Author's note : I do not own Power Rangers

--An Old friend

I was now fully-clothed with a black trench-coat and a yellow turtleneck underneath, black leather trousers and boots which matched with my trousers and stripped with yellow lines. I wore everything hung in the closet provided. I grabbed a yellow obi and placed it on my waist to tight her clothes.

"Perfect,"said me with smile as I was turning around in front of mirror.

Knock, knock,

I heard someone knocking at her door. "Who is that ?" I made fists, and put it in front of my chest in case something unwanted happened. Suddenly, the door opened automatically, made me tightened her fists--willing to attack.

"Wow, take it easy buddy." said a girl with a trolley full of smell-good-things which I unfamiliar with--it was food. The girl was wearing same clothes like I did. A trench-coat, she wore pink underneath and the lines in her boots are also pink, instead of yellow that I wore. She led the trolley forward to my dining table and put the food on the table.

CASSIE! CASSIE! the voice in my head began to yell over and over. Like she was in need of an emergency help . glad that she's okay. the voice now softened.

The girl was walking toward me and every step she took, made the voice shouted the name -- Cassie. I shook my head and covered my ears. Hope the voice to keep quiet a bit.

"What's wrong ?" the Asian girl asked to me. "Nope." I lied. The girl give me a hand. "let me introduce myself, my name is ..."

"Cassie ?" I said before Cassie continued her statement.

"Wow, how do you know ?"

"I just... knew it."

"Do you have a sixth sense like humans?" Cassie teased

"I guess so,"

"Hahahaha, you are funny." Cassie commented. She took it as a joke. So, I laughed quaintly as Cassie did.

Cassie stopped laughing and looked at myself in amazement. "You can laugh."she said. "And you put your clothes on neatly."

confused about what Cassie said. I looked myself on the mirror from the top to the bottom. Nothing was wrong I guessed.

Cassie laughed quite hard this time, "hey, I bet you haven't eat yet. I haven't eat either. C'mon" Cassie walked to the dining table followed by me.

Cassie handed a plate of pancakes with maple syrup and butter on top to me. But, I lost my movement control. I almost dropped the pancakes to the floor. But Cassie caught it skillfully.

"That was close." I said still in shock. "Thanks."

Cassie stared at me with an amazed glance.

"Why?"l asked.

"No, I'm just impressed with your ability. Your body has been inserted with a soul in couple of days ago. Despite the brief time, I think you adjust well with the body. See, You know how to put clothes and even you thank people. That is brilliant thing for a newbie." Cassie explained.

"Well, thanks Cassie." I replied.

"Your welcome,"said Cassie with a warm smile.

Then the voice came again, This can't be. Cassie has been inserted with this kind of soul too!

Cassie started talking again with mouth full of pancakes, "well, look at me. It has been 3 months since I lived in this Cassie's body. But I still do not know how to act politely. I do not have a table manner."

Both Cassie and l burst a laugh.

Cassie continued as she stuck another piece of pancake in her fork, "when I was new to this body. I wasn't able to move my body. It was so hard. However about 2 week after, I had been able to do such things. That was actually occurred to every soul--who landed to their new bodies. So, I think you are blessed with those skills."

I nodded my head as I heard Cassie talking.

"You know, these are pancakes--human's food. The synthethron served us with human's favorite maybe because we are trapped in human being form that cause us to eat like human does. Because.. this." she pointed at the fork with pancake piece on it, "...is suitable with our digestion system... for now."

"yep." l agreed.

the inside voice banging again and whisper quietly. you are alien. You--aliens control our bodies.

We got up from chairs and cleaned up the table after finishing our breakfast.

Before Cassie left, l asked her a question.

"Umm Cassie. Do I have a name?"

This is Ashley! the inside voice said with anger.

Cassie stopped before reached the door. "Yes you do. You are...."she remembering."... Ashley Hammond. "

Ignoring the voice, I said ." Wow, thanks Cassie nice to meet you."

Cassie replied as the door almost closed behind her. "nice to meet you too, Ashley."

Then Ashley--me--was alone again. "Ashley," I mumbled the name over and over again.

the voice snapped roughly. That's my name, not yours!

What will happen to Ashley next? Find out in the next chapter...

Please R&R. I've posted the next 4 chapters at the same time ... You don't have to wait then. :D