Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.

sunflowerlily: Yes, it is sad but it will get a little better soon.

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Ch. 6 Home Sweet Home

It took another week for Andros to heal up and be ready to go home. Alasdair had given a copy of Andros' medical file to Alden and gave strict instructions for Andros to continue both his physical and speech therapy. After saying goodbye to Andros and promising that he would visit as much as possible Alasdair headed back into the hospital to take care of his other young patients.

A little over an hour later Karone announced, "There's our house." Andros instantly looked to where his sister pointed and saw a very big white house. Bella unbuckled both her children and Karone instantly ran to the front door. Meanwhile, Andros had a firm grasp on Bella's hand and they slowly made their way in the house.

"It's about time you got home," Alden announced as he came out of the kitchen with Karone in his arms. Bella gave him a stern look as she noticed the cupcake in Karone's hand. "I tried to stop her but she was just too fast. I did save the rest of the cupcakes from her." He sat down beside Andros and offered him a cupcake. Andros smiled and quickly snatched the treat from his uncle before his mother could say no.

"I may decide to ban you from the house, you know," Bella stated.

"You won't do that," Alden contradicted. "You love me too much to do something like that." Bella laughed and Ajax finally joined them after bringing in the luggage from the car.

"You know," he began, glaring at his brother, "I could've used some help bringing in all the bags."

"Sorry," Alden replied, "but someone had to help your wife with these crazy kids." It was them that the three adults realized that Karone and Andros were gone. Their panic subsided as the giggles from the kitchen reached their ears.

"What are you two doing?" Ajax questioned, barely suppressing the urge to laugh at the sight of his children. Neither of them was tall enough to reach the cupcakes so they had found a wooden spoon and had managed to get the cupcakes down. Now, instead of nice decorated cupcakes, Ajax had two frosting covered children who at the time of the adults' arrival had been having a miniature food fight.

"Uh-oh," Karone whispered, quickly hiding the spoon behind her back.

"I sorry," Andros added as he ran over and wrapped himself around his father's leg.

"It's okay," Ajax told his children. He picked Andros up and gently wiped away the tears rolling down his face. "I'm glad you two are having so much fun. Now, who's ready for a bath?"

"Me, me," Karone answered excitedly. "We have a lot of toys to play with." Andros smiled and gasped in surprise as his father placed him on his shoulders. "Daddy, get me too!" Ajax laughed and easily picked up Karone. He slowly climbed the stairs and made his way to his children's bedroom.

"You two pick out some pajamas while I go get the bath ready," he stated and they both nodded. Once he had left the room Karone quickly showed Andros where everything was. It didn't take long for Ajax to prepare the bath and he was surprised that both his children were ready by the time he returned. "Ready?" Both Karone and Andros nodded and they soon found themselves in a tub of warm water.

"What's that?" Karone questioned, pointing at one of the many scars on her brother's body. Andros quickly covered it but Ajax made him put his hands down.

"It's a boo-boo," he explained to his daughter. "It's from the bad people that tried to keep your brother away from us." Karone nodded and placed her hand on her lips before putting it on the scar.

"There," she began, "that will make it all better." Andros smiled and they quickly became distracted by the toys in the tub. While they were distracted Ajax hurried to wash both of them before they could realize what was happening. About thirty minutes later Bella entered in her apron to help Ajax get the twins ready for dinner. Once they were both wrapped in a bug, fluffy towel their eyes began to droop.

"You two can't go to sleep until you've had dinner," Bella told them as she dressed Karone and her husband dressed Andros.

An hour later Bella and Ajax placed their sleeping children in their beds, neither knowing nor even considering that this could possibly be the longest night of their lives.

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