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Puzzle Of My Heart

Chapter 1: Prologue

Hi! This is my first fic and is basically about Kim getting a new boyfriend, then, Rai gets jealous and what lengths he reaches to split them up. Most of you probably haven't even bothered to read this, so I'll just get on with the story…

BTW, this is just the Prologue and, yes, it does suck, so I'm not afraid of flamers.

Raimundo walked across the temple grounds. He looked up at the clear blue skies that surrounded the mountains and stretched as far as the eye could see. He breathed in the crisp morning air. He came out here every morning since he joined the temple with the others. He had almost forgotten how long ago that was. It had to have been at least a year, maybe a year and half. A year and a half since Wuya's release and the four Xiaolin warriors were brought together. Him and his three best friends met because of and ugly Heylin witch that wants to take over the world. But, if Jack hadn't opened the puzzle box, Raimundo never would have met Omi, Kimiko and Clay.

So, maybe they wouldn't have been his first choice for teamates, not to mention roomates, what with Clay's loud snoring. But, besides everything, they all got along pretty well. He'd grown to like them. They were the three single most people in the world he cared about more than anyone else. Omi was annoying and completely slaughtered the fine art of slang, but Rai knew he was courageous and would give his life to protect his friends. Clay was often confusing, what with his thick Texan accent and his use of random metaphors, but when the chips were down, they knew they could always count on him to pull through. And then, there was Kimiko. Being the only girl at the temple, she cared about Omi like a mother, and was like Clay's little sister. But to Rai, she was just a friend. Okay, so she was his best friend, except, he liked her as more than a friend. He loved her. He loved everything about her. Her ebony black hair, her crystal blue eyes, even the way she always hit him for pranking her, or how she always moaned about him 'invading her personal space' when he read her diary. But the best thing about her had to be her smile. He loved to see her smile. It could always cheer him up, no matter how upset he was. Plus, no matter what, she was always there for him. Once, he'd had the worst day of his life, and she sat there listening to him moan on and on about how life isn't fair. She didn't care how boring it got. She just sat there listening, like any good friend would.

But that was just it; they were friends, nothing more. He'd tried desperately in the past to tell her how he really felt, but it just ended up getting interrupted, or he'd end up saying something completely different. He loved her so much, but how could he tell her? It would change everything. Not to mention what would happen if she said no.

Raimundo quickly shook the thought from his head. That was impossible; Rai was irresistible to any girl of his age.

He laughed to himself. Kimiko was right; he was bigheaded. Besides, Kim wasn't just any girl. That was one of the main reasons why he liked her so much. She was different from any other girl you'd meet.

"Oh man, why can't I just be like a normal teenager who likes his best friend as a friend? Why does it have to be so complicated?" He seemed to ask no-one in particular.

He picked up a rock and threw it in the water. He sat down and thought for a bit.

"That's it, I have to tell her"

He got, spun round, and marched to her 'room' to tell her.

"Kimiko?"

"Yea Rai?"

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Okay, so this totally sucks and has nothing to do with the story, but I'm still gonna write the next chapter anyway. I'm not gonna write it based on reviews, but I will mostly for the rest of the story. Hopefully, the other chapters will be longer, but I'm not making any promises. It's gonna get much better! At least, I hope it will any way…!

Beany

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