CHAPTER 10

APOLOGIES

JAY`S POV:

When I came to, I woke up in a hospital bed. I knew I heard some kind if beeping noise from somewhere. They had an IV placed into my hand hooked up to a monitor. My leg was placed in a cast and resting on a pillow. The left part of my body was so sore, I could barely move. My left cheek was covered with four different bandages. When I opened my eyes, a migraine started forming into my head when I looked at the light from the room. When my vision was cleared, I looked to see my friends surrounding the room.

"Jay!" they all said.

"Where am I?" I asked, "What's going on?"

"You got knocked out after a pretty serious battle," Cole explained, "We found you in the dining area of the restaurant."

"Who was I battling?"

"You don't remember?"

"Allow me to explain," Sensei Wu said, walking up to the bedside, "A certain feline tribe started attacking Ninjago. It was a band of tigers."

"Wait a second," I said.

"Are you starting to remember?"

"Yeah, a little bit. I remember fighting this giant tiger and he almost smashed me like a vase. Did you guys take down the tribe."

"We found them and started a chase to get them, but we failed in the process," Garmedon explained, "Kai kept going, but he got shot in the neck with a dart."

"Is he okay?" I asked.

"He should be fine. As a matter of fact, he's behind the curtain resting."

"How long have I been out?"

"All night," Zane said, "We have been here the entire time waiting for you to wake up."

"What about Jen?" I asked, "Is she okay?"

"There is no reason to worry, Jay," Sensei said, "We took her back to headquarters. We felt like she would be much safer there."

"Thanks for having my back, guys."

"We would do anything for you, buddy," Cole said, "Your our brother."

I heard a groan from behind the curtain. "Ugh, what happened?"

"Try not to move too much, Kai," I heard Kitty say, "You just woke up from being shot with a dart."

Sensei moved the curtain, making Kai jump in the process. "Sensei, don't do that. You almost gave me a heart attack."

"Good thing we're in a hospital," I said, chuckling as much as my body could take. I coughed a little bit.

"Jay, your awake," Kai said, "Good to see you with your eyes open. Even when your injured, you still make jokes."

"Don't make me laugh," I said in a raspy tone, "I mean that literally. It hurts to breath a little bit."

"Luckily, I asked the doctor to bring up some tea," Sensei said, "This should help."

"Thanks," I said, taking the cup.

We heard a knock on the door. A nurse came in, her heels clicking on the floor. "Mr. Walker, your parents are here to see you."

"Tell them to come on up," I said. She left to spread the word.

"Why don't we come back later today and see how your doing?" Cole said.

"I think that's a good idea," I said, "I need a little family time."

The nurse came back in. "Mr. Walker, your brother called and said he's on his way over."

"Tell him to come straight to the room when he gets here," I said to her.

"I'll be sure to notify him." She turned her attention towards Kai. "Mr. Smith, the doctor said you're free to leave now. There seem to be no complications. All you need to do is go home and rest."

"I'm ready to go," Kai said.

"You've been ready to go since you first woke up," Kitty said.

"You've learned well." He leaned in and kissed her.

"Do you guys mind taking the love scene somewhere else?" I asked, "My parents are on their way up."

"Sorry," Kai said, "We'll see you later."

"Bye, Jay," Kitty said.

"Rest up well," Nya said.

"We'll take care of everything while your here," Sensei said, "For now, rest up."

As they left, my parent's burst into the room. My mother ran up to me, hugging me as hard as she could, tears welled up in her eyes. My Dad gave me a light pat on the shoulder, making sure not to press down too hard just like my mother was doing. I could care less right now. This is what I need. Some family time will do.

TIGRE`S POV:

I knew this would happen. Every time I plan something, it always fails because of someone else. I decided to let the largest soldier in my army take him down. I only wanted him injured, not destroyed. I will be the one to destroy the boy. Tallo was the only one that followed my orders by doing so, and as a reward, I decided to make him the new leading commander in chief. My army is training harder than ever. That's one thing to be proud of.

