Chapter 47
Relaxing By The Sea

.:Violet:.

When she opened her eyes, she was greeted with darkness; pitch black darkness. At first Violet thought she hasn't opened her eyes yet but then she could see a small blue light flashing on and off. She then realised she was in her room and that flashing light was the alarm clock. The young girl turned her head to see her sister peacefully sleeping on her bed which resulted Violet to look out of her window. She was surprised to see that they were on sea with the stars twinkling brightly in the sky. The ninja of wind kicked off her blanket and placed her foot on the timber floorboards. She stood up but bit back a hiss of pain; everywhere hurt on her body. All her muscles were sore and her throat had a weak stinging pain.

Being silent like the ninja she is, she snuck out of her room and into the quiet and dark corridors. The bounty swayed softly on the waves and Violet found herself walking in a crooked line to the decks. The muscles in her thighs protested when she climbed the stairs but nevertheless, she walked up and onto the decks. The salt in the air entered her nostrils and she sighed in relief. She walked her way to the rails and she looked at the moving horizon. The waves softly crashed against the Destiny Bounty's side and water was sprayed onto her face. She lifted up the hem of her shirt and wiped her face but then she realised she wasn't in her ninja gi but in her stripy pyjamas. Her hands drifted up to her chest and she mentally cringe when she found out she wasn't wearing a bra.

Violet knew it meant someone changed her after she passed out and changed her into her pyjamas. She was about to quickly return to her bedroom when she saw someone else come up the stairs. The white pyjamas instantly made her knew who it was.

"Violet, you're awake!"

"Yeah, I am… How long have I've been out?" She asked as she turned around but rested the middle of her back on the rails.

"For a couple of hours." He replied and walked towards her. She started to feel comfortable since she wasn't wearing a bra. She turned around again so she was face the sea but she did crane her head to look at him, this just resulted her neck to hurt.

"So what happened while I've been out?" She asked and the white ninja leaned on the rails next to her.

"Pythor saw Kai carrying you back into the cage so Pythor tied our hands to the bars but he left you in the cage with us. Your sister and Lloyd came to the rescue though."

"Really?"

"She has managed to turn some snakes against Pythor but I'm surprised how much knowledge she has of him. Then Garmadon came later on with the Skeletons and they thought the Serpentine. It wasn't long until Jay, Cole and I corner Pythor and got the four Fang Blades."

"So what happened to me?"

"Same thing I supposed as last time. He carried you the whole time he was fighting. Scarlett also assisted him since she was beyond worried about you." Zane informed her and she nodded.

"What now? I mean now that we have all four Fang Blades, what do we do?"

"Sensei Wu told us that we have to set course to Torchfire Mountain since the lava in there can melt down the blades but today, we're celebrating."

"Why?"

"It's Cole's birthday today."

"Is it really?"

"Yeah, we're making a surprise party for him. He doesn't know that we know it's his birthday but Jay said it was today."

"How does he know?"

"He told us he went through Cole's stuff at Lou's house and found one of his calendars marked with important dates. So that's why we're on sea and not flying to the mountain. We've planned to have a grand breakfast then lunch and then wait for an hour before we go swimming."

"Oh…"

"You sound troubled."

"I've never swam before."

"Never?"

"Nope but it's alright, I can always learn." She smiled softly and then she saw the sky was turning lighter.

"We should get some more rest."

"That we should. Good morning." She said. She couldn't say good evening since it was morning now thanks to the sunrise. But she walked back down and into her room. She opened the door and she closed it slowly so it doesn't wake Scarlett up. The door clicked and the ninja of air knew it was closed. She then silently tiptoed to her bed. Once she got in, sleep consumed her.

.:Kai:.

"What smells good in here?" Kai asked as he entered the dining room. Instead of the usual one table, there were two to fit all of the food. Since they didn't eat dinner last night, Kai was starving and he cannot wait to eat the breakfast Zane had made for them. There were pancakes, French toast, omelette, bacon and eggs, croissants and many more breakfast delights. "Zane, you really outdone yourself."

"Is it too much?" The Nindroid asked in his usual monotone voice and a slight tilt with his head.

"Of course not, it's great! Cole's going to love it although I don't think Jay and Lloyd can distract for anytime longer. Where's Sensei Wu and the girls?"

"I believe Sensei Wu is mediating but I do have some excellent news. Violet's awake." And as if on a cue, the door to the dining room opened and Scarlett, his sister and his girlfriend walked in. He couldn't help but drop his jaw. Violet. Was. Hot.

She was wearing the frill midi dress that he chose for her and her caramel waves cascaded down her back and some of it was tossed over her right shoulder. Her violet eyes sparkled as a soft smile made it onto her lips but at the same time, she looked nervous and shy. Her face was pointing towards the ground but her eyes were on him. And what also surprised him is that Violet was wearing ankle-strap heels. Normally he see her in sneakers, boots or flats but never in heels… except when she was disguised as the news reporter. She nervously walked over to him.

"Scarlett forced me to wear this…" He heard her mutter but he gently held her chin in his hand.

"You look beautiful." And at this, her cheeks went red and she avoided his eyes. "Although I'm glad you're okay now."

"Of course or where else would I be?" She asked with a small smile. But unconsciously, his hand left her chin to her neck and his thumb lightly brushed over the cut. It was a thin cut but it was at least the length of his thumb.

