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Claimer: Original characters in this story belong to either Ragemoon or Holly. Ask them before you borrow. Karma bites ya hard if you don't.
Arising Tempest
by
Ragemoon
and
Holly Malfoy
Chapter 3: Helping Hands
The next day, Hunter and Shi arrived at the hospital to pick up Christa. Shi waited by his crimson truck while Hunter went in to pick up his little sister. She looked around finding nothing out of place. Shi sighed and shook her head. she could not stop her training. Having to know where everything and everyone was at, at all times.
When Hunter arrived in the ICU hall he heard yelling. He had to smirk for he knew who was causing a scene. Christa hated wheelchairs and he knew she was having a fit.
"Miss Trejo will you please calm down and sit in the chair." a nurse said. Motioning to the wheelchair before her. "You must sit down on the chair to leave the hospital." She sighed knowing that this stubborn young lady was going to give her a mirgrine.
"No I will not sit down. I can walk just fine." She said getting up only to fall over. For she really could not walk out on her own. She was just unwilling to admit weakness.
Hunter caught her and smirked. "Christa-Jean, stop being stubborn and let them help you." He helped her in the wheelchair. "Plus hospital rules I do believe, sister dear." He smirked lightly at her.
Chris thanked him with her sarcasm. "This coming from the king of stubbornness himself." She glared at her elder brother but as par to the usual Hunter did not even flinch under her steely gaze.
Hunter smirked as he spoke. "Damned right. Rules are rules."
Christa sighed darkly.
The nurse handed him her things and said "She needs to stay off her feet for three more days. You can keep this chair." She sent them on their way.
Hunter pushed his sister out of the hospital and down to the parking lot where Shi was waiting to take her friend home. Hunter helped her in the passengers seat, which was no easy feat on account of the full arm cast on her right arm, and buckled her in.
He then placed the wheel chair in the back and climbed in himself. Hunter drove them back to Shi's place. Shi was sitting in the middle of the two siblings on the bench seat. Christa was smiling for she knew Shi was squished up against Hunter. Not that her brother appeared to mind the dark haired girl's proximity to him.
Once they arrived at the beach house they both got Chris settled in. She was now seated in her bed. She looked up at them surrounded by fluffy pillows.
"Now stay there and if you need anything just call ok." Hunter said before leaving. Hunter had driven to Shi's and then together the two left to pick up Chris.
Christa nodded and watched her bother leave. She then looked at Shi. "Ok what happened after I was knocked out?"
"I beat the hell out of the bastard that knocked you out." Shi said with a blood thirsty grin. "The baka is nursing two black eyes and a bloody lip."
Christa giggled and winced. "Oi good."
"Oh I have to order me another bike. For that guy thrashed the one you were borrowing." Shi said softly and Christa winced. Chris also noted the bruises Shi was sprouting and knew it was sheer stubbornness that kept the storm caller from wincing at them.
Hunter arrived back home and he looked at Blake. "Well enjoy seeing Shi again?" Blake teased his bro. "I know you did."
"Blake I am just getting to know her." He looked at his brother. Blake was grinning like a demon at Hunter. "Damnit, quite trying to rush things."
Blake smiled like the demon his brother knew he could be. "I am not you were just real quiet about her last night." Blake smiled slightly. "Was wondering what happened between ya?"
"Nothing like that." Hunter growled. He quickly changed the subject on his bro. For he did not want to picture Shi's half nude chest. "Did you see how many fine scars Shi has."
"Yeah I did notice them, why?" Blake asked him. He eyed his older brother wondering how many of her scars he saw.
"She said she'd had a hard life. You don't think she's one of the new rangers do you?" Hunter looked at his little brother, thinking.
Blake stood up and looked at Hunter. "If she is it would explain where that storm came from yesterday. Only a storm ninja could call something like that. If I remember correctly one of the new rangers we saw yesterday was in a storm ranger uniform." Blake sighed rubbing his forehead. "You know I feel bad about keeping the fact that we know the academy one of them is from form the others. Since we know the other is a thunder ninja ranger."
"Well until we figure this out we should keep it to ourselves, ok." Hunter looked at his bro. Blake caught the intense look in his brother's eyes. "We have no proof to say that the new ranger is Shi." He paused. "Christa-Jean could be the other Thunder Ranger."
That made Blake blink. "Makes sense. Dammit Hunter why?" His brother shrugged. Blake said sighed running his fingers though his hair. "I'm gonna go meet Tori for dinner. Wanna tag along?" Blake said to his brother.
