When The Wind Blows
The fact that she was scared and confused made me wonder... What did she go through? Lost and confused with amnesia, with the acception of some occational flashes, Kimiko uses the Golden Tiger Claws to go to Brazil. Where she meets a boy named Raimundo. When he helps her find her way, he'll realize the temple made a mistake.
Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown, only this plot, and an OC... But, I wished I owned something...
Prologue: Lost
The girl shivered and stood up wearily. "Where am I?" She whispered, her voice lonely and blank. She looked down at her own hands, extremely red from how cold it was. "Who am I?" She asked, and looked up. Not knowing what was going on really scared her... As she looked around all she saw was extremely green grass, mountains, and trees.
No one was around. "Hello?" She called out, her voice no stronger than before. Taking a step forward, she wobbled a bit, and stopped. It was going to be a long time before she saw someone... She could tell. Some sort of instinct was nagging at her, but she couldn't place it. This is what bothered her the most.
"Please..." This time, her voice was like a whisper. Looking at the green grass below her, she found her shoes lathered in mud. Her white tights were no longer white, and her red robes were tattered and torn. "What happened?" Still her voice was a whisper. None of her questions were being answered, but when she fell to her knees her hand grazed something sharp.
Prying her weak hand off the ground, she saw blood trickling down her palm. She rubbed it off on the grass and moved to the golden object. She picked it up, and studied it carefully.
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She crossed her arms and tapped her foot, only the brunette smirking next to her.
"Gee... You guys screwed up." The brunette laughed. "You owe her an apology!"
Her raven - black hair swayed to one side as a light wind picked up, as though laughing at the other two.
"We are most sorry!" The big headed kid bowed, and the Texan cowboy took off his hat blushing.
"Sorry lil' lady... Won't never doubt ya again!"
Her smile showed her satisfaction as she leaned into the brunette. "I told you you should have had faith in me..." The brunette pulled his arm around her, and the others snickered. It was all in good friendly fun, but no one could help to think they would make the most awesome couple.
"So..." He began walking to the vault close by, and went down the steps to a drawer. "This is what you won, huh?" She smiled so wide, they never thought it was possible.
"Sure is!" She exclaimed with pride.
"It is most cold!"
"Cool." The cowboy corrected.
"Ah yes... Cool! Wait... What?" The yellow skinned fourteen year old looked at them all funny. The other three only laughed.
"The golden tiger claws..." The brunette murmered dreamily, a glint in his emerald green eyes. "This will definately become my favorite." He slipped them on, and called their name, slashing into the air, and jumping into the hole."
"Raimundo!" The girl screamed as it split. She jumped out of the vault, as the three of them all glanced around, panic in their eyes. She began moving in reverse, not believing what was going on. This could be a cruel prank, but with him... Who knew how long it would go on for. And if he was unexperienced with using it... It's possible he might not get back.
But, she ran into someone who wrapped their arms around her waist. Before she squealed, he placed a hand over her mouth, and leaned close to her ear. "Boo."
She turned and screamed, but seeing it was him, she slapped him and stormed off, extremely angry.
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She felt the warm fur on her fingers, and decided to slip it on her right hand. Wiping her bloody and left hand again in the grass, making a strange splotch of red from two different occassions, she muttered. "Golden Tiger Claws?"
Seeing it did nothing, she dropped her arm quickly to her side. A gash ripped open, and she jumped back, amazed that it worked. "Wha?" She carefully stepped through it, falling through a strange space and time rip.
Truly the most amazing thing she had to have ever felt.
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The girl came round when someone's face was close to hers.
"Hey... Are you alright?" Water dripped onto her cheeks, making her jerk back and blink at the same time. Ontop of that, sunlight was draining into her large pupils, burning her eyes. She didn't move until he slightly nudged her. "You alright?" He asked again.
She tried getting up, but seeing as she was failing quite miserably, he helped her a little. The Japanese girl couldn't seem to find her voice, so she could only stare into those emerald green eyes. Where in the world had she seen them? She could have sworn she just had. Shaking her head, she tried again to speak, but to no avail.
Upon seeing this, he got up and stuck out a hand. She took it gingerly, but when she stood up, she fell straight into him. He chuckled, "Heh, I didn't think I was that easy to fall for."
Too weak to fight back at that cocky statement, she simply closed her eyes. Seeing that she wasn't joking, he pulled her onto his back, "You must have been through a lot." His only reply was her chin resting on his shoulder. It was going to be very interesting communicating with this girl...
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"Hey! Pedrosa, you finally found yourself another girl who deserves a piggy back ride eh?"
