(WARNING: Fluff ahead!)

Y/N's POV

Wait, what?

It took a minute for me to process those words. My head spun around. Then she ran. She ran into the bathroom and slammed the door shut. "Ru, wait!" I leap up, trying the door, but it's locked. "Come out, please!" 

"It's fine Y/N. . . I'm sorry." Harumi sounded on the verge of tears. 

"Please come out Harumi. . . Please, we need to talk." I coax her, heart beating madly as I try to process the events. I always thought I was straight, that I only liked guys, but I had felt something towards Harumi, and I didn't know what it was until now. I tried to shove it down, telling myself it wasn't possible. But it is. "Please come out, Ru." I sigh, sitting on the bed. I close my eyes and hear the door creak open, and presently feel her sit next to me. I open my eyes and sit up to face her. Her cheeks are flushed and her eyes are red and glassy from crying. I took her hands in mine. 

"For a long time, I thought I was straight. I still did, until you confessed to me. I realized then, that everything I felt was just shoved down by my anxiety and societal pressures. Everything I've ever experienced, everything I've ever felt, has only fueled my emotions and my want to now come out, like you. I guess this makes me bisexual or something, because I like you too." I smile into her eyes. I am about to wipe a stray tear from her cheek, but lean in and kiss it away. She breaks into a grin then laughs, and hugs me. I pull her into my lap, and she closes the gap between us. Our bodies, hearts, and souls touch in that moment, and I know that Harumi was always and is always and will be always the only one for me. 

\/\/\/\/\/\

"Harumi has something to say." I had gathered all the ninja, as well as Pixal, Misako, and Sensei into the living room. This was Harumi's idea. She stands at the front and clears her throat softly. "I know I've done a lot of wrong--more than I can ever make up for." She starts, and I hear murmurs of agreement from the guys. Lloyd, however, is still and silent, leaning up against the wall, his hair shading his bright green eyes. His gaze is directed down. 

"I've done horrible things I know I can never make up for. I've wreaked havoc on Ninjago, I've let the Sons of Garmadon as the Quiet One, I resurrected Lord Garmadon." Harumi speaks up, "But most of all, I hurt and betrayed those who have been nothing but kind to me. And now they are again protecting me from other threats. I. . . I want to apologize for everything I've done. When Lloyd first said to me that this evil person wasn't who I was, I brushed it off because I wanted to embrace the darkness, thinking it was the only thing that would care for me. But it didn't work out so well, because again I was shunned and I felt scared of the powerful darkness I had released. So when I got the chance, I fled like a coward. I had only wanted love and affection, as I had been denied that nearly my whole life.

"After the death of my parents, I was taken in by the Royal Family. But I was abused and ill treated for all of my time there. . . I-I wanted to escape, but I couldn't. When I heard Lord Garmadon's voice coming from the Oni Mask, I though I would finally be able to recieve love from someone. 

"But I was wrong. Darkness, death, and doom for Ninjago wasn't the answer. And because of my own foolishness and loneliness, I took lives and love from other people's lives. I'm truly sorry and ask for your forgiveness, but I understand if you are not yet willing to forgive me or will never forgive me. I'm deeply sorry to all of you for the pain I've caused you, especially Lloyd. Everything I've done was always in selfishness and I hurt so many people. I really am truly sorry and I want to change." She finishes. 

Then. . . Silence. 

Misako is the first to speak up. 

"That is a brave thing to do, to apologize and move on. I accept your apology--you have my forgivness. Garmadon was and is my husband--I know the power that goodness and change can have in a person." She gives a warm smile to Harumi, which she is barely able to return. 

Pixal talks next. "My scanners indicate a true change of heart. I forgive Harumi." 

"Pixal is correct. . ." Zane starts. "I think it is wise to turn the page. As Sensei says, the greatest way to defeat your enemy is to make them your friend." 

"At first, I wasn't sure what I thought of Harumi, then I started to get to know her. Then she betrayed us and I hated her." Nya says. "But I'm willing to try and set aside the past and start a clean slate. So I'm starting to forgive you, Harumi, and see past everything that has happened." 

"Me too." agrees Jay. "If my sister and girlfriend believe it, then so do I." 

"I'm. . . Working on it." Cole admits. "I'm grateful you apologized and I accept that apology and believe you are or will change, I just need time to think it all over before I fully forgive you." 

Now, the only two that were left were Lloyd and Kai. 

"I. . ." Kai sighs. "I don't know. She's already betrayed our trust, and you know how the saying goes--'fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me'. It's not that I don't believe Zane and Pixal's scanners, because I wouldn't argue with a nindriod, and I do think she's telling the truth, but for me, it's going to take a while to fully come around and forgive her, after all the damage that's been done. But I'll work on it." 

My eyes flit nervously over to Lloyd. He's still silent, looking down. 

"I don't forgive you now." He says, his voice low. I feel shocked, and the whole room seems to be holding it's breath. "Because I forgave you a long time ago. The scars on my heart will never heal. I just hope that when you say that this isn't you, you really mean it this time." He looks up, to study her purple eyes, the eyes he had fallen in love with. 

"I do." She whispers. "I promise." 

Lloyd just looks down again.

Sensei taps his staff on the ground. "Well, students, I'm glad we have reached a verdict. It has been proven that the greatest way to defeat your enemy is to make them your friend." 

\/\/\/\/\/\

Harumi and I are sitting on her bed. It's been five days since her confession, and the air has seemed to clear up. The ninja are out on a mission, and Wu and Misako are back at Steep Wisdom again. I really hope they get it up and running again soon, it was a cute little shop. I'd like to take Harumi there. Then a thought occurs to me. Dates. 

"What's on your mind, bae?" Harumi asks, fiddling with my hair. 

"Us." I laugh. "Always us." 

"What about us?"

"Well, you know. Dates." I say shyly. 

"Quality time with your girlfriend or boyfriend, yes?"

I nod. 

"Alone?"

I nod again.

"Then. . . Isn't this kind of a date? A home date?"

I hadn't thought of it like that.

"What do people normally do on dates, Y/N?" Harumi asks slyly, sliding into my lap and wrapping her legs around me. Even though she can be quiet and insecure sometimes, I found she can still definitely be a bad girl when it comes to our relationship. 

"Maybe. . . Kisses?" Harumi pecks my nose, and I smile as her lips touch my forehead, eyelids, and cheeks. Then her lips press against mine, and I close my eyes. She presses her body hard against mine, and I fall back on the bed so she's laying on me. She continues the kiss, and I feel her bite my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I deny it, playing with her. She pulls away. 

"Y/N?"

"Yea--mmpf!" Her tongue shoots into my mouth, exploring my caverns. Clever girl, I think, but I'm enjoying this. I'm enjoying this so much. I feel her breasts against mine, her hips pressed against me. We kiss for a moment more before we pull apart for air. She leans down, whispering in my ear,

"You're mine, baby. You'll always be mine." 

(Did ya like? All this Harumi stuff has made me feel so goooood~. Unfortunately, this chapter's art isn't mine. Wish it was. Bye flames! -Ash)