Chapter 6

Nia's POV

We finally made back to home at about 2 am. Raimundo and I, holding each other up up, gently and slowly got of off Dojo. The front doors of my house opened, and out came Mama and Baba, with greif striken faces. They hugged both me and Raimundo.

"OW!" we both yelped, still in pain from the past nights events. Mama held me gently in her arms.

"Don't you ever scare us like that again!" She yelled, half mad, half crying. Now that I think about it, I should've called earler that day to tell them what happened, then at least they would know where i was and what happened to Raimundo.

"I'm sorry, Mama." It was all I could say. Everything that happned was all my fault anyway. Mama and Baba helped Raimundo and me into the house and our bedrooms. Mama and Baba didn't know first aid, so I had to do it, but I showed them how to bandage me up. After they were done with me, I went over to Raimundo's room to patch him up.

"Hey, how you feelin?" I asked, walikng in to his room. He was laying on his bed.

"Better, but still in pain." He said quietly. I walked over to his side, observing the wound on his head. I took off the cloth coving it. It was still bloody, but it wasn't as big since some of it had scabbed up. I got a wash cloth and gently washed the wound. I dabbed a little iodine on the cloth and dabbed his head with it.

"That stings." He moaned.

"I know, but it helps it not get infected." I said. After I finished wahsing the wound, i looked into the first aid bag and got the bandages. I wrapped them around his head to cover the wound.

"There we go, no all I have to do is bandage chest, arm and leg." I said. I blushed a little, and Ramundo must have notice it.

"What?" He asked.

"You, uh..have to take off your shirt." I mumbled. He blushed, and tried to remove his shirt, but was in to much pain to do so.

"Uh, will you help me?" He asked, a little embarrased. I nooded and grabbed the bottom of his shirt and slowly and carefully pulled it over his head. I truned bright red seeing his six pack abs, and grimiched at the site of the big black bruise covering his lower abdomon. I got the bandgedes and got to work.

Raimundo's POV

Nia was working on my stomach, making sure she wasn't too rough. The feel of her delicate, soft hands on my skin left a tingling sensation. I blushed because of the contact.

"Raimundo," she said quietly, "'I'm so sorry."

"It wasn't your fault." I said, reaching for her hand. I held her hand in mine, noting how much bigger my hand was than hers.

"Yes it is Raimundo, it was me you kissed. It's me Taban wants to marry. It's me Taban beat you up for. Which is why I have to marry Taban, and it's why we can't be together." She said. It felt like my heart dropped and broke into peices. I could see the same feeling in her eyes, glassy with tears.

"Just don't marry him." I said. I knew this was going to upset her, but I had to say it.

"What about my parents?" She asked, while bangeding my arm.

"They'll live with us in the temple." I said, lifting my arm so she could get better acsess.

"But what about you? He knows I love you, and will anything he can to get rid of you."

"Hey," I said sitting up, "I can take care of myslef." I retorted. She got up from the bed, got a mirror from her dresser and put it in front of my face.

"Is this waht you call taking care of yourself?" She asked. I lowered my head, knowing she was right in a way.

"I was tied up!" I said trying to deffend myslef.

"And what makes you think he won't tie you up again?" She asked, bandeging my leg. "I have to do it to protect the ones I love. That's why I'm the Xiaolin Dragon of Lightning, i have to protect people inspite of myself. Even if that means being beaten, raped, and getting pregnant at 14. I'll do anything to protect you, my parents, Kimiko, Clay, Omi, Master Fung and even Dojo. Because you guys are my family too."

"But I'm a man." I said. Nia looked me in the eye.

"Your 14."

"That's besides the point. In Brazil, in tough situations it's the man that has to protect the women, not the other way around." I said. Nia crawled on the bed, inches away from my face.

"This is the 21st century Rai. And I don't see you trying to marry Taban." She joked.

Speak of the devil.

"Nia, It's Taban. He's here." Called . I clencehed my fist, wanting to hurt him. Nia layed me down on the bed gently. She kissed my cheek.

"I'll be right back." She said, and she left the room.

Nia's POV

I walked down the stairs to see Taban sitting at my kitchen table. I swallowed my anger and sat down across from him. I looked around to see if I my parents were around.

"They aren't here, I told them to go to their rooms." He said, knowing what I was thinking.

"What do you want from me?" I asked. He got up from his seat, and came behind my chair.

"I want to discuss some things about the wedding, which is in two days by the way." He said, his dark voice ringing in my ears.

"When did we agree on a date?" I asked. "I don't even have a dress." Taban pulled out a white gown, sleevless, and just my size.

"That's not gonna work." I said pointing to the dress. Taban frowned.

"Why not? I had it tailored just for you."

"I mean, it's my size, but It won't fit right cause I don't have any hips or boobs." I said dryly. Taban put the dress down. He touched my shoulders, rubbing them slowly.

"That does not matter to me." he wispered in my ear. I felt really uncomfortable.

"Stop touching me." I said, but he didn't stop, he took off my hijab, moved some of my hair, and kissed up and down the back of my neck.

"I said STOP!" I yelled and pushed him off of me. I pulled out the Fans of Arc, but Taban tackled me to the ground the fans fell out of my hand. He picked me up and pinned me to a wall.

"Let me go!" I yelled. Everybody ran down stairs, Clay helping Raimundo.

"Get off of her!" Raimundo yelled. He pulled out the Blade of the Nebula, Omi got the Shimo Staff, Kimiko got the Arrow Sparrow, and clay got the Big Bang Meteror-ang.

"No, d-don't!" I yelled. "Stand back!" I cautioned.

"No, we must fight now!" Omi yelled.

"Just do it! It's for your own good guys." I said. They all got as far back as they could.

"What are you going to do?" Taban teased, tightening his grip.

"You'll see." I said. "Wudai Jupiter Lightning!" I shouted, turning into my Orinon form, glowing bright yellow. Lightning flowed from my body to Taban's, electricuting him. He screamed in agony, not letting go of me (which would've been the smart thing to do). Taban fell to the ground as I turned back to my normal form. He wasn't dead, but his body was in shock from the lightning.

"Can you hear me?" I asked him. He lifted his head.

"W-what did you do to me." he asked.

"My wudai powers. As the Dragon of Lightning, I can electricute my enimes and put their bodies in temporary shock." I explained.

"Please, just let me go. I promise I won't hurt you anymore." he pleaded. I helped him up and kicked him out of the house. Hoping to never see him again. When I came back inside the others, with big smiles on their faces, group hugged me.

"Way to go girl!" Said Kimiko.

"That was a most impressive attack." Omi said.

"Ooo-weee, I ain't never seen you pull off an attack that powerful." Clay said.

"That was the coolest thing I ever saw!" Exlaimed Raimundo. "we finally got rid of him for sure!" He hugged me.

"I have to go tell Mama and Baba!" I said running up the stairs into my parents bedroom.

"Mama, Baba, I..." I trailed off. They weren't in their room. The other worriors followed behind me. The window was opened and a note was left behind. I picked it up and read it outloud.

Dearest Nia,

What you did back their was absoulutly unexeptable. As aresult I have kidnapped your mother and father. if you want them back, then you will marry me in two days. The other Xiaolin worriors are not to attened. If they do, your parents will be destroyed.

Taban

I fell to my knees, tears flowing from my eyes. Raimundo limped over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Don't worry, we'll figure something out. We'll find them." He said.

"Yea," I said quietly, "But what if we're already too late?"