𐔌 . ˚ Kai Smith┆bf hcs/oneshot ֹ ₊ ꒱
a/n: this was supposed to be just hcs but I got too carried away... also made it kinda (onesided) enemies to lovers, apologies 🥹✌️
Also I didn't proof read cuz I'm so burnt out alr sry!!
Cw: mentions of getting bullied, almost getting kidnapped and max cornieness
Genre: g/reader, fluff, child hood and enemies to lovers (but not really enemies)
You and Kai were born and raised in the same village. His parents "leaving" him and his sister at a very young age was a devastating event that led to the village elders having responsibility over the two of them. That included your parents.
Since your parents were always having come over to check on the two siblings you had started coming with them.
You quickly learned that the boy had a way too big ego for someone his age. Loud, reckless and annoying. Those were the words you thought of when looking at him.
This was until something shifted after having to see him practically everyday. You were minding your own business, picking flowers or straying off the walking path instead of going home after school. (Wich was totally not because you dreaded that someone specific was probaly over at your house.) When some of your classmates ,who had nothing better to do apparently, cornered you against a tree.
You always knew not to take silly insults from others seriously, ofcourse you did. That's something your parents had always told you, something you've grown used to due to the fact you were always bickering with a certain spiky haired brunette. But something about being pathetically outnumbered made you freeze, unable to say something smart back, just having to take in the harsh words.
When the exact reason you didn't go straight home appeared. Kai grabbed your wrist and pushed the kids who had cornered harshly away. Some even falling to the ground. But he didn't care.
He just ran. With your wrist clutched tightly in his hand. Neither of you knew why you were running at all, it's not like anyone ran after you, but you just did.
Finally, stopping before your doorstop, he let go of your wrist and turned around to face you. "Let's walk home together after school, 'kay?"
So you did. Everyday after school. Even after Kai and Nya were old enough to live alone in their parents house without your parents having to check on them as much anymore. First, he would walk you to your house and then to his. You didn't talk much on these walks and when you did it was a short exchange of jab. But that didn't matter because when you looked him you still saw that same recklessness, the same loudness but also something that gave you a strange sense of safety.
Something you did not know though was that just like Kai gave you sense of safety, you gave him a sense of Vigor. You made him feel like he was enough without you even trying to, not even once since you had met him had you questioned his capabilities. You haven't pitied him for losing his parents either. And even though he might not admit let alone show it, he will always be grateful to you for it.
୭ ˖ getting seperated 𓏻 ✦
After Kai's sister was kidnapped and retrieved, he left the village to train under someone named Wu.
You shouldn't feel as empty as you did when the lack of his presence hit you at night, or so you told yourself. But you did.
In the past, if someone had asked if you two were an item, you had always denied. "He's just likes to annoy me." Or "He's just my neighbour." Were answers you had given them.
But with him gone, you started to ask yourself "What am I to him now?" He wasn't your neighbour anymore, no, he didn't live next to you anymore. You two have also never considered yourself friends. It seemed to you like there was no label for the two of you, or so it seemed.
After spending the rest of teenage years in the village, you decided it was time to change your scenery and perspective.
After moving to Ninajago city, you settled in quite quickly. Having a pretty good apartment in the center of the city gave you a good view over anything that was happening in the city.
Despite it already being a few years after Kai and Nya left the village you still recieved mail from Nya. Every month atleast a letter of hers would find its way into you mailbox. Asking how you're holding up and stuff, occasionally sneaking in a "kai's still always asking about you, you know?"
You had always brushed it off, ofcourse he'd ask about the child of the people who helped him and his sister when they had lost their parents.
But something about the thought of him, the guy who had an enormous big ego to uphold, asking about you, who had never done anything to spike said ego and rather done the opposite (or so you think), brought a smile to your lips.
That thought replaying again and again in your head so often that one day, on your way home you were utterly and completely lost in thought that you didn't even notice a suspiciously shadowed figure following you since the last 4 blocks.
Finally having realised you were being followed, some would say it was too late for you. The figure having one cold hand holding a handkerchief over you mouth.
Some were not all apparently.
One strong thrust of fire was all that was needed to send the figure flying backwards.
You, being utterly confused looked back only to see someone dressed in crimson red attire, masked face and all. "Hey, you alrigh-"
The red dressed strangers first mistake seemed to be not having made sure you didnt see him as danger aswell.
Because the next thing you know, your adrenaline influenced body tackles him to the ground with all the strength you can gather.
With a harsh thud, both the stranger and you fall to the ground. You didn't think this through, you realize, you didn't think at all. Because instead of knocking the stranger out like you had hoped, to your confusion, he laughed out loud.
"Easy, I'm not the one who tried on kidnapping you, y'know?" His words made you look around, spotting a passed out person a few feet away from you both, you quickly tried standing up and composing yourself to apologise properly.
"Sir I'm so sorry, I wasn't paying attention and then there was this hand and-" You blurted out not even noticing how the 'stranger' stared at you with widened eyes, like he knew something you didn't.
Before you could open your mouth again to word your apology better, he took off the the cloths covering his face, leaving you just as wide eyed.
Kai. That was the only word that echoed in your head in that moment.
It already being dark outside and your apartment still being blocks away, Kai had offered you to stay for the where him and 'the other ninja' lived.
Originally, you had wanted to refuse but already being shaken up and not having an exactly clear head you agreed. Even after years of separation he still gave you that sense of safety you didn't realise you missed as much as you did.
After dining with and meeting 5 new faces (you can only guess are 'Sensei Wu' and his other students) and reuniting with one familiar one, Nya, ofcourse. Kai showed you to the room you would be staying in for the night.
Standing awkwardly in the doorway, staring at you as you took in your new room for the night. He had that look, that you had learned in your childhood meant that he wanted to say something but the rare insecurity was nagging him.
"Where has that overconfident boy i remeber gone to? Don't tell me you've had some character development?" You asked, trying your best to keep the mood light with a remark, like you always have done in the past.
"Go out with me and you can be the judge of that." He replied, almost too fast, even for himself. Lips twitching before stretching into a grin.
୭ ˖ relationship/love languages/Pet names 𓏻 ✦
Despite him and you having had a rough start, he still is the sweetest boyfriend ever.
Ofcourse you still argue sometimes but honestly others say you just look like an old married couple. (Kinda were like that even in the past)
Love language (give and recieve):
If you haven't noticed already,I really tried to make Kai seem like the protective guy he is. So obviously I would say his love language is acts of service as in him always making sure your safe and sound is his primary way of showing affection. Alone teh thought of you being seriously hurt, especially because of him makes him feel sick to his stomach, so please for the sake of his heart rate, try to stay out of trouble if you can.
To recieve, I believe he would appreciate word of affirmation the most though. Yes, he is that overconfident guy but he does, like how the show often reveals, often get insecure. That's also why thing reader not doubting his capabilities his a very big thing to him.
Yeah he definitely calls you atleast one variant of 'baby' or 'babe'.
If he's feeling romantic or sappy; 'my flame' or 'gorgeous'.
I can see him liking being called 'honey' or 'handome'. And when you sarcastically call him 'my hero' during one of your bickerings his ego is (secretly) THRIVING.
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