The Life of Livana Garmadon

August 26th, 2023

"Thanks for helping me out with chores today, Mia." Lloyd nodded at the little girl, who had hung up our uniforms in the sun to dry after we had washed them.

"You're welcome." Mia beamed as she put her hands on her hips and pushed her hair back over her shoulder, "Anything I can do around here, I am happy to help."

"Well, my brother is horrible at chores, so..." I laughed when Lloyd shoved my shoulder.

"That is a lie. Don't listen to my little sister." Lloyd shot a flat, teasing glare at me before he looked over at Mia and said, "You enjoying your stay at the monastery so far, kid?"

"Yeah! I love it here." Mia said enthusiastically.

"That's good to hear." I started to say, but then a shriek from the monastery grounds interrupted me. I whipped around just in time to see Felix sprint towards us, laughter in his eyes.

"What happened?" Mia asked as her brother rushed up to her, laughing in near hysteria, unable to form words.

"Did Kai drink from the baby bottle again?" Lloyd asked, muffling a laugh behind his hand before lacing both hands behind his head.

"No." Felix shook his head but then said, or should I say laughed, "But Cole and Kai got in a fight over changing diapers, and it's absolutely hilarious."

"Ooh, this we've got to watch." I picked up Mia and then ran back into the monastery, while Lloyd ran behind me with Felix in his arms. I burst into the living room to find Kai bouncing Max in his arms while he looked over at Cole.

"I don't know how to change diapers!" Kai yelped. "You need to do it, or Max is going to get a baby rash! On his butt!"

I nearly burst out laughing, but Cole retorted. "Why would I know how to change a diaper? I'm a Ninja and I'm freaking 21. Why would I know?"

"Well, I certainly don't know!" Kai sniped back, bouncing a content looking Max as he surveyed the room, looking desperate for help.

"Need some help, gentlemen?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Livvy!" Cole's eyes lit up and he groaned, "Please tell me that you know how to change a diaper."

"Uh, how would I know?" I asked, lifting an eyebrow.

"We're screwed." Kai facepalmed.

"But I do have someone who knows how to change a diaper." I nudged my head in the direction of Mia, who was looking at all of us amusingly.

"Oh yeah!" Kai quickly walked over to Mia and then handed her Max, who cooed at his sister before looking over at Kai and clapping his hands, babbling.

"If you'll excuse me for a second." Mia sophisticatedly stated before she walked out into the hallways and then closed the bathroom door. We all let out a sigh of relief, and I cracked up at Kai and Cole's expressions.

"You guys are absolutely comedic." I giggled, "No wonder Felix was laughing so hard when he came out to the courtyard to find us. I would've been laughing so hard I wouldn't have been able to move."

Felix grinned and Cole protested, "Well, to be fair, it felt like a crisis at the moment."

"But now that it's off our hands, it's not that big of a deal." Kai lifted up his hands and then walked over to the couch, where he sat down. "Whew. No baby rash on this little guy."

"Just relieved to see you ain't drinking from the baby bottle again." Lloyd commented casually, making Felix laugh even harder than he already was.

"That was peer pressure." Kai defended himself.