Emily looked up at Mike, letting thoughts whiz through her head I'm so lucky to have him. He's so sweet I've never had a boyfriend before it's great to have one. Emily loved Mike a lot she started feeling that she was in love with him. Emily knew there was a large gap between loving someone and being in love with someone. But was she sure in her heart that maybe just maybe that it wouldn't take long for the latter to be true.

She let a small gasp flow through her lips not when she felt his lips press against hers but when his hand moved to tangle in her hair and when she felt him press her softly into the nearby wall she wound her arms around his neck at the same time his hand that wasn't in her hair clamped her waist he pulled away and pushed her hair away from her face. He gently tipped her chin up, then to each side, a small smiled crept on her face.

"Mike" she laughed her voice so whimsical Mike thought he'd heard the tone wrong "What are you doing?" Mike smiled at her

"It's fun playing with your head."

"It looks cloudy" she noticed now. He looked at the sky where a constant thick sheet of dark clouds hung suspended. He felt wetness on his nose.

"It's raining" he stated. She lifted her eyebrows at him. He just ignored it knowing it was some implication of how he stated the obvious. "Let's go inside" He just pulled her behind him quickly ducking inside the house as the sky cracked with blue. The rain fell harder to the loudening soundtrack of thunder rumbling away. Mentor sat with the other rangers around the table in the main room. Two spots had been left open next together. When Mike saw this Kevin gave him a wink and Antonio snickered.

"sit" Mentor said gesturing to the seats when they complied he smiled "well I was going to offer you a day out on the town but since it's storming I thought in the spirit of the gloom we tell freighting stories filled with hints of mystery and somewhat coming from Mike's mouth grotesque horror"

"Scary stories?" Mike asked subconsciously simplifying it, Mentor nodded

"Yes, but I will not participate" Mentor got up from his seat "I've work to do" as soon as he disappeared out of earshot Jayden grinned

"He doesn't have work he just doesn't want to hear the fantasies we cook up." Jayden laughed

"Fine."

Emily knew that the best part about waking up in the morning was having such great friends, so when she woke up a few days after the illness had been cured she smiled to herself. Mentor had told them the night before he'd give them the first hours of the day till two in the evening to have on their own but then they'd have to train a little harder. Mike and Emily, as well as Mia and Kevin took the opportunity to have their dates. Mike seemed to like the idea of the forest Emily did to. So, Mike took her to a small clearing a while away from the one Dekker had taken her to, and created with his symbol power a leaf swing constructed from wood leaves and vines that he had used a special kanji for. They spent a hour laughing swinging together and chasing each other. Their fun came to a hault when they were called to a nighlock battle.

"Guys" Mia called as they all met up in the park "Am I the only one who's pissed at this guy?"

"No" Emily grumbled "We were having so much fun" they had all morphed on their way there and met up with Jayden and Antonio. They battled the nighlock. Emily turned in timed to see Mike being struck on his front he crashed to the gravel, his body causing an impression. He had dimorphed upon impact"Mike" Emily screamed the nighlock began to pick up the unconscious Mike. "No!" she called leave him alone. She knocked the nighlock down pushing him away but she was thrown off. She felt her side aching, the nighlock took a step towards Mike who began to stir

"Don't hurt him" she hissed stumbling to her feet Mia looked at her. "Take me instead of him"

"Really?" the nighlock smiled "Take you instead off the green ranger"

"Emily…" Mia warned Kevin dashed to push Mike away, pushing him behind Jayden and Antonio. Mike was now awake Kevin cared for Emily like a brother but he also knew Mike needed protection..

And Mike would stop Emily from saving him.

"Deal" the nighlock agreed he grabbed her arm and a gap opened up .

"Emily!" Mia and Mike yelled. Mia rushed forward just a second late while Mike struggled to stand as Emily with the nameless nighlock disappeared.

"Why would she do that?" Antonio asked

"Because she loves Mike" Jayden said rolling his eyes "you were never good with feelings"

"Hey!"

"Its true dude" Mike said "You'd actually be able to say the same for Jayden" they all stood in silence then after a quick call to Ji they waited for him to bring a car for Mike.

Emily was worried, she hadn't seen if Mike was okay. She sat in a dark room that rocked gently she knew she was on a ship, tied to a pole in some random room. She snuck a glance outside to see the lake where they had fought the nighlock who had been stalking Jayden. A boat though? She woke up then on the river bank. What was happening? There wasn't any boat just her and the stupid nighlock.

