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Rai POV

Jack and I were high up in the air, standing on leaves. Strong updrafts kept us a float. "Gon Yi Tempi!" we shouted at the same time. The winds changed, pushing at our backs so that we moved forward. It immediately became clear that this wasn't an easy showdown. For Jack anyway. I had no problem balancing on the leaf, and surfing with the wind.

Jack on the other hand…that's another issue entirely.

He had to lie on his stomach and grasp the leaf with one hand, while using his Wu with the other. "Monkey Staff!" he shouted. He turned into a monkey, and stood up, balancing on the leaf.

The wind took favor of him, and sped him up so that he was ahead of me. "So long, loser!" he shouted over his shoulder. Dang, he was almost at the finish line. I whipped out my wu and cried "Moonstone Locust!"

A swarm of locusts poured out of the wu, and ran up to Jack. Jack screamed like a girl as the locusts ate his leaf. He fell off the nearly-devoured leaf, screaming "Dang your Raimundo…!" his voice trailed off as he fell, and I crossed the finish line.

Back at the temple, we all lounged around the newly installed game room. There was a television, DDR, Guitar Hero, and X-Box 360, and a mini fridge. There were two chairs, and a couch. I sat in a chair, half asleep. Clay and Kim sat on the couch, facing each other in Guitar Hero. Omi sat in the other chair, watching Clay and Kim play in wonder (they were extremely good by the way).

Coming back to consciousness, I yawned and said "I'm going to bed." Kim paused Guitar Hero, much to Clay's dislike, and looked at me. "Now?" She asked, surprised. "It's only eight-o-clock partner" Clay threw in, getting over Guitar Hero. I shrugged. "It's been a long day."

Kim and Clay shrugged, and went back to their game. I stood up, crossing Kim's and Clay's paths quickly and said "Goodnight guys". "'Night Rai" Kim said, half distracted by Guitar Hero. "Goodnight Rai" Clay said, in the same tone as Kim, also half distracted. "Goodnight Raimundo" Omi muttered.

I walked down the passage, toward the cubbies. I turned into a room before I reached the cubbies, and slid the door shut, only leaving it a crack open so that I could hear any intrusions.

I slipped into my pajamas and slid down onto my mat. I pulled Ninja Fred close to me, and huddled under the covers. It was cold tonight. Then I slipped into a peaceful slumber.

I opened my eyes to see myself surround by blackness. I wasn't in my room, but outside the cubbies, staring into Kimiko's cubbie. Immediately, I felt like a pervert, but that's when I saw Wuya. She held a gun to Kimiko's temple.

I felt the breath freeze in my throat, and I swallowed. "Let her go!" I whispered, hissing. Wuya had an evil grin plastered across her face, and it only got wider. "Tomorrow night" she started, "Go to the edge of the mountains outside the temple." "Is that an order?" I hissed threateningly. "No, it's a demand" Wuya responded. "Be there…or she dies." Wuya pressed the gun harder against Kimiko's head.

I gulped.

"Good" Wuya responded.

And then she was gone in a flash of green smoke.

What the hell-?

I blinked. I was back in my room. Ninja Fred was a few inches from me, and my covers were scrambled everywhere. I'd been dreaming! Or had I?

I looked around wildly for any sign of Wuya. There was nothing.

Kim!

I jumped up, not even bothering to throw anything over my pajamas. Where was Kim?!
I dashed to the cubbies, silently. Kimiko wasn't in her cubbie! Where was she?! But there wasn't any sign of struggle, and her covers were pulled back, like she'd gotten up. Also, her silk sleeping robe was gone, and so were her pink bunny slippers. Still self consciously feeling like a pervert, I walked into Kim's room, and felt the mat. It was still warm.

She'd just left.

But to where?

I walked out of her room, and searched the temple. She was nowhere to be found. I even looked in the garden. She wasn't there either. Maybe the roof, I thought to myself. I jumped up onto the tiled roof. No, she wasn't there.

Where could she be?

Then I saw her. She was standing by the tree behind the temple. She huddled as if she were cold.

