Reincarnated Lover
Disclaimer; I do not own Xiaolin showdown
Chapter two
Raimundo stared at Master Fung. It was impossible! Why him? His mind was racing. It could explain his dreams and her recognition of him. As if reading his thoughts, Master Fung nodded.
"I'm sorry, Raimundo." He said simply, then got up and left Raimundo alone with his troubled thoughts. Raimundo lay back on the bed. He couldn't believe it. He had the power of a Heylin witch. Not to mention his Xiaolin dragon powers. He felt a prickle of fear. He wasn't really looking forward to looking over his back every few seconds to make sure that Daeva was not there. Nice name though, he thought absently. The door opened. He looked around and saw Kimiko enter. He then looked at the ceiling above him. He was in no mood to talk. He heard her pull a chair up and sit down. She did not talk. They sat in awkward silence for a few minutes, and then the door opened again. Raimundo looked around again. Great, he thought, it's Omi. He turned his attention back to the ceiling.
"Hello my friend. How do you feel?" He asked. Raimundo didn't answer.
"Master Fung told us about Daeva. Don't worry, I will make sure she won't-" Omi stopped abruptly as Kimiko punched him on the arm. Raimundo looked at her. She looked at Omi with a warning look. Raimundo returned his gaze to the ceiling. There was an awkward silence in the room. No one knew what to say. Omi then left the room with Kimiko. Raimundo didn't watch them go. He yawned, he was tired. He put his hands behind his back, ignoring the sharp sting from his broken ribs. He closed his eyes and immediately fell asleep.
A wolf was running with his mate side by side. They stopped; there was the smell of man-things ahead. The wolf's mate looked at him.
"One does not like this." She said, sniffing at the air.
"One does not either, they do not smell nice." He replied, pawing at the ground. They cautiously approached the man- thing. They stopped and crouched in the long grass. Just in front of them was a glowing fire. Pacing in the light was a woman in a white dress. The she- wolf whined softly. The man- things had killed her family when she was a puppy, so she didn't like them. They watched the woman with distrust. She looked angry, and was muttering under her breath. She was talking in the language of the man-things;
"He mustn't have remembered. I must get him back, I need his power. Hmmm, he is even more powerful now, he is a Xiaolin monk." She chuckled to herself. "This went better then I thought. The only problem now is the fact that the other Xiaolin monks would protect him. But I can easily get over that. I can go in when they are all asleep." She then whirled and faced the two wolves. She glared at them. Then, surprising them, she spoke in the language of wolves.
"Come out. Or does one have to force you out?" The two wolves slowly came out of the grass. The woman looked at them. She smiled chillingly as if a thought came to her.
"One needs your help. Can you help me?" She asked in the language of wolves.
"In what way, little sister?" The she-wolf asked politely.
"Someone has stolen ones mate and one wants him back, will you help me?" Shespoke bitterly as if she hated the one that had stolen her mate.
"What do you want us to do?" The she- wolf asked cautiously.
"Come with me for a while, I will reward you dearly. Please. One wants ones mate back." The two wolves looked at each other. They pitied her.
"We will help you get ones mate back." The male wolf replied. The she-wolf seconded that. The woman smiled and bowed to them.
"One is grateful."
Raimundo woke with a jerk. He then winced as the broken rids protested the sudden movement. He looked around and saw Kimiko dozing on the chair next to him. Clay leaned against the end of the bed, snoring lightly. Omi wasn't in the room. Raimundo shifted slightly on the bed. He then remembered the dream. He swore under his breath as his ribs hurt. He wondered what that dream meant. He remembered that the two wolves promised to help Daeva get her 'mate' back. Then, he realised, that was him. He sighed softly. He didn't want any of this to happen. He covered his face with his hands. He then heard a slight movement. He lifted his hands and looked at Kimiko. She had her arm on her lap, but it had fallen. Raimundo sat up. He put his feet on the floor. He stood up. He wavered slightly. That was not surprising; He had not eaten in the last few days. He slowly, painfully walked to the door. He opened it and stepped outside. He closed the door. He didn't walk a few paces when the door behind him opened. He turned and saw, Kimiko, her eyes blazing, standing there. Raimundo stared at her, surprised. He had hoped to get out without waking his friends, but obviously failed.
