Chapter 65: When Will It EVER END?
Kimiko's P.O.V.
Jill wasn't fat. Fine she was, but not THAT fat. Sometimes you could hear the baby kicking though."Kim! Your cell phone is ringing! I'm not picking it up!" Raimundo called from the kitchen. "Where is it"
"In
your purse in our room!" he answered. I opened Jill's door and dashed
across the hall way. My cell phone hasn't been going off lately.
Maybe because Raimundo distracts me... I dug through my purse, it was
there, making a beeping noise. It was from mom, finally; she hasn't
called about the baby!
(On call) "Kimiko? Hello?" (Kimiko:) "Yes mom?
Why
didn't you call sooner? The baby has been born already!" (Mom:) "Yes
you did tell me about the child, but I want to meet her again, she must
have grown! We have to get it all these things and- (Kimiko:) "It's
alright, we already did, and she was alive quite a awhile ago. You
didn't answer my question. Why didn't you call me?" (Mom:) "I did
several times, you didn't pick up. Look at your missed messages!"
(Kimiko:) "I'll do that when you hang up. So what are you going to do
now? (Mom:) "Come and visit of course! I need to alert your father!
He's coming home from work! We'll be there at 6:00 p.m. The leaves half
an hour! Get ready! Bye! (Kimiko:) "Bye mom!" (End call) I glanced at
the missed calls: 43. "Oops..."
"Who was it?" Raimundo asked. "It was mom, we should be eating right now." I said.
"Why?
I don't think she knows about the baby." "Thirty mintues! They are
coming in that much time!" I replied, Elinor cocked an eyebrow at us
and jumped to the ground; off her chair. "Keep an eye on her Kim.
I have to make the food." Raimundo leaned over and kissed me, there was a hint of I-want-to-make-out-with-you-now passion.
"Later Raimundo." I followed Elinor through the Temple, and she could walk... Or crawl very far.
"Elinor!
Where are you going to go now?" Now we were in the piano room. "You
want to play the piano? Here you go" I lifted her up on the seat, and
she pressed a key; then laughed. "It's magic Elinor! Press another
button"
She obeyed and used both hands to smash random keys.
This was getting boring, but I had to sound happy to Elinor.
"Come on Elinor! Don't you want to do something else"
"Blah."
Elinor replied. I carried her in my arms and she pointed her tiny
fingers toward outside. "You want to go outside? Fine Elinor." She
opened the door for me, and I walked through. "Pretty smart for a
child." I noted to myself. "Pretty." Elinor muttered.
"AW! You said an actual word! RAIMUNDO!" I waited a minute, he came out of the Temple doors looking alarmed.
"What?
Did Elinor get hurt?" Raimundo rushed over and looked at Elinor.
"Nothing is wrong with her! She just said an actual word"
"Well blah and no... They are words!" he argued.
"Look
at that then! She's going to say it!" I whispered. "Pretty." Elinor
said, she was playing with a bird, Peaches. "Great, now we have to deal
with that annoying... THING!" Raimundo threw his hands up in the air
and stumbled on over to the Temple door. I thought for a second. I
screamed: "You'll be back Raimundo!"
"You didn't tell me about
your child." Peaches hummed. "Sorry, I didn't think you would want to
know that I change diapers every couple of seconds." Elinor looked at
me, offended. "Seems she is very intelligent." I nodded to Peaches
remark.
"She got that from me." I added. "Possibly." I couldn't tell
if that was good or bad, animals were so strange sometimes... "My
parents are coming. I need to go soon... Peaches, have you ever had a
kid"
She looked surprised.
"Many. But they are all gone now, and
I could have more children. It's not as painful as you humans describe
it." "Only because you have to lay eggs instead of having a little
child squirming around in your stomach, and making you throw up!" I
mumbled.
"It is a joy to have children, but when they move away and
grow up, you start to notice that all that pain was worth it. Before
you know it they are all grown up." Peaches chirped.
"I guess you
are a very lucky mother." ("Kimiko! Your mother is here!") Raimundo's
voice was in my head again. "I need to go." I told Peaches, I didn't
wait for a response. Her words echoed in my mind. Fast growing? Yeah
right... Elnor was already cradled in my arms, I opened the door and
walked to the kitchen. Raimundo was a good cook, but I wasn't going to
admit that!
"Finally you make it, and I am glad you like my cooking." Raimundo said. "Stop doing that! Where are my parents?" "Right over here darling." My mom and dad were standing at the doorway. "Mom! Dad!" I ran over to them and hugged them tight. Raimundo cleared his throat and looked away. A little emotion of sadness was in the room. "Come on, we need to eat." I murmured. Was my husband over his family yet?
"So where is everyone?" asked my father.
"Um...
