Believe In My Love
Chapter 10... Friends? Lovers? Backstabbers?
Kimiko's mind was focused on a certain brown haired, emerald green eyed, Brazilian boy, who she should have been eating out with at that moment.
Instead...
There sitting next to her was a blonde haired, ocean blue eyed, American boy known as Alex.
She hadn't been talking, and she knew that was a major minus, because someone was going to figure out that something was bothering her, but she just couldn't bring herself to talk... It felt... Wrong.
A thought in her head suddenly popped up.
It should feel wrong, you're eating out with one that isn't your boyfriend while your boyfriend sits at home pondering around with the boys.
Kimiko looked down, only to have an arm put around her. She looked back up to see Alex.
"You okay Kim?" He asked, concern running down his face.
"Yeah... I'm fine." She sigh.
"What was the, 'Yeah, I'm fine' sigh for?"
"Nothing," she said, irritated by his pushing. She pushed away from him, into the rounded booth, more into Kieko.
Kieko looked over at her, a questionable look on her face. "Umm... I need to go to the bathroom." Kieko stated.
"Me too!" Kimiko and her jumped up, knocking Alex onto the floor. But Kimiko stopped.
"Sorry." She smiled, and knelt down to the blonde boy, rubbing his head.
"It's cool." He grinned back at her, and held her hands, hoisting her up with himself.
"Bathroom!" Kieko pulled Kimiko away. They went the direction to the bathroom, and scurried inside. "What was that face all about?"
"We have boyfriend!" she blurted, almost too fast.
"Kim... Kimi, Kimi, Kimi..." Kieko shook her head, only to get a glare from her friend. "Nothing's happening, we're simply having a nice friendly conversation." She smiled.
"I guess you're right... But what if we - "
"Kimiko!" Kieko snapped. "Don't even think about that, there is no need, because it's not going to happen." She assured herself and her friend. "It won't... And the boys just won't find out... right Ash - Kimi, where's Ashley?"
"She's probably out there." Kimiko shrugged.
They peaked their heads outside the door to see only Griffon, Alex, and Adrenia at the table.
"Shoot! Where did she get off too?" Kieko growled. They rushed back out, and sat down, just on the edge of the booth, despite the fact Alex had scooted over.
"Where's Rachel?" Kimiko asked.
"Who's Rachel?" Griffon asked, confused.
"She's another girl who's staying with me... What can I say... I'm just so liked!" Adrenia was drowning in her own gloating so much, she didn't hear Kimiko hiss.
"We wouldn't be with her by choice."
"Anyways... Where is she?" Kieko interrupted Kimiko's giggle.
"I don't know." Adrenia shrugged.
"Shoot!" Kimiko's eyes narrowed.
"You want us to help you look for her?" Alex asked.
"Sure!" Kimiko smiled tenitivly. "That'd be great." Her smiled twisted to seductive, but she quickly shook it before she hoped anyone noticed.
Alex did though. He smiled with the same amount of depth back, then suddenly without notice, he pulled Kimiko in by the back of the head, and kissed her.
Kimiko's eyes widened at first, but seeing she couldn't pull back, she slammed her foot on his foot. That made him immediately pull back first. (1... Check Author's Note)
"What was that for?" He asked, a smirk coming to her face.
"Oops?" was all she could weasel her way into saying. Then Kimiko decided to change the subject. "Let's go." They all got up to leave.
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Adrenia's head was spinning. She didn't care about finding this Rachel chick... Well she did, because she was interested in seeing how much of a problem she could cause for Kimiko... Little did she know it was Ashley, and that Kimiko knew that already.
There was another reason for the nauseation (I dunno if that's a word, but bare with me) aswell. Kimiko had kissed Alex. Alex! This was gold! She was going to SO score Raimundo before two and a half months were up... And hopefully break wittle Kimiko's heart in the process. That made Adrenia smirk.
"Where could she be?" Kieko pondered, beginning to get worried.
