a second chance

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sorry this is so late 😬😬😬
lloyd's pov

i have to admit, what kai said got to me. maybe just a little bit.

but as much as i don't want it to, it makes sense. and to be honest, kai's probubly thinking a lot more rationally than me right now. i can't really trust myself.

  i'm sitting at my desk in my room. i couldn't bring myself to go back to the others after the little talk with kai.

  harumi's using you to get out of jail... the words still echo around my head.

  ugh! suddenly i'm thinking about a couple months ago. all of a sudden i'm back in that oni temple and harumi is there and everything's going so wrong.

  i set my head down on my desk.

  what am i doing??

  yes i like her, and i can forgive her, but how did i think i could ever trust her?

  "you awake?" i jolt up. it's harumi. of course.

"oh! harumi! hi," i stutter.

"what's up?"

"nothing, i just-"

  i can't tell her what's on my mind. that would be really dumb.

  what i need is time. time to think.

  and maybe time to figure out harumi out.

  or maybe just figure myself out.

  "how do you feel about picnics?"

harumi's pov

how do i feel about picnics?

  "uh," i'm a little startled by the question. "i mean, they're nice?"

  lloyd grins. "great! also, how do you feel about... uh, sandwiches??"

  i snort. "lloyd, what are you plotting?"

  "nothing, nothing!"

  "uh-huh, sure," then i frown. "wait, i wanted to talk to you about something,"

  lloyd's face drops.

  "i... bumped into kai just now," i start.

"oh did you now?" he scowls.

"yeah, and he seemed kind of... off." i say.

lloyd stands up and turns away.

"i wouldn't think too much of it," lloyd's says. "kai's always off."

i laugh, but it's not funny. it's more of a nervous laugh.

"i'm... going to go to bed," lloyd turns back around and smiles. "need sleep for tomorrow!"

"o- ok." i smile as well.

this suddenly is... weird. uncomfortable. awkward even.

"i'll just head on out then!" i motion towards the door.

"see ya tomorrow!"

"see ya then!"

i back out of the door, and walk quickly back to my room, which i'm actually just sharing with nya.

something is off with lloyd. and kai. something is just... off. gosh, of course as soon as i get out of jail and stop having to deal with evil emperors and stuff now i have to deal with relationship issues. gross.

i step into my room and for a moment i'm terrified i've pulled a cole, but nya and jay are just playing some board game.

nya looks up. "hey!"

"hey,"

"did you find him?"

"uh, yeah." i say. "actually we're going on a picnic tomorrow..."

"like a date?" jay grins. "oh my gosh, what are you going to wear??"

"what? i don't know." i sigh and flip down on my bed, weirdly tired. "i'm going to sleep."

"oh. ok." nya says.

my eyes are closed, but i can still see her and jay looking at each other weird.

i'm still trying to sort through everything when i feel myself falling unconscious.

i guess i can deal with this in the morning...