A.N: Thanks to: Kosmic, Blue Brittney, Awsum-loser, dArkliTe-sPirit, and Milliana-TT for reviewing! I really appreciate it! Thanks to dArkliTe-sPirit, I know that Gaki also means jerk. Same difference. R&R, thanks!(Oh, and BJ, Rai, and Kim say Hi! I also beg forgiveness for typos.)

Chapter 3

He put a finger under her chin and turned her head to face him. " Why?"

She looked up at him. " I...I..."

Rai looked into her sorrow filled sapphire eyes. They began to fill with tears again.

" I thought..I thought I had lost you again..."

" ...What?.."

" I thought you might never wake up and I would've lost you to Wuya again only for good, and it would've been all my fault and-"

" Why would you think that? It wasn't your fault."

" Yes it was, I screwed up the showdown. After four days I was kinda worried and stuff and bad things were in my head, like 'What if henever wakes up?' "

" Well, I did wake up once, but you were asleep, so I went back to sleep."

" When?"

" Yesterday."

" What the hell! You scared the crap out of me! Why didn't you wake me up? Always wake me up when you've been out for four days and I'm worried sick about you..." She said seriously as more tears began to roll down her cheeks.

Raimundo smiled, and gave her a hug." Such a drama queen..." he thought. He let her go and wiped her tears.

" Ok, but you gotta chill. Stop freakin out. I'm awake, and i'm fine."

" Yeah, I know..."

" Ok then. Now, go to your room, and go to sleep. I'm cool."

" Ok." She kissed him on the cheek, and left. Of course, it was only a friend kiss. Nothing serious, at least, not in her mind it wasn't.

Rai watched her go, a little surprised by the kiss and how she was all worried about him and stuff. That hardly ever happened." Maybe she likes me.." he thought with a smile." WHOA! Rai, dude, Kimi? No way man! That was just a...umm...a sisterly kiss..Yeah-wait-Ew, no! Dulce...blah! It was... a friendly sisterlykiss, but ALOT more friendly, and alot LESS sister..." He nodded his head as if to reassure himself.

Two days later, the four of them were training. Omi beat Kim badly, yet again, and then Clay.

" OK Raimundo, you're next!" Omi said.

" If you insist Omi. Just don't cry when I kick your butt." Rai said confidently.

" Oh boy..." Kim said. Clay chuckled.

" We shall see who will be doing the butt-kicking.." Omi said.

" Whatever melon head.."

" Shutup Rai!" Kimiko defended Omi, who gave her a happy smile.

Within about ten minutes, Omi had Rai groaning and lying on the floor. Kimiko andClay were laughing thier heads off.

" My back..." Rai whined.

" Once again, I kicked YOUR butt Raimundo." Omi said, beaming with pride.

" Way to go Omi!-OW!" Kimiko said, putting her arm down in pain. " Jeeze Omi, you really pack a punch..."

"I am sorry if i hurt you Kim, but you must understand that when training with the best Xiaolin warrior ever-"

" Yeah yeah, could someone help me up?" Rai asked, wincing. Omi attempted to lift him, but nearly fell himself. " Someone ELSE, please!" Rai added.

Clay helped Raimundo to his room and gave him an ice pack.

" Thanks dude..." he said, slapping the ice pack on his back. " OW!" Clay chuckled and left him alone. He turned on his MP3 player.

" Raimundo?" He heard a raspy voice say. He looked around for where it was coming from. Then, he turned off his music.

" RAIMUNDO?" the voice said again. He couldn't find where it was coming from. He thought about where he had heard that voice.

" Wuya!" he said loathfully." Where are you, you old hag?"

Wuya cackled, sending chills up his spine. " Whereis everyone? Can't they hear her?" he thought.

" You will soon forget about me, but you will remember..." her voice trailed off.

Raimundo looked around angrily trying to find Wuya.

" RING OF THE PAST!" he heard her yell. The bright light flashed again.

" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" he screamed, falling to his knees. Blood began to pour out of his wounds and bleed through his bandages.

Kimiko heard Rai yelling from her room, and bolted out the door to his. It was just like his scream before when...

" CLAY! OMI! DOJO! MASTER FUNG! ANYBODY! HELP!" She shrieked upon seeing him.

" What's wrong Kim- Whoa! RAI!" Clay said.

" What is the- RAIMUNDO!" Omi yelped.

" What the-" Dojo's mouth fell open.

Master Fung gasped upon seeing Raimundo. He called for monks, and told them to take him to get more bandages and things, quickly.

" Master Fung! I didn't do it! I swear!" Kimiko pleaded.

" I know you did not Kimiko, I do not believe that you did..." he said.

" This looks like the effects of the Ring of the Past" Dojo said.

" How is that possible?" Omi asked.

" Yeah, we don't have the Ring of the Past..." Clay said.

Kimiko gasped. Her eyes widened, along with Dojo's, Clay's, and Omi's as they realized why she had gasped in the first place.

" Wuya..." they said in hateful unison, narrowing their eyes.

Master Fung eyed each and everyone of them,and stopped on Kimiko, who smiled weakly and chuckled nervously.. She was the one who was supposed to have explained this all to him.

" Heh heh..I guess I should explain now..." Kimiko said.

