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 3

By

Little Evil Shadow Child
and
Monkey-Chan
and
Ragemoon

A week after the incidents at the boardwalk, Kacey sat deep in thought. 'I hate it when I go loco. I just had to pop him in the balls. Couldn't do it could ya Kacey. I'm such a Basket Case. Oh well, Shi is gonna kick my ass with punishment. I guess that'll teach me.'

Kacey sighed her body protesting already for Arashi and Ikkou had been training her extra hard. Both were merciless when it came to her behavior. Kacey sighed for she realized that her behavior reflected on her sensei and his second.

'I really gotta quit playing the idiot.' She sighed and went into the bathroom to take a nice hot shower hoping it would make her muscles stop hurting.

Meanwhile in Del Sol, Amber, Kev, Mac, and Sherry were all packing up, getting ready to move. There were brown packing boxes everywhere. Some were filled and others were ready to be folded into their box shape to be used. The crew had already packed up Amber's and Kacey's old apartment. They were now working on getting Sherry's, Mac's and Kev's place all packed up.

"Kev don't forget all the band equipment. We're putting it all in Mac's truck." Sherry said. Though she knew they remember for Mac had been placing most the band's equipment all by himself. That irked Sherry for she thought that Kevin should have been helping his friend.

"Sher-bear I know." Mac said walking in the room to get the amps. "I'm pretty sure I have it under control. But it would go faster if that lazy bum Kevin would help." For Mac's trust levels only went so far. He trusted no one save himself with packing things into his baby.

"Who's a lazy bum?" Kevin asked slightly offended. He looked at Mac and Mac just grinned at him. Kevin glared right back at his grinning comrade.

Just then Amber, the leader when Kacey wasn't around, walked in. She surveyed the mess that was her friends apartment. She could tell they were almost done for almost everything was packed only the small things were left. "Y'all just get everything in the cars so we can go. Kacey thinks we're coming in a few more weeks. We'll give her the bestest surprise ever."

"Yes Master" they all said with sarcasm. The group grinned at Amber as she mock glared back at them.

"Oh Come on guys. Where's the enthusiasm?" Amber said softly. "We're going early. I know BC misses us all." Her voice trailed off. For Amber was indeed worried about Kacey. For she knew her friend could not cook anything.

"We packed it in one of the bags." Sherry said smiling. They all laughed at Sherry's sally.

Ikkou watched Christa and Shi sparring. He felt the others join him. Hunter let out a low whistle. For he never seen Arashi and Christa sparing together. The others were in wordless wonder for both girls were very fast. They stared in amazement, Bruce Lee had nothing on these girls.

Ikkou smirked. "Christa-chan just made a critical mistake." Hunter saw it as well. He then watched as Shi took advantage of that mistake and took down the youngest of the Trejo sibling. The two faced each other and bowed. Shi punched Christa lightly in the shoulder.

Their voices floated up to the others.

"You're getting better Christa-chan." Arashi was smiling at the smaller girl. "Much improvement for you."

"I don't feel like I have improved yet." Christa sighed. "For you keep beating me." She whined a little. "It's so not fair."

Charlotte giggled at her friends comment. Christa blushed the color of her brother's and Ikkou's shirts. For she realized that they all over heard her whining about Shi winning.

"I don't always win Christa-chan." Arashi smiled lightly.

"Tying with my brother and Ikkou doesn't count." Christa pouted.

Tori smiled at Christa. Blake hugged Tori to him. The two watched the others. Shane was sitting in one of the deck chairs. He still did not look too happy. Dustin smiled sitting on one of the benches. Cameron sat next to the yellow wearing ninja teen.

At the skate park; Caleb sighed as he went through the ramps. His passion for skating was definitely seen in the way he would do his 540's and 360's. It was like he was skating in air and no gravity could bring him down. He always loved to skate...it was his passion. He could do it for hours mostly cause it allowed him time to escape from reality and become one with the ramp and the air.

Amber, Kev, Sherry and Mac were all heading towards Blue Bay and looking forward to seeing their friend BC. The highways were crowded as par to the norm for California traffic. Which of course annoyed both the drivers as they headed for Blue Bay.

"I wonder how many times she's locked herself out?" Sherry asked aloud for she knew that Kacey could never remember her keys. It amazed her how many times that the girl locked herself out of the house.

