30 chapters and 90 reviews! You guys are awesome!
Anyways, I left you guys with such a mean cliffhanger. So here's the new chapter!
Oh, and another thing! This is kind of late but I want to give credit to kitten9322 for the Healing Symbol idea. kitten9322 gave me that idea to use in this story. So yeah… More Depressing Chapter Time!
Later that night in Mexico City, Antonio and Jayden were sitting next to each other at the airport. Antonio's parents were sitting across from them. They just got done checking in their baggage and going through security so all that was left to do was to wait for their plane. Their three weeks in Mexico were coming to an end.
"I can't believe it's already time to go home." Antonio started a conversation with Jayden, kicking his feet up on his carry-on bag in front of him. He was a little tired from his last minute shopping trips and packing his suitcases. Vacations are fun but they were very exhausting once it ended and it was time to travel again.
"Yeah, it was fun while it lasted." Jayden nodded. "It's a bittersweet ending. I want to go home but… I like it here. Your family is so lively. I haven't been to a good family reunion in a while… well, it's the only family reunion I've ever been to if you don't count the samurai reunions."
"Have you ever been to a reunion with just the Shibas?"
"No, it's very unclear how many Shibas are still alive." Jayden said with a sigh. "They might all be dead for all I know."
"What about your mother's side?" Antonio asked. Jayden and Lauren never told him anything about their mother's side of the family. It was always the father's family being mentioned. He thought it was because he was the head of the Shiba clan, leader of all samurais. But now that he thought about it again, someone in the story is missing. Traditionally, it takes a male and a female to make a baby.
"She was a foster child. I heard she aged-out of the foster care system and never got adopted or something like that." Jayden explained. "Then, my dad met her on the streets when he saved her from a nighlok. He nursed her back to health, they chatted, fell in love, got married, and Lauren was born not too long after. My mom came into the Shiba home and never left. She stayed and took care of Lauren and I while my dad did all the dirty work on the battlefield."
"Oh, that's interesting." Antonio commented. "How come you never told me?"
"You never asked." Jayden shrugged. He isn't exactly what someone would call an open-book. But Antonio is basically his brother. Telling his brother a little side fact about his mother wouldn't hurt.
"…We are now boarding first class…repeat…" A flight attendant informed the plane passengers including Jayden and Antonio.
Antonio and Jayden relaxed in their seats. The attendant hasn't called their seats yet and it would be a while until first class got comfortable on the plane. Antonio slouched lower in his seat and closed his eyes.
"So you like Mexico amigo?" Antonio asked.
"Yeah, from what I've seen in your part of town, this place is pretty cool." Jayden told him.
"Good, because next time we come here, I'm taking you to Cancun."
"You're doing great Mia."
"Keep on pushing."
"I see her head."
"I know you're tired but you have to stay awake."
"Stay awake…"
"Mia…Mia!"
These are the words Mike heard coming out of people's mouths on the other side of the door. He sat alone on the hallway floor shaking. He was scared out of his mind. And it hasn't been a very good day for him either. One of students yelled at him, and now this. It's not a bad thing Mia is giving birth but it had some bad effects.
First of all, Mia wasn't in a healthy state when her water broke. By all the screaming and shouting he heard coming out of the room, Mike could easily tell things weren't looking up for Mia. If she passes out, then they weren't sure if they could wake her up again. That's why Emily and Lauren were in there. This leads to another bad effect. Lauren and Emily are willing to risk their own lives to save Mia. They both mastered the healing symbol and tried it on various cuts they received but Mike couldn't be too sure about their safety. Their cuts were little things compared to a woman giving birth.
"Just one push left and she should be out…"
Mike rose to his feet and leaned his ear to the door closer. He almost fell back from sitting on the ground for such a long time but he managed to stay up and listen to everything going on in the room. It sounded like things were calming down.
"Congratulations Kevin and Mia De-Tiege. It's a girl."
"Yay!"
Mike smiled brightly. That was Catherine and Emily's voices he just heard along with a baby crying. The next generation of the wind and water family is here. And although she's early, she sounded healthy and alive from what Mike could hear. He kept on listening to test his theory.
"Would you like to hold her Mia? ...Mia!"
"Mia, snap out of it! Everything is alright! Get up!"
"Emily and Lauren, you have to do the symbol right now! Hurry!"
Mike froze and his smile fell from his face. Mia's… dying. Well, she's going to die if Emily and Lauren don't do the symbol right.
"Okay, let's do this." Emily pushed out her hand in front of Lauren. "Family together?"
Lauren placed her hand on top of Emily's. "Samurai forever."
"You can do it guys." Mike encouraged them from the closed door. He hopes they can hear him. "I love you Emily. I love you too Lauren." Mike paced. The symbol was taking longer than usual. "Please make the symbol work… I can't lose my two sisters and my wife all at the same time."
"We have two more strokes left and the symbol will be complete." Lauren said, staring at the floating healing kanji in the air. The kanji was a mixture of yellow and red. It made Lauren dizzy. The girls decided it would be quicker and more powerful to make one giant symbol instead of two small symbols.
