A Second Chance

Chapter 7: Past Memories

Lloyd finished getting ready for the day and he decided to check on Quin. He walked through the hallways, it was still pretty early in the morning, so he wasn't expecting to see Quin awake. He passed through his friend's quarters and he still heard them asleep. He was used to waking up early ever since Master Wu went missing, and even though he's back, Lloyd still wakes up really early.

The guest room was pretty far away from the main bedrooms, so he kept walking. He passed the living room but something in that room caught his eyes. He walked back to the room and went inside. Turns out, the thing that caught his eyes was a picture of him and Harumi. His eyes widened slightly as he gasps lightly.

He grabbed the picture and he stared at it. Just looking at the picture gave him flashbacks to the day when they still haven't figured out who the Quiet One was. He closed his eyes and let a tear slide down his cheek. Still closing his eyes, he quietly sobbed as the flashback starts.

Lloyd looked at the Jade Princess and gaped under the mask, "I believe Master Lloyd has spotted something of interest." He heard Zane through the commlink.

Lloyd paid no attention to him as he kept staring at the Princess. He noticed her look at him. She smiled at Lloyd and looked back towards the crowd. Kai spoke up next through the comm, "Looks like he's got an eye for the Princess."

Jay chuckled, "I guess green is her favorite color."

Lloyd snapped out of his trance and replied to them, "You do know I can hear you, right?" He reminded them. The Emperor finished his speech and Lloyd saw a balloon with the Sons of Garmadon logo, "I see a-" He was cut off by the sounds of popping. He quickly tackled the Princess and Empress to the ground.

He was on top of the Princess when he tackled both of them to the ground. He kind of blushed under the mask, but due to the threat, he had to focus on his mission.

Lloyd's sobbing ceased and he started to massage the sides of his forehead. He groaned in a mix of annoyance and grief. Annoyance, because he was trying to forget about the manipulating Princess. Grief, because deep down, he still wanted to be with her but couldn't because she died from the building collapsing.

His breathing started going faster as his eyes shot open. His eyes were really glossy from the tears. He almost couldn't control his breathing. He collapsed to the ground and another flashback played in his head.

Hutchins kept going about the Mask of Deception. Lloyd was paying attention a second ago, but he noticed something else. He walked towards it and looked through the gaps of the walls. He saw the Princess putting her makeup on. He walked towards the door of her room. The door was opened and he looked through.

He gawked again but this time, his mask wasn't on so anyone could see him staring at the Princess. The Princess looked at the mirror and saw Lloyd looking at her. She gasped inaudibly before she bashfully looked away to the side in embarrassment. She looked like she was trying to cover her face.

Lloyd saw that the Princess saw him, so he started backing away in embarrassment as well. He stopped a few feet before he bumped into his friends. He then smiled. His friends noticed and started smirking.

He blinked back his tears as he had his back on a wall. He wanted to smile at the memory, but couldn't. Remembering his times with Harumi made him miss her even more than he already does. His breathing went back to normal but he couldn't stop the memories of her replaying in his mind.

He closed his eyes again and gave into the flashbacks. He sobbed but quietly whispered her name, "Rumi..." And the flashback began again.

Lloyd chased the kidnapper to the city. A few moments later, he was hanging onto the ladder for his life. It slowly started to break. It did and he thought he was going to fall, but someone caught his hand and lifted him up onto the rooftop.