Disclaimer: Don't own Power Rangers or their Sentai counter parts that right belongs to their respected owners. All rights theirs. This is a fan work and not for profit.

Claimer: All made up characters belong to the authors. Arashi Tomoe aka Shi and Caleb Fallen belong to Ragemoon. Christa Trejo aka Chris, Kacey Farly aka BC, Amber Jennings aka Bam-Bam, Sherry Chase, Mackenzie Donaldson aka Mac, and Kevin Greyer aka Kev belong to Monkey-chan and Evil Little Shadow Child. Don't borrow them unless you ask first. Karma bites hard you know.

Authors Notes: AU Universe. This explores the fun of balancing a real life with your ninja training.

Shadows in the Light

By

Little Evil Shadow Child
And
Monkey-Chan
And
Ragemoon

Chapter 2: Training Day

In the dojo, Kacey found herself being giving the uniform she would wear to practice. Shi showed her the room she could change in. So Kacey changed and rejoined her two displeased teachers.

"Well for not coming on time." Arashi spoke softly. Anyone that knew her knew that her sweet soft tone was deadly and not a good one to be hearing. "One hundred and fifty push-ups, sit-up, pull-ups and a six mile run." She looked at Kacey who looked at her wide eyed. "I am actually being nice Its usually three hundred of all those things and a fifteen mile run."

Kacey thought she was going to pass out when she heard what her punishment was then to find out that it was lenient. She watched Arashi with wide eyed amazement.

Chris stood there next to Char and smiled to herself before turning back to the house. "She thinks that's bad...wait till she's trained a little...it will up to the original three hundred push-ups, sit-up, pull-ups and a fifteen mile run." Christa knew this. For it was the same work out she did everyday. 'I should know. I have trained with them."

Char giggled and sat back down.

"Want to go into town? We could do some shopping in that computer store you love so much. And then we can stop by Storm Chargers so you can meet my bros."

"All right that sounds like fun". So the two left for a day out together.

Elsewhere Caleb was at his house. He was relaxing from his morning at the skate park. He grabbed a bottle of water then went to sit on his futon and think some more.

He was concerned as to why Kacey left so suddenly. It really did confuse him...but he couldn't call her and he didn't know where she lived. He had forgotten to get her number. 'I feel like a dork. Forgetting to ask her for her number.' He laughed at himself then went on thinking. 'Well it was a good thing I made a lunch date for that cafe tomorrow at 11:30. I can ask her then.'

Meanwhile, at the beach, Blake, Cameron, Hunter, Shane, and Dustin were lounging on the beach listening to music and watching Tori surfed. She really was a good surfer.

"So Cam, Why aren't you back at Ops? Don't you have codes and such to do?" Shane asked. He eyed the young man in green.

"Yeah, but Dad said I needed to get out more so I figured I'd just bring a laptop." He pulled said object out of his bag and booted it up.

"Figures he couldn't go a day without downloading or decoding something." Dustin said sarcastically of his friend. "Dude you need time away from the computer." He never left Ops without a laptop or little palm pilot thing.

Back at the villa's dojo Kacey collapsed exhausted. "Ugh, I think I pulled all the muscles in my body."

"Well that's normal. Plus this is only punishment you haven't even begun the hard stuff yet." Shi said with a smirk.

"It...it...it gets harder?" Kacey asked eyes wide in astonishment.

Arashi eyed the young woman before her. "Hai. Much harder!"

"Great, I can barely contain myself." Kacey sighed. Wondering what she gotten herself into. Her Sensei's were sadists.

"You won't have to, it begins tomorrow, 11:30 on the dot, here. I suggest you store that away in the important things to remember file, you wouldn't want to be late again would you?" Arashi looked at her.

Ikkou had to smile for Arashi was in top form that morning. Then again she was quite as good as he was in the teaching of stubborn students.

"No." Kacey answered with conviction. She'd never be late again if she could help it. For she did not relish the punishment if she was.

