Comfort Zone

Okay... I just want to point out... I dunno if you all have seen it... So I'll give the link, despite the fact that maybe it won't work... This is how they look like now... It's I think the anime form (Of course, it could be still how they all look on the show, but... I don't really care about that stuff, so I wouldn't know.) They all look older, which, doesn't happen in the show, again... But, I just wanted to point out :D okay, well, it's not working gah... stupid... But, 1) Go to google 2) type in 'Xiaolin Showdown... Then, it shoudl be the picture where they all look older, and yeah, I'm gunna shut up now.

Chapter 1... Curse, Self, Promises, Plans...?

Kimiko sigh. She shifted so her back was up against the wall, but that only sent a chill down her spine.

"He's so stupid." Jack mumbled from next to her.

"What?" she whispered, careful not to get the attention from the others who were attempting at sleep.

"Raimundo."

"Why?" She was curious.

"He left you, didn't he?"

She smiled thoughtfully. "I know no one else would do that..."

"You told him you loved him, right?"

"Yep!" She replied back, proudly.

"He didn't reply back..." He Jack pointed out.

As Kimiko replayed the scene where her best friend betray her once again, she realized he never did. "He kissed me back... Showing he did too."

"Why do you sound so unsure?" Jack glanced at her, sending her a challenging look.

She got up from her seat and put her hands on her hips. "I know Raimundo better than you."

"He betray you... Did you know he'd do that."

Her hand dropped to her side as tears formed in her eyes. "No." She went to the opposite corner and sat, facing the damp and molded wall.

Jack, despite the fact the ground was wet and moist crawled over to Kimiko's side.

"What's she gunna do with us, Jack?" Kimiko tried to have her voice not crack, but it wasn't working very well. "If Raimundo left, he isn't going to hold onto us very long! He'll let us die!" She pounded her fist on the wall. "He'll let us die..." She then whispered.

"We won't die Kimiko." Jack assured. "I can make a promise to you right now."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

There was a silence, and Kimiko giggled. "You wanna tell me what that promise is?"

"You are gunna turn eighteen and go to college." He stood up and looked back down at the Japanese girl. "You're going to turn twenty somethin', and get married!" Jack then held out his hand to her, and she gradually took it. He stayed like that for a moment, then hoisted her up.

"Then, you're going to turn in your upper twenties, and have a kid!"

"Ohhh... And have a cute little room all picked out for it?" She smiled as she twirled around to face the cell bars.

"Yeah!" He laughed. "Then... You're going to raise that kid. What is it Kim... A boy, or a girl?"

"A girl!" She clapped, nodding her head, then jumped around to face Jack. "A Beautiful girl who's spoiled and a tecno geek just like I am." She laughed, but then turned. "And..."

"And what?" Jack said, still grinning.

"I want her to have my eyes."

"You're eyes? Why?"

"They were my mother's colour. And... well she died when I was two or something."

Jack's smile dropped as he moved to her. He put his arm around her shoulders, making her look at him.

"You know what Kimiko?"

"What?"

"With the amount of money your spoiled butt has, you could genetically pay someone to make them change the colour of her eyes." He laughed as he pushed away.

"As if you aren't spoiled too." She pouted playfully.

"That I am... But..."

"But? There's a but to yours? Why can't their be a but to mine?" She laughed.

"At least my parents aren't known for something, so I could take all of the money my family has and spend it on something great... Then, have no more money." He laughed at her expression. "You on the other hand. You're father works... no, owns the biggest toy company in Asia. So you." He stood infront of her, and put his hands on her shoulders. "Will have all of the money in the world... For ever."

"I like the way that forever sounds." She sigh. "I just hope I get to live it all out."

"Hey... I promised, didn't I?"

"You could break it..." She shrugged grinning innocently.

"Me? Jack Spicer? The Jack Spicer... Break a promise? No way."

"Prove to me that you won't break it." Her smile got even bigger.

"Okay... Lay down on the ground."

"What?" She had a disgusted look on her face.

