Hi everyone!

Before we get into this next chapter, I'd like to address a PM that was sent to me by a guest. Back during 'The Glory Of Love', when the head of the TSA attacking the manor, Conner claimed that the legendary thunderbird was his spirit animal. And in the last chapter, Conner found out that it was the mustang that was his true spirit animal. I'd like to thank the anonymous guest for pointing it out. To answer the question, the mustang is the true animal spirit. When the thunderbird showed up, it did so because Connor had latent shaman power, but our dear Jock was inexperienced and didn't know how spirit guides worked and just assumed it was his spirit guide without really knowing what was going on. I most likely will address this later on in this story.

However, for now, let's get on with the chapter. There's not really any warnings this time around, it's pretty much just a filler; mostly because for he first trimester, there's not a whole lot going on. I promise that the chapters will get much more interesting as Kira gets further along.

I would also like to remind everyone that this story and the Miscreant's story are going along simultaneously. So if you are a little confused, it's because Conner and Kira are responding to events happening during the above story.

I guess that's about it, so I'll let you get on with it.

Enjoy and see you at the bottom!

Angel Grove High School

"Mr. True-Heart, you can go in now." The secretary said with a smile.

Conner got up from his seat and walked into Principle Matthews office, silently reminiscing about that day long ago that he walked into another principal's office for a whole different reason.

"I know that look." Mathews said from his desk with a grin. "Were you a frequent flyer?"

"Not as much as people would think. I was the big jock on campus and thought I could get away with anything, including being AWOL from class so I could practice my soccer moves. That day that I got busted, was the day my whole life changed."

"How so?"

"I met my wife that day and the rest was history."

Matthews laughed at that. "It's got that whole Breakfast Club vibe, doesn't it."

Conner shrugged and then sat down. "So, what am I in for?"

Matthews accepted the change in subject. "I'm offering you a temporary job as a fill in for the assistant coach. He's on paternity leave and it would only be for a few months, but I wanted to have a set of eyes in the school that wasn't put there by the school board."

"Do you anticipate trouble?" Conner asked in a sober voice.

"I don't know if this is just me being a pessimist, but whatever happened with those corrupt teachers being hired had to start somewhere. I want to make sure that all those changes that the school board boasted isn't just smoke and lights."

"I know Kyle and Autumn's parents are pretty wary about sending them back to school. Me being around would help easy their minds." Conner paused and thought for a few minutes. "I need to discuss this with my wife."

Principle Matthews nodded. "Take as much time as you need."

A couple weeks later

Kira looked down at her husband with a loving smile on her face. It was his first day as the assistant coach and it was time for him to wake up. Sitting on the side of the bed, she whispered in his ear. "Jock, you better get up if you want to get something to eat before school starts."

Conner smiled up at her and rolled over onto his back. "Not until I get my morning kiss, I don't know how I'll get through the day without you."

"Well, just because you asked so nicely." She answered leaning down to kiss him; really, she should have seen it coming. She gasped when he pulled her to his chest and then rolled over so she was on her back and he was grinning down at her.

"Feeling playful, are we?" Kira asked with a smirk.

"Yeah, I am; so sue me."

"Sadly, we have time for neither if you want to get some breakfast on the way to school."

Conner groaned as he realized that she was right. Sighing he rolled over onto his back as she kissed him again and he put a hand to her stomach…which was still flat.

"I know you're in there, little Orca." He paused and looked at his wife. "I can't wait till you start sporting that baby bump and we can hear the heartbeat."

Kira put her hand over his. "Just another month…but first. It's time to get ready for school."

Conner sighed. "Yeah, those are words I never thought I'd hear again."

Kira kissed him again. "Come on, Jock, I've already laid out your outfit."

"How long have you been up?" he asked as he rubbed his eyes.

"About an hour or so. I'm your wife, and it's my job to make sure my handsome husband is up and out the door on time."

He didn't argue as he got up and headed for the bathroom. When he came out, Kira was making their bed and looking very domesticated. He snuck up behind her, wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck."

"Don't start what you can't finish. You don't have time for what you want to do." When Conner sighed deflated, she added. "I promise, tonight, I'll make this up to you."

Conner licked his lips and kissed her again. "I'll hold you to it, Kira."

"Don't think you're the only one going through withdrawals. Now, go get dressed."

"I could just skip breakfast if you need me."

