Friends to Foes in a Heartbeat

Kimiko had always been one of the boys. She faught with the boys, she played pranks with the boys, she played video games with the boys. Everything. But, being a freshman in highschool is tough. Especially when your best friend turns against you, by doing something terrible...

Okay! This is rolliepollie44, and zestychicken2 presenting to you our first story together! Huggles everyone!! I don't need to say much, this is basically self explainitory... So, here we go!

Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown. Nope. Nada. End. Zip. Zero. Yup...

Prolgue: Five Fanatic

"And then... he bent down to her level and closed his eyes, carefully slipping his hand behind her head, and tilting it backwards slightly." He stopped suddenly, making the girl's eyes widen.

"Well?" She asked, impatient that he stopped. He was doing that a lot lately.

"I don't know Kimiko." He answered in a stern voice. "You aren't old enough to hear about that mature content."

"Raimundo!" She threw a pillow at his head, and crossed her arms. "You are such a little dick."

"Why thank you!" He laughed at her heated up face for a moment, only to be interrupted by a loud ringing noise going through the room.

Kimiko jumped up, and ran to the door. "Shit!" She thrust it open, only to get hit in the face with a balloon. "Damnit Jack! Go TP someone elses house! She stepped back on the white marble floor, allowing Jack room to enter through the mahogany colored door frame, as he exaimed the place.

"I haven't been here in a while..." He looked to his left where he saw the snow colored carpet lining the living room, with a friendly fireplace, and equally friendly couches.

"It's been three hours..." Omi answered, walking through the door. He threw off his, too small for him, hat and flopped down on a rather cushiony chair. "This is like a freakin' insane assilym Kim. It's all white!"

"It is not... It's called class." She walked through the living room and into the kitchen, watching them converse as she did so. When her blonde friend sat down on the couch, he gave a friendly wave. "Hey Clay." She answered casually, filling up a glass of water.

Her best friends in the whole world. Raimundo Pedrosa, Omi Greensburg, Jack Spicer, and Clay Bailey.

Raimundo sat on the floor, gazing up at whoever was talking, with an almost bored expression plastered across his face. He was the life of the party, the base of their pranks, and the soul of their michief. Without him, it just wouldn't be any fun anymore. He met Kimiko when he was four. He had just been adopted by a kind family as an only child. The family happened to be the Pedrosa's. Tom Pedrosa's wife, Hayden was best friends with her mother, and thus their relationship started.

In Kindergarten, she and Raimundo had met Omi. He was quiet, and troubled, because he didn't have any friends at all. He had a rather large head, and his yellowish complexion gave the kids a star opportunity to pick on him. But, they had befriended him after Raimundo gave him a hat one day, telling him that the kids didn't have a leg to stand on if he had the thing, because he looked so cool in it.

Omi was their quick thinker. Incase something were to go wrong, he would immediately have a way to fix it. That was true with their pranks, their schoolwork, and just their life style in general.

The trio found themselves inceperable until second grade. It was then, that Kimiko was sent off to a year of boarding school with her father's bussiness partner's son. That's where she had met Jack. Together, they formed an alliance, to make sure they wouldn't get picked on... But because of their strong bond already when they got there, others looked up to them, and liked them a lot.

Jack was their planner. He was usually the most unuseful person when going in for the kill, but managed to make all the plans so something didn't go wrong (although sometimes it still did). If anyone had an idea, he was the one who could definately bring it to life!

In fourth grade, they returned, together, to their school to see Raimundo, Omi, and a new person waiting for them. They came to know him as Clay. He was an all around friendly Texas cowboy who had moved there because his father wanted his sister and him to 'broaden their horizon.'

Clay was their... Well, he didn't really have a job, besides just helping out. He was their extra hand, and could usually think realistic on things, if they got to out of hand, or just plain out crazy.

And Kimiko? She was their quick thinker. The goody two shoe sort of girl to get them all out of trouble if they were caught doing something. Of course, she was the most important person out of the five, because if they were in trouble, that would be the end of that. And because she had such a good record, everyone tended to believe her more naturally than any of the others.

From that day forward, the five of them had become the best of friends. Now, no one hated the five, but it wasn't as though they were popular. Except of course, Raimundo.

The huge soccer star, the only thing he truly picked up on as a kid and excelled at it faster than everyone else. He was a born talent... And everyone was always their supporting them.

At first, Kimiko had started the whole fanclub thing, thinking it was just a fun way to make Raimundo embarassed. But, when it became real, she backed off, and was soon rolling her eyes along with the three others, while girls swooned over the brunette.

"You up for it Kim?" Someone asked her, shaking her out of her daze.

"I um... err... Sure! Let's do it! Just... Tell me what we're doing again..." She grinned sheepishly, as they all looked at her, funny expressions over their faces.

"Okay... Here's what we do. Let's go over it again for Kimiko's slow mind." She stuck her tongue out at Jack, only for him to wave it off as though it were nothing.

