Lately, Mia had been very restless. With her broken arm and weak stomach thanks to Jayden, she felt useless, and wanted to do something more. Her arm was really healing, but her whole body in general wasn't doing so well.
Every afternoon, she and the rest of the team sat down to watch one movie or another. Somebody remarked that they wouldn't like it, but if Mia got to sit next to Jayden on the sofa, she didn't care. Today they were watching Santa Buddies, and Emily squealed with joy. Mike just chuckled and slung his arm around her neck, earning a kiss on the cheek.
Mia was feeling unusually tired and exhausted, so she just rested her head on her Red counterpart's torso. He smiled as he watched Mia slowly drift to sleep. Kevin hated the movie so much, that he would tell everyone to stop laughing because it seriously wasn't funny. Antonio just screamed like a little girl every time he saw a dog.
Jayden looked to see that Mike and Emily were tightly cuddling each other for warmth. Suddenly, Mia started to move around and yawn. She opened her eyes and looked around. Everyone was sleeping on the ground. When she spotted Mike and Emily, she laughed and looked around once more.
"Ji!" Mia yelled. He came rushing to her aid.
"What is it, Mia?" he asked.
"Where's Jayden?!" Ji smiled at this and motioned for her to look up. She did and there was a pair of two familiar blue eyes staring at her.
"Hey," Jayden lamely said. Mia's face turned as red as Jayden's ranger suit.
"Jayden, I am so sorry for sleeping on you."
"Hey, it's no problem. I kind of liked it." The comment earned him a smile from the pink ranger.
She tried to get up from the couch, but struggled from the injuries. Mia muttered an 'Ow' and retreated to lie down on his torso once more. She looked up to see what the leader was doing. He was doing the same thing, and piped up.
"You hungry?"
"Kind of. Did you eat anything yet?"
"No, here, let me help you up." He carefully pushed her upwards so she could sit properly. "Thanks, Jayden." Mia stretched her good arm out, and yawned. Her hair became really frizzy, and her eyes were much smaller.
"What time is it?"
"Around 5. Wanna go out to get something for the guys?"
"That sounds good. I'll get ready." Mia quickly tied her hair and washed her face. Her arm felt swollen, and her whole body felt gooey. She came out, and the guys were all up. Jayden walked up to her and whispered in her ear.
"That's much better. Ready to go?"
"Yeah. Hey Jayden, how hard did you hit me?"
"Really hard. Is something wrong?"
"I just feel gooey and exhausted. My hand's really swollen." Jayden pulled up her sleeve to check her arm. It was a dark red and the huge scar could be easily identified.
"Okay, Mia. We'll quickly go for some fresh air." Mia nodded and they headed out while saying bye to Ji.
"Ow," Mia said to herself. She stopped in her tracks and pulled up her sleeves. The material was irritating her skin. Jayden noticed this and shrugged off his jacket. It was cold, and he didn't want her to get sick on top of her injuries. He put it around Mia's shoulders and she smiled at him. They hurried to the nearest restaurant to order take-out.
"Hey, Mia, are you sure you're okay?"
"I hope I am. It hurts so much. Please don't mention this to anybody except for Ji. If they worried about me too much, they wouldn't be able to focus on their Samurai duties." Jayden was impressed in how well Mia didn't care only about herself and about their required duties as rangers. She suddenly tripped over a block of ice and Jayden's instincts kicked in. He immediately caught her and helped her stand up.
"My gosh. This arm is a nuisance! Ow!" Mia was in so much pain. Jayden held on to her and rushed to the Shiba House. The warmth immediately calmed down the pain and Mia went to the infirmary while calling Emily. They came out half an hour later once Mia's wounds were completely bandaged. She placed herself on the couch and silently ate her dinner. The others were all staring at her.
"...Is... something wrong?" Mia asked curiously.
"Mia," Kevin started, "Are you okay?" Mia was irritated by this and closed her eyes. A few seconds later, she opened them and stared at Emily.
"Emily, I think you should go to your room." Emily got upset and muttered 'no'. Mia was slightly annoyed by this and just waited. Emily thought that this was serious because Mia didn't usually act like this. She got up and Mia mouthed a sorry to Emily. Emily nodded and gave her a wink. Mia smiled, then faced the guys.
Her smile vanished.