This oneshot was another suggestion by LGOE. I have already published the first three parts on wattpad, but I wanted to wait here until I could post the complete story in one go.

Rated T for language and suggestive themes.

Weekend for Four

Friday late afternoon

"Good evening, and welcome to the Stiix Beach and Spa Resort." The receptionist greeted Jay and Nya with a friendly smile. "How can I be at your service?"

Jay smiled back while reading the name on her name tag. "Good evening, Shelley." He replied politely. "We have a reservation for Gordon, please. Jay Gordon."

"Just a moment, please, Mr Gordon." Shelley looked at her computer, pressing a few keys on the keyboard. "Ah, here we go. The All-Inclusive Weekend Deluxe Package. Excellent choice, Mr Gordon. It's already been paid for in advance, but I would still need to check your credit card, please."

"Of course, here you are." Jay handed her his golden Ninjago Express card.

"Lovely, thanks." The receptionist returned the card after running it through the system. She then placed two card keys on the counter. "These are your room keys. Your suite is on the fifth floor, as requested with a marvellous view of the Endless Ocean. Please use the lifts over there. And you may leave your luggage here, we will arrange for someone to bring up your...ahem…bags for you." She explained, critically inspecting said items. The two old and slightly worn backpacks that Jay and Nya had brought their clothes in – the most convenient solution for travelling on their dragons – obviously were a bit out of place in the luxurious hotel lobby.

"And these are your bookings for your Spa treatments." Shelly continued, handing Jay an envelope. "Breakfast and dinner are served in the main restaurant on the first floor. If you have any further questions, please contact us any time, either down here or by phone." She then flashed them another bright smile. "Thank you very much again, Mr and Mrs Gordon. I hope you will enjoy your stay."

As they walked towards the lift, Nya gave her boyfriend a questioning look. "Mr and Mrs Gordon?" She asked.

"I know." Jay sighed, stopping in his tracks. "Believe me, I've mentally apologised to my parents a hundred times already – and I will do it in person in Sunday. But, as you may remember, us 'fruit coloured ninja' still aren't too popular in this area of Ninjago, so I thought it would be better to use a fake name. And by using my birth father's name – and his credit card – I could get us the luxury that you deserve." He wrapped his arms around her slim waist and leaned towards her. "Happy early Birthday, my beautiful water ninja." He whispered in her ear, before moving his lips towards her and capturing them in a deep kiss, right in the middle of the hotel lobby – and blocking the access to the front desk.

"Excuse me. Would you mind getting a room?" An annoyed – and rather familiar sounding – male voice behind them complained. "Shouldn't be too difficult, I mean this is a hotel, after all. Seriously, if I had wanted to see kissing couples, I could have just stayed at home."

"Oh, relax, you hot head." A cheerful female voice laughed. "Everyone's here to have a good time, including us, so I want to hear no more complaints for the next two days, Kai."

Kai. Upon hearing the very familiar name, the Masters of Water and Lightning pulled apart and turned around to face the other couple. And four wide open pairs of eyes looked at each other in shock and surprise.

"Kai?" – "Nya?" – "Skylor?" – "Jay?" The four asked simultaneously. "What are you doing here?"

Kai threw up his hands in annoyance. "Oh, this is just great." He stated sarcastically. "Running into the two of you making out at random places was exactly what I had not in mind for this weekend."

"Oh yeah? Well, hearing you constantly complain about it wasn't exactly on my list of favourite things either." Jay retorted.

"Well, I wouldn't have to complain if you could keep your hands and whatever else off my sister for just five minutes..."

As it went back and forth between the Fire and Lightning Masters, Nya could see a mix of amusement and concern showing on her brother's girlfriend's face.

The former Samurai shrugged her shoulders. "Don't worry." She mouthed, while giving the redhead a little encouraging smile. Nya was used to the boys' bickering, knowing that that it wasn't serious fighting and usually wouldn't last long. And indeed...

"So, what are you doing here?" Jay finally asked, having calmed down. "I thought you and Skylor were going to Chen's Island to look through his old archive and search for some clues about her mother."

"Well, I thought the two of you were going to spend the weekend at your parents and help them tidy up the junkyard... what a lousy son you are." Kai replied, still shooting a small glare at his sister and her boyfriend.

"Don't look at me." Nya appeased her brother. "Even I didn't know about this change in plans. Jay only told me this afternoon when we were packing our staff. This weekend getaway is my surprise birthday present."

