Your Eyes Don't Lie.

Chapter Two: Stop pushing me away.

It was dark, everyone but Jay was sound asleep. The window was open, so air from outside could cool down the room. Jay listened to the call of owls and howls of wolves. The teen sighed. He couldn't sleep. He hadn't slept. Daunting thoughts have been on his mind, making him act more arrogant than usual.

Jay grumbled a few curse words to himself, he stared up at the ceiling. Jay put his hand over his chest and counted how many times his heart pounded, trying to fall asleep. It was like counting sheep. Which Jay always had trouble doing. The teen sighed again. He then rolled over in his bed and stared at the wall. He was really struggling.

'Maybe Cole is awake...' Jay thought to himself, whilst sitting up. He clutched onto his blanket and argued in his head if he should call his name or just look over the bunk bed bannister. Jay exhaled a deep breath. He shook his head. He wasn't going to do anything. Jay cursed to himself again.

"Are you okay up there?"

Jay jumped at the sound of a voice. He heard ruffles from below him. "U-Uh..." He could just make out a figure standing up from below him and standing on Jay's ladder to his bed. Cole.

"Sorry. Did I scare you?" He asked.

Jay shook his head. Cole could just make that out. "No."

"Good, I could hear you swearing and moving about. It woke me up. You okay?" Cole tilted his head.

Jay frowned. Why is he always concerned? "I'm fine." He said.

"It doesn't look it," Cole mumbled.

Jay sighed. "Are you just going to talk loudly and wake everyone up? Come here." Jay shuffled over to one side of his bed.

Cole rolled his eyes and sat down next to Jay. He could see him now. "Okay," Cole whispered. "Is this better now?"

Jay nodded.

"Are you okay?" Cole asked.

Jay sighed and nodded. "I'm fine. I keep telling you that. Every day for the past month you've been asking."

Cole couldn't help the fact that he could see right through Jay. "Well...I've just been noticing some changes in you. I was concerned."

Jay growled. "Well stop being concerned!"

Cole's mouth gaped open slightly. He didn't know what to say back to that.

Jay watched Cole look away, obviously slightly hurt. Realising what he said Jay felt his heart drop. "Oh, shit. Cole, I'm sorry I didn't mean it." He quickly whispered.

Cole didn't look at him. He just nodded. "It's fine. You're struggling. I know."

Jay frowned. What does he mean by that? "H-huh?"

Cole looked at Jay. "I can see it." He said.

Jay's eyes widened. "You can see it? What?"

Cole sighed. He shook his head. "Nevermind."

The Master of Lightning stared at Cole. He went to say something but closed his mouth.

"Just remember that I'm always here if you need to talk," Cole said gently. "Don't push yourself away from me. I won't judge you. I'm your best friend." Cole gave him a soft smile, and then got off Jay's bed.

Jay sat there in silence and listened to Cole getting back into bed. Jay then scowled. 'There's no way he can see what I'm going through! I haven't told anyone!' He yelled in his mind. Jay scoffed and lied down, and pulled then blanket over his head. Jay the sighed. 'Okay, maybe he does...' Jay yawned. He honestly felt a bit better knowing someone could help him. 'No, I don't need help.' Jay's mind told him. Jay yawned again. He was too tired to argue with himself.

There wasn't any need for it.

"Rise and Shine!" Someone yelled.

Jay sat up quickly. "Gah! What?!"

Lloyd snickered. "Cole sent me to come wake you up!" He almost yelled. Too much sugar again.

Jay stared at Lloyd. "What time is it?" He asked.

Lloyd hummed. "Uhhhhhm." He looked at his watch. "1:23pm." He said slowly. He then looked up at Jay. "Cole said you needed the sleep." He smiled.

Jay couldn't help the small smile on his face. 'He does care.' He thought. "Oh. Well, I'll be down soon. Just give me five minutes." Jay said.

Lloyd nodded and bounced out of the room.

Jay shook his head as Lloyd left. Where does he store all that energy?

