Rating: T
Contains swearing.
C — Cave
"Raimundo, I need you to look at me," She held his face in her hands, tapping his cheeks with her fingertips. "Open your damn eyes, Pedrosa!"
The four had split into pairs to go fetch the two new Shen Gong Wu. Clay, Omi, and Dojo go for one; while Kimiko and Raimundo use the Silver Manta Ray to grab the other.
It was supposed to be a simple task. Then again, every mission was supposed to be simple.
They were all getting fed up with the Heylin sides constant surprises. Of course, they were trained for it. But that doesn't mean they want to continue putting up with it.
"The hell happened?"
"Yokatta," She whispered. "Don't scare me like that!"
"Where are we, Kimiko?"
"Some cave."
It was true. They were in a cave. But she had no idea which cave in which part of the island.
They were caught in a minor explosion thanks to their eldest nemesis, Jack Spicer. Raimundo happened to be the closest, therefore receiving the worst of the blow. Fortunately for them, they were both far enough away to end up with grazes and cuts; although Raimundos' head hit a rock as they fell to the ground.
"Why are we here?" His tone was filled with annoyance.
"Because," She snapped. Sarcasm already hitting strong, "If you were awake to see, Spicer's stupid Jackbots were waiting to attack. It was stay and risk you getting killed, or get us both to safety."
"Cut the attitude, Kimiko. My head hurts too much to deal with it right now."
Her eyes darted to him. Her lids closing slightly as her gaze instantly became a glare.
They weren't on good terms, but he didn't need to be an ass.
"Fuck you, Rai."
But neither did she.
He sat and watched her walk further into the cave. A ball of fire in her hands as she went to explore — and most likely get away from him.
His head dropped into his hands. 'Way to go, idiot.'
She prioritised his life, and instead of thanking her, he insulted her.
Pushing himself up, he leaned himself against the wall as he stretched his arms forward. He continued the stretch despite the pains in his limbs. He was going to be sore for the next few days.
Turning his head, he watched Kimiko return from her exploring. Her gaze remained focused as she looked ahead.
"There's not much in here. But I've also not heard anything from outside so Spicer may have left by now."
He ignored her words, instead staring at the stain on her side. Walking over he ignored her confused glance as he brushed against the mark. His eyes locking onto hers as she hissed.
"Did you know you were bleeding?"
"No,"
Looking down into her eyes, he just stared, admiring everything about them.
"Come here," It was a whisper of a request. His arms sliding around her waist pulling her in before she could give an answer.
Instead, she rested her against his chest. Releasing a heavy sigh.
"Thank you,"
She looked up at his face, although she could only see his chin. "For what?"
"For putting my safety first," ... "And for not burning me to a crisp when I didn't appreciate it earlier,"
The feeling of his shirt pulling made him look down. Her hand clutching onto his shirt as her face pressed against his chest.
"We're going to get through this, right?" He asked as he held her tighter.
Kimiko tensed, fully knowing he wasn't talking about their current situation.
Their relationship had hit a rough patch; the pressure of their daily lives certainly wasn't helping them. They both knew Omi, Clay, and Dojo grouped together so they could avoid witnessing any possible arguments. Not to mention avoiding the tension the two create.
"Kimi?"
"I want to," She whispered. Silently cursing herself for the tremor in her voice.
A warm hand cupped her face, the thumb stroking across her cheek.
"We should look at that cut,"
"Mm,"
She took a step back. Slowly peeling up the shirt to reveal the wound. Raimundo simply kneeled down, resting his left hand on her hip he used his right to examine the bloody area.
A touch on a sensitive area caused a sharp hiss from Kimiko. Raimundo quickly stood up, his left hand still resting on her hip as his lips pressed against her forehead.
"It looks worse than it is, we'll get it cleaned up when we're home,"
"You've got the Silver Manta Ray on you still, right?"
He nodded.
"We'll need to move up to get enough room the active the Wu. There was a small slope before the entrance,"
"How far did you take us?"
"As far as I could."
The two made their way out of the cave. There wasn't a trace of Spicer, although they still kept their guard up. Raimundo flew the Silver Manta Ray like he always did; Kimiko instead chose to sit up front with him, watching the clouds around them.
They were silent at first, before making awkward conversation. Their unsure words soon became their usual chatter. Laughing at jokes and ranting about what had been causing frustration. A weight slowly lifting from the two.
Once they returned, they were greeted with smiles turned to concern as they saw the state of their teammates. The grazes and bruising showing on their skin. It took a lot of reassuring that the size of the bloodstain was, in fact, nothing to worry about. But that didn't stop them from rushing the two into the medical wing.
Only one of the two Wu were retrieved that day. But something far more precious was saved.
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