"Your birthday isn't until next month..." Kai looked confused.

"Yeah, but who knows it's gonna be until Master Lloyd is going to give us another weekend off, he's almost worse than Sensei Wu..." Jay grinned. "And I am sorry about not telling you. I just... really wanted us to have the weekend to ourselves. So, to make sure nobody would suddenly decide to join us, I said that we were going to spend the weekend working on a junkyard rather than getting pampered at a five star spa resort... oh, by the way, my parents were in this plan. And we are making a detour to visit them on our way back on Sunday."

"I understand. We actually had the same idea." Kai admitted. "Nobody is too keen on going back to Chen's Island." He smirked. "And now I understand your freaking out when Zane wanted to go with you and look for some spare components..."

"Yeah, I almost had to tell him the truth. But luckily, Mr Borg called to do some software upgrades on him this weekend..."

"But still, all of us having the same 'great idea' kinda spoiled it in the end." Kai concluded.

"C'mon, just because it's the four of us here now, doesn't mean we can't enjoy our weekend." Nya stated. "Lot of families go on holidays together. And we don't have to hang out with each other all the time. We'll just... see each other around. Alright?"

"Alright, love." – "Okay, sis." The two male ninja agreed.

"I would really love that, we've never had the chance to get to know each other properly." Skylor beamed at her boyfriend's sister, and the two young women happily embraced each other.

"You still have to check in, right?" Jay whispered to his girlfriend's brother.

"Yes, why?" Kai raised an eyebrow.

"Can you please make sure that our rooms aren't next to each other?" Jay requested.

Kai gave his sister's boyfriend an understanding smile. "Oh, I definitely will."

Friday evening

About an hour and a refreshing shower later, Jay and Nya entered the hotel's main restaurant. They were both dressed in their common favourite colour – Jay wore a blue button-up shirt with navy trousers, and Nya had chosen a sleeveless light blue lace skater dress that came to just above her knees.

"Good evening, Mr and Mrs Gordon." They were welcomed by the restaurant hostess. "Please allow me to show you your table. Mr and Mrs Chen are already waiting for you?"

Jay and Nya followed her through the restaurant.

"Mr and Mrs Chen?" The blue Ninja wondered.

"Yes, they just arrived here, maybe two minutes ago. When they checked in at the hotel earlier today, they told our colleague that you were old friends and former colleagues who they hadn't seen in years, so we took the liberty to arrange a table for the four of you."

"Thank you, that was very considerate of you." Jay replied politely, although not very excitedly.

The hostess led the couple to a more private corner of the restaurant, where they found Kai and Skylor already sitting at a round table tastefully set for four persons.

Kai was dressed in a way quite similar to Jay's, wearing black slacks and a crimson red button-up shirt. Skylor's feminine curves were accentuated in her black velvet sweetheart dress.

Jay and Nya took the two remaining seats and the hostess handed them their menus. A young waiter followed and wordlessly served each of the four friends a glass of champagne.

"A little aperitif to celebrate the reunion between old friends." The hostess explained. "We will give you a few minutes to catch up with each other before we'll take your orders."

"Thank you." Jay replied. He then raised his glass. "To Mr and Mrs Chen, it's so nice to see you again after such a long time." He joked.

"Likewise, Mr and Mrs Gordon." Kai retorted. "I have missed our old friends... damn, this makes me feel really old."

"Me too." Nya laughed. "So, you also chose not to use our real name..." She said to Kai.

Her brother shook his head. "I may not remember it myself, but you told me what the people in Stiix did with those awesome Kai action figures a while ago... not too keen on ending like them."

They continued their conversation throughout the dinner. And although it may not have been planned this way, the two couples very much enjoyed taking their meal together.

"What are you doing tomorrow?" Skylor enquired, as they were having their dessert.

"We'll have some Spa treatments tomorrow morning." Nya told the Master of Ember. "But we have nothing planned for the afternoon, so we're just going to be either at the beach or the pool. What about you? You also booked a Spa package, didn't you?"

"Yes." Skylor nodded. "But our treatments are on Sunday. We are going horse riding on the beach in the morning. And them in the afternoon, we will be at the pool, I am doing a mermaid swimming class."

Nya chuckled. "Was this my brother's idea?"

"What do you mean?" Skylor asked surprised.

"Nya, no." Kai groaned.