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Ashley walked down the street. It was beginning to get dark, but she didn't know where she was. She just had to make a point to stare at some incredibly hot guy. (2... Check Author's Note)
"I wish I could find someone she muttered."
Looking around she decided she shouldn't be out in Rio at night. She began to worry. "I really hope someone finds me."
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"So it's settled then?"
"For the five hundredth time tonight, yes Jack, that's how it's going to go!" Omi moaned at the stupid red head.
"But, it seems so simply... Don't you think girls want it to be more complicated when giving an apoligy... I mean... I know if it were me... and my incredibly hot boyfriend - "
"You called guys hot again..." Raimundo pointed out. Seeing the look on Jack's face, he spoke again. "No... Let me refrase that... You were calling me hot."
Jack's face turned from a pale to bright red, and that was rare, even for Jack.
He decided to ignore Raimundo's comment. "I would want him to explain more."
"She'd get mad if he explained par'ner." Clay shrugged.
"But - "
"Jack..." Raimundo started, running a hand through his brown and already messy hair. "You don't know Kim... If you tell her the complete truth... She'll practically set fire to her finger tips and start throwing fireballs at you... You need to learn to bend so that she isn't suspicious, but so you don't get a all over 3rd degree burn!" (3... Check Author's note)
"Well... Fine, but if she doesn't buy and wants more... don't come crying to me!" He pouted.
"Come on... Let's see if the girls are out... you know Adrenia, she'll try to show the night Rio to the girls... And since they don't know the girls... ugh, I'd hate to know what might happen."
"They could get mugged." Jack nodded. Everyone started at him. Obviously that wasn't going to happen, but Adrenia probably had something a little less crime up her sleeve. "What?"
"Nevermind..." Omi shook his head as they all headed out.
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Ashley sigh, kicking a rock. She knew she should just go back to the airport, the last place they saw her, but... She couldn't bring herself to do it. Suddenly, she heard rapid footsteps towards her, but she didn't have time to see who it was.
"Rachel!" Raimundo called out, in utter surprised as he slowed to a stop infront of her back. She whipped around, and seeing his face, she pulled him into a hug.
"Oh my god! I was so scared!"
"What were you doing?"
She smiled seductivly. "I was trying to see you... But, I seemed to lose my way..." She blinked up at him, trying to put on an innocent face. She was finally back with Raimundo. Back in his arms... She missed it. (4... Check Author's Note)
"Well... Why don't we get you back..."
"But... They may not be there!" She whined, stomping her foot.
"Where would they be?"
"They went out to eat! I couldn't seem to get where they were going, and if I had, I would have never been able to find it anyways... So I just sort of got lost, then came to find you! Please take me back until morning... Please!"
"Rai!" Jack gasped, out of breath. "There is no time to try and find them... It'll get dark soon, you know even your parents hate when you're out at night like this!"
"I know but - "
"Just let her come back... We'll go in the morning."
Raimundo nodded slowly, regretting he agreed just after he did.
"Thanks Rai." she wrapped her arms around one of his, and leaned her head as close to his shoulder as she could get.
"Yeah..." He felt awkard just walking there, and he felt he should comfort her, so... He put his arm around her shoulders. (5... Check Author's Note)
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"We'll just contact the boys in the morning!" Kimiko decided with a nod.
"Cool... Umm... Kim?" Alex turned her around just as the groups were about to part.
"Yeah?" she smiled at him.
He kissed her on the lips, pouring a cupful of passion into such a quick peck. Kimiko pinked, knowing that that's what she only got from Raimundo now... Something had just clicked inside of her.
"Here's my number... Ya know, incase you want to hook up again." He handed Kimiko an already written out number on a piece of paper. She took it with question, but he only smiled nervously. "Heh, I was gunna give it to you earlier but... with the search and stuff."
"Yeah... it's cool." She was about to turn, but that think clicked inside of her again. She pulled Alex's arm, and when he turned, she kissed him again.
