A Modern Red Riding Hood
Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown.
Chapter 10: Hope(11 a.m. at Chase's Residence)
"So that's what happened," Chase said as he drank green tea.
"Yes," Omi said in a small voice, his hands holding his tea shaking.
"I am sorry," Chase said, "even I can feel pity for such a predicament."
"Thank You," Omi said softly.
"So you came for a way to save Kimiko?" Chase asked.
Omi looked at Chase in surprise.
"You didn't…" Chase started.
Omi looked away.
Chase's face darkened.
"What is your true purpose?" Chase demanded, "tell me now!" he ordered.
"To get you and Wuya back together," Omi confessed.
"WHAT!" Chase shouted.
"I know you hate her," Omi said, "you're mad that she betrayed you for Jack," he said, "but she's sorry, I saw her as I walked the streets."
"Did you now?" Chase asked with great superiority, "did she tell you how I kicked her out?"
"And she didn't fight back," Omi countered.
Chase went silent.
"She was going to bust open the door and kiss your ass," Omi started.
"You mean kick," Chase corrected.
"Yes, exactly," Omi agreed, "but then she heard you cry," he revealed.
Chase sat ramrod straight. He remembered crying, but had assumed Wuya had left since she didn't burst open the door and laugh at him.
"She heard me?" Chase asked.
"Yes," Omi responded, "how you talked about various events including intimate romances," he listed, "also you said that knowing she'd sleep with a young one just to get back at you or even for true love made you feel betrayed, hurt and old."
"She heard that one!" Chase screamed, "wait, how much did she tell you?"
"Everything but the details of intimate romances," Omi revealed.
"That would be obvious," Chase muttered.
"Was there something vital to my knocking?" Omi asked.
Chase's eye twitched.
"No," Chase responded not bothering to correct him, "so, Wuya's sorry?"
"Yes," Omi declared, "Jack was even over at our temple crying over her," he added.
"Hey!" Chase shouted, "you didn't tell me that!"
"Um, slipped my memory?" Omi asked.
Yeah right, Chase thought.
"So," Chase said, "Jack was crying?" he asked.
"Oh yes," Omi said, "sounded like an injured banshee."
Chase controlled his urge to laugh.
"Tell me about it," Chase said.
"Well…" Omi started.
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(2 p.m. at Rex Hospital)
"I want the ruffian expelled!" Mr. Tohomiko shouted.
The name of Kimiko's attacker had finally been revealed.
"I'm sorry but Omi's an orphan," Master Fung explained, "expelling him is impossible."
"And why is that?" Mr. Tohomiko demanded.
"The temple is his home," Master Fung revealed, "it was his home before we decided to open up parts of it as a school."
"Huh," Mr. Tohomiko said, "wait," he realized, "that means he knows the temple!" he shouted.
Damn, Master Fung thought.
"Mr. Tohomiko, at the time it didn't matter…" Master Fung started.
"No Master Fung," Omi spoke walking up, "I'm ready to take my punishment," he declared.
Mr. Tohomiko glared at him.
"You…" Mr. Tohomiko snarled.
"Better leave him alive until I give your daughter this," Chase said walking up.
"Chase!" Master Fung shouted.
"Don't worry," Chase said dismissively, "I bear a gift," he said holding up a pink bubbling potion.
"It will wake Kimiko," Omi said happily.
Master Fung was suspicious.
"Are you saying it doesn't have a price?" Master Fung asked suspiciously.
"Everything has a price Master Fung," Chase said cryptically.
"Will it really wake my daughter?" Mr. Tohomiko asked.
"With a side effect," Chase added.
"What is it?" Rai asked walking in.
"Rai!" Omi cried happily, "Kimiko will finally wake up."
Rai froze.
"Besides a small side effect she'll be fine," Chase added.
Rai's face twitched.
Soon he was wearing a crooked smile.
"He's happy," Omi declared.
Mr. Tohomiko and Chase looked at Rai uncertain.
She's finally going to wake up, Rai realized.
What kind of face is that? Chase thought.
"Ahem," Master Fung said.
"Oh," the rest said realizing they were still standing there.
Dojo who was watching from a far shook his head.
Hopeless, Dojo thought.
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(5 p.m. at Rex Hospital)
Everyone was celebrating.
Kimiko Tohomiko was finally awake.
"She'll be able to leave in an hour," Jack said walking in, "welcome back Kimiko."
"Thanks," Kimiko said smiling, "I can't believe Chase helped me."
Omi looked away.
"Omi?" Kimiko asked.
"Well a man can be grateful when…" Omi trailed off.
"When what?" Jack asked suspiciously.
"When he hears how his wife's lover cried over her like a baby while up in a tree!" Omi cried and ran off.
"Wha…" Jack started, "Omi!" he shouted and gave chase.
Rai and Kimiko chuckled then burst out laughing.
"Jack's so gonna get his butt kicked," Kimiko said laughing.
"I doubt Omi would be close enough to see his butt," Rai declared, "did you see how fast he ran off?" he asked.
"Yeah," Kimiko agreed, "um Rai," she started.
"All is forgiven Kimiko," Rai said simply.
Kimiko raised an eyebrow.
"What's the potion's side effect?" Kimiko asked.
Rai fell over.
She doesn't even care about before, Rai thought.
"Um," Rai said getting up, "have you ever minded wigs?"
Chapter Completed