Love, War, and Choices
Chapter 7...Confused Minds
...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?"...
"I...You don't remember me?" Kimiko studdered, not bothering to stop the tears.
"I..." he put his hands to his temple, and mumbled something in irritation. "I know that...I am Raimundo...I'm...I'm in the 6th grade."
Kimiko's eyes widened horribly, as she turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"I...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to intrude." she ran out quickly. Then she ran out of the hospital wing to find Chase Young standing there. He was about to talk when she went and punched him in the face, taking him off guard. He stumbled back as she screamed.
"YOU DID THIS TO HIM!!! YOU DID! YOU INCONSIDERATE FREAK! YOU FRICKEN DID THIS TO HIM!!! WHY THE HELL DID YOU HAVE TO DO IT! HUH? WHY IN THE EFFIN HELL!?" she demanded, repeatiatly punching him, but finally he grabbed her hand.
"I don't even know what you're talking about!" he spat.
She pulled her hand from his grasp. "YEAH RIGHT!" She kicked him in the stomache, and ran down the hall.
"MASTER FUNG!! MASTER FUNG, WHERE ARE YOU!?" She screamed in desperation.
He came hurriedly around the corner. "What is it Kimiko?"
"Master Fung..." she began to cry uncontrolably. "Raimundo...he woke up..."
"That's wonderful!" he smiled, although confused why she was crying.
"But..."
"But..." he said back to her, more scared this time.
"He thinks he's in 9th grade...none of the temples memories are still with him..." she stumbled with her words, and clinging to Master Fung tightly.
Chase came skidding around the corner to see the sight. He was totally confused.
"She's coming with me." he said blankly.
"Kimiko..." Master Fung said.
"RAIMUNDO DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYONE AND YOU EXPECT ME TO LEAVE WITH YOU AND THAT OLD HAG!!!" she screamed at Chase.
His eyes arched in an amused way. "Doesn't remember...huh?" he tried to hide a grin.
Kimiko's hands flicked on their flame as she walked slowly over to him, fire building up her arms and going up and down her body, until she was fully engulfed.
Chase dropped his grin and backed up. "Come on now Kimiko, you do not wish for an...unfortunate event to happen with one of your friends now...do you?"
Her fire went out almost instantly as she looked down.
"That's what I thought...It's time to go."
She shamefully walked to him in defeat, and he dragged her out to where Wuya and Jack were. Kimiko took one last glance at Master Fung.
Her face said, 'I'm sorry', her body said, 'Help!', but her eyes and heart said, 'Help Raimundo remember me...please...'
He knew in the end that's what Kimiko wanted more than anything. To see her friend not know her like that...her friend, teammate, and leader...maybe something more...
"Jack...You, for a few weeks aren't allowed to go anywhere with Kimiko...because of some misleading, misfortunate events..." Chase sneared, as Jack didn't seem to care.
"And you Kimiko-" Wuya was cut off by Chase.
"Will be...fortunatly...staying here for a few days."
"Jack, you plain can't go anywhere!" Wuya put in quickly, surprisingly not getting a glare from Chase...but a nod.
Kimiko decided to pout. "It's not fair! Raimundo's knocked unconscious and I have to stay with you!" she snarled at Chase.
Wuya had to stiffle a laugh. She thought, as much as she thought it bad that Chase was going to Kimiko and not her (gross why would he?), it was funny Chase was trying so hard to get smacked in the face ten times over.
Chase sent a deathly glare at her, and she backed down, but Kimiko decided to play.
"Oh, but how could I forget you Wuya...You're just going to make my time here the best!"
"That can be arranged..." Wuya's hands began to glow, and Chase, unfortunatly noticed it.
"Wuya!" he hissed, "Stop this nonsense..." he warned, turning back to Kimiko.
"Ohh, do not worry my dragon of fire...she will not be in your way...you are free to roam about my lair if you wish." he smiled and turned away, and Wuya, still wanting to suck up to him, desperatly tried to follow.
Leaving Jack and Kimiko.
"Well..." Kimiko sigh.
"That got us no where..." he let out a low chuckle.
Kimiko glanced around the room, desperate to find anything to try and get out with, hearing the click noise the door made. Chase had locked them in.
Finally, she realized she could truly use anything she wanted, so...She found a window, and tried to open it.
Kimiko had an idea. She smirked when it opened. She sensed there was some sort of trap here, so she picked up a chair and threw it out of the window. Sure enough, an alarm sounded, and it took Chase and Wuya twenty seconds to race to and unlock the door, and jump inside to see the window shut and Kimiko sitting in a corner with Jack just standing there.
Chase seemed totally confused, but Wuya new she was up to something. Personally, Wuya didn't care if Kimiko left.
Kimiko examaned how long it took for the alarm to set again and begin to blend with the scenery after they left. Ten seconds...exactly.
She picked up a cushion off of the next chair, and threw it out the window, then shut it immediatly, and then sat down in her corner, looking exactly like she had last time Chase and Wuya came pounding in.
