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I AM SUCH A BAD PERSON. THAT IS WHY I'M GIVING YOU ALL THREE NEW CHAPTERS TONIGHT. OKAY? OKAY. And then I'm going to write two more. And then I'm going to post a new video on my youtube page. And then I'm going to go and make another jemily video. and yeah. Oh and think about what I have done.
Hannah walked into the dojo with a goofy grin on her face. "Hannah, did you have a good day off?" Mentor asked, stepping outside from the hallway. Hannah bit her lip and nodded.
"I haven't felt this good in awhile." Hannah still hadn't told Tyler the truth but after lunch, but he let it go and the young couple continued to have a good time together. Hannah walked a little farther into the house. "I saw my mom and Mia too."
"Really? How were they?"
Hannah shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. They didn't see me."
"Oh, and Hannah, I'm sorry for my curiosity but who's jacket is that? I don't remember you leaving with it."
Hannah smiled. "It's Tyler's. He gave it to me because I got cold. I forgot to give it back to him."
"Oh, that was very nice of Tyler." All the other rangers knew that Hannah was dating a different Tyler than their very own blue ranger but Mentor didn't know that piece of information yet.
"Yeah, he's a really nice guy."
"And a great fighter like his father." Hannah gave Mentor a puzzled look.
"What? Oh yeah, I guess he does fight well but I've never seen him fight."
This time Mentor was confused, "You've never seen him fight? You spend a lot of time together."
"Not as much as we used too. He's always so busy and I am too. It's hard being a teenager and a ranger."
"It was hard for your parents as well. You know, I sometimes let them have nights off when their relationship wasn't going too well. Would you like me to do that for you and Tyler."
"Really! Thank you Mentor! I'll go call and tell him right now."
"There is no need to call him, Tyler is already back and in his room." Hannah looked at Mentor puzzled again.
"Wait, Mentor?"
"Yes, Hannah?"
"Do you think I'm dating Tyler, our blue ranger?"
Ji smiled, "Of course I do. And don't worry, I approve."
Hannah laughed. "Mentor, Tyler and I are like brother and sister. We grew up together. I'm talking about a different Tyler. He lives back home and doesn't know anything about my duties as a ranger."
"My mistake Hannah, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. In that case, I can't give you more time off. Remember, we must take a step away from our loved ones to protect them."
"Right Mentor, I forget sometimes. Well, I'm going to head off to bed. I'll see you in t he morning."
"Goodnight Hannah." Hannah didn't sleep well. She was kept up most of the night by her secret. She knew Tyler would bring it up again but she couldn't betray her legacy for one relationship. Her parents would be disappointed, Mentor would be angry, and the other rangers would never talk to her again. She would betray somebody either way. She woke up early in the morning and instead of getting herself breakfast, she went out and hit the training dummy a couple of times hoping to relieve her tension and find some answers.
A few hours later after breakfast, all six rangers were stretching before continuing their training. "Samurai must be strong but also flexible. If you keep you're head settled on one tactic, you'll never win your battle." Mentor always gave the rangers a motive to go by everyday.
As the rangers continued to stretch, Emily walked up the steps to the big gate door. She knocked gently and waited to be greeted. The other rangers did not hear the knock, so Mentor went to the gate to greet Emily. "Hi Mentor, I know I'm not supposed to be here but I really need to talk to my daughter."
"Is it about her boyfriend?"
Surprised, Emily answered, "Why yes actually, how did you find out?"
"She came in very happy last night and told me a bit about it."
"I need to figure out what game she is playing. She told Jayden and I that she broke up with him. I'm worried about her."
"You came at a good time, she woke up early this morning much like Jayden used to do. She just kept going, no matter what I said to her."
Emily sighed, "We'll be back after lunch. Can you tell her to get ready quickly?"
"You can come inside and wait. I do give expectations for the kids seeing you sometimes." Emily laughed.
"I know you do." Danny lowered his training sword as soon as he saw his mother.
"MOMMY! LOOK! HANNAH! IT'S OUR MOMMY!" Danny ran over to his mom and wrapped her in a big hug while he lifted her high into the air. He towered over her now. "MOMMY! I MISSED YOU!"
"Danny put me down."
"Sorry mom, so what's brought you here?" Danny tried to recollect himself after he heard the other rangers giggling for his "childish" outburst.
"I heard you were causing some trouble." Danny lost all the color in his face and was as pale as a ghost.
"I didn't do it! I swear! I've been framed!"
"I'm kidding!" Emily laughed as her son slowly regained color. "I'm hear for your sister and before you ask, it's none of your business."
"Fine, so um, how's my littlest sister doing?"
"She's actually with me right now. If Mentor is okay with it, you can meet her. We wanted you to meet her sooner but your training got in the way."
"Hannah was a wreck when she heard that she was suffering."
"We all were sweetheart. Well there's your sister, I'll ask Mentor if you can see her but go back to your training for now." Danny nodded and ran back to where he was practicing. "Hi honey." Emily wrapped her daughter in her arms.
"I'll see you two soon and Emily, before I forget, how is your daughter Rosalie?" Mentor asked smiling at the mother and daughter.
"She's good, I actually brought her with me. Do you want to meet her now?"
"I would love too." Emily smiled and walked back to the car while Hannah waited at the door. She took Rosalie out of her car seat and carried her back to the house.
"Here she is," Emily smiled. Hannah dropped her bag and held out her arms so she could hold her little sister.
