JAY-JAY POV
The condo was louder than ever.
After finally forgiving Keifer and ending all the tension between them, everyone seemed happier.
Robin was stealing chips from the snack bowl.
Cin was watching fan edits.
Rory was arguing with Felix about what movie they should watch.
Cyrus and Adrian were talking quietly.
Luka was sitting on the carpet playing with his toy dinosaur.
Keifer was leaning against the couch, calmer than he had been in days.
For once, everything felt normal.
Then Luka suddenly froze.
"...Wait."
Everyone looked at him.
"What?" Jay-Jay asked.
Luka's eyes widened.
"There are old videos saved on the hard drive."
Silence.
Jay-Jay immediately stood up.
"No."
Robin jumped to his feet.
"OH YES!"
Before Jay-Jay could stop him, Robin grabbed the old hard drive.
"Robin!" she shouted.
"It's too late!" he yelled dramatically.
Cin immediately joined him.
"This is the best day of my life."
Luka connected the hard drive to the TV.
The screen flickered.
Then—
Teenage Jay-Jay appeared on the screen.
She looked around 14 or 15 years old.
Oversized hoodie.
Messy ponytail.
The exact same attitude.
"She looks exactly the same," Rory said.
"Still scary," Felix added.
"I can hear both of you," Jay-Jay replied.
Then the camera turned.
Everyone gasped.
Tiny Luka appeared.
Two years old.
Tiny dinosaur pajamas.
Chocolate stains around his mouth.
Holding a giant chocolate bar.
The room exploded.
"OH MY GOD!"
"LOOK AT HIS CHEEKS!"
"HE'S SO CUTE!"
Luka immediately hid his face.
"I hate all of you."
On the TV, teenage Jay-Jay looked directly into the camera.
"If some boy cheats on me..."
She suddenly picked up tiny Luka and placed him on her lap.
"...this is my brother."
Everyone burst into laughter.
"What kind of threat is that?" Robin asked.
"The cutest threat ever," Cin answered.
Teenage Jay-Jay looked at Luka seriously.
"Luka, if a boy cheats on your sister, what will you do?"
Tiny Luka blinked.
Then he proudly answered,
"I eat chocolates, and my body becomes strong! Then I'll beat him up! Look at my body! Nothing will happen to me!"
He immediately stood up and flexed.
There were absolutely no muscles.
Just tiny chocolate-covered arms.
Silence.
Then—
The entire condo exploded.
Robin rolled onto the floor laughing.
Cin couldn't breathe.
Rory was crying.
Felix pointed at the screen.
"THAT'S YOUR BODYGUARD?!"
Luka covered his face.
"I WAS TWO!"
Teenage Jay-Jay was laughing so hard she nearly dropped the camera.
"Oh my God, Luka!"
Even Keifer let out a quiet laugh.
Jay-Jay immediately turned toward him.
"You're laughing."
He straightened his face.
"...No."
"You smiled."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Robin pointed dramatically.
"KEIFER HAS EMOTIONS!"
Everyone cheered.
The next video started playing.
Teenage Jay-Jay was trying to study while tiny Luka climbed onto her lap.
"Ate."
"What?"
"I love chocolates."
"...Okay."
"And dinosaurs."
"...Okay."
"And you."
The entire room became quiet.
Then—
"AWWWW!"
Jay-Jay looked away immediately.
"It wasn't that cute."
"It was adorable," Adrian corrected.
Another video played.
Teenage Jay-Jay asked,
"Luka, what comes after B?"
"Chocolate."
"No."
"What comes after C?"
"Dinosaur."
"Luka!"
Tiny Luka giggled.
Everyone laughed again.
Then another clip appeared.
Little Luka had fallen asleep against Jay-Jay while she carefully covered him with a blanket.
"Don't wake him up," teenage Jay-Jay whispered to the camera.
Robin stared at Jay-Jay.
"You were so soft."
"No."
"You tucked him in."
"It was cold!"
"No, Ate," Luka said. "You love me."
The room melted instantly.
Then Luka suddenly looked at Keifer.
"If you ever make my sister cry..."
Everyone became quiet.
Luka crossed his tiny arms seriously.
"...I'll eat chocolates."
Robin screamed.
"THE LEGEND RETURNS!"
"And my body will become strong," Luka continued proudly.
Keifer looked at him for a few moments.
Then answered seriously,
"...Understood."
Jay-Jay stared at him.
"You're actually taking him seriously?"
Keifer glanced at Luka.
"I've seen his confidence."
A pause.
"That's more dangerous than muscles."
The entire condo burst into laughter once again.
As the videos continued to play, everyone discovered another side of Jay-Jay.
Not the strongest girl.
Not the actress.
Not the leader everyone feared.
Just a teenage girl who adored her little cousin.
And a tiny boy who truly believed chocolates gave him superpowers.
By the end of the night, everyone agreed on one thing:
The strongest member of their family wasn't Keifer.
It was Chocolate Luka.