A/N: I would first like to begin by saying that this my very first Xiaolin Showdown fic. So, I apologize if the characters are a bit OOC, or some things aren't exactly accurate. This story is a sort of Alternate Universe type of thing. Now that I think of it, nearly all my stories are alternate universe. Hm ... anyways, please don't be so hard on me and enjoy my very first Xiaolin Showdown fic.

P.S. Xiaolin Showdown is my favorite cartoon ever! Hands down, no doubt about it! ^_^

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown or any of its original characters.

Cousin Jack

(Nayomi's POV)

"I am not going anywhere and you can't make me!"

"Oh yes, you are, young lady! I am sick and tired of always getting my *ss dragged to court because of your temper! You will do as I say, and not complain!"

I simply glared defiantly at my father and stated seriously.

"I am going to freaking complain! You can't send me to China! I don't even know how to speak Mandarin! How the heck am I even going to go to school, and communicate with people! No! I am not going, and that's final!"

My father glared at me fiercely and yelled.

"You are going, and you have no say in the matter! Now, either you get in this freaking car the easy way, or I will force you in the hard way!"

I merely crossed my arms over my chest and stayed firmly by the door. I was not going without a fight. My father simply gritted his teeth together and said.

"Fine! I gave you a chance and you didn't take it. So, now we're doing this my way!"

I simply smirked and replied.

"Ha, that's funny. What you gonna do? Beat me, and drag me by my hair to the car? I'd like to freaking see you try."

He merely smirked back at me and replied.

"No, I'll just do this."

I simply frowned in confusion then said.

"Do wha ... ?"

That's when I instantly felt someone come up behind me and place a rag with chloroform to my nose. I instantly felt myself become dizzy and slowly lose consciousness.

(THREE HOURS LATER)

"Are you sure about this uncle? Maybe you should have just let her stay home. I mean ... it's just me here. My mom and dad aren't really home a lot, and I don't think I'll be of any help. So, maybe ... "

"Nonsense, Jack, if anyone can keep Nayomi in shape it's you. She cares a lot for you. Since, you two are the only kids of the family, she has grown to think of you as her brother. She cried for two days straight after you moved here, you know."

Jack? Jack was here? I quickly lifted myself off of where I was laying and looked around the room. I instantly noticed Jack standing awkwardly by a sofa speaking to my dad. I immediately smiled and dashed over to him. I wrapped my arms around his taller frame and exclaimed happily.

"Jack! You came for me! Please don't let my dad send me to China!"

Jack simply laughed at my outburst then said.

"Man, they really put you to sleep, huh? You're already in China, Nayomi."

I froze then slowly looked up at him, and said disbelievingly.

"What? Seriously?"

Jack simply nodded then replied with a small smile.

"So, how have you been cousin?"

I simply returned the smile then released him and said.

"Well, you know, just being me."

Jack simply chuckled then said.

"I heard you busted someone's mouth, and got arrested. Is that true?"

I simply rolled my eyes and replied.

"Hey, she shouldn't have been opening her mouth about my mother. Besides, she should be thanking me that the only thing I gave her was a busted mouth. She should also thank the police officers that were able to pry me off of her because if they hadn't, I would have done a lot more damage."

Jack simply threw his head back and laughed at me then placed one arm around my shoulders and said.

"I can already tell we are going to have a blast, cousin."

I simply smiled at him then said.

"I thought you were in Japan, Jack."

He merely shook his head and replied.

"No, well ... I was. Then my parents got a transfer to China, so here I am."

I simply nodded in understanding. I knew exactly what being a Spicer entitled; trips, home-schooling, no friends, and no time with our parents. It was simply our way of life. I merely smiled at him then asked.

"So, I will be staying with you?"

Jack merely smiled and replied.

"Yep, you're stuck with me until you learn how to "behave"."

I smiled as I watched him lift his hands in the air and make air quotations when he said the word, behave. Jack simply gave me a smirk and stated seriously.

"You wouldn't be a Spicer if you did behave."

I simply folded my arms across my chest and nodded in agreement. Jack and I were both known for all the crazy things we got involved in. Whether it be crashing my dad's Lamborghini into the house, or maxing jack's dad's credit card on pure chocolates, and ray-guns. We were known through out our entire family as crazy trouble-makers. I simply smirked then replied.

"Exactly, besides it is in our blood to cause discord everywhere we go."

I then looked over towards the door and realized my dad was long gone. Of course, what a coward, didn't even have the guts to look me in the face and say bye. I simply turned my head away from the door and looked back at my cousin. Jack merely stared at me with an almost sad smile spread across his face. He understood what I felt. His parents did the same thing to him all the time. I merely sighed then said.

