Chapter 25; Deep Quantum-Quattro Waters
Cece's POV
Smiling with victory, I stand content and absolutely pleased. BEACH TIME! It took us FOREVER to decide where to go, I think Jay suggested Karaoke.
"Karaoke, Seriously?" the ninja of earth argues.
"It will be fun!" Jay replies.
"No, just… no." Cole shakes his head. Of course how could we go to Karaoke without Zane? He does have the voice of an angel. If you build an Android, why not give him an amazing voice? Exactly my point! Now it is my time to suggest where to go.
"LETS GO TO THE BEACH!" I scream into Kai's ear.
~A while later~
"YOU ARE DEAD MEAT!" I shriek as I chase after Kai and Jay, after I get over the shock of cold water being poured on me and ruining my book right at the climax. With wet hair clinging to my head, I chase after the ninjas of fire and lightning running for their lives. They begin to run into the water, big mistake. Laughing hysterically, I watch Jay and Kai become tangled and struggle to get out of the provoked seaweed. I hear Jay scream "help!" in the distance. Cole, who was talking to Anne, turns his head around to look out into the water. Then he looks at me. He opens his mouth to say something but decides against it.
"Didn't you two learn your lesson the first time?!" he yells looking Kai and Jay. Nevertheless he turns his attention back to Anne.
"Cece, I think they get your point and you should let them go now." Anne asks me.
"Sure… for now…" I say. I then dismiss the seaweed that was attacking Kai and Jay. Swimming out of the water as fast as the can, I glare at both of them but then go back to my chair and finish my book.
Nya's POV
I dig out some sand from the ground and put it in a bucket. I flip it over and then add to my sand castle. It has been a long time sense I have built a sand castle. Jay limps over here, wait… why is he limping?
"You ok Jay?" I ask and he hesitates. He nods his head in a yes after a moment "Cece again?" I ask.
"Yes…" he sighs
"Want to help me make a sand castle?"
"Sure" Jay says with a smile.
Anne's POV
Sitting on hot, feet burning sand next to Cole, the sun blares light flamboyantly and caresses the deep Quantum-Quattro waters. The sea glimmers brighter than the lights of Ninjago city at night. We were not doing much; just sitting around, talking about random stuff and sometimes talking about strategies for future missions. I exhale a deep sigh and look up to the sky with the numerous clouds in the air.
"I am so glad Sensei Wu gave us the day off." I say and turn my head to look at Cole. I procure his attention and he looks back at me. His dark Tourmaline green eyes stare at me as I look back at them.
"Yeah." he says. I smile but break contact by looking back at the sky. I breathe the salty air deeply knowing it may be a while since the last time we get to have a day off. I am taken of guard as I hear a "help" in the distance. In the distance Jay and Kai seem to be drowning and I also notice Cece in her vivid pink swim suit with stylistic holes in the sides chuckling in the distance. This is not good…
"Didn't you two learn your lesson the first time?!" Cole yells
"Cece, I think they get your point and you should let them go now." I say to Cece.
"Sure… for now…" She says and then releases Kai and Jay from her mini seaweed army. Swimming out of the water as fast as they can, Kai and Jay wobble on the beach. I glare at Cece and watch as she heads back to her chair to read her book. Since when would she read a book instead of enjoying the beach? I then sit up and walk over to Cece. Standing in front of her, she looks up from her book. I give her a sincere smile.
"How is the book?" I ask.
"Fine…" She says but eagerly starts reading again. I notice her 'fan-girl overloud' like position and then she gives out a small squeal.
"What are you reading?" I move behind her.
"Beyond the Flames… now, LEAVE ME ALONE, IT IS THE BEST PART!" Cece yells… (Yes, Cece is reading Beyond the Flames by VelvetPersona… and she is totally fangirling over it. I don't own it; I just thought it would be funny!)
"When you get to a stopping point do you want to go swimming or something?" I ask and she nods her head and then squeals again. Why is her face so red…? (That's what happens to me when I read her stories sometimes… also my heart pounds… LOVE YOUR STORIES VELVETPERSONA!) I shrug my shoulders and then join Nya and Jay. That is such a huge sand castle!
Emma's POV (Listen to Chasing Pavements by Adele, I don't own it, I recommend listening to it. It fits them so well! PLEASE!)
Walking beside Zane, I stare at the wonderful works of art. Leaning against Zane's shoulder and smiling, I gaze upon a small painting of a humming bird in mid air. Staring at some junk art, I am dragged back to the conversation we had earlier. I stand up straight as I ponder upon such heart wrenching thoughts.
"Emma… you ok…?" Zane asks leaning behind me and putting his hand on my shoulders. I don't answer.
Unable to provoke your senses only doomed to stare at the pure white snow…
Why? Why must I be tortured so? Why is must this be my destiny? Why am I the one who must suffer? I know I am not the strongest human being in the world or the weakest. However why pick me, out of all the people, why me? I could list all of the sacrifices I have made, but I could not count on my fingers all the things I have given up.
Should I just give up?
Stop trying and put myself out of this misery? I can imagine it now… All the relief… all the weight lifted from my petite shoulders. If it will happen anyway what is the point? Maybe that is why I don't tell anyone what I see. It will benefit them not one bit, like me.
"Giving up would result in loneliness, wouldn't it be better to fight for happiness than to give up or abandon without hope for the sake of happiness…? Emma… I promise that I will always be with you because… knowing you will never be alone, will result in me to never be alone."