"Yeah… sure, I'm ready." Emily held her head. The world felt like it was spinning around her. But she never gave up. Mia needed saving.
Kevin was on one side of the room keep close to Catherine, who was cleaning his baby. Ji had already taken care of Mia and done all he could. Now all he could do was prepare her for the healing symbol and hope it works.
Mike stopped pacing and leaned his ear back on the door. There was complete silence on the other side. After five long seconds, Mike heard screams and two loud crashes. The water and wind baby began to cry again. The green samurai felt like he was going to go insane if he doesn't see what's happening on the other side. He couldn't take the suspense anymore. With a heavy hand, Mike opened the doors roughly.
He looked around the room slowly. Mia was lying on her back, eyes closed, tucked into bed with IVs in one of her hands. She didn't make the slightest flinch in her slumber. Mike silently prayed she was just taking a power nap after pushing a body out of her you-know-where. Kevin sat in a chair right next to Mia's bed, holding their newborn lovingly. He was so mesmerized by the tiny body in his arms, that he didn't even realize Mike entered the room.
Something caught Mike's eye. Next to Kevin, Ji was putting Lauren in a bed. And next to Lauren's bed was his wife, Emily. The forest samurai rushed to her side.
"Emy?" Mike squeezed Emily's hand, desperately trying to wake her up. Emily simply turned on to her side in her sleep, completely unaware her husband was trying to wake her. "Emily?"
"You should let her rest…" Catherine told him in her usual soothing voice. She could sense his distress.
"No…"
"Mike…dear…"
"No!" Mike slammed his fist into the wall and walked out of the Shiba house furiously. He's going to find the black flower. He knows he is.
Ji gave his wife a sympathetic look. "Are you…?"
Catherine shook her head and didn't say a word. She pushed Emily's body back on the bed and propped her head on a pillow. Once she was sure Emily was comfortable, she sat on Mia's bed in front of Kevin.
"She's precious." Catherine offered the new father a smile. She poked her pinky finger in the baby's tiny fist. "Have you decided on a name for her yet?"
Kevin looked at the table graph hanging in the hallway. The score was tied at ten to ten. He looked at his daughter and then to Mia. Mia still wants to name her Breezie Aquanetta and he still wanted to name her Aquanetta Breezie. This created a major conflict between them but they wanted to forget about it and decide on a name together.
Now, their early daughter is in Kevin's arms nameless and Mia was way out of it. They don't know when Mia will wake. They don't know if the healing symbol worked properly.
"Yes, I have." Kevin gestured for Catherine to come closer to him so he could whisper the name in her ear.
"That's beautiful." Catherine stood up and stretched. She walked over to Ji, who's sitting on Lauren's bed, and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "We did the best we could. I love you."
"I love you too." Ji kissed his wife's left hand, where her wedding ring is. He never planned on getting married. It just wasn't his "thing". Also, he didn't have time to settle down for his own life. He had a responsibility to care and train whatever generations of samurai were thrown at him. Since the nighloks' defeat and since he met Catherine, Ji became a happy man. He couldn't ask for more.
"Would you like some tea darling?"
"Thanks… honey." Ji grinned. Catherine left. The room fell back in silence. He turned his attention off Lauren and turned to Kevin. "Aren't your arms tired?"
"I don't know when they will." Kevin rocked his baby. "I still can't believe I made her with Mia."
Ji nodded. Watching Kevin hold his daughter warmed his heart. It was just like the first time Josh held Lauren. Josh was tall and muscular like Kevin; the wind and water baby was tiny and delicate like Lauren was as a baby. It's a cute sight to see a baby drowning in manly muscle.
Ji suddenly felt something vibrate the bed he's sitting on. He didn't have to look far to see what it was. Lying by Lauren is her phone that seemed like it fell out of her sweatpants' pocket. He picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?" Ji said.
"Oh, hey Ji." Jayden replied. "Where's Lauren? Whatever, Antonio and I just got off the plane. We're getting our luggage now. Are guys on your way to get us?"
"Um… yeah, sure." Ji lied. "We'll be there soon." Due to Mia's early labor, he forgot all about Antonio and Jayden coming home tonight. Ji mentally cursed himself and hung up the phone. Then, he searched through Lauren's contact list in her phone. He dialed Cody's number. Fortunately, he answered his phone.
"What's up cheeky?" Cody said on the other line, not knowing he was speaking to Ji.
"Hey Cody, this is Ji." Ji told him. "Can you do me a quick favor?"
"Alright, what is it?"
"Can you pick up Antonio and Jayden from the airport? Everyone here is… busy."
"I don't know. It's kind of late."
"Lauren is unconscious."
"I'm on my way."
Ji hung up the phone once again and sighed. It's been a long day.
I finished it! Finally! I worked so hard on this chapter! I ignored homework to do this. So y'all better be happy. Lol, JK. I But seriously, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review! :D
