Random Fact Time!
Steven Skyler (Antonio) is Thai and German. To me, he makes a good Latino for Power Rangers Samurai. Hehe, here's the new chapter!
In the basement of Erika and her husband's house, Mia petted a small, grey pitbull's head on Terry's bed. The pitbull puppy, Casper, is Terry's pet dog that lives in his parents' basement with him. Ever since graduating high school, Terry wanted a change on how he lived so he ditched his room upstairs for his own man-cave in the basement. He couldn't afford an apartment for himself yet, so the basement would have to do. Besides, he can live there for free and even has his own bathroom down there. The only reasons he goes upstairs is for a little family time or food from the kitchen.
Casper jumped and tilted its head at Mia's belly. He could see a little lump lift from her skin. He didn't understand what was going on. Mia laughed at Casper's reaction to her daughter kicking her stomach. She turned to Terry, who was studying at his desk. "You should've seen Casper's reaction to Bre kicking me."
"Bre?" Terry questioned Mia. He spun his office chair to look at his sister. "You finally named her?"
"Not really, Kevin and I don't know if we should name her Breezie or Aquanetta. Breezie is for wind and Aquanetta is for water. If we name her Aquanetta, then her nickname will be Aqua." Mia explained to him.
Terry let the names sink in his head. He pictured himself holding his niece and calling her Aqua or Bre plus the full names. Then he pictured calling Aqua or Bre when she's thirteen. Both names seemed to fit well so he nodded his head in response.
"Which one do you think is better?" Mia asked him.
"I think both of them are nice. That's a toughie. Unless… you name her Terryonna, then problem solved."
"I am naming her Terryonna." Mia gave her brother a smile. "Terryonna is going to be her middle name."
"Are you for real?"
"Of course, why would I not name her after the best little brother in the world?"
"Gee, thanks sis." Terry was just joking when he first suggested the name but Mia seriously took the name into consideration. He's glad about that though. People usually name their children after their parents or grandparents.
"No need to thank me. You're special to me and I'm sure that you will be special to her."
"Stop being all soft and mushy, you're making me blush." Terry chuckled and spun back around in his chair to hide his blushing. He went back to studying and Mia continued to play with Casper.
The room was in complete silence for a good ten minutes until Mia got a headache. It wasn't a normal headache. This headache made her dizzy and her vision blurry. She took her hand off Casper and placed it on her stomach. She didn't feel her water break and although it's her first pregnancy, she was almost a hundred percent certain that she wasn't feeling contractions. But something didn't feel right. Her body began to ache and cramp. This wasn't normal.
"Terry, I don't feel good." Mia told him in a shaky voice.
Terry dropped his pencil and was immediately by Mia's side. He saw pain flash across her face. He had no idea what was going on. He didn't learn anything about pregnancy in school yet but he knew he was supposed to remain calm. The younger man did his best to make his sister comfortable on his bed.
"Can you describe to me how you feel?" Terry squeezed her hand. Mia looked like she was about to pass out.
"I don't know." Mia whispered. "I just feel funny."
Terry ran his fingers through his black hair. This is not how he intended on spending his day. "Okay, I'm going to go get mom and dad. Just, please stay awake."
"I'll try."
While Terry ran up the stairs to get his parents, Casper whined. He was only a puppy and he hated it when his master left him especially with someone he hardly knew. Casper wasn't dumb though, he could tell that there was something wrong with the stranger. He walked up to Mia's face slowly and licked it, hoping that it would make her feel better. Mia didn't react to him. He whined some more and laid next to her until his master returned.
"Another day, another pay." Antonio said. He was in the kitchen at the Garcia's Seafood Restaurant marking off a day on the calendar. "I need somewhere to travel." Antonio loved to travel the world. He travels to at least two or three countries a year.
"I heard that niño!" Anthony Garcia, Antonio's father responded. "Has your mother told you where we are going the beginning of May?"
"No, doesn't mom hate traveling?"
"Oh no, I heard someone say my name." Alycia Garcia walked by them with a big pot in her hands. "Are you boys talking about me? It better be good or you're both sleeping in the restaurant tonight."
"Yes we are talking about you." Anthony replied to his wife. "I can't believe you haven't told Antonio about what we are doing in May."
"Anthony! You can't keep quiet for a minute." Alycia shoved the pot into her husband's hands. "Go ahead and get this pot ready for me. I'll tell him about our plans since you mentioned it when you weren't supposed to."
"Alright, calmarse." Anthony took the pot and headed off to a different direction in the kitchen.
Alycia smiled at her son. "So, first off all, you and I both know that your grandmother on your father's side is getting pretty old." Antonio nodded. "Well, your aunt in Mexico City called me last week and said that she is throwing a muy big family reunion party for her on Mother's Day. And guess what? We're invited!"
"We're going to Mexico!" Antonio's mouth dropped open. He's been to Mexico a few times growing up but it has been so long. He's excited to be going back.
"That's not even the good part." Alycia laughed at her son's facial expression. "You can invite Jayden and Lauren if you'd like. You're aunt and the rest of the family in Mexico is paying for our trip and she said we can bring a guest or two."
"Hey Antonio!"
Antonio grinned. He can hear Jayden and Lauren's voices outside of the kitchen. He kissed his mother's cheek and went to greet his friends.
"What's up?" Lauren sat down by a window and placed her legs on the table. "It's hot outside and I'm hungry."
"I'm with Lauren on that one." Jayden sat next Lauren and Antonio sat across from them. "It's ninety degrees out there."
"That's crazy but um… I have a question to ask you two." The Shiba siblings nodded for him to continue. "For Mother's Day this year, my family and I are going to Mexico City for a big family reunion. And I would like to invite you two on a free trip to Mexico on May tenth."
"The tenth of May?" Jayden asked him, uneasily. He looked at Lauren. "I don't know, Antonio. Our father died May tenth. Lauren and I kind of have this little thing we do…"
"Go to Mexico Jayden." Lauren cut off her brother's sentence. "I can take care of myself. I have final exams on that day anyways." She looked at Antonio. "Thanks for the offer but I'm going to have to pass. I have to go to school."
"Lauren, you and I both know how emotional you are on that day." Jayden told her. Between the two of them, Lauren is the most emotional on May tenth. She always was. She usually has a bad break down and can't control her emotions. Jayden doesn't know what her previous mentors or guardians did on that day but since he's been reunited with his sister, he finds himself taking care of her. Her past wasn't a very good one. Family means a lot to her especially her parents.
"I will get over it eventually. I have been crying for too long." Lauren shook her head. "Go to Mexico with your best friend. I will stay here with the team."
"Okay, since you say so." Jayden sighed. "I'm going to trust you."
"You're coming Jay?" Jayden grinned at Antonio. "Yes! This is golden! I hope you can come next time Lauren."
"Yeah, have fun." Lauren told him. Her phone began to ring so she picked it up. "How's it going Terry? Okay, okay, oh my goodness! I will be there as fast as I can." She turned her attention back to Antonio and Jayden. "That was Terry. He said that there is something wrong with Mia."
The men didn't have to hear it twice. Their sister needs help. The three left the restaurant and drove off to see and hopefully help Mia.
Oh no! :O! What's wrong with Mia? Anyways, to that question about Megaforce; I'm watching Megaforce! :D I don't plan on doing any fanfics on them right now though.
Spanish words used in this chapter translations:
calmarse: calm down
nino: child, boy
muy: very
If you are a Spanish speaker, please don't hesitate to correct me. I used Google Translate :P