December 20
The countdown had officially begun. Only 5 days till Christmas. She sighed she had been avoiding Raimundo for the past two days, after that girlfriend, actually his sister incident. She still couldn't believe how she flipped out. Good thing Omi came so she wouldn't have to answer him. But she couldn't help but wonder what she would of said if Omi hadn't came. Would she have told him? Or would she have chickened out and made some lame excuse? Err, love was so complicated. How could she love him and not tell him. He was her best friend and she couldn't even tell him. How sad was she? Whatever, it didn't matter, she was telling him. She wasn' t going to hide behind dumb excuses and lies.
Kimiko was hiding something. He couldn't believe how upset she had looked when she thought he had a girlfriend. He knew thats why she had been crying and if Omi hadn't bursted in he had a feeling she would've told him something important. But Omi did come in and she didn't say anything. No reason to dwell on the past, what could've been. All he knew was that he was telling her how he felt and she wasn't going to avoid him when he told her.
"Ooh Kimiko, I am most excited for Christmas, aren't you?"
Kimiko smiled. "Of course I am, its almost Christmas after all."
"What did you get me?"
She laughed. "Im can't tell you that, it wouldn't be a surprise then."
Omi frowned for a second but then his face lit back up. "Hmm, maybe Clay will let me peek."
Kimiko smirked. "He wouldn't dare."
"What wouldn't I do?", Clay asked as he walked into the kitchen.
"Let him look at his presents early.", Kimiko said filling him in.
"Omi's just excited a bit, thats all, its almost Christmas after all."
"See, Clay understands.", Omi said.
"Omi, did you hide your presents? Me and Clay might go looking for them," Kimiko said with a smirk.
"Oh yes, very sneaky Kimiko. I have hid my presents well, you'd have to be able to read my mind to find my spot."
Kimiko shook her head. "That could be arranged. But I bet you hid it underneath the Shroud of Shadows somewhere didn't you?"
Omi's mouth made an O. "Umm, no, I hid it in..in..in the Shen gong wu vault. Yes, that is it."
Omi was a lot of things but he wasn't a good liar. "Sure Omi, sure."
"I will be right back, no one follow me," Omi said as he glanced at Kimiko and Clay suspiciuosly.
Kimiko held up her hands. "Go."
Now Clay and Kimiko sat in the kitchen in silence. Then Raimundo walked in. He looked tired, that was the reason all the other monks were hanging out instead of training. Raimundo had been training alone this morning with Master Fung. Raimundo didn't even acknowledge them,just took a glass and filled it with water, drank it in 5 seconds, then walked backed out.
"Master Fung must be working his somethin' fierce huh?"
"Looks like it, even though we barely have any enemies anymore."
"Not according to Master Fung."
Kimiko laughed. "So true, so true."
"Do you think Im doing the right thing, you know, telling Kimiko how I feel?"
Clay gave him a look. "Raimundo, Im your best friend, which is why your confiding in me, numerous times, but anyways, of course you should tell her. 'Cause you'll never know how she feels until you tell her."
"Well, what do you think about the girlfriend thing I told you about?"
"Well, obviously, if she got so emotional about it, she must feel something for you."
"Yeah, maybe thats why shes avoiding me."
"Okay, listen to me. She kissed, lets say that again, kissed you, when you came back from the Heylin side and when you became Shoku Warrior she was like all over you. Your best friend doesn't kiss you, I repeat your best friend doesn't kiss you."
"Shout it a little louder Clay, I don't think everyone in the temple heard you."
Clay grinned. "Sorry, its just, its so obvious, at least to me. And the fact that I know you two belong together. I just want you to be happy."
Raimundo grinned at his friend. "Thanks Clay."
Okay, I know that chapter was super boring, but I needed a filler chapter, and this is it, sorry, but theres only one chapter to go. 7's my lucky number after all. Then all start working on S+SK okay. So review if you want. Update soon.
-RaiKimlover.