(A/N: Hey! Hope you guys are still voting! PLEASE VOTE! I'll tell you guys the results later. Lol. Anyways…..here's the 4th chapter!)

(Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown or the characters.)

We arrived at my place in a couple of hours by plane. We couldn't really ride Dojo with all our stuff too. So yea. As I got off, we were greeted by one of the servants. And guess what? I didn't even know her! Apparently she knew me because she walked towards me and showed me where to go. I sighed. Again, I didn't' know her. I didn't know anybody. It was kind of sad. When I was little, I knew everyone. Every single one. I guess, what I mean, is that going home….isn't going to feel like going home. First of all, my dad's probably busy, as usual. So he won't get to meet me and my friends probably. Second, how am I supposed to feel welcomed at home, if I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY? I know, I'm being spoiled…..as usual. But its true. Right?

When we got to my house, I decided it was too late to go shopping. We'd have to do something else. I looked at my friends. They were….kind of dazed. I laughed. But yea. I decided to leave them alone. But the first time I asked 'What's wrong with you guys?' This was basically their answer:
(Omi, Clay or Rai): "Th-this is where you live?"

(Me): "Yea. Why?"

(Omi, Clay or Rai): "……"

It was kind of hard to make a conversation with them but whatever. We got off the limo a couple minutes after. You see, we had a really big garden in front of the house. Really big. It was kind of like a maze, so it would take a while to get to the actual 'house'. But yea.

I stepped out of the limo and waited for them to come out, but of course, it took time for all this to soak in.

"HELLO?" I called.

They came out one by one. They probably didn't know the house was going to be so big. Actually, it seemed pretty big to me too. I mean, its been awhile since I've been home. Since daddy's not going to be here, I might as well get to know my servants better. Yea. "my" servants. Spoiled.

I shook my head. "Guys, you don't need to take you stuff. The servants will do it."

They dropped there bags. I rolled my eyes. "COME ON! Seriously, I never knew you guys could be so slow."

It took a couple of minutes for them to talk. "So Kimiko, this is where you live!"

I sighed. "Yes, for the last time. Come on! It's not that much! You know it. It's just….normal."

Rai rolled his eyes. "Sure…normal."

I showed them to their rooms. They were kind of surprised. So usual. You see, the rooms were pretty big, with there own separate bathrooms. Haha. I think Omi might even get lost. But yea.

I left them in peace and went off looking for my room. I found it basically because it was the biggest room, besides my dad's room and study room. I went in and smiled. It was the same as always. A light pinkish room with all this stuff on the floor. I was pretty messy. I jumped on my bed and giggled. This was so wonderful! I looked in my walk in closet which revealed millions of my favorite clothes. I had a lot. It was really cool, because I also saw all my picture albums. I took the big pink one that had "Memories" written on it in silver letters, with a heart by it. Inside, there were pictures of my mom and dad, my favorite servants, the garden, Keiko, everything. I felt a little sad too because, well, I kind of left all this behind. All these memories. I took the big photo album and placed it in my bag so when I go back to the temple, I can remember all these things. And then, I got the best idea.

I ran by my dozen of purses and looked for my digital camera. I haven't used it in a long time. When I was going to the temple, I never thought of bringing it. I took it and placed it in my purse. I ran out of my room, looking for my friends. I found Omi looking through the window. I walked next to him.

"Omi? What are you doing?"

He poked the glass. "What is that big body of water?"

I looked. It was the swimming pool! Of course, it looked different. The pool was now bigger. It was wonderful! It was decorated by rocks, creating a natural and calm waterfall, then leading down to the swimming area. The swimming area was actually circular and bigger. It looked more like a Japanese spa place than a swimming pool to me. I smiled.

"Wow, what did they do to this place?"

Omi looked at me. "What is it?"

I laughed. "It's a swimming pool. Actually, we should go swimming now! It's too late to go shopping…so yea!"

He nodded. "Of course! I shall get my bathing suit."

He walked into his room and closed it. I shook my head. I quickly went to Rai's room and Clay's to ask them if they wanted to go swimming. They both nodded and I went to my room to change. I had millions of bathing suit. But one of my favorites was a black halter top bikini. The top had a flower design made of little jewels as the same with the bottom. The bottom was tied at the side and the top was tied around the neck and back. I tried it on and it still fit perfectly! I took a pair of sunglasses, a tote containing my digital camera and a towel, and headed for the pool.

