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Mia glared at Mike across the breakfast table while he stared at her. He had been doing this since she walked into the room and poured her milk into her bowl of cereal without help. She had her suspicions on why he was staring, but it was still a little creepy.

She looked down at her cast, then back to Mike.

"You knew I was getting a new one."

"Your elbow, it moves!" Mike chuckled.

"Yes, the new cast is below my elbow. Why does this fascinate you?"

Mike pointed to the common room where Antonio was watching a reality show on fishing, "There's nothing else to do."

"You could join him."

"And watch people fishing for another half hour?" Mike shook his head, "No way."

Mia rolled her eyes and sighed. Thankfully for her, Kevin chose that moment to make his way into the kitchen. He had already eaten breakfast but it was his turn to do the dishes. When Mia saw her fiancé walking in a smirk crossed her lips. Mike noticed it right away and his eyes widened.

"No… Mia, please…"

"Hey, Kevin," Mia called sweetly and Kevin turned to her almost instantly. Mike reached across the table and grabbed Mia's arms.

"If you value my life, you won't do this," he begged his sister.

Mia's smirk grew wider, "Mike's been staring at me and he's been making me really uncomfortable."

Mike glared at the pink Ranger and leaned back in his seat. He heard Kevin cracking his knuckled behind him and huffed, "At least now I know the truth," he said to Mia.

Kevin dropped his hands on Mike's shoulders, "What are you looking at?" he teased the green Ranger. Mike tried to get up but Kevin held him down. Mike gulped.

"N-nothing… she got the cast off last night and…"

"You're not going to continue staring at her, are you?" Kevin asked. "You know, I get pretty jealous."

"Yeah, I… what's that Emily? I'm coming!" Mike tried again to jump out of his seat but Kevin pushed him back down.

"Emily didn't call," he said. "She's out walking the dog."

"Alone?" Mike asked. "I should go find her and make sure…"

"She's a big girl," Kevin squeezed Mike's shoulders tightly and the green Ranger closed his eyes and prepared himself for the end. Suddenly, he felt Kevin tapping his cheek and the blue Ranger let him go. Mike sighed in relief, feeling as though his life had been spared. He looked across the table and glared at Mia.

"Screw you."

"Hey, it was that or I stare at people fishing for another half hour," Mia licked her spoon clean and got up from the table. "That was way more entertaining."

"I will remember this," Mike frowned. Mia chuckled and picked up his empty bowl from the table and carried it, as well as her own dishes, to the sink so Kevin could wash them. When Mia was beside him, Kevin leaned over and kissed her cheek. Jayden walked into the kitchen at that moment and looked over to Mike.

"I should establish a PDA rule."

"Are you expecting me to support you?" Mike asked with a smile. "Dude, I would like to keep my right to kiss my girlfriend anywhere in this house."

"I meant just for Mia and Kevin," Jayden corrected himself and laughed. Mike smirked, glanced at Mia, and then nodded his head enthusiastically.

"I'm a vote for!" he threw his hand up in the air and then stuck his tongue out at Mia. She rolled her eyes and looked at Jayden.

"He's just trying to get back at me for letting Kevin scare the living daylights out of him," she said. "You should have seen it."

"I'm sure it'll happen again," Jayden chuckled. He glanced up at the clock, "How would you guys feel about getting back into a normal routine again? We could start training in twenty-minutes and go to lunch."

"Emily's not due back from her walk for another half-hour," Kevin said. "We would have to start without her."

"Anyone want to tell me the point of training?" Mike sighed loudly. "There's been no Nighlok sighting in ages. I think maybe we've won by default."

"As in Master Xandred giving up?" Antonio asked when he walked into the room to put away his bowl and glass. "The guy's been trying to break out of the Sanzu River for centuries. I doubt he would just give up."

"Maybe he knows we're not to be messed with," Mike flexed his arms, "We're a pretty strong team."

Kevin looked over at the green Ranger and tossed the sponge into Mike's stomach. The green Ranger doubled over slightly and gave the sponge a funny look before he glanced over at Kevin, "Dude, you got my shirt wet!"

Kevin shrugged and dried his hands with a dish towel. He leaned his head slightly to the right as Mike tossed the sponge back at him. The sponge missed Kevin, hit the back wall and bounced off and into the sink. Kevin smirked happily.

"Thanks, Mike."

"This is not my morning," the green Ranger huffed. "Mia wants to have me killed, Kevin threatens me, my girlfriend's out on a walk and I can't hit anyone with a soft sponge."

