Chapter 18: What Discoveries?
Kimiko's P.O.V.
My eyes opened, I expected to see Beijing, but I was in my room, and Raimundo's arms were around me. He opened his eyes and gazed at me, I still didn't know what to get for his birthday though. "Morning Kim." Raimundo rubbed his eyes and kissed me. "Rai, did you carry me all the way to my room once we left Beijing?" "Yes, and you were very light too." I giggled, he had no need to flirt anymore, I was already charmed.
I went into the bathroom and changed into a monk robe, then I raced Raimundo down the hallways. "Hey Kimiko, ever wonder what Omi and Clay are acting like today?" I got my answer straight away. "Hello Kimiko, I feel most happy since yesterday. Also, I can not stop playing with the PDA!" I sighed. "Look like Clay and Omi are lovesick again, at least I got my love right here!" Raimundo said as he hugged me. Omi looked rather jealous, I saw Raimundo wink at him from my side. "Why are you winking at Omi Rai?" I asked, he turned a little pink, and replied "He needs some guidance."
Finally, I ate some breakfast, and went outside to see Master Fung... Of course everyone else followed he same suit. "Monks, I think that we should have our tests now." "What do you mean Master Fung?" I asked, what kind of test would it be? "Your element Kimiko, you need to learn how to walk in fire, Omi needs to learn how to breathe in the water without a breath, Clay has to learn the differences between poisons on trees and flowers, and Raimundo will fly." Master Fung said as he looked over at the training grounds.
Master Fung told me to make a sphere of fire for me to go through, looked like I was up first. I had to walk in the flames, it couldn't be that hard right? I did it before, and it felt like a warm summer day. Casually, I walked up to the fire, and stepped right through... It was a mild temperature, I could still breathe, but it didn't affect me. I stepped out an received a smile from Raimundo, and he was up next; I have seen him fly before.
This was easy for him, he pushed off the ground and flew, I admit he could fly farther than... He did last night, I don't think he wanted to scare me. Raimundo gracefully landed back on the ground, and looked up at Master Fung asking for opinion. "Raimundo and Kimiko, you have learned fast, I am surprised." Complemented Master Fung. "Thank you." Raimundo and I said at the same time.
Omi of course, passed with flying colors, instead he said "I have passed with walking colors!" Clay quickly corrected him and was set to the task of looking at certain branches and flowers on a table. "Master Fung, none of these are poisonous." The Master smiled at this and responded "Very well Dragons, all of you have passed, I wondered if I have underestimated you." He turned away and went to do... Whatever an old person does.
I needed to get Raimundo's present, but how? I looked over at my computer, I could order something for him... I didn't know what a boy would want though, and he was a bit on the strange side too; not many people have the ability to make wind blow... My mind drifted off to the time when Raimundo and I were under the willow tree and looking at the stars. Raimundo seemed under the impression that he was wanting to look at the stars more closely.
"Yes! He would want a telescope!" I mumbled to myself, I couldn't yell. I turned on the computer, and ordered one telescope, Raimundo would be pleased. It would be here in like... 7 days! That meant I would have one more day to prepare for his party! I did a squeal, and then I felt like I needed to look something up.
"Soul Mates?" Asked a voice in my head. It sounded like mine, and I knew it couldn't be Lucia. I typed in 'Soul Mates' and so many answers popped up. A certain title caught my eye, 'Prophecy Soul Mates.' I clicked on it and it read: It is rumored that two soul mates are found every 500 years, but that is not a true theory. When the two soul mates see each other, they fall in love quickly; but somehow they are given two rings... Which only fit on soul mates.
I gasped. Raimundo and I were soul mates, and we were entwined forever. Lucia and Charon weren't kidding. The ring sparkled at me, the words seemed to glimmer at me. I had to tell Raimundo. My feet ran to Raimundo's room, and I knocked on his door, this couldn't wait. "Kimiko, come in," I ran through the door, dragged Raimundo out of his room, and pointed to my computer screen.
Raimundo's P.O.V.
The paragraph made little sense. Kimiko and I were linked together? Well I did get this feeling when I first saw her at the Temple... "Rai, that means we are meant to be together, that's just weird, what's different than everything else? Why aren't Xian and Omi soul mates too?" Kimiko asked. "Honestly, I don't know. But look at this paragraph." (On Computer.) Regular couples aren't soul mates, only a special two will reveal them selves every 500 years. One thing is certain about these unusual soul mates: That their love will never break.
I guess that I wore the same confused look that Kimiko had, this was like a puzzle, and I just found one of the pieces. "Kimiko, it looks like that we love each other no matter what." I hugged her, she looked at me and smiled "Even if we were regular couples, I would love you the same." Kimiko kissed me lovingly.
She broke away and looked at the screen. "Say Kim, who wrote that?" I asked, it was probably some person I didn't know. "Rai, come look at this." Kimiko's voice was wavering. I looked at the authors, it said no one. "Who would write something and not even say that they wrote it! That's just weird!" "Kimiko, I think that we need to go visit the waterfall again, there might be something that we missed.
I kissed her again, and walked out of her room, I did have a bunch of thinking to do. The diary I wrote in everyday was laying on my bed, writing in it usually made me feel better... (In Diary.) I didn't write for a long time, but my handwriting is not that neat. Kimiko found a really creepy website and I don't know what to think about it... I always seem stuck in that position. But now I know that Kim and I have true love forever, that can't be broken. This subject is bugging me, I need to go on a walk.
Kimiko was most likely to be thinking the same too. I ran into Omi when I made my way out the door. "Raimundo, where are you going?" Asked Omi. "On a walk, and tell Kim, I don't want her worried about me." I was walking to the waterfall, I needed to find something there, but I didn't know what was waiting for me there. A secret passage I missed, perhaps? Or something in the bottom of the river... I just needed to go for a small swim.