A/N: Sorry for the long delay since I last updated. I was studying for exams and I rarely had time to do anything. College exams really annoy me but whatever. I hope I did well with all that studying. Anyway, I don't own XS or anything like that. Also, thanks to everyone who reviewed including Cagalli-01, you had an idea I never thought of and I incorporated your idea into the story. So thanks. Enjoy this chapter and please read and review. Thanks.

Chapter 8- The horrible past and a trip

At that moment, there was a loud noise from above them as Jack Spicer had returned. "Oh yeah here's my revenge," Jack Spicer said, taking out the lantern of the past. "Lantern of the past!" Jack Spicer shouted, pointing at Raimundo.

A light came out from the end of the lantern and hit Raimundo in the chest. Raimundo immediately fell to the ground and put his hands over his head. He began to twitch and scream then blood started coming out of him. Jack Spicer laughed evilly and flew off. Meanwhile, the other dragons and Dojo were looking at Raimundo with concern, especially Kimiko.

Meanwhile, Raimundo was seeing his bad memories again, something he did not want to do. He remembered his mom coming home late each night in tears when he was young. She was constantly raped each day while she was at work by the person whom she worked for. He also remembered people laughing at him because his family was poor and he had to wear second-hand clothes that were torn. A memory that he always remembered was that he rarely saw his parents because they worked late and woke up early. The only times he was able to see them was on the weekend, when both of them had a rare day off.

Then Raimundo remembered the night his parents got killed, which also happened to be the night of his fourth birthday. His parents had gotten the day off, saved some money and took him out for dinner in a restaurant in an upper-class part of Rio. Before eating, they took him to a beach and walked around then took him to the carnival. After eating dinner, he was walking home with his parents when two rival gangs started to shoot each other and his parents got caught in the crossfire but he was able to duck since he was so small. Raimundo watched in horror as both of his parents died in front of his eyes. He then kneeled by their bodies and cried.

After his parents died, some cops came and took him away to an orphanage in a part of Rio where drug dealers, gangsters and the poor lived. Raimundo was there from the time he was 4 until he turned 14, when Master Fung came to take him away. In the orphanage, he was constantly beat by the other two boys who lived there- Kenneth and Dylan. When he got in the orphanage, both of them were 10 and they always beat him up and took his food. Then they got adopted when they were 13 and Raimundo was 7. From then on, he lived by himself in the orphanage and he constantly snuck out to see the beach and he became friends with Carlos, a muscular 17 year old whom he trained with until Master Fung came and took him away.

Raimundo also remembered being bested by Omi in almost everything and having to deal with Omi brag about it. He also remembered when he was on Wuya's side, something he would like to forget but Omi kept mentioning it. After he had helped defeat Wuya, he remembered how Kimiko welcomed his return with open arms. Clay seemed a little skeptical at first but he also forgave Raimundo after a few hours. Omi, on the other hand seemed to distrust him ever since, which was annoying since Chase Young kept trying to recruit Omi to the evil side and Omi had joined before. Those were the memories he did not want to deal with.

"Dojo, what can we do to Raimundo?" Kimiko asked with concern all over her face.

"I don't really think we can do anything. The problem is that these are his memories and unless he can get over them by himself, there is nothing we can be able to do. All I can say is we better get back to the temple," Dojo said, looking at Raimundo, who was now unconscious and suffering tremendous blood loss.

Dojo apparently sensed the urgency of the situation and flew back to the temple quickly. As soon as they got back to the temple, Master Fung was waiting for them and he did not say anything. Along with the help of several other monks, Master Fung was able to get Raimundo to the medical room where his wounds were bandaged and all the dried blood cleaned off of him. Raimundo was then left in the medical room until he was no longer unconscious. Kimiko decided to go stay with him but Master Fung motioned for her to speak with her outside so she went to speak with him.

"Kimiko, we must prevent this from happening again. In order to do so, Raimundo must be able to get over his past, regardless of how tragic his past is. That is where you come in. Since you have the best relationship with Raimundo, try to get him to speak about his past because that is the only way he can get over it. If this happens again, he may die," Master Fung said.

"But Master Fung, what can you tell me about his past?" Kimiko asked.

"I cannot tell you that much Kimiko. All I can tell you is that he was an orphan when he was 4 or 5 and lived in a lousy Rio de Janiero orphanage," Master Fung said.

"I will try my best Master Fung," Kimiko said.

Master Fung nodded and left Kimiko outside the medical room by herself. She then went back inside the medical room and sat down by Raimundo's bed. Raimundo's clothes had been taken off and he was left without a shirt. She placed a hand on his muscular body and moved it around, making sure she did not accidentally place her hand on an area where there was a lot of bandages. 'Oh that idiotic Jack Spicer is going to get his butt kicked by either me or Raimundo or the both of us,' she thought, trying to imagine how Jack Spicer could face both of them in a fight. Kimiko started to let out several loud yawns and she quickly fell asleep in her chair.

