Wind Blows Fire Away

chapter 9...Putting You to the Test

When Raimundo got back Nick came over to him. "Dude, Kimiko looked like she'd be crying a lot."

"Yeah I know, I need to talk to her. Where is she?"

"Clay and Dojo just left with her."

Raimundo started to turn to catch up to them, but Nick caught his arm. "What happened?"

"She saw Sam kiss me," Raimundo turned away and walked back out of the party.

"Is it time to leave?" Omi said walking up to Nick.

"I believe so little dude."

"Alright, thank you very much for telling Raimundo about the dance, I had a moost wonderful time!"

He patted Omi on the head, "You're quite welcome!" Omi smiled and then ran to catch up with Raimundo.

With Clay, Kimiko and Dojo...

"You sure you're okay Kimiko?"

"I'm fine."

"You looked really cold."

"Yeah, but I'm fine."

"If you're cold kid, you're not fine. Especially if it's a wet cold."

"Okay I'm not fine!"

"Kimiko, what happened with you and Raimundo," Clay asked. Kimiko stopped and started crying into her hands. She looked up when Clay put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey Kim, I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you."

"I..I-saw...Raimundo...ki-kiss, I-I guess...his..o-old girl-" she broke into major crying and couldn't finish, but Dojo and Clay knew what she meant.

"It's okay Kim!" Clay pulled her into a friendly hug.

"I-I don't...understand, why...why wou-would...Rai-Raimun-Raimundo," she couldn't seem to say his name without studdering more than usual, "D-do...that?"

"We can talk later Kid, but right now Raimundo and Omi are coming, so we might want to drop the subject, and have you stop crying."

Kimiko looked back at saw Omi running after Raimundo and Raimundo running forward. She sniffled a little bit, but stopped as he came up to them. Kimiko started to turn.

"Kim-" Raimundo was going to turn her back around.

"Rai, I would talk to her later, she isn't in a very talkitive mood."

Raimundo sigh, but nodded, and they walked back to the hotel in silence. After they got back Kimiko ran to her room and slammed the door. Raimundo sigh again, as he thought 'I will never get a chance to talk to her!' his head hung as he went into his room with Clay.

"She told me."

"She told you what?" he said looking down at the floor.

"That you kissed your old girlfriend."

"Sam pulled me into a kiss, I swear I didn't kiss her!" he looked up at Clay with hurt, but raged eyes.

"I'll try and tell that to Kimiko if you can't talk to her."

"Thanks dude!" Clay saw the hope in Raimundo's eyes of getting Kimiko back.

"You're going to have to prove it to her. You know how she is."

"Yeah I know it, but how?"

"Leave her signs, give her annonimous letters, romantic things like that."

"I'll see what I can do," Raimundo then got off the bed.

"Do me two favors?"

"Sure."

"Get Kimiko back and happy again."

"And?"

"Dry off!"

"Right!" Raimundo chuckled to himself while he walked to the bathroom.

Kimiko, Omi and Dojo said good nights and Dojo and Omi fell asleep instantly. Kimiko on the other hand, thought about some things, and then about 20 minutes later she fell asleep. Raimundo and Clay talked a little bit about what happened, then Clay fell asleep. Raimundo, as Kimiko did, thought, but for him he stayed up 45 minutes thinking about how he was going to get her back.

With Sam and Katie...

"Tonight was perfect!"

"I totally agree!" Sam squealed with her friend while they walked back to Sam's house. Once they got their Sam's mother expected full detail.

"Hello Sam! How was it?"

"It was great! I had a wonderful time!"

"How was that boy?"

"He was...nice."

"That's good! Katie, how was it for you?"

"It was fun, I had an excillent date."

"I'm glad you girls had fun. I have already called Katie's mother to tell her that Katie spending the night again. Am I correct?"

"Yeah!" both girls said at once. With that they ran upstairs.

"Soo, how'd it go with Raimundo?" Katie asked excitedly.

"Everything is going acording to plan. Kimiko won't even talk to him, and I'll take him in in his 'time of need'."

"That's...Good?"

"Totally!"

They talked for a bit more, watched a movie and did some other girl sleep over things, then finally they fell asleep.

With the dragons and Dojo...

Kimiko woke up with a smile on her face. She had a good sleep and had cleared her mind well. As she sat up she looked over to the other bed to see Omi still asleep. Kimiko went over to her suit case and grabbed some clothes then went into the bathroom. She took a shower and dressed in a black and purple long sleeve shirt, a yellowish green T-shirt with a little skull over the long sleeve shirt, pinkish colored wristbands with spikes, a silver belt, a yellowish green skirt with black ontop of it (sort of like a cheerleading skirt with the slits at the bottom, in this case the slits would show the yellow-green part, but the rest would be black), purple and black stripped tights, and she had black boots on with yellow-green soles, with yellow-green laces. She put her hair up in a messy pony tail with a pink hair band. (The hair and outfit was seen in the episode 'Return of Pandabubba'.)

