Hey everybody! Got some PM and reviews saying I should do it in POV. Some said not to. Anyway, I'm going to do both! Hope you all don't mind.

Chapter 34

New Life New Ways

"Hold it steady!" Cole shouted as Jay, Zane, Lloyd and he tried to hold the pole up that supports the building.

"This is hopeless, we don't even have our powers," Kai complained as he tried to used his elemental powers but it didn't work so he pick up one of those heat things (I don't know the name… :P ).

"Well it's a good thing I guess, we get to be like everyday people, not using shortcuts and do things the long way," Zane said as he let go of the pole then he walked over to Mel who was lean against the wall sitting down. "You feel better?"

"No really… I think I'm going to be sick," she said and clutch her stomach. Zane placed his hand over for forehead and sighed.

"You got a fever… it's properly from the cold in the meat shop," he informed and kiss her lips.

"Love you,"

"Love you too,"

"Can we please not get mushy?" Lloyd asked as he pretended to vomit.

"Lloyd, you have a girlfriend too and soon you guys will be doing stuff like that," Mel giggled but quickly rolled over and vomited in a nearby bucket. Zane sat down next to her and rubbed her back.

"Whoa, Mel, are you feeling alright?" Kai asked and everyone crowded her.

"Yeah, just a little sick," she reassured everyone. They walked out of the building and dumped themselves on the ground.

"Well… the bounty's wreck and now we have nowhere to go," Jay sighed.

"We could always go to my place," Mel suggested. "But I only have two beds,"

"We could sleep on the floor," Cole added.

"Or we could get jobs and buy some beds and other stuff," Jay said. Everyone agreed and began to look for Nya, Lily and Sensei. Soon after that, they headed to Mel's house.

"So who's sleeping on the beds?" Bell asked as they entered Mel's house.

"Well Sensei could get one," Kai said and they nodded.

"Zane and Melanie could share! Or Nya and I! The little kids can sleep on the ground," Jay exclaimed.

"Hey!" Both Bell and Lloyd shouted.

"You're not going to sleep with my sister," kai said firmly.

"So it's Zane and Melanie then," Cole said.

"Well, I just remember I need to pick up the Ultra Dragon's medicine… It'll be a day's trip so behave," and Sensei left just like that.

"Ok… So if you guys are going to get a job… what would it be?" Nya asked.

"I always wanted to be a pizza delivery men!" jay exclaimed.

"Properly a blacksmith like before," Kai sighed.

"I always wanted to guard something, so security or a bodyguard my type of job," Cole replied.

"A chef is what I'll become," Zane said and smiled as he wrapped Mel in his arms.

"Singing not really a job but I always wanted to be a swimming coach," Mel giggled.

"I want to work at Dooms Day Comix!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"I would like to become a designer," Lilybell said nervously.

"Well, you guys can't really get job but I want to work at Auto Body Shop," Nya smiled.

"What's that?"

"Oh… it just some shop for cars and building and so on,"

"So let's go and get those jobs!" jay cheered and walked outside of the house. "But it may be a long trip…"

"Can Lily and I just stay here since we can't get any jobs?" Lloyd asked.

"But you guys can't stay here by yourself," Cole told the two young kids.

"Give me a moment," Mel muttered as she ran into the bathroom and you could hear her throwing up.

(Melanie's POV)

I got on all fours and I felt it came up my throat and out of my mouth and into the toilet. It was a bitter taste. My stomach rumble telling me it's not done yet. I sighed and waited until it came up again. Once I was done, I walked to the sink and rise my mouth to get rid of the taste.

"Melanie, are you alright?" I heard Zane asked. I spat out the water and turned towards him.

"I'm fine, just feeling a little bit sick," I muttered and walked out of the bathroom with him following and I sat on the couch… unable to keep my strength up. "I don't think I'm well enough to apply for a job so you guys go ahead and I'll stay back with the kids,"

"Are you sure?" I heard Zane asked as he placed his hand on my foreheads… I need to figure out what's wrong with me.

"Yeah, I'm sure," I replied and he kissed goodbye as the others left.

"Are you sure you're ok?" I heard Lily asked. I turned to face her and slightly shook my head.

"But I'll be fine," I reassured the two.

"Hey Mel, are we allow to play on the beach?" Lloyd asked. I nodded and I heard to two scream in joy and left the house. I got off the couch and I walked outside and sat on the soft warm sand underneath the palm tree and I watched the two play in the water splashing each other.

(Lloyd's POV)

I splashed the cool ocean water at Lilybell as she tried to throw sand at me.

"Lloyd!" I couldn't help but to laugh as she was soaking wet.

