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(I suggest you check out parts 1-56 if you haven’t already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised: Criolla_Star)
As Vinny got up from his bed, he reached for the dagger on the bedside table, he cursed to himself realising he left it in the bathroom.
It was too early for this, but he got a decent sleep at night. As he went over to the mirror he noticed the window was slightly open…when did that happen? Never mind, maybe that’s what pushed the jacket onto his bed.
He rubbed his temples as he groaned to himself, as sat back on the edge of the bed about to lay down…the air thickened in the room as his heart quickened.
“Morning buddy~” a familiar voice whispered into the cameramans’ ear as a head rested on his shoulder. Vinny cursed to himself once more as he reluctantly turned his head around
Enji…just what he needed, must’ve jinxed himself before. Except Vinny was a little surprised to see the menace not wearing his normal attire and certainly didn’t look the same.
He looked just as tired as Vinny, droopy eyes, wearing a dark grey compression shirt and loose black shorts. His hair was out, some of it draping over his shoulder.
“What do you want?” The cameraman spoke, malice evident in his voice.
“What do I want?” Enji replied, chuckling softly, “Must I have a want? Can’t I pay a visit? After all I didn’t see you yesterday” he continued as he leaned back onto the bed, resting against the backboard.
Vinny rolled his eyes and grumbled in annoyance as the menace relaxed. “Get your feet off” he spoke, it sounded more like a request than an order. He was still scared of Enji after all.
“Nope” Enji teased, “Now then…what’s with covering the mirrors?” He asked the cameraman causing his breathe to hitch.
“I just don’t like mirrors…” Vinny replied plainly, it was partially the truth. “Now answer my question…why are you here? You clearly didn’t plan for this based on how you look” he added as he stood up from the bed, distancing himself from the menace.
Enji rolled his eyes and chuckled, “I was planning on do this tomorrow, buuuuut Rida wanted to be extra safe so I’m doing it now”
“That answers on thing” The cameraman sighed as he looked in the dresser mirror. “And what do you need to be extra safe of?” He questioned once more.
“A few things…and as for the reason I’m here…” Enji spoke, Vinny shivered and looked at the ground as he was hit by something cold, not quite wind though…he looked back at the mirror, his heart aching. “I need a favour….” He continued as he was now in the mirror, those eyes staring directly into the cameramans’.
Vinny hardly processed what was said to him as he was caught off guard by Enji going into the mirror, “A-a favour?” He managed to stutter out as his mind finally processed the words.
“Yep~! Nothing too big” Enji replied with a devilish smile as his hand reached from in the mirror and he grabbed Vinnys’ cheeks harshly. The cameraman sucked his teeth, but kept his mouth shut. Anything could piss off Enji, and he clearly wanted to get over and done with this quickly.
“What is it…?” Vinny grumbled, he wanted to get rid of Enji so badly, but he needed to know what the favour is.
“You need to help me get that key~!” Enji replied as he released Vinnys’ cheeks.
“The key…? Y-you can’t actually believe I’ll help you get it?” The cameraman replied as he stroked a hand through his hand and put his other hand on his hip.
“I don’t need to believe…because you’re helping me whether you like it or not” Enji threatened as he climbed out of the mirror and sat on the mirror stand.
“C-can’t you get it yourself? You’ve managed to sneak in here multiple times!” Vinny replied, anxiety creeping up his back.
“If it was that simple I would’ve done so already!” Enji hissed before taking a deep breath, “Now all you need to do is get me down to that god forsaken place…that stupid elevator has some recognition thing and my illusions aren’t working” he sighed, annoyance evident on his face,
Vinny rolled his eyes, “What if I don’t?” He asked, wanting to see how far he could push this.
The menace grumbled, “If you don’t fucking listen then I’ll take your friends one by one and gouge their eyes while you watch” he threatened, he really wanted to get this over and done with.
Vinnys’ breathe hitched as his hands trembled, he clenched his fists and took a deep breathe, “Can’t you…just make a copy of the key…?” He asked hesitantly.
“That key is special, because it’s magical now hurry up before someone wakes up” Enji replied impatiently, he was more pushy than usual.
“Anything’s better than him hurting them” the cameraman thought before he reluctantly nodded to Enji.
Enji gave him a sinister smile before jumping off the mirror stand, “Lead the way my friend” he teased as he bowed down.
Vinny grumbled to himself, “Wait…I need to get something…” he spoke as he went to the bathroom and came back with the dagger.
“I see you enjoy the dagger” Enji spoke, but the cameraman ignored and walked out of the room, he was followed by the other man who closed the door behind him.
(Someone’s had motivations lately)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-50 if you haven't already)
(With Garmadon and Wu this takes place before Vinny left in last chapter)
It was the morning and Garmadon just woke up, he felt slightly miserable, who could blame him, the man he fell in love with is keeping secrets as well is having random stab wounds. The oni was just thankful his brother managed to get him a separate room to Vinny, after the cameraman wasn't in the best of moods. When Wu showed the room to Garmadon, he was curious as to why his brother didn't give the bedroom to begin with so he and Vinny weren't sharing a bed, but Wu laughed out saying he did that on purpose since he suspected something between the two, making Garmadon more paranoid at how obvious the two are in a relationship.
