Title: Day Seven
Fandom: Xiaolin Showdown
Characters: Rai, Kim, Omi, Clay, Toshiro, a few guards (my ocs), the receptionist (my oc), Jack, May (my oc), Jesse
Prompt: 068:Lightening
Word Count: 1,068
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 7 of 7. Final part. :D

Day Seven

He stood outside the hotel that morning. Waiting for her to come out and give him a kiss. He needed her in his life and he can't bare being without her. Unfortunately, he had been standing there for a couple of hours. He knew that her father wouldn't let her out without him. And that he was counting on.

"Raimundo?" He turned around and saw her with a duple bag slung over her shoulder. No body guards or anything. He was surprised.

"Kimiko? But I thought... your dad-"

"He knows about us and he also knows I can take care of myself, so he let me go." It dawned on him. She didn't need him anymore.

"I guess this is it then, huh?"

"I'm afraid so. Don't get me wrong though, you've shown me so much the past week and I valued it a lot. I just need my much deserved freedom." He let out a sigh.

"Well, I won't be stopping you," he forced the words out.

"I'm not asking you to."

"So... where are you going?"

"I was just going over to my self defense class."

"Self defense?"

"Yeah, that whole thing with Jack made me realize that I needed to be protected and since I had you... I just need to do this on my own."

"I see. Well... I guess I'll see you around then?" he said as his throat started to run dry.

"Yeah. I'll see you around." Then she walked off. But his feet remained plastered on the sidewalk as he watched her go.

He was at the arcade playing a game of Goo Zombies Eight and when he beaten it, he saw the high scores and Kimiko's remained the highest. He let out a grimaced sigh. He went over to the counter and order a tall coke and waited. Then he felt a presence and looked over to see Clay and Omi standing beside him.

"Hey, Rai. How you holdin' up?" Clay asked.

"What do you think?" he sighed. The coke came before him and he put money on the counter.

"I am very sorry, Raimundo. I know how much you cared about her," Omi interjected. He let out another sigh.

"I'm an idiot. If I kept my mouth shut, then she might still be here. With me."

"Well yeah, but don't you think she needed independence or something?"

"Well of course she did, but she still could've done that while with me. Right?" His two friends looked at each other and then back at him.

"Lets put it this way, you did rush things, par'ner."

"Yeah but for good reasons." Then he let out a frustrated groan and swore under his breath as he slammed his drink on the counter. "What am I saying? Who the hell falls in love in three days?"

"I do not know. But I do know she has changed you my friend."

"What are you talking about? I haven't changed."

"I think you have, Rai. After you came back from juvi, you've always been down in the dumps, when you were with Kimiko, your spirits were higher than the clouds." He cocked his eyebrow.

"I've been like that for two years?" he asked.

"Oh yes. It was getting very annoying. It is a good thing you met Kimiko." Raimundo looked down his drink and shut his eyes.

"I miss her." Then he looked at his friends. "I can't go on like this. I need her."

"Rai, relax. Give it a day. And if she turns up at your front door, take it as a good sign."

"Yes, that is a good chance that she might want you as much as you want her. Ow," Omi added as Clay hit his arm.

"You think so?"

"One way or another, right?" He thought about it and decided it would be best.

"Thanks, guys. I'll see you later," he said as he left the arcade.

He waited at home for any sign of her. Like a call or a doorbell. Anything. He waited for several hours and all the while he was fidgeting. That's one habit he wasn't going to break anytime soon.

Then, as the evening strolled along, he heard the doorbell ring and he raced to the front door. He opened it and saw Kimiko standing there. With a content face on her while his was anxious.

"Hey," he said.

"Hi," she said. An awkward silenced followed.

"So... how was your class?" he finally asked.

"Oh uh, it was great. Very informative actually."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah. I actually ran into Jack on the way here. And you're right, it is easy to kick his ass." He let out a laugh. So did she.

"Do you want to come in?" he asked.

"Uh, sure. That'd be great." He lead her to the living room and sat down on the couch. Both overwhelmed by the time they shared on it.

"I stopped by the arcade today," he said, breaking the silence.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah. Your score is still number one." She smiled at his remark. "Kim?" She turned her head to him. "Y'know, when I was there, I realized we did rush things a bit but, I know what we had was real. And I can wait until you see that."

"Rai... You're such a sweet guy. And I'll never forget that. But today, I actually missed you. I missed being around you. Laughing and having fun."

"I miss that too." They sat in their awkward silence with the tension growing with every passing second.

"Are you really going to wait for me?" she asked. He let on a smile.

"I can wait a hundred years for you." Tears started to well up in her eyes as she smiled. Then she moved closer to him and gave him one last kiss.

"Goodbye, Raimundo."

"No. Not goodbye. See you later." She furrowed her eyebrows. "Just because we're not together, doesn't mean you can't still hang out with me, Omi, and Clay." She let on a smile as she got up and he joined her. He lead her back out the front door and they gave each other a hug. Then she pulled away and she started up the street. He watched her leave.

"If she turns around, then everything is going to be all right," he muttered. Midway up, she turned around and flashed him a smile. He smiled back.