A/N: It is here, it is here, it is HERE! So I’ve been getting deep into Stranger things and I’ve decided to create a 1980s/Stranger Things Au for Ninjago and my OC Kaia Yoshida, and I’ve also decided that it’s going to be a multi-part series since I have so many ideas for this and didn’t just want to cram them into a singular one-shot. So everyone buckle up and enjoy the read.
This post is entirely centred on Lloyds third person perspective and this is only a brief introduction to his and Kaia’s story in the show. Additionally don’t be surprised if for now Kaia acts out of character for how I typically portray her on my oneshots, it is all character development. Additionally there are no general spoilers to ST season one, but if you’ve watched the show then you might be able to see where I’ve been inspired by it and maybe see some plot points I’m gonna be exploring <3
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additionally context: this has not been proofread so please excuse any spelling errors, also thank goodness it formatted correctly. Kaia is also Kaiya, I’ve just changed the spelling of her name
Life was a pain in the ass.
A statement Lloyd Garmadon could not help but agree to the fullest too, life was being a pain. Nothing was going right, he was going into his Junior year of High School and was already being bombarded about preparing college applications (guess assuming it would occur next year was foolish), he swears work has gotten harder in the gap between Sophomore and this year, he shares barely any classes with the friend he's had since he was in diapers and the worst thing of them all his parents are divorcing.
Well it wasn't the biggest of shocks, they had announced to him at the start of Summer break that they were separating and all of the legal processes that was occurring, split custody, reaffirming that it was not his fault that they were separating and that adults just fall out of love.
Lloyd knew his parents weren't in love, he had seen and heard it in the way they used to constantly argue, he understood why they divorced. He merely wished they had waited until after his Junior and Senior year of high school to make that decision, now he's going to be getting fake sympathy from the teachers and students looking at him weirdly all because he now has single parents.
Maybe that's how he fell right into Kaia's hands.
In that wording it sounds quite sinister, that she had taken advantage of his supposed vulnerability and now he was her possession. That wasn't what had occurred, it was more of a slower process that had drifted him to the brunette, one that had started a year ago.
The awkward teenager had been assigned to sit beside Kaia for science, english and history, the teachers saying it was to help her concentrate as they know he'll keep her on the right track. They definitely didn't take into account that he would lose his concentration, how is it even possible to pay attention to the teacher and take notes when the prettiest girl ever is sat beside him, giving him a smile every few minutes and their shoulders brushing at any opportunity she leans over to him for assistance.
Then things had taken a turn at the start of the year when Kaia had asked him out to the movies. Well it wasn't necessarily an ask, but more like a crumbled piece of paper was handed over to him and he had glanced down to see what it said.
Wanna go to the movies with me ♡
- Kaia Y
He couldn't believe what had been written on the note, or that it had been handed to him. It had been handed to him right? He wasn't meant to pass this along to the person of Kaia's actual desires who definitely wasn't him.
Lloyd discreetly turned his gaze to her, trying not to let their science teacher notice as the topic of Protons, Neutrons and Electrons drowned out the classroom. The brunette was already looking his way, smiling directly at him and he instantly felt like mush.
Keeping the small piece of paper under his hands he mouthed to her the words "seriously?" He was still in disbelief, what do you mean it is a possibility that she was asking him out, well he hopes the note was 100% for him because now he looked like a fool.
Kaia lifted her hand up to her mouth, attempting to conceal a snicker at his surprise then nodded. Lloyd lost his bresth immediately, if he didn't know he was in a classroom and at his desk, he would've assumed that he was at the hospital being brought back to life.
Biting the inside of his cheek to stop his smile from becoming obnoxious, he moved his hand slightly to see the paper once and grabbed his pen, scribbling in the limited space at the bottom.
I'd love to
-Lloyd Y
That was where it had all began, an ask to a date and an agreement from him. Then the planning of it all was set in motion, the movies were doing a re-run of ET. The extra-terrestrial and since neither of them had seen it when it first released which made it the ideal first date watch, Lloyd and Kaia were going to be leaving school together and he had told his mum that he was hanging out at Brad's place after practice and would be home late.
Was it essentially very irresponsible of him to keep the fade that he was going on his first date a secret from his own mum? It certainly was, but he didn't want her to know just yet that he might be getting a girlfriend.
He means why bring her hopes up when it might be for nothing? At the end of the date Kaia might but be Kaia still to him, the pretty girl who still sits beside him in class, except this year it's willingly.
The only one who was not happy with this plan was Brad.
"C'mon just tell your parents that after practice I'll be at yours" Lloyd begged, sitting beside his childhood friend at lunch the day of his date with Kaia after school. He knows it is incredibly late to ask this huge favour but it had just slipped his mind the past few days, his stomach in a knot at the thought of being on a date.
"But you won't be at practice" Brad argued, unwrapping his sandwich and bringing it to his mouth to take a bite. All the while continuing to narrow his eyes at his best friend, the friend whose lunch routine was always the same. They'd talk, eat their food, laugh and then the cycle would repeat, though the topic of Kaia started to come up a lot more.
"Then just tell coach I have a bad stomach or something" Lloyd encouraged, he hadn't even touched his own lunch once just kept staring excitedly as if expecting him to agree in a heartbeat and let him have this moment of victory.
