Kosmic

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Being there for You

It had been a couple of days since Raimundo saved Kimiko. He found out her name by setting up the Japanese and English alphabet, Japanese letters above English letters. It was a simple task, but it took patience and time to decipher.

With that set up, Raimundo and his family learned that Kimiko is from a wealthy family in Japan. Her father ran the biggest electronic toy and gaming company from Japan. It had came clear that someone wanted to use the company to become rich or maybe just to have power. Having Kimiko captured and away from her father may have been their way to keep her father in control.

Finally, Kimiko announced who had kidnapped her and was using her father. PandaBubba, a name that is well known in Japan and around the world as a rich and powerful man. There had been an ugly rumor saying PandaBubba was a criminal master mind, but there was no hard evidence to support it. That is until now, Kimiko wrote down saying she saw and heard everything.

"This is huge, we need to tell our government to get the word around." Mr. Pedrosa said to everyone in the room. It was him, his wife, two of his brothers, and Raimundo.

"Problem there brother, if these guys received a call from the police, then they have connections or they have men in the forces. We can't just walk up to a government official, especially with Kimiko." One of Raimundo's uncles said and everyone gave a sigh.

"We could just give the girl to them. With her around they will attempt things to gain her, this could also ruin our circus." Raimundo's other uncle said, only to get yelled at by Raimundo and his mom.

"We are not going to do that! It is wrong, and who knows what they could do to Kimiko! I was taught to always help out someone in need and Kimiko needs that." Mrs. Pedrosa said, annoyed anyone in this family would say something like that.

"Raimundo, you have spent some time with Kimiko, how is she?" Mr. Pedrosa asked his son, who closed his eyes to think.

During the days Kimiko had been there, she felt out of place and even scared. She was relieved to have gotten away from her captors, but she had never been outside Japan before. Raimundo had been watching her for these days and the only thing he wanted to see is her happy.

"Kimiko feels insecure, from what I have learned. Outside this kidnapping, she has never left Japan. She seems to trust me, but she's not happy. We need to prove to her she can trust us. I want to see her smile, you know." Raimundo told his family, his parents gave a smile and nodded.

"Then lets give her a tour and a show. She is a guest after all, we should be nice." Mrs. Pedrosa said as they all nodded, then left the room.

Raimundo made his way to the guest room Kimiko was staying in and met up with one of his cousins by the door. He was slightly taller than Raimundo and his brown hair was tied back in a pony tail.

"Trying to flirt with Kimiko, Pietro?" Raimundo asked his cousin, who looked back at Raimundo with a red slap mark.

"I will get to this fine girl you rescued, Raimundo. No girl can resist my charms, just don't call her baby or slap her fine behind." Pietro said with a grin before walking off, Raimundo just shook his head.

Raimundo walked up to the door then knocked. He called out his name then waited until the door opened. Kimiko let him in, it seemed she was on his laptop. He did not mind letting Kimiko use it, he was trying to do his best to make her comfortable and happy.

"Raimundo..." Kimiko began then started to talk in Japanese to him, she did not seem to be happy. Raimundo raised his arms, gesturing for her to calm down and stop speaking so rapidly. She calmed down and took a breath.

"I do not like him." Kimiko said slowly. This only told Raimundo she was talking about Pietro.

"Just ignore him, he should leave you alone with time." Raimundo said slowly in Japanese only to see a confused look on Kimiko.

Raimundo went over to the table then wrote what he said. Kimiko translated it then shook her head slowly. He then wrote what did I say instead. She wrote down something then Raimundo translated it.

"Just ore him, it shall leave you alone in tin." Raimundo said then laughed at himself.

Raimundo and Kimiko have been using his laptop to speak in each others languages. Kimiko was having a better time due to she had a bit more time then him, but for Raimundo it had been full of laughs. They were both thankful for the set up Raimundo made, both had almost memorized the alphabet.

"My parents have agreed to give you a tour of our circus. Having you stay in the house would be like having you in a prison." Raimundo said as he wrote it down in English, Kimiko translated it and grew a smile.

"Thank you" Kimiko spoke clearly to Raimundo and smiled.

"You're welcome, Kimiko" Raimundo said clearly in Japanese in a smile.

Raimundo quickly added that some of his family will put on a show for her to cheer her up; it was set for tomorrow. Kimiko slightly blushed, but it was barely noticeable. She was happy that these complete strangers would go out of their way for for her, and now they wanted to cheer her up.

As Raimundo made his way to the door, he was stopped. Kimiko quickly hugged him from behind and held him there as she cried happily in his back.

"Arigatō, Raimundo." Kimiko said happily in a word Raimundo knew. It was thank you and, to him, it sounded beautiful in Japanese.

The next morning Raimundo woke Kimiko up around eleven. Thanks to one of Raimundo's sisters that was Kimiko's size, she had something to wear. A black short sleeve shirt with a bunny face, and a black skirt that went to her knees.

Raimundo led Kimiko to where they kept the animals. Like before, there were two lions, two tigers, and a liger. Raimundo brought paper to communicate with Kimiko with their alphabetic translations.

"When you breed a male lion and a female tiger, you get a liger. Since their habitats never cross, ligers are bred by man. This beauty is Amber, she's very good to everyone." Raimundo said and wrote down to Kimiko, as she looked at the huge cat.

"She is beautifully, are others allowed to ride her?" Raimundo read and translated what Kimiko wrote.

A man laughed and grabbed both Kimiko's and Raimundo's attention. It was one of Raimundo's uncles and he gave a smile. "Kimiko can go right ahead, she is small enough." He told Raimundo, who wrote that down.

Once Kimiko read it, she punched Raimundo's arm. He held his arm as she began to write something down. Raimundo quickly translated and it said, "Do not call me short."

