Dreamscape | Ninjago One-Shots | Part Two Available

don't you see it, baby, the way i look at you | ninjago au

Warning: male love interest. An adorable little gay one-shot. If you're homophobic then...sucks I guess I'm still writing this.

Title taken from Reinaeiry's Shop Full of Wonders
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The shrieks were deafening, splitting through the air like knives as the band waved and smiled at the crowd, taking their instruments and moving backstage. The grins and bright eyed expressions fell as soon as they stepped off, the group slumping in the chairs backstage with exhaustion.

Cole didn't have to drag is drums away so he simply tossed his sticks in his bag and smiled at the crew member, who handed him a doughnut.

"How can you eat at this time?" Jay asked incredulously, he laid his tambourine onto the coffee table and clutched his stomach. "I feel like I'm going to throw up."

"Here's some water, babe." Nya sat down bedside him, the only girl in the band wrinkled her nose at the smell of sweat and handed the water bottle to her boyfriend. "Gosh, I can't believe my keyboard wasn't plugged in. I nearly had a heart attack."

Kai strolled by, lazily handing his red guitar over to one of the stage hands and ruffling his sister's hair. "You did a good job playing it off until they could get it on."

"Thanks for slipping backstage and getting it on, Zane." Nya nodded to the quietest of the band, the tall, pale, bass player. He didn't answer, busy talking to head of the tech crew, Pixal. The obvious blush upon his light cheeks as they spoke. 

"I don't think he's paying attention, too busy flirting with Pix." Lloyd teased, the blonde boy's green eyes twinkled as he sat down. He helped when he was hit in the head roughly with his own guitar.

"Wu!" Lloyd complained, wrestling it away from his uncle.

Their manager gave a sly smile and handed over a cup of tea to his nephew. "What did I tell you about exercising your voice before you went on stage? I can hear how sore it is."

Lloyd sighed. "I did but then Jay ran in and starting screaming-"

"I wasn't screaming!" Jay cut in.

Kai raised and eyebrow. "Well you certainly weren't talking calmly."

Wu's brow furrowed. "What happened? Why wasn't a made aware of any problems?"

"It's nothing, Wu." Cole snickered, licking his fingers and leaning back, moving over on the couch so Zane could sit down. "Jay just found another thing on Instagram shipping Nya and Lloyd together and went nutty."

Nya patted her boyfriend's shoulder sympathetically as he pouted. "It was a really mean one!" He defended himself. "Besides, why do they always put the lead singer with whatever girl they can get their gossipy hands on? I'm attractive too!"

Kai snorted up his water but smothered it with a cough when Nya glared at him. "It's just the stereotype, Jay. Don't worry about it." Lloyd sighed, sipping at his tea. "Trust me, I'm not coming after Nya."

"Unless she steals your candy again." Zane teased.

Lloyd's face remained perfectly serious. "I will chase down anyone who steals my candy."

"Uh, Wu? There's a mob outside the doors we planned on exiting through." One of the crew members said anxiously.

They all groaned and got up to gather their things. Lloyd yanked on his green hoodie and pulled it over his face. "I'll draw them away and then double back. Place a car by the antique store."