"Aye, Raphael!" He joked, smirking.
"Well, I just thought I'd let you know, you need to come to this huge party tonight. Bring your girlfriend. You can get it on!" He laughed, making a slightly perverted gesture. 'Pedrosa' only rolled his eyes.
"You're such an idiot Raph."
"Hey! I cannot help it ya?"
"Wow..." A girl lingered up to him, a beer in her hands, and she moved her hand around his waist, trying so hard to make herself look attractive. The truth was, she was. Blonde hair, crystal blue eyes.
"Adrenia! How you doing girl?" Raphael smiled at her, and she giggled. Noting he already basically had her under his wing, he turned to the brunette. "So, how about that party?"
"I can't." He looked at the blonde carefully. "She's been through a lot." He motioned to the girl on his back, her head leaning into his right ear, her eyes closed. "She can't even talk. I gotta figure out where she came from. Or at least get her off the beach. Especially if there are going to be perves like you running around out there tonight."
"Ah... I'm not all that bad."
"You aren't, but... You know, just want her to be safe."
"For your whole man - whore, I'm so sexy act... It's ruining your rep, but you're right... You always had the most caring side about you... Better you than us. Just one less person in the world I have to worry about. Oh, but it would be so grand to get in her - "
"Okay!" Adrenia smiled nervously at the brunette. "I think it's time for him to have a drink?" She asked in suggestion he come with her, and he happily agreed.
The brunette's mind drifted to the raven - haired girl on his back as he walked. He couldn't really understand how she could have washed up on shore. It looked like it, but he could be wrong. Tattered dress - type clothes, discolored tights, and quite muddy shoes, he was definately sure she washed up on shore. But, then what were these claws he slipped off of her hand when he first found her.
Before he did anything, he had pulled them off and examined them. It was almost like a leather and fuzzy wristband, with a glove attatched, with claws. If that made any sense. He decided he wouldn't show them to anyone, incase someone knew what they were...
Even if he wanted to know, if there was a chance that it was something bad... He didn't want her getting in trouble. She was already going through enough.
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The girl's eyes fluttered open, glad that the room was rather dark. She felt sore, and she could barely move, but she felt bandage on her left hand. Glancing down, and slightly lifting her head, she saw the cut she had recieved from those stupid claws had been wrapped.
She lay her head down carefully again, staring up at the ceiling. It had a cheap fan spinning quickly to scare away the heat. The whole place seemed like that, except more cozy of a place than she'd been in a long time. At least, as far as she could remember.
The door creaked open, and there again were those piercing emerald eyes.
"Cool. You're awake..." He hurried over and sat in the chair next to the bed. She could only look at him with a slightly confused expression on her features. "Can you sit up?"
She tried, but had a little difficulty. He ended up helping her. She smiled slightly for her thanks, and pulled a pillow behind her head to lean back on. The boy shifted uncertainly. She spread her lips apart, and licked them, but still her mouth was very dry. He quickly handed her the glass he was carrying, and with shaky hands, she put it to her lips.
The water washed down her throat with a refreshing manner. It made her relax a lot more. He took the glass back and set it on the wooden night stand. "You've been out for only a few hours. I was surprised, thought you'd be out longer..."
She smiled, and flushed a little, thinking his attempt to make her laugh was a good one. She tried again to speak, and although it was hoarse and strained, she talked. "Where am I?"
He looked up at her and blinked back shock. But, a small grin began growing on his lips. "I'm glad you can still talk." She simply smiled again, waiting patiently for an answer.
"Well, my lady... You are in Rio de Jenario, Brazil!" She blinked, wondering why in the world the golden tiger claws brought her here. "Where are you from?"
She opened her mouth to answer, but tears began to leak out of her eyes. Finally, she looked down at her hands and began to cry into them.
"Hey..." He switched from sitting on the chair, to sitting on the edge of the bed, and put a hand on her shoulder. "It's okay... What's wrong?"
She looked up, tearstains already on her cheeks. "I don't know..."
He looked at her with a sympathedic smile, and took her hand, squeezing comfort into it. "What's your name? You're way too pretty not to have one."
She looked deep into his eyes, and she knew he wasn't trying to be cruel. But this... this only made her cry harder. Staring straight into the emerald orbs infront of her, she whispered through muffled sobs, "I can't remember..."
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Wow. I like this fanfiction! Yay! Please review... I'd really like to hear what you think. Should I continue? Should I not? Lemme know! :D
I know I have a lot of stories to do, but I just really cannot help it. This idea seems totally fun. I promise though, I will update the other ones too lol... Just, don't bail on me yet! People please read!
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