Jack woke up the next day with tears in his eyes. He felt sticky and tired. He was lying on his back, on a mat, looking at a wooden ceiling. At first he was disoriented. Where the hell was he? This wasn't the apartment. He looked around the area he occupied before finally realizing where he was.

"Oh, no…" he wept.

He was at the Xiaolin Temple. He was at the mercy of the dragons and he knew that if they truly thought him to be the rapist of a comrade, there would be little mercy to be had…

His body stiffened slightly. He had to get away, but how? How had he even gotten here? He'd run. That's it. He'd just run. He pried his body from the sweaty sheets and stumbled to his feet. He felt light headed as he struggled to catch his balance. Picking up his coat and goggles from the floor, Jack headed out of the cubicle. He took a few steps before remembering that he had no idea how to get out of this place; he hadn't been here in years.

"Hey," he heard a voice call to him.

"Please," he spun around, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it, I'm sorry…"

Raimundo ceased his advancement.

"You okay?"

"Please just let me go and I promise you won't see me again. I never meant to hurt her, I just love her so much…" Jack's breath quickened as Raimundo came closer.

"Calm down," he said gently, "It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you."

"That's what you say," his voice shook, "But look at me! You know you want to, so just do it and get it out of the way or let me go, please!" he sobbed.

"Jack…"

"I'm a monster! Just a pathetic monster… I need to rape a girl to feel loved. How sick is that?"

"Jack," Rai sighed, "We don't think you raped her…"

"I can't seem to keep my dick in my pants around her! Wait, what?"

Rai shook his head slowly, "We don't think you raped her."

"So," Jack chuckled nervously, "You favor me over a comrade? Why does that seem so very… unXiaolin?"

"There's something wrong with her," Rai said softly, "You're here to get better. I recommend that you try to avoid Kimiko at all cost. It's for your own good."

Jack agreed. His life wouldn't be any better, but it wouldn't get any worse if he never saw Kimiko again. But how could he avoid her? She lived in the temple. He was just a… guest… Jack didn't like that word. Guest suggested that he was invited and that they intended on entertaining him in some way. Oh sure, he'd be entertained, but not in the good sense of the word. A terrible feeling came over Jack. He'd never leave this place, not alive anyway.

Jack did his best to keep away from any place that Kimiko was known to frequent. He spent most of his time in his room for the first day, but at the end, she found him.

"Hey, jack," she smiled, standing in the doorway to his cubicle.

"H-hi, K-Kimiko," he chuckled nervously.

"What's wrong?" she laughed.

"Ah, well, I don't feel very good…"

"Is there anything I can do to help?" she stepped into the room.

"Uh, no. No thank you, Kimiko. I'm okay…"

"You sure?" she knelt down before him, "Because I'm sure that I could help in one way or another."

Her voice had turned sultry and fear gripped Jack's heart. He tried to get around her, but she moved to stop him.

"Come on, Jack, I don't bite…"

Jack wasn't too sure. He got to his feet and tried running for the doorway. If he could just get to where the others could see him, he'd be safe. He got one foot out the door before an arm wrapped around his neck and pulled him back.

"K-Kimiko, please. I don't feel well…"

She looked hurt by his words.

"Oh," she said softly, "I get it. You don't love me anymore…"

"Kimiko," Jack moaned, "I'll always love you…"

"Then why can't we do this? It's not like we've ever done it before…"

Jack's face heated up. Her ignorance was on the verge of driving him truly insane.

"Kimiko, I love you dearly," his eyes softened, "But… I still don't feel well from before. Unless you want me potentially puking all over you, I suggest we take a rain check." He punctuated it with a small chuckle.

"Oh yeah," she had a revelation, "Well, okay," she giggled, "Another time then."

She smiled at him softly as she got to her feet. As she walked out the doorway, she turned to Jack once more and blew him a kiss. As she disappeared, a weight was lifted from Jack's heart. He'd be spared this time, but never again would he be so lucky.