"Trust me... I don't want you to be involved."

Kimiko was confused, but... Nonetheless, she listened to Jack and layed down on the ground, her back facing the bars.

"HELP!" He screamed, nodding to the other monks that it was fake.

A rock figure came down the stairs and went up to Jack.

"I need Raimundo... I don't know what's wrong with Kimiko."

He pointed to Omi and Clay's cell.

"It's a whole Fire - Wind thing... They don't know either! You want her to die?! You're Mistress wouldn't be too happy then, would she?" He asked harshly, and plastered a sucessfully smug look on his face.

The rock figure practically tripped up the stairs, and in a few minutes Raimundo came dashing down. Kimiko was down on the ground, listening to everything.

He ran up to the catch. "Kim? Kimiko!"

Kimiko knew where Jack was going with this. She stood up and walked over to the bars.

"What the hell Jack, nothings wrong with her!" Raimundo spat away from the cage.

"Oh but there is." His eyes narrowed. "Promise her something Raimundo."

"What?"

"Raimundo, just listen to him." Kimiko whispered in a faint voice.

"Kimiko, what's going on?"

"Raimundo!" Wuya called. "Hurry up with that little brat!"

"H-hold on!" He called back up.

She grumbled something and walked away.

"Promise her that she'll live."

"I already - "

"Promise her that she'll go to college, and get married, and have kids, and have a perfect life."

"I... How do I know she's - "

Jack grabbed Raimundo by the collar of his sweatshirt, and pulled his head to the bars. "Promise her!" He growled.

Raimundo didn't say anything. Small grunts of struggle came out of his mouth, and small whispers. Finally Jack made out what he said. "Can't breathe... Let go..."

"Promise her!" He repeated in a lower growl. He tried to struggle more, but Jack was too strong (I told you he got more mature).

"Jack let go." Kimiko ordered, but to no avail. Jack held tighter and tighter, the words beating into Raimundo's face.

"Promise..." He growled again.

"Jack!" Kimiko stomped her foot.

He didn't reply this time, but his eyes said everything for him. The colour was draining from Raimundo's normally tan face.

"Jack!" Kimiko finally ripped his arms from Raimundo's sweatshirt, making him fall back onto the stone ground. He lay there motionless for a little bit. "You bastard! What the hell did you do!" She demanded.

"Wuya is Wuya Jack!" Raimundo spit the blood that was in his throat. "I can't promise anything!"

Kimiko suddenly looked hurt. "You promised upstairs..."

"Everything is done now... I promised you I'd get you to be alive, and I did, didn't I? You guys don't need me... You have the great and mighty Omi."

"Rai, don'' mock Omi. He didn'' do nothing wrong!" Clay advised.

"Although I am great and might, I -"

"Shut up Omi!" Raimundo spun around now. "Just shut up! You don't help matters any, and you aren't great or mighty! You suck! I know all the attacks you do, and we are at the same level! The only reason you may have better shot with Ti Chi is because you've lived at the temple your whole life, because you have no fricken parents!" He screamed.

Omi, being sensitive about that subject, shrank back as tears whelled in his eyes.

"Now you're going to do this act, huh?" He screamed still. "You're going to do the feel sorry for me, I have no parents... Well GUESS WHAT??!?!? There are far more important things out there than not having parents!"

"Raimundo Pedrosa!" Kimiko screamed, anger raising to her cheeks. "Don't you DARE talk to Omi that way, ever!"

He turned back around. Kimiko had fire crackling at her fingertips as she glared through the bars.

"What? What are you going to do Kimiko? Burn me? Who's behind the bars? Who lost? Who? Hmmm? That's right... YOU DID!" He yelled.

She screamed in anger as the first became more relevent to her hands. She put her hands on the bars, and even though the heat would be almost unbearable to a normal person, Kimiko kept them there. She screamed again and took her hand off the bar and shot a flaming hot fire ball at Raimundo. It hit him square in the arm, sindging through his clothes and into his flesh.

