Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown. Never did, never will. Would love, very, very much, to own Raimundo. Still don't. :sigh:

Title: Fanning the Flames

Summary: The Bracelet of Aikou (love) has just revealed itself. Unfortunately, during battle, Kimiko accidentally activates it, turning Raimundo into a love struck fool. This wasn't quite what Master Fung had in mind when he said fan the flames...

Author: Silverflare07

Dedication: To Chibi! For her birthday! I know it took me FOREVER and two years to post this but I finally did! Aren't you proud of me!

Author's Notes: The title and some inspiration (plus a line in the second chapter) came from the Danny Phantom episode Fanning the Flames (my absolute favorite episode, or one of them). I don't own Danny Phantom either but, once I again, I would love, very, very much, to own Danny. But I don't. :sigh:

Stuff You Need to Know:

"Speech"

Thoughts

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"Kimiko, Raimundo, it is time to continue your training."

Kimiko looked up in surprise from Goo Zombies 4 (the latest edition which her father had just sent her) at Master Fung. She'd assumed that, since Raimundo was under the Wu hypnosis, they wouldn't be training. They hadn't trained for the past four days, any of them. "Training?"

Master Fung nodded and motioned to Raimundo who had been previously watching her from a tree branch (non to conspicuously either) and was now walking towards them. "Raimundo has not let his new feelings for you interfere with his duty of being a Xiaolin Warrior and neither should you."

Kimiko nodded. "Yes Master Fung." She placed the game system down on the grass and stood up just as Raimundo reached them.

"Good. Now face each other like you did last time." They did as instructed. "Now, Kimiko, call up a small flame." Kimiko held her hand out in front of her, palm up, and willed a tiny flame to spring to life. "Good. Now remember Raimundo," He turned to face the Dragon of the Wind. "Just a small, gentle breeze."

"Yes Master Fung." Raimundo nodded solemnly.

Closing his eyes and gathering his chi he created a thin stream of air, no bigger then his finger, and no more powerful then a paper fan. Slowly he sent it towards Kimiko and her flame. This time no dragon interrupted them and the wind made contact with the flame. The tiny flame burst to life, growing in size and strength. The flame now danced happily, as big as Kimiko's palm. She brought up her other hand and slowly twirled her finger in circles, creating a coil shape in the air and with the fire.

Master Fung smiled. "Very good. And that, essentially is how you will fan the flames."

Kimiko smiled at the flame in her hand. "Awesome!"

Raimundo grinned. "We did it!" He pumped his fists in the air.

Without meaning too Kimiko smiled at him and found herself walking towards him and letting him pull her into a hug. A hug she actually found herself returning.

Omi sighed as he and Clay watched Raimundo hug Kimiko, and this time Kimiko was hugging him back. That strange feeling he'd felt when Raimundo had told Kimiko he loved her was starting to come back again. Omi frowned; he did not understand why he was feeling that way.

Clay looked down at the frowning monk. "Jealous partner?"

Omi shook his head. "No, at least I do not think so."

Clay nodded. "Right." He said skeptically.

Omi sighed. I do not understand why I am jealous. I have long suspected that there might be something between Raimundo and Kimiko but I did not feel this way. I just never thought anything like this would happen. Kimiko is the only girl I have ever known and I- Omi's head shot up and he grinned.

That is it!

Kimiko yawned and stretched her arms over her head. Master Fung had made them train for almost four hours. They were now at the point where Kimiko could make a small staff of fire and Raimundo could make it into a nice sized sword. After that they'd all had regular training for a few hours. All four monks were tired but Kimiko especially. She would have thought Raimundo would have been tired too but he seemed to be a bundle of energy, something that was usually Omi's job. He'd run off and they hadn't seen him since.

Kimiko walked into the room she shared with the others and lit a few lanterns, allowing the light to spill into the room. Clay and Omi were with Master Fung in the temple vault, helping him do a Shen-Gong-Wu count. Just in case. She still hadn't seen Raimundo.

She looked out the window into the inky black night. It was after dinner already and getting steadily later. She bit her lip out of concern for the Dragon of Wind but her eyes druped and she shook her head. Raimundo was perfectly safe, wherever he was, he would be back soon. Besides she was too tired to be of any use to him.

