Chapter 8: A Story To Tell and Questions To Answer...
Kimiko's P.O.V.
Raimundo and I were running down the hallways, looking for that one dragon. We looked in his sleeping quarters... no, we looked in the scroll room... not quite. Finally we found him stuffing his face full of food in the kitchen. "Dojo Konojo Jo! Tell Raimundo and I a story when Grand Master Dashi was alive! PLEASE!" I could not believe I was begging Dojo to tell me a story about Lucia and Charon... "Yes Dojo, please tell us! You are our favorite Dragon and everything!" My eyes and Raimundo's met for a brief second, he flashed me a charming smile and then Dojo asked "Why aren't you just calling me regular old Dojo? Also sure I'll tell you a story, in fact, people haven't asked me to tell them a story in 1500 years!" "Exactly Dojo! We want to hear a story from 1500 years ago!" Raimundo was now yelling.
"Can I believe my ears or are Kimiko and Raimundo begging Dojo for a story?" Clay asked, he and Omi just entered the room. "Tell me a story about Grand Master Dashi Dojo! I want to know everything about Grand Master Dashi! Tell me everything or I'll-" Dojo cut Omi off. "Okay fine, I will tell you a story, but I'm not going to let Omi pick the topic. Since Kimiko is the birthday girl, I'll let her decide." Dojo replied with a note of finality in his voice. "Dojo, was there anyone that you knew besides Dashi in the year 505? Like two people, one called Lucia, and the other named Charon?" I asked, I saw that Omi's eyes lit up once he heard the name Dashi. "Yes in fact there was, and Lucia had blue eyes and black hair... she looked like you Kimiko, and her lover, Charon had brown hair and green eyes like Raimundo..." He scratched his chin. "Wait, it's coming to me... I can tell you the story now, here it goes:
Lucia's P.O.V.
I was helping Dashi build the Xiaolin Temple, it was very tiring work, since we only had 5 people (including me.) working on it. First of all, there was me, the Fire Dragon, and Charon the Wind Dragon, Aria the Dragon of Earth, and Uiveral the Dragon of Water. I watched Charon work, I glanced at him from time to time, sometimes I just couldn't keep my eyes off him. I felt a butterfly flutter around in my stomach, why was I feeling this? Someone had there hand on my shoulder, it was Grand Master Dashi, he eyed me with concern and said "Are you okay Lucia? Your head is in the sky." "It's clouds, Dashi." snorted Charon, he always was as carefree as a breeze. "Lay off him, Charon." Retorted the cool voice of the Water Dragon, she was the peacemaker. "Anyways Lucia, you should go meditate near that willow tree you planted, I have a feeling that you really need a rest." Grand Master Dashi said as he walked away.
"Don't worry Lucia, Charon can always be a little... immature." I was startled, where did that voice come from? Aria jumped off the nearby cherry blossom tree, he just loved doing that. "Yes, I know, he can just be so... weird most of the time. I can't believe I li-" I stopped myself, was I just going to say I liked Charon? "What did you say Lucia?" "Nothing Aria, I'm just hallucinating. I fanned my self to make my point. "Whatever you say Lucia..." He walked away to go help. I did have some major thinking to do... I needed to talk to Charon most importantly.
(Night Time, 8:43.) I was just checking on my willow tree when I heard footsteps behind me. "What do you want?" I just didn't feel like talking at the moment. I turned around to see amazing green eyes looking back at me, I felt my heart skip a beat. "Just wanted to know if... you wanted to hang?" He asked, I have never seen him so nervous before. "Charon, I need to ask you something." I wasn't aware that Grand Master Dashi was watching Charon and I from a distance. "Ask away." He looked as if he was reading me through my eyes.
"Do you ever get this fluttery feeling when you look at me...?" "Yes." I couldn't make out what expression was on his face or in his eyes. "Charon, I think I like you." Before I could do anything he pulled me into the most blissful kiss ever. I closed my eyes, my body and his felt like they were made to be together, I was in my own heaven, with him.
