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Rath: (as news reporter) This just in: Hybrid-Sunshine just attacked WB studios in order to gain control of "Xiaolin Showdown". The results were catastrophic. So, no, she still does not own it.
Me: (clothes ripped, hair more messed up than usual) THEY CHEATED! CHEATED!
Rath: For those who don't know, I am one of Hybrid's many imaginary Jack Spicer-personality friends who's sole purpose in life is to make her life a living Hell for I represent evilness and because I enjoy doing so very much. And, also for those who don't know, Sango (girl) and Miroku (boy) are from the Anime show "Inuyasha" and Miroku is constantly hitting on Sango, getting rejected every time in the most violent of fashions: a painful slap on the face. It can be found on adult swim, that's on from 11 pm to 6 am on Cartoon Network, at 12:30 and 3:30 am Monday-Wednesday, in America, anyways. I'm Rath of evilness and back to your regularly scheduled fic...
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Chapter 8
Rai Tries
After having a hard time getting the Playboy outfit off (Jack couldn't believe that it was harder to get off than it was to put on!), 'she' dressed into the black and white female Xiaolin robe. He insisted on wearing black pants underneath the "skirt". Kimiko tried to get him not to, saying that he just had to show off his "Ayame's legs", but he countered that he'd "shown off" enough for one day.
So, 'Ayame' was off to work. Kimiko showed him where the tools for upgrading her stuff were (which he called unfit to work in the presence of a true genius, but is using them anyway). 'She' was sitting outside on a bench in the courtyard, occasionally looking up to watch the Wudai Warriors train, envying their skills, trying to concentrate on fixing Kimiko's broken PDA, which Omi had dropped the other day. 'She' wasn't aware that a certain monk was secretly watching 'her'.
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Raimundo would occasionally stop his training exercise just to see if Ayame was watching him. Whenever she would look up, he'd perform a complicated move in order to impress her. However, the next time he'd look up, she was back to tinkering with Kimiko's PDA, which disappointed him. Then, finally, he decided to walk over to her and attempt conversation.
He flexed his muscles slightly, stretching. 'Ayame' glanced up, shot Raimundo a disqusted look, and went back to fixing the PDA.
"Hey, Ayame."
"Hi." 'Ayame' said without looking up.
"Whatcha doin'?"
"Fixing this." 'She' looks up at him. "What's it look like I'm doing?"
Raimundo heart lept when Ayame looked up at him, then he noticed the cold tone in her voice. "Are you still mad about what happened this morning?"
"Maybe."
"'Cause I'm sorry about that." Raimundo scratched the back of his head.
'Ayame' stopped what 'she' was doing and stares at Rai. "Are you really?"
Raimundo sits down next to her. "Uh-huh."
Jack watches him, a skeptical look on his face, thinking, Yeah right.
Raimundo looks at the PDA and shook his head. "Stupid Omi. I told him not to go into Kim's room. She was furious when she found out he broke it."
Jack went back to fixing the PDA. "You told on him, didn't you?"
Raimundo shook his head again. "No. Kimiko found him trying to hide it in a flower pot in the Grand Hall. Then, she exploded!"
'Ayame' laughed at this.
She has a really cute laugh..., Raimundo thought. "So, you're good with electronics?"
"I guess so."
"Our enemy, Jack Spicer's good with that kind of stuff."
This got Jack's attention. He stopped what he was doing and looked at Raimundo. "Really? How good?"
Raimundo thinks for a minute. "Well, I admit that what he builds are pretty impressive."
Jack grins. Oh, how sweet of you!
"I mean, I can't build anything like that." Rai added.
Jack grins wider. Hehehe! I bet you can't! So, bwahaha!
"But they're so weak! I mean, you could break them with your pinky!" Raimundo made a fighting motion.
'Ayame', furious, stands up and balls 'her' fists at Raimundo. "WHAT!"
Raimundo was confused by Ayame's actions. "Huh? What's wrong?"
Jack just realized what he just did. "Uh..." 'She' sits back down and continues to give Raimundo 'her' attention. "Nevermind. As you were saying?"
Raimundo continued, "Well, a while back, he disappeared."
'Ayame' tilted her head in mock confusion. "Where'd he go?"
Raimundo shrugs. "Don't know. He fell from the sky when the Shen Gong Wu he won activated as he was trying to fly away."
I thought that was what happened!, Jack thought, nodding.
Raimundo gazed at Ayame. "Then, we found you while we were looking for him."
This caused Jack to start blushing. They were looking for me...?
Raimundo was encouraged by Ayame's sudden blushing, assuming that she was just coming onto him. He scooted closer to her. He was happy at the fact that she didn't attempt to move away from him.
I guess she likes it when I talk like that, he thought. "Yeah. Really a shame... Just when he actually won a Showdown."
Jack blushed deeper. Why's he getting so close?
Raimundo sees 'Ayame' blush more. He smiles and gets closer, their faces only about two inches apart. It's working! Just a little closer... "Maybe..." He leans in slightly.
Their lips touched and connected for just a second, then Jack instantly pushed Raimundo away, not believing what the Brazillian just did. "What the heck was that about!"
Raimundo was surprised and startled at Ayame's reaction. "But, you were practically begging me to kiss you!"
'Ayame' stands up and picks up the PDA, absolutely furious. "I WAS NOT! UGH!"
Raimundo watched 'her' storm off, a little disappointed that was all he got from 'her'.
"Darn it! I was so close this time!"
