You Remind Me

Chapter Three

Bellaluna

Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown.

Author's Notes: Yeah! I'm glad people are enjoying the story so far! I don't have much to say at this point so…enjoy!

Chapter Three

Kimiko sat frozen on the bed. She had been so confused before and now there was some ghost wandering around the place? Not to mention that Jack seemed to be taking orders from the ghost. What kind of place was this anyways? Her gut was telling her that she wasn't safe there, but at the same time she couldn't forget that Jack was the only hope she had at the moment for remembering who she was. He had been nice too, despite the attitude he seemed to have, and someone had to have bandaged her up.

Jack and the ghost had left the room for quite some time now, but Kimiko could tell that they were only just outside the door. She could barely make out the muffled whispers from beyond it. She wondered what it was that they were talking about. The topic was obviously herself, but what about her? The ghost seemed pretty upset by the fact that she had been there. Maybe she didn't belong here, maybe she had come to the wrong place. But Jack knew her. He knew her name.

"Kimiko…" she whispered to herself. It sounded so familiar, and yet distant at the same time. Fascinated with the name she used her index finger to brush against the bed sheet and spell it over and over.

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"Okay Wuya, what's up?" Jack asked starring at her intently. "That's you're I'm plotting something voice."

Wuya cackled and floated around in a circle a few times, planning out the last few details of her scheme. It was perfect. Soon the Xiaolin Warriors would pay for crossing her.

"Jack," Wuya said, now prepared to explain. "It seems that the perfect pawn has fallen into our hands."

"You mean Kimiko."

"Yes, she has been trained at a Xiaolin Warrior and has great skills; skills that one does not forget so easily. By now her powers and fighting ability are as natural as speaking to her, and yet…all of her memories of who and what she is have been lost. This can easily be used to out advantage. All you need to do is tell her who she is," Wuya explained, her voice tinged with an eerie anticipation.

"Wait, how would that help us?" Jack asked, utterly confused by Wuya's thinking. "She'll just go back to the others and keep fighting us."

Wuya smirked.

"Only if you tell her that she is a Xiaolin Warrior."

"What?"

"Jack, you fool!" Wuya shouted. "Tell Kimiko that she is on the Haylin side. Tell her she works for us. Then when you go to battle the Xiaolin Warriors, we will use her against them. The other warriors would never fight their own kind willingly."

"Woah, woah woah," Jack said, raising his hands in the air to stop her. "Doesn't this sound a little familiar? Remember Raimundo?"

"Yes, but Raimundo failed because he still harbored pitiful emotions for the other warriors. Kimiko will have no idea that she is facing her own friends in battle," Wuya replied with full confidence in her plan. "But of course…" she began to add. "We still cannot be certain that Kimiko has truthfully lost her memory, so the next showdown will be her test. If she is able to fight the warriors without a second glance, then we will take her in as a new addition to the Haylin side."

Jack had several doubts about Wuya's plan. There was a huge chance that this was all some huge elaborate plan by the Xiaolin Warriors, and even if it wasn't, Kimiko might still regain her memories one day and boy would she be angry. Jack knew he'd probably be burnt to toast before she even touched him. But then again, he admitted that they did need the help. He certainly was losing several showdowns nowadays. Not to mention it'd be a hoot to see the look on the other warriors' faces when Kimiko fought them by his side. He sighed and turned to the bedroom door.

"Alright Wuya, I guess I'll go with it for now," he told her. "Just don't get your hopes up."

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Kimiko gasped as she heard the bedroom door creak open, just after her 20th spelling of her name on the bed. Her head shot up and she smiled with relief when it was only Jack who came in. She really did not want to see the ghost again anytime soon.

"Hey there," Jack said awkwardly and closed the door behind him. He walked back to the seat he had been occupying earlier and sat down. "I'm going to explain some things," he told her. "So tell me if I'm going to fast."

Kimiko nodded and turned a bit so that she could put her full attention on Jack and what he was going to tell her. Perhaps she'd finally find out who she was and what was going on.

"Kimiko," Jack said, looking her straight in the eye. "I am an evil boy genius."

It was best to start with the truth of course. Well, as much of the truth that he wanted to tell her.

"You are?" Kimiko asked, giving Jack and doubtful look.

"Yes me!" Jack snapped, rather offended. "I am a brilliant, deviant mind! What…what did you think I looked like?"

"Honestly?"

"Yes!"

"Well…I'd rather a sad little Goth kid who cries alone at night," Kimiko replied bluntly. She didn't know where such a remark had come from. It just slipped out.

"I do not!" Jack shouted, almost ready to leap out of his chair, however, knowing better he calmed himself down and remained seated. Scaring Kimiko even more so than she already was, would not help Wuya's plan. "That doesn't matter though. What does matter, is that you, Kimiko, work for me."

"Really?" Kimiko asked, making a weird face. "So that would make me…evil?"

Jack began to panic. Kimiko didn't seem to be buying it. Was there some kind of instinct in her that was forcing her not to believe him? If that was the case he'd need to make this convincing. He needed a story; a good story. Taking a moment to think things through, he finally came up with something that he hoped she'd believe.

"Well, not exactly…" Jack began. "You see, a few years back, I was out….doing evil stuff…yeah…and I found you and you had hurt yourself, twisted your ankle I think…and there were these guys…"

Jack could feel his story falling apart. There was no way that Kimiko was going to believe this. She had lost her memory, not her common sense.

"So, you saved me?" Kimiko questioned.

"Y-yes?" Jack squeaked, and then winced. He had obviously given himself away.

"And, so now I help you because of that?"

Jack blinked in awe. Was she actually buying his lie? There was no possible way.

"Yeah?"

"Well, then that makes sense I suppose," Kimiko said, only a bit of hesitation in her voice as she thought things through. "I owe you a large debt for saving me, so assisting you only makes sense."

She bought it! Jack was shocked. This was so far from what Kimiko was really like it was so strange. Not only was she vulnerable, but now she was gullible too! It was like having the perfect puppet in his hand.

"Jack?" Kimiko's voice broke through Jack's thoughts.

"Huh?"

"Ah…were you the one who bandaged me up?" she asked quietly.

"Yeah, why?"

"Oh…thank you then."

Jack sucked in his breath. Was she…blushing? She was! Jack shook his head. This was all too much for him. He needed to finishing explaining things and get out as soon as possible. This Kimiko was…strange. He needed some time to figure things out, so in a hurry he gave Kimiko a brief overview of the Shen Gong Wu, Wuya, his evil plans, and even the Xiaolin Warriors. She didn't even bat an eye at all this information. Instead she sat there in awe, as if she was a child being told a bedtime fairy tale. Jack knew Wuya still had her doubts about Kimiko, but Jack was certain that she could not possibly be faking this right now.