He Came to Get Me - Bruiseshipping AU

Typical Day

Hello friends! Finally got around to getting up the first chapter of the new AU I was planning! It was really hard to do anything for the past WEEK because I've been binging hard. Like extreme binging. On the Office. I won't even go into it. Let's just say I have a lot of catching up to do... I am about six or five episodes from finishing season six, look at that :)

Anyhoo, I hope you all enjoy the first chapter and look forward to the rest of it! Also, be sure to check out Ninjago 'Sons of Garmadon' on your TVs on CN if you live in the US (and anywhere else really - it just started airing here officially today) to help support the show!

I have drawn pictures of Jay, Cole, and Rumi so far in this AU and they are up on my DA and Tumblr!

Enjoy!

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"We got a new shipment of books coming in today in about a half an hour..."

His manager's voice droned on and on. But Cole wasn't listening.

Instead, the young man had his head slightly turned down over the table with a pencil in hand as he made several scribbles in his sketchbook.

Drawing was a passion of his. He doodled all the time during classes and at home. And when Cole got the job to work at the bookstore that was in the same complex as his favorite art supply shop, he took it. Just like that.

"Are you even listening to me, Cole?"

Cole's head snapped up at the sharp voice of his manager. Dark brown eyes met with piercing jade eyes.

"Books. New. Half hour. Shelf em." He said cooly.

Rumi drew her bottom lip and turned her head at Cole's answer. She opened her mouth to fire back a response at her working partner but immediately closed it after the realization that it was useless. Classic Cole, she told herself as she strutted away.

Cole clicked his tongue and swiveled around, switching on his phone. "Timer... starts... now..." He delicately tapped his finger on the small screen and set an alarm for a half an hour on his clock app. As soon as that was done, Cole invested himself back into his drawings. In the beginning, he only drew a couple of small, simple things - things like flowers and cartoon animals. As Rumi was talking to him, however, he started a sketch of none other than a hummingbird.

As the minutes ticked by, Cole only continued to doodle away on his hummingbird. People were coming in and out of the bookstore but Cole paid no attention to them although he was at dead center of the store under the large sign that read: customer service. Several people came up to him asking for help to find certain books and Cole did his job... then immediately drawing his attention back to his sketches.

He glanced at the clock and realized half an hour was already almost up... which meant that the books would be here soon.

Suddenly, he heard the door swing open rather unlike the other times customers were entering the store. He detected a woosh of a sling bag and the huff of an out of breath student.

He knew who it was alright.

And Cole was determined to keep his posture composed.

He kept his eyes on his paper, daring to look up now.

The stranger at the door jogged up to Cole at the customer service desk and began by drumming his fingers on the table.

"Er, yes. Hi." A voice started.

Cole didn't look up from his sketchbook.

The person standing in front of him cleared his throat. "I'm looking for a book called 'My Dirtclod Friend is an Egghead'... You know where I can find that?"