Another prompt from the Jaya discord is here. I honestly love all the ideas those Jaya-obsessed people come up with XD.

This one belongs to Jeleego.

Disclaimer: I don't ship Plasma or Greenflame. Just platonically. Anything in this one-shot suggesting otherwise is purely for the sake of comedy and the plot direction.

Welcome to a whole new level of weird awkwardness! 😁

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Cole was feeling rebellious that day and wanted to set fire to the monastery's brittle peace and sanity by pranking someone. And a certain lightning-powered, arcade-obsessed, freckled ginger was being suggested as the unfortunate target to him.

After making sure Jay was in the shower (and singing in a 'beautiful' voice), the earth ninja stealthily crept into his room and closed in on the blue-cased cell phone that lay charging on the nightstand. Cole resisted the urge to cackle like a criminal lunatic as he picked up the device and opened the messenger app.

Jay was the master of blabber. There was no doubt about it. But he was also the master of using text messages even when the person he was texting to was sitting right next to him. In short, at any given instant, Jay would be messaging someone or another. Cole thought it to be the perfect way to prank his talkative pal.

He opened up the list of contacts and blithely rolled his eyes at the nicknames Jay had saved the numbers under. He then proceeded to switch them up. He changed Dirtclod to Snowbro, Greenbean to Cinderbreath, Cinderbreath to Lovelily, Lovelily to Greenbean, and Snowbro to Dirtclod.

"Rocky Dangerbuff was here," Cole whispered, grinning with mock wickedness. Cole put the phone back and tip-toed out of the room, taking care to quietly close the door after him.

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Jay discarded his fuzzy towel to the floor after drying his wet hair and unplugged his phone from the socket. Letting out a satisfactory sigh, he dropped onto his bed and swiped the screen to get in. He searched through the applications for Candy Crush, meaning to entertain himself with a few rounds of the sweet-themed game till lunchtime.

"Oh, wait. I should text Nya about movie night first," he muttered, opening up the contacts. He scrolled down, tapped on Lovelily, quickly typed out a message, and pressed the paper airplane icon to send.

You

Hey, hot stuff! How does a movie sound 4 2nite? U get snacks, I'll get the cuddle necessities, tho u R my biggest cuddle necessity. Btw, u look cuter in your pj's <3 <3
1:05 p.m.

While he was wondering why he had been discussing sister troubles with Nya in the previous chat, the tick mark turned blue, indicating the text had been seen. Smiling, and being none the wiser, Jay continued to launch the game and kill a few minutes.

He did not dwell over the fact that Nya wasn't replying to him since he knew she would be giving him knowing looks from across the table during lunch later on. So, he let the silence slide.

However, this credulity lasted till after lunch was served and everyone was already halfway through it. Jay kept glancing at the water ninja, expecting her to smile sweetly so he could wink in return. But the girl's body language suggested that she had not even laid eyes on the message much less be disapproving of it.

On the other hand, Kai would not stop giving him funny looks. They weren't angry glares or suspicious squints. He just looked confused, puzzled, and quite possibly horrified from what his wide eyes were suggesting. Jay frowned and imperceptibly leaned over to Cole.

"Hey," he hissed. "Is there something on my face?"

Cole, whose own face was smeared with sauce, turned to look at him. "No," he replied with his mouth full.

"Then why is Kai looking at me like I have four heads?" Jay whispered, not daring to make eye contact with the said ninja.

"I don't know," came the unconsidered answer.

Jay stared at him, unimpressed but did not miss the smirk on Cole's face. He decided not to confront him about it and turned his attention back to Kai. The guy was unusually quiet. He was intently staring at his lasagna and chewing slowly, seemingly deep in thought. Jay caught him shooting worried glances at his sister and suddenly a terrifying stream of thought flowed through his mind.

What if Nya's not responding as expected because she didn't get my message?

What if Kai was checking her phone and read it instead?

And what if the reason he's worryingly looking at her is that he's wondering what she would do if he settled on killing me and hiding my body in Wu's laundry basket?

