Chapter 39
Mending Broken Pieces

.:Kai:.

The first thing he did when he woke up was groan in pain. His leg felt like it have been set on fire. Kai had never experience this thing of pain before. But when he felt something cool on his forehead, the pain had gone away and he opened his eyes to see a pair of lavender ones looking down on him.

"Violet?"

"Thank goodness you're awake." She smiled brightly and she helped him into a sitting position before handing him a glass of water.

"What happened?"

"Well, it seemed you had cracked a bone in your leg but its healing nicely according to Zane but you got hit pretty hard in the head."

"How long have I been out for?"

"Four days."

"Four days?! What did I miss?"

"Well, Zane remembers his past now, his memory switch was turned off but once he found out who he is, he unlocked his true potential. Two days after that, Jay asked Nya out on a date-"

"What?!"

"Oi, I'm not done yet. But the idiot pricked his finger on a fang of a deceased Fangpyre so he complained the date failed but the serpentine also has a Fang Blade and the others found out about Nya being Samurai X."

"But I still found out about that first so I should be the Green Ninja."

"I know, I told them that but they said they didn't remember the Green Ninja part. Plus Jay also unlocked his True Potential because he doesn't need to be a completely different person to impress someone; he just needed to be himself. Questions?"

"Yes. First of all, I'm going to kill Jay."

"I don't see how that's a question."

"Did they kiss?"

"How would I know?"

"Violet! Did they kiss?"

"Nya kissed him on the cheek."

"That's it. He's dead or is he already a snake? It gives me a better reason to kill him."

"Because of that kiss Kai, Jay unlocked his true potential and it was his antidote for the snake's venom."

"He's still going to be dead and hold up. How did the serpentine get a Fang Blade? And how did the others found out about Samurai X and how could they forget about the Green Ninja deal?!"

"Well Zane accidently froze us when he tried to freeze the others so the snakes got away with the blade. The other snakes caught Nya while she was in the Samurai suit. I think they got her out and then they tied her onto the roller-coaster. And technically I was the first one to find out about Nya so that's a bit unfair."

"Fine then." He grumbled and lay back down on the bed. "So when can I start walking and do other stuff with my leg?"

"Tomorrow if you keep drinking Scarlett's herbal tea for a day."

"She likes tea too?"

"No but it's disgusting. It's easy getting it down your throat while you were unconscious but I'm not sure if you're awake." Violet sigh and she looked down at her hands. Kai then realized a thin pale line across her cheek. His hand cupped her cheek and he felt her flinch underneath his hand but she didn't pull away.

"What happened?"

"The serpentine thought it was funny that Zane got us trapped in his ice so when one of the general walked passed, he hit me with his staff."

"And you got the venom again?" He asked her gently, his thumb brushing over the scar. The inside of his stomach boiled. He couldn't believe how the snakes would dare hurting Violet like this. She still looked beautiful and stunning but… how could she go through that pain again? And he wasn't there to help her through. He still can remember last time when she went through the pain again.

Her stunning lavender eyes turned into a dull and grey colour and tears escaped her eyes. They were falling like a waterfall. Her body was trembling and her hands were gripping her hair almost painfully. Her face showed that she was in pain and a scream next left her lips.

"Was it still painful?"

"A little bit. I only woke up this morning but I'm fine." She smiled softly, the smile that would light up the darkest place on Ninjago. "Come on, there's a meeting for the next fang blade in ten minutes."

"How will I be able to walk?"

"Easy." She smiled and she snapped her fingers and he felt the bed underneath him disappear. He looked down to see he was hovering in mid-air.

"How are you doing that?"

"I've been practicing… Although I'm not good at maneuvering so watch your head." She told him and he could feel dread at the bottom of his stomach. She walked out of the room and the air around him tense. It tipped him into a vertical position and his feet were just an inch or two off the ground. He let the cool breeze carry him behind Violet.

His eyes observed her though. She wasn't wearing her Ninja Gi, she was actually wearing a dress which is weird for him since he had never saw her in a dress.

"Since when did you wear dresses?"

"Since Scarlett went on a shopping spree and bought this for me without telling me. I have to wear it otherwise that money is down the drain."

"And where did she get the money from?"

"She got a job as a shop receptionist. She applied for it when we were hanging signs and- Sorry!"

Kai held the hiss that threatens to leave his mouth as Violet's breeze forgot to turn the corner.

.:Violet:.

She drowned out everyone's conversation about the next Fang Blade and she tried sorting out her own thoughts. Unlike the last time she got the staff's venom, she saw pictures or visions of the future (which she hopes isn't the case). When she woke up, she could clearly remember them but now they're fading away but there's one that won't fade and she's dead terrified of it. But all she needs to do now is figure out the pictures that are fading now.

The first one was unusual. The serpentine were trapped in a dark, stone cave with green venom dripping down from the cracks in the ceiling.

The second one was the one that made her feel uneasy. It was at a table and Nya and Cole's hands were linked in the middle of the table. Surrounding them were items that looked like they belong to a couple of circus actors.

The third one was weird. Sensei Wu had red eyes with a black beard.

The fourth one was Lloyd except he was older; around their age and she had to admit, he did look hot.

The fifth was a haunting feeling. There was another Violet staring back at her except she had pale skin and red eyes.