"When we were little, he had a little crush on Ariel..." The Water Ninja burst out laughing.

Kai buried his face in his hands. "I hate you."

"No, you don't." Still giggling, Nya patted him on the back. "And in case you are thinking about getting revenge, Jay already knows about Ken..."

"Aww, that's so cute." Skylor cooed. "And if it makes you feel better, I was in love with Woody. Mmh, maybe I should get you a cowboy hat for your birthday..." The redhead's mind drifted off for a short moment, before she cleared her throat.

"Ahem, anyway..." she said, a little blush on her cheeks. "The activity was actually my idea. It's supposed to be great fun. Why don't you join?" She suggested to Nya.

"Yeah, why not. I love all kinds of water activities. At I've never really had a chance to have some girl bonding time with my brother's girlfriend."

"And what about me?" Jay enquired, obviously disappointed that he would get to spend less time with his girlfriend.

"You and Kai can have some guy bonding time."

"Yeah, it's not like we never spend time together."

"No, you don't." Nya stated matter-of-factly.

"What?"

"You train together, you fight together, you play video games together. But the two of you never really hang out just as friends."

Jay still wasn't too convinced of her suggestion. "And what are we supposed to do? Braid each other's hair?"

"You don't touch my hair." Kai chimed in.

"Well, you can just have a drink and talk and such." Nya placed a chaste kiss on his cheek, before she whispered in his ear. "Or you can just watch us if you want."

After dinner, the four elemental masters left the restaurant.

"Shall we have a drink at the bar?" Kai suggested, while they were walking towards the lift

"No, I think we'll go upstairs. We still have that bottle of champagne in our room..." Jay winked at Nya. "It was a gift from the hotel."

"How come you got champagne?" Kai complained. "We only got a complimentary bottle of sparkling water."

"Because they have booked a suite, and we only have a standard room. That was all we could afford." Skylor explained apologetically. "Unfortunately, a restaurant owner who still has to do compensation payments for her father's forced labourers makes less money than a movie star. Which is still more than a ninja, if I may say so."

"Looks like both of us are getting spoiled by our partners this weekend." Nya nudged her brother. "We should remind mum and dad that they owe us fifteen years worth of pocket money..."

"Good idea, sis." The Master of Fire replied. "So, shall we then go to your suite and kill that bottle..."

"Uhm, As much as I enjoy your company, we would like to do that on our own." Jay told his girlfriend's brother. "How about, we'll get you an upgrade, so that the two of you can enjoy your own complimentary champagne in your own suite?"

"Yeah, I get what you mean." Kai smirked. "It was a stupid suggestion, I get that. But we really can't accept your generous offer."

"No, you have already paid for the wine at dinner." Skylor agreed with her boyfriend. "We don't want to have to tell our future nieces and nephews that their aunt and uncle drank away their college funds..."

"Skylor." Jay gave her a serious look. "My father left me a lot of money. So, unless we want to have a whole rugby team, that is very unlikely to happen, no matter what else will happen this weekend. And I still don't feel like I deserve to have it anyway, so... we might as well use it for a 'good cause'. Also..." The Master of Lightning's handsome face suddenly clouded over and he swallowed hard. Nya, who knew what he was going to tell their friend, took his hand and gave it an encouraging squeeze.

"Skylor, you probably have no idea what I am talking about right now." Jay continued. "But believe me when I say that I owe you. We owe you. Big time. So it really would be our honour."

"A-alright then." Skylor hesitantly agreed. "Thank you."

"No, thank you." Nya confirmed, giving her friend a grateful smile. "And I promise that we will explain everything to you at another time, just not today, okay?"

Skylor smiled back. "Sounds good to me."

"It's a deal then." Jay happily sprinted off to the reception desk.

"You really don't have to feel bad for accepting his offer." Nya reassured her brother and friend. "We've also had a few arguments about Jay insisting on spoiling me all the time, but he has explained to me that he just isn't used to having a lot of money, and now suddenly he owns more than he can ever possibly spend, so he just loves to share it with the people he loves. Please don't worry and just enjoy it."

The black-haired girl then hugged her brother and his girlfriend. "We'll see you tomorrow at breakfast. Have a great night."

Saturday morning

Nya's eyes fluttered open.

It mus be quite late in the day, for the morning sun was already peeking through the blinds, lighting up the unfamiliar surroundings.

