Back at the Monestary, Zane was with his brothers in the game room. He was watching Cole and Jay duel it out in a game devoted to the ninja. There was a rumor that there was going to be an update to the game, so Zane decided that it was a good idea to study up for it, since he wasn't the best at video games. After a while, the falcon signaled him. He activated the Falcon Vision, and saw that the girls, except for Lauren, were coming back. He then saw Kaitlyn in the center. His heart meter raised.
What? he thought. That's odd. He turned off the Falcon Vision, and it went down again.
Could the Falcon Vision be messing with my systems? he reasoned. Why else would my heart rate go up? He thought for a moment. Could it have been... Kaitlyn?
"Hey guys!" Kaitlyn said, as if on cue. "We're back!" The girls set their stuff down, and shared the news of what happened at the hospital. Everyone but Lily that was. They said that Lauren had hallucinated, and Kai was worried, so he was going to spend the night at the hospital, and contact them if it happened again.
"That's my brother," said Nya. "He's always way too worried about people."
"Really?" said Lily. "You sure it's not because..." Lily clapped a hand over her mouth, and walked out. Cole raised his eyebrows, and Susanne just shrugged.
"Whatever," Jay said as he broke the silence, unpausing the video game.
"Hey! I wasn't ready!" Cole exclaimed. Jay chuckled, and Zane smiled.
I'm so lucky that I get to live with such amazing people, he thought. He rechecked his heart rate. Normal, as was to be expected.
Later, at dinner, everyone was at the table, trying not to make faces, since it was Cole's turn to cook. Cole could tell that was what they were doing, and he chucked a piece of meat at Lily, who retaliated with a chunk of rice. Soon, food was flying everywhere, and Kaitlyn was splashed with water. She began to shake and convulse, as if she was having a seizure.
"Oh my gosh! Susanne said as she jumped up. "Not here, not yet!" Kaitlyn knew what was happening, she was shorting out. She too, was a Nindroid.
"It's-s o-okay," Kaitlyn assured her. "It was bound to happen anyway."
"What's going on?" Wu demanded. Lily had come back with a towel, and began to wipe her off, while Susanne opened a panel in her arm, pressing a fail safe button for just that situation. Zane stepped back, horrified.
"She's a, Nindroid?!" Zane shouted. "How come you didn't say something about it?" He looked at Wu, who looked just as shocked as everyone else.
"Z-Zane, it's alr-right," Kaitlyn said, the convulsion gone, but she was still stuttering. "I kept it a secret, because I didn't want to cause problems, or make you worry that in battle, my hardware would get damaged." Zane looked into her eyes, they were begging him to understand. He did, when he found out that he was who he was, he was devestated, and kept it a secret from the public for a long time. He kept staring at her, then left for his room.
"Poor guy," said Cole. "He gets all emotional about these things. It reminds him of his past." Kaitlyn watched Zane walk somberly back to his room. Kaitlyn felt bad now, Zane was in pain now, and it was because she couldn't conceal her secret.
Stupid, stupid stupid! she thought. Lily and Susanne helped her up. Sensei was looking directly at Kaitlyn, concern in his eyes.
"I know that face all too well," he said. "It's not your fault, I'm sure Zane would agree if he was here." Kaitlyn knew he was right, but she couldn't shake off the guilt she felt. She stood up, thanked everyone for the fight and comfort, and left the dining room as well.
"Zane?" she whispered as she poked her head in the door. "Are you in here?" She saw a slight movement in the darkness.
"Yes," Zane replied with a choked voice. He'd obviously been crying, so Kaitlyn walked over and sat on his bed. Zane's head was between his knees with his arms crossed on top of them, just below his ears. She sympathized with the Nindroid. She'd had a rough time accepting the fact that she too was a robot. She put her hand on his back, and she felt him breathe as he cried. At one point, he lifted up his face to look at her. She gave a slight gasp, and noticed how strikingly handsome he was. For a droid, he had chiseled features, which seemed to glint in the light of the tears. She relaxed, resting her hand on top of his.
"I'm sorry if I upset you," she said, blushing. "I really should've kept my secret better."
"No," Zane replied. "It is I who should be sorry. I am too weak of heart. Not fit to be a ninja, like everyone else." Kaitlyn moved both of her hands to Zane's face, and she lifted his head so that they looked at each other. Kaitlyn's expression was serious now, more serious than ever.
"Don't you dare think that way!" she said. "You are more qualified to be a ninja than I will ever be!" Zane took Kaitlyn's hands.
"Kaitlyn..." he whispered, now he was blushing. Zane didn't know what he was doing, but he kissed Kaitlyn on the cheek.
"Thanks," Zane said. "I feel better now. I, hardly remember what I was so down about." Kaitlyn just blushed even more. She returned the kiss, and the two smiled.
"You know?" Kaitlyn said. "We share a similar circuitry, like we were made for each other."
"How can you be so sure?" Zane replied. Kaitlyn used a built-in vision source, scanned him, and opened his shirt, revealing the door-like opening.
"H-Hey, what're you d-doing?" he stuttered as his face was at it's reddest. Kaitlyn opened the door, and his wires were open to the room. Kaitlyn pointed to her heart, or where it would be.
"We have the same core," she said. "And that's what matters."
