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Chapter four

Feelings?

Kim's POV

I guess if it's for the fate of the world, one small price to pay is much better than everyone dying. Although I really, really did not want to go through with this, I knew I had to. It was my duty as a Xiaolin Warrior. Well the test part, that is. I guess the prophecy part is too though, I just wish it wasn't marriage. Anything but marriage.

Marriage.

A shiver ran down my spine. I was only seventeen, how could I be married? And to.. Chase Young! I mean, I barely know the guy. Other than him being evil and having an odd interest in Omi's powers, I've never talked to him. I never though of him as anything but.. well evil.

Evil.

I was going to have to marry evil. I shook my head, trying to jumble the thoughts that were spinning around wildly inside my head. No matter how hard I tried though my mind kept wondering back to that thought. I scowled at myself as I looked in my mirror.

Quit complaining, it's to save the world you spoiled brat.

I know.. but I don't even love him.

Love? What does it matter if you don't love him? You're a Xiaolin Dragon, you're duty is to save the world.

I know I know.. but I was a girl before I was ever a Xiaolin Dragon. I mean I still am a girl, but I still have emotions and feelings and all those weaknesses, and it just hurts that I have to marry him. Who knows what he could do to me? He could just.. kill me if he wanted to. Even before the tests. He could come over here right now and kill me!

Oh shut up. You're being way over dramatic. Get over it and go save the world.

My reflection glared back at me, and I looked back down at the thin white sheet covering me on my tiny mat. I sighed and laid back against it, resting my head on the edge of my pillow. I looked up at the ceiling, letting my mind wonder. In a way, I was in a peaceful place right now. Although the bad thoughts were still in the back of my head, ready to spring any moment, I let good thoughts fill my head. Like.. my friends. And family, and everyone. I smiled and found my eyelids beginning to droop. I realized I hadn't slept all night. Raimundo and I just stayed up talking for hours, and now I felt the exhaustion of that night finally hit me as I let myself fall into a deep sleep.

Chase's Lair

Chase's POV

Kick. Jump. Block. Flip. Kick.

I was out in the sparring arena, fighting off many of my servants, fallen warriors I had fought many years ago. After the last one had fallen to the ground, I stood straight up and looked around me. All fifty of them, knocked out on the floor. I sighed, rather bored and exited the room.

Two weeks, just two weeks, and I'll be invincible. I stopped in front of my door and pushed it open. I looked around the familiar room. Large dresser pressed up to the wall on the left side of the room, and a king-sized bed on the right side of the room. I walked over to the dresser and looked in the mirror. My eyes were.. glowing. They darted from side to side rather quickly, taking in my reflection. Every move I made was twitchy, not fluid like I had trained them to be over the past thousand years. I was too jumpy. I didn't know why I was acting this way. I didn't like it either, it showed emotion, and I hated showing emotion. It's a weakness, and I can't have weaknesses.

So why did I allow her?

I sat on the edge of my bed with my head in my hands. I was torn. I looked up and saw my reflection in the mirror. I say a man, who looked like he was burning. I quickly flew off the bed and rushed out of the room down the hallway. I tried to find her but I just couldn't. She was gone.

I pounded my fist into a stone pillar, watching a few little stones crumple under the pressure of the blow and fall to the floor. I loved her. I couldn't deny it. I loved her so much. But the love for evil burned deep within me, something I could not ignore. The blaze burned larger than my love for her, I had to admit. I have only known her for a year. How could she expect me to give it up so easily? Did she know the difficulty of it? I growled and stalked back to my room.

I closed my eyes as I pushed the memories back out of my head, not wanting to think of them anymore. No way was I going to give up evil. Something had to be done. I knew Kimiko could pass those tests.. so I had to think of something quickly, who knew when Fung was going to make her start the tests.

I opened up my eyes again, knowing what I was going to do. I turned on my heels and headed out the door down the long corridor. I reached the main room where some of my warrior cats were assembled. They all straightened up and turned their full attention towards me as I entered the room.

"Come, we are going to pay a nice visit to the Xiaolin Temple." I smirked as their tails flicked up excitedly, knowing they were going to get some action.

Xiaolin Temple

Rai's POV

I walked quickly down the hall to the kitchen, noticing there was a spring in my step. I couldn't help my excitement, last night had been great. It was just like mine and Kim's old mid-night snack times, only I got to hold her for a while. I smiled to myself as I entered the kitchen, seeing Omi and Clay already seated around the table and devouring lunch. Normally I would have made a big deal out of it, but I didn't really care about anything. I slid into my regular spot, and reached for a sandwich. I took a bite, not really all that hungry, my mind being too busy with other thoughts.

"Are you alright Raimundo? Your spirits seem rather down." Omi said from across the table, before shoving a muffin into his mouth.

"It's up Omi, and yeah I'm fine. But I am worried a little about Kim. What are we gonna do about her guys?" I had been so ecstatic about last night that I had forgotten all about the prophecy thing. It was bad enough that Kim had to go through three deadly tests, and then when you add on the marrying Chase part, it's a million times worse. After mine and Kim's talk, I had stayed up the rest of the night thinking of ways around this, but I just couldn't come up with anything. Hopefully 'high and mighty' Omi could think of something.