"You know, you really had me worried when Pythor did that to you. You were losing so much blood…"

"Kai, look at me. I'm absolutely fine. Maybe not since Scarlett forced me into this but I'm fine and healthy."

"Alright then."

They both took their seat at the table as well as Zane, Scarlett and Nya and together, they waited for Lloyd, Jay, Wu and Cole. It wasn't long before Wu walked in with a beaming Lloyd and they took their seats. Then Jay rushed in.

"He's coming up now."

"That's great. So do we singing happy birthday or wait for lunch?"

"I think we'll do after. Does he know we're celebrating it Jay?"

"He thinks we don't know at all."

"What don't I know?" They all turned to the entrance to see Cole. "Whoa, what's the special occasion?"

"We're celebrating that we got all four Fang Blades." Kai heard his sister said with a bright smile and he watched as Cole eyed the chair at the head of the table.

"This isn't for the Fang Blades, it's for my birthday isn't it?"

"So much for a surprise…" He heard Violet mutter.

.:Violet:.

She made sure she was the last one to change out of her dress and into her swimsuit… well bikini. Scarlett brought it for her when they went shopping and she has nothing else to swim in. Let's not forget Scarlett pretty much forced her to wear it. It was a strapless and frilly, lavender bikini. She peered around the corner that showed the decks and she watched as the boys jumped into the water along with Nya and Scarlett. She was more nervous than a deer on a firing range.

"Come on Violet, what's taking you so long?" She heard Kai yelled out from the sea. This time the ninja of air poked the right half of her body out.

"I don't know how to swim." It was sort of the truth but that wasn't the main reason.

"So it doesn't mean you have to hide, come on."

She took a deep breath and slowly made her way to the rails and saw Zane swimming around while Jay, Lloyd and Cole were engage in a deep water fight and Nya and Scarlett were gossiping while treading water. She looked down to see Kai looking up at her with wide eyes. He then made a motion with his hand telling her to get into the water.

"But I don't know how to swim. I've never been swimming before."

"It's alright, I'll catch you and I'll teach you okay? Come on down." He coaxed. Violet took a breath and swung her legs over the rails. She then pushed off and squealed as she fell but like Kai said, he caught her. They went underwater but Kai managed to bring them back up. The cold water stabbed her skin like tiny needles yet it felt extremely calming at the same time. Nevertheless, she panicked. The ninja of air never went swimming since her parents were always busy although they took her roller staking countless of times and she was pretty good at it. Plus they never took her swimming in the orphanage. When she became a ninja, she focused on her training and nothing else. She felt Kai's arm securely held her waist and she watched as his legs spin in circles while the arm he wasn't holding her with was moving back and forward in the water. "I'm going to teach you how to tread water."

"Tread water?"

"It's what I'm doing now so you stay above water and not drown. It's something everyone should know before they start swimming. So first, relax and stop tensing your body." He instructed and she nodded. He then moved his hands so they were both of her wait and he extended his arms.

"Don't let me go!"

"I won't, I promise. Now straight out your legs and hold your arms out like a 'T'. Good but stay in a vertical position. Remember, I'm still holding onto your waist." He told her and she felt one of his hands move away from her waist, she already fell that side sinking. "Calm down, now move your arms horizontally like me." And in thirty minutes, Violet knew how to trade water, do freestyle and breaststroke. There were a couple times her bikini top would slide down since there weren't any straps so she ended up having Kai to fix her bikini.

"Do you want to do a competition?" She heard Kai asked her as he swam up next to her.

"What type of competition?"

"A breath holding one."

"You're on." She smirked. She would have thought by now Kai would know that the Ninja of Air can hold her breath for a long time.

"On three. One… Two… Three!"

And both of their heads went underwater. She focused on treading water but she found that the water resistance is trying to float her to the top. She looked at Kai –even though the salt water burns her eyes- and saw he was perfectly find, just treading water in the same spot. He must have saw how she was struggling so he pulled her waist towards his. Violet then leaned down and kissed his salty lips. She managed to part his lips and with another trick she learnt, she breathed oxygen into his mouth. She smiled as she pulled away to see a goofy smile on his lips. His arms roughly pulled her in again and this time, he crashed his lips to her's. She felt herself melt as Kai pried her mouth open and his tongue explored her mouth. Once she felt him stop and did a cough, she blew more oxygen into his mouth.

Then she felt the water turn cold and Violet shivered in Kai's arms but his body still gave off heat. This caused her to be extra clingy. Then she felt the ear drum give out and water filled her ears and she felt water breaking into their heated kiss. She pushed Kai back a bit and saw they were sinking in the ocean. Instantly, she panicked and thrashed her arms to swim up but nothing worked. She looked back to Kai who was confused and looked around. Once he saw her, his right arm hooked around her waist and he brought both of them to the surface. When they got on top, she calmed down while Kai took a deep intake of air.

"What happened to you two?" She heard Nya asked and she turned around to see Nya and Scarlett looking at them.

"You don't want to know…"

I've been asked a couple times to do something really fluffy between Kai and Violet so here it is! Sorry I didn't do anything earlier but there wasn't really an appropriate time to do it. But thanks to: FlameNinjaofDarkFire, MortalNinjas, CarlyShi208, ShadowNinja27, Mihoshi 2.0, BrightnessAndDarknessStories, ElementzGirl7, NinjaForever5, KaiRulesSuckers, GlitterPink950, LightningDanino23 and Jayfan24.

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