This is a slightly extended ending to Something Blue. I had this scene in the first draft of the previous chapter, but then removed it from the final version.

"Love ya too, little sis." Kai smiled back. "You're going to be a great mum, Nya."

"So, Nya. Now that you have already revealed your big secret, you can also tell us what you chose as your something blue today? Other than Jay, that is." Cole enquired, after the friends had finished placing their bets on the baby's gender and had all emptied their 'shots' of water. "Or is this for your husband's eyes only?"

"No, this is not a secret at all." Nya replied with a smile. "Sky, can you please help me?" She addressed her maid of honour, who got up to assist her best friend take off her waist-length ivory veil.

"How many of these things have they used?" Kai wondered, as his girlfriend carefully removed one hairpin after the other from the bride's raven hair, handing them to Nya.

"I counted ten this morning." P.I.X.A.L. replied, just as Skylor finished her task.

"Her you go." Nya placed a small pile of said items on the table.

"You used blue hairpins?" Lloyd wondered.

"Mum made them for me." Nya explained, as Kai took one of the pins and inspected it.

"Great work." He remarked. "And they were made from... blue wire."

Jay gave his wife a questioning look. "Is this...?"

"Yes, it is." Nya smiled at her husband. "Once I blanked out your and Cole's stupid arguing as well as my messed-up emotions and started to think rationally just for once, it was a very easy and straightforward decision. That was your parents' place, of course they would use blue for everything important. I am surprised that you've never asked them about it. And while it didn't mean anything to me at that time, I still kept it."

She distributed the pins under her friends. "Here, you all can have one. For your good luck. As Cole has correctly said earlier, I have my very own something blue. And yes, I might also be wearing something else that I'm definitely not going to show you here in public..." She winked at her husband.

"I think we should really call it a night now." Jay stated eagerly as he swooped his wife into his arms. "Do I have to carry you up all the way the stairs, or can we take the lift?"

"Lift is fine I guess." She agreed. After all, their suite was on the top floor. "Good night, everyone."

"Yeah, you better preserve some of your energy, Jay, if you want to find out more about Nya's other something blue..." The black Ninja called after them, his arm wrapped around his own girlfriend's waist.

"Cole, do you have to keep saying that kind of stuff?" Kai whined.

"C'mon, they are married. And having a baby... I thought you were happy for them."

"Yes, but I still don't need to know the details."

As Kai turned away from his smirking friend, he noticed that their youngest team member had stayed behind and was still sitting at the table on his own.

"If you want to go ahead, I'll be upstairs with you in a minute, okay?" Kai planted a kiss on Skylor's lips. "I love you, babe."

"I love you too, hot stuff."

Kai walked back into the room and placed a hand on the Green Ninja's shoulder.

"Are you okay?" He asked his honorary little brother.

"Yeah, it's just... I was never interested in a relationship before, but now that I see all you couples so happy together, I cannot help but feel a bit lonely. And I am wondering if I am ever going to find someone special myself." Lloyd admitted, his eyes fixed at the two blue hairpins lying in front of him.

"I am absolutely sure about that." Kai gave him an encouraging smile. "Zane and P.I.X.A.L. may make it look easy, but remember how long it took Jay and Nya to sort their things out. And it took even longer for me and Cole to just find the right women for us. And believe me, all of them were definitely worth the wait."