Random Fact Time!

Alex Heartman's (Jayden) birthday is February 26, 2013. He will be tuning 23.

I love the number 26. My birthday is January 26. You know what else is 26? This chapter is 26.

Emily dragged her bunny slipper feet from her bedroom to the kitchen. Once she got to the kitchen, she pulled out a yellow mug with smiley face on it from the cupboard and got her coffee maker so she could start on some breakfast for herself and Mike. Mike was still sleeping as the usual. Not everyone is a morning person like Emily.

The blonde cracked eggs above a pan on the stove. While she waited for the eggs to fry, she cleaned a small, brown table in the dining room that she and Mike usually dumped paper advertisements, mail, books, and other stuff on. Since they were currently just a family of two, they rarely ate at their table unless it was for a special occasion such as Valentine's Day. Emily picked up newspapers and searched for coupons she could use. She flipped through the pages rapidly, ignoring the political news. She always thought they were boring. There was nothing of use to her in the newspapers so she threw them in the bin.

Emily went back to the kitchen and turned off the stove and coffee maker. She got two slices of bread and shoved them in the toaster. Again, she was waiting for her food to cook. Except this time, the toast would stop itself. She got a gossip magazine from the table and read it carelessly on the couch.

"They broke up for the third time." Emily read an article aloud. "What a shocker…" She flipped through the pages the same way she did with the newspapers. Unlike the newspapers, something in the magazine caught her attention. An envelope fell out of the middle of the magazine. The yellow samurai picked it up and opened it. She gasped in surprise.

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes!" Emily ran to her bedroom and jumped on the bed to wake up Mike.

"What is it this time Emily?" Mike grumbled in his pillows.

"Guess what, guess what, guess what!" Emily pushed her mail into Mike's face.

Mike rubbed his eyes tiredly and read what Emily was showing him. He grinned excitedly. It's like someone set off a spark inside of him. He jumped into Emily's arms and tackled her into the bed with showers of kisses.

"You got a job at a clothing store? Congratulations! This is perfect timing." Mike said. Emily gave him a confused look. "I got a new job too!"

It was Emily's turn to shower Mike in kisses. "Congrats! Where will you be working?"

"I'll be right next door to you at the recreation center, teaching a hip-hop dance class to young teens."

"That's so cool! We have to tell the others!" Emily raced out of the room to get her phone. She knew the other samurais would be excited too. They wanted her to get a job more than she did. The clothing store might not seem like much now but it was a good start for someone who hasn't started college yet.

Back at the Shiba house, Mia shifted her body in the wheelchair until she felt comfortable. When she was satisfied in her position, she pushed her wheels down to the kitchen where Lauren and Ji were making breakfast. Ji spotted her, watching them. He waved for her to come in. "Good morning Mia. Did you sleep well?"

"I kept on waking up but that's better than no sleep, right?" Mia shrugged. She lost so much sleep; she's starting not to care. When she wakes up cranky, she just tells herself that she will have to get used to it with a baby on the way.

"Yes, I suppose so." Ji responded. He placed a plate of food in front of Mia and handed her some pills. "Do you think any of your pains could be contractions?"

"No, I don't think so. It's still kind of early."

"Okay, I will take your word for it." Ji flicked his thumb over his shoulder. "I'm going to go call Cathy. Tell me if you ladies need anything."

"Alright Ji, tell her Lauren says hi and I hope you're having a good time." Lauren told Ji.

"I will do that." Ji called from down the hallway.

Lauren scooted her chair closer to Mia's. "Hey girly! Do you want to go to the spa later on today?"

"No thanks, Lauren. I just want to stay home today." Mia says, not making any contact with Lauren. She just picked at her food.

"Oh…well, do you want to go over Emily's? I heard she and Mike got new jobs!"

"Nope, I'm relaxing today." Mia said simply.

"Oh…well do you…"

"When does Kevin get home?" Mia asked, cutting off Lauren's sentence.

"He'll be back at noon, why?"

The pink samurai played with the strings on her silk, pink robe. "We got into an argument about naming the baby last night. We've been certain about the names Aquanetta and Breezie for a while now. They're both good names. Which one gets to be the first name though?" Mia leaned her head on the palm her hand. "We love them… or so I thought. I don't know if it was out of anger but Kevin said Breezie is a strange name. You don't think Breezie is a strange name, do you?"

"Of course not, Breezie is the sweetest name ever!" Lauren gave Mia a small hug. "I wish my name was Breezie. It's unique just like your little bun in the oven. I don't care what anyone says. I'm on Team Breezie!" The two girls gave each other high-fives. "I know it's your decision with Kevin but if you'd like, I can survey the rest of the family."

"I like that idea." Mia smiled. "We can call it Team Breezie vs. Team Aquanetta. The votes won't be official but at least it can give us a better understanding of which name people prefer. It's not like I want them making fun of her name. From my experience as a daycare provider, kids can be mean sometimes."

"Totally understandable." Lauren nodded and took a pen out of her pocket. She wrote down the number of votes on her hand. She would put it on a piece of paper later. "So far, it's 2:1. Team Breezie is winning."

"Great, you're the best!"

"It's my job." Lauren brushed her hair to the back with her hand. "Does this mean we're going to the spa?"

Mia laughed for a quick second before making a stiff face. "I was serious about the relaxing at home part."

In Mexico City, it was already getting close to noon. The sunshine sets itself right above Antonio's grandparents' balcony. It felt great outside. It wasn't too hot and it definitely wasn't too cold. Antonio and Jayden had their feet kicked up in lawn chairs with sunglasses on. The rest of Antonio's family was busy getting things ready for the family reunion on Mother's Day. Or that's what they thought. Alycia Garcia came out on the balcony with her hands on her hips, giving the boys a disapproving stare.

"Why are you two just laying here?" Alycia asked them sternly.

"You said to go outside." Antonio smirked at his mother. She slapped the back of his head. "Ow, okay!"

"I meant to leave the house." Alycia took his sunglasses off Antonio's face. "Leave the property and go into the city. Abuelo said that a new shopping mall opened down the street. Go check it out; I don't want to see guys until dinner. Got that Mr. Shiba?"

"Yes ma'am." Jayden chuckled. "I can't wait to see how beautiful Mexico is."

"You hear that? You have a job to do." Alycia gave him a smile and kissed her son's cheek. She fixed her scarf around her neck and walked back into the house.

"And that's just my mom." Antonio shook his head and wiped the red lipstick from his face. "We better get going now."

"I'm right behind you." Jayden replied, following Antonio off the balcony.

Hey! Sorry it has been taking me a while to update lately. I have schoolwork :-/

Quick question: Team Breezie or Team Aquanetta? Vote for a team on the poll on my profile. If you don't have an account, you can just tell me through a review. No, these votes won't determine what I name her. I just want to know your opinion :)