(A/N: surprise! Enjoy! If you forgot what happened, I recommend reading last chapter)

Lloyd's POV

"Let me go!" I hiss, struggling in my seat. Harumi's guards tied me up, threw me into the back of a truck, and finally let me out once we arrived at the palace. They then carried me up the stairs to Harumi's room and tied me to a chair. Now, Harumi stands in front of me, a content smirk on her face.

"But Lloyd, you're going to be the emperor," she sighs, turning the chair in front of her around. She straddles it, draping her arm over the top of it, facing me.

"What's actually going on Harumi?" I deadpan. She feigns shock, placing a hand over her heart.

"I just want to be with you forever, Lloyd. You weren't going to come with me," she tries to pretend, but I see right through it.

"Cut the shit Rumi," I roll my eyes. With that, she narrows her eyes.

"Last time I checked I wasn't the one tied up," she snaps, gritting her teeth.

"How will the people respond to their future emperor being forced into marriage?" I bring up. She snickers quietly.

"Well, I already gave a speech to the people before we left. It's getting put in all the newspapers now that I'm engaged to an elemental master, but that you've taken a vow against your power and that you claim that wearing your cuff will be a symbol to the people letting them know you're on their side," she gets close to my face, just a couple of centimeters between our lips. While my mind wants me to move away, there's a part of me deep inside that still wants to kiss her, to do all the stuff we use to do when I was oblivious of her manipulation. She wears a sweet perfume that draws anyone to her. Instead of giving in like she wants, I try to squirm away.

"What happened to us, Lloyd?" she asks me quietly. Softly, she runs her hand down the side of my face.

"You left me. I was heartbroken, but then I realized I was better without you," I inform her, plainly, trying to hold back everything that is fighting to come out. "You manipulated my emotions."

"I manipulated your emotions?" she asks in disbelief. "I could never get the thought of you out of my head! Even when I was at home lying in bed I ached to have you touching me! I would daydream of your emerald eyes when I was suppose to be focusing on bettering Ninjago. Hell, it was never a part of the plan to fall in love with you, but here I am, here longing for just one kiss!"

"The plan?" I pick up on the small detail. Her eyes widen.

"There isn't...," she starts, and I think of my own plan.

"If I give you a kiss, will you tell me what the plan was?" I ask, looking up at her. At the mention of a kiss, she sighs.

"Fine," she gives in. Leaving me tied up, she sits on my lap, leaning in so her lips are hovering mine. "I've missed you so much." She takes my face in between her hands, leaning in so our lips meet. They fit together just like they use to, falling back into the same rhythm. Her hands trail my body, starting by going down my chest before working back up to my arms. Once her hands go under my shirt, I pull back. She looks back at me with eyes full of lust, and it takes a majority of my willpower to stop me. I know she's bad for me, but a part deep inside still wants her.

"Are you going to tell me what your plan was now?" I ask her softly. She nods, staying on my lap.

"When I first went to where you were staying, I wasn't just going for fun. I was going to find you. I chose you to be my husband before I met you," she admits, fidgeting with her fingers in front of her. I give her a look full of confusion.

"Why? What's special about me?" I ask. She sighs.

"You won't like this," she admits.

"I don't care. I want to know."

"If you want to understand the whole story, I'll start from the beginning. My mom was pregnant during Garmadon's reign over Ninjago. He went through many villages destroying them with his power. Eventually, he reached our village. Once he reached our house, he destroyed the door and walked in. My parents were crouching in the corner to escape his wrath. My mom was barely showing that she was pregnant, but it was still visible. He walked to the corner of the room where they were and crouched down. There, he told my mom that he was going to spare her and my father because she reminded him of his one love in his life and that her child was going to restore balance to Ninjago," she explains. I tilt my head in confusion as she continues. "It wasn't until I reached adolescence that I understood what Garmadon meant. My family had been on the throne for several years, and originally they thought balance could be found by banishing the elemental masters. I thought beyond that, and I realized that in order to restore the balance, I need to restore the throne."

"What does that mean?" I ask wearily.

"I need to revive the man who brought balance, Garmadon," she tell me. My heart drops at her words.

"No, no, no. That man was a criminal. He hurt innocent people for no reason. He abused his power, and he was a monster. He effectively destroyed the balance Ninjago had for centuries, and that's impossible. You can't resurrect people," I challenge everything she says. She sighs.

"I knew you'd be closed minded. The resurrection of Lord Garmadon is possible. My parents have seen my vision and have helped me. In order to bring him back, we need voluntary blood from a direct relative along with various other supplies we have collected over the years," she tells me as if this is some religion. I'm horrified.

"I don't understand what I have to do with all of this. You're his niece, and your father is his brother as he's the emperor. Why don't one of you give the blood?" I start to get jittery, itching to move.

"Lloyd, my family snuck onto the throne. My father was simply a poor merchant, not Garmadon's brother. We forged everything," she admits, and I'm repulsed. I try to slowly move away, but I'm tied up.

"Then who is his brother?" I ask. She shrugs it off.

"That's not important. His brother would never approve of our vision," she brushes that off.

"Then you can't revive him. His bloodline is cut off unless his brother has any children," I relax, but she doesn't seem to make any signs of changing her path.

"His brother is solitary in life, but he wasn't," she informs me. That's when it all clicks in my head, why she needs me here, why I don't know who my father is.

"There's no way," I shake my head, tears starting to fog my vision. "I'm not related to that monster."

"The one love he claimed to have in his life, that was your mother, Misako. She tried to hide it from you cause she wanted you to enjoy your life," she attempts to comfort me, but I dodge her as well as I can. The tears start falling down my face. I knew my dad was a jerk, but I didn't know he was the biggest evil in Ninjago's history. 

"I don't know what's more twisted, the fact you've known who my dad is the entire time and didn't tell me or how you want to revive him and expect me to help you," I spit. She looks hurt.

"Lloyd...," she tries to explain her actions, but there's no justifying it.

"You were trying to manipulate me into giving you my blood to bring back the biggest evil in Ninjago's history! You're a lunatic!" I snap, trying to escape.

"The love I feel for you is real Lloyd, but your purpose is more important. You will give me your blood to bring him back," she transitions into a plain tone.

"Or what?"

"Well, the two of us are going to need an heir to the throne," she reaches out, moving some of my blonde hair out of my face. "It sure would suck to have your child be raised into that position, wouldn't it?"

"You're threatening me with your own imaginary child? You're insane. I will never marry you."

"I have my ways. Within two weeks, you will be my husband."

A/N: haha another long break between chapters 😬

Oh well, I lost my iPad, but then I found it again and could write

And, as promised, I'm going to announce one role for each person in my new story after every chapter even though many of you guys probably forgot that was a thing

The spoilt rich girl is....Harumi (what a shock I know)

Hopefully I'll be able to update this again this weekend

Thoughts on this chapter?