Kira almost gave in, but she also realized that she would have to be the responsible adult right now. She turned around in his arms and kissed him sweetly. "My dear sweet husband, you need to get dressed and get going so you can pick up some breakfast. Those kids are counting on you to watch their back."

That snapped Conner out of his lusty haze, and he took a deep breath before letting it out. "Okay, no need to break out the heavy artillery. I'll go get dressed."

Minutes later, when he came out fully clothed, he saw Kira leaning against the door frame with his wallet, hat and keys in her hand.

"What are your plans for the day? He asked her.

"I thought I'd go to the mall and do some maternity shopping. She answered off handedly. "Who knows, I might even buy something frivolous."

Conner grinned and kissed her. "Sounds great, but please, take someone with you, lately trouble seems to just follow us around like a homing beacon."

Kira nodded and pulled him in for another kiss. "I will and before I make any major purchases, I'll text you."

"Or you can call me. I'm gonna miss hearing our voice."

"Or I could just text you; with how lovesick you are, calling you might become a distraction and that's not what you need right now."

Connor sighed in defeat. "Ok, Text me."

"It's a promise. Now get going, Jock."

He kissed her once more and then left the cottage.

When she was alone, Kira sighed to herself and then went about her morning activities. Within the hour, she was at the manor and looking to see if anyone wanted to go with her. Everyone was pretty busy, except it seemed, for Melanie who was sitting in the living room, watching some kind of soap opera with a glazed over look. She looked really bored.

"Hey Mel, you look like you are about ready to fall asleep."

Melanie gave her a grin. "Yeah, I've already done everything I need to do. The high point of my day seems to be when Talia wakes up for a feeding. I've already done the laundry I had and there's no real chores left to do."

Kira smiled when she yawned. "Wanna go be mallrats with me?"

Mel looked up at her with a grin. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah, why not? We can go get some breakfast or whatever and then do some shopping. My treat."

Mel nodded. Oh, that sounds wonderful! I was seriously getting a case of cabin fever."

"Then let's grab the diaper bag and Talia and let's get out of here!"

Mel grinned again and was up the stairs in seconds.

It took about thirty minutes to get everything together and by then, Adam whose off day it was, had already pulled her silver Camaro around and as Melanie buckled her baby into the rear facing seat, Adam folded the baby stroller up and put it in the trunk of the car.

As Kira and Melanie got into the front, Adam leaned into the window. "The car is all gassed up, so you shouldn't need to go near a filling station today. It's important that the both of you avoid any kind of fumes. If either of you need anything, I'll be here all day."

"Thanks Adam." Kira said as she turned the car on. He stood back as they pulled away from the house and down the driveway.

Once they were on the main road, Melanie asked the important question. "So, what exactly are we shopping for today?"

"I wasn't kidding when I said we were going to be mallrats. I don't really have an agenda today; is there somewhere you want to go?"

"The pottery studio. I saw a video on Youtube about painting a plate and putting a babies' footprint on it; I think it would be a cool thing to do with Talia."

"That sounds awesome. Now, where should we go to eat?"

Angel Grove Mall

Pottery Studio

"There we go." Lydia said as she pulled the medium size plate away with the infant's foot prints on them. She was a college student and employee. This was apparently a common craft to do with infants and that made her an expert.

The plate was simply painted a pearly white and the little prints were done in a lavender color. The outer edge had been stamped with little purple flowers and under the footprints, Lydia wrote 'Talia' in pretty calligraphy letters. The piece was simple and elegant and would be ready to pick up in a week.

"What about you, Kira?" Melanie asked. "Did you want to paint anything?"

"It looks like fun, but I don't even know where to start, we don't even know what I'm having. Conner and I came here last Christmas and painted a castle bank, but that was a while ago."

"Well, go look around!" Melanie urged her with a grin. "We have time!"

Kira chuckled at her and got up and walked around the studio. She stopped in front of a sea turtle figurine. It was about a foot long and was well crafted.

Lydia walked up to her and smiled. "This is a bigger piece; it would look pretty in any room."

"That's the theme for our nursery; the ocean."

"Well, when you decide what you want, I can carry it to the table for you."

"No need. This is a very pretty piece, I'm going for it."

It took about a little bit, but when she was finished, the turtle looked very whimsical with its plethora of colors. "Huh, it came out better than I thought it would." Kira said as she put a small eye shine in the turtle's eyes.

