Chapter 5: Lost Without You.
"Kimiko! This isn't funny!" Raimundo cupped his hands to his mouth and yelled through the darkness.
"KIM!" That was unexpected.
Rai and Kim... He shook his head at the thought and continued to run toward a cave.
"Kimiko?" The Prince peered into the cavern and frowned when he saw her, sitting in a corner, biting her fingernails.
"Where have you been? You left the banquet"
"Well so did you!" She shot back sharply.
"We need to go back! You don't know what's lurking in these trees during the night"
Raimundo grabbed for her hand but Kimiko backed deeper into the cave.
"Away from me! Go back to your palace! I don't need to deal with you"
Her face was paler than usual.
"What's
wrong?" He looked at her with concern. "Nothing! Get away! You don't
know anything about me!" He looked offended. "Come on, it's all going
to be good, so come back to the town"
"You're just an arrogant
Prince! Stop following me and leave me alone!" Raimundo was pushed back
from the heat of her. He felt his own anger take the most of him.
"Fine! Why did I even say I knew that the damn castle was pretty! It
wasn't! I was LYING!" This caused Kimiko to choke back a sob. "Bye
Kimiko." There was a note of resentment in his voice. And he was gone.
Omi waited for Raimundo at the water fall. "What has happened Raimundo? Have you seen Kimiko?" asked Omi.
"Yes, but I wish I didn't. Let's just go home"
There was still a piece of fire fern in his hand.
"What is that?" Raimundo lifted up his hand and studied the fern.
"Nothing really. I'm going to keep it though"
He tied it neatly on his medallion and trotted along the dirt road.
"Am I arrogant?" Raimundo asked suddenly. "Why would you ask that?" Omi tried to get away from the subject.
"Omi"
"I didn't exactly hear what you asked me..." He was annoyed now.
"I command you, as the Prince of Xiaolin, to tell me or not I am arrogant"
Omi bowed and answered "Yes Master"
Raimundo quickened his pace of walking and Omi's eyes grew wider.
"Do not think I was telling the truth! You are a very arrogant- I mean you are a very nice person"
Omi smiled helplessly and fiddled with his thumbs.
"Arrogant am I?" The Wind blew harder on both of them.
"I have some plans to arrange then, to show a little towns girl who's boss."
"Were going to tell me something about mages Omi? Or did I just imagine the whole thing?" asked Raimundo.
"Ah Raimundo. I should tell you this. You've discovered about your Wind, but do you know who else there is"
Raimundo shook his head. "There is Water, Fire, Wind, and Earth. Of course there are only four true mages; as I was saying"
Omi stopped and tapped Raimundo on his hand.
"Listen! This is important! Mages have special powers, and I do think you know more than one mage right now"
Still, the Prince was clueless.
"I am one Raimundo. Look at me, my Water! Don't you see"
He extended his arm and pointed toward the water fountain in Raimundo's room.
"Watch"
The Water slowly rose from it's spot, and floated gracefully in the air.
"I
am very ashamed that I have shown you this, and it appears you are not
even listening!" Omi narrowed his eyes when he figured out the Prince
was already asleep. "His powers will help him one day..."
"Do you have any ideas for torturing Kimiko?" asked Omi.
"I don't know what to think about"
Guilt ate away at his thoughts.
"How
about you execute all her plague people? It would get rid of all the
germs from spreading. It would be like doing her a favor"
suggested Omi.
That wasn't an idea that would please Kimiko, she would flare up again.
But since Raimundo was a bit mad now, that didn't matter.
"An excellent idea Omi, send the order to the executioner, maybe if we are lucky we might be able to watch"
Raimundo smirked, and strolled away to have lunch.
"Perhaps you should reconsider! The maid will not be to pleased"
"I'll just make someone else deliver the news then. I need to think of another plan too"
Raimundo didn't think of the trouble he was getting into.
This would break Kimiko's heart.
She tried to help you but failed. Give her a second chance! Those words nagged him all day.
"Omi! Have you sent for the executioner yet?" he asked.
"Yes Raimundo. I do not think you should go though, Kimiko might be there"
Raimundo didn't want to go anyways. Part of him didn't want to hurt her, and the other part was a Prince.
Who needs little pathetic girls like Kimiko anyways?
"What? WHAT? WHAT?" Kimiko read the letter over again.
"Do NOT tell me the arrogant Prince told YOU to send ME this! Nobody would dare hurt these poor people"
The messenger sighed sadly.
"Sorry m'lady, but he did. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Queen Lucia and King Charon will let him do this"
She almost slapped the messenger.
"Well you tell him that he's so IGNORANT that I hate him!" Kimiko clasped a hand over her mouth when she said that.
"No I don't hate him! I love- I mean... Tell him I hate his guts"
She slammed the door and ran to tell Keiko.
"Keiko!
Listen to me! That STUPID Prince ordered every place victim DEAD! Do
you know how many innocent people are going to die!" Kimiko shrieked.
"Clam down... HE DID WHAT! Kimiko! Don't let the rat get his way!" Keiko opened the door again and motioned Kimiko to come.
"We need to follow that guy to the Temple... The messenger or Prince won't suspect a thing."
The Queen and King didn't care what Raimundo did.
He could kill everyone in the village, and they wouldn't stop him.
"Do you think we should tell him about his element?" asked Queen Lucia.
"No.
Raimundo will hurt many things with it, and we can't let that happen.
If he learns how to use his powers then nothing can stop him, we need
the power over him." Charon replied. "Your Majesty! Visitors at the
front gate!" A guard shuffled over to the King and bowed.
"Who is it"
"A few peasants." The guard explained, and awaited his next order.
"Tell them to go away." Lucia butted in.
"But they are two Temple girls, and they demand to speak with the Prince"
Surprisingly enough, Lucia agreed.
"Charon, don't you see? If they come in, we might be able to learn what goes on in that head of his"
Charon crossed his arms and frowned. "I am the King. They are not allowed in the palace, and that is final"
Lucia shrugged and took a sip of her whine. "Sophia might be delighted to greet them"
Charon liked that idea.
Sophia
lay down on her bed, while day dreaming about Raimundo. The thing she
liked about him was the way he always acted so King like... "The King
needs your presence in the throne room." Katnappe noted.
This broke Sophia out of her dreamlike state.
"Yes whatever Katnappe. Tell them I'll be down their in a minute." Sophia lazily stroked her cat, the one Raimundo kicked.
"You know what? I think we should go down there now..." Katnappe persisted.
"Be quiet. I'm trying to think"
"There's nothing you can think about stupid! Down to the throne room this instant"
This was one advantage everyone had over Sophia.
She didn't have any royal blood or anything, she was just good looking.
"Fine you servant. You know I could just get you fired"
The servant opened the door and stepped out first.
"The Princess is supposed to first!" Sophia remarked.
"Sure, PRINCESS." Katnappe laughed and pushed Sophia onto the floor.
"My mistake." Actually it wasn't.
"Now
thanks to your idiocy the King is still waiting for us, I heard him
mention something about greeting some commoners as you call them"
Sophia held her head high. "I think I might know these people."