Lloyd and I sat in that janitors closet and waited for what felt like forever. All I wanted was some clothes and I was starting to get cold... Lloyd offered to call his mom and ask if she could bring me some but I declined. I don't know how I would explain to her why I was naked in a closet alone with her son. So I opted to just wait until the others showed back up. And after a while, they did.

The door creaked open and Cole peeked his head through, "heeey, you guys aren't doing anything weird in here, are you?"

"Ughh, " I stand up without even answering his question. "You've got my clothes right?"

"Oh- yup!" Cole hands me the wadded up ball of my clothes as the others follow in behind him. But he's only followed by Kai and Nya.

"So what's up with Zane?" Lloyd asks as he stands up.

"Well... we're not even sure," Nya shrugs, "Zane wanted to speak with his father in private. The only person Zane allowed to stay was Jay."

"Not surprised," I say as I put my pants on, "those two are so close that I can't imagine Zane wanting to take any bad news without Jay there next to him. Almost makes me a little suspicious."

"Suspicious of what?" Lloyd asks.

"Oh, come on. Those two are just like us! Never apart, know all about each other, not to mention the way Zane gets all flustered over every little thing Jay says," I explain.

"Really? You seriously think they're a thing?" Kai asks in disbelief, "I mean- Jay's had a not-so-subtle crush on my sister for forever," Kai chuckles.

"It's true. Everyone knows that," Nya adds on. I guess even she's aware of Jay's constant pining.

"No one says you can't have a crush on two people," I say as I finally put my hoodie on. I'm now fully dressed and ready to get out of this nasty closet. "I'm not saying anything... I'm just sayin'," I look back at the others one last time before exiting the closet and going out into the hallway. They all follow.

I was more than ready to get out of here. Lloyd's mom called after the attack to make sure we were okay since the two of us were on a walk. As far as she knows we're on the other side of town right now. We told her we were safe and sound and she had nothing to worry about. Hopefully Lloyd is okay with eating out some other time. I'm just tired and want to go lay down. As good as all of those noodles looked back at Chen's Noodle House, I think I've lost my appetite.

Lloyd and I walked out of the school building and walked back to his apartment hand in hand.

"Today was... something," Lloyd speaks. I laugh and nod. It really was.

"It's all a little too much to process. I need to rest my brain," I say with a laugh.

When Lloyd and I make our way back to his home, Koko was quick to rush to the two of us.

"Are you two alright? Oh, you must have been terrified!" Koko exclaimed. Ever since I got hurt it only made her more anxious during attacks. But we always made sure to call afterwards and tell her everything was okay. And even after that call she still asked if we were okay when she got to see us again.

"Mom, don't worry, we're okay!" Lloyd chuckled nervously.

"You two always have me so worried," Koko sighed, "if either of you were hurt again I don't know what I'd do..."

I look at her with concern. I'd hate to think that me being hurt was the cause of all of this worry. I'm sure she was just as worried when Lloyd hurt his arm during an attack all those months ago but at least she had some assurance knowing Lloyd heals quickly thanks to the genes on his father's side. But with me? Nothing. Just a normal, breakable teenager with no special abilities whatsoever.

After our moment with Koko Lloyd and I retreated to his room and sat on his bed. Our hands kept locked together with a firm grip. The two of us tried to relax together and we both scrolled through our phones. Showing each other the occasional funny picture or video. But after a short moment, Lloyd went silent.

I looked over and saw him staring at his phone screen with a pained look. He was scrolling through his mentions on social media. Just people making fun of him, threatening him, spreading rumors. Terrible things.

"Hey..." I grab his attention, "don't bother looking at that stuff. It doesn't matter."

"It's hard to ignore it..." Lloyd sighs as he grits his teeth.

"Well... why don't you go on your Green Ninja account for a minute? I bet there's a lot of positivity there," I smile.

"I dunno... I know I've got a lot of followers and supporters on my other account but they don't know the real me. Using that account for anything more than simple updates feels... fake..." Lloyd shrugs.

"I know but seeing all of those positive comments might make you feel a little better, right?" I crack a smile to try and boost Lloyd's mood.

