Of Love, Life, and Lies
A Ninjago FanFiction
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I have had major writer's block for this chapter, so I am sorry I haven't updated…
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Disclaimer: I do not own Ninjago, only Liana and some of the plot.
Chapter 21
Sensei's POV
The Serpentine were back.
This does not bode well on our mission to find and protect the green and purple ninja.
I sat in my room, quietly meditating. The ninja had returned yesterday from Jamanikai Village, and their ill tidings did nothing to ease my bad premonition. Not to mention the fact that there had been something of with Kai ever since they returned.
An ancient flute sat in front of me, its power much more than it appeared to be. I was searching my mind. I couldn't think of anything more to do to help the ninja reach their full potential. I could sense that Liana was the closest, though I still couldn't figure out how long it would be.
My thoughts were interrupted by shouts.
"Fire kick!"
"Monkey paw to the head!"
"Hi yah!"
I groaned. Sounds like the ninja are playing their video game again.
I got up and carefully put the flute away in its case. It was by far the best weapon we had against the Serpentine. Once the flute was secured, I made my way over to the game room and pulled the doors open. To my surprise, there was no one in there. I could have sworn that I heard fighting. They used to always be playing their game.
Then, I heard more shouts off in the direction of the training area. Odd. I walked over there.
"Dragon punch!"
"Boom!"
I yet again pushed aside doors and saw that all of the ninja, not just Lia, were out training. Kai, Jay, and Cole were each working on technique individually and it looked like Lia and Zane were getting ready to spar.
I watched as Kai twisted off into his fiery spinjitsu tornado, though when he stopped swirling, he stumbled a bit. I wondered what had happened to make him so off kilter. Jay worked on controlling the lightning from his golden weapons, and Cole practiced balancing his strength with his deceptively heavy Scythe. At the moment, Lia and Zane both looked like they were meditating, but I knew better.
Suddenly, they both exploded into action. Lia whipped out her fan-like tessens, flinging them out as easily as if she was shaking water from her hands. Zane flew into his 6th sense, spinning his hands and forcing his shurikens out of oblivion. Eyes narrowed as they seemed to shift into an alternate dimension where only they and their opponent existed.
Liana sent a powerful gust towards Zane, but he was ready, ducking close to the ground to avoid the brunt of the storm. As he fell, he sent a wave of ice hurtling towards her feet, but she leapt gracefully out of the way, using her control over the wind to sustain her jump for longer than was possible. She landed directly behind Zane, unhesitatingly throwing her tessens towards his neck to get him to yield. Zane was ready, however, and managed to get his weapons up in time to block.
After exchanging these brief blows in a matter of seconds, they both whirled off into their spinjitsu tornadoes, sending sheets of ice and freezing gusts around the training ground, tripping up their teammates, though they were oblivious to the discomfort they were putting the others in. The other three boys tripped their way towards me.
Jay's POV
I was sick of being forced out of the training grounds. "This space isn't big enough for us!" I vented out to Kai and Cole.
"Correction, this space isn't big enough for them." Man, Cole must be seriously ticked to say something like that about his precious Lia. Don't get me wrong, I realize I was way off with that whole spy-for-Garmadon thing, but it was a little annoying how she was always in the center of whatever we did.
"He is so strange." Kai looked like the answer to our little predicament was right in front of his face, but he couldn't quite read the results.
"What is strange? Someone who is different? Or someone who is different from you?" Sensei walked up to us, always the epiphany of human 'wisdom'.
Kai had a face that said that there wasn't much of a difference. "But Sensei, Zane is weird weird."
I am sure that at that moment we all flashed back to the totally awkward situations that were abundant whenever the guy was around.
I remember, one night, Nya and I were watching a movie, and Zane had joined us. At the most heart-wrenching part, when the city girl realized that she was in love with the poor handsome farm boy, he had laughed.
Of all the things to do in a chic flick, laughing at the confession of love is not one of them.
Not that I watch too many chick flicks…
Shaking myself back into the present, we all watched as Lia and Zane bowed to each other, somehow bonking one another on the head in the process. They laughed it off, seemingly oblivious to our silent vigil.
Zane's POV
I actually laughed at the correct time when Lia and I hit heads.
I guess miracles do exist.
I smiled at Lia and she returned the favor. She had probably become my closest friend out of all of the ninja. "So," she began, "Nice spar, except for the part where we bonked heads when we bowed to each other." She glanced slyly at me. "I won't tell the others if you don't."
I laughed again. She had been working with me on a rational way to determine when it was appropriate to laugh or not, and so far, she had done what no one else before her, meaning Kai, Jay, and Cole, had done before.
She had taught me how to laugh.
My grin widened. "You know Lia," I began, than hesitated; where was I going with this? "I really just want you to know that you are like a little sister to me." Again, I hesitated. I had never really had a family before, so that feeling was completely new and welcome. "And I am really grateful."
She gave me a super sweet smile, just like I imagined a little sister would. "Thanks, Zane. I feel like you are my big brother. You are just so sweet and awkward and protective…" She looped her arm through mine. She grinned once more.
"Should we go greet our growing family, who seem to be discussing us?"
I looked to see all of the other ninja staring at us, looking guilty.
Lia giggled at the groan that escaped me.
So, how did I do? I know that this chapter is a lot of filler, but I am trying build up that family bond between Zane and Lia…
Also, how did I do on the sparring scene? I was trying to test out how I would describe a battle, since that really is a major part of the ninja.
Anyways, please don't forget about my poll!
And please, review! You guys are great at that!
~Boogalee