This is it chapter four! :) I don't own the quote or Ninjago. And a thank you to those who reviewed on my last chapter! Let's see what destiny has in store for the ninjas today...And no I do not enjoy making the ninjas suffer :( I'm going to have a four day weekend pretty soon! Hopefully I'll get at least two more chapters up! And a special thanks to electricblue1214. Thank you so much for being my first review! (: I hope you enjoy this chapter. So! Let's get started..
"There are no secrets that time does not reveal." - Jean Racine
Chapter Four: Awareness
Jay woked up with a massive headache. He tried adjusting his posture on his one seat couch, but regretted it the moment he moved. A wave of pain coursed through his body. "Aw! Fuck...great!" He blurted out. "First Nya stood me up on our date yesterday and now I'm freaken sore!"
He bit his bottom lip as he reached for his phone on his accent table. He grabbed his phone and opened it. 'Hmm, no missed calls.' He mentally talked to himself. Upon seeing that Jay felt heartbroken. "Nya..." He whispered to himself.
*flashback*
Jay was staring at himself in the mirror practicing what he was going to say to Nya.
"If you were a Transformer, you'd be a hot-obot, called Optimus Fine." He flashed his best smile and a wink.
"No...no...no!" Jay told himself.
"Ahem! On a scale of 1 to 10: you're a 9 because I'm the 1 you need." He finished off with his signature grin.
"Ugh." He scolded himself. "She's gonna think I'm lame..."
Jay was so caught up in thinking that he didn't hear the doorbell ring. 'Huh. She's a little early, but oh well." He chatted on about as he checked his watch.
Opening the door, he was flabbergasted when he saw his parents.
"Ohh! Look Ed, it's our baby boy!" Pointed out Edna.
"I see him, Edna. You don't have to embarrass the boy."
"Mom, dad? What are you guys doing here?" Jay asked trying his best not to sound rude.
"Well! Aren't you going to invite us in hun?" Edna asked him with a smile.
"Uh..yeah! Come on in!" Jay said as he glanced at his watch. 'Uhhh, Nya should be here any minute. I don't want her to get the wrong idea.' Thought Jay.
His parents took no time in making themselves feel at home. "So, what's the occasion son?" Ed questioned Jay.
"Occasion?"
Ed made a gesture towards Jay's choice of clothes. "Ohh! That occasion. I'm actually waiting for Nya. We're gonna go out, today's our one year anniversary."
"Awww..." Edna cooed in response.
"Well! We should get going! C'mon Edna. Have fun on your date son." Responded his dad.
"What your father said." Edna went over and hugged Jay. "Oh! Oh, but don't have too much fun."
"Thanks dad." Laughed Jay as he walked them towards the door.
"Oh, Ed. Our baby boy is growing up." Sniffled Edna before waving Jay goodbye once more. "Oh and tell Nya we said hi."
Jay stood by the doorway watching his parents fade away in the distance. He walked back in and called Nya. 'That's weird, she doesn't answer.'
He tried again, but no one answered. So he waited for an hour and thought, 'maybe she's having a wardrobe malfunction.' He called again, but nothing.
So he took a seat and waited and waited...
but she never came.
*End of Flashback*
Jay sighed as he stared at his phone, 'What did I do to deserve this..' Realization finally hit him in the face. "Holy...Cannoli...!" He cried out. "What if something bad happened to Nya!"
Getting up with all of his mighty strength, he shoved his keys into his pocket and ran out the door. He ran and ran till his lungs begged for air. He got to Nya's apartments in no time. Resting on the steps to catch his breath.
Booking it up the last few steps, he was standing in front of Nya's door in no time. He rang the doorbell hoping, praying she would be there. When he didn't get a answer, he just kept ringing and ringing the doorbell. With him making so much noise he failed to notice the soft footsteps approaching him.
"Jay?" A soft melodic voice reached his ears.
Jay turned around and was facing Bella.
Bella noticed Jay seemed a little out of it. His eyes were bloodshot red and he had dark circles under his eyes. His hair looked like he didn't bother fixing it and his clothes were all wrinkled.
"Jay? Are you okay?" She asked trying to approach him slowly.
He rapidly took a step towards Bella, startling her a bit.
"Bella...please..please tell me you've seen Nya." Jay pleaded with his voice cracking.
"No. I haven't seen Nya since yesterday around twelve. Why? Is she okay? Did something happen? When he didn't reply to her, Bella felt panic run by her. "Jay...?"
Jay lost all his hope when Bella answered him. He literally lost feeling, he was falling down and turned extremely pale.
"Oh..My...Gosh! Jay!" Shrieked out Bella as she barely managed to catch Jay before his head made impact with the floor.
Cole heard Bella scream out from upstairs since she left the door opened. Alarmed by hearing her yelp, he dropped the remote and ran down to her. He saw Bella sitting on the ground with Jay's head on her lap. He wasn't responding to her cries.