It felt good when Jay smiled. He climbed down from his bed and used spinjitzu to quickly change. He opened the door and walked out of the bedroom. He headed into the living room, but when he heard Nya's voice his small smile vanished. He held his breath.

He walked in. "Hey, guys." He mumbled.

"Oh, he lives!" Kai joked.

Nya giggled. "Sleepyhead."

"Come on guys, you know he needed the sleep." Cole defended Jay.

Zane nodded. "Agreed."

Lloyd chuckled. "Beauty sleep."

Kai snickered. "Yeah. Beauty sleep."

Jay rolled his eyes and sat down next to Cole. He needed to thank him. He would in a moment. He just stayed quiet and listened to the chatter.

Cole glanced over at Jay. His own smile became a frown. He hated seeing Jay dragging himself around. He watched Jay get up and leave the room. None of the others noticed, Cole quickly got up and left after him.

"Jay!" Cole called out, he ran by his side. Jay kept walking down the hallway.

"Cole. Don't." Jay stopped.

Cole stopped beside him. "Why do you keep pushing me away?" He asked quickly.

Jay turned to him. "I don't need help!"

Cole sighed. "I'm not saying you do!"

"Then why do you keep coming after me?!" Jay almost yelled.

Cole could tell he was dealing with some emotions he didn't understand. "I care," Cole admitted. "I want you to be yourself again! Do you know how much it hurts me too?"

Jay frowned in confusion. "Huh...?"

"Seeing you mope around for the last month hasn't been very satisfying!" He made hand gestures. "What? Did you think I didn't notice? I can see something happened."

Jay shook his head. "Nothing happened!" He lied.

Cole sighed. "Something did happen!"

He was right. Something did happen. "No." Jay shook his head.

Cole sighed. He toned his voice down a bit. "Jay, listen to me. I don't know what happened, but for the lat month you've just been dragging yourself around. You don't smile. You don't make jokes. You're being an ass to everyone. Whatever has happened I WANT to help you. Please."

Jay's heart dropped. He felt heavy, and a rush of cold went over him. "C-Cole I..."

"Stop pushing me away," Cole said calmly. He took a small step towards Jay. "Let me help you. It hurts like a tonne of bricks, to see you frown." Cole gave him a big smile.

Jay stared at Cole. Had he really been acting like that? Jay didn't know what to say. He just smiled.

Cole was slightly shocked at this.

It was a real smile. Something Cole hadn't seen in a while. He was smiling. For real. Did Cole's words really touch him? He's been trying for a month just to get Jay to smile. It never worked. All Cole ever wanted was to make Jay smile.

"Thanks, Cole," Jay said gently. He rubbed his knuckles together. Something Jay does when he's nervous. Jay's heart pounded in his chest like it wanted to escape from his mouth.

Cole nodded. "You know I'd do anything." He smiled.

Jay nodded back. "I know."

They both stood in the hallway for a little, before someone called them.

"We should...head back." Jay was struggling to find words.

Cole nodded. "Yeah. We should." Cole walked on.

Jay watched him walk into the living room. He stood in the hallway for a little bit, before slowly walking towards the door. He felt slightly relieved. He walked into the room.

"Where did you two go?" Lloyd asked. "We didn't even notice you left."

"Hey, that's why we're ninjas!" Jay joked. "I guess we're good at our job." He winked.

Lloyd giggled along with Kai.

Cole had a big grin on his face.

Nya was laughing, and Zane was smiling.

'That felt good.' Jay said mentally.

Cole knew too well that Jay's happiness won't last very long. He had a hunch. He pulled one joke and smiled. Good. Cole knew that he would still have to pull Jay from whatever problems he's got going on. Still. Cole decided he should enjoy it whilst it lasted.

Jay smiled as everyone laughed and joked about. He sat next to Cole.

"Having fun?" Cole asked.

Jay nodded. "It's been awhile." He mumbled. "But, you know this won't last." He glanced at Cole.

Cole nodded. "I understand that."

They both smiled at each other.

"Just remember. I'm here."

"I will."

Hello again! Thank you for reading this. I hope I'm not moving along too quickly! Thank you for all the reviews! I appreciate all of them!

-Spoon