Title: Family Ties
Part Five: Blessings
Author: Kryptonite
Disclaimer: The idea of Power Rangers itself belongs to Sabaan Entertainment (I think) and I'm using the *idea* for the basis of this. Danni is my own character.
Spoilers: Kinda hard not to have them since they aren't all my original characters.
Summary: Okay, next day or so. Just a little scene where Cam and Danni meet for the first time in person. We get two more mysteries, which will have to be worked out later.
A/N: Hey people, I finally wrote this chapter (amazing!) and I know everyone's gonna be impressed... okay enough building myself up. I like this story and I really like the way this is going. Though I'm not completely sure how it'll end I do have an idea for the next few chapters. Please R/R and have a great ______ (insert time period here)
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" Hey Dustin, wanna come?" Tori asked, leaning over the counter and looking down on the crouched form of her friend.
" I was planning on checking on my sister."
" Bring her along. None of us have been properly introduced." Blake suggested, wrapping his arm around Tori's shoulders.
" Okay, I'll ask her." Dustin stood up and wiped his hands on the towel. " Kelly I'm going to lunch."
" Bye Dustin." She waved at the group before sighing and going back to her paperwork. " It's gonna take a miracle."
~~~~~
" Danni?" Dustin pounded on the door. She had moved the key from it's spot and had locked not only all the windows but also both doors. The door suddenly flew open. Danni was pale and it looked like she had been sleeping.
" What?"
" Wanna go get some lunch?" Dustin had that look in his eyes saying 'And I won't take no for an answer'.
" Ten minutes." She groaned and bolted as fast as she could up the stairs.
" Make yourselves at home. Just... stay out of the basement."
" Why?" Hunter asked, his hand hovering centimeters above the brass knob.
" She'll kill ya." Dustin said, the truth ringing in his voice and in his eyes.
~~~~~
" Okay, let's get this over with." Danni muttered coming down the stairs, not looking much better for having taken a shower.
" Are you okay?" Dustin asked, stepping closer to her. She shrugged him off.
" Yes, yes."
" Okay then, quick introductions." Blake said when it looked like Dustin was going to continue to pester his sister.
" Oh, right. Uh Danni this is Tori, Shane, Blake, and his brother Hunter. Cam's gonna meet us at the restaurant."
" Okay," She paused, looking at the group. " Someone gonna make a move for the door?" Everyone seemed to snap awake and started moving towards the door.
~~~~~
" Hi." Danni pursed her lips and nodded her head at Cam.
" Uh, let's order something." The group seated themselves around the table and started scanning through the menu. Danni was the only one who didn't even open the book.
" Can I take your order?" The group answered the waiter's question.
" Just a sprite, thanks."
" Are you sure you don't want to eat something? Not even... BBQ chicken? You like that."
" Sprite's fine."
" Okay." Dustin gave up after Danni kicked his shin. Tori stifled a snort at the image and the others started talking. Cam and Danni were pretty much left out, as they couldn't contribute helpfully to a conversation revolving around motocross bikes and skateboard tricks.
" Looks good." " Dig in." Hunter and Blake spoke at once. Everyone dug in with relish. Danni sat back and watched while sipping at her drink.
" So Danni, where are you going to school?"
" The local high school. I'll be graduating this year." Dustin looked at his sister like she had grown a second head.
" When did that happen?"
" I told you. They give me my work months ahead. I passed two years by now." Dustin looked at his plate then transferred a bit of chicken to another plate.
" Here. Eat this."
Danni pushed it back towards the yellow wind ranger. " I'm not hungry."
" You have to eat something."
" I'll get something when we get home. I had a late breakfast." Her eyes were drawn to the door where someone was watching the exchange smugly. Danni shoved her chair back.
" Excuse me." Her eyes were fixed on the gentleman in the door.
" Danni?"
" I'll be right back." Danni got to the door and was practically pulled out the door.
" Having fun?"
" Just give me the damn dose." She was already moving to roll her sleeve up.
" What kind of attitude is that? You should be nicer or I won't give you the medicine." He teased.
" Give me the shot or I make sure you can never pass on your family name and that you'll need to strap something there to do anything like that again. Understand?" He gulped, knowing full well that she'd go through with the threat.
" Here. Little brat." He swiped at the skin with a cotton ball soaked in alcohol. Plunging the needle in, he barely heard Danni's miniscule intake of breath.
" Do me a favor and don't wait to do this in public next time, okay?" Danni said as she pulled her arm up to put pressure on the small puncture. The guy yanked her arm down and placed a Band-Aid the exact same color as her skin over the wound.
" Don't tell me what to do or there won't be a next time." He disappeared as quickly as he had appeared, leaving Danni to go back to her brother and his friends.
