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Arising Tempest
By
Ragemoon
and
Monkey Chan
Chapter 6: Shadow Dancer
The next morning Ikkou was in the kitchen wearing only his boxers. He was getting a drink of OJ when he heard the soft padding of feet behind him. He looked up taking a drink from the glass he poured and looked at the young woman before him. He took in her sleep wear. Green sports bra with green pj pants.
Christa was shocked for there was a very attractive Japanese man standing only in his crimson colored boxers in her and Shi's kitchen. She blinked and turned away to go find her roommate.
Ikkou shook his head watching Christa walk away from him. He had to smirk for he knew he was driving her crazy.
Meanwhile Christa watches as Shi does her katas. She knows the Storm caller is taking extra long just because Christa wanted to talk to her. She sighed once Shi was finished and drinking a bit of water. Christa took the plunge. "You didn't tell me that someone was staying here also." She paused something else hit her mind. For Ikkou had been acting extra lazy. "Are you sleeping with him? He was in his boxers!!!"
Shi raising her eyebrow then telling her. "I was not the one who arrived home late after I went to bed." She took another drink of water.
"Not my fault......they wouldn't let me leave, Hunter and Blake both " Christa said standing up for herself.
"No excuse you could have called." looking at her roomie. "That would still be none of your business Christa-Jean. Whether or not I was sleeping with him." Shaking her head taking a drink of water watching her sputtering roommate. "Ikkou is my best friend from Japan. I have known him forever. We are very close."
"Yeah well....just tell him to put on some pants from now on....his boxers don't hide much...." she said blushing. Christa could not believe her roommate was being so savant fair about a mostly naked male in their kitchen.
Shi smirked. "No boxers don't hide much." Looking at her. "You looked?" Arashi was amused by the colors of red Christa was turning. She found that Christa was the sort that embarrassed easy.
"He was in the kitchen stealing my OJ." Christa said defensively. "How the hell could I not notice?"
"I bought that OJ." Shi pointed out.
"So....s'not like you drink it often....." Christa pouted at her friend
Shi looked up at Ikkou. "Ikkou-chan, you need to wear your PJ bottoms ok?" She smiled at the handsome boxer clad young man who was walking towards her.
"Of course Shi-chan." Ikkou answered drinking OJ. He smiled at her.
Chris finds herself staring again, but she really couldn't help it, hormonal teenager again. That and Ikkou was half dressed and very handsome and well put together. Christa could not believe the lean muscle on the young Japanese man.
"You promised to spar with me." Ikkou said softly gently reminding Shi of her word.
"I will." Handing him a pair of training gi pants. "Put those on."
Ikkou took them from her touching Arashi's hands softly. They both smiled warmly at each other. Not realizing their attitudes toward each other was embarrassing to Christa.
Chris blushes and excuses herself. "I'm gonna go make myself some breakfast then head to Cam's to help him with a project we started."
"Ok." Both Ikkou and Shi answered.
Ikkou asks Christa. "Why are you turning red?"
"Ummm.....I got to go." she leaves quickly and keeps blushing.
Shi shrugs. "I think she thinks you're hot. Just not her type."
Ikkou smiles lightly. "She is pretty but not my type either."
The two smiled at each other and Ikkou slipped on the training gi pants over his boxers. He and Arashi then faced each other and began their promised sparing session.
Meanwhile Christa made it to the safely of Shi's kitchen and got herself some breakfast. She sighed glad she was calming down.
Tori comes into the kitchen observing Christa eating. Following her were Christa's brothers. "Morning Chris, the door was open."
"The door is always open." Christa smiled at the blonde surfer girl. Glad to see one sane face among all the madness that her day was already being.
Hunter picking up on Christa's mood the way older brothers had a way of picking up on things. "Christa what is wrong?"
"There is man from Japan staying here and he walks around in crimson boxers and NOTHING ELSE. Plus he STOLE my OJ!!" Chris said pouting at Hunter.
