Toldja I would update again soon! Next chapter is HERE:

Our trip to town proved successful; through trade and other methods we sold every single one of our wu, except two. And the two were the shen gong roo and the gills of Hamachi, and we could really use them! Ember kept saying it was a good haul, whatever that means.

The trip back to the house was pretty fun to. Unlike the nearly silent trip there, the trop back was chatty and enjoyable. We exchanged stories and had a good time, despite the heat.

When we finally got home, we ate a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches, the only thing Ember knew how to cook, and watched T.V., which was pretty much the only thing to do for entertainment.

We watched until dark, and still kept it going. Having no bed time, is GREAT! As we neared the end of the new episode of Wife Swap Ember began slowly scooting towards me. I didn't notice it at first, but soon enough she was resting her head on my shoulder. I didn't mind, I had long sleeves on, she wouldn't burn me. I shifted my position slightly, and moved so my arm was around her.

"Hey," She said dreamily.

"Hey," I smiled back and planted a small kiss on her lips. I pulled away and expected her to stay that way, but she surprised me with another kiss. And not a small one either, it lasted for a while.

I turned onto my back and put my hands around her waist. She kept kissing me, and I kept kissing her back. All was fine for a minute…and then came the burning. A dull sensation at first, but it kept growing. My body tingled with heat, and soon it became unbearable.

"Ember…" I said between a breath of air.

"Yeah?"

"Ember…move…Ember…MOVE!" I couldn't put it any nicer, and I felt bad. The heat was too much, but luckily she got the message. She smiled weakly as if to say "sorry."

"Hey…um…I'll be right back." She said and walked off to her bedroom. I remained sitting, letting the burn wear off. It wasn't bad, it just felt bad.

And then my cell phone went off. I grabbed it quickly so Ember wouldn't hear.

"What do you want Kimiko?" I demanded, I knew it was her.

"The same offer still stands Rai." She answered. "We're falling apart with out you. Jim will let you free, we'll welcome you back to the temple. Come on! What are you waiting for? Why do you even want to be with her anyway?"

"Because…Because, because!" I answered.

"Because what? Don't tell me something sappy like you love her or something!" Kim said, her voiced filled with anger. I stayed silent. Did I love Ember? "Hello?" Kim said after a while.

"I'm still here…" I said slowly.

"Well, tell us where you are! Please Rai! For your friends, for me! For who ever just tell us!" The pressure was getting to me. All these thoughts in my head going a million miles per hour. Do I stay with Ember? Do I rat her out? Do I hang up the phone? It was too much, and I'm not afraid to admit that tears began to well up in my eyes. I stayed silent, contemplating everything.

"Rai?" She asked again.

"Desert Creek, Texas." I chocked on the words and hung up. What did I do? Tears began to flow freely. How could I do this?

Ember came out of her room, and entered in the red dress I had seen before on our first date.

"Hey baby." She said and sat down on the couch next to me. "Where were we?"

"H-hey." I answered.

"Rai? You're crying! Rai what's wrong?" She asked worried.

"N-nothing. I'm fine." I said and whipped a tear.

"Okay…" She said uneasily.

"Uh, hey, where were we?" I asked, and then kissed her. She may have still been worried but she kissed me back, and soon we were making out again.

I don't know if I turned to her for comfort, but I do know one thing, this was the calm before the storm.

Oh Rai, how could you? I always wanted to do a make-out scene, and now I have! Yay! And the whole ending scene, you can make that a nasty as you want, maybe they just kissed for a while, then got tired and went to bed. Or not. (wink) Oh, and I don't own Wife Swap. Anyway, I REALLY like how this chapter came out! And just so you know, there will be two more chapters. Next is called "From the Other POV," and then comes the final chapter. REVIEW!