Brad loudly groaned, dropping his sandwich back into its tinfoil and lifting his head back in agony "Lloyd" he sighed closing his eyes in annoyance before reopening them to see that same eager expression that had been on the blond's face since the start of this conversation "I can't just lie to coach, my parents and your mum. I'd be murdered if they knew I helped you fib"
"It's not fibbing, it's just extending the truth a bit. I will be at your place, and I do have a stomach ache" he argued, voice firm though his face was entirely soft when he caught sight of Kaia across the room with her group of friends laughing together. Her laughter sounded like music, he wondered if he could ever get her to laugh like that, maybe tonight when it's just the two of them her laugh will sound like church bells and it'll be a sound only he knows.
The snapping of fingers in front of his face brought him out of his daze and back to the sight of the unimpressed Brad.
"Yeah you'll be at my place after your secret date and your stomach is probably telling you that this is the worst idea you've ever had" The raven haired boy rolled his eyes, deciding to repack his food back into its foil container. It seems he would not be able to eat his turkey sandwich in peace, though does he truly ever get peace around Lloyd?
"It's not! It's just...well it's Kaia..so.." Lloyd stumbled out, his cheeks turning a faint pink colour whilst his gaze returned to the woman who would be his date and she's now staring directly back at him. Lifting her hand up to wave at him with a smile, if Lloyd died right this very second he would be fine with that.
"Exactly its Kaia. The same Kaia whose friend group are grade A assholes, can't even get actual grades, is the girl almost every guy wants to hook up with and the list is freaking endless" Brad complained lowering his voice into a whisper as to make sure no one can hear then glanced over to see Lloyd lifting his hand up to wave back at her albeit very awkwardly. His friend sighed at that "Dude, your going to get your heart broken"
"But I won't" Lloyd dismissed shaking his head, returning his sight to Brad when his possible soon to be beloved blew a kiss his way and he had to pretend not to be absolutely flustered by it. He could see the annoyance in his friend rising by the second "Please, you know I don't ask you for much and if this date goes good then I'll tell my mum about it...she's...she's just going through a lot right now and I don't want to stress her out even more.."
That got Brad to crumble in seconds, got him to rest his head onto the palm of his hand with a loud exhale through his nose and then looked at Lloyd through his lashes "fine. Just this once I'll lie for you, but you tell Koko immediately if goes good. Promise me that"
Lloyd nodded at his words extending his hand out for a handshake, one that would seal this agreement between them "I'll tell my mum immediately"
Immediately never came, not because the date didn't go well as that would be a lie. It was incredibly.
Lloyd drove himself and Kaia to the mall, the both of them walking around whilst they awaited for the time that the movie would begin. They had gotten chips from the food court and were sat together sharing the bowl whilst they talked about anything and everything, about school, personal life, hobbies, interests, anything that came to mind was said. Then the time of the movie came around and that was even more spectacular.
All because he had Kaia in his arms the entire time, well not properly in his arms. Instead he had an arm around her shoulder that had been prompted there by her and she was snuggled into his side.
He couldn't even care what was happening to ET right now, all that he cared was that holy shit he had the prettiest girl in his arms and she seemed to be loving it. Well he assumed she was loving it since she hasn't leant out of it yet.
When the movie eventually ended and they both left his arm was still around her shoulder whilst they walked away and out of the mall deciding that now was a good time to end the date.
"I really enjoyed today Lloyd" Kaia smiled at him the moment she was buckled into his car, watching as he turned the key into the ignition and awaited for a moment to drive away. He was practically over the moon at her statement, sure he couldn't remember half of the movie and if he truly wanted to watch it he'd have to rent the tape himself or ask his mum or dad to buy or rent it for him. But that was whatever, he had been holding her!
"Yeah..I did as well.." he nodded in agreement, deciding to keep his gaze forward whilst he drove out of the car park, not wanting to lose his focus if he properly looked at the girl in his passenger seat. Though he did catch of glimpse of her when he turned in his seat to look behind him and she looked so gorgeous that he momentarily forgot to breathe.
Kaia hummed at his words, and for now that was the end of the conversation about the date. The topic drifting to the movie and her giving him directions to her place which he was internally memorising as a just in case.
He never knew if he'd be invited there one day, or if this date was actually going to be leading to something.
When he finally reached her place, parking a bit down the road at her ask and turned the ignition off he tilt his head to look at her "so uh I guess this is your stop" he wanted to slam his head into the steering wheel the second that was said. Of course this is her stop, she has instructed him on where to turn and where to park. God he was actually hopeless.
Kaia chuckled at his words, moving to unbuckle her seatbelt and Lloyd assumed she was going to bid him farewell and lean to open her door. Except she didn't, well she did lean but not towards the passenger door but instead over the centre console and right into his personal space.
Lloyd leaned back in seconds, face flushed and mind running eighty miles per hour trying to form physical words that he could say at that moment.
"What...what was that..?" He questioned, blinking at her whilst he kept his buckled self firmly against the driver side door and Kaia rested her arm against the centre console staring at him fondly. Why was she staring at him like that? Why did his question trigger that?
"I was trying to kiss you" She smiled, moving her freehand to settle gently on his arm slowly moving her thumb and down his jacket sleeve. Her eyes glanced from his eyes, down to his lips and then back up to him again, her smile softening at him "Would you like me to?"
Lloyd was positive he lost his ability to speak right there and then, because he had not expected to be able to end this perfect date with a kiss, his first kiss (an embarrassing fact that he was planning on keeping until his grave) and a kiss with his beautiful maybe girlfriend.
"Yeah! I mean uh sure, I mean if you'd like to then I'd like to as well, you know kiss you in my car, with no one else around and just us and..and sorry..I'm sounding weird" He blurted out, his cheeks growing in colour at the stupidly he had just done. All he needed to do was just agree, not say a whole paragraph about the fact that he would really like to kiss.