We did fail on not being able to find the map. Oh, how I want those jewels in my hands. Oh, how I must desperately try to find those two tribes. It was the only way to have Ninjago to myself. When will it be my time to shine? Where is my chance to success? Those are the questions that I have thought about all my life when I first became king. When will that day come?

Tazar ran inside of my resting room. "Sir, there is something that we need to discuss."

"Can't we talk about it later?" I asked, "I'm trying to rest. These old feet of mine aren't getting any younger."

"This discussion cannot wait, Your Majesty. I must tell you immediately."

"Well, then, spit it out. What is it?"

"I've decided to leave the army and start a new life."

"I know that's just a joke. You can't possibly be serious."

"I am. I'm leaving soon."

"That's impossible. Your my second in command."

"I was your second in command. I'm getting too old for this position, sir. I must leave at once."

"You can't leave. Who will take your place?"

"I've already given it to Tar. I'm leaving as soon as tonight."

"Don't do this to me, Tazar. Don't do this."

Tazar left out through the doors. He didn't give me any reason or a valid explanation of why he was leaving. Ridiculous. Just plain ridiculous. I decided to worry about it later. I left for my room. I needed some time to think. Where is that map. I want those jewels. I want to find the other tribes. I want to know where they are.

JEN'S POV:

I drove myself to the hospital to see Jay. His family must have left y now, so I thought now was a good time. Jay`s Sensei has explained to me that I was to stay with them for the time being. I wouldn't even be there all the time. I would be at work or out shopping. I'm not sure what he meant, but Sensei Wu told me that great things would be happening in my future. I wonder what he meant.

I walked into the hospital and was told that Jay was on the fifth floor. While I was in the elevator, I kept thinking about last night while Jay and I were at that restaurant. What were those things? I've never heard of animals that could stand on their hind legs and walk. I wonder if they have a native language. I have the tendency to speak every type of animal tounge in the entire world. Every animal and their known species. I wonder how this tiger group was formed.

I walked into Jay`s room to see that he was halfway awake with some guy sitting in the chair next to the window. I knew who he was.

"Hey, Roger, how have you been?" I asked.

"Jennifer?" Roger asked, surprised, "Jennifer Flannelstone? Jay`s best friend?" I nodded. "I haven't seen you in so long. You haven't changed a bit. Well, you have gotten prettier over the years."

"Your not my type."

"I know. Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been out traveling the world. When I heard about Jay, I bought a plane ticket and flew all the way here. To be honest with you, I'm glad to be taking the rest of the week off. I have to head out to Egypt on Monday."

"It's good to see you again, Roger, but I really need to talk to Jay alone. Do you mind?"

"No, that's alright. I was just about to leave anyway. I gotta go check into my hotel and get settled in. I'll see you tomorrow, little bro. It's good to see you again, Jen."

"Good to see you, too. Hope you come to visit sometime."

He left the room, leaving me and Jay alone.

"Jen, I'm sorry," Jay said, breaking the moment of silence.

"For what?" I asked.

"For our date last night. I didn't mean any of that stuff I said. I was just going crazy. I didn't know what was going on. Can you ever forgive me?"

"Jay, you know how much I can't stay mad at you. I accept your apology."

"Thanks. You know, when we first saw each other again, we didn't get off to a really good start. Do you think that we could start over?"

"Of course. Why don't we start now?"

"I'd love that. So, how have you been since the last time I saw you?"

We decided to start over. This would be a redo of our first get together. As we were talking, I was having this weird feeling inside of me. Butterflies were fluttering in my stomach, my head was starting to pound and my heart started beating rapidly. Could I actually be feeling a little bit more than Jay`s friend?

JAY`S ALRIGHT. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PERMANENT INJURIES. HOORAY!

KAI GOT SHOT WITH A DART. HILARIOUS.

JAY HAS AN OLDER BROTHER. ROGER WALKER. I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF JAY HAS A BROTHER, SO THIS IS REALLY JUST AN OC CHARACTER OF MINE.

AWW, JEN AND JAY HAVE DECIDED TO GO ON THEIR FIRST DATE ALL OVER AGAIN. IN THE HOSPITAL. REALLY? JEN MAY START HAVING A CRUSH ON JAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

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