Sorry this is super late! I've been busy with the whole, "back to school" thing! I hope this makes up for it! But, then again, some of you might not like the beginning.
Cole had fallen into what he wished was a dreamless sleep. He toss and turned in the blankets they had retrieved. He was hoping that falling asleep would distract him from his guilty conscious, but it had only followed him there.
Cole was chasing a blue figure as fast as lightning through a forest. Cole was quick to notice that he was running through the Forest of Tranquility. He knew that he would never catch up to the figure, but he knew that he had more energy to burn. Eventually the blue figure did get tired, and stopped in the middle of a clearing.
Cole knew that the figure could have kept on running; something was wrong. "Jay, why did you stop?" Col's voice rung through the thicket of trees. The figure turned to face him. Cole noticed that the figure was not wearing ninja gi, but a blue hoodie, ad jeans of the same shade. The figure lowered the good they were wearing, so Cole saw who it was for the first time.
The figure did not have chestnut brown hair and sapphire blue eyes, but raven-black shoulder length hair and chocolate brown irises. Cole's knees weakened as his stomach churned and his heart tried to escape his chest. "Nya?" he said, his voice sounded abnormally small. Nya just smiled, and his heart thudded harder than ever, which he didn't think possible.
Cole was not aware of walking towards her, but he was. She started walking towards him. He stared into her eyes, moss green meeting chocolate brown. He leaned in, his heart thudding in his ears, blocking the sounds of the forest.
Finally, their lips met, and the smell of cherry blossoms washed over him. For her, the smell of autumn leaves clouded her thoughts, along with the fact that he was a great kisser. Eventually, they pulled away, and Cole realizing what just happened, sat up in his blankets, screaming.
Cole wasn't the only one who had a restless sleep. Nya was also tossing and turning in her sleep. Suddenly, she was running and she could hear thudding footfalls behind her. How did I get here? she thought as she leaped over a stump. Why am I wearing blue? Why am I in the forest of Tranquility? Who is chasing me? the endless questions flew through her mind.
She soon ran out of energy and stopped in the middle of a clearing. the thing behind her stopped too. "Jay, why did you stop?" she heard a familiar voice ask. she turned around to see Cole, and she lowered her blue hood. "Nya?" he asked weakly. She had to smile at the irony; Cole never got nervous, let alone around her. He started walking towards her, and vice versa.
She stared into his mossy green eyes. It was a horrible shade, but it made his eyes even more beautiful. she leaned up, and he leaned down. Their lips locked, and Nya's heart started pounding in her ears. She was surprised that Cole couldn't hear it. An aroma of autumn leaves clouded her thoughts. She had to admit, he was a great kisser.
When they pulled away, she started screaming as she sat up in her blankets at the same time as Cole, startling everyone around them. Alexus shot up screaming, and she punched to her right, and her fist came in contact with Cole's nose. "OW!" he said placing his hands over his nose, as she looked at him with surprise and guilt. "Sorry, I had the weirdest dream!" Alexus said. "I think I can relate," Nya and Cole muttered at the same time.
"Oh yeah, I dreamed that I was in a restaurant, and Tom Felton showed up, and I became frozen with fear. To make matters worst, he was followed by David Tennant, and Andrew Garfield, and they all wanted to take a picture with me!" Alexus said, her eyes wide. "You win!" Nya said, with fake, but convincing enthusiasm. "Man, you must really love British actors," Jay said. "Duh," Alexus and Dawn said in unison. "So, what was your dream about? Surviving a tsunami that hit only your jr high?" Alexus asked Cole. "No," Cole said firmly. "Trying to find an unknown object with one of your favorite book characters?" Alexus asked. "No," Cole said, a little impatiently. "How about-" Alexus started, but Cole cut her off. "My dreams, Alex, my dreams," he said. "Do you remember anything?" Alexus asked. "No, nothing," Cole lied.
"Ah, I hate it when that happens, but I always have my dream journal and a pencil with me," Alexus said, taking out a black leather journal and a mechanical pencil from behind her. "How do you sleep on top of those? Don't they make it uncomfortable?" Nya asked, looking at the objects in Alexus' hands. "Oh, yes, but I've gotten use to it," Alexus said.
"Okay, setting that aside, I think I'm gonna go back to sleep," Cole said, eyeing his sister as if though she expressed the desire to go to Hogwarts, again. "Alright," Alexus said, turning over to her side to demonstrate that she was going to do the same thing. Soon, everyone fell back asleep, except for three.
What did that dream mean? Nya thought.
Can I really do that to one of my best friends? Cole pondered, his conscious as guilty as it could ever be.
I wonder if I really do belong if Huffelpuff? Alexus asked mentally.
Then, she noticed the absence of a certain noise. Back before she attended Marty Oppenhimer, she and Cole had rooms next to each other, and she always heard his loud snores, but today, it wasn't there. Looks like I'm not the only one awake. Alexus thought, before closing her eyes, and drifting off to a place she could only dream about.
