Title: Being Leader
Fandom: Xiaolin Showdown
Characters: Rai, Kim, Omi, and Clay
Prompt: 003: Ends
Word Count: 711
Rating: G
Summary: Raimundo has been made Shoku Warrior and Kimiko couldn't be anymore prouder.
Author's Notes: Kim's P.O.V. This is for Ends because it took place after the last episode, 'Time After Time'. So I hope you enjoy the tension. :D

Raimundo started to glow. I looked up at him and smiled broadly. His red robes changed into ones with a black tunic with a dragon on his left arm sleeve and a red stripe on the other, layered over a white tee shirt, a yellow belt, and a pair of red pants. A smile spread across his face. We couldn't believe it at first, but it all made sense. With everything that he went through, Raimundo has been made the leader. Clay congratulated him with a pat on the back while I jumped in his arms and gave him a really big kiss on the cheek. He held me with so much pride and overwhelmed excitement. He said that he didn't expect it to be him. Clay and I glared at him and he added with a 'maybe a little'. We turned to Omi and saw his distressed face. Rai put me down and walked over to him. Omi looked up at him with a tearful smile and bowed to him. Rai bowed back. After three years, Omi finally accepted him. I felt so proud of him.

Later that day, after our battle with every villain that we ever came in contact with, I went to his new room and knocked on the door.

"Com'in," I heard him say. I twisted the door knob and entered. I saw he was looking out the window with his tunic draped over a chair that was near. He was wearing the white tee shirt.

"Hey," was all I could say. He turned around and saw me.

"Hey Kim." We stood there for what felt like eternity. Totally lost in our worlds that seemed divided.

"How does it feel?" I asked finally breaking the silence.

"Huh?" He looked at me.

"To be Shoku Warrior?"

"It's all right. Kinda like the perks."

"I gotta say, it's going to be weird not hearing you snore right next to me." I blushed completely unaware to what I just said.

"At least you know where to find me." He gave me a look that I couldn't read. It was like admiration mixed with longing. I walked in more towards him. The door closing behind me.

"Thanks," I heard him say. I looked up at him with a confused look.

"For what?"

"You always believed in me, didn't you?"

"It's not just me, there was also Clay and-"

"It's not only just Clay, I mean you really did believe in me. When I was down, you were always there, when I lose a showdown, you were there to say 'there's always next time', and when I'm beaten down by Chase or Hannibal, you were there to nurse me. So, thank you, Kimiko."

I looked up at him with a smile that pretty much told him 'anytime'. His emerald eyes looked down on mine. I didn't want to break the trance. I don't think he wanted to either. He took a step closer to me. My heart raced a thousand beats per second. Why was I acting like this? Do I like him more than just friends? He leaned in towards me and-

A rapid knock was heard and Raimundo and I jump two feet away. Blushing furiously.

"Raimundo! May Clay and I please come in jump off the roof?" I heard Omi shout through the door. Rai told them to come in and that it's raise the roof. He obviously didn't get it. I saw that Clay felt the tension in the room and walked over to me.

"Did we interrupt anything?" He asked me.

"Don't worry about it," I said as I looked over at Raimundo. He looked at me too as Omi was rambling away. We both smiled and thought the same thing. In the end, it'll always be the two of us.