Hey! It's J.W.-G. with another chapter! Shoutouts to MasterofCupcakes, Jaya is Love, Jaya4eva, Mayor of Ninjago City, T.J., and Twinfeather for all commenting on the second chapter! Blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda, here is the third chapter:
The night of the game came quickly. Jay was amiably conversing with Cole at the court.
"Who do you think is gonna win?" questioned Cole.
"Hah! What kind of a question is that? The Golden State Warriors are sooo going to win. The Cavaliers don't stand a chance!" Jay excitedly squealed.
Cole rolled his eyes.
"Suuure. Whatever you say, Jay..."
They kept talking until someone slipped into the seat beside the black-haired man. Cole whirled around to see his girlfriend.
"Hey, you're here! Jay, I want you to meet-"
"Nya?" stammered a shocked Jay.
"It's great to see you again, Jason."
Puzzled, Cole looked from the brunette to Nya.
"How-?"
"To make a long story short, I was speaking at the library, and I met Jay." Nya explained. (She left some certain details out.)
Not long after that, the basketball started. As a few minutes passed, Jay asked Cole,"Have you read the latest Starfarer issue?"
"Nope, but I've been wanting to."
"Man, Cole! You've got to read it. It is pure awesomeness!"
"You read Starfarer?" Nya shyly inquired. "I kinda read it, too."
"Have you read the latest issue? I love that part where Fritz is like, 'Fear? Fear isn't'-"
"-'A word where I come from!'," the young woman finished for him.
"That's exactly right! Oh, and that part where the Imperial Sludge was about to crush him-"
"-Had me on the edge of my seat!" Nya and Jay said in unison.
"Okay, okay. Starfarer is an awesome comic, I get it," chuckled Cole good-naturedly.
"Duh!" laughed Nya. "Cole, did you know that Jason here is going to give me tips on how to write better?"
"Really? That's cool."
"Yeah, in fact, we've agreed that we were going to meet at the library once a week."
"Yup," Jay nodded. Suddenly he became quiet. "We were?"
As a few months went by, Nya and Cole kept dating each other. Every week though, Nya would get with Jay to help sharpen his public speaking and her writing. Their hard work proved to be successful. Nya received an A+ on an essay she wrote, and while Jay participated in a debate. After the debate, Nya and Jay walked to their cars and were about to get in when they both stopped.
"Jay?"
"Nya?"
The two young adults looked at each other in surprise, then the ginger shook his head.
"You can go first."
Nya sighed softly.
"Cole... he's a great guy. He wonderful, and he treats me how a lady should be treated. But..." she paused to look into Jay's eyes. "I love him only as a friend. And I have to tell this as soon as I can or I'll hurt him because, I think I've fallen in love with someone else."
Jay, for once was speechless.
"I... have no idea what to say, Nya."
"Look. Cole is going to take me out to dinner tonight. I'll tell him then."
"Okay."
They hopped into their vehicles, then the brunette stuck his head out the window.
"Oh, and Nya?"
"Hmm?"
"I like it better when you call me Jay."
"You're welcome," she said, smiling, before driving off.
The smile Nya had turned into a small frown when she walked into the restaurant that she and Cole were supposed to meet. What am I supposed to tell Cole? That I've fallen in love with his best friend? She took a deep breath when she spotted Cole at one of the tables. Nya walked up to him and took a seat.
"Um, hi."
"Hey. So how did Jay's debate go? I wish that my shift at the auction house wasn't at the same time."
"He did fine."
Nya felt really uneasy, but she had to let Cole know.
"Cole, I have something to tell you," she said in a small voice. "It's about the future of our relationship."
"Really? Because was going to say something about our relationship, too."
Nya wanted to say to him what she hadtold Jay back at the parking lot, but shejust couldn't. She felt miserable as Cole talked on.
"I wanted to tell you... Oh, I don't know what I'm saying," Cole sighed. "You know what? I'll just read this letter I sent to Seliel a few days ago."
"Sure."
"Dear Seliel- Wait, let me skip this part."
The black-haired man scanned the paper before continuing.
"I love many things about Nya. How she covers her mouth when she laughs or when she puts her hand under her chin whenever she is concentrating. She's amazing, and how she came to date me I'll never know. But I know this: Nya is the most intelligent, kind, and beautiful woman I've ever met. And well, I love her. A lot."
Cole grinned genuinely at Nya.
"You've made a big change in my life Nya. You really did."
That made the brown-eyed girl feel terrible. She couldn't tell Cole how she really felt after he had just expressed those meaningful words to her. So, she smiled and nodded, feeling guilty. The rest of the night went smoothly, although Nya's insides were churning like butter. The one thing that went through her mind as she said goodbye to Cole was, What am I going to do?
A/N: *Gasp* What is Nya going to do? (Ya know I'm just playing dumb with you. I sooo know what's going to happen next. You'll just have to wait for the next chapter...)
#God'sNotDead
