Jayden woke up to the sound of his alarm clock blaring. He rolled over, smashed the snooze button, and then rolled back onto his side, desperate for more sleep.

"It'll just go off in nine minutes," Mia's voice startled him and he jumped up. Rubbing his eyes, he saw her sitting next to him on the bed, reading a book.

"Have you been there the entire time?"

"Five minutes," Mia shrugged, "Want to talk?"

Jayden shook his head. He was feeling a bit better now that he had gotten some sleep, but he still wasn't happy. Remembering the events of the night before, he pulled the blankets over his head and tried to tune out the world. Mia pulled back.

"If it helps, we're on a mission to figure out who this lady is," she looked at Jayden, "We've got a name. Turns out, there was one person who wasn't at the festival last night, which is not like her at all."

"What's the whore's name?"

"Watch it," Mia growled, "Her name is Kate, and even if she and Ji are dating, or have been dating, she is not a whore. Nor is she your future step-mother."

"I don't need a step-mother," realizing he wasn't getting anymore sleep, he threw off the blankets and swung his feet over the side of the bed. He rubbed his eyes again. When he opened them, he saw Emily sitting across from him, "What the hell?"

"Serena and I are going to Kate's. She's a family friend," Emily explained, "Chores are done and we don't plan on leaving for another hour, so I'm killing time."

"By watching me sleep?"

"You drool," Emily smirked.

Jayden rolled his eyes and pushed himself up to his feet. He walked to the door and tried to open it, but he realized it was locked. He rattled the knob but it wouldn't open.

"You need a key," Emily whispered as she pulled a necklace, with the key attached, out from under her shirt, "I'm surprised dad hasn't taken that lock down. Do you know how many times I've locked myself in here?"

"Give me the key," Jayden held out his hand but he knew Emily wouldn't give it up that easily. She tucked the key back in her shirt and patted her chest.

"Safe and sound. Now we talk."

"I won't be such an ass…"

"About more than that," Mia tapped the bed, inviting Jayden to sit again, "Em and I both know what you're going through. We've both seen parents move on."

"Sisters," Emily shrugged, "but there's not a big difference."

"If Mentor is dating again, you're going to have to live with it," Mia looked Jayden in the eye, "That man has given up his entire life for you, Jayden. He's raised you since you were a boy. I'm sure he would have volunteered for the job, but it's not like he was really given a choice. You were kind of thrust upon him."

"So what?"

"You're twenty-three," Mia said, "You have your own life. You're dating Antonio. You're moving away from Mentor. Why isn't he allowed to move away from you…?"

"Because he's the mentor. He's supposed to be looking out for us. For me…"

"We're big kids. We can take care of ourselves," Emily shrugged and looked to Mia, "I mean, sometimes we need Mentor to whip us into shape, but that's just sometimes."

"Jayden, we don't even know what's going on yet," Mia put her hand on Jayden's shoulder and offered him a smile, "Can you at least give this a chance. I'm not saying you have to like Kate, but you can't keep Mentor from being happy."

Jayden held his head in his hands. They were making a lot of sense, but it was still the thought that weirded him out. He had never imagined Ji moving on, especially with someone else. Though he knew nothing about what had happened the night before, it was a hard slap in the face. It was a huge possibility.

"Jayden," Emily sat down beside him and wrapped her arms around him, "everyone's going to move on eventually. I learned that the hard way when I found Mia and Kevin's perfect house list, remember? But that doesn't mean we're moving away. That doesn't mean you're losing us. Mentor especially. I don't think a girl, or guy, will ever come between you."

Emily looked over at Mia with a smile, "The thing about created families is you're not forced to love them, or even like them. You do so, because you've chosen so. Every single day of his life, Mentor's woken up, and he's made the decision to care for you and love you like you were his son. Like his son. He never had to do that."

"He's the Samurai Mentor. It's his job…"

"To turn you into a Samurai," Mia smiled, "He never had to turn you into a man. That's something no one, not Kate, not us, not Antonio can take away."

"Created families, huh?"

"Sometimes, water can be better than blood," Emily nodded her head. Mia looked around Jayden, to Emily, with a smile.

"Mind repeating that in front of Serena. She and I are at war and that's ammunition for me."

"No way am I getting involved in that," Emily shook her head, "You two can work out your own issues."

"You're kind of in the middle of it by default," Mia chuckled, "But you can end it. All you have to do is go out there and tell her I'm number one."

"Neither of you are number one," Emily grinned and hugged Jayden, "As long as you two are going to fight over it, I'm not picking either of you as favourite sisters. Jayden, do you want to be my favourite sister?"

"Your…" Jayden gave her a funny look, "Em, I understand my sexuality is a little confusing, but…"

"Will you be my favourite or not?" Emily pouted, "if you say no, I'm going downstairs and asking Antonio, and you'll be bumped down to the bottom. You won't like the bottom."

"Alright, alright, I'll be favourite sister," Jayden sighed, "but it's only a temporary gig, right? And I won't have to dress up?"

"Of course not," Emily smirked, "You would look ridiculous in a dress."

"She's right," Mia chuckled. She put her hand on Jayden's back, "Are you feeling a bit better about this whole thing, now?"

"I still don't like it," Jayden shook his head, "but… I guess we don't know anything for sure, yet. But what if Ji does…"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there," Mia smiled and pulled Jayden in for a tight hug, "Just no more intense workouts. My legs are killing me."

"And don't worry about Ji," it was Emily's turn to hug Jayden, "I gave him a lecture when he got home. And later today, I'll make sure he gets the talk. Ji won't be doing any funny business. And anyways, I know Kate. She's really nice. You might actually like her…"

"Whoa, one step at a time," Jayden held up his hands, "Can I get used to this whole Ji might be dating thing first? No Kate, and absolutely no teasing me about step-moms and Ji… doing…. Whatever it is guys his age do."

"Deal," Mia nodded, giving her word to Jayden, which was good for the whole team. Jayden trusted she could get them to keep the jokes to themselves. He turned to Emily and saw a smirk on her face.

"Emily, do you want to do laps?"

Emily shook her head, "Oh, no, I agree, no jokes. I'm just trying to picture you in a dress."

"You said there was no dressing up."

Emily stuck out her lower lip, "But my favourite sister always does whatever she can to make me happy. Trying on a dress isn't even half as humiliating as…"

Mia jumped over Jayden, grabbed Emily, covered her mouth with her hand and started to drag her towards the door.

"Little sisters," Mia chuckled and fumbled to get the key from around Emily's neck without giving her the opportunity to speak, "They have wild imaginations."

She got the key, and Emily got no chance to speak and was dragged out of the room and down the hall, past Mike and Kevin.

Mike and Kevin walked to Jayden's room and looked inside, seeing the red Ranger sitting on the bed and looking just as confused as they were.

"What was that about?" they asked. Jayden shrugged his shoulders.

"No idea."

Kevin scratched the back of his neck, "Well, uh, feeling better?"

"A bit," Jayden nodded, "but would you guys mind giving me a little more time alone? This isn't something that'll go down easy."

The boys gave him a quick nod and were about to close the door when Jayden's Samuraizer beeped. Waiting to see if it was anything important, they hung by the door. Jayden looked at the screen, seeing it was just a message.

"It's one of Ji's friends," Jayden said, "The Shiba House is coming along quickly and we should be able to move back in before the end of the week."

"The… the end of the week?" Mike didn't seem happy about the news, but Jayden was grinning from ear to ear. As much as he enjoyed spending time on the farm, there was no place like home.

Home; which was miles away from this town, and from Kate. Maybe she wouldn't be much of a problem after all.