a.n. im so sorry, school is taking up my life. damn you homework. owell i promise to update a bit quicker. um, this chapter was forged by some inspiration found in my life. thank you reviewers! n 2 glammer girl: yeah it does, but i'm so rusty at putting meanings of japanese.

dedication. to my beloved frens n family; and to a special certain person. i love u.

Always and Forever, yours

Chapter 7

Breaking dreams

Rai's POV...

It couldn't be helped, I couldn't help falling in love with her eyes as well as her. The moment was so tense as I leaned in, i swear i could feel the heat and electricity flicker until that is...

"-yawnnnn-Why are you staring at me like that?" I immediately backed off.

Again? How many times has this moment been ruined! This is so not funny anymore, why cant I get a decent moment to...

"Yo Rai? Rai?" I remained quiet and still. I blinked slowly trying to erase the every bit of embarrassment and humility left.

"What?"

"You always go quiet and then seem to go off to dream land and stare at me."

"Whats wrong with a little thinking, and come off it Kim. You know you like the attention" she blushed a sweet shade of pink which made me grin.

"Yeah right..." she gave a funny look as if she couldn't believe what I just said, which was true in a way.

"Admit it!"

"NO! Whats up with you today you've been acting weird."

"No I haven't"

"Yeah! You have."

"NO I haven't"

"YEAH! You have!"

"Really?"

"See, you even gave up real easily. Are you sure when we fought Wuya you didn't suffer any brain damge?"

"NO!" I protested.

"Okay okay, no need to get all grr on me. Just a joke."

"Funny." Sarcasm was the only thing I could spit out. Kim kept yawning until everything became quiet, finally I had the courage to say something.

"Um, Kim. I'm real sorry for like gettin all rude." I apologized, I felt a bit of embarrassment but yet I had the desire to say it. "Its just that I...i like really like you and I tried and tried to um...well lets just say I tried to get it out. I like you..." There was no reply at all and so I waited for a couple of minutes, "Kim?"

I turned her around and found her asleep. I sighed but as I left the realm of disappointment I noticed how sweet she looked, and so cute, I hate that word, but then again it sounds nice when its describing her. I picked her up bridal style and carried her over to the bed. She was light so it was easy to carry her. As I stepped quietly to avoid her waking up, her hair was let loose. It was a rare time when i saw her with her hair down naturally. She didn't have enough time to do her hair like normally.

Flashback...

"Come on people, a new shen-gong-wu has just activated!"

"Yeah yeah we're coming." moaned a newly awakened Raimundo in his bunny boxers.

"Hold your horses Dojo."

"Sorry don't have none, and I'm too scratching these shen-gong-wu blisters. Ahh-scratch scratch-Come on."

"Where is our fellow friend Kimiko I heard no retort about Dojo's constant scratching?"

"Dunnoe..." Sighed a tired Clay. Over in the corner, Raimundo was about half asleep half awake and just about to topple over when Omi just about caught him. But Omi was just to small to hold him up and Raimundo ended up falling on top of him.

"Just one more minute mummy." Omi was getting crushed by Raimundo as he desperately tried to grab onto the floor to pull himself out of the entrapment. He was scratching the floor trying more and more to get him off.

"Raimundo! Remove yourself from my butty this instant!" Clay slowly stepped in and dragged Rai off of Omi.

"Rai buddy, wake up. WAKE UP!"

"WHAT WHAT!"

"Since you are the most alert of the monks. Raimundo, please awaken Kimiko and start your search immediately for the newly activated shen-gong-wu." ordered Master Fung.

"Fine." he muttered. He walked down the hall wearily, until he reached the rooms.

"Yo, Kim. Time to get up, theres a new wu." From the side Rai entered and started shaking Kimiko while rubbing his eyes. "KIM!"

"What?" she said while rolling over. "There's a new wu, come on before we lose it to that freak Spicer."

She rolled over again to face him, "I like you bunny boxers Rai, hehe." Raimundo went bright red. He forgot all about them. It was too hot for him to sleep in some pyjamas but Kim had no problem with the heat. "Shut up, and lets go."

"Why?"

"-sigh-Wu?"

"Well why didn't you wake me up faster! God, boys..." she pushed him aside and as she scurried around her room for clothes Rai remained on her quilt snoring. "Hey get out! I'm trying to change!" she yelled as she kicked him hard in the back.

"OW, what was that for? Hey nice legs."

"For being a perv! And not getting out and while I start to change."

"Okay okay, I'll go. And hurry up."

5 minutes later...

"Argg, I didn't even get to dye my hair, or accessorize with my outfit and actually I didn't even colour co-ordinate my clothes properly!" she whined.

"Girls..." Rai said.

End of Flashback...

As I dropped her gently onto the mattress, I could feel her warm breath on my skin; I tingled as the slightest touch came towards my cheek. I grabbed the spare thin quilt I brought, and I leaned in, to cover her with it. I stared at her. She looked like an angel, the most perfect one on earth. Her crimson tinted with pink lips. Her white complexion with rosy cheeks. And to finish it all off, crystal blue eyes closed off from the world and awaited to be open again. All that was missing was a hallo and some wings. Rewind...This is way too mushy for me. I think this whole trying to get Kim is gettin out of hand. If only she knew the things I do for her just to get her.

In the temple...

"Master Fung! Master Fung!" Omi and Clay both cried in unison.

"Yes young ones." He turned over to face the young dragons in training.

"Has Kimiko or Raimundo returned yet? We could not find them after the splitting up."

"No young ones. They are still out there." Master Fung let out a saddened expression. This was one of the rare times he got stressed and worried and let it show upon his students, or at least only two of them.

