Requested by: Team jaya

Request: Jay/Nya

Warnings: None

Jay was smitten with Nya ever since he first saw her. Everyone knew this. He wanted badly to tell her how he felt, to impress her so she knew he was interested in her. Everyone knew this. What no one knew was that there was one thing that made him prevent himself from telling her, besides his lack in self-confidence: Kai.

Back when they first became ninja, when they had the Skeleton Army to face off against, when Nya was captured by Garmadon, when Jay first asked about Nya, Kai reacted negatively. Due to this, he didn't know how he would react to him asking Nya out on a date. Jay didn't know how protective Kai was over Nya, and he didn't really want to find out.

He decided he would ask Nya before she began her report on a Fangpyre skeleton she recently acquired. He figured if he just told her as quickly as he could before the others showed up, there wouldn't be any issues.

As Jay walked down the hall to the bridge, he looked at his reflection in a mirror, frowning at what he saw. I look way too average to be asking out someone like Nya, he thought. He ruffled his hair a little bit, hoping it would make him look a bit different, but it quickly reverted back to its original style. Who could I go to for help with this...?

He felt a sudden tap on his shoulder, and he jumped back, nearly swinging his fist at whoever was behind him. To his frustration, Kai stood grinning at him, leaning away from Jay's punch.

"What are you doing, Jay?" he asked, holding back his laughter. "Trying to get your hair to look like mine?"

Jay was about to snap at him, when he remembered his issue in the first place. "Actually, yeah. In a way, I guess. I just need you to make my hair look less..." He pointed at his ginger locks. "...like it looks now." He wondered if asking Kai for help was a good idea the second he finished talking, but at this point he didn't have many other options; he had to make a good impression on Nya if he was going to confess his feelings to her.

Kai raised a scarred eyebrow at this, but then shook his head, leading Jay back to the shared bedroom. The lightning ninja was relieved to see the room was empty. At least no one would see if Jay got beaten up by Kai if it wasn't okay to date Nya.

Kai took Jay into the small bathroom, and before he could ask what he was going to do, Kai took a comb off the counter and ran it quickly through Jay's hair. He yelped as the teeth yanked at each strand, undoing knots and making his hair look straighter than before.

"I just want my hair to look... I don't know, fancier I guess," Jay suggested.

"Got it." Kai took the hair gel canister from beside the sink, scooped out a rather liberal amount, and gathered Jay's hair into one hand while spreading the gel through his hair with the other, making his hair look more spiky than the fancy look Jay envisioned. Kai picked up the comb again and ran it under the tap water for a brief moment before running it through Jay's hair, pulling it to one side so it was puffier at the front.

Jay looked at his reflection in the mirror, grinning. "Thanks, Kai. You really know your way with a comb and hair gel." He looked at Kai's own spiky hair and smirked. "Although considering your usual style that doesn't surprise me at all."

Kai rolled his eyes and leaned against the sink. "Okay, so why did you want me to do your hair like that?" he asked. "Are you meeting up with someone?"

Jay's breath caught in his throat, and his palms suddenly started to sweat. He didn't want Kai to find out about his plans to ask Nya out that day, especially not after what he just did for him. He was hoping he could just ask Nya without Kai knowing, and let him figure out for himself that they were dating.

Now Jay was rethinking his course of action. He took a deep breath, and thought about what he would say before he spoke, "Look, Kai... You know I've have a crush on Nya for a while now, right?"

"To be honest, Jay, I'd be more surprised if there was someone who didn't know."

"The reason I asked you for help was because..." He gulped, looking away briefly before he continued, "I want to impress her, and I was hoping I could ask her out on a date today." He leaned away from Kai, shutting his eyes. "I know you probably don't like that I want to do this, and I know she's your sister and everything, but I'll do anything to make her happy, and keep her safe, and-"

"Okay."

Jay stopped talking the second Kai said that, and he stood up straight. "Come again?"

"Okay," he repeated. "If you wanna date my sister, that's fine by me."

Jay's forehead wrinkled in confusion. "I thought you were really protective of Nya. Now you're saying you don't mind if we date? I'm so confused..."

"I wouldn't say I'm protective of Nya," Kai replied. "I just don't want her to get hurt. But she's capable of making her own decisions, so I don't care if you guys kiss, make out, whatever. As long as she's not hurt, I'm good."

Jay was silent again, a rare sight for him, as he processed what Kai was saying. "You know, you're taking this surprisingly well," he mentioned. "Are you sure you're okay with us dating?"

"If she says yes, then yeah, I am." Kai smirked. "But there is one thing that would totally make Nya fall for you." He turned to the cabinet and pulled out a half-full container of strange-looking liquid. "Men's cologne."

He took the lid off and put two of his fingertips to the opening, turned it upside-down so a small amount made it onto his fingers, and dabbed it across Jay's neck and collarbone. He nodded at the work he did, screwing the lid back on.

Jay sniffed the air, grinning at the scent. "You're sure this'll work?"

"Positive. Trust me, Nya won't be able to say no to a date with you if you wear this stuff," Kai assured. He looked up at the sound of Cole and Zane returning from the training deck, and he put the cologne back in the cabinet. "C'mon, Nya will be giving her report on that Fangpyre skeleton soon."

Jay nodded eagerly in thanks, darting out of the room before Kai could say anything else. The fire ninja smirked, shaking his head at Jay's excitement. He went out to meet with Cole and Zane, who were discussing battle strategies.

"So, what's up with Jay?" Cole asked. "He's got his hair done up all weird, and he smells...not sweaty, for once."

"Oh, he's just going to ask Nya out on a date," replied Kai. "What he doesn't know is that it wasn't cologne I gave him, but perfume. And it just so happens my sister's allergic to it."

Zane tilted his head to the side in confusion. "But will that not cause issues for both Nya and Jay? Surely you do not want anything bad to happen to your own sister, correct?"

"Don't worry, Zane. Nya will be fine. It happened a lot when we were kids. She just can't be in contact with it for very long if it's in the air." His smirk grew more devious. "Just because I'm okay with Jay dating Nya doesn't mean I can't give him a little warning first."

Everyone here always depicts Kai as the overprotective older brother, and I never really saw him like that. If anything, it doesn't really seem like he cares what Nya does, since it's her life. I dunno.

Thank you to Team jaya for requesting this pairing! Stay tuned!