To everyone who reviewed my story:

Firewu: Thanks for all of your reviews! What do you mean by "it's kind of show-offy" though? Thanks anyways, maybe I did kind of exaggerate it a little, if that's what you meant.

Shadowxrouge: Thanks for your reviews. And yeah, sometimes I make the same mistake, too. Sometimes you type something wrong. And yes, Chase will show up later in this chapter.

Kacheek Girl- Thanks very much for the review! Chase was crying when he was littler, that's what it's supposed to be. Of course he wouldn't cry now…

Kosmic: Thank you for the review! I love Rai/Kim, it's an awesome pairing.

Warior916: Thanks for the review and the comments about it. I hope you like this chapter too…

Okay, on to the story. I'll be updating more often now.

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Raimundo gaped at Kimiko when it was over. "Really? He has an evil twin brother on the Heylin side? We have to ask Master Fung about this, he never even told us!"

"Yeah. I wonder if this 'Chase Young' is just a minor evil. Maybe he's not that strong and that's why Master Fung didn't tell us. Maybe we don't even have to worry about him," Kimiko said hopefully. Judging from the way Mr. Young had spoken about his brother, she was sure this was probably not true. But she was willing to hope that it was like that. She didn't want to possibly kill her teacher's brother…

"Hey Lecture Girl!" Kimiko heard an obnoxious-sounding voice close to her ear, and it annoyed her very much as she realized who was talking to her. "What do you want, Keith? Why are you always talking to me and bothering me?"

"Nice and feisty," Keith said admiringly. Kimiko gaped at him. "You were actually right, Rai!" She said, shocked but also angry.

"What was that loser right about? Huh?" Keith smacked his fist onto his palm. "Ready for a fight, whats-your-face Brazilian?"

"Don't call me that!" Raimundo said angrily. "My name's Rai, for your information. And wipe that nasty mouth of yours!"

"Make me!" Keith said, running up to challenge Raimundo. He was getting good and mad here at this guy. And his girl Kimiko actually sat with that loser!

"Keith, shut up and mind your own business. Me and Rai want you to get out of here. So get lost before I bring my fist up there on your big head," Kimiko said. She really loathed Keith. How dare he talk like that to Raimundo!

"Fine. If you prefer him, I won't bother with you. Lecture Girl," Keith said, scowling.

"Then go ahead. Don't bother me," Kimiko snapped.

Keith looked taken aback, then slunk down in defeat. He walked away with his friends.

"H-Hey Kim."

"Yeah, Rai?" Kimiko asked, relieved now that Keith was gone. Just Keith's presence put her in a bad mood, and it lifted now as he walked away.

"Well, um, thanks for sticking up for me," Raimundo said, smiling.

"No problem. What're friends for?" Kimiko smiled too. For a moment they just looked into each other's eyes, glad that Keith was gone and glad that they were alone with one another again. That made them happy.

"Hey, um…Kim, will you go with me to the welcoming dance this Friday that the school is holding to welcome us to school?" Raimundo was nervous as he said this, his palms sweating profusely.

"Sure," Kimiko looked at ease as she said this. "I think Keith might ask me, and I need a good excuse so he won't bother me."

"Yeah… crap, we gotta go back to class." Raimundo looked at the clock hanging from the cafeteria wall.

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Keith glared at everyone around him. He was not in a good mood at that moment. Why was Kimiko so hard to please? What did she see in that loser Raimundo that she didn't see in him, coolest guy in school? He wanted to punch the lights out of that Brazilian idiot. He wasn't even up to her standards.

He sighed as he thought about Kimiko again. She was just so pretty and had this fire personality that he loved. He loved the hot-tempered girls so much. And that category included Kimiko.

"Damn it," he said, walking out of the cafeteria with everyone else. Instead of walking to the classroom, where he was supposed to be, he ran outside, sneaking around so nobody would see him. He hated this school.

"Keith," A strangely familiar yet somehow comforting voice called out to him.

"W-Who's there?" Keith called instinctually. "What do you want?"

He saw a man with black hair that had a strange green shine and yellow-brown eyes staring at him. Mr. Young! He was really going to get in trouble for this… But he couldn't help wondering why Mr. Young was wearing armor and not his school teacfher uniform. Was he going to attack Keith?

"I see you believe I am your teacher, Calvin Young," said the man. The viciousness and disgust when he said the name 'Calvin' was more scornful than anything Keith could say.

"If you aren't, then who are you?" Keith was defensive. Suppose this man was dangerous?

"I'm his twin brother. And I despise him for his incompetence and foolishness. But I have power. Greater power than he could ever possess. Would you like to join me? I shall give you whatever you wish."

"W-What's the catch?" Keith asked stupidly. He was intimidated by the way this man talked and looked.

"There is no catch. You will be trained under me, the great lord of evil, Chase Young. You will become the dragon of darkness… and I will help you. I will give you your heart's greatest desire- Kimiko Tohomiko."

"What? Are you for real?" Keith could not believe his eyes. This was what he wanted! He didn't expect a magic fairy, did he?

"Yes. I am telling you the truth. Now you must decide if you want to accept this offer. Beware, it will be hard for you. But well worth it if you choose to do so."

"I accept," Keith said. Anything was worth it for Kimiko. And Chase sounded as if he would give him some kind of power… why not use that on Raimundo? He laughed silently in his mind at the thought.

"All right," Chase said, satisfied. "Just follow me to my lair, and we shall begin."

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"I wonder where Keith is," Raimundo said after school to Kimiko.

"I don't know. I hope he fell off a bridge and died," Kimiko said. She really did not wish this to happen, as it would be horribly cruel, but she just said it for the sake of the deep rivalry between her and Keith.

"Perhaps he decided to gallop school," Omi said.

"That's 'skip', Omi. And he's probably the type of person to do that."

"Yea, pardner, I think that's jus' what happened," Clay agreed. He didn't really know Keith, as he had been studying during the argument, but he could tell he didn't like Keith well at all. "He seemed lower than a snake's belly button."

"Your cowboy sayings drive me nuts sometimes, Clay…" Kimiko muttered.

They walked back to their homes together. Their houses were all close together. It was easy to access the Xiaolin Temple because they kept the Golden Tiger Claws safely in Omi's room. Omi promised that no harm would come of it, and they knew that it was in safe hands. Omi was weird, but he always kept his promises.

They laughed together for the walk, enjoying their friendship happily.

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