AUTHOR'S NOTES: Hi there again! YAY! A new chapter! :D Finally got my butt out of the couch and actually started something. ^^

Sorry if it took rather long for some of you guys-I got sick during New Year's Eve (boo), and now some of the social sites I'd rather be in were blocked or something. Anyways. here's another chap, and hope y'all like it! ^^ Btw, sorry for the future typos you'll be seeing here. :I

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown nor Tangled, because if I did RaiKim would've been canon and the new Xiaolin Chronicles would have been a lot more similar to its predecessor. :


A spunky teenage girl sprinted fast to her rather large bedroom to the balcony, holding what seems to be a golden comb in her right hand. Staring down from the highest peak of the tower, she sighed as she was searching for her playful pet. They were playing hide and seek out of boredom's sake since her mother hasn't been back from her food gathering in the nearby village.

She tip-toed on her way to the wooden door that leads to her balcony, knowing that her mischievous cat is perched on its favorite spot there. As quietly and stealthy as she can, she sneaked behind the door, and suddenly opening it with much force that it hit the concrete walls and almost hit the potted plants.

"Ha!" The girl exclaimed, though there was no response. She instinctively brushed her smooth black hair with her fingers as she says, "Oh well! I guess Keiko's not hiding out here..." She then heard the ever familiar teasing purr of her pet cat, and in just a split second, found the cat hiding behind between the vines and her well-cared potted plants. "Gotcha!" the teenage girl shouted, causing the cat to give a short screech before running its way back into the room, only to be caught by its owner. The cat waved its tail limply in defeat. "You silly cat. And I knew I wouldn't use the Tangled Web Comb to catch you; you're just way too noisy for this game." The cat pouted as it squirmed in her arms. "Well okay, lil' miss grumpy, what do you want to do?" she asked, stroking its dark colored fur. The cat pointed its paw outside.

The girl was hesitant for a moment. "Yeeeaaah right. I don't think so." She got up and sat on the thick wooden fence that surrounded the small space of the balcony. "I don't see that happening. If I like it in here, then so do you." she said as she pointed her finger expectantly at her feline friend. It only stuck out its tongue.

"Oh come on Keiko, it's not so bad in here." She placed down her cat to move around freely and went back to her bedroom to do her own business. She decided to start with her household chores, more out of habit than of pressured responsibility. She picked up a broom to sweep the floor and went along to sing.

"Seven a.m., the usual morning lineup. Gonna use the Shen Gong Wus so the house will be sparkly clean~" She picked up a pair of shoes and wore it, which she remembered is a Shen Gong Wu named "Fancy Feet". In an instant she grab the broom near the staircase and began to sweep the floor with great speed. Then she searches for a certain satin cloth and wrapped it around her waist.

"Polish and wax with the help of the 'Third Arm Sash'. Sweep again, and by then, it'll be like seven-fifteen?" She gave out an exasperated sigh and went on.

"And so I'll read a book, or maybe two or three? I'll add a few new scriptures to my gallery~" She sang as she pinned the mysterious drawings with symbols onto the vast walls of her large bedroom.

"I'll play fire, and bake, and eat and basically-" She paused for a while and sighed. "Just wonder when will my life begin?" Her singing went on, describing her daily routine as she continues.

"Then after lunch it's Xiaolin Showdown with the locals" She groaned, remembering those boring showdowns she had with the old locals from a remote village that her mother figure introduced to her. They were not so challenging.

"Fixing my hair, save up money for a new dress. Polish my nails and play the music while I'm at it." After drying the nail polish, she stood up. "Then I'll stretch, maybe sketch. Take a rest. Wear a dress!" She paused as she tries to catch her breath. Then went along to continue her song.

"And I'll replay the games, if I have time to spare. I'll put some scriptures more, I'm sure there's room somewhere..." She sighed deeply when she realized there was no more space on her walls for the remaining papers.

"And then I'll toss and toss and toss and toss some flames..." She paused once again from her running and making sure she didn't burn the tower down with her flames. Luckily they already went out. "Stuck in the same place I've always been..." She sadly continues her singing.

"And I'll keep wonderin' and wonderin' and wonderin' and wonderin', when will my life begin?" She twirled around her room, only to get herself dizzy, so she immediately stopped. She ran towards to the balcony and leaned at the edge of the thick fence. Her cat Keiko, in turn, followed her and looked up curiously at her teenage playmate.

"Tomorrow night, the drawings will appear. Just like they do on my birthday each year..." She smiled at her cat, which was now perched on the fence, and stroked its soft fur. She savored the radiance and warmth of the sunlight that touched her pale skin, but immediately turned around to face her lonely bedroom.

"What is it like? Out there where they blow...?" She walked back inside and stared at the huge dome-like walls of her room, decorated with the drawing scriptures she receives annually. "Now that I'm older...Mother might just..." She paused, touching the edge of one of the papers hanging on the walls, and whispered "...let me go..."


AUTHOR'S NOTES: So how was it in this chap now? Good? Bad? I wouldn't know it myself, so please feed me with reviews! ^^ It'd be deeply appreciated~ 33