She shook her head, "We can't go back now,"
"I thought you wanted to," he simply stated but on the inside was petrified by the fact that she wanted to stay out here.
"Oh," she said stomping her feet against the ground as she tried to hold back her temper, "I don't know what I want anymore!"
He smiled at her attitude, "I'm taking you home weather you like it or not," he stated.
"Can we just stay one more night?" she asked coolly even though she knew he didn't want to, "I need to make sure of one thing,"
He knew what she needed to make sure of, that she didn't have feelings for him. He nodded slowly despite he didn't like the idea of the woods at night. Falling onto his back he crouched his legs up and closed his eyes.
"Night," he mumbled as chills rolled throughout his body, his own blood was turning into a crimson popsicle.
She nodded how awkward it was for the two of them to be totally and completely alone, "Goodnight," she managed to mumble under her own breath which at that moment she could see.
At that moment she realized how bare she felt with no teddy bear clutched in her thin arms. She always had that thing next to her; it was hard to sleep without it. Maybe it was because it still reeked of Raimundo. The smell was so familiar that it was hard to fall asleep in the wilderness where it reeked of fresh pine and various animals that enjoyed marking their territory.
What am I doing out here? She asked herself in her mind.
"Kimiko," the voice rang through her ears and lingered, echoing itself throughout her mind.
She turned to face the brunette, "Raimundo," her thin pink lips turning into a crooked smile.
He embraced her into his arms, "Shouldn't you be sleeping?"
"I should, but I can't!" she cried out almost in a whisper.
"Why?" he whispered into her because he thought speaking any louder would ruin the moment.
"Because I missed this," she said taking a deep breath and soaking in his smell.
He smiled, "Well I missed that too,"
Kimiko's smile disappeared, "What are we doing?"
. "Exactly what we were supposed to be doing," he answered, a cross between cynical and mysterious.
Exactly what were supposed to be doing my ass! She thought to herself but just let him kiss her and she let her fingers search his body. It wasn't what they were supposed to be doing, they were supposed to be apart, and she was supposed to be out on her own. All on her own, because she was Kimiko and she was independent, needed no one at all to please her, or satisfy her lust, or any of that romance garbage.
"Kimiko," he whispered carassing her raven hair strung down her back and gently pulling himself to and away from her lips sending sparks to the ground.
She shot up from her resting place on the dirt, noticing a peculiar blonde sitting on a rock and picking at a twig.
"What am I doing?" she screamed.
With a quick jump and a speed bump in his heartbeat he stared at her with a single blink, "Kimiko your awake?"
"We are not going home!" she said jumping to her feet, not caring that her hair was in every direction, her light make up was running down her face from the hard night, "We are going to stay here, and we are going to go somewhere just you and me!" her voice stayed loud but it was no longer a yell. It was just a confident soft, melodic sound that was escaping through her small frame.
He smiled at her, "That's a girl,"
She smiled back, wide and confident, "You and I, were going together,"
The boys smile slipped from his bronze face, "When you put it like that…"
"When I put it like that you should get every hint of it, I love you Auster," she intertwined her hands with his.
His face looked shock, she just used the L word and she used it with sincerity, passion, compassion, all the things Rai had always wanted her to say to Raimundo not this fake little prep who was taking his spot. In fact the blonde disguise wasn't even taking his spot, he was just getting what Chase had always wanted, and with Kimiko in the mix he had completely forgotten his stupid little task. Stupid it was, his hand reached his scalp and he started to yank at it.
"Auster!" a voice in the distant cried.
Kimiko shot around and Raimundo's mouth was agape. Chase Young was standing before the two of them with anger spread on his face, Jack was standing close behind as was their good friend Clay and to the left of Clay was that Omi?
"Omi?" him and Kimiko both whispered under their breath.
"It is me!" the boy said rather chipper.
Kimiko scooped him up by his big yellow head and twirled him around, "I thought you were dead,"
Omi starred at Chase and smiled, "Long story,"
Chase rolled his eyes at the happy reunion, Omi could explain later as for the moment he needed an explanation and was some cheese ball more important then the raven haired man? Certainly not in the man's view.
"What are you doing out here?" Chase cried throwing his arms up and walking around in anger.
"We ran away," Kimiko said with a smile.
"Oh you ran away did you?" Chase asked walking over to her and staring her down, "How cute… AUS-TER," he said emphasizing the name.
"Right AUS-TER?" Jack mocked behind him receiving the most delicious smirk from Chase that made him sink into a small pile of crimson play doh.
Raimundo gulped and stared at them then glanced at Clay. Clay wore his anger on his face, a glare pinched on Rai's eyes. He knew, it was obvious, Clay was mad for being lied at and sadly Clay was mad at Raimundo. Oh god when they had a minute alone it would not be a pretty sight.
"Right…" he said through clenched teeth.
He felt thin fingers intertwine with his own and a sweet innocent smile look up at him.
"Oh I can't take it!" he said pulling away from the girl.
