a.n.

Im updating! Yay! I need to clarify somethings first. Omi, Clay and Jack's record of history of Kimiko have been altared (they think she died when they recued Raimundo from alive Wuya) in the 3rd chapter Jack was mocking Raimundo seeing as Rai was in a coma and he hadn't annoyed him lately. Master Fung feels something is wrong. And Raimundo is trying to blame it on someone (mainly anyone that crosses his path). I hope that helped clear a bit of awkwardness if somethings were unclear. Some other unexplained things will be uncovered soon! On with the story.

Living a lie

Chapter 4

Curiosity Killed The Cat

By animeang3l7

"Taste fire!"

Fireballs were shot towards us, I was in shock; this couldn't be right. There was an explanation for this and I was going to find out no matter what the cost. I jumped off of Dojo and let the swiftness of the wind carry me towards the flames.

"Wind."

I blew the flaming spheres out and Dojo did a U-turn and caught me before I had fallen to my death. We got closer to the source which was now attempting another round.

"Fire." Uncountable flaming orbs aimed at us, Dojo narrowly missing some as he flew us towards the cause.

"Ah." screamed Clay as his hat just barely left his head. I wonder how he keeps

"Ah."

"Hang on kids, this is gonna be one heck of a ride." he swerved and twisted. Turned and spun. Dodging every hit carefully using skill. There was finally one left it was heading our way and the second just before it came to collision Dojo dipped and flew downwards, I was still upright. I couldn't duck I was out of time but managed to turn around yet the flaming sphere hit me.

"Ah" I shouted with my back burning and my mouth dry.

"Raimundo!" I heard them shout at me whilst I fell, my eyes seemed unable to open properly and my hands were all floppy like a bunny's ears. I couldn't call upon my element and stop. I had the shen gong wu in my hand. I was close to losing my grip on it. I had no feeling at all except hurt. Not that I couldn't handle being hit by fire I just couldn't handle the fact I was so sure about. The one who threw it, Kim who threw it.

Suddenly I could no longer feel the wind hitting upon my face. I had ceased falling. I opened my eyes and saw my hand was being held by someone. My vision was still blurry but I could fairly make out it was a small petite girl. I glanced down at the clouds and fields revealed. I noticed the shen gong wu wasn't in my left hand but in the other. The one that was being held by the stranger. The enemy.

She looked down at me. My vision was clear enough now. I saw she was wearing a black overall but the design was like the Xiaolin Robes. Her nose and mouth was covered. She looked almost ninja like. The only thing left was her eyes and you could bury yourself in the sapphire.

"Kimiko?" it just came out of my mouth. Like a sudden reaction. I was surprised.

"No." the mysterious person answered. She grabbed the shen gong wu from my hand and let me drop. But I wasn't going down just like that.

"WIND." the breeze became stronger and turned into a hurl of wind which carried my up. I followed her to the top.

She turned round and saw me following her. "What is your problem? Freak!"

"Kimiko what do you think you're doing?"

"Who?"

"Kim? Stop fooling around you brat." I joked.

"I really do not know what the heck you're talking about? Just leave me alone before I burn you into nothingness." Her eyes seemed full of rage. It wasn't her. Was it? But I didn't let my confusion be shown. I kept my face unreadable. I didn't move one bit apart from the occasional fierce gales blowing at me.

"Okay if you won't leave me alone I guess I'll have to burn you away," she smirked wide and big. "Too bad. You're pretty hot."

I regretted having such a big ego and my vanity because at that one moment it led me to let my guard down.

"And you'll be hotter than you can stand. Fire," she sent a whirl of fire around me. I had to think fast.

"Wind," I simply blew the flames out. This was easy, too easy. What was she up to something.

"Well, aren't you going to attack me?" she asked in a defenceless kind of way.

"Well..." I shrugged.

"Arg..."

She came close to me, all up in my face. I saw her eye me up and down. I saw this as an opportunity to do something but I couldn't move. I was somehow...paralysed? Well except my mouth...

"What's your name?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," she simply stated.

"Yeah I would, I like to know who I defeat."

"Really, huh? You haven't even laid a breathe on me what makes you think you can?" her index finger was pointed to me and she was now drawing circles on my chest, looking up at me. Well if you won't answer me let's try an easy one.

"How can you fly?"

"Why the interrogation?" she raised her eyebrow.

"Well?"

"Eh, just something I picked up." she shrugged carelessly.

"How can you summon up the element fire?"

"Wow getting a bit curious! Remember curiosity killed the cat, maybe in this case a certain dragon of the wind." she was really getting annoying now.

"Answer me."

"Well same just something I picked up I guess."

"Interesting."

"Eh?" she was very close now. Our faces were almost touching. Then she reached no. one on my unexpected things list. She pulled down her mask and immediatly, kissed me. It was a cold and sad kiss. But it was intoxicating. As she pulled away, she put her mask on and yet you could still feel her smirking. I on the other hand I kept a shocked expression. And that was my second mistake. She had the opportunity to attack and she chose to. She pushed me so hard I practically had a free (but painful) trip back to the Xiaolin Temple.

When I finally managed to halt. I spotted Dojo flying past. That was my third mistake. I was falling again but then was lucky enough to be caught.

"Howdy," I turned to see the American sigh short and quietly.

"Raimundo where did you go? We have been searching for you around the Atlantic for a long period of time." inquired Omi.

"And where's the wu?" Dojo looked at me in surprise. I felt low. I had let the enemy get their dirty hands on it.

"I lost it." I admitted twisting the truth just a little bit.

"In the sea?" Clay, Omi and the lizard asked in unison. All exactly mirroring their shocked expression.

"To the enemy..."

"You mean Wuya?" I looked up at Clay.

"Huh?"

"Wuya came out of nowhere and attacked us after we lost you." after careful time of consideration. I confirmed the loss.

"Oh...yeah. I did."

I thought about it all: my many mistakes, Wuya, Kimiko or whoever that was...and my mistakes again. Next time I will not let my guard down.

Wuya...she did this all. I will get you Wuya and you will pay either by returning this all back to normal or by your life.

"Raimundo?"

"Yeah," I snapped out of it. My dream of beating Wuya to a deformed withered old bitch faded away.

"How did you loose it?" Clay seemed intent on hearing my answer.

"I..."

"We must not dwell on the past - and the mistakes which led to the loss of the shen gong wu." I turned to Omi now taking a deep breath after saying the last bit of the sentence in one.

"Well, you were gone a really long time, and we heard voices in the area where you were in." Clay interrupted the sudden silence.

"And?" I panicked inside but kept a straight face.

"Oh okay. We just thought that maybe-"

"Well we don't really know what we were thinking." Clay finished of Omi's sentence or was just hiding it away.

a.n.

me: rai you're really starting to freak me out.

rai: why am I so dark and bovvered about Kim?

kim: so you're saying I'm not good enough to be bovvered about?

rai: uh...no. Did I ever tell you, you're my fav monk.

kim: awh, I forgive you.

me: (slaps head)

rai: phew...wanna make out?

kim: erm...okay

me: awh how...(thinks for 30 seconds)cute...Till next time, sorry this chapter was so short though. Bye, Happy New Year!