"Wha? Doesn't the mighty leader have somethin' up his sleeve?" Clay asked with a smirk.

"Yes yes, Clay is correct. Since you think you are so much better than I am, which you are clearly not, then you should have no problem coming up with a plan leader." Omi said as ego began to swell up yet again. I glared at him, wishing I could shoot daggers out of my eyes. I opened my mouth and was about to retort when I heard something crash, and then a girl shrieking.

"Kimiko!" I stumbled out of my chair and raced down the hallway, with Clay and Omi right on my heels. We made it to her cubicle, but there was already a gaping hole where the wall should have been. We peered outside and Kimiko was lying limp against the brick wall, where a few cracked bricks were scattered around her. I was the first to leap through the hole and rush to her side.

"Kim, Kim are you okay? Wake up!" I shook her gently as I looked around, trying to find her attacker. Who would do this to her? And why just her? My thoughts couldn't focus on those questions for long, all I could think about was the frail girl sitting in front of me. I saw her eyes flutter open slightly, a look of confusion spreading across her face. "Kimi, what happened?" I looked down at the slits in her robes just below her chest, blood slightly staining where the rips were. Claw marks. Before my mind could put two and two together, another scream erupted from Kimiko.

"Rai, look out!" She sprang from the ground and dove straight in front of me before I even had time to react. I managed to turn around to see what was happening, when a lion at least twice her size pounced on top of her. It struggled to pin her down and managed to sink its claws into her right shoulder. A sob escaped her lips before she was able to kick it off of her, the claws of the lion tearing off some of her flesh. The lion crashed into a brick wall and was crushed beneath the falling bricks. I looked with horror at Kimiko's battered body before I scooped her into my arms and held her protectively against my chest.

I quickly noticed that this had turned into a battle scene. Clay and Omi were surrounded by a sea of jungle cats, barely managing to fend them off with their elemental powers. I glanced to my right and had to do a double-take. There, by the temple fountain where we did most of our training, was Master Fung and Chase Young locked in combat. Their moves were so fast I couldn't tell who was winning, but I could tell Master Fung was beginning to tire out. His moves were slightly sluggish compared to Chase's. I knew I had to do something before Chase seriously hurt Master Fung, but I couldn't leave Kimiko alone.

I looked down at the petite girl in my arms. She was unconscious, and the gash in her shoulder was beginning to bleed badly. I checked out the scratches on her stomach, they were narrow but I could tell if someone didn't tend to them soon, they would get infected. I glanced at my friends, who seemed to have everything under control, wiping out already at least half of the cats that had them surrounded earlier. I knew they would be alright. I slowly stood up, holding Kim bridal style in my arms. I looked to Master Fung again. His moves seemed to be wavering slightly, but I knew he could manage for a few minutes. As soon as I was done convincing myself the team would be alright, I dashed as quickly as I could to the medical wing of the temple.

Kim's POV

I couldn't feel anything, except for darkness pushing down on me. The harder it pushed, the more I struggled to keep it up off of me. I was scared. I felt that if I let the darkness overcome me, I might not wake up again. My thoughts swirled their way into the darkness, making it heavier for me to hold. I knew I was slowly losing the battle, but I wouldn't give in. I screamed at myself to wake up before I lost it, but no worlds could escape my lips. It was as if I was trapped inside my own mind.

Suddenly, pain rushed through my mind like a tidal wave, completely wiping out the darkness. I would have cheered had it not been pain that took the darkness away. Slowly I could feel my body coming back to me, but that just sent another wave of pain over me. The pain throbbed mostly from my right shoulder, and my stomach. My head also felt like someone had hammered nails into the back of it, but this was nothing compared to other injuries I'd had.

I knew I could overcome this. I was just weak from crying and exhaustion, from the news I had previously received. Slowly I came to, and I fluttered my eyes open.

I sure wasn't where I had passed out, and I wasn't in my room either. I slowly sat up and groaned, as the pain shot through me again. I looked down to find myself in the same robes I normally wear, but it was a new set of them. There was no tear in my stomach where the jungle cat had scratched me. I put my hand on my stomach and could feel bandages wrapped around it underneath the cloth. That's weird.. I thought, reaching my left arm up to touch my right shoulder, feeling bandages wrapped around it as well.

Someone had undressed me and bandaged me up. I live in a temple with all boys.. I shook the thought out of my head. They did it for my own protection. I was hurt and that was the only way to help me heal.

With that thought in my head, I shakily stood up. I noticed I was in the medical wing of the temple. Duh. I wobbled across the floor, and leaned against the wooden frame of the door, trying to collect myself. Once I though I had enough balance, I walked as quickly as I could out the door and across the temple grounds, slowly making my way back to the battle scene.

Oh no! Realization struck me. I had passed out during the fight. All I remembered was Chase fighting Master Fung, Omi and Clay surrounded by jungle cats, and me diving in front of Raimundo. I quickened my pace. I hope I'm not too late.