"Were going to," the redhead continued pacing the room.

Kimiko stared at him, her sapphire eyes sending him with the blankest look anyone could ever see as she wondered what it is that they would be doing this time.

Jack stared at Raimundo, "What are we going to do?"

Raimundo shook his head chuckling a slight bit at their stupidity, "Tomorrow at lunch we have to dominate the food fight the freshman did last year, it's just our simple little task..."

Clay nodded, "Food flying around everywhere, it's like heaven on earth!"

Kimiko shook her head as the four others stared at her.

"Are you against this?" Rai asked shocked at her sudden gesture.

"No," she said, "Just can't you do a little better then that?"

Jack's tongue fell to the side of his mouth and his eyes narrowed in, it looked like he was concentrating really hard on something until he opened his mouth to speak, "Nope..."

Kimiko crossed her arms and fell back next to Raimundo on the couch, "Tomorrow better have something nasty then."

Clay jumped up, "Tomorrow is tacos!"

Clay knew the lunch schedule forward and backwards, side to side, and all around. The boys all stared at Kimiko, hoping for her new opinion on the plans for tomorrow and all she did was give them two thumbs up making everyone erupt in mild cheers.

"Okay, okay!" she said, "Now you all have to go home and I'll see you at school tomorrow."

"Ah," they all cried giving her pouting looks but quickly getting up and walking towards her front door.

She followed closely behind them all and opened up the door.

"Now, don't wear anything prissy tomorrow." Raimundo joked.

"Because I always do." Kimiko replied sarcastically.

He punched her in the shoulder and she didn't even flinch, the only thing that happened was her ivory first balling up and punching him right back.

"Ouch girl!" he cried rubbing the area where she punched him.

The other three just cackled and skipped down her driveway laughing as Rai walked slowly behind them nurturing his bruised arm.

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The next morning was a brutal one, dragging classes, everyone watching the five of them as they paced through the hallways, and oh those stupid clocks hanging on the walls. When lunch time finally rolled and Kimiko had sat next to Omi, Clay, and Jack, she could barely contain herself from chucking something at Rai to make him move a bit faster.

He started walking over to their table but instead was stopped by a group consisting of all older boys, all jocks, and all lady killers, they were the true stars of the schools with the muscle mass and the sports awards to prove it. He stared at them all, studying each one closely and then putting on the most collected look he could.

"Hey."

A few of them stared at a taller, raven haired individual who was picking at his food. He was their leader, with long thick locks and piercing golden eyes that could put a new meaning to the word death glare.

"Sup?" the boy asked still picking at the mush sitting on the biggest compartment of his tray.

"Nothing," Raimundo said running his fingers through his light brown hair.

"Sit," the boy said pointing to an empty chair right next to him.

Raimundo sat setting his food down lightly and staring at all the boys who were staring right back at him. Their were two chairs like this, the one he was sitting in and the other empty one on the other side of the boy, select seats for special people, he never let anyone close to him unless he thought highly enough of them.

"Raimundo right?" he asked moving his glance up to Rai.

"Yup," Raimundo said letting himself relax a little bit, "And your.. Chase?"

Chase smiled, "Yup, and, we were wondering if you wanted to sit with us today?"

"Me?" Raimundo said placing a hand on his chest.

Chase raised an eyebrow.

"Pfft, I guess I could," with that he leaned forward and tired to control his shaking hands.

"Good," Chase said folding his hands across the table.

One of the other boys fell forward and slammed his fist on the table, "I got a dare!"

"Finally," Chase mumbled.

"But it's not for you," the boy said pointing his finger at Raimundo, "It's for him."

Chase raised the other eyebrow and glanced at Raimundo who was just nodding like an idiot. "Hit me," Rai said leaning forward so he was face to face with the boy.

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"What in the world is he doing?" Jack said slamming his fists onto the table.

Kimiko glared at her food, "That's the guy he has his little man crush on.. Chase." she grumbled under her breath.

Omi glared over at the boys all talking and a trembling Raimundo, "Chase...!"

"So much for our plan!" Clay said throwing his fork.

Kimiko shook her head, "Stop being babies and get over it, this is a big opportunity for him, and it's not every day he gets to kiss the ass of his one true love."

Jack narrowed his eyes, "Aren't you mad?"

She pinched the bridge of her nose, "Of course I am, but it looks like there doing something important so, I'm not going to get to worked up over it."

"Maybe we could still. You know, do it?" Clay asked, poking his taco. Kimiko shrugged, noting that the idea was dead without Raimundo.

Everyone sighed sadly, something was off balance...

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Well... The first half of the chapter was zestychicken2, and the second half was rolliepollie44. If anyone can guess where it split, I'll give you a cookie!

Anyways... I hope you liked it, and I really hope you guys review. Thanks a million!

-zesty-