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Mia's eyes fluttered open. She yawned and stretched her arms brightly. It took her a few seconds to remember why she was waking up at the Shiba house in the evening with an IV in her hand but she quickly dismissed that thought. It wasn't her first scary pregnancy episode. Sadly, she had much more to come with Aquanetta/Breezie growing faster than the average baby. Mia watched the sun set outside and smiled. She could see Terry tossing a Frisbee at Casper, who gladly caught it in his mouth. Terry and Casper had both helped her as much as they could earlier and she was grateful.
Kevin came into the room with a bowl of spaghetti in his hand. When he saw Mia awake, he placed it on the small nightstand next to her and gave her a warm smile.
"Hey you." Kevin said calmly. "Feeling better I see?" Surprisingly, he was probably the most relaxed person in the house when Mia blacked out. Well… he was calm after knowing what was wrong with Mia and knowing that she should be okay for now. Before knowing those facts, he freaked out but no one knew that. Kevin was never the person to express his feelings in public.
"I don't feel one hundred percent just yet but I'm getting there." Mia told him, frowning. "I'm still feeling pain."
"Yeah, no one knows what is causing your pains. At least you're not dehydrated anymore." Kevin replied. "Would you like something to eat? Lauren made a big pot of spaghetti for everyone with Catherine's help. And I have to say, for a fire samurai that can't cook, Lauren did a really good job this time."
"No thanks, I'll pass." She rubbed her tummy. "I don't think Breezie is hungry either."
Kevin smirked. "Okay, so we're going to start the name calling wars, aren't we?" He rubbed Mia's tummy with her. "I think Mommy is still tired. Can you believe she doesn't know your name Aquanetta?" Kevin kissed his wife's stomach. She giggled.
Jayden and Lauren stepped into the room awkwardly. They didn't know Mia woke up but they knew Kevin came in here to eat his dinner. They weren't expecting a love scene between the two.
"Did we interrupt… a moment?" Jayden scratched the back of his head uncomfortably.
"No, come in guys." Kevin waved them over.
The Shiba siblings looked at each other like they were trying to read the others mind. Kevin watched them debate something in harsh whisper tones. Jayden ran his fingers through his hair while Lauren had her hands on her hips. Mia gave Kevin a confused look. Kevin just shrugged. After their quick argument, Jayden and Lauren gave the couple a grin and made their way to Mia's bedside.
"We have a proposal or offer or suggestion or…" Lauren stuttered.
Jayden nudged her lightly. "Get to the point." He whispered.
"Ji, Catherine, Jayden, and I were talking about what just happened." Lauren told the couple. She started to play with the rings on her fingers. "Would you two like to live with us this month?"
"What?" Mia asked. The Shiba house was build for the Samurai Rangers when they were called for battle. Lauren's offer is really random right now especially since Mia moved out a week after defeating Master Xandred.
"You don't have to but it will be safer." Lauren looked at Jayden nervously. She's learned some socializing skills through the pass years but sometimes she needed help getting her points across.
Jayden rested his hand on his sister's shoulder. "Basically what Lauren is trying to say is that since you became seven months pregnant, you're now very vulnerable. If Terry didn't bring you here, we don't even want to imagine what would've happened. Nowadays you're usually home-alone so we, mostly Lauren, think it would be better for you to stay with us until you're at least eight months pregnant. We don't want to see something happen to you just because you're out of medical reach."
Mia nodded. "What do you think Kevin?"
"I don't know." Kevin looked at the wheelchair across the room. "I'm thinking back to the time we got you the wheelchair when you couldn't walk anymore and we didn't want you to collapse. Now you were sitting on a bed and still managed to pass out." He pointed to Terry outside. "I don't think he needs another scare either."
"That's true."Mia agreed. "I'll move in. I don't think you guys are going to allow be to stay by myself anyways."
"Oh, and another thing…" Jayden said. "Antonio and I are going to Mexico next week. So you will be home with Lauren and Ji. Catherine will be out of town with her family."
"We can have a Girl's Night Out." Lauren nodded.
"Okay, thanks guys." Mia said, gratefully. "You two are so kind to me."
