Second Wind

Two updates in one week? What is this sorcery? XD

You may have noticed I removed the previous chapter nine, 'cause it was pointless fluff and I didn't really like it.

I do apologize, this chapter wasn't quite a thousand words. On the bright side, I'm finally getting this story back on track!

Hope you like :)

Chapter Nine

Lloyd rubbed his eyes as he walked out into the living room. He was taken by surprise when he saw that a silver female android had joined Nya, Jay, Cole, and Zane.

"Pixal!" He greeted. "Hi! I didn't know you were coming over."

"Zane invited me," she replied. She turned to the titanium ninja. "It's been awhile."

Zane nodded. "It has," he said.

"We're going on a quadruple date!" Jay announced.

Lloyd tilted his head, confused. "A quadruple date?"

"Yep! Me and Nya, Zane and Pixal, and Cole and Morro -"

The green ninja cut him off. "Cole and Morro?"

Jay laughed. "No! You didn't let me finish. Cole and Morro invited their girlfriends too."

"Oh, that makes more sense," Lloyd said.

Nya spoke up. "Cole's girlfriend is on her way over, and Morro's meeting up with his and they're coming back here."

"So we finally get to meet them?"

"Yes, finally," Cole told him. "We're all going to Mega Monster Amusement Park. You're welcome to come, if you like. We'll invite Kai, too."

"Speaking of Kai," Jay said, "where is he? I haven't seen him all morning."

"He's sleeping," Lloyd answered.

Cole raised an eyebrow. "And how would you know that?"

Lloyd blushed immediately. "You know I've been sleeping in his room since I let Morro stay in mine, right?"

The master of earth smirked. "Oh really?" He teased. "Is that all?"

"Shut up!" Lloyd ordered, folding his arms.

"What Cole was supposed to say," Nya said, changing the subject, "is that we were wondering if you and Kai wanted to come with us. Like, the two of you, on a date."

"I...I don't know," the green ninja sighed.

Before the conversation could continue, the door opened and in strolled an unfamiliar girl. She was tall, blue-eyed, and had long red hair with a blue streak in the front.

"Seliel!" Cole exclaimed. He jumped up and embraced the newcomer. "It's so good to see you! How are you?"

The redhead smiled. "I'm great, Cole, how are you? It's been quite some time now."

"Yeah, you bet it has!" He pulled away from their hug. "I'm doing well, and I'm glad you are too!"

"Ahem," Jay broke in. "Aren't you going to introduce us?"

"Oh, yeah," he replied. "Seliel, this is Lloyd, Zane, Pixal, Nya, and - of course - Jay."

"That's the one who kisses pillows?" Seliel asked quietly.

The blue ninja heard her words. "Hey!" He groaned. "I haven't done that in years!"

"Days," Nya corrected in a whisper.

"Days!" Jay echoed.

The others couldn't hold back their laughter as Cole continued with his introduction.

"Guys," he added, "this is Seliel, my girlfriend."

Zane shook her hand. "It's nice to finally meet you."

"Nice to meet you all," she said back. "Cole's told me so much about you all."

"Clearly," Jay huffed, earning him a playful shove from his girlfriend.

"So, are we leaving soon?" Seliel asked. "I haven't been to Mega Monster Amusement Park in forever!"

"Just a few more minutes," Cole answered. "We're just waiting for Morro. He and his new girlfriend will be back any minute now."

The newcomer nodded. "Sweet!" She looked around the room, clearly in thought. "Who all is going with us, again?"

"Zane and Pixal," the master of earth replied, "Jay and Nya, and Morro and...uh…what's her name?"

His friends shrugged.

"He never said," Jay pointed out. "But I guess we'll know soon enough."

Seliel's blue eyes fell on the green ninja. "Are you coming with us, Lloyd?"

He shook his head. "I don't think so. I don't have a date."

She turned back to Cole. "I thought you said he and the other one were…"

"I thought there was something between them," he said.

Lloyd's eyes widened. "Wait, you told her Kai and I were dating?"

"No!" Cole protested. "I said it was like you were dating. Y'know, you're always together and...stuff."

Lloyd stared at him in slight disbelief. "You don't have to go around telling everyone. Especially since we're not going out."

Cole sighed. "Right. Sorry, Green Machine."

"It's okay," he assured him. "You didn't mean any harm."

"For the record," Seliel spoke up, "I have absolutely nothing against that, Lloyd."

The green ninja realized exactly what she meant and buried his face in a pillow, embarrassed.

The door swung open one more time, putting an end to the brief awkward moment. The seven turned their heads to see Morro walking in. Beside him, there was a beautiful blond girl, unrecognized by any of the others.

"Hey guys!" Morro looked around the room, assessing who was waiting there. "Is anyone else coming?"

"Nope," Nya told him. "We're all here." She gestured toward Zane and Cole's dates. "This is Pixal and Seliel's over there."

"Nice to meet you," he said politely. "Are we ready to go?"

"Yes," Zane replied.

"But first," the lightning ninja added, "we have to meet your girl."

Morro face-palmed. "Oh, of course!" He began introducing his friends. "This is Jay, Nya, Lloyd, Cole, Seliel, Zane, and Pixal."

The girl smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you all," she said. "I'm Bansha."

. . .

Dun dun dun!

In case you're wondering, Seliel is not an OC. She is a character from the Ninjago comics.

Well, expect some amusement park fun next chapter :)

Also, let's take a vote: do you want Lloyd and Kai to go with them? I'll start a poll on my profile! You don't have to say yes just because you ship them...what do you want to see happen? The choices will be:

Only Lloyd

Only Kai

Both (on a date)

Both (independent)

Neither

NOTE: If they go independently it will probably turn into a date at some point ;)

So let me know! Voting ends on December 10.

My favorite movie comes out on DVD today! :D

I might open another poll with ideas for a new story I might start next month or so.

Till next time :)