Day Thirteen
Title: Skiing
Summary: Lloyd and Nya go skiing

Lloyd sinks into the seat on the ski lift, clutching the poles tightly. Nya sits next to him, a bright smile adorning her face.

"Isn't this fun?" Nya almost squeals, shaking snow from her glove.

"Not really," Lloyd murmurs, shaking snow out of his gloves.

"Oh. Why do you not like it?"

Lloyd sighs quietly. Why don't I like it? There's been a report of a skier who got lost near the slopes and was never seen again. Rumour has it, he was murdered in the woods, but no one knows for certain.

"Lloyd, are you okay?"

Blinking out of his trance, he turns to his girlfriend. Her eyes are wide and her hand is extended out, just above his arm, like she was going to place her hand on his arm. Her soft hand lands on his arm.

"You know that report about the skier?"

"The one from a few days ago?" Nya's eyebrows raise.

"Yeah...I'm...I'm just worried it's going to happen to you."

Nya's eyes soften and she moves her hand up to his shoulder.

"It'll be okay Lloyd. I'm not gonna leave your side. I promise."

A faint smile creeps across Lloyd's face, making Nya's smile widen. She rests her head on his shoulder as the ski lift continues to rise.

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Nya tilts her skis to the side, trying to cover Lloyd in snow. Instead of snow rising, her skis crash into each other and she falls into the snow. Lloyd's laughter reaches her ears and she looks up at him. Raising her hand up to him, he pulls her upright again. Nya picks up the pole she dropped. Lloyd smirks.

"I'll get you back for that."

"I didn't even do anything."

"It's not what you did. It's what you tried to do."

"Fine...I'll stay down here. Cole's over there," Nya gestures over to Cole, who is having a conversation with Kai.

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Five minutes later, Lloyd tilts his skis to the side as he comes down. Nya covers her face as snow gets thrown in her direction.

"How did you not fall?"

"Magic."

There's a pause.

"I want this magic."

Lloyd chuckles as he wraps an arm around her waist.

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After a day on the slopes, the ninja all head home for a cup of hot chocolate. Nya slips onto Lloyd's lap, tightening the blanket around her. Lloyd smiles and rests his head on hers.

"This is nice."

Nya nods against his chest.

"I agree."

"Today was fun," Lloyd murmurs into her hair.

"Yeah," Nya yawns.

"Want to go to bed?"

There's no reply. Glancing down, Nya's head is resting against Lloyd's chest and her chest is rising and falling gently.

"Goodnight angel."