Hey y'all, this was requested by Sarah the Robot on Ao3, thank you , Sarah for the idea I had a lot of fun just being able to relax and write this. Also an extra thank you for your astounding patience, sorry it took basically forever, my schedule has just been off the charts recently. I still hope you enjoy the oneshot ;)

What Goes Bump in the Night

Lloyd was beginning to believe that Koso may have actually been slightly more than a delusional sorcerer solely on the basis that there's no way any human being could be as spry as him after sleeping on this torture device. The green ninja didn't know what back alley furniture shop kidnappers like him shopped at ,but what he did know was that he could vividly recall snake dens that had been more comfortable to sleep in than this forsaken threadbare couch.

Sleep became a distant memory to the blonde as he turned on his side for what was definitely the fiftieth time that night. Lloyd knew, he counted. Still at the very least the energy master could count his blessings he wasn't Morro right now. He knew from experience mild discomfort was nothing to the searing agony of broken limbs. Despite his best efforts the blonde couldn't help ,but silently chuckling at the minute humor to be found in the situation, that humor being that Lloyd was pretty sure Morro was close to wishing he was still dead right about now-

"THUMP "

With the raw vigor any ninja should possess(except Dareth of course) Lloyd shot to his feet in an instant. His lower half had already shifted into a fighting stance.

The night air fell back into lifeless silence as if the noise was no more than an unusual spike, until eventually the tense blonde heard another-albeit much quieter-sound, except this one was much more akin to a muffled groan.

"What the-" Lloyd paused to think, his shoulders immediately relaxing upon a sudden realization. It was probably Morro.

Without much more thought, the green ninja casually strolled up to the-well technically his (temporarily)- bedroom door with a raised hand poised to knock, before another delayed realization abruptly hit him. There's no way Morro could answer the door. Right.

Breathing a sigh of annoyance, -more at himself than the inconvenience- Lloyd opened the door.

To his nonexistent surprise, the blonde was immediately met with the sight of his former enemy sprawled out on the ground like a starfish.

Hesitantly stepping across the boundaries of the door, Lloyd could only hope the former ghost managed to avoid a concussion as he kneeled down to his level.

"Hey, um, You good?"

In a matter of seconds Morro's head shot up from the floor and on his face was an expression Lloyd could only describe as just..not ..there. Whether it was because of the wind master's half lidded eyes that gave it away or the ever so slight slack in his mouth, it didn't really matter because in the next moment Morro attempted speaking to his confused companion.

"Wha..What are you…" The former ghost trailed off as if his mouth had run away from him and his eyes squinted into barely visible slits.

'And why does he sound so-Ohhh wait….' Suddenly the vivid image of that f**king gross looking purple stuff their kidnapper had forced Morro to drink before he left entered the blonde's fogged mind.

"This will numb your pain come nightfall so trust me when you're not waking up in the middle of night to your own blood curdling screams of agony you'll thank me."

'You freaking deranged sorcerer, you didn't say it would also numb his brain!'

"Uh," Lloyd muttered aloud. "Did you fall?"

"I..eh, guess soooooooooooofhuawqilbhrhuiafbueifbsahfeuf" Whatever else Morro had to say was lost in translation as he trailed off into muffled mumbling against the floor.

"Oooookay." The blonde's teeth were quick to latch onto his bottom lip. "Why don't we just, get you back in bed, uh here I'll...help." Despite the somewhat timid declaration, Lloyd's hands couldn't will themselves to do more than small aborted movements above the slouching silhouette of the wind master.

Luckily however after only a few awkward moments passed, the blonde eventually worked up the nerve to cautiously slide his hands beneath Morro's forearms and knees and gently lift the drowsy former ghost a few inches above the ground.

The green ninja's immediate impulse was to get the act of laying the injured ravenette back onto the bed over with as fast as possible, however just as he had stumbled to an upright position, another groan, far louder than the previous rang out in the room like a lightning strike and Lloyd was forced to pause his efforts as Morro looked back up at his "hero" and said. "I have to use the outhouse."

"What?" Lloyd squeaked.

"I have to piss, let me down." The wind master demanded as he sluggishly tried fighting his way out of the blonde's hold.

"Hey,hey, stop!" The energy master ordered as he kept having to adjust his grip in order to combat Morro's pointless struggles. At that exact moment it seemed to dawn on the former ghost he was going to be let down...so of course his only logical course of action from there was to instead attempt escaping over Lloyd, by more or less diving off the side of the blonde's left shoulder. Thankfully the green ninja was flexible enough to balance himself before he toppled over and took Morro with him, however that still did not deter the ravenette from finding a way to slowly wrestle his way onto Lloyd's back. The two tousled around for a few more moments until finally the blonde miraculously put a stop to it, by locking Morro legs beneath his underarms, ergo securing the dazed wind master in a semi (actually full on) piggyback.