Jay stopped himself there. He mentally scratched his chin. It was possible that this wasn't the case. Firstly, he knew Nya had a password lock on her phone and it was a very complex, undecipherable one (because this is Nya we're talking about) so there was no way Kai could have access to her contacts.

Secondly, he and Nya had been betrothed for a few years now and Kai had (to some appreciable extent) crossed his overprotective phase so he would have to be a real loose cannon if he still checked his sister's phone like a suspicious father with hairy legs who always wore bermuda shorts and sweaty tank tops.

Jay eased himself. He was overthinking like always. Nya was maybe not in the mood for silent flirting and Kai was probably going through something and was targeting unsuspecting people.

There's nothing to worry about, Jay told himself and continued with his meal.

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The instant Kai saw the message pop up on his screen, his entire being went haywire. And no, his initial thought was not the fact that maybe Jay had intended to send the text to Nya and the idiot had pressed his contact accidentally.

First of all, one does not mistakenly click someone's number and not realize it was an accident so that they could back out. And if that person really is a forgetful nutjob then they certainly do not leave a message and not type 'sorry, wrong number' after learning about their blunder.

Which left Kai with only one burning question.

Had Jay actually invited him for a movie night and called him his cuddle necessity?!

"What the fudgeball does that even mean?" Kai muttered, internally panicking. "Is this guy . . . hitting on me?!"

He didn't know what cursed part of the Cloud Kingdom had put such a notion into Jay's head. And what about Nya's unprecedented love for him? Did Jay just throw away his sister's feelings like that? The guy wouldn't go a day without fawning over Nya so what changed?

Lunch hadn't helped matters either. He kept giving Jay questioning looks but the ginger never regarded them. Instead, he began whispering something to Cole who shrugged and smirked. Kai felt so sorry for Nya, he wanted to fall over Lloyd, reach his sister, hug her and beg for her forgiveness. Or beg her to let him beat the living daylights out of Jay.

Kai was usually more rational and wasn't expecting himself to get so worked up over a text from no other than Jay, the king of pranks. But the Master of Lightning's lack of joking manner and the absence of "You just got punked!" proved it wasn't a cruel joke on him.

Kai had no option but to discuss the situation with someone. Asking Zane for help would confuse them both. Asking Cole would only make him a laughing stock. Asking Nya was like asking for a death sentence and asking Master Wu would just make things awkward.

Lloyd seemed like the most sensible choice. Sure, the guy had sworn off romantic relationships after the Oni incident but at least he won't be making things too uncomfortable.

After lunch, the brunet slithered up to Lloyd while he was polishing his katana and tapped him on the shoulder. Lloyd turned to look at him, smiled understandingly, and resumed his work.

"Need help?" he asked without guesswork.

"Uh, y-yes," Kai stuttered, rubbing his neck.

"I'm listening."

"Well . . ." Kai began, unsure of where to start. Lloyd only had his head cocked in his direction while he worked on his blade so he couldn't see Kai whip out his phone and glare at the text.

"What the heck are cuddle necessities?"

The blonde stopped, lowering the katana. He pouted his lips in thought and shrugged. "Something to do with cuddling maybe. Pillows, blankets, teddy bears, you name it."

"Ah, yes. That makes sense," Kai mumbled, rubbing under his lower lip. He then narrowed his eyes at the younger ninja. "And would you say that I'm a cuddle necessity because I'm warm?" he inquired, conjuring a small flame to reinforce his question.

This time Lloyd turned around to stare at the tongues of fire licking Kai's fingers. He uncertainly looked up at him and raised an eyebrow. "Uh, sure. You could say that. But why are you–"

"Would you hate me if I murdered someone and broke my sister's heart?"

" . . . Are you okay?"

"Last question," Kai announced, cutting Lloyd off. He paused to let the suspense settle in. The blonde leaned closer to listen as if Kai was about to whisper the secrets of life.

Kai took a deep breath.

"Do I look cute in pajamas?"

Lloyd drew back, not looking in the mood to be joking around. "Dude!" he breathed out indignantly. "I'm your brother, not your submissive girlfriend. Stop asking me stupid questions about yourself."