After about fifteen seconds of shock going through out everyone's body, she pulled back and blinked. "I - I'm sor-"
"It's okay..." Alex smiled. "I don't mind."
She couldn't smile back... She couldn't... Kimiko couldn't do that to Raimundo. She simply turned and walked away with Kieko's arm around her.
Alex frowned, not knowing what he did, but nonetheless, turned with Griffon and left.
"Wow, you're seriously screwing with your relationship... First Rachel, then Alex... maybe Raimundo is now making out with some girl. " Adrenia was sarcastic when she tried to act worried, even though, it was more just sarcasm and uncaring than acting.
Kimiko simply closed her eyes as they walked up the steps to Adrenia's house.
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"Night!" Clay and Omi went into their seperate guest rooms. Jack walked into Raimundo's room, and Raimundo pulled out the bed from the couch.
"Why don't you just sleep in the same room as Jack?"
"Are you kidding? With as much as he kicks and turns, there is no way we'd both be safe even."
"You would share a bed?" Ashley lifted her eyebrow in amusement.
"NO! But he rolls so much, he falls off the bed, and comes rolling over by me... That's why I sleep downstairs." He chuckled.
She shrugged and went upstairs, only to come back down to see Raimundo in his jeans and no shirt. (6... Check Author's Note) He only smirked at her expression. "Yeah?"
Ashley didn't feel comfortable checking out Kimiko's boyfriend, but she couldn't help it. She wanted Rai bad. She the walked over to him. "There's no where else to sleep."
"Oh." His face dropped. "Well, I can sleep on the floor no prob." He smirked once again.
"No, I don't wanna kick you off." She looked at the floor.
"Then share the bed with me." He wanted to slap his hand over his mouth at that very moment. She looked up at him, a surprised spark was in her eyes.
"You mean that?"
He couldn't say no now, so he just nodded.
"Okay..." She didn't take her eyes off of him until she was sitting on the bed.
"Okay." He decided he should probably keep his jeans on, and he went over to the other side.
"Blanket?"
"There's one there."
"What about you?"
"There's one there."
"Raimundo!"
"How do you know my name is Raimundo?" He asked. (that was dumb of him to say.)
Ashley was trapped. She didn't know what to do. "We went out... don't you remember?"
"Stop lying to yourself... We didn't." His eyes narrowed.
Time to put this plan into action... Ashley decided.
"But I wan't it to be..."
Raimundo decided not to look back. He'd done enough to damage him and Kimiko's relationship, and he wasn't going to be the one to ruin it completely. He loved Kimiko, there's no doubt about it. Was there?
But do you love someone else in the process? The voice suddenly appeared, and he could almost see the disappointment on it's face.
I know you're mad, but bare with me! I'm under a lot of pressure!
That doesn't mean that you should try and put that on Kimiko's shoulders. She's only trying to do what's right, and trying to stay level headed with you, but you aren't making that easy for her to do.
You're telling me how to run my relationship? Anger filled Raimundo as he mentally spoke.
No, by all means... no. But, I mean... Is it fair to Kimiko that you're cheating on her?
Am not!
You're sleeping with Rachel -
I'm not sleeping with her! She needs a place to sleep, so I am 'sharing my bed'!
You're sleeping with Rachel, you kissed Adrenia, and you claim you went out with this girl, and you never did!
Raimundo couldn't stop himself from rolling his eyes, but by this time, he was already on the edge of the bed, while 'Rachel' was on the other side, and he had turned out the lights.
Why can't you ever think I do anything right? He sigh.
Because when it comes to a relationship, you don't usually do many things right...
People normally don't do things right... I hate when people don't, why would I?
Raimundo, that's being very hypicritical.
Whatever.
Night.
Yeah, like I said... Whatever.
He had succeeded in shutting up the voice in his head, but he wouldn't be able to do that for long...