"I guess..." Lloyd hesitantly responds. I watch him log out of his Lloyd Garmadon account and into his Green Ninja account. His account had hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of comments. Yet he hardly posted anything. Despite his scarce posts, each had so many likes and nice comments and replies.

All of this positive attention gave me an idea...

"Hey... Lloyd? I think I know what might make things a little easier on us at school," I began.

"Really? And what's that?" Lloyd perks up.

"You've seen how well everyone responds to The Green Ninja's posts. Maybe people would be a little less harsh on us for being a couple if they knew The Green Ninja was gay," I explain.

"What? You want me to come out to everyone online?! The Green Ninja's reputation is the only good reputation I have. I don't want to ruin that!" Lloyd protests.

"Don't think of it like that! The Green Ninja has so many fans! Just think of how many people would be more accepting of us if The Green Ninja supports it," I try to persuade.

"I don't know... The Green Ninja is meant to save people and put everyone before himself. What kind of hero would I be if I used my platform for my own benefit?" Lloyd hesitantly looks down at his phone.

"But you wouldn't just be helping yourself. Think of all the other queer people you'd be standing up for. They need a voice like yours," I say as I wave toward his phone. All it would take is one little post to maybe change some minds.

"Maybe..." Lloyd hesitantly begins, "Maybe The Green Ninja will come out... if The Wind Ninja does too?" Lloyd nervously looks up at me.

"Of course, I know how hard it can be to do something like this on your own," I say as I place my hand on his shoulder.

"What do you say we get a little picture?" Lloyd smile as he grabs his gi from under his bed. Not really a great hiding spot but I can't say anything. I keep mine in my backpack.

Lloyd and I put the top half of our gi on. Just to cover our chests and faces. We're only getting a simple selfie. Lloyd holds up his phone to snap a picture. I wrap my arm around him and throw up a little peace sign with my other hand. Might as well look cute in the picture, right?

I smile even though I know my face isn't visible and Lloyd takes the picture. He starts to write his post with the image file attached. He kept typing something out, deleting the whole thing, and then typing something new over and over. It's like he couldn't think of what to write. Eventually I had enough of watching him struggle.

"Here, let me write it," I playfully huff as I take his phone. Lloyd just laughs as I write out a caption for the photo as if I were Lloyd. Or rather, The Green Ninja.

"Hello, everyone. Today I am proud to announce that @TheRealWindNinja and I have been in a relationship for quite some time now. We hope all of you accept and support us as a couple <3 #pride"

It's a little cheesey... and pandering a little... and maybe I tagged myself for the internet clout and used a super common hashtag to get more people to see... but I wanted to make this post look good. If we're going to come out together we're at least going to do it right.

Before hitting post I pass the phone back to Lloyd, "What do you think?"

Lloyd stared at his phone, contemplating hitting the post button. A lot of good could come from this... but so could a lot of bad. But I'm willing to bet the good would outweigh the bad. After all, everyone loves supporting things that celebrities support. That's like human nature.

"You really think this will help?" He stares up at me. I nod with a smile. Lloyd takes a deep breath before hitting post.

Lloyd puts his phone down and looks at me with a warm smile and leans in, cupping my cheek in his hand. I smile back before he gives me a brief little kiss on the lips. I throw my arms around him with a small giggle and look him in his beautiful green eyes. We're both enthralled in each other's gaze but we soon become distracted by the vibration of Lloyd's phone. Notifications come rolling in, one after another.

Lloyd picks up his phone and he still continues to be bombarded with likes, comments, reposts, and reactions. All to that post just made under a minute ago. I knew Lloyd was popular as The Green Ninja but I didn't know he was this popular.

"Normally notifications don't come in this quickly," Lloyd laughs nervously with a shrug, "should I look at them?"

"Not right now. You've been listening to the thoughts of other people for too long. They can wait," I say as I nuzzle into his chest and he wraps his arms around me. This is such a nice feeling. Normally I'm the one doing the hugging and stuff but feeling safe in his arms is so special to me.

Lloyd hummed a simple tune as he rubbed his hand through my hair. A smile painted his lips as his eyes closed. It's hard to tell exactly what he was thinking about but from that expression one can only hope that it's something good. after a second he started to giggle a little bit.

