CHAPTER 20

TOGETHER ONCE MORE

NYA`S POV:

The night was calm and cool. The fireplace was blazing with warmth. A blanket was draped over my shoulders. I was sitting on the couch next to Jay, who's arm was wrapped around me. Kai was sitting on the other side of me. Kitty was sitting on the far corner of the couch as she had an arm around Stephen. Zane and Pixal were sitting together on the couch that was from the opposite side from us. Cole sat in the middle, careful not to squish into them. Lloyd sat on the other side with his hand holding his face as his elbow rested on the arm. Garmadon and Misako both had the chairs. Sensei Wu was sitting in the floor and doing what he usually did best. Meditation. We were all becoming comfortable. The night air was starting to get cold. The doors and windows were boarded up. Towels were placed under the door to keep the cold from seeping in. The fireplace was all we had to keep us warm.

I placed my head on Jay`s shoulder. If there was anything I would rather do, it would be to sleep on my boyfriend's shoulder all night. I looked at everybody. Each time they saw my look, they would smile at me. I would smile back considering that I was happy to be around them once more. I felt my eyes trying to close, but I did my best to not fall asleep. I had a feeling that someone around here would break the silence. I know one person that would, but there were times when I was usually wrong.

"So, Nya, how we're you able to get back to us?" Cole asked.

"Let's save the questions for tomorrow, everyone," Wu said, "I'm sure Nya would like to get some rest. After all, she has been gone for a while."

"It's okay, Sensei," I said, "I don't mind talking about it."

"Do as you must. I won't say a word until the end."

"I was still in the hospital when it all happened. I remembered how I ended up in there. We were fighting off bank robbers and the helmet from my samurai suit just popped off. I was trying to get it back on when this really thick disc hit me on the forehead and before I knew it, I fell down unconscious. It only felt like a few minutes later, but I didn't wake up. I kept hearing noises and the smell of a hospital."

"You've gotta hate those smells," Kai said.

"Anyway, I wasn't very sure how long I was out," I continued, "I felt like it was an hour later, but somehow I was able to overhear Kai and Jay`s conversation. I figured out I was knocked out three days ago. I wanted to wake up, but my body forced me to keep still and make sure my eyes were closed."

"Did you hear the part about me telling Jay that I was going down to the cafeteria?"

"I heard that part." I paused a moment. I didn't want Jay knowing that I overheard him telling me his feelings, so I decided to say one thing. "I doze off back into daydream after that."

Jay sighed and mumbled something I could definitely hear. "What a relief!"

I giggled as I continued on with my story. "The next day I woke up, but nobody was in the room. I had the feeling that something was wrong and ended up removing myself from the bed, grabbing the bag that was left for me in there and ran out."

"Did you grab the rose I got for you?" Jay asked.

I giggled. "Yes, Jay. I got the rose. I wouldn't leave something that you left me behind. You know that as well as I do. Anyway, I ran out of the hospital. I kept seeing people all over the place just lying on the ground. At first I thought they were all... dead, but when I saw some of them breathing, I knew they were alive, but they were different. I was able to make it back home, but the only things I saw was that the whole place was trashed and there was a man lying on the ground just slumbering away. I just ran out in tears. Luckily, I heard somebody call out to me. I tried to see who they were, but I grew into a state of unconsciousness before I had the chance."

"You need to be more careful when stuff happens like that, Nya," Kai said, "In the state that we're in now, you can hardly trust anybody."

"As I was saying, I woke up inside of a room. The first thing I noticed was a little girl sitting in a chair, smiling at me. Her name is Emma. Then there was her mother. Her name was Juliet. Then there was her husband name John and their son Nathan. I would call them a happy loving family, but their son has a bad mood that I thought only an angry gorilla would have. The parents were really kind people. Emma was the sweetest of them all. She's actually Kai`s biggest fan."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. The next time we go into the city, I promised to help them get out of there. I spent about three days with them and I left soon afterwards. I took Jay`s truck, but since I couldn't find your spare key's, Jay, I had to hotwire it."

"Where did you learn how to hotwire?" Jay asked.