Kaia laughed, this laugh sounding nothing like the one he had heard in the cafeteria early that day, it didn't just sound like music nor did it sound just like church bells. It sounded like a mixture of everything wonderful in the world and it felt so genuine to him, he now knew he adores her laughter.
"I would very much like to" She smiled, moving the hand on his arm up to cup his cheek, delicately stroking her thumb to and fro on the pink skin. Kaia glanced back down to his lips then inclined forward not meeting his lips quite yet and tilted her head slightly "It would be easier if you leaned in too"
That tease sent shivers down his spine that he couldn't stop himself from tensing slightly at his foolishness "oh uh right, yea, of course" he stumbled then leaned forward to waiting for Kaia to be the one to capture his lips in her and when it happens? He feels like he's on cloud nine.
It really shouldn't feel much to him, it's just the press of lips that are moulding together that is meant to symbolise wanting each other. He certainly wanted her when he closed his eyes into the kiss and blindly rested his hand onto her knee to keep himself from falling forward from the sheer relief and excitement of this moment.
The kiss wasn't particularly long nor did it deepen and become anything more, it was just twenty one long seconds of blissful brushing of lips. He had to admit it was incredibly weird of him to count how long the kiss lasted, but he had merely assumed that Kaia would've ended the kiss after three seconds and there was zero chance of him ending it first.
As she leaned back, Lloyd smiled at her, his expression must've been incredibly soft and loving as Kaia inclined back in to give him a quick kiss. She only leant back when she felt him reciprocating and then with a blink she was opening the door and leaned down into the car.
He should've locked the damn door, or would that be considered kidnapping? Maybe it was a good thing he didn't lock it.
"See you at school tomorrow?" Lloyd sheepishly asked, trying to limit the redness of his cheek into what he could only hope was a normal shade and didn't make him look like a pink flamingo. He was pretty sure his attempt to salvage himself wasn't a very good one, especially not when Kaia was still smiling at him.
"See you then boyfriend" Kaia winked at him, continuing to lean against the car as she watched the different emotions go through Lloyd. He went from shocked, to shy, to stunned and then straight to loving with a grin on his face and a nod of his head.
When Kaia shut the door and walked away Lloyd instantly leant back into his seat with a cheer.
He's upgraded himself from possible beloved to actual beloved!
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Lloyd never said he would promise Brad that he'd tell his mum about Kaia.
It was merely a handshake and why should he tell her about his girlfriend when it's impossible to know if they'll last. Lloyd rationalised it as not wanting to make his mother worry about him when she already has so much on her plate, Brad called it being a coward.
A statement which has now caused this hushed conversation between the two whilst they were sat on the benches taking a break from baseball with the others.
"I'm just making life easier for her, that's all" Lloyd quietly muttered, shrugging his shoulders whilst he stared out into the pitch and adjusted the hat on his head making sure the sun wasn't directly in his eyes. It was true, his mum was already stressed about work and the divorce process, well he hadn't seen it personally but it was obvious "Besides Kaia agrees with me, she hasn't told her parents about us yet"
"Yeah the same girl whose parents let her throw parties frequently" Brad sharply responded, glancing around to make sure no one had heard him then pushed his head into his hands in defeat, not being able to believe his friends stupidity "Lloyd how long have you been seeing her for so far?"
"I don't know a month..maybe two" He replied, tapping his fingers together as he awkwardly turned around. He knows it isn't a maybe, it's a definitely, he and Kaia had been together for two months already and had already shared a lot of kisses together. Life was damn great for you.
Brad lifted his head back up to look at his friends, eyes narrowed at him "right and how far have you both gone" he hated that he had to ask this question, it was a question he would usually never ask him. But Lloyd wasn't being the Lloyd he knows right now, he's being the Lloyd that is far too in love with hot badgirl Kaia.
"All we've done is make out in my car which really isn't that far" The blond rolled his eyes, not seeing the big deal in Brads ask nor why it mattered. It was normal for couples to be like that together, to get lovey in the back of a car with no parents around. To him and Kaia it wasn't far, it was just getting handsy and tasting each other.
Brad clearly did not agree with that statement as he exclaimed a loud "Lloyd!" Before settling back into his seat and hoping no one would question his exclaim and lowered his voice back down to a whisper "dude are you kidding me right now! You've done that and you haven't even told your mum yet"
"It's no big deal" He shakes his head, leaning back against the bench and turned his head to look at him, instantly seeing the disbelief on his face "Brad seriously it's fine, I'm just waiting for things to cool it between my parents and then boom I'll tell them the news"
"Yeah and by then your probably gonna be a high school dropout and a single father to her kids" The raven haired boy angrily muttered, moving his grip to his bat and tighenting his hold of it. How could he not see the big deal about this? This was Kaia, a girl who is not on either of their social groups and a girl if she so wanted to could make Lloyd be the most hatred guy at their school.
Lloyd narrowed his eyes at him then loudly sighed, pushing the back of Brad's shoulder with his hand before standing up with the murmured excuse of needing the bathroom.
Coincidentally the school bathroom he had chosen to go to was incredibly close to the gymnasium. The gymnasium where Kaia was currently doing cheer practice with the other cheerleaders, hair tied into a ponytail and her uniform on.
Lloyd couldn't help but stand in the doorway of the bathroom and just stare at her, he had a while before he truly needed to get back to the field and it never hurt anyone to admire a very pretty girlfriend whilst she's focused.
That was when Lloyd saw Kaia turn around to see him, smile on her face as she excused herself for the bathroom and all but sprinted to the hallway, her grin growing as she made her way over to him.
