A.N: Hey everyone! First off, I wanna say, THANK YOU REVIEWERS!(hugs reviewers). You guys are the greatest! Forgive the typos, they suck and yeah. I am so sorry for not updating sooner, but I dunno how old you guys are, but i am still young and I got school and stuff and it's been real hard being at the VERY bottom and stuff, and i've been very tired. BUT, I will try to update as soon as i get back. I gotta go somewhere for a couple days. I hope you guys are liking to story so far, and please R&R!

" Umm...I need to talk to you...It's important..."

Rai looked at her. " What is it? Is there no more sushi or something?"

" No, it's not that.." Kimiko chuckled.

" Aw, I was hoping we could eat something else. So what's up?"

" Umm..Ok, Master Fung told me something..."

" Oh yeah...Omi and Clay said that he talked to you that night we lost the ring. He wanted to talk to you again?"

" Y-Yeah... And he told me something..." she said, looking down.

"...What is it?..." Rai asked slowly.

" There is a way to stop Wuya..."

" All right! How?"

" Well...It's only so she can't use your past against you anymore..."

Rai stayed quiet. Kim looked up at him, but he looked away.

" How?" he asked, his voice was hollow.

" He said that if you can overcome your bad memories, the Ring of the Past won't have an affect on you anymore..."

Raimundo didn't say anything. He didn't move or look at her. It was just silent for about 3 whole minutes. It seemed like forever though.

" Rai?" Kimiko said. " P-Please...Say something..."

Raimundo turned to face her, a scowl on his face.

" How does he expect me to do that?"

" I...I don't know..." She said, looking into his angry eyes. He didn't look like Raimundo anymore.

" Well then it's a stupid idea isn't it?"

" Rai, maybe if you would just talk about it then-"

" NO." he said flatly.

" Rai, don't be like that..."

" I DON'T wanna talk about it, or think about it!"

" Well, if you don't then this is gonna get worse..." She put her hand on his shoulder. " Please-"

Raimundo grabbed her wrist and spun her around. He slammed her against the corridor wall as she shrieked with pain, her eyes widened with surprise.

" I said I'm not gonna talk about it!" He glared at her.

She was scared for a moment, which made his glare soften, but then anger started forming inside her. She pushed him away.

" Then whose fault will it be when Wuya gets the best of you?"

" Yours."

She shook her head. " You are unbelievable! Maybe I do share some of the blame, but NOW it's all on you."she said, her eyes filling with tears. She walked away, cringing when she heard his door slam.

Clay came out of his room, watching Kim as she walked slowly down the halls of the temple, sniffling.

Clay banged on Rai's door.

" RAI?"

Raimundo opened the door and scowled at Clay. " What do you want?" he asked.

" What did you do to Kimiko?"

Rai sighed. " I told her I didn't wanna talk about it..."

" Did ya ever think that MAYBE she was just tryin to help you?"

Rai rolled his eyes. " By bringing up the thing she KNOWS I hate to even think about most?"

" Raimundo, you are about as stubborn as a wild mustang, ya know that? Kim is your best friend! All she wants to do is help you! You need to wake up and see the bigger picture partner..." Clay said, and with that, he walked away.

Rai went into his room again, and lay on his bed, thinking. An hour later, guilt smacked him in the face. He went outside, to find Kimiko practicing her element.

" JHUDALLET FLIP, FIRE!" she yelled, eliminating a dummy.

" How is she staying focused? I know she's pissed at me.." he thought.

Kimiko struggled to catch her breath. She fell to her knees and stared at the ground. Suddenly, a pair of shoes stood in front of her. Rai knelt down.

" Kim...?"

" Oh what? Come to beat me up some more?" she snapped, turningher back onhim. "No baka.." she thought. She was now furious at herself for saying that.

" Kimi, I'm sorry..."

" Rai, I was only trying to help you..." she said, turning back to him.

" Yeah...I know..."

" This is gonna be hard, but you do not want Wuya to keep doing this do you? Master Fung says once you become immune to the Ring, Wuya will have to think of something else, which will give us a small amount of time to formulate a plan."

Rai nodded.

" I'll be right here with you the whole time, for...emotional support..ok?"

" Ok, ok, don't get all mushy on me..."

" Well, we don't have to talk about it now. We could do it another day, but it has to be soon. We don't know when Wuya is gonna strike again." Kim said starting to stand up.

" Yeah." He replied, helping her up.

" In the mean time, I noticed that you were sucking pretty bad on those last few moves." he teased.

She rolled her eyes.

" I can SHOW how to keep concentration better than Omi, after all, he learned from the master..."

" Oh yeah, Master FUNG!" Kimiko said.

