Author's Notes: I've always felt like there was a big hole in the series, mainly the Super Samurai season, after The Master Returns. What exactly did Emily do after she and the others brought Jayden back home to Jii? Remember, she was crying for Jayden. It's obvious that she either felt guilty, like she could have prevented it, or she felt scared for him. Yet, they never explained why. I thought that there would have been another Emily focus episode or a scene in the next episode that focused on Emily's emotions of Jayden's rash decision, but they never did.

Her looking after him while the others fought in the Megazord in that episode will always be one of my favorite moments in the entire series, because it proves that Mike isn't the only one Emily cares about. She cares about them all, even Jayden. So before you Memily lovers say that Emily only cared for Mike, re-watch the entire friggin' series over again, especially The Master Returns. You too Jaymia fans who say that Mia was the only one who cared for Jayden. Ahem! Emily cared about Jayden, too, which can be proven as fact. That and Jayden cared about Emily too, not just as a leader, but as a friend, and possibly as an older brother to her as well. In fact, they all cared about each other, completely disregarding all pairings. They were all a family. And that's why I like team-bonding stories so much. They don't really focus on any particular pairing, just them living together and bonding more as a family.

However, as much as I want this to be a non-pairing-focus story, I am a Jemily fan, and so thus, I will add some Jemily fluff in here. But, to make you all happy, I will add some of every pairing of PRS in here: Jaymia, Memily, Kia...you name it, it's probably in there.

Anyways, all in all, the purpose of this story is to fill in that hole.

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers. Mr. Saban does and always will.

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"You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."

Power Rangers Samurai: Emily's Resolve

Chapter 1: Overwhelming Emotions

Emily knocked softly on her teammate's bedroom door, not nervous, so to speak, but scared. Not for her. For him.

This wasn't an ordinary teammate, you see.

This was her leader, the one who had made the rash decision of going up against Xandred on his own, and nearly got himself killed for it.

Emily mentally sighed in relief when the Giant Moogers finally exploded into pieces, the Claw Armor Megazord and the Bull Megazord standing there victorious. But she gazed back down at the unconscious Jayden, head in her lap, a giant bruise on his cheek and dirt within each of his wounds. She placed both hands on either side of his face, both of his cheeks, careful of any injuries, and she quietly said to him, "Hang on, Jayden…"

That was a week ago, and he was still recovering. He was hurt really bad.

Emily quickly wiped a tear away, as the familiar voice of her leader, cut through the solid thickness of his door. "Come in."

She opened the door, slipping a gentle smile on her face, small, but she hoped it was real. "Good morning, Jayden. I was just wondering how you were feeling. I just came to check up on you."

Jayden sent a little smile back at her, "Good morning to you too, Em. Don't worry. I'm fine."

"Would you like some breakfast?" Ever since he started recovering last week, she was always eager to help him in any way she could.

"Mia already got me breakfast, Em," he quietly said, trying to put her down as gently as possible. "But thanks for asking."

Even though it pained him and annoyed him, angering him sometimes, that Emily was putting all the blame on herself, so he wouldn't have to put it all on himself, he was comforted by the fact that Emily cared so much, that she was offering to be his nurse as he recovered.

Just like he knew it would, though, Emily's face fell, and her smile disappeared at his words, as she glanced at the tray on his bedside table. "Oh… well…I'll just…" she turned to walk out the door, "see you later, then…"

And before he would reply, she exited the room.

And he couldn't help but wonder what he did or said to make her so upset. He knew she had enough troubles already, with her insecurities and Serena, and all, which he why he tried really hard not to let her down that hard.

When he thought of Serena, he finally put together the puzzle pieces.

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Mia…

That was the problem.

Why was it always Mia?

Lately, over the last week, Mia had been taking care of Jayden left and right, and Emily was beginning to suspect that they were together. But why? Why she should be jealous that Jayden finally found his girl?

But, she was.

However, that was only one of her problems.

First of all, one of her problems was her guilt about Jayden. She always tried to help him recover, by getting him tea or changing his bandages or something. But lately, Mia had been taking over that job. Every time Emily had talked to Jayden, asking him if he needed anything, he always said that Mia already had it covered.

Second, due to this, she actually was beginning to feel jealous and resentful towards her older sister, Mia. She was envious of how pretty Mia was, of how strong she was. After, she had received the Black Box two times already, three very soon, Emily could feel it in her heart.

Emily was also envious of how Mia had Jayden's heart, along with Kevin's, and possibly Antonio's and even Mike's as well.

But most of all, she was jealous of how much of a better person Mia was next to her. Mia was willing to give anyone a hug. She was always willing to help.

Jayden once told them, after the attack with Scorponic, "Kindness is useless for a Samurai during a battle. All you should be focusing on is protecting the innocent and fighting for the good of the earth."

Yet, none of them, not even Mentor Jii, ever scolded Mia for this. She did this a lot.

