Transgender Jay : A Ninjago Story

33 - Parents

Lloyd was true to his word. As he'd promised, he went back to Jay's bed as soon as he could get the time to.

He sat down, apologised for the few hours wait and kept him company for a good twenty minutes or so.

Jay was slightly difficult to work with, as he had been earlier, but Lloyd was determined and stuck at it, keeping a positive attitude despite his friend's moody and depressed state. A smile and some kind words could go very far, if you delivered them well.

Then again, at times, some just refused to cheer up.

At that moment, Jay was one of those people.

No matter how upbeat Lloyd stayed, talking about the good things - how many people were saved from the rubble and recovering well, how all the perpetrators in question had all been arrested and were going to be harshly trialed - the same upset expression stayed steady on his face.

He never would have admitted it, but, Lloyd had started to give up. It was a stroke of luck when two more visitors arrived for Jay, bursting through the curtains and making their presences immediately clear.

"Awwww Jay! We're so glad you're alright!" Edna practically shrieked at her son, rushing over to him and giving him a tight hug. Ed followed suit, with similar words of his own to share.

Lloyd was slightly taken-aback, but upon seeing the first smile to bless Jay's face that day, he felt warmer and happier, glad to see that the blue ninja still had his joyful spark.

"We were so worried! When we got the call from Sensei Wu we headed here straight away!" Ed called, ruffling Jay's hair and messing it up more than it already was. He scratched the back of his neck sheepishly.

"I'm ok dad... I really am... promise."

Lloyd got to his feet.

"I'll leave you three be. I'll come check on you in an hour or so, yeah?" He asked.

"Oh, uhm, yeah...? Thanks... Lloyd."

"No problem Jay. I'm just glad to see you happy again."

He left after that, and went to go and find Sensei Wu. Lloyd may have not been injured, but he certainly didn't want to be lonely. Maybe a chat with Sensei would do him some good.

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Back in Jay's small area, his parents took seats, but not before Edna had showered him with kisses. Had they not been alone, he would have died from embarrassment.

"Goodness me... can you tell us what happened? Or is it top secret ninja business?" Ed questioned, clearly eager to know.

Jay shook his head.

"It's not secret. It's probably gonna be all over the news to be honest. Uhm... have you heard of Dei Noctis?"

He was momentarily surprised when they both nodded their heads, clear distain in their opinions.

"A couple of them turned up at the junkyard a couple weeks ago. Said they wanted to educate us on their faith so... we listened."

"Yeah, we thought it was just some regular religion at first, but the moment they mentioned some ridiculous stuff about trans people being sinners, we kicked them off our property!"

Edna crossed her arms.

"Nasty pieces of work. I'll never listen to anybody who thinks that my son is evil just for being who he is, or whatever they seem to think."

Jay flashed with pride when she used the word son. It was funny. After so many years of being accepted, he still felt giddy with happiness whenever it was made clear.