Transgender Jay : A Ninjago Story

18 - Argument

"I... I'm not trans! I was just making a point!" Jay exclaimed, losing all his confidence and bravery in a second.

Despite how scared he was, and how that fear transformed into determination, the statement didn't sound solid. He had hesitated at the start, and the whole thing sounded like a complete and utter lie.

Kai obviously thought so too, and was about to say something, but then Nya stepped between them, acting as a barrier between the two charged up individuals.

Emotionally and physically.

"Both of you stop it! You're friends, not enemies!"

Neither Kai or Jay were diffused after this. If anything, the ticking time bombs lodged inside each of them ticked faster.

"Funny, I don't feel like much of a friend right now!" Kai spat, struggling against Cole's rock-hard grip.

"Kai, stop! You aren't making this situation any better!" Nya continued, not giving up quite yet.

Her brother decided to ignore her, and instead threw another heated sentence across her shoulder.

"You didn't sound very convinced, Jay! Sure you're not lying to save your own skin?!"

Cole tightened his grip.

"Dude... stop. This is pointless." He said into his ear, praying that he'd listen, but he didn't. When Kai got angry - really angry - he rarely listened to anybody.

Jay, across the room, gritted his teeth.

"I'm not! I was only making a point!" He repeated, this time with a lot more force and believability.

The Dei Noctis speech carried on in the background, despite being long forgotten.

"Oh oh?! But I thought being trans wasn't a bad thing?! So why are you acting so offended unless you have something to hide?!" Kai returned. He was backing, no, he was chasing Jay into a corner, and he knew it.

Jay knew it.

"... would... would you just stop?! Stop and listen to yourself for once!" He begged almost. He was desperately trying to end this fight, before he ended up saying something he really regretted.

"I am listening to myself! And you know what! I think you're lying!"

Jay felt a vein start to throb in his forehead.

As much as he wanted to punch Kai's lights out right there, it ultimately wouldn't achieve much. So - as hard as it was - Jay put on a confident façade.

"I'm not transgender, Kai! Jesus Christ! I'd show you my d*ck to prove it but then you'd accuse me of being gay as well, wouldn't you!"

Kai did look disgruntled at that. He didn't really want to see anybody's nether regions.

Nya looked close to tears herself.

"... please! Both of you! Stop arguing! It's not helping anybody!"

"But Nya, c'mon! You agree with me don't you!" Kai replied.