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When ten a.m came along, Both the guys and girls were up and getting ready to contact one another, but... Kimiko was first to it.
She called Raimundo's cell phone, only to get a message machine.
"Hey it's Raimundo, I'm out having a life, which is what you should do... Then again, maybe that's why you called... Leave a message and I'll see if I can fit a reply into my tight schedual."
Beeeep!
"Rai, it's Kim. We're looking for Rachel. We lost her last night, but we can't find her now, and we were hoping you could help us look for her this morning, or say that you found her... Even I know that staying out on the streets at night is dangerous... I hope she's okay... Call me back, I don't know why you aren't answering your phone. Bye Raimundo... I love you."
She hung up, and waited for a moment, and then someone called her back. "Hello?" Her voice filled with hope. "Hey!... Oh my god, thank god!... No I don't, shut up... Okay, whatever... where?... Oh... There. Okay, well I guess I'll see you there?... Okay cool... Yeah... Bye." She hung up with a sigh.
"Great... the cafe we went to last night..." She mumbled as she walked out of her room in flare jeans, a white skirt over them, light pink halter top, white flip flops, and jean material wrist warmers. Her hair was its natural black with red dipped ends.
"Adrenia!" She pounded her fist on the door. "The boys found Rachel last night! We're meeting them at the cafe that we were at last night! We have to be there in 10 minutes!" She kept pounding until someone opened to door.
She was wearing a long, white skirt that went just past her knees, a crystal blue top, and her blonde hair (I've decided to cut the brown hilights, cause I think that wouldn't fit Adrenia... She looks better as an all blonde) hair was half up (sides up, half pony, whatever.) Her crystal blue eyes pierced into Kimiko, making her want to shiver.
"Let's go." Kieko said, making the two staring lose their gaze. Kieko had on jean cuffed capris, an orange tank top on, and a white see-through cover up along with orange flip flops. Her hair was blonde and put up in a messy bun.
They all were about to head out to the cafe, when there was a knock on the door. Adrenia scurried to open it, and there was Marina (Raimundo's 8 year old sister, but Kieko and Kim don't know that) holding Adrenia's cell phone.
"I thought you should have this back!" She smiled. "Thanks for letting me use it yesterday."
"Oh, it's no problem!" Adrenia smiled. She took the cell phone as Marina skipped away with her twin sister (Marinia) in the direction of a candy store.
"Wow, letting little kids use your cell phone... Intriging!" Kimiko said with sarcasm washed across her tone.
"Umm, well you see... She's a sister of a friend of mine!" Adrenia shot back in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Whatever, who cares... Let's just go!" Kieko dragged them both out the door.
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Clay opened the door to the cafe, and saw Kieko waving them over to the table. Omi told the waitor they were with them, and they strode over.
"Rachel!" Adrenia sigh in relieve. "So glad to see you with them, I was so worried."
"Same here." Kieko and Kimiko said at once. Ashley simply smiled at them.
They decided, since they were here, they'd sit down and order. Jack sat on the end, Raimundo next to him, Kimiko was next to him, Kieko was next to her, Omi was next to her, Clay was next to him, 'Rachel' was next to him, and Adrenia sat on the other end, by her.
"Sooo..." This was it, it was now or never.
"Hmm?" Raimundo looked over at Adrenia with a sideways glance.
"How long did you and Rachel go out for?" She asked, causing Kimiko to knock over her water. She knocked it sideways, but by chance, missed Kieko and slid into Omi's lap.
"Sorry Omi..." she muttered.
They both remained silent. "Why don't you tell them Rachel?"
"We didn't actually go out."
"WHAT?!?!?" Was everyone's reaction, not including Raimundo's.
"Why did you say that Rai!" Kimiko looked at him, hurt from the lie, filling up her eyes. Jack backed off, and slid from the booth, and Raimundo began to follow, and so did everyone else, but Kimiko's gaze never left him.
