Title: Sick in the Head

Summary: Raimundo centric and in mostly Raimundo's POV. After having several wierd experiences Raimundo starts worry if anything is really real. Slight swearing.

Sorry, for the long wait.

Disclaimer: Xioalin Showdown not owned by me.

Chapter 3-

"Young monks, it is most aggrievious that you have lost this new wu. Hopefully, it will not work its way into Jack Spicer's hands," Master Fung said, looking at them very uneasily. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to double your work loads so you can handle any up coming wu."

"Is there even any way to double our work loads? We already have so much to do and there's so little to do around here, period," I asked coolly, looking around the temple, there were more chores we could do?

"A valid point, Raimundo," he told me, "I will think of something. In the mean time you will have to get up earlier, have more training, and go to sleep later."

"Less sleep," I audibly groan, just great that's exactly what I need. I voiced my concern but Master Fung never listens to me. I mean he acts like he does but he really doesn't. He kind of reminds me of my grandfather, senile, old, you know the type.

"You could you use less sleep, hippos get less sleep than you do," Kim teased and poked me in the side. I hissed at her and she laughed at me. "It's true!"

"No its not!" I stammer angrily and stomp off; I've had enough of them for now. I start walking to my room. Something glints to the side and I swerve to look at it. There was nothing there. Confused I rationalize that it was just my imagination or a trick of the light. Yeah, a trick of the light that's all. I start on my way again and make it my room without any more incident.

It's only five am when Omi comes to wake me up today. I give him my normal morning greeting and try to go back to sleep. I can't though. Omi way to noisy, it's impossible.

"Come on, Raimundo," he shouts loudly, he has no consideration for those who are trying their best to sleep, "Get up! Remember extra training and all! That starts today! Get up! Don't make me do bouncy ball on you!"

"That's cannonball, Omi," I said sitting up now very annoyed with the little bald monk. I tease him, "Although I guess for you it might be bouncy for you."

He looks at me not understanding, but I don't care to elaborate any further. So, I opt for getting up like a good little monk and tell him to get out while I change. Seeing that I really was getting up and not going back to sleep, he finally dashed out. Super, he's finally gone. I decided to make good on my words and get dressed and go to eat breakfast. Halfway there I swear I saw something out of the corner of my eye but when I turned to look I saw nothing.

'Great, now I'm starting to see things,' I sarcastically thought to myself as I continued on my way. I decided that it was nothing. Sometimes some shapes can make you see others out of the corner of your eye.

"Raimundo, you're late to breakfast again," Clay said as he yawned.

"I see you have much room to talk," I told him stiffly before pouring some cereal and milk.

"Yeah, its early, I'm still tired," Kim says as she also yawns.

"This is cruel and unjust punishment," I tell them vehemently. "It's not our fault we lost that wu. We don't sense wus. If it's anybody's fault it's Dojo's more than us. I wouldn't punish him or anything. But, hey, if you're going to punish someone let it be him."

"Oh gee, thanks," Dojo said as he slithered in.

"You're welcome," I said caustically and continued to eat my breakfast.

For once I wasn't the last one done with breakfast. The others seemed a lot more tired than I did. They got more sleep and were more tired, that's rather funny.

"Didn't you guys get more sleep than I did?" I asked putting away my bowl.

"No, you went off to your room yesterday all pouty, I can't believe you slept that long!" Kim scoffed at me.

"Yeah, you slept for at least ten hours straight, you missed dinner," Clay told me as shoveled some cereal in his mouth.

"No wonder I was hungry," I muttered.

"And not tired," Kim points out annoyed. "Not everyone gets to sleep for ten hours straight. Dream any?"

I stare at her wearily as I try to recall even the smallest part of a dream. I can't remember so I opt for staring at her blankly.

"Yeah, that's you, Rai, so deep," She teased flatly and ate the last bits of her cereal.

I glared at her annoyed but said nothing. I'm not in the mood to fight today. I just want to get done with my chores as fast as possible. Having decided that I got up and left them to start moping the main hall.

"Rai, you're actually going to do your chores without being told?" Kim teases but I don't even stop to acknowledge that I heard her; I just continued on my way.

Outside the sun was just peeking over the horizon and it was still chilly. I wrapped my arms around me for warmth. A shadow passes and I immediately turn to face it. There's nothing there. Damn what's going on here? That's the third time in two days that I swore I've seen something that wasn't really there. Maybe I'm going crazy. Who knows, I surely don't. For now I hope that it's just a faze or something. Maybe it's some weird sign that I'm getting sick. That sounds like the best answer to me. I'm definitely coming down with something. I'm going completely delusional.

End of chapter 3-

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