Everyday passed like this, I never wanted to be without him. One day I saw him and Dashi talking, it seemed as if Charon was angry or something, because he was very flushed and Dashi was laughing his head of now, I knew if I stepped into the conversation, Dashi would immediately run away, because I am known to get very angry, I am a Fire Dragon anyway. With my temper getting the best of me and stuff.
One day I saw Charon painting a picture, with absolute focus, I could see sweat on his eyebrow. I glanced at his painting, I thought it would be pretty messy but I was wrong; it was beautiful! I found myself gaping."You like it Lucia?" he asked, I could see his eyes dance with a fiery passion I hadn't seen before. "I love it Charon!" I pulled him into a kiss, then I did hear someone else footsteps behind me, it was Dashi and his favorite little Dragon, Dojo. "Oi, get a room you two!" yelled Dojo, I admit, I found him rather annoying most of the time.
After what seemed hours of saying "GO AWAY" To Dashi and his Dragon, he finally went off... But still laughing, I just wanted to burn something into a tiny little crisp. "Don't worry Lucia, everyone will find out sooner or later, and look what I got you." He held out his hand to reveal to rings, they were beautiful, and both of them had 'Soul Mates Forever' engraved on both of them.
"They are positively lovely Charon!" He smiled at this, and whispered "Not as lovely as you." I giggled, he always somehow knew how to flatter me and make me laugh at the same time. I kissed him on the cheek. "Is that all I get Lucia?" The I kissed him on the lips with the all the passion I had been holding in. "Wow." Was all he could say, again that flattered me. "Lucia, I also found a hidden Cavern, do you want to come with me?" How could I say no to him? I agreed and he took my hand and lead me to his secret hiding spot.
He went dashing through the forest, he was just as graceful as the wind, I could just feel myself being pulled along with him, finally, we arrived at a clearing. It was a Waterfall, even though I had seen many in my life, something was different about this one. Without saying anything he dived into the water headfirst, with me. He dragged me along until we went under the waterfall; even though this was romantic I didn't like the fact that I was getting my clothes wet.
When I was able to breath I opened my eyes and gasped, this place was so marvelous! I walked to the end of the tunnel and read something that was in Charon's handwriting... "How did you do this?" I asked, he must have used strong magic to make something like that. "You mean the magic? The magic that I used was love, Lucia. Love for you." Just like a signal, the stone moved, and it revealed the painting that I saw Charon drawing earlier today. "How did you get it here?" I whispered, I was afraid if I spoke loudly I would break the glory. "I didn't, the other picture that I was drawing was the second one, I am keeping the other one in my room.
(Months later.) "Lucia can I ask you something tonight at the waterfall?" He was nervous, I saw it in his deep eyes. "When Charon?" I replied, hoping that he wasn't going to break my heart. "At 8:00 Lucia, promise me you will be there." He cupped my hand into both of his. "Yes, I will go, and Charon... One more thing; Whatever happens I'll always love you."
(8:00) I ran to the waterfall, I already was a minute late, for some reason I knew this question was going to be important. "Lucia, you finally made it." He smirked a little, and then motioned me to sit down on the rock. "Lucia, you are the world to me, and I will never let go of you. So I ask you this one thing... Will you..."
(Back to Xiaolin Temple, Kimiko's P.O.V.)
"Will you what Dojo?" I was desperate to know the rest. "Hm. I forget Kimiko, Grand Master Dashi told me all this and it's hard to keep your memory when 1500 years pass. I sighed in defeat... Maybe I never was going to learn what Charon wanted to tell Lucia. "Don't worry Kim, we'll find out eventually." Raimundo kissed me lightly... He always knew how to cheer me up. "I'm going to bed everyone, I have a lot of thinking to do." I said as I walked out of the room... I still didn't know what to think about that story... I will find out eventually.