The sixth one was Kai defending her from something with his golden weapon. She was somehow on the ground and he was grunting and struggling to fight off this strange creature.

And finally, the seventh one she can't get out of her head was the one where she could remember Kai kissing her. Not one of those accidental kisses but one that was really passionate and she looked like she enjoyed it!

"Violet?"

"Huh?" She asked and she saw everyone looking at her. "Sorry, I was thinking about something."

"So did you hear what we were talking about?"

"No, not really. I'm sorry." She apologized and a sigh escaped from Cole's lips.

"I know where one of the Fang Blades is and it's on a trophy. Problem is that it keeps moving onto a new winner every year. My father won is a couple of times so we have to see him and see if he has it."

"What happen if he doesn't?" She heard her sister asked.

"Well the competition is in a week so we'll have to perform."

"Perform? You mean like a talent show?" Violet asked and Cole nodded. She cringed. "Great, we're screwed then."

"Have some faith Violet." Nya laughed and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Problem is that my father doesn't know that I'm a ninja and he thinks I'm still at Marty Oppenheimer School for Performing Arts so we have to pretend we are students there." Cole said sadly and Violet decided to get more information out of him.

"Why does he still think you're at school?"

"Because he wants me to follow his footsteps but when I couldn't sing or dance… I ran away." He said softly and it reminded her of her time at the orphanage. "If I tell him I ran away, he would know I've been lying to him in the letters and I don't want him to be disappointed in me."

"So he doesn't know you're a Ninja?" Zane asked him.

"Yeah, he doesn't know. He doesn't leave town much or do anything that's related to the city."

.::.

The next day, they all waited in front of a wooden door as Cole knocked but Violet couldn't help but keep thinking about the images. They were getting foggier except for the one with her and Kai making out. Do they eventually trap the serpentine up but what is with the green venom? It can't be the Venomari cave. But what about Cole and Nya? She looked at Cole and Jay since Nya and Scarlett were in the bounty; they both claimed they have no talent and they would look after the bounty. Violet can't imagine Cole with Nya, she can always think of Jay being goofy just to impress Nya but Cole? And what's with Sensei Wu with his new black beard and red eyes? He doesn't turn evil does he? She hoped not. And then there was the image of Lloyd being older.

It's either that image is very into the future but there's nothing significant about it. Unless Lloyd have suddenly aged up. Wait. How stupid could she be? He was wearing the Green Ninja Gi. How could she miss out on that information? She wanted to bang her head on something for being so stupid. And what about the other Violet; the one with pale skin and red eyes? But if she could remember correctly, they were in a school hall and just around the corner were little kids dressed up as ninja.

But the last two images were about Kai and these ones confused her the most. What creature or person was Kai defending her from? It just doesn't make sense, what type of creature can make her on the ground injured and Kai struggling just to push it back? Can't be the Serpentine or the Great Devourer or the skeletons…

Then the door opened to see a rather annoyed man.

"Hey dad, how has it been?" Cole asked in a joyful tone but his dad just narrowed his eyes.

"What, are you too good for the doorbell now?" And then he shut the door. This time, Cole pressed the bell and his father came out again except with a bright smile and twinkling eyes. He let them in and Violet went back into her world of thoughts.

The last image was her kissing Kai. What does that mean? They get together as girlfriend-boyfriend? She let her eyes wander to Kai and something inside her stomach stirred. She had to admit, he was fairly handsome even with his over-gelled hair. His lightly tan, oval shaped face held round eyes which were the most interesting colour. Now that she was looking closely, it was between amber, bronze and golden colour. In the middle was the light gold colour with amber was the ends and there were tiny specks of bronze. But his jaw looked strong and slowly, she felt herself attractive to his appearance.

Sure she said he was arrogant, stubborn, hot-headed and selfish… but now that she got to know him better, he isn't. Well maybe a bit arrogant but he isn't that stubborn and he's only hot-headed when something seems a threat to people who are close to him. And where on Ninjago did she think he was selfish? He has to be one of the sweetest guys she met. He was always by her side whenever she got hurt and he was the one that gave his shirt when hers was left in tatters.

The swirling feeling in her stomach grew and her cheeks felt awfully hot. Was this what it is like to like someone more than a friend? When Kai's face turned to meet her's, she quickly looked away. If that's the case then it means those images she saw were definitely visions. She knows Kai likes her, what the heck; he nearly kissed her in a valley but…

"Let me hear the sweet sound of harmony." Lou's voice knocked Violet out of her thoughts and she dreaded what's going to happen next. Jay got up from the couch and proudly sang harmony but in a rather low and out-of-tune voice. Zane followed and he went a note or two higher than Jay's voice and that was the end of harmony. She felt the couch lift up as Kai did it too except much higher and it looked like he was having trouble keeping the note that high and the others' voice started changing pitch. She sighed and pressed her fingers to her temple.

This is going to be a disaster.

What do you guys think? Since I've skipped a whole episode (sorry about that), Kai and Violet's confession will be next chapter but that kiss from the vision is further on in the story. And four reviews? Then again, I did leave you guys at a cliffhanger and didn't update because of my tournament… Thanks to NinjaForever5, legolover101 and the two guest for reviewing.