I do not own any of the Xiaolin Showdown characters except Val.

It's a trick!

The next morning had come but Kimiko didn't sleep even a second of sleep. She couldn't get the thought that Raimundo had someone and she was nothing but a third wheel. She lay on her mat not wanting to move. "Hey Kimiko!" yelled a strange yet familiar voice. It was Valerie in her new robes. Kimiko thought it was funny to see the old robes she used to wear years ago it felt like. She also thought it was funny how she came in so late. She wondered what she exactly wanted. "Hey do you wanna hang out today?" asked Valerie.

"Um sure why not." Kimiko said even if she didn't want to. The boys were cleaning and getting ready for Raimundo to come home. They were setting up a party for not only for Raimundo's return, but also for the arrival of their new friend. Kimiko and Valerie went out into the garden and simply walked around. It became very awkward for Kimiko since no one was talking.

"Um Valerie…" Kimiko began but then was cut off by Valerie.

"Please stop calling me that!" Valerie said putting her hands over her ears. Kimiko became a little confused.

"Uh why? Isn't that your name?" Kimiko asked.

"Ya but it just sounds way to formal for me just call me Val or ValRai." Said Val. Kimiko a little shocked.

"Um why ValRai?" she asked. "That's mine and Rai's Nickname." Val said with a smile

Kimiko's thoughts.

ValRai! They have their own personnel Nickname? (Note: she doesn't know about the whole RaiKim thing XD)

"Boy it sure is weird here!" Val yelled out. She had a huge grin going across her face. "Are you always this perky?" asked Kimiko a little annoyed. "Hell no! This is just my act." Val looked at Kimiko and winked. Kimiko looked at her pretty confused. "Ha-ha! You see, if everyone thinks I'm a sweet gentle girl, they won't suspect the evil bitch I can be when I fight. It's the best advantage a girl!" Val said with a smirk.

Ha-ha ya these boys don't see what's coming." Kimiko joined in n the laughing. They finally calmed themselves. "I miss Rai." Val said. Kimiko looked up a little surprised. "What do you mean? I mean don't you talk to him like every day?" Kimiko suspected if they were together. "Not as much anymore because of how busy he is. I haven't even seen him in person in over two years." Val said. She sat down in the grass and watched as the sun started to set. Even if they are together, she should be happy he has someone who cares so much. "Hey we should start heading back if you really wanna see him." Kimiko said with a smile. Val looked at her and smiled. They started to walk back through the beautiful garden.

"So uh you and Rai...you too had a lot adventures together huh?" said Kimiko. Val knew what Kim was thinking when it came between her and Raimundo, so she took the advantage of it. "Oh ya I and Rai have done a lot together." Val said looking like a snob. Kimiko looked at her funny. "Really like what?" Kimiko didn't want to seem nosey but the questions where just falling right out of her mouth. "Oh things you couldn't even imagine." Said Val. Kimiko stopped in her tracks knowing what she meant by that (for you slow ones out there think dirty XD)

Kimiko's thoughts

No way! Raimundo would never be like that especially so young! She has to be messing with me now!

Val called her telling her to hurry up or else they would be late so Kimiko scuffled to hurry up looking like a ghost. They finally got back to the temple and found Clay and Omi standing in the front of the temple waiting for Raimundo. They were able to see Dojo in the distance. Val ran inside really fast and Rai had already arrived. Dojo shrank back to his gecko size while Raimundo fell flat faced on the ground.

"See it wasn't that bad climbing out of a volcano and hiking up a mountain with killer animals on it" said Dojo.

"Dojo, I would stay as far away from me as possible right now." Said Raimundo. His clothes where ripped and burned. He had a couple of scratches and bruises on his arms and legs. Raimundo didn't feel like moving off the ground till Clay came over and gave him a huge bear hug and helped him stay standing. "Well partner you don't look to bad. You look a lot better than how I was imaginen you a lot worse." Clay said while keeping Raimundo up.