It took te young woman a few moments to realise where she was. The young woman turned onto her left side, expecting her boyfriend to be lying next to her, but she found the other side of the double bed to be empty. When she heard cheerful laughter coming from behind her, she rolled over again and saw Jay standing next to her side of the bed, already fully dressed and fondly smiling down at her.

"Good morning sleepyhead." He said. Nya could feel the bed dip as he sat down next to her, before placing a gentle kiss on her bare shoulder.

"Where were you?" She mumbled. "I missed you."

"I don't think so." He chuckled. "You were so fast asleep that you didn't even move when I got up. I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep, so I went for a run along the beach."

Only then Nya noticed that he was wearing his running gear. "But it's our day off, we don't have to train." She complained. "And, how can you be so full of energy that early in the morning, especially after last night..."

"I guess I've had a few more years of Sunrise Exercise than you, so I'm kinda used to waking up early. And you should know by now that, thanks to my element, my energy levels recharge a lot faster than most other people's, including yours."

Nya sat up and stretched her arms. "Yeah, I do. And I guess that means, you're gonna be the one to do the night shifts when we'll have kids." She stated.

"Wha-what's that supposed to mean?" Her boyfriend spluttered, blushing madly and his eyes fixed on the empty champagne bottle on the floor next to the bed. "A-Are y-you trying to tell m-me you-you're ..."

"Don't worry, I am not pregnant." Nya reassured him. "Believe me, otherwise I wouldn't have touched a single drop of alcohol last night."

She gave him a careful smile. "It's just... during our dinner, when Kai and Skylor mentioned future nieces and nephews, I realised that I actually wouldn't mind if that happened. And maybe not too far in the future either... what do you think?"

His mouth agape, Jay looked at her silently for what felt like an eternity – although, in reality, it was not more than a minute.

"I-I think I would like that." He finally answered, smiling back. "I mean, from the moment I first met you I've dreamt of having a family with you one day. But I guess it would be nice if that one day arrived sooner rather than later." He cupped her face with his hands and planted a gentle kiss on her ruby lips. "I love you, Nya Smith. And yes, I would love to have a baby with you."

"I love you too, Jay Walker." She replied, running his hand through his slightly damp auburn locks. "Or, should I call you Mr Gordon this weekend?"

"You can call me whatever you like, Mrs Gordon." He winked at her. "But if we don't want to be late for breakfast with Mr and Mrs Chen, I should better go get a shower now."

As Jay stood up and walked into the small en-suite bathroom. Nya happily snuggled back against her pillow until she could hear her boyfriend's steps in their hotel room again. He had a white bath towel wrapped around his waist and was drying his hair with a second, smaller one. "I really hate to interrupt your pleasant dreams, but you need to get up now as well." He told her. "We are supposed to meet Kai and Skylor in twenty minutes."

"Knowing my brother, they won't be on time either." The Water Ninja remarked, but got up nonetheless. On her way to the shower, however, she walked over to her boyfriend and, standing on her tiptoes, gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Thank you."

"What for?"

"For just everything." She said. "For this weekend, even though it's not my birthday yet. For thinking about our future, even though I don't deserve you. And for never giving up on us, even when I was nothing but a stupid, selfish bitch."

Jay placed his hands on her slim waist, his eyes locking with hers. "We've all made stupid mistakes. And maybe I was just being selfish myself, because I wouldn't have wanted any kind of future without you in it." He told her, before pulling her into a long, deep kiss.

"I-I think we better stop now, otherwise we are going to be late for breakfast and for our spa appointments..." He mumbled when they finally broke apart.

"I am not that hungry anyway, but it would be a real shame to miss those treatments." His girlfriend agreed. "Let's continue to 'work on our future' later, okay?" She winked at him, before she walked into the bathroom and into the shower.

"Ugh, my back is so sore, I can't believe Nya is still able to swim." Jay complained to Kai. The two male Ninja were relaxing in a sun lounger by the pool, while watching their girlfriends at their mermaid swimming session. "I've always thought a massage is supposed to make you feel better..."

"It's completely normal to feel some stiffness or pain after a massage, but it should go away fairly soon." His teammate and friend reassured him. "And don't forget that Nya is the Master of Water. Being in our own element generally benefits our wellbeing."

"Unless you're being used as a human lightning rod..." The Master of Lightning remarked.

"Well, I wasn't there, so you can't blame me." Kai retorted. "And admit it, you were just whining about your neck so you'd have an excuse not to move and make me go to the bar again."