He cried out in agony. "You don't mess with us Raimundo! You made a promise, and here you don't even come to pressure, yet you are still breaking it! You talk about Omi's parents like that, and you say we lost! You're at fault Raimundo, you are the loser! We're standing strong in this hell hole while you just traded everything for stupid riches! Well, if you really wanted something THAT bad, and if it would have made you stay on our side, I would have gone out of my way to get it to you Raimundo!" She stopped, and realized what she just said, but didn't dare look at anyone's shocked expression except Raimundo's. "I loved you god damnit! And now you can't even promise I'm going to live anymore! Well at least someone can... At least Jack can!" She screamed. And with that, she turned on her heel and went to the corner of the cell, putting flame around her.

"Jack can't promise!" Raimundo tried to yell over the flames. As soon as Kimiko heard he was still going to argue, she whipped around, the flame disappearing almost instantly. "Because! He would break that promise if I decided to have Wuya kill you right now!"

No one could believe the words that just came out of Raimundo's mouth.

"Okay." Kimiko's voice sounded stronger than it really was. "If that's what you really feel... Then, I think you should leave us to rot down here." She nodded, and Raimundo just noticed what came out of his mouth.

"Ki-"

"RAIMUNDO!" Wuya snapped from the top of the dungeon stairs. "You fool! You don't get that close, or you'll be thrown some nastier fire than that!" She spat towards Kimiko who looked tired and defeated. "Don't get close to such things. My dear." He cupped his chin and looked hard into his eyes.

Raimundo started to feel dizzy, but then nodded and walked upstairs.

Everyone couldn't believe it. Wuya had Raimundo half under spell... They were afraid of what was him really saying what...

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"Okay!" Wuya clapped her hands together happily. "I've finally found some jobs for the monks, discluding Dojo, and including Jack!"

Raimundo's head whipped to her direction. "What?"

"They are to put out all hope..." Her eyes began to glow green again, and her finger tips began middrifting to a different colour. "I have the perfect places for them..."

Raimundo's ears perked almost even more. He decided to forget his miserable fight with Kimiko and pay attention... To at least warn his former friends.

"Jack and Kimiko, should be going to a very populated place. Kimiko's fire will be useful there, if the people don't listen."

He was afraid she was going to say Tokyo... He was scared that Kimiko would have to do something to her dad.

Not Tokyo... said a voice in his head.

"New York, New York... America." She smiled slightly. "And Omi and Clay... this will be interesting."

Raimundo's eyes widened.

"They will be going to do some damage at their dear temple..."

Raimundo dashed out of the room and down the stairs.

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"Omi!" Raimundo called. No one looked at him. "Just, I know you're mad, but I know I don't wanna get into a fight... Just know... You guys are going to be taken to different places. Jack, Kimiko - New York... Clay, Omi - The temple!"

Everyone whipped their heads around in disbelief. No matter where they were put, there was someone important to them in both places... It was a scary thought, what Wuya had planned... Because they were under her control...

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Wuya, finally noticed he was gone, snapped her finger, and saw a purplish orb revealing Raimundo shouted out her plans.

She frowned and shook her head. "Tisk Tisk, Raimundo... I didn't think I'd have to cast this spell as fast as I thought..."

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Oh my god! I'm so sorry for the long wait, I had so much to update, then I got a request and everything! I'm so so so sorry! I hope you enjoyed the fighting, and the cliff hangers, etc... And, please review!!! 7 SEVEN REVIEWS TO UPDATE!!! yes, the same as Believe In My Love... That's a good number hehe... Please review!! Okay, well... I hope you enjoyed it, and once again I'm so very sorry about the wait! So... Omi and Clay are going to the temple (it was a three way tie, so I chose lol) and Kimiko and Jack to New York (that was three, wherever 2 and tokyo 1)

Poll Time!

Who do you not want to see watch the person they care about most die?

A. Omi

B. Clay

C. Jack

D. Kimiko

Put it in your review:D