Escapade | Ninjago AU

Chapter 38

Lloyd's POV

I place one last flower near Rumi's head, filling out the circle I made around her body. She's lying on our bed, arms resting limply beside her, as she looks out at me from one eye. "If you take any longer to set this up, I might fall asleep," she lets out a big yawn for effect, making me smile.

"Well good thing I just finished then," I lean down and give her a soft, quick kiss on her lips. "Do you want me to warn you before I start?"

"It feels nice, so you don't need to," she closes her other eye and sinks into the bed. Her muscles relax, the tension pouring out of them as she waits for me.

Closing my own eyes, I focus on the flowers lying around her and on the energy they possess. It's a gentle thrumming that begs me to grip onto it. I extend my powers outwards and attach to the different strings of energy that each of the flowers hold. I pull them out, bringing each thread into the middle above Harumi until I have a solid orb in my grasp.

When I open my eyes, the light fills the room in a green glow, highlighting all of the now withered flowers that lie around her. Picking a point in the orb, I gradually ease the energy into Harumi, sending various threads to different parts of her body. I send some to her heart, her lungs, her brain, her stomach, her joints, anything and everything that experiences the wear and tear of everyday life. Her body absorbs it all, using the slow and steady supply of resources to repair itself.

When I just throw a ball of energy at someone, it is too much for their body to handle at once. It is like trying to run a marathon only through sprinting. The body can't handle a sprint for that long, so it gives out. However, by going slowly, the body is able to handle it all, and in this case, it is able to heal itself through it.

The green light gets dimmer and dimmer until the ball of energy is gone. Once the last bit of energy trickles into Rumi, she lets out a sigh of contentment.

I pause for a few seconds to look at her. Her nearly white hair is sprawled out behind her, creating a pool that surrounds her head. Even though she is relaxed, she still had a certain element of grace to her, a mix of ease and beauty. She opens her beautiful jade eyes and looks up at me with slightly upturned lips. I can't help but smile a bit in return.

"Are you alright? Your eyes look a bit watery," she asks me, growing my smile.

"I'm just...thankful for you. I don't know what I did to deserve you," I reach out to grab her left hand with her engagement ring on it.

"Oh Lloyd..."

"And I can't wait for when this is over so that I can finally make you my wife," I rub circles on the back of her hand with my thumb.

"Come lie down with me," she pulls her arm towards herself, and I follow its path. I feel the crunch of the dead flowers on my side as I fit in next to her, wrapping my right arm and leg over her body and burying my face into the crook of her neck. "You know I've always wanted to be Harumi Garmadon."

I let out a little laugh. "Even when we were little you were always so jealous. You thought my last name was so much cooler than yours."

"Well it is. I have never heard of another person with the last name Garmadon. Besides, the last name Chen has so much baggage," she brings her hand to my right bicep and tricep. She gently grips onto my arm right where our dragon tattoo rests.

"What do you mean?"

"The Chen bloodline ruled Ninjago from its creation to when my father died. It's an inherently royal name, and it just makes me think about my father, mother, sisters, and all of the people who constantly looked down upon me because I wasn't perfect," she sighs, her hold on my arm growing tighter. "I love PIXAL, don't get me wrong, and the time I spent with you and all of the guys at the palace will always make me happy, but I've never missed any of the royal aspects. Plus, to me, Garmadon just means you."