"What do you think your doing?" She demanded harshly. Raimundo winced at her tone.
"I just wanted to go outside." He replied. She looked closely at him, then nodded. She stepped out and closed the door quietly. And them walked past him. She stopped a few paces in front of him.
"Come on then." She said. Raimundo blinked, Then sullenly followed her. He wanted to be alone. He thought about it and thought that she was acting on orders from Master Fung. So must, he thought bitterly, Omi and Clay. He spent the whole day outside- under the close eyes of either Omi, Clay, Kimiko and even Dojo. Tired, he went and sat in one of the eating areas, overlooking the garden. The others sat with him. They had eaten and where relaxing in each others company. Raimundo was near sleep again, but he jerked himself to wakefulness every time he seemed to fall asleep. He did not want any more dreams about Daeva. Suddenly, there was a chilling howl of a wolf. The others stood up quickly.
"What was that?" Omi asked. He was looking about for the source of the noise.
"That would be a wolf partner." Clay said. Omi looked puzzled. There was another howl, closer this time.
"What is a wolf?" He asked. As if in answer to his question two wolves stood in the entrance. They were sniffing the air. Then one of them growled. The other one looked squarely at Raimundo. Raimundo stood up quickly. These wolves were the ones that agreed to help Daeva. Then, suddenly, one of them spoke, except it was in the language of the wolves. That, however did not startle Raimundo, it was the fact that he understood it.
"Which one of the man-things is it." It sounded like a male. He was larger then the other and had a far more impressive coat. The other pointed its nose at Raimundo.
"That one. It has the smell if the one she wanted. It is her mate." The smaller one appeared to be a female. She stepped forward. Omi took a step forward to.
"Go, creature, least you want a humiliating defeat." He challenged. The she-wolf looked at the male.
"One has noticed that this one is a runt." The other's ears twitched with amusement.
"It would seem so. Come on. Lets get her mate and get out of here."
Raimundo looked closely at the wolves, they looked back. Raimundo shook his head.
The she-wolf cocked her head at him.
"Your mate wants you back. Come with us, we will free you from these man-things and return you to your own pack." Again, Raimundo shook his head. The two wolves looked puzzled.
"Why not?" The male asked. Raimundo did not reply.
"No matter, we were instructed to take you to your mate." He said. The she-wolf padded up to Raimundo, deftly dodging the lunge Omi for her. She grabbed onto Raimundo's wrist, though not too tight. Just tight enough to hold on, but not to hurt. She tugged. Raimundo, however, did not want to go and resisted. Clay, stepped forward to help him, but the male wolf cut him off, snarling terribly. Clay stopped, unable to go to Raimundo's aid. The she wolf tugged more urgently, pulling Raimundo along with her. Kimiko grabbed onto Raimundo's other arm and tugged. It was turning into a tug of war. The she-wolf on one side and Kimiko on the other. The she-wolf, however, was stronger and was winning. Then Omi jumped forward to help Kimiko, now they were winning. The she-wolf suddenly let go and watched as Raimundo flew into Kimiko and Omi. The she-wolf jumped forward suddenly and grabbed Raimundo's wrist again and pulled. Then, suddenly, she was kicked aside. Raimundo looked up at Master Fung. The she-wolf snarled, showing her long fangs. She suddenly leapt at him, but Master Fung just hit her out of the way. The she-wolf whimpered as she hit the ground. The male joined her. She looked at him.
"Come on. One does not think we will win here. We will tell her that we tried." The male looked at them, then nodded.
"Truly." They both turned and ran off. Raimundo stood up and helped Omi and Kimiko to their feet. He looked about. Something about that meeting disturbed him. Master Fung looked at him and asked "Are you ok Raimundo?" Raimundo, a little shocked, nodded. Raimundo rubbed his wrist, it hurt slightly. The others looked out into the garden, but didn't say anything.
"What was that about?" Omi asked Master Fung. Master Fung, however, was looking at Raimundo.
"You could understand them, couldn't you Raimundo?" He asked. Raimundo nodded.
"Understood who?" Clay asked, puzzled.
"The wolves."
The others all looked at Raimundo, then at Master Fung.