Rai gave her an annoyed look, which sent her into a fit of giggles. Rai looked around for something he could get her back with, but found nothing which made him even madder, and her even happier.

" WIND!" he yelled, sending huge gusts of wind flying at Kimiko. She flew back into the fountain. Raimundo laughed until it hurt.

Kimiko emerged from the water, very cold, and very wet. She liked rain, not being blown into a fountain. While Raimundo was laughing, she came up behind him, and grabbed him by his shirt. She slammed him into the water.

" Heh" she said, starting to wring out her hair, only to have him tackle her. They wrestled and fought with eachother until finally, Raimundo pinned her to the ground once again.

" I win again Kim!" he said smirking.

Kimiko rolled her eyes. Rai was straddling her and holding her wrists down so she wouldn't punch him again. She moved her arms trying to get free from his grasp, until she got one hand loose. She pushed him and turned over.

" Ow!" Rai said as she moved from beneath him and he hit the ground.He still had one of her wrists, so he yanked her down again.

She smacked him the head and dusted herself off.

" Actually, this time, I win.." Kimiko said, getting in the same position as he was when he pinned her. She caught him off guard when he was rubbing his head. She smirked triumphantly, waiting for him to reply.

He sighed in annoyance. " Fine, get off.."

Kimiko got up, and walked back into the temple. Rai followed her with a mischievious grin on his face. He pulled one of her pigtails.

Kimiko wheeled around, at which time he ran around her.

" See ya kim!"

She darted after him." Get BACK HERE!" she yelled. She hated when people pulled her hair.

Omi and Clay watched as Kimiko chased Raimundo all around the temple, screaming at him for pulling her hair.

Clay chuckled.

" What?" asked Omi.

" Nothin partner, nothin you can't already see anyway..."

Omi's face filled with confusion. " I still do not understand..."

" Nevermind Omi.."

" Hmm.." Omi said. " I shall consult the Ancient Guide to females!" he said.

Clay rolled his eyes and chuckled once more.

" People, another Shen Gong Wu has revealed itself." Dojo said. " Now let's go before Spicer and Wuya get it..."

He grew in size. " Where are Rai, Kim, and Omi?"

" Rai and Kim are flirtin with eachother, and Omi is trying to figure out what it is..." Clay said, mounting Dojo. Rai sped outside, Kimiko right behind him. They both stopped, Just as she was about to catch him.

" Shen Gong Wu?" Kim asked. Clay and Dojo nodded. Rai and Kim climbed on and called for Omi, who came ith his face buried in The Ancient Guide to Females.

" YOU STILL HAVE THAT?" Kimiko said, eyeing the book furiously. Omi smiled weakly.

" Heh heh..." he chuckled nervously.

They flew over many places, until they finally reached a swamp like place.

" OK, it's around here somewhere.." Dojo said, landing.

" In the muck?" Kimiko said in disgust and she stepped into the muddy swamp. " Kishoi..."

" Chill Kim, when we get back, I'll push you in the pond again, and you'll be all clean."

Kimio punched him in the arm.

" OW! Girl, you hit too hard for your size..."

" Wait, I forgot what we're s'posed to be lookin for.." Clay said, jumping down and splashing mud on Raimundo. Kimiko laughed.

" The Crest of Seasons. It allows one to use traits of the four seasons, such as the heat of summer, the snow of winter, the wind of fall, or the rain of spring." Omi replied, starting to dig in the goo. He shoved his hand in it, a confused and slightly interested expression on his face.

" I HATE THIS!" Kimiko whined.

The four of the dug through the swamp trying to find the Crest with no luck. They had come across a few animals, but quickly shooed them away. They were filthy and very tired, and ready to give up, when Clay finally found it. The four of them sluggishly moutned Dojo again, all fairly disgutsed with how dirty they were.

" Let's go before Spicer and Wuya come..." Kimi said, wiping muck off of her legs. She had took one step and sunk down into the mud." And remind me never to ever come back to a swamp..."

Dojo took flight, and all seemed well. It was easy to get the Shen Gong Wu this time...Too easy. A buzzing noise started to fill the air. It started in low, but it started to grow louder and louder. So loud in fact, that they could barely hear anything.

" WHAT'S THAT NOISE!" Kimiko yelled.

" WHAT!" The others replied in unison. They saw above them, a large bee-like robot. It hovered over them, getting closer and closer. Dojo started to fly faster until he had led it straight to a large cliff. He swurved up and the bee smashed into the rock and sent specks of rock and dust flying through the air. They heard a familiar sneer, and just as they6'd thought, it was Wuya standing up up on another cliff near them. They were very high up now. Hovering next to her, was Jack, still in his lifeless state.

