Honestly I should be practicing, but here we are with another chapter of Anonymous! We get to see where Kai is in terms of this story, and we get to see the beginning of another couple. When I was coming up with other parts of the story, this was one of my favorites to plan. We start four days after the party. Also, this story will take place from summer to winter, even with some inaccuracies. I hope you enjoy!

When it came to summer in the auto body shop, it was either very busy as people panicked about car engines and air conditioners, or it was quiet due to intense heat. Right now, the sun had reached its peak and the shop was pretty quiet.

Well, except for Jay's rambling.

Nya and Lloyd, Monty's son who was working at the shop over the summer, were listening as Jay was talking about one of his inventions. The tale involved fire and explosions, so they knew it was a good one.

"And then it blew up in my face a third time. At that point it was a lost cause." Jay finished.

"Man, I would've loved to see that." Lloyd muttered.

Due to the fact that Lloyd was also a huge superhero fan, he and Jay got along very quickly. Nya could only laugh as the two were fanboying over the latest episode of The Flash, which was a musical episode, when they first met the morning before. Bri had spent the night crying after that.

As they were talking, the door to the office opened and a young brunette woman walked in. Nya and Jay had recognized her immediately.

"Maria!" Nya went to hug her. "It's good to see you!"

"Good to see you, too!" Maria hugged her back. "It's been a while!"

"Is that Maria Brookstone?" Jay asked as he approached her.

"Jay? Oh my goodness!" She went to hug him next. "I haven't seen you since high school!"

"I know!" Jay exclaimed. "What are you doing now?"

As Maria explained her studies to Jay (she was determined to become a great detective), Lloyd watched from behind the counter. He couldn't help but stare.

'Damnit, she's hot.'

"What do you need help with?" Nya asked.

"My car is making a rattling sound as I start it. Normally, I wouldn't be worried, but my dad insisted I come in."

"We'll take care of it." Jay assured her.

"Let's just get paperwork ready." Nya made her way behind the counter and grabbed a stack of forms for Maria to fill out. "Do you need a ride home?"

"Nah, my dad's store is a block away. I'll be fine."

After filling out her paperwork, Maria bid them adieu and left.

Lloyd took that opportunity to walk up to Nya and ask questions.

"Who was that?" He asked.

"Maria Brookstone, my roommate's boyfriend's sister. Why do you ask?"

"No reason." Lloyd lied.

Nya was about to question further before she got a text. Surprisingly, it was her brother.

From: firedork

Surprise! I'm visiting next week!

That was a surprise. Kai rarely visited her in the city. She sent a quick reply.

From: waterspout

:D

Soon after, she got another text.

From: firedork

And I'm bringing Skylor

With that, Nya decided to mess with him.

From: waterspout

D:

From: firedork

Oh come on.

She laughed.

From: waterspout

I'm just kidding. Can't wait.

She actually loved Skylor. Not many girls had agreed to date Kai for longer than two weeks, and they were going on 2 years. She was a miracle worker.

"So I have some bad news." Nya said while she and Bri were preparing dinner.

"Lay it on me. You know the drill." Bri replied.

"Kai and Skylor are visiting next week."

"Why do you hate me?"

Nya laughed. Bri and Kai got off on the wrong foot and haven't found a truce.

"It won't be that bad."

"Last time he was here, he almost broke Hank."

"Your ukulele is fine, Bri. Just try to get along for my sake."

Bri grumbled.

"Fine. But I won't be happy about it."

"I don't expect you to.

From: lovesong

So how are we gonna get started?

From: the ruby to my sapphire

do you not have any ideas?

From: lovesong

it's late, I'm uncaffinated and I just found out Kai is coming next week. cut me some slack

From: the ruby to my sapphire

want to stay at my place when he comes

From: lovesong

honestly it's tempting.

From: lovesong

We are getting distracted. What do we do?

From: the ruby to my sapphire

first we need to get them to at least be alone together.

From: lovesong

How?

From: lovesong

Cole? Did you fall asleep?

From: lovesong

argh. Goodnight then.

Message from: LightningMouth:

Do you ever wonder why we have a specific routine to practice death in the middle of the night?

Message from: SamuraiSmith

Go to sleep, LM.

There we are! I hope you enjoyed! Here are review replies.

Loki God of Evil: It will be a while before the next time they are alone together. And plenty of awkwardness in between. XD

The Mayor of Ninjago City: Yep. Shipper couples don't mess around.

MasterofCupcakes: Bri is the one who knows first impressions don't really matter once you get to know someone. But she's does know when people look good together. Garmadon is one of my favorites, and like I said, I do enjoy writing him in a modern setting.

Before I go: lovesong is Cole's contact name for Bri and the ruby to my sapphire is Bri's for Cole, waterspout is Kai's for Nya, firedork is Nya's for Kai, dirtclod is Jay's for Cole and Sparks is Cole's for Jay. I'll be adding more weird contact names later on.

Also, yes, Bri names her instruments. I do, too. My violin is Lola (as in "don't touch Lola").

Now I need to practice (not). Bye!

-Gold Medal Ninja