Believing is Seeing
Kimiko's POV
I looked at the clock in my room and saw that it was only 8 PM. I saw the moon outside lighting up my entire room with all the lights out. I was a little sleepy, but I kept thinking about last night's dream and that if I fell asleep would the dream Raimundo actually be there and keep his promise. Suddenly I felt myself get upset again, but then I rushed to the bathroom and washed my face again. Then I slipped into my night gown and headed for bed.
Part of me wanted to fall asleep and the other part wanted to just stay up. What if I fall asleep and that he isn't there? Then all of it would have just been a dream and that it would have meant nothing. I looked at the clock which now read 9 PM and just admitted defeat and fell asleep. I began to dream again, but this time I wasn't remembering a memory. I was just seeing my worst nightmare come alive. I saw myself destroying everything and that all of my friends were trying to stop me.
I watched as I burned everything in my path and I saw the people around me scream in fear. I myself started to run away. I started to run away from my own self. Suddenly I bumped into someone and realized it was my friends including Raimundo! I was at first happy, until I saw the anger in their faces.
"You caused all of this!" Clay shouted.
"You have brought destruction to the world!" Omi yelled.
"You're a monster!" Raimundo roared.
All their words hurt, but what hurt the most was Rai calling me a monster. I tried to reach for him, but his slapped my hand away making me shocked.
"It's your fault I'm dead . . . you should have been the one to die!" Raimundo yelled.
I backed away from him hurt by his words. I felt tears streaming from my face. Suddenly I heard evil laughter from behind me and realized it was me who was laughing.
"This is your fate whether you like it or not Kimiko. Soon you'll realize this is your only path." My other self said.
"No . . . no . . . NOOOO!" I screamed.
Suddenly the ground began to crumble around me and the last thing I saw was all my friends looking down at me as I fell. I started to fall and it became darker and darker. I was falling to oblivion and I saw no way out. I shut my eyes waiting to hit the ground. Suddenly I felt a pair of arms catch me. I quickly opened my eyes to see Raimundo.
"Lucky I got here on time or else you wouldn't been falling forever, until you woke up." He laughed.
I quickly jumped off him and started to back away from him with fear in my eyes. Was this still a nightmare? I suddenly felt myself fall to the ground and I saw a confused look on Raimundo's face as he walked toward me.
"Stay away!" I shouted much to his shock.
"That nightmare must have really scared you, I mean your shaking." He stated and I realized I was.
He slowly walked a little closer to me and offered a hand smiling at me. I hesitantly took it and as he helped me up, I saw the scenery change around me. I looked and noticed we were at a beach. I felt the hot sand on my feet and noticed I was in my bathing suit and so was Rai.
"I've been here before . . . we're in Rio aren't we?" I asked.
"I told you I'd show you one of my memories didn't I?" He said.
"True . . . however, it still doesn't prove you're alive. For all I know this could be my memory."
"I thought you might say that so I have one more thing to show you, but you have to promise not to look away."
I slightly nodded and he offered his hand and I took it and another memory began to play. We were on a mountain now and I heard something. I turned and saw that I was holding on to the edge of the cliff and Raimundo. This was the memory of him dying. I wanted to turn away, but then Rai tugged my hand and told me to keep watching. I watched up to the part when he fell and when I disappeared leaving Clay and Omi. Once Clay and Omi left in despair, I saw a figure fly up using his wind power and sighing in relief.
"You flew back up? If you could have flew why didn't you before!?" I questioned.
"I might have forgotten . . ." He replied.
"I don't know . . . this just seems so . . . unreal. I mean if you were real then why haven't you tried to contact me or anything?"
"I tried, but there was no way of contacting you to where you are?"
"Ok then answer this, how is it that the only form of contact you've made is through my dreams? How are doing this?"
"Finally I can tell you. Trust me all will be explained now."
Suddenly another memory began to play, but it was not my memory, it was Raimundo's. I watched as he entered the temple and entered the main room where Omi, Clay, Dojo, and Master Fung were. Omi and Clay began to hug him tightly relived he was alive and well. Master Fung began to explain everything to Raimundo, even about me disappearing. Then I watched Rai think something over in his mind. Then something hit him and he glanced at Dojo and explained something to him. Dojo nodded and knocked something out of his ear. I watched as Raimundo used the Changing Chopsticks to make the object bigger. It was the Treasure of the Blind's Swordsmen.
"I ask for your help Blind Swordsman. I need you to somehow let me get in touch with Kimiko." Rai asked.
"I shall grant our wish. You shall contact Kimiko within each other's dreams, meaning while both of you are sleeping you both will have access to each other's dreams. However, when you meet her, you must not mention anything about this to her unless asks you to explain. For if you tell her you and her shall be trapped in the dream world forever." He explained.
"You have a deal."
Suddenly the memory ended and we were back in Rio at the beach except now we were in regular clothes. I was shocked and confused on what I heard, but when I looked into his eyes I felt like he was telling the truth. Still . . .
"Now you know the whole story. It's true Kimiko please believe me." Rai pleaded.
"I want to believe you . . . but I have to see you myself outside of this dream to believe all of this." I explained.
"Which brings my next question up. Where are you Kimiko, we've looked almost everywhere for you."
I was about to say something, but then the words were caught in my throat. I remembered what Chase said to me about making contacting with my friends. Still I'm not afraid of Chase or anyone.
"I can trust you." I asked.
"Always," Rai said.
"I'm in Chase's lair. Long story and I'll tell you more when I actually see you, deal?"
"Deal,"
We shook hands and suddenly I felt Raimundo pull forward to him and he hugged my tightly. I felt his head rest on my shoulder. I felt like crying, but I stayed strong. I felt his grasp on me become tighter.
"I promise Kimiko everything will be alright. We will come and save you and when we do I promise I'll never ever let you go again. I won't let you out of my sight again. You won't be alone anymore not as long as I'm still standing." Rai promised making a tear fall from my eye.
"Rai," I whispered.
He pulled back, but he was still holding on to my shoulders. We stared into each other's eyes and for a moment I felt relaxed and unafraid. I felt safe again . . . I felt myself begin to blush a little. I looked down at the ground, but then I felt his hand lift my chin up so that we were eye to eye with each other. I saw him give a warm smile and I couldn't help, but smile back. We were both moving closer to our face, but then suddenly I heard a loud noise. I woke up in shock and saw that Lightning had struck.
I felt my face still red from before. What were we about to do? I looked out the window and really wondered if that was just another dream, or if that was actually real. Rai if you're really out there then please turn back now while you still can . . .
