Chapter 26: Let's Open Those Presents! What Emotions?
Raimundo's P.O.V.
I opened the present, it was a surfboard! "Thanks, Jill and Clay!" I said and looked at the neat patterns, I was definitely going to use this! "Omi, Xian, I'll feed the fish!" Omi smiled. "Kimiko, time to open your present!" Kimiko's smile was priceless, her eyes sparkled an amazing aqua blue. "Go ahead, open it Rai!" She whispered. Slowly, I unraveled the paper. "Kim, I always wanted one of these!" It was a telescope, how did she know I wanted one ever since I was a little boy in... Brazil. The sadness crept over me, for some reason I could see sadness in Kimiko's eyes too, what was she sad about?
Kimiko's P.O.V.
Raimundo loved my present, but for some reason... I felt sad. It just washed over me, what was I sad about? Nothing made sense ever since Rai and I were Soul Mates. "Kim, thank you." He said and put it back in it's package. "Now who wants some cake? I'm starving!" Yelled Dojo from across the table. My mood just lightened up, I looked at Raimundo and he seemed happy. "Let's dig out!" Said Omi, he grabbed a fork in the process. "It's dig in Omi." Corrected Clay. Raimundo cut the cake and had the first slice. "Dojo, you are the best cook ever!" Exclaimed Rai. "I'm flattered Raimundo! Now wonder Kim finds you 'charming.' I felt a little red come into my cheeks, I saw Raimundo and he was blushing too. Why was he blushing?
The cake was delicious! Wonder where Dojo learned how to bake like that... "Maybe from Grand Master Dashi!" Said Raimundo. "I didn't say that out loud!" I thought. "She didn't? Figures..." I looked at Raimundo and his mouth wasn't moving. "Raimundo! Can you here me?" "Yes. Kim, I can hear you, but how do you talk without opening your mouth?" "I should ask you the same question." I thought. He looked at me wide eyed. "We need to see Master Fung." He said to me.
"Master Fung, is there such thing as mind reading without the Mind Reader Conch?" I asked him. "Yes Kimiko, there is, but it is a very difficult skill, which only very Great Xiaolin Warriors can achieve, and Soul Mates. I gaped, this meant that I could read Raimundo's mind, but then... How could I give him privacy? Raimundo looked at me and smirked, he read my mind again. "Master Fung, could you teach us?" I asked sweetly and hoped he would buy it. "Yeah, me too." Thought Raimundo.
"Young monks, I sense something is troubling you, what is wrong?" Said Master Fung. "I think I can read Raimundo's mind..." I mumbled and looked at the ground. "I see. Tomorrow at 8:30, I do not want Omi and Clay to figure out..." Said Master Fung. "Especially Omi!" added Raimundo, I think he meant to day that in his head.
Raimundo's P.O.V.
"Kimiko, let's just say everything we mean and try not to read each others minds, okay?" I asked. "Sure, don't go digging in my mind either." She said and looked up at the sky, right now it was 8:00, tomorrow Kimiko and I were going to see Master Fung at 8:30. "Kim, do you want to look at the stars through the telescope you bought me?" Kimiko nodded her head and pointed at the moon... It was a full moon. "Raimundo, look pretty it is!" I knew she would love it. "I know it's pretty, look at all the star constellations you can see right now!" I said, and then I adjusted the telescope on one of my favorite constellations; Taurus, it was also my Zodiac sign. "Kimiko, what's your favorite constellation?" I asked. "I don't know any, but is there an Aries? That's me, and I know you are a Taurus." "Sharp aren't you?" Kimiko laughed and I moved the telescope so it would face the moon. "Raimundo, you are so charming." She said and glanced at her Soul Mate ring. "I know."
By the time it was 10:34, I knew all of the constellations, and I wanted Kimiko to learn them all. "Kim, come look at Pegasus, it's pretty." She looked through the lens, yes, it did look like a horse. "I think it's time to go, Kim. You are already rubbing your eyes." "I am not tired it's just that... I'm going to rest my eyes..." Kimiko was out like a candle. She looked so angelic, I kissed her on the lips, took my telescope and her, and carried her back to my room. "Good night Kim." I fell asleep next to her, and I heard a "Thank you."
"Good morning sunshine!" Kimiko yelled and opened my curtains, to let the blinding light flood in. I really needed sleep... "Kim, why do you always wake me up so early? I need beauty sleep too!" "You are a boy, and you are already handsome. Now wake up! It's 9:23!" Kimiko opened my door and walked to her room. I took a shower, put on my robes and made my way to breakfast. "You are late as usual Raimundo! Did you wake up on the wrong side of the mat?" Asked Omi, who was apparently waiting for me... "Bed Omi. BED!" I said and sat down to eat my breakfast, today I would be learning how to dive and do a back flip, which I think would be easy.
"So Omi, where is Xian?" Asked Kimiko. (She just walked through the door.) "Xian and Jill are watching Clay train, I was merely waiting for Raimundo to wake up!" With that, he went outside to go impress his girl. "Don't even think about reading my mind Kim." I mumbled and got up to go train, Kimiko quickly followed. "Young monks, now test your abilities." Master Fung said. I felt jealously wash over me, who was feeling this emotion?" I looked over to Xian and Jill, no, they didn't seem to be like that... I took flight and I felt that emotion get stronger, who was watching me and wanting to fly?
Kimiko's P.O.V.
Someone was being jealous. I didn't know who it was, it wasn't Xian, Jill, or Raimundo... I looked over to Omi and Clay. Clay was minding his own business and Omi was looking at Rai, who was flying. "Kimiko, since you are done with your fire... Please watch Clay, Omi and Raimundo do there tasks. I am going to the meditation room." Master Fung said and left me with everyone else. ("Raimundo, do you feel that?" "Yes, who is jealous?" "It may be Omi, he must have heard Master Fung talking to both of us about mind reading and emotion feeling!" "This is so confusing...") I was talking with Raimundo in my head, but no one else seemed to take notice.
Training was over, Xian and Jill congratulated us, and then went to their rooms with Omi and Clay. Omi did look a little... On the sad side. "Omi, anything wrong?" I asked. "No nothing is wrong... My loyal friend Kimiko. Mind reading is 'cool' right?" He said and walked into his room. So he DID hear it, I had to tell Master Fung... Or Raimundo! "Rai! Where are you?" I ran to his room and opened the door, he was writing in his diary, the second he saw my face he threw the diary on the floor and asked "Hey Kimiko, what did you want?" "I know Omi heard our conversation! That's where the jealously was coming from!"
"Wait Kim. All we have to do is meet Master Fung at 8:30 and then we'll understand everything. Right now stop worrying, it makes me worry too." I smiled and lay on his bed next to him. Did Lucia and Charon have these powers too? Then why didn't they tell me? This was difficult...