"How can we ever repay you?" Kevin asked.
"No need to repay us." Jayden gave Mia a side hug.
A week later, Jayden found himself scanning his whole room, not twice, but three times and checked off the items on a long list constantly. It wasn't often he traveled outside of the country or even the state. When he traveled, it was for training in Japan or to a city where other samurais lived. He never got to travel for leisure. Suddenly, Jayden's back felt a heavy weight. He turned around to see his big sister holding herself up with her arms around his neck.
"Are you ready?" Lauren asked innocently with a grin.
"When are you going to stop climbing on me like that?" Jayden dropped Lauren's weight on his bed. "I thought I was the younger one."
"I'll stop when I grow taller than you." Lauren smirked. Jayden might be younger but Jayden was definitely taller than her. "We're waiting for you outside. Even Catherine left already." She stood up next to Jayden and pinched his cheeks. "Plus, you need some sun. I'm sure Mexico's rays can help with that."
Jayden swatted Lauren's hand away from his face and picked up his suitcases. He tossed a small carry-on bag in Lauren's hands. "I'm ready, let's go."
The fire siblings walked out to the driveway where Ji was loading suitcases in the black Shiba van. Ji gave Jayden a fatherly hug. "Have a safe flight Jayden. I'll see you in three weeks."
"You're not coming to the airport?"
"No, there is no room for me." Ji leaned into Jayden's ear. "Mia isn't exactly the same size she was several months ago."
"See you later Ji." Jayden chuckled. He gave the older man one final wave and helped Lauren in the backseat next to Mia before sitting next to her. Antonio sat in the passenger seat next to the driver's seat that Kevin sat in.
Kevin fixed the rear-view mirror on his wife. "Is Mia and Aqua buckled in?"
"Yes, Bre and I are buckled in darling." Mia laughed.
Kevin fixed the rear-view mirror back to its original position and turned his head to the Shiba siblings. "All aboard?"
"Can we go already?" Antonio bounced in his seat child-like. He can't wait for his feet to touch Mexican soil. "My mom is going to be pissed if we're late."
"Okay, here we go." Kevin drove into the city. Antonio and Jayden were already a couple minutes late so he took the freeway.
There was side chatter and singing on their way to the airport in the first couple of minutes. The Shiba house wasn't very close to the airport though so they all eventually got bored. Kevin had to keep his eyes on the road but every few minutes he would look back at Mia and ask her if she's okay. Mia started to get tired of him asking that so she found an interest in counting how many blue cars she saw pass by. Antonio was speaking to his parents on the phone. Lauren leaned her head on Jayden's shoulder while playing a game on her phone and Jayden just made random knots with the strings on his book bag.
Finally, they made it to the airport parking lots. Antonio and Jayden walked out and grabbed their luggage with Lauren's help. Kevin and Mia stayed in the vehicle. They weren't staying long so it would be a waste of time to take out Mia's wheelchair, help her sit in it, then help her out, and put the chair back.
Outside of the vehicle, Lauren embraced Antonio and Jayden. Antonio handed her piece of paper with numbers.
"These are my aunts and uncles numbers." Antonio told her. "If you ever need one of us, just call one of the numbers and ask for us. I told them about you so they will be expecting you're calls."
"Alright, I will do that." Lauren gave Antonio another hug and turned her attention to Jayden. Lauren had to admit, saying bye to Jayden and not seeing him for almost a month is going to be difficult. Since being reunited, they only separated themselves for school or something as simple as picking up a few groceries. "I guess this is goodbye baby brother."
"You're not getting rid of me that easily. What did I tell you yesterday?"
Lauren sighed. "Take care of Mia with Ji, go to school, spend time with Cody and Mia, check on Mike and Emily, practice the healing symbol with Emily, make sure Kevin isn't working too hard, and on May tenth, if I ever need someone to speak to or feel like I'm going to have a breakdown, Ji is always there for my convenience. I know, I know, it's all in my phone. Can you leave now?"
"No, you forgot one." Jayden kissed the top of her head. "Take care of yourself."
Lauren gave him a playful punch in the arm. "Have fun in Mexico baby brother."