Chapter Two

Awakward Bed Situations

Is this a dream?
If it is
Please don't wake me from this high
I've become comfortably numb
Until you opened up my eyes
To what it's like
When everything's right
I can't believe

For ages we just stared at eachother, not moving or making a sound. Then she stood up and took me by surprise when she dived on my, putting her arms right around my neck.

"Raimundo!" she exclaimed "Raimundo! It's really you!"

"Yeah it is," I smiled when she let go of me "So Kimiko, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, my dad's got this guy here who wants to give him something, or something on the lines of that," she tumbled over her words "So what are you doing here...stupid question, you live here..."

"Buying milk," I said cheerfully.

"Are you still living with your family?" Kimiko asked.

"No, my dad chucked me out because I accidently got my brother knocked down by a car. I went into the road without looking and there was a car coming my way so he dived onto the road and pushed me out of the way only to get hurt himself," I explained "I'm living in an apartment with an old school friend named Jeana. You've gotta meat her sometime."

"Hang on," said Kimiko, getting her cell-phone out of her pocket.

She dailed a number then put the phone up to her ear.

"Mushi mushi papa. I've just bumped into Raimundo...yes, I used to train with him at the temple. Is it alright if I go to his place for a while? Oh thanks papa you're the greatest! Love you, bye!"

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me
You found me

She put her cell-phone back into her pocket then beamed up to me.

"I'm allowed to go to your place," she said, a smile on her face, reaching so far that it was tickling her ears.

That wasn't exactly what I ment by 'you've gotta meat her sometime' but nevertheless, I let her come with me back home.

When we got in Jeana was sitting on the coach, sipping up some ribena in a mug. She turned her head when she heard the door and saw me standing there with Kimiko...and we were soaked to the bone.

"Hey you guys," said Jeana, putting the mug down on the coffee table and coming up to us.

"Jeana this is Kimiko, Kimiko this is Jeana," I said, pointing at them each in turn.

"Hi," they both said at the same time.

Jeana wasn't what you would call very attractive but she is still a very pretty woman. She was anorexic skinny, I don't know why but she'd always been a bit too skinny. Her brown hair was tied up in two plaits which rested on her shoulders down to her arms. She was wearing jeans, a red belly-top so you could see the piercing on her navel and blue socks on. Her eyes were big and chocolate brown. When Kimiko had taken her coat off I saw that she was wearing a lilac belly-top, a long black skirt which fell just below her knees, a pair of black boots, loopy earings in her ears and her hair was in two low pony-tails, tied up with blue bobbles. But her eyes were what stood out the most of all. Oh those sapphire eyes. They were so beautiful.

"She's a friend from the temple," I told Jeana.

"So what's she Dragon of?"

"Fire."

Jeana nodded then walked off into the kitchen.

"I'm baking fairy cakes okay?" she called.

"Jeana," I laughed "You've already made a cake today!"

"I know," she replied "These are sort of like fairy muffins though."

I rolled my eyes and Kimiko giggled. The two of us sat down on the couch and started chatting. But, it was me who brought this subject up.

So, here we are
That's pretty far
When you think of where we've been
No going back
I'm fading out
All that has faded me within
You're by my side
Now everything's fine
I can't believe

"So Kim," I said "Do you think we've got all of the Shen-Gong-Wu? I mean, could there be more do you think?"

"I'm not sure," Kimiko sighed "I haven't kept in touch with anyone."

"Me neither," I said guiltily.

We paused for a few moments just staring at eachother. She didn't look me in the eye, hers were locked somewhere around my nose.But when she did look into my eyes I could tell that she was sad. Was it about what I had just said? Or was it something else? It was me who broke the uneasy silence.

"So...you been doing much?" I asked stupidly.

"No, just, you know, lugging around with my papa, he thinks I'm his assistant or something," she looked disgusted.

"Well, me neither," I said.

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me
You found me

We grinned sheepishly at eachother. I don't know why but I seemed to feel happier when she was around. But anyway.

"Finished the fairy cake muffin things!"

Jeana then began quaking with silent fits of laughter. Me and Kimiko both laughed then got up to go into the kitchen. We took a muffin each and bit into it.

"Mmmmm," Kimiko said "This is utter bliss! Where did you get the recipe?"

"Oh, I made it up," grinned Jeana, she seemed to be overjoyed that she knew somebody else adored her cooking.

We finished of the 'fairy cake muffin things' and went back onto the couch. Jeana joined us this time. It was now 10 O'clock. Suddenly Kimiko's cell-phone rang so she ran over to her phone, yanked it out of the pocket and put it next to her ear.

"Mushi mushi papa," she said cheerfully "Oh yeah, I'm still at Rai's. No papa, don't be silly. Papa! Stop it! Anyway, could I ask you something? Okay, could I stay over at Raimundo's tonight?"

Time stood still. What? Kimiko. Here. In my apartment. Over night. I certantly didn't ask for that. We didn't have enough beds for a start. One of us would have to share a bit or sleep on the couch. It was couch time for me tonight then.

"Oh thanks papa you're the greatest!"

"Did you ask if she could stay?" Jeana whispered.

I shook my head, feeling ill. I was going dizzy.

And I was hiding
'Til you came along
And showed me where I belong
You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know?
How did you know?

"Thanks papa!" Kimiko practicly screamed with joy "Love you. Bye!"

She squeeled excitedly.

"I'm allowed to sleep!" she exclaimed, jumping up and down.

Me and Jeana looked at eachother uneasily.

"The thing is Kimiko," I had to break the news to her "We don't have enough beds if you're staying."

"And you know what," she picked her coat up and took a bag from under it which I didn't see before, she probably had it tucked inside of her coat "I'd just been shopping for some new nightclothes! What a touch of luck!"

She took out a short satin blue nightie from the bag. Oh god. Help. I was definitaly sleeping on the couch. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks. Jeana stared at me. Get your act together Raimundo! I mentally willed myself.

"So, where will I sleep?" asked Kimiko.

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me

"In my bed," I gulped.

Jeana practicly exploded with laughter.

"I'll sleep on the couch," I said.

"You...can't," Jeana got in, in-between laughs "The...sofa...is...where...I...sleep...it's...a...pull...out...bed...remember?"

I blushed madly. It looked like I had to sleep with Kimiko. Oh god.

The three of us got changed and Jeana fell sound asleep on the sofa bed. Me and Kimiko both sat down on the bed. Then Kimiko said that she was tired and wen under the covers but didn't go to sleep. She still stayed wide eyed. God. This was going to be awkwarder than I thought...

You found me
You broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
The good and the bad
And the things in between
You found me
You found me

Poor Raimundo. In a very awkward situation. What'll happen on the next chapter do you think (goes all shifty eyed) heheh, curse me and my disgusting mind. I don't own the song You Found Me by Kelly Clarkson So, please review! Or I'll eat your children :O

Matane

ToXiC xxxx