Just a very short chapter to wrap up this 'week'.

But after changing my plans for the ending twice already, I have now finally decided how I'm gonna finish this story, there's gonna be four more chapters (and maybe a little epilogue) after this one!

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Week 9 (Part 5)

Sunday very early morning

It is already way past midnight, when Jay and I finally leave the cinema – via the front entrance.

At this time, it is not very busy around the red carpet anymore, as most journalists have either left or are inside the venue. And after sharing a kiss with my boyfriend right in the middle of the event and in front of pretty much everyone, there's no real point hiding away anyway.

In the car, I check my phone, only to find I have five missed calls, the same number of voicemails, and 37 messages. One of each are from Skylor, while the others are from some random people at school. I quickly scroll through one of the conversations.

"Is everything alright?" Jay asks, he must have noticed the small frown on my face.

"Looks like one of my classmates has already found a picture of us online." I explain. "On the Ninjago Times webpage."

And I am not surprised, Gayle is nosiest and gossiping person I have ever met. I would not even consider her to be my friend, how did she get my number?

"I know, the press are incredibly fast uploading pictures and little stories from these kinds of events." Jay confirms. "They have to compete with the social media, I guess..."

"And now everyone's going crazy about it." I am dreading having to go to school on Monday morning. This is definitely not how I have imagined making it into one Ninjago's biggest newspapers...

His eyes fixed at the road, Jay puts one of his hands on mine.

"I am sorry, I probably shouldn't have kissed you with all those photographers around." I can see a light blush on his cheeks.

"It's not your fault." I reassure him. "It was my own decision to kiss you back. At least it shows that I have better things to do on a Saturday night than searching the internet for the latest gossip..."

"Much better." He flashes me a brief smile. And I agree.

When we arrive back at my house, Jay parks the car and gets out to open the passenger door for me. He then takes my hand as he walks me to the door.

"Thank you for the lovely evening, Nya. I am glad you decided to come."

"So am I. I had a really great time." I reply. "Thanks for inviting me."

"You're welcome. Uhm, so... I'll see you on Monday?"

Lucky him, Jay's classes have already finished and he is at home for the summer. But I have only one more week of school until my graduation, so I can't really complain. And then there's still my job at the comic book store, of course.

"Same place, just a different day." I grin. "Your book will still be waiting for you." As will I.

"Can't wait to see it." He smirks. "Good night, Nya."

"Good night, Jay." I reply.

"Uhm, I am just wondering... I mean, this was our first official date. Would it be inappropriate to kiss you goodnight?"

I giggle. "Considering we have kissed after our unofficial dates and even during our first official date, it would be very inappropriate not to kiss me goodnight."

And so he does.

I honestly have no idea what exactly has happened afterwards, but at some point, I find myself pinned against the wall. There's a tiny sting in my back, but I can't really pay attention to that right now, as Jay kissing along my neck is rather distracting. He is running his hands up and down my side, while mine have somehow found their way under his shirt.

Unfortunately, this is the exact moment that the door flies open and I can hear the very annoyed voice of my brother.

"Are you finally done out here?" He whisper-yells, obviously not wanting to wake our neighbours.

We hastily break apart. With great interest, Kai watches our rather futile attempts to fix our clothes and hair. The deep red faces are probably not helping with our appearance either.

"Kai, I am eighteen." I try to defend myself. The same age as your own girlfriend, whose red hair I can see through the window of our house. I add in my mind. But I don't dare to say it out loud, I'd better not make him even more upset with me.

But to our big surprise, Kai bursts out laughing.

"I know that, sis, but Sky and I would very much appreciate if you could please stop making out against the doorbell in the middle of the night."

Okay, that explains the stinging feeling in my back. And why my brother is not too happy with us right now.
"Now that we've got that sorted, do you wanna come in?" He offers.

"Uhm, I'd better go home now." My boyfriend mumbles. He places a short, chaste kiss on my burning cheek. "See you on Monday."

"Okay, I'll see you then." I give him a little smile. "Take care, okay?"

"I will." Jay smiles back before he turns around and walks to his car. I wait until he has driven away before I get inside, closing the door behind me.

I find Kai and Skylor snuggled up on the sofa in the living room. My best friend is leaning against my brother, her head resting on his shoulder, and he has his arm wrapped around her.

Seeing them like this, I'm a bit disappointed that Jay hasn't accepted Kai's offer. But I am pretty sure, had I been in his position, I would have done the same.

Hearing me enter the room, they look up.

"So, I've heard you had a good evening, Toni?" Skylor asks, a wide grin on her face. She is spending way too much time with my brother, he is totally rubbing up on her.

"I did, thank you very much." I reply, plopping down in the armchair and stretching out my legs. "And until about two minutes ago, I've enjoyed every single moment of it."