Chapter 31: I Never Could Survive Without You, Love.
Kimiko's P.O.V.
Everyone right now was eating lunch and I was talking with Raimundo... In my mind. ("Raimundo, I'm glad that everything is back to normal, and why is everyone so quiet?" "They are wondering why WE aren't talking." "But we are... " "It looks like we are nodding at nothing Kim!") I snapped out of my mind reading and looked at everyone, they weren't saying anything, or eating. "What? Did I do something?" I asked. "No, Kimiko, but why are you and Raimundo not talking?" He answered my question with a question. Raimundo automatically rolled his eyes and began tapping his foot in an aggravating way.
"I was talking to him only." I replied. "Oh. I see." Omi said and sighed. It was a very uncomfortable topic to talk about, and I had a feeling that Omi was as jealous as ever, and it was overwhelming me, almost. "Okay Omi, how about Raimundo and I teach you?" I asked. He shot me a 'WHAT?' look and I shrugged. "That would be most helpful!" Omi exclaimed. "Raimundo, can you teach me too?" Asked Clay. "Fine. Whatever." Rai was very stubborn now... I didn't know why, I sensed a strong emotion of something from him... What was it? I would ask him later...
"Okay, now I feel like Master Fung." I said and paced back and forth in front of Jill, Xian, Clay, and Omi. "So tell us Kimiko! How do we do it?" Asked Jill impatiently. I took a deep breath and gazed at Raimundo, he looked happy, but he was in deep thought and looked like he didn't want to be bothered. ("Raimundo! Snap out of it!") His head snapped up and he looked at me and smiled. "What?" He asked. "Kimiko, how do you do this again? I forgot." Oh this was going to be longer than I expected... How did Master Fung do this with all of us?
Omi's P.O.V.
I did not get what Kimiko and Raimundo said! It was most frustrating! I did not feel the emotion inside! "Young monks, if you do not feel and emotion from someone now, then you may never have this ability. Raimundo and Kimiko were lucky." Said Master Fung, who came out of the Temple to observe. "Yes Master." I replied, and walked back into the building, Xian followed and said "Did you feel anything? I didn't. Raimundo and Kimiko must have something special." I sighed, and slumped back to my room and closed the door.
Raimundo's P.O.V.
Kimiko was trying her hardest to teach them, but it wouldn't work. She was my soul mate, and they weren't entwined with anyone... I had this one question in my mind, and I couldn't get rid of it. The question has been bugging me for a while, and I found myself always zoning out and losing focus... This was a bad habit. In fact, I was doing it right now! "Yo! Raimundo!" Kimiko was snapping her fingers in front of my face. "Oh sorry Kim. I have trouble finding focus..." I said and yawned, why was I so tired all the time? Maybe because I never slept that much, and some emotion was bothering me too much.
Then I thought of something... Dojo said that scene looked familiar. "I need to go, NOW." I ran out of the room without explanation and found Dojo sleeping. "DOJO I NEED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING!" I yelled, he jumped off his pillow, and screamed; it sounded like a little girl. "Raimundo, do not do that again!" He gasped and put his hand over his heart. Stupid Dojo...
"Never mind that! Why did you say that scene looked familiar? Did Lucia and Charon have that scene before? TELL ME!" I raised my voice too much. "Ow Raimundo, stop it, and yes Lucia and Charon did have that scene, and it was funny. Okay, now are you happy?" He asked and curled up on his pillow. "Yes, Dojo, thanks." I walked back to Kimiko's room with a lot of thinking to do.
Kimiko's P.O.V.
I didn't get it. Raimundo just suddenly needed to go somewhere... Where? The bathroom? No. The kitchen? He is not that hungry. Dojo? YES! He did go to Dojo... He strolled back into my room looking relieved. "Where did you go Raimundo?" I asked and kissed him. "Dojo, Lucia and Charon. Information." He wasn't talking in full sentences... "Rai, what did you do?" "There is something we missed about Lucia and Charon, what was he going to say to Lucia, and everything! Everything got confusing when we ended up soul mates." Raimundo said and fell onto my bed. "Kimiko, I love you." That was so random... I didn't know what to say. Before I could think again, he kissed me. It was a gentle, sweet, loving, blissful, and light kiss. Right there and then I realized the was the person I loved most in the world, the person that loved me back... My Soul Mate. He broke away and I caught my breath, his kisses were long, and I never wanted him to stop.
"Raimundo, I love you more than you will ever know." I whispered and kissed him again. "Kim, do you know the meaning of life? The thing that everyone goes searching for?" He asked and gazed into my eyes. "No I don't Raimundo." I said. "It's love. Love is our air, without love, life is boring and hollow, can you imagine a life without me?" He asked and absentmindedly combed my hair, it was soothing and I sighed dreamily.
"No, I couldn't. I understand what you are saying now Rai, if I didn't have you then... I wouldn't be as happy as I am now." I kissed him and brought him close to me, this just felt so right; I wanted to be with him forever. "Soul Mates forever?" He asked and I snuggled closer to the warmth of his chest. "Soul Mates forever, Raimundo." I felt sleep take over me, and I saw his sparkling green eyes stare at me lovingly. "I will always be there Kim." Was the last thing I heard him say, before drifting into a blissful dream...