"Bella?!" Addressed Cole from the top of the stairs. "What happened?! Is he hurt?! Is he breathing?!" Cole barked with panic dripping in every word.
"I-I...I don't kn-ow.. he- he ask-ed me ab-o-ut Nya.. And when I told him I hav-n't se-en h-er.. He.. just fell down..." Bella whispered the last part so low that Cole didn't catch it.
"He? He-he Just what!"
"He just fell down!" Bella yelled at him with tears running down her face. "I don't know what happened!"
Whenever somebody Cole cares about gets hurt, he has a tendency of getting frustrated and yells. He doesn't mean too, he just can't help it. He's the leader of the group and everyone looks up to him. Everyone just expects him to know everything and that can be really overwhelming on him. Ever since his mom passed away, he feels as if he could of done something to prevent it from ever happening. He lives with that guilt every single day. He's never told anyone what happened that day, not even Bella knows.
His eyes softened as he looked at Bella crying. "Bella..." He called out to her in a genuine tone.
"Not now, Cole." She sniffled not looking at him. "We need to get him upstairs."
Cole hesitated knowing Bella was upset with him, but decided it was best not to keep her waiting otherwise their relationship would turn ugly. He sprinted down the steps in no time. He grabbed Jay's left arm and tossed him over his shoulder, grunting as he did so. Cole's hands weren't fully healed, it's only been two days since the incident. He carried Jay upstairs and layed him down on the couch.
"Quick! Go get me some smelling salt from the bathroom." Ordered Bella.
Cole came back with the tiny package in his hand. Opening it up, he crouched down near Jay. Holding it under his nose, the odor was so strong Cole turned his head away. Bella stood behind a few steps away covering her nose and glancing curiously at Jay. After what seemed like minutes Jay started stirring around.
"Hey buddy. Can you hear me?" Cole asked softly.
Grunting in response. Jay finally opened his deep blue eyes. He tried sitting up, but Cole held him down.
"W-hat? Wh-at's..go-ing on?.." He questioned looking around. "Whe-re am I? Cole? Agh!" He wailed as he grabbed his head.
"All I remember...was Nya..." He replied with a distance look in his eyes. "HolyCrap!Nya!Issheokay?Doyouguysknowwhereshe'sat?Pleasepleasetellmeyouknowwhereshe'sat!Shedoesn'tanswermyphonecallsIdon'tknowwhereshe'sat?" Babbled on Jay.
"Calm down Jay. You're safe. It's okay." Cole answered him in a calm tone. "Now what were you saying about Nya?"
"Nya...she..." Paused Jay not knowing where to start. "She-she stood me up yesterday...on our one year anniversary.." He said locking his gaze with the rug. "I tried calling her...but she wouldn't, didn't answer me. I thought maybe she's late..so I waited and waited for her..."
"Jay.." Bella placed her hand on his forearm to show support.
"She never came... I tried her phone again, but nothing. I kept thinking to myself at night what did I do wrong? Do I deserve this? I waited all night long..."
Bella stood up and walked to the door. "I'm sure she has a explanation of why she stood you up, Jay... I'm gonna go check if she's there." She said as she grabbed an extra set of keys to Nya's place.
"I'm sure Bella's right. Nya wouldn't just stand you up for nothing, but don't worry bro.. It'll all work out just fine.." Cole went on trying to convince Jay.
"Easy for you to say.." Gritted Jay. "Your not in my shoes.. Bella and you seem to be doing just fine.."
Cole was taken-back by what he Jay just said. 'I don't even know if her and I are doing fine...' Cole questioned himself.
Jumping off the last step, Bella darted towards Nya door. Her hands shaking as she tried to fit the key in the hole. Little did she know, someone was watching her. Bella finally heard a click after she turned the knob. Flinging the door open, she rushed inside.
"Nya!" Bella called out to her.
"Nya?" She shouted out to her once more, running around her apartment. 'Where did you go?' She questioned herself.
Bella spotted Nya's phone on the marbled kitchen counter. Sighing to herself she pondered, 'Please, please. Be okay.' She picked up Nya's phone, and dawdled towards the door. Bella closed the door and turned around to lock it.
As she took her time locking the door, she had her back towards the person who's been waiting for her to come out. The person took a few steps closer to Bella and began scanning her.
Bella felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. Goosebumps consumed most of her body. She densed her eyes together, hoping that whoever was there would go away. Too afraid to turn around, she tinkered around with the lock a bit more longer.
"I wouldn't move, if I were you." Threaten a liveless tone. "You're not Nya. Who are you?"
Petrified by the sudden threat. Bella mentally cursed in her mind. 'Why didn't I bring Cole, oh. Wait, cause he's acting like a fucken douche! Douche or not, I wish he was here! Should I turn around? Yes. No! What if that person hurts me? Oh well...here goes nothing...' Turning around leisurely with her eyes shut tight. Too scared to open them in fear, something might happen to her.