" Yes, you should. The rest of you go. You have free time to do what you wish.I want to speak with young Kimiko. Follow me.."

Kimi gulped hard, and follow after Master Fung reluctantly. He motioned for her to take a seat at the table. Then he sat down, and looked at her.

" Kimiko, you told me that Omi and Raimundo had unfortunately lost their balance on the mountain and fell down. That, is not the truth, is it Kimiko?"

" N-No Master Fung..." She stammered quietly.

" Yes well, it seemed far fetched when you told me. What did happen then, young monk?"

She really didn't want to replay that day, but she had no choice. She sighed, and begun.

" Ok well, we went to the mountain to find the Ring of the Past, which Rai already didn't like, because we all know he hates to talk about his past. It's just too painful for him. Anyways, when we get there, we all start looking, and I found it, only, so did Jack Spicer and we ended up having a Xiaolin showdown, my Third Arm Sash against his Shroud of Shadows. That's how I lost that Shen Gong Wu. Sorry about that. Anywho, it was whoever reaches the Ring first at the top of the mountain wins..."

" Go on..."

" Ok, I almost had it, and I heard Raimundo cheering me on. I glanced at him, and saw Wuya standing right behind him! I couldn't believe it! Afterthree years! It warned them, but Jack pushed me and I lost my balance and fell down the mountain. All I saw was Wuya standing over Omi and Rai, and then I just heard them screaming. When I hit the ground, got up, and looked around, I saw that Wuya had knocked Omi unconscious, since he had stood with Rai to face her. Clay and Dojo came to help me. When I saw Rai, he looked exactly like he did tonight, because Wuya used the Ring of the Past on him. We didn't get it, because Jack was the one who had won the ring, but apparently, he and Wuya are a team again. Although, I'm not too sure. He didn't seem like the real Jack Spicer. But anyway, Rai was her target Master Fung. She said that she was going to have her revenge on him for rejoining us, taking most of her Shen Gong Wu, and imprisoning her in a pendant for three years. I have no clue what that is about since I thought you could only put her in that box. She said she was gonna make him pay, and that was it..." she finished.

Master Fung was quiet, apparently in deep thought. Kimi cleared her throat in awkwardness.

" Kimiko, why did you not tell me this before?" he asked.

" I..dunno..I thought...I thought I could protect Rai from Wuya..."

" Wuya is very strong now that she is mortal, Kimiko. She will stop at nothing, and she has always wanted the chance to show just how truly powerful she is. Raimundo, somehow cut that off for three years, and took her Shen Gong Wu. She has decided to display her power using him, to have her revenge, and to show us that she cannot be beaten..."

Kimiko's eye filled with rage. " NO. I won't let her! She hurt us all once, she's not gonna do it again! I just won't let her do it! I can't bear to sit by and watch her hurt Rai again, or any of us! Rai's pain, is my pain Master Fung! I just can't do it!" she said hysterically, slamming herfist down on the table.

Master Fung stayed silent and calm, letting Kimiko calm herself before he spoke.

" I know that this must be very difficult for you Kimiko. You have always had a different bond with Raimundo than with Clay or Omi. I have no doubt in my mind that you two have a certain... thing for eachother..."

Kimiko looked at Master Fung speechless. " What the...ew..no...At least, I don't think so.." she thought.

" He is one of your closest friends. Naturally, you don't want to see him harmed in any way. But nothing can be done about the Ring of the Past. Not unless Raimundo overcomes his bad memories. They are still in his head, and still haunting him. This is why he bleeds. Remembering bad memories is the same as opening up old wounds. Raimundo has not completely healed, no matter what his scars look like. I-"

" You mean that if Rai gets past his...past, then Wuya won't be able to haunt him anymore?'

" No, not with the Ring of the Past. She will have to think of something else after that, which will give us time-a small amount, but still-to think of a strategy to defeat her once and for all. Do you understand young Kimiko?' he asked.

Kim nodded.

" Good. You are Raimundo's closest friend as well Kimiko, you must tell him what he needs to do. I know that he will only listen to your voice..."

" What about yours Master Fung?"

" It would mean more coming from you, Kimiko. I can assure you it would. If you really want to help Raimundo, this is the start." he replied. He rose from his chair. " Now, go and prepare yourself for your task Kimiko. I assure you,everything will be fine."

Kimiko nodded. She stood up, and bowed in respect. " Thank you Master Fung..." she said before leaving.

" You are most welcome Kimiko."

That night, Kimiko stayed in her own room, thinking about what Master Fung had said. It was so weird, not being with Rai, especially now when he needed her. But that was just what Master Fung said. He needed her to tell him what he had to do. How could she do it though? How could she bring up the one thing that she knew he absolutely HATED to talk about? This was not gonna be easy.

" Well...we'll just see what happens...maybe there's a nother way or something..." she told herself. She knew that she had to do it. If she was any kind of friend, then she would have to. After all, she was supposed to be his protector, wasn't she? Of course, she saw that that idea wasn't working out so well. She sighed, and fell asleep thinking about it.

A.N: Dulce means sweet, or candy in spanish. The person that rai is referring to is his sister, which I named Dulce(Candy, in this case). Just in case anyone was confused by that.