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"Calm down, Rai." A calm voice said from behind him.
Raimundo in turn looked to where the voice came from. He lowered his blade seeing a raven haired girl, her blue eyes looking at him worriedly. Her xiaolin uniform was torn in some places, revealing her creamy complexion.
"Kimi…" Raimundo whispered as he sat back down, his head spinning slightly. Green orbs looked into blue, emerald into sapphire until a flash disrupted the connection. "Kimi…have you seen Omi or Clay?" He asked, leaning against his blade and closing his eyes in exhaustion.
The dragon of fire frowned. Raimundo had changed in many ways, but they had still kept their connection. Though something had changed, Kimiko could have sworn Raimundo gave off the 'more than friends' feeling when they were younger, but now….something had changed.
"No…" She choked out.
Raimundo just nodded, a chilling wind blowing by quickly, causing Kimiko to frown and shiver. "Guess they're somewhere else…" He muttered, his eyes still shut as he breathed in slowly, his thoughts racing.
The two sat in silence, only the sounds of the fire and the blowing wind echoing between them. Kimiko looked at Raimundo with a slight frown; he seemed so troubled. Then it hit her, "What about Dojo?" She whispered to him.
Raimundo frowned, but kept his eyes shut, "He's a dragon Kimi, he'll be fine…" He said softly, as his mind returned to his previous thoughts. Where are Omi and Clay? How many Shen Gong Wu does Jack Spicer have? Has he attacked the temple? All these thoughts were rushing into his head like a storm.
"Kimi…do you still have your…" Raimundo started, his eyes opening to look at her, a small smile on his face.
The dragon of fire nodded and revealed the Star of Hanabi. "Nice and safe." She said, smiling at the dragon of wind a moment. "Why?" She asked, blinking in confusion.
Raimundo just smiled and stood slowly, then he pulled on his xiaolin uniform. He was tired and sore but he had to find the others and make sure they were ok. He'd let them down so many times in the past. He didn't want another incident on his shoulders.
"We're going to go look for them." He said simply with a curt smile.
Kimiko stood and looked at him. Something was different again, something had changed within him, something she couldn't place. "Alright, just take it easy. It looks like you took a beating when we crashed." She said softly, her voice filled with kindness.
The dragons looked at each other, then set off into the forest with Raimundo in the lead and Kimiko on his tail in case he collapsed. They traveled for what seemed like miles but, in truth, was only enough to be counted as one before they stopped to set up camp. With nothing more then their powers and Wu they did the best they could, making a shelter from tree limbs and starting a fire.
Kimiko turned a thick stick slowly as several birds roasted on it. Nightfall was like a blanket of stars and endless darkness for the two dragons. They ate in silence, their guards on high. Kimiko wanted first watch but lost a throw down in rock, paper, scissors.
Raimundo watched her sleep a moment before looking into the fire. He sat leaning on his blade for support, while looking around on guard until darkness took him to sleep as well.
With a start he awoke, feeling much better. Kimiko was still sleeping and dawn seemed to have come several hours before. Looking around he sighed in relief and stood, his body feeling tight from the position he'd been in all night.
"What a night." He muttered, stretching more, with his words he heard a faint groan.
The mistress of fire opened her eyes slowly and gave another groan. "I miss my bed already," she muttered, then smiled seeing Raimundo up and about. "Looks like you're feeling better." She said, standing and stretching as well.
Raimundo let out a soft chuckle before looking around, "Come on." he said, heading off towards a clear field where the smell of water was over powering. With in an hour's time the two had reached a large lake.
"Omi was here." Raimundo said with a slight smile as he spotted footprints and the remains of a fire. "And….he was followed…" he added darkly. "Come on, these are cold we have to get moving." His voice seemed urgent, as he rushed off following the footprints. Kimiko matched his pace and soon both heard a familiar cry that both worried and relieved them.
"Water!" The sounds of fighting and water hitting something hard could be heard. More sounds of battle reached their ears as the two raced closer. "Orb of Tornami!" Omi's voice called as more sounds of water filled the air.
Raimundo rushed into a flooded area to see Omi facing off against a man in black cloth. The man, in turn, was drenched and seemed to want to leave but couldn't. "Tsunami strike!" Omi shouted as the water smashed into the man, knocking him into the large lake. When he did not emerge, Omi relaxed and turned to see Raimundo and Kimiko smiling. The dragon of water smiled brightly and walked slowly towards the two.
"It is good to see you, my friends." He said, his voice now deeper from time. "Where are our friends Clay and Dojo?" He asked blinking, the smile not gone.
Both shook their heads in uncertainty and Raimundo and Omi made eye contact, onyx meeting emerald as they both stared on, searching, thinking, wondering. Kimiko looked at the two and blinked in confusion, then smiled as the answer came to her.
The dragon of fire opened her mouth to speak, but a cold voice began before her.
"Always like the dragons of Xiaolin to never be prepared." The voice was like ice and gazes of wind and water broke to meet the voice's owner…
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