Title: Day Three
Fandom: Xiaolin Showdown
Characters: Rai, Kim, Omi, Clay, Toshiro, a few guards (my ocs), the receptionist (my oc), Jack, May (my oc), Jesse
Prompt: 034:Not Enough
Word Count: 1,621
Rating: PG-13
Summary: AU Kimiko stayed in the hotel all her life until one day she snuck out and ran into someone who helps her understand the world better.
Author's Note: Part 3 of 7. :D

Day Three

Kimiko told her father she was going to meet Raimundo out front by the doors (Which was a lie). She was actually going to surprise him today by ambushing him. When she reached the street, she skimmed the crowd until she found a mess of brown hair walking down the street going in one direction. He didn't seem to pay attention to anything and for that, she got worried. So, she followed him without him knowing until he took a couple of turns and wound up in a bad neighborhood. Where litter was scattered and a few homeless people were either lying on a pile of newspapers or just walking in wallow.

Why would he come here? She thought as she continued to followed him. In doing so, she couldn't help but look around. Never once in her life did she ever feel out of place. What with her expensive clothes mixed with this kind of atmosphere is enough to have uncertainty crawl through her skin.

Then she felt pressure on her arm as it drew her back and felt something sharp meet the surface of her throat.

"Do as I tell you and no one gets hurt," she heard the stranger whisper in her ear almost menacingly.

"Hey Jack!" They looked to the source and saw Raimundo racing to them. "Let her go!" he sneered.

"Stay out of this, Pedrosa!" the one called Jack shouted at him.

"That's gonna be hard," Raimundo said as he got into fighting stance. She felt the attacker tremble a little bit but manage to hold the knife. "By the way, is that a kitchen knife? How lame is that?"

Jack still held the knife but Raimundo took a step closer and he fumbled a little.

"I-I'm warning you!" he stammered and shouted at once. Raimundo took a couple more steps closer and Jack trembled even more. So much that he dropped the knife numbly and started running off. Raimundo got out of his fighting stance and picked up the knife and tossed it in a nearby garbage. He then turned to her to see that she had fallen to her knees. He dashed over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders and supported her up. She looked like she had the life drained away from her face and fear took over.

"Kimiko? Are you all right?" he asked worriedly. Only tiny squeaks came out of her mouth. "Come on, lets go to my place." He lifted her up and lead her further down the street.

They arrived at a run down house where a couple of kids, presumably his little brother and sisters, sat and stared at Raimundo and Kimiko with interest. He opened the door and closed it and took her to the kitchen. He sat her down and poured out a mug of hot tea and placed it before her. She gladly accepted it. He then sat down beside her.

"Kimiko, what are you doing out here?" he asked as she looked like she managed to recuperate.

"I-I was going to go see you and you looked like something was bothering you so I got worried and followed you here."

"That's nice of you, Kim, but you shouldn't of done that."

"I know. But you never told me you lived here." He let out a sigh.

"All right, fine, it's my fault. Whatever. I'm just happy that you're safe." She looked at him and saw that he was indeed afraid. She collapsed into his arms and started to cry into his shirt. He rubbed her back tenderly and placed his other hand on the back of her head. When she started to calm down she looked up at him.

"Thank you, Raimundo. You saved my life." He let on a smile.

"It was no problem. I mean, you would've done the same thing too. Right?" She smiled and she pulled him into another hug.

"Aw, how cute." They pulled away and saw a tall teenage girl standing by the door frame. He sent her a glare.

"Don't you have time to waste somewhere else?" he retorted.

"I would but I would have to miss seeing you and your girlfriend together," the girl said.

"She's not my girlfriend and FYI, it's none of your business."

"You say she's not your girlfriend, for now." He got aggravated with her now.

"Don't you have a guy to sleep with now?" She sent him a glare and went off.

"Who was that?" He turned to Kimiko.

"That was my big sister, May."

"How many brothers and sisters do you have?"

"I have eight." She raised her eyebrows. "Yeah I know, that's a lot."

"I wasn't going to say that."

"Then what were you going to say?"

"I was going to say, you have a big family." He gave her a smile as she smiled.

"Hey uh... need me to walk you home?"

"Can I just stay here a little longer?" she asked. Seeing the fear was still in her.

"Stay as long as you want," he said soothingly.

They eventually moved over to the living room and sat on the couch. She cuddled up to him as his arm was draped around her. Not moving and not speaking for an entire ten minutes.

"Hey Rai?" she asked.

"Yeah?"

"That guy. Did you know him?"

"Who?"

"The one who held me." He gave a long look as if to try to find the right words.

"Yeah, I knew Jack."

"Was he a friend?"

"Hell no. He used to be super rich like you, that is until his family went bankrupt and they had to move out here. That didn't sit well for Jack so he started mugging. And as you can probably tell, he wasn't really good at it. So, for me, it's easy to kick his ass." She looked up at him and he looked down at her. He couldn't avert his gaze away from her blue eyes.

"Rai?"

"Yeah?"

"Could you not tell Papa what happened? He wouldn't let me out if he found out." He let out a slight laugh and squeezed her close.

"You have my word."

The sun was set and they walked back to the hotel. He held her the entire time and, thankfully, they weren't ambushed. As they reached the doors, she turned to him.

"Thank you, Raimundo." She hugged him and went to the doors.

"Kim, wait." She turned to him and saw his longing eyes. "I-I have to tell you something. And it can't wait any longer."

"What is it?" He opened his mouth and then closed it. As if thinking how he was going to word it. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. It's just so hard to tell you."

"Rai, you know you can tell me anything."

"I know, and that's what's making it so hard." He took his gaze to the concrete sidewalk. "Kim, I... I never felt this way about anybody before you. When I'm with you, my stomach goes in knots and my heart feels like it's going at twenty miles per hour. And last night, when I went home, I couldn't stop thinking about you. And I actually missed you in my arms. And when I saw Jack holding you by the knife, only two things went through my head. One was anger because of Jack and the other was fear because I didn't know if that would be the last time I'll ever see you. I know it has been only three days but now I know it's true. Kim, I... I think I love you."

Her breath got caught in her throat and there was a feeling in her chest that she couldn't register. Her eyes widened at him as he looked at her to see her reaction. He let out a sigh as he turned around.

"Y'know, forget it. I can see that you don't feel the same way," he said as started walking off.

"Raimundo, wait." He turned around to see her approach him. "I never felt this way either. And to be honest, I'm scared. Don't ask me why because I don't know. I never experienced this and I only read about it in Nicholas Sparks novels. Don't get me wrong though, you have been so sweet to me and if I met anybody else, they would pale in comparison to you because you've actually shown me so much in the last three days. You're the only person I want to be with. No one else. And if that's love, then I think I love you too."

A tear glided her cheek. He let on a smile as he wiped it away with his thumb. She smiled as he did. Then he glided his finger on her jawline and stopped on her chin. He leaned in to her and gave her soft kiss on the lips. She closed her eyes and allowed herself to get lost in the moment. He put his free hand on her waist and brought her close. She wrapped her arms around his neck. He pressed harder and eventually deepened the kiss. Pouring into what he felt for her.

They remained like that for a few moments before pulling away. Staring into each others eyes as they rested on each others foreheads. She placed her left hand on his cheek as a smile glazed onto them.

"I have to go," she whispered.

"I understand." He gave her a quick kiss as she pulled away and went through the rotating doors. He let out a yelp for joy as he turned to the direction towards home.

As Kimiko got into the elevator and she too let out a yelp for joy.