Hunter snickered. His little drama queen sister. To innocent for her own good. Hunter sighed smirking slightly catching Blake's eyes. His little brother also wore a small light smirk on his face as well.
Tori decided to save her. "Come on Chris, We need to go help Cam." The two left the grinning brothers and took off to ninja ops in Tori's van.
Hunter basically ignored them and decided to make his way to the dojo to meet this man from Japan. He found Ikkou and Shi sparing hard. He was shocked that they be going all out. He frowned knowing Shi was hiding her pain. 'Bet she did not tell him she has broken ribs.' He sighed.
Blake joined his brother and let out a low whistle. For he could not believe the strength between the two.
Arashi and Ikkou stopped their battling and looked at the two standing just outside the dojo doors. Arashi tried to hide her hiss of pain but Ikkou, Hunter and Blake all noticed it.
"Arashi-chan." "Shi." Where the words Shi heard as she tried to breath not so deeply for her ribs were ripping though her painfully.
"She did not tell you about her ribs?" Blake said shocked as Shi glared at them.
"Iie Shi-chan did not." Ikkou stopped Shi from stomping off in anger. "Don't Shi-chan. Let me check I must have made them worse. Why did you not tell me?"
"I promised you a good sparing session and I don't go back on my word." Shi growled feeling the pain very badly as Ikkou gently touched her bruised and broken ribs.
"No more sparring till these are healed." Ikkou said worried.
Hunter nodded. "Shi you cannot risk your health so."
Blake watched this by-play and sighed. In his mind he saw things between the three unfolding and he knew that all three would deny and fight it. 'This is going to be entertaining. Only thing is this is going to scare a few people. For I know Hunter is bisexual. But is Ikkou?' He shook his head slightly.
Meanwhile in Ninja Ops, Tori and Chris both looked at Cameron. He looked harried like he was working on too many projects at once. Even Cyber Cam looked harried.
"What do you mean we can't work on it today. You said...." Christa looked at the green wearing tech whiz of the ninja storm rangers in shock.
"I know what I said. But there is just too much other work to be done. It will have to wait. I'm sorry." He returned his gaze to the computer. The codes he was working on were incurably complex. He sighed wishing for another mind to bend to this. No realizing that his wish had been granted but not in a way he notice. Not till later on.
Tori and Chris sighed and left.
"Maybe I should have just knocked him upside the head with my cast." She said. Looking at her smaller cast. "I swear the entire world is agaist me."
Tori giggled. "Yeah, you should have. Home?"
"Home" Chris said. Not sure what they were going to find there. Arriving back home they found Arashi, Ikkou, Hunter and Blake all watching a motocross show.
"I see everyone is behaving." Christa said looking at them. She frowned for Arashi once away was now curled up in both Hunter's and Ikkou's laps asleep. "Why is Shi asleep?"
"She took a couple of pain killers." Ikkou said softly. "Someone did not tell me of her broken ribs." Ikkou ran a hand though Shi's loose hair. Ikkou had a pained look in his face and eyes. His voice gave away the guilt that was eating at him.
Hunter was doing the same thing. "You should not blame yourself. Shi knew her ribs where hurt." He knew why Ikkou was blaming himself. He really could not blame him. For if he sparred with her not knowing her ribs were broken. Hunter knew he react the same way.
Ikkou smiled wanly. "It does not help the guilt from becoming less hurtful Hunter-kun."
Christa watched the by-play blinking. She looked at Blake who winked at his little sister. Smiling lightly knowing she noticed what was a possibility between the three on the futon.
"Hey Blake you ready?" Tori asked him.
"Yeah, Let's go." He left with her leaving Chris in the room alone with Ikkou, Shi and Hunter. Christa sighed looking at the sleeping form of her roommate.
"I should have noticed Shi was hurt." Ikkou said. His hands were touching, caressing her cheek. Then want back to stroking her hair.
"Dude, I may not have known Shi as long as you but one thing I do know is that she can hide pain very, very well." Chris said heading into the kitchen and not looking at the TV.
"What happened to her arm." Ikkou asked seeing Christa's cast again. He had noted it earlier but did not get a chance to ask about it.