" WUYA.." They said glaring at her.

" I can assume that you all know just exactly what I am going to do, butwhat you do not know, is that this will be the very last time I do it..."

They exchanged glances, not understanding.

" RING OF THE PAST!" She screeched, followed by a scornful laugh as she watched Rai crumple up to his weak state again. This time, he rocked back and forth until he fell completely off of Dojo. The other 3 monk gasped in horror.

" DOJO! GET RAI!" Clay exclaimed. Dojo dove down quickly, making the others grip him tightly. Raimundo was falling quickly, Dojo right behind him. No matter how close they were, Dojo couldn't seem to catch him.

"He's falling too fast!" Dojo said frustratedly.

"NO, DOJO YOU MUST NOT LET RAIMUNDO FALL TO HIS DEATH!" Omi yelled.

" PLEASE DOJO! GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT! PLEASE!" Kimiko pleaded, watching fearfully, her eyes watering.

Dojo began to speed up, his eyes narrowed and fixed on Raimundo. Down and Down they plunged, but Dojo could get him. A face of defeat appeared on Dojo's. He started to slow down.

" NO! NO DOJO! PLEASE!" Kimiko cried.

" I can't get him..." Dojo said sorrowfully. Kim buried her face in Clay's chest and began sobbing violently. Omi looked down. Raimundo had not quite reached the floor yet. Maybe there was still time!

" ORB OF TORNABI!" he screamed, covering the ground below witha blanket of water which Raimundo hit instead of hitting the floor. Dojo smiled happily, and fished him out. Omi layed him(as best he could) down on Dojo's back.

" Kimiko, it is all right. Raimundo is here, see?" Omi said, placing a hand on Kimiko's shoulder. She turned to see him, her eyes bloodshot, and her nose red to match. She gasped and squealed in happiness. She gave Omi a peck on the cheek and a tight hug.

" Thanks little guy..."she said letting him go.

" You-welcome-are-most-I mean- Most-are-you-welcome- I mean..." He stuttered.

Raimundo coughed up a small amount of water, and went back to bleeding and covering his ears. They flew back to the temple, very shook up, and very appreciative of eachother and life itself.

Kimiko hadn't mentioned anything that Master Fung had said about Rai'spast or anything. Raimundo had been procastinating about it, but he was seeing how important it really was.It had almost cost him his life the last time, and he didn't wanna be killed by his past.One night, it was raining yet again. Kimiko slipped outside, and let herself get drenched once again, not knowing that inside, Raimundo was tossing and turning in his bed. He felt uneasy. Something was nagging at the back of his brain. A sickened look appeared on his face. It reminded him of Wuya. He sat up.

" I gotta do it now.." he said getting up. He went to Kimi's room, but she wasn't there. He saw it was raining outside and smiled, nowing she was probably out there again. Sure enough when he got there, he saw her twirling in the rain just like last time.

" Attempting to be graceful again I see.." he said, leaning in the doorway.

She turned to face him and rolled her eyes.

" Whatever Rai, shouldn't you be snoring right about now?"

" I was just gonna ask you the same thing" he said smirking.

" Shutup and just tell me why you're up so late." she said.

He hesitated, before sighing. He looked down at the ground.

" Rai, what is it?" Kimiko asked, getting a bit worried.

" I...I'm ready to talk about it Kim..." he said.

" Oh.." she replied. " Ok, well, come on.." She led him back inside and into her room. She saw herself in the mirror and her eyes widened.

" Oh wait! Get out!" she said turning to him.

" Oh what lovely hospitality.." he said sarcastically getting up.

" Well, what? You wanna watch me change?" she asked, pushing him out.

He shrugged grinning. " Nothing I haven't seen before-OW!" Kimiko smacked him in the back of the head.

" I'll only be a few seconds..." She closed the door and changed quickly into a pink tank top, darker pink pants with bunnies on them, and pink socks. She put her wet hair up in a ponytail, and opened the door.

" Ok.." She said, sitting on her bed. She motioned for Raimundo to sit too." Go ahead.."