Garmadon managed to drag himself out of bed and out his room where he saw his brother, Wu, "Good Morning brother, sleep well?" Wu asked as he greeted his brother, the truth was the oni didn't get the best sleep, he missed Vinny, he missed hugging and holding onto him as he slept. "Not the best" Garmadon replied to his brother who didn't seem to surprised. "Worried about Vinny?" Wu asked earning a nod from the oni, the long bearded man pulled his brother and began walking, Garmadon was a bit surprised but followed Wu.
"Vinny...is a normal human brother...and some have issues that you wouldn't expect humans to have...though I do understand your concern as he hasn't went anywhere...and the wound on his hand" Wu spoke, as Garmadon listened, he hated this, he knew Wu was right but he didn't want Vinny to have issues he wanted him to be safe and happy. "I know they have issues, but whatever's happening is affecting him mentally and physically you've seen the wound on his hand...I asked him about it and he said he cut it with a razor" Garmadon spoke out his voice not filled with anger but with worry.
The two made it outside of the kitchen, "I can tell...and I'm sure the other ninja can tell too...maybe it's best you don't ask him about it...Vinny needs ti-" Wu was cut off by Vinny walking by quickly, "Morning...I'm going to work..." Vinny mumbled as he rushed off. The oni felt slightly hurt the cameraman didn't acknowledge him more, but after the fight they had I doubt either of the two truly wanted to talk to each other unless they were on good terms.
"Give him time brother...he'll eventually tell you..." Wu spoke in a comforting tone as he placed his hand on his brothers' shoulder who was looking the way Vinny walked by. "I know he will...but I'm worried that when he does it'll be too late..." Garmadon spoke.
(Back with Vinny and Rida go read last chapter for more info on what happened mainly Vinnys' POV)
Vinny and Rida began to jog around, they were near a pretty large park, "Mind if we go run around there?" The cameraman asked the orange eyed man who chuckled out, "You don't have to ask me about where we can go...and you aren't afraid of all the stares you'll get when people see me" Rida asked as he pointed to his scar filled face.
"I don't really care if people stare or not..." Vinny replied as he stopped just before the park, "I'll go if you're comfortable" he added, causing Rida to laugh softly, "I don't remember someone being so worried about how I feel" The orange eyed man said, causing the cameraman to look at him curiously, "So Enji doesn't care? I've kind of wondered what you two are for a while...he seems scared of you" Vinny asked curiously as he stretched out and went to this small stand selling water bottles.
"Enji? Oh he does care about me...and frankly we're both just friends though he's an absolute idiot and flirts...he does it to annoy I'm not particularly attracted to anyone in general...he isn't really afraid of me, he knows his limits and boundaries and not to cross them" Rida spoke as he followed Vinny who gave him a bottle of water.
"That...makes sense I guess...quick question how old are you?" The cameraman asked as he walked back to the park with Rida. "Guess" Rida spoke, Vinny paused for a moment and thought, "36?" The cameraman said curiously ."36!?I'm 29...and Enji's 24, you are?" Rida said clearly looking offended, "I'm 24...and wait you're 29? You don't look 29 and Enji's 24...he acts like he's 9" Vinny said surprisingly. The orange eyed man nodded in response as he followed the cameraman who entered the park.
"I wasn't even close..." Vinny said causing Rida to look at him, "That's so far off..." The orange eyed man spoke causing Vinny to chuckle. "Sorry sorry" The cameraman chuckled out, as the two began to jog. As the two jogged multiple people stared, the two weren't that fazed by it.
"Rida...what's Enji doing for you? You said he wasn't gonna be here because he was doing something?" Vinny asked causing Rida to stop in his tracks and Vinny too. "Now why would you want to know?" The orange eyed man asked as he looked at Vinny with a sweet smile. "I-I'm just curious..." The cameraman responded.
"Enji's just getting something back that belonged to me" Rida spoke, "A-and what's that?" Vinny asked
"An artifact..." Rida spoke, the cameraman could've sworn he heard the orange eyed man's voice become deeper as well as his eyes glow a brighter orange. "R-right..." Vinny replied his voice quiet as he felt a little nervous.
(WOOOOO I'M ON A ROLE 3 PARTS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS? YOU ALL EATING WELL!!! I won't lie...this is one of my favourite parts I've made yet I hope you enjoy it)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-49 if you haven't already)
It was the next morning and by that it was 6:27am and Vinny woke up, he didn't have work for 3 more hours but he wanted to go for a run before work and get up early in general. He also wanted to make his own coffee since he prefers black coffee rather than coffee with sugar or milk he also wanted to see if Zane was awake so he could check out his stab wounds. The cameraman yawned as he woke up and looked beside him thinking he was going to find Garmadon, "Oh right...he isn't here..." Vinny thought as he got up and stretched.