She smiled and nodded to herself before going and changing into her pajamas. She laid down on her futon and let her head drop to the pillow. She had just closed her eyes when music floated in through the room's only window. Kimiko snapped her eyes open, music... what in the world was music doing playing outside the window, especially at this time of night.

Slowly Kimiko rose from her futon and out into the rest of room. She made her way to the window and peered out into the night. At first she didn't see anything but as her eyes adjusted to the night she spotted a lone figure, down on one knee, in the middle of the yard. She could just make out Dojo, almost completely hidden behind a bush, with a CD player/radio. Kimiko froze:

She'd just been kidding about Raimundo serenading her.

"Desperate for changing

Starving for truth

I'm closer to where I started

When chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all I've held onto

I'm standing here until you make me move

I'm hanging by a moment here with you"

Kimiko stood transfixed as Raimundo belted out a love song. It was amazing how good he actually was. And how sincere he sounded. The Bracelet of Aikou grew warm against her wrist and Kimiko was swept up in the song.

"Forget all I'm lacking

Completely incomplete

I'll take your invitation

You take all of me

Now:

I'm falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all I've held on to

I'm standing here until you make me move

I'm hanging by a moment here with you"

The quite night faded away as Raimundo sang. The bracelet grew even warmer against Kimiko's wrist and, had she not been in such a stupor, she might have realized it was growing hot, almost painfully so. Soon even Dojo and the CD player faded away and all that was left was her and Raimundo.

And, of course, his wonderful song.

"I'm living for the only thing I know

I'm running and not quite sure where to go

And I don't know what I'm diving in to

Just hanging by a moment here with you

There's nothing else to lose

There's nothing left to find

There's nothing in the world

That can change my mind

There is nothing else

There is nothing else

There is nothing else"

Raimundo took the moment of no words to look up at the window and see if Kimiko was watching. When he saw her small frame in the window his face lit up and he looked like a child a Christmas. An extra adorable child at Christmas.

"Desperate for changing

Starving for truth

I'm closer where I started

When chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all I've held on to

I'm standing here until you make me move

I'm hanging by a moment

I'm living for the only thing I know

I'm running and not quite sure where to go

And I don't know what I'm diving into

Just hanging by a moment"

Kimiko smiled back at the Brazilian boy.

"Just hanging by a moment"

The music began to fade as the song reached its end. Raimundo's voice dropped just a little to accommodate for the change.

"Hanging by a moment"

The magic of his serenade began to wear off and Kimiko shook her head, slowly coming out of her dream like state.

"Hanging by a moment"

The Bracelet of Aikou began slowly began to feel cooler against her wrist.

"Hanging by a moment here with you"

Then, the world came rushing back and Kimiko Tohomiko realized just what he'd been doing.

"RAIMUNDO!" She screeched, thoroughly embarrassed by the situation. Why she hadn't quite figured out what was going on before was a mystery but she was back in her body and just a little mad.

"You're dead Rai!" She picked up the nearest thing to her, which just happened to be one of her high-heeled boots, and tossed it out the window, straight at Raimundo.

There was a clunk and an 'ow!' and Kimiko turned and stalked back towards her part of the room. She passed by Raimundo's section and her scowl softened just a bit. He was just doing it because he loved her, or well thought he loved her. And it was every girl's dream to have someone sing a love song to them.

And, she had to admit; it was kind of funny to hear him sing.

Kimiko allowed herself a small giggle before laying back down on her futon. She would apologize to Raimundo in the morning.

...And ask him for her boot back.

Kimiko woke up the next morning feeling guilty...and she couldn't remember why. Then she turned sat up and saw her boot sitting next to her futon. She cringed, right, the whole 'Raimundo serenading her' thing. She admitted that throwing her boot at him might have been a bit extreme but it had been the first thing she could think of.

It was so weird though. Even if, on some level, it were every girl's dream to be sung to she would have normally thrown the boot at him much sooner. But the whole time, or at least a good portion of the time, Raimundo had been singing she'd be...transfixed. It wasn't even like he was that good of a singer. He was good, yes, she'd admit that, but so amazing that it would leave her astounded...definitely not. And what had been going on with the Bracelet of Aikou? Normally she forgot she was even wearing it but she was aware that last night it had been almost painfully warm against her skin. Only she'd been too struck dumb to do anything about it.

