Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown, even though I wish I did, because I'd be rich and stuff and that would rock. And stuff. Yeah.
Author's Note: I wrote this because there are way too many Rai/Kim fisc out there, and I'm sick of seeing them everywhere. So I'm writing this. There's gonna be probably less than five chapters, and a surprise ending, if I feel like putting that in. And I apologize in advance for late chapters, because I have a job now and it takes forever to find some decent inspiration. The title was stolen from "La Manana" by the Gorillaz. Anyway, this is my first XS fic so play nice, children. Reviews make me dance. Keep that in mind.
Jack was
landed face-first onto a cold, hard floor with a dull thud, followed
by the sound of the door behind him slamming and being locked.
He
barely had time to get up before a familiar voice echoed through the
dark, windowless room.
"Well, I never expected to see you
here."
Jack sat up, staring into the faded blue eyes of the
former Dragon of Fire, Kimiko, the last remaining Xiaolin Monk, who
smiled coldly down at him. He stood, trying to keep his distance from
the short Japanese girl, kept smiling up at him as if she were hiding
a knife behind her back or something.
"Maybe I should tell
you the rules here, Jack." She said, pushing him down onto the
bare double mattress that lay on the floor. "We can only leave
the cell for an hour a day, and only to use the bathroom or help out
with cooking and cleaning. Got it?"
Jack nodded, studying
her. Kimiko had certainly changed since the previous year. Her hair
was kept down, and had lost it's blue-black luster. It was all
tangled around her shoulders, as if she hadn't gotten a chance to
brush it since she was captured. Then again, if everyone Jack cared
about were slaughtered in front of him, he probably wouldn't care
much for his appearance either. Somehow, she still managed to remain
as beautiful as the...
"Would you stop staring at me? It's
creepy." Kimiko demanded, shivering lightly.
"Oh.. yeah.
Sorry." Jack muttered, casting his gaze to the dirty stone
floor.
Kimiko sat beside him, looking him over. He had changed as
well, sort of. She noticed he no longer wore his stupid swirly
goggles that made him look like some maniac, and his hair had grown
out, shiny and sleek, almost to his shoulders now. He still wore the
same clothes as before, but he seemed different, somehow. Renewed.
Maybe, eventually, they...
"Now who has the creepy staring
problem?" Jack asked, scowling.
Kimiko went to run a hand
through her hair, but her fingers got caught in the knots. She
sighed, letting her body fall back onto the mattress. Jack just
looked down at the girl, thinking. Why hadn't Wuya executed her as
well? There must have been a reason.
Soon it grew late, and the
lock outside of the door was unlatched. Wuya smirked at the two,
watching them. "Getting aquatinted, are you? Good. You now may
sleep if you wish." She nodded, looking around the room.
"Pleasant dreams..." She drawled, voice dripping with
sarcasm.
When she had left, Jack and Kimiko stared at each other,
horrified.
"I'll, uh ... sleep on the floor." Jack said,
standing. Kimiko grabbed him by his coat, pulling him down.
"You'll
freeze to death. Let me." Kimiko hadn't even begun to stand
before Jack placed a hand on her shoulder, pushing her down.
"Just
go to the edge of the mattress, I'll take the other side."
Kimiko
nodded, scooting to the side of the bed and curling into a ball. When
she felt Jack Lay down opposite of her, she muttered "Good
night."
"Night." Jack halfheartedly responded, and
in moments, he was asleep.