They bolted back in, although Wuya seemed bored.
"What's going on?" Chase snared at Jack.
"We've just been standing in the same spot...the whole time..."
Kimiko wondered something.
Jack has changed...ever since the attack...I know it's only been a couple of hours...or days...I cannot tell anymore...but...He has changed.He's a lot smarter...and...a lot more...mature-
"Kimiko?" Chase questioned.
She didn't answer. She didn't need to. She just stared straight forward, blinking on occation, looking as though she was about to cry.
Wuya's eyes slimmed, "Let's just go Chase, that alarm is probably broken..." she said.
Chase, surprisingly, he actually believe it..."Fine...let's go." He snared and motioned for Wuya to follow.
The moment they left, and the door clicked, Kimiko and Jack rushed from their spots and opened the window.
"It's too far down, we'll never make it!" Kimiko pondered at it.
"No, yes we will!" Jack was just about to jump, until Kimiko grabbed his arm.
"Let me go first...You know Chase will go at some attempt to save me...He won't for you..."
He didn't like the idea, but he backed down. Kimiko sat crouched in the window seal ready to jump. She took a deep breath and flung herself out.
Omi's PoV
It is so hard to talk to Clay.
He Loves her...
So do I...
It's complicated...And on bottom of that, no male here besides Master Fung and Dojo does not like her!
Oh I am most confused at myself... I do not understand why I cannot talk to Clay. But perhaps it is because I do not like the rivalry. I truly do not know, although I wish I did.
Honest to myself, I do not understand why, if she did, would she pick Clay? He has comfusing metephores, that Raimundo cannot even understand, and has never done something spetacular (give a round of a plause for Omi, he came up with the weirdest word yet) for Kimiko.
Then there is me. Why would she not pick a great Xiaolin Warrior like me!? I mean, I am great! I just do not understand... Maybe, according to my Ancient Guide to Females, she is having complications at the moment... (no for all you sick minded, not like that) Perhaps with Chase taking her away, and Jack being with her almost seven twenty-four and all of her teammates wanting to be her boyfriend...
Then there is Raimundo. Why would she not like him? He is leader. He is funny. He is, in her words, cute... I have seen picture of boys she lets spit drop out of her mouth over...And some look very similar to Raimundo. So, that is my conclusion. He is also very nice to her. He has always been closest to her. He's always had faith in her too...
Flashback... (normal PoV)
Crash!
Master Fung simply shook his head and walked away.
And after he was out of earshot, Kimiko put her hands on the table, head down, and growled in irritation.
"Anyone wanna bet chores on how long it will take Kimiko to find her focus? This century, or next?" Raimundo asked Clay and Omi casually, as though Kimiko weren't right there.
She looked up, and just stared for a moment, then growled at him, showing him to back off.
"That's the emporors palace! They don't just let anyone in there! We need connections..." Dojo stated, trying to think.
"Oh! No worries! I'll call my dad!" Kimiko had suddenly thought up a quick idea.
"Uhh huh..." Dojo looked skeptical.
"Moshi moshi Papa...Kimiko...Yeah, I need a few invites to the emporors palace...No way! Not going to happen! No...not in this life time!" Kimiko put her hand on her hip as the others watched. Then she sigh, and slunked, letting her free arm hang. "Really? Do I have to? Alright...Alright..." she pulled the phone away and shut it.
"Well?" Raimundo asked.
"We're in...But there's a catch." she stated, dreading it completely.
Kimiko was dressed in a Kamono, Clay in some robe, Omi in the same thing (with higher thread count), and Raimundo in a robe with some type of shoulder pads.
Raimundo was laughing his head off at Kimiko, and she turned to glare, "Shut it!"
"I think Kimiko's clothing is mooost appropriate! She at last resembles a girl!" Omi stated, getting under Kimiko's skin.
"Where are your formal duds, Omi?" Clay asked, trying to change the subject for Kimiko's sake.
"These are my formal robes Clay! The threadcount is slightly higher (I told you), and notice the exquisit sheen!" Omi exclaimed, moving his sleeve cuff back and forth.
Kimiko rolled her eyes and spoke, "Let's just find these Tiger Claws and bail!" She started up the steps, having a LOT of trouble as she stumbled while climbing.
Raimundo, getting over laughing asked to annoy her even more, "Are you planning on leaving walking three steps behind us?"
Kimiko sent a death glare, "No, I'm planning to leave you in my dust!"
She was about three quarters of the way up, before Raimundo jinxed her, "Be careful, or you'll-"
"Ahh!" Kimiko fell on her back moaning.
"-Fall..." Raimundo finished then ran up to offer her a hand. "Need a hand?" he asked in a mocking tone.
"What I need is for you to get out of my way!" she put her hands on her hips as she stood, and he looked taken aback. Then she muttered. "Stupid Kamono...Focus...You can do this..." she began to get her voice shaky, "Focuuss..." she struggled to the stop of the steps, leaving the others behind.