"Ok your free to go now" She answered while Ikkou just nodded and looked at the exhausted girl wondering what his brother had gotten him into this time.

"Thank you???" Kacey paused her eyes widened realizing she had forgotten her Sensei's second's name.

"Shi" Ikkou supplied Kacey. "Actually it be Tomoe-sama"

"Ok, thank you, Tomoe-sama, Sensei Kasumi." With that Kacey left and Ikkou stood in amazement of his friend.

"I'm surprised she didn't pee on herself. You probably scared her into never being late again." Ikkou said softly squeezing Shi's shoulder.

"Good then I helped her break a bad habit." Arashi sighed. "Well at least I hope I did. It is said it takes thirty days to recreate a habit. Let's hope I don't have to get creative with the punishments."

Ikkou smiled at her. "Soak in the Jacuzzi?"

"Hai." Shi smiled. "And order in?"

Ikkou nodded. "I don't feel like cooking either."

The pair said in the Jacuzzi and sighed. Both wearing their suits even though neither really wanted to they did not want to offend Christa's guest. Arashi leaned on Ikkou's shoulder.

"I hope your brother is right about her potential." Shi growled. "Or I'll have to kick his ass."

Ikkou laughed hugging her. "I'll have to kick his ass as well."

Meanwhile at the beach, Christa and Charlotte both walked along it and Christa spotted her brothers.

"Hunter, Blake." Christa yelled. "What's up bros?"

Char laughed as Christa's brothers smiled in greeting. Char saw Cameron with his lap top and approached him. "So what OS are you running?"

Cameron looked at her and told her. He was surprised to find that Char could talk computers as well as he could.

Back at Ninja Ops, sensei sat in his cage thinking, 'Lothor has been too quiet. I wonder what he has planned for the rangers. I have a feeling it's unexpected and the rangers will be unable to defeat it.' He sighed to himself and continued his usual meditation and eating of guinea pig food.

Meanwhile Kacey was walking down the familiar street to her apartment. She looked all around but she found it rather quiet that day so she went to Storm Chargers to see if her bike was in yet. The door rang to alert anyone of her presence.

The red head who ran the store looked up and greeted her. "Oh Hey Kacey. What's up?"

"Oh hey Kelly. Is my bike and all ready yet?" Kacey asked smiling though she still felt sore.

"Nope not yet. It'll prolly all be in tomorrow. I'm sorry. I know we said we'd have it for you today." the kind red head explained. "Shipment is coming in late.

"Oh, that's ok." She smiled at the red head for she could not be mad about the shipment being late. 'I don't think I'll have time to ride it anyways ' she thought staring off into space. "Just get someone to bring it by later." she said.

Kelly nodded and watched as Kacey walked out of the store and home for some food.

Ikkou massaged Arashi's shoulders the two were relaxing in the Jacuzzi. Both where tired from teaching Kacey. They leaned on each other.

"So what's on your mind other then our student?" Ikkou asked her softly. He continued rubbing Arashi knowing she do the same for him if he said he needed it. Though he rather massage her.

"The truth?" Arashi sighed and groaned as Ikkou got rid of and seemingly magically found every sore muscle and fixed its knotted tension.

"Hai." Ikkou said he had a feeling he knew what was on her mind.

"A certain blonde and a certain best friend." Shi sighed. "Oh Ikkou I am so torn."

Ikkou pulled her into his lap and held her. "Shi-Shi, don't be torn." He looked deeply into her eyes. "I should take my own advice as well." Their gazes were locked and they moved like in slow motion toward each other.

Just then they heard a voice. "Hey Shi. I was going to get some Ice cream you want...O". It was Hunter's voice. He broke the moment between the two friends. It sent Shi and Ikkou bolting to the opposite sides of the Jacuzzi.

"Sorry. Uh. Shi. I was just...never mind" Hunter said somewhat sad as he walked away.

Shi jumped up and grabbed a towel and took off after Hunter. "Hunter wait..."

Hunter stopped and turned. "What?" he said with a sad expression on his face. When he looked at her he realized she was just as torn. It surprised him that Arashi could be torn for she and Ikkou seemed to have chemistry.

