Chloe: I am friggen awesome.
Me: Yeah, yeah. You're only awesome cuz I made you.
Chloe: Why didn't Clay hear me?
Me: Oh he did. He'll tell you later, heh heh heh.
Omi: Oh hello oh great author Crystalia!
Me: GET THE F*CK AWAY YOU WEIRD QUEER!
Omi: EEEEEK *leaves*
Me: Now it is time for the disclaimer!
Chloe: *sighs* Ugh, fine! Crystalia Dragon of Gems doesn't own Xiaolin Showdown, any of its Shen Gong Wu, characters, and Clay's figgen awesome sayings. Or any of the songs. She only owns me.
Me: Thanks! Now onto the official Chapter One of Earthly Love!
Sunlight flooded my room at the crack of quickly made me uncomfortable. I pulled the blanket over my head to block it out. What it didn't block out was the long and loud boom of a gong. I quickly turned myself away from where the gong rang and tried to get more sleep. I could easily hear the groans of my fellow Dragons. Well, two of them I could hear; I hadn't heard Clay's or Omi's. I shrugged it off and decided to sleep. I was almost fully asleep when I heard footsteps outside my room. Uggggh who is it?
"Little lady, time fer breakfast," said the voice softly. I immediately knew it was Clay's by his accent. I lazily got up and made myself presentable.
"Okay, I'm comin', Clay," I told him as I walked out to see him grinning. "Why you grinning? It there something wrong with my hair?" I asked him as I started to comb through my hair with my fingers franticly. He grabbed my hand and gently pulled it away from my blonde and pink locks.
"Why no, Chloe. I was smiling 'coz I was still enjoying the purdiest little mini concert I heard last night," he said with that always goofy grin. I tried to conceal the small pink blush that was coming onto my face. "Oh," Clay spoke, "that purdy little voice was yours, wasn't it?" I guess that he could easily tell by my blush that I gave the concert. I playfully punched his arm.
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep, so I did what I always do when I can't sleep. I sing and play. You really think that was good?" I asked him, my sapphire eyes looking straight at his robin egg blue eyes. He opened his mouth to answer, but Omi ran right up next to us.
"Good morning my good friends!" he excitedly said while jumping up and down.
"Calm down Omi! You're jumpier than a jackrabbit hyped up on Energizer batteries," I scolded him. I was clearly not an Omi person. Or a morning person for that matter. "It is to dang early in the morning to be jumping like that." Omi's lip then quavered a bit. I sighed in defeat and patted his head. "I'm sorry Omi. I'm just not awake yet. Gimme a bit, then I'll be awake," I told him and hurridly walked to where breakfast was. My jaw dropped when I say that there was only a piece of sausage left. I want to grab it, but I stopped myself 'cause I saw Clay going for it. I turned to walk away and into the training area when he called my name.
"Chloe! Don't you want this?" he called to me. I did a 180 and nodded yes. He came over to me and handed me the sausage. I savored the small bites that I took out of it. Once I had finished, I raced out to the training area. I bowed to Master Fung and quickly took my place at the end of the line of the Dragons. (AN: The line is like this. Rai, Kimiko, Omi, Clay, Chloe. Master Fung is standing in front of them.)
"Since we have a new Dragon with us, you shall have to teach her all of the Shen Gong Wu and help her with her fighting skills. I trust that you shall do as I expect," Master Fung said with a monotoned voice and walked away to the Vault. I let out a small sigh of relief. This can't be as bad I think it would. Omi walked in front of me and began to lecture me.
"Now Chloe, I'll first start by telling you which Shen Gong Wu we use. Since I am the best, I'll say mine. I am the Dragon of Water so I would normally use the Orb of Tornami," began Omi as he dragged on for what seemed like forever. I had to pinch myself to stay awake. "Do you get all of that?" he asked me.
"Uhh, I did Omi. So next is training,right?" I asked. My hair fell into my face and I quickly put it back behind my ear. Kimiko nodded.
"I'll teach you how to fight," she added. "Now, Clay, I'll need you for this. Chloe, I want you to punch and kick Clay's hands as hard and fast as you can." Seriously? I mean first I get lectured by Mr. I'mTheBest and now I have to do this to Clay. This just can't be happening.
"Okay, whatever you say, Kimiko," I said before taking a deep breath. At first I wasn't going as fast so I could see what I was doing. Though, after the first few minutes, I quickly sped my attacks up. I swear, I was going faster than a cheetah on fire. Once I stopped, I saw Raimundo's jaw drop.
", girl. Where'd you learn that from? I haven't seen anyone punch that fast!" he exclaimed with disbelief. Omi had fallen over with a shocked expression. Mimiko smiled. I looked at the ground and saw that I had pushed Clay back about half a foot. I nervously smiled. Clay laughed.
"No one's pushed me back that far except Chase Young and Master Guan," Clay told me. Now, my face brightened up.
"Heh, I was always told by my guy friends that I punch hard, but I didn't know that I punched THAT hard," I told them. "My dad taught me martial arts, too." Omi looked at me with these huge bug eyes. "Okay, you're starting to creep me out with those bug eyes, Omi," I said backing away from him.