"Where am I?" she asked

"You know where we are yellow ranger" he snarled back "Shut up" he turned slightly she realized she wasn't tied and her samuraiser had been turned off. After quickly turning it on she softly and quitly made her double.

"Go, go samurai" she whispered "Samurai ranger double" then she smiled

"Nighlock" she purred he turned a look of surprise covered his face

"What the hell?" he shrieked

"I'm the real samurai" the double chanted and the double attacked. As soon as the nighlock was distracted Emily crept away, making her way back to the Shiba house. She ducked into the open door and made her way to the recovery room and opened the door.

Mike hadn't stopped thinking about Emily since they had gotten home. His head was turned to the window in the recovery room he heard the room door creak open and then sighs. Why were Mia, Kevin, Jayden, and Antonio sighing? Mike groaned again. Someone tapped his arm gently

When they spoke they couldn't keep a hint of giggles from their voice "Need some aspirin?" she asked he knew that voice he turned his neck.

"Emily?" he gasped "How-?"

"We'd all like to know how" Mia reminded her. Emily sat on the bed gently moving Mike's head to rest in her lap, he closed his eyes for a minute

"I made a double" she stated "and that idiot fell for it"

"What happened after he took you?" Kevin asked

"I'm not sure he made me believe we were on a boat first then I broke out of it" she paused sliding her hands through Mike's short hair. Back and forth going as far as the base of his forehead he sighed closing his eyes again. This feels so good he thought

"I think he can make people believe they're seeing and feeling, smelling, touching, and experiencing things that aren't there" she smiled continuing "I still have no idea what he had to do with Mike"

"Why did you save me?" Mike asked

"Because I like when you protect me but I also like protecting you" she answered kissing his nose "Plus keeping an eye on you burns off my energy." She ran his hand down the side of his face

"Em?"

"Yes?"

"Can you change my bandages? You don't have to" She just nodded and got bandages from the side table after having Mike swallow a few pills. She noticed the others had disappeared; she sat on the edge of the bed and carefully edged his shirt off and unwound the bandage she sucked in a breath at the gash and gently redressed his wound, looking away so as not to see the ugly mark.

"Are you okay?" he asked

"The question is, are you?" she threw it back at him. This wasn't the time for him to worry as she finished she looked down at the shirt.

"I'm fine" he promised but he grunted detecting the lie "Alright not so good, and I don't think I feel like putting the shirt back on" she blushed and sat down again helping his head back into her lap

"Careful, move too much and your wound might rip open." She reprimanded

"I would've risked that if you hadn't come back by yourself," she was about to argue but he yawned and she stood still except for running soothing hands through his hair. Soon his breath evened and he began to snore. She slipped out from under him slowly as to not disturb him she fixed him and laid a thin sheet over him. Kissing his forehead she whispered "goodnight Mike" and left the room.

"Emily" Mia said, "Is he asleep?"

"Yeah" she sank into a chair and blew air through her nose. "He's in pretty bad condition"

"He'll be fine" Mia assured but Emily could tell she wasn't so sure herself

"Are you sure?"

"No" Mia admitted "but Kevin and Jayden are so is mentor" the gap sensor went off then Emily rolled her eyes and ran after Mia as the five of them ran to the scene. The nighlock had entered the human world scaring up a storm. The nighlock heard the rangers (who were already morphed) running up his face went to shock when he saw the small yellow ranger coming with them

"What?" he shrieked "but I killed you" the yellow ranger just shook her head

"You destroyed my double" Emily informed him. Then they stacked using their spin swords and Mega blades they took out his first life and summoned their mega zords and defeated the nighlock.

"Samurai rangers, victory is ours" they all gave a cheer Emily smiled to herself as they walked back home. She immediately went to the recovery room and decided just like Mike had done for her she would spend the night in the recovery room.

A/N: I'm having some trouble with continuing ideas for both stories. Any ideas? I'd love to hear them! I have a few more ideas for this story I'm going to try to make each adventure a chapter now. Thank you so much for everything. Oh I know a few stories that are memily but don't show the paring. Element of the storms which has only begun to hint at it Emily's story, I'll find the other names as soon as possible and I'll post them in my next update there are two more. I think.