Boredom is Blue

Chapter Eleven

Zane's P.O.V

"Makenna, but everyone just calls me Ken."

Makenna.

What an unusual name. Especially with the meaning. 'Child of Kenneth,' to use the Scottish origins. I find it a rather brash name, confident. Much like the woman standing before me. At this moment, I can only see the back of her. The rich mahogany river of her hair falls gracefully down her back in silky, wavy tendrils. She is tiny, the top of her head barely reaching my shoulder. She is also very slim, her body made from sleek, toned muscles.

Dressed in battle armour made from faded black leather, she looks every inch the Amazon we know her to be. From behind, that is. I have yet to see her face. I do notice, however, that Makenna is very careful to make no move to touch the short sword sheathed at her waist. And what a tiny waist.

Excuse me? What did I just think? Why does the size of her waist seem interesting to me? It is just female anatomy, why do I find myself admiring it? It seems I am malfunctioning. I will have to have Jay examine me later on. Oh, perhaps that would not be the best idea. Jay is not… himself, at this time. Truthfully, I do not full understand why he is behaving the way he is. I know that the cause is Nya's absence and that they are in love, but I cannot comprehend why he has become so erratic.

Then again, I do not pretend to completely understand the concept of love, in terms of romance. I understand the love between brothers, and that of father and son. Romantically, I am at a loss.

Again, why do I find myself thinking about romance? Surely this wasn't started by this stature-impaired Amazon. Absolutely confused by my thought patterns, I finally think about the rest of her words. Ken? Ridiculous name for a woman. No, I will not be calling her that. Her name is Makenna, and she will be referred to as such.

"Deal." Oh… what would Jay say? Holy crap (is that right?), what did I miss? Exploring my mainframe for the conversation I wasn't paying attention to, but still heard, I discover that Makenna has now joined our team and will give us information about the Amazons. Well, that is somewhat a simpler method of gathering information.

Now, she reaches out a hand to Cole and I feel a flash of… something. Not pleasant. A mixture of anger and longing. Filing that emotion away for later examination, I walk around her to be a part of the introductions. We all remove our cowls, showing our faces. And now I can see hers.

Pale, even in the yellow lamp light, with freckles delicately sprinkled over an adorable button nose. Mint eyes, open wide in shock and wonder, are set in a heart-shaped face. Soft brown waves of her hair brush over her forehead, one side pulled behind her ear. Her full pink lips are pulled into a large smile, as she passionately greets us all.

I find Makenna captivating.

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Jay's P.O.V

I don't know how I feel about this. Cole and Zane seem to trust her and to be honest, there is something earnest about Ken that makes me want to trust her, too. But if having her around brings Nya's life into danger, I'd rather not have her around. It's that simple.

Then again, she said she's going to help us get Nya back. She knows where the base is and the way around it. Ken is the best source of information we have. Before I can stop myself, I begin to feel hope again. And, feel like myself again.

Yay! I missed me. I missed my ridiculousness. See, our group just wouldn't be so interesting or fun without me, the comic relief. I've been so depressed lately. I can't remember the last time I laughed. This, coming from me, the one who spends his whole life laughing. I'm just not the same without Nya.

Nya. I miss her so much.

No, not now, Jay. Nya wouldn't want you to lose yourself in her absence. She's probably fine being without me, not becoming a psycho. She always was stronger than me.

Ken, if she truly is a friend of Nya's, will be good for her. Nya does need female friends. Speaking of female friends… it seems Zane hasn't stopped staring at our new one since he saw her face. And, she keeps sneaking glances right back at him. How very interesting.

Storing that golden piece of information in my saucy gossip memory vault, I follow the others as we walk towards E-Dra. Normally, we would be running quietly over the rooftops, but I think Cole's unsure as to how well Ken will be able to follow. Walking is so boring! Falling into step beside Ken, I realise that this is a really good opportunity to ask about Nya. Ken's the only one to see her recently. Curiously, Zane also joins us, standing on Ken's other side. Haha, he's not even being subtle.

"Uh, Ken. I'm sorry for being a jerk before. I'm just sort of not myself, lately. I don't know what Nya told you about me, but believe me, I don't usually act that way. I can't really remember the last time I acted so obnoxiously. Amazingly kind and considerate is what I am. This one time, though, which was completely justified, this guy, called Mickey, what a dumb name, am I right? Anyway, so he was hogging three seats on the bus, how or why, takes too long to get into, so I was like-"

"Jay's mouth of lightning strikes again," Zane quips dryly.