Rai, Omi and Clay were already in the pool, splashing about. I rolled my eyes. I placed my towel on the bench. I took out my camera and smiled.

"Hey guys, SMILE!"

All three of them turn, and right when it flashed, they turned away, yelling. I laughed. I looked at the picture. They were just staring out.

Rai got out of the water. "Hey, what's the big idea?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to take some pictures. Got a problem with that?"

He smiled slyly. "Oh, so you want to take pics of me?"

I shook my head. "No, Rai. I'm just taking pics for my album."

He tilted his head. "Oh…"

I laughed. "Fine. ONE PICTURE OF YOU BY YOURSELF!"

He smiled. "I knew you wanted a pic of me."

He did a weird pose and I just had to laugh. I took a picture and he jumped back into the water, making a huge splash. I kind of freaked out. I mean, this was a very EXPENSIVE camera. I looked at him angrily.

"RAI! You almost got my camera wet!"

He smirked. "Well, SORRY."

Omi swam to the side. "Kimiko, why aren't you coming into the water with us?"

I hesitated. "I don't know…"

I never really liked the water. It was probably because when I was younger, I use to be on a swim team. I was very good. My best thing was diving. I could do all these tricks. I loved it. But there was this one time, while doing a dive, for some odd reason, I messed up which cost me my points and almost my life. When I messed up, I was totally startled which I panicked, and when I hit the water, I swallowed a huge amount of water. I choked…and…yea…it was horrible. I was saved by a

I shook my head. "Uh…no that's Omi…its fine."

I sat there and all three of them just stared at me. My cheeks felt hot. "What?"

Rai rolled his eyes. "Kim, come on….its just water….what are you, afraid?"

Actually….the truth is….I was! I was really scared. I mean, when I saw the swimming pool through the window, I thought it was sooo sincere, so calm…but that didn't mean I wanted to swim in it…I mean, more like…reading there, or….I don't know! But…yea….I stammered. I totally didn't want them to find out. I was embarrassed. I'm not exactly the person who'd be afraid of anything. I was tough. I wanted to prove, that not all girls are helpless.

"I….well….uh.."

Yea…that was all I could say. He smirked. He knew I was afraid. I tensed up. "Fine! I will go into the water."

I knew I would regret it. I mean, my parents have tried to get me back into the water. But I was afraid. But then again, I was only 9. I was 8 when I choked. I got up and climbed up the diving board. I know, the diving board and the whole scenery kind of clashes…but that's ok….I think…

I saw Rai, his arms crossed, smiling. Omi looked confused as so did Clay. They just kind of stood there. I took a deep breath. Sure, I didn't need to go off the diving board, but what was the point? If I was going to prove to Rai, I wasn't scared…I might as well try and jump off the diving board to overcome my fear.

As I approached the board, I could feel myself unbalanced. I was afraid. But I had to do it. So I did it. I did a backwards flip and dived down into the water. It was a perfect dive! But I totally didn't know how to react to it. I was sooo happy! I felt so, complete. But something horrible happened. I tried to surface up, but I couldn't! I was stuck! I realized what happened. You see, when I dive, I like touching the bottom of the swimming pool, and float back up. Don't ask me why. I just do it. Anyways, I realized when I touched the bottom, my charm bracelet got hooked. I tried to pull it off, but it didn't work. I was losing oxygen fast. How stupid was I! Wearing a charm bracelet, while swimming! I totally forgot I had it. I tried to unclasp it, but I was losing conscious. And sight…

(A/N: Lol…yea…I'm guessing this is kind of like a cliffie? Sorry guys. But….yea…Anyways….umm….sorry for the slow update! I was really busy. Yea….you see, the same person who helped me with the designs, she came over again on Monday, I went shopping on Tuesday, and then went to go watch fireworks….and yea…today….I'm less busy. Anyways…yea…people, you can still vote! So yea! Ok….I'm going to go work on the fifth chapter now! I'll do my best to update quickly!)

----kimi