haha. hear it is. Since i just uploaded the last chapter, there arent any questions to answer. But another big hug to anyone and everyone who reviewed. Again, I'm leaving for vaction soon, won't be back till next Saturday, and can't update when i'm in the boonies.

I do not own XS, only the Red Robin (and another SGW that appears later)

Since that is now out of the way...I will stop blabbing and let you read already.

The next morning, the four dragons in training were eating breakfast, a cold cloud of silence drifting over their usually bright conversation.

Clay was pretty confused at the sight, and Omi seemed a bit confused himself.

Clay looked to Kimiko, and only saw that she was very tired, and there was something bothering her… And when he looked to Raimundo… Well, Raimundo was continually stabbing his cold pizza with a fork that he never used, looking downright angry and disturbed. But everyone knew that something was bothering him too, because the ominous wind was back again.

Omi was the one to break the silence by clearing his throat. "Since it is the day when we have no training, do you think you could help me defeat Goo Zombies 3?" He directed the question to Kimiko.

Kimiko sighed. "No, I can't today. Sorry, Omi," Kimiko apologized.

Omi looked disappointed for a second, and then he instantly brightened and looked to Raimundo. "Raimundo, do you think you could help me practice my angry soccer ball skills?"

Raimundo stabbed his fork into his pizza again. "Um, not today, Omi. I don't really feel up to it."

Omi's face turned gloomy again.

"I can teach yah some more trick ropin' if you're interested," Clay offered.

Omi smiled happily. "That would be most fun, Clay! We shall go now. By the time the sun sets, I will be a roping master!" And he hurried out into the grass, Clay following.

Raimundo didn't see this as a comfortable position, him being here alone with Kimiko. So he quickly ate up his pizza and put his dishes in the sink.

He then looked back at her to see if she was making a move. But she stayed as still as stone. I guess apologizing isn't her style, he thought. Maybe she thinks that I'm just going to forget that she invaded my mind! Who knows what she found out…

He finally turned away and walked to where Omi and Clay were practicing, seating himself under a tree and trying to enjoy the fresh air.

Kimiko finally looked over to Raimundo, still feeling guilty. So she went over to where he was sitting, noting that he tried his best to ignore her. But she knew he was feeling angry or upset, for the wind still lingered — was it just a coincidence when the wind picked up when she sat down beside him? Probably not.

He folded his hands across his chest, staring at Clay and Omi, pretending that they were the only thing that existed. Pretending that the wind that whirled around didn't really come from Raimundo himself.

Kimiko gathered up her courage, fighting down a cold feeling inside her. "Umm, Rai, I need to talk to you."

Raimundo finally turned his head to her, his green eyes almost as cold as the wind that he gave off. "Oh, really?" he asked sarcastically as he unconsciously ripped a leaf that he had in his hand in two. "What about?"

"About last night. Raimundo, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean—"

"Didn't mean what? Didn't mean to let me see you? Didn't mean to get caught? Thought that you could just sneak in when I was sleeping, poke around for a little while, and then just get out? Just like that?"

"I didn't mean to invade your privacy," Kimiko tried.

"Huh. Sure seemed that you were pretty clear with your intentions," Raimundo replied as he watched Omi roping Clay's hat off. "The Red Robin was created to invade privacy."

Kimiko really didn't know how to explain herself. "I'm really sorry, okay?" she said softly and soothingly, blue eyes pleading for forgiveness.

"Yeah. Sure," Raimundo responded numbly, getting up and going back towards the temple before Kimiko could stop him.

Suddenly, Clay's hat landed beside her, Clay chasing after it wildly.

Clay picked it up and propped it back on his head. "Rai better get that power under control, 'cause if he doesn't, I'll need to use a staple gun to keep my hat on…"

Kimiko offered him a weak smile.

"Hey, Kim, somethin' bothering you?" Clay inquired after he signaled Omi to practice roping some wooden pegs that he had set up.

"I…uh…did something really wrong last night," Kimiko confessed.

"What was it?"

She looked at him sadly. "I…used the Red Robin to go into Rai's mind…and he caught me… And now he's angry at me…," she said the sentence as quickly as she could get it out.

Clay gave a low whistle. "Why'd yah do a thing like that?"

Kimiko shrugged. "I dunno. It was just a split second decision. I don't know if he'll forgive me for doing it though…"

"Well, I bet if you tell him that you didn't really see anythin', I'm sure he'll forgive yah," Clay replied carefully. "You…umm…didn't see anything, did yah?"

