Chapter Five: Bedtime

"Kai. Kaaai. Kaaaaai!" Jay yelled from their bedroom.

Kai, slightly frustrated, came into their bedroom to find all of his brothers in bed.

"Yes, Jay?" he said, trying to act as calm as possible.

"Can you tell us a story?" Jay said before coughing.

"A story?" Kai said as he raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, when I was sick as a kid, my mom would always tell me a story before bed."

"Well, Jay, hate to tell you this, but you are no longer a kid," Kai said, but after noting how his brother's countenance fell, he sighed and said, "Alright, alright. I'll tell you all a story."

The four ninja snuggled up closer into their covers and prepared for Kai's story.

Kai began, "Once upon a time, there was a girl and a boy who lived in towns so far away from each other, that it seemed completely improbable that they would meet. The boy lived in Ignacia while the girl lived in Stix. How little the odds, they still met one day as she traveled to his shop, having previously heard of its greatness. The boy instantly thought she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and tried talking with her, but the girl was put off by his arrogance.

"After purchasing the weapons she was searching for, the girl tried to leave but the boy would not let her; a bad storm was on its way. Deep down, a bit of the girl was happy she had to stay, but she tried to not let it show. Despite being total opposites, the boy being egotistic and fiery while the girl was mellow and thoughtful, the two got along fairly well.

"When the storm let up the next morning, the girl began her journey back to Stix, waving goodbye to her newly made friend. Throughout the years, they were still able to keep in touch and married years later. As a team, the two did many heroic deeds and eventually settled down to raise a family. For a short time, the lovers were separated, but not being able to live without each other, the man joined his wife to be together for always and eternity."

As Kai said the last line, he was very glad the ninja had fallen asleep for his eyes teared up and he smiling to himself. Blinking away the tears, Kai left the room to clean up a bit before going to bed himself. The living room, however, turned out to be much more of a wreck than he thought. Blankets were carelessly tossed every which way, crumpled up, used tissues, along with their empty boxes, were laying all over the floor and couch, and half empty glasses of ice water sat about.

For a minute, the fire ninja stared at the mess in disbelief before grumbling to himself and grabbing a rubbish bin. Each tissue Kai picked up, was accompanied by an "ew" as he tossed them into the bin. After that undignified task was completed, he folded up the blankets and put the glasses into the sink.

Satisfied with his work, Kai changed into his pyjamas and crawled into his bed, eager to sleep. As he nearly fell asleep, the nightly sounds of the sick arose. Lloyd still had his cough, Jay kept sniffing and occasionally blowing his nose, Cole snored, and Kai could feel Zane toss and turn under him. He tried to block these out, but could not take it any longer. Angrily, Kai grabbed his pillow, ripped off his blankets, and situated himself on the living room couch. It was not as comfortable as his bed, but at least it was quiet.

The next day was practically a repeat of the previous-Kai's meals alone, the use of many tissues that Kai had to pick up and the throw up, this time by Jay and Lloyd, that Kai had to clean up. The only difference was that the ninja and Nya's health decreased, not increased, and Kai did not have to make a meal; he heated up the leftovers without the need of technology. However, the day to follow would be more of an adventure than the ones before.

Sorry the chapter name is really dumb; I was at a loss of what to call it. Happy New Year and I hope you liked this chapterXD As always, please review and I'm really grateful for all of your support. And if you haven't already, vote on my poll:)

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