" Ok..Well, It goes back as far a I can remember, I used to live with my mom, my sister, and my dad. It was about six or seven years old or something. I remember that one night, i was asleep, but my parents woke me up. I went in the hallway to see what was going on, and saw my dad and mom fighting. My dad was hitting my mom, and she was screaming. They were arguing about my dad-he had drug problems. I was really freaked out, so i ran out to help my mom, but my dad punched me. That was when I realized that this wasn't just that night. My parents fought every night, and my dad started finding new ways to punish me.He blamed me for everything, and I mean EVERYTHING.It rained,I gotbeat up.I didn't sleep-ever. I stayed with Dulce to make sure she didn't hear or see it. I stayed with her so she would stay asleep, and lied to her about my bruises and cuts and stuff. One night, I was woke up by hearing glass or something breaking, and then hearing Dulce scream. I went to see what was wrong, and my Dad had hit her with like a vase or something, I don't remember. She had gotten up and saw my parents fighting. She tried to help my mom, but my dad was too quick. He started hitting us both. That's when my mom took us and left him for good and we went to the circus..."

" Oh...R-Rai..You don't have to do this now.." she said, seeing the woe in his eyes as he spoke.

" Yes I do Kim, not just because Of Wuya, but for my own sake..."

Kimiko nodded.

" My worst memories are after I betrayed the temple. Wuya used me to get Shen Gong Wu. She wanted me to go get the ones from the vault, and before she changed me, i refused, and she tortured me. That's where the newer scars came from. She made me believe things and that night when I came to get the Shen Gong Wu from you guys...I never did apologize to you for that night, or Omi, or Clay, or Master fung..."

" Oh, Rai-"

" No. I am so sorry for what I did to you guys. That's the worst memory of them all. I...beat you up...I choked you Kim. I almost killed Omi and Master Fung, and stomped all over Clay.I slammed you against walls, and scratched up your bodies with those tiger claws. When I was going to leave with your Shen Gong Wu Like Wuya told me to, I saw you holding your stomache and spitting out blood. You were crying. I remeber seeing Omi out cold and Master Fung barely breathing...I realized what I had done...I couldn't do it. I felt awful, knowing that you were the only one who still saw the good in me, even when the others didn't, and that Master Fung was still kind to me even after all I did.You changed me back Kim, but it was too late! I had already hurt you. Wuya's voice was inside my head, telling me that you hated me and that you guys probably never wanted to see me again. She told me to take the Wu, but I couldn't. So instead, I kicked you so you would be completely unconscious. Then, I left you and the Shen Gong Wu there. The vision of your fear and sorrow in my head. Wuya beat me a million times for not taking the wu, but it didn't hurt as bad your tears did..."

Kimiko was silent. She looked down at the floor.

" I wanted to die Kimi...I knew we had fought, but you guys didn't fight your best because you didn't really wanna hurt me, and I hurt you so much...I hated myself...Now, everytime Wuya uses the ring on me, I can feel Wuya beating me and my dad hitting me, and hear my parents yelling and my sister screaming, but the loudest noise is your sobbing. All I can see in my head is Omi's, Clay's, and Master Fung's bodies, and your eyes. Scared and sad at the same time... I can see you spitting the blood, and you hugging me when I came back to the temple. I didn't deserve to come back, or for you to still care about me...I hate that I hurt you and the others Kim...I'm sorry..."

Kimiko was crying now. She wrapped her arms around a very distraught Raimundo.

" Rai, I never had a single thought that you really wanted to hurt us. We knew it was Wuya. You gotta put that behind you and move on. I'm so sorry about what happened to you when you were younger. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Rai, I've learned that from experience. Learn from others mistakes. About that night, I personally wouldn't change anything that happened. It happened for a reason. If it wouldn't have happened, then we wouldn't be here now. Bad stuff happens, but you can never move forward if you keep letting it hold you back.."

Rai nodded, squeezing Kimi tight.

" Ok..I guess you're right..."

" Of course I am. Have I ever been wrong?"

" As tempting as it is to answer that question, it would be against all my better judgement" he said smiling slyly and letting her go.

Kimiko rolled her eyes at the fact that Raimundo could go from being totally serious to teasing her again.

" ANYWAYS, you ok now?"

He shrugged. " I feel better I guess, but I dunno if that helps.."

" Well, just don't let Wuya get to you. You hate losing, so don't let her win. Simple."

Rai nodded.

A.N: Ok, Ok, I know right? What about the Pendant? Well, don't worry, it's coming. Oh, and i know that they speak portugese in Brazil, but because I lacked a good portugese name, I picked one from spain, which(if it helps), it BY Portugal, isn't it? Oh well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter much better than that last one. Yeah, ok, I made up a buncha stuff about Rai's past, but hey, it is FanFICTION right? Anyways, I promise to update as soon as I get back or possibly before, kay? Bye! P.s. I couldn't stand the typos in this chapter, so I exported and corrected, though I may have missed some. I'm sorry, but I read it myself and was sickened by the number of typos that I made. Oh yeah! And Kishoi, means ' nasty' in Japanese, according to this website that I found. If there is someone that knows that this is not right, please let me know.