His Past, Present, and Future…

Chapter 4

Kimiko's eyes widened in horror. There, sitting upon the wall of the Temple, was Chase in his dragon form! What had happened? How long had she been away/ How had Chase already become evil? It just seemed so sudden!

"Chase?" she gasped, "What's going on? Why are you…?"

Chase hopped down from the wall and he morphed back into the form she recognized better than any other; his evil human form. He smiled at her and he whispered, "I have not stopped thinking about you in the last twenty four hours Keiko… You are all I can think of…"

TWENTY FOUR HOURS! IT HAD ONLY BEEN A DAY? Kimiko wanted to scream.

Dashi ran toward them, shouting at Chase. Chase snarled at Dashi and he knocked the poor man unconscious.

He then turned his attention back to Kimiko and he whispered, "Do I please you now…? Am I strong enough to convince you of my love?"

"YOU KNEW ME FOR TWO HOURS!" she shouted, tears beginning to well up in her eyes, "HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY LOVE ME?"

Chase sighed and put his forehead against hers. He whispered, "I had not seen a woman since I was eight years of age… And you are so beautiful… I could not help my feelings…"

Kimiko hit his chest, yelling as the tears streamed down her cheeks, "NO! Chase you don't love me! You let your emotions take over and you acted on impulse! You made a stupid decision! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!" She hit him over and over again; Chase simply stared at her in horror.

"You… you are not pleased by this new me…?" he asked, staring with wet eyes. Kimiko shouted no. Chase's face immediately contorted into one of anger and he growled, "That Bean…! He promised you would love me once I became stronger…! That lying, vile, betraying…! KEIKO!"

Kimiko had taken his moment of hating Hannibal to turn and run. But she was thrown to the ground by Chase.

She wailed, hitting him over and over, "No! Please! Get off! Let go!" Chase tried to talk to her, but he was getting nowhere. Soon he was getting angry, and he gripped her arms roughly, he glared down at her, and he growled viciously. Kimiko screamed.

"SOMEONE! Please! HELP! I don't wanna die!" and the tears streamed down her face. She sobbed beneath Chase. Chase's eyes widened and his gaze and grip softened.

He released his grip on her and he whispered, "Keiko… On my word, I shall never harm you… Never in my life would I hurt you…"

Kimiko sniffled beneath him, but she saw an opening in his words to create the Chase she knew in the future. She quickly sobbed, "Stand by your word!" He blinked. "Always stand by your word…! Make honor your life's principle! How can I trust a monster if he has no honor?"

Chase's face fell into a flat line. He lifted himself from her and he whispered, "Yes… Yes… I will… I promise… I will always stand by my word… More than anything…"

And he was gone in an instant. Kimiko immediately buried her face in her hands and she sobbed.

"No more! No more please!" she wailed, "I can't do this anymore! I can't see Chase like this! Please take me home…!"

She begged and pleaded with the Sands of Time. But they would not listen. Kimiko felt the pulling and squeezing sensation envelop her body as she was taken to another point in Chase's life.

Kimiko could hardly think. Chase had been so isolated from females that seeing one girl after seven or eight years he was obsessed and he fell into his emotions without thinking. He had acted on impulse when he confessed to her, and he had obviously been bribed by Hannibal. Hannibal had told Chase that the strength from the Lao Mang Long soup would be enough to impress his fair Keiko. Kimiko now understood Chase, though. She understood why Chase hated Hannibal so very much, even when they were on the same side; Hannibal had used Chase's emotions against him and lied. And now she saw why Chase kept all his emotions bottled inside; he felt betrayed. And she had been the cause of his dedication to his word. But he had been so spontaneous and so sudden in his decisions at this young age. Chase was still naiive; he had dug his own grave in minutes because he hadn't thought things through. Now she saw why Chase always had a plan for everything.

But most of all… Kimiko now saw Why Chase had agreed to be evil when he had seemed so happy as a Xiaolin Monk in the first place; love…

LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL!

Yup.

I explained it all!

ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT CHASE HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!

I WIN!

I AM THE CHAMPION! *Starts singing we are the Champions*