"Raimundo you have succeeded your first quest barely. Now if it was me I would have probably have finished 5 or more." Omi said with a huge smile. Raimundo was too tired to care. He saw Kimiko standing there with her head down. He got his body back from clay and walked over to her.

"What you don't feel like making a stupid remark to me?" Raimundo asked Kimiko. Before Kim could speak she heard a voice. "Well, well, well isn't little Rai." Said the voice. Raimundo looked up and saw Val.

"Nick-Nicki?" Raimundo said. Omi, clay and Kimiko looked at her and at the same time they said "NICKI?" she ran over to Raimundo and gave him a huge hug.

"Whoa, wait your name is Nicki? Then why did you say it was Valerie?" Kimiko asked Nicki who was hanging on Rai.

"She never said her name was Valerie, I did. "Said master Fung. "Young monks please meet Nicki; she is our new Monk who is also a chosen one. She was part of a lesson I put together to see if you knew if you could trust a new face. Everyone looked at him weirdly even Raimundo.

"So not only did we get a new student, we got a new lesson." Asked Omi. "That is right young monk, now we have a new section to learn about tomorrow. Everyone shot down their heads. "Now let's go inside ad enjoy a slice of cake." Said master Fung.

"Oh yummy cake! Sounds so good right now!" said Dojo. Master Fung and Dojo went inside and the monks were left outside hanging.

"Since when did you get chosen to be a dragon?" Rai asked Nicki.

"Hmph, since the old man asked me to." She said smiling.

"So wait then how do you too know each other?" asked Clay. "She is my little sister." Said Rai "Oh so you weren't lying about that were ya?" said clay. "Nope everything else was the flat out truth. Kimiko went shot red.

Kimiko's thoughts

SHE IS HIS SISTER? SHE WAS MESSING WITH ME ON PURPOSE! IM SUCH AN IDIOT! SUCH AN IDIOT!

"Uh Kimiko are you ok?" Rai asked. Kimiko shot up still red.

"Oh ya! I'm fine! Hey lets go inside now ok?" she said nervously. She ran into the house and ran to her room. She fell straight on the floor. She never felt so humiliated before. But, at the same time she felt really relieved. "So Rai isn't dating anyone." She said to herself. She snuggled her head into her pillow. A few moments past and she heard footsteps. She was afraid that it was Raimundo but instead it was the duplicate.

"Yo." Said Nicki. "What do you want?" said Kimiko coldly.

"Hey hey put away the claws I came in to apologize." Kimiko was a little surprised. "Look I'm sorry I did that I just wanted to have a little fun and didn't mean to make you feel embarrassed. It might make you feel better that no one knows of my little prank I pulled."

"Really? You didn't tell anyone?" asked Kimiko. "Nope just a little fun. So are we cool?" Nicki held out her hand to shake it with Kimiko's. Kimiko decided to accept her apology and decided it would be very nice to have a new friend in the house. Kimiko smiled at her and Nicki smiled back. "Hey lets go grab some food before the guys eat it all." Said Nicki. "Ok I'll be out in a minute." Said Kim. A few seconds went by and Nicki popped her head in Kimiko's room. "Oh and by the way, every time I talked to Rai, he would always mention something about you. "Said Nicki. Kimiko grew hot a little and a little happy. When everyone was out in the kitchen master Fung made an announcement.

"My young monks, you are growing at a wonderful pace to become a Xiaolin dragon, with our new friend you will be able to accomplish so much more. But be warned my students, as much as good grows so does evil." Everyone made a toast to a new beginning, but what they didn't realize was that they were being watched by Chase Young.

"Chase what are you doing?" Wuya asked. "Im watching the young monks. Raimundo has grown more powerful, even more then Omi. I made a mistake with Omi because he had no evil within him, but Raimundo has a dark side that needs to come out. His young sister will be most help with my world domination." Said Chase.

"The Prophecy says you have to kill the leader or turn him over, what are you going to do?" asked Wuya. "I believe I'm just gonna have to do both." Said chase with an evil laugh.

2nd chapter complete! R&R PLz