"It's not like you'd have anything better to do at the moment. I still don't understand how someone who is afraid of water chooses to spend a weekend at a spa and beach resort?"

"I am not afraid of water." Kai protested. "Just a little bit uncomfortable when it gets too deep. But it isn't as bad anymore as it used to be. Ever since Nya and I made that fusion dragon and went into the Boiling Sea, I can actually feel some connection to her element as well. And, don't tell anyone, but I've been taking swimming lessons."

"Don't worry, I won't. But only if you get us something to drink now..."

The spiky-haired man stood up and walked to the bar on the other side of the pool. He soon returned with two glasses in his hands. He handed one of the drinks to the blue Ninja. "Cheers." He said. "To a great weekend."

"And to our two beautiful ladies." Jay replied, his eyes fixed on the Master of Water who was elegantly moving through the pool.

"Hey, stop staring at my sister's... uhm... tail..." Kai teased his friend.

"I think it's called a fin." Jay corrected him. "But would you rather have me look at your girlfriend's one?"

"Most certainly not." Kai feigned to be upset. But then he gave his friend a serious look. "Listen, Jay. I know I have sometimes given you a hard time over being with Nya, but I am actually very happy that the two of you have sorted things out and are back together."

Jay swallowed. He definitely hadn't expected this kind of conversation at this time and place. "Wow, thanks mate." He replied.

"No, I really mean it." Kai insisted. "I haven't seen my little sister this happy in a very long time. And while I don't enjoy witnessing your constant PDA, I am actually fine with whatever the two of you are doing with each other, as long as I don't have to see or hear it."

"Yeah, about that..." Jay started. "I wasn't planning on bringing this up yet, but I might as well get it over with now..." He briefly hesitated, before he spoke again. "Kai, I want to marry your sister."

"What?" Kai, who was just taking a sip from his glass, spluttered. "You-you're joking, are'nt ya? This is just another Jay Walker gut buster, right?"

"No, I am totally serious." The other stated firmly. "I never make any jokes when it comes to your sister. I love Nya, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. So, what do you think?"
"Well, it's none of my business. If you want permission to propose to Nya, then you're talking to the wrong Mr Smith." Jay could detect some melancholy in the red Ninja's voice.

"And I am going to talk to your parents before I'll ask her, but I would still like to hear your opinion." He told his friend. "Your approval would still mean a lot to me."

"And you asking me means a lot to me." Kai smiled. "Thanks, bro."

"So, you'd be okay with it?" Jay asked nervously.

Kai nodded. "Yes, I'd be okay with it." He leaned back in his lounger and took another sip from his drink.

"That's it?" His friend was surprised. "You don't have anything else to say about this?"

"No. Why?" Kai retorted. "I've already told you what I think about you and Nya's relationship. And we've been through the whole 'Break her heart and I'll break your neck' stuff so many times before, that I can leave that part to my dad now."

"Oh, great..." Jay mumbled. He and Nya's parents got on quite well, but he still wasn't looking forward to that conversation.

"So, when?" Kai enquired.

"Oh, I don't know yet. I mean, I still need to find an opportunity to talk to Ray and Maya. And I haven't even got a ring yet."

"If you want help picking one for my sister, let me know. You'll have my full support. Also with my parents. But when did you decide that you want to ask her?"

"As you probably know, I've wanted to marry her since that night at the Fire Temple, but I've been thinking about actually doing it for a few weeks now. And we've just started talking about having kids..."

"Wow, I wouldn't have thought that you two are that far yet. But I'm happy for you. And maybe a bit jealous..."

"What do you mean?"

"Because of our different lives, Skylor and I don't get to see each other as we would like. I am really enjoying this weekend, but it also makes me want to send more time with her on a regular basis. And waking up next to a beautiful girl is definitely a lot better than sleeping in a bunkroom with four smelly guys and Cole's snoring."

"Hey." Jay complained. "We're not that bad. But I also think that we are getting too old for the bunkroom. Not that I would spend much time in it anymore anyway... but we probably should talk to Lloyd about officially change our living arrangements. Even if we don't want to touch Sensei Wu's old quarters, we really have more than enough rooms in the Temple of Airjitzu. And while we're not on a mission, we could also use my birth father's house in the City and train at Dareth's dojo. I am sure Zane wouldn't mind being closer to Borg Industries either..."