"What are you laughing about?" I ask with a smile. He leans away from me just a little but he still keeps me in his warm embrace.

"Nothing, just that time we spent together at the arcade forever ago. I never would have imagined that we would end up together at that point. I liked you almost as soon as you had first shown any bit of kindness to me but hanging out with you after that... it almost felt too good to be true," he smiles. Everything he says to me is always so sweet. I normally don't like getting all sappy but I really do love the little conversations we always have.

"Yeah," I chuckle, " now look at us." I feel like the two of us really do make the perfect couple, as self centered as that may seem. I can't think of anyone better for me and I hope he feels as though I'm good enough for him.

"I always thought you were kind of cute before we even spoke to each other," I admit.

"Wha... Really?" Lloyd opens his eyes and looks at me with wide pupils.

"well, yeah," I mutter, "I just..." I sit and think for a second, "Lloyd, you've really opened my mind up a lot. As cruel as this may sound, I was so obsessed with keeping my reputation high enough to keep myself from all of the harassment that I got from my old school that I would have never spoken to you. Even though I thought you seemed nice... and.. kinda cute... I gave you that tape the very first time we met because we were alone and I felt bad and... seeing you like that... It's like something changed," I trail off.

We sit in silence for a couple seconds and I can tell Lloyd is thinking about something.

"What do you mean?.. What changed?" He asked.

"I was a lot like you when I went to my old school. The class target. I had become so desensitized that I started to see myself the way others saw me. I was nothing. I existed for other people to take their rage out on. And I didn't just get that image of myself from school, but from home too. So when I moved to Ninjago High and saw you for the first time I didn't see a person who was hurting, I saw just another outcast... Like myself. And I had told myself to just get over it so many times because I had assumed so many other people going through what I had gone through just... eventually got over it..." I look up at him and his mouth hung agape and his eyes darted around my face. "I know now that it takes a lot of love and support to be able to just... get over your hardships... And I'm glad we were both able to give that to each other... That's all," I say as I hide my blushing face in his shirt again.

"I... Don't know what to say other than... I... really love you," He nervously laughs as he embraces me again. I laugh too and accept his hug. I love this boy so fucking much that it hurts.

"I love you too, Lloyd," I smile sincerely as I look up at him from his warm arms. We both give each other a soft look, smiles plastered on our faces as he slowly leans in, planting a kiss on my forehead. As he looks down at me after doing so, I just stare at him then place a kiss on his lips. He giggles some and kisses me back. We keep our lips locked as my eyes slowly close and I wrap my arms around the blond. I let one hand travel from his back, up to his shoulder, then down to his chest, rubbing up and down in what I would hope is a comforting manner.

Our breath gets somewhat heavier as our kiss lengthens, I bring my hand down to the bottom of his shirt and slip my cold fingers beneath the fabric. His skin is warm and he shivers at the touch. As I hold my hand to his skin, he brings his hand to my arm, letting his fingers travel up the sleve of my tshirt, touching the flesh of my shoulder. I smile through the kiss and bring my hand a little further up his shirt...

And a little further...

And a little-

The door to Lloyd's bedroom swings open, "Boys, are you- Oh! Oh my-" Koko shields her eyes as she looks away and Lloyd and I quicky separate ourselves.

"Mom! Wh- What are you doing?" Lloyd yells with a stutter. I just try to pretend like I'm not even here. I can feel my face heat up as I cover my face with my hands as I groan.

"Sorry! Sorry, I'll knock first! I'll knock!" Koko steps out of the room and closes the door. Lloyd and I stare at each other for a second. And then there's a knock on the door...

"Really?" Lloyd huffs, "you- you already..." he shakes his head, "the damage has been done, you can come back in," he nervously laughs.

"I just wanted to know if you two were hungry," she whispers through the closed door. Lloyd sighs, "yeah, sure, we could eat," he bluntly responds.

"Okay," and then we hear footseps walking away from the door.

...

"I don't know if I can ever look your mom in the eye again..."

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I originally wanted this chapter to be longer but then I realized I haven't posted anything in literally forever so here's this so you don't starve from no Lloyd Ninjago content 💀