a second chance

the ninja autograph signing event

harumi's pov

i really hope for my plan works.

  one, then we can find garmadon and lloyd can stop being stressed out, and two, then the other ninja might finally trust me. i'd like to impress all of them, not just lloyd.

  the plan is to get garmadon to reveal himself by coaxing him out with something he wants: his son. that's what he wanted ever since i brought him back. to destroy lloyd.

  "i don't like this." lloyd said from my earpiece.

  "well we have to make it known you'll be here." i reply. "it should be done with soon."

  im sitting on the top of a building in ninjago city looking down on a small stage, where the first ever ninja autograph signing event is taking place. lloyd, kai, jay, and cole were sitting at a table, meeting fans, and signing autographs. kai, jay and cole look like they were having the time of their lives. lloyd just looks very uncomfortable. 

  "i think we should have harumi make plans more often!" cole says, as a fan hands him a ginormous home made cake.

  "any sign of him?" i ask through my earpeice.

  "nothing so far." jay says.

  "i really hope this works," lloyd says.

  "it better." adds kai.

  i sit there anxiously waiting for about 10 more minutes until nya comes out and sits down next to me. we watch the massive crowd below.

  "ive gotta admit." says nya, surprising me. i look over at her. "this... wasn't a terrible plan."

  i raise my eyebrows. of all people to complement me... nya? nya hates me. but it doesn't look like she's making fun or joking.

  "oh. uh... thanks." i say. "just want to do my part."

  silence fills the air again for a few more minutes until lloyd on the stage below gets a hug from an old women 60 years older than him. he looks so awkward. i laugh quietly. nya looks at me.

  "do you like him?"

  i look up quickly. "what?!"

  nya laughs. "do you like him? for real."

  do i like lloyd garmadon? would that be wrong? i mean, he is cute, and nice, and i do want to impress him and spend more time with him but that doesn't mean i like like him! i just think he's really cool, and a good leader. yeah, we're just... friends. friends. 

  "...no???"

  "im going to take that and the blushing as a yes." nya says.

  "haha." i say awkwardly, since i'm not sure what else to say.

  oh my god do i have a crush on the green ninja?? no, no that can't be right. ive hated him ever since i was a kid! but now that ive gotten to know him he's not so bad...

  i look back down at lloyd. i feel another blush spread across my face and i hide in my hands.

  nya laughs again. "hey, it's okay." her tone goes serious. "but if you try to hurt him again..." i lift my head up to look at her. "i will not stop kai from doing whatever he wants to you."

  i nod immediately.