I'm almost positive that the rest of the chapters are going to be in the normal point of view. If you guys want me to change it back to Kimiko or a different characters' point of view, just let me know in your review. Also I'd really appreciate some advice so please review . And you finally get to see Raimundo! But no Kimiko in this chapter xP. I'll give you the official ages at the end of the chapter, because all of the characters will be introduced by the end of the chapter. Sorry for my babbling, on with the story!

~Disclaimer~ I do not own Xiaolin Showdown (though it'd be pretty cool if I did :D) or any songs I use. I just own any OCs and the story plot.

~Normal POV~

The big, brown, brick building was filled with orphaned children. The rectangular building's outside was one of the only things in Rio de Janeiro still standing. Outside of the brown house was a small play ground with very young children who had lost their parents, played quietly pretending that everything's okay. The air outside was hot, but the air inside was cool.

The inside of the building consisted of three parts: The Girls' Dorms, the Boys' Dorms, and the center. They all were taught in the middle section by men and women, and none of them were separated then. However, in between there was a gymnasium where all of the students would go from three to four where they practiced the abilities they were given.

Raimundo moved swiftly and beautifully to the beat, the other dancers followed in his footsteps. They had been practicing for their guests' arrival. Dance was the only thing that could push Raimundo's pain away. His entire family except his little sister Lilly perished in the terrible earthquake. It had happened about a week ago, but he remembered seeing the pangs and looks on their faces as they were crushed.

Raimundo shook his head. 'Concentrate stupid,' he thought bitterly to himself.

Dance was his only escape. It spread to him and other students, including Lilly, who was pulling herself away from everyone. More people were arriving, people such as volunteers and others who had survived the terrible natural disaster. Unfortunately, pretty much all of the survivors were children. Many people came together, however, to get these children an education.

Suddenly, the singers stopped singing and fell over. The dancers were confused and they all toppled on top of each other.

"So much for dancing," Raimundo murmured while running a sweaty hand through his hair.

All of the dancers inwardly agreed that they deserved a break. After all, HE wasn't paying them any attention at the moment anyway.

Now they all were basically living in a dorm. Students went to school from nine to three. They ate breakfast at eight, lunch at noon, and dinner at six and snacked whenever they wanted. After school, there was learning the arts from three to four. There were arts such as drawing, dancing, singing, writing and other special talents. Then afterwards, the children ranging from preschool to seniors in high school, got free time, not to mention weekends were off.

Dancing and singing were put together because the technical school had a low budget due to the obvious earthquake. But there weren't many singers there; just a teacher and about ten others, which was low compared to other numbers. But there was only one singer who outshined the rest. A blonde woman around the age of nineteen was the teacher who mostly sang with an outstanding voice. Apparently, she taught several advanced science and math classes as well, even though she was about two years older than the Brazilian teen. Raimundo didn't know her name, unfortunately, due to her being on the other side.

When put together at school, the student body is fine. No fights broke out, and everyone got along swimmingly. But when it came to the arts, there were two main sections. One called the Xiaolin and one called the Heylin. Raimundo worked on the Heylin side while the blonde girl worked on the Xiaolin. In order to gain more members on the Xiaolin and Heylin Side, they had to perform some kind of performance that the person was interested in the newly arrivals first day, which was usually song or dance. Then, the person would choose what side they were on.

Raimundo seemed to pay attention to three people who stuck out in his mind on the Xiaolin Side; the blonde teacher, the small boy with the large yellow head, and the goth kid with crazy red hair.

The small boy's name was Omi. The only reason why he knew that was that he always announced that he was the greatest in everything he did. It annoyed the Brazilian in all honesty. However, he admitted only to himself that the kid was pretty talented. He had come from China to help out the earthquake survivors. Because he was orphaned and lived at a temple, he was helping the younger children go through what he did; living without parents. The little boy helped Lilly with her problems, so he watched the little boy very carefully.

The next person was the red head that appeared to be around the age of twenty. He didn't know his name either, but he was apparently extremely good at robotics. Raimundo had seen robots roaming the halls with the same logo on it, so he assumed those were his projects. The kid was a little crazy, sure, but he was definitely someone to watch. He looked like a goofy kid, always making the Xiaolin laugh. This kid was from China too, but he was born in America. His family had moved there because they owned a huge company, Spicer Co. And besides, he was best friends to the person he was the most interested in.

The blonde seemed nice but the Brazilian could tell she had a very ungraceful and nerdy personality, regardless of her talented voice and mind. Raimundo kept his eye on the girl ever since she arrived. She had come from America with a British accent. She was very talented when it came to playing the guitar, singing, and school subjects. But she couldn't really do anything else. Raimundo thought they'd be fast friends. But due to the arguing between her and his dance teacher and singing instructor, Raimundo couldn't even dare bothering to go and speak with her.

"Raimundo? What are you doing?" a voice questioned.

The sun-kissed teen turned around to see his dance teacher, Chase Young. Raimundo was a bit envious of the man, admittedly. He had girls crawling all over him, begging for him to give them attention. Raimundo always heard the Heylin girls whispering about how hot he was with his perfect hair, perfect smile, and perfect body. It made Raimundo want to throw up. But Chase's personality was pretty distant and cold. He only wanted to see the Xiaolin side crumble.

