Chapter 5

"I almost had him," Jay said to Zane. His eyes wandered, "He could've been a friend…"

Just then, Kai barged into the room, holding a plate. "Cole could never be a friend, and plus, didn't you say he rejected at the end?" Walking over to Jay, he handed him the plate. It was a peanut butter sandwich.

"I—"

"Lloyd turned red! Remember? Why didn't you just hand Cole over to him so our perfect normal lives could go back to normal?" Kai argued with him.

Jay gritted his teeth. "He didn't do any harm to the village!"

"Yet! Jay, yet!" Jay rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, get out, I want to be alone for a little while… you too, Zane," Jay demanded, lifting the sandwich to his mouth. Kai groaned and turned around heading out before Zane.

Lloyd's arms were up on the table so he could rest his head on top. "What're you doing back here?" he mumbled when Kai and Zane sat down.

"Jay wants to be alone. Can't believe you're letting us stay at your place, Lloyd. It's really nice of you, especially after Jay got you mad," Kai confessed. Lloyd turned his head away from Kai. "You'll get Cole; just promise me you'll defeat him? I want Nya to feel safe, but there is no such thing as safe with him here."

The protector nodded. He felt sluggish.

"My parents are out," Lloyd spoke. Kai raised a brow. "That's the only reason why I'm letting you guys stay here. I've known you three for a long time now; I decided you should at least be able to stay at my place. After all, I do live in a nice "palace"." Lloyd laughed.

Kai set his head down so he could see Lloyd's eyes. "Thanks."


Luckily, Cole made it back in the house before Dust noticed he had left. He quickly ran to his room and stuffed the cloak away. Just before he headed out the door, something struck him hard. "Don't feel stupid, you don't need any friends." Cole tried hard to believe himself, but he couldn't.

Sliding down the door, he sat feeling his stomach twist. He crawled over underneath the bed and pulled out a slip of paper. Unfolding it, he read:

All that matters, is FAMILY

He didn't know where he had found it, but the paper was just lying on the ground, folded up in the village. He was curious and picked it up, cramming it into his pocket to bring home. Every time he looked back at the words written on it, he felt empty inside.

There were no friends and family in his world. It seemed like a nice thing to have though, and one day, he dreamed of being a part of one; a strong one.

All that matters, is FAMILY

He read again. He felt a lump in his throat, he had that chance – to make a friend – but he lost it.

"Cole, you are wanted by Dust," a guard spoke from the other side of the door. Startled, Cole folded the paper again and shoved it under the bed.

"Coming!" He yelled and opened the door, ready to feel owned again.


"This is gonna take a while."

"What is?" Zane asked.

Jay spun around. "Earning Cole's friendship." He looked down again, "Something just has to happen; something big, something that'll come to end with a bond."


Sorry guys! This will probably the second to last or last update until May 16th!
One, I have the SBA - Smarter Balanced Assessment for these two weeks at school, starting tomorrow.
Two, next week is Mother's Day weekend and I'll be watching the newest MLP episode AND taking my Mom out to see Avengers Age of Ultron.
Three, I'll be mostly studying after Track which won't give me much time to update and continue the writing ahead of time.

And it's MAY THE FOURTH day! Although Star Wars was originally released May 25th.

So see ya!

R&R