"I'd love to have some ice cream." Shi looked at him her own confusion plain in her eyes. "And I'd love to still know I have you here with me." She looked at him her heart so torn between him and Ikkou it was half driving her mad with the pain. "This right now with Ikkou here it's hard ya know? Its like I have to choose which one I'd like to be with."

"Well Shi. I won't make you choose. Go and be with Ikkou I'll be fine." The pain in his voice surprised Hunter. He realized that Arashi also picked up on his pain.

For she blushed as she spoke. "Yeah.....but I won't. I love you both." She looked at him then at Ikkou as he joined them. "I could never choose between you both." Tears were now appearing in her eyes. Both young men were shocked at this. Arashi turned away.

Ikkou and Hunter both looked at each other. They each knew they felt attracted to the other. But neither knew if the other felt the same. They then looked at the silently crying storm caller.

Blue Bay Harbor was getting a sudden soft rain storm. Char looked up at the sky as Cameron quickly put the laptop in a water proof bag. They both sighed.

"I don't recall rain being in the forecast." Cameron growled. He looked up at the steady pouring misty rain. He had been lucky and his laptop did not get too wet from the rain.

Christa frowned knowing only one person that could invariantly have caused the rain. Though Christa held her thoughts to herself.

The group gathered up looking at each other.

"Well we should all get moving." Tori sighed. "No point in surfing."

The rest of the crew nodded and starting packing up what they brought with them. Char and Chris were helping the others. They all then spoke their good byes and headed off in different directions.

At the mall Char and Christa walked around laughing and joking and having a great time. Chris saw Dustin walking with another girl. They were holding hands and Chris noticed that the girl was very pretty. Chris was Bi, though only Arashi and Charlotte knew no one else did though. She smiled to herself before following Char into Starbucks for a caramel frappachino.

Char lightly punched her shoulder. "Saw something you liked Chris?" She said as they sipped their frappachinos.

Christa smiled. "Always."

Both girls laughed.

At the villa; Ikkou, Hunter and Shi were talking about, well them. They were trying to find a way so everyone was happy. They sat in silence for a good while. Facing each other all trying to figure out what was between them.

Hunter realized the last thing he wanted was to hurt either of the two people before him. It hurt him to know they were torn and hurting. "This is not easy is it?"

Ikkou shook his head. "No it's not. Nothing good ever is." He said with great irony. "I wish it was."

"I don't." Arashi sighed. "For it makes the realization sweeter when it finally happens."

Both young men smiled at her.

"You realize that.." Hunter started to say.

"Oh gods." Ikkou's eyes widened as he thought over what Hunter was thinking.

Arashi shook her head. "They will freak."

"Freak is a bare beginning of covering it." Hunter groaned.

Arashi giggled.

Both shot her a look.

"Let's take this slow even though I for one." Her eyes danced with mischief. "Cannot wait to see you two making out."

That got her tackled by both Ikkou and Hunter as they tried to tickle the very non-ticklish Arashi.

At the computer store Cameron was looking at some new software that he could use to help condense and clean out Ninja Ops mainframe to make it work faster and better. He smiled happy for it was in stock.

Char and Chris happened to walk in. They noted that Cameron was there as well. Both of the girls walked over to where the green samurai was standing and immediately Char and Cameron were talking computers.

Feeling way out of her safe zone Chris spoke up to Char. "Dude this is way over my head. I'll leave ya here and pick you up in an hour ok."

Char nodded.

"I'll take her back to the villa Chris." Cameron said. "That way you don't have to back track."

Char smiled happy that she gets to spend more time with Cameron getting to know him better.

Chris nodded. Then she left the computer store to search for Dustin and the girl he was with. For she really wanted to hook up with both of them. It would take some maneuvering on her part and getting to know both better. The small blonde smirked, she knew it be worth it though.

Inside a café, Caleb looked at Kacey. She looked tired to him. "Kacey?" He spoke softly gaining her waning attention.