"Oh, Lilybell doesn't like to get wet," I cooed in a jokingly way.

"No! It's cold!" I heard her scream as she charged as me. I ran in the water, lifting my feet high and ran from Bell as she chased me. I felt the wet sloppy sand underneath my feet and small fragments of seashells. All of a sudden, I fell backwards into the water and shuddered then Lily jumped on me. I turned my head to see Mel laughing… then I realized something… She's on bell's team!

Eventually, Bell climbed off and walked to dry sand and laid down. I followed and climbed next to her. "That was fun," she muttered and panted as well as I did.

"Apart from the betrayal," I stated and looked at Mel as the two laugh. She slowly walked over to us and sat down.

"Then I guess it's a good reason to be working hard on your water elemental powers," she said and playing mess with my hair.

"Stop it! You're going to ruin it!" I shouted and started laughing. Once she stopped I starred at the two before they burst out laughing and rolling in the sand. I dashed to the house and look at myself in the window reflection. My hair was sticking in many directs! All messed up and my fringe was no longer straight down, it was pointing forwards like a horn!

"Melanie!" I screamed and dashed towards the two and jump on her… I don't mean it in a hurtful but it's just in a fun way. After a while, we settle down and sat underneath a palm tree and just talked.

"So let me get this straight, you set the teacher's head on fire?!" Melanie asked laughing.

"Well…. It was an accident… She was putting this spray in her hair while we were doing science and I just happen to be next to her with a match on fire," Lily explained and giggled.

"Is that one of the reasons you got kicked out of St Suzanne's School for good girls?" I asked. She nodded.

"Well… yeah… I got suspended for a whole week… When I got back to school, the teacher was completely bold!" and she cracked up. 1 of the many things I love about Lilybell. She so sweet yet sometimes deadly, I guess that what you get when you get a girl from Darkley's…

"What about you Lloyd?" I heard Mel asked.

"Umm… Lily and I did this together, it was when we placed a bee's hive in the teacher's drawer and as soon as she opened it, the bees attacked her," I laughed and so did Lily.

"That was quiet the memory," Bell remarked. "What about you Mel?"

"You guys promise not to tell the others?" Both Bell and I nodded. "Good, now when I was little, I went to the Marty Oppenheimer School of Performing Arts, there was this girl that I hated so much-" but she stopped.

"Melanie?" I questioned. She quickly got up from ground and rushed into the house… I felt sorry for her… getting sick and vomiting once every half hour. Well it's 2 in the afternoon… same day we battled the great Devourer.

"Do you think she's alright?" Lily asked me. I shrugged my shoulders and we both went into the house to check on her.

(No POV)

Everyone got accepted for their jobs. Nya got her job at the Auto Body Shop, Kai found a blacksmith shop. Jay's a pizza delivery man, Cole's a bodyguard for some rich person named Richard Damoné and Zane got a job as a Chef and they all started work. Each one work for 6 hours. Jay and kai earn $20 per hour. Zane and Nya earn $27 and Cole earns $40. Luckily they all work on the same time, 9:00am – 3:00pm like school hours. Even though it's 2 and they work until 3, they get to work a little bit and see what to do and rules and so on.

At last it was 3 and Zane was first to get home. As he crossed the swallow water to the small island, he saw Lloyd waiting for someone at the front of the house.

"Zane!" he heard Lloyd shouted and the young boy ran up to him.

"Hello Lloyd," he said calmly.

"Zane! Something is wrong with Mel!" and with that, Zane ran into house and to the couch to see Mel covered in sweat and unconscious. Her head was on the arm rest and her legs were on the other side, her arm was over her stomach and her other arm over her face. She was moaning and groaning and tossing and turning.

"What happened?" Zane asked as he crouches down next to her and felt her face. It was warm and sticky.

"We don't know," Lloyd muttered.

"Melanie, Lloyd and I were outside talking then all of a sudden she got up and dashed into the house. We followed after her and she threw up and then she just collapsed. We tried waking her up but she won't. Then after a while she'll start screaming no while she's unconscious," Bell told him.

"We tried everything, we poured cold water over her face, scream her name, shake her… umm… slap her," Lloyd said and whispered the last part.

"You what?"

"It was the only thing we could of think after we tried everything but she still didn't wake up," Lloyd defended.

"But there's one thing but Lloyd and I weren't going to do,"

"What is it?" Zane asked.

"Kiss her like in fairytales," bell replied.

"I don't think that'll work in this type of situation,"

"True…"

"Ok, I'm going to take her to the hospital then," Zane informed and picked up her body.

"But we can't stay here by ourselves," Lloyd said.

