CHAPTER 10
WHERE ARE THE NINJA?
JAY`S POV:
Silenced filled the air. The only thing I could hear was the picture in my hand. I felt the warmth of the fire surround my entire body, keeping me warm on this cool afternoon. I was tired of everything at this point. Tired of wanderers. Tired of running. Tired of being surrounded by everybody, even though we're considered a team. Tired of being in an enclosed space. A fenced space, to be exact. In the middle of the woods. Tired of being trapped inside a two floor log cabin and having to search for food all the time. Tired of being away from my family. Tired of being away from Nya. I missed her. I wish I could've hid inside the hospital room and wait for her to wake up. Trust me, I would've done anything for her. Thanks to the one and only family Nya had, I'm stuck in this place, feeling the way I'm feeling now.
I haven't talked to Kai since we left the city. We were just able to get as many people out of the city in the nick of time. We had gotten out not too long afterwards. Driving for six hours straight, we hid inside a log cabin for the night. The next day was spent putting up a strong enough fence just to keep out the wanderers. It's been practically a week since all this happened. I was able to figure out the pieces of the story. A wanderer had made its way through the sea of sands on the same night that Dareth initially robbed the Ninjago City Bank. Unfortunately, Dareth was bit and turned into one of the wanderers that attack Ninjago. I never heard about that until after we got here. Ever since, Kai and I haven't spoken a word to each other. It was his fault that Nya was in the hands of those wanderers. There was no way she could make it through there without someone. If I was still there, I would've helped her. Ninja or not, I could've stayed behind. Nya`s a person. Why couldn't I have stayed behind and helped.
I heard footsteps coming up from behind me. I didn't need to draw my blow dart out because the wanderers were still snoozing after the three days ended at midnight. I turned around to see Kai standing in front of me. I didn't open my mouth and say anything. I pointed my eyes back to the photo in my hands. It was something I could never forget. Nya and I were spending time with each other at the movies and decided to place ourselves in a photo booth. We did and they turned out nice. The fourth photo was of us kissing. We were inseparable. Nothing could get in the way of our love.
Well, maybe Kai can. He continued staring at me, not saying a word. I continued ignoring him, also not saying a word. It looked as though he wasn't gonna leave, so I placed the photo in my pocket and stared him straight in the eye. "What do you want?"
"Sensei wants us back inside the cabin," Kai said, "We need to have a discussion." Once he said that, I had gotten up and grabbed a bucket of water from the supplies. "Don't worry about the fire. We won't be inside long."
"You can't leave a fire unattended. You should know that considering your the fire ninja and all."
"I don't know everything about fire. I may be a fire ninja, but I'm not required to learn about it. You should know that considering that your the smart one around here." He started walking away.
I just had to make a comment come flying out of my mouth. "Nya`s smart as well. You shouldn't count her out on things."
"She's not here right now."
"Whose fault is that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Whose fault is it that Nya`s not with us right now?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Stop pretending that you don't because I know good and well that you do."
"Listen, it's not my fault that we left Nya behind. We didn't have a choice."
"Yes, we did!"
"No, we didn't!"
"Yes, we did! Stop telling me that we didn't because we did. I would've stayed behind. I would've waited for her to wake up. Unfortunately, you had to be in charge and tell me that I couldn't stay. I don't know what your problem is with me, but you better cut it out before I figure out a way to make you. Do you think I'll do something to harm your little sister? Do you think I'm an idiot? Do you not trust me? Go on. Tell me. I'm standing here waiting for an answer."
Kai was hesitant. He couldn't think of what to say. He started stammering. "I... I don't know. I...I don't... don't think that... that there's anything wrong with you."
"You're not answering me. Tell me the truth. I want the truth. What's really going on?"
"If I say it, I might regret it."
"You see, I knew you were gonna say that. I might not be psychic, but I knew that you were gonna say something like that. I knew you didn't trust me with your little sister."
"I didn't say anything like that."
"Yes, you did!"
"No, I didn't!"
"Yes, you did! Stop denying it! I'm tired of the lies that are coming out of your mouth. I want the truth and I want it now."