"Hey, man. Just trying to make conversation."

"A conversation usually entails two or more people speaking."

"Shut up."

Ken looks at both of us in amusement. "That's okay, Jay. Nya mentioned your habit of talking until you passed out." Zane laughs in loud guffaws. That's also very interesting. Zane doesn't often react so emotionally. Not that he's cold… haha, well, I guess he is. It just takes something extremely funny to him to make him laugh like that. And it's usually his own joke.

"And I'm not offended," Ken adds with a friendly smile. "I know that I wouldn't be myself if my loved one was kidnapped."

"Uh, yeah," I look down, sad. "It's… it's hard." Ken's eyes widen with sympathy, then flare up in fiery passion, kind of reminiscent of Kai.

"Don't worry too much, Jay," she tells me, raising a hand and pulling it into a fist in determination, like a character in an anime. Oh, she's an otaku, I swear to you. "I'll help you get her back to the best of my ability. She's my friend now, and I can't just leave her there, especially since friendship with her gave me a new home."

An otaku she may or may not be, but she does have a good heart. A bit over the top and passionate about what's in her heart, but I know it's just filled with good stuff.

I'm glad she's here, I decide, as we all gather at the Elemental Dragon and head back to the bounty.

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Nya's P.O.V

I can feel my resolve cracking. I haven't had a bite to eat in four days now, I think. I'm not sure about the passing of time right now. All I know is that my last meal was too long ago.

It's not just the hunger, though. It's a crazy mixture of loneliness and hopelessness. My only thoughts are of Jay and a dull awareness that my strength is waning. If I had wanted to escape, I should have done it ages ago, when Ken was around. I wanted her to trust me first, before I attempted to convince her to help me to escape. That was a mistake. Now, I have no one. No plan. No Jay.

I'm starting to think he won't be coming any time soon. It's a horrible thing to say, but it's been so long. He may still be looking for me, but what if he isn't? Maybe he found this a perfect time to get rid of me? Wait, no. Jay loves me. He does. And Kai would still be looking for me. Kai's my brother, and he's done crazier stuff to get me back when I've gotten kidnapped before. It's weakness that's making me doubt Jay. I need him so bad. But he's not here. And I'm so tired. Paranoia just creeps in in these situations. I need to be stronger, for Jay. I can survive this and live the rest of my life happy and content in his arms, even when we're both old and grey.

Why am I always being kidnapped anyway? Is there something about me that just screams vulnerable? The ridiculous thing is, I can defend myself. I'm physically able to fight back, and to fight back well. Stupid sneak attacks! Always catching me out. I absolutely hate it, keep being used in other peoples' schemes and plans to rule Ninjago.

Anger once again fuelling my resolve, I decide that hunger will not be the end of me. I will not bow. Even if I have to die, I will just have to wait for Jay in the Afterlife. For a long time, hopefully. But I just cannot give in. I cannot give the impression that the Ninja (and Associates, I like to call the rest of our group) are weak and can be pushed around.

Next time a villain rises, I will not be kidnapped! I refuse! I will just have to train harder.

I still miss Jay, though. His laughter, his wit, his overreactions. I miss it all. Wrapping my arms tightly around myself, I think back to all the amazing moments I've spent with Jay.

Like the time he made a metal model of my Samurai X armour. It's about a foot tall, and Jay even spent the time to paint exactly to the real armour. It's one of my most prised possessions. Jay's always doing those things though; making me things using his inventing and tech skills. That was a major thing we bonded over.

Jay often portrays himself as the lovable idiot, but he's truthfully highly intelligent, if a little eccentric. Some of his inventions, some of the things he builds, are truly brilliant. He's humble, though. He often plays down his abilities in that area, even though he shows off in anything else. 'I'm nothing compared to Zane's father,' he'd say whenever I'd compliment him on something he built. I wish he'd take more pride in it; he often seems embarrassed when I or one of the guys ask him about his latest invention.

