Snow day from school! Lol, here's the next chapter! :D

Early in morning the next day, Cody walked into the Shiba house's infirmary casually and sat on Lauren's bed. After he picked up Jayden and Antonio from the airport, he didn't go home. He spent the rest of his night by Lauren's side. Catherine even had to force him to at least get a few hours of sleep on couch. When Ji explained to Cody what happened before he got to the Shiba's, it hit him hard. Lauren told him about the healing symbol from time to time but he never took it seriously. He thought Lauren would be fine.

Suddenly, Emily woke up, screaming to the top of her lungs. Cody jumped to his feet, and pushed Emily back on the bed.

"Emily, shut up!" Lauren said weakly. She pulled up her duvet over her head. Cody smiled at his girlfriend. Emily's screaming woke her up. Lauren doesn't like it when people wake her up. It made her cranky.

"Sorry, I had a bad dream." Emily apologized. She laid back into her pillow. "Thanks Cody."

"At least you girls are awake now." Cody told them and sat back on Lauren's bed.

Emily nodded and turned her head away. She quickly regretted it and screamed again. Mia's bed was next to hers. The pink samurai was still asleep, untouched, and unmoved. If Emily didn't know better, she would think Mia is sleeping peacefully. All of the memories of last night flooded her mind.

"Did she wake up at all since we did the spell?" Emily asked Cody, pointing to Mia. Cody frowned and didn't answer her.

Lauren poked her head out of her sheets and looked at who Emily was talking about. Tears began to form in her eyes. She took Cody's hand and rubbed it lovingly.

"You can tell us." Lauren tried to sit up but she was too weak. The healing symbol drained every ounce of energy she had. "We can take it. The symbol worked, right?"

Cody shook his head. "I'm sorry to say this but… Mia hasn't woken up since you guys did the spell. Ji came in here a few hours ago and said it could be awhile until we find out if the symbol worked. Possibly days…"

"Days?" Emily cried. She couldn't wait that long. She watched as Cody kissed Lauren's forehead and comforted her. It reminded her of a certain someone – her husband. "Where's Mike? I need Mike." Emily clutched the bed sheets. "I feel like I'm going to go crazy… Where's my husband?"

Cody gave the yellow samurai a sympathetic look. Emily married Mike about a month and a half ago and Cody could tell the couple was still in honeymoon mode. He didn't plan on marrying Lauren any time soon but what's the difference? He met Lauren at a restaurant almost five months ago and he already worried about her safety and health. If Cody was in Emily's shoes and he woke up to find Lauren gone, he would lose his marbles too.

"Mike… um, he left last night." Cody told Emily. "Catherine said he left after you passed out and didn't return."

"He went home… to our apartment?" Emily asked. "Be more specific Cody!"

"I don't know if he went home Emily. His car is still in the driveway."Cody tried to stay calm. He didn't want to raise his voice at someone that wasn't in their right state of mind. "I'm sorry, okay? Geez, I came here an hour after he left. I never saw him. I'm just passing on the message Catherine told me."

Emily cried harder. Where could Mike have gone? He wouldn't just leave her for no reason. She sat up in her bed quickly, ignoring the pounding pain in her head, and stood up. She didn't stand for long though, her knees became weak like the rest of her body and she fell onto the wooden floor. Cody tried to help her but Emily refused.

"Get away from me!" Emily shouted at him. When Cody backed away, she held onto the dresser in between her and Lauren's bed and stood up again. She was shaking but that didn't stop her. Slowly, Emily walked out of the room, and made her way to the front door. If Mike's car is still in the driveway, then that means he couldn't have gone too far.

Cody turned his attention back to Lauren. She was crying equally as bad as Emily. He cupped his hand on her cheek and wiped her tears with his thumb. "Are you mad at me too cheeky?"

"I'm not cheeky." Lauren gave Cody a small smile. Then, she went back to being serious. "You came here an hour after we passed out?"

"Yeah, Ji asked me to pick up your brother and Antonio from the airport." Cody explained to her. "I stayed here all night because… well, I was worried about you. You scared me half to death."

"Aw, I scared you?" Lauren kissed Cody. "You're the sweetest guy I have ever met."

"Yeah, yeah, don't get used to it." Cody chuckled. "Should I get Em…?"

"No, I have a feeling she'll be back." Lauren yawned. "If she's feeling crappy like me, she'll come back. And trust me; if she finds Mike too, he's going to take care of her. He would never let her walk around in that condition."

"Okay."

"Apart from Mike, how is everyone else? Where's Jayden?" Lauren questioned him. She missed so much when she was unconscious. "Is Kevin and the baby alright?"

"They're in the kitchen having breakfast." Cody told her. "And the baby… she's a cutie-pie. You have to see her."

"Too bad, I can't feel my legs. I have never been this exhausted in my life."

"Come on, I know you want to." Cody turned his back to Lauren. "All aboard the piggy-back express."

"Yay." Lauren wrapped her arms around his neck happily and rested her aching head on his shoulder.

Emily closed the front door to the Shiba house behind her and held on to the door handle. She was thankful she didn't bump into anyone on her way out. If she did, they would pick her up without a problem and put her back in bed. She looked around the yard. She smiled. Mike was leaning against a tree. He seemed tired.

Emily noticed he had no idea she came outside so she let go of the door handle in attempt to walk again but with no surprise, she fell. That was her fifth time falling since she got out of bed. This time though, she couldn't get up. Emily's little energy was gone.

"Mike!" Emily shouted so Mike could hear her. "Mike…"

"Emily?" Mike turned his head, realizing he's been caught. Ever since leaving the house, he hasn't seen or spoken to anybody.

"Mike…" Emily cried into her sleeves on the patio.

Mike's heart shattered at the sight of his wife crying out his name. He was grateful she woke up but not like this. He rushed to Emily's side and picked her up carefully, bridal style. Then, he placed her on the patio swing so she could lie down. Emily rubbed her red nose in her sleeve. Once she calmed down, she punched Mike's arm.

"Where did you go last night?" Emily coughed. She didn't even give Mike time to reply. "Don't leave like that ever again! I almost had a heart attack when Cody said you never came home and no one knew where you went!"

"I couldn't handle the stress in the house." Mike sighed. "So I went into the forest to calm my nerves and while I was there, I started searching for the black flower. I couldn't find it so I went home to rest."

"You have got to be kidding me! The black flower is impossible to find."

"Nothing is impossible to find in the forest when you're a forest samurai." Mike shrugged.

"Can I come with you?" Emily gazed into his eyes with her tired vision. "To find the flower..."

"Come with me? Emily, you can't even walk. No."

"Please…" Emily started to cry again. "I want to be with you right now."

"Fine, you can come." Mike picked Emily back up and walked to their car. "But first, we're going home so you can finish resting, got that?"

"Loud and clear." Emily replied. Mike made her comfortable on the backseat so she could sleep on their way home.

"Stop crying. You're going to make me cry." Mike kissed her forehead and got into the driver's seat. Soon enough, both of them were off Shiba property.