Wind Blows Fire Away

Chapter 4...Trust Starts to Shake

"Rai, dude! Welcome back!" his best friend, Nick, yelled waving.

"Hey dude, what's up?" he said slapping Nicks hand.

"Aww man, not much. Ohh, who is this lovely lady here." he said bow sappily. Kimiko giggled as Raimundo intruduced her.

"This is Kimiko. That's Clay and that's Omi."

"Hey!"

"Howdy!"

"Hello. It is moooost wonderful to meet one of Raimundo's former friends."

They all burst out laughing except Omi who stood their confused. "He's not all to good with the slang." Raimundo whispered to his best friend.

"Well it's great to meet you guys!" he said in a friendly tone, then pulled Raimundo aside while Kimiko, Clay and Omi were distracted, "Dude, Sam's been looking for you. After she found out you left she was really depressed."

"Uhh well you see..." He hesitated and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Holy crap! Is that Kimiko chick your girlfriend?"

"Yeah." he sigh.

"Sweet dude, congrats. But how you going to tell Sam?"

"I'm thinking avoid her if possible."

"Good choice." He slapped Raimundo on the back while Raimundo smiled weakly. "Oh dude, by the way, there's a summer dance going on in a couple days. You guys should go!"

"Uhh sure I guess."

"Aight, cool. Here's some money. I suggest you get the girl a dress. And you guys get something nice to wear too. Not so much, it's kind of the girls formal and us just some new jeans and a new T-shirt or something."

"Yeah, just like last summer."

"Just warning you though, Sam is going to be there."

Raimundo glanced back at the laughing Kimiko quickly. Her smiled was so perfect and her beautiful sapphire eyes were shut from laughing. Her hair was straight and red under a skate board helment. It fit perfectly with her red top and a black unzipped jacket, red wristband and light blue skirt with shoes that turned into rollarblades (as seen in "In the Flesh" although the rollarblades are actually rollarblades, she most likely couldn't wear them on a plane so, this was the next best bet.) Raimundo sigh.

"You're worried you might still have feelings for Sam?"

"I still have dreams about that Valentine's Day, although the dream can be played with a little. The last time I had it their was snow here."

"Oh wow, well just try and forget about it, you got such a hot girl here."

"Yeah." he sigh again. He had to admitt he was worried that he could break Kimiko's heart, but it was probably best not to tell her about this. As Nick and Raimundo walked back over to the group and talked, the began to walk to downtown. Kimiko caught the glimps of worry, pain and sorrow in Raimundo's eyes and cocked her eyes. She began to think it had something to do with his old girlfriend. She sigh and kept walking.

"Hey guys, I'm going to break for a bit, try and see if there is any good Brazilian clothes I can buy." Kimiko tried to make an excuse of getting away from the guys.

"Oh Kim, you want me to go with you, I know the best places to go."

"Oh no, it's cool Rai, I'd like to try and wonder." She smiled as she walked away waving. Raimundo shrugged and started talking to everyone again, but Nick knew something was up with the girl.

Kimiko kicked a rock as she went by a little stage set up where people would sing karioke. She looked up and saw a girl getting anounced to sing "Listen to your heart" by D.H.T. she sigh and decided to sit down to watch. The girl looked sad as if she had made a huge mistake.

The girl sang:

"...I know there's something in the wake of your smile. I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yeah. You built a love, but that love falls apart. A little piece of heaven turns to dark!

Listen to your heart, when he's calling for you. Listen to heart, there's nothing else you can do. I don't know where you're going, and I don't know why, but listen to your heart. Before you tell him good-bye!..."

Kimiko sigh as she got up and decided to leave. The song reminded her too much of Raimundo, and what would happen if he had left her. She looked up and saw Nick running toward here. She tried to turn and run, pressed a botton on her shoes and made skates pop out and started to skate to go faster. Unfortanitly, for her, he caught her by the arm and turned her around.

"Hey."

"Hi." she said back looking down.

"There something up with you and Raimundo?"

"Well-no."

"Come on." as she looked down, and closed her eyes he put a finger under her chin and lifted her head.

She looked up, her clear, ocean breeze,blue eyes teared and she started to cry. Nick held on to her and looked around to make sure Raimundo hadn't been watching any of this.

"Aww the wittle Nicky actually has a girl to cry to him. How sad."

Nick and Kimiko looked up to see some gang that were always out to get Nick and Raimundo because they were the most popular at the school. "Shut up and leave us alone!"