"Well, I trust you to be sensible alright?" and the two nodded and Zane dashed out of the house with Mel in his arms.

"So what do we do now?" Lloyd asked Bell. She was silent for a minute until she grins. This can't be good.

MmzZ

Kai walked back to Mel's house and opened the door but only to be greeted by sand mixed with water and a bucket on his head.

"Lloyd! Lilybell!" Kai shouted. He knew it had to be them. Melanie would never do such a thing to him.

"Damn!" Lloyd silently curse.

"Lloyd what are we supposed to do? I thought Jay or Cole was going to go through the door," Lily panicked. Eventually the two walked out from their hiding spot and stood in front of kai.

"Sorry," The two apologized. This time, kai didn't go over the moon on them.

"Where's Melanie?" he asked.

"In the hospital," Lloyd said slowly.

"What? Why?"

"Well she just suddenly fainted and we can't seem to wake her up. Zane came home 15 minutes ago and took her," Lily replied.

"So she fainted when Zane was here?"

"No… before,"

MmzZ

(Zane's POV)

I waited patiently in the waiting room until the doctor came out. I stood up quickly and made my way over to the doctor.

"She's awake," the doctor informed.

"Thank you," I said and walked inside to see Melanie lying on the bed awake.

"Zane," she said in a sad voice.

"What's wrong?" I asked and sat on the chair next to the bed and kissed her forehead.

"I now know why I'm so sick and throwing up every half hour," she sighed quietly. This got me worried.

"What is it?" I asked. Her face changed from depressed to sadness, her eyes swelled up with tears and she started to sob quietly.

"I-I-I'm," she couldn't say the words. What's wrong with her? She doesn't have cancer… does she?

"Mel… shhh, it's alright, you can tell me and whatever it is, we'll get through it,"

"I'm pregnant!" I felt like I just got run over by a truck.

(No POV)

Everyone was waiting back at home waiting for Melanie and Zane to come back or waiting for Zane to call them.

"I'm hungry!" Lloyd complained. "And I'm bored! There's no TV anymore and all my comics are gone,"

"If you're hungry I'll go and cook then," Cole said and got up.

"Cole! Stay away from the kitchen!" Kai yelled and got up to chase after him. Everyone sighed. They watched as Kai made an attempt to stop Cole but sadly Cole beat kai and got to the kitchen and his expression changed. He was shocked.

"What is it Cole?" Nya yelled from the living room.

"How the hell do you use this kitchen?"

"Remember, Melanie doesn't have any electricity so we have to wait for her to get back," Jay reminded. Cole and kai sighed and walked back to the living room and lay on the ground.

"When do you think they'll return?" Lily asked as she leaned against Lloyd.

"I don't know… Do you think Melanie is alright?" Cole questioned.

"Well, I guess we have to wait until they get back…" Jay sighed.

MmzZ

"Melanie, why are you crying? It's alright," Zane said softly as he pulled her in for a hugged.

"I'm just scared what's going to happen to us… My father is likely to kill you…"

"It's mine's right?" Zane asked and Mel nodded. "Melanie, that's wonderful. You would be a great mother,"

"You really think so?" Mel asked as she wiped her tears away and smiled.

"Of course… and I'm pretty sure your father won't kill me, he would properly talk to me about it and that's it,"

"How will we tell the others?"

"If they ask, we'll tell them but it they let it go, we won't tell them until you feel like it,"

"But won't it also mean I can't train or fight at all? Or even swim?"

"I think you should be able to swim until you start showing… but fighting and helping us with the serpentine problems… I think that may be a problem,"

"Yeah…" she sighed and Zane kissed her forehead.

"Do you know how far you're in?"

"About a week… That what the doctor said," she replied. "Let's go home Zane,"

MmzZ

Everyone waited but then bolted up once they saw Melanie and Zane walked into the room.

"Melanie!"

"Are you alright?"

"What happened?"

"Is everything Ok?"

"Guys calm down, one at a time please!" Melanie said slighting shouting above everyone. They all quieting down until Bell spoke up.

"What happened,"

Melanie looked at Zane and he nodded. She took a big gulp and said. "I'm pregnant," It was long silence until Nya squealed and gave Mel a hugged.

"Congrats!" While everyone else was congratulating her, Cole walked over to Zane.

"I think you guys went too far," Cole snickered earning a punch in the arm by Zane.

"I don't recall going that far… and now I'm afraid what her dad going to react… I mean she's 17,"

"Don't worry, you'll be fine… but how is she going to be any help to us?"

"I don't know… I just hope nothing happens to her," Zane sighed.

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