Ninjago OneShots

Love Made Of Stone

A Jaya one shot requested by Jayssister

There was an legend about a statue in the middle of Ignacia Village. That statue was of a beautiful woman, who was said to be a strong warrior. A Ninja to be exact, who was cursed by a jealous Djinn because she looked like his past lover. He turned the woman to stone and caused everyone who ever knew her to forget about her. The only way to break the curse was if her hand was held by her soulmate.

"You don't really believe that legend, do you Cole?" Jay asked his friend as he looked at the crowd surrounding the statue. Most were trying to get a selfie with it for the their Instagram or Facebook page, others were trying to see if the legend was real. Seriously, just type in 'Ignacia statue' and you would see hundreds of videos of people trying to see if the legend was true.

"Of course not. It's clearly a story made up by the locals to attract tourists. As if Djinn or ninja exist. Besides, I've got my soulmate right here." Cole swung his arm around Seliel's shoulder's as she giggled and kissed his cheek. "Well, considering where we live in a world where humanoid snakes androids exist, a story about a cursed statue isn't really far fetched. And I wouldn't mind getting a photo with it."

Jay sighed and looked at the growing crowd. He didn't want to spend the last day of his vacation waiting to take a photo with a stone statue.

"Fine! But let's come back later when it's quieter. Let's just explore the rest of the village for now."

For the rest of the day, the trio explored the entirety of the village, and Jay felt like a third-wheel the entire time, and Cole trying to hook him up with every female they came across most certainly didn't help him feel better. Lets just say the day was filled with a lot awkward apologies, facepalms and 'stop its' from the the young man. For some reason, the couple were obsessed with getting Jay a date. Probably because he was the only person in their friend group that didn't have one.

The sun was just setting when they got back to the town square, and the crowd previously surrounding the statue was long gone.

"Alright! There's no one around!" Cole and Seliel took many poses with the statue, with Jay stuck being the camera man. Once the two were done with the photo shoot, Cole insisted Jay should have a photo of his own.

"I'm fine! I don't need a photo with the statue!"

"Come on, just do it! One little photo isn't going to hurt."

"Also we won't stop bugging you until you do." Jay just sighed, knowing that they wouldn't stop until he did. Sometimes there was just no winning in these situations. He walked over to the statue and stood in front of it, putting on his most charming smile.

"Is this good enough?" 

"Nope! I also want you to touch the statue." Jay just groaned in annoyance.

"Do I have to?"

"Yes!" shouted out Seliel, getting out her phone to start recording, just in case.

Jay sighed once again and walked closer to the statue. Looking closer at the stone figure, Jay noticed how much detail had been put into it. From the sad expression on her face to the gi she was wearing, everything had been put into detail. In a certain light, it almost looked as if there was a real person standing on the podium. He didn't know why, but the face looked oddly familiar.

Jay turned to face the couple, plastered a smile on his face, held the statue's hand and waited for Cole to take the damn picture. It was strange, but he could swear he felt the stone getting warmer in his hand. Before anyone could process what was happening, Jay found himself holding a young woman in his arms.