Konnichi wa, minna-san!

Hee! ^_^ Well I suppose this is chapter ...7! ^_^ And guess what - I have a new piece for my collection! *drum roll* CHASE YOUNG!

Jack - Hahaha!

Chase Young - Grr! *Chase is tied up and hanging from the ceiling upside down - just for laughs xD*

Hazzard - Aw! Don't you look so cute? ^_^

Chase Young - Please...I don't need compliments from people like you.

Hazzard - Who said I was talking to you? ¬_¬

Jack - ^_^ Hee!

Chase Young - You can't be serious -_-

Wuya - Oh, yes. -_- Yes she can.

Hazzard - Jack!

Jack - ^_^" Err...yes?

Hazzard - *cute smile* Wove you! *Pecks Jack on the cheek* Now on with Chapter 7! ^_^ *Skips away to laptop in the next room*

Jack - *_*...

Wuya - e_O

Chase Young - O_e

It had been a few months and everyone had started getting to know each other after they had finally gotten introduced at lunch time on that day. Today, the Xiaolin monks were cleaning as part of their chores. Jack was still asleep in the second spare room next to Kairi's spare room.

Kairi walked out of the room yawning.

"Morning, Tiger," Clay greeted her cheerfully.

"Morn-ing, Cowboy," Kairi greeted him with a yawn.

After coming here, for cover from being found and taken back to the 'Facility', Kairi grew to love the place and the people within it. She was much happier here and she wasn't lonely anymore just as Jack had promised. Kairi and Jack were more close and comfortable around each other as they knew the other better then before.

"Hiya Kairi, how are you today?" Kimiko asked with a smile looking up from cleaning the floor.

Kairi came over and kneeled down at the side of the room, "I'm alright thank you, Kimiko. How are you?"

"Good thanks," Kimiko smiled and got back to cleaning the floor.

Kairi looked over to Omi who was scrubbing the floor hard. He was concentrating too much on his chores to have noticed her even enter the room, so she sighed and looked onto Raimundo last. She gasped as he was looking at her too, but just as she realised he looked away and got back to cleaning the dishes.

Kairi got along with all of them, even Dojo now though she was still a little scared of him, but she never clicked with Raimundo. He would talk to her and acknowledge that she existed but he never seemed genuine. It was like he wanted to be elsewhere other than with Kairi. But she didn't understand why and she wasn't sure how to find out either. So, usually she just left it.

Kairi sighed and then a door opened and a sigh was heard. Kairi looked back and smiled happily. She sprung to her feet and hopped over to him and then slung her arms around his neck hugging him tightly. Jack laughed a little embarrassed as everyone looked up at them. Clay smiled and Kimiko giggled. Omi still hadn't noticed any change in the scene and Raimundo just stared blankly at them before he turned back to sink.

Kairi then pulled away from him and smiled up at him. She didn't feel as uncomfortable making eye-contact. She still didn't look people in the eye much but she was becoming more – as I said – comfortable with the action.

"Good morning, Kairi," Jack greeted her.

"Good morning, Jack," Kairi greeted him back, "Good sleep?"

"Yes thank you, you?" he replied.

"Yes. Did you dream?" she asked.

"Yeah," he glanced over to the Xiaolin monks who were all now cleaning again. He whispered, "But I'd rather tell you about it later, alone."

"Oooh!" Kimiko teased not looking up, "You're bad at whispering, Jack."

"For all you know, it could be about one of you dying," Jack pointed out.

"Nah, if that were the case, you'd let us know," Raimundo said plainly not bothering to turn around again.

Jack poked his tongue out at Rai's back making Kairi and Kimiko giggle.

"C'mon let's go to the hill," Kairi said pulling on Jack's arm.

"Err…okay," Jack agreed.

Kairi would have helped the monks with their chores but Master Fong had told her that they had to do their own chores to learn about respect and so on. If Kairi were to continue helping with the chores she would have to become a Xiaolin Monk. He didn't mean it but he wanted Kairi to understand that chores were something the Xiaolin Monks would have to do themselves.

When Jack and Kari had left it was silent for a moment.

"Rai?" Kimiko had stopped cleaning and was now starring over to Raimundo and Clay was too, "Do you have something against Kairi?"

A moment passed and then he replied dryly, "No."

"You're acting like you hate her, Rai," Kimiko told him but he didn't react.

"Are you sure you ain't got nothing against the girl, partner?" Clay asked again.

They heard loud plates crash against each other. Omi looked up finally sensing the awkwardness in the room but he didn't say anything. Raimundo sighed and then threw the drying towel on the side and marched out of the room.

Kimiko and Clay exchanged looks of worry and confusion.

Omi was only very confused, "So…what did I miss?"

Jack - o_O What was that about?

Wuya - Beats me -_- No one knows what goes on inside that head of Hazzard's.

Chase Young - Well, all except for the part about Jack -_-

Wuya - That doesn't count, she made that quite clear.

Jack - Shut up! XO

Wuya - ¬_- Why?

Jack - o_o Err...because...err...she might hear you!

Wuya - *sigh* Jack, she may not be predictable but you, on the other hand, well I can read you like a book.

Chase Young - You're standing up for her... *sigh*

Jack - :o What?

Hazzard - *peeks around the corner of the door smiling madly* :D What?

Jack - ^_^"" Heh-heh...h-hi!

Hazzard - JACK! *Runs to jack and sits on his lap cuddling him* Hee!

Wuya - She really needs help.

Hazzard - Grr! Wuya!

Wuya - Eh?

Hazzard - Be nice or...or...Oh! Hee! I'll ask MickyGirl to set her Chinchilla's ghost on you xD Mwahahaha!

Jack - You don't want that, Wuya - believe me *shivers*

Lv, Lv Hazzard ^_^ x x