Call me Nya [Complete]

Week 1

A/N:

This story was originally posted in my one-shot collection, but then I got a bit carried away with the writing, and... well, it's not a one-shot or even a short story anymore.

So, I am going to delete the already published parts from the other book, as soon as I have reposted them all here (they are getting a bit of re-editing on the way, so it's going to take a litte while). New chapters will then be published only here.

About this story: It is an AU, the 'Ninja' have no elemental powers, and Jay has grown up living with his birth father. So, if he acts a bit OOC from time to time, but please bear in mind that he is the spoiled only child of a movie star ;). And no, this story does not contain any OCs 😉.

Contains a bit of language.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ninjago.

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Week 1

Friday late afternoon

Bye Lloyd, I'll see you next week." I tell the child with the golden hair. "Have a good weekend."

"You too, Miss Toni." The twelve-year old boy waves at me. "Bye."

"He really likes you, Antonia." His mother smiles at me. "He's been talking about you all the time since Monday." She hands me a few notes. "Thanks again, and I'll see you next week."

"Thanks, Misako. Have a great weekend."

"You too, Antonia."

As they leave the store, I take a look at the clock, a little sigh escaping my lips. Still half an hour to go before closing time. I am quite tired after my first week in my new job at Doomsday Comics.

No, I am not a full time employee, I am still in my final year at high school. But my friends and I want to do some travelling after our graduation, so I need to earn some money. And Ignacia is a rather small town, so there isn't a big selection of part-time jobs for students. I was very lucky to get this position at the local comic book store; thanks to my older brother I have gained enough nerd knowledge on superheroes, role-playing games, and such to pass the interview.

Of course, as the new girl in the team I have to take the shifts that the other employees don't want, so I work three late afternoons, plus Saturday early morning. But I actually don't mind. I'm not a person who goes out very much anyway. And I even make some extra money during these times, just by watching Lloyd.

Lloyd Garmadon a funny little kid who just loves to hang around here for an hour or two every afternoon. Yes, the store has a little reading corner, with two sofas and a table between them.

And because his parents are both super busy in their jobs, they have agreed with Rufus, the elderly store owner, that they will pay us for keeping an eye on their son, while is is reading some comics or playing with the action figures that are on display. During these times, the store is normally not too busy anyway, and I have sometimes time to join him in the reading area and talk to him about his reading material. He is very cute when he gets excited about his favourite cartoon characters, in particular Fritz Donnegan.

I remember that he appeared to be particularly excited today, as if he was expecting something out of the ordinary to happen. And then he looked a bit disappointed when his mother collected him a bit earlier than usual. But maybe he has just discovered an especially interesting story and didn't get to finish it...

The buzzing of my phone snaps me out of my thoughts. There are currently no customers in the shop, so I can take the call. It's my BFF Skylor.

"Hi Sky." I answer.