Zane… Such kind words… It breaks my heart into millions of pieces. Every velvety, satin, and silky word strikes me hard like a hot dagger through my flesh. I only truly know one thing and that is that I love you, Zane… but I am afraid that love will never last…
A single tear caresses my cheek and Zane notices in time to catch it. Turning me around, I am forced to make me face him. Placing his hand under my chin, I am forced to look at him. Staring through my eyes and into my soul, I am forced to show him all the tears shed. His penetrating icy blue eyes are a blizzard of concern, anxiety, worry, heartbreak, Passion and a whirlwind of tremendous emotions; it would be difficult to believe he was a robot to never age. My eyes widen in shock, at least I am not the only one suffering… Neither of us says a word, he then brings me into a warm embrace.
"Emma, answer me. Are, you, ok?" I face him solemnly.
"When will I ever be ok?" A small spark shatters inside his eyes however he brings me in closer and kisses me passionately. Losing my footing, Zane holds me up against him. My hands grip tightly holding onto Zane's shoulders for dear life. My heart beats fast as I can hear all of his gears turning uncontrollably. Running out of air, the kiss slowly ends and I look back into those penetrating blues eyes.
"Zane… I may not be here, with you forever…" I choke on the words. Zane hold my shoulders tightly and stares at me even deeper. I see the agony inside his icy blue optics.
"Fight it Emma, what ever it is. I will fight for you as long as you fight for me."
There is something-the stars perhaps-that is telling me that this love won't last… but instead of giving up this love… I will fight for it.
Kai's POV
I grumble angrily to my self as I get out of the water. Somebody needs to show Cece her place… looking over to Anne talking to Cece, the cosmic master sits up and closes her book. Her hips sway slowly and are revealed by the pink swimsuit flattering her figure. Confuse, I concentrate and ponder as to why I am confused… Feeling my face burn up, Cece turns over to look back at me and she smiles gently… what a wonderful smile she has… I stop myself from smiling back and frown… I defiantly will not get carried away by all this… her smile disappears to my dismay as she turns around. Her hair sways as she walks and her movements are as natural and smooth as jungle vines. I storm off into another direction and eventually meet up with Cole.
Lloyd's POV
Casually swimming in the cold ocean tides, I decide to splash Laura with some water for fun. She looks over to me shocked but playfully plays along and retaliates. It is not long until we are splashing each other prodigiously. We eventually stop and laugh. I look over at her smiling face and listen carefully at her laugh. Her laugh is like wind chimes on a windy day. Laura is very quiet most of the time but I know a lot about her. We have some of the best conversations. I know she has a real sweet tooth and loves comics! She does not really like pranks but I am sure I can change her mind about that… We both start a conversation.
"-And that's why you don't mess with Cece…" I say as I make Jay and Kai an example. Laura looks at me wide eyed.
"I see…" She says with her hand on her chin. "But you prank everybody else…? What about Kai, he has a temper too."
"Yes… but Kai is too fun, I can't help it! He just asks for it sometimes!" Laura gives me a small chuckle… I just now realize how much deeper I look into Laura's hazel eyes… they are so bright with a mixture of summer green and fall brown leaves. However deep inside I find a small spark of melancholy, I wonder why. We are both quiet for a while, I don't know why. I hear my heart pound as I notice a small blush on her face. But she looks down with frustration… I always notice a small glow illuminating from her being, but it's her inner beauty that's the brightest. "You know Laura…" I begin but she interrupts me and turns around.
"I am sorry Lloyd…" She looks up at the sky. Unexpectedly, she makes a dash for it and races through the water. Getting over the shock, I begin to race and catch up to her. I place my hand on her shoulder. She freezes and looks down
"Laura…" I pause. I think... but I am not sure… I think I have feelings for Laura… they are too big for only me now… they are simply just too big…. "I-I…" I stumble.
"I know you like me Lloyd…" She whispers barely audible like a stab to the heart… how did she know…? "I could just tell… I have seen it before… but I-I" I flip her around as she burst into tears. She backs away slowly. Her voice escalates into a quiet scream "I just!" she pauses but is then tamed back into an inaudible whisper. "Can't…"
"But why…?" is all I manage to get out. She steps away from me.
"Because…" she pauses for mere moments that felt like hours "I can never love anyone again…" I stare at her ambiguous and in shock as she cries silently… Standing in freezing cold seawater, I am paralyzed and unable to stop her tears…
Well that escalated quickly! YES ANOTHER CHAPTER DONE! This took me a bit to revise… but it was fun! Man… I keep looking at all the 2014 spoilers and stuff and I am so tortured by it. DIE NOVEMBER DIE! MAKE IT BE DECEMBER ALREADY! I guess I can wait… If I was able to wait this far… But hey! On the contrary I finally figured out a part on this story I was stuck on… Yet my sister says I should stop it there instead of where I originally planned to make it shorter… I have a question for all those who read this story. What is your opinion on long stories? Do you like them?
*Cole hits Zane with a pillow* "Does that feel like a dream?" ~Cole
"No. thank you for your help!" ~Zane
*I squeeze Zane tightly* OH MY GOODNESS, ZANE! YOU JUST USED SARCASITZU! I AM SO PROUD!
SergeantSarcasm7 at your service!