Requested by: PurplePandaPancakes

Request: Zane/Jay

Warnings: Yaoi

Jay unrolled the blankets out onto the hard deck of the Bounty. Pale light from the full moon in the sky illuminated his features, showing off his excited gaze and wide grin clearer than before. He looked up at the cloudless night sky, feeling proud that he chose the perfect night for stargazing.

Hopefully Zane will be out soon, Jay thought as he settled down on one of the blankets, bringing his knees up to his chest. I don't want that note I wrote telling him to come out here to go to waste.

"Jay?" The redhead turned his head at the sound of Zane quietly calling his name. Zane was walking towards him as he spoke, a gentle tone present in his voice. "Why are you out here so late? We need to go to bed."

"Yeah, yeah, I know," Jay said dismissively. "But it's such a nice night out, don't you think? I thought maybe we could do some stargazing."

Zane sat down on the blanket beside Jay, his blue-grey eyes still showing some mild confusion. "But won't Sensei be mad if we wake up late for training? Cole and Kai would not appreciate us holding them back, either."

"Oh, don't worry about that," he replied, lying down on his side to look at Zane. He made the motion for him to do the same, and he pointed up at the sky. "Instead, look."

Zane's gaze followed where his boyfriend was pointing, seeing nothing but the thousands of stars dotted across the sky. While he felt happy that Jay was so excited about it, he couldn't exactly understand why. Was it because there was more to the stars than Zane knew? Was Jay just excited to be with him?

"My mom and dad always let me stay up on clear nights like this when I was a kid," Jay explained, noticing the confused look on Zane's face. "I'd sit up on the piles of junk and just look at the stars until I fell asleep. They'd take me back inside, tuck me into bed, and I'd wake up in the morning thinking I teleported there or something." He shook his head, face reddening in embarrassment, rolling himself over to rest on his back. "It's kinda stupid, but it's a memory."

"I do not believe my father did such a thing," Zane said, looking through his own memories for anything that seemed similar to Jay's story. "I do not believe I went outside much. Once or twice, perhaps, but it wasn't for very long."

The redhead felt a small twinge of sadness upon hearing that, and he snuggled closer, giving Zane an encouraging smile. "Well, now you have the chance to make a memory like that! You know, with me."

Zane and Jay stared into each other's eyes for a long time, neither of them daring to break the silence just yet. Then, Zane combed his fingers through Jay's hair, stretching down to kiss him on the forehead. "I would not have it any other way."

They both turned their attention to the sky once more, Jay pointing out to Zane all the names of the constellations, and Zane responding with the same confusion.

"That one's Ursa Major, but most people call it the Big Dipper."

"Why is that?"

"Because it looks like a big spoon. See?" Jay took Zane's hand in his, getting him to point his index finger. He drew invisible lines that connected the stars to one another, letting go of Zane's hand only when the blond finally nodded in understanding.

As they continued to watch the stars, Zane felt rather fascinated by Jay's sudden interest and excitement when it came to stargazing. As he searched through his database for more info on stars, he found out they were, in fact, just far-away balls of gas, but he didn't say anything about it. He had a feeling the redhead knew about that fact, anyway.

"Oh, look!" Jay said, pointing at what looked like a white streak flashing across the sky momentarily. "It's a shooting star! When you see it, you're supposed to make a wish!" He shut his eyes, deep in thought, before opening them again.

"What did you wish for?" asked Zane.

Jay playfully elbowed him. "It won't come true if you tell someone!" he laughed.

The white ninja raised an eyebrow, then thought about what he would wish for. I do not think there is anything I want, he decided. I am already having a nice time with Jay. What else would I want?

The night went on, and Zane could tell that Jay was beginning to get tired. He would yawn several times a minute, and he could see that he was struggling to even keep his eyes open. The blue ninja had rolled over on his side again, grinning drowsily up at his boyfriend. Zane moved the hand on Jay's head lower, tracing small circles into his back with his fingers. Jay sighed happily at the feeling, shutting his eyes.

"Perhaps we should get to bed now?" Zane suggested, shifting slightly. "It has gotten very late."

Jay pouted. "Fine. But carry me in."

Zane chuckled. "Of course." He stood up, then squatted down to pick him up, letting Jay's head rest against the left side of his chest.

"And one more thing," he murmured, starting to doze off. "Can I sleep with you tonight?" When Zane nodded, he smiled one more time before shutting his eyes completely, falling asleep to the soft whirring of Zane's power source.

Zane's gaze softened at the sight of Jay's content expression, bending his head to kiss him again, this time on the bridge of his nose. "Sleep well," Zane whispered, quietly enough so he wouldn't wake up.

Tiptoeing back into the shared bedroom, Zane put Jay down on the far side of the bed, lying down beside him and pulling the blanket up to their chins. He wrapped his arms around Jay's lithe form and rested his forehead against his. The last thing he thought about before drifting off to sleep was the shooting star, which only reminded him of the love he felt for Jay at that very moment.

Yeah! First Ninja/Ninja pairing of this collection! I feel proud. It's definitely not going to be the last yaoi pairing, either XD

Thank you, PurplePandaPancakes for requesting this one! I hope you liked it :D

Stay tuned!