"It is no mystery. Daeva can talk the language of the wolves. She also gave the ability to her mortal lover. It would seem that Raimundo remembers the language. What did they say?" He said calmly.
"They said that they had to take me to her, and they said that Omi is a runt of a litter." Raimundo said thoughtfully.
"Hey!" Omi said, offended. Raimundo grinned at him.
"This is most worrying" Master Fung said quietly.
That night, Raimundo slept in his own cubicle, surrounded by his fellow monks. He had stayed awake for an hour, thinking, then he drifted off to sleep.
"He understood you?" A woman's voice asked in astonishment. They two wolves in front of her nodded. The woman, hidden in the shadows of the fire, came forward. The fire illuminated her pale skin. Her eyes gleamed with some satisfaction.
"How does the pack protect ones mate?" She asked the wolves. The she-wolf lay down and put her muzzle on her lags. The male replied "very well, the pack leader is most fearsome. With one attack, he could send us flying. The others do all they can to protect your mate." The woman frowned. She tapped her right cheek with long, slender fingers.
"The pack leader I know. One is more powerful then him. Though one alone cannot take over his territory. One must have ones mate." She mused.
The two wolves watched her closely, there golden eyes calm and wise.
"One must get one mate tonight. Will you accompany me?" The woman asked. The wolves stood up.
"We are ready for the hunt." They said in unison.
Raimundo woke slowly. He looked about as he felt a kind of warning. He sat up and listened. It was quiet. He stood up, then suddenly, the she-wolf appeared in front of him, flanked by the male wolf. Raimundo was about to cry out a warning, them he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to look right into the face of Daeva. She put a finger on his lips.
"Slush, my Love. I will take you now and teach you what you have forgotten." She then kissed his forehead and he blacked out.
Chase Young watched the temple carefully. He had seen the wolves attack them. He knew who they served. Maybe serve is the wrong word. Maybe 'Help' should be the word. He sent his crow to see if anything was happening inside the temple. It reported nothing. That disturbed him. Surely, she would have tried something by now. He hid in some bushes near the entrance of the temple. He looked around. Then some movement at the temple entrance attracted his attention. It was that Heylin witch, Daeva. And she was carrying something in her arms. Not something, Chase realised as he looked closely, but someone. It was Raimundo. Two wolves padded to either side of Daeva, they were looking about nervously, and obviously they had caught his scent. Daeva walked down the path until she was parallel to him. She looked at him.
"Sorry Chase" She said "Put I have him and nothing you can do can stop me." The two wolves growled. She said something to them. They both sat, looking at Chase, still hiding in the bushes. She laughed at him.
"Farewell Chase, hope to see you again." Then she and the wolves vanished. Chase stepped out of the bush, scowling. He had to warn the monks. She cannot be allowed to rule the planet- the world was for him and him alone. He turned toward the temple as the morning light crept over the horizon.
Kimiko was frantic. She looked into Raimundo's cubicle to check on him when she discovered he was gone. She then proceeded to check the whole temple. No Raimundo. She went to the sleeping cubicles and woke Omi and Clay up. They tried to help her find Raimundo, but were failing noticeably. She wasn't really looking were she was going when she bumped into someone. She fell to the ground, rubbing the elbow she had landed on. She looked up and gave a startled exclamation. It was Chase Young. He was looking down at her with one eyebrow raised.
"Do all Xiaolin monks walk around blind?" He asked. Kimiko She stood up and got into battle stance just as Omi and Clay joined them.
"What do you want Chase Young?" Kimiko asked.
"I don't want anything." His reply was.
"Why are you here?" Omi asked just as Master Fung joined them.
"You cannot find Raimundo, right?" Chase asked, looking at Master Fung. Master Fung nodded, listening.
"It would seem that Daeva took him." He continued. Kimiko stared at him, then looked at Master Fung. She was a little shocked. His eyes had narrowed.
"It would seem that those wolves where a test of some kind." Master Fung said.
"I saw Daeva carrying him near dawn, she knew I was there and told me that she was now unstoppable. Tell me, why didn't you protect him more closely?" Chase said with a penetrating gaze, making the three Xiaolin monks squirm in guilt.
"We have to stop her before she gets Raimundo to remember all the things of his previous life." Master Fung said.