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Chapter 2
Usagi blitzes through the obstacle course set up, beating even Omi's time. The young orphan is baffled by this, though he'd had to go into isolation briefly after receiving The Talk from Master Fung. Raimundo had watched how Usagi flowed through the course, and realized he could do the same thing by trusting his element. Clay thought outside the box, and just walked around the obstacles, which earned him some praise. " Conejita(Little bunny), any advice? " Raimundo asks.
Usagi smirks, " Instinct, just go on instinct. "
" What, but that does not make sense. " Omi says.
" You can't cage the wind, so trying to make Raimundo conform go one way of doing things is only going to cause untold problems. " Usagi says simply, " Decile a alguien la traducción del nombre que me, diste y voy a hacer que te arrepientas de vivir(Tell anyone the translation of your name for me, and you will live to regret it). "
Raimundo smirks, " Jamas(I would never). "
Raimundo makes his way through the obstacle course next, and Master Fung raises an eyebrow at how quickly he got through it. Perhaps he did need to train them differently. " Buen trabajo, ¿Que tanto te gustaría aprender un nuevo arte marcial?(Nice job, how would you like to learn a new martial art)? "
" ¿Qué tenías en mente?(What did you have in mind)? " Raimundo asks her.
" Tsukino/Albarn branch of Anything Goes Martial Arts, and yes, Master Fung, I am in fact a master of the style, and Raimundo is suited for it. " Usagi states.
" How so, little lady? " Clay asks her.
" It's speed and evasion based, if I can arrange for it, I'll even get Ranma here to teach him some elements of the Saotome Style which is based on mid air combat. " Usagi states.
" You really think I'm worthy of your paternal family's style? " Raimundo asks her.
Usagi looks at him, " Si. A diferencia de todos los otros, tu eres perfectos para esso, y a quién entreno es mi discreción(I do. Unlike everyone else here you are perfect for it, and it's at my discretion whom I train). "
" Very well, I'll let you handle Raimundo's training, as you have a better grasp on how to train him. " Master Fung says.
" We'll still be present for team training, but in return, when my grandmother inevitably calls me back for my fourteenth birthday to celebrate, I get to take Raimundo with me, no complaints. " Usagi states firmly, her sapphire eyes boring into Master Fung.
" Understood. "
Raimundo looks between them, and before he can get his thoughts in order Dojo announces the activation of the Fist of Tebigong. Once again Usagi uses Raimundo as a pillow, and he just shrugs. He could let her get some decent sleep on the way to the next Wu. They meet up with Jack Spicer again whom keep his distance from Usagi, and then he summons his Jack bots. " Water! " Omi calls out as he starts to fight the Jack bots.
" Wind! "
" Lightning! "
Raimundo and Usagi fight back to back, covering each other perfectly. Omi and Usagi did not have Shen Gong Wu on them though. Raimundo had been given the Mantis Flip Coin, Kimiko the Two-Ton Tunic, and Clay the Eye of Dashi. Raimundo pulls the coin out, and Usagi smirks as they both toss it up, calling out, " Mantis Flip Coin! "
They catch it as one, and move as one as well. Wuya, despite herself, is impressed with the level of teamwork they were showing. At about that time Clay and Dojo get knocked over a cliff, and a magical mime that Jack, and Wuya met in Paris traps the other four in a box. This turned out to be a NOT GOOD thing to happen with Usagi with them. She did not do well with small, enclosed spaces. After trying to break out Raimundo is the first to notice something is off with the Dragon of Lightning in training. He curses under his breath, " Conejita, focus on me. "
That gets the attention of Omi and Kimiko, " Raimundo? "
" I'm guessing she may be claustrophobic. " Raimundo answers the unasked question.
" Claustro-what? " Omi asks.
" Claustrophobia is the fear of small, enclosed spaces. Those that are claustrophobic have this fear. " Kimiko explains as they watch Raimundo get their teammate focused on him, and not the situation they were in.
With Raimundo fully focused on keeping Usagi as calm as he can it's up to Kimiko, and Omi to fill Clay and Dojo in on the situation. Kimiko finally uses one of her gadgets to write out the message, and they turn to observe Raimundo with Usagi pulled onto his lap, her head buried in the crook of his neck. " Anata wa tan'naru okāsan o anata ni yuzura seyou to shite imasu ka? Usagi(Are you going to let a mere mime outdo you, Usagi)? " Kimiko asks her.
