Chapter 11

Misako hummed a happy little tune to herself as she finished washing the dishes from breakfast. She glanced at the clock and saw it was almost time for Kai's morning lessons. She had just put the last plate away when she heard Kai's toys and books hitting the floor. She froze for a second and listened carefully. For a moment she thought maybe Kai had rolled over in his bed and knocked something over. It would not have been the first time that had happened.

Her heart suddenly jerked, however when she heard Kai sobbing loudly from his room all the way in the kitchen.

She paled in worry as she ran upstairs as fast as she could. She burst into the teen's room and froze. Kai was curled up on his bed with all his things scattered all over the floor of his bedroom. That wasn't what scared her, however. What scared her was the fact that Kai was desperately clawing at his bare arms, drawing blood, as he sobbed and howled like he was a wild animal in pain.

"Kai, what are you doing?!" She cried as she ran up to him and tried to pin him down, but the boy only howled louder as he struggled beneath her hold. Misako had to think of something and quick before Kai did any permanent damage. "Kai, watch me now! I am so angry! So very angry!" She exclaimed as she grabbed a pillow and began hitting the end of the bed as she kept grunting angrily. Kai froze and watched her quietly in fascination and confusion...

Later that day, Zane and Jay were at Garmadon's house for a visit to check on Kai's progress. As soon as he had come home. Misako told her husband what had happened with Kai that morning and he had called the other two to let them know. Now they were all in Garmadon's backyard, where a few of Kai's lessons took place when it was nice and sunny. Kai and Misako were standing on the patio and Zane, Jay and Garmadon stood in the garden to give them space.

They were all watching from the side as Garmadon recorded Misako and Kai's lesson.

She was teaching Kai how to throw a tantrum and let out his anger so he didn't try and hurt himself again. Even though they didn't want a child like Kai to throw a tantrum, Misako thought it would be best to teach him how to let his anger out in other forms. The brunette now had bandages on his arms from the scratches he gave himself.

"I know that this is going to help Kai but you might live to regret this one day," Zane warned with a smile. Kai copied Misako and was hitting a chair with a cushion as he shouted and screamed in anger, just like she told him to. Misako then told Kai to run upstairs and slam the door as hard as he could.

"You just might be right." Garmadon sighed as he finished recording...

Later that evening. Zane and Jay were sat with Kai in Garmadon's living room for his next lesson. In front of them was a large chalkboard and on it was a small sentence that Zane had written.

"Car... has... mirror..." The teen read out loud with a proud smile on his face.

"No Kai." Zane sighed. "The. Car. Has. A. Mirror." He said slowly as he pointed to each word as he said them. Jay sent his partner a small glare, not happy with how he was pushing the teen. Garmadon was standing close by, filming the whole thing. As they continued their lesson, Harumi suddenly stormed into the room.

"Have you taken my hairbrush again, Kai?!" She shouted at him angrily. Kai just stared at her in slight confusion, not knowing how to respond to her. This just seemed to make her even angrier.

"Can it wait until later?" Garmadon glared at his daughter before she could say anything.

"Well, I'm sorry Dad, but he keeps taking my things and quite frankly I have lost my patience with him!" She shouted at her father before storming off towards the kitchen. Kai looked at Zane and Jay in confusion and a hint of fear. They quickly gave him a reassuring smile, calming the brunette down. Garmadon gave them an apologetic look before going after his daughter.

"So, what are we going to do now?" Jay smiled, trying to ease the tension. Zane glared lightly at him. He wanted to keep the lesson going, for Kai's sake, but the ginger-haired man just seemed to want some fun. Kai quickly grabbed Jay's hand and pulled him toward the piano at the other end of the room.

"Is it time for a concert?" He giggled as Kai sat down next to him with a big smile on his face. "As you wish." Jay chuckled and started playing a sweet melody. As he continued to play Kai let his mind wander. He remembered his mother playing this song on their family piano when he was growing up. She would play for him and his brother Echo. Sometimes she would even let them play with her until their father came home.

"Zane!" Jay suddenly hissed quietly.

"What?! What's wrong?!" He exclaimed as he jumped up from his seat. Jay shushed him and pointed to Kai. The brunette was slumped in the armchair, fast asleep...

While Jay played the piano for Kai and Zane was lost in his thoughts, Garmadon had followed his daughter into the kitchen. He could hear Jay playing the piano for the brunette in the living room. The small teenager really seemed to love music. When he entered the kitchen he saw Harumi angrily washing dishes from dinner earlier that night.

"Hey, are you OK?" He asked calmly, but she didn't respond to his call. "I'm sure your hairbrush will turn up soon." He reassured as he hugged her from behind.

"It's not just the hairbrush Dad." She snapped.

"Then tell me what's wrong, sweetheart." Garmadon pleaded as he kissed his daughter's forehead. Harumi turned to her father and took a deep, calming breath, but her eyes burned with unshed tears. Her father waited patiently, letting her take her time.

"It's just that, everyone one at school is always walking up to me saying 'Hey, your the girl living with the Wild Child aren't you?', and it's like I don't have my own face anymore, then when I get home you, Lloyd and Mom are always with Kai now and never really spend time with me anymore!" She exclaimed as she finally broke into tears. Garmadon's eyes widened when she said that. He hadn't realized he, Lloyd, and Misako had been ignoring his daughter.

He knew that Kai needed his support but it seemed that he forgot that his family needed him too.

"Shhhh, it's alright my dear, I'm so sorry that you feel that way." He soothed as he quickly pulled her into a tight hug. "I should have noticed how you felt, how about you and me go to the fair tomorrow afternoon?"

"Just the two of us?" She asked and he smiled.

"Just the two of us."...