A/N: Hey, guys, I'm done with the last chapter of "The Green Ninja Needs Love Too", so I've decided I'm just gonna' pop Scarlet into the story. So just pretend that Lloyd and Scarlet are older now.
Chapter 10: Reveal feelings: Jayleene's POV
"How about this?" Nya held out a red dress in front of my face.
"I said no dresses." I growled for the fifteenth time.
"Then what about this?" Scarlet showed me a red and black checkered skirt.
"No skirts either." I folded my arms.
We were in Forever 21 shopping for my date. But seriously, I advised against it. I hated shopping, that was why my mom and dad always made my clothes for me. I wasn't used to a store full of dresses and skirts, it was always a tee shirt and some shorts. Then again that was probably why I always got bullied in school and Jay had to protect me. My brother graduated a year prior, so I was barely making five minutes without getting my ass kicked. That's why I was happy that being a ninja got me out of school.
"Oh c'mon, this is cute!" Nya picked up a short blue dress.
"No way in hell." I said sternly.
"You've only got about twenty minutes until your date we need to buy something!" Scarlet tossed an outfit at me. "Try it on."
I sighed. "Whatever…"
I walked into the changing room and changed as swiftly as I could. "What'd I get myself into?" I thought. "Kai thinks I'm his buddy. Sure we kissed a bit, but…Is this the friend zone? Maybe I'm in the highest level of the friend zone, maybe I'll escape…" I turned around after changing and looked in the mirror. I had on a blue tank top, a blue and black striped tie (which I think added a little bounce to the outfit) a black vest, a short black skirt and blue high tops. Even though it was a skirt, I didn't mind it…I felt…pretty? Nya and Scarlet peeked through the curtain of the changing room before squealing. "It's so cute!" the squealed in union.
My eyes widened and I whipped myself around. "I do not want to look cute!" I shot back.
"Well, there's no time, let's pay for the outfit and split!" Scarlet grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the changing room. Stepping out in a skirt made me feel overly exposed, my mom always said I should show off my long legs more, but still…I felt foreign. As we walked out of the store, I caught a few guys staring at me. What the hell was I supposed to do? Was I supposed to smile and wave or just act like I didn't notice?
I didn't know, so I just kept looking ahead with Scarlet and Nya by my side. "You're attracting a lot of attention!" Nya whispered.
"That is so cool!" Scarlet squealed RIGHT IN MY EAR.
I just rolled my eyes. "Whatever…"
Kai's POV
"Do you remember not to burp in front of her?" Cole asked me for the millionth time as we stopped in front of the ice cream parlor where I was supposed to meet Jayleene.
"Yeah, yeah…" I then let out a loud burp and blew the aroma in my brother's face.
Cole waved his hand in front of his nose and scrunched up his face. "That's the exact thing you shouldn't do."
"Yeah, man Scarlet would kill me if I burped in her face like that." Lloyd said. "Just great dating, advice from a kid in a teenage body," I thought.
"Yes, most females find the movement…unpleasant." Zane said.
"Whatever." I shrugged, looking down at what I was wearing. My brothers insisted that I buy a new outfit; a red and black plaid button down jacket which had a white tee shirt underneath, blue jeans and red sneakers. "Because you guys gave me this wonderful clothing…" I said sarcastically. "I hope someone nails your preppy asses." (A/N: That's sort of my catch phrase ever since watching The Craigslist Killer; I say it all the time in real life).
"Yeah we know you love us too, man." Cole hit my back in a brotherly way.
Zane was staring blankly at a crowd of other teenage guys surrounding something or someone. "What's up, Zane?" I asked him.
"Look at her." A guy whistled.
"Check out her legs." Another remarked, poking his friend in the arm.
"Quit staring at her! I'm right here you know! Hello? Your girlfriend is talking to you!" an angered teenage girl yelled at her boyfriend.
I raised an eyebrow as the crowd parted to let a familiar girl past. Okay she did have long legs, her lips were red from lipstick; there was faintly blue eye shadow on her eyelids and…Wait…My heart did a fucking drum solo. "Jayleene?" I looked down at her wrist and saw the blue stone bracelet. Yup, it was my Jayleene…I mean, Jayleene.