"He didn't want to make me mad!" Adrenia burst out.
"Why would he care!?" Kimiko began to get angry.
"He kissed me, remember???"
"Adrenia!" Jack snapped.
"That's a lie!" Raimundo growled.
"No! No, don't deny it Raimundo, you kissed me, and you said you missed me!"
Everyone's heads turned from one person to another.
"You went on a date with me!" Adrenia spat, close to Jack.
"Sick!" He managed to get out, cowering away, and into Rachel. They both just smiled, despite the conversation.
"No I didn't! Kimiko, don't listen to her!"
"You want proof?" Adrenia's eyes narrowed. Everyone stared her down. She took out her cell phone and clicked on videos. Then she shoved it up in Kimiko's face.
Pulling back so she could see, she watched the video play infront of her, as her eyes widened.
"Wow..." she laughed peacefully, light and softly. "You are not the same Raimundo that left me four months ago..."
"O-Oh?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No..." she walked behind him, not noticing everyone else there. "You are much more...sweeter...and...stronger...taller...cuter...and your eyes have much more longing in them..."
Everyone including family, decided that they would let Raimundo be at the moment, and skattered around the airport.
"Tell me Raimundo..." she whispered in his ear, still behind him. "Who is that longing for...?"
"You..." he whispered, turned and kissed her.
The kiss was long an agonizing to watch for Kimiko. Tears whelled in her eyes as she turned to Raimundo.
"How could you?" she asked, her tone soft, but hurt.
"I... Kim, I didn't..."
"THE VIDEO WAS RIGHT THERE!!!"
"Adrenia!" This time Jack spat. "How could you keep something like that!"
"You had no right to bud in on their relationship!" Kieko stepped in, but Omi stopped her and simply shook his head. "What are you doing Omi?"
"You don't want to get involved."
"I'm defending my friend! THAT'S NOT A CRIME!" She screamed in his face. "YOU SHOULD BE DEFENDING YOURS TOO!!"
"I DON'T WANNA GET INVOLVED SO THAT I DON'T GET IN TROUBLE LATER!!" He shouted back.
Kieko simply shook her head in disgust. "What has gotton into you lately!"
"You! You didn't tell me about your big plan for Ashley to come to Rio as Rachel!" He shot back. Kieko stood dazed for a moment. He said that infront of everyone. But she was sure she told him.
"I told you... Over the phone, when you were fricken playing that stupid arcade game!"
Omi suddenly felt bad, he then just remembered.
"What?" Raimundo turned his gaze away from Kimiko. He looked at Ashley. He could see no resemblence. Then he walked over to Ashley. Then he could see. Despite the fact of clothes change, eye colour, hair length and colour, he could see it. Same voice, same face.
Then he went back to Kimiko. "How could YOU do THIS!?!"
"I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU WERE CHEATING ON ME!!!"
"WELL YOU SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED ME MORE!"
"OBVIOUSLY, I PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN YOU!!! YOU MADE OUT WITH ANOTHER GIRL!"
"And slept with one!" Adrenia piped up, making Kimiko's face burn completely red with anger.
"YOU SLEPT WITH ANOTHER GIRL?!?!?!?!?!?!" She screamed bloody murder, and by this time, everyone in the cafe was looking at them. Waitors and Waitresses wanted to stop it, but knew better than to get involved.
"NO!!"
"How can I be so sure!?" she snapped, little quieter this time. "You said you didn't kiss her, and here I watched a video!" More tears whelled in her eyes, as they began to fall crazily.
"I didn't sleep with someone!" She turned to Adrenia, who pulled out her phone again. And this time, it showed Ashley and Raimundo in the middle of the bed. Ashley was turned one way, and Raimundo the same, but Raimundo had his arms around her waist.
"YOU SLEPT WITH ASHLEY?!?!"
"What?" They both said. Then Raimundo watched the video, and then Ashley.
"How the hell did you get that!?"