Clay is with Jill, and Xian and Omi are still in their room, I'll go
get them." I declared. "Be back soon." Raimundo said, his voice didn't
contain any sadness, but his eyes were a shade darker.
I didn't
respond. Was he over his family? I needed to ask him tonight. "Omi!
Xian!" I knocked on their door and opened it. I didn't expect them to
be doing anything
. "Xian! Omi! Where are you guys?" I tip toed through the room. "Coming
Kimiko!" Omi came out of the bathroom in his usual monk outfit. "Wash
your hands! Don't tell me what you were doing with Xian! It's dinner
time"
I pranced out of the room and opened Jill's and Clay's door.
"Hello?
It's dinner! We'll bring you something Jill!" Clay was asleep on the
bed next to Jill. "Stop talking so fast! It's just dinner." Jill said,
and she pushed Clay a little. "Dinner. Go now, or else I'll get up"
Clay jumped up and rubbed his eyes. "Yes Jill." he responded automatically.
"Come on! Move faster!" I shoved Clay through the door and flashed Jill a smile.
I
slammed the door shut and hissed "You listen now Clay, my parents are
here, and you better not make any strange remarks!" He nodded, and the
four of us, (Xian, Omi, Clay and I) bounded through the halls.
Raimundo's P.O.V.
"Have
you been treating my daughter right Raimundo?" asked Kimiko's father.
"Yes sir. She's very... Nice." I retorted pleasantly.
"Now how did
you make such a fine child?" Questions just kept coming from her
parents, and I answered them politely. "Kimiko is very lucky to have a
husband like you Raimundo"
I didn't take notice of who was
complementing me, I nodded, out of the corner of my eye, Kimiko was
standing at the doorway. "Here's everyone!" She laughed, and sat down
at the table next to me. "Kimiko, you have found a very nice husband!
He's so polite!" Kimiko's mother said. "Thanks. Now look at Elinor"
My child was in her arms.
"May I hold her again?" Her mom gently lifted up the infant and giggled and played with Elinor.
"So
where is that Jill girl? I think you mentioned her sometime ago." "I
did mom. She's pregnant, and Clay's the father. Clay tipped his hat and
drank from his glass of water. I knew Kimiko told him to be quiet...
"Clay, how old are you?" asked her dad. "19 Mr. Tohomiko. I know it's
young, but you have to marry a person you love." Clay replied. "That's
sweet. Raimundo is 19 now, isn't he?" I nodded, by birthday was on the
3rd of May.
I felt suspicion in the room, I looked around and I saw Kimiko staring at me. I guess she sensed my sadness too.
"May I be excused?" asked Kimiko.
No
one objected, so she dragged me out of the room and into the hallway.
"What is wrong Raimundo? Are you sad about your family?" I didn't
reply. "Rai! You can tell me... They are not truly dead you know"
"Kimiko,
I would be more comfortable if we talked about this outside." I sighed.
"Okay Raimundo." Kimiko glanced around and slowly opened the door. Both
of us walked into the cool night air. "Is there something you would
like to tell me Raimundo?" Kimiko asked.
"Not really. I just feel empty inside that I don't have a family
anymore." "Nonsense Raimundo! The Xiaolin Temple and everyone in it...
They are your family. I'm now your wife and everything, so now you can
start your own. So stop this and be happy!" Kimiko kissed me on the
lips and I smiled a little.
She
could be helpful when you were sad... Kimiko pulled away and gazed into
my eyes. "Do you ever think about what would happen if you didn't have
a family Kimiko?" I asked her.
"Sometimes, I only think about that
when I'm around you though. My parents don't even know about you not
having a family..." Her crystal blue eyes sparkled in the moonlight
when she talked about me.
"I'll try being happy again Kimiko, ... Did your last wish come true yet?" A smirk appeared on her face.
"You just need to wait, keep your promise and I'll tell you one day."
Dinnner went by quickly, and Kimiko's parents left, after they hugged me to death.
"Take
care of her Raimundo!" Ms. Tohomiko screamed. "I will!" I yelled back,
Kimiko's parents were on Dojo, they left joyous. "Raimundo, you left a
good impression. Let's go to sleep"
Kimiko took my hand and walked
me to the sleeping quarters. "I love having a person like you around."
I whispered. "I love you too Raimundo." Kimiko kissed me and pushed
open the door. The emotion passion flowed through the room. "Were you
waiting for something like this Rai"
she asked. "Maybe I was waiting for you to make out with me again"
I stoppped talking, and crashed my lips into hers and she closed the door with her foot.
("I changed my mind, I don't want to go to sleep yet"
"Make
sure Elinor doesn't see us Kim!") She broke away and whispered to me.
"I have thought this over many times Raimundo, and I want another
child."