I think I'm going to do a little bit more fluffy time between Kai and Violet since this is pretty much the only time in this season they can spend time together without anything bad happening. Plus I'm getting writer's block when it comes to writing this episode so I place this fluff in. You'll probably won't receive anything else fluffy from me. I hope this isn't an issue to people who doesn't like romance so much.
Chapter 57
A Feverish Flame
.:Violet:.
She groggily opened her eyes to see she was back in her uncomfortable bed with a thin blanket over her. Violet sighed with relief when she didn't have another dream featuring Scarlett. It was the first night she didn't have a dream about the dead sister. She slowly sat up in bed and saw orange light enter through the window. It wasn't a lot since the apartment was closely built to another but she could tell it was sunrise. But she could hear someone coughing inside of the room with heavy breathing. Violet pulled the blanket off her and she swung her legs over the bed and she stood up. Being as silent as a mouse, she checked if Wu, Nya or Lloyd were sick since the coughing didn't come too often.
Once she heard it behind her, she realised it must be one of the guys. She checked Cole who was the closest. She heard it again and it wasn't Cole. She didn't bother checking Zane since he's a Nindroid. She leaned over Jay –who had his body facing the wall and his back to Violet- and saw he was sleeping peacefully while kissing his pillow. Looks like Mrs Walker was telling the truth when she said Jay makes out with his pillow she thought but this meant it was Kai who was sick. When she went over to him, she saw that his face was wet with sweat and his face was screwed in discomfort. Violet gently went to touch his forehead and found that it was much hotter than the average body treatment, especially for a fire elemental master like he is.
Instantly, Violet went to the kitchen and grabbed a clean cloth. She turned on the tap to turn on the cold water and she soaked the cloth in the cold water. When she heard someone stirred, she quickly observed the room to see it was Nya who was waking up to the sound of running water.
"What's with the noise?" Nya whispered as she wiped the sleepiness away from her amber eyes that were very familiar to her brother's.
"Kai's sick… I think it's a flu otherwise he wouldn't be this bad so suddenly."
"Kai? Sick? He never got sick when we were little."
"We kind of went up on the roof last night and stayed up there for a while and he offered me his jumper. It was a bit cold so I'm sure he got sick from that." She answered and Violet turned off the water and wringed the cloth until it was damp and cool. She folded it as she made her way to Kai and rested the cloth on his forehead. When she heard soft footsteps, she turned around to see Nya right next to her. "I never got sick when I was little too."
"Why not?" The younger girl asked.
"I think it's because my powers filters through the oxygen that I breathe in to keep out the bacteria. Especially the gas you sprayed us."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Nya whispered sheepishly with a small smile.
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Since the others –Jay, Cole and Zane- needed to train Lloyd in a better environment, Violet suggested them to try at Dareth's dojo and she really hoped they were successful. Wu went out to tea shop on the outskirts of Ninjago City to fetch some tea to help Kai with his fever when he woke up. That left her, Nya and Kai inside the stinky apartment.
"Hey Violet, since we never really had a girl talk before… do you think you'll stay with my brother for a while?" Nya asked when Violet was busying herself washing the dishes. Although at the younger girl's question, the female ninja's face turned red.
"W-Why would you ask a question like that?"
"Like I said, girl talk."
"But Kai's in here. Who knows, he may be listening." Violet mumbled as she turned to see the raven-haired girl making the beds.
"Who cares, I don't think he would be waking up soon with is sort of concerning but he's ill, I wouldn't blame him."
"True."
"So back to the question."
"Right… Well I'm not sure. I guess it really depends how long this last battle happens."
"What are you trying to say, you'll die by then?"
"Of course not but who knows, things may happen. We already saw yesterday how Garmadon and the Serpentine are trying to keep me away from you guys… What about you and Jay?" Violet asked with a small smirk pulling at her lips as Nya turned bright pink.
But it disappeared when the seven visions she had from the General's staff venom plagued her mind. The last one about her and Kai kissing and getting together was true. And she could remember one with Nya and Cole holding hands.
"I-I just we'll stay together. I mean he's a really sweet guy and he really knows how to make me laugh."
"If you don't mind me asking, why him out of Zane and Cole?"
"Well why Kai out of Jay, Zane and Cole?"
"Hey, I asked you first."
"Okay, well I guess Jay because he knows how to make me laugh. After all he was the one who made the first move. Zane's just not my type, I'm not trying to be mean or anything-"
"Don't worry; what we say now is between us for life."
"Good. And Cole…" When Nya paused, Violet slightly panicked. "He's too serious in a way."
"Oh…"
"What about you?"
"At first, I really thought none because you know; I had to stay undercover and observed you guys from a distance. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to work with everyone as a team except for Zane. Kai I found was too arrogant, hot-headed and too rash. Cole was a good leader, probably more mature but his cooking skills made me wary to live with you guys. Jay was too immature –sorry Nya- and too childish and always freaks out at every minor thing. Zane I found was a great brother, he was really caring to me so that's why I wouldn't see him that way.
"But the more I spent time with you guys, the more I found out that Cole does have good heart with many hilarious qualities like how he used to be scared of dragons. Zane being a Nindroid made me realise that I wasn't the odd one out and I view him as a close brother I never had. Jay I found does have a humorous side to him and he's someone you can always rely on to lighten up the mood a bit. And your brother, I found out that underneath that fiery personality of his, he can be really sweet and caring."
"Yeah, he's always been caring. Ever since our parents died, he always took care of me and acted strong for both of us…" And the young girl's voice trailed off. "I'm going to go out and get some groceries for a soup."