When she walked back out of the bathroom she saw a note under her door. She picked it up and read what it said on the inside:

I love the way you look at me,

Your eyes so bright and blue.

I love the way you kiss me,

Your lips so soft and smooth.

I love the way you make me so happy,

And the ways you show you care.

I love the way you say, "I love you,"

And the way you're always there.

I love the way you touch me,

Always sending chills down my spine.

I love that way you are with me,

And I'm glad that you are mine.

A poem written by Crystal Jansen, but I picked it just for you. You don't know who sent this, but I am always close to you.

Kimiko smiled slightly, then wondering who it could be from. She put the note on the desk and walked out of the room for breakfast. As she walked it struck her. Raimundo sent her the poem. He was so cheesy, but sweet. It still wasn't enough though, he would need to push it in order to get her back.

Raimundo took a muffin and sat down at a table when he heard someone coming. He hoped it was Clay or Omi, but his hope dropped when he heard the shoes' sound. There in the doorway was Kimiko. Niether of them said anything to eachother, but Kimiko could see the saddness deepen in Raimundo's eyes. Although she thought there was a spark of sly happieness, but instead she just decided to ignore it. She sat at a different table then him eating a piece of toast. Then Omi and Clay came in, looked at Kimiko and Raimundo, then looked at eachother. They both went and got a pancake and then Clay sat down with Kimiko and Omi sat down with Raimundo. Both tables heard the other talking quietly amongst just them.

"I found a note on the desk in our room. I suppose you sent it to Kimiko?" Omi whispered.

"Yeah, I take it she found it then?"

"Yes, Indeed."

"Raimundo sent the note to me?"

"Yeah. He wants you back Kimiko."

"In a way I know he does, but in a way I know that he has to prove it, otherwhise he doesn't." Kimiko sigh.

"I know what you mean." Clay agreed.

After eating there breakfast and hanging around in the hotel, Dojo came slithering to them. "Shen-Gong-Wu alert people!" Everyone gathered around the scroll. "Moonstone Chain, lets the holder or the wearer to have any one of their wishes to come true, but if they let go of it or take it off, the moonstone trance will break and the wish will dissapear, meaning that the wish that came true, won't be true anymore. One wish per time holding it."

"Jack and Wuya could do some major damage with that thing, we have to get it!" Kimiko explained.

"Where to Dojo?" Clay asked.

"Boston, Massachusetts!" Dojo called as they were running out of the building.

They decided that if Nick wanted to, he could go. Since he came, Kimiko, Dojo, Raimundo, Clay and Omi explained what they would do while looking for the wu. As they got to Boston, they happened to find the Shen-Gong-Wu right away. Unfortunatly, it was in a jewlery store. When they got to the door they saw Jack walking toward them, sulking. Wuya was yelling at him, but you could see he was totally ignoring it.

"Wellll, if it isn't for the Xiaolin losers! I see you have a new one with you today!" he laughed as he walked by. "You'll never get that Shen-Gong-Wu, it's $2,000, and I already tried stealing it, it's guarded way to much."

"Jack, you fool! Don't try and help them!" Wuya screamed. Jack kept ignoring it and walked back to his hover car.

"That was weird!" They all agreed with Raimundo.

"How we going to get the Shen-Gong-Wu?" Clay asked.

"I got it covered!" Kimiko ran into the store, and everyone knew not to follow her. They heard a little muttering, then they heard Kimiko's voice loud and clear.

"What do you mean I, me, Kimiko TOHOMIKO, can't get a discount!"

"I'm sorry miss, but we are not allowed to give costomer discounts without a discount card," the lady behind the counter said calmly, but Kimiko could tell she was going to crack.

"Just a $500 dollar discount?"

"Miss-"

"Come on, Kimiko Tohomiko here! No one else is going to give you money for that thing. Not even $1,000!" Kimiko's expression was angry and annoyed, but she was smiling on the inside.

The lady sigh and said, "$1,500. That's IT!" Kimiko then smiled, gave her the money and then she recieved the necklace.

Kimiko walked out, and everyone was smiling at her. Even Raimundo had a small smile on his face. They talked as they were riding Dojo back to Brazil. When they got back Kimiko put the necklace in her backpack, and then they went downtown.

"I'm going to go check out the stores," Kimiko turned and started to walk away. Everyone but Raimundo noticed what she said.

"Okay Kimiko, where do you want to meet?" Clay asked.

"Just back at the hotel."

"Okay, we shall see eachother later!" Omi exclamed.

