Hello, ninjas and kunoichi (is that the plural? Leave a review for the correct plural if you know it), it's Jay! (Not the Master of Spinjitzu, unfortunately.) People said that I should write more, so I decided I would follow up on Just for a Few Moments. I didn't add chapters to that story because I wanted it to be able to be viewed as a one-shot as well as a prologue or chapter one to this tale.

So anyway, this begins right after Just for a Few Moments, then jumps straight to after the Overlord's demise in the next chapter.

Enjoy this first chapter! (Or second, depending...)

At first Nya didn't know where she was. The room around her was unfamiliar, the bed she was laying in, and the arms wrapped around her as well. For a moment, she was wide-eyed, but then she remembered.

Jay.

She had found him in the ninja's room, tearing up over her. Nya winced once more at that thought. She didn't want to the be a cause for any heartache or trouble to anyone. Especially her favorite ninja. So she had decided to be with him, just for a little while. She supposed that they must have fallen asleep.

Nya smiled and pressed her head into the blue ninja's shoulder. "Good morning," she murmured, closing her eyes. She felt his lips press into her head.

"Good morning," he replied softly. "I guess we fell asleep."

"Yeah," Nya sighed happily. "I don't mind."

I mean that, don't I?

Nya wound her arms around his neck and opened her eyes. His loving blue ones were locked with her own. Jay smiled and hugged her tightly.

Yes, I do. Cole is a crush, and I have feelings for him, but Jay is the one I want by my side forever. I've made my choice.

"Where are the others?" she asked, tilting her head slightly.

"I don't know," Jay said, shrugging while running a hand through his hair. "I don't think they came in here."

"I'm glad they didn't," she admitted. "It's nice in here, without those three. Just you, and me..." She saw Jay grin widely.

"Really?" He seemed stunned, but he was happy. And so was she.

"Really." She pulled him closer and kissed him. He blinked a few times before responding, and they held it for a minute, before the two of them broke away.

"What time is it?" he said, glancing around the room. She sat up, one hand on his shoulder.

"Whatever," she said. "I just hope we aren't late for anything."

"I don't think so. I mean, the sun isn't to high in the sky, so it's still morning," the blue ninja reasoned, slipping out of the covers that he had pulled over them last night. "I'm hungry."

"So am I," Nya replied as he stepped away from the bed and began straightening his blue ninja robes. The lightning patterns flashed gold-and-silver as the light hit them.

"Since we're the first ones up, we can make breakfast," he said, reaching a hand to help her up. She took it and got to her feet. Nya glanced down at her clothes: the red fabric was wrinkled from not changing out of them, but otherwise, they were fine.

"Let's get washed up a little, then go," she decided, walking towards the door. He nodded.

"Just meet in the kitchen!" he reminded her brightly. She laughed.

"I will."

Nya quickly straightened out her clothes and brushed her teeth, then slipped out of her room and into the hallway that led into the kitchen. Before she continued on through the belowdecks of the Destiny's Bounty, she poked her head into the ninja's room. It was deserted, no signs of life besides the ruffled sheets and pillows on Jay's bed.

Good, Nya thought, sighing with relief. No one else was there. Not that she didn't want to be seen with Jay. In fact, she would love to show the other guys that she was back together with her ninja. It was just slightly embarrassing for the three of them walking in on them in bed together. They hadn't... done anything, just lied there together, but it was still rather hard to explain if anyone wanted to ask. She shook her head and focused. Jay seemed to have left already for the kitchen. Nya smiled and left the room to find her boyfriend.

She found him humming a nice tune while pouring flour and milk into a mixing bowl. She looked around the room and saw two containers of chocolate chips and blueberries.

Chocolate blueberry pancakes. Perfect. She loved when Jay cooked breakfast; it was always a pancake or something similar, topped with syrup and berries. When he didn't have syrup, it was chocolate sauce. It was certainly better than Cole's meals.

Oh, Cole. I have to explain this to him. It would have to be in private, away from the others. She had to end this matter quickly and quietly if she wanted things to get back to normal as soon as they could. She wasn't looking forward to it, at all... She banished the thought and focused on now.

"Looks good!" Nya said, coming in to sit down at the counter. Jay turned towards her, his eyes bright for the first time since he had found out about the whole perfect match thing. It was refreshing to see him happy again.

"Yeah. I wanted to make something nice for today," he told her, taking a long wooden spoon to start mixing the ingredients together to make batter.

"I love your pancakes," she told him, handing him some sugar to add to the mix. All of the guys liked their food sweet.

"Oh, this time I'm not making pancakes," he told her, grinning. Nya raised and eyebrow.

"Then why are you making pancake batter?"

"Because," he said. "I'm making..." He stirred up the mix one last time. He then turned to the island in the center to pull a round appliance from a corner. "Waffles!"

