Zane's POV:

I went to Pixal's house at 8 like I said I would and waited for her to come out. When she did, she was wearing casual clothes like I was. Jay told me I should 'tell her' something but I'm not sure if he means I should tell her my feelings or tell her that this is a date.

Soo.... I'm gonna tell her my feelings.

We walked to the edge of Ninjago near the docks where everything was all lit up beautifully with lanterns hanging from strings.

"Wow. I don't think I've ever been in this part of town before." She said

"O-oh. You haven't?" I asked

"No... it's really pretty though."

If I was Kai I would have said something romantic like 'not as pretty as you' but I'm not a romantic person and I'm not as benevolent as Kai is.

We got some kebabs and sat down on the wooden planking with our feet dangling over the water.

"This is nice. Just us two. Away from everyone else." She said.

"Yeah... it's nice and peaceful isn't it?"

"Definitely."

There was quite a long silence. I went up to get a bottle of water and when I came back to sit down I 'accidentally' touched Pixal's hand slightly. She mustn't have noticed because she didn't react at all.

"Quit stalling" I told myself "just tell her!"

"Pixal. I... need to tell you something." I said, breaking the silence.

"Okay what is it?" She asked

"Remember when Camille asked me out and I turned her down?"

"Yeah."

"The reason for it wasn't.. because I think she's untrustworthy. I mean, it is, but it isn't the main reason."

"So what's the main reason?" She asked, turning to face me.

"The reason I didn't take back Camille is.... I... have recently developed... feelings for you Pixal." I admitted.

"Wait, what?"

"B-but I was scared to tell you but I know that if I didn't tell you before you got back with Cryptor then I'd never be able to tell you ever."

"Look, Zane, this is really flattering but... I... I'm still trying to get back with Cryptor... you understand right?"

"Of course! I wasn't expecting anything, I just really wanted to tell you." I said.

She then hugged me! Not a fake hug but a genuinely real hug!! I didn't know what else to do so I just hugged her back. A normal person would probably say there was no difference but I could tell it was waaay different.

"Things won't be awkward between us will they?" I asked, pulling away from the hug.

"Of course not. I guess your not going to help me get back with Cryptor?" She asked

"Are you kidding?? Of course I will still help you! We had a deal and I intend to keep my end of it. Still friends?" I asked

"Yeah. Still friends." She said.

She put her hand on mind and I blushed quite a bit.

"Should we.. head back?" She asked

"Yeah... okay." I sighed.

As we started to get up, she quickly gave me a kiss on the cheek causing me to freeze in place.

"Bye." She said

"B-bye...." I managed to say as I watched her walk away.

True I wasn't expecting her to share my feelings but I thought that there might be a slight chance she would feel the same...

I guess I'm just another reject...

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No POV:

Next week, as the two were walking down the hall, they saw a gathering around the board.

"Hey... what's going on?" Pixal asked a student called Gale who was standing nearby.

"There's going to be a school dance this weekend!!" She said excitedly "but it's not like a school disco, it's like the type where you get asked to go!! Oooo it's so cute!!"

"Hey Gale... wanna go with me?" A kid called Dareth asked

"Oh Umm..... maybe? I-I'll have to get back to you on that." She said, walking away hurriedly.

"A school dance? Hey... if Cryptor is going to that, maybe we should go too to make him jealous?" Zane suggested

"Okay... are you sure though?"

"Absolutely."

Ever since Zane confessed his feelings, Pixal had been feeling super guilty. She felt as though she was leading him on and only hurting him more. Sure, she didn't like like Zane but she still liked him.

So, for the next few weeks, the whole school was preparing for the dance. Pixal went out and got a nice purple dress and although Zane hates to dress up, he got a nice suit to try to impress Pixal a bit.

Despite being rejected by her, Zane was still crazy for her and was willing to do anything for her. Even help her get back with her ex.

