Requested by: Isla-Robin-295
Request: Cole/Cake
Warnings: None
The five ninja walked down the streets of Ninjago, looking through store windows as cars whizzed by on the roads. Nya sent them shopping for groceries that day, since she and Sensei Wu were busy moving into the new shared apartment they got after Lloyd defeated the Overlord.
"Alright, let's have a look here..." Kai muttered under his breath, looking down at the shopping list Nya gave to them. "We need to pick up milk, eggs, bread, shampoo for everyone and for myself...hair gel."
Jay raised an eyebrow upon hearing the last item. "Why do you need more hair gel? Can't you just be like a normal person and, oh I dunno, brush your hair?"
Kai rolled his eyes. "Without hair gel, my hair is really straight and it makes me look like my sister," he explained. "I think I'll pass on not using hair gel."
Zane walked ahead of the group, peering into the window of a women's clothing store. "These are some very strange clothing articles," he said. "Not only is the fabric very thin, but they do not look like they would hold together very well."
Jay came up to the nindroid's side to see what he was looking at, then quickly pulled him away, his face red and his eyes wide. "Zane, we do not need to look at those today."
"Perhaps we could find a gift for Nya in there?"
"No!" Jay paused, looking away in thought, before repeating. "No. L-later, right now we need to finish shopping." He pushed Zane ahead, still glancing back at the store's window nervously.
Lloyd walked by Kai's side, not knowing or caring what Jay was thinking about at that moment. As they walked, however, his red eyes narrowed in confusion. "Um, guys?" he said. "Where's Cole? He was here a few seconds ago, wasn't he?"
"He passed us...I think," Jay replied. "I'm not really sure. He was running pretty quickly."
Kai was confused at first, until the realization hit him. He groaned, slapping his palm against his forehead. "Keep going straight until you get to the crosswalk, then turn right." He had been through a situation like this many times before, and was pretty much used to Cole's behaviour now.
Zane, Lloyd, and Jay exchanged a curious glance, shrugged, then followed Kai's directions. Upon turning the corner, they saw what would have definitely caught Cole's attention. In bold pink lettering, a sign read "Ninjago City Bakery", and pressed up against the window, green eyes wide in adoration, was Cole.
"Okay, Cole, let's try to focus on shopping right now, okay?" Kai called. "Like, you know, for stuff on the list? Like we were supposed to be doing this entire time?"
Cole didn't appear to be listening, and instead squished his face closer into the window. Kai shook his head slowly from side to side, going over to try and pull him away in case the shopkeeper came out to yell at them.
Kai gripped Cole's upper arm firmly and gave a strong pull, grunting with the effort. Even after the defeat of the Overlord, Cole seemed to have been working out a lot, which only made his super-strength more noticeable. The others joined in trying to drag Cole away, but the earth ninja stayed put.
"Ugh, come on, Cole," Jay groaned. "We're supposed to be getting groceries, not dealing with your stupid cake obsession."
"But look at it, you guys," Cole finally said, his voice muffled. "Look at that beautiful work of art!"
They came up behind Cole to look in the window, and besides the somewhat startled face of an employee, they saw a double-tiered cake perched on the table near the window, coated from top to bottom in chocolate frosting. Strawberries, which were also covered in chocolate, dotted the edges of each layer, with small dollops of white cream in between each one.
"Isn't it the greatest thing you've ever seen?" asked Cole, pulling himself away from the window. "I need to buy it. I need it! Come on, where's the money we have?" He grabbed Kai by the shoulders, patting at the brunet's pockets, both front and back, looking for the money that Nya gave them to spend.
Kai pushed his hands away. "Cole, seriously, there are more important things we need to be thinking about, like actually buying groceries. Now, come on, let's just go to the store and get the stuff we need."
"But it's not that expensive!"
"Cole, the cake is over sixty bucks! Nya only gave us one hundred to spend!"
He crouched down on his knees and peered up at Kai, his green eyes glimmering hopefully. Kai looked away, not wanting to give in to his puppy-dog eyes, but he took another glance down anyway. Jay merely shook his head at Cole's pathetic attempts at getting what he wanted, while Zane and Lloyd looked on in anticipation.
Finally, Kai rolled his eyes and pulled his wallet out of his coat pocket, pulling out the correct amount of money for the cake. "If Nya kicks our butts for not being able to buy everything we needed, I'm blaming you for it."
Cole immediately jumped up, beaming, and snatched the money from Kai's hand, darting through the bakery door and straight up to the cash register.
"I...really think Cole needs to see a doctor," Lloyd mumbled.
"And probably some kind of therapist," Jay added, still frowning.
"As well as a dentist," concluded Kai when Cole came out of the bakery carrying a large white box, licking his lips. "You know, eventually."
Thank you, Isla-Robin-295 for requesting! This is such a hilarious ship, you have no idea.
And as for the previous oneshot, thank you Guest for requesting Garmadon/Kai! I can't believe I forgot to thank you for it, because now it's pretty much one of my favourite villain ships thanks to you!
Stay tuned!