"Ooo, our wittle Nicky getting a wittle fiesty!"

"He said, leave us alone!" Kimiko snapped coldly.

"Well the little lady as actually speaking out coldly. And I thought you were cute. Nicky, you got a girl fighting your battles for you now." one person said.

"Shut it and leave!"

"Raimundo's not here to defend you Nick, like he always had your back. I guess I wouldn't be either if you had the good girlfriend and Raimundo was stuck with Sam."

"She's not my girlfriend, I'm just watchin' her back! Aight, so you can leave now!"

"I'm not sure we should...I mean, if you weren't girlfriend and boyfriend, why are you still holding hands, hmmm? And if this little chickity isn't yours then maybe I want her."

They broke away quickly and Kimiko blushed slightly, hoping no one noticed. "Dude, just get on with your life and leave us alone." Nick stepped infront of Kimiko as she locked her arms onto his.

"Hmm, let me think. No!" the leader of the group and his gang got closer and closer to Nick and Kimiko. One tried to grab Kimiko, but she kicked him in the face.

As Raimundo approached the group he saw Nick and Kimiko. He was stunned, he never would have guess his best friend would be trying to steal his girlfriend. Little did he know, Nick was just trying to protect Kimiko.

"Nick? Kimiko?" Raimundo said loudly and coldly. Kimiko hearing Raimundo's voice didn't even look back, she ran through the gang dodging an attempt to grab her once or twice and running from what just happened. The gang decided it would be best to watch what will happen from a distance and set off running, leaving Raimundo and Nick.

"Rai I can explain!"

"No, it's cool, I get it. Kimiko left me for you! I understand!"

"It's not like that!"

"Oh yeah I'm sure!"

"I-there was just a gang and I was trying to protect Kimiko! You got to believe me Rai, there was nothing going on there! She was just upset and then the gang came!"

Raimundo turned in shock and walked up to Nick grabbing him by the shirt. "What happened to Kimiko?"

"I guess..."

"Spit it out!"

"She and you are having some trust issues." Raimundo let go of Nick and Nick started to walk away.

"Rai! Nick!" Clay came up with Omi behind him. "Where's Kimiko? Thought one of us was bound to find her."

"We did find her, but-" Raimundo stopped mid sentence, as he saw something.

"Raimundo? What is down with you?"

Raimundo ignored Omi's bad slang and walked closer. It was exactly who he thought it was. He breathed in slowly to say something.

With Kimiko...

She sat by the fountain in the park and cried. 'You big idiot! Raimundo is going to hate you and go back for his old girlfriend now! You're an idiot for two reasons Kimiko. One, you actually thought things between you and Raimundo would work out. And two, you messed it all up! Oh Kimiko, you should never forgive yourself. Just cry here until time ends, or time stops. Forget about Rai, someone like him will never go for Kimiko Blah like you! You idiot, you very stupid idiot!' Kimiko thought to herself, 'No, Raimundo loves me! I just don't know how much. But any minute now he will come for me, and sweep me off my feet.' Kimiko argued with herself as she wiped her eyes with her sleeve of the jacket. Then sigh getting up, and pressing the botton on her shoes. She started to skate around. She hadn't figured out where exactly she was going, but she was still going somewhere.

As she jumped onto the railing of the steps and slid down she saw Omi.

"Kimiko!"

"Omi? What are you doing out here?"

"We all split up to look for you. Well, Clay and I, Nick is trying to keep Raimundo uhh, let's go!"

"Omi, please tell me what you were going to say," as Omi looked into her eyes, she gave him the female puppy dog stare that acording to his Ancient Guide to Females, no one was suppose to resist.

"No, I read about this in my guide, and I shall master the art of resisting the kitty stare."

Kimiko stopped her puppy eyes for a moment as she spoke, "Omi, it's puppy dog stare." As Omi looked back at her carefully she immediatly tried doing it again.

He stomped his foot and began to talk quite fast, "NickwastryingtoholdRaimundofromsomeone,butyoumustcomewithmetoseewhoitisbecauseIcannottellyouthat!" He took a deep breathe and looked at Kimiko's confused expression.

"Uhh, okay, let's go," She knelt down, and Omi jumped onto her back (like she was giving him a piggy-back ride) and she started to speed up with her rollarblades on.

10 minutes later with Omi and Kimiko...

"There is Clay!" Omi said lifting a hand from Kimiko's shoulder and pointed at a tall, blonde haired boy with a cowboy had on. He immediatly looked up at the sight of Omi and Kimiko.