"Who, Chris?" Hunter asked. "Oh She broke it in a motoX accident a month ago." He returned his gaze to the TV set and away from the good looking Japanese man sitting next to him.
When Chris returned she looked at Hunter. "If you need me Bro, I'll be in the spring." She said heading to her room to change.
"Bro?" Ikkou eyed Hunter out of the corner of his eye. He smiled a little at their exchange. He recognized the family dynamics even if no one else realized it.
"She's my little sister." Hunter answered.
"Oh...You two do look alike." Ikkou said smiling.
They went back to watching the MotoX show on the television. Both hoping Shi would not wake for a while. Hunter knew the longer she slept the quicker Shi would heal. Ikkou also recognized that fact as well.
Meanwhile in the hot spring with her arm wrapped in plastic Christa sat enjoying the hot water. She was dressed in her one piece bathing suit. The warmth of the water felt wonderful to her.
At the skate park, Dustin was watching Shane do his tricks at the skate park. He looked over and saw Tori and Blake were making their way over to him. He smiled at the two love birds. Blake had a firm but gentle hold on Tori's hand and they both smiled at him at the same time.
"Yo Dustin what's up?" Blake asked his yellow wearing comrade.
Dustin laughed lightly. "Not much meeting Shane here. Watching him skate for I want to talk to him. What's up with you two."
"I think my bro is about to alter his life in a way no one will suspect." Blake smiled shaking his head as Tori eyed him.
"No way Blake." Tori looked at him seeing his eyes gleam. "Your serious?"
"I am." Blake sighed looking at Dustin. "Its just speculation right now. So I am not going to say anything."
Dustin nodded. "Dude I have enough on my mind without having to calculate the mind numbing effects your brother could cause by just changing one thing about himself."
"Dustin....Are you feeling ok?" Tori said placing her hand on his forehead.
"What, the ditz cant sound smart for once?" He said playfully removing Tori's hand and returning his gaze to the ramp.
Blake and Tori both smiled and sat next to Dustin. Well Blake sat next to Dustin and Tori sat in Blake's lap. They all watched Shane skate.
Back at ops Cam had just finished the last thing he had to do. He decided he needed a break and got up and told his father he was going to Shi's to spar and would be back later. When he arrived Hunter, Shi and a strange Japanese man he had never met before were all asleep in front of the television.
Cameron shook his head. For the three looked very cozy. He decided he would just spar alone. Heading out into the courtyard and towards the dojo he passed the spring and saw Chris sitting there with her eyes closed.
"You aren't dead are you?" he asked moving closer. He wanted to make sure she had not died while the trio in the main house was asleep.
"Nope. Lonely though. Join me?" She asked sitting up and looking at him.
"Sure. Let me go change." They had all decided to leave bathing suits and a few extra pairs of clothes at Shi's just incase something happened. Once he had changed into his green and black swim trunks he returned to the spring and settled in across from the small female ninja.
"Your brother, Shi and some strange guy are all sleeping together on the sofa." Cameron stated as he settled in the hot spring.
"That is Ikkou." Christa looked up at him. "Really." She smirked. "I have to see this." Christa got out of the spring and Cameron followed her both grabbing towels. Cameron shook his head as he followed Christa.
Chris could not believe Cameron was correct. On the sofa Shi was curled in-between Hunter and Ikkou. She smiled. "Now that is cute." She disappeared leaving Cameron wondering what she was up too. Tori, Blake, Shane and Dustin arrived before she returned. Cameron wondered where she went but did not have to wonder long for Christa returned carrying a digital camera. "Shi's camera." The smaller ninja shadowed over to where the trio was sleeping and took a couple of pictures then covered them all up.
Christa smiled and she and Cameron smiled at Blake, Tori, Dustin, and Shane. Motioning for them to be quiet. Tori saw why and smiled shaking her head. They all disappeared outdoors and on to the beach.
"Chris, who was that with Shi and Hunter?" Dustin asked sitting next to the female ninja on the beach towel.
