Loki: Thanks for your commentary, the part with the icebreaker made me laugh so much, I swear I am related to Jay somehow with how easy it is for silly little things to crack me up.
The next morning, the ninja where out on the deck of the ship, preparing to leave.
"Ugh, why did Sensei have to get us up so early?" Jay complained rather loudly.
"Does that guy ever shut up?" Kai asked Cole.
"Nope"
The blue ninja glared at the both of them before walking over to Zane, who was making sure they had enough supplies for the trip.
Kai looked towards the village, one of his hands resting on the handle of his dagger. On a normal day him and Nya would be making breakfast right about now. Today it would have been his turn to cook, so Nya would be setting up the shop for the day.
"Hey, you alright?" Cole asked, noticing the brunette seemed to be thinking about something.
"Huh, oh yeah," He replied," just thinking about a few things."
The black ninja nodded," You know, you never told us how you got those scratches on your arm."
Kai looked down at his left arm, the bandages currently hidden underneath the sleave of his gi," I got a little to close to a momma bear and her cubs, no biggie."
"You where attacked by a bear?!" Jay exclaimed, suddenly standing next to the other two ninja. Zane, curious after hearing Jay yell, walked over as well.
"It was no problem really, there's planty of bears in the woods around Ignacia. That definitly wasn't my first run in with one."
"Still, a mother bear protecting it's young can be extremely dangerous," Zane pointed out," You are lucky that you where able to get away."
"Whatever, are we going to be leaving soon or not?"
"Sensei said that he wanted to buy some more tea before we left."
"Great, isn't waiting on Sensei what led to mister Hothead here nearly freezing to death in the first place?" Jay complained.
"And you where a great help in finding him," Cole stated.
"Hey, I'm the one who found his footprints."
"Your also the one who talks without thinking and freaks out instead of trying to do something usefull."
The two ninja continued to argue, but Kai just blocked them out. He walked to the edge of the boat and looked out over the water they would soon be sailing off in. He wasn't a huge fan of water, but for some reason when he saw it, it reminded him of his sister. He couldn't really say why, it just did. Maybe it was just that Nya seemed to have a love for swimming for just about as long as he could remember.
The brunette almost didn't notice that the white ninja was now standing next to him.
"Are you thinking of your sister?" He asked.
"How did you.. ?" Kai started," Right, you have that weird sixth sense thing."
"I don't need a sixth sense to know that you care about her quite a bit."
"Yeah, she's pretty special."
"I am positive that you will see her again, you'll just need to be patient."
The brunette laughed a little," Patience was never my strong suit, but I suppose I don't have much of a choice."
They both stood there for a few moments before Kai asked," Hey Zane, what was your life like before you became a ninja?"
"I traveled a lot, and found jobs at villages that I was traveling through in order to sustain myself."
"What about your family?"
Zane went quite for a second, seeming deep in thought before he answered," Do not worry about my past. At the moment your only concern should be finding your sister."
Kai wanted to say something, but the blond started walking away before he had a chance. He decided not to press any further, as he still wasn't really use to interacting with people and he didn't want to ruin his newly forged friendship.
He had to admit, it actually felt kinda good to be able to trust people besides just Nya. Before, he had been planning to leave the team as soon as they saved his sister, but now he was considering the possible of becoming a full time ninja. Might not pay as well as being a blacksmith, but the other benefits certainly seemed to be worth it.
Sensei Wu came on board right then, and instantly ordered the ninja to set sail. Cole took the wheel and the ship started moving away from the small snowy village. Kai watched it shrink until he couldn't see it anymore. Then he looked back to the others. Jay was trying to start a game of eye spy with Cole, while Zane was meditating on the deck.
The teen smiled before looking back out towards the water.
And that's the end of this story. Keep a look out for the random bonus chapter I plan to add on to the end of this