Kimiko walked off and sigh. 'Please Raimundo, I hate being mad at you. I really do hate it. I want you back, but you have to prove to me that you want me too.' She continued walking with her head down, looking at her feet. When she raised her head she realized she had drifted to the park. Kimiko went over and sat on a swing. She was still looking down at her feet when she heard someone speak.

"So, this is the Kimiko that took my Raimundo from me?" the girl spat.

"You!" Kimiko yelled standing up.

"Me? I'm so proud I'm known."

"You! You're the one who broke Raimundo and me up! You're the little snit that did this, caused all my problems!"

"Oh me?" Sam laughed. "You're the second one to date him. I knew him first! You took him from me and I simply wanted him back! You stole one of the best things that has ever happened to me! I dated him first, he's mine!"

"Only because you knew him first! And you broke up with him, you made the mistake!" Kimiko was screaming in fury.

"Well you did too! You didn't forgive Raimundo, well news flash KIMIKO-" she was cut off by a hand to her cheek. She slowly put her hand to where it burned. "You, you little-" she was again cut off by a hand to her cheek. Same cheek, so it made it burn twice as bad. Sam decided to stop talking and start fighting. She kicked Kimiko in the stomach and Kimiko flew backwards.

Standing up quickly, she kicked Sam in the jaw. Sam staggured backwards and then thrust a palm at Kimiko. Kimiko put her arms up and blocked it, but unfortunatly, Sam took her wrists and swung her around, let Kimiko go, and she flew into a pole of the swing set. Kimiko hesitated to get up. There was a tight pain in her ankle. She looked down, and saw that she had landed on it, but twisted it. She took a deep breathe and got up her leg shaking in pain. She ran as best she could toward Sam and kicked her in the stomache. Sam recovered quickly and took her leg, then flipped her onto her back. Kimiko again, hesisated to get up, from on her back she spun and kicked Sam's feet out from under her. Sam fell over, but flung herself onto Kimiko. They began to roll, there hands interlaced with each others trying to pin one another down.

With the Dragons, Dojo and Nick...

Everyone went back to the hotel and expected to see Kimiko there. After not finding her in her room, they looked around the hotel. Still, they couldn't find her. Clay and Omi went to looked outside and Nick and Dojo again searched inside. Raimundo snuck to his room and found Kimiko's locket he had picked up when outside the night of the dance. He found a pen and some paper and began to write:

I'm sorry...

For how I always think of you.

Day in and day out.

When my eyes are opened,

And when they are closed.

You're all that crosses my mind.

I'm sorry...

For how I long your soft touch.

To hold me tight, and to gently kiss me.

Have your arms around me.

Knowing I'm always safe with you.

Having your hands in between mine.

I'm sorry...

For the way I miss you.

When you're right here with me.

You seem to still feel so far away.

Like I can see you; You're there.

I just can't have you. I can't reach you.

I'm sorry...

For the way I fell so hard and fast.

I didn't expect it. Didn't see it coming.

I never knew that it would be you.

But, if I had the chance to go back.

I would still fall for you just the same.

I'm sorry...

For the way I need you so much.

When I know, you will have him.

He will be the one to hold your heart,

And who means the world to you.

But, I can't help that I need you.

I'm sorry...

That I can't be everything you want.

I can't be that one special guy.

I can't give you what you need.

I can't put that smile on your face.

I can't be the one who has your heart.

I'm sorry...

That my wish might never come true.

But, I still won't give up at all.

I love you so much, I'll do anything.

I will wait until the end of time.

Or sleep forever, and have you in my dreams.

Another poem picked just for you. It describes what you mean to me, and what I feel for you.

Please take me back.

And I believe this belongs to you.

Raimundo put the locket on the paper, and then folded the paper up. Then he slipped it under the door of the room Kimiko was staying in. He then went to meet with everyone in the lobby, and he told Omi not to move the note.

"Guys, we need to go find her."

"You are moost right Raimundo. Dojo, can you fly us around the city?"

"Of course!"

They all walked outside and then Dojo super-sized, so they could start their search.

With Kimiko and (shudders at the name) Sam...

"Good, now you can listen. I can't believe you would do this. You didn't even know me, I could have been nice to you, you could have given Raimundo back to me, but no!" Sam had Kimiko pinned, she smiled as Kimiko started to cry.

"I wouldn't give Raimundo for anything in the world! I would give my life to keep him mine!" Kimiko said through sobs.

"Oh, isn't that sweet!"

"You could have just let me be happy with Raimundo! But no, you had to be a selfish, rich, spoiled, little, brat and just wanted that particular guy!"

"You're the selfish one, if you died, you wouldn't let him move on."

"That's not what I said!" Kimiko, was mad and sad. Her mind had started playing tricks on her. 'Kimiko, you know she's right. You are selfish!' she shook her head. "No! No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are Kimiko. You are and you know it too!"

