A tale of two friends…

A/N: Hello! This is my first Xiaolin Showdown fic… I like this show cause it reminds me a lot about Teen Titans, and I'm a big fan of that show. I decided to write a RaimundoXKimiko fic because I like them. Hehe! Although I keep wondering, what is the real hair color of Kimiko? But she's a really cute character. Haha! Anyways, I'll stop my chattering here and get on with the fic… RaimundoxKimiko and KimikoxOC. Enjoy!! :) Oh yeah, one last thing… Kimiko and Raimundo are really best friends in here (Although it's not likely for that to happen).

P.S. Okay, I know the title sounds a lot like the one of Charles Dickens' books, "a tale of two cities", but that's not where I got the title, okay? :)

Disclaimers: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown.

--Chapter I--

"Hey, Rai!" Kimiko said eagerly.

"Hey Kimiko. What's up." Raimundo said tonelessly, obviously not interested.

"Whatever, Raimundo. I was just trying to cheer you up for once. It's always so gloomy around here." Kimiko said sarcastically. She rolled her eyes at her best friend and teammate Raimundo. He was busy tapping away at his laptop.

"Kimiko, there is someone at the door waiting for you." Said Omi, who came in the room.

"Some cool, fancy dude." Clay added.

Kimiko stifled a giggle. She was sure that the guy at the door was the one she had recently met through chat.

"What guy?" Raimundo asked, closing his laptop and he looked curiously at Kimiko. "Do ya mean to tell me you are dating a guy?" he said in a shocked voice.

"Whatever, Raimundo. It's none of your business." Kimiko answered coolly. Even if he was her best friend, he was just too annoying sometimes.

Raimundo had become quiet, somehow he decided not to retort, and the room became peaceful. Omi had taken to practicing his moves while Clay was talking to the dragon.

So she let her thoughts swim through her brain, and one of these thoughts was when she had been bored and she opened her laptop to chat…

--FLASHBACK…--

'Geez, there's nothing to do around here. I finished training, and I played almost all the games on the Gameboy…' Kimiko thought. There was no one there. Raimundo had gone with Omi and Clay to the grocery, and Master Fung was meditating with several other monks.

So she picked up her laptop and opened it. She opened her instant messages and soon she was invited to a conference with several of her other friends who were girls.

Sal24: Hey, Kimiko, we want you to meet a new friend of ours.

Jan87: Yeah, he's really nice. You'll like him.

Kimiko hesitated. 'Sure, why not? I've not been meeting anyone new since I came here.' She thought.

Kimiko08: Sure, why not?

She waited a few seconds until someone new joined the conference.

Bashmond: Um, hi Sal, Jan… and hi… what's your name? Kimiko?

Kimiko08: hi… yeah, my name's Kimiko. What about you?

Bashmond: I'm Ben Ashmond. Nice name, Kimiko… :)

Kimiko blushed. That was the first time she met him.

--End of Flashback…--

Since then, Kimiko and he started sending emails to each other. They have been going through this for one month already, and Ben had suggested that they meet someplace. And now, Kimiko was pretty sure that he was waiting for her now downstairs.

She couldn't decipher the look on Raimundo's face, but she could tell that he was definitely not in a good mood. There were lines appearing on his face, as if he were jealous. But he couldn't be… Maybe it was because of the fact that he was her best friend and she never told him about it. So Kimiko grabbed a purse from her room, dropping by the mirror to make sure that she looked acceptable, and bounded downstairs, saying hastily, "See you guys!"

"See ya." Omi and Clay called after her, but Raimundo merely shook his head. When Kimiko was out of earshot, he said, "I have a feeling that she is headed for trouble." He mumbled. He looked out the window, and saw Kimiko get in a flashy red car with a really handsome, brown haired guy and two other friends. 'I don't trust that guy… Better keep an eye on Kim…' Raimundo thought, because even though he was sometimes grumpy and hard to talk to, he still cared a lot for his friends' welfare, especially Kimiko's.

End of Chapter One…

A/N: Well, here's where chapter one ends, please review! Chapter 2 coming up…