A/N: This is a companion to my story Allies. If you haven't read that or have no desire to read it, it can be read as an AU where Morro came back during the day of the departed.

Out of all of the things that had happened these two weeks. This was the one that had Morro at a complete loss. Getting turned back into a human? Why not. Looking exactly the same as when had died? No big deal. Being the youngest looking on the ninja team? Who cares. Wu giving him a box of his belongings from when he lived there the first time? Sure. Finding adoption papers? And suddenly the world was spinning.

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"Morro?" Lloyd asked concerned, "What's wrong?"

I stared at Lloyd uncomprehendingly. The green ninja was my cousin. Cousin. I had a cousin.

Part of me wanted to run. I didn't want to tell anyone let alone talk about it with Lloyd. But I shoved the paper at Lloyd anyway and I almost wanted to snatch it back. This was stupid. So very stupid. Lloyd straightened the paper and flicked his eyes over the page. His face went blank with shock.

"Where did you find this?" He demanded.

"It was in the box Wu gave me." I said quietly.

Lloyd read the paper again and looked at me, "Let's go to your room. Unless you'd rather come to mine?"

I blinked, "Why?"

"Do you really want to talk about this," Lloyd raised the paper, "Where people can eavesdrop?"

Why hadn't I thought about that. I was in too much shock to think straight and that was concerning.

"Let's go to mine." I said and then followed Lloyd as he led the way to my room.

The box still sat half full the other half of the contents on the floor in organized piles. I scooped the stuff that was out of the box up and put them back in the box, but I left the kite out. I shoved the box under my bed, then I then sank on to my bed and waved my hands at the other available places for Lloyd to sit. Lloyd sat on the floor. He was the calmer one out of the both of us. That should have been concerning because I was always the level headed one.

"Morro," Lloyd asked jolting me out of my thoughts. "Do you think of Wu that way?"

With that simple question I found myself hugging my legs to my chest. I did and that was the problem. Wu had raised me. Taught me. Helped me. Cared for me. Loved me.

That was when I realized that Lloyd was still waiting for the answer.

"Yes." I mumbled. Because there was no way now that I'd shoved Lloyd into this that I was going to kick him out because then Lloyd would act all concerned and then everyone would catch on and then Zane would get me to tell him what was wrong and if Zane didn't Kai would and then I'd have to talk about feelings and I really wasn't interested in that. Not that Lloyd would be much better, but he'd at least take my small answers and not press for more.

Lloyd read the paper again. "Wait this was signed, June 10th 19…."

The rest was drowned out as I immediately finished the date in my head. That was one week before I had run away. I had left and died because Wu wanted to tell me that I had signed the adoption papers. I left because I was afraid Wu was going to tell me that I had finished my training and I had to leave. I wanted to cry. I never cried but here I was close to tears because I had run away from Wu. Because I was scared that Wu was going to kick me out.

Lloyd gently touched my wrist. I lifted my head and looked at Lloyd. Lloyd looked strangely concerned. I wasn't going to cry. I wasn't going to cry in front of the green ninja.

"This was why I left." I said slowly. Lloyd was staring at me in surprise and confusion. I didn't notice. "I left because of this." In all honesty, I'd forgotten I was talking to Lloyd. "I thought…" My voice broke and I ducked my head as tears gathered in my eyes. Lloyd stood frozen in surprise.

"I thought he was going to kick me out." My voice was so quiet. I hoped Lloyd hadn't heard me. But Lloyd had, if his hands gently grabbing my shoulders, were any indication.

"Morro." Lloyd said gently.

I looked up in surprise, Lloyd wasn't looking at me with pity. He was looking at me with understanding.

"He loves you."

"I knew that." I muttered. "I knew that but I left. I left."

Lloyd was cautious as he slowly sat down on the bed next to me. "Because if you were abandoned once it could happen again." Lloyd's voice sounded rougher. But in a way it made him sound more like Wu.

I looked up surprised.

"Do you remember the name of the boarding school I went to?"

I was surprised from Lloyd's sudden change of subject, but answered anyway. "It started with a D. Didn't it?"

"Yeah." Lloyd said. "Darkley's. My mom abandoned me there when I was four."

I stared at Lloyd. Speechless. Not only because Lloyd was sharing something so personal with me. It was because I recognized the school's name. That school had been around when I had been a kid. That school was known for its accomplishments in making villains and Lloyd had lived there. The words Villian and Lloyd didn't belong in the same sentence.

Lloyd smiled lightly at my surprise. "I wasn't always the green ninja."

"I know that." I snapped without any heat. "It's just, I was going to go there, if Wu hadn't taken me in."

It was Lloyds turn to be surprised.

"You were going to go to Darkley's?" Lloyd sounded stunned.

"It was either there or the orphanage." I said, "I picked the better poison."

Lloyd laughed, his eyes sparkling. "We almost went to the same school."

Lloyd looked a little too happy at the revelation that I could have gone to the same school as him.

"Don't get any ideas." I threatened without any heat.

Something about the way Lloyd smiled was unsettling.

"How did we get so off topic?" Lloyd asked, "Did it help though?"

Had it helped? I thought for a moment.

"Yeah." I found myself saying. Because as I thought about it, I realized that I had always thought of Wu as my dad. The only things these papers did was make it official.

"I think," I said slowly, "The only thing that changed since I found the paper is learning that I have an annoying cousin."

"Hey!" Lloyd yelped. "If anyone's the annoying cousin it's you."

"No, it's definitely you. I'm sure I could get the others to agree with me."

"I haven't been even remotely annoying." Lloyd huffed, "Today."

We started laughing.

"Are you hungry?" Lloyd asked. "Zanes making lunch today."

I was, but I shook my head. "Not right now. I'll probably have something later."

"Okay." Lloyd said as he stood to leave.

"Could you keep this between us?" I asked, "At least until I tell Wu."

Lloyd nodded, "My lips are sealed."

"Thanks." I hope he knew I was talking about more than him keeping this a secret.

Lloyd nodded and left. I moved and grabbed the kite, and I stared at the worn fabric. I remembered the day I got the kite vividly. It was the first time Wu had given me something, it was also the first time I had shown Wu that I could control the wind. I don't know how long I sat there, holding my kite and remembering. I was rudely interrupted however when my stomach growled with hunger. I emerged from my room and wandered over to the kitchen. There was a bowl on the table, full of still steaming noodles. Clearly meant for me. A warm feeling erupted in my chest. Maybe Lloyd wasn't all that annoying.

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