Wind Blows Fire Away
Chapter 24...Staying Strong Pays Off pt 2
..."He's in state of shock...he's not really awake." she said after about two minutes of crying...
Everyone stared at Raimundo. For some reason, they felt his presents, the warmth of the room increased, but then again...It didn't increase as much as it could, or would for that matter.
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Raimundo was there, he could feel it, he could see all of them. Clay, Kimiko, Omi, Dojo, and Katie and Nick coming in. He could see them all, but one confused expression plopped on his face, and stayed there. He wondered why when he used the Golden Tiger Claws, he didn't land it, and fell on his back. When he sat up, he saw what he did now...The real world, when he was just in his mind. If he was there, then why couldn't he move, why couldn't he speak, or use any other expressions.
'You did it Raimundo! You fought you're way back...you wanted to be back that badly. And now you are!' It was the same voice inside his head, as the girl in the white cloak when he looked into what was going on with everyone in the real world.
'No...I didn't.'
'What are you talking about...you are back aren't you?' she said in a voice as though taunting him, and mocking him.
'No...I'm not! I was put into shock! I can't do a thing, only think! I...I didn't want it enough...I failed everyone. I failed Clay, Omi, Dojo, Master Fung, my family, Nick...and worst of all...I failed Kimiko.'
'Oh, but didn't you see her?'
'Yeah, she's hurt!'
'Before she knew you were in shock.'
'She was...happy.'
'For the first time in how long?'
'Ever since I slipped into my own mind, knowing Kim.'
'You see? You helped her a lot Raimundo... She hadn't been truly happy ever since you were gone...And just there, for about five minutes, you made her life completely perfect.'
'Yeah...But it wasn't enough. She's horror struck now. I broke her heart, I hurt her even when I didn't want to. I would have rather stayed down, to keep her from getting her hopes up!'
'Listen to yourself Raimundo. You're wanting to take that five minutes of happiness from her?'
Everything fell silent when Raimundo thought to himself. The girl waited patiently for him to answer.
'Raimundo...I know what you're thinking...I can understand why you would want to do that, but many people believe that five minutes of happiness and a bit of pain may be better than struggling slightly for a long time.'
'I guess.' Raimundo hated to admitt that he was wrong, but it was true.
'Raimundo...you had the strength to get away from Cassidy, the fake Clay and Omi. Now you have the strength to get out of this shock. You just need to find it." By the time she finished the sentence she seemed too far away for Raimundo to respond.
He saw looking back at the sight he saw from his unmoving vision.
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Everyone had left Kimiko alone, and her eyes were a bit red. Usually, when she was alone with Raimundo, she always had something to say. But all of this, had made her so happy, and so upset all to fast, she only fiddled with a small flame. With out her knowing, the flame would dance on her fingertips, then grow bigger to fit her palm, but she kept it in check so it didn't go everywhere.
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Raimundo watched the flame Kimiko made, and how they got bigger, engulfing her whole hand. He saw the slight smile on her face, as though the flame was conforting her. But in her eyes, the fear of the flame becoming to big, flickered every so often. Raimundo consintrated on a small wind power, that blew the flame to a small flicker and kept it that way. (like a flame on a candle) He didn't dare try to watch the smile evaporate from Kimiko's pink glazed lips, but he did watch the fear in her eyes grow into a small happiness.
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Kimiko's fire was surprisingly pulled to a flicker, and she looked up into Raimundo's eyes. She let the flame die and moved her hand to Raimundo's face. Her smooth fingers one by one slid down Raimundo's face softly. Then she whispered ever so softly, with a small smile again appearing on her lips, "Hang in the Raimundo. You get into shock and out of a coma, you can get out of a shock into you're normal cocky aditude again."
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Kimiko's words echoed through Raimundo's mind. As he thought about her words, he didn't realize she got up quietly and left the room. He decided that he needed to find the strength inside his head. So he let himself fall back into his mind life.
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It was as though time had stopped when he went back to the real world, because when he went back to his mind, Cassidy, Omi and Clay were in the same spot and he was sitting up. Time began to move just as he sat up, but this time, he stayed in his mind.
"Raimundo! Why did you run like that! We needed your help for a Shen-Gong-Wu hunt shortly after you left, and I couldn't find you at all! Where did you go!"
He blinked slowly getting up and pushing passed Cassidy, with no answer. Then he finally spoke. "Cassidy...you need to come with me."
Her anger turned to confusion but she shrugged it off and followed him. As they left Omi and Clay standing very confused and worried, Raimundo turned to Cassidy.
"Cassidy, this is going to sound really weird, but you need to tell me who's who here, and what everyone's personalities are. What's been going on in the past month, what Shen-Gong-Wu we are up to finding...everything, okay?"
"Okay..."
"Go ahead."