"Hey, Kai," she smiled.
"What…What happened to you?" I asked. By her frown I could tell she took it as an insult.
"You don't like my outfit?"
"Yeah, I do! Just…Whoa…" My eyes lowered to her skirt. It moved with every move she made.
I felt her finger curl under my chin and lift my gaze up. "I'm up here, Sparkplug." She smirked.
I smiled lightly. "Uh, let's go inside…" I pointed to the ice cream parlor. "So what's your favorite flavor of ice cream?" I asked.
Jayleene seemed to think for a minute. "I think it might be…Chocolate."
"Obviously…" I smirked as we stood at the counter.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's a known fact that all girls are in love with chocolate."
She raised an eyebrow, but by the smile she had, I knew she thought it was funny. "True, what's your favorite?"
"Cookies and cream,"
I felt something warm entwine with my fingers and I looked down to see Jayleene's hand was joined with mine. I smiled and leaned over to kiss her cheek lightly. A light blush filled her cheeks as she smiled back, squeezing me hand.
Nya's POV
Cole, Zane, Scarlet, Lloyd and I all spied on Kai and Jayleene from afar. "Okay, tell me why we need to spy on them again?" Scarlet spoke up.
"So we can make sure hothead doesn't mess up his chances." Cole said.
Lloyd looked through his binoculars as we all rested on our stomachs, looking at the ice cream parlor. "They're holding hands." He said.
"That's adorable!" I squealed.
Zane looked through his binoculars. "Kai touched her cheek with his lips."
"You mean they kissed on the cheek." Cole corrected.
"Okay, let's just keep watching, if he messes up, we cut in." I said.
Later that night…
Jayleene's POV
"Where do you think everyone is?" I asked Kai as we walked all throughout The Bounty. Sensei Wu was asleep, but the others were gone.
"Maybe they went out when they were waiting for us to come back."
I shrugged. "Maybe,"
We walked into our room and I went into the bathroom to change into my pajamas. I came back out and saw Kai was staring at me blankly, like he was waiting for me to go to sleep. I shrugged it off and climbed into my bunk.
I tried to fall asleep, but I heard something…Sobbing, not loudly, but loud enough for me to hear. I sat up a bit and saw Kai sitting on the edge of his bed, looking down at a picture.
"Kai…?"
He looked up with tears streaming down his face.
Kai's POV
Once I was sure Jayleene was asleep, I sighed and grabbed my picture of us five ninja. My date was good and I enjoyed spending time with Jayleene, but she was too much like Jay. She reminded me too much of him. I started to cry a bit, but I didn't think anyone heard me until…
"Kai…?" Jayleene had woken up.
I looked up and her eyes widened a bit when she saw my tears. "Sorry I woke you…" I wiped my eyes.
She climbed out her bed slowly and I watched her carefully as she made her way over to me. "Were you…Crying?" she asked gently.
"N-no…" I lied, putting the picture behind my back.
Jayleene reached behind me and snatched the picture from my grip. She looked down on it for a second, before looking back up at me. "You're making yourself miserable." She said.
"What?"
"You don't talk about how you feel."
"W-well, neither do you!"
"So you admit that there's something to talk about?" I looked down and I heard her sigh. "What are you scared of?"
I looked up again. "I'm not scared of anything…"
"You scared of being judged because you think only girls are supposed to cry, boys have feelings too, Kai." I saw tears go down her face as she glanced down the picture. "Loving your brother has no shame to it, and neither does crying when that brother's gone."
I felt my tear ducts give way and I started to sob. She wrapped her arms around me and I shook a bit. I pulled away a bit and looked at her a bit ashamed I was crying to a girl about her brother being gone. But still, her blue eyes were filled with concern.
I leaned forward and kissed her lips. We pulled apart after about three seconds and I brushed my cheek against hers. "Thank you," I whispered, squeezing her body tighter.
She squeezed me back, kissing my cheek. "It's okay."
When I was sure it was okay, I let go of Jayleene and she walked over to her bunk. I smiled at her sleeping body for a minute, before lying down in my own bunk.