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Chapter 26: Opposition

The greeting Raph received from Jo's family was far from pleasant. From eldest to youngest Jo's brothers were: Alejo, Anton (where Jaden's middle name came from), Roano, Miguel, Kemen, and Juan.

Then there were the cousins that Raph could remember: Ramon, Alfonso, Eva, and Ivette.

Raph sighed and cuddled Jade. Wonder where Jade's middle name came from? Carmen…maybe Jo's mom's middle name? Mrs. Erlina Diaz…and Mr. Edwardo Diaz…my living nightmares…

"Holla," Anton greeted. Raph glanced up in surprise, an eyebrow raised. Anton chuckled.

"Me familia may…be more…how do you say…too…" Anton struggled.

"Overreacted?" Raph offered.

"Si," Anton replied. Raph chuckled.

"Ya' are Anton righ'?," Raph asked.

"Si hermano," Anton replied. Raph blinked.

"You…called me…brother," Raph murmured.

"Si, hey…ya' put up with me hermana. That takes guts," Anton laughed. Raph grinned.

"Holla Carmen," Anton greeted, glancing down at the sleeping infant.

"Don't wake 'er…she's got both Jo and I's temper," Raph whispered, "the time change wasn't easy on these two."

"Si, no, no tu y me hermana," Anton replied. Raph struggled for a moment and then nodded.

"Yeah, Jo and I are havin' a hard time adjustin' too," Raph sighed.

"Que de ninos…um…full nombres?" Anton asked.

Raph nodded toward Jade.

"Jade Hibari Carmen Hamato and Jaden Hi Anton Hamato," Raph answered. Anton grinned at Jaden's middle name.

"Mucho perfecto," Anton chuckled. Raph shook his head a little chuckling.

Loud shouting in Spanish made them both glance toward the hall. Anton flinched.

"What?" Raph asked.

"Madre no…like you two sleeping together…speak right?" Anton asked. Raph nodded.

"Si hermano," Raph sighed. Then Raph got a mischievous look and handed Jade off to Anton. Jade woke with a start and gave Anton a angry look.

Raph walked down the hall toward the feuding figures and grabbed Jo. He turned her around and gave her a kiss that was far from chaste. He pulled her close and let his hands wander a little. Jo wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into him. Raph gave Mrs. Diaz a fierce look as he broke the kiss and Jo gave her mother a smug smile.

Every inch of Raph's frame showed his desire for Mrs. Diaz to press the issue, from the fact that Raph had Jo wrapped in one powerful arm to the fact that he'd pulled himself to his full 6'2", with every muscle clearly tensed under the tank-top he wore. Mrs. Diaz glared at Raph and turned to stalk off, muttering angrily.

Jo nuzzled Raph's neck and kissed him gently. Raph smiled at her and gave her a gentler kiss back.

"Meh madre is only going ta' be more angry now though," Jo muttered.

"As long as she knows I ain't backing' down on the issue I don't care," Raph muttered back. Jo chuckled and turned toward her brother Anton, who was holding a squirming Jade.

"Grasias Anton," Raph sighed taking the fussing infant back.

Anton nodded in response.

"UHHH!!!" Jade cried as she glared back at Anton. Raph clucked his tongue and cradled the angry girl. She quieted instantly giving her father an innocent look.

"Where's Jaden?" Raph asked

"With me cousin Eva," Jo replied, "she thinks he's sweet."

Raph snorted remembering the few times Jaden had shown his temper, each time had put Jade's daily tantrums to shame. Jo giggled realizing instantly what he was thinking.

An ear splitting shriek made Rap twist around.

"JADEN?" Raph gasped. Anton found himself again holding Jade as 235 pounds of pure fury whipped around the corner to find one of Jo's cousin's shaking Jaden. Eva was franticly attempting to get back to the infant.

Those 235 pounds of raw fury, named Raphael, zeroed in on the offending figure. Raph growled and launched himself forward. Before the kid could act Raph had him slammed against the wall. Jo was holding the panicking infant and struggling to calm him. Other than being utterly terrified he seemed fine.

Raph was currently beating the living day-light out of the kid and all of Jo's brothers, save Anton, were frantically trying to get Raph away from the kid. It took all five of them and four uncles to restrain Raph enough to allow kid to start to get up.

"Raphael!" Mr. Diaz shouted, "what is going on?"

Then his eyes fell on Jaden's quaking frame and he saw the bruise forming. Sweet little Jaden, who rarely cried and had never felt an offending hand in his short life had been hit and daddy wasn't happy about it.

Raph twisted against Jo's brothers' holds and tried to launch himself forward again. Jo looked at Raph and then nervously handed Jaden over to Eva who was crying her apology and trying to look over Jaden's trembling figure.

Jo walked over to Raph and put herself between him and her cousin. In his rage he nearly hit her but twisted away in time, grunting as a muscle tore in his shoulder. Aljero and Roano managed to get a hold of Raph again, straining with the effort of keeping the enraged figure still. Raph was cussing as only he could, using every cussword in his vocabulary at least once. Jo placed a calming hand on Raph's chest and the result was instant, Raph stilled, every inch of him tense and ready to move but he stopped fighting the hold he was in. Jo kissed him and then lead him toward Jaden and Eva. Eva handed Jaden back and Jo gave him to Raph. Jaden literally clung to Raph and whimpered, Raph seemed to calm a bit more. Raph was breathing hard and his eyes still showed his rage, but he managed to keep himself under control with his son in his arms.

"Ramon, get up and explain yourself," Mr. Diaz ordered.

Ramon struggled to his feet and though he was looking at Mr. Diaz his gaze kept flicking toward Raph's fierce glare.

"You better have a f****** good reason for hitting my son," Raph spat. The whole room froze at the cuss word not that they hadn't heard him seconds before, but the cold ferocity in how it was said showed how angry Raph really was.

"In not quite those terms…you better explain yourself," Mr. Diaz said softly, turning on Ramon.

"…the bas**** pulled my hair…" Ramon muttered, "its just a bas**** brat anyway."

"WHAT?!?!?" Raph roared, eyes flashing, starting forward and freezing when Jaden whimpered and clung to Raph more desperately.

The whole room jumped and stepped back. Raph was breathing even harder and his eyes blazed. Jo acted quickly and dragged Raph down the hall taking the fussing Jade with them.

Twenty minutes later Mr. Diaz entered Jo and Raph's room to find Raph laying on the bed with the twins on his chest. Jo was leaned against him. Mr. Diaz's eyes flicked toward the Sai that was held loosely in one of Raph's hands. The other one lay with in arm's distance.

Raph's yellow-hazel eyes zeroed in on the man at the doorway and he gave him a cool, fierce look-over.

"Padre?" Jo asked softly, her hand resting on Raph's arm, keeping him still and 'calm'.

"Ramon is at the hospital and his mother will not be pressing charges…he said he overreacted when the boy pulled his hair and smacked him. Ramon claimed to have panicked when the boy cried and that is why he shook him," Mr. Diaz said softly then he turned to leave.

"He has a name," Raph said fiercely, "his name is Jaden…not 'the boy'."

Mr. Diaz left without response. Jo glared at his retreating figure tears starting to fall. Raph pulled her close and kissed her.

"He…he could've killed Jaden," Jo got out. Raph kissed her again and his hold tightened around Jaden. His heart rate speeding up a little.

"Pack your things," Raph said firmly. Jo nodded and got up. Jaden whimpered and clung to Raph as he started to get up. Raph pulled the twins close and kissed them both.

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