They had finished dinner and had the dishes cleaned by seven o'clock. By eight they were all resting half asleep on the couch when the door bell rang.
"That must be them." Kung Lao said getting up.
Rebecca followed him to the door where they greeted Johnny and Sonya.
"Hey guys. I hope he didn't cause too much trouble." Johnny said.
"Nope he was very well behaved and full of life." Kung Lao said.
"That's good. According to my mom and dad he can be a little on the crazy side." Johnny said.
"And god forbid should he be just like his father." Sonya said sarcastically.
"Did you have a rough trip home, Sonya?" Rebecca asked.
"You could say that. That is if you call sunglass boy over here being a smart ass the entire trip home."
"Oh come on, Sonya, it was just a little joke." Johnny said.
"You made a comment about the plane while we were in the air."
"I made a small comment."
"While everyone, including the stewardess', and the pilot were listening. Everyone was staring."
"There was only a little bit of silence." Johnny replied.
"Yeah they were silent for the rest of the two hour flight. That doesn't sound small to me. Anyway," Sonya said shaking her head, "Thanks for watching him for us. We really appreciate it and so does Johnny's parents. They just exhausted from their own trip and mine are out of town."
"It was our pleasure. We had fun, all of us." Rebecca said.
"I had loads of fun!" Sebastian said squeezing between Rebecca and Kung Lao.
"Ready to go big guy" Johnny asked.
"Yes!" Sebastian said. "Can Uncle Kung Lao and Aunty Rebecca take care of me next time?"
Kung Lao smiled.
"Sure they can bud, if they don't mind doing it again." Johnny said accompanying his son to the car.
"Thanks again you two. We owe you one." Sonya said.
"No worries. Feel free to call us anytime." Rebecca said waving goodbye. She closed the door when they drove off. "Well that was quite an eventful day, wouldn't you say?"
"Yes I agree. That Sebastian can be a handful sometimes." Kung Lao said.
"Are you sure you're ok? You looked really sore when you sat down."
"I will be in the morning. I'm going to out back to train."
"You're going to train in the dark?"
"Yes. Somehow I know I'll need it." He said walking off.
While practicing his katas, Kung Lao thoughts drifted back to Raiden's words earlier. 'Has she really been in that bad of a mood lately?' he thought to himself. He hadn't noticed, at least not too recently. If she had, it just seemed normal to him, as it happened to everyone, but what if Raiden was right? He shook the thoughts from his mind and began to meditate. He would wait before making any accusations.
Within the next few weeks Kung Lao would find out that Raiden's words were true. Little by little he noticed his wife a little more aggravated on some days, and it wasn't pms. He decided to bring it up with Liu while he was being driven home.
"Thanks for giving me a ride home, Liu." Kung Lao said.
"It's my pleasure. Kitana's gone to pick up Liana from school anyways."
"How's Liana doing?"
"She's doing great. She's a smart little girl who's excelling at school. Not to mention she has a lot of talent, especially in martial arts."
"That's not surprising. With two martial art parents, how can she not? Have that many years passed already?"
"I guess so. Sebastian's growing up too."
"Speaking of which, I need to task you something. Have you noticed lately that Rebecca's been a little more aggravated than usual?"
"A little, why do you ask?" He asked keeping his eyes on the road.
"Well I keep remembering what Raiden said and I think he may be right."
"I told you so." Raiden said suddenly appearing.
Liu looked in is rear view mirror to see the thunder god in the back seat. He gasped as he slammed down hard on the breaks. Kung Lao had to hold onto the handles above him even though he was wearing his seat belt.
"Sorry about that Kung Lao. Raiden did you just appear?" Liu Kang asked.
"Apparently he did." Kung Lao replied.
"I thought I'd drop in. I didn't mean to frighten you two. I just thought I'd suggest to Kung Lao he stop by a drug store and pick up a pregnancy test."
"Raiden…" Liu Kang said.
"Well it's worth a shot." Raiden said. "And you'll certainly get your answer."
"It's worth trying, if you don't mind, Liu."
"No I don't. Rebecca isn't expecting you any time soon is she?"
"No."
"Are you sure, Kung Lao?" Raiden asked.
"Yes, Raiden, I'm sure."
"Good." He said sounding quite relieved.
The three men remained silent for the rest of the trip to the drug store. Liu Kang found a free parking space and park the car in the store lot. All three stepped out.
"Raiden, you're coming to?" Liu Kang asked.
"Of course I am. I want to tag along and see how it all ends."
Together the three men walked into the drug store. Kung Lao had to leave his hat in the car. All through the store people stared at Raiden's odd and peculiarly look. No one could blame them, of course. Raiden stood out like a sore thumb with his white hair and eyes, his clothes, and his hat. A young boy stared wide eyed at him.
Raiden turned around. "What is it with you mortals?"
"Come on, Raiden." Liu Kang said.
They continued to walk on.
"Mommy can I get a straw hat like that man?" The young boy asked to his mother.
Kung Lao had to hold his mouth to stop himself from laughing.
"You think that's funny? I'll have you mortals know that people used to wear this all the time back in my days."
"Sorry to say this Raiden but not many people wear it anymore." Kung Lao said.
"Look I found the boxes." Liu Kang said pointing to the far aisle to their left.
"Ok, Kung Lao, choose one." Raiden said.
"Which box thought?" Kung Lao asked confused.
"Any I guess. Who knew there was such a variety?" Liu Kang said.
"How about this one, it looks good." Raiden said handing the box to Kung Lao.
"Is it accurate?" Kung Lao asked.
"I don't know I just liked the colours." Raiden said.
"As long as it works, it's fine by me." Kung Lao said walking to the cash register.
"Liu Kang and Raiden followed. The cashier smiled as Kung Lao approached.
'Too bad for her he's taken.' Liu Kang thought to himself.
She frowned slightly when she saw Kung Lao hand her the pregnancy test. "Is this for your girlfriend?" She asked.
"No it's for my wife." Kung Lao said.
"Oh." She said in a low tone as she displayed the total. "That will be $5.50."
Kung Lao handed her the money as Liu and Raiden chuckled to themselves. The cashier gave him back his change and the left the store.
"What are you two chuckling about?" He asked.
"Nothing, my friend, trust me, you wouldn't get it even if we explained it to you." Liu Kang said.
Kung Lao looked at Raiden who quickly nodded. He shrugged it off and got into the car.
"Show how do you plan on explaining this to Rebecca?" Liu Kang asked.
"I'm not sure," He said putting on his hat. "I'll tell her when I get home."
"And I'll be there later after you've heard the news."
"I thought you were going to stick around and find out, Raiden?" Liu Kang asked.
"And I have stuck around; I just decided that I'll find out later." Raiden disappeared.
"You know sometimes I hate it when he does that." Kung Lao said.
"Yea I agree." Liu Kang said.