"I'm not hiding anything from you, okay. You're a very trusting guy. My sister's lucky to have you. If anything, I trust you with my sister more than anybody else. I know you can protect her. I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt her. You didn't come home for three straight days because you decided to stay by her side every second. If anything, I'm glad Nya chose you."
"I would've stayed with Nya until she woke up. I could've brought her here where she could be safe. I would've done it as a favor for you if you had just let me. Why wouldn't you let me stay behind?"
"We're the ninja. We have to protect the people. Besides, it would've wasted a lot of time to get all those patients out of the hospital and none of them were suitable to travel."
"We would've been able to get Nya out of there if you had just given us some time."
"There was no time. I think it's time you start understanding that."
"I'm not gonna listen to you anymore. What you did was the worst thing you could possibly do. If I had a little sister, I would've gotten her out of a situation in no time flat. I would've been able to help her. You didn't do anything for your little sister. Don't you feel shame clouding around your head? Don't you feel like a horrible brother?"
"Nya`s not a child anymore. She's older enough to take care of herself."
"She wasn't able to take care of herself in this situation. Like I said before, we could've gotten her out of there."
"She wasn't gonna make it, anyway, so what was the point?"
I could hold my anger in no more. I jumped on Kai and punched him hard in the face. He came at me and did the same, only multiple times. I was able to stop him by kneeing the idiot in the stomach. He laid on the ground and as he tried to get up, I grabbed him by the collar, staring into his brown eyes. For some reason, I couldn't keep my strength with him. I body slammed Kai to the ground and fell to my knees, tears streaming from my eyes. I heard the voices of everyone running outside to see what was going on. Just as Kai was about to come at me, Sensei Wu blocked him from causing another hit.
"What is going on here?" Sensei Wu asked.
"It's nothing, Sensei," Kai said, "It's nothing."
"It is something," I said, tears still falling from my eyes, "It's something I can never forgive Kai for."
"If this is about Nya, we can discuss it," Misako said.
"No, I'm done," Kai said, "I don't ever wanna hear Nya`s name uttered by anybody in this group again. She's gone. There's nothing we can do about it. I wish you would all get that through your heads. I personally with Jay would since he seems to be the one blabbering about it all the time."
"I don't wanna hear you say anything like that ever again," I said, "Stop putting images through my head. I can't stand it." I fell to the ground again, this time with a hand over my eyes and I was sobbing like crazy. Kai will never understand. Nobody will. I know Nya`s out there. It just feels as though everyone has given up on hope. If only they could just see what I could. She's alive. I know she is.
Misako placed her hands on my shoulders and lifted me off the ground so I was standing on my feet. "Let's get you inside."
"I'll go wherever Kai doesn't," I said.
"I guess you don't want me around," Kai said, "Nice going, Jay. You just completely lost my trust."
"Kai, calm down," Sensei Wu said.
"I'm not gonna calm down. If Jay wants to act like a child, let him. What he's going through is ridiculous. I'd like it better if he just ran away and found Nya himself. I still won't bring back my trust for him." He walked away. Good riddance. If anybody was acting like a child in this group, it was the hothead. The hothead always acts like the child.
"Some people just never learn," Misako said.
"It doesn't matter to me anymore," I said, "I don't care."
"Let's get you inside. I think all you need is a cup of tea and some sleep."
As Misako took me inside and sat me down in the living room, I removed the picture of Nya and I out of my pocket. All the good times we had. All the joyous memories that I'll never forget. It was hard to let them go. I could never forget Nya. I could never leave her behind. It was too hard to let the love of your life go. I had not a care in the world what anyone else thought. Especially Kai. I would go out and find Nya on my own if I had to. If only I could. If only they would let me. If only I still had their trust. If only. If only.
WHOA. I DID NOT SEE THAT HAPPENING. WELL, I DID WRITE IT, SO I COULD SEE IT HAPPENING. IN MY MIND.
SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING EARLIER. THE USUAL STUFF. NOW I HAVE NO HOMEWORK TO DO AND I'M READY TO UPDATE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT READ TE ADVENTURES OF LLOYD GARMADON HOLIDAY EDITION, I'LL TRY AND UPDATE THAT EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT I'M DOING.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. NYA WILL RETURN FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER.
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