Kai was the first to wake up. As always, as soon as the sun rises over the horizon, he was there to see it. He blinked in the sunlight, and rubbed his eyes. He looked around, and saw the vast desert ahead of him, as far as his eye could see. Despite what happened yesterday, he felt peaceful, and calm. It was then, he noticed that he was lying next to Hope Granger. He moved away slightly, as the sense of peace was gone.
He thought she looked happy in her sleep, for there was a faint smile on her lips. She looked beautiful as the rising sunlight hit her dirty blond hair. Kai ran a hand through his own dark brown hair, making it messier than it already was. "Some night watch we are," he muttered, looking around. He yawned, and realized that he was extremely bored, and his mind was still hazy from sleep.
"Morning, Kai," a voice said from the entrance of the junkyard. He looked over, and saw Alexus standing there, one eye was closed. "Isn't it a little early to be waking up?" Kai asked. Alexus gave him a pointed look. "Touche," Kai muttered. "In all fairness, I'm normally not up at sunrise, but do you know how uncomfortable it is?" Alexus started. "Sleeping on the ground?" Kai finished. "No, sleeping on a journal and mechanical pencil," Alexus said, taking the objects out. "Why did you do that?" Kai asked. "Because, I didn't want anyone stealing my dream journal," Alexus said. "Why would someone do that?" Kai asked. "I don't know, I just don't like to take risk," Alexus said. "Your brother is a ninja, and you charged at nindroids, yesterday," Kai said. "Touche," Alexus said.
"So, why do you write your dreams down?" Kai asked as Alexus sat down next to him. "Well, it's one of the first steps to lucid sleeping, the stage of where you can control your dreams," Alexus explained. "Oh, do you have bad dreams?" Kai asked. "Sometimes. Sometimes they're good dreams, but most of the time, I can't remember, that's why I have the journal," Alexus said, looking at the horizon.
"So, how did the night watch go?" she asked, looking over at Hope. "Well, we fell asleep, but I was alert the whole time!" Kai said. "Yes, that's why you show all the sighs of recently waking up from a deep sleep," Alexus said. "Smart Alex," Kai said. "I believe the term is "smart alec," Alexus said. "Normally, but you're a different case," Kai said. "Yeah, but let's face it, both of us are the same level of stubborn, and our siblings would agree," Alexus said. "Yeah, speaking of Cole and Nya, what do you think-?" Kai started but Alexus held up a hand to silence him. "I do not want to think about it, one of my real world OTP's is failing," she said in a business-like tone.
"OTP?" Kai asked. "You wouldn't get it, it's sorta a fangirl thing, but they're initials. They stand for One True Pairing, you know, a ship," Alexus explained quickly. "A ship?" Kai asked. "You know, it's a long story, and hard to explain," Alexus said. "Thank you, you were giving me a headache," Kai said, rubbing his head, and smirking. "Hmm, I do have that affect when it comes to the subject of my interest," Alexus said.
"Why does that not surprise me?" Kai muttered, and Alexus punched him in the arm. "Ow!" he said, rubbing his arm. "That's for calling me weird, and it being true," Alexus said. "Jeez, I will never doubt the fact that Cole's your brother," Kai said. Alexus punched him in the arm again. "Ow! What was that for?" Kai said, his arm genuinely sore now. "For questioning whether or not Cole was my brother in the first place," Alexus said simply. "All I meant was that you both have really strong punches," Kai said. "Okay," Alexus said, before punching his arm for a third time. "Ow! What was that for!" Kai said. "Because, it's kinda fun to punch you in the arm, kinda like how I like to tassel Cole's hair even though he's like five inches taller than me," Alexus said.
"You got all kinds of weird things going on in that imagination of yours," Kai said. "Yeah, it keeps me entertained," Alexus said, nodding her head slightly. "So, when do you think we'll get a move on to Ninjago City?" Alexus asked. "Probably when everyone else is awake," Kai said, looking over at Hope, who was still asleep. "More than likely," Alexus said, still looking at the rising sun, which was almost fully over the horizon.
"You act like you've never see a sunrise," Kai said, eyeing her expression. "I haven't, I'm a late sleeper, and there are some tall buildings back at mine and Cole's home," Alexus said.
"Really? I see one every morning, I use to be able to just go onto the deck of the Bounty, before I took up a position as a History teacher," Kai said. "I think it inspires the artist in me," Alexus said. "Oh, that's right, you like to draw, right?" Kai asked, remembering some time ago when she was telling him her other interest. "Yeah, I find inspiration in a lot of things, and not just for drawing, sometimes, it could be inspiration for writing a story and whatnot," Alexus said. Then, she stood up. "I think I'm going to go wonder around, something to occupy my mind until it's time to leave for the city," she said before walking back to the junkyard.
"I will never understand her," Kai muttered, before looking back at the sunrise.