"Prolly more than she can count." Kev said. They both laughed together knowing that Kevin was most likely right. They did not realize that they were wrong about Kacey locking herself out of the apartment she was now in.

Kev and Sherry were driving behind Amber and Mac.

Kacey got out of the shower and heard a knock at her door. She wrapped a towel around herself sighing. She went to open it and was met with the sight of Caleb. He was dressed in a tight black t-shirt that acted like a second skin and loose skater pants.

"Hey....You didn't meet me." Caleb quirked a smile and noted that the towel barely covered the young woman in front of him.

"Oh...I'm so sorry. I wasn't feeling well. I don't have your number or I would have called." Kacey blushed realizing she was only in a towel. "Come in I have to get dressed." She let him in and took off.

Caleb smirked watching her leave.

Later that day the pair planned on meeting. Caleb was running a bit late and Kacey had forgotten that Amber had her cell. So Caleb left a message on her cell and hoped she check her messages.

Kacey meanwhile thought she saw Caleb when it was really Hunter she spotted. He was dressed in black skater style pants and a tightly fitting crimson colored shirt. She snuck up behind him. Tapped him on the shoulder smiled up at him.

"Hey Sexy!" she stated with a smile.

She wondered why he looked at her all confused. She then kissed the crimson wearing young man.

"What the hell was that for." Hunter growled. "I don't know you." He stalked off angry and confused about some stranger girl kissing him. Honestly what would Shi say.

Kacey blinked as Caleb came up behind her.

"Hey beautiful." Caleb said softly making Kacey jump. He looked at her as she eyed him and her eyes got bigger.

"Oh my god." She looked at him. "This guy looked just like you."

"What guy?" he asked raising his eyebrow.

"That guy that i...just....Oh SHIT!!!" she screamed running towards the guy who looked like Caleb but wasn't Caleb and tapped his shoulder again.

"Yeah what do you want now?" he said annoyed and confused.

Kacey looked at him and then to Caleb who was coming right behind her.

"Sorry I thought you were him. Ya'll look totally alike" she said pointing back and forth.

Hunter looked at Caleb and vice-versa.

"Do I...know you?" Caleb asked. Hunter and Caleb circled each other, taking in each detail.

"Its like looking in a mirror."

"So see. I didn't mean to kiss you...um?"

"Hunter. Hunter Trejo."

"Well thats Caleb and I'm Kacey." she said introducing her and Caleb. Hunter gave them both a small smile. And then it clicked. This was Dustin's friend. The one that just moved here.

"Hey your Dustin's friend right?"

"Yeah"

"Well he's been trying to find you and Shane's still holding his balls after that kick you gave him." he said laughing lightly.

"You were there that night?"

"All Dustin's friends were. Which reminds me you should come to the Beach today. You could meet the entire gang and maybe get some moto buds."

"Thank you Hunter. Thats a good idea." she said looking at Caleb.

Hunter turned to walk away but then turned and looked at Caleb.

"Thats uncanny." then he turned and walked away.

"Well that was an experience", Caleb said smiling down to Kacey. Then he took her hand and they walked to cafe for some lunch.

Elsewhere, a few miles away from Blue Bay, were Kev, Sherry, Amber, and Mac, stuck in traffic.

"Damnit Mac! Why did we have to go this way?" Amber asked annoyed at the traffic jam.

"Well this is the way YOU said to go..I was just following your orders Queenie" Mac stated.

"Well..Don't listen to me anymore."

"Ok. Will do."

In the a few cars behind them were Sherry and Kev. They weren't very annoyed in fact they were coming up with some nifty songs. Sherry had taken out her notebook and they started making up random stuff.

"How does 'Close to Death' sound for the title?" Sherry asked smiling about her great idea.

"Perfect Sher-bear! BC will love it. Maybe we'll get a gig." Kev said excitedly.

"Yeah. For sure!"

Meanwhile, A party at the beach was going on. Hunter, Dustin, Shane, Chris, Shi, Ikkou, Tori, Blake, well everyone was there. Music was blasting and they had a little beach fire going to roast marshmallows. Kacey and Caleb had just pulled up in Caleb's jeep. They saw the group of people and could only assume it was the group Hunter was talking about.