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The first night in Master Monk Guan's temple was the hardest for Raimundo.
Their temporary teacher managed to get the two alone earlier in the evening to discuss a rather difficult situation. Handling Hannibal Bean without his friend's knowledge of any plans.
Raimundo barely had a say in the plan, other than if he could truly commit himself to the task. He wasn't allowed to opt-out of pretending to rejoin the Heylin side, nor could he tell anyone what they discussed.
He trusted the master, he truly did. But he couldn't ease the worrisome feeling in his gut.
A feeling he couldn't decipher, at least, until he went to bed.
The four monks slept next to each other, each mat pushed against the other to create one long row; on his right, Raimundo had Clay, and on his left, Kimiko.
Shifting onto his left side, Raimundo admired the sleeping girls face. He was the only one left awake; whereas the others quickly settled, Raimundo couldn't help but worry about one downside to their plan.
It would hurt her.
The second he laid eyes on her after speaking to Master Monk Guan did he realise the source of his fear. He was terrified of hurting his beloved teammate. He didn't want to pretend to hate her or risk fighting against her.
He was terrified of disappointing her.
Raimundo truly liked her, so much so he was starting to consider his crush to be more like love. He'd never been so smitten for anyone before, and here he was, soon risking any chance he could have with her.
His eyes softened as she adjusted in her sleep, bringing her left hand in front of her face.
Watching her rest, he knew he had to try and speak with Guan at some point. He wanted to avoid fighting her as much as possible — perhaps the old monk could help somehow.
"Please don't hate me," Raimundo whispered. "I can't bear the thought of you hating me,"
And with his quiet plea spoken, he closed his eyes, hoping to finally gain some rest.
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