Requested by: LucyBrick123, Guestperson, BlackNBlue39, DivingHydra, corpselover1426
Request: Cole/Jay
Warnings: Yaoi
"Enjoy the rest of your night!" the hostess called as Cole and Jay exited the restaurant, both turning briefly to nod their thanks and joining hands. Jay pressed himself against Cole's side, smiling up at his boyfriend lovingly.
Cole was thankful that Jay was more comfortable with showing affection in public now. The redhead had gone from not even wanting to look him in the eyes in public to outright kissing him in front of anyone. Sure, they often received strange, sometimes disgusted, looks from strangers when they did this, but neither of them cared. As long as they were happy, nothing else and no one else mattered to them.
Cole led Jay to the elevator going down to the main floor of the mall, letting him walk in first and pressing the button for the main floor. As the doors slid shut, Jay leaned up to kiss Cole on his cheek.
"Were you going for one of those 'kiss while the doors are closing' kind of things?" asked Cole with a smirk. "Seriously, you need to stop watching so many movies. They're full of nothing but cheesy stuff."
Jay shrugged. "Maybe." The couple waited in a comfortable silence as the elevator descended, looking over at each other occasionally. The elevator was normally slow, but at that point it was going so slow they wondered whether they would ever reach the main floor.
It soon creaked to a halt, but the doors didn't open. Jay raised an eyebrow and looked up at the blinking floor number. It looked like they were stuck between the second and main floors. He groaned in frustration and sank to the ground, folding his arms across his chest.
"This is just great. We were having such a good night, too," he grumbled. "But now the elevator's busted, and who knows how long it'll be before we move again!"
Cole sat down beside him, wrapping an arm around his slim shoulders. "Hey, come on, we'll be fine," he assured. "I'm sure the elevator will be up and running again soon." He smiled, bringing his head down so their cheeks were touching. "And when we get home, we can cuddle or something."
Even after all they had been through, with the whole love triangle issue with Nya, and going from tolerating each other, to hating each other, to somehow falling in love with each other, Cole and Jay found it in them to show nothing but love for each other when they were alone. Though they still fought often, they remembered how it nearly divided them completely in the past, and easily recognized their own mistakes and made amends.
But Jay wouldn't have any of it now. He shrank away from Cole, bringing his knees up to his chest. "Thanks, but right now I just wanna be left alone."
The black ninja withdrew his arm from Jay as the redhead continued to sulk. He wondered what it was that was bothering Jay so much. He only started showing these emotions now, and he wondered if there was anything that perhaps hinted at how he felt. He realized that Jay had been very affectionate for the entire night, which seemed a bit odd even considering his feelings towards showing such affection in public.
Cole decided that enough was enough and said, "Tell me what's wrong."
Jay lifted his head. "There's nothing wrong," he replied. "I'm just frustrated by the elevator being broken, that's all."
"Are you sure? Is there something else that's bothering you?"
"I'm very sure. There's nothing wrong, Cole." He continued to sulk for a few moments, but he could still feel his boyfriend's intense gaze on him. He sighed, and mumbled, "Maybe."
Cole beckoned him to come closer, and Jay scooted over to his side, hanging his head. Cole tilted his chin up so he was looking him in the eyes. "Tell me what's on your mind, Zaptrap."
Jay smiled at the old nickname before he spoke. "Like I said, I feel upset that the elevator's stopped, but we've been having such a good night so far, and I was hoping to get a lot of stuff done today! Like some more inventing, I wanted to cook something for you, I wanted to get a head start on some poetry I've had ideas for... But no, here we are, in a broken elevator!"
Cole nodded. "I understand. I mean, there's a lot of stuff I need to do, too." He looked off into the distance for a moment. "There's a lot of stuff we still have to talk about. I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about, right?"
Jay's heart nearly stopped. He turned to stare at Cole incredulously. "We can talk about it now!" he said quickly, fighting down the joy threatening to burst from him at any moment.
Cole was taken aback by Jay's sudden shift in mood, but continued anyway. "Jay, we've been together for a while now, and I'm surprised I'm saying this, but I really love you. But I think we need a little change in our relationship. That's why I think we should-"
"Yes!" Jay threw his arms around him in a tight hug. "Yes, yes, yes! I think so, too! We'll have a great life together, Cole! I knew I wasn't the only one who felt this way!"
Cole frowned. "What are you talking about?"
"Uh... Weren't you gonna propose just now?" When Cole shook his head slowly, he separated himself from him, a devastated look in his eyes. "If... If you weren't gonna propose, then what did you..." The look of devastation grew even more. "You're not saying we should break up, are you?"
"No! Of course not!" he insisted. "I was just gonna say we really need to talk about getting schedules for groceries and stuff. You're always going on your own; you never bring me with you. I want to at least be able to go out once."
"All you would get is cake."
Cole frowned. "You don't know that." He brought his hand up to his chin, thinking quietly for a moment. "But getting married doesn't sound like such a bad idea either... Of course I'd have to get a ring..."
Jay hugged him again, dotting Cole's face with numerous tiny kisses. "I don't care," he murmured. "I'll wait as long as I have to, just so I can be stuck with you for the rest of my life."
Cole smirked, pulling Jay into his lap, returning the kisses. "Like I said, we have got to get you to stop watching those cheesy movies of yours."
The couple didn't move from the floor, too caught up in their emotions to move anywhere else. In fact, they were so caught up in what they were doing that they didn't realize the elevator started to move again, and was soon on the main floor. The doors opened, revealing a couple and their child waiting to get on, their faces showing nothing but confusion at the sight of Cole and Jay cuddling.
Wow, Bruiseshipping was requested by a lot of people. I love how popular it is :D
Thanks to everyone who requested this pairing! Especially you, BlackNBlue39, for giving me the idea of a proposal oneshot :)
Stay tuned!