"Come on little partner, why don'tcha go get some Wu so we can show 'er how to use 'em?" the tallest Dragon asked Omi. I sighed in relief because I just can't stand him. He is just like my little brother. Short and annoying. I mouthed 'Thanks. I owe you one.' He just tipped his hat again. Kimiko put her small hand on my shoulder.
"Don't worry, he annoys us too," the Japanese added. I smiled.
"Thanks, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't the only one. Oh great here he comes," I started out happily but ended grumbling. He held the Orb of Tornami, Fist of Tebigong, Sword of the Storm, Star Hanabi, and the Mantis Flip Coin. He handed out the other Wu before giving me the red and gold coin.
"If you want to use the Shen Gong Wu, all you have to do is say the name of the Wu. Like so," started Omi, who was cut off by Raimundo.
"Sword of the Storm!" yelled the Dragon of Wind as he spun the sword in circles. Dust and grass and pebbles flew up high in the blue sky. Once he stopped twirling the sword, the wind died down. Kimiko stepped in front of him and aimed her Star Hanabi at a cloth dummy about 20 feet away.
"Star Hanabi!" she yelled and a blast of fire went straight towards where the heart on the dummy would be. Now the dummy was engulfed in red-orange flames. Omi quickly scowled and held up his blue orb.
"Orb of Tornami!" he commanded and swiftly drenched the flames. Clay waited for Omi to move before using his Wu.
"You might wanna hold onta somethin' Chloe," he warned me. I nodded and went to grab onto something, but I didn't. "Fist of Tebigong!" he said and punched the ground below him. To my amazement, it split the ground in half and chunks of earth flew up into the air. This sparked an idea. No one heard me when I whispered the name of my Shen Gong Wu. They only saw my flipping gracefully from rock to rock. I even managed to get Clay's hat. He quickly put his hands to his head and felt for his hat. "Hey! Gimme back my hat, girl!" he yelled as I flipped back over him and landed two feet away from him.
"Catch me if you want it!" I called out playfully to him as I put on his hat. I decided to have some fun with him because it was getting pretty boring around here. Too boring to my liking. I then saw him start running after me with his lasso. I smirked and said," Mantis Flip Coin!" I then flipped from tree to tree to avoid him.
"Dang, Clay, she's got you running for your money, or should I say your hat!" laughed Raimundo. Kimiko giggled alongside Rai. Omi stared dumb-founded. He then tried to lasso my ankle, but I quickly jerked my foot up. I went to put my face back to the front, but I quickly turned it back around. I was about to run, er, flip into a tree! I managed to flip myself higher, onto a thin branch.
"Aw crap!" I said as I heard the branch snap. I could see Clay almost near the tree with his lasso. Once he saw that I was falling, he stopped and threw his lasso at me. It looped around my waist and I tugged on it a little to let him know that I was secure. Clay then yanked me towards him just five feet before I would have hit the ground. His hat then fell down on my face, and I giggled like a little girl.
"Why'dja take my hat and scare me like that?" he asked after giving me a stern look. I squirmed around to free myself from the tight lasso loop. He then undid the loop after he noticed my squirming. I caught my breath before I responded.
"I took your hat so I could see what would happen, and I didn't mean to scare ya. I wanted some fun 'cuz I am sooooo friggen bored," I told him in order of his questions. He then took his hat off my head and put it where it belonged. I gave him one of my signature sly smiles and walked over towards Rai and Kimiko.
"Dang Chloe! I didn't think that a-" I cut Raimundo off.
"You didn't think that a Southern Belle like me could do something like that?" I finished. He smirked and went to continue what he was saying.
"That, and I didn't think that any girl could get him like he is now," Raimundo added quietly so Clay wouldn't hear him.
"Yeah, he seems to be in another world when we talk to him," added Kimiko in a hushed voice. I gave them both questioning looks. He really acts like he's in a different world? I quickly turned around and saw him coming this way.
"He's coming!" I told them with a bit of panic upon my face. We then went to talking about the Shen Gong Wu and Jack Spicer. "So who is that creepy ghost that stalks Jack the idiot?" I asked to quickly change the subject.
"That's Wuya. She's a Heylin witch that tried to rule everyone. She managed to even get me to go to her side by giving anything that I wanted," answered Raimundo. "And with every Wu she gets, her strength increases."
"Last question, why the hell does Jack wear make-up?" I asked jokingly. We were all laughing when he finally got by us.
"Hey, what y'all laughin' 'bout?" Clay asked. I laughed even more then told him why.
"We are all trying to figure out why Jack Spicer wears make-up. I mean is it because he's gay? Or is it because he is secretly a girl?" I responded to him causing uproars of laughter between all of us.
"I don't think it could be the last one, Chloe. He, uh, she, no, IT has nothing," Raimundo said making Clay and me laugh. Kimiko giggled and leaned on his arm. "I mean he has less than Kimiko!" No that earned him a punch from the girl who was leaning on him.
"Hey, when's dinner? I am freaking starving! I swear if I don't get anything in me, I'm gonna pass out," I whined while clutching my stomach. This got me a few laughs from Rai, a goofy grin from Clay, and a look from Kimiko that said 'we neeeeeed to talk now'. I then pulled myself and Kimiko away from the guys. "What is it Kimiko?" I whispered.