"So, you're in charge of me from now on?"

Jack simply laughed and replied.

"Define, in charge."

I simply smiled at him then said.

"That's funny. No, but seriously; what did my dad tell you? Because I know he didn't simply drop me off, and not leave me with a warning. He has to have left a threat of some sort."

Jack simply sighed then replied seriously.

"He said that if you cause any trouble here then he will have no other choice than to send you to military school."

My jaw instantly slackened and my eyes grew wide in disbelief. Military school, freaking military school! No way! I'd much rather dye my hair pink and frolic in a garden of daisies. How was that a bad thing? I absolutely loathed the color pink. I loved dressing in dark clothing only, and anything given to me that had pink on it, instantly met my friend Mister Flamethrower. Were flamethrowers legal? No. Did I care? No. The daisies? There wasn't much I could say about them, other than that I was allergic to them. So, yeah, screw military school. I simply composed myself then stated with a smile.

"The only way they would ever get me anywhere near a school like that is in a freaking coffin. I will never go to military school."

Jack simply sighed then replied.

"Well, I'm not going to tell you to behave. All I'm going to tell you is don't get caught."

I simply laughed at that then replied.

"Fair enough."

Jack simply laughed as well then said.

"Okay, now that we got the threat out of the way, I guess I should tell you the other things. First, you will be home-schooled by a private tutor. Second, curfew is at midnight. Third, don't touch any of my inventions."

I simply nodded then amended.

"Okay, I accept the home-schooling, but I have a few requests. Can curfew be at three, and can I at least see your inventions?"

Jack seemed to ponder on my requests then finally replied.

"Curfew is at two, and, yes, you can see them, but don't touch."

Well, two was better than midnight, and at least I would finally know what Jack was creating. Therefore, I nodded to his terms then asked.

"So, where will I be staying?"

Jack simply smiled then replied.

"Down the hall to the right is the guest room. Your suitcase is already there."

I simply nodded then moved away from the couch and made my way to my new room. Once I arrived, I noticed that it was designed exactly how I liked it. It had black curtains, a small black sofa, and the bed sheets were a bloody red color. It was a pretty good thing that Jack and I loved the same two colors. My hair was actually red and black. That was just how much I loved the two colors. My hair was a natural black color, and I had decided to simply add in red highlights. My mother had nearly had a heart-attack when she saw me, but I was allowed to keep it after much deliberation.

I simply smiled at the memory then walked over to my suitcase and began unpacking all my clothes. Then I opened the small front pocket of my suitcase and was completely overjoyed to see that my dad had packed my iPhone 5 and my iPod. I instantly pulled them out and placed them on the small desk beside my bed. Once I was done unpacking, I walked out of the room and went in search of Jack. I searched through out the entire house, but I couldn't seem to find him. The only places that I hadn't searched were the attic and the basement. I decided to search the attic first, since it seemed highly unlikely Jack would be in the basement. I walked up the stairs until a came face-to-face with a huge, steel door. I banged on it loudly then yelled.

"Jack! Are you in there? Jack!"

No answer, how strange. So, he was either down in the basement, or he was outside. I would check the basement first then I would go outside and look for him. Therefore, I descended the attic stairs and walked in search of the basement stairs. Once I found them, I descended them slowly and was once again greeted by a huge, steel door. I banged on that one loudly then yelled.

"Jack! Are you in there! It's me, Nayomi!"

I heard the sound of a loud, "clank," and a loud yelp. I instantly narrowed my eyes and banged on the door more loudly. Was Jack okay? Why had he made that noise? I then heard the door make a clanking sound then slowly slide open. I merely took a slight step back, and watched as the huge door moved to the side. Wow, my cousin's security system on his basment was impressive. Once the door was fully open, I took a cautious step forward into the room and my jaw nearly hit the floor.

The entire basement had been designed into a laboratory of sorts, and not the nerdy, chemical-type of lab. It was the advanced, technological-type of lab. I knew Jack had always been great with computers, but this. This was just amazing. Had he seriously designed everything down here? I walked further inside, and simply admired everything in my view of sight. No wonder Jack didn't want me touching anything. Everything down here was amazing, and me, being me, would easily end up breaking everything. I was brought out of my thoughts, by Jack yelling.

"Hey! No strangers allowed in my lab! Get out!"

I simply stared at him in disbelief then said.

"What do you mean "stranger?" Jack, it's me, Nayomi. Your cousin, remember? What's wrong with you?"

He simply tilted his head to the side then replied.

"I do not recognize any "Nayomi" leave my lab at once!"

I simply glared at him then snarled back angrily.

"You wanna be a jerk to me? Fine, be a jerk! See, if I care!"