Vinny looked through his clothes and pulled out his signature white shirt, blue jacket and dark green trackpants. He went to the bathroom quickly and washed his face to refresh himself and wake up properly but ended up standing there with his hand under the warm water for 5 minutes. Once he finished he got dressed and grabbed some bandages and stuffed them into his dark green duffle bag. He also put a water bottle and he dagger in there. The cameraman left his bag in there for the time being and went out to the kitchen.
No one was in there like the past few days probably because he was up early, Vinny began making black coffee with three shots of expresso, because I've confirmed he's a coffee addict. The cameraman also made a shower like the one from yesterday, he made two of them, one for now and one for his so called 'work' he had today, and maybe to give to Rida? After that Vinny decided to see if Zane was awake he didn't want to go straight to his room and decided to go into the armoury, it took him a moment to realise how the elevator worked but he learned eventually and went down.
Vinny went down and looked around, he saw Zane at the computers while Pixal was working on some mechs. "Umm...hey you two?" The cameraman said awkwardly catching the two nindroids attention. "What can we do for you?" Pixal asked as she looked up from the mech she and her mini Pix's were melding. "Umm...well I need a few wounds checked out..." Vinny said awkwardly as he looked away. The two nindroids looked at the cameraman curiously, "What types of wounds? And where?" The ice ninja asked as he devoted all his attention to Vinny.
"Uhh...stab wounds...on my hand and foot..." Vinny muttered out just loud enough for the two to hear. "Stab wounds...? From where? It couldn't have been an accident if it's on your hand and foot" Pixal spoke as she jumped off the mech she was working on. "C-can you two just not ask questions and check it...please?" The cameraman asked desperately not wanting to answer, he knew very well he couldn't fool the two nindroids unlike the rest of the ninja they could tell emotion.
"Very well" Zane spoke out as he signalled for Vinny to sit on a chair which he did along with Pixal and Zane. The ice ninja held out his hand in a way to signal Vinny to show it. The cameraman did show it and it caused the two nindroids to be a little surprised, the two also looked at he burns on Vinnys' arms. "How long have you had this?" Pixal asked curious as she observed the wound, it was really deep, "A few days..." Vinny replied as he avoided eye contact. "This stab wound is recent but the burn isn't it was from Garmadon, am I correct?" The ice ninja asked earning a nod from the cameraman as he felt sadness thinking about the oni.
Zane didn't stay anything but instead grabbed a medical box and pulled out some disinfectant wipes, "The chance of it getting infected is high...and you have one on your foot as well, but you didn't tell anyone? You're lucky it hasn't been infected yet and it's good you decided to come here. You also need stitches" Zane spoke as he started to disinfect the wound cause Vinny to wince in pain. "May I take a look at your foot? You might need stitches on that as well" She spoke softly earning a nod from the cameraman as he tried his best to ignore the pain.
Pixal took a close look and grimaced slightly, "May I ask who stabbed you...?" She asked, causing Vinny to immediately shake his head, "I will admit I was stabbed but I won't say by who and if you think it was Garmadon it wasn't" The cameraman spoke causing the two nindroids to sigh as the both disinfected the wounds. "You are fine with us giving you stitches, it'll heal faster" The ice ninja spoke in his calm voice. The cameraman nodded as he sighed out tiredly, he had his coffee mug with him and drank from it.
Zane grabbed the appropriate needle for stitching human and gave one to Pixal. The two ever so carefully stitched Vinny up, the cameraman would let out the occasional wince of pain, Pixal insisted on Vinny using numbing cream but he denied. After a while the two were done and the cameraman let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks you two...can you not tell anyone about this though?" Vinny asked as he looked at his hand and pulled two fingerless gloves from his pocket and put them on. "We'll try" Zane and Pixal said in unison.
Vinny thanked them once more before going back up and putting socks and shoes on. The cameraman came back out and saw Garmadon and Wu talking, Vinny heard his name be mentioned due to the two not noticing him. The cameraman knew Garmadon probably was talking about what happened. "Morning...I'm gonna go to work now..." Vinny mumbled as he walked past Garmadon and Wu pretending he didn't here himself be mentioned.
Garmadon looked at Vinny worriedly as he walked away, he knew Vinny wasn't going to work and knew Vinny had work at 9:30 and right now it was 8:30 am. The cameraman wanted to go for a run to clear his mind and went down the elevator and began jogging with his duffle bag across his chest like a handbag. As Vinny made it down before entering the city a voice called him in an alley, he followed it keeping his hand on his dagger in his pocket.
Suddenly Vinnys' arm was grabbed but Vinny was faster and managed to get the person into a chokehold holding the dagger at their throat. "Holding the dagger I gave you against my throat?" The person said, before the cameraman realised it was Rida, "S-shit sorry, I thought you were someone else" Vinny apologised as he let Rida go, "No it's my fault I do admit mysteriously calling your name from an alley and grabbing you isn't the nicest greeting" The orange eyed man said softly, this made Vinny chuckle softly.
"Going for a run? Can I join?" Rida asked earning a nod from Vinny. The two began jogging, but Vinny still couldn't shake the feeling that Rida was hiding something.
(So I hope you enjoy this I've managed to upload 2 parts in less than a week and that makes me happy hope you enjoy Vinny angst)