"Not my fault, it's his." Raimundo said and pointed at his uncle, who was putting an elephant in a fenced area.

Kimiko did not understand Raimundo, but looked where he pointed only to see the elephant. She was amazed to actually see these animals, she had never been to a zoo. She was happy until Raimundo grabbed her arm, Raimundo was flipped and now on the ground. He could hear a couple people laugh.

"I am so sorry, Raimundo, after what I have been through I just reacted." Raimundo said and translated once he was back on his feet.

"Okay, I can see that. Sorry, I was going to help you on Amber." Raimundo said then wrote it down for Kimiko.

Kimiko got on Amber and the liger walked around for a bit. Kimiko smiled and Raimundo achieved his goal, for Kimiko to be happy. He didn't want Kimiko to worry too much, he had to help her out of the situation with PandaBubba. After a bit, she got off Amber as Raimundo led Kimiko to the circus tent.

It was huge with enough seats to fit about eight hundred people. There seemed to be four entrances to where all the acts take place, one being big enough for a elephant to fit through where the rest seemed to feet people through. There appeared to be some kind of swings near the top along with a long string connecting to some pools. What Kimiko didn't expect was a large trampoline.

That was where Raimundo was with a couple siblings. Raimundo had a smile as him and his siblings jumped on the trampoline. They went airborne about six feet; Kimiko looked amazed as Raimundo and his siblings made twists and turns in the air. The final thing that happened was Raimundo jumped off the trampoline, climbed onto a male sibling's shoulders and jumped, then finally spun in the air doing a split with his legs going over his head before landing his hands on a safety mat with his feet still over his head.

Kimiko was wide-eyed with the performance and Raimundo doing a split like that. It seemed inhuman for someone, especially a guy, to do. She got over it, remembering that Raimundo was raised in a family that owned a circus.

"Want to try?" Raimundo spoke slowly in Japanese to Kimiko. She heard it clearly this time and shook her head no.

The day went like this until one p.m. While on their way to eat some lunch, Kimiko stayed behind Raimundo when they went to the clown, because they creeped her out a bit. She saw a juggling act with daggers, the juggler caught each dagger by the hilts all the time, then lastly caught all five daggers in the holders on his belt. She was even able to see the muscle man lift and carry the elephant by one of its feet for a short distance.

In one word, Kimiko's day was amazing, even though she wanted to be home with her father. However, the people she was with made her happy. Her trust in Raimundo's family was there now and warming, Raimundo thought the trust he had for her was even more. If there was one thing she didn't like about Raimundo so far, he was very assertive.

As Kimiko ate with Raimundo, his father came to talk to him. Mr. Pedrosa sat across from them and took a breath before speaking. "I hope everything is going well for Kimiko." Mr Pedrosa said to his son, he seemed a bit serious.

"Yeah, she was smiling all day, but, by the sound of your voice, something is wrong." Raimundo said as his father nodded, Kimiko was trying to pick up what was being said.

"The people after Kimiko made a move while you were with her." Mr. Pedrosa paused and closed his eyes. Raimundo didn't like this and Kimiko knew this conversation was about her, because her name was said.

"They are holding supplies we need for the circus. Resources we need like the feed for our animals being one. We can not go and get them without putting the family at risk, so I called the police but have not gotten word from them for two hours." Mr. Pedrosa said as Raimundo's anger boiled in his heart.

"You're not saying we should give Kimiko to them, that is wrong!" Raimundo said angrily, which scared Kimiko a bit.

"That will be the last thing we do, Raimundo. We are trying other things right now, if it does come to it, we have to." Mr Pedrosa said calmly, he knew his son would grow furious.

"You won't dad, I wont allow it!" Raimundo said, still angry, but his father rose to his feet and walked away.

Raimundo went to Kimiko's room, he had wrote down everything and she has translated it. She was shaking her head no, and saying no in Japanese. Raimundo agreed with her, it wasn't going to happen. He sat down next next to her and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"I won't let it happen, Kimiko." Raimundo said slowly and calmly to her in Japanese, she hugged him.

"Help me, please." Kimiko said slowly in English as she cried quietly on his shoulder.

"I will, I promise." Raimundo was getting the hang of the Japanese language now. They sat there quietly until Raimundo got an idea and made his way to get some paper.

"Lets get out of here. I will take you home and save your dad." Raimundo said and wrote on the paper.
Kimiko translated it and seemed worried about the idea. She didn't know what could happen and didn't want to go back to her kidnappers. She nodded an agreed, it's better than going back now.

"Planning on escaping with Kimiko, Raimundo?" Raimundo and Kimiko turned to the door where his mom was. He thought he had locked the door then remembered his mom had a master key to all doors.

"Mom..." Raimundo began only to be stopped by his mom talking.

"I don't want to hear it Raimundo. We are family and I can't let you do something so reckless. I won't let you put yourself in danger, but your heart is in the right place. Your father is only running out of ideas to get our stuff." Mrs. Pedrosa said calmly and walked to Raimundo with a bank card.

"I hid this money from your dad, there is over thirty thousand dollars on it. So no one, not even these people after Kimiko, knows about it. I hope you have a plan on how to get her home and save her dad. Be careful Rai, and don't do anything too stupid." Mrs. Pedrosa said then walked out, worried if she did the right thing.

Raimundo wrote everything down to Kimiko about what just happened as well as his plan to get away to a safe place. He wrote down that they were going to hide at a friend's place in Texas, USA.

End of Chapter

Kosmic

Next chapter may be the actual escape and the journey to where Raimundo is taking Kimiko. I think everyone here that is familiar Xiaolin Showdown knows they are going to meet up with Clay. Do not worry, Omi and Jack will have a part in this story. Until then, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter.