Even the things we want to know most can't be explained." I explained,
"Like why daddy went." Crystal said as she buried her face into my chest and started to cry again. I rubbed her back as she cried as I fought back my own tears with all my might because I don't have to be strong for myself, I need to be strong for the both of us. After Crystal calmed back down a bit, Misako walked in and sat next to Crystal.
"Are you ok?" Misako asked Crystal and Crystal gave her a small nod.
Crystal's POV:
Why didn't my birthday wish come true? Why didn't the doctor fairy fix daddy? Why do things like this happen? Jay walked out of the games room and came back in with a box wrapped in light pink paper with a darker pick ribbon.
"I know your birthday was 2 weeks ago but I still needed to finish these." Jay said as he passed the box to me,
"Thank you." I said quietly and unwrapped it and inside was 2 dolls, 1 looking like mummy and the other looking like daddy. I gave them a hug then hugged Jay, "Thank you." I said again,
"Any time." Jay said,
"Where did you find those?" Nya asked,
"I didn't. I made the myself." Jay said,
"Since when did you make dolls?" Kai asked as he raised an eyebrow,
"I decided to try since it was Crystal's birthday." Jay told him,
"How did you get mummy's looks?" I asked,
"I found some photos." Jay said.
Cole's POV:
Later that day, I got a call from Ashley,
"Hey Ash." I greeted,
"Hi Cole. How are you and Crystal holding up?" Ashley asked,
"Ok I guess." I replied,
"That's good. Since Crystal wasn't at school today, Christ wanted to call to see if Crystal was ok." Ashley explained,
"I'll grab her for him." I stated,
"Thanks and Cole, you're holding up ok, right?" Ashley asked,
"I'll be fine as long as Crystal is alright." I replied and walked to the games room where Crystal was sitting with Nya,
"Crystal, Christ is on the phone." I explained as I passed her the phone.
Crystal's POV:
I grabbed Cole's phone and held it up to my ear,
"Hi Christ." I said,
"Hi Crystal. I heard what happened to Lou. I'm sorry." Christ said,
"It's ok. I just want him back." I said,
"Mum told Mrs Flur what happened. Are you coming to school tomorrow?" Christ asked,
"I don't know. I think so." I answered,
"I hope you do." Christ said.
Cole's POV:
Crystal continued to talk to Christ and it hurts to see Crystal like this. I hope she get's to her normal self soon.
Kai's POV:
I know what it's like to lose your parents at a young age. It hurts, real bad but what hurts more is seeing the ones you love most sad. I walked into the games room where I saw Crystal on the phone and even a blind man could see the hurt in her eyes,
"Thanks, bye Christ." Crystal wrapped up then passed the phone back to Cole,
"Hey Ash. Only if she's up to it. Thanks. Bye." Cole stated into the phone before hanging up, "You ok Crystal?" he asked Crystal,
"I just want daddy back." Crystal stated quietly,
"Me too." Cole agreed. I looked at Nya who looked worried and I smiled to reassure her that they'll be ok.
At dinner, Crystal only ate bit of her dinner as she poked at it,
"Crystal, you got to eat." Cole stated,
"I'm not that hungry." Crystal replied as she jumped down and walked off. Cole sighed and I could tell that he was stressed,
"I'll talk to her." I offered and walked after Crystal before he could decline. I found Crystal sitting on her bed, looking at a photo. I knocked on her open door and she looked up,
"Hi Kai." Crystal stated and looked back at the photo,
"What you looking at?" I asked as I sat next to her,
"A photo from I had my whole family." Crystal replied,
"Can I see?" I asked and she passed me the photo. There was Lou, Cole looking about 13, Crystal looking about 1 and a woman with blond hair, blue eyes and was hugging Crystal and Cole, "I'm guessing that's your mum." I stated, pointing to the woman,
"Yeah. Mummy's name is Louisa. She was a person who studied rocks and she loved them so much that daddy said that she named me and Cole after them. Her work made her very busy but she put us before work. The only reason I know this because daddy and Cole told me because mummy died when I was 1." Crystal explained with tears in her eyes,
"She looks just like you." I stated,
"Daddy and Cole think so too. I just want them back." Crystal stated,
"I know what you're going through. I lose your parents at a young age." I stated and Crystal looked at me confused,
"But you have your parents. They were at my party." Crystal stated,
"Yes but they disappeared when Nya was 3 and I was 5 and they didn't show up until we battled the Time Twins." I explained,
"Oh." Crystal replied,
"What I'm trying to say is that, yes you're hurting, you both are, but you also need to strong. Do you understand?" I asked,
"I understand." Crystal replied,
"It's won't come over night, it'll take time but you'll be strong again and if you need help, you have us…or you can go whop Jay." I stated and Crystal giggled, "Ha. I win. Now try and keep that smile on. Ok." I stated,
"Ok. For mummy, daddy and Cole." Crystal stated and I noticed that she was looking at the door and I looked and saw Cole looking at his sister. I stood up and patted Cole on the shoulder as I walked out.
