So, no one requested Jay, but I had an idea for him, so I wrote it. :0
Review replies:
LabRatFlutieKat: I have lots of practice in writing Lloyd angst, trust me... xD
BriarDiez: Glad you enjoyed it! :D
KRR: Man, you have a lot of OCs... xD Their names are confusing. A lot of the boys have traditionally feminine names, so it's hard to tell them apart. It's very creative, though. I like it. ^ ^ Yes, I'm on summer break. I think I'm starting school again early/mid August.
strange and proud of it: thanks
Angel Star Ninja: Undertale is a game that's pretty popular right now. One of the characters is a cute goat child who wears a green and yellow sweater. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for a cool game to play, it's really fun and only $10. :D
Bob: aHA! I found you! I wondered where you went. Thanks! ^v^
SongFanatic: I'll listen to that as soon as I can get YouTube to work. ^ ^' Sure! I have actually been thinking about roughly the same thing. I think? Maybe I started thinking about it after you mentioned it, idk I have a terrible memory. xD
The Pink Ninja: Glad you enjoyed this! Are you writing your stories in script format? Because I think it's technically against site rules... if you want, you could write the chapters in script format and send them to me via the beta-reader function, and I could edit them into story form for you. c: Join the club of people who dislike yaoi and yuri ships! We have cookies~ Seriously tho, I can't believe some of those ships. I mean, people like yaoi, it's "hot" and whatever, but, shipping the characters with their parents? Who even likes that?! Oy. Garsako is my OTP... ^v^ *silently freaks out about hashtags*
why can't I write short review replies oy
Not Alone – Jay
Jay lifted his head from his pillow, glancing around his dark bedroom before looking at the clock. 12:02 AM. Yikes. His insomnia was really bad tonight. Well, lying in bed doing nothing wasn't going to help him get to sleep any faster. Silently, he hopped out of his bed and landing on the wooden floor without a sound. After glancing around to make sure he hadn't woken anyone up, the blue ninja slipped out of his room and into the hall. At least no one would be up, since it was so late. What better to do at such an early hour than play video games? Sneaking into the living room, Jay turned on his NJG-BOX and started up hid new game, Attack of the Zurgons. It was a fast-paced RPG about a race of aliens that were trying to take over Ninjago. The plot was kinda cheesy, and the gameplay was fun, but man, the graphics were awesome. If only he could save up enough money for the NJG-BOX-3D. Then he could buy the next game in the serious, Attack of the Zurgons II. He wondered what the graphics on that one were like. After playing for a few minutes, he was startled by a creaking floorboard and turned around to see Lloyd, rubbing his eyes sleepily as he entered the room.
"Jay?" he mumbled, blinking in the light from the TV. "Why are you up so late?"
"Couldn't sleep." The blue ninja shrugged, pausing his game. "Figured I'd play video games. Wanna join me?"
"Uh… I guess. Now that I'm up, it'll be hard to get back to sleep." The blond boy nodded, walking over and sitting down next to him on the couch. "How do you play?"
"Here." Jay handed him a second controller as he explained the controls. After a few minutes' explanation, the two were playing again, picking up where Jay had left off. After about 20 minutes, a cutscene started. One of the main characters' love interest had been captured by the Zurgons, and the aliens were attempting to get information out of her, "Wow, this is so cliché." Jay whispered as the immaculate, blond, young lady obstinately refused to tell the aliens anything. The alien interrogating her replied that they had ways of making her talk (making Jay crack up), and another alien rolled a strange machine into the room. Her confidence somewhat lost, the girl demanded to know what it did. The aliens replied that it would read her mind, delivering all her secrets into their hands. The last thing they heard was her scream before the screen went black. Jay turned to Lloyd, about to mock the cheesiness of the game some more, but he froze when he saw the look on his brother's face. Lloyd was gripping his controller with so much force that his knuckles were white, and his expression was one of terror. "Hey… you okay?" the blue ninja asked in concern. The blond boy jumped at his voice, and turned towards him as tears began to well up in his eyes.
"I-I…" he stuttered, then dropped his controller and covered his face with his hands as he began to cry.
"Lloyd, what's wrong?" Quickly, Jay scooted over next to him, dropping his own controller as he put his hand on his shoulder.
"...M-Morro..." the green ninja whispered through his tears. "...h-he could read m-my thoughts... I-I couldn't even think when he w-was p-possessing me... h-he..." Lloyd's sobs grew worse, and he gave up on talking and simply sobbed into his hands.
"Oh man, Lloyd, I'm so sorry..." the blue ninja scooted closer, wrapping his arms around his friend. "I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to remind you of him."
"...i-it's not your fault... y-you didn't know..."
"But I should have known. I should have been thinking about you. You don't deserve what's happened to you, you're still a kid."
"...M-Morro always s-said... h-he said I didn't deserve to b-be the g-green ninja... h-he said I should h-have l-let the Serpentine k-kill me before I-I ever g-got the ch-chance t-to be the g-green ninja..."
"That's stupid." Jay shook his head, hugging the blond boy tighter. "Lloyd, Morro was insane. He was so obsessed with being the green ninja that, when he failed, he went mad. Nothing he said means anything. And now he's dead. Right?"
"...r-right..."
"You don't need to be afraid of him, Lloyd. He can't hurt you anymore. He's gone. Right?"
"...right... b-but I... I-I'm still..." he trailed off, burying his face in Jay's shoulder.
"Still scared?"
"Y-yeah..."
"That's fine. Just give yourself some time. He hurt you physically, but he hurt you mentally worse. Just take it easy for a while."
"…o-okay…" the two were silent for a long time, Lloyd's shaking breathing relaxing gradually until he was calm again. "…I don't wanna play this game anymore…" the blond boy whispered at last.
"Course not. You don't have to. Do you want to go back to bed?"
"C-can you come w-with me?"
"Yeah, if you want. Just a minute." Jay slowly pulled away, leaving Lloyd on the couch as he put away the controllers and shut off the NJG-BOX and the TV. Once he was done, he gently took Lloyd by the wrist and led him back to his room, where they sat down on the green ninja's bed. The two had a long, whispered conversation, as they didn't want to wake the others, mostly about Starfarer and video games. After about ten minutes, Lloyd dozed off. Gently, so he didn't wake him up, Jay laid him down on his bed and pulled his blankets over him. Once the blond boy was settled, Jay climbed up to his own bed, yawning quietly. It was almost 1:45 AM. Pretty late, even for him. After a few, silent minutes, he dropped off to sleep as well.
Is this bad? It feels bad. :c
~FFF