Shaking her head and, deciding to ask Dojo when she saw him, Kimiko climbed out of bed and pulled on her tunic. She sat down, running a brush through her hair and pondered what she was going to say to Raimundo. Somehow sorry didn't seem appropriate. She was sorry that she'd hit him with her boot, that had been uncalled for, but she wasn't sure if she was sorry for not liking his little display of affection.

She sighed and pulled her hair into its trademark pigtails. She would just have to wing it. She stood up and put a thoughtful finger to her chin.

Now let's see...If I were a love struck Raimundo where would I be?

Raimundo would be a breakfast. Love struck or no he was still Raimundo and would still want his food. She walked off towards the kitchen smiling. On her way she passed Dojo. She smiled at the little dragon.

"Dojo!"

The dragon looked up. "Yeah?"

"I have to ask you a question. This bracelet," She held up her left wrist, "Is it supposed to get really hot?"

Dojo scratched under his chin. "I dunno, why?"

Kimiko blushed. "It got really warm last night while...it just got really warm. I hope nothing's wrong."

Dojo waved his claw in the air. "I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe that just means the Wu's about to wear off. I'll go check the ancient scrolls for you though okay?"

Kimiko beamed. "Thanks Dojo! You're the best."

The dragon blushed humbly and grinned. "I know."

Kimiko laughed and continued on towards the kitchen. She entered and was greeted by the smell of eggs and bacon once again. Omi was squeezing orange juice and Clay was at the stove. Raimundo was at the table putting plates down for everyone. He looked up as Kimiko walked in and smiled.

"Morning beautiful." He winked at her as he headed over to the cupboard and pulled out another plate, presumably for her.

"Morning Rai, morning guys." She greeted the others before walking over to the table and helping Raimundo arrange the silverware. "Listen Rai, about last night-"

"I'm sorry."

"Huh?" Kimiko looked up in surprise. He was sorry? For what? "You're sorry? For what?"

"For serenading you like that. I know you're not in to all that mushy stuff and I did it anyways." He grinned guiltily. "I just couldn't help yourself."

"No," Kimiko muttered looking down at the table. "You probably couldn't." Out loud however she accepted his apology. "No worries Rai. It's over and done with." She smiled at him.

He looked up at her fully for the first time she'd entered the room and she gasped in surprise. There on his forehead, faint though it was, was an outline of the tip of her heel. She walked over to him and looked at it more closely.

"That's an imprint from my boot isn't it?" She asked guiltily.

Raimundo's fingers reached up and ran over the faint indent. He grinned down at her. "Yeah, but it's no big deal. I've taken worse from Jack Spicer's goons."

"Yeah but still, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have thrown it in the first place. You just...caught me off guard was all."

"So...we're okay?"

She smiled. "Yeah Rai, we're okay."

Raimundo let out a whoop of joy, throwing his arms up into the air. Kimiko's smile grew as she watched him, enjoying the pleasant warmth spreading through her body.

We're definitely okay.

"Uh-oh."

Dojo looked up from the scroll he'd been reading. The nice organizing job Raimundo and Kimiko had spent hours laboring over was ruined. The small dragon was surrounded by unrolled scrolls and a few rolled ones that simply hadn't smelt like the one he was looking for. It had taken a little while to find it but eventually he had. He looked down at the ancient text again, rereading it.

The Bracelet of Aikou is mainly an emotion detector. Although it can create false emotions in a person it can also enhance ones that are already there. The bracelet also affects the wearer as well. When the wearer begins to realize their true feelings for the one they used it on the bracelet will reach extreme temperatures. An extreme hot for those who return the feelings of affection and an extreme cold for those who do not. There is no way, regardless of the wearer's true feelings, to end the spell other then to let it run its course.

"Now...how do I tell that to Kimiko?"

Okay there's chapter 4 I hope you guys liked it. I had fun writing this chapter. But like halfway through Rai's little song I just had to stop for like 10 minutes to laugh because, of course, I have this ridiculous image in my head. I wish I could show you guys what I see in my mind. It's hilarious!

I also want to put that I don't own Hanging by a Moment by Lifehouse. I didn't want to say that in the beginning and give it away.

Okay, I don't normally do this but I'm asking for a certain number of reviews this time before I'll update the chapter. I mean in chapter 1 I got over 20 reviews and now, 3 chapters later I'm only at 48, which I think is pretty sad. I really want you guys to be able to enjoy my story but if you guys want regular updates then I would like regular reviews.

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