"Since that day a couple of years back when Kai lost the car keys and he figured out how to hotwire it himself," I said, "Moving on. I had gotten it started and went on my way. When I made it to the sea of sands, I saw that the truck wasn't wanting to move anymore and that's when I realized there was no fuel in it. Luckily, I was a mile away from the ancient city of Oraborous. I was sure they would have some considering that they stole the tour bus a while back. The moment I walked into the city, I knew there was something wrong."

"Didn't anyone ever tell you to not walk into the city of Oraborous?" Kai asked.

I ignored him. "Anyway, I was walking around until I found Skales Jr. He told me that we had to escape. At first I wasn't sure why he said that, but when I turned around, I quickly found out what he was talking about. A herd of snake wanderers were heading our way. We were able to make it inside the tour bus and hid in there until help arrived. These two men that looked almost a few years older than me came out to save us. They led us to the temple and once we got there, I saw more humans there. I'll tell you all their names. Bill, Collin, Amber, Ruby, Derek and Michael, also the two boys that saved us. Kitty and Stephen here were with them, but they decided to come with me."

"How did you manage to escape?" Zane asked.

"We were able to form a plan," I said, "Unfortunately, the first two plans that the others came up with would never work. The next day, I came up with an even better plan. I told them that instead of going to the bus, we should just bring the bus to us. The plan worked. In the end, Kitty, Stephen and I decided to split apart from the rest of them."

"So you led yourselves all the way here?" Kai asked.

"Yep," I said, "We sure did."

"Well, I must say that we're all glad to have you back, Nya," Jay said.

"If you hadn't of come back, I was scared that Kai and Jay were gonna rip each other's throats out," Cole said.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, "My brother and boyfriend should be getting along. Isn't that right?"

"The for the last few days," Kai said, "I kept telling Jay that we would get hurt if we ended up finding you and Jay kept saying that we should go out and find you."

"At least Jay was willing to do whatever it took to find me. It makes me think that you won't do anything to find me."

"I kept feeling guilty for leaving you behind. That's why I didn't want to go out and search for you. It would make me feel even more guilty than I already had."

"Which is why I want to apologize for being so stupid," Jay said, "I'm sorry."

"Same here," Kai said, "Truce?"

"Truce."

"It seems that we all have forgiven each other," Sensei said, "Well, I am growing tired. Let us all get ready for bed. Good night."

"Good night," we all said to Sensei as he left upstairs.

I stood up from the couch as Jay took his hand into mine. "Let me lead you upstairs to your room."

"Okay," I said, holding his hand tight as he led me. Kai gave him a look that said no funny business with me, but I would make sure that wouldn't happen. Jay led me upstairs and we both stood in front of a door. I looked into his eyes. "Thank you."

"Anytime." He kissed me fully on the lips. "I'm glad that your back, Nya."

"I feel the same way for myself. The only thing I could think of was coming back to you guys."

"How did you know where to find us?"

"Remember when Garmadon and Misako told us that they stayed in a cabin during their first honeymoon years ago?"

"I'm not sure how long it's been since they told us about that, but I do have some memory about it."

"I knew you guys would be here. That's why I made sure to go the right way. This is a really big cabin, though."

"There's enough room for all of us. Hey, if anything happens in the middle of the night, come tell me about it. Okay?"

"Okay, I will."

Jay kissed me again, but for only a couple of seconds. He looked into my eyes. "Good night, Nya. I love you."

"Good night, Jay. I love you, too."

I opened the door to my room and walked inside. It wasn't much except that it had two twin sized beds, a lamp, a dresser and a nightstand. There was also a wardrobe, but I'm pretty sure there was nothing in it. I removed my shoes off my feet and plopped down on the bed. I didn't even bother to curl inside the comforter because I fell asleep the moment I laid down. I was so happy to be with my friends and family again. I no longer have to worry. I'm safe now. I'm safe.

AWWWWWW! THAT WAS SO SWEET. JAY AND NYA`S LOVE WILL NEVER END. I KNOW IT DEEP IN MY HEART.

WELL, TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF MY BREAK. I'M SO SAD. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. THE ONLY THING WE'LL BE DOING IS GETTING READY FOR FINALS AND OTHER STUFF. I HATE TEST. WHEN I'M A SENIOR NEXT YEAR, I'LL MAKE SURE TO PASS WITH ALL A'S AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY TEST. I'LL GET AN EXTRA WEEK OFF. I'LL BE SO LUCKY.

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