Heloo. I am in no way connected to the owners and creators of xiaolin showdown. This is mainly Rai centered with some hints of possible RaixKimi close friends stuff. I'm not to into pairing, but we'll see. Enjoy.
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The dark haired teenager swore under his breath as he hit the ground hard. His three team mates stared down at him in shock before rushing into the fight. "Stop!" His voice caught them off guard. Even the Heylin warriors shifted uncomfortably. "You aren't here to fight, are you," Raimundo Pederosa ventured. A shiver ran down his spine as a vile smile sat on the lizard man's lips. "Correct young dragon. I only wish to congratulate you," Chase watched as shock spread on the xiaolin monks' faces.
The new leader stood up, rubbing the bridge of his nose with two fingers. "We ain't int'rested in you're tricks Chase Young," Clay growled. "No tricks young monk." Once again the dark haired boy was caught of guard by the evil warrior as he swiftly move in front of him, easily getting past the fire and water dragons. A natural wind came across the boy's face, ruffling his hair, and bringing memories of cool surfs. "Lightning will set you defeat." With that he was gone. His army lingered a moment only, then vanished.
The four dragons in training looked at their master with worried faces. "Worry not my young ones, the river carries on its way, even if it sees the rocks ahead." Omi nodded, apparently the only one to understand. Raimundo glanced at Kimiko for an explanation, instead she responded to their master. "So we shouldn't worry, even though we know that Chase will attack us Master Fung?" The man nodded to her with a light smile, "You may have the rest of the day off. You have had a severe trial already today, and Raimundo has made a great accomplishment." The Brazilian turned a dull pink as he was reminded of his rise to shoku warrior only minutes ago.
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After the morning's multi-dimension deal, and the threat by Chase, the wudai warriors and their leader only wanted to think on their own. Raimundo opened his eyes, realizing dimly that the sun was setting. He had slept through most of the day. The others relaxed in their own ways, enjoying the rare freedom. He had spent the day thinking of what to say to Omi. Such an ego would be hard to fix, but he couldn't leave it the way it was. He currently knew that Kimiko was in her room, and Clay was in the kitchen. This meant he would have no problem speaking to the boy in private, the only problem would be finding him. He figured he knew where the younger boy would be. After jumping down, he set off at a trot towards the grounds where Omi frequently trained on his own.
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A smile crossed his face as he watched the dragon of water run the course. The small warrior was intent on being the best. "Omi. A word," he called to him, his voice stern, but soft. The dragon of water jumped in surprise, pouring the water he carried all over himself. Raimundo had to stifle a laugh at the sight of the now wet boy. Said boy slowly dragged himself over, his eyes to the ground. He was prepared to hear his leader taunt him about his failure to become leader.
That is why his dark eyes widened in surprise when he looked up. Rai was smiling, but not a gloating, smug smile. Rather he had a warm, understanding smile on his face. "I understand why you are upset I'm leader," Rai started. "Oh I am most hap-" Rai cut him off with a raise of his hand. "I would be too if I had been training all my life, and some kid who didn't even train as hard as did was placed in a higher position than I was. I want you to understand something Omi. This title means nothing, we are still friends, and can still learn from each other." Omi looked at the older boy with suspicion, "You are not going to vigorously scrub it into my face?" The green eyed boy laughed, "I won't rub anything in. It wouldn't be very leader-ly of me."
He shrugged, "It isn't important anymore anyway." The bald child nodded, walking towards the temple with the brunette, "Yes, we must place our bottoms in the future." Rai's eye twitched before he realized what he meant. "Um, little dude. I think you mean we should put it behind us," he eyed the young monk with suspicion, wondering, not for the first time, if he did that on purpose. "That too!" His exited face kept Raimundo from saying anything more. In his mind he knew that what he said wouldn't be enough to put things right, but it set things in the right direction.
The heavy scent of their dinner drifted from inside the temple where his friends were no doubt already eating. "Aw man! By the time we get in there Clay'll have eaten the dinner table." Omi's eyes widened like saucers and his mouth hung open. "Would that not hurt our friends stomach? Master Fung would not be pleased." The Brazilian winced and let out a heavy sigh. "It's a figure of speech chromdome." Omi opened his mouth to speak again, but was cut of a Raimundo raised his hand up for quiet. The small yellow boy decided to head in for his food, rather than worry about what kind of figure speech had. The dragon of wind closed his eyes as the scent of salt water flooded him . He looked to the west, eying the horizon. Only the setting sun was visible, no clouds or hints of rain. With a last, cautious glance at the mosaic of reds and golds, he ran inside to get his dinner before someone else did.
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Master Fung had sat in silence as the monks ate. Now that the food was done, he stood up slowly, calling for their attention without words. The young Japanese girl fidgeted in her seat with joy, apparently privy to news she found exciting. "I have a surprise for all of you my young monks. All that is, except for Kimiko." She giggled with badly contained excitement as the three boys cast a series of odd looks at her. "Would you like to tell them Kimiko" ,their master looked at her with raised eyebrows as she let out a squeal of joy.
"Tell us what" ,Clay's voice reflected all of the young boy's thoughts. "We get our OWN ROOMS" ,her voice escalated to a shout as she closed her eyes and screamed in delight. After the initial shock of her scream wore off, the boys began to talk about it amongst them selves. "Wait. Master Fung, does this mean we EACH get out own rooms" ,Raimundo caused a pause among the other dragons, until the old man nodded. "Already moved everything." The young dragons turned to Dojo with surprise.
"Where have you been all day?" The green dragon simply brushed of the indignant question posed by the black haired girl. "You should probably rest up guys. Hard day of work" ,the green creature slithered into his place on the Master's shoulder. "Awww. Can't we stay up late tonight? I haven't had a chance to text Keiko-" "No. You all need sleep." Jaws dropped as the three wudai warriors and a small green dragon stared openly at the brunette. Even Master Fung had to contain his surprise. "What? It's true" ,Raimundo shrugged off their looks and glanced out side at the now dark sky. "Besides, I want you all rested up for tomorrow." With a suspicious nod, the blond cowboy stood up, looking to Kimiko to show him the location of his room, Omi trailing sleepily behind them.
The wind dragon felt the older man's eyes on his back and turned to face him. "You are worried young dragon?" He nodded, his forest green eyes dark with anticipation. "It's this feeling, ya know? Like my guts being stepped on" ,Rai grimaced at his own words. "There is nothing you can do. You will need your energy for shoku training in the morning, let me show you to your room" ,Master Fung rose from his seat and gestured for the boy to follow him. With a last, reproachful glance at the sky, the boy nodded and followed the wise old man down the hall. Outside his room his head lifted up in surprise as something just sank in. His voice was loud enough to shake the building. "DID YOU SAY SHOKU TRAINING?!!?!"
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That was sort of fun to write. I've gotten rid of all my old stories because they were annoying me... I know the first chapter is a little dry, but if you bear with me, it should get better. I hope to hear what you all think of this. It was too hard to resist ending the chapter this way... until next time.