"Well...Raimundo...When we first all came to the temple, Omi was our leader, but it soon changed. Clay took charge, and we fought battles well, although...There were a lot of injuries. Our first month, Omi broke his leg, I broke my arm and sprained my ankle, Clay well Clay only got a slight concussion, and you...A Shen-Gong-Wu sliced your shoulder, so your arm was limp for quite a while. A lot of people took advantage of that, and you broke that arm at one point not long after you got sliced. You got amnisia for around three days, and kept thinking that there was a girl named Kimiko Tohomiko who controled fire...Our or I guess...your leader because you didn't know me...was fearless and his name was Omi. He hated to admit to being wrong, and he controled water. There was a quiet cowboy who controled earth and you controled wind, you were a bit cocky."
"Wait for a second. Soo...who controls what element now...and personalities?"
"I'm getting to that!"
"Okay, okay! Sorry."
"I control water and I'm now the leader. You control Fire and you're a bit of a hothead. Omi...for how small he is...Controls earth, and he's pretty quiet, and really loyal, and Clay controls wind...he's pretty cocky. We're up to a Shen-Gong-Wu called the Moonstone Chain."
"Okay, about the amnesia thing...I need a huge favor out of all of you. Here's what we gotta do. I need the Sun Chi Lantern and the Reversing Mirror."
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Everyone had listened to Raimundo's plan and thought he was nuts, but they decided to go along with it. "Everyone ready?" He asked.
"Guess so." They all agreed.
"Sun Chi Lantern!" Everyone's element went into the Lantern, but before they could all go to Raimundo, he said Reversing Mirror-Dragon X-Kumei Formation!" Everyone was taken back by Raimundo's formation name. Theirs was different, but he said it totally wrong. (this probably could never happen, but hey sorry.) Raimundo smiled as the mystic visible air flowed out of the lantern. Silver returned to Raimundo as wind, Red returned to Cassidy as fire, Blue returned to Omi as water, and Brown returned to Clay as earth.
Everyone looked a bit confused for a moment.
"Everyone try using their elements. Cassidy, when using yours yell fire, Omi yells water, Clay yells earth and I would yell wind."
"Wind!"
"Fire!"
"Water!"
"Earth!"
Raimundo was perfect, but everyone else was a disaster.
"What happened?" Cassidy started to freak out.
"Okay...now...Cassidy, we are all going to pretend you're a hot head, rich girl that I like whose name is Kimiko Tohomiko. Clay, we're going to pretend you're a quiet and loyal cowboy named obviously Clay Bailey. Omi...you're going to be our fearless leader who has his heart set on finding Shen-Gong-Wu, although you're only fear is Squirrels. Me...I'm going to be cocky and charming, Raimundo Pedrosa."
Everyone was confused, but they went along with it.
"Now...what I want to do with this...C-Kimiko...we've been dating for a while, but I'm in a coma...Omi you're going to try to do anythign you can to cheer her up, and Clay...You do the same as Omi." He chuckled. He wasn't used to giving out instructions like that, so he screwed it up quite a bit.
As they reacted the whole thing...Raimundo finally started to think he found that strength. He understood everyone's feelings, because his mind was doing a great job of piecing together everyones emotions.
His actual plan was to see if he could see what everyone was doing when he was unconscious, or at least what he thought everyone was doing...he could find the strength he needed to get back to Kimiko.
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"We're almost done. Just one more thing..'Kimiko' how would you feel if I was awake, but then you found out I was in shock...act that out." he smiled when she nodded.
Cassidy began to jump all around and be happy with an imaginary Nick beside her. Then as the imaginary Nick left, Kimiko scrambled to the bed in slow motion and sat down.
"Raimundo?"
There was no answer and Kimiko began to cry.
They went on with the reactmeant until something struck Raimundo.
"Thanks guys, this helped a lot, but I need to go! Golden Tiger Claws!" He jumped through the portal without anyone even answering.
"When do we get our elements back?" Cassidy asked confused.
With Kimiko...
Kimiko stood with her back up against the door to Clay and Raimundo's room. Tears rolled down her cheek softly and she sobbed silently. She slid down the door and brought her knees up to her chest. she burried her face in her hands and cried harder, but nevertheless quiet.
She could feel Raimundo. She knew he was with her, so she suddenly completely stopped crying, which even surprised her.
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Raimundo ran down the street of Tokyo. 'Where could she be?' he wondered while skidding to a stop infront of the Tohomiko Electronics Building. He casually walked inside, and upstairs to where Mr. Tohomiko's office was. When the door opened there was Mr. Tohomiko and his daughter breathing heavily.
"Daddy!" (I know she calls him Papa, but this Kimiko is totally different) "That's him!" She pointed to Raimundo and her father walked toward him.
"What did you do to my daughter?" He demanded.
"I just need to talk to her...please...then I promise, I'll never bother you again."