"Hey, I have an idea!" Clay walked off all the way to the other end of the temple and into the shen-gong-wu vault. When he returned he held in his hands the crystal glasses.

"Perfect!" shouted Omi. "We will use the crystal glasses to find out where they will go next!"

"Crystal Glasses!" shouted Clay as he slipped them on. As the illusion cleared up, he stated what he saw to the rest. "I see trees and mountains-and snow. We will find them in the Alps near two rocks that look like arcs to form a heart with a spring."

"Well, what are we waiting on let us grab the going!" Clay smacked his head. How many times will he get these phrases wrong? From the look on Clay's face Omi instantly knew he got it wrong again and he sadly said." I wish Raimundo was here to correct me and get frustrated like before. I miss them."

"Yeah, me too. And Omi its what are we waiting for, lets get going."

"Yes, that to." he said sadly.

"This is most sadening. We should stick together in these times for we are weak if we are seperate. We must find them and..."

"Come on Omi, lets stop the yapperin and go, Dojo?" Clay turned to find Dojo fast asleep-and snoring...

"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..."

"I advise you to take this," Master Fung handed them the Silver Manta Ray. (only god knows how he suddenly got that) Omi and Clay ran outside and immediately got into the enlarged wu and zoomed off.

"We're coming..." Unfortunately none of them knew how to drive properly...this was going to be very long day...

Back to Kim & Rai...

Kim's POV

I woke up to the sun at full dawn. The sky was so beautifully drenched in yellow and gold, with a hint of blue. Then my dream rushed into my head.

I was standing on top of a cliff watching the sunset. It was a rare beautiful one. Colours I really liked. I saw the temple, my friends andthe field. I twistround to find myself in front of a mirror. I watch my reflection show flames in my eyes. I turn around and see Rai, standing there with me. Whispering. i can't hear exactly what he says, because the sound of my own heartbeat drowns it out. What does this mean?

I blinked and stared outside looking beyond the mountains. Would anyone find us? Maybe we should just stay here until we fully recover and have enough power to find a town. i miss the temple, oOh Keiko's gonna be so mad at me when she checks her email and finds out I never emailed. My imagination ran wild and made a thought of Keiko all mad at me. I shook out of my delusional thoughts and tried to get up properly but noticed something lying on my legs. Rai.

I sat up straight and looked at him. This wasn't as bad as I thought, being stuck with him. And here I thought I would be dead by now. He doesn't look so bad sleeping, almost cute. But to be honest--which I hate being--he is cute; good looking actually.

I slid out and from underneath the blanket and laid next to him. He turned to face me but his eyes still closed. I turned to face the ceiling, my hands under my head as I gazed at the ceiling, as if I could find answers to why I felt like this. Answers...

"Good morning." i turned to see him in a kind of pose, him lying on the his side with his head resting on the hand.

"Yeah good morning to you too." I looked at him, he was smiling not a grin but a sweet sincere smile. The ones that make you turn into jelly. What am I saying?

"I'm hungry, how about you?"

"Same."

"You have anythin' to eat?"

"Why you asking me!" I was shocked.

"Dunnoe? Just thought since you always bring a bag when we look for wu, and you carry all your things and girl stuff, you might as well have some food in there."

"Jeez, sucha idiot."

"Okay, I'll take that as a no."

"Lets just get out of here and look for some food."

"Kay..." Without listening to watever he said I started grabbing my stuff and putting on my jumper. I rounded up my stuff from the cabin, Rai did the same thing.

After a while we got up to get out shoes on. We sat opposite of each other as we put on the shoes. As he looked down I smiled at him, then he rose his head up slowly revealing his face and those eyes. I quickly put my head down and focused on my shoes.

Rai's POV

I saw that smile, that smile that makes you want to smile as well. That smile when her delicate skin lifts, when her cheeks stand out rosy pink. I glanced up and down, shoes to Kim, Kim to shoes; although more of Kim. My face gave a soft smile, and as she put on the second shoe she lifted her head and I swiftly put my head down.

"You done?"

"Yup,"

"I knew it! I can finally breath again!"

"Hey!"

"Joke!"

We got up and headed for the door, it was kinda chilly, but still okay weather to go out. The snow was now up to my knees a bit lower than last night. I felt so awkward with the silence between us.

"You wanna carry on the truth or dare?"

"Sure!"

"Okay, um truth or-"

"Hey I wanna start!"

"Fine watever..."

"Hmmmm..Now let me see." She turned right around to face me. I looked onward at her while she pondered. "I dare you to go and um...I know! Make out with the tree!"

"WHATTTTT!" my jaw dropped. That has got to be the weirdest thing EVER! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. "You seriously want me to hump the tree?"

"Uh yeah. Hehehehehehe. If you put it that way."

"NO!"

"Awhh, is little Raimundo a chicken. Buck buck buck buck." If theres one thing I hate more than doing sick dares for a spoilt brat its being called a chicken.

"Fine. I'll do it." She got up and headed towards the door. We made our way to the nearest tree.

"Well go on. And make it funny."

"Hey, wouldn't it be better if it was you I was making out with? Eh eh?" I tried to reason.

"How about...DREAM ON!"

"Don't worry, I will." Comebacks are my specialty.

"Watever."

"Thank god no one lives here. This is so ruining my rep. Grr."

"Oh stop you're whining."

I started...I can't believe it but I was...okay I was doing the dare, thats the best description. When all of a sudden I saw a flash.

"Gotcha"

"You took a picture?"

"Yup yup."

"That is so going to be deleted."

"You'll have to catch me first."

This will be interesting.

a.n.

a fren gave me that idea after an interesting game of truth or dare. haha till nex tym! r&r thanks