" What was that about?" Dustin's eyes never left his plate.
" Just someone I needed to talk to."
~~~~~
" It was nice meeting you." Cam said, extending his hand to shake Danni's.
" Il sole brillerà su lei e la sua famiglia."
" Potere la luna lo benedice e tutti i lavori." Danni winked at Cam before she hopped into the car to get a ride back to her house.
" What did she say?" Cam's mouth twitched. 'It's good to finally meet you in person, Ashes.'
" Nothing important."
~~~~~
^' You there?'^
~' Here.'~
^' Nice to meet you.'^
~' You're a friend of my brother's. I might have to stop talking to you.'~
^' Now that would be stupid. So does your brother know yet?'^
~' Nope. Dustin won't know until I tell him.'~
^' Are you gonna tell him?'^
~' What do you think?'~
^' I hate it when you answer my questions with a question.'^
~' But I'm so good at it.'~
^' I know. That's what makes it so annoying. So where did you get the screen name "Ashes"?'^
~' My middle name is Ashley.'~
^' Ah.'^
~' I have to go. I'll talk to you later.'~
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BloodIce- Hope you realized who she was talking too. Thanks for the review on 'Arranged' as well.
Mathais-8888- You're welcome. Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad you think that way. And I'm very happy that you don't find these annoying. Seven pages shouldn't be annoying.
rain- Glad I kept you interested. Hope you liked this one as much. Lothor's plan will be revealed later in the story.
The One And Only Trey- I know it's so annoying when you find fics that you can't even understand because they butcher the English language so much. And most people don't even have the excuse of having English as their second language!
Doyles-always- Fanfiction.net has been screwing up the past week or so, I've had this chapter written for like two weeks (at least!) and I couldn't get the darn thing posted! It was so frustrating.
Super ZEO Silver- Well, I'm glad you liked it and I hope you like the rest of the chapters... if I don't have the same problem with posting *grumbles* Sorry, I just get a bit touchy when things don't work how they're supposed to. Thanks for the review!
Alright the phrases Cam and Danni throw at each other are Italian.
Il sole brillerà su lei e la sua famiglia = The sun shall shine on you and your family
and
Potere la luna lo benedice e tutti i lavori = May the moon bless you and all your works
I was trying to think of something that they could have said in code that they both would understand. So I went to FreeTranslation.com and decided to use Italian, which I think worked pretty well. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.
Thanks for reading.
Part Five: Blessings
Author: Kryptonite
Disclaimer: The idea of Power Rangers itself belongs to Sabaan Entertainment (I think) and I'm using the *idea* for the basis of this. Danni is my own character.
Spoilers: Kinda hard not to have them since they aren't all my original characters.
Summary: Okay, next day or so. Just a little scene where Cam and Danni meet for the first time in person. We get two more mysteries, which will have to be worked out later.
A/N: Hey people, I finally wrote this chapter (amazing!) and I know everyone's gonna be impressed... okay enough building myself up. I like this story and I really like the way this is going. Though I'm not completely sure how it'll end I do have an idea for the next few chapters. Please R/R and have a great ______ (insert time period here)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" Hey Dustin, wanna come?" Tori asked, leaning over the counter and looking down on the crouched form of her friend.
" I was planning on checking on my sister."
" Bring her along. None of us have been properly introduced." Blake suggested, wrapping his arm around Tori's shoulders.
" Okay, I'll ask her." Dustin stood up and wiped his hands on the towel. " Kelly I'm going to lunch."
" Bye Dustin." She waved at the group before sighing and going back to her paperwork. " It's gonna take a miracle."
~~~~~
" Danni?" Dustin pounded on the door. She had moved the key from it's spot and had locked not only all the windows but also both doors. The door suddenly flew open. Danni was pale and it looked like she had been sleeping.
" What?"
" Wanna go get some lunch?" Dustin had that look in his eyes saying 'And I won't take no for an answer'.
" Ten minutes." She groaned and bolted as fast as she could up the stairs.
" Make yourselves at home. Just... stay out of the basement."
" Why?" Hunter asked, his hand hovering centimeters above the brass knob.
" She'll kill ya." Dustin said, the truth ringing in his voice and in his eyes.
~~~~~
" Okay, let's get this over with." Danni muttered coming down the stairs, not looking much better for having taken a shower.
" Are you okay?" Dustin asked, stepping closer to her. She shrugged him off.
" Yes, yes."
" Okay then, quick introductions." Blake said when it looked like Dustin was going to continue to pester his sister.
" Oh, right. Uh Danni this is Tori, Shane, Blake, and his brother Hunter. Cam's gonna meet us at the restaurant."
" Okay," She paused, looking at the group. " Someone gonna make a move for the door?" Everyone seemed to snap awake and started moving towards the door.
