Chapter 4
Rai was laying on his bed, thinking about what had happened. His stomach had been acting up, but not like "rotten food" upset. It was something else, something...unfamiliar.
"Feeling sick?" It was Master Fung.
"With all due respect Master Fung, I'd rather be left alone."
"I understand. But you do have a visitor."
Rai sat up. Master Fung turned and left, and Kimiko entered.
"You okay Rai? She asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He dared himself not to look into her eyes...her beautiful blue eyes...Snap out of it, Raimundo! He mentally kicked himself.
"Rai, as your friend, I want to know what's going on."
Rai had to decide what to say. It was either "Nothing, really, let's go get more Shen Gon Wu!" or tell Kimiko how he really felt.
He opened his mouth to speak, but he felt something on his hand. He looked down, and realized it was Kimiko's. Rai looked back up at her, and she was smiling. It was then Rai realized what she was doing. Uh oh, he thought. She's trying to kiss me! He blinked, and asked himself why he considered this as a bad thing. He gave a little shrug and went along with it. Their lips were about an inch apart when...
"Raimundo! Kimiko! Clay! A new Shen Gon Wu has been...!...What are you two doing?"
Rai and Kimiko quickly turned to find Omi standing in the doorway, looking very confused.
"Uh, nothing." Rai and Kimiko replied in unison. They looked at each other and realized that they were each blushing.
"Okay then." said Omi, still slightly confused. "Anyways, Dojo detected a new Shen Gon Wu! Let's try and get it this time."
"Hey, Spicer tried to kill Kimiko! Don't blame it on her!" said Rai.
"I wasn't." said Omi.
"Hey, you guys are shouting louder than a pig in a meat grinder. What's up?" Clay had arrived, and he was trying to figure out what woke him from his nap.
"A new Shen Gon Wu's been discovered." explained Kimiko.
"And Baldy here was trying to pin our loss on Kimiko." added Rai.
"Ah, come on now, Omi wouldn't do that!...Would he?" Clay added in an undertone.
Dojo came squirming in. "It's the Spirit of Yee. It allows the user the become the opponent's fear. Very useful with the Shadow of Fear if ya ask me."
"We didn't." said Rai, sweatdropping.
Dojo scratched his chin. "You have a good point."
"Let's go!" cried Omi, and rushed off to the Vault with Clay right behind him. Dojo followed, leaving Kimiko and Raimundo alone. The two looked at each other. Rai was the first to speak.
"So...we were, uh..."
"Yeah. Look, Rai, I just want to let you know...I really like you." She walked towards the doorway. "Not just as a friend."
Rai stood there, half paralyzed. She liked him? Like that? Rai broke into a wide grin and pulled a victory fist! "Yes!" Now, this was just the part of him telling her the same thing.