SOULBOUND | Ninjago Jaya AU [Complete]

Epilogue

A/N

Read till the end for a lovely surprise by the even lovelier ZappyZaps :). (Note that she uses different designs than the ones I do but they're still very accurate and awesome)

I still feel quite insecure about this story, but I do hope you enjoyed it. I don't know what I'll write next, so just be on the lookout for oneshots in the near future.

Thank you for reading <3

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I yawn as I sit up on the bed. I look at the clock on the wall; it's around seven in the morning.

I stretch contently, then fall back on the mattress. Nya wasn't kidding, sleeping is great. It's probably one of the things I've missed the most about being alive.

Next to me, on the nightstand, is a picture of Nya's parents. It makes sense (this is their room I'm sleeping in, after all), but I can't stop studying it every time I look towards it. Sometimes I feel like a parasite invading their room, others I wonder what it would be like if I met them. Would they like me? Would they even approve of me?

I also feel bad about Kai. I've been hogging his bed for days now. Nya told me it's fine, but still... I don't want to give him a reason to hate me. Not that he does, but... you can never know.

I slowly make my way towards the door. I head to the bathroom first, making sure everything is okay. I fix my hair the best I can, I brush my teeth, I wash my face...

Somehow, my face feels older. Not in a literal way (I'm not like Wu) but just... more mature. It's easy to feel like a kid when you're the youngest person in your life you know. Maybe hanging out with kids my age has humbled me for once. It doesn't matter, though. I'm just happy to properly see my reflection again.

I poke my head out the hallway, finding that no one is in the rest of the house. Not the living room, not the kitchen. Kai is gone...

... Which means I can go to Nya's room freely.

That sounded bad. It really isn't, I've just missed hanging out with her.

Kai let me stay here under two conditions: A) Nya would never miss a day of school and B) I won't be alone with Nya in her room with a closed door. He may be used to me, but he's not that used to me yet. It's not the best approach, but Nya tells me it's way better than how protective he used to be. That's something, right?

Admitting to Kai I don't actually go to Nya's school wasn't easy. I mean, we haven't fully come up with a fake backstory for me yet, unless I want to tell him that I died decades ago.

Anyway, this means I can't go to school with Nya anymore... for now. Wu promised he'll talk to his brother (who's apparently the headmaster?) to pull some strings and make me a student... and registered citizen. I don't know that old man's capabilities, and honestly, I don't think I want to.

The door creaks as I open it. Nya is sleeping, Mr Cuddlywomp in her arms under the covers. I let her have it just for yesterday night; she said she needed him, and I wasn't about to say no. It's been tough for her too.

I heard from Skylor that her birthday is coming up. Maybe if I can learn how to use computers quickly enough, I can order her a plushie of her own. I'm thinking a dragon, there are plenty of those in her room's decor and clothes.

I kneel down in front of her, smiling like an idiot. Never has someone lightly snoring under the covers looked so beautiful.

I nudge her shoulder. "Nya, wake up," I say. Nothing. She shrugs my hand away.