THANK YOU @InAbsoluteHell for requesting!!!!
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO BRUTALLY KILL ME. I, Ray, am genuinely sorry for being an ass and not updating for 400 years.
Lava is Cole x Kai btw. ⚫🔥(they don't have rock emojis wth)
Enjoy my children who are probably older than me.
----------
Setting // Chens Noodle House (I made Skylor a disney bitch its so cringy lmao im sorry)
~ No POV as per usual ~ /set a while after season 6/
"Kai, can you just shut up for a second?" Skylor screamed across the room.
Tears threatend to spill from Kai's wide eyes like a dam ready to burst. He had to muster up every bit of strength in him so stop them.
"Sky, I -" he mumbled for the millionth time. He had no more excuses though. He never knew why he was in trouble in the first place, all the time. Skylor was just always mad.
"Don't 'Sky' me!!!" She yelled, smacking away Kai's gentle hand. "Look, I know you want to help but you're pissing me off. Kai, when I work, I'm stressed. That's why I'm acting this way! Why can't you understand that?"
Kai frowned slightly.
'I didn't even go near Skylor all day because she looked mad. I helped her clean all the dishes in the restaurant, tried helping her in other ways too... on my day off.' He thought sourly.
'I know I have a short fuse and all that, but... now that I think about it, it all started ever since I started dating her."
"Sky! Why are you acting like this? I always try to make you feel comfortable, and you always say that I'm doing it wrong. What am I supposed to do? How much does it take for you to love me? For me to love you...? I'm trying so hard but I'm always never good enough for you... A-and I'm not even fucking perfect anyways! What do you want?" he burst.
Skylor sighed and stared at Kai for a good few seconds. Kai stared back, hope glistening in his teary eyes. But then she broke the silence.
"I'm glad we're both on the same page."
Kai furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"We never really clicked, you know? I-I'm just not ready for a relationship Kai."
Kai's eyes widened. But... they had been dating? It made no sense.
"I know I'm good but I was raised to be bad. I can't get rid of that evil part of me, and all the things that my father taught me... as bad as he was to me." she sighed, trying to find the words.
"That's why, and to be completely honest, I only wanted to be with you because you were part of a bunch of Ninja with great power. Only at the beginning of our relationship though. I thought it could benefit me in many ways. I get to fight with you and get some credit! It felt good. Everyone didn't know who I was now I was a good guy. Then I joined you guys, and suddenly I'm not just 'another girl ninja'. "
Kai swallowed a lump that had formed in his throat. Had Skylor never loved him for who he was? Just for what he had? Skylor continued, as if reading his mind.
"And don't get me wrong, later on I started falling in love with you, for real. But by then I just felt so bad that I only got with you for the fame. I wanted to love you without that guilt... but I also wanted what was best for you. You're a great partner but I'm just not ready for a relationship with anyone. Manipulating people is just part of who I am. I can't erase it so at least be grateful I'm fighting for your side... I don't want you to get hurt by me."
Kai stared at the ground lost in thought. He was already hurt... but he tried to keep himself from lashing out. Wu always said that there was always light in the dark. I mean the old man never made sense to him but with this... something clicked.
"Sensei always said there's light in the dark. You're not truly evil Sky, you might just need a bit of help."
"Help?" She asked, turning her head to the side. "You mean like a therapist? That's sweet Kai but I don't need one. It's impossible to erase the past."
"But we can make a new future. You're right, you've hurt me. You've been angry and frustrated at tiny things recently, but everyone's gotta have their bad days right? And I know you love me, even if it was different in the beginning. And I'm angry at you for that but I won't stay angry because I love you! All we have to do is talk about all these issues, and find out how we can sort everything out!"
Skylor fumbled with her fingers, trembling.
"Kai, you're sweet," She mumbled, "Too sweet. You should be raging. You should be mad. Kai, you might have forgiven me but I can't forgive myself. I just..."
She shut her eyes tight, trying not to let any tears escape. "I just need some time. I don't think I can be in a relationship right now. You're a great friend Kai but can we please just break up?"
Kai's heart was already broken. But now it felt like someone was burning those tiny, fragile pieces to dust. And it stung.
He could no longer take it.
He ran out of the door, mumbling "Now I look at you, I wish I could meet you again for the first time and walk past, or at least try to help you"
He sprinted out of the shop, his spiky hair somehow whipping about aggressively.
"I'm sorry Skylor."
---------------
The vibrant pink, blooming sakura of the spring, looked dull and colourless to Kai.
To him, the blue sky, littered with small birds, seemed like a grey cloudy storm, the small birds seeming like black crows.
There was no colour in the world.
There was no point.
Kai felt useless. Helpless. He had been manipulated and lied to.
He felt gullible.
And stupid.
As he ran, his vision clouded with tears. But he didn't care. He just had to get somewhere.
All his thoughts were clouding up his mind, as he slowly became more and more dizzy.
'I should have listened to the others' advice.'
'I should have noticed sooner'
'I shouldn't have been so naïve'
-----------
After about 20 minutes of continuous running, Kai found himself inside the Ninjago Arcade. He had this weird thing where he felt calmer in an arcade because of all the cool lights and sounds, but yet again, everything seemed dull, and black and white.
He sighed loudly. He wanted to meet someone. Anyone. He had to keep his mind off Skylor. So, he whipped his phone out of his pocket and went to the shared group chat that for some reason was called 'The chatrOOM of dOOM'.
The chatrOOM of dOOM >:3
HotAss🔥: Hey
HotAss🔥: Where is everyone?