"Get in, get in" She encouraged, keeping her voice quiet in case anyone had bat like hearing and could hear her little excited plea to her boyfriend who happily listened to her and backed into the bathroom. His own smile widening when Kaia walked in and closed the door, glancing back briefly to merely lock it as a simple just in case "Hey you"
"Hey" Lloyd greeted back, keeping his smile wide whilst Kaia stepped over to him, and when she was close enough he rested his hand around her waist guiding her to rest against him and tilted his head to connect their lips together for a brief kiss.
Kaia hummed at the contact and when Lloyd went to lean back, he found himself straight back in with another kiss, this one much more deeper.
Guess they had upgraded from car make out to bathroom.
Lloyds grip tighented around her waist as Kaia backed the both of them towards a wall, waiting until her back pressed against it to lean away for some air with a smile on her lips. Then once the limited air she wanted returned she latched right back onto him, parting her lips into the kiss.
He didn't know how long he had her against the wall for nor how long the only thing he could taste on his tongue was herself when he forced himself to lean away, staring at the thin line of saliva between them.
"I'm so sorry but I've got to get back to practice" he apologised, keeping his eyes on her whilst his girlfriend pouted at him and reached her hand up to rub her thumb along his bottom lip, getting rid of the glistening on it.
"But isn't this more exciting" Kaia smiled, her gaze moving to his neck as she inclined forward and let her breath ghost it. She watched her beloved tense up at the feeling and all Lloyd wanted to do was nod, that was all he was even able to do was swallow loudly, his Adams apple moving slightly with the sound "then why go back to boring practice when you can just..stay here with me..alone"
Lloyd thinned his lips harshly, internally battling with himself. On one side was the voice telling him that this was a bad idea, that coach would not be happy about him skipping unexpectedly but that wouldn't result in a call to his landline, they could just assume his stomach aches had come back two months later. Even mentally he was being easily swayed over by his thoughts.
Tapping his fingers against Kaia's waist he sighed trying to keep himself vaguely occupied and focused on the conversation "Wouldn't your teacher be mad?" He asked, hoping that maybe there was a reason why they couldn't continue. Not because he didn't want to, but because he knew that if there was then he really needed to take that option.
Kaia giggled at that and planted a faint kiss to the side of his neck causing a shudder of a breath to escape him.
"I can easily lie" She coed, lifting her hand up to his chin and tilting his head down so they were once again looking one another in the eyes and she pressed another kiss to his skin. Fake pouting after she did so "c'mon baby, do it for me..?"
Lloyd wished he had a damn backbone, but alas he does not though he does have a pretty lady completely in his arms who can be the backbone for him.
When Kaia leant back up to his lips he met her in the middle, happily closing his eyes into the kiss as their previous escapade continued. His grip tightened around her and she shifted again, moving them until her hip knocked against the counter of the bathroom. Lloyd leant back with a raise of his eyebrow at the sight of them being there.
Kaia merely grinned, glancing back with her eyes towards it and then back to her boyfriend "it'll be much comfier" she encouraged lifiting a hand away from its spot loosely around his neck and tapped it on the solid material. Lloyd chuckled under his breath and her insinuation and then adjusted his grasp so he could lift her onto the countertop. Her legs wrapping around his torso in seconds "look at that putting your baseball practice to good use"
Lloyd affectionately sighed then leaned in to peck her delicately on the lips "lifting you up is the same as baseball?" He questioned, keeping a smile on his face as Kaia cupped his cheek and brought him into another quick kiss.
Then into another one and he never did get his question answered. Not while he was completely distracted by her lips moulding into his, his fingers exploring her sides and being guided by Kaia to let his fingers explore under her cheer uniform as well.
They were just being touchy, that was all it was. Getting a bit handsy with each other in the privacy of a public school bathroom. He wasn't a complete idiot to have sex in a bathroom, or in the back of his car or to someone he's only been dating for two months.
He was however an idiot to let himself enjoy it so much that he didn't even realise Kaia had left hickeys on him until he was sat in his car and about to head home. It was only by pure chance the he glanced into his rear views mirror and caught sight of the prominent love bites on his neck.
"Ah shit!" He cursed, moving his hand to his neck in shock then blinked. Maybe it was just a trick of his mind, surely it should've been, he would've noticed her kissing and sucking at his neck right? Unfortunately when he removed his hand from his neck the marks were still there "oh fuck me.."
In a panic he turned his body to look into the back of his car, eyes scanning frantically whilst he looked "sweater...sweater...aha sweater!" He exclaimed in victory, leaning out of his seat to grab ahold of his sweater and lifted it up and over his head waiting to see the damage it would help conceal.
It worked to some extent, fortunately the hickeys weren't high on his neck and were only a bit above the baseball uniform he had been wearing and there were most likely a few underneath it from Kaia's fingers slipping the collar of the shirt lower. But for now the sweater would do, it covered them, unless he moved his head the wrong way then there were some that would peak out.
Exhaling through his nose he turned on the ignition, put his seatbelt on and began to drive, deciding not to honk at Brad as he passed by the man on his bike.
How dare he, was all Lloyd could think. He was just keeping his mother from worrying, she was tired and things were complicated with her and dad whilst the divorce was going on. Sure it's been a few months now since the divorce process began but it was still tough and neither of them needed to be thinking about who is Lloyd screwing.
Well he isn't screwing Kaia, he's in love and dating her. There's a difference.