"You're little sister is easily bribed!"
"You Bitch!" He screamed at her.
"You were mine Raimundo! YOU WERE MINE UNTIL THAT LITTLE SKANK CAME INTO YOUR LIFE!!!"
"NO I WASN'T YOURS!!!"
"SHUT UP ADRENIA!" Kieko yelled, again only to have Omi glare at her. "Omi, if you can't expect that I'm gunna stick up for my friend, than maybe we aren't suppose to be together!" She suddenly realized what she said, wanting to take it back, but it was too late.
Everyone momentarily had their attention ripped to Kieko and Omi. "If you aren't going to respect my opinion not to get involved! THAN I GUESS WE AREN'T EITHER! I'M DONE PUTTING UP WITH YOUR GAMES, IT'S OVER!!" Omi yelled.
Kieko's eyes teared, as she ran out of the cafe, Ashley close behind her.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS!" Kimiko screamed, while Raimundo was dazed after who just did what.
"Kim -" He didn't want the same thing to happen to him, he wanted to apoligize to her.
"It's your own fault you weren't a better girlfriend Kimiko!"
Everyone glared hard at Adrenia, as Jack spat next to her shoe, only for her to glare at him harder than he was her. Suddenly, everyone looked over to the direction of a slapping sound.
Raimundo stood their, dumbfounded and dazed, with a huge red handprint on his face.
"What's going on here?" Then everyone, including Raimundo, looked over to where they could hear Kimiko's sobs coming from.
Raimundo's eyes went wide when he saw Kimiko crying into his chest, with his arms wrapped around her. "Alex..." He growled.
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Gasps really loud! Oh my god! That was just a... Wow! I cannot believe it! I didn't expect to break Omi and Kieko up so early! Sorry if it seemed the conversation was split, but what do you expect when Omi tells Kieko to not defend Kimiko. Then Ashley, how could she actually do that? Those videos? Wow! I cannot believe Adrenia would stoop so low. Now, onto the end... Alex... Yikes, this won't be a pretty site. Anyways, thanks for reading, and again I'll need 7 - SEVEN- REVIEWS FOR AN UPDATE!!!! Thanks!
Check Author's Note
1) Kimiko knew what kind of trouble kissing Alex would bring her, so she tried to stop it, unlike Raimundo. Alex is not manipulative like Adrenia, Alex is sweet and caring, but he also doesn't know that Kimiko has a boyfriend, there for all the kissing. Even though Adrenia didn't know, she still tried after she knew something was up... And she's still trying.
2) This may indicate that Ashley does really want to help Kimiko, and, in a which, she sort of does, but sort of wants Raimundo for herself. But, she had to make her point to guys in Rio that she was open, even though she had a job to do. That's Ashley for you.
3) In this story, and the first one, the four aren't actually Xiaolin Monks, therefor, don't have an element... But since Kimiko is fire, that's the way it would have went. Her hot headed attitude is the same, making it so people think at any minute she could come out with fireballs and burn you head to toe.
4) Now this is indicating that Ashley wants to be with Raimundo, there is no doubt about that one. She wants to be, but she doesn't know if having Raimundo in Brazil is worth it, verses having all of the people she hangs out with be her friends in Japan. She missed being in his arms, but she's still trying to think over if she should really honestly help Kimiko, or turn on her.
5) Raimundo did not want to be the bad guy. He wanted to do something right for a change, but... He felt like comforting Ashley at the time was the right thing to do, and if Kimiko was there, and saw how freaked out Ashley was getting because she didn't know anywhere, or where to go, or anyone for that matter, she would have allowed Raimundo to do that. So, I thought I should clear up that Raimundo is not being a jerk once again, he's actually doing something right.
6) That shirtless line was dedicated to all the fans who love Raimundo topless :D, or want to see him topless more... Special shout out to Sara-Chan10... she gave me the idea a while back in our conversations... So thank her for that scene in his jeans, not me. :)