Title: "Under the Lights"

Ships: Jaya/Kailor, with limited PIXane/Coliel and mentioned Llorumi

Main characters -

Jay Walker: The scatterbrained circus heir with dreams of becoming the ringmaster

Nya Smith: The aerialist with circus ties and the best foster brother the world could ask for; she's a go-getter

Lloyd Garmadon: Nya's sweet, overprotective bean of a foster brother

Kai Smith: Nya's spitfirey biological brother she's afraid to connect with

Skylor Chen: The circus princess who just wants to choose her own destiny and marry the man she wants

Master Chen: The co-owner of the circus along with Jay; no one actually likes him

Snippet from this AU:

***(Nya's POV)***

I chuckle, shaking my head at Jay. "What are you, a therapist?"

"Sort of," he shrugs. "I do a lot of counseling. I'm much better at that than anything else around the circus."

"Huh. So counseling is your true calling. I get that – you like words."

He reclines his arms behind his head, leaning back to stare at the sky with me. "My true calling actually is on the circus. I, um...I might've lied about the trapeze being my favorite."

"Okay. Well, since I totally just poured out my heart and took our relationship to a new level, it's your turn to spill." I gently elbow him in the side.

His mouth quirks. "What I really, really like doing around here – but I can't do while Chen's around – is being the ringmaster. I love entertaining people. I've filled in a few times, and it makes me so happy."

"Have you asked him about it?"

"Oh, sure. I've talked about it, but he's so possessive of his position here...you know, he wants to own the whole place. He tries to limit how much I do. Well, I should say that he limits how many leadership roles I can have. He loves pawning all the dirty work off on me." He shrugs. "Not that I mind caring for the animals or cleaning the porta-potties...okay, the second one I do mind. But I get that those are just normal parts of owning a circus."

I sit there in silence for a moment. Jay puts so much effort into everything he does, and he legitimately cares about the staff here. He's stressed out of his mind with everything – I'm pretty sure he'll remember in a moment that Skylor ran off, and he'll freak out.

I like him more than someone who just met him should, and I want to help out around here. I know for a fact I'm more organized than he is, and if I were to give him some tips – maybe write up some schedules or print off a to-do list – he'd have a lot more time on his hands.

***This AU is one I started back in August, but it's currently on hold. I'll probably finish it after Thanksgiving, depending on interest.

Thoughts? <3***