I was about to turn the corner around a building when someone flew in front of me, flying across the yard and colliding with another building. I gasped in horror. "Raimundo!" I sprinted towards him as fast as my legs would carry me, when I slammed into something hard. I fell back on the ground, with the impact sending more pain waves through my head. I looked up confused, not seeing anything in my way towards Raimundo. I choked out a surprised gasp as I looked at the tall figure looming over me. Chase.

I tried to scramble away, but he grabbed my arm and yanked me up onto my feet. He crouched down to where he was eye level with me. His eyes were a deep golden color with a strange, rapturous glint in them. His smirk was deep and sinister, with piercing fangs poking out the corners of his mouth. This was the look of pure evil. No way was I going to marry that. A shudder rippled down my back as I tried to rip away from his iron grip. But he only held on to me tighter, squeezing my arm every time I made a feeble attempt of getting away.

His smirk grew wider as he read the expression on my face, which I could only imagine was fear. So I tried to act strong, and mustered up the best glare I could. He could see right through it though, looking as though he was trying to hold back laughter.

"Well hello there.. Kimiko." He whispered, sending a tremor through my whole body. His voice was just so.. evil. There was anger yet excitement in his voice. And maybe even.. seduction? No. That was just my imagination. The thought made me shiver before I could stomp it out of my brain. He brought his free hand up to my cheek and gently rested it there, his smirk softening a bit. It almost looked like he was just.. smiling? No no, just my imagination again. Suddenly anger flowed through my body as his hand made contact with my cheek. With my free hand, I smacked his hand away from my face and send a real glare at him.

"Don't touch me." I spat through gritted teeth. His 'smile' quickly turned into an angry frown before swinging me around behind him and releasing his grip on my arm. I was sent flying into Raimundo, who had just started getting up and registering what was going on. The impact of my body sent him crashing into the building again. I lied limply in his lap, tremendous pain shot from my shoulder and stomach all throughout my body. I wanted to scream but I was too dazed to get my mind to tell my body what to do. I heard a groan from above me, and then two arms circled around my body, bringing me into a protective hug.

"Kimiko, are you alright?" Raimundo had scratches and bruises all done his arms and on his face. His lip was bleeding slightly and there was a well sized gash on his forehead. I gasped, he looked absolutely terrible. Before I had time to answer his question, Chase was looming over us. A growl rumbled deep inside Raimundo's chest as he quickly got up and pulled me behind his back in one swift motion. He crouched into a protective stance. "You lay one hand on her and I'll kill you." He hissed. I took a step back, almost scared.

Why is Raimundo being so protective? I guess because we're best friends. I mean we do everything together and tell each other everything. If it wasn't for him, I don't know what I'd do. I was ripped from my thoughts when I heard Chase laugh. It wasn't one of those happy laughs either. His was dark and menacing, with an evil twisted smirk was plastered on his face. Raimundo grew angrier and stepped towards Chase. His hands were balled up into fists, the wind then beginning to pick up rapidly. I was blown forward slightly and had to plant my feet firmly on the ground to keep from being swept away.

"Why are you so protective of her?" Chase shouted over the roaring wind, as if he could read my mind. "Is she more to you than simply a teammate?" The wind accelerated faster, and I had to cling to the building to stay on my feet. A snarl escaped from Raimundo as he lashed out at Chase. Chase took this advantage to grab Raimundo by the neck and lift him off of the ground to where he was eye level with him. The wind quickly died down as fast as it had picked up, and Raimundo began kicking and punching wildly. Chase tightened his grip on Raimundo's throat. Raimundo began to sputter incoherent words as he quickly lost oxygen, all the life flooding from his eyes.

Chase's features darkened as the glove on his hand holding Raimundo's throat began to rip. Claws spiked out from the tips of his fingers and dug into Raimundo's throat. Rai's desperate attempts to get away became more and more frantic, his eyes darting from side to side. I watched in horror as Raimundo last burst of life slowly left him, and he dangled there in Chase's firm grasp.

Finally my numb limbs began to move forward, suddenly in a full out sprint towards them. I screamed a stream of curses aimed towards Chase as I flew into him. Chase quickly released his grip on Raimundo to trap me in his arms. I struggled to break free, not quite off of my adrenaline rush. I summoned my element, lighting my hands on fire, hoping to have somewhat of an affect on Chase. He merely looked down at me, clearly amused. I looked down at Raimundo's limp body, searching desperately for a spark of life. I kicked and screamed as hard as I could against Chase but he wouldn't budge. I didn't know why he was still holding me there, but I suddenly felt very claustrophobic, and wanted released immediately.

"Chase. Let go of me." I said through clenched teeth. I struggled more, hoping for a losening in his grip. But that only made him cling to me tighter, cutting off my circulation for air. "Chase!" I gasped, looking up at him. His face looked demonic and torn. I was quickly losing air, the black corners of my eyes began to creep up into my vision. "Chase!" I hissed and tried one more feeble struggle to break free. A felt a tremor run through his body before he finally released me, letting me fall on top of the already unconcious Raimundo. I tried to get up, but I knew I would be joining Rai soon, as the black edges in my vision came closer and closer together.

The last thing I saw was Chase looking down at me with the same look on his face as earlier, before mysteriously disappearing as my friends came running into view.