"Kimiko, what are you doing here?" a voice she recognized as Raimundo's called out to her, waking her up.

"Oh Rai, it's so good to see that you are back here with us," Kimiko said, giving him a tight hug but she stopped once she saw him wince in pain "Oops sorry," she said.

"Honestly Kim, the only way I am going to die is if someone shoots me or stabs me or when I get really old. I'm a tough guy who ain't afraid of whatever you got," he said.

"Raimundo, I know you may not really want to talk about this but it's important that you talk about it and I hope you tell me. What I want you to tell me is a little about your past," she said.

"Okay when I was born, my parents were going through some really tough financial times. My mom had a low income job as a maid to some wealthy person and my dad also worked for that person as a janitor. They barely made enough to support themselves and when I was thrown in, money got even tighter. I had to wear clothes that were either second-hand or stolen. Then when I was 4, my parents were shot dead in front of my eyes. I was sent off to some orphanage in the worst part of Rio. That sucked especially when the other two people in there kept ganging up to beat me up," he said.

"Wow Rai, you had a really bad childhood. No wonder why you were so jealous of me. It was because I always got everything I wanted because my parents are rich and your parents died when you were young and you were poor your entire life," she said, tears running down her face after she heard his story. She felt someone wipe the tears off her face and saw Raimundo looking at her with concern.

"You know, that's not even my full story and yet you are beginning to cry. Maybe it's best if I hold back with the rest of my story," Raimundo said, placing his arms around Kimiko, who was still crying.

"Rai, you have to continue so that bastard Jack Spicer can't win," she said.

"Fine, I'll continue with my story. So what happened is I received a letter to come here and when I got here, Omi kept reminding me he was better and that got on my nerves. Then there was that experience with Wuya, which is something I would like to forget. Those are all memories that came up when Jack used that shen-gong-wu on me earlier today," he said.

"Wow Rai, those are some pretty bad memories you have there," Kimiko whispered, giving him another tight hug, causing Raimundo to wince in pain. "Oops, I forgot you still had those bandages. Sorry about that," she said.

"It's okay. Don't worry about it," he said.

"Rai, I love you a lot and I don't want to see that creep Jack Spicer do anything to you. Remember, I want you to be the father of my kids," she whispered.

"Damn girl, you already thinking so far ahead?" he asked.

"I want to have at least two children, a boy and a girl hopefully or at least one boy and one girl. If everything works out right our kids will have your beautiful eyes and my wonderful hair or my eyes and your hair," she said.

"It really doesn't matter either way. You have beautiful eyes and your hair is just perfect while my hair is all messy," he said.

"Your eyes are also really beautiful so don't worry about that," she said.

"Ah Raimundo, I see that you are well," Master Fung said, entering the medical room.

"Yeah I guess I'm good to go," Raimundo said.

"I have decided to let you and Kimiko go on a vacation of sorts," Master Fung said.

"What do you mean by that Master Fung?" Kimiko asked.

"Kimiko, your father wrote me a letter and asked if I would allow you to go back to Japan for a week or so. Due to recent events, I think it would be best if Raimundo went with you to meet your parents and so on," Master Fung said.

"So when will be able to leave?" Raimundo asked.

"I will tell Dojo to fly you right now so that you will hopefully reach Japan in around an hour and ten minutes. I would advise the both of you to pack right now and meet outside in fifteen minutes," Master Fung said.

Fifteen minutes later, Raimundo and Kimiko were outside and they climbed onto Dojo's back after he became his original size. Dojo then took off and flew them to Tokyo. The trip took around an hour and fifteen minutes so Master Fung was right when he said the trip would take around an hour and ten minutes. Dojo landed in front of the building that served as the headquarters to Kimiko's father's company and both Kimiko and Raimundo got off. Dojo then flew back to the temple and left both of them alone in front of the building. Soon a figure came out of the building and Kimiko squealed excitedly then ran up to hug the person who had just come out of the building.

"Daddy, it's so good to see you again," Kimiko said happily in Japanese.

"My beautiful daughter Kimiko, I am also happy to see you. Who is this young man with you?" Kimiko's father asked.

"Father, I would like for you to meet Raimundo. He is someone training with me at the temple and he is also my boyfriend," Kimiko said.

"Er, it's nice to meet you Mr. Toho," Raimundo said, extending a hand to Kimiko's father.

"I hope you take good care of my daughter," Kimiko's father said, shaking hands with Raimundo.

"Of course I am," Raimundo said, hugging Kimiko close to him.

Kimiko's father started laughing and invited both of them inside the building. Raimundo and Kimiko held hands then followed him inside where he led them up to his office on the top floor of the building.

A/N: I know, the title does suck. Anyway, what did you think? Please read and review.