M'kay last chapter sucked, hopefully this one's better! I was planning this as a chapter from day one, but a review from GreatDarkNoodleKing had me wanting to do this chapter sooner rather than later. Plus no matter how hard I tried Kryptonite didn't want to be written T.T Also, sorry updating took a little longer this time around, I was working on a video, testing out Sony Vegas. Yes, it's Chamiko, if you'd like to view it link to my YouTube is on my profile ^^
Slight AU, because it's 4 AM and I can't be bothered to think of some way it could happen in the XS world XD It's nothing drastic, it's just more modern the show didn't happen, and Chase isn't an evil overlord, just an ass XD And Kimiko is slightly bitchier than usual here . Ages….uh… Kimiko is somewhere between 16-17 and Chase is somewhere between 18-20
And just a heads up, I tweaked the story a bit, so it doesn't match the lyrics perfectly. Instead of the problems being ALL Kimiko, it's kinda 60/40. Remember, Chase is no Prince Charming guys XD
Warning: If you don't like cursing press the back button now, as many colorful words are dropped in this chapter. There's a few 'F' bombs, and various other curse words.
Summary: Chase thinks of his spitfire girlfriend after another nasty fight has her leaving his house in tears. Can he win her back, or did Chase screw it up for good this time?
Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown.
Chase and Kimiko's Infinite Playlist
Chapter 3: She's a Lady
I'm in love with the girl I hate She's a backseat driver, a drama provider
She enjoys pointing out every bad thing about me.
I'm in love with a critic and a skeptic, a traitor
I'd trade her in a second.
An instant update of the world.
She's a first class liar, a constant forgetter.
(She's attractive but bitter)
Did you scream enough to make her cry?
It's a turn around, turn around
Baby, don't return to me
If you think that I'm not worth your time.
She's a lady and ladies shouldn't be messed with.
She's a lady and ladies shouldn't be messed with.
They were relaxing on the couch in his house, all was peaceful. He had his arm draped around her small form while she rested her head on his shoulder. They were watching some movie or other. He didn't particularly care for chick flicks, but his girlfriend had a soft spot for them sometimes. So he sucked it up and watched it for her. Despite the mush the guy on the screen was spouting to his lover he was actually having a decent time. He'd almost forgotten how Kimiko forced him to bail on his previous plans to spend time with her. Of course, he didn't go down without some sort of fight, but once she began to pull out the tears, and complain how he didn't love her anymore he had no choice but to do as she asked. His friends weren't pleased, and at first neither was he, but the rare quiet moments he had with her were completely worth it.
At least it was quiet, until her phone rang, blaring some horrible upbeat song into both their ears. Seeing her best friend Keiko's name appear on the screen she flipped her phone open, assuring Chase she'd only be a minute before walking out of the living room and into the kitchen. He'd made sure he paused the movie while she was gone, not like he was paying much attention to it anyways.
He could vaguely here her conversation with Keiko. It didn't sound good at all, she was yelling by now, though it didn't sound as if Keiko was the one she was mad at. When she came back in she had an aggravated look on her face before grabbing her coat off the arm of the couch.
"And where are you going?" He asked in his usual tone, though he was angry that she was about to leave without so much as a goodbye, let alone an excuse.
"Keiko need me right now." She said simply.
Chase had to roll his eyes. Why was it when he wanted to be with his friends (what little he had), she had to complain and accuse him of not loving her, but when the first hint of girl drama arose she could take off like that? It pissed him off to no end.
"What did her kitty cat have a heart attack or something?" he asked with a chuckle.
Kimiko glared at him for a moment. "That's not funny, it's just disturbing." She said with a roll of her eyes. "I swear sometimes your dark sense of humor scares me."
"Well come one, you can't expect me to take this seriously can you?" he asked, ignoring her remark about his sense of humor. She always had to bring that up, just like she brought up every bad thing about him to try and make him feel bad for arguing with her. So he was a bit dark, who cares? "Keiko has a new emergency every five seconds. If I recall correctly her last one had to do with losing her favorite lip-gloss."
"You know it wouldn't kill you to be a bit more sympathetic."
"About losing make-up?" he asked incredulously.
"No, in general you idiot!" She yelled. "Now I need to go."
"Unbelievable, you drag me away from my plans because you feel neglected and then you leave 15 minutes in!"
"It's important Chase why can't you get that?"
"Because it's always so stupid! It's not like somebodies dying."
"Because I'm sure if someone was you'd be jumping for joy." She said dryly. "And excuse me? So now I'm stupid?"
"I didn't say that." He said coolly. "You came up with it on your own. Because just like always you like to twist my words to make me look like the bad guy!" he said, running his hand through his long black hair. He was developing a migraine, partly from being so irritated, and partly because he knew this was going to turn into an all-out scream fest, and not the good kind.
He was wondering if it was too late to trade girlfriends with Jack. Perhaps a girl with a cat fetish wouldn't be so bad. It would certainly be an upgrade from the girl with the hair-trigger temper.
"You are the bad guy!" She said throwing her hands in the air. "Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with you! It's like you care about nothing and nobody."
"You don't want to deal with me? Fine, then leave!" He exclaimed. "If you think there's nothing left then walk out the door and don't come back."
"You're an ass, you know that? I'm just trying to be a good friend." She yelled, trying to hide the hurt she felt from his last comment.
"At least I'm not the bitch who walked out on her boyfriend." He said coldly. "And you know what? You're right, I don't care about anybody. Anybody." He said, intentionally trying to hurt her.
