Note: Inspired by 1x14 (Some dialogue especially the first part came from the episode. I'm borrowing it to set up the story. Of course, I don't own the characters and anything Power Ranger related.)

"The coast is clear Emily went outside. What about the cake?" Jayden asked the rest of his teammates after he gave them quite a fright when they thought it was Emily who knocked on the door.

Before Mike or Kevin could utter a word, Mia walked forward to their leader. "I've got all the ingredients for an awesome cake. I just need to bake it without her noticing," though her voice was controlled, Jayden noticed her excitement in her eyes, which only made it harder for him to say…

"NO!"

Apparently, Kevin and Mike also shared the same notion. They were all able to experience Mia's cooking and it wasn't even nearly edible. They just couldn't be upfront with her about it because they were afraid to hurt her feelings.

However Mia looked quite taken aback by their astounding reaction. She wanted to do something special for Emily, her Ranger sister and BFF.

The three boys observed this and looked at each other. Kevin was able to recover as quickly as he could, "I-I mean we don't want to risk it. Antonio already ordered the cake from the bakery."

Way to go for the save, Kev! If only Jayden could transmit mind messages.

"Oh. Okay…" Mia sighed then gave them a small smile to assure them that she wasn't offended by that resounding "No!"

The guys also gave her a reassuring smile in return. Jayden even beamed at her. He's got nice teeth. What? No Mia. He. Doesn't. Have. Nice. Teeth. You're supposed to be a bit put off by not letting you bake.

But she couldn't help but grin at this. Jayden then became aware of her dimples, which he only sees very rarely when Mia's excited or thinking of her happy place. Or maybe I just don't pay attention that much. She looks adorable.

Mia then turned around so that her back was facing the boys. Her eager face suddenly dimmed but still cautious just in case they were still concerned. Oh well, maybe they're right. I won't be able to bake it in time anyway. What if there's suddenly a nighlok attack? Right. I'll just get Emily a gift or something.

They continued to work on the party favors. Jayden noticed Mia's silence. While others could have dismissed this, he already knew each Samurai Ranger quite well to know these miniscule changes. What was all that Samurai training for if he wouldn't let his instincts work? He must admit though that Mia was the hardest to read from his teammates. Mia would only let her inner feelings slip when she got eager about something or just out-of-the-blue dreamy. The rest of the time, well, she was focused and serious and Jayden admired this about her among other things. Then again, Jayden knew better. Mia cared for each of them deeply and cooking was her way to show that so for the boys to tell her not to bake Emily a cake must have broken her heart a bit. He didn't want her to feel that way so he casually went over and nudged her out of her reverie.

"I hope that's okay. We just wanted to keep everything a secret. Besides, we still have a few party favors to prepare," Jayden made sure that was clear to her.

Mia blinked and her demeanor quickly changed. She didn't want the team to think that she was being a downer especially Jayden who didn't need this kind of distraction from just one person. "Yes, that's okay. Uhm, I'll just start with the confetti. I'll be right back," she then swiftly ran out of the training room where they were hiding their small surprise.

Jayden was a bit startled at what just transpired. When he turned towards Mike and Kevin to ask if they saw Mia run, the two were already busy arguing what colors to use on the birthday sign board.

"Blue and yellow go together. They pop out more on a brown card board," Kevin calmly but seriously declared.

Mike shook his head, "No, Kevin. Green complements yellow! Blue's not going to pop out. Besides, I'm doing the graffiti."

They went back and forth like this until both decided to do their own greeting. All the while, Jayden looked amused.

After a couple of minutes, Mia hadn't returned with the confetti materials yet and this was making Jayden uncomfortable for some reason. She did say it was okay but again, he knew better. Another minute passed and he decided to check on Mia.

"Guys, I'll just see if Mia needs some help…" but the boys were super focused on their task and unspoken competition. He grinned and ran out of the room in search of Mia.