Chapter 2

Do what your heart tells you

Disclaimer: i don't own the characters, so get off it k!

A/N: Hi every1! Thanx 4 keepin the dream alive guys! I was jus gonna stop writin this but, eh...so here goes a new chapter! Oh, and i wanna answer a question 2, so here goes:

Lyra Parry question was: Was Clay the one with the cowboy hat on tv?

Answer: Yes. That's him! That's the guy!

Clay awoke the next morning and sat up. He searched through his drawer and picked up a bundle of pictures that were in a rubber band. He took off the band and spread them all across his bed then sighed.

'Kimiko. She's so beautiful. My ma and pa would love her.' he sighed again, knowing that she'd never be with him. 'Unless...' he looked over at the heart of love. 'No, I couldn't possibly do that to her. I want her to love me, for me.'

He looked back at the pictures then found one with them in it. They were in front of the temple wall and she was slung over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. She was looking straight ahead with a small smile and her pointer finger and her middle finger made the classics peace sign. Clay just smiled.

Raimundo knocked on the door and Clay frantically hid the pictures back in the drawer. Raimundo burst into the room and quickly slammed the door behind him.

"Looks like you're hiding something Clay." said Raimundo suspiciously.

"Naw, I aint hiding nothin." Clay said nervously. He sat back on his bed.

"What do you want?"

"I can't just come talk to my buddy Clay without having a reason?" Raimundo said with a smile.

"No, you just burst in like you had somethin real important to say, or somethin."

"Oh. Well, I do have something important to say. Guess what."

"I hate guessin games." Raimundo sat on the edge of Clay's bed.

"Not in a good mood huh? Guess I'll just leave you alone."

"No, just tell me what it is."

"I know what Kimiko's getting me for valentines day!"

"What?" Clay demanded.

"She's buying me a genuine leather soccer ball with hearts on it!" Raimundo jumped up.

"So...do you know what she's getting me?"

"Uh...she didn't really say...I think she forgot about you dude." Raimundo thought for a moment as he noticed Clay hang his head.

"You know, Clay, you COULD use the heart of love on Kimiko..."

"Raimundo."

"Yeah?"

"Please leave my room."

"Okay. But you'll be the one that's lonely on valentines day." Raimundo walked out.

'If I use the heart of love on Kimiko this one time, maybe nothing bad will happen.' Clay thought.

'No. I just can't do it. I wont.'

Clay walked out of his room and a blur of red and black flew past and spoke to him.

"tomorrow's valentines day!" shrieked the blur.

'Kimiko.' thought Clay. He shrugged and went into the kitchen to have lunch. He woke up late today and it felt awkward eating around Kimiko now that everyone in the temple except for Master Fung and Kimiko knew that he liked her.

Omi and Raimundo sat on both sides of Clay and Kimiko sat directly across from him. She felt him staring at her and she looked up at him. His face started to flush and she smiled and continued eating. Clay sighed in relief as Omi started to whisper something to him.

"So, are you going to tell her?"

"No." Raimundo over heard and looked up from his grilled cheese sandwich.

"Why not?" a little gush of cheese started oozing from the side of his mouth as he waited for Clay's answer. Kimiko snapped her head up.

"What are you guys whispering about?" They all looked at her nervously. She was distracted by the cheese on Rai's face.

"Raimundo! You have a little cheese right there, let me come over and get it."

"No, I'm fine, I can do it!" he wailed out like a small child.

"Oh, I insist!" she took the napkin from under his plate and began to dab the corner of his mouth. Dojo was under Rai's chair and to avoid stepping on him, she had to jump over him but ended up on Raimundo's lap. Raimundo blushed as she continued dabbing.

"There! All gone! It just bothered me to see your face vandalized with cheese." she smiled sweetly at him and went back to her seat. Clay's face was now flushed with anger. He glared at Raimundo then looked back at Kimiko.

"You certainly are in a good mood today." Clay said through gritted teeth.

"I'm just sooo happy that valentines day is tomorrow! Aren't you?"

"I'm not hungry anymore. I'll be outside, training." he scooted his chair loudly and walked back to his room to dress in his robes.

Kimiko cocked her head to the side and looked at Raimundo. Raimundo looked away. 'Dammit. I was supposed to help him with her. But I couldn't just throw her off my lap.'

'That dumb Raimundo. Kimiko would fall for a guy like that. No body wants a strong country boy any more. It's all about Brazilians now.' He stepped into one of his shoes while holding on to the dresser. He slipped a little and something hard hit his foot.

"Ahhh!" he looked down. "What in tarnation..." he picked up the heart of love.

'I have to use it now. I want Kimiko more than a mangy mutt wants a bone.' he slipped it into his inner robe pocket and walked outside. Kimiko, Raimundo, and Omi were already out there. Clay shrugged not looking at them, and sat under a tree to meditate first.

Then Clay heard a crash and opened his eyes. Right in front of him he saw the three dragons run from where a Jack Bot had crashed. Clay quickly ran over to it and flung it back out of the temple, then he stood there.

"I wonder why they ran." he said out loud to himself. He heard an explosion and then looked up into the air as the Jack Bot made a small cloud in the air.

"Oh. That's why." he answered his own question. Everything was cloudy and no one could see anything. The dust was too thick and Jack was no where to be found.

"Give me to Kimiko for a valentines day gift." a small voice came from where clay was standing.

"Who said that!"

"Me."

"Me who?"

"Look in your pocket." Clay took the heart of love out of his pocket and looked at it in the palm of his hand.

"You can talk? I've never had a talkin shen-gon-wu."

"Yes I can talk, and I want to help you win Kimiko."

"I'm not sure if I want to."

"You like her? You know her? You practically live with her! Do it." Clay felt brain washed. Then he yelled,

"Heart of love!" he looked back at the heart in his hand. It reduced in size and a golden chain came from both sides, making it into a beautiful necklace that no girl could turn down. The dust was so thick, no one saw him do it and due to the distraction of the Jack Bot, no one heard him either.

The smoke wouldn't clear so they all went inside and played video games, waiting it out.

Clay stood up.

"Where are you going?" asked Omi.

"I'll be back, I'm going to put my hat up. You know, wouldn't want it to get messed up anymore than the dust did." Clay lied.

Omi stared at Clay with a straight face and suspicions, then he perked up and smiled again.

"Okay!" he said happily.

Clay took the heart necklace out of his pocket and before he found a pretty blue box to put it in with a white ribbon he kissed it and then sighed. He then placed the box gently in his drawer, and went back to the front of the temple where the other dragons were playing Goo Zombies.

He smiled to himself as he sat next to Kimiko on the floor who was glued watching the game. So far Raimundo was beating Omi.

"This game is the only thing you'll be better than me at!" said Omi as the GAME OVER flag came up in big green, slimy letters.

"Yup." Raimundo leaned back and put his arms behind his head after he passed the controller to Kimiko who was now playing against Clay.

A/N: Yay! A good chapter! I think...uh, plz read n review k!