Author's Notes:
1. I do not own Xiaolin Showdown but I do love both of the series. I do own Gloria/Gizmo who is Jack's daughter in fanfiction; she'll be a character throughout the story and I hope you will all like her
2. This fanfiction is an updated version of a story that I had started writing in 2014 and stopped working on in 2016 due to a lack of time and inspiration. Unfortunately I lost the original files and thus have no other choice but to post an entirely new version of the story that was copied and pasted from the original and then edited. Hopefully this version will be grammatically correct and have less errors overall.
3. There will be yaoi somewhere in this fanfiction, therefore if you don't like yaoi you might not want to read this fanfiction.
Anyway enough with my yapping, let's move on to the story Shall we; I hope you enjoy.
Meanwhile in the Land of nowhere it seemed that Jack was not the only one thinking about the kiss, indeed it was all that Chase could think about; he had been sitting in the lounge ever since he had pushed Jack through the portal.
"I can almost still feel lips on mine, funny that I enjoy the memory now when I could have made more with Jack years ago." Chase thought to himself quietly before sighing out loud.
"Something wrong Master?" A feminine voice suddenly asked out loud in a curious way.
Chase hadn't sensed her coming because he had been distracted, still he made sure that he didn't show Shadow outwardly that she had surprised him.
"No Shadow there's nothing wrong, also next time remember to knock… we may be evil but even we must have some manners." Chase said in an irritated way.
"Sorry about that Master, I just thought I'd check up on you…. you've been here for a while." Shadow said, looking a bit nervous.
"Were you worried about me, Shadow?" Chase asked, unable to help but smirk in amusement at the thought of this.
"No of course not, why would I be worried about…" Shadow started to say in an embarrassed way before getting interrupted.
"Well that's good to hear Shadow because as you know I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself, also as I've told you many times I am not interested in you in the way you want me to be." Chase said firmly leaving no reason for Shadow to think he wasn't serious.
"Yes I know Master… still I must say that I find it hard to believe who seems to have caught your interest now." Shadow said, trying her best to whisper the last part so Chase couldn't hear her.
"I'm sorry Shadow; what was that you said?" Chase asked knowing full well what Shadow had said but playing innocent because he was planning on teaching her a lesson.
"Nothing Master, I didn't say anything" Shadow said looking horrified that Chase had heard her.
"Oh but I think you did, by all means go ahead and speak up Shadow." Chase said making sure that his voice remained steady to give the illusion that Shadow wasn't in trouble which she most certainly was.
"Really Master it wasn't anything important, you really don't need me to…" Shadow started l to say in a nervous way before a glare from Chase silenced her.
"You know Shadow since you've come back to me I think I've been very forgiving, I could have killed you for daring to betray me and then coming running back but I didn't; and yet you've continuously failed to thank me for my generosity." Chase said darkly.
"Please Chase I'm sorry, I'll tell you…" Shadow started to beg before Chase interrupted her by slapping her hard.
"You really must think I'm stupid don't you, I heard what you said you foolish girl and your right it is hard to believe given the circumstances of the past. Nonetheless, you had no right to speak in such a way, you deserve to be punished for your insolence ." Chase said continuing to pretend like he was furious with Shadow despite being more amused than anything.
"No please Chase, please I'm sorry and I promise that I…" Shadow continued to beg but shrinking in terror as Chase gave her one of his best glares.
"I've had about enough of listening to you whine, time to send you off to be punished." Chase said darkly before snapping his fingers.
Shadow had no time to beg for any more mercy from Chase as she was teleported away, once she was gone Chase couldn't help but chuckle to himself. The truth was he'd been looking for an excuse to deal with her and was almost grateful that she had given him.
"I'll have to think of how to punish her later, for now I suppose I should leave this room; it's no use waiting in here anymore anyway" Chase muttered to himself before leaving the room.
Once out of the room Chase decided to walk down the halls for a while, he had no evil plans at the moment and there was really not much else for him to do but wander around his lair and think to himself.
"I have a lot to think about, like what I would do if Jack came back and decided not to take my proposal." Chase mumbled to himself.
"Master, who are you talking to?" A voice suddenly asked in a curious way.
"Huh, oh hello Jasper; I was just talking to myself." Chase said, turning to see who had spoken and seeing one of his youngest jungle cats.
"Oh I see, well may I be bold enough to say something sir?" the young panther asked in a nervous but polite way.
"I suppose I could allow it, very well you may speak freely." Chase said feeling curious enough to allow his young jungle cat to speak.
"I couldn't help but overhear what you said Master and personally I think that you shouldn't worry… I'm sure Mr. Spicer will accept your proposal when he returns." Jasper said in a nervous quiet way.
"Oh you think so do you, and what makes you so confident?" Chase asked in a calm, curious way.