"You're not helping!" Kai whined, appearing for all the world as a pitiful kid who doesn't know the answer to half of the questions on a class test. The fire ninja marched off but not without coming face to face with Jay who was entering the dojo at the time.

"Hey, guys!" Jay greeted cheerfully.

Kai wanted to say a lot of things to him but panic, confusion, and anger overtook him simultaneously and he pushed past the boy into the corridor.

"How is he so chill about this?" Kai fumed once he burst through his bedroom door. "The nerve of that guy."

He collapsed onto his bed face-first. He sighed at his pathetic state and decided he was finally going to punch Jay in the gut the first chance he got.

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Jay didn't get time to ask Nya about movie night as she had to leave for the city to run an errand. So he painfully ignored the blue-ticked message in Nya's chat and proceeded to look for the number marked Cinderbreath. No matter who he was taking his anger out on, Kai had been acting weird since noon and he wanted to find out why.

He clicked on Kai's contact and the chat area opened up. He typed in his queries and sent a trio of the 'sad' emoji. 

You
Bro, u ok? U look kinda stressed out. Is everything good? :( :( :(
2:30 p.m.

He waited around for a few minutes before the bar below read Cinderbreath is typing. Jay patiently waited till he was done typing, sitting up once the answer arrived.

Cinderbreath
Yeah, I'm fine. I'm not stressed out. Y r u asking?
2:36 p.m.

Jay shook his head. It seemed Kai was using the old reliable to convey the thought that the others were mistaken in thinking he was having issues. Jay avoided getting fooled and pressed him further.

You
I know ur lying. Something is bothering u. Tell me, we can all fix it together
2:37 p.m.

Cinderbreath
??? I'm fine, man. Nothing's wrong. Chill
2:37 p.m.

You
Hiding things won't make them easier
2:38 p.m.

Cinderbreath
I'M FINE!!!!! >:(
SHEESH
WHAT IS WITH EVERYONE TODAY?!
2:39 p.m.

Jay grimaced at the capital letters which were a clear indication that Kai did not want to be disturbed further. He figured talking to Lloyd would clear things up since the blonde was more close to Kai than anyone else. He quickly switched to Greenbean.

You
Hey, do u think Kai's acting a little off?
2:40 p.m.

Jay had to wait ten minutes till Lloyd finally replied.

Greenbean
Yes, he seemed troubled at lunch
2:51 p.m.

You
We gotta find out what it is b4 he roasts the entire monastery in his rage XD
2:52 p.m.

Greenbean
Yeah lol
I'll talk 2 him later
He'll open up 2 me, I'm sure
2:53 p.m.

You
Lemme in on the secret once u find out, k?
2:53 p.m.

Greenbean
Sure :)
So, r u busy 2nite?
I thought maybe we could go out stargazing
I'll pack the cuddle necessities <3
2:54 p.m

You
..... You mean, like a date?
2:55 p.m.

Greenbean
What else would I mean, silly? :)
2:55 p.m.

Needless to say, the Master of Lightning was struck dumb for a few seconds. Why in the world would Lloyd be asking him out? And how did the kid even find out about his and Nya's pet name for blanket forts? Jay tried not to press the panic button when the next message arrived with a pop.

Greenbean
Jay, u there?
I'm waiting . . .
2:58 p.m.

The ginger did anything but answer. He kept pondering if Lloyd had finally lost it or if this was a prank? He remained hidden in his room for a good amount of time before mustering up enough courage to stomp down the hall and break down Lloyd's door.

He found the Green Ninja chilling out on his beanbag chair with headphones in his ears and a Starfarer comic on his lap. He looked up, confounded.

"What the heck, dude?" Jay exclaimed angrily.

Lloyd plucked the studs from his ears and looked at Jay askance. "I'm sorry, I had headphones in. What were you saying?"

"Are you crazy?" Jay tried again, gesturing wildly at the blonde's phone next to the comic.

Lloyd frowned, snapping the book shut. "Why? Is listening to K-pop a crime?"

Jay paused. "You listen to K-pop?"

Lloyd cleared his throat awkwardly, mumbling afterward. "Um, yeah. I have no idea what they're saying but the songs are catchy . . ."