Once Lloyd made it down the road he lived on his eyes scanned for his mums car, hoping she isn't home early from the hospital. Unfortunately he could spot her 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass in the driveway. Fuck
Parking the car onto the side of the road beside his house he sighed, turning the ignition of and preparing himself to head inside, adjusting the collar of his sweater to make sure there was zero chance of the hickeys being on display.
When he opened the door into his house, he was instantly met with the sound of Physical by Olivia Newton-John on the record player, pots moving around in the kitchen and his mothers quiet singing.
If only his mum knew how accurate that song was to his circumstance.
"Mum I'm home" Lloyd called out, adjusting the bag on his shoulder so it fitted more snug already planning out what he was going to do when he finished greeting his mother. Which was go upstairs to his room, collapse onto his bed and then see what he needs to study for tonight.
Lloyd heard his mother, Koko, hummed at the entrance of her son moving to lower the volume of the song and poked her head out of the kitchen to smile at him "Hi dear, how was school?" She asked, already moving out into the hallway to see him. Since divorcing from his father, his mother had decided to be a lot more expressionate, one of those expressions being her hair colour where before she was blonde like him however now she has ginger hair. A colour many tried to persuade her out of.
"Good, it was good" Lloyd nodded at his words, moving to slide his shoes off and into the rack then placed his car keys into the tin. Re-organising the words into his head for what to say "learnt about the many wonders about subjects that I'll never need in my future"
"Your future self would not be happy if he heard that" Koko chided, affectionately kissing him on the cheek with a pat of her hand before moving again deciding to adjust the way he had placed his car keys into the tin "dinner will be ready in ten minutes go and freshen up"
Lloyd smiled at her, his mental worry slowly deminishing, guess his sweater was doing an exceptional job at hiding the marks, he thought it was doing such an exceptional job in fact that he moved to give her a hug and then began his way up the stairs.
He halted the moment he heard a gasp in the direction his mum was standing in. He had given himself a pat on the back far too soon.
"What?" Lloyd asked, turned back around on the steps to look down at the surprised look on her face and he lifted a hand onto his neck, hoping it looked natural and not like he was hiding something.
His mum slowly blinked at him then her surprise turned into a mixture of frustration and worry "Why don’t you answer me that Lloyd. What is on your neck" she examined, feet planted at the bottom of stairs and her hand firmly pressed against the banister.
Curse his instant karma and his sweater, he was almost in the clear, he was just about to taste freedom when he reached the top of the stairs but no. Of course that didn't happen.
"I just fell a lot in practice, lots of bruises and lots of bugs flying around" He lied, keeping his voice steady hoping that his excuse truly didn't sound like an excuse. But the look on his mothers face did not shift the slightest, it was clear she didn't believe him. Sighing he shakes his head "I'm just gonna head up"
"Oh no your not!" Koko shouted, moving to step onto one of the stairs as she kept her gaze on Lloyd, fury burning on her eyes "like hell your just gonna walk away from this, when did that happen!?"
"Nothing happened! I was outside so bugs and I fell a lot no big deal" Lloyd dismissed, finding his own anger about this moment. His mother shouldn't even be caring about this stuff, it was some marks and he was keeping Kaia a secret from her for a reason, he didn't want to stress her out with the prospect of her son dating.
Except now he's found another reason as to why he shouldn't tell her he's in a relationship, she wouldn't accept it. Well he's pretty sure she wouldn't not with the way she's currently yelling at him in a pit of range all because he has marks.
Koko was mid-way through her next yell when Lloyd rolled his eyes deciding to speed-walk upstairs "Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon you get back!-" he cut off her words with a slam of his bedroom door and the sound of the lock clicking into place.
Sighing Lloyd slid against the back of his door, great just fucking great.
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Lloyd didn't mean to become the pain in everyone's ass, it just happened accidentally in a span of another two months.
He and Brad haven't been seeing eye to eye lately which meant recently he's been sitting with Kaia and her friends, which he's perfectly content with. He gets to spend an entire lunch break with his girlfriend? Sounds like a blast to him.
Him and his mother also haven't been seeing eye to eye with miniature disagreements becoming frequent in the Montgomery household that he knew it was driving her up the damn wall, it was driving him up the damn wall.
His grades also weren't entirely up to standard right now, he knew his parents were seconds away from murdering him the moment they found out his good grades were slipping. Or maybe they'd assume the divorce was weighing so heavily on him hence why the bad grades.
Him and Kaia was good though, they were happy and in love and honestly that was all he needed.
Which was exactly why he was in the back of his car with Kaia after school, his arms around her whilst they cuddled in a quiet location away from everyone and everything.
His girlfriend frowned when she noticed his focus wasn't entirely right there and then and she shifted, moving so she could straddle his hips and cupped his face into her hands "You look stressed" she noted, stroking both of her thumbs along his cheekbones wanting to provide some comfort to him "Wanna talk to me about it Handsome?"
All Lloyd was able to do was sigh at her words, tilting his head further into her grasp affectionately.
"Just a lot going on right now" Lloyd vaguely explained, rubbing his hand up and down her hips all the way down to her thighs and then back up again. A delicate expression forming on his face that only softened further when Kaia leaned in to chastely kiss him.
His girlfriend continued to frown at him then kissed him again keeping her touch faint on him, then an idea came to her mind "You know..I've got to babysit my little sister tonight and it'll only be me and her home..and I could definitely use the company"
Lloyd smiled at her words, appreciative about her suggestion and he was seconds away from agreeing, to nodding his head and saying that he will be there before remembering that he couldn't. Fuck.