"NO!" Kimiko cried harder and harder, it was beginning to be hard for her to breath. She shut her eyes hard and tried to consintrate, and stop crying. Suddenly, she felt a weight lifted off her shoulders, but she still didn't open her eyes. To Kimiko, it seemed as though her mind was being stretched, she became dazed in her own thoughts. Her ankle had been throbbing, along with her stomache being upset.

"LET GO OF ME!" Sam screamed. Unknowing, everyone was behind her, and Clay ran over and picked Sam up off of Kimiko. Omi and Nick ran over to help Kimiko, and Raimundo stood in one spot. Dazed and stunned at what he had just seen.

"You big, stupid-get away from me you freak! Rai, baby! Help get him off of me!" Sam squirmed in Clays arms, as he had his arms around him as though he were giving her a bear hug.

"Dojo! We must get Kimiko out of here!" Omi yelled. Dojo super-sized as Omi and Nick got on with Kimiko, Dojo swept Raimundo up and Clay let go of Sam, then Dojo swept up Clay aswell. Kimiko's fight with Sam started to get to her, so she sat down on the ground to just think.

"Kim, Kimiko! Wake up!" Clay was trying to wake Kimiko. "Raimundo, do something!"

Raimundo, broke away from his thoughts, daze and stun to try and help wake Kimiko up. "Kim, please. Wake up!" Kimiko stirred a little.

'Kimiko, come on girl, wake up. Raimundo is wanting you awake, so wake up!' Kimiko opened her eyes, but she wasn't on Dojo, and no one was around, except, there was one person. She had long black hair, and her eyes were a winter-ice blue.

'Who, who are you?' Kimiko asked going closer.

'I'm the part of you who is forgiving Raimundo, after you wake up.'

'No. You can't. He still needs to prove himself to me.'

'I know,' she smiled. 'But I'm almost certain I will come out soon enough.'

'What does that mean?' Kimiko walked toward her a little. The girl who she was talking to turned. 'Wait! I need to know more!'

'You'll know more, when the time is right.'

'But-'

'Judallet Flip, fire! Orb of Tornami!' the girl encircled herself in fire, then froze all of it. Leaving a steam for Kimiko to watch, and as it cleared up, there was no one there. Kimiko started to run, because there were voices. She could hear Dojo, Nick, Omi, Clay and even Raimundo's. As she turned a corner to the hallway she was in, she found a door. Opening it, she closed her eyes to block out the light, and then when she sensed it was less light, she opened them. Slowly, the image of her friends came into sight infront of her eyes and she smiled. She was in a bed, it felt a lot like the one in the hotel.

"Kimiko!" Omi hugged her.

"Ugh, what happened?" Kimiko was a little bit dazed when she woke up.

"We were hoping you could tell us!" Raimundo said in not a happy tone, but then again not in a cold tone.

She thought for a moment. Then it all came back to her, and she scrambled to look down at her ankle. It seemed to be a little bit swellon, but nothing to serious.

"Whoa Kim. What did Sam do?" Nick asked.

"After we split up, I wondered into the park. I was sitting on a swing when she, Sam spoke to me. Then she started talking coldly, so I slapped her a good one. I did it again, and then she kicked me in the stomache, so on, and so forth."

"You okay?" Raimundo asked in a lighter tone.

"I think besides my ankle, yes." Kimiko smiled.

They talked a little bit longer on the subject, then they left Kimiko alone to sort things out. She got up and took out her hair, and brushed it. Her raven colored hair swept down her back like a dove opening its wings to fly. She then got dressed into a light blue and light pink skirt with the same colored tank top on, and slipped some pink slippers on. As she walked to the door she saw a small note and picked it up. She opened it, saw the locket and gasped. Then she read the note. She smiled slightly and flung the door open. She saw Clay walking down the hallway, so she dashed as best she could to him.

"Where's Raimundo!"

"Hmm. Well I think he's sulking somewhere. Why?"

"I need to talk to him!" she explained limping off.

With Raimundo...

Raimundo sat outside by a pond by the hotel. 'It happened to Kimiko because of you Raimundo. Because of you.' he had been thinking this ever since he got back to the hotel. Suddenly, his thoughts changed.

Wow, so sorry I haven't updated. I had huge writers block there! But this chapter is over with (thank god) and now I get to move on to the fun stuff! I know, the cliff hanger wasn't all to good but, what can I say, I needed to think of one fast, and there are soo many things I could have left it on. I really wanted something good, so I suppose I can't complain on what I left you with. Please tell me what you think! And thank you to my reviewers! And by the way, incase you were all wondering. There was a typo, last chapter was chapter 9 not chapter 8. Just though I would get everyone who was, unconfused over that. :)