With that, I quickly spun around and stomped my way towards the door. I was about to walk out, when I heard Jack yell after me.

"Nayomi, wait!"

I turned around, ready to tell him off, when I realized Jack wasn't behind me. I looked around and noticed that he was actually tied up under on his work desks. I stared at him in complete confusion then said.

"Jack, how did you get down there, and how did you manage to tie yourself up?"

Jack simply scowled at me then replied.

"I didn't! It was my clone! Now, help me out of here!"

I simply raised my eyebrows at him then said skeptically.

"Your clone?"

He merely nodded then gave a slight huff of annoyance. I stared at him strangely for several seconds then went towards him and pulled him out from under the desk. I then untied his hands from behind his back and untied his ankles. Jack instantly stretched his muscles and said.

"Thanks, Nayomi."

I simply gave him a slight nod then folded my arms across my chest and said.

"Now, tell me who really did this to you; and are they still in the house?"

Jack simply looked the other way and replied.

"I already told you. It was my clone. He always pulls off stuff like this."

I simply tilted my head to the side and asked skeptically.

"So, you mean to tell me that there are two Jacks?"

He nodded then replied stiffly.

"That's exactly what I'm saying."

I merely rolled my eyes then replied.

"Okay, I know you're a genius and stuff, but for you to make a clone. That just seems ... "

"Impossible? Yeah, I know. To be more specific, he isn't exactly a clone. He's a robot, but I just made him look more realistic. That's why if you saw us together you wouldn't be able to tell the difference."

Then it instantly clicked in my head why Jack had been so rude to me before. It hadn't been Jack, as in my cousin Jack. It had been his freaky clone. My eyes narrowed dangerously and I instantly replied.

"Want me to kill him?"

Jack's head instantly snapped up, and he immediately stared at me wide-eyed. I simply gave him a reassuring smile and said.

"I'm good at destroying things that make me mad. So, what do you say? Want me to teach him some manners?"

I noticed how Jack's mouth went slack and he merely stared at me in disbelief. I simply smirked and asked him seriously.

"My dad did tell you why I was sent here, right?"

Jack simply shut his mouth and instantly shook his head in a negative. I merely sat back and replied with a small smile.

"Ha, I should've known. He sent me here because he's had to go to court for me about ten times in the past month."

Jack simply tilted his head in confusion then asked nervously.

"Why has he had to go to court so many times?"

I simply smirked and replied seriously.

"Because I have a problem with my temper. I have several assault charges against me, and I was expelled from five different schools."

Jack simply stared at me, almost as if he were analyzing me, for a good minute straight. He then sighed and replied.

"So, you have anger problems and you like to fight?"

I simply gave him a slight shake of my head then replied.

"It's not that I like to fight. People just have to learn to not make me mad, or mess with my family. If they do that then I will have no problem with them."

Jack then nodded and replied with a small smile.

"I'm just glad I'm under your protection, and not someone for you to exert your anger on."

I simply smiled gently at him and replied sincerely.

"I would never hurt you, Jack. I love you as if you were my brother. I'd much rather bust someone's teeth in and get arrested than ever lay a hand on you. It's just us, cousin. Our fathers didn't want to deal with fights between siblings. So, they decided to each only have one child, and we're it. We're each an only child, and I know how lonely that can be. That's why I cried so much when you moved away."

Jack stared at me with a small smile spread across his face then replied.

"Yeah, I know what you mean. I was really sad when I moved away too. Even though we're both the same age, I always saw you as a little sister of sorts. I still remember all the crazy stuff we used to do back home."

He then laughed and said.

"Do you remember that time we crashed your dad's Lamborghini into the side of the house? That was beyond hilarious. We were both getting yelled at, and we just kept on laughing because we thought it was funny. Oh, good times, good times."

I laughed along with him then said.

"Yeah, that was beyond hilarious. Do you remember that time we maxed out your dad's credit card on chocolates, and ray-guns? Who sells ray-guns to two twelve-year-olds? Oh, and how we made huge holes all over your mom's roof. Man, she looked like she wanted to pull all of her hairs out. Then your dad got home and started yelling at us because he got a call from his credit card company."

Jack then quickly added with a laugh.

"And we did the same as before. We just laughed because we thought it was funny."

I nodded then said.

"Those were good times."

All of sudden, I heard a loud noise come from behind me. I then felt a gloved hand take a hold of my shoulder and quickly lift me from the floor. I was then rapidly spun around and met face-to-face with ... Jack? I simply narrowed my eyes at him and realized it was his freaky clone. I instantly took a hold of his wrist then spun him around and slammed him face-first against the concrete floor. I heard my cousin Jack yelp in surprise and instantly back away. I simply kept his clone pinned against the floor then said.