As the two teenagers took a moment to collect their breath, (Morro especially) Lloyd eventually noticed the pair of thin arms haphazardly wrapped around his shoulders, and simply lowered his head in disbelief before gifting the otherwise silent room with a quiet sigh.

"Ok..let's go"

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"You ok-"

Morro's abrupt reply came in the form of the rickety door to the outhouse swinging open with the velocity of well, in layman's terms a gust of wind.

They were just lucky enough for Koso to remember to extend the magic barrier in the yard to the outhouse. However, they were also unlucky enough to be utterly submerged in darkness when their only remaining light source (their bedside candle Lloyd wisely decided to bring along) aside from the moon had just diminished against the harsh air sent its way via the outhouse door.

And, just to add to the strange unpleasantness the night had so far entailed, Lloyd didn't even have time to scold his prison mate before the ravenette suddenly lost his grip on the outhouse door and came tumbling down leaving just enough time for the blonde to catch him midfall and maneuver his strained body back onto his own aching back.

"Alright," The energy master yawned as he proceeded to crack his neck. "This is fine. I'm a ninja, there's no way I'll trip."

Whether Morro's reciprocated grunt was in agreement or not the green ninja didn't know or care as he carefully braced himself against the borders of the outhouse so he could hopefully push himself off in the right direction.

Despite the frigidness of the wet grass burning his bare toes, Lloyd could at least be somewhat grateful for the moisture otherwise the moonlight would have nothing to reflect off of, thus illuminating his path.

As the green ninja carefully sidestepped any visible sticks, pointy rocks, and or burrs he found it almost comical how light Morro's weight actually felt (maybe losing that god like ego had something to do with it). Nonetheless however, that simple fact did not make it any easier to stay on his feet against the slippery wet ground (Who knew midnight dew could be such a b**ch?! ) so of course when Morro suddenly decided to shift his weight over so slightly, Lloyd was forced to push his knees together in a desperate bid to delay the inevitable slide long enough to sprint his way back inside the cottage.

'Thanks, a**hole.' Lloyd inwardly cursed as he adjusted the now snoring former ghost on his back before practically stomping his way toward their bedroom.

Without a word (not that any were needed) the blonde gently dumped the wind master onto the twin beds before walking out and slamming the door shut again as a farewell.

Well that is what he had planned on doing, however before Lloyd could take so much as miniscule step away from the beds, Morro's slurred voice once again filled the expanse of the room.

"Hey,"

Resisting the urge to scream by clenching his fists, the green ninja hesitantly looked over his shoulder to see Morro staring at him through his slitted eyes like a drowsy disembodied snake.

"Yes?" Lloyd forced out through gritted teeth.

"I'm thirsty."

'WHY SO YOU CAN WAKE UP LATER HAVING TO USE THE F**KING BATHROOM AGAIN?!' The blonde wanted to yell. He bit his tongue instead. Then after an awkward moment of silence sighed as he slumped his shoulders and defeatedly replied "Let me go grab some water."

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"Here." Lloyd briskly said as he stretched out the wooden cup of well water he managed to fetch from the kitchen.

Morro's hands obviously trembled slightly as he reached out to accept the cup, however any attempts at aid the blonde half heartedly attempted were firmly rebuked despite the tiny drops of liquid dropping onto the wind master's shirt.

Thankfully however it never escalated to more so when the wind master graciously handed back the cup for Lloyd to definitely have to wash come morning, there seemed no more to do then to walk out the door, put the cup in the sink and go back to be-

"Lloyd?"

The green ninja didn't know whether he wanted to scream or cry more, whichever came first.

"Yeah?" He replied regardless.

"Than-ahuaifbauufwhfuewifbl." Whatever Morro was going to say was lost in a haze of muffled snoring as his head hit the pillows faster than the flap of a dragon's wing.

The blonde thought he may have possessed a good idea of what the wind master was going to say anyway.

"Let's just call it even." Lloyd sighed as he mindlessly lifted the edge of the blanket to Morro's neck and left it there before calmly exiting the room.

Next Morning-

No one:

Absolutely No One:

Morro: (whispering to Lloyd so Koso won't hear) You ever speak of last night and I will make your life a living h-e -(double hockey sticks)

Lloyd: (blank face) Yeeeeaaaah you're a little late for that bud..

Also hey so yeah like I said thank you so much Sarah the Robot for your patience and awesome request please feel free to offer even more of your ideas whenever you like and the same goes for the rest of you guys reading this, thanks for all y'alls wonderful support!