The Fire Deep Inside...

Chapter 2...Visions

"Raimundo Pedrosa! You give that back!" Kimiko screamed, skidding the turn towards the Brazillian boy ahead of her.

"Come on Kim, I just wanted to read it!" He laughed, obviously knowing she wasn't going to catch up.

"It's private!"

"Come on, it can't be THAT bad!"

"I'll let you read it if you let me read it first!" she whinned.

He totally stopped unexpectedly, and Kimiko didn't notice it until she rammed right into him, knocking them both over.

Kimiko was ontop of him, her arms straight, holding what little weight she had off of him, even though it wouldn't hurt him. Nonetheless, she still held herself up.

Slowly, she let her arms down, inch by inch until she was only half an inch from his face.

She opened her mouth slowly. "Give it back..." she whispered, rolling off of him, taking the letter with her.

"Man girl, you really have to stop getting my hopes up!"

"Rai, shut up!"

"What? Do you even know what I mean?"

"Yeah! And I'm not interested in it..." she said as she ripped open the light pink envelope.

Dear Kimi,

Hey girl, sorry I had to mail it, my laptop doesn't work...and I thought it'd be sort of cool to send it by mail cause...yeah...and I've never sent anything to China before! Hope you're havin fun, and...

Happy 16th!

Man that feels good to say to you...I miss you, and I wish I could be there to say that to you, and celebrate with you!

Love you much!

-Kieko

"It's your birthday?" Raimundo asked.

She turned quickly, hitting Raimundo in the face with her ponytails. He was right next to her shoulders, and seeing him so close made her jump. "Rai!"

"What?"

She stopped, and looked about.

"What?"

"Shh!" she snapped. "Listen..."

"But what of this prophecy?" A temple monk asked.

"What if it happens?" Another said, almost at the same time.

"I don't understand...what does this mean?" A third asked.

"Quiet!" there was a shout from Dojo.

"We are hoping that Kimiko's training has led her away from that path..." Master Fung stated slowly.

More and more voices filled the room, but then they all stopped to listen.

Both Kimiko and Raimundo's eyes widened, knowing the monks must know they're out there. There was only one thing to do...Kimiko knew it (unlike Rai), but she was dreading it nonetheless.

They heard footsteps, and she knew it was now or never.

Whipping around, she put a hand on the back of Raimundo's head, and before he had a moment to respond, she pulled him to her, kissing him fiercly.

His eyes widened, but soon they lowered and shut all the same.

The footsteps turned rapid, but then stopped.

Silence.

Dead silence.

The young dragons of Fire and Wind knew all eyes were on them.

They heard four more feet running to the scene.

A small gasp.

A low chuckle.

Murmers almost to quiet to make out.

A blush came to their face.

Master Fung coughed loud, and the two dragons knew they would have to ask. They boke apart quickly, and played totally clueless.

Omi's mouth opened, but Master Fung spoke, "Well...Kimiko...Raimundo...come with me...Monks...we will continue discussion later..." he murmered something to Dojo, and Dojo began to laugh as he brought Omi and Clay away from the scene.

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Kimiko and Raimundo walked quickly behind Master Fung, each trying to keep up with him, but failing miserably.

"Master Fung, are we in trouble?" Kimiko finally asked.

"As a Wudai Warrior, Kimiko...No...As a Shoku Warrior, Raimundo...Yes..."

Kimiko shot Raimundo a 'sorry' look, but didn't speak.

"I'm...shocked...at you Raimundo, because...you have just put Kimiko in very much danger, and yourself very vulnerable. (sp i know)" Master Fung lectured.

"I kissed him Master Fung..." Kimiko said loudly.

Their master looked surprised, but nodded. "In that case...You are both in trouble..."

"Why?!?" Kimiko and Raimundo both burst.

"Kimiko, you put Raimundo in danger, vulnerablility to yourself, Raimundo, as leader you made a poor choice by not objecting."

Kimiko was curious to see what Raimundo said back, but...he simply only bowed, "I'm sorry Master Fung."

Fung smiled at the both of them. "Now..." his face becoming more firm, but still soft, "I suggest we pretend this didn't happen...at least not for now..."

Kimiko's eyes widened bigger than ever at what he said, knowing that she was about to gag.

He grinned at her reaction, knowing quite what that face meant on her, but he ignored it and walked away. "Besides!" He called back, "I do not thing you wanted to stay there and explain anything to anyone!" He called back, trying to stiffle a laugh. (it's weird i know, but hey, he gets a kick out of this too.)

Kimiko rolled her eyes, but Raimundo looked utterly confused. "I don't get it..."

"Rai..." she said in a playfully irritated tone and began to walk to her cubicle, leaving Raimundo dumbstruck.

When inside, she took a package out from her closet and smirked. Opening the card attached to it, she read:

Kimi,

I cannot believe it's your sweet sixteen, and I am not there! cry I wish I could be...Really, I do...Umm, well...since I couldn't send this by e-mail, and from what you told me from that Raimundo boy (he sounds cute by the way!) I think you needed a more personal card...Sorry if it told too much, but hey...Give me a break...Why would I send you a card. Okay don't answer that, but please, what this box contains, you will screach so loud I'll be able to hear it in Japan... Or at least you better, I spent a lot on it. I think you will recognize it very well. And I really mean that. So, what is new in your Xiaolin Training? I haven't heard a lot about it, although you've said some stuff about your teammates, and Jack Spicer and the Shen-Gong-Wu, but why do you need to train? I just don't get it... Why couldn't you come here...Or at least... Why couldn't you like, come and visit? Girl I miss you!!! Maybe I'll have to give you a surprise visit...You never ever know! I could... Okay, I won't joke... But still, everyone misses you! School's been a drag without you, and your Dad says Hi, and he's going to send you something real special. Actually, it should be here around the same time you read this. Anyways, I don't want to spoil anything else for you! Haha! So, I miss you a ton girl, or like eight tons but yeah. I will definatly see you later!

Love you much!

-Kieko

P.S. Go get that boy, he sounds sooo cute! And I know you've told me it's like a gag fest, but I know you've kissed him already. I KNOW that... You told me :D, but okay yeah I'll stop. Just give him a chance, he seems so cute and desperate. Love ya!

-Again...Kieko

Kimiko chuckled at the letter from her friends taunts. But she did wonder what her father sent her.

Before she had anymore time to think, Raimundo knocked at the door. "Kim?"

"Hold on just a minute!" she quickly pulled open the package to see a red halter top with a diamond in the middle of the chest, and an obvious outline going down a small bit, and wrapping around to the back. The part above that crease was ruffled a small bit, and the bottom was a wavy cut hem. Her eyes shined as she saw the very expensive top Kimiko and Kieko had seen on their anual birthday shopping trip only days before turning fourteen. And only about a week before she was recruited...

"Kim!"

"Hold on Raimundo!" she sneared as she pulled open the door fiercly. "What?" she asked a little more harsh than she meaned.

He luckily ignored it and instead spoke, "There's something you might wanna see...come with me." he motioned for her, and she walked along with him.

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She turned to find fire everywhere. Someone was screaming for help...

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Kimiko had kept walking, perfectly fine, when the flash came before her eyes, as if it were real.

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It was a hard punch, and right to the stomache. She couldn't understand what had happened.

"Why are you doing this?" someone shouted towards her. It must have been the person who struck her.

She wobbled carefully, then fell to the darkness. Although slow enough to realize someone had caught her fall...

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Kimiko had now stopped, confused about what