Transgender Jay : A Ninjago Story

22 - Change

When Lloyd took off his headphones and left his room to look for a snack, he hardly expected to hear incredible amounts of screaming and crying from the bathroom.

Without any hesitation, he went to check what was going on. Was somebody hurt? Upset?

The scene he discovered didn't answer any of the questions visually.

Everybody was crowded outside the bathroom, engaging in a small variety of activities.

Kai was standing slightly further away from the main group - pacing back and fourth - muttering to himself. Cole was crouching next to the door, erratically talking to whoever was in there. Zane was trying to call his falcon to his position, for whatever reason, Lloyd didn't know.

Nya on the other hand, was rather motionless. She leant against the wall opposite to the bathroom door, seemingly close to tears.

Nya, Zane, Cole and Kai.

But... where was Jay?

The answer was simple. After some quick deduction and listening, Lloyd came to the conclusion that Jay was the person who had locked himself in the bathroom, in absolute hysterics.

Despite this quick thought process, the question of why was still left unanswered.

"... what's going on?!" He exclaimed, rushing over to the group.

Nobody really knew what to say at first. How could you explain such a terrible turn of events so quickly?

Kai spoke up at once, his voice full of venom and malice.

"Our dear friend 'Jay' isn't what he's said he is!"

"Wh... what the hell do you mean?"

Cole stood up and glared at Kai with one of the foulest expressions Lloyd had ever seen on his face.

"Kai, won't you shut your stupid mouth for once!" He yelled, and even Kai was taken aback. Cole wasn't the kind of person to get seriously angry.

"No! I won't! Lloyd asked so I'm telling him!"

"Lloyd asked what was going on, not what your dumb opinions are!"

Kai's mouth gawked for a second, before springing right back into action.

"Jay secretly being a girl this whole time is NOT an opINION! It's fact!" He shouted, voice cracking from stress in places.

Lloyd stood and stared.

"... a... girl... what do you-"

But then... it hit him.

"... he... he's trans?"

The black ninja growled, clenching his fists so hard that his fingernails started digging into his palms.

"Jay can f*cking hear you, you know Kai?! After all the s*itty stuff you've done today I'd say you should sHUT UP!"

Kai was hardly deterred.

"Why can't you see what's going on here! He lied to us! He lied to me! I'm allowed to be angry!"

Cole whipped around once more to return a statement of utmost disgust, but Nya beat him to it.

"KAI, THIS IS NOT. ABOUT. YOU!" She screamed, which was a shock to everybody considering her previous silence.

A new set of tears streamed down her cheeks.

"JUST F*CKING LISTEN! HE'S REALLY REALLY F*CKING UPSET! STOP BEING SO SELFISH!"