Kimiko fell against the wall; she rubbed her eyes that had tears dripping over the bottom eyelid.
"Go out their and talk to her," Rai said staring at Jack who looked so insanely like him at that moment.
"I can't go talk to her, I'm not you!" Jack whimpered.
"Spicer, Raimundo," a voice hissed through the window.
Both spun around in unison staring at the window where Chase had his chin rested flat against the window pane. Lifting his hand he waved a little bit at the two of them, faces both flaming red despite their color changes. The wave turned into a maneuver motioning them over to the window. Raimundo pushed Jack to the ground and stomped over to Chase ripping off his wig and throwing it in his face.
"You little mother fu-,"
Chase chucked it right back in the brunette boy's face, "Don't toy with me Raimundo and Jack!? Why are you dressed like Raimundo," he wrapped himself around the window and jumped into the room.
Jack stared himself up and down, "Well,"
Chase hit his forehead, "You thought you.. UGH!" he yelled, "What do you think when you try and put your stupid plans into actions, what's running through your thick skull when you plot all this, did yo-," he started to scream.
Jack rolled his eyes and tapped his foot waiting for Chase to calm down, he didn't for awhile. Rai kept glancing back and forth between the two just waiting for Jack to erupt but he never did, he kept a patient stance with a patient look, he seemed very relaxed even with Chase yelling in his ear.
"What did you think was going to happen? You we-," Chase continued but this is where Jack stepped in.
"I was going to do what he couldn't," Jack said pointing at Rai and stomping his foot, "I was going to finish all this before he could and impress you,"
"You are so.." Chase started shaking his head.
"Stupid, immature, go ahead I've heard it all… twice, I just wanted to do this for you, so I could show you I'm not a total failure," Jack finished cocking his feet together.
Raimundo was snickering in the corner, "What a-," he started to himself but was cut off by Chase.
"Why are you so set on proving yourself to me Jack?" he asked walking closer to Jack.
"I.. well..," Jack stuttered and his cheeks exploded flaming red.
Chase chuckled, something he rarely did. Jack tried to laugh it off as well; if it would stall his answer to that question then he would gladly keep on laughing. Raimundo glanced back and forth from the two who were having a giggling fit before leaving the room, he felt nauseous after that.
Kimiko was still up against the wall, her eyelids were closed and she had her head rested in her hands. Rai smiled at her, so adorable when she slept, she seemed so different, but everything did when she was asleep. He picked her up gently in his arms well she nuzzled her face into his armpit.
"Raimundo," she whispered thinking he couldn't hear her.
He heard her, crystal clear and he loved the ring to it, loved how it sounded but he'd never be able to say anything and now he could never have her anyways. Setting her gently down she clung to his shirt.
"Don't go," she said tightening the grip and slightly opening her eyes.
He let himself fall down next to her and then moved her head onto his chest, it felt so good to be back right then even if he was lying and even if she was more in love with Auster at that moment then who he really was.
Don't go He repeated quietly stroking her raven hair.
"Raimundo!" a voice snapped.
He shot up and touched his head making sure he still had the perfect disguise. Everything seemed to be in order except where he was at. He was under a tree and the moon was above versus the sun, he no longer had a warm body in his arms but instead cold air hugging him.
"What do you want Jack, it is so god damn annoying having you in the same place as me 24/7," Raimundo whined rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Why do you keep going back to Kimiko?" Jack yelled.
"Why not?" Raimundo asked cocking his head to the side, "Just cause you can't have your beloved Chase and easily I can get my Kimiko doesn't mean you gotta go all rampage wake me up this early,"
Jack's face was redder then the blood boiling inside of him, "I do not like Chase,"
"That's right, cause you love Chase," Raimundo said tapping the cold hard ground underneath him, "Jack and Chase Young sittin' in a tree, K-I,"
"Oh shut it!," Jack said, "I'm trying to help you out here!"
"Well then can we get moving on with it?" Raimundo complainted.
Jack nodded, "Alright, I was thinking personally that don't you see that Kimiko is a little two timing whore who will go to anyone that can show her a form of comfort?"
"What do you mean?" Rai asked, his hands balling into a fist.
"Well nothing except now she likes Auster, and she'll never really like Raimundo again," Jack suggested slowly making sure to put the full impact on him.
"She would if the real me came back, she just doesn't' want some sorry ass excuse for me like your trying to be," Raimundo motioned up and down.
Jack hissed at him, "Whatever, just take my point into consideration, try and knock some sense into yourself, forget all about love, with Chase and I you can live in a whole world of pure evil, and hell you can have Wuya if you really want,"
Raimundo nodded, "We'll see, listen Omi's dead, we gotta get those shen gong wu and we gotta keep our identities up, romance shall be forever forgotten for now alright?"
"Alright," Jack said.
"Good now back to bed," Rai said motioning him forward.
Kimiko sat up, something wasn't right here, her neck had this terrible pain in it and a clean manly scent was wrapping all around her. She sat up and walked into the dining area where a certain brunette boy sat with his hands plastered around a coffee mug. She sat facing him but he didn't even look up. She could finally talk to him and they were all alone, it felt great despite the butterflies that were flying around through her stomach.
"You're up early," she started.
He stared up at her, "So are you," he stated flatly.