~~~~~
" Hi." Danni pursed her lips and nodded her head at Cam.
" Uh, let's order something." The group seated themselves around the table and started scanning through the menu. Danni was the only one who didn't even open the book.
" Can I take your order?" The group answered the waiter's question.
" Just a sprite, thanks."
" Are you sure you don't want to eat something? Not even... BBQ chicken? You like that."
" Sprite's fine."
" Okay." Dustin gave up after Danni kicked his shin. Tori stifled a snort at the image and the others started talking. Cam and Danni were pretty much left out, as they couldn't contribute helpfully to a conversation revolving around motocross bikes and skateboard tricks.
" Looks good." " Dig in." Hunter and Blake spoke at once. Everyone dug in with relish. Danni sat back and watched while sipping at her drink.
" So Danni, where are you going to school?"
" The local high school. I'll be graduating this year." Dustin looked at his sister like she had grown a second head.
" When did that happen?"
" I told you. They give me my work months ahead. I passed two years by now." Dustin looked at his plate then transferred a bit of chicken to another plate.
" Here. Eat this."
Danni pushed it back towards the yellow wind ranger. " I'm not hungry."
" You have to eat something."
" I'll get something when we get home. I had a late breakfast." Her eyes were drawn to the door where someone was watching the exchange smugly. Danni shoved her chair back.
" Excuse me." Her eyes were fixed on the gentleman in the door.
" Danni?"
" I'll be right back." Danni got to the door and was practically pulled out the door.
" Having fun?"
" Just give me the damn dose." She was already moving to roll her sleeve up.
" What kind of attitude is that? You should be nicer or I won't give you the medicine." He teased.
" Give me the shot or I make sure you can never pass on your family name and that you'll need to strap something there to do anything like that again. Understand?" He gulped, knowing full well that she'd go through with the threat.
" Here. Little brat." He swiped at the skin with a cotton ball soaked in alcohol. Plunging the needle in, he barely heard Danni's miniscule intake of breath.
" Do me a favor and don't wait to do this in public next time, okay?" Danni said as she pulled her arm up to put pressure on the small puncture. The guy yanked her arm down and placed a Band-Aid the exact same color as her skin over the wound.
" Don't tell me what to do or there won't be a next time." He disappeared as quickly as he had appeared, leaving Danni to go back to her brother and his friends.
" What was that about?" Dustin's eyes never left his plate.
" Just someone I needed to talk to."
~~~~~
" It was nice meeting you." Cam said, extending his hand to shake Danni's.
" Il sole brillerà su lei e la sua famiglia."
" Potere la luna lo benedice e tutti i lavori." Danni winked at Cam before she hopped into the car to get a ride back to her house.
" What did she say?" Cam's mouth twitched. 'It's good to finally meet you in person, Ashes.'
" Nothing important."
~~~~~
^' You there?'^
~' Here.'~
^' Nice to meet you.'^
~' You're a friend of my brother's. I might have to stop talking to you.'~
^' Now that would be stupid. So does your brother know yet?'^
~' Nope. Dustin won't know until I tell him.'~
^' Are you gonna tell him?'^
~' What do you think?'~
^' I hate it when you answer my questions with a question.'^
~' But I'm so good at it.'~
^' I know. That's what makes it so annoying. So where did you get the screen name "Ashes"?'^
~' My middle name is Ashley.'~
^' Ah.'^
~' I have to go. I'll talk to you later.'~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BloodIce- Hope you realized who she was talking too. Thanks for the review on 'Arranged' as well.
Mathais-8888- You're welcome. Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad you think that way. And I'm very happy that you don't find these annoying. Seven pages shouldn't be annoying.
rain- Glad I kept you interested. Hope you liked this one as much. Lothor's plan will be revealed later in the story.
The One And Only Trey- I know it's so annoying when you find fics that you can't even understand because they butcher the English language so much. And most people don't even have the excuse of having English as their second language!
Doyles-always- Fanfiction.net has been screwing up the past week or so, I've had this chapter written for like two weeks (at least!) and I couldn't get the darn thing posted! It was so frustrating.
Super ZEO Silver- Well, I'm glad you liked it and I hope you like the rest of the chapters... if I don't have the same problem with posting *grumbles* Sorry, I just get a bit touchy when things don't work how they're supposed to. Thanks for the review!
Alright the phrases Cam and Danni throw at each other are Italian.
Il sole brillerà su lei e la sua famiglia = The sun shall shine on you and your family
and
Potere la luna lo benedice e tutti i lavori = May the moon bless you and all your works
I was trying to think of something that they could have said in code that they both would understand. So I went to FreeTranslation.com and decided to use Italian, which I think worked pretty well. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.
Thanks for reading.