Ninja Within Shadows ► Ninjago [REWRITING]

* 12 - Masked Secrets

Written by: miamidnightt

Scarlett finally found the energy to walk back to her room after she knew the others were fast asleep in their own rooms and she quietly closed the door, not wanting to wake Mia from her sleep. She was about to head over to her bed and bury herself under the blankets, hoping to get at least a few hours of sleep before she had to get up, but she heard the girl preoccupied in the opposite bed whimpering and shaking, breathing hard with sweat covering her face.

"Mia...?" She knew something was wrong the moment she saw how terrible she looked. Noticing the slight tears falling from the redhead's eyes, Scarlett was quick to rush to her side and try to shake her awake, "Come on... Wake up! You're just having a nightmare, I'm sure."

Squirming underneath the covers, Mia didn't seem to hear her words, "No... No! Please, don't hurt him! I'll do anything but just leave Lloyd alone! Please...!"

Growing alarmed, the dark-haired girl shook the redhead more forcefully, knowing that the nightmare she was having couldn't be anything good, "Hey, Mia...! Wake up! Lloyd's alright, you'll see him in the morning!"

"No...! Don't kill him, please!" Mia was sobbing tears, screaming with her hands pulling at her hair, "You... You're a monster! How will I...?"

"Mia, wake up!" Scarlett screamed in her ear, causing the girl to jump awake, wrapping her arms around herself and shaking from the fear she felt. Sighing in relief, the dark-haired girl sat Mia up and embraced her in a hug, "Shh... It's alright, M. Everything's alright, it was just a nightmare you were having."

The redhead grabbed onto her with her shaking hands, the tears not leaving her eyes, "But Lloyd, he was—?"

"He's fine," Scarlett reassured her with a grin, rubbing circles on her back and hoping she was able to calm her down. When she noticed that her tears had stopped and she wasn't shaking as much, she knew that she was feeling better, "Don't worry, Lloyd's asleep in his room with the others. You'll get to see him in the morning."

Mia relaxed, taking a breath and falling back down to her bed, "He's fine... That's good to hear. I won't be satisfied until I see him tomorrow. I need to see him."

Eventually, the redhead found herself falling back to sleep peacefully, Scarlett smiling down at her and brushing a few strands of red hair away from her face, "Night, Mia, I hope you have only good dreams the rest of the night."

She rose to her feet, walking over to her bed and slipping the covers over herself, while feeling sleep overtake her body. You're for sure way stronger than I am, M. I don't feel like I'm cut out for this kind of Ninja thing. I'm sorry...

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Mia awoke to the sound of a knock at her bedroom door, startling her but she was glad that she didn't have any nightmares the rest of the night. Finding Scarlett asleep in her own bed, she stretched and stood up, until another knock was heard at her door.

Who could be up at...? Ah, nevermind, the thought left her mind once she read the clock on the bedstead, which read 10:21. Guess me and Scarlett overslept.

"Hey, Mia, are you awake yet?" Her heart thumped in her chest and the relief of hearing his voice made her relax. She limped over to the door as quickly as she could, bursting the door open and embracing him tightly, "Whoa! Are... Are you okay there, Mia?"

"I thought you were gone! I thought the shadows took you away from me!" Mia cried into his chest, clenching the back of his Gi with her fingers, "I had a nightmare last night... and they killed you right in front of my eyes! I'm afraid that will happen..."