But Mia was a much better person than Emily was, just like Serena.

Thirdly, this just reminded of her of how she was only Serena's replacement. This must have had some affect on her, because she was beginning to fall a lot during training and lose a lot of duels.

She was weak, and she knew it was true.

But it only made things worse.

She could not let her family down, but Emily tried to hide her pain from the others, believing that if she was not strong enough to face her problems by herself, she shouldn't even be a Power Ranger…

Because Power Rangers were strong. They never let anything or anyone touch them, or let it show if it did.

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Mia returned to Jayden's room, tea in hand. "I overheard your little chat with Emily," she told him, like a mother scolding her teenage son. "She doesn't suspect anything?"

"I don't know what you're talking, Mia," was all Jayden replied to this.

Wrong!

Correction: he did know what Mia meant.

Ever since the island-ash incident, she was fully convinced that Jayden was going through something, possibly even hiding a secret.

His secret about his sister, Lauren…

"Something is bothering you, Jayden," she replied, sternly, "and I am determined to find out what it is."

"Nothing is wrong with me," Jayden finally met her eyes. "Stop worrying about me. What about Kevin? Why don't you see what's bothering him, instead of focusing on me?"

"I'm trying, okay?" Mia retorted. "But I can't see the problem with him. He's too serious and too hard to figure out."

"No, he isn't. I can't read emotions that well, like you can, but even I can figure out what's wrong with him. He feels guilty about me getting injured, like Emily does, and he's only trying to perfect his skills so that he's prepared the next time."

'That, and he's in love with you, Mia,' Jayden mentally added. Kevin had told him, but also had sworn him to secrecy, and Jayden had given Kevin his promise not to tell.

"So when you see him next time, try to convince him to take a break," he continued.

Mia nodded. "And what about Emily? Why do you build her up only to let her down?"

"I wonder who's fault that is," He sarcastically retorted. Earlier, he had placed the pieces together. He was forced to let Emily down because of Mia…

Mia backed away, offended slightly. "What? What did I do?"

"You mean you don't know? You haven't figured it out?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I build her up because I want to talk to her, to make her feel better, and she's there for me because she wants to help me recover," Jayden said, quietly. "But I have to let her down, because what she wants to help me with and do for me have already been done by you, Mia…" The Pink Ranger was silent. "Do her a favor, Mia, and do less work for me. Work up a schedule or something. Please, just make sure Emily can help me too."

"I can't let guilt take her over, Jayden…"

"Even though all you want to do is find out what I'm being bothered by?" He raised an eyebrow.

Mia said nothing, Jayden finally catching her off guard.

"Emily already has enough problems on her mind. The least I can do is to not make it worse," he quietly added. "That's why I'm being so gentle with her."

Hopefully, his kindness will enable Emily to become willing enough to admit her problems to him.

"Are you sure it's not because you just like her?" Mia teased.

"Will you give it a rest, Mia?! Damn…" As you can see, this is not the first time she has teased him about his crush on Emily. He was getting really annoyed by it, and Mia's muffled laughter right now wasn't helping.

But he couldn't stop a blush from appearing on his face.

To Be Continued…

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A/N: Well? What do you think? Tell me how I did, please, by typing in that little box below.

I feel like I must confess my feelings on the Samurai ships. They are as follows:

OTPs: Jayden and Emily, Antonio and Lauren, Kevin and Mia, Deker and Dayu (All four of these pairings have chemistry with each other and are cute. In a nutshell, no explanation is needed.)

Ships I don't mind reading, but don't really ship: Mike and Emily (As much as I ship Jemily, I cannot deny that Mike and Emily have a special bond as well. I just think of them more like siblings, kinda like Chiaki and Kotoha. The only Memily stories I detest, however, are the stories that make Jayden look like a bad guy), Antonio and Mia (no explanation really needed for this one), Jayden and Antonio (I don't really ship same sex pairings, but even I can tell it's obvious on the show. In "Unexpected Arrival", when Antonio says "And I'm ready for some action," the look he gave Jayden as he said it did it for me, and I'm sure it did for you Jaytonio lovers out there), Kevin and Mike (same as Jaytonio, except without the moment. They have too much chemistry not to be likeable), Kevin and Emily, Antonio and Emily, Mike and Lauren, Mike and Mia (These last four are ones I don't read as often as the ones above, but I still allow them to be shipped. I can also see where Mike/Lauren and Antonio/Emily come from, as they did have a couple of chemistry moments in the show, all of which I actually kinda liked.)

Ships I absolutely detest: Jayden and Lauren (They are siblings for Pete's sake!), Jayden and Mia (no offense to those who ship this pairing, but I will never put them together, unless the plot for the story I'm writing calls for it. I'm sorry if any of you are offended. I mean, I don't completely disagree with the pairing. I don't mind them as friends or as brother and sister.)

Review, please.