"Sorry Kai I can't...I'm currently grounded..." Lloyd sheepishly replied, glancing away from her gaze for a second, entirely embarrassed about his words. To him grounded and I should not even exist in the same sentence. He didn't even think his mother had it in her to ground him, but then she saw his report card, then they had a massive disagreement and boom limited availability outside of school.
"Aw shit really" Kaia pouted, blinking at him in shock cause wow grounding, she never expected her good teenager boyfriend to be sentenced into his bedroom for the foreseeable future.
The blond winced at her response then nodded, tapping a finger against her waist and then thought over his words "Yeah, my mum wants me to be better my grades" and his mother also definitely wanted him to not speak out of tone with her anymore but that was quite difficult when it felt like she was constantly breathing down his neck.
"She sounds like a real asshole" The brunette complained, rolling her eyes at the absurdity to her about getting in trouble for a lack of grades. She doesn't have good grades and her parents could give two shits about it.
"She really isn't" Lloyd quickly disagreed shaking his head at her then adjusted his hold on her so he could press a kiss to her cheek affectionately. It was always difficult to resist being loving to Kaia when she's in his arms "My mum just...she worries a ton and with everything thats going on, it's understandable...and my grades have been slipping quite a bit"
"And? It's not like we have anything important coming up?" She lifted his eyesbrows up in disbelief and those words made Lloyd mentally halt. Wait is he having an disagreement with her right now? No, he couldn't be disagreements involve yelling and that's what always with him and his mother. Except he and Brad's arguements don't involve yelling in them.
Lloyd merely sighed and drifted the conversation away from his failing grades and his mother, and eventually when he noticed that the view in the back of his car was darkening, he realised it was late.
It was so very late, and he was going to be grounded even further into the ground.
"Ah shit! I've got to get home, hell you've got to get home" Lloyd exclaimed, gently hoisting Kaia out of his grasp so he could climb into the front of his car and turn the ignition on as swiftly as he could "my mum is gonna kill me and who knows what your parents are gonna do since your meant to be babysitting"
"Baby it's not big deal" Kaia soothed, lifting her over the central console and back into the passenger seat with a tight squeeze of his shoulder. Lloyd assumed her words and gesture was meant to be reassuring, they were not, and it was a big deal, a massive one.
He was quiet throughout that entire drive, parking as close as he physically could to Kaia's place then once she got out with a kiss and a see you soon, he was already spinning the car around and heading home trying to come up with every excuse in the book.
Practice ran over? No, too late for that one.
He stayed after school to do homework? No, she'd ask to see it and he'd have nothing to show
Sorry he was hanging out with his girl and lost track of time? Not even something he'd ever want to say, not until everything cools down between him and his mum.
Then once again he had the unfortunate dismay of his mothers car being already parked outside the house and the lights all being switched on in the house.
Lloyd rested his head onto his steering wheel in display once he parked his car, time to walk straight into hell.
Locking his car behind him, he headed straight towards the front door opening it to uncover immediate chaos. There was no music playing in the house and not sounds of dinner being made, instead all he saw and heard was his mother leaned against the wall on the phone, fingers twirling around the wire whilst unshed tears were in her eyes.
"Has he been with you at all today Garmadon?" Koko hurriedly asked and it didn't take a genius for Lloyd fo figure out that the he in this situation was himself, and that his mum was on the phone to his dad. Something she would not do willingly unless things were urgent.
When Lloyd shut the door behind him, he watched his mum tense and her gaze lift up to stare wide-eyed at her son then she lifted her sleeve up to her eyes to wipe at the burning tears "He's here, I've...I've got to go.." Koko didn't even wait for an answer from her ex husband before placing the landline back into its place and hanging up the call. It was eerily silent for more than ten seconds before his mother screamed "Where the hell have you been!"
He flinched at the sheer level of it, positive that if the front door was open then the entirety of their neighbourhood would've heard.
"It was just a long drive today, thats it" Lloyd dismissed, shaking his head at her whilst he took his shoes off and briefly removed his school bag so he could hang his jacket up. All he wanted to do was lock himself upstairs and not come out for the rest of the evening.
"You do not get to say thats it right now Lloyd!" Koko exclaimed, rushing into the hallway in seconds and grabbing ahold of his bag to prompt him to not move another muscle. They were going to be having this conversation there and then "I've been worried sick about you! I rang Brad's family and they didn't know where you were, I rang the school and they didn't know, I even rang your father and he didn't know where you were. So tell me right this second where have you been!"
"I was just in my car alright!?" Lloyd rolled his eyes, yanking his bag free from her grasp and already starting his way up the stairs only to stop once more with a groan when he heard his mother following "and yes! Yes I was alone okay, I was just thinking, is it a crime now to think?"
"Do you even know what time it is, or how long you've been out for?" Koko denied, moving the conversation along to where she wanted it to stay, not even a Lloyd is a victim of teenager bias but into the territory of what this truly was. A mother who had been worried sick about the whereabouts of her son and his recent bad behaviour.
"I'm seventeen mum, I have my drivers license I don't have to tell you where I am twenty-four-seven" He argued, crossing his arms over his chest and continued up the stairs not wanting to hear anything that was going to be said next. He could only hypothesis what it would be, how she was extending his grounding and maybe she's gonna be volunteering herself to be dropping him off and picking him up at school for the time being.
He does not want that to happen, it'll be harder to meet up with Kaia if it did.
Groaning he closed his door behind him and locked it, pushing a chair up against the door for extra measures. He really didn't want his mother in his bedroom.
Once inside and chucking his school bag onto the floor he flopped onto his bed, letting out a loud exhale and shifted so he was on his back and staring at the ceiling.
When did life get so complicated?
