Hey guys! I'm Sarah, and this is my very first Fan Fiction! I've always enjoyed reading them so I decided to try writing one!

This is basically from the perspective of Kimiko, and it is about her realizing that she can control fire. She then travels to China to the Xiaolin Temple, where she meets others who can control other elements as well! There may be some RaiKim in this…I haven't exactly figured out the details yet but I'll make sure to let you know! If you want me to include it then just tell me! It's kinda OC (I think that means out of character?) because I don't really follow the storyline of the show, but hopefully it will work out!

Okay, you are probably ready for me to shut up…not many people read these I think. Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 1: An Internal Fire

My name is Kimiko Tohomiko. I thought I had a generally normal life, well, as normal as a girl with an extremely rich dad's life can be. But I was so wrong. My life is anything but normal. You're probably wondering, what is she talking about? So I'll start the story from the beginning.

It all started on January 8th. I woke up one day, sweating my butt off, but the thing is, it was probably -10˚C outside. I have to say, I was kind of creeped out, I mean, who wakes up in temperatures below freezing feeling like they're in the middle of the desert in the summer? Anyway, I decided to turn on the lights and figure out the heating situation, when I realized there was a power outage, which means the heat wasn't on, so somehow I was generating this hotness all by myself. I was actually starting to freak out! Was I sick? Could I be dreaming? But something inside me told me no. Something inside of me felt like it was burning, as if a fire was ignited inside my body, as if it were flames making me feel so hot.

I hurried into my bathroom to splash some water on my face; hopefully it would put out my internal fire. But when the water touched my face, it seemed to just sizzle and evaporate in seconds, like when a little bit of water touches an out of control fire. I was starting to break down; I just wanted to scream out my anger for this non stoppable fire. But for some reason, I felt that that would make the fire worse.

My next instinct was to run to my papa's room, he always knew what to do. As I sprinted across our mansion, the fire inside of me felt more power than ever, as if it was getting fuel from my motion. As I opened the door to his room, I found my papa in there, reading his book with a flashlight. The second he looked at me I knew he could tell something was wrong.

"Kimiko?" he asked, worry in his voice, "What's the matter?"

I tried to speak, but everything came out jumbled, "Woke up…sweat…fire….inside me…help…"

He ran up to me and put his hand on my forehead. The instant he placed his hand, he pulled it away, as if he had just touched a hot stove.

"Come Kimiko, we must get to the hospital," he said, rushing to grab his coat and keys.

I responded by nodding my head, I would do anything to get this feeling to stop. As we arrived at the hospital, my fire seemed to be growing stronger, causing me to yell in pain. I had always felt calm around fires; they always gave me a sense of strength. But this felt…different. I remember the nurses and doctor rushing to my side, and being quickly escorted to the emergency room. The last thing I remember before I blacked out was my papa repeatedly whispering my name.

"Kimiko, Kimiko, Kimiko…"

I awoke to the sound of an announcement over the intercom, telling a doctor to report to some room. I realised that I did not feel the fire inside me anymore, I felt as if it was put out. But I still had a funny feeling, as if something inside of me was trying to light a match, but not succeeding. I felt many tubes attached to my wrists as well. I slowly opened my eyes, and examined the room. It had simple white walls and a white tiled floor with specks of black and grey. There was a beautiful bouquet of flowers to my left on the bed stand, with a card saying, "Get Well Soon". To my right was a teddy bear with a red ribbon around its neck. I realized that I was the only patient in the room. I looked infront of me to see my papa sitting on a chair at the end of my bed, reading the newspaper. He looked like he hadn't slept in days, there were circles around his eyes and his hair appeared messy. My papa looked up to see me staring at him, and the most joyous expression came to his face, making me smile. He rushed over to my side and grabbed my hand.

"Oh Kimiko, thank God you're okay, I was so worried about you, I thought you were never going to wake up, how do you feel?" asked my papa.

"I feel fine, there's just a funny feeling inside me," I replied. I smiled to myself, glad to be able to actually speak properly. Then I realised that he said he thought I'd never wake up. "Wait, papa, how long have I been blacked out?"

"Oh dear, probably about a month or so," he responded, a sad look coming to his face.

"WHAT? I've been unconscious for a month? How is that possible?" I yelled.

"People can remain unconscious for years, Kimiko, it is good that you are not one of them," said a different voice. I looked away from papa to see a doctor standing in the doorway.

"Kimiko, I am Dr. Chang." He said.

"Nice to meet you," I replied.

"You are probably very confused right now Kimiko, am I correct?" asked Dr. Chang.

"So correct, Dr. Chang, I have no idea what's going on!"

"Well let me explain it to you. When you arrived at the hospital last month, we sensed something was very wrong. You were sweating more than average, and seemed to be in immense pain, all from this extreme heat."

"Yeah, I felt like there was a fire inside me!" I exclaimed.

"Kimiko, that's exactly what happened."

A look of shock came over my face. I thought my mind was just making that fire seem real, but there was an actual fire inside me? "But, how is that possible?" I asked.

"It definitely surprised us in the x-rays, but when you blacked out you caused the fire to die down. We were forced to use sleeping gas so you would not wake up during the operation. We also had to inject large amounts of water into your body. But the sleeping gas only lasted a few hours, after we stopped it you seemed to still be in your blacked state, which lasted until today."

I felt light headed after this information, "But-but, how does a fire start inside a person, and how did it not burn me to death?" I inquired. I had so many more questions to ask Dr. Chang.

"We are currently looking into it, Kimiko; this is definitely an unnatural case. For now, just rest and make sure to drink lots of water, by the way, how do you feel now?" asked Dr. Chang.

"I f-feel l-like s-something inside of m-me is trying to l-light a f-fire," I stuttered.

"Ah yes, that was expected. Do not worry about it Kimiko, just do as I said before and everything will be fine, I know this comes as a shock to you, but we are doing all we can to figure out what happened. If you need anything, just press that button beside your bed to speak to the front desk, and they will send someone right away. I'll let you rest and speak with your father now."

"Th-thanks."

After Dr. Chang left I started sobbing. My papa hugged me tightly and offered his support.

Little did I know that one of the 'nurses' was standing outside the door the whole time.

The 'nurse' opened his coat and spoke to a small dragon.

"It looks like we have found the Dragon of Fire."

Well, that's all for now! Let me know if the length was good! I'll try to make the next chapters a different length if you guys prefer. Please read and review, but I'd appreciate no mean comments. I do like constructive feedback though! So feel free to give me some advice, and just your overall opinion. I'll make sure to update soon! I hate it when you read a story and you want to know what happens next, but it is never updated!

Thanks so much everyone!

-XSForever aka Sarah