"Sorry, Chase, I was just taking a break," Raimundo sighed. "We all were. The singers got distracted again." The Heylin had even less singers than the Xiaolin, which was saying something. That fact nearly killed Chase, especially their singing instructor, every time someone complained.

Their singing instructor, Wuya, was always a witch. She yelled at the singers when they did something wrong, and she never allowed breaks, which is why the singers always were exhausted. Her bright green eyes, right red hair, tan skin, and great body always intimated basically everyone. Wuya seemed to want to take down the Xiaolin Side more than Chase, but she also had eyes on his dance teacher as well, which made Raimundo, again, want to puke. Chase was a lot younger than Wuya was after all.

Chase sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. Several giggles came from behind him, and Raimundo rolled his green eyes. "What was it this time?" the dance instructor questioned.

"My guess is that they're tired," Raimundo frowned. "We only have, like, three singers. Why not ask the Xiaolin to come over and-"

"Never suggest that again," Chase scowled. "They're the enemy."

"It's just preforming," Raimundo shrugged. "I don't understand what the big deal is."

"What the big deal is, young Raimundo, is that we need to overcome and finally prove to the Xiaolin just what a powerful enemy we are," Wuya replied, coming from behind Chase. She began rubbing Chase's shoulders, and he proceeded to smack them off of himself. "If we win this competition, and the two new girls, we'll have more dancers than the Xiaolin. But if they win them, we'll have an even amount." Wuya's eye actually began to twitch, which scared Raimundo immensely. "Now get back to work, we have much practicing to do for tomorrow's act."

"Yes, ma'am," Raimundo murmured.

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The dancers and singers had finally come up with an act, and all of them were pretty proud of their choice. (A/N you won't find out until two chapters from now…when you're finished reading I'll explain why) Afterwards, they had dinner and free time, which Raimundo promised his little sister that he would hang out with her all day today. And after a long day of having fun with his little sibling,Raimundo and Lilly were in the girls' cabin. Boys and girls were allowed in the opposite cabin at nine to nine fifteen if they had a younger sibling. Raimundo loved Lilly with all of his heart, and was glad to see that he could tuck her in and read her a quick bedtime story every night just like that used to.

Rumors about the two new girls had spread like a wild fire. Apparently, they were from Tokyo, Japan's finest art academy. One of them was a dancer, with bubblegum pink hair and brown eyes. She was rumored to be here with her best friend, Kimiko (no physical description), who once was a dancer herself, but a tragic accident happened and now she turned from a very talented dancer to an artist.

"Rai-Rai, I heard that the girl who's coming tomorrow is allergic to music," the little girl said. "Is that true?"

"I'm not sure, Lilly, we'll just have to find out when we see her tomorrow," Raimundo frowned.

"But Rai-Rai, I wanna see her today," she whined, "and I'm not going to bed until I do."

"That's okay," Raimundo smirked. "You can stay up all night. Let me just read you this story, okay?"

"Fine," she puffed.

Ten minutes later, Lilly was passed out in her bed. Raimundo snickered quietly before he kissed her on the forehead.

"Goodnight Lilly," Raimundo whispered. "You have no idea how much I love you."

Raimundo kissed Lilly one more time before he left her small bedroom. It was nice that she didn't have a roommate. Otherwise, the girl probably wouldn't let him stay an extra five minutes. And Raimundo treasured every second he had with his little sister. Raimundo walked to the boys' dorm in silence. All of the lights were off, and he could barely see his hand in front of his face. But as the Brazilian walked through the halls, and finally made it to his dorm. He sighed as he struggled to get his keys out of his pockets. Then, the door opened up.

Raimundo smiled nervously at the blonde cowboy. "You're late again, Rai," Clay glared.

"I'm sorry C-"

"No, buts, just get your butt in here," Clay growled.

The two stared at each other for a long time. Then, out of nowhere, the two started to laugh as they entered their room.

"That was hilarious," Raimundo laughed.

"And to think that people actually believe that we hate each other," Clay snickered.

The two had been best Heylin friends ever since Clay had arrived at the orphanage. Yes, it had only been a week, but their relationship bloomed like a rose so quickly that people thought they had known each other for years. And between the two of them, their room looked like a tornado ran through it. Papers were scattered across the floor, their desk was covered in books, and clothes lied helplessly on the ground. But they were so used to it, that it didn't really repulse them.

"Anyway, Rai, we gotta head for bed," Clay smiled. "Tomorrow's gonna be a big day."

"Tell me about it," Raimundo agreed. "Two new chicks that could be Heylin? This could be our big break."

Obviously, Raimundo was kidding. But as the two friends said goodnight and went to sleep, Raimundo couldn't help thinking that maybe these two could change his life forever. Or maybe they could become worst enemies.

That's it! I also wanted all of your opinions. Should Kimiko dorm with Lilly or Aqua? Not Keiko…I've got plans for her ; ). And also, next chapter will focus on Aqua, Jack, and Omi. Then the chapter after that is Kimiko. R&R please!