Ninjago; If I Was Your Girlfriend

When He Calls - Jay

I spent the last week staying with Jay at the monastery so Sensei could help me control my power. Before we could train with the power, we had to find out its origins and understand all that I was capable of. That entailed lots of research and mediating. Then, I had to work with Lloyd since he was the newest to control his power and since it was most similar to mine. As of yesterday, I could form a ball of light in my hands and make the light in the room turn on or off at the flick of my wrist. It was kind of cool to use my powers, but I still wasn't completely on board with the idea of them.

I had left two days ago and was enjoying sleeping in my own bed again and living in my house - alone might I add, but being lonely wasn't always fun. My parents were still out of town and were supposed to return tomorrow and they still didn't know what happened to me two weeks ago. And when they returned I would have to talk to them about my powers and ask them for information about all my powers.

But today, I was sitting at my desk at work after a day of school, since I had finally returned, and I was utterly exhausted. I forgot how draining school was and it was only my second day back. I saw K/G/N at school since she had also returned, but no one else had. I know C/G/N was supposed to return tomorrow, and Z/G/N a few days after that, but there was no word on when L/G/N was supposed to go back. We all had a groupchat named First Priorities of THE Ninja but we hadn't been very active since we all went through our ordeals. Some times we would randomly text at some point in the day a "How are you guys all doing?" message but the responses were never that deep. I would usually text back a "I'll be better tomorrow" and K/G/N would send back "therapy didn't help today. I'm not having a good day" but she wouldn't expand on it and no one would pressure her.

C/G/N usually responded with "I'm fine, or I will be" and Z/G/N's message of choice was: "Tomorrow is a better day. We are all here."

L/G/N never responded. I'm sure her phone is off.

I know she left the monastery a few days ago and it was hitting the ninja in different ways. Jay said he missed her jokes and spontaneous games of hide and go seek, but he felt more for Cole and Lloyd and kept his distance. Out of all of us, Z/G/N were probably the most okay out of the group, but I had escaped nearly on my own and had a new power to handle, Z/G/N was actually tortured. C/G/N would send us updates on the case of the boy who kidnapped her and it was strange because though she went to Laketon, the rest of us went to Fairmont and knew the boy who hurt her. In fact, I shared three out of seven periods with him. It was surreal. But K/G/N was the only one going to therapy. Z/G/N relied on Zane and her mom and L/G/N kept to herself, but I had no one. My parents weren't home and I didn't want to worry them and I felt bad for bothering Jay when he had to help me with my powers just days ago.

But today, I sat all alone at my desk at work while carelessly messing around with unscrewing a part for a car that I had been assigned. I really didn't care what I was doing and the more I messed with the screw, the more I realized that I was not getting anything done today. 

I wanted to lay down.

I wanted to pull the covers over my head and lay in my bed for hours without interruption.

But I haven't been sleeping lately and probably wouldn't tonight. Jay, however, slept better when someone else was laying next to him. I offered to sleep in the guest room at the monastery so he could have the room to himself but he insisted I sleep with him and he was out in five minutes every day. I was not.

"How are things going?" a voice interrupted and I looked up quickly to see my boss. I smiled and held up a screwdriver, "Working hard."

He grinned, "How have you been, Y/N? Things seem different."

I pursed my lips and paused. Was it really that noticeable? People at school haven't said anything, but have they noticed? I'm close with Mr. Davis. I tell him a lot about me. He knows about my living situation. He knows me.