"Heey!" Apollo screamed down the phone.

"Apollo!" Ema giggled.

Three months had passed, in those three months Ema and Apollo had become almost inseparable and did everything together.

"So, are you still coming over?" Ema asked excitedly. "Please say yes, the sleepovers not going to be fun without you!"

"Of course I am! I'm not going to pass up a weekend with you am I?"

"Aww, I love you! You're the best!"

"I love you too." Apollo chimed. "So, tomorrow night about eight, right?"

"Yeah, remember tomorrow night's the sleepover, then it's just me and you together!"

"Yeah, yeah I got it." Apollo smiled.

"WHAT!" The scream echoed through the whole house.

"What was that?" Ema asked alarmed.

"I think it was my mom. Can I call you back baby?"

"Sure, love ya!"

"Love you too." Apollo closed his cellphone.

"What the hell was that?" A half dressed Kai emerged from his room in only his boxers. "Did you hear that Apollo?"

"It sounded like mom…" He could still hear her yelling.

"I'm not sure! I'm not sure!" A girl sobbed.

"That's Leia…aww man what's she done this time! Just when I was about to…" He suddenly remembered Apollo was with him. "…Never mind." He opened the door to his room. "Sorry baby, gotta go check it out." Apollo heard Kai's girlfriend whine. "I know, I know, you can start without me right?"

Kai went ahead first (once he'd bothered to put a pair of jeans on). He was followed by Apollo and a very frightened Alyss who clung to Apollo's hand for security. Kai knew the screams were coming from the kitchen. When he opened the door he was met by a scene.

Leia's head was I her arms, sobbing and screeching. Near the counter stood their mother, shaking violently, holding a pan of hot water to start their dinner.

"Mom! Mom! Put the pan down!" His mother's body was rigid as he ran behind her to try and get her to lower the pan. He eventually managed to get her to lower it to the counter. "Apollo, you and Alyss take mom into the living room."

"Mom, what's happening? You're scaring us!" Alyss cried. His mother was in tears and all Apollo and Alyss could do was hold her.

"Leia's in her room, what the hell's happening?" Kai demanded.

"How could she…do…that…" His mother was distant. "I…I need you all out of the house tonight…I'm sorry…"

"Why?" Apollo asked.

"You've just got to leave. Please." She took a deep breath and dried her eyes. "K-Kai, go to Roseanne's, Apollo go to Ema's. Alyss will you go to aunt Paula's for me sweetie?"

"I'll see if we can arrange it." Kai smiled softly.

"I-I need to lie down. I'm sorry, I love you…"

-x-x-

"Look, I'm not sure what's going on but whatever it is…it's big. Are you sure you don't mind him staying?" Kai asked.

"No, of course not." Lana replied. "It's no problem, do you need me to get him?"

"No, it's fine. He says you only live a few blocks away from out aunt. I can drop him off."

"Alright then."

"Thank you so much. You're a very understanding lady." Kai laughed to himself.

-x-x-

"Who was that?" Ema asked as she emerged from the bathroom wrapped in her blue bathrobe.

"Get dressed Ema, you're having a visitor." Lana replaced the phone on its stand.

"Who?"

"Apollo. Something's gone off at his house and he's going to stay with us tonight."

"Yay! Does your boyfriend know Apollo's coming?"

"Na, but I'll talk him round." She smiled warmly.

"Are you sure, I mean…you said you and your boyfriend spent the night together tonight then my friends and Apollo can stay over the weekend."

"You let me worry about him, remember to make an impression tonight, you're meeting my boyfriend for the first time."

-x-x-

"Ema!" Apollo ran into her arms, she pressed her lips to his and broke apart as Lana appeared behind her.

"Thanks for this Miss Skye." Kai appeared at the door.

"Do you have any idea what's happening then?"

"Since it involves Leia, no I can't be sure." Kai went quiet. "I have an idea but I won't speak up until I'm sure. As soon as I find out I'll let you know ok, Apollo?"

"Yeah. That's fine."

"Be good. No funny business." He winked. Ema scowled at him.

"Just kidding." He joked. "Well, I'll be off."

-x-x-

Despite Lana's warnings not to Ema had decided to sneak into the spare room to spend the night with Apollo (her sister had insisted they couldn't share a room – which they understood).

"Apollo…" She prodded his arm.

"Mmm?" Apollo groaned. "What's up Em?"

"Shift up some." She nudged him.

"…K…" He shifted across the bed and she crawled alongside him.

"I love you." She whispered.

"Love you too." She hugged against him and he wrapped his arm around her.

"What did you think of Lana's boyfriend?" Apollo whispered, remembering her reaction.

"I can't believe she's dating Edgeworth when Jake fancies her!" She whimpered.

"He sure didn't seem to like me…" He whispered.

"I think he's just shocked I date a younger guy." She was much more comfortable in Apollo's arms than in her own bed.

-x-x-

"Ema?" Lana glanced into her room. "Grr, I told you not to!" She swung the door to Apollo's room open. She was furious but when she saw both were still fully dressed and that her sister was more comfortable and relaxed than any other night. "Kids!" She called. Apollo woke shocked first.

"Mornin'…" Apollo groaned.

"Good morning Apollo, any reason why my sister is asleep in your bed?"

"Ask her…" She woke now, picking herself up off his arm.

"Ema, what did I say last night?"

"Sorry…" She whispered.

-x-x-

"Ema, you did promise not to go in his room." Lana handed her the glass of orange juice.

"I know, I know, but my nightmares…they didn't happen when I was asleep next to Apollo."

"You're still having that nightmare?"

"…Yeah…"

"I guess that's good then." Edgeworth emerged from Lana's room.

"Morning all."

"I thought he went home." Ema whispered.

"He thought Apollo went home…" Lana whispered back. "This is going to be fun huh?"

-x-x-

Out on the grass at lunchtime Ema and all her friends and of course Apollo were happily eaten the picnic everyone had prepared. Ema had bought some chocolate brownies and cakes Apollo, Lana and her had made the night before. Clara and Tara had bought some pastries and sandwiches their parents had made at their bakery. Clara's boyfriend and Jared bought crisps, fizzy pop and chocolates.

"Pardon me, may I join you?" A voice asked as a shadow overcast the group. Apollo looked up to be met by his elder brother Kai. Ema, who was lounging in Apollo's arms smiled at him.

"Hey, who are you?" Tara and Jared asked.

"You're Kai…right? Apollo's brother?" Clara asked.

"Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa. Kai is your brother!" Clara's boyfriend asked shocked.

"Yeah, why?"

"Dude, any sportsman in this school aspires to be you. You're the best sportsman this school has ever had!" The boy declared.

"Nice to see I'm a legacy. May I join you?"

"Sure." Clara told her boyfriend to nudge up.

"Brownie?" Ema offered the tray of chocolate brownies to him.

"Yum, thank you." He took a bite of the brownie before remembering why he had come over. "Oh…yeah! That's right, I found out what happened yesterday."

"Really? What?" Ema and Apollo asked shocked.

"Leia…she's…ach…she's pregnant." Apollo tensed and Ema could feel it as his entire body went rigid.

"No…"