"Aww, she's adorable. Hi, Rosalie, I'm your big sister Hannah. And remember, I'm better than your brother Danny." Danny walked back over just in time to hear his sister's comment.
He picked Rosalie up gently from his sister's hands. "Actually, I'm the cool sibling. You want to hang out with me. I'll protect you. Now, I know our dad will tell you this a million times more but you aren't allowed to get married until you're thirty-five. A boy can't even look at you until you're thirty. Okay?" Rosalie giggled. "Ooh! I like her! She listens to me!"
"Danny, sorry to break it to you but she barely understood you. Try again when she's at least two." Emily took Rosalie back from Danny and stood at the door ready to leave.
"She looks a lot like Jayden." Mentor smiled looking at the small bundle in Emily's arms. "I'll see you three later." Emily waved and walked back to the car with Hannah.
Once everyone was safely in the car, Emily began to drive off to a small resteraunt where she could talk with her daughter. "How's training going?"
"I enjoy it at some times but I wish I could be home."
"I know you do sweetheart but this will be good for you."
"Yeah, I guess so." Hannah folded her hands on top of one another and used them as a pillow for her head on the table.
"Have you had any day offs?" Emily saw the hurt in Hannah's heart and knew it was time to ask her about Tyler.
"Yeah, we had one yesterday."
"Really? What did you do?"
"Oh, I just went to the park and the amusement park." Emily rolled her eyes. She knew her daughter was lying to her. Hannah had this thing where she would lick her lips before she told the lie and then bite her lip anxiously after waiting for a response.
"Oh, that's nice. The weather was beautiful. Have you heard from Tyler?"
"I told you, I broke up with him."
"Are you sure?"
"Well, I did bump into him yesterday but we just went out separate ways after. If it's meant to be, he will still be there when this is over."
"That is true honey." Emily stared into her daughter's eyes with a concerned countenance. "Are you sure you're not still seeing him."
"Yes mom," Hannah responded with aggression. "Why do you keep on asking me? It's like you saw me with him or something." Emily fell silent. And Hannah sighed, "You did, didn't you?"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I knew dad would find out and then he would flip out. You always tell him."
"I'm not going to tell him." Hannah raised an eyebrow. Emily narrowed her eyes to make sure her daughter understood her response. "I mean it. I don't need Jayden getting angry either." Silence fell as the truth sunk in and Emily tried her best to move the conversation forward. She sighed, "So what did you tell Tyler yesterday?"
"Umm, well, we never broke up. I told him we couldn't see each other as much because daddy forbids me from it and yeah."
"So did you see me yesterday, because I saw you."
"Yeah, I did. That just made everything worse because he thought you were okay with me seeing him. So, now I'm stuck in the middle of a lie and I don't know what to do."
"I can't believe I'm saying this." Emily took a big breath in and spoke firmly. "I never wanted my children to become liars but sadly you have to make a bigger lie." The words burnt her tongue as they came out. They formed a whole in Emily's heart because she was telling her daughter something she never wanted to tell them.
"How do I do that?" Hannah asked puzzled and shocked by her mother's words.
Emily thought for a moment. "Don't say something like 'my mom likes you but she always agrees with my dad' because he knows that's not true". She took a pause. "So the story to him is that it's forbidden, right?"
"Why can't I just tell him the truth?" Hannah buried her face in her arms that were still on top of the table.
"I wish it was as easy as that sweetheart." Emily wanted to move to the other side of the table to comfort her daughter but she was beginning to realize her daughter was no longer a little girl. She needed to face this on her own with her mother's advice. "This is why you had to break up with him. This is the type of mess you get into trying to keep your secret and why lying is bad." Emily felt heart broken telling her daughter this. "He's going to keep asking questions which will put him in more danger especially if an attack arises." Emily's words sounded harsh but were spoked soothingly. "I want you to tell him Jayden is being stubborn and that I'm trying to deal with him. Tell him, you couldn't be seen with him because you were grounded by me and supposed to be doing something else. And then, you have to break up with him sweetheart. Everything will work out in the end after all this ranger stuff is over if it is meant to be." Emily grabbed her daughter's hands from across the table. "Sometimes life gives us things we don't deserve but in the end, it will make us stronger."
"Mom, I'm scared. I don't want to do this." Hannah pleaded.
"You might be loosing one person but it's to protect him and you'll still have your family."
"This is such a confusing time."
"I know sweetheart, I felt the very same way sometimes. You're a strong girl. You will figure it out in no time." The daughter and mother finished their lunch and then Emily brought Hannah back to the house. She gave her daughter a hug and a kiss on the cheek before pulling out of the driveway. "I love you and you'll be fine." Emily called out of the window. Hannah stood on the steps waiting for her mom to pass before rejoining the other Samurai rangers.
That night, Hannah pulled out her personal phone from home and turned it on. She found Tyler's number and began to call him, tears already in her eyes. "Tyler?" She choked when he answered the phone.
"Yes, Hannah? Are you okay honey?" At that moment, Hannah made her real choice, a choice between telling Tyler what her mom wanted her too or telling him the whole truth.
"I—I love you and I never wanted to do this to you but the truth is that—"
Cliff hanger...too bad you'll learn what it is tonight or well in the morning. Technically it's already the morning for me. It may or may not be 3:32 AM...Well I'm off to edit the next chapter and I realized I need to actually write three chapters so their might be two tonight (so four today - Sept. 1)