Chapter 22: Going and Already Gone.
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Kimiko woke up before Raimundo. Feeling slightly frustrated from last night, she removed Raimundo's arm from her waist. Getting up, she yawned and looked at his sleeping figure. He didn't look guilty. And today was...
THE WEDDING?
She
stamped her foot right in front of Raimundo's face, causing him to jump
to his feet. So he was ready for any sudden attack. Seeing that it was
only Kimiko, Raimundo relaxed and gave her a weak smile. "How did you
sleep? Well?"
Kimiko shrugged and dusted herself off. Not in the
mood to talk, which is the personality of her always. "I'm fine." she
replied, fixing her pigtails.
Right now, she felt disgusting. For
some reason, she felt as if Raimundo was the one that was disgusting.
He was an idiot, a dumb ass. "Are you sure? I don't really think you
are telling the truth." Raimundo held out his hand to her. She didn't
take it.
"I do think you are not okay. Kimiko... I'm sorry for whatever I did then."
"You didn't do anything."
"Then why are you mad?"
Kimiko
crossed her arms and did her famous, stubborn pose. "I'm not mad. I'm
not sad. And I'm not glad." she said, holding her head high. Raimundo
sighed and moved toward her, taking Kimiko in his arms. It was
comfortable, but Kimiko didn't feel quite right. A few days ago she
hated him. Now she liked him?
"Raimundo, is anything important
happening today?" asked Kimiko, narrowing her eyes. "Not that I know
of. Although I do think something was supposed to happen..." he
answered, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. He wasn't thinking about it,
really.
Kimiko began to wonder too. If he didn't remember, then he obviously didn't care. Was that good enough evidence for Kimiko? No. "So... Are you sure nothing is going on? I mean like a special event somewhere. Perhaps in the palace?" Kimiko prodded, a suspicious look on her face.
"Nothing that I know of."
"The something that's going to happen? Maybe a Wedding? Of someone I know?"
"I
still don't know what you're talking about." Raimundo admitted,
scratching his head. Kimiko frowned. Was he that dumb to not remember
something was going on?
"I mean like a Wedding with... Someone you know? Like Sophia?"
"She's getting married? When? I hope she doesn't invite me."
Stupid... Kimiko gave him a flustered look. "Today IS YOUR WEDDING, WITH THAT FAGGOT!"
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Seriously, Raimundo didn't know. He stared for a moment. "Since when am I having a Wedding? I thought it was going to be with you when everything is perfect."
Kimiko
picked at her nails and took a deep breath. "You are going to marry
Sophia, and they are going to force you to." Her sentence was cut up,
and she said it word by word. His thick head wasn't helping him. After
a few minutes of standing and thinking, Raimundo finally came to his
senses.
"No. I'm not going. You can't make me. I'm staying here. I'd
rather die." Raimundo's eyes flashed dangerously, while Kimiko looked
impressed. Now she was satisfied.
"Come on Raimundo, we have some
buiness to attend to...But... May I ask where we are first?" Raimundo
didn't know, but Kimiko asked him anyways. He was the Prince for god's
sake! If he didn't know his own land then what did he know?
"I guess we're out of Xiaolin?" Kimiko added after a moment's silence. Shrug from Raimundo.
"Rai, we need to go back to Xiaolin," Kimiko said, taking his hand.
He didn't budge quite that easily though.
"No.
I won't go back. Everyone there knows I'm the Prince, and maybe the
guards are after me. You can't bring me back Kimiko. Please." Raimundo
gave her a desperate look, slouching his shoulders slightly. That made
her melt. How could she doubt him? She couldn't leave him behind in the
first place.
"Fine. We'll stay here, where ever here is. Do you
think... We'll last though? There's no food around here, or water."
Raimundo hadn't thought of this. "There's a choice, and I don't think
the guards will look there, but it's in Xiaolin. I don't think I can
teleport there, but I think I could fly..." Raimundo faltered, still
feeling drainied from yesterday.
"You don't have to. I think I know the way to the water fall anyways."
"How did you know I was talking of the water fall?"
Kimiko
shook her head and looked up at the sky. "I think we should head South
first." she remarked shortly, stepping into the shadows of the trees.
"Coming?" she asked, when he didn't move.
"I
thought... Never mind, go lead the way." Kimiko turned and continued
walking into the forest. Raimundo thought he heard something in his
head, something from Master Fung; but it was probably nothing. If
Raimundo did listen, he would have head: "Not that way."
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Two hours later...
Kimiko
found fresh water, but this wasn't the water fall she always knew. "I
haven't been here before, have you? It's seems like we took a wrong
turn or something. Fire fern only grows in Xiaolin, and there aren't
any here..." Kimiko said, lifting up a rock. Raimundo had no idea what
she was talking about.