She smiled at him, "But I always got up this early, you were always the last one up usually,"
"Well now theirs only me, Clay, and that new guy to get up so," he shrugged.
She gulped, his eyes were cold not welcoming and cozy, he looked a lot lighter then he had and a lot less muscular. His cheekbones looked very feminine compared to what they used to and all the life in him seemed practically drained.
"Are you alright?" she finally snapped, she couldn't deal with his sudden behavior change.
"I'm fine," he said turning the cup around and around watching the beige liquid swirl in a cup.
She sighed, this would be a lot harder then she would have ever imagined, "Raimundo, where'd you end up going?"
"Someplace that I will never return too," he flatly said yet again.
"It changed you," she whispered.
"People change," he said glaring at the swirls erupting throughout his glass.
She stood up, "Your nothing like you were though," Her voice was soft and angelic versus the normal harsh tone she often times had.
"I- I'm sorry," he said with a twitch, "Just a little tired still,"
"Why don't you go back to bed?
"I'm talking with you that would be rude,"
"No, I understand, I got used to it before you left," she said resting a hand on the table.
"Well," he started unsure of what to say here, "Do you still, have as strong of feelings for me as I do for you?"
She gulped, "Well,"
To be honest as soon as he arrived back all the feelings for him she realized had been lost as had the two years of empty time. No longer did she get butterflies throughout her whole stomach when he entered the room or a lingering image of him in her mind, her dreams didn't revolve around him and neither did her thoughts, she just couldn't be that attracted to him anymore, because their was someone else that she liked more. That didn't make her a whore, or make her any less of a person but he knew that she couldn't wait forever and it was his problem that he left in the first place. This is where her temper rolled in, it wasn't her fault she wasn't attracted to him it was his fault and she was going to make that clear right then right their!
"Well," she said brushing a dark strand of hair behind her hair, "You see, I don't, I don't have anything for you anymore, I don't even know if we can be friends anymore,"
"What?" he asked through clenched teeth, Raimundo probably would of never did that but Jack couldn't help but be irritated that she wasn't going to cooperate with him.
She nodded slowly, "Yeah, it all died," she pulled her face in close to his, "Every last little feeling is done with, over, it up and left, just like you did,"
He gulped, "I'-,"
She threw her hand up in the air about half an inch away from her face, "Your what? Sorry?" a chuckle escaped from the depths of her throat, "That's a bigger load of bull then when you told me you loved me,"
He blinked as she waltzed out of the room. A certain blonde had heard the whole conversation and all of a sudden didn't feel as good as he had been. His head was throbbing with all the things, if he ever went back to who he really was she wouldn't like him, she was far past angry with him and it was the type that she of all people would never forgive.
"I'm so screwed," He commented from under his breath.
His back was being patted, "You so are,"
He pushed the hand off, "Go away, you're the worst me ever,"
"Hey I pulled off the changed Raimundo not the old one, why do you care so much anyways?"
Raimundo thought on that for a second, "Your right, why do I care so much?"
Jack nodded, "Besides she's a little skank, Auster's been here for what like a week or something and she's already head over heels for him!"
Raimundo nodded, "Besides she'll never be good enough for me or my standards,"
"Exactly," Jack said, "Now go punch the shit outta Clay's stomach or something to relieve all your anger,"
Raimundo nodded, he was more upset then angry but at that moment he was trying to convince himself not to be, he just wanted to get all the shen gong wu, gather them in his arms and run for his life but unfortunately things could never be that easy, he couldn't just leave for the second time in his life there. Jack wasn't making it much easier, he was only making Kimiko spill even more things he didn't want to hear, but I guess if they weren't being spat at Jack they would be being spat at him so it was true every negative had a positive. He shook his head and turned around to walk off, he didn't really want to stare at Jack anymore who kept smacking his lips together, what an annoying individual.
Kimiko studied herself in the mirror, primping and playing with her hair and touching her facial features. She had matured a lot, her face had lost all its baby fat and had turned more oval then round, her eyes were bigger and more filled with grace, and all the little blemishes that aligned her cheeks were now perfect porcelain skin. Even her attitude had matured; she could control her temper and understood her full responsibilities, it was really all you could do when you were stuck alone in a temple with Clay and Omi. She no longer needed anyone to lean on or anything like that, she had herself, and she was perfectly capable of being independent.
Maybe I should run away, just like Raimundo did, I mean, why not, nothings really to great in my life, one best friend dead, one ex crush back interfering with a new crush I can never have and Clay's just one big emotional wreck.
She sighed.
Running away really does seem like it'll solve everything. I finally see why Raimundo did, but unlike him, I want to run away with someone and not just alone.
"But who?" she said between her teeth.
Who would possibly go with her and when she left would she be the type to turn right back around and return? Probably but what was so wrong with that, at least she would return.
"Auster," she mumbled turning away from the mirror and walking out, "Auster can come with me, and this time, I'll leave Raimundo he wont' leave me!"
A/N: Wow I hated that chapter, but hey I updated quicker this time! :) Thanks so much for the reviews but I see a lot of you weren't so happy with Omi's death, well mean either, it wasn't all that great and I didn't mention it like at all in this chapter, but next chapter will either be dedicated to his funeral and what not or else I can let him live? What one do you guys want? Review, and thanks so much for reading!