The person got a good look at Bella, scanning every detail on her. 'Who is she? My processor does not recognize her.' Overthought the person as it studied the hourglass figured girl with her just passed shoulder length, dark chocolate brown hair. With an olive skin complexion, eyes shut shaking in fear.
"Who are you and what is your purpose?!" Commanded the person yet again. "My databased hasn't detected any sign of danger from you, so who are you?"
"I-m I'm.. Bel-la Sa-via-no.." Whimpered Bella. "Ar-e you goi-ng to-to hu-rt me?" She asked as she finally opened her eyes, meeting a pair of lime green eyes.
Evergreen eyes and lime green eyes locked their gazed with each other as if trying to understand the situation.
"Pixal!" Zane called out to his girlfriend who was busy intimidating Bella. "Pixal..?" Zane said pulling Pixal away from Bella. "I'm so sorry, she normally doesn't act like this." He said sincerely.
"Pixal? What's gotten into you?"
"She-she.." Pixal began pointing an accusing finger towards Bella. "She came out of Nya's apartment, Zane. What if she's helping him?"
'Helping who?' Bella thought for a moment. "No..! No. I'm a friend of Nya and I came to check on her, you see. Her boyfriend is crazy-looking for her and he can't find her. So I decided to come and check for myself?"
"You know Jay?" Said a puzzled Zane.
Bella nodded in agreement. "Can you take me to him?" He asked in a urgent tone.
Durning their trip to Bella place, Pixal hasn't kept her eyes off of her. Pixal didn't trust her one bit. Before they reached her place, Bella gave them a brief summary of herself. She opened the door and Zane saw his brothers.
Cole and Jay were both shocked to see Zane, buy wasted no time in greeting him. Both of them doggy-piled Zane like how brothers would normally do. They got off of him and then politely greeted Pixal.
Zane caught sight of Cole's hands and his cheek, Cole noticed. "So..." Cole faked cough."What brings you by over here, Zane?"
"Sensei asked me to summon all of you guys. He told me he has something very important to announce."
"But it's a Sunday, our day off! And plus we don't even know where Nya's at!" Whinned Jay.
"But from what I was told Nya and Kai are already waiting at the monastery. And if Sensei has something to say, I'm sure it'll be worth hearing it."
"Then that settles it!" Cole said as he clapped his hands ignoring the pain." We're going Jay and no buts. How did you come here Zane?"
"Sensei's is waiting outside, he bought the bus." Pixal answered. "We should get going before night falls."
Everyone started heading outside, Cole stayed behind. "Bella...I'm so sorry for lashing out on you like that, I just-"
"Shhhh.." She whispered putting her finger to his lips, before she silenced him with a kiss.
"Just come back to me soon, okay?" She said after they pulled apart both panting for oxygen.
"I will, I promise." Cole said as he quickly pecked her on the lips once more before heading out.
"Ah, my students. It appears an old friend wants to pay us a visit once more, but I can assure you I will do whatever it takes to stop it. Now, hurry on. We have a long journey ahead of us. I will answer all questions later."
Cole took a seat across of Jay. Zane and Pixal sat two rows behind Jay. Zane got up and approached Cole.
"Oh, hey Zane." Cole said while holding back a yawn.
Taking a seat besides Cole, Zane stretched his legs out in front of him just like Cole had his. They both sat in silence, till Zane broke it.
"I noticed your hands.." Murmured Zane and when Cole didn't reply. Zane didn't take it as an insult, he knew Cole better than anyone else. He knew Cole had too much pride to cry in front of anyone. He was always pushing himself past his limits and he always had everyone's back. "I dejected you care deeply for Bella."
"You have no idea Zane. She's like..- without her I don't know where I'd be.. She completes me, you know?"
"Oh, I think I have a clue." Zane said as he looked back smiling at Pixal who fell asleep.
The next hour was filled with silence, but not the awkward silence. No. The comforting one, that you don't mind having.
Pulling up in front of the monastery, Sensei turned off the ignition. He was about to yell, but he turned around in time. Seeing his students sound asleep, soft snores soon filled the bus. Smiling to himself, he got off the bus to let them rest.
Nya and Kai heard the front door opened. "Do you think it's them?" Nya asked getting up and dusting off her clothes.
"I don't know. But let's go find out." Kai said as he got up and walked towards the front door. "Sensei! How was the ride? Where are Cole, Jay, and Zane?" He questioned looking at Sensei.
"Do not fret. They are sleeping in the bus. Please, go and prepare supper? I will wake them up when it's ready."
"Yes Sensei." Nya replied while bowing. "C'mon Kai." She said as she took her bother by the arm.
Awareness- knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
Lol just to set the record straight no, Cole doesn't live with Bella...yet. He's just been "sleeping over" she's mending his hands. Will Cole and Bella's relationship survive? Or will it all be to much for Bella to handle? What happened to Cole's mother? What does Sensei have to tell them? And will I ever stop asking questions? Who knows? Lol. Hope you enjoyed this chappie..till next time! Ciao :)