"So, it's decided that during this round, there's no seven minute kissing dares allowed?" Cole asked the group, and received nods from everyone, with Kai and Zane looking at each other knowingly.
Tt had been a few weeks since the last game, and the shock factor had worn off. Nya had decided to join them for this round while Sensei was out getting tea from Ninjago City. With her here, Kai hoped things would become slightly less dirty. But he knew she would probably laugh alongside everyone else instead of helping the victims. It was a nice thought while it lasted.
"Right. I think Nya should get the first go, since she's new. Truth or dare?" Cole turned to her, and she thought for a moment.
"How about... dare. Go easy on me, please," She chuckled.
"Alright, you have to sit on Kai's lap until your next turn," Cole shrugged, and Nya sighed.
She walked over, and decided to make Kai's life as uncomfortable as she could for the next few minutes. She plopped down right in front of his face so he couldn't see anything. Kai tried to move her to one side, but she stayed put.
"Fine, just hurry up," Kai growled.
"Lloyd. Truth or dare?" Nya said from atop her brother, who was secretly plotting what dare to give her when he got the chance.
"I'll pick truth," he grumbled.
"What would you rather eat, Cole's cooking, or a gallon of dirt?"
"Sorry, Cole, but I think the dirt wins this round," He winked, and the Earth Ninja huffed.
"Next time it's my turn to cook, I'll just bring you a bag of rocks and see how you like it," He told Lloyd, who shrugged.
"Ok, my turn. Kai, truth or dare?" The Green Ninja couldn't even see Kai's face from behind Nya.
"Dare. And please no more smooching ones. That was traumatizing enough." Nya allowed herself to be moved to the side so Kai could at least see his friends.
"Agreed. But I'm probably still going to stick you with Frosty somehow," He smirked, and watched Kai's face take on a tinge of red.
"Just get on with it," Kai grumbled.
"Hmm, this is going to contradict Cole's dare to Nya, but you have to let Zane tie you to a chair until your next turn," Lloyd smirked, and Kai face palmed.
"Well, we made it this far without anything dirty, it was 'bound' to happen," Jay laughed, and the Fire Ninja sighed.
"I guess I'll be back then. I need some materials," Zane shrugged, and left the room.
"Please don't tell me this is a setup for Zane's turn later on," Kai pleaded.
"No promises," Jay winked, and Cole shrugged alongside him.
Zane soon returned, lugging a chair and some rope.
"Alright Kai, sit down," Lloyd gestured to the wooded chair.
The Fire Ninja felt like flashing some rather rude gestures to the teen as he sat down.
There were a few uncomfortable beats of silence as Zane sized up his task.
"How well do you want it done?" He turned to Lloyd, who thought for a moment.
"Tight. Like you're interrogating a criminal or something," Lloyd smiled mischievously, and Kai gulped.
"What's the matter, Kai? Are you feeling 'tongue-tied'?" Jay snickered. "Sorry you were 'roped' into this. I-"
"I suggest you stop before I dare you with the same fate," Kai growled, and Jay shut up, raising his hands in a sign of surrender.
In the heat of listening to Jay's awful puns, Kai hadn't noticed that Zane had begun his work, and that his ankles were firmly tied to the chair legs.
"Ooh, Zane! I have an idea! Can we duct tape his mouth?" Nya asked.
"I'll think about it," Zane winked out of Kai's view, and she chuckled.
"Please don't hurt me," Kai said through gritted teeth as Zane worked on his waist.
"Wouldn't dream of it," Zane whispered back, tying a rope around his stomach and the chair. This was strange work, he thought to himself, but it could certainly be worse.
"How about you dare someone now?" Lloyd suggested.
"Ok, Jay. Truth or dare?" Kai glared at the Lightning Ninja.
"Dare," Jay said, and then immediately regretted the statement.
"Alright, I dare you to- ow!" Kai gasped as Zane tied a knot way too tight.
"Sorry," The White Ninja mumbled as he undid it, and loosened it the slightest.
"Ok, you can't talk unless asked a question or spoken to for the rest of the game," Kai nodded, and Jay sighed, but couldn't say a word in protest. "Now you should probably dare Cole, because Zane's still working over here." He glanced back at his boyfriend, who was grabbing something from behind him.