"Does the baby want his bottle?" Kevin teased. Mike glared. Jayden, Mia and Antonio all rolled their eyes before Mia broke up the staring contest.

"Training sounds like a good idea, Jay," she said. "We'll just wait until Emily gets home so no one's without a partner."

"Are you okay to train?" Jayden asked her. Now that she could move her arm (except for her wrist) he knew she would be more willing to participate in training. He wasn't sure she would be able to train with the swords, but there was more to training that that. Mia nodded her head.

"I'll be fine," she said. "Just don't whack this arm too hard. I'll figure it out."

Jayden looked to Kevin skeptically, knowing Mia was likely eager to start training again and was ignoring what was best for herself. Kevin chuckled and nodded his head while wrapping an arm around Mia.

"She's got to learn to fight with a cast," he said. "The Nighlok won't take it easy on her just because she's got a broken wrist."

"He's got a point," Antonio looked to his leader.

Suddenly the Gap Sensor went off and there was a collective sigh of relief from the Rangers. Being called into duty felt good.

"So much for my giving up theory," Mike said as he jumped out of his seat. It was at that moment his Samuraizer went off. He answered it quickly, "Em?"

"It's Dayu," Emily said on the other end and Mike frowned. The others looked equally worried.

"How do you know, Em?" Jayden asked.

"Uh… she's right across the street from me," Emily answered. "Just before she triggered the sensor she was screaming at an innocent couple. She looks pretty pissed."

"I wonder why," Antonio frowned.

"Emily, don't move a muscle until we're all there," Mike told his girlfriend but there was no reply. He spoke again, "Em…"

"She mentioned Serena."

"Don't move, Em…"

"Serena's in Japan," Mia reminded the yellow Ranger. "Dayu can talk about her all she wants, Serena's safe."

"Get here fast," Emily said.

"We'll be there before you know it," Mike nodded and looked up to the team but he was surprised to see they were all already headed for the door. He stumbled as he raced to catch up with them, "Hey! Wait up! I'm supposed to be the first to run out!"

-Samurai-

Serena couldn't quite remember what had happened, but she wished it hadn't ended. That morning, while she and Dekker were eating breakfast, Dekker had mentioned it was his birthday. Serena wanted to help him celebrate the special day for the first time in centuries and had done everything she could to make it memorable.

Somehow, come nighttime, her determination to make the day memorable had lead her into bed with Dekker's arms wrapped tightly around her and she didn't regret a thing.

Dekker leaned forward and kissed her, "It's been a long time."

"What has?" Serena asked. "Celebrating your birthday or celebrating your birthday."

"Both," Dekker smiled. "I cannot remember the last time this has happened to me."

"I guess memory loss comes with immortality. You can't be expected to remember everything."

"I have a sharp mind," Dekker said. "I remember everything after Urumasa."

"Everything?"

"Everything important," Dekker chuckled. "Before that is a blur. It used to haunt me."

"Used to?"

"Are you a parrot?" Dekker smirked and looked down at Serena, who seemed to only be repeating what he was saying. Serena shook her head.

"I'm curious. Your strange amnesia doesn't haunt you anymore?"

"I have a life far better than anything I could have had before," Dekker squeezed Serena tightly, "Why would I wish for anything else?"

Serena smiled and rested her head on Dekker's chest and closed her eyes to sleep, "I love you."

Dekker kissed the top of her head and laid there in bed with her in his arms until she fell asleep. He wasn't feeling tired, so when he was sure she was sleeping he carefully crawled out of the bed and made sure not to wake her. He pulled his pants on and turned to give her one last look. He kissed her cheek and then set off to the kitchen to make himself some tea, hoping it would help him sleep.

When he got to the kitchen he saw there was a note on the table. He frowned and looked around the room quickly. There were many other Guardians who lived with him and Serena, but none of them had ever left a note before. He picked it up and opened it carefully. As he unfolded the paper he thought he recognised the writing, but he couldn't figure out who it belonged to until he saw the name at the bottom. Without bothering to fully read the note, he scrunched it up in his hand and the proceeded to tear it apart. He then raced to the armoury and grabbed a sword before racing back up to his and Serena's bedroom.

She was still sleeping peacefully, not that he had any doubts. He would never let anything hurt her. Keeping the sword near him, he climbed back into bed and wrapped his arms protectively around Serena. He kissed the top of her head and whispered, "She won't hurt you again. I swear."