I jumped from rooftop to rooftop, silent as a shadow, and then jumped down into the grass. I came up behind her, and stood at her side, relief making me grow weak. My heart was swelling with happiness just by seeing her, and it felt ready to burst when she spoke my name. "Rai?!" she cried in surprise. "What are you doing here?" "I couldn't sleep" I responded shortly. I didn't want her to know of the threat that I'd dreamed of, especially since it involved her. I swallowed. Her scent was wafting over to me through the breeze. She smelt like flowers.

We stood there for a few moments, just looking in front of us, at the moon. Suddenly, Kim shattered the silence. "I broke up with him" she said quietly, lowering her eyes to the ground. "Your boyfriend?" I asked, acting as though I were surprised. Of course, I knew. Kimiko nodded. "Why?" I asked gently, not wanting to make Kim uncomfortable. Kim shrugged. "I have my reasons. I like someone else." I swallowed, feeling a completely unexpected rush of adrenaline go down my back. "Oh yeah?" I asked casually. "You want to tell me who?"

"Well" Kim said, thoughtfully, turning to face me. "He's about your height. With green eyes, and shaggy brown hair. He's the Dragon of Wind and is the leader of the Xiaolin Monks." Her eyes locked onto mine. "He sound familiar?" My heart was thumping inside my chest, threatening to explode, and as she said the last sentence, my heart melted into a puddle. "Yeah" I responded, ignoring the feeling in my stomach that made me feel as though I were about to throw up. "Just a little."

And I leaned down, briefly looking into her blue eyes, and kissed her.

She kissed me back, and I briefly wondered what I was doing, kissing her right after she'd broken up with her boyfriend. But she wasn't pulling away. So I kept on kissing her. I stroked her hair, breathing in the flowery scent that seemed to envelope me.

After what seemed like only a couple seconds, we pulled apart, staring at each other in amazement. Kim was blushing furiously, as was I. "You're a good kisser" she whispered, not pulling away from my gaze. "You are too" I responded. I felt awkwardness prickle the air like lightning. "So…uh…" I stuttered awkwardly. "Yeah" Kim nodded. I rubbed the back of my head with my hand. "I like you too" I responded. I wanted to tell her that I felt more to her than just like, but I didn't want to freak her out. Girls tend to do that when you tell them "I love you".

Kim nodded, blushing more furiously. "Cool" she said casually, as though we hadn't just totally made out. "So…what? Are we going out now?" I asked. I felt awkward.

Suddenly, Kim brightened up, as though coming out of a trance and said "Yeah! I mean, if you want to, that is…" she shied away again. Feeling the affection that only a boyfriend can feel, I tilted her chin up and whispered, smiling "Of course I do." She was still blushing, but she returned the smile.

As though pushed by a spring, Kim flung her arms around me, pulling me into a gentle hug. I hugged her back, wrapping one arm around her waist, and stroking her hair with the other. We stood there for a few minutes, just wrapped in an embrace. "Rai?" Kim whispered. "Yes?" I responded. "I want to stay like this forever."

I felt too choked up, almost too choked up to reply "Me too."

The Following Night…

I walked through the undergrowth, silently, the Shroud of Shadows slipped around me like a cloak.

It was cold.

Unusually cold.

But I continued to walk, hugging the Shroud of Shadows closer to me, as if it could keep me warm as well as hide me.

I reached the edge of the gray stone mountains. Their icy peaks reached up to the sky, as though trying to reach their icy fingers to the heavens.

Wuya and Chase melted out of the shadows. Chase had his head bowed, in a meditative trance. "Pull it off, Raimundo" Chase said, not even lifting his head. "We know you're there." Grumbling, I gingerly pulled the Shroud of Shadows off of me.

"Now then" Wuya stated, "Down to business." "It's not business" I immediately hissed at her. "It's blackmail!" "No matter what you or we decide to call it, you're still going to do it" Chase hissed back in Wuya's defense.

I wanted to punch him in the face.

"Raimundo!" Wuya snapped, making my head snap in her direction. Her face suddenly relaxed out of its evil glare, and an evil grin crossed her face, revealing her fang-like teeth. "Don't you want to know our demands?"

Her voice was soft, as though she were trying to hypnotize me.

"Whatever" I responded, flicking my wrist.

"This is not to be taken lightly" Chase warned calmly.

Even though he was right, I snorted and repeated "Whatever."

"Raimundo, if you do not cross over to the dark side once again, then your little girlfriend will be killed!" Wuya suddenly shouted.