Jay nodded but suddenly remembered what he was here for.

"Are you out of your mind?" he yelled yet again.

Lloyd stood up, eyes burning. "How many times do I have to tell you? I'm fine!"

"Don't play innocent. You know what you just texted me," Jay shot back, pointing an accusing finger at the blonde. "And how do you know about cuddle necessities?"

"WILL EVERYONE STOP ASKING ME THAT?"

"Walker!"

Both of them stopped bickering at the booming voice. Kai came raging into the room and headed straight for Jay. Grabbing the front of his shirt, the brunet pushed him up against the wall and glared daggers at him.

"What in Ninjago–" Lloyd started, moving back but stopped abruptly once Kai began shouting.

"You think you can just come up to me, going 'Hey, hot stuff!' and write the filth you sent me?" Kai demanded, shaking Jay like a rattle. "Have you no shame?! Was Nya's affection not enough for you?"

"Oh my Dragon, is it what I think it is?" Lloyd commented, sounding shocked.

"What are you talking about?" the blue ninja squeaked at his captor, trying to break free.

"This!" Kai shoved his phone in Jay's face.

Jay was appalled to see the movie night invitation displayed on the screen. He grabbed the device, looking closely. "But– But I sent that to Nya. How did you get it?"

"You're a klutz, that's how!"

Just then, Nya walked into the room followed by a bewildered Zane. Kai immediately let Jay go, backing away.

Zane had noticed the struggle and placed his fists on his hips, not looking happy. "Will someone explain what is–"

"Why are you ignoring me, Jay?" Nya asked, interrupting the nindroid, hurt apparent in her voice. "I asked you if you wanted to go stargazing but you just left me on 'read'! Are you mad?"

"That was you?!" Jay huffed disbelievingly, still baffled by Kai's side of the story.

"Of course, it was me!" Nya cried out, irritation seeping in.

"This still doesn't explain why you think I'm going through a phase?" Lloyd broke in,  frowning specifically at Jay. Everyone turned to look at him, staring at him quietly. "What?" he shrugged innocently. "It's annoying, okay!"

A series of uncontrollable chuckles turned the attention towards the entrance of the room. Cole was holding his stomach and leaning against the door frame while elated laughter poured out of his lips.

"You all should see your faces!" he stated between snickers, banging his fist on the frame in his frenzy. "They're priceless!"

"Cole," Zane said, voice dangerously soft. "What did you do?"

The earth ninja wiped tears from his eyes. "Oh man, I wish I had a camera right now . . ."

"WHAT DID YOU DO?" the rest of the team yelled in unison.

Cole spent another minute trying to calm down before confessing the mess he had made on Jay's phone. The others would've beaten Cole to a pulp if it weren't for Zane's intervention.

"It was purely Cole's fault," Jay whined, folding his arms and glaring at the culprit. "My clumsiness is not to blame."

Nya, smiling a little now, stepped closer. "Can I see the message?"

Kai snatched his phone from Jay and handed it to Nya. The girl quietly read it with Lloyd peeping curiously over her shoulder.

"Cuddle necessities my foot," he muttered inconspicuously, still annoyed.

Maybe Cole's fits of laughter were contagious because Nya soon caught on. Even Zane and Lloyd managed wide smiles at the whole comedic outlook of the situation. Kai and Jay were the only ones not happy.

"Have you any idea what I've been through, Cole?" Kai cried out, massaging his forehead. "I thought Jay had a crush on me!"

"Excuse me," Jay cut in irately, looking Kai up and down. "Gross! I would rather die a thousand agonizing deaths than ever have a crush on you."

"Am I that bad?!"

"No! But . . . I just . . . you know!" Jay stumbled, flustered by the entire ordeal.

"Guys, I only meant it as a joke," Cole smirked. "No hard feelings."

Kai lunged at him and put him in a headlock, grinning despite himself. "I'll show you hard feelings after I crush your skull to powder, you jerk."

Nya finally agreed to Jay's movie night proposition with a kiss on the cheek and everyone laughed off the day's events.

"Okay, people. Joke's over," Lloyd sighed, looking around at his team. "Now, get out of my room."