"Ok, truth or dare?" Jay asked the Earth Ninja.
"I pick truth," Cole knew it was lame, but judging from the last game, Jay could be cruel.
"If I sent you out for Seven Minutes of Heaven, which is outlawed because someone couldn't keep their hands to themselves, who would you choose to go with you?" Jay glanced at Kai with the middle part, who very strongly wanted to give another rude gesture.
"Um..." Cole felt his cheeks redden. "You, I guess."
Jay didn't say anything, either because he wasn't supposed to or he was blushing too hard to care.
"Ok, Zane. Almost done?" The Earth Ninja fanned his face a bit, and the Ice Master nodded, holding up a finger. Kai could judge by the twinkle in Nya's eyes that he knew what was coming.
"Just get it over with," Kai grumbled, and Zane patted his head sympathetically. Then, he wrapped a piece of duct tape around Kai's mouth, and the Fire Ninja rolled his eyes.
"All done," Zane sat back down.
"Truth or dare?" Cole secretly hoped the Ice Ninja would pick truth, because it would probably save him a lot of embarrassment. But Zane didn't listen, of course.
"Dare, if you will," Zane had a determined look in his eyes. "I technically didn't complete last night's, so this is my way of making up for it, I suppose."
"Whatever you want. But do you mind I have a little help?" Cole glanced at Jay, who had the look of I-want-to-make-you-do-something-really-bad look. What could possibly go wrong?
"Be my guest. Would you like me to leave?" Zane asked sincerely.
"Sure. Alright, Jay. Let's do this," Cole watched as Zane shut the door behind him. He caught Kai's eyes, who gave him a glare that would probably be accompanied by numerous swears.
"Alright, here's my plan..." Jay whispered, just out of Kai's earshot.
He didn't know what to expect. Both of the guys planning this dare had given them dares to make out with each other, so Kai didn't have high hopes for the innocence of the task.
"Ok?" Cole suddenly asked.
"Ok," Jay responded.
"Alright, Zane, you're all set!" Cole called out.
The door slowly swung open. Zane had clearly been thinking about his impending doom, because he faced them with the same expression one might look at an executioner.
"Your dare is to let Jay install a program of his choice into you for a whole day, starting tomorrow,' Cole smirked. For the first time, Zane actually understood the meaning of a dare he was given.
"You're going to change my coding? How do I know it will not be a permanent change?" Zane asked the Lightning Ninja nervously, knowing that trusting Jay with a task this large might not be the wisest option.
"I'll make sure it's strictly temporary. I promise you'll be fine,' Jay smiled, but the Ice Ninja wasn't sure if it was a smile of encouragement, or if Jay was looking forward to having a new toy to play with.
"If you say so," Zane nodded, and sank back down next to Kai, who wanted to simultaneously give his boyfriend a hug and slap Jay upside the head, which was a task that was hard to accomplish with both hands tied behind your back.
The game continued, with highlights including Cole brushing his teeth with mayo, Nya getting to style her brother's hair, and Zane having to give Lloyd a back massage (which he very much enjoyed receiving).
"Alright," Lloyd said, yawning. "I think it's time we go to bed."
"Actually, I need to stay up a bit longer. I need to make the program for tomorrow. I just need to look at something first. Follow me for a sec, Frosty. It'll only take a few seconds," Jay promised, beckoning Zane out into his room.
"I swear if you touch him I'll-" Kai shouted before Jay slammed the door in his face.
"Jeez. Ok, this may sound awkward, but I'm going to need you to take off your shirt. I need to see the ports you have installed," Jay pat the workbench, inviting Zane to take a seat.
Zane nodded, and after removing his shirt, opened up his chest panel. It did feel only a tad strange to have Jay inspecting his inner workings, but came with the dare.
"Alright. I can just put it on a normal flash drive. See you tomorrow, bright and early?" Jay winked, and Zane nodded, if not a bit nervously. He closed his hatch, hearing the soft click, gathered his shirt, and strode off to his bedroom to get a good night's rest. Who knows what he would be doing in the morning.
Five AM. This was when Jay poked into Zane's room, and gently shook the Ice Ninja awake.
