Ethan blinks once, then twice, and several more times before he decides to pinch himself and make sure he isn't dreaming. He's not.
That is a real live ninja.
Grinning gleefully, he follows the black-clad figure, careful to avoid the roaming prefects. It's past curfew, and Ethan is getting awfully sleepy. But he'll be damned if he doesn't meet the ninja before passing out somewhere.
He's definitely in love.
The ninja is heading towards the boys' dorms, and when he turns the corner, Ethan runs fast and tackles him, reaching up to cover the stranger's mouth so as not to be discovered by the prefects. There's no need for the make-shift gag though, because the ninja doesn't look like he wants to make any noise. Ethan is straddling him and the ninja is just looking at him with smug eyes, taunting.
His heart is beating fast, and Ethan imagines himself standing in front of the whole school, laughing in their faces. Ninjas are real and he has proof right here!
"Caught you!" whispers Ethan, leaning in so the ninja could hear him better.
Apparently, the ninja is getting impatient, so he pulls down his mask and reveals the one and only Jimmy Hopkins.
No way.
"Jimmy, you're a ninja?!" Ethan whisper-yelps.
"Will you just kiss me already?!" demands Jimmy/the ninja, getting to the point.
Ethan blinks once, then twice, and several more times before he decides to just go ahead and kiss Jimmy to make sure he isn't dreaming. He's not.
And he just kissed a ninja.