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It was pitch black outside and Lloyd had basically nothing to do.
Well except study, that was all he was able to do with the faint hum of Rock of ages by Def Leppard playing through his cassette in the Walkman, headphones on as he revised the flashcards his mother had helped him make one night. When things were still okay between them.
Now things were incredibly rocky and he could only hope that fixing his grades would do the trick in healing the bond between mother and son.
He had merely glanced away from the paper for a second to stare out the window when he saw the grinning face of Kaia Yoshida looking directly back at him from the opposite side.
In seconds he halted what he was doing and practically ripped his headphones off his head and crosses the threshold of his bedroom to his window opening it in seconds. It was meant to be the boy breaking into the girl bedroom, not the girl breaking in.
"What are you doing here?" He sharply whispered, eyes wide at the sight of his girlfriend. She had said she was babysitting her little sister tonight except here she was at his, arms now on the frame as she smiled at him.
"I wanted to see you" Kaia beamed, glancing around his room, almost inspecting it to see the rock music and Star Wars posters up on his wall, his room was also incredibly clean and Kaia let out an amused chuckle at it "Darn I was expecting to see a few half-naked posters up"
"Kai!" Lloyd quietly exclaimed, cheeks flushed at her words as he extended a hand out to help her into his room then once she was in his hands automatically went to her waist. This was beyond crazy, he has now snuck a girl into his room all the while his mother is downstairs and a ticking time bomb.
"What? A lot of men have them up" She chided, patting his shoulder affectionately then moved to kiss him on the lips. Only seconds later to walk out of his arms to settle herself down onto his bed and grabbed his Walkman, placing the headphones onto her head with a hum "ooo this guy sounds good, should've guessed you had good taste"
Lloyd merely blinked at her before accompanying her onto his bed, hand moving to intwine with hers "I thought you were babysitting tonight." He pointed out because that was exactly what had been said to him in his car, how she wanted him over so she would have company, not her come to him!
"I was, but then my parents forgot to mention that my sister has a sleepover tonight so I dropped her off there and Tada now I'm here to see my handsome boyfriend" Kaia coed, lifting his hand up to press a kiss to the back of his palm, happy as can be to be in his room. Lloyd however wasn't as happy, he adores her but he didn't exactly want to be found out that there is a girl in his room.
"My mum-" Lloyd was about to reply when Kaia tugged him forward so he could lay down on the bed with her. Sighing he obliged, wrapping his arms around her midriff and letting her snuggle up into his chest "my mum is home"
"And? I can be quiet" Kaia smirked, lifting herself up to rest her forehead against his then pecked his lips with the smile never disappearing from her face "As quiet as a mouse.."
Lloyd exhaled through his nose and let her kiss him, his hands trailing to the back of her spine and he rubbed his fingers up and down whilst Kaia kept the frequent chaste kisses coming. After the latest kiss, Lloyd leant back slightly continuing to keep his hands right where they were "If your gonna be sticking around..then you might want to help me study.." Kaia groaned in seconds at his words.
"But thats so boringgggggg" She complained, planting a kiss to his nose then properly leant away. She moved herself to be head first onto his mattress as another groan of disbelief escaped her lips. Kaia's complaints instantly brought a chuckle out of him.
"All you have to do is look pretty and read questions from these" Lloyd smiled, lifting up his flashcards and hovering them above Kaia's head to which a sound of betrayal echoed across the room. One that had Lloyd tapping her hand slightly on the quiet ask to not be so loud "C'mon babe, you get to watch me make a fool out of myself"
"Your smart though" She dismissed, adjusting her head so her eyes were peeking out slightly and they were directly on Lloyd. The green of her eyes always made him lose his breath even if she was currently complaining about helping him.
"Oh please my brain turns into liquid around you, I’m gonna sound like an idiot” Lloyd laughed leaning himself down to press a kiss to the top of her head. He watched as she slowly moved so he was properly looking at him then nodded in defeat.
Guess Kaia was going to be his study buddy for this evening.
However in the midst of all his family and freind issues as well as his flourishing relationship with Kaia, he was unaware of something eerie approaching Hawkins.
And how very soon his life was going to be turned upside down.
Yumiko and her schoolmate Se-Woon hang out at the arcade. 😇 Decided to try out some new rendering techniques and I’m super happy with how they turned out!
Summary: Theres a new student at Hawkins High School. You end up being Billy Hargrove's tour guide on his first day of school. He seems interested in you and you could use the distraction.
This all started on the first day of your senior year. You grab your backpack and sling it across your body as the school bus pulls up to Hawkins high school. You’re the first one off the bus. You always are, out of the six students still taking the bus, you’re the only one who sits at the front. Motley Crüe blares through your headphones, you don’t bother turning off your Walkman just yet. There’s still twenty minutes before class. You watch for Nancy Wheeler. You two haven’t always been friends, but you both were best friends with Barbara Holland, and when Barb went missing last year, you and Nancy decided to stick together and look for Barb. When the search for Barb ended and she was declared dead, you and Nancy grieved together, forever bonded by the lost of your best friend.