Kimiko looked at her father as he looked her. He nodded and she walked over to Raimundo. He unexpectedly pulled her into the hallway and sat her down.
"You're going to think I'm totally nuts, but you need to know this."
Raimundo told the girl who was thought to be Kimiko that he was unconscious in the real world, and all the details that went with it.
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Kimiko opened the door into their room once again and saw Raimundo had let himself lay back again. (not sure if you can do that in shock...never really been in it :P but oh well) She sigh walking over to the bed once again.
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"And that's where I need you're help." Raimundo sigh hoping that this girl would help him. He let out the breathe he didn't know he was holding when she nodded.
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"Rai...come on...pull through. I know you can...be strong!"
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"Kim...hang in there...I know you can do it...be strong girl!"
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Kimiko smiled. It was almost as though she heard his voice again. She turned and walked out once more.
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Raimundo smiled. He had found who he needed to find that strength. He picked the girl up bridal style and kissed her. This girl...was probably not used to something doing this, so her eyes widened, but she was enjoying herself.
(Next part, I don't know how he's going to come out of shock, and I'm not sure what happens in real life, so PLEASE bear with me. Thank you!)
Raimundo could feel the scenery changing, and the girl disappeared from his arms. He opened his eyes to see he was in the white room once again.
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For some odd reason, Kimiko couldn't bring herself to leave the door from the outside. She just stood there...listening.
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"You've done it Raimundo...You found the strength you need to find you're way back...Now you're ready." Suddenly, a black door slashed through the bright white, slightly paining Raimundo's eyes. The girl in white nodded and he went to the door.
"Wait..."
"What?"
"You never told me who you were."
"Me? I'm just a fragment of you're imagination."
As he opened the door, and began to walk through, she pulled down her hood to reveal a girl with brick brown hair, a bit passed her shoulders. Her hair was braided back, but yet again still down. Her bangs ended where her eyes did, and she had deep ocean blue crystal eyes.
"Cassidy..." he breathed, a smiled forming on his face and the door vanished and he began making his way back to Kimiko.
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Kimiko sigh. She knew she wasn't going anywhere just standing at the door, but still she couldn't pull away...she put her hand on the knob once, but pulled it back. She reached out again...
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Raimundo walked through just a blank room, but memories flooded it thoroughly. They were of life before the temple, life when it began, life with Kimiko...On the vacation, still back at the temple, all their showdowns, when they all first met, Omi's messed up slang sayings, Kimiko's laughs, Clay's odd noises telling him that he was eating, the time in Alaska...the last thing he saw before the gas knocked him out, mind flashes, of what was going on in his mind, what he saw from the outside...everything.
Raimundo began to run, he know knew why Cassidy couldn't just let him go...The memories...some were horrible, and some he couldn't watch.
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Kimiko turned the knob slowly and pushed the door open not even enough to look inside.
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Soon a bright light came from just about no where, blinding Raimundo for a few minutes. But when his vision came to, he was back in the hotel room, looking up at the ceiling. He tried to sit up, he succeded. He moved around a little bit, then realized someone was outside the door. He smiled and waited for that person to make the door fly open. He had a strong feeling of who the person was going to be.
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Kimiko heard movement in the room, so she flung open the door. There...infront of her...it wasn't a dream, it wasn't a though it was actually there. Raimundo was sitting up, his emerald eyes with a cocky yet caring spark, and a smiled planted firmly on his lips.
"RAIMUNDO!" her scream could be heard from downstairs, so everyone ran up.
The sight they all saw before them was Kimiko crying and hold onto Raimundo, and Raimundo laughing. Everyone was shell shocked for a moment, but they all quickly rushed to the bed and tackled Raimundo over.
Raimundo was back...He made it through.
"You kept you're strength...that's what brought you back!" Kimiko whispered to Raimundo while everyone was laughing in the little pile they were all in.
"No Kim...Our strength is what brought us back."
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There was your chapter! WOOTNESS RAIMUNDO LIVED! That's for all you people who thought he was going to die, or wanted to know. LOL...unfortunatly...the next chapter will be my last, but don't worry, i have a strong feeling it's going to be VERY happy. Thanks to everyone who reviews, and to anyone who reads/has read and reviewed. I'm sad that this fanfic is going to be over, but then again im excited because I have already two or three more ideas. And when this is over, I can focus on foreign exchange to make it like ten times better than it is now. You guys can't get rid of me that fast! lol anyways please tell me what you think, or if the idea of him coming out of shock was a horrible Idea. Hope you liked the chapter:) Thanks guys! I'll talk to you real soon, cause this update will probably come pretty fast! Have fun, I seriously hope you liked it, you know, even though I said that before, I really mean it, because I want to know if the chapter was just plan out cheesy or not. Anyways, thanks again! Please review and read the final chapter...after it's posted lol.