Kimiko shifted uncomfortably.

"Raimundo had tried his best when he came to the Xiaolin Temple. But he figured his best was not enough. To them, his best was their worst. That just made him feel more useless. Knowing that the best he could do just wasn't good enough."

That is one of the things that the book had told her. The things that the book revealed had haunted all of her dreams the last night.

"Well…," Kimiko drew the word out. "I saw a little…in this creepy book."

"Creepy book…?" Clay repeated.

"This book that holds all of Raimundo's secrets…"

"And why is that 'book' creepy?" But Clay thought he already knew the answer. It wasn't the book itself, but the things inside of it. He was instantly curious what had gotten Kimiko so upset.

"The only thing creepy about it is the way the stuff that I found out haunted me," Kimiko answered.

"Why's that? I don't think Rai's got anythin' to hide. Not anythin' real important, right?"

"Nothing really important," Kimiko said. "I guess I just didn't know what I would find."

"Well it was the 'book' of Raimundo's secrets. Meaning that you probably wouldn't know what was in there," Clay replied thoughtfully, considering the situation.

"But do you really think he'll forgive me? I mean, I did a really terrible thing…"

"Why sure he will. We're all friends, aren't we? We're all a team, aren't we? He'll come to his senses and forgive yah. You just gotta give him some time," Clay answered, giving Kimiko a farewell after Omi asked for help untangling his rope.

Raimundo was walking down the hallway, his power making the newly re-hung tapestries flap like flags. He spotted Dojo coming towards him, a donut in one hand.

"Hey, Raimundo, I just finished hanging those things," Dojo said. "Can you please settle down?" he turned away, ignoring the slight drop in temperature, mumbling, "Need to secure those tapestries more…a lot more…"

"I heard that," Raimundo exclaimed loudly as one of the tapestries blew off its holders.

"Okay, okay, I get the point. But sheesh, can you settle down?"

Raimundo ignored the small green dragon and just kept walking.

"Raimundo, is something wrong?" Master Fung asked when he saw Raimundo come down the hallway that lead to the young monk's room.

"No, Master Fung, I'm fine," Raimundo lied, annoyance biting at the edge of his voice.

"You do know that I know that something is bothering you?" Master Fung questioned, indicating the wind.

"What if this wind is a freak of nature?" Raimundo said defensively.

Master Fung chuckled. "Raimundo, I know that you are the source of this wind. I can sense that is it you and not a 'freak of nature'."

Raimundo hid a glare, angry with his newfound power that just had to give away everything. It almost as if everyone could read his mind.

"Are you still upset with Kimiko?" Master Fung pressed.

"How did you even know about that?"

"I caught young Kimiko last night. I know that she is very sorry for what she did, and if you haven't already, you should forgive her," Master Fung replied steadily.

Raimundo's eyes narrowed. "Fine. Okay. I will." He then added under his breath: "But she doesn't deserve it…"

"Excuse me, Raimundo, but I heard that. You may not think she deserves it, but—"

"But what? How would you feel if you were me, and one of your friends just decides to ambush your mind?" Raimundo asked.

Master Fung put his hand up. "I know that it is hard to forgive something like that, but you should still do it. You cannot hold a grudge against Kimiko."

"Don't worry… I'll forgive her the next time I see her. Okay?"

"And do not avoid her," Master Fung added.

How does he know what I'm thinking? Raimundo asked himself. And how can he think that I can get back to being friends with Kimiko again right after what she did?

"Okay, okay," Raimundo finally answered, turning around and walking to the kitchen.

He grabbed an apple and went back outside. No one was around, so he assumed that Kimiko and the others had gone inside a while ago.

He shrugged as he leaned against a tree and took a bite out of the apple, looking around and yawning slightly. He wasn't avoiding the others, it just happened that they weren't where he was at the same time. And it's not like the others would be comfortable around Raimundo at the moment, because his wind was very cold.

Of course, he couldn't feel the icy cold temperature of his own wind, but he was told that it was cold and often dropping in temperature.

He took another bite of his apple, closed his eyes, and tried to forget about everything.

okay. I really hope you liked it, and please review if you would like some more. (please?)

Oh! I 'picked up' a muse, lol. His name is Oscar, he's an automaton (he doesnt like to be called a robot) from Syberia one and two (video games).

Oscar: Hello.

Me: (beams)Talkative, isnt he?

-Kaisa