You sit on the bench overlooking the parking lot and wait for Nancy. Soon after, you see Nancy and Steve pull in and park. You weren’t ecstatic when you found out they were together, you had had a small crush on Steve but got over it quickly once you seen how happy they seemed together. You wave them over, and they walk to you hand in hand. “Hey Nance, Steve” you greet them as you’re putting away your walkman. “Hey Y/N! Ready to rule the school?” Steve says grinning, you playfully roll your eyes, “I think that’s more your department, Harrington” you reply, he laughs, pulling Nancy closer to him as Jonathon Byers walks by, you raise your eyebrows but say nothing. “Y/N, do you have your time table yet? I got mine two days ago, hopefully we have classes together. Steve and I only have two” Nancy says grabbing her time table from her bag. “Oh yeah, I’ve got it, let’s see” you say pulling the folded paper out of your back pocket. You and Nancy examine your time tables together. “We’ve only got two classes together too, but they’re the ones I have without Steve, and you and Steve have three classes together” Nancy says, you nod “Cool, so at least I’ll always have a partner for projects” You say, you hated when teachers would assign class projects and you didn’t talk to anyone in class.
The three of you are about to head into the school when a blue camaro pulls into the parking lot. The song Rock Me Like A Hurricane blaring from the car. The driver parks a few spots away from the bench. You watch as a boy- no, a man gets out of the car. You notice the girls around staring at the man, wearing boots, jeans and a denim jacket, you notice he has a mullet, you smirk. “Jesus, who is he?” You ask, Steve shrugs, “Not sure, a new student probably, let’s get going Y/N, we’re going to be late for class!” Nancy says, you nod, taking one last look at the new student, you get up off the bench and follow Steve and Nancy into school. Luckily you all have lockers near each other, as you’re putting your bag away and grabbing your books, you hear your name over the loud speaker. “Y/N Y/L/N to the principal’s office, Y/N to the principal‘s office”. “What the-?” You say, “you better go Y/N, I’ll see you in first period!” Nancy says, you nod and wave goodbye, heading to the office.
Inside the office you’re met with the new student and Principal Smith. “Ah, here she is now! Y/N Y/L/N, meet our newest student Billy Hargrove, Billy, this is Y/N” Principal Smith introduced, Billy looks you up and down and smiles. He’s fucking gorgeous. If You weren’t shy you would attempt to flirt, instead you give him a small smile. “Y/N, you will be Billy’s guide for his first week here at Hawkins High” Smith says, handing you a copy of Billy’s time table. We have every single class together. “Alright, better get to it. Class starts in five minutes” Principal Smith says, ushering you and Billy standing out of his office and into the hall. You sigh, “What do you say we skip school and get to know each other better?” Billy says winking, You look at him, biting your lips, tempted to take him up on his idea, but you refuse to do anything that could lead to you getting your heart broken. Again. “As tempting as that is, I’m going to class. You can skip, but I’m going, see you Billy” you say and start walking away, Billy huffs and runs after you. “So, what’s brought you to Hawkins? You ask, trying to make conversation, looking at Billy. He doesn’t say anything at first then sighs, “Father got a job here and decided to drag us all here” Billy says, you nod “Well, welcome to Hawkins” you say, reaching yours and Billy’s first class of the day, you both walk in, the classroom is almost full, only two desk remain empty, thankfully right by Nancy and Steve, the teacher Mrs Hilliard, stops writing on the board and turns to you and Billy, you can’t help but notice how all the females in the classroom, including Mrs Hilliard are staring at Billy, you see him smirk out of the corner of your eye, then to your surprise Billy drapes his arm around your shoulders. You see Nancy looking confused, almost as confused as you. You slink away from Billy's arm "Mrs Hilliard, this is Billy Hargrove, he's a new student here at Hawkins High" you say, Mrs Hilliard smiles widely "Perfect, Welcome to English, Billy. If you and Y/N would take your seats, we can get started on this lesson" the teacher says. You start walking to one of the desk, leaving Billy behind you, not for long though as you hear his footsteps following you, taking the desk beside yours.
The lesson takes up most of the class. Leaving only twenty minutes for start working on whatever work Mrs Hilliard assigned, you werent exactly listening to her lesson, you were too busy watching Billy and thinking. You seen Billy check out all the girls in the class and roll your eyes. Not even two hours into meeting Billy and hes showing his true colours. Once its okay to talk you turn to Nancy. "What are we supposed to be doing?" you ask, Nancy rolls her eyes but smiles. Before she can tell you what the assignment is Billy speaks up "Gotta write a short story. Due in two weeks. I gotcha princess” Billy says. You feel your cheeks heat up, Billy smirks, “Thanks Hargrove, but Steve is the King of Hawkins High” you reply. Steve laughs, Billy looks Steve up and down and scoffs “Right” is the only thing Billy says. Class ends soon after, you walk into the hall with Nancy and Steve, knowing Billy was following behind. Nancy and Steve take off to do god knows what, leaving me with Billy, you turn and look at him. “I need a smoke” he says, you nod, “We’ve got ten minutes, come on” you say leading him outside and to the back field, it’s early enough that there’s no gym classes going on yet, plopping down in the grass, you pull Billy down beside you. He pulls out a cigarette and is about to light it when he sees you holding your hand out, he smirks and hands you his cigarette pack, you take one and wait for the lighter. You light yours and take a long puff. “So, you seeing anyone?” Billy asks, exhaling. You shake my head “Nope” you say popping the “P” “Are you?” you ask “I’ve been flirting with you all morning and you’re asking if I’m seeing anyone?” Billy asks, you laugh “Oh really? I haven’t noticed” you reply, we sit there in silence, you put your hand on Billy’s thigh and leave it there, not moving. Billy meets your eyes and smiles. “Can I take you out tonight? Billy asks flicking out his cigarette, " i could use the distraction, and i just wont get attached" you think to yourself. You nod at Billy “Sure, why the hell not” you reply, the bell rings suddenly, you take your hand off Billy’s thigh and stand up. “Come on, time for Geography” you say, turning and starting to walk away.