"You want me to tag along?"
"Nah, it's fine. Just take care of my brother okay?"
"Alright." And Violet watched as Nya quickly exited the apartment with her handbag. Violet wondered if Nya was sensitive about talking about her parents. That was the first time she heard the raven-haired girl talked about her parents but then left rather quickly after that.
The female ninja looked down at Kai and heard his breathing got rather loud, possibly from his blocked nose. So she made her way to the stove and placed a pot of water on top. Violet then made the stove go the hottest it can and within two minutes, the water started to evaporate which moistened the air. In theory, this should help to unclog his nose. She then put a kettle on another stove top and turned it on. She then prepared two cups and placed tea bags inside them. Once the kettle was done, she poured the boiling water in the cups and brought them both to the small table Kai happened to be sleeping next to.
It wasn't long until she heard Kai stirred from his slumber so she sat down next to his body and removed the cloth from his forehead and dabbed his neck to remove the sweat that formed. His eyelids slowly opened to reveal amber eyes and they slowly focused on Violet.
"Morning sleep head." Violet smiled softly as she moved the wet cloth away from his face.
"I feel sick…"
"Great observations Sherlock."
"And sore… But I never got sick before."
"Well giving me your jacket last night is probably why you're sick." She replied and she pressed her lips against his forehead. His forehead felt extremely hot at first contact. She pulled back with her fingers on her lips. "Geez, you're burning up faster than a wild fire."
"Wow, that makes me feel so much better." He said sarcastically but then he burst into a fit of coughs and Violet immediately helped him roll to the side so it would relieve the weight on his chest. She gently rubbed his back as the coughs racked through his body. Once his coughs cease, she helped him sit up but she kept an arm around his shoulders.
"Hear, drink this." And she held out a cup of steaming tea. Without anyway protests, Kai drank the tea until it was finished so she laid him back down.
"What type of tea was that?"
"Pure Camomile." She replied. "Don't tell me you're allergic to the stuff."
"No, it tastes really nice."
"Really? That's good to hear." She smiled gently as she grabbed her own cup and took a sip from it.
"Do we have any honey or lemon?" He asked, his voice gone hoarse and Violet could see a flash of pain on the red ninja's face before it disappeared.
"I think we have lemon but I'm not sure about honey…" She answered. "Why..?"
"Squeeze a quarter of lemon in a cup of warm water. The stuff did wonders to Nya whenever she got sick."
"Okay." Violet replied and she got up from the floor and rummaged through the fridge until she found some. She sliced the lemon in quarters and squeezed one of them in a cup before adding in warm water. She returned back to Kai and helped him up again. But as soon as Kai took one slip, he sprayed whatever he had in his mouth out and coughed again.
"Eww, no wonder why Nya complained so much, it's so sour!"
"What do you expect? It's lemon."
"I didn't know it would be that sour." He pouted and she laughed at his childish behaviour.
"Well drink up. You wanted it in the first place." And Violet leaned her head forward so she could see Kai's reaction. The whole time he drank it, he scrunched up his nose and forehead. As soon as he done, he placed the cup down and clicked his tongue with a twisted look of disgust.
"That's awful."
"Well you sound better already." She stated and she slowly lowered kai back down on the makeshift bed.
"Won't I get you sick?"
"No, remember my element filters the oxygen that entered through my body, which means removing bacteria, germs and gases."
"Lucky."
"But that still doesn't mean I can't get heat strokes of anything similar to that." Violet told him and she gently stroked his messed up hair. "Get some more rest if you want to get better soon."
"Do I have too?"
"Don't you say the same thing to Nya?"
"No…"
"Are you telling me the truth?"
"Fine, yes I say the same thing to Nya."
"Then get some rest."
"Fine." He pouted and she kissed his forehead.
"Get well soon Kaen."
And she stayed by his side and watched as he fell asleep while the cup of Camomile tea remain in her hands, the heat travelling from the mug and into her hands. The only time she got to see Kai sleep like this was when he broke his leg but she took shifts with the others occasionally when that happened. She went to sip of her cup of tea to only come to a conclusion that it was finished.
"I hope I'm not becoming a tea addict."
I hoped you liked that fluff because you probably won't get any more from me for a while. I'll try to but they're relationship isn't the main highlight for this story. A new problem will arise for Violet… maybe a couple but oh well. Big thanks to: BrightnessAndDarknessStories, LightningDanino23, Rachymel, legolover101, ShadowNinja27, CarlyShi208, KaiRulesSuckers, MortalNinjas, Kaiisthebest, ColeisCute1316, Jayla Fire Gal (and her sister), ElementzGirl7 and the guest.
LightningDanino23: I completely forgot to mention who the girl was! But she really wasn't anybody important, just some random girl…
Jayla Fire Gal: I probably already said this but thank you so much! Your review really made me smile so brightly when I read it. And I'm impressed you managed to read all of this in two days. I tried rereading it and I did that in four days… But then again I was able to read all three Maze Runner Books in four days…
Kaiisthebest: I hoped this satisfied you since I only written a sneezefic once in my other story. I have written it for when characters are hurt but never sick...
Not trying to sound corny or cheesy, but I'm so touched when many of you left a review saying how worried you were about me and the cyclone. It really made me realise how amazing you guys are. I wish I can give you all hugs… If I could have any powers, I would go through his computer/tabet/phone screen and give you a hug. And yes, that's a reference from Big Hero 6. Thanks again everyone! :D