That gets a response out of the near catatonic girl, " ¡Imagina una puerta, y sacanos de esta maldita caja de una vez!(Imagine a door, and get us the Hell out of this damned box already)! " she murmurs in Spanish, and Raimundo drops his head onto hers, cursing himself as several kinds of idiot for not thinking of that himself.
He shifts her enough to walk, and opens the door to get them out. He knew that Usagi would be too shaky to walk, so he shifts her to his back without a word. She wraps her arms around his neck, nestling her head back in, her emotions twining around him like a lazy, but thankful cat. Understanding is sent back by Raimundo, he hadn't even let his little sister sense him on this deep of a level, but something had told him that he'd needed to let Usagi sense all of himself, even the parts he hid from his family, and she had accepted all of him. Like him, she understood that the world was not black and white.
They reach Clay just as he and Jack have come to a deadlock over the Fist of Tebigong. Raimundo slides down the mini cliff with Usagi on his back while Omi and Kimiko jump down. Usagi stays where she is even as the showdown gets started, though she does grab Dojo before he can go sailing too far. " ¿Podes pararte ahora?(Think you can stand now)? " Raimundo asks her.
" Todavía no(Not yet). "
Raimundo nods at this, and sets her on her feet, keeping an arm around her waist to keep her upright from where they're watching the Showdown. Usagi smirks as she realizes what Clay has planned, " Raimundo, ya se lo que planea Clay. Va a traerá el petirrojo hacia el(Raimundo, I know what Clay has planned. He's going to bring the robin to him). "
Raimundo observes the surroundings on the ground, and he blinks as he takes in the sunflowers while Clay walks over to them, " Por supuesto, a los petirrojos les encantan las semillas de girasol(Of course, robins love sunflower seeds). "
Usagi nods with Dojo wrapped around her arm. Clay picks the seeds into his hat, and the robin comes to him, thus winning the showdown. Clay looks at Usagi, it was subtle, but she needed Raimundo's support to stand. Once Jack and Wuya have retreated he looks at Usagi and Raimundo, " What happened? "
" Small, enclosed spaces and I do not agree, Clay. I can deal with cells, but that's only because I am not about to give some jumped up demonic moron the satisfaction of seeing me scared. Besides, getting turned into a damsel in distress pisses me the fuck off. " Usagi states.
" Mime box. " Dojo says.
" Yeah, Kimiko had to engage the creatively devious portion of my brain. I will not allow some jumped up mime to get the best of me. I am The Kitsune, dammit! " Usagi snaps.
" What is the significance of that statement? " Omi asks.
" I am the de facto Queen of the Pranking Community. " Usagi deadpans.
That was all that was said about that, though later that night, which is also Raimundo's first lesson, the Brazilian looks at his teacher, " Any other fears that need to be known about before they blow up in our faces, Conejita? "
" Lilapsofobia, miedo a los tornados y huracanes. Algo hererado de mi primer vida(Lilapsophobia, or Tornado spawning Storms. Goes back to first life). "
" ¿Por que eso?(Care to elaborate on that)? " Raimundo asks her.
" Tenes que accordarte que yo nunca salí de la Luna. En mi primera visita a la Tierra fui separado de mi grupo y quedé atrapada afuera con una tormenta que contenia un tornado EF-5(You have to remember that I hardly ever left the Moon. My first visit to Earth I got separated from my group, and trapped outside during a storm that spawned what would be considered an EF-5 twister). " Usagi explains.
Raimundo winces, that would be a good reason to fear storms capable of spawning tornadoes, " You know that as long as I'm the one using my element you have nothing to fear, right, Conejita? "
" Rationally, yes. " Usagi states.
Raimundo understood, fears were irrational, so logic couldn't make a dent in them. Usagi has them running around the temple grounds, as Raimundo needed to get his speed up. Usagi explained why they would be working exclusively on his speed before she taught him the first kata. An hour later she lets him rest, on the roof of the monastery. She leans back to look at the stars, " Do you miss any of your last life? "
Usagi thinks about that, " The view of the Earth from the Moon. "
It was at that precise moment Usagi is hit with the light of the moon, and Raimundo feels his heart almost literally stop as he takes in the sight. Right then she looked like a goddess that had decided to grace him with her presence. He believed with all his being that she did in fact happen to be the princess reincarnated, she looked ethereal, and it was then he realized that he may want to be more than friends with her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Xiaolin Showdown, or Anything Goes Martial Arts, nor do I own Saotome Ranma.