Cole's POV:
I appreciate Kai having a talk with Crystal, it helps me out a lot. I walked into Crystal's room and sat next to her,
"You ok little dancer?" I asked,
"Yeah. Kai's right, I may be hurting but I can be strong, like you." Crystal stated as she hugged me and I hugged back. I have to be stronger now. To make sure Crystal stays happy in the lost of dad,
"Do you think you'll be able to go to school tomorrow?" I asked,
"I think." Crystal replied.
Morrow's POV:
I was in the kitchen, on my phone when I heard little footsteps. It's 11:00 at night. There's only 1 person in the temple with little feet and what would she be doing up this late. I watched as Crystal walked in,
"What are you doing up this late?" I asked and Crystal jumped out of her skin, "Sorry." I stated quickly,
"It's ok Morrow. I didn't know anyone else was up." Crystal replied,
"No, it's only me up. It's 11, what are you doing up?" I questioned,
"I had a bad dream and I came to get some water." Crystal explained and I grabbed the water for her and gave it to her, "Thank you Morrow. Hang on, doesn't water hurt you?" she asked,
"That's only if it gets on me." I explained,
"That makes sense." Crystal stated,
"You should get back to bed, don't you have school tomorrow?" I questioned,
"Yeah. Why are you up?" Crystal suddenly questioned,
"Couldn't sleep. I don't really need to sleep. I'm dead." I explained,
"Oh. Good night Morrow." Crystal stated,
"Good night/" I replied and Crystal walked back to her room. Crystal reminds me a lot of Mary. Mary would like her. Mary. Why did Mary have to go? What did she do wrong? I'd give anything to see her again, to bring her back. I miss her. I pulled out a photo from my pocket of all of us before mum and dad disappeared. What happened to them? I wish I knew.
Cole's POV:
The next morning, I got dressed and looked at the time, 6:00. I hope Crystal's ok. I walked to her room and saw an empty cup on her bedside table, she must've had a nightmare last night. I shook Crystal gently until she woke up,
"Morning Crystal." I stated softly,
"Morning." Crystal replied,
"You all good to go to school today?" I asked and Crystal thought about it before,
"I'll try." Crystal stated as she sat up,
"If at any point you want to come back, just let your teacher know and I'll come pick you up, ok?" I explained,
"Ok." Crystal confirmed,
"Now let's get you ready." I stated and grabbed her a pair of jeans, her favourite pun shirt, which was the shirt she was wearing when she 1st came to live with us, and left the room while she got dressed. When I got out, my phone began to ring. It was Ashley. I pressed answered and held it up,
"Hey Ash." I greeted,
"Hi Cole. You and Crystal doing better today?" Ashley asked,
"A bit. The others are really helping." I explained,
"That's good to hear. Christ wanted to know if Crystal was going to school today." Ashley explained,
"She said she wants to try." I replied,
"That's great. Most children at Crystal's age would've taken as much time off as they could." Ashley explained,
"Well Crystal isn't like most kids her age." I stated,
"Yeah." Ashley agreed, "I'll see you later." She stated,
"See ya." I replied and hanged up. I knocked on Crystal's door, "Dressed?" I asked,
"Dressed." Crystal confirmed and I walked in,
"Ashley just called, Christ wanted to know if you were going to school today." I explained as I helped her with her shoes, socks and jewellery,
"Really?" Crystal asked,
"Yep. Looks like Christ is really worried about you." I stated,
"Well we have known each other since forever." Crystal replied,
"Ready for breakfast?" I asked and Crystal nodded and Crystal grabbed her hairbrush so Nya could do her hair and we walked out.
After breakfast, I saw Crystal sitting on her bed, looking at the dolls Jay got her for her birthday, then I got an idea,
"Crystal, isn't it your show and tell day today?" I asked as I put her lunch in her bag,
"Yeah." Crystal replied,
"Why don't you take one of the dolls?" I suggested and she looked at her dolls again,
"I'll take daddy. Mummy wouldn't know anyone there." Crystal explained and put the doll of mum on her bed side table,
"Ok. We have an hour before we have to go." I explained,
"Is Jay playing dragon riders?" Crystal asked,
"Yep." I answered and Crystal ran out of the room with the doll of dad in her hand. I'm glad Jay made her those for her birthday, I guess it helps her cope with the loss of dad.