"Well Sir um, to be honest there's a lot of reasons why I think he'll come back and accept your proposal sir." Jasper said, sounding more nervous than before.
"If that's the case then by all means feel free to tell me the reasons." Chase said, still keeping his tone calm and curious.
"Well firstly he and daughter both have powers that they don't know how to control, you're the only one on the Heylin side who can successfully help them learn how to do so and Mr. Spicer will want to turn to you so that he and his daughter will be safe using them." Jasper said timidly because he wasn't used to being able to talk freely in front of his master.
"A very good point my young jungle cat, continue." Chase said with a nod of his head to encourage the young cat to continue.
"The second reason I think Mr. Spicer will accept your proposal because you're still his idol, granted this has turned into a much more mature respect for you it's still a reason he would accept" Jasper said feeling a little less nervous now that he'd been encouraged.
"Again very true Jasper, do you have any other reasons?" Chase asked curiously.
"Only one more Sir, and this one is the most important one that I can think of." Jasper said, waiting for permission to speak again.
"Well go on then Jasper, no need to go quiet on me now." Chase said to the timid young panther.
"The last reason I think that Mr. Spicer will accept your proposal is because well… I'm sorry My Lord I know I shouldn't have but I saw you kiss him and I heard the sounds he made; as well as you. I can therefore tell that it meant something to both of you." Jasper said in a much more timid way than before.
Chase was silent for a moment after hearing this and could tell that young Jasper was getting more and nervous as the silence went on, Chase knew that he was going to have to tell the other cats how the kiss had felt if Jack indeed accepted his proposal but at the moment he wasn't sure what to do about the fact that Jasper had seen him.
"You have me in quite the position Jasper." Chase said, suddenly breaking the silence.
"I don't understand, what do you mean Master." Jasper asked, still looking timid but also confused.
"One of many things I was thinking about was what my followers would say when I told them I had kissed Jack and indeed enjoyed it, however I hadn't intended to mention it unless Jack accepted my offer… which clearly did not work as I planned since you saw.
"Master if you don't plan on telling the others yet then I swear I won't…" Jasper started to say in an extremely nervous way before flinching in fear as Chase's hand moved toward him.
"You always have been loyal to me, my young cat, if only Shadow could learn to be as loyal as you are." Chase surprised the young panther by not hitting him but instead gently petting his head.
"Thank you Master, I'm honored to have you say that." Jasper said in an embarrassed way feeling glad that he could not blush in his cat form.
"Now then as for you not telling any of the others yet I would…" Chase started to say when suddenly a strange noise reached his ears and he stopped talking.
"Master, is something wrong?" Jasper asked, looking slightly nervous again.
"No Jasper, nothing is wrong, I just hear something getting closer to us… you'll likely hear it in a moment.' Chase said petting his loyal subject yet again to reassure him.
Sure enough not moments after he had said these words he noticed his young cat's ears perking up, it was a strange noise at first Chase didn't recognize it at first.
"What is that noise Master?" Jasper asked curiously though not looking pleased as the noise started to get louder.
Chase was just about to tell Jasper that he wasn't completely sure when suddenly he heard familiar footsteps approaching.
"Ah there you are master, there appears to be something approaching the palace." Another of Chase's many cats said painting as he approached.
"Yes I can hear that, any idea what it is Faro?" Chase asked the jungle cat that was still panting as he stopped in front of him.
"What if it's Mr. Spicer Master, after all you did tell him he'd have to return in order to accept or deny your proposal." Jasper said before Faro could answer.
"Mind your place child, the Master was not…" Faro started to scold angrily before quickly getting interrupted.
"Oh hush Faro, Jasper is probably right." Chase said sternly.
"Should make sure the magic security doesn't attack Mr. Spicer upon his arrival?" Faro said looking embarrassed that he'd been silenced by Chase.
"No need Faro, I took care of that for Master Young the last time Mr. Spicer came to the lair." Jasper said as politely as possible.
"It would seem that Jasper is one step ahead of you Faro, perhaps you could be useful and wait for Jack at the door." Chase said, petting Jasper on the head as he spoke.
Chase could tell that Faro was less than happy to see Jasper getting so much praise but nonetheless the much older cat bowed politely as he had been told, Jasper meanwhile was clearly very embarrassed with the attention he was getting and Chase couldn't help but chuckle at the expression on the cat's face.
"Master, if Faro is going to greet Mr. Spicer at the door, what is it I will be doing?" Jasper asked suddenly in a curious way.
"You will come with me to the throne room and sit by me while I wait for Jack to come in, I am hoping that you are correct in thinking that Jack will accept my proposal." Chase said petting the young panther one last time before leaving and giving the youngster no time to process about the fact that Chase wanted him to come and wait for Jack with him.