Raimundo began to mock again, "Kim's looking wobbly...Anybody wanna double our bet...? Say...Two weeks of chores?"
"Sweet! Kimiko...I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!"
Her eyes thinned, "Name your game Jack..."
"A race across the bridges! First one over wins." He looked back at her, as she did him. "What'ya say Kimiko?"
"I say let's go...Xiaolin showdown!"
The scenery changed and the bridges became thin, with no support under them, and no ground to land on.
"Gong Yi Tan Pie!" They both yelled.
Jack began right away with his monkey powers, as Kimiko stared. She began to move, but wobbled, and looked down. "Might be better if I was wearing high tops!" She kicked her sandles into the bottomless pit.
"Get in the game girl!" Dojo yelled out.
Raimundo then spoke, almost laughing at this, "Anyone wanna double our little wager again? Omi? Clay?"
"Okay!" They both said at once.
Jack was jumping along might happy, screaming some monkey screams, as Kimiko balanced, holding her kamono in her hands, walking carefully.
"whooooh! This is too easy!" Jack jinxed.
Then the platforms began to move, and both of them became unsteady. Jack held by his tail, and Kimiko held by the bottom of the rock.
"Haha, that's a good look for you!" Jack laughed. "Hey! What's keeping you?!" he mocked as she climbed back onto the bridge.
She fell with a couple of growling moans. "It helps if you don't fall on your butt!" Jack taunted still.
Kimiko sigh in frustration as she pulled the tangle web comb from her hair, letting it sweep down her back as though a dove was spreading its wings.
She's hot! Raimundo thought while she did this.
Kimiko didn't take any notice of Raimundo's slight drooling, and looked at the comb. "Tangle Web Comb!"
It was only inches from Jack... "Yes!" she cheered. Then, it turned back towards her. "Uh Oh!"
Jack simply laughed as the comb's rope (or hair whatever it is, I dunno) wrapped Kimiko up.
"Let me go you stupid!-" it covered her mouth as her and Jack fell over. Jack of course, from laughing.
She struggled as he messed around. While he was laughing, he hit a stone spike, and it hit Kimiko's bridge, making a bit hole in it.
Kimiko then made a whimper and thought there was no hope anymore. She sat there, thinking. Then she remembered Master Fung.
"You must drown out all distractions...Quiet the storm of your mind...Only then will you achieve absolute focus."
Kimiko stopped the pounding in her head, and cleared it up. Her eyes being closed, she waited.
"The Tiger Claws are mine!" He laughed, about to grab them...When his monkey staff was pulled from his hands. "Hey!"
He looked back to see Kimiko standing there, her sapphire eyes gleaming. "It worked!"
"Big deal, you have the monkey staff!" Jack turned while Omi spoke.
"She has achieved absolute focus!"
"Too bad I'm only...one...small...step..." The tiger claws tipped over the ledge. "Nooo!" He leaped off to get it.
Kimiko laughed and jumped on the bridge, then sprung out the robe on the other side of the lege where Jack had broke the rock, and swept down infront of Jack, taking the tiger claws with her.
"Noooo!" Jack began to fall.
The showdown was over.
"Pfft...Told ya she would!"
"Looks like you win the bet Rai!" They shook hands.
"I never doubted her for a second!" He added.
Omi then turned, "we shall do all of your chores for the next week."
"For the next four weeks." He held up four fingers. "We doubled...twice! Remember?"
"Actually...I was hoping you would forget..." Omi mumbled, but still in earshot and understandance of the two other boys.
"How you like me now?" Kimiko asked as she swung in and threw the claws to Omi.
"Good job!" Raimundo praised, as they both knocked fists.
"You wipped Old Jack's butt good!" Clay also fisted with her, but it cracked her fingers.
"Oww..." she shook her hand.
"Kimiko...You have taught me much about the strength of women..."
End Flashback... (Omi's PoV)
I miss her...
"Raimundo...Do you know who I am?" Master Fung asked for the third time.
"Someone working at the hospital?" Raimundo answered, obviously confused.
"Okay, Raimundo...what were you doing last?"
"Well, I was in the car with my girlfriend, best friend, and his girlfriend..."
Girlfriend...he has a girlfriend...
"What's your girlfriend's name?"
"Kimi..." he said, trying to remember.
Master Fung's eyes widened.
There's your chapter! Sorry It took so long, I'm trying to finish up Destiny. :D Hope you liked, and I know the flashback was long, but...It hints KimxRai, so...And, I was bored and needed some more room...Some cliffies huh? Ooo he had a girlfriend named Kim!! Or did he...? Guess you have to keep reading to find out...And...Give me five reviews, I'll update sooner...Give me only 2-3, and you won't get it any faster than this time...Zomgz, I'm over my fricken gay ex! yay, I got a new boyfriend...I'm happy, I've liked him since I was...11...yay! Okay, enough with my happy moment...Please review, hope you enjoyed:D