"Hey, rise and shine, Frosty," Jay said softly, as not to alert the rest of the Bounty.
"Time to alter my personality already?" Zane groaned, something he normally didn't do.
"You betcha. I'm not sure how's it's gonna feel, so bear with me, ok?" Jay smiled, and lifted Zane's shirt. He opened the hatch, and took a deep breath. Was really going to alter one of his best friend's minds for a dare? He thought for a moment, but then nodded and stuck it in the port.
Jay wished he could un-see what happened next. Zane's icy blue eyes filled with lines of code, and he slumped back in to his sheets. He just... fainted. Jay quickly removed the drive, hoping it would fix him.
"Zane?" Jay frantically whispered, taking the Ice Ninja's head in his hands. After a few heart-stopping moments, Zane's eyes cleared to reveal that they had turned a bright magenta, and he sat up, stretching and rubbing his face.
"Hello, Jay. You look nice today, for it being so unearthly early." Zane looked the Lightning Ninja up and down, making Jay blush.
"Um... thanks," Jay squeaked, surprised the programing had actually worked. This Zane should be a lot more... attracted to his boyfriend, to put it in the mildest terms, and most likely completely confuse the others.
"Well, it's my morning to make breakfast, hm? I suppose I'll see you in a bit," Zane ruffled Jay's hair as he stood up, still shirtless. Normally, Zane would change into a long sleeve to cook, but it looked like that wasn't on the agenda.
"Right, see ya," Jay stammered, and decided to get dressed for the day.
He joined Zane in the kitchen about a half hour later, where Cole was looking at the Ice Ninja rather skeptically. When Jay walked in, Cole motioned for the Lightning Ninja to join him at the table.
"What did you do to him?" Cole hissed when he sat.
"I made him more... um..."
"What? Just say it already."
"I made him act on his feelings of attraction more, basically. Instead of reason, logic, politeness, or any of that, he's basically going to be half-flirting with everyone for the rest of the day, especially Kai," Jay smirked, and Cole shook his head.
"You're cruel. Poor guy's never going to live this down."
"Morning, darlings!" Zane set down a few glasses of orange juice in front of the two.
"Hey, Frosty. You sound peppy," Cole accepted the drink with a suspicious glance up at the nindroid's magenta eyes. His complexion seemed to have rosied up a bit as well, some color being added to his normally pale cheeks.
"I do? Why, thank you,' Zane beamed, and Lloyd popped his head in.
"Good morning, and- oh my gosh!" The teen was stopped in his tracks by Zane looking over at him. He had completely forgotten about Cole's dare last night. Zane's bright pink irises had completely caught him off guard.
"Yes? Is something wrong?" The concerned Ice Ninja made his over to Lloyd in a few quick steps.
"Um, nothing. I'm fine," Lloyd quickly sat down with the other two, casting a confused glance at Jay.
"Oh, well, I'll pour you a drink as well," Zane chirped, and strode back into the kitchen.
"You really screwed with Zane, huh?" Lloyd sighed. "Why is he shirtless? And really happy?"
"I'll explain once everyone's here," Jay promised, not wanting to tell the story numerous times.
Zane came in with a glass of juice for Lloyd, ruffled his hair a bit, and walked back out again, presumably to finish making breakfast.
Nya came in a bit later, looking as awake as ever. She seemed to have remembered the dare, because she looked at Jay expectantly.
"Wait." Was the only thing Jay said as she sat down. She looked dismayed, but nodded.
Sensei followed soon, not knowing about what had transpired he previous night.
"Good morning, my students. I assume you played another round of your party game. Anything I should know about?" Sensei sipped his tea, looking around for Kai.
"Zane felt bad that he didn't technically complete the last one, so he had us give him a tricky dare, and... umm..." Cole trailed off, looking at Jay for help.
"I got to add a surprise temporary program to him for one day. He's cooking breakfast now. I'll officially tell everyone what I did once Kai's here," Jay promised, and as if on queue, Kai walked in, glancing around the table nervously.
"No Zane?" He asked, taking the second to last seat beside his mentor.
