Two chapters in one day? I'm on a roll! If only I cared about school deadlines this much. XD
No seriously, I really hope to get this done before Christmas.
ANYWAYS, here we see Operation Jaya action, what's going on on Skylor's end of things, and another romance (!). Who is it? You'll see.
Oh, and there are some sensitive topics ahead, considering Chen, but it's not explicit. We just hear how his life affected other characters.
About three days into the trip, the group had taken Bri's siblings on a trip to the ice rink. Everyone was awestruck at the giant tree in the center that reached at least three stories tall.
"I've never done this before," Nya admitted while strapping on her skates.
"You're in good help." Bri said as she watched Oliver guide Brenda into the rink, helping her keep her balance. Zane was already doing laps around the edge, occasionally spinning.
"You'll be a natural," Cole assured her as he took Bri's hands and they started skating. Neither could skate too well so they held each other tightly.
Nya sighed. She tried to stand up, but lost her balance. She was about to hit the floor when someone caught her.
"Careful." Jay told her. She chuckled as he led her to the rink.
Jay slowly led Nya towards the other edge of the rink and held her hands as she tried to maintain her balance. Slowly, but surely, she was soon doing laps with the rest of them.
'Hey, I'm getting the hang of-'
At least until she bumped into Jay after he stopped. Caught off guard, both fell, Nya landing on top.
'So much for being a natural.' She thought to herself.
"Well, this is awkward." Jay said as they locked eyes. Time seemed to slow as the space between them closed, their lips inches apart-
"ALL SKATERS CLEAR THE RINK!"
"Make way for the Zamboni!" Cole called out.
They opened their eyes in realization and got off each other in a hurry. Nya skated away, leaving Jay to wonder when their moment would happen.
Conversation between Zane Julien and Luna Adana: 1:08 AM
LA: U awake?
ZJ: can't sleep
LA: neither can I
LA: how's the trip?
ZJ: well, Jay is currently avoiding Nya out of embarrassment, Bri sprained her wrist slipping on ice, and Bri's stepsister won't stop asking when Cole and Bri are going to get married.
LA: omg. That is too hilarious.
LA: the sister, not the sprain or Operation Jaya failing
LA: what happened?
ZJ: well, Bri was attempting to do a spin like I was and she hit a bump in the ice and fell on top of her hand.
LA: to Jaya.
ZJ: oh.
ZJ: they almost kissed.
LA: what
ZJ: then they called us off the rink for the zamboni
LA: that's awful
ZJ: I know. He's devastated.
ZJ: how's everything at your place?
LA: well, for some reason my mom and sky are talking privately and won't tell me what's going on
ZJ: I'm sure they'll tell you eventually
LA: doubt it.
LA: I miss you
ZJ: I miss you too.
LA: when are we gonna tell everyone about us?
ZJ: eventually. I just don't want them to freak out
LA: neither do I. That's why we're keeping it a secret for now
LA: but I will tell my mom if I get the chance
ZJ: ok
ZJ: sorry to cut this short, but jay has told me, and I quote, "Zane, if you don't shut your phone off, I'm going to shove it down your throat." I will talk to you in the morning. I love you
LA: I love you too
Three days later, the gang all got ready for their next stop. Bri gave a goodbye hug to each member of her family, promising she'd be back on Christmas Eve. She then got into the car.
"Cole, can you help? I can't work around the sling." She asked as she struggled with her seatbelt. Cole rolled his eyes and helped. "Thank you boo."
"Uh huh." Cole told her. "Next stop, the Brookstone household!"
About fifteen minutes in, Jay was looking through Chirp when a certain chirp caught his eye.
"Uh oh. Skylor's pissed."
"What?" Bri took the phone from him and read the post.
" touchtheSky
I hate my father even more now. Why do I have to be his daughter? How many lives has he ruined?"
"Yep. She's angry. I'll call her." Bri said as she grabbed her own phone and dialed her number.
'What.'
"Nice to here from you, too. What's up?"
'My father was a serial rapist who ruined a lot of people's lives. Including Luna's mom.'
"What?"
'Yeah. See my problem?'
"What are you going to do?"
'Plan a visit to Kryptarium to yell in his face.'
"That's the last thing you need to do."
'Then what do you suggest?'
"Talk it out with Ms Adana and Luna. It will be fine. I have to go."
'Bri-'
"Bye."
Bri hung up. "Well, she met another victim of her father."
"You're kidding." Nya said.
"I'm not. Ms Adana was a victim. I'm just glad that madman is finally in jail."
"We all are." Nya agreed.
Bri is me, I am Bri. I once was ice skating at a rink very similar to the one I described above (The Galleria in Dallas), and this guy was taunting me for hanging on the edge. So I let do, and long story short I twisted my ankle real bad and hobbled like a pirate for a few weeks.
But enough about my time in elementary school! Yeah, torturing characters is something I have a weird habit of doing. Probably not going to break it, though. So next chapter, we meet Cole's fam. I know, we spent too little time with the Knightlys, but I want to finish this story by Christmas.
So yeah. Gold Medal Ninja signing off.