By now it was becoming harder for her to hide how much that had hurt her. He'd never called her a bitch before. Even though she knew she might have deserved it on more than one occasion. Not to mention he just outright admitted he didn't give a damn about her. Before long tears began to spill from her cerulean eyes, her mascara beginning to stain her usually flawless porcelain skin. Despite this she still put on a hard glare. She harshly grabbed her purse and was ready to walk out the door and never come back as he requested, before abruptly turning to him.
"You want me to believe you don't care?" She asked, her voice a harsh whisper. He said nothing, just matching her glare with his own. "Fine, but don't expect me to come back when you realize that you do." She spat before turning on her heel and walking out the door, closing it with a loud slam.
Chase let out an angered yell before harshly kicking his couch in frustration. Why did she do this to him? He did care for her. She just made him so angry that he wished he didn't! He sat down on the couch, resting his head in his palms.
"Fuck…" he muttered into his hands. He'd screwed up royally this time. He'd be lucky if he could salvage what was left of his dysfunctional relationship this time. Why were women so confusing? More importantly why was his woman the most confusing of the lot of them? If he knew Kimiko, and he knew that he did, even if by some miracle she forgave him, she'd bring this up for years to come. It would forever be known as the day that he broke her heart and crushed her soul. He seemed fucked no matter which route he took…
He sat there for a moment before groaning loudly. If he left now and asked for forgiveness, he was never going to hear the end of it, ever.
"God damn it…" he mumbled abruptly before walking out the door, trying to catch up to her before she got too far away.
As he suspected she was sitting in her car. Though he wondered why she hadn't left yet, he was grateful, and so he didn't question it. Once he saw her he instantly felt guilt well up inside him. Her tearstained face still looked as beautiful as ever, though it was slightly hidden as she was leaning her head against the steering wheel. And just as his luck would have it, as soon as she lifted her head and saw him coming she locked the doors.
"Kimiko open the door!" He demanded.
"No."
"Come on! Quit being so damned childish and just unlock them!"
"Why so you can yell at me and call me stupid again?" she asked.
"I neve- Will you just open the doors? It's ten freaking degrees out here!"
"Piss off, Chase." She growled.
"I'm not going to apologize to you through a glass window, Kimiko now open the door before I break the window!"
At that her head lifted up again. She gave a suspicious look before cracking the window slightly. And Chase felt relieved that he was at least making some sort of progress. "You… you were going to apologize?" she asked cautiously. Chase hardly ever apologized for anything, though she didn't either.
"Yes…" he sighed.
"Well…" She said expectantly, waiting to hear the words that Chase didn't want to say at all.
"Open the doors and then you'll get your apology." He demanded.
Kimiko pouted for a slight second before clicking the button on her door to unlock every door. Without hesitation he got it. They sat in silence for a moment before she spoke up.
"If you're really going to apologize now might be a good time." She said testily. "Otherwise get out so I can "leave and never come back.""
"Don't be like that, I'm trying to say sorry okay? But this is your fault too."
"MY fault? Okay this is officially the worst apology ever!" She yelled.
"I'm still going to apologize!" he said. "But first you're going to listen to what I have to say." She said nothing, just continued to scowl with her arms crossed.
"Look, you're no picnic, alright? You're stubborn, hot-headed, temperamental, and spoiled."
"Spoiled? Excuse me bu-" Chase held up a finger, instantly silencing her.
"As I was saying, you upset me in ways I can't even understand to the point where I wish I could just cover your mouth with duct tape sometimes."
"If you're done insulting me now, I'd like to leave with what little pride I have left." She muttered bitterly. Now she knew how Chase felt when she went on her usual "I hate everything about you" rants.
He ignored her and continued. "But for all your ever-present flaws, I still love you."
At this, her head snapped up and her eyes softened. He had never said that before, ever. He had such trouble expressing emotions that she thought she'd have to wait forever to hear those words, and yet here they were. "You…you do?" she asked.
He nodded, and her eyes filled up with happiness, "But," He began again. "You need to remember, I'm not Raimundo, or Omi, or Clay, or anybody like it. You can't keep trying to change who I am by bringing up all the things you hate about me. Sometimes you just need to remember that even though I don't show it I do love you."
"As long as we're being honest, you need to remember I'm not one of your delinquent friends like Jack or Wuya, I have a heart and joking about death and being sadistic is a major turn off." She said with a roll of her eyes, but sighed afterwards. "But I guess I have been kind of a bitch lately."
"Kind of?" He asked jokingly, though her glare told him it was too soon for jokes. "Look, I'm sorry about what I said, you're not a bitch, and I don't want you to leave and never come back."
"Apology accepted." She said. "And I'm sorry about being so horrible lately."
"It's fine." He said with a smile. "No let's just go back inside, huh?"
She nodded and got out of her car, completely forgetting Keiko and her "emergency, forgetting all the horrible things that were said, forgetting everything except for that he loved her. They walked back to his house hand in hand, plopping themselves down on the couch again. They spent the rest of the night just being with each other, trying not to argue.
Then again, how could they fight when they were too busy being in love?
Because I'm lazy I ended it with lyrics from the song XDD
That was actually fun to write ^^
And now I'm tempted to do one from Kimiko's POV using the song If This Was A Movie by Taylor Swift XD If you haven't heard it go listen to it NAO! Sorry, I'm just the biggest Taylor Swift Fan ever XD
Next up: The Only Exception
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