Love, War, and Choices
Chapter 6...Mistakes Lead to Threats
Kimiko's PoV
...Suddenly, I shot up in bed, panting and sweating...
"Kimiko, are you okay?"
Okay? Okay? No...I wasn't okay...I just dreamed Raimundo died!
I couldn't speak to whoever was there...I didn't even know who it was. All I know is, after my gasp, they came in running...fast.
"Kimiko!" It was a he, I knew for sure...and that he began to shake me.
My vision became more and more clear, then I saw Jack.
"J-Jack?" I said weakly in a small voice.
"Kimiko!" He hugged me hard, and I hugged him awkardly back.
Suddenly, the flows of emotion came over me all again...I jumped out of bed, making Jack jump back.
"What time is it? What's the date? Whe...where's Raimundo?" I sputtered out. Then, I looked wildly at Jack, who stood there in a little disappointment...But I could not for the life of me believe it was a dream...
At least not a the moment.
"Jack! Where...Is...He...?"
"Kim-"
"NOO!' I screamed as I skid out of the room and ran down the hall. As I was running, more tears filled my eyes as I tried not to cry.
I thought I had already cried enough.
Squeezing my eyes shot, I kept running, but I bumped into something that made me fall back. I was just about the scream at them to watch it and get out of my way when I looked to see who it was.
Master Fung.
"Kimi-?"
"MASTER FUNG!!!!!!!" I jumped up so happy and hugged him tighter than ever.
"Kimiko, what is the matter?" he said, trying to grasp breath.
I let go immediatly, a smile dancing upon my lips.
"Master Fung, I'm so glad you are alive!"
"Why wouldn't I be young monk?"
"You...the other monks, the rubble fell onto you! But...You're alive!"
He looked at me with a totally weird expression that freaked me out.
"Kimiko, do you have something you'd like to tell me?"
I was just about to explain the whole thing, when the thought of Raimundo hit me again.
"I'msorryMasterFungbutIhavetofindRaimundoquickly!" I sped out, completely and totally tongue tied. God, I hate when I do that. But, I couldn't get off task, I had to get to Raimundo.
It took him a moment, but he figured out what I said.
"Come with me." he turned slowly in the hall as he beckoned for me to follow. I did, but I was impatient at how slow he was going.
"M-"
"Kimiko...He is alive, there is no rush."
Rush? Rush?!? There was a HUGE rush! A rush of relief! I cannot believe I just heard those words I've been longing to hear since I sat down to write that-
"Master Fung...I had this totally crazy dream...but now...I cannot tell if it's real or not..."
He turned to me, an expression of understandment one his face. "Kimiko...I believe you tell me about this dream before I take you to Raimundo."
I sigh in frustration...I needed to know for myself...that he was alive...at least...that I didn't kill him...that it wasn't my fault.
Master Fung plopped me down right in the hallway, and sat down infront of me. "Now...tell me about this dream."
I began to talk...recalling the things that happened, with pain filling inside of me, every word I spoke.
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"The last I wrote was 'And it was all my fault.' and then I woke up, sweating and panting...then Jack came in...I...I didn't know if it was a dream."
"I see..." Master Fung thought hard for a moment. "Well...You should be happy to know..." I could tell the disturbence in his voice, and it worried me. "That that was just a dream." His emphasize on 'just' was a small bit scary, as if to insure himself...instead of me.
"Can I go see Raimundo?"
"Yes you may." he nodded the way, and I sped off, a little freaked from Master Fung's wording and tone.
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Normal PoV
Kimiko walked in slowly. After all of that running and talking quickly, and close to tears...Her injuries finally caught up to her for the night.
There on the bed, she smiled at the person.
She went and sat down, and put a hand to his. It was pretty warm, but his temperature was probably below average...
"Man...I wonder what happened...I really do...About why the attacked us...was it just because of me? Or was it for something else...I couldn't really tell you." She closed her eyes carefully.
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"And that's what happened..." Jack shrugged, regretting telling them seeing their faces.
"I...I cannot believe they would do that..." Omi sigh, looking down.
"No good, dirty varmits!" Clay pounded his fist on the wall.
"You know the worst thing?" Kimiko asked, putting a hand to her mouth.
They all looked at her, hungering for the answer.
"It worked..." she whispered, her hand still covering her mouth.
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Kimiko's eyes shot open, and she realized she had drifted after she closed her eyes.
She looked at her surroundings to see Omi on the bed infront of her.
"Just like I left you..." she whispered with a smile getting up.
Now was for the hardest part. She couldn't bare not talking to Omi while he was sitting there sleeping with his leg propped. She now opened the swinging door to Raimundo's private room. Obviously, it's where severly injured went.
She couldn't find a smile, not even to great him with. All that found her was tears.
"Hey Rai..." she said quietly. She sat down by him and touched his hand. It was really cold...which...
Scared her...
A lot.
"You better still be with me Raimundo Pedrosa. Or I'll be mad...and...You know that you don't like me when you're mad."
There was no answer, just as she expected...
But, a small part of her was looking for even the smallest sign he was with her.
"Well...I'm glad you came for me...cause...now I'm back with you...for a while anyways. Until that is Chase gets fed up with Jack keeping me at the temple with you guys, and comes and gets me himself. But...I fear for what he will do to Jack..Because the rules of taking me to you guys...are pretty strict. Jack explained them to me.
I know...It seems like I spend a lot of time with Jack...But he's helpin' me a lot, ya know? And...well...I'm greatful for that. He's the only baddie that will stick up to Chase for me...and I really respect that. I know...if you were here with me right now...or even if you were awake..." she paused.
He groaned and turned his head. Her expression lightened by 50.
"You wouldn't really like that...actually...you'd forbid me of spending time with him...and...Most of the time...I'd agree with you. But...You have to understand Raimundo. He's being good to me...helping me a lot. I really think...there's a lot of good in him...just, his obsession for ruling the world is sort of a stage. I can see it...and I know that my theory is right. I know it."
His brow creased, then uncreased.
"Raimundo Pedrosa, when have I ever been wrong about that kind of thing?" she asked in a playful anger.
He actually smiled...He smiled!
"Rai...I just saw you smile. I know you're there...so wake up and answer me truthfully...That way...I can be there to protect you...better than I did before..." she gave a small, and fake, but laugh. He seemed to be fooled.
"Anyways Rai...The reason I came so early...is because I had a bizarre dream...And, I wanted to tell you about it..."
The began the story again, and through out it, she got replies of groans, mumbles, creases in his brow, decreases, his eyes squeezing more shut, or relaxing hard...even a smile at the Kimiko and Raimundo parts. But by the end, it looked like he was in terrible pain.
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"I...I'm sorry...I should have not told you that...I mean...You...It probably caused a bit of pain."
Kimiko opened her mouth to say more, but then there was a girlish scream.
"Jack!" she hissed as she got up quickly and went into the other room.
Omi was trying to reach his crutches that had been knocked over.
"Omi! What happened?" I asked, running and grabbing them for him.
"I...I just heard a scream...I was going to check it in..."
"I think you mean check it out..."
"That too!"
They both walked out and saw Chase, lounging for Jack.
"CHASE!" Kimiko screamed, and they both stopped death. "What are you DOING!"
"He did not bring you back in the time limit! He shall pay!"
"I made him do it! Do not punish him because of me! Punish me instead!" She said bravely.
He stopped, stood fully straight and smiled. "I could never punish you...but all of this horror could go away...If you said you loved me...and you wanted to spend life with me..."
"Never."
"You were going to do it before..."
"Well, no one's life is in danger now..." Kimiko said, not realizing what she had said, until she had said it. Her eyes widened as he smirked.
He grabbed his knife, and put it to Jack's neck.
"JACK!"
"And..." Chase smirked, and Wuya jumped down, and put her fiery green hand to Omi's neck.
"Tell us who you really love Kimiko..."
Anyone but you...
Part of her mind was saying...but another part was saying... Raimundo...
She shook the thought and opened her mouth, "you..." she whispered.
"What was that?"
"You..." she whispered.
"I'm sorry, I cannot hear you."
"You." she said a little louder, and she knew that he had heard it, but he decided to push her.
"Repeat it, I just cannot hear today."
"YOU!" She screamed, jumping into his face, and smacking him.
"..." he didn't reply...and he didn't have to...his smirk said it for him.
He grabbed her wrists and kissed her...He let her wrists go after a moment, but still decided it wasn't time to pull back just yet.
Clay ran to the scene, just as she clenched her fists.
Everyone saw it...except for Chase.
Wuya almost broke into tears, so she let go of Omi's throat, and ran down a different hall. That made Chase break from Kimiko's lips, and looked.
He growled, "Kimiko...You have a little more time with your 'friends', until I find Wuya." He ran after her, not caring about what Kimiko was gunna be up to...and wanting Wuya back so bad, he pushed Kimiko out of his way, making her stumble.
"Kim!" Clay caught her.
"Thanks..." she breathed.
"Any time lil' lady."
"I can always count on you..." she whispered.
"You can always count on that..." he whispered back.
She smiled sweetly, kissed him on the cheek and went to Omi. "Are you hurt?"
"No..." he said, looking down.
"Omi..."
The other two left, so it was just her and him.
"You...you are with Chase now...all hope for...me...and you...they are...all lost..." he whispered, tears forming in eyes small, round eyes.
"Omi...Chase would be the last person in the world I would ever pick, even if the human race depended on it...I'd say screw it...Don't worry Omi...Chase is not my final choice...and I will make sure of that." she smiled at him, and he stood tall and kissed her on the lips, putting his hand on her cheek softly.
The thing with Omi was, with all the time he spend with the other three dragons...he had definatly matured...
She relaxed after a moment, but then pulled back when she heard footsteps, not wanting to harm anyone.
She looked about, and it was just Jack, and luckily...he hadn't seen anything.
She smiled at Omi, who went back to prop up his leg as Jack walked over.
"You and Chase..."
"I was scared for you..." she said, dodging the question, yet answering it fully.
"As was I for you..."
She looked at him, a questionable look spread upon her face.
"When you kissed him...and said he was the one you loved...I was scared for you...because...well..."
"I know what you mean...and I appreciate it...but with Chase's emotions...I feel I don't have his power hovering over me...I have my own will...he doesn't have mine...but the lucky thing is...he doesn't know that."
"I'd be so lost, if he was your choice of free will."
"I haven't made my choice...but I fear I won't be able to for a long while."
You've already made your choice...Your choice was Raimundo...Your 'dream' said so...
She ignored the strange thought, and listened to Jack's honest answer.
He only smiled. She was about to turn, but he slipped his hand into hers. She turned her head, just as a wind began up from outside.
It blew her robes and hair, as it did Jacks.
"Let me go..." she whispered.
"Who's stopping you?" he asked, and she realized she was the one holding onto his hand.
She turned herself into him, and he held her tight. She looked up at him, and pulled up to his lips, pushing them against his gently.
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Moments after they broke apart, Chase came around the corner with Wuya's wrist gripped tightly in his hand. He motioned to Jack.
"Kimiko...it's time to go..."
"F- I wanna see Raimundo one more time..." she said, not waiting for an answer. She tried to run, but he stopped her.
"And why would you wanna do that?"
"He's my leader, my friend, and he's unconscious..."
Chase grumbled, but let her go.
She ran as fast as she could, and pushed through his door, to see him moaning.
"Raimundo...I have to say my good-byes...Chase wants me to leave with him now..."
She sat by his bed, and put her ear to his chest. His heart rate would speed up, but then slow down rapidly. She sigh.
Suddenly...That part of her mind that said Raimundo was her choice took over.
She put her mouth next to his ear, propped her lips, and said, "I love you..." In a small whisper.
Then she pulled back, and was about to leave when he said hi.
Kimiko turned rapidly around. "huh?"
"Hi." he said simply.
"RAIMUNDO!!!" She screamed, finally for once, tears of joy coming to her eyes.
His eyes widened, and hers fell when she tried to hug him. He looked scared...Very scared...
She backed away. "I...I'm sorry, I didn't..."
"No...my fault...but...if you don't mind me asking..."
she waited for him to continue.
"Do I know you?"
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There's your next chapter! Muhahaha! I'm evil, I know it...and i stayed up until 10:30 to write this, so you better be happy!
Anyways...umm please review, hope you liked it, and keep reading...give me ideas of what you don't/do want in the chapters to come...was that to rushed, to confusing...too...what? And yes, the part of the dream type thing she had when she was with Omi...that will get explained too...anyways...umm...thanks to all those who review/keep reading...Luv you much! lawlz, talking like Yoda...not sure why...yeah, I'm not gunna ramble...REVIEW! Thanks!