"You see, Jack. Insolent, little machines like these just need you to show them who's boss."

I then took hold of the clone's hand and turned it backwards in sickening way. I could clearly hear the sound of metal scraping metal, but I ignored it. Jack was simply staring at me in complete disbelief, clearly not understanding what he had just witnessed. I merely smirked at him then slammed his clone's head against the ground and snarled menacingly.

"Listen to me, you pathetic scrap of junk. If you ever lay your hands on me or my cousin again, I will rip you apart bit-by-bit, wire-by-wire, and scrap-by-scrap. Do you understand me?"

He stayed silent, and didn't reply to me. Therefore, I took a hold of his head and slammed it against the floor once again. Then I twisted his arm to where I knew it would break and hissed.

"I said, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?"

I instantly heard him cry out and yell.

"Yes! I understand! Please, let go!"

I simply smirked and replied.

"Good."

I then released his arm and pressed the OFF button on his back. I simply turned to my cousin then asked casually.

"Why would you let a scrap of junk like that tie you up, Jack? You're a Spicer. Teach him who's boss."

Jack simply stared up at me in disbelief then exclaimed.

"Wha ... you ... you took him down like nothing! How ... how is that possible?"

I simply shrugged and replied nonchantly.

"I've taken Kung-Fu, Tae-Kwon-Do, and several Martial Arts lessons since I could walk. You know as well as I do that being a Spicer has its draw backs. Because of who we are, we have lots of enemies. Not because people don't like us, but because of who our parents are. If anyone were to ever get their hands on us they would use us against our parents. That's why my parents enlisted me in several Martial Arts and self-defense classes. It was very exhausting, but it paid off. No one can put their hands on me, and walk away unscathed."

Jack simply stared at me with his mouth slightly hung open then slowly nodded and said.

"So, you're good at fighting?"

I gave a slight shrug and replied.

"I guess. I won't say I'm the best because I know I'm not, but my skills are alright."

He simply smiled and replied.

"Well, I'm really happy for you, Nayomi."

I gave him a slight nod then replied.

"Thanks, I could teach you some things if you want."

His eyes instanstly grew big in excitement and he instantly exclaimed.

"Would you?"

I smiled at him then nodded my head in agreement. Jack simply smiled then said.

"Alright, well it's late."

I simply looked out the small window of his basement and realized the moon was bright and high up in the sky. I smiled then replied.

"You're right. I guess I should head to my room."

With that, I rose from the floor then extended my hand towards Jack. He quickly took it and instantly stood from the floor as well. I merely gave him a slight hug then said.

"Good night, Jack. I'll see you tomorrow."

He simply returned the hug back lightly then replied.

"Good night, Nayomi."

With that, I turned away from him and made my way up the stairs. I walked straight to my room then rummaged through my closet in search of some pajamas. I was able to find a pair of black pajamas with red, fiery skulls all over them. I carefully pulled them out of my closet and went into my own bathroom to take a shower. Thank God, Jack lived in a mansion. It would be beyond embarrassing to share a bathroom with him. I took a quick cold shower then changed into my clothing.

When I stepped into my room, I realized the window was open, allowing a cold gust of wind to come inside. I quickly made my way towards it and was just about to shut it when a small, black figure caught my eye. I swiftly looked up and realized there was a beautiful, black crow perched on one of the tree limbs. As I stared at it, it seemed to be staring right back at me. I simply tilted my head to the side and it proceeded to do the same. I then smiled at it and said.

"Hey, you."

It simply tilted its head to the other side in acknowledgement. I merely smiled then said.

"Yeah, I'm talking to you. Aren't you cold?"

It merely kept staring at me as if I were some sort of idiot and didn't respond. I simply laughed then said.

"You must think I'm some sort of moron for trying to talk to you, huh?"

At that, the little fool had the audacity to nod its head. I instantly busted into a fit of laughter then replied.

"Ha, that's funny. You're cute, you know that?"

It once again didn't reply to me. I merely shook my head then said.

"So, it's freezing out here. You wanna come inside? Or, do you already have a place to stay?"

I noticed how its normal colored eyes shifted from the color of coal to an almost gold color. I instantly blinked several times and stared intently at the crow. The crow simply acted as if nothing had even happened, and resumed on looking at me. I merely shrugged and dismissed it as a figment of my imagination. The crow then suddenly turned its head to face somewhere behind him, and instantly took flight into the sky. I merely stared after it then called out.

"You could've at least said, "bye," you know!"

A/N: Well, I did it. My very first Xiaolin Showdown fic. Don't think this is it guys cuz it's not. Also, keep a watch out for Chapter 2! Well take care everyone and please review! ^_^