Chapter 41
That's What We Are

.:Violet:.

"And I do like you more than a friend."

She smiled softly at him and she giggled when Kai lifted her off the wrong and spun her around before kissing her deeply. Her lips slightly curled up as he gently set her on the ground but his hands were firmly planted on her waist. Her arms softly draped around his neck as his lips started to move from her lips and to her neck. But they both jumped when they heard someone clearing their throat and she turned her head to see Zane, Cole and Jay standing there. Cole seemed somewhat satisfied interrupting them while Zane was too busy blushing and looking the other way; Jay was looking away nervously but casting her and Kai a glance every couple seconds. She dropped her hands from Kai's neck and stepped away from him with heat rushing to her cheeks.

"Did we interrupt something?" Cole asked and Violet looked away.

"I-It's not what it l-looks like." She heard Kai splutter.

"Right." She heard Jay say sarcastically and she shot a glare at him.

"Well you boys still have your pajamas on so get change and breakfast will be ready in ten minutes." She said sternly and she placed her hands on her hips. "And you," she gave a pointed look to Kai, "are helping me with breakfast."

The other three boys left and Violet went on her toes to get the flour Kai placed in the cardboard.

"You want me to help you shorty?"

"Shut up." She said playfully and she moved to the side and let Kai grabbed the flour.

"Wait, there's two flours here. Which one do we need: self-raising or plain?"

"We need the self-raising."

"Alright." While Kai was getting that, she went into the fridge and grabbed out the buttermilk and eggs.

"What else do you want me to get?"

"Caster sugar, bi-carb soda, the olive oil cooking spray and… I think that's it." She told him and she tried to find Lou's mixing bowl, pans and measuring ingredients.

"What are we making?"

"Pancakes."

.:Later That Week:.

Can they really do this? Violet's eyes looked around the backstage where other performers were practicing for their acts in impress the judges. First of all, the other competitors' acts aren't old fashioned like theirs. Secondly, they had much better outfits than what they were wearing. Violet looked down to the dress she was wearing. The strapless bodice culminates in a sweetheart neckline. Sparkling gems dripped down the dress from its top partway down its skirt. A translucent outer layer made the dress looked stunning but she has never felt so exposed and naked. The neckline was too low; you could see the top couple of centimeters of her breast. The skirt ended between her knees and waist. Violet always end up pulling at the bottom of the skirt to cover more of her legs as well as pulling the top of the dress to cover more of her chest. Plus she doesn't even know why Lou expects her to dance in heels if she has never danced before. These weren't short heels; they were six-inch tall heels. She already stumbled up the stairs and fell on Kai.

"Stop pulling on the dress."

"Kai! Don't scare me like that!" She turned around to see Kai in his ridiculous outfit. All the boys look like barbers in a tap outfit. "At least yours doesn't reveal too much of your body."

"But you look beautiful in the dress."

"Flattery won't do. I feel like I'm naked in front of everyone. The dress is too low and too short." She sighed and she felt Kai's hands on her shoulders.

"You look gorgeous still." He complimented her and when she saw him lean in, she pushed him away.

"Not in front of the others please." She said with her eyes casted down to her shoes.

"Alright then." He smiled softly.

"Come on guys, let's do a quick run through." They both heard Cole from behind.

Violet didn't want to do this at all. In fact she wanted to run away; that's if she can in these heels. They all gathered in a secluded corner and they straightened themselves in a line. Jay was on her right with Kai on his right. Cole was on her left with Zane on his left. She then took four steps forward and once again, she found herself lifting the bodice higher. What Violet really hates is last-minute changes. Lou decided to change their act again two days ago and she's not sure if she can hit the high notes Lou wants her to hit. The boys are dancing behind her and she have to do her own little thing and stick out like a sore thumb. She hate it that she have to be the main performer.

"One, two, three." Cole counted in to the beats they're dancing at. She looked behind to see Kai and Zane spun outwards and one beat later, Jay and Cole did but the blue ninja spun too early and ended up knocking Kai over. Already they were a laughing stock.

"Dude, you were half a beat off." She heard Kai groaned and she heard Zane pipe up from her left measuring the exact beats Jay was too early.

"Seriously, we're not doing this now?" She asked to no one in practically and she turned her body to face the four boys.

"Guys, let's not make this harder than this needs to be. We just need to stick with the plan until the trophy is revealed. Once we steal the Blade Cup, we can argue all we want later on."

"But Cole, this is your hometown. Don't you want to win it?" Jay asked the leader of the group but the said leader just sighed with a groan.

"The only dance move I want to perform is called: Get-me-out-of-this-nut-house-and-burn-these-memories-out-of-my-head." Cole expressed with his arms in the air and a scowl on his face. Violet just crossed her arms and slowly shook her head.

"What?" She heard Lou's voice from the other side and all five of them turned around to see Lou with a shocked expression on his face. Right then, Violet knew they were screwed. "You were going to steal the Blade cup?" Lou said as if he was still trying to sew the pieces together. Each word came out with uncertainty.

"Dad…" She heard Cole sighed and then Violet knew today would be the day Cole unlock his true potential.

Cole unlocked his because his father respects him for who he was and not what he wanted him to be. I know this one sounds silly but it kept Cole back.

She remembered Scarlett's words. And Violet watched the scene unfold.

"I haven't been training to become a singer or a dance but I found something I'm really good at. Dad, I'm a ninja." Cole announced and performed Spinjitzu and broke from it to show his father his ninja gi. "And the truth is if we don't steal that Fang Blade- I mean the Blade Cup, there's other people that will too and I mean bad people. We need it to save the world. I know how ridiculous this sounds but I'm proud of whom I am and I want you to be proud of me too."

