Pain Within the Heart
Chapter 1 - The Wind at Dawn
By RabbitRose

Hey! This is my first Xiaolin Showdown fanfic and my first fanfic ever written since 3-5 years (I feel old and yet I still think like a 15 year old, ha ha ha!). Many of my past fanfics were comedies and crossovers filled with nonsense. I want a fresh start (like try out writing some serious stories) so I deleted all my other past fanfics... I already have so many ideas for XS fanfics...so many... Originally I planned to just draw my XS fan stories as comics, but it's too much work XP! So I'll just write some of them as written fictions and others as pencil drawn comics. I hope I haven't lost my touch at writing fanfics. :D And a BIG possibility that I might draw some parts of this as a few comic shorts.
Anyway enjoy and feel free to review! I love praises and flames. hee hee- RabbitRose
It's was calm sunny day as we see our heroes at the Xiaolin Temple...but... where was our heroine, Kimiko?

"KIMIII-KOOO" yelled Omi. Omi, Clay, and Raimundo were busily trying to find the Xiaolin Dragon of Fire. Kimiko was no where to be found, she mysteriously left the temple right after her breakfast, distressed about something. Clay ran back from Kimiko's room and reported to the rest of the guys that Kimiko was not in her room. "Dude, why would Kimiko leave just like that?" Raimundo said as he snapped his fingers. Omi responded "Everything looked normal during breakfast...you were, as usual, struggling with your chopsticks... Clay took his time eating his share of food... and Kimiko was making fun of both of you about your eating habits..." and ended it with a cute childish grin. "Why doesn't she make fun of you, Omi!" replied Raimundo with a somewhat pissed look. "Oh simple, I already have mastered the art of using chopsiticks and food etiquette. Ever since I was three and a half! SUBDUE that Raimundo!" Omi said with a confident and proud tone. "Huh, 'subdue'? Ay, maybe it's better if you don't use slangs because you mess them up so bad!" remarked Raimundo.

"Boys, boys! What is the matter now?" said Master Fung his usual calmness. Raimundo walked up to Master Fung, "Ugh, that's not important Master Fung! Where is Kimiko! We've been searching for her eversince we finished breakfast!". Master Fung blankly stared at Raimundo while the others, especially Raimundo, were waiting for some advice from their master. Master Fung turned his back toward his apprentices, "Kimiko will come back, now go back to your training at once!". "Master Fung! Master Fung! We need to know where Kimiko went! She's our friend and!" "SILENCE, RAIMUNDO! Kimiko will come back eventually. NOW GO BACK TO YOUR TRAINING! ALL OF YOU..." Master Fung yelled at Raimundo.

Master Fung went back to his own duties while the Xiaolin warriors went to training. "Whoooo-weee', I neverr' knew that Masterr' Fu'ng had that angerr' in him.". the Texan Xiaolin warrior commented. The others just stared into the ground. "Uhhmmm... I'll get the chest of Shen Gon Wu, now." said the cowboy as he adjusted his hat and went off to fetch the Shen Gon Wu. Rai and Omi stood their in silence until a strong breeze swept along the warriors. "I-I... never knew that...Master Fung...could be...-"

"SO UNSYMPATHETIC!" Raimundo wailed out. Omi was regretting about trying to break the awkward silence. But he had to prepare for more because Raimundo was really upset. "We have to stick together as team! Kimiko is part of our team and we need her... I can't believe Fung! He was the one that stressed the importance of teamwork before! He's such a hypocrite!" Raimundo continued. Omi tried to calm down the zealous Wind. "Raimundo, maybe it is best that we listen to Master Fung. Maybe Kimiko just needs some time alone..." But to no avail Raimundo stormed out toward the exit. Omi followed.

"UMMPHH!"

Raimundo bumped into Clay, causing Clay to drop the Shen Gon Wu. "Owwww..." Both Raimundo and Clay rubbed their heads as the Shen Gon Wu layed scattered on the ground. Like a lion hunting for prey, Raimundo quickly grabbed some Shen Gon Wu. Omi yelled "Raimundo! STOP THIS! I understand how you feel! We all know how you feel and we all want to help Kimiko!". "Omi, I know you mean good but... Kimiko NEEDS ME!" Raimundo said as he pocketed some of the Shen Gon Wu. Raimundo then grabbed the Golden Tiger Claws and exited the Temple through the portal. Omi was too late to stop Rai and Clay was recovering from the collision. Omi closed his eyes. "Raimundo...Kimiko... what caused our team to break up all of a sudden?".


To Be Continued...