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Kai woke to the sound of his door creaking open, and then shutting again, followed by the sound of someone walking towards his bed.
Said someone was cold and shivering, which he found out when they attempted to crawl under his covers with him and settled into the pillow next to Kai.
Kai didn't react. It could've been anyone, and he was too tired from his recent mission to do anything. He'd find out in the morning.
Until two cold little hands slipped around his bare torso.
"hhOLY FU- Jay!" He hissed, twisting away from the intruder. His eyes snapped open as he propped himself up onto his elbows.
The two boys sat facing each other, blinking in the dim light from the hallway. Jay looked small and miserable, thin shoulders hunched. He was shirtless, only in his boxers, and his hair was wet, curls sticking to his forehead.
Kai furrowed his eyebrows at him. "Where's your shirt?"
Jay shrugged. "On the floor with my pants. They were wet," he whispered back matter-of-factly.
"Why are you soaking wet, then?"
"It's pouring outside?"
Kai glanced over his shoulder to look out his window. Rain dripped off the roof and came down in sheets just beyond that. It was a good and proper rainstorm, alright. He hadn't noticed.
He looked back at Jay, who shivered slightly. His blue eyes seemed to have a spark inside them, like his elemental power was brewing just below the surface. First Master, Kai loved those blue eyes.
"Then... is something wrong?" Kai asked, voice hushed and suddenly concerned.
Jay made an exasperated noise and dramatically fell back on the bed. "No, I just got caught in the storm and I THOUGHT my BOYFRIEND would UNDERSTAND and keep me nice and warm with his FIRE POWERS, but APPARENTLY NOT."
With that, he rolled over and threw the sheets off of himself with an exaggerated flourish. "I guess I'll go back to my own bed and DIE of HYPOTHERMIA because my boyfriend is MEAN," he whispered loudly, and began to climb out of Kai's bed.
"Nooooo-! Wait, no, no, no, no, come BACK." Kai whisper-yelled. He leaned forward and caught Jay around his waist, pulling the shivering master of lightning back against him. He wrapped his arms around Jay's chest and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll keep you warm. I love youuuuu. Pleeaase don't die of hypothermia, that would suck so bad." He kissed Jay on the cheek again, mushing his nose into his freckled face.
"Fine," Jay said with a giggle, and leaned back to kiss Kai on his cheek, too.
Kai collapsed back onto the bed, taking Jay with him. Jay squirmed and flipped over to face him, kneeing Kai in the leg in the process. Kai winced as Jay settled next to him.
Kai drew his arms away from the master of lightning, and rubbed his hands together, channeling his powers to his palms. He was already naturally warmer than the rest of his friends, but he had discovered that if he focused, he could push his inner fire into a specific area, like his hands or chest. It created warmth, and a very faint glowing effect, like now, as his palms shone with a faint light.
Jay's eyes caught the light as Kai gently placed his hands on his chest. Jay, who had been tense and shivering with a chill, relaxed slightly with a sigh.
"Better?" Kai asked softly, gradually increasing the warmth.
The blue ninja nodded and touched his forehead to Kai's, eyes closing slowly.
Kai slid his hands down Jay's sides and across his ribs, and then around his torso, hugging him closer. Jay tucked his head under Kai's, snuggling into him with his whole body. His arms draped loosely across Kai's waist.
The red ninja moved some of his fire to his chest, where his skin made contact with the other's. Jay's wet hair tickled his chin as he shifted, trying to get as close to Kai as possible. His scrawny legs came up to wrap around Kai's own, feet still frigid, which made Kai jump slightly at the sudden chill.
They settled after a moment, breathing steadily in the dark. The only light came from the hall and Kai's softly glowing chest and hands. Jay's shivering finally subsided, and he lay still.
Kai absentmindedly traced the scars on Jay's back, the ones he'd memorized a long time ago, ones he knew now came from pirates that Kai thought he'd kill if they showed up again. They'd hurt Jay and been the cause of Nya's death, if only temporarily. Jay had told him about it one night, voice hushed and broken. He had been shaking then, too, though not because of the cold, and Kai had held him close, like now.
Kai shut his eyes and placed another kiss on Jay's head. He shifted a bit to hold Jay closer and tighter, setting his chin on the top of his curls.
They lay in silence for a minute or two, holding each other in the dark. The rain still pounded gently on the roof and windows, sounding like little drumbeats.
"Kai?"
He jumped. Kai had thought that Jay had fallen asleep, and had been close to drifting off himself. "Mm?"
"...My mouth is cold, too," Jay whispered.
Kai leaned away from Jay and sat up slightly. "Oh, is it really?" He looked at Jay with one eyebrow raised.
Back when they were first dating, Jay had consistently and frequently come up with elaborate schemes to get Kai to kiss him. Kai had eventually convinced Jay to stop, but he still tried to pull stunts every once in a while, mostly to make Kai laugh.
Jay nodded and looked up at him, face grave. "Uh huh. If you don't fix it, my mouth will fall off and you'll never ever get to kiss me again, and at our wedding when the guy says 'you may now-'"
Kai looked back, studying every freckle on his boyfriend's face. "Do you ever shut up?"
Jay grinned brightly. "Nope!"
Kai leaned forward and kissed him, one hand cupping Jay's face. The other was stabilizing himself upright as he leaned over Jay.
Jay's hand came up to rest on the back of Kai's neck, thin fingers still chilly. Kai's eyes were closed, but he could feel Jay smiling into the kiss, lips cold against his own.
After a beat, Jay pulled away with another onslaught of giggles, and flopped back down onto the bed. Kai followed with a grin. He threw his arms around Jay's shoulders and hugged him tight, kissing the bridge of his nose.
The master of lightning curled into a ball against him, once again tucking his head underneath Kai's.
"You know you can just kiss me if you want to, right?" Kai said at normal volume, giving up on whispering. "Like, we've been dating for a while. You don't have to trick me into kissing you anymore."
Jay laughed again and tilted his head to place a soft kiss on Kai's neck. "Aww, but it's more fun this way! And besides, you totally fell for it anyw-"
BANG!
There was a thud on the wall behind them, and Jay yelped and recoiled away from him.
"Shut the FUCK up and go to bed," came Cole's muffled growl.
"Cole, be nice," responded a robotic voice, clearly belonging to Zane. He sounded stern (and sleepy), but Kai could hear a touch of laughter in his voice.
Jay giggled and shoved his face into the crook of Kai's neck to muffle it. His cold little nose mushed into Kai's collarbone, and he did all he could to keep his heart from exploding with adoration for the scrawny blue idiot.
Said blue idiot laughed quietly for a little longer, and then quieted down, though Kai could still feel him grinning into his shoulder.
The pair settled again, holding each other close. Jay sighed softly and snuggled into Kai, wrapping his arms around his torso.
"I love you," Jay mumbled, voice quiet and sleepy sounding.
Kai hummed in response, head resting on Jay's. "I love you, too."
Jay drifted off, breath warm on Kai's collarbone. Kai smiled softly, placed one more kiss on top of Jay's head, and held him tight, slipping into sleep as well.