"I can't be proud of any son if they think stealing is the right thing to do and I'm not going to wait around to see you make a mockery of this family legacy." Violet sighed when Lou decided to storm off, not allowing Cole to explain himself further. She then felt Kai's presence next to her and she looked up to meet his eyes. He displayed a reassuring smile so she reflected one back at him. She then took her attention off Kai and to Cole.

"I'm sure he didn't mean that Cole." She said softly to their leader but he looked down at his feet.

"I'm sure if he saw you in action he would change his mind."

"No, it's alright." The black ninja said but they all turned around when they heard a loud bang and they saw four snakes with wigs and sunglasses striding into the backstage. They had small writing along the side of their sunglasses and Violet narrowed her eyes to read Treble Makers.

"Treble Makers?" She questioned to no one in particular.

"What are they doing here?" She heard Jay asked.

"They're here for the Fang Blade as well." Zane answered and she walked as quickly as she could in these heels to the curtain and she poked her head around to see Pythor at the judges' desk with a fake beard on. She turned around to see the boys behind her.

"What's wrong?" Kai asked her.

"Pythor is one of the judges."

"What?"

"This… complicates things."

"We can't risk losing the Fang Blade to the snakes… I say we steal it." Jay muttered in a hush voice. Usually he was opposed the idea of stealing.

"No, we're not stealing it. We're going to win this competition. Our way."

"Yes, thank you." Violet sighed in relief and like what Cole did, she used spinjitzu to change out of her dress and into her purple gi. She neatly placed the dress on a table.

They all waited patiently for their turn. There were a couple good acts and some that are plain terrible but the Serpentine are beyond terrible, it made her wanted to hurl. They were out of pitch, out of tune, they didn't sing in harmony at all. What the heck; is that even singing? But what made them mad the most was when the both judges went to give the Serpentine a six but with a growl from Pythor, who gave them a ten, made the judges turn their signs over so it ended up as a nine.

"If we're going to do this, I want everyone to see who we are." She heard Cole said and she smiled slightly when Kai playfully shoulder-bumped her.

"I have butterflies in my stomach." They all turned their head to the Nindroid who had his hands on his stomach.

"Those are just nerves Zane." Jay said coolly but Zane shook his head.

"No, I really do have butterflies." And he lifted his shirt and opened his stomach and four yellow butterflies flew out.

"Okay… Glad that's out of the system."

"Zane, how did they even get in there?" She asked and he shrugged his shoulders.

"Anyway, let's do this for Cole."

"But if we do the Tornado of Creation, we can score perfect ten's out there."

"But Kai, that's really dangerous." Violet reminded him and sighed softly. "But even if we don't win, we all know that the serpentine aren't the real winners. It proves that we're a better team for doing everything properly and not the quick and easy way. So if they end up getting the Fang Blade, we'll be able to defeat them and get the Blades back."

"Hear, hear."

"I'm glad you guys are my friends… Let's go."

Once the announcer called their name, the five of them went on the stage. This time, Cole was in the middle while Violet was on the edge which she was grateful for. They had their backs to the crowd and once the lights flashed on them –one by one-, they spun around to face the crowd. First went Zane, then Jay, Cole, Kai and her. Moving in time, they danced to the song but Violet made sure to keep an eye on the snakes in the front row. If this goes according to plan, the snakes will come up to fight them and she and the boys will be able to blow the judges away… well literally blow Pythor away from here. She nearly spun too early in delight when the snakes started to make their way to the stage, each ripping off their beards. Gasps erupted from the crowd but that didn't stop them. Once the snakes were on the stage, all five of them stopped dancing and got into a fighting stance.

Working as a team, they managed to fight off the snakes and this earned cheers from the crowd. Once the chorus started of the song, the lights fell on them again and they jumped up before landing in their spinjitzu. This earned more cheers. They then broke apart in unison and fought more snakes.

Violet gracefully spun around with one leg straight out making a perfect ninety-degree angle like a ballerina. Her foot hit each snakes' jaw that was close enough with reach. She quickly looked to observe the others and saw Kai and Jay working together while Zane was moon-walking. She then looked to Cole who was in mid-air with three snakes coming towards him. The first one in the line he jumped off his head with his foot. He then punched the second with a closed fist and head-butted the last. Once he landed, a tiger-like growl exit his lips.

"The Triple Tiger Sashay." Violet heard Zane exclaimed. She then remembered this was the move that Cole failed at the age of seven and the main reason why he ran away. The whole performance hall was filled with silence until one girl started cheering which then set off a chain reaction. Instantly, the two judges held up ten's each whereas Pythor held a zero. But Violet closed her eyes when she saw a hand coming out of Pythor's mouth. When she opened it again, it was a ten.

They have won.

What do you guys think? And OMG! 17 REVIEWS! Thanks to: LightningDanino23, legolover101, CarlyShi208, StrawberryLover, DeliciouslyDangerous1, BrightnessAndDarknessStories, Adurnaninjaofdarkwater, BritishDaydreamingGirl, KaiRulesSuckers, NinjaForever5, Nightmare, 123454321 and the guest for reviewing. And to answer some reviews that have raise up to my attention.

12345431: I'm aware Violet is a Mary Sue and I'm trying to change her without it affecting the story. I'm sorry if this is annoying you. I never knew what was a Mary Sue until last month. And Violet isn't really a Sensei's Pet. She's just loyal to him since it was him who saved her off the streets.

NinjaForever5: Well I intended to make it that Violet couldn't see the thing that Kai was defending her from but it's supposed to be the Stone warrior, of course Violet couldn't tell since Kai was blocking her view of it. And OMG! How stupid of me! Of course the ninja didn't have their golden weapon then… Oops, that's a fault on my behalf.

StrawberryLover: Thank you once again for that comment; you won't believe how much it made me happy!

And major thanks to everyone about the kiss scene; I'm glad everyone loved it.