"Uh... Yes. There aren't any Fire ferns
around here. So... do you think we turn back and take the other
direction or something like that? I think I'm strong enough to fly
now." Raimundo said, "It's no problem."
Kimiko raised her eyebrows. "I think know where we're going. If East isn't the right direction, then North is."
Yanking him toward her, Kimiko turned another direction. Going north didn't help. Going South didn't help. Puzzled, Kimiko stopped moving, causing Raimundo to slam into her back. "Quit it! I'm thinking!" Kimiko hissed, trying to listen for something. Raimundo looked around at their surroundings.
Trees. Everywhere. They blocked out the sun, in a horrifying way. Moss grew on the ground, along with mold and poison ivy. The ground was so moist, it felt as though Raimundo was stepping into quick sand. Maybe the dirt was mud instead...
"I think we're
lost now Kimiko. Admit it. You've been wandering around in circles. I
think I've seen this twig before..." Kimiko glanced down and groaned.
"Raimundo. I really don't know where we are. Can you fly now? I think
we're out of Xiaolin."
Think they're out of Xiaolin? They aren't in
Xiaolin. "Do you feel like we aren't supposed to be here?" asked
Raimundo, taking hold of her waist. "I don't know Raimundo. I don't
know anything know," Kimiko replied, feeling stressed, "I think we've
been wandering for a time too long to count."
Pushing off the
mud, Raimundo took flight. Everything looked exactly the same, and he
couldn't find a way to get past. "Do you think you'll be able to find
where we are by looking around?" asked Raimundo, a little bit worried.
"There's
the water fall, which is at a clearing, and your castle is on a hill;
so I think I might be able to find something..." Kimiko muttered,
reaching out her hand to move some branches.
"Damn...The leaves here are too dense. We can't get through without loosing a bit of blood..." Shit.
Too
late again, Raimundo had already darted through, at a lighting fast
speed. The branches stung like whips. Ripping bits of flesh off the
both of them. Blood didn't gush out, but it was still there, flowing
steadily.
"Raimundo... I don't think we're in Xiaolin. Look at that
odd building right there..." If you didn't know, it was the lair of
Chase Young.
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Xiaolin...
"The Wedding is soon! Where is that dammed Prince!" asked Lucia, ruffling her royal purple dress. No one was dressed up much. There were just a few more jewels here and there; but nothing changed. There was something different for Sophia though. She was already wearing the crown of a Princess. "He's going to be here soon! The whole village is looking for him. The bounty is five shillings. Some poor fellow will go looking for the Prince. Be patient!" Charon snapped, adjusting his crown.
Being the Queen and King of Xiaolin wasn't easy. In a few minutes, they would be going to their bed room balcony, where every single person of Xiaolin would be.
"How can I be patient when the fool of a Prince is gone? He probably ran away again! How come you didn't lock his window?"
"I was busy Lucia! Do not think you weren't able to either!" Tapping his foot, Charon looked at his reflection in the mirror. A purple cloak, and a line of jewels was enough to impress everyone; so he left it there. Touching his hair, Charon admired his appearance. (Although Raimundo was much better looking)
"Charon! Raimundo is still not
to be found!" Omi announced, not even bowing to the King. Charon,
looking upon him like he was filth; sneered. "Address me by King,
servant. If the Prince doesn't show, we shall hold the Wedding, and
search for him all over Xiaolin; even if this takes forever!" Omi
nodded and smiled. He knew where Raimundo was. He had slipped out of
the grip of Chase and Xiaolin again; and he was somewhere safe. Maybe
the water fall?
"Don't just stand there! Notify the audience
outside!" Omi grinned broadly and scampered away. Reaching the King's
bedroom, Omi turned the door to the balcony. The view was breath
taking. There were beautiful mountains in the back ground, with the sun
peeking through the clouds. Standing there, you could tell there was a
commotion. People were everywhere, some proud, some angered at the fact
that their beloved Prince was getting married. But still, they were
excited. Banners of several colors waved, and the sound of trumpets
played in the distance. Omi stood up straight and yelled, "The Wedding
is called OFF for NOW!"
That wasn't exactly what Charon said, but
Omi wanted it to play out this way. He knew Raimundo had Kimiko, and
that he didn't want Sophia. So why not mix it up a little? There were
still plenty of tricks to be held. Walking back into the King's bed
room, Omi fished around for his Orb of Tournami. It was there, and it
was the perfect thing to ruin the Wedding. Grinning, Omi looked toward
the sky.
For a second, there was a speck in the distance, flying toward the palace. Looks like Raimundo and Kimiko were coming back.