"Be a third wheel. Nah I'll pass. Go have fun. I might go and call Christa-Jean." Hunter smiled. And thought to himself. 'Wonder if Shi will answer the phone.'
"I can't believe after all these years you still call her that." Blake said shaking his head. He smiled lightly knowing that Hunter called her that for it got on Christa's nerves.
"Yeah well it is her name. Don't know why she shortened it to Chris." Hunter smirked again. "Go Blake before I push you out the door." Blake took the hint and made himself gone. Hunter went to pick up the phone to call his little sister.
Shi heard the phone ring and she answered it. Christa was sleeping so she was surprised to hear Hunter's voice. "Hello." Shi smiled though she knew he could not see it. "Sorry but your sister is asleep." She chuckled a little with his next words. "Just come over Dude. When she wakes you can talk with her." She hung up the phone and went to make dinner.
Hunter arrived about fifteen minutes later for traffic was a bit heavy. He let himself in for Shi had told him to just do that. He sniffed the air and came into the kitchen. Shi was intently watching the food.
"I am here." Hunter said softly. Hoping not to startle the girl while she was cooking. For she seemed quite intense as he could be in the kitchen.
Shi turned and smiled. "Making dinner." She took the stir-fry off the stove, out of the wok and into a dish.
"Mmmm., smells like heaven. Bet it tastes like it to." He said to her. Hunter knew he was flirting with her but he really didn't care. For he had noticed that was the way men and women reacted to each other. It was perfectly natural to flirt with someone of the opposite sex as it was to flirt with the same sex on occasion.
Shi smirked walking into the sitting area with the food and Hunter following. The two sat and began eating. Both using chop sticks like a pair of experts.
"I was right it does taste like heaven." said Hunter in between mouthfuls of food. He could not believe the flavor blends that Shi had managed. 'Must get this recipe from her. Blake would so flip over this.'
Shi laughed, Hunter was being a pig but she didn't really care. She was about to comment on it when the intercom beeped. "Sounds like your sister is up." she said walking over to the intercom. "Yes Chris?"
"Uh...I've fallen and I can't get up." Christa said sounding embarrassed as her voice filtered though the intercom system.
Hunter laughed loudly and Shi chuckled.
"It's not funny. I'm serious. I'm stuck and I gotta PEE really really bad so help and Hunter if you don't stop laughing no amount of running will allow you escape from my wrath." Christa said from her part of the house.
"Excuse me while I go help her." Shi said standing up she smiled slightly at Christa's older brother taking the sting from her words.
"Oh this I got to see." Hunter made a move to get up.
"I don't think so mister. She's hurt and embarrassed enough so just leave her alone. You can come in later when she's presentable." With that she left to help her fallen friend.
Hunter sighed and rolled his eyes. "She is my little sister." He shook his head. Then took himself into her living area and flipped on the TV. Oddly enough to him at least there was a motoshow on. "Shi is into motocross so it's not that odd."
Meanwhile Shi helped Christa to the bathroom. "There call me when you're done. Did you want dinner? I know those meds they gave you suppress your appetite."
Christa nodded as Shi turned her back so her friend had a little privacy. Christa finished off her business and Shi helped her by picking her up and carrying her to the main house. Shi placed Christa in one of the over stuffed futon chairs. "There."
"Hunter stop looking at me like I got something on my face." She said looking at her brother. Christa figited a little under Hunter's steady gaze. It seemed like he was memorising her features just so he would not forget her.
"Sorry Christa-Jean, just didn't realize how small you were." With only her forest green pajama bottoms and gray sports bra on Hunter could see how small she really was.
"Hunter, call me Christa-Jean again and I'll whack you upside your head with my cast." She said to her brother. She raised her cast threateningly toward him.
"Try and catch me Christa-Jean" Hunter smirked knowing that from where she was sitting she could not get him.
"Oh you just wait" Christa growled.
Shi returned moments later to see the two siblings glaring at each other and smirked. She put a tray with some chicken broth and a glass of water to help Chris swallow her pain meds.
"Great more pills." Chris said rolling her eyes. She took them anyway knowing that she be really peevish if she did not.
"What do you have against meds anyway Chris?" Shi asked a bit confused by her reactions. For most people did not get curt over pain meds.
"I'd rather not talk about it, ever." She said returning to her dinner. Christa felt odd like she just dishonored her friend by not telling her why she felt that way about pain meds.
Hunter met Shi's eyes telling her silently that he'd tell her later. Shi nodded and the three sat in companionable silences till Chris was finished and yawning as the meds kicked in. She fell asleep on the futon and Shi covered her with a blanket.
Hunter followed Shi into the kitchen to help Shi with the dishes. "So tell me Hunter, what does your sister have against doctors and all that stuff?"
Hunter was silent for a few moments as he tried to sift through what he could tell her that wouldn't make Chris mad at him later. Hunter knew more than Chris knew he did.
So Hunter told Shi what he knew and over heard another storm rolled in comforting his thoughts on who the two new rangers were. For he could see the anger in Shi's eyes.
"I will not tell. You have my solemn vow." Shi told him. He knew she would not tell. He also realised that Christa would know as soon as she woke that he told Shi. He frowned and Shi squeezed his shoulder and smiled lightly at him.
Hunter nodded and sighed. They had finished the dishes and were heading back into the front room. Shi placed a motovid in her vcd player. "Here I thought you like to see some of my stuff."
Hunter was astounded at what he saw. "You like freestyle better then racing?" They watched the vids that showed some of Shi's best moves much like he and Blake paraded out their tapes for the others when they came over. He had to smile for he thought Dustin should talk to Shi. He was thinking about going freestyle instead of racing.
"I like them both." Shi smirked slightly. "Each have their pros and cons."
"Yeah they do." Hunter agreed. He was warming up to this young woman. He hoped they could keep going a bit slowly.
"Do you two have to discuss motocross while I am asleep?" Christa whined from her spot. "I swear there is more to life then motocross."
Shi smiled. "I know I just enjoy motocross." Pausing looking at Christa. "I should put you in your room."
"Hey sis, so do you." Hunter pointed out. He smiled knowing that Christa was being peevish for her own reasons that had nothing to do with either himself or Shi. Though he had a feeling it was because of how he and Shi were interacting.
Christa looked at her bro. She tried to sound hurt but she just could not pull it off. "Did you come here to visit with me or flirt with my roomie?"
Hunter gave his sister a look. "How an I suppose to hang out while you sleep. And I am not flirting."
"Sure." was Christa's response. She shook her head. For if Hunter was not flirting with her roomie she really did not want to know what their reactions to each other meant.
Shi shook her head. For much like Hunter she was not seeing what Christa or Blake was seeing.
"Yeah well if you had just had a major accident you would be sleepy too. But I'm up now." She said trying to sit up and found it difficult. "Ugh, a little help." She said and Hunter got up and helped her sit up properly. "Thanks Bro."
"Welcome, sis" Hunter walked back over to the sofa and sat on the seat next to Shi.
"Hey, Shi since I kinda totaled your bike you can take the one you bought me" Chris said turning her gaze on her roomie who was looking at her with a certain glint in her eyes.
"No that bike is yours Chris." Shi smirked. "Already have another one in order to replace the one that was thrashed." She knew her words were lost on Christa for Chris had the look of someone who realized something went on.
"What did you tell her Hunter?" Christa demanded to know. She turned hard eyes on her brother "And don't lie cause I know you told her something. You had no right to tell her anything. No right at all." She was beyond angry at this point and tried to stand.
Hunter went to help her. "Don't touch me Hunter." Chris said as she struggled to get out of the room. She made it about half way before clasping in tears. "Why?" She whined. "Why did you have to tell?"
Shi went and picked Christa up and placed her back in her seat. "Don't you even do this." She glared hard at her friend. "He felt I needed to understand. Now that I do. I know of some natural meds that will ease you pain. Stop whining Chris."
Christa looked at her.
"You not the only one who don't like doctors and hospitals." Shi said growling at her. "So don't even start." Looking at Christa. "You stay right there and be civil to your bro. I am going to brew you some tea." As she walked away. "Whining I swear." Shi growled.
Hunter looked at his sister. Hunter decided to be silent. Then he spoke. "I get enough Shit from Blake, sister mine." He stated quietly. "I don't need you jumping too. You know I only have your best in mind."
Christa blinked and blushed realzing how she was acting.
Shi came back with the tea. "Willow tea, natural pain reliever will not make you woolly." The storm caller looked at Christa and Hunter before sitting next to him. "I doctor myself normally. Why do you think I am so scarred? I don't go to doctors. Had too many bad experiences with them." Looking at Christa. "A few of my scars are from doctors, unneeded surgery."
"Thanks, Shi, for understanding and for caring." Chris said to her friend. Her voice small realizing that Shi understood. Christa felt silly.
Hunter thought that the statement had an underlying meaning but didn't press. He watched his sister and her room mate inter act. They were forming a good friendship.
"Welcome, Chris." Shi sighed lightly.
"Well now that that's taken care of lets see if we can find something for you to do since you won't be going anywhere for a while." Shi said going over to the cabinet. She rummaged through it for a while and when she turned back around Chris was asleep with her head in Hunter's lap.
Shi smiled for the older thunder brother was also asleep. She looked over at the clock. "No wonder. It's after 3 am." She walked over and covered Hunter with a blanket and went to her own room to go to sleep.
That night, memories haunted her sleep. She saw her dead sensei and the other dead students with in the ruins of the Storm ninja academy. She awoke to someone shaking her and her immediate reaction was to grab and pin.
"Morning to you too" Hunter said as he stared up at Shi. For her reaction had taken him by surprise. He noted she was very strong.
Shi smiled. "Hunter, don't do that." She let him go and allowed him to sit up. She rubbed her forehead not believing her reactions.
"Chris is asleep in her room. It's after 8:30 am in the morning. I heard weird noises coming from in here. So I came in and saw you having in some kind of nightmare." He said looking at her worriedly.
"Nightmares." Shi closed her eyes and sighed. "Hai I was stuck in a nightmare." She leaned forward not realizing the view she just gifted Hunter with for her sleep tank was low cut. Hunter blinked for he just realized again how pale his sisters roommate was. She climbed out of bed and Hunter realized that Shi was only in her tank and panties.
"Um Shi." Hunter said softly. "Do you always sleep like that?"
"No Hunter, I usually sleep nude." Shi smirked. "I detest sleeping clothing."
'I agree about the sleeping in the nude. One more thing we do that's alike.' Hunter thought to himself as he felt himself blush. "Well I just was not expecting it. Christa-jean wears pjs bottoms and all that."
"She prolly does not have silk sheets." Shi pointed them out to Hunter. The blonde looked at the futon and smiled. For Shi indeed had silk sheets.
Chris slides open Shi's panel to see her best bud and her brother. "Ok what's going on. She noted Shi's tiny tank and underwear and Hunter being fully clothed though he was rumpled. Chris was in her green PJ bottoms and tank. "Shi, Ummm."
"No Christa we were not." Shi smirked.
Hunter eyed his sister. "You look better this morning sis."
"Yeah I feel it to. Now if only I could shower and change." She mumbled to herself. "Ah the reason I'm here. Shi, I require your assistance at changing. And I kinda reek so help in the bathroom ie. towels and stuff would be great. And Hunter please stop staring at my roomie cause it kinda freaks me out." She said to them.
Shi pulled on a pair of loose sweats and turned to Hunter. "Yes you can come, no you can't help and if I hear so much as a snicker I'll hurt you." She said before leaving with Hunter in tow.
When they arrived in Chris' room she was in the process of removing her tank and somehow had gotten tangled up in it. "Hunter avert your eyes like a good brother." Which he did and Shi helped Chris untangle herself.
"I really, really hate this thing. I can't even change properly." Christa growled as Shi helped her into the bathroom. Shi got some towels out and began to run some water in the tub
"I assume you can handle the rest." She said to Chris.
"Yeah, if I need you I'll call." Chris began removing the rest of her clothes as Shi left to join Hunter in Chris's rooms.
When she entered she saw him looking at the pictures Chris had around the room. They were fairly recent pictures and one in particular caught his eye. It was one of him, Blake and Chris. Chris was in the middle and Blake and he were on her sides. Shi walked up behind him and saw what he was looking at. "You guys look so happy."
Hunter nodded. "Yeah we were then and are now that we are together once more."
Shi smirked and shook her head.
"Do you have and family?" Hunter asked her innocently. When he saw her face fall he wished he had not asked that question. "I am sorry I."
Shi placed a finger on his mouth. "Its ok how were you suppose to know. My family is dead and they been dead for many years. I come to think I am cursed." Shi sighed softly. "I have been alone for nine years."
Hunter hugged her. "I know how it feels even though I still Blake and Christa. I know how it feels."
Shi returned the hug and sighed they stood there holding on to each other. The two were unaware of just how long they were hugging each other. for Shi had truly needed the confronting. No one had confronted the storm ninja in a long time.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything" Chris said from the doorway. she had stood there for a few moments just watching them. Neither her brother nor her friend had noticed her.
Hunter and Shi jumped apart and looked at Chris. She was clean and looked a lot better than she did the day before. Her bruises were almost gone and the scratches almost healed and if not for the cast she looked near to be in perfect health.
"Wow. Chris your cuts. How did they heal so fast?" Hunter asked his suspicions about who the two new rangers were confirmed. Though he did not there were still many but he frowned at her healing so fast.
"Hunter I used my salve on her." Shi sighed knowing that he seen the way her salve worked. "It promotes healing. Plus with the way your sister seems to klutz out all the time. Her body heals a bit faster then others."
Hunter had to nod. For Shi was right. Both he and Christa had always healed fast. He was just looking for reasons to get them to out themselves of their shared secrets. He had a feeling it would take longer then he really wanted to wait. Though he knew he could wait.
Christa sighed watching her brother knowing what was going on in his mind.
Meanwhile in Ninja Ops, Dustin looked at Cameron. "Dude what are you doing?" He watched the tech whiz going over the battle that they had fought with the other two rangers help.
"I am trying to see if they slip up and give themselves away. But they don't in this one." Cameron sighed not liking that he could not tell who they were.
Shane shook his head. "So what do you two think of Christa and Shi?" He paused gifting them with his thoughts first. "I think Christa is sweet. Though I don't like Shi and don't ask me why I just don't."
"Well Christa is nice yet she has her moments." Dustin's voice trailed off. "Shi can be nice too as long as you don't cross her."
Cameron looked at Blake and Tori. "I think they are both going to be full of surprises." He sighed. "I just hope they will be good ones and not ones that will destroy us."
Cyber Cam walked in carrying a box of parts. "What's up dogs?" He smiled brightly at Tori and everyone in Ninja Ops.
A voice spoke up behind them all. "All will be shown in time." They all turned to look at Sensei. "The rangers will eventually trust you. My students, my son, and my adopted students give it time. We do have plenty of that."
"Yes Sensei." They all spoke together. "We will." Then they smiled at one another.
It was then Cyber Cam spoke up. "Dudes, you got trouble." He sighed pointing to the screen and the monster that appeared and the kalzacks causing trouble.
The rangers nodded to each other before morphing and streaking off to battle in multicolored streaks. They arrived and began battling the kalzacks and the monster. They were once again not having an easy time with the monster. The kalzacks they whipped like they were nothing the monster was posing a problem.
Hunter grunted from a really hard hit. He knew the others were not doing so well. Lothor seemed to be finding really strong monsters to send to battle the rangers.
Meanwhile over on the other side of town. Shi sensed something amiss. She frowned knowing it was not Christa. For Christa asleep she knew she could leave for a while and not worry about her friend. She placed her shopping in her jeep. Looking around she went and found a place that would hide her from prying eyes.
So she morphed hidden in the ally and headed out to help the others. They scarlet storm ranger arrived just in time to deflect a blast that would have hurt Hunter and Blake. For the monster seemed to be focusing on the two brothers.
So the unknown ranger joined the others alone for once and helped them with their fight taking much of the heat off of the others so they could regather their own engery. Soon enough the combined might of the rangers destroyed the monster.
After the monster was defeated, the Rangers crowded around Shi. They were attempting to corner her and figure out who she was. They could only tell they were definitely dealing with a female. Even if the woman was not dressed in what would have been normal ranger gear with her masculine ranger armor.
Shi just looked at them behind her mask before disappearing in a cloud of ninja smoke. She reappeared in the same ally she had morphed in. Walking back to her jeep she made her way back home. Humming the tune on the radio as she drove.
Shi arrived home to the sounds of Christa screaming. Placing her grocery bags quickly in the kitchen. Fearing the worst Shi ran to her friends room only to find Blake an Hunter there tickling her unmercifully.
"Shi, help me please! They wont stop. Ow, my ribs....." She said in between screams and laughter.
Shi leaned on the door frame. "Chris." She paused looking at the three. "You two stop she is hurt you know."
Both brothers smirked. As they stopped and Christa got her breath back. She clutched her ribs and looked at her room mate.
"Shrieking." Shi sighed. "You two had to make her scream like that. I thought someone was trying to kill her. I am going to make dinner."
Christa smiled. "Dinner!!"
The brothers smiled and helped Christa up and they all followed Shi.
In Ninja Ops, Sensei watched as Cyber Cam analyzed the data from the latest battle. He could not believe that the one ranger came alone. Then again they only needed the one's help. But he still wondered why only one showed up.
"Well?" Sensei asked softly to his son's cyber counterpart.
"Well Sensei." Cyber Cam sighed. "I still don't have enough data. I would need to observe all the ninja students and their new friends and family." He looked at the rodent that was his creator's father. "That would be the only way to really analyze the data."
Sensei nodded. "Then do it. For the sake of figuring out who these two new rangers are."
Cyber Cam nodded and went to work information gathering on all the rangers including their interactions to each other.