"He's up, just in the kitchen. So I'll tell you while he's in there. I made him act more on his attraction to others, more on his logic or politeness or anything. So... he's probably going to flirt with Kai a lot, and have a lot more physical contact with everyone then normal," Jay's eyes wandered to the Fire Ninja, who's cheeks had tinged red the slightest.
"This feels... wrong," Lloyd shifted in his seat a little.
"It's only for a day. I'm not sure if he'll remember it or not, but if he does, I'm in trouble," Jay laughed nervously.
"Breakfast is done," A voice called from the kitchen. Kai whipped his head around to see Zane standing there... shirtless. He gazed around at the table, surprised by the amount of newcomers. "Morning, everyone!"
Kai just stared. Zane's light blue eyes had been replaced with magenta ones, and Zane was never shirtless unless he had to be. He had to shut his eyes, take a deep breath, and calm his nerves. If he was going to get this worked up over this, he wouldn't survive the day without smashing Jay's head in.
"Kai, darling, are you alright?" Zane snapped him out of his anger-induced trance, sitting in the last available seat... next to Kai.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Kai stuttered.
"I don't think so, your body temperature is rising. Are you sick, or are you just happy to see me?" Zane winked with a look in his eyes that made Kai blush even more, and, not waiting for his answer, stood up again. Kai had to shake himself a bit to cool himself down. This wasn't the real Zane.
"I'm surprised Zane agreed to this," Sensei turned to his flushed student. "He put a lot of trust in Jay."
"I'll say. I wouldn't let him do this to me if I was in Zane's shoes," Kai rested his head in his hands.
"Neither would I," Sensei agreed, standing up. "Let's get some breakfast."
The crowd all took turns grabbing some pancakes from the other room, with Zane being that last one. Taking his seat next to Kai, he gazed at the Fire Ninja with his striking pink eyes. Kai wasn't sure if the program had altered Zane's sense of modesty, but he didn't want to dwell on what Zane could be thinking about.
"So, what're the plans for today?" Cole asked, looking expectantly at Sensei. Training was usually the answer.
"I will allow you a day off today, considering the circumstances," He stated, quickly glancing over at the Ice Ninja.
"Nice," Jay pumped a fist in the air.
"So, what're the plans now?" Cole asked, looking at Lloyd. He usually kept updated on all of the cool things happening around Ninjago.
"How about we just relax for today?" Nya suggested.
The ninja nodded with murmurs of agreement.
"Alright, it's settled," Lloyd nodded, already planning out his video game line in his head.
"Great, I don't have to change into actual clothes today," Jay stretched.
"I might go change. I'll be back." Kai said, and made his way into his bedroom, glad to be free from all the watching eyes around him. He had just taken off his shirt when he heard a voice behind him that made him shiver.
"Wow," Zane had made his way into Kai's room quietly, and finished shutting the door.
"Why are-" Kai sputtered, not sure if he should like the way Zane was looking at him.
"Shh," The Ice Ninja put his finger to Kai's lips, and gazed deep into Kai's amber eyes.
Kai knew this would never happen again after today. Zane had way too much respect for his privacy to ever try something like this. As Kai was going over thoughts in his head, Zane was slowly backing the Fire Ninja up against a wall.
"You doing ok?" He asked, moving his hand from on his lips to under his chin.
Kai didn't know what to say. For once in a great while, the hothead was speechless.
"It's ok, we're ok," Zane reassured him. Kai realized when his back hit the wall what Zane was planning, but it was too late. The Ice Ninja pulled him into a kiss, and Kai completely melted into his touch.
The fact that this would never happen again repeated in his mind, but with a new meaning. Kai would always be the one to initiate everything, the one who started everything up. Just this once, Zane had decided that he was the boss for a day, but it wasn't like he had a choice.
A minute passed before Kai pulled away, knowing that the others would get suspicious if he was in his room for too long.
"Done already?" Zane purred, his hand trying to coerce Kai into another round by stroking his hairline.
"Yeah, I need to get going," Kai ducked out of his boyfriend's arms.
"I'm always here if you want me," Zane winked with the same expression he wore at breakfast, and exited as quickly as he had entered. The Fire Ninja was alone once more, but the feeling of Zane's lips on his own lingered on.