"Waffles?" She laughed. "Not the normal Jay Special Pancakes?"

"I wanted to try out something different this time," he explained. "Ooh! Or I could make funnel cakes for all of us. All I need is some oil, put it in a pan or something, then pour in the batter..." He looked away dreamily. "I haven't had a funnel cake for a while."

"Make it for dessert," Nya told him, her smile widening. "You've made me hungry for waffles."

"Alright, then." Jay began humming again as he used a spatula to pour the homemade mixture from the bowl into the waffle iron.

"Hey, can you find the others and get them up?" he asked, closing the iron on the first waffle slowly. "Waffles are only good when warm. I they ain't up they'll complain about missing breakfast."

"Sure," she said, standing up. She pushed the stool she had been sitting on to one side and left the room.

Nya looked in each room down the hall before reaching the room past her own: the game room. Rolling her eyes, she opened the wooden door. It swung with a creak inwards, and revealed the messiest room she'd ever seen.

Kai, Cole, and Zane were sprawled over the couches and beanbag chairs, blankets all over the floor and pizza scattered across the room. There was a soda spill in front of the TV, and the theme from Fist to Face 2 was blaring through the speakers, with the images of ninja beating up skeletons pulsing on the screen. The walls were sticky with soda, and wads of rolled up paper were stuck to the walls with dried chewing gum.

"Thank Heaven for soundproofing," she muttered, before making her way through the mess, stepping over pizza boxes and pillows to reach the TV. She nearly tripped on the spilled cup of root bear. Getting and idea, she picked it up, scowling at the dripping brown liquid, then threw it at Kai. Her brother was laying on his stomach on a sofa, his hair more messy that usual, and the game remote hanging from his fingers. When the soft drink cup smashed into his face, spilling the remaining contents all over his face he shot to his feet, eyes wide.

"Sensei?" he exclaimed before seeing Nya switching off the television. "Oh. Nya. What was that for?"

"What?" Zane got to his feet from the beanbag chair he was slouched on, a piece of pizza in his hands. "Oh, hello. Why have you awakened us?"

"Jay's making waffles," she told them. "He wants me to get you lazy gamers up."

"Waffles? Jay's making waffles?" Cole gasped, shooting up from the floor. "Woohoo! I love waffles. Oh, hi Nya." He gave her a big grin, and she smiled awkwardly back.

"We were going to invite Jay to our game night," Zane said, flipping the panel on his chest open to flick a switch that said Party towards the off side. "But Kai said he was busy."

"Yeah, what was Jay doing? He never misses a chance to play Fist to Face 2. Especially when Sensei Wu isn't here to tell us to stop," Cole noted, straightening his hair. Nya flashed a glare at Kai.

Don't. Say. A. Word. Her brother caught the message and nodded slightly.

"I guess he was sleeping," the red ninja guessed.

"Well, he missed out!" Cole said. "Let's get down there for some waffles!"

Nya walked out of the room and stood by the door as Cole and Zane left. As soon as they were down the hall, Kai walked out, and Nya jumped in alongside him.

"Thanks," she said once the others were in earshot. Kai shrugged.

"You looked like you needed it at dinner. And Jay's really been down."

"I'm choosing him," Nya blurted out. She had to tell someone, and if she couldn't trust Kai, then she could trust no one. "Jay, I mean. Cole is a good guy and all that, but I want Jay to be with me."

"At least you figured this out," Kai told her. "Seeing those two fight is really bad for the team."

"Do you think Cole will be fine?" she asked, frowning. Kai rolled his eyes.

"Cole has a lot of options, Nya. Don't you see the way girls look at him when we're out in the city?"

"Er... no?"

"Well, he has fangirls. And so does Zane. And," He smiled smugly. "I do too." Nya giggled, covering her hand with her mouth. It was so unlike her to do so, but it was so funny to think of. "What?" he protested. "I do!"

"You," she said slowly, regaining her composure. "Having fangirls?"

"Yes!"

"That's so weird!"

"Oh, come on! No it's not!"

"Kai," Nya sighed, shaking her head. "Grow up."

"Wha...?" Kai stopped, dumbfounded, as Nya smirked and walked ahead, into the dining room. She took her normal seat, vacated for the time being because of Kai, as Jay set a plate down in front of everyone.

"Jay," Cole said, drowning his meal in chocolate sauce. "I love it when you make waffles!"

"Thanks," the blue ninja said, taking his place across from Nya to eat his own meal. She gave him a small smile before tucking into her breakfast.

Okay, how do you like it? Leave a review whether your did, didn't, or constructive criticisms! The threat and the problem begins in the next chapter, which I'll have up ASAP.

Thanks!

Jay.