"Thanks. I appreciate that."

"Well, you've said that you'll help me proposing to Nya, so supporting you and Sky is the least I can do."

The two brothers hugged each other, until...

"Awww." They heard two voices cooing behind them.

They immediately pulled apart and turned around, to find their two girlfriends standing outside the pool and watching them. Caught up in their conversation, the male Ninja hadn't noticed that the swimming class had finished already a while ago.

"Looks like out two fearsome warriors had some nice guy bonding time..." Nya commented, beaming at her brother and boyfriend.

"Yes, we actually did." Jay winked at her.

"Yes, it was very... insightful." Kai agreed. "But as the two of you have made fun of us, we'll have to punish you now." He looked at Jay. "Water fight?"

The blue Ninja nodded. "Boys against girls." He confirmed with a wide grin.

Before the girls could object, Kai scooped up Skylor into his arms and threw her into the water, before diving after her. Jay picked up his girlfriend bridal style and, holding her tightly in his arms, jumped after their friends into the pool.

Sunday morning

"Ah, this is nice." Nya sighed, as she and her boyfriend were taking a barefoot stroll along the beach. "Just being away from our normal routine – no vilains, no training, no Cole's cooking. And this place is just wonderful. I love feeling the warm sand between my toes."

Jay chuckled. "Oh, you wouldn't say that if you had grown up in the desert… believe me, when you are used to having sand everywhere, it can be pretty annoying." He stopped and wrapped his arms around her waist. "But I agree that this weekend has been wonderful. Just you and I…"

"… and my brother and his girlfriend." Nya added.

"Well, I wasn't too happy at first when they turned up here, but I've actually really enjoyed spending time with them as well." The blue Ninja admitted. "Having breakfast and dinner together with them may have been less romantic but it was good fun. And Kai and I really had some great 'guy bonding time' yesterday afternoon."

"Which means…" Nya smirked.

"You were right, darling. As usual." Jay smiled at her lovingly. "But my favourite parts of the weekend are still those moments I get to spend alone with you. Like now."

He pulled the raven-haired girl closer to him and captured her lips in a gentle kiss.

"Mmh, mine as well." Nya mumbled against his lips, when they eventually broke apart. "We should do this more often."

"I have no problem kissing you all the time." The blue Ninja joked and, as if to prove his point, gave her another quick peck on the lips. "But if you were talking about getting more alone time, I'm afraid you'll have to discuss this with Master Lloyd first."

"Oh, I will. While Ninjago is at peace, we deserve to have more weekends off." Nya stated firmly. "But we could maybe also start by you moving into my room with me. Only if you want to, of course…"

"Yes, I definitely want to." Jay told her. "Kai and I talked about all of us finally getting our own rooms yesterday, we're seriously getting too old for the bunkroom. And most nights I don't sleep in there anyway. But I would absolutely love to officially live with you. Especially if we are going to raise a family together in the future."

"You really want to start trying for a baby?" The Master of Water beamed at her boyfriend.

Jay nodded. "Yes. Even if that means that I'll have to do the night shifts when it happens."

"I love you. And even more so when you are going to do the night shifts."

"I love you, too. And I am more than willing to do anything, if you volunteer to talk to Lloyd about getting weekends off and moving rooms…"

"I can ask him about you moving in with me, but wouldn't it be a bit strange if I suggested that you guys give up the bunkroom?" Nya remarked. "Why don't you and Kai just bring it up during our next team meeting? It was your idea after all, and I am sure Cole and Zane will agree as well." She proposed. "And while we're at talking about Kai's ideas… my brother and I briefly spoke this morning during breakfast, when you and Skylor were busy at the buffet. The two of you have invited the two of us here and we would like to return the favour the next time we get a weekend off, maybe even for my real birthday. Unfortunately, we can't afford going anywhere fancy, so Kai has suggested that we show you and Sky our hometown. I am sure mum and dad would love to have the four of us over. And there's more than enough space at the Four Weapons."

The auburn-haired young man cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at her. "It was Kai's idea that we are going to visit your parents?"

"Yes, and he sounded quite excited about doing it as soon as possible… no idea why."

Jay blushed. "I am sure he has his reasons." He mumbled.

"I guess so, but now I want to enjoy the rest of this weekend and not worry about the next one."

"You are right – again. We'll have to check out in about an hour if we want to be at the junkyard for lunch."