"I think it would look perfect in the nursery, and it was painted by you." Melanie said with a grin. "Personal touches are everything."

Kira nodded as Lydia walked over to them. "Are we all done here?"

"Yeah, but I wanna take a picture so I can show my husband tonight."

As they were walking out, Kira looked at Melanie. "So, where next?"

I need to go find a place to feed Talia, I didn't have time to make one before we left.

Kira shrugged. "Yeah, do they have a space for you to do that?"

"Yeah, it's right next to the ladies room."

"Cool, let's go. We don't have anywhere to be."

As they walked towards that special mother's area, they heard someone's raised voice. So discraceful! You should not be showing off your assets in public! Have some courtesy for the rest of us!"

Kira's yellow ranger instincts kicked in and she walked swiftly towards the commotion. A young woman of Native American descent sat covered up on a bench; it was obvious what she was doing. She looked really upset and was biting her lip.

She offered no resistance as the lady continued yelling at her. "For shame! No one should have to see bare breasts out in public!

"Yeah, cause God forbid that we use our tatas for their intended purposes." Kira said as she leaned against the wall. The woman spun around with a look of shock on her face. "How dare you!"

Kira didn't back down as the woman turned to her. "But hey, as long as you there berating this woman for being so bare in public, feel free to march right over to Victoria Secret and yell at them for having nearly naked women on their walls. For shame! They should have some common courtesy for the rest of us!"

Melanie hid her smile behind her hand as Kira feigned shock at the prude. The woman looked fit to be tied and she looked like she wanted to slap Kira down, but the yellow warrior got into her face.

"I suggest that you get lost, Granny and leave us mothers in peace."

The woman huffed and walked away muttering to herself.

Kira turned back to the other woman. "Now that she's gone. You two should be left in peace." Then she sat down looking proud of herself.

"That was fantastic!" Melanie said laughing out loud. "I wish I had gotten that on my camera phone."

Kira shook her head and looked at the relieved mother. "Hey, you okay?"

She exhaled softly. "Yeah, I'm ok. I'd have gone to the nursing room, but my little girl is in the bathroom and I need to keep an eye on her."

As if summoned, the door opened with some difficulty and a little girl with long dark hair peeked out. "Mommy, I can't reach the sink."

Kira smiled at her. "Hey, I can help her out."

The mother looked relieved. "Yeah, if you don't mind. My son's not quite done yet."

Kira got up, and walked towards the little girl. "My name's Kira. Let's go wash your hands."

The little girl smiled up at her and allowed her to help, with hands clean and dried, they walked her back out to the waiting area. "Thanks, Miss Kira."

"No problem, Sweetie."

The mom smiled at her little girl. "All better, Little Faun?"

"Yep. Miss Kira's really nice too!"

The woman looked at Kira. "Thank you so much for helping out. Your friend Melanie was just telling me about you. Are you related to David True-heart?"

"Yeah, he's my father in law. I guess this world is smaller than I thought."

"Yeah, it is, at least for Angel Grove. I'm Briana White Tail."

I know that name. I bought an outfit from…"

"My grandma. She's one of the last of the women of our tribe that can make clothing the way our tribe used to back in the old days."

"I can't wait to see what she comes up with."

"So, how far along are you?"

Kira was surprised at how easy she felt about discussing herself in public. "I'm about a month and a half along. Right now, it's just a waiting game. Not much to do but nest a little bit and wait some more."

Brianna nodded. "If you have time, there's going to be a baby expo next month. My aunt, and grandmother and I are planning to be there. It's a good way to fill in some time while you're waiting for the first Trimester to end."

"Sure, I've never been to one, this is my first baby. When and where?"

Information was exchanged and they chatted some more. The little infant was burped, and they chatted till Little Fawn started getting antsy and they had to leave.

"I'll see you in a few weeks!" She said as he placed the baby back into the stroller and walked away with the little girl skipping beside her mother.

That was the cutest little girl ever." Melanie commented. "I hope Talia is that care-free."

"With parents like you? I don't have a single doubt."

"That was a super cool thing you did, standing up to that old lady."

Kira shrugged. "It's a natural response, I guess. I'll never stop playing the hero…not to mention that in about 9 months or less I'll be the one having fend off obnoxious prudes like her."

"Hey, speaking of your side-jobs, there's something I wanted to ask you."

