Requested by: Guest

Request: Garmadon/Kai

Warnings: Yaoi, hero x villain ship

Kai walked hastily into the lounge, slamming the door behind him and slumping against it, breathing a sigh of relief. Ever since Garmadon came to stay with them on the Bounty to look for Lloyd, the others would not stop talking about how he was just "a normal guy" or that he "didn't seem that evil at all".

How can everyone be so easily fooled by that guy? he thought as he turned on the television, hooking up the game system, grabbing one of the controllers beside it. Am I the only sane one around here now?

He sat down on the couch to wait for the game to load, tilting his head back and shutting his eyes. Every time he even tried to relax, all he could remember was that Garmadon, Lord of the Underworld, was on their ship. He could be preparing to attack any of them right now. He could be preparing to steal the Golden Weapons from them at any time. Hell, he could even be sitting next to Kai at this moment and he wouldn't even notice.

At that thought, Kai snapped his head to look beside him, feeling happy that the man wasn't staring back at him, that detestable grin on his face, those red eyes brimming with arrogance. Even the mere thought of his appearance sent an angered shiver up Kai's spine.

At the same time, however, a voice in Kai's head was constantly trying to fight his thoughts. Perhaps everyone else is right, it would say. Maybe Garmadon doesn't want to kill you and you're just being paranoid. This is his son, after all. He wouldn't attack the people who were trying to help save his son.

Kai groaned out loud, throwing the controller to his side and bringing his hands up to clench fistfuls of his own hair. "I don't even know what to think anymore!" he cried. "He's evil! That's all there is to it!"

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Kai leapt nearly three feet off the couch at the sound of that familiar voice, and he turned his head to stare behind him. Of course, there was Garmadon, that arrogant grin on his face as always.

"How did you get in here?!" Kai whisper-shouted as the man settled himself beside him on the couch, wrapping two of his arms around the brunet's waist to prevent him from leaving.

Garmadon shrugged. "I was just in here waiting," he explained. "I was hoping I'd find someone in here eventually, and I am quite glad it was you." He chuckled at how Kai's nose scrunched up in disgust and discomfort. "You look hilarious when you get scared."

"Yeah, well, I'd really like it if you just left," he replied bitterly, trying to shove Garmadon away. He felt his frustration grow when Garmadon didn't move, but rather inched closer to his side. "I want to be alone for once."

"Aww, do you not enjoy my company?"

"To be completely honest, I'm almost disgusted by it."

"That's too bad. Out of everyone on this ship, I'd like to get to know you the most." He brought another hand up to ruffle Kai's already-messy hair, earning an annoyed grunt from him.

"Seriously, just go away," Kai snapped, grabbing the game controller again and turning his attention to the television, not bothering to look Garmadon in the eye. "I never get any time for myself anymore, and now you're ruining it. All I want is to beat this game without any interruptions."

As Kai's thumbs quickly mashed the buttons on the controller, Garmadon looked at the television screen and watched the character move across it, wondering just what was so entertaining about the game. He felt rather amused by the faces Kai made as he played, from scowling, to relaxed smiles, to a look of utter disbelief.

He had to admit, Kai was probably the most interesting of all the Ninja, with his near-constant mood swings to having a natural protective nature over his teammates and sister. It was such a strange combination of characteristics, but it was that combination that caught Garmadon's attention. It reminded him of himself, he realized, having once felt very protective over Wu while fighting the darkness that spread through his veins. Kai was just like how he was when he was young. Perhaps that was why he felt such an odd attachment to him.

As he was left to his own thoughts, he hadn't noticed that his hands were now moving up and down against Kai's sides. Kai tried his best to ignore it, but couldn't help how his sides twitched every so often from the touch. Garmadon's attention was finally brought back to the present when Kai tried to shake the hands off.

"What did I say about distracting me?" Kai growled, not looking away from the screen.

An idea suddenly came to Garmadon, and he smirked, using the two arms looped around Kai's waist to yank him closer. The brunet gave a grunt of surprise, but still held the controller tightly in his hands, keeping his focus on the game.

Garmadon shook his head in disappointment, pulling the controller out of his hands and setting it on the floor. The "Game Over" music started to play a few seconds after he did so.

"Oh, come on!" Kai yelled, turning to glare at Garmadon, only for his next angry outburst to be interrupted by Garmadon's other two arms wrapping around his body. "What are you doing?" he asked warily.

Garmadon didn't reply. Instead, he brought Kai closer into a hug, letting his hands rub up and down the fire ninja's back in a soothing manner. Kai remained very suspicious at first, not letting the scowl drop from his face. After a while, though, he relaxed and shut his eyes, gingerly reaching his arms up to return the hug.

Garmadon pulled away and he smiled again. It wasn't a normal smile, nor was it a smirk. Rather, it was an odd combination of the two, and Kai couldn't help but smile back nervously.

"I'm not all bad, Kai," the man murmured, standing up and heading for the door. "I just want to get my son back."

The smile on Kai's face grew a little wider as Garmadon left, and he bent down to pick up the controller. Turning back to the game, he saw the "Low Battery" symbol flash in the top corner of the screen. He shrugged and reached into his pocket for the spare batteries he usually kept with him when he played video games, only to find they weren't there.

Garmadon stood just outside the door, out of Kai's sight, stifling back his laughter as he heard Kai giving an overly-loud sigh of defeat, looking down at the batteries in his own hand. He may be an interesting person, he thought. But he's still an idiot.

Two notes:

One, even though season four is coming up quickly, I'm not going to write any ships involving the characters introduced in that season (Skylar, etc.) yet. I want to wait until those seasons are actually out to write anything for those characters.

Two, please do not tell me what ships I should NOT write for. That kind of rustles my jimmies. Also, it's rude.

Stay tuned!