Hey everybody! Thanks for reading! Here's the one I've been waiting to write! Here we go! Sorry it took so long, I've been crippled with a horrible head cold, and that kinda messed me up. Still a little sick, but I can fight through it! ^^

"So Jellal didn't do it, that's a fact." I said. Loke still wouldn't look me in the eye. "You know he's lying, Mikayla." He said, his back turned to me. "How are you going to believe he didn't do anything to Leona?" I sighed with exasperation. " Loke, please." I muttered. I really didn't feel like having a fight right now. I didn't need that stress.

" I mean, why would you think that was a good idea?" He went on. "I mean, you knew he was gonna lie about everything. Why waste our time?"

"Loke!" I shouted. "I really don't want this now! I don't need you yelling at me!"

"I'm not yelling! I'm just saying that you..." Loke trailed off. "I, what?" I asked him. Thanks to Loke, I was angry. Great. Loke turned his back to me, frowning. He placed his hands on the counter, sighing. "What am I, Loke? We're fighting now, right?" I asked him, frustrated.

"No." He said quietly. "We-we're not. I'm sorry, okay?" I wanted to yell at him more when I heard a little sniffle. I came over to Loke and looked at his face. He had tears streaming down his face. His shoulders shaking.

"Loke, what's wrong?" I asked him, worried. "I'm sorry I yelled! What is it?"

Loke wiped his eyes and turned to sit down. He placed his head in his hands. "I just don't want anything to happen to our daughter." He whispered. I came up behind him and hugged him tightly. "I want to be a good father...But I'm failing miserably at it."

"No, no..." I said. I got in front of him and held his face in my hands. "You're a great father, Loke." I said. "Leona and Leon love you. I love you. You're all we have. We need you." I leaned in and kissed him softly on his lips. He held me closely to him, kissing me deeply.

Loke suddenly parted from me and looked up. "What?"

Loke looked up and around. "You hear that?" Loke asked. I listened carefully, not hearing anything at first, then noticing the slight whimpering sound. "Leon!"

Loke and I bolted and ran upstairs to Leon's room. "We're coming, Leon!" I called. Loke swung the door open and froze. Leona was there, standing over Leon's crib.

"Leona?" I asked. She turned to me and smiled sweetly at me. "Hi, Mama!" She said. "I was just showing Rika my little brother." I looked around the room. "I don't see anyone." I said. Leona looked around. "Huh. I thought she was here. She must have-" She stopped and cocked her head to one side. "Uh huh." She muttered, as if actually talking to someone. "Okay!" Leona looked up at us with a smile. "She says look in a mirror. You'll see her better."

Loke and I looked at each other with uncertainty, but made our way to the closest mirror. I stared hard at the bathroom mirror, looking for some sign of someone, or something showing up in the reflection. Of course, there was nothing. "Leona, I don't see anything. Are you sure you're not just seeing things?" She nodded fervently. "Yeah! She's here! I saw her! She was here!" Leona seemed frantic, wanting us to believe her imaginary friend was real. "How can I prove that she's real?" She muttered to herself.

Suddenly, Leon's loud wailing pierced through the house. "What's going on?" Loke asked as he dashed into Leon's room. I saw him standing there, stone cold, staring. "What?" I came behind him to see what was the matter. I gasped.

The girl from the mirror was standing at the crib, holding Leon in her arms. she had the dark hair, the pale skin...

Rika.

She was real.

" Shhhh..." Rika said, an evil smile on her face. "The baby'sleeping."

Thanks for reading! Sorry this took so long. Sickness and all. Please review.