All well. I love him, anyway. He can make me laugh, no matter the situation we find ourselves in. If he were here right now, he'd be cracking jokes about Nix's bad dye job or the rat rave going on in the corner of the cell. He'd be holding me in his arms, convincing me to cheer up; it's never as bad as it seems. If it was just him in here, and me at home, he'd freak out. But when we are together, he's calm.

A small tear rolls slowly over my cheek.

I miss him.

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Katy's Note: Hey people!

I have some bad news.

{SPOILER ALERT}

I watched episode 27 and 28. I'm here to report that Nya does in fact develop feelings for Cole, because a machine told her he was her perfect match. When I first watched that, I was like "Don't be a fool, Nya! It's just the Overlord virus messing with your head, to pull the unity of the brothers apart!" But did she listen to me? No.

Now, it's a nasty love-triangle. I don't think there are enough words in the English language to express my deep and undying HATRED for love triangles. Because, in a love triangle, someone always loses. Someone has to deal with the full force of the pain of being rejected. And with Ninjago Rebooted, I have a really bad feeling that it'll be Jay that loses. If Nya truly loved Jay, she'd feel nothing for Cole.

I'll never hide this guys and I love all the Ninja, but Jay is and will always be my favourite. The others are second equal. So, I really cannot stand to see him hurt.

And to pour acid onto the wound, known brother-hopper Misako empathises with her. God, that scene made me want to break things. I never really liked Misako, because she kept jumping from Garmadon to Wu then back to Garmadon in the end, even though she says to Wu that she "should have picked you." Messing with hearts, she was. Now Nya's doing the same thing. I'm losing all respect for her, to be honest. Now the only female character that hasn't fucked around with men's hearts is Edna, Jay's mum. On a cuter note, Edna keeps a photo of Jay and Nya in her wallet.

On a more positive note, Zane falling in love was adorable. But then, poor Pixal. That scene almost made me cry. Also, Garmadon is freaking awesome in Rebooted, I have to say. And all the Ninja as teachers made me fangirl squeal. I especially loved the kid that kept saying "Mr Cole is the worst." Cole really cracked me up, I have to say. I think that's all I have to say about that.

{SPOILER END}

Okay, moving on to other things. As soon as NinjaMeap sends me their ideas for the title of Lloyd's book, I will have the poll up. I really like Birthdaypi's suggestions. Envy is Green and Rejection is Green, are both really good ideas. As soon as Meap gets me their ideas, I'll pick my two favourite, so don't assume that those two will be on the poll. Also, I want you to keep in mind that the title will have to be Lloyd's issue that keeps him from having a real/happy/full relationship with the woman he falls in love with, the issue he'll have to overcome. E.g. if the title was to be Envy is Green, then Lloyd will have to feel jealous of something/someone, and that will keep him from happiness until he can defeat it. So the title will definitely affect the direction the story will go.

I promised to reply to some reviews, so here I go.

To Birthdaypi: Congrats! I really like your suggestions and I'm glad you're really enjoying my story. Your reviews always brighten my day, by the way.

To ForeverDreamer12: Still having trouble logging in? That must be frustrating. I'm really glad you like Zane love stories. To give you a little hint, as long as you don't tell anyone, Zane's story is next in the series. Shh.

To Lya200: Thanks, I did watch them. If you read my rant above, then you know I'm not 100% happy with the new season, but it does have a lot of potential. I guess you could say, it has yet to reach its full potential :P

To Nya909: Always so demanding :P Don't ever change, you keep me on my toes. Don't worry, Cole will get his story, will get a girlfriend. Don't panic. It just won't be Ken (Or Nya). And, I update as quickly as I can, you know that.

To LegoNinjagoJayWa: I'm sorry you find the story disturbing. It would be a great help if you told me why. But I am glad you found it funny in parts :D

Honestly guys, reviews make me happy! Happy writers mean no characters killed off inexplicably (though it's a little tempting to kill off Nya and write myself into the story, as I would never, ever hurt Jay. Honestly though, I like my version of Nya. My Nya completely loves Jay.)

As for Zane and Ken, I don't think I'll write in their P.O.V for a few chapters, but I hope you liked reading about Zane's emerging feelings. Also, I was listening to Kimbra for the whole time I was writing this chapter, so any plagiarism from her songs was unintentional. If you haven't heard of her, I suggest you check her out. I love the songs 'Come into my Head' and 'Settle Down.'

Have a fantastic week and I hope you guys had a great Christmas.

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