"Yeah?" she said groggily. For she was indeed extremely tired now that fatigue had settled in residence on Kacey.

"You tired?" he asked concerned about her well being. She looked like she run a five hundred mile marathon.

"Is it that obvious?" she said half smiling.

"Well its just you look like you've run the Boston marathon like three times." Caleb pointed out to her. He smiled lightly looking at her.

"No, No....It was much harder than that." she said sarcastically. "I think I've pulled like every muscle in my body." She whined a little.

Caleb smiled wryly knowing a good bribe. "Want a massage?"

"If you're offering.....oh yeah. Let's go back to my place...It's closer." So the two left and headed to the apartment.

Meanwhile Christa found Dustin and the pretty girl he was with. She clasps the other teen on his shoulder making Dustin jump.

"Dude you scared me." Dustin smiled at her.

"Who's the hottie with you Dusty?" Christa asked smiling at both Dustin and Marah.

Both blushed a little. Dustin answered. "This is Marah."

"You're a hottie too Dusty but I know you already." Christa teased her yellow wearing friend. Whom she hoped to turn him and his lovely girl into her boyfriend and girlfriend. Looking at the girl beside him she introduced herself.

"Hello, I'm Chris. I just got ditched, saw you and hoped we could do something...the three of us. Unless of course you're busy. I don't want to intrude." She said.

"No, we were just heading to the movies. Wanna join us?" Marah said. She smiled to herself. this friend of Dustin's was very, very cute. She was attracted to her. Chris agreed and Marah took her arm and walked in the middle of the two as they headed to the cinema in the mall.

Shi's sudden happiness at the realization that she didn't have to choose between her best friends caused the slow storm to dissipate and turn into sunshine that radiated happiness to all. She sat in the Jacuzzi with Hunter and Ikkou talking and sharing things you would only tell your best friend and so on.

The three talked of things they never tell anyone. Shi was cuddled between them. Both young man touching her arms. They bonded though they would not realize for some time how deep their bonding was.

In the movies Chris sat in-between Marah and Dustin, at their insistence and the three enjoyed the movie, but the three were unaware of the changes taking place inside of them. Their three souls and hearts, so to speak, began to bond and strengthen of their own accord. Each had found their other parts, but instead of it being one person....it was two.

In Kacey's apartment; Caleb found himself giving Kacey a massage. She was only in a towel and he sighed hoping his self control would last."How does that feel? Better?"

"Uh huh.......Damn you're better than my bro Mac." she said yawning a little. She felt so relaxed under his touch. It surprised her.

"Tired still?" he asked gently rubbing out the knots in her legs shoulders and back. He worked them all out gently. For he was trying his best not to hurt her as he massaged her.

"Yeah, but I think I can stay awake a little longer." Kacey sighed fighting off the urge to go to sleep with him still rubbing her.

"Ok" he said rubbing her feet. He smiled at her. Knowing she would take a short nap.

Back at the computer store Char and Cameron were taking about nothing more than computers. Char looked at Cameron and smiled. "Uh...would you maybe like to go get some tea or something?"

"Yeah. I'd love too." Cameron smiled.

At the Movie Theater Marah and Chris and Dustin were leaving now that the movie was over. People flooded all round them as more then one movie let out at the same time.

"You wanna meet us at Rocco's for dinner?" Dustin asked.

"Sure. Now?" Christa asked smiling for being with the two of them made her feel very good.

"Yeah we were gonna head there and get some pizza." Dustin smiled brightly.

"Ok. Let's go then." Christa grinned. "I'll follow you."

At Rocco's, Dustin blinked. "Christa, Marah is that over there Char and Cam?"

Christa blinked realizing who it was she also noted that Shane was there talking to Char and Cameron. Beyond them were Hunter, Ikkou and Shi. Shi and Ikkou were playing one of the highly popular dance games from Japan. The two looked like they were having way more fun then the law should allow.

"Seems the whole crew is here Dustin." Christa said as they drew closer.