In the background, Kimiko was laughing hysterically and she managed to follow 'Ayame' back into the Temple.
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Jack was in the bathroom, desperately washing his mouth out with toothpaste. He spit and wiped the foam from his mouth. He could still feel Raimundo on his lips, made a disqusted noise, and got more toothpaste and water to rinse.
"If you keep this up, we're gonna need more toothpaste."
'Ayame' nearly choked on the toothpaste/water and looked at the Japanese girl in the bathroom doorway angrily. 'She' spit the water out in the sink and wiped 'her' mouth harder.
"I can't believe he did that! That frickin' pervert!"
Kimiko nodds. "Yeah. ...It was hilarious!"
Jack glared at her. "Hilarious for you, maybe! But, remember, I'm a guy. Not some little fangirl who goes crazy over a little tan and a little muscle!"
"But you're like that with Chase Young." pointed out Kimiko.
"There's a big difference between Raimundo and Chase Young! One's more handsome and the one I want to get it on with! The other's just a perverted child!" Jack said in his defence.
Kimiko grins. "Okay, so, which is which?"
Jack sighs. "Chase is the attractive one. Raimundo is the perverted one."
Kimiko looks out the door and grins wider. "Well, what do you know? Someone's out here to see you, Ayame!"
Jack panicks. "What? Tell him I'm not here!"
"Ayame? You in there?" called Raimundo's voice.
"She says she isn't, but she is." Kimiko replies. She walks out by him and whispers in his ear, "Her breath's minty fresh now!"
She walks away past him and hides behind the corner of a building to watch the show. She sees 'Ayame' stomp out of the bathroom, who appeared to shouting at Raimundo, who just stood back taking it. Then, Raimundo started saying something back. Unfortunately, Kimiko was too far away to hear anything. Then, she saw Raimundo reach around 'Ayame' and grabbed 'her' behind, pulling the redhead close, as if proving a point, causing 'Ayame' to yelp and slap him again so hard that it made Kimiko flinch slightly. She watched 'Ayame' storm away from Raimundo, who was holding the side of his face. He didn't look disappointed, in fact, he seemed even more aroused and determined by the rejection!
I'm not gonna give up that easily, Rai thought.
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Later that night, it was dinner time. Clay, Raimundo and Omi entered the dining area first. Omi was giving advice to Raimundo on how to perfect his fighting style, who rolls his eyes and sits down. Kimiko and Ayame came in next, Kimiko complementing on how well her PDA worked now, Ayame very proud of her work. Raimundo watched her sit down next to him. His face still stinged, but not that much. He figured he'd try again to win Ayame over.
Master Fung came in, holding plates with delicious-looking food and placed them in front of the monks and Ayame. Most of them were Chinese/Japanese native foods, but some were more normal, like there were tacos/nachos with a special sauce that Raimundo made himself, and salisbury and chuck-eye steak that Clay helped make. Ayame was amazed at the food in front of them, since her eyes seemed to be bulging out.
Then, they dug in. Raimundo kept giving Ayame side-glances, who pretty much ignored him and began fighting with Clay over who'd get the last chuck-eye steak, since both of their forks were stuck in it, both trying to pull it onto their plates.
Ayame pulls. "Come on, Clay!"
Clay pulls harder. "It's my steak!"
Ayame bats her eyelashes. "Please?"
Clay pulls harder, the steak almost on his plate. "No!"
"But I'm a lady!"
Clay and Kimiko stopped to stare at Ayame, who was giving Clay the cutest pout imaginable. Kimiko was quite impressed at how well Jack adapted to his new body and its advantages so quickly. He found Clay's weakness to be a gentleman. Clay seemed a little disappointed, but gave in.
Clay sighs. "You're right. Where're my manners? Of course you can have it, Ayame, ma'am."
Ayame raises her arms happily, celebrating. "Yay! Steak for the Spicester!"
Omi looks up, his mouth full of rice. "What was that?"
"Nothing!" Ayame says quickly.
Whoa. He'd better be more careful, thought Kimiko.
"Here. Let me cut that for you." Clay offered.
He walks behind Ayame and begins cutting her steak into bite-sized pieces.
"Why, thank you, Clay. What a gentleman." Ayame coos, batting her eyelashes again, which somehow made her purple eyes look even more enchanting.
Clay blushes. "Aww, shucks!" He goes back and sits down, pulling his hat down lower to hide his blush.
Raimundo watched the blushing cowboy stride back to his seat, filled to the brim with jealousy. "Mmm!" He angrily takes a bite of his taco and thinks, Maybe if I be a gentleman like Clay, then she'll like me!
Kimiko was very impressed indeed.
Ayame started happily eating the steak. She was finished in no time. She started to take her plates out, but Raimundo stands up instantly and takes them from her.
"No. Let me. I'll do those for you."
Ayame was a little surprised. "Um, thanks."
Omi watches Raimundo run into the kitchen with the plates. They hear the rushing of water and the clanking of dishes. "I have never before seen Raimundo so hasty to do chores. Ayame should stay more often!"
Clay tips his hat. "I reckon that Rai's gone head over heels for ya, ma'am."
Ayame looks at them, still surprised. "You think?" Then, she puts on an angry look. "He's been hitting on me all day! It gets so irritating! I don't care what he does. At least I don't have to do any dishes..."
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Now, I have one question: Does the word "panick" have a "k" in it or not? I don't think it does, but whenever I write it with an "s" without the "k", it doesn't look right, so with or without the "k"? I just wanna know.