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Jay hit the play button on his laptop and the opening of the movie began. He settled back on the huge supply of pillows on his bed and extended his arm so that Nya could bundle closer. He pecked the top of her head as she rested it on his shoulder.

"Stargazing would've been colder, not gonna lie," Nya mumbled contentedly, already buried deep in soft blankets. "This is much more comfy."

"Call me the master of comfort," Jay bragged smugly.

"Technically how many things are you the master of at this point?" Nya teased, flicking away a curl of hair from Jay's forehead.

"Too many to count."

The two smiled, simply happy with the company of one another— when the door to Jay's room was pushed wide open.

"Guess who finally joined you in his cute pajamas?"

Kai marched into view wearing his red shirt with a lion cub printed on the front and striped maroon cotton trousers. Nya giggled at the sight but Jay seemed grouchy at the interruption of their alone time.

"We also brought unhealthy eatables which we can consume at random intervals," Zane announced, walking in after Kai and holding up a tray topped with bowls of popcorn, juice boxes, packets of chips, and a jar of candies.

"He means snacks," Cole clarified from behind the nindroid, shaking his head good-naturedly.

"And I brought a lot more cuddle necessities," Lloyd informed, coming in last with his arms overflowing with cushions, blankets and all of the Ninja's childhood stuffed toys which he had rescued from under their beds (including his own green dragon).

"I thought you despised cuddle necessities," Cole said, looking up at the tower of plushy items.

Lloyd peeked at the Master of Earth from around the heap in his arms  "Turns out I can't resist fuzzy pillows."

"And the biggest cuddle necessity?" Nya asked, sitting up and smiling at her brothers all dressed in their respective pajamas.

"Your friends, of course," Kai stated, flipping onto the bed and upsetting the laptop. He ignored Jay's scowl and slid next to Nya.

Lloyd tossed the pile of coziness on them before climbing in on Kai's side. Cole occupied Jay's flank followed by Zane after he had placed the tray on the nightstand.

"It is an advantage the previous Elemental Masters had received beds bigger than their need," Zane pointed out, addressing the fact how they all had fit on Jay's single bed.

"Who knows, maybe they did VCR nights together and they needed a big enough bed for everyone," Kai concluded, reaching out to right the laptop.

"I will never be able to imagine that in a million years," Lloyd said making the group chuckle.

Jay, who was still not thrilled about the party being crashed, was squeezed in the middle of everyone. There was a huge fragrance gradient between Nya's rose-scented hair at one side and Cole's sweaty armpits at the other.

"You know, me and Nya never talk this much during movie nights," Jay muttered grumpily.

Kai hit the back of his head. "Don't complain, Zaptrap. If Cole hadn't come clean in time you would've invited the whole of Ninjago to this movie night."

"Please, be sure to correct the contact names before another incident happens," Zane warned.

"Yeah," Jay grumbled, feeling cramped.

He suddenly felt Nya's lips against his cheeks and a whisper in his ear. "Guess we'll have to go stargazing later after all."

"No interruptions?" Jay asked.

Nya shook her head. "No interruptions."

They leaned in closer, forgetting the others. However, Kai's hand was the only thing their lips touched. Jay pulled back, sputtering. Nya only rolled her eyes.

"Stop it, there's a kid in here," Kai hissed.

"I'm not a kid!"

"He was listening to K-pop."

"So what if I was?"

"I don't know."

. . .

Everyone was piled onto each other, fast asleep. Wrappers and empty packets littered the ground and the bed. The laptop was rolling the ending credits. Two people and a blanket were missing.

Jay and Nya climbed to the monastery's roof and sat there hand in hand, a blue comforter tight around them and a galaxy of glittering lights above their heads.

"This is more like it," Jay whispered, thankful for the peace and quiet. He pulled Nya closer when she shivered, strapping an arm around her. She did the same. The two silently observed the night sky, sharing kisses, pointing out various constellations and making some up themselves.

Stars really do look more beautiful when reflected in your soulmate's eyes.

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Very long, I admit. But I had so much fun writing this! I hope you loved it.

The second part of the Jaya island AU is coming soon!