"Kimiko! I've been looking everywhere for ya!"

"I know, and I'm sorry I just sort of ran off, but I didn't know what to do."

"It is okay Kimiko, I forgive you, but can I have a hug?" Omi got off her back and was now infront of her standing beside Clay. He opened his arms a little not expecting one, but then felt arms wrap around him.

"Aww thank you Omi!" she giggled as he smiled brightly.

"You know Kimiko, don't feel so bad. I would have done just about the same darn thing." she then smiled as Clay used his pep talk on her.

"Thanks guys." They then started to walk back to where Raimundo and Nick were.

With Nick and Raimundo...

"Raimundo, you are Raimundo Pedrosa, the girl that you are in love with is Kimiko! Come on dude, snap out of it! You wanted to stay away from Sam!"

Raimundo then shot back in an icy tone, "Kimiko Tohomiko? I don't like her, I like Sam. I always did!"

"Rai snap out of it, Kimiko, Omi and Clay are coming!"

He winced at the name Kimiko, but then hearing her voice he broke his stare from the brown haired, bright green eyed young girl that smiled as she was awarded best karioke singer.

"Rai!" Kimiko sped up, deciding to skate. Raimundo snapped fully back to his old self as he saw Kimiko coming toward him. He lifted her up before she stopped and held her in his arms.

"I'm sorry Kim."

"So am I, Rai." She broke the hug, but he still held her off the ground. She smiled ad he was dazed at the look in her eyes.

"Aight guys, I'm pretty sure you need to be finding a hotel now," Nick cut in.

"Uhh," Raimundo coughed as he put Kimiko down, "Yeah."

They both blushed and turned. "Where too?" Kimiko tried to get everyone to stop staring at them. She glanced over at what she saw Raimundo staring at and her eyes widened, but she dimmed them quickly as she didn't want anyone to see. It was the same girl who sang, she must have been Sam. Raimundo wouldn't go so hypnotic over just any girl. She felt as though someone had stabbed her in the side of her heart. 'Raimundo, where are you going? It seems as though our trust was shaken. Was it something I said, or did? Or was it you?"

Raimundo glanced at Kimiko, but she wasn't paying much attention. He saw the pain in her eyes, and just realized she saw what he had been looking at. He dared not look back at her until the reached the hotel but started to think. 'Kim, what happened to us? We were pretty much woven together. Now our trust is shaken, either it's me or it's you. But from the way you're eyes look, I'm pretty sure it's me. I know you saw.' He sigh as the kept walking.

At an akward silence Nick's jaw dropped. "Dude, I can't believe I didn't see that before!"

"What?" Raimundo suddenly turned confused.

"Your hand!" They all stopped and looked at how it had been doing. With all the commotion, no one remember about it.

Kimiko not wanting to look like anything was wrong, she picked up his hand. She was stunned she did so, as well as Raimundo. It accured to her it was out of pure reflex, she knew it did to Raimundo too. She also thought he knew it was out of reflex, otherwhise she might not have done anything, because of what happened. Suddenly everyone stopped and Dojo for the first time came out of Clay's pocket. He had listened to everything, but was just waiting for the right time to come out. He looked forward.

He coughed as Nick said, "Dude, you got a lizard in your pocket!"

"Actually, this is Dojo. Friends, I believe we should tell our other friend here who looks moooost confused, who Dojo is."

"You're right Omi." They all agreed.

As no one said anything for what seemed ages Omi sigh. "I suppose I shall be doing that, correct?" everyone took a step away from Omi, as one of his rambling stories was coming on. He took a deep breathe. "This should be handled very calmly, and I am guessing you gave me this job because I am the most calm." Everyone rolled their eyes, but then stared at Omi at what was said, "DojoisatalkingpetofoursfromChina.HeisveryrareandheisasacredbeastinthehistoryinChina.Sopleaseweaskyounottosp-readthewordtoomuchaboutit.Pleaseandthankyousooverymuch." He grinned from ear to ear and started walking again. Everyone just decided it was best that they let Omi go on with what was said, and try not to change the story.

Then for the first time Dojo spoke, "Uhh kids, we got a problem!" They all stared ahead.

Haha! More cliff hangers. Someone told me to make more, and I'd like to thank them! I really loved to leave people hanging so that I can be assured they will keep reading. I am soo evil aren't I. Well thanks for reviewing, please keep doing so!