Misako's POV
The ninja were out shopping, Lloyd was at Darkly, and Garmadon had gone to the library. I was alone with Wu. I didn't want to be. It would make it complicated.
But Wu just wanted to watch TV. Problem was, he couldn't make up his mind what to watch. "No. Nope. No. Not the Animal Channel again. No. Wait, what? Did Kai order Fist-2-Face 4 on 77.82? I thought he hated horror. SilverspinKingdom is on...no. I don't like anime." I finally grabbed the remote and tuned onto 44.5, the movie channel. An old romance classic, The Samurai Bride, was playing. Halfway through the film, Wu commented, "That evil Samurai Lord-Prince looks a lot like young Garmadon."
I grew stonily quiet at the mention of Garmadon. "Yes, if you say so", I replied stiffly.
"What's wrong, Misako? Is Garmadon being cruel to you?"
"No, of course not. On the contrary. He's been more affectionate than he'd ever been before since he returned."
"Then why have you been so quiet? It is as if you were lost in another world."
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Is this about...?" He trailed off.
"About what, Wu?" Was he thinking the same thing I was?
"About...me?" He was.
"Look, Wu, I'm sorry I ever said those things about you", I said shortly. "I... Like you said, the past is the past."
"But I also said, 'There is always the future.'"
"Wu! You're not still thinking I... Garmadon is back! And how would Lloyd feel if he knew- er, if he suspected that anything was going on between us?"
"Hmmmmm." He stroked his long beard. "I don't know. And, it being Lloyd, I am not sure I want to know."
(A/N: Yes, I know this chapter is super-extra-short-ish, but more is coming! Promise!)
(Next chapter: Back to Kai, being yelled at by Nya for being 'overprotective.')