"I think Clay likes you, Chloe," she responded. I nodded.
"Yeah, everytime I see him, he has this goofy grin plastered on his face," I told her. "I think he seriously likes me." Kimiko squealed.
"You two should seriously get together," Kimiko added. I looked at her with a confused face.
"Wait? Me and him? I don't know, Kimiko. Right before y'all came to get me, I had been dumped by my last boyfriend for a no good tramp that he met at the local club. I don't think that I need to be in a relationship so soon," I said, my voice tinged with anger, confusion, and sadness. She gave me a knowing look.
"I get what you mean, Chloe. How about we wait on it for a few days, and then we'll see if you're up to it," Kimiko comprimised. I nodded in agreement. We then walked back over to the guys.
"So what was that all about?" Rai asked, receiving a glare from his girlfriend. He held up his arms and hands in the air, surrenduring. A long gong rang across the entire temple. I smiled greatly.
"DINNER!" I yelled and raced to the scent of food. Clay wasn't too far behind me. Raimundo, Kimiko, and a now mobile Omi stared in disgust and calmly walked after us. Yet again, I had nearly as much food as Clay. We waited 'till we were both ready and pigged out. We were nearly getting up to get thirds when the other three walked in. As they went to get their first plate of food, I let out the largest belch that I had ever heard. I blushes profusely and said," 'Cuse me."
Rai opened his mouth to speak, but Kimiko angirly shoved a piece of bread into his mouth. I sheepisly grinned at her. It ain't my fault that I am basically a guy in girl form. I then put my plate by the growing pile of dirty dishes and headed of to the single shower at the Temple after making a pitstop at my room. Once I had gotten washed and was about to get out, I heard knocking. As I scrambled to get something to cover myself, I saw a muscular chest poke out followed by a blonde head and a cowboy hat. As he turned he saw me, blushed fiercely, and pulled his hat over his eyes. "I'm so sorry, Chloe! If I'da known, I would've waited fer ya to get out!" Clay apoligized immediately. Now my face was full out red.
"Keep your hat down. I'll be slightly decent in a few minutes," I assured him and quickly got dressed in the jean shorts and T-shirt that I had brought to change into. "Okay, I'm decent," I told him. He slowly removed his hat and blushed. "I guess that I better leave so you can..." I started, but he nodded.
"Mkay, Chloe. Oh and here's sumthin' fer ya," he told me and handed me a slip of paper. I then walked out with my clothes and the slip of paper and went towards my room. I immediately looked at the slip and saw numbers scrawled across it in a very sloppy manner. I immediately recognized it as a phone number and rummaged through my stuff to find my phone. Once I found it, I put the number in my phone and labeled it as 'Clay'. Why would he give me his number unless... He does like me then! I then looked through my Country Songs playlist on my phone to find the song that I would sing tonight when it hit me. I grabbed my guitar and went outside. I waited and listened to the crickets chirping before I strummed my guitar. I took a deep breath, and then I began to sing.
"Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
What I want and I need
And everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful
That girl he talks about
And she's got everything
That I have to live without" I first began like last night, softly and slowly.
"Drew talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's just so funny
I can't even see
Anyone when he's with me
He says he's so in love
He's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows
He's all I think about at night" I continued while looking at the night sky. I heard the rustling of leaves and grass but thought nothing of it.
"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
Drew walks by me
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be" I sang on. I've always wanted to be flawless, so I wouldn't get weird looks because I'm always with guys and not girls.
"She better hold him tight
Give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes
And know she's lucky 'cause
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do" my voice went on, sending sadness through the notes.
"So I drive home alone
As I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight
'Cuz he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
He's the time taken up but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see" I finished off quickly. I then strummed even more notes to play my own ending. I then set my guitar down and looked at my phone. The time said that it was barely ten; I sighed boredly and scrolled through my contacts and games. Nothing interesting. I then began to walk back to my room when I heard buzzing in the air. It wasn't a soft buzz of bees; it was a loud propeller-like buzz. Oh greeeaaaaaat. Him again. I swiftly turned to see the hated pale face of Jack Spicer.
"What the hell are you here for, Juck Suckser?" I sneered at him. He merely smirked and pulled something like a smoke bomb out of his black outfit. I quickly backed up and scrambled into a fighting position.
"Why so tense, Chloe? Afraid I'm gonna hurt you? You need your boyfriend to protect you?" mocked Jack. I glared at him.
" For one, I ain't tense. Two, you ain't gonna do crap. Three, I don't have a damn boyfriend and I don't need one either!" I answered him furiously. I meant every single word of it. Well, most of them, anyways.
"Okay, so you won't get your panties in a wad when I do this?" slyly said Jack as he three down the smoke bomb. A purple gas escaped from it.
"Purple is sooooooo gay...Why is the world spinning?" I said after breathing in the gas. I could faintly hear screaming and evil laughter. The last thing I heard was,' So long, Xiaolin losers! I'm taking her and the only way to get her back is to give me all of your Wu!' before I blacked out.