At that moment her smiled dripped down onto the ground below her, "Can't take what?"
His hand reached his scalp and Chase and Jack both gasped.
"STOP!" Chase yelled, his jet black hair flapping in the wind tracing his back in perfect curls.
"Shut it!" the girl with equally black hair yelled back and turned back to the boy, "Now what can't you take?"
Spoil Chase's plan? Can't, want, should, yes? No… YES! His mind was filled with twisted thoughts that couldn't be untangled from the giant mass they had formed.
"I'm.." Jack stuttered staring at the anger bursting in Chase's eyes and the hand plastered on Rai's scalp, "I'M IN LOVE WITH CHASE!" he announced, voice high and proud of his confession.
Everyone stared at him cocking their heads or making weird disgusted faces (Chase included).
"I love him," Jack repeated, his voice trailing and his cheeks dancing crimson.
"Jack and Cha-ase sitting in a tree K-I-," the boy began to sang suddenly happy that his decision was interrupted.
Kimiko smiled and stared at the ground like it was the most interesting thing on the face of this earth. It really wasn't, the thing standing next to her was at the moment.
"You what Spicer?" Chase hissed.
Jack let his hand fall onto Chase's rest shooting a tingle through Chase's spine and melting his brain, "Just go along with it," Jack whispered so only the two could hear.
Chase's heart skipped a couple beats, those eyes plastered on Jack's porcelain faced just scream innocent that needed to be broken, screamed beauty that was often looked over, especially by him. With a nod he stared at his own shoes and began lacing his fingers with Jack just to scream don't let go without using words.
Raimundo dropped his hand, "How did you all find us?"
"It was easy!" Omi said, "Chase really does know everything!"
"I brought the litt-," he smiled at Omi, "I brought that little thing back didn't I?"
"Oh shut it," Clay mumbled, "He wasn't even hurt real bad, the lil' hit to the head knocked him unconscious and ya'll know exactly what to do to make him look dead, well Raimundo does anyways," his eyes glaring on the other blonde.
With a gulp Rai stepped forward trying to act the exact opposite of his true self, "What in the world do you mean?"
"You know what I mean RAI-MUN-DO!" Clay hissed.
"Clay!" Kimiko cried, "Don't' be mean to Auster, he's doing a better job replacing Raimundo then Raimundo ever did,"
Omi cocked his head to the side, he was confused.
"Speak of the devil," Kimiko carried on, "Where is Rai?"
All of them looked around.
RIGHT HERE! IT'S ME! YOU KNOW? RAIMUNDO PEDROSA? YOUR FELLOW MONK, FELLOW FRIEND, DRAGON OF WIND RING ANY BELLS?
He kept his mouth shut though staring around like everyone else.
"Right there!" Clay said pointing an accusing finger at the blonde.
"Oh stop it," Kimiko said flipping her wrist, "That's not Raimundo!"
"Must I prove it to you!" he cried lunging forward at the blonde.
Raimundo screamed in terror, a heavy Texan lunging forward at him was not his idea of comedy flick, more along the lines of a horror film.
"CLAY!" Kimiko screamed, what started as a relaxing morning had turned into something she couldn't even justify as sane.
Clay threw punches at the boy lying helplessly on the ground, every chance he tried tearing off the wig, clawing it has eye trying to remove those stupid contracts changing Rai's once emerald glassy eyes into something dull and brown. He wanted to so bad to know his 'real' friend was underneath the make up. All he needed to know was that it really was Raimundo and not some sick joke; he needed the four of them back together.
A hand ripped the blonde from the blonde.
"Knock it off you two," the voice hissed with flaming golden eyes, "and you stand up," he said to the other helpless blonde lying on the ground.
Rai stood up brushing off the back of his pants and staring around. Whatever had just happened almost slipped his mind, all the punches all the blows to the head had left him in a spin of confusion, something he couldn't control. He didn't' want to fall though because if he fell he was afraid he could never stop falling. Clay must of nailed him pretty hard in the temple. A soft hand touched his temple and then traced down to his cheek resting gently their. He felt in heaven for about two seconds until the hand pulled back and hit him so hard it left a handprint.
"Jerk!" Kimiko screamed running her fingers along the edge of her sapphire eyes wiping up all the tears.
He cocked his head to the side and looked around, still in a daze from the sudden movement. What had just happened? That's when he knew why everyone was staring at him with their mouths agape. They all looked angry, shocked, or pleased and when he stared to the ground he noticed why. A wig of blonde sat next to his feet, cut into layers that would reach his shoulder. No longer did his neck itch and he could see from his eyes again. His beautiful emerald eyes he had let someone cover up. He hung his head in shame, Kimiko deserved so much better.
A/N: O-M-G! The story is almost completed! Well I liked that chapter, thought it moved a bit fast but I promise next chapter is going to be filled with explanations that just didn't fit into this chapter! :) So tell me what you think? Good? Bad? Confusing? Review and I'll try and update soon!