At another Rocco's location Caleb and Kacey both sat in a booth eating a pizza.

"This place is great. Thanks for taking me." Kacey said wiping her mouth with her napkin.

"No problem it looked like you could use a break from the world."

"Most definetly." she said looking straight at him.

"Um...Caleb?"

"Yeah?"

"You got pizza sauce on your..uh..oh I'll just get it". She took her napkin and wiped the sauce of his face.

"Thanks" he said smiling and stuffing another slice in his mouth.

"Your welcome" she said smiling brightly.

Back at the other Rocco's the crew all sat together and ate. Although Dustin and Marah did get some strange glances.

"Dustin. Why are you with Marah?" Shane asked looking at Marah.

"Oh well....umm....Marah's...kinda my girlfriend."

Everyone was kind of surprised that Dustin was with Marah...but what ever floated his boat.

When the group had finished they all chipped in with the bill and left. Each linked arms, Blake, Tori, Christa, Dustin, Marah, Shane, Char, Cam, Hunter, Shi, and Ikkou.

Meanwhile at the other Rocco's Caleb and Kacey had just finished.

"Here's your bill."

"Thank you."

Kacey made to pull a twenty out her pocket but Caleb protested.

"No way. I'm paying. Think of it as a date." When he said that Kacey's face turned at least 2 different shades of red. She really liked him but each time she thought about him she'd get all love sick and kind of ditzy. She knew she wasn't, she was far from ditzy, but actions speak louder than words, and she had been rather ditzy of late.

"Oh..ok" she said smiling. Caleb payed the bill and opened the door for her. They began walking down the boardwalk. Caleb reached for her hand and she let him take it. So they walked hand in hand until Kacey saw a familiar face.

"Hey..that looks just like Dustin...and wait that looks just like Shi and.....oh that guy..er....whats his name?"

"Kacey what are you talking about?"

"Oh I just know those people" she said suddenly wishing she hadn't.

"Well lets go say 'Hi'." he said slightly pulling her towards them.

"No I don't need to say anything, we can just go." But it was no use.

"Hey Kacey." Ikkou said cheerily.

"Oh hey." she said looking right at Shi. "Hi Tomoe-sama" she said softly. This made Shi burst out in laughter.

"Please, just call me Shi." she said between breaths. Shi, Ikkou, and Kacey began a small conversation while Caleb held her hand and listened. Meanwhile Christa felt it was her duty to inform the others of the girl.

"That's the girl I was telling you about. You know the one who was late to her own lessons. She's ditzier than you, Dustin."

"Hey dude. What's that supposed to mean?" he said nudging her gently.

"Oh you know I love ya." She said hugging him slightly.

"Hey I know her. That's Kacey. We go way back." Dustin said to no one inparticular.

"Well at anyrate she does seem quite clueless" Shane said. Though with his big mouth he was inevitably heard. This brought out the psycho inside of Kacey. She politely walked over to Shane and he looked right at her.

"What?" He asked.

Kacey looked right at him then all of a sudden. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" She screamed as she kicked him right in the crotch. Shane began rolling on the ground holding his crotch.

"She.........she ............my balls." Although Kacey's actions were quite uncalled for she couldn't help it. She just got so pissed, she couldn't control herself. With Shane lying on the ground Caleb and Kacey walked on leaving the others between concern and total and complete hysteria.

"Shane are you alright?" Tori said laughing so hard she grabbed her stomach.

"Dude you gotta learn how to whisper" Blake laughed.

Shane finally got off the ground limping slightly. "Damn, that hurt." he said making sure everything was in place. Ikkou and Shi were whispering back and forth while the whole incident went on.

"I don't think she likes Shane very much. And that man she was with......I could barely tell in this light but he resembled Hunter extremely well. I mean if i didn't know Hunter was here with us i would swear it was him."

"No one likes Shane, Shi-Shi. You know that. And your right he did look like our Hunter-kun" Ikkou said.

"Anyway her actions were uncalled for and she shall recieve punishment. Even though it was hillarious."