"Kai said that he and Skylor are going to stay a bit longer, after having their treatments this morning. Kai is taking her to the City on his dragon, and they are going to eat dinner at the restaurant before he has to come home."

"Do you maybe want to get treat before we head back to the hotel?" Jay pointed at one of the ice cream stands on the seafront.

"Sounds great. But just a small one, we don't want to disappoint your mum and turn up not hungry." Nya smiled. "Let's go."

After stopping by the ice cream stand – and a little argument about Jay's definition of a small ice cream when he ordered two chocolate-dipped cones with three scoops and a 99 flake each – they continued their walk on the beach, with one hand holding the massive ice cream cone, the other hands entwined.

For a while, they didn't speak a word, as they were busy licking the ice cream before it would melt away in the warm summer sun.

Sunday evening

When Jay and Nya arrived back at the floating island, Kai had just returned at the Temple of Airjitzu on his Fire Dragon as well.

"Kai." Nya waved to her brother from above, while onehandedly piloting the water-lightning-hybrid dragon. Jay had left one backpack containing his dirty laundry at the junkyard, so the two elemental masters could sit behind each other and fly together on the way back.

"Hi Nya. Jay." Kai called back and waited outside for his sister and her boyfriend to land and dispel their dragon, before the three of them entered the building together.

"How is Skylor?" Nya enquired in a loud voice, to ensure their teammates inside would hear their conversation. "I haven't seen her in ages. Did you have a good weekend?"

"Yes, very good." The red Ninja replied, equally loud. "Unfortunately, we didn't make it through all the documents, so I'm afraid we'll have to go back at some time soon."

"What a shame." Nya yelled.

"I know. How was your weekend? I hope Ed and Edna didn't make you work too hard…"

They continued to inform each other about their 'strenuous weekends', until they reached the kitchen, where the rest of their team, minus the black Ninja, were having dinner.

"Welcome home, friends." Zane greeted them. "It is good to have you back. I have heard your conversation and I am very sorry that you had such busy weekends and were not able to relax during your time off."

"Oh, it wasn't that bad…" Nya remarked, nudging her boyfriend who had his hand pressed to his mouth and was struggling hard not to burst out laughing. "At least, it was something different than training. And, we have brought you the components for your hardware upgrade."

"And I have brought noodles for Cole." Kai waved a Master Chen's bag. "Courtesy of Mistress Chen."

"Cole isn't back yet." Lloyd explained. "As you know, he went to see his dad for the weekend, he wanted to help Lou and his set up the stage for their concert tour."

"That's very nice of him." Jay commented. "They really have a very close relationship now."

"Yes, but he didn't tell us that the Royal Blacksmiths were performing in Nomthis weekend, by invitation of the mayor himself. We only found out when Zane came back with his software upgrade that gives him instant access to all online newspapers and breaking news. I am sure he had a great time there…"

"Haha, that cheeky bastard." Kai grinned. "How dare he hide this from his brothers… we would never do that."

Nya and Jay shook their heads in agreement. "No, never."

"In that case, we don't have to wait for him." Kai stated. "So, who wants some noodles, then?"

"Me." A booming voice called from the door where the Master of Earth was standing.

"Ah, Cole. How was your weekend?" Kai smirked. "Did you have fun in Nom, maybe with an old friend?"

"Yes, we had great fun." Cole admitted, not even the slightest bit flustered. "She says hi and would like to visit for a weekend anytime soon."

"Sure, why not." Lloyd replied. "But not next weekend, I have already made some other plans…"

Five pairs of eyes curiously peeked at the Green Ninja.

"We've all been through so much recently, and now we even had to work on our weekend off – well, some more than others…" He gave a sharp look at the black Ninja (who was so focused on his noodles that he didn't even notice). "Anyway, mum and I thought that we deserve a little break. Also as a Thank You for supporting me in becoming a Sensei. There is a brand new Spa and Beach Resort just outside of Stiix. It was built as part of the town's Restauration and Image Improvement program. We have booked a spa weekend for the whole team. And partners, if you want. What do you think?"

He expectantly looked at his teammates. While Cole and Zane excitedly agreed to Lloyd and Misako's plan, the other three Ninja looked at each other in shock.

"I think we're so hooped, Mr Chen…" Jay whispered to his brother-in-arms – and hopefully future brother-in-law.

Kai nodded. "And I think you are absolutely right, Mr Gordon."