"Looking for some war stories?" Kira asked with a smile.

"Yeah, if it's alright."

Kira shrugged. "Fire away."

"Well, I heard about this strange story where meteorite hit earth and everyone got alternate personalities. Did that really happen or was Ethan being metaphorical?"

Kira chuckled softly. "Yeah, he was being literal. A strange meteorite fell to Earth and anyone who came near it, had their dormant personalities switched up. Ethan became a gym enthusiast, Conner became an intellectual that liked to read non-fiction and I…well…became a prissy mall rat."

"You're kidding."

"Nope. It was pretty whack and not something I like to reminisce about. It's part of the reason I was resistant when it came to buy that formal dress for the Christmas dance last year and then again for the wedding."

"Well, I think if anything, what you did today proves that you're anything but a prissy mall rat. In fact, I have a feeling that you'll be that awesome bad ass mom that no one dares mess with. Not to mention that my daughter will have the coolest godmother ever."

Kira laughed. Yeah, that'll be me."

They were quiet for a few minutes before Melanie spoke up. "So, what's next on the agenda?"

Kira thought quietly for a moment and then looked up at her. "I meant to get Conner some more underthings and then I thought we'd check out that maternity store. I heard that right about this time is when I should start looking for that kind of stretch pants with a band on it and I'll probably end up starting a rewards account or something, I know I'll be shopping there for the next 9 months."

"I know what you're talking about. Have you even thought about what you want for your baby shower?"

"That seems such a long ways away." Kira commented.

Melanie laughed softly. "You'd be surprised at how fast it can creep up on you."

Yeah, I remember that." Kira commented. I wish we had put more thought into yours."

"Well, there was a lot going on then, with your own wedding and then all that crap happening with the klan. We did everything on the fly and it was last minute. I'm happy that we got all that help with baby stuff, but, it wasn't what I'd envisioned when I first saw that plus sign on the stick."

"Maybe the next time around we'll have more time to plan things out."

"If there is a next time." Melanie said softly.

Kira furrowed her brow. "Why do you say that?"

"I'm sorry that I brought down the mood," Melanie said looking like she wished to take back her statement. "But all this stuff about you guys getting your powers back, I worry that you'll be called back into the fight…what if I lose him?"

Kira couldn't deny that she had a valid point. "I have no easy answers for that. Evil never really goes away. I don't know if it will make you feel better, but there are a lot of ranger teams out there that never had to sacrifice their powers. If something should happen and we get thrown into battle, and I really hope that it doesn't, we'll at least be more prepared and have back up plans. Between all the teams that exist, at least in this timeline, we've got a lot of battle knowledge to rely on. It's not like we'd be fighting blind."

Melanie nodded as Talia burped. "Thank, that makes me feel better." She gently tucked her baby into the stroller and then smoothed her blouse again.

"So, should we get back to the retail therapy?"

Kira nodded. "Yeah, I think so. I guess we're heading to Abercrombie next."

Later in the afternoon

Conner walked in the door of the manor to see everyone gathered around the table.

"Hey everyone. Did I miss the party?"

Kira turned towards him. "Hey Jock, how was school?"

"It was pretty good; it's gonna take some time to get used to being on a schedule again. Up till now, we've pretty much just been going with the flow."

Kira wrapped her arms around her husband and he kissed her lips tenderly.

"So, how did the day trip to the mall go?"

"We painted some pottery, did some shopping and I replaced some of your underthings and I bought some maternity clothes."

"Oh no, you don't." Tanya said with a grin, "Don't gloss over the best part!"

Kira ducked her head.

"What happened Rockstar?"

When Melanie filled him in, he grinned down at his wife. "I'd expect no less from you. I'm a lucky, lucky, man. Just promise me that you don't need a lawyer or bail money."

"Nope, I wouldn't dare. Bail money would really put a dent in our baby fund."

Conner chuckled and kissed her forehead. "Good to know, now, if we're done, I'd love to see what you bought. Tell me you splurged just a little bit."

"Not as much as I planned, but I did want to discuss possibly getting an aquarium for the nursery."

"Huh, I didn't expect that, but it makes sense. How about we go to the cottage and do some research on it."

And with those words, the both of them left the manor and went home…with Tris hobbling behind them.

So, there ya go. Just another day at the mall...along with some fun moments. Who else loves a badass Kira?

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