Three.
Kai's POV
I let out a long, random, whistle of surprise for maybe the thirty-seven-and-a-half time that day. I could tell it was getting on Cole's nerves, and Zane...well, you never could tell with that guy, but think maybe he flipped his "Hearing" switch to "off" after the thirty-second time. "Kai, honestly", Cole asked, "what is with you today? You keep whistling like that, you aren't responding to anything Sensei asks you, and you just stare at Jay and Nya. I know it's something of a surprise that they're engaged, so what? Aren't you happy for them?"
"Yeah, sure I'm happy, Cole. I'm just...not sure how I feel about my best friend in the world -"
"Hey!"
"- marrying my sister."
"Think of it this way", said Cole. "When he and Nya are married, Jay will be, by and in law, what he's always been in your heart - your brother."
"Yeah..."
"And, seriously, how cool is it to have the ninja of lightning for a brother?" Jay delivered the last comment from over Cole's shoulder. I rolled my eyes. Jay and his big ego.
"How cool will it be to have the ninja of lightning for a husband?", Nya added.
"Not as cool as having the mysterious Samurai X for a wife", Jay said sweetly.
It made me laugh a little to think that not too long ago, Jay had told everyone who would listen (plus all those who wouldn't) that, and I quote, "I HATE THAT SAMURAI!", end quote... And now he knew her secret identity, lived with her (although, he had before, he just never realized it), and was going to marry her next summer!
That just seems so weird...
"Hey! Earth to Kai, come in Kai!"
"Heywhaaa? Oh, sorry Cole. What were you saying?"
Cole sighed. "I was saying, Mr. Daydream, that you'd better snap out of it. We're twenty minutes late for Sensei's lecture, Lloyd just called, and you've got laundry duty today, remember?"
Now it was my turn to sigh. "Oh, okay, Cole...but hey, after the lecture, don't forget you have dishes!"
At least it's not his turn to cook, Jay mouthed at me behind his back.
(Next chapter: Lloyd, making his way through awkward first encounters, first conversations, and first foursquare games with Natalia.)