"It's Ikkou, Shi's friend from Japan. He's staying with us." Christa answered Dustin's question her eyes on the ocean before her.
"Oh...." He returned his gaze to the water and watched as the others played and splashed around in the surf. Just when they were thinking things couldn't get better their morphers beeped.
"Trouble at the quarry." Cyber Cam said.
Dustin, Blake, Cameron, Tori and Shane morphed and streaked to battle. Chris just gathered everything and went back to the house. When she got here the others were still asleep on the sofa.
"Cyber Cam...Did you call Hunter and Shi?" She asked quietly into her morpher.
"No. Shi needs rest and she will come if Hunter's there so just leave them there. If they're needed I'll call them. Cyber Cam out." Was the answer she got to her query.
Chris smiled and went to get back in the hot springs hoping to relax a little more before changing and starting dinner if no one was up.
Meanwhile, Shi stirred and disturbed her two sleeping partners. Sitting up the stormcaller rubbed her eyes. Ikkou and Hunter both looked at her.
"Feeling a little better?" Hunter asked her. "I cannot believe we all fell asleep."
Ikkou nodded. "I cannot either. Well I know why I did. Jetlag is getting to me that and the time difference." He sighed.
"I need to make dinner." Shi stood up and went into her kitchen with Hunter and Ikkou following. She regulated things to them and that was how Christa found the three. She leaned on the kitchen archway and watched as the three worked together and seemed to anticipate what the other needed.
Christa sighed.
Arashi looks up and smiles at Christa. "Christa could you and Hunter set the table?"
Both siblings nodded as Ikkou finished off what he was doing. Arashi nodded to him and they took out the Asian feast to grace the table. As Hunter and Christa finished placing the chopsticks, the chopsticks rests, plates and bowels the rest of the team reshowed up from the battle.
Tori sat down wincing slightly and they all took their seats. Arashi, Ikkou and Hunter all noted this and made several conclusions. All of them had to sit on their explosive tempers.
"So why weren't we called for battle? Shi asked keeping her explosive temper in check by the barest of threads.
"Umm......" Everyone said including Chris. She however was the first to speak. "Cyber Cam and Sensei thought it best for you to rest. Said if you were needed they would call you." She picked up the chopsticks and began eating.
Shi just shook her head. She caught Hunter's and Ikkou's eyes. They all knew why but it still hurt.
Ikkou realized that his new friends were also rangers. He smirked a little. For Shi had already called him on his own ranger self. He had concluded who Hunter and his crew were as well. For they reminded him of his former comrades the Hurricangers.
And the others began eating as well. The just batting rangers felt a little ill at ease. Not realizing that Ikkou knew already from his own experiences over in Japan of who and what they were.
After dinner the crew went and watched a movie at the movie house. Dustin sat near the outside and a pretty girl joined him. Though the others did not notice except for Ikkou. He noted their holding of hands and how quiet they were about not drawing attention to themselves.
The movie rolled they all sat and watched thrilled by it. Had a little something for the entire crew. Action, adventure, romance, drama the works; they were all happy with the selection.
But surprisingly, at the end of the movie when the lights came up both Christa and Blake were sound asleep. Tori nudged Blake and woke him up while Hunter just picked up his sister.
The entire way home Christa slept, and he put her in her bed when he got home. Upon returning to the main house he noted everyone else was gone except Ikkou and Shi.
Hunter frowned looking at the sitting pair. "Where'd everyone go?"
"Home. They were tired." Shi said from her position next to Ikkou. Hunter had to admit to himself. That Japanese man was very good looking and very fun to be around. Hunter sighed and walked over to a chair.
"And what's wrong with sitting by us?" Shi asked playfully.
"I didn't want to intrude." Hunter looked over at the pair. Ikkou was grinning at him. His smile seemed to challenge Hunter as much as Arashi's next words did.
"Get your butt over here." She said raising her feet and motioning for him to sit, which he did. And the three turned their gaze back to the television and the moto race that was showing.
The next day, Cameron sighed and looked at his father. "What do you mean I need to bring the Shadow here?" He looked at his tiny father. "I don't know anyone named Shadow." He was exasperated with his father.
"Son, Shadow is with the Storm." Sensei said to his son and watched as Cameron figured out what his father had meant.
"You mean Ikkou is Shadow?" Cameron blinked realizing that Ikkou must have known who they were. He sighed.
At Shi's house Hunter and Blake pulled up in Blake's truck. They were taking their sister to the hospital. For both were sure she was ready to get rid of that cast even if the doctors thought the trio was stark raving mad.
Blake smiled watching as Christa made her way before they could get out of the truck.
"Good you are here." Christa sighed. "They are discussing things that are way over my head." As she settled in the middle of the seat. Buckling up the trio went to the hospital.
Inside the beach house, Ikkou sighed watching Christa take off. "Is she always so quick to retreat?"
Arashi smiled. "Not always, I think she's just unsure of how to talk and associate with you."
"Makes sense, Here I am a stranger from a different country, different culture and I really haven't made much of an effort to get to know her. She seems very interesting but unsure of herself at the same time. I sense she's looking for something but I don't really know what it is. It's confusing."
"Don't worry Ikkou-kun. I'm sure you'll figure it out." Shi said hugging him and pulling away just as Cameron walked in.
Cameron looked at the duo before him. "Are you a shadow, Ikkou?"
"Hai, I am." Ikkou looked at Cameron funny. "How did you know?"
"Father knew." Cameron sighed watching Arashi grinned.
"He'll be able to help you Cam-Cam." Shi smirked gifting Cameron with a new nickname.
Cameron blinked and Ikkou grinned at the storm caller. "Let's go to Ninja Ops." She left Christa a message that read this: 'Chris Went to Cam-Cam's'. Arashi smirked as the trio left for Ninja Ops.
At the hospital the doctor took an X-ray of Christa's arm and indeed it was fully healed. He was puzzled at this because she should have been wearing it for another few weeks. Anyway he removed it for her and gave her a sling to put her arm in it got tired or it began hurting. He told her that she could not do any sports or lift anything heavy until he told her she could.
Since her guardian was trained in several rehabilitation techniques she needn't not come for therapy but come every two weeks until he believed she was healed completely.
Chris left the hospital with a grin, happy she no longer had to wear the cast. She looked at her arm and thought. 'Damn I'm pale and it's so small.' She placed her arms side by side and sighed. It would be along time till she was strong enough to do anything really and she wasn't looking forward to therapy because it meant pain and hurting muscles and a very intimidating and demanding roommate.
Her brothers grinned at her. Christa had to smile back. For their happiness was contagious to their smaller sibling.
"You will be up and going soon enough." Hunter pointed out to Christa. "We'll be there to help you out. And keep Shi from killing you." He teased her lightly.
Blake laughed. "Yep we will." They loaded up into Blake's truck and set off to go get ice-cream.
At the beach, Tori surfed while Dustin and Shane both watched her in the waves. They still could not get over the fact that their friend was so good in the waves. Tori seemed almost at home among the ocean's curling waves.
Dustin had to smile for he knew why even if it still confused Shane.
At Ninja Ops, Cameron led Shi and Ikkou inside. They were greeted by the sight of his guinea pig father.
"Hi dad." Cameron sighed. "I brought them both."
"Good Cameron." Sensei spoke softly. "I see you are not to shocked to see my form."
"No its like I've done this before." Ikkou smiled lightly. "So what needs to be done. For you must want me to help somehow."
"My son needs a third set of hands to help him. He created one set." Sensei motioned to Cyber Cam who nodded at Ikkou and Shi.
Shi glared at the cyber double. He was the cause of several instances in which she had to sit on her temper.
Cyber Cam eyed the violent storm caller again glad he was not programmed to fear anyone. He sighed.
Ikkou nodded and agreed to help Cam and the three began to work. Ikkou smirked knowing their plunge into what needed to be done was irking his stormy best friend.
Shi just shook her head and excused herself and headed into to town to purchase a few things.
Sensei smiled glad that Arashi could hold her infamous temper in check and not let it loose in Ninja Ops. He went back inside his cage and meditated.
Arashi passed Blake's truck and decided to stop by for a few seconds. She walked into the ice cream parlor and found Hunter, Blake and Chris sitting eating ice cream Shi noticed Chris's arm was free from the cast as she walked over to them. She smiled walking over to them. Shi took the free seat next to Hunter since Blake was seated next to his sister, and smiled. "I see you lost the cast. Happy?"
"Yes but not looking forward to the therapy involved to rebuild my strength." Christa winced as Arashi smiled.
"Don't worry Christa-chan. I promise I'll take it easy on you. We'll push it as much as YOU want to." Arashi eyed the youngest Trejo.
Christa smiled warmly and nodded. "Ok. I was not sure."
"You thought I'd plunge you right back into training." Shi raised an eyebrow. Christa blushed and both her brothers burst out laughing. "Christa-chan I am not an ogre."
"I know you aren't, but I was unaware of what you would have me do mighty Yoda." She said mock bowing at the storm caller causing her already laughing brothers to laugh to the point of tears coming out of their eyes.
Shi smiled, happy that her friend was happy and joking again. "No Chris. I don't want you hurt so if you say stop. We stop."
"Sheeze you make it sound like were gonna have sex or something." She said shivering. "But that's cool. I appreciate everything you've done for me Shi. Even if I don't show it very well sometimes." She said before taking another spoonful of her ice cream.
Shi smiled and stood. "Well I have errands to run so I'll see you at the house when I get back. Okay?"
"Okay." Chris said finishing her ice cream.
Her brothers were already finished and they left to head back to Shi's. When Chris arrived her brothers just dropped her off because they had to go to work. Chris let herself in and went into the kitchen to fix some willow tea for her arm was hurting slightly.
Ikkou was sitting at the kitchen table with a steaming mug of tea infront of him. He was shirtless and wearing his crimson swim trunks and black flip-flops. "Ahh....Just the person I wanted to see. Tea, for your arm and I was thinking about getting in the Hot Springs and was wondering if you'd join me."
Chris could tell he was trying to get her to talk with him so she agreed for she was interested in him and was curious to know a little about him. "Sure let me drink my tea and change." She said taking the mug and sipping it lightly for it was hot.
They went to the Hot Springs and Christa found that Ikkou could talk when he wished too. She found herself growing fond of the Japanese youth. She sighed wondering what kind of waves he was going to cause with Shi and Hunter. For Christa could see the developing love between the three.
Shi soon returned to her beach house she found Ikkou and Christa and joined them wearing a scarlet bikini and grumbling about it.
Her grumbling made Christa grin. "Take it off. It's your house isn't it. "Chris said smiling before getting up.
"And where are you going?" Arashi asked looking at Christa before tossing the offending bathing suit at her friend. Christa deftly caught the wet garment.
"My room. I've spent too much time in there already today. If I stay in any longer I'll boil to death." She smiled and walked to her room to shower and change.
Ikkou smiled looking at Shi. Arashi smirked right back. "You don't want to wear your swim trunks either. So I would not say a word."
Ikkou laughed softly as he got rid of his crimson trunks and enjoyed the feel of the water agaist his skin.
The shadow and the storm relaxed across from each other in their preferred way, naked.
Chris got out of the shower and pulled on a pair of pj bottoms in her respective color and a gray sports bra.
She headed into the kitchen for some tea and a snack. Passing the couple in the hotspring she smiled to herself thinking. 'I am going to be assaulted by the male anatomy before he leaves. I just hope Hunter's not around if it does happen...How embarrassing.' She shook her head and entered the kitchen.
Grabbing a bag of pretzels and some tea she sat down to watch some TV. Three hours and a bag of pretzels later Chris climbed into bed for a good nights sleep.
Down the hall. Ikkou and Shi were settling in as well, contented to sleep spooning and dreaming pleasant dreams.