Eventually, the day of the dance came and practically the whole school was there! Jay had actually asked Nya aswell!!

The whole thing was great. Luckily for Pixal, Cryptor was also there. In fact, he was one of the few single guys there. And the whole time, he had just been staring at Pixal and Zane from across the room. They're jealousy plan was working perfectly and when Pixal went up to get some more snacks, he decided to talk to her.

"Pixal babe, please. I'm sorry for leaving you. But you know you're always my no. 1 girl! Us two, we're like yin and yang, perfect for eachother!"

"How long you've been waiting to use that?" Pixal mumbled.

"Just give me a second chance baby, please, I beg you."

Pixal thought. She thought about a few things. About her time with Cryptor and how often she was happy then. She then thought about her time with Zane and realised that she was much happier than she'd ever been in her life! She even thought about what makes a good boyfriend in her eyes. Someone who is loyal, would do almost anything for her, loves her with all of their heart and would do anything to make her happy.

Cryptor could do barely any of that but Zane on the other hand...

"Okay, you have until midnight. If you don't take me back by then, you'll never have a chance with me again." Cryptor said before walking off.

Pixal sighed and went back over to the bench were her and Zane were sitting.

"Hey..." Zane said.

"Hey."

Pixal looked over at Zane. He looked as if he was having a terrible night. Some Jocks had 'accidentally' spilt juice on him so his clothes were sticky. His dad had suddenly had a change in plans so he was going to have to walk all of the way home. But worst of all, he felt like he had just lost the girl of his dreams to Cryptor. No. He couldn't take much more of it. He stood up and grabbed his jacket.

"Hey! Wait, where are you going?" Pixal asked

"Home. I only needed to be here until Cryptor took you back and since he just asked you out, my job is done and I can go home."

"Oh come on Zane! Please stay!"

"No. My mind is made up. I'm leaving."

"W-well at least let me walk you home!"

"But don't you have a slow dance with Cryptor in 5 minutes?" Zane said in a passive aggressive tone.

"Cryptor? Eww. Gross. No I'd never dance with him." Pixal said.

"Wait, what? Y-you mean...?"

"I turned him down Zane. I'd have to be crazy to get back with him after everything he did to me."

Then for the first time that night, Zane smiled. He no longer had to worry about Cryptor's influence and he had a better shot with Pixal than he ever had.

"Hey, Umm.... this might not be the best time but umm....."

"Yes?"

"W-would you like to dance?" Zane asked shyly. Pixal smiled and took his hand.

"I'd love to."

Zane led her onto the dance floor and the slow dance music started to play. Both of heir footsteps were perfectly in sync with eachother and Zane was trying so hard not to mess up for Pixal so while he was distracted counting steps, Pixal spun him around and held him so that she was leaning over him.

Pixal smirked at him while Zane looked like a nervous kitten. He was terrified of what was going to happen next so when Pixal finally leaned down and did kiss him, he was completely unready for it. Zane wanted to kiss back but was scared of messing up and ruining it somehow so he just waited for Pixal to finish.

"W-why did you kiss me?" Zane asked

"Oh umm, I thought I saw Cryptor looking at us." Pixal lied

"But what about the no kissing rule?"

"Oops." She smiled. Kissing him again. This time, he did kiss back.

Their movement's were sweet and slow, Pixal put her arms around his neck whilst Zane put his on her waist.

After a while, they pulled away and looked deeply into eachothers eyes.

"W-wait... I'm confused. I thought you said you didn't like me like that?" Zane asked

"Well... I was being dumb and stupid. You only ever cared about what was best for me and any girl would be lucky to have you." She said.

"Even yourself?" Zane smirked

"Yes.. that is.... if you would take me..."

"Now what kind of sane person wouldn't?" Zane said, hugging her tightly. She hugged him back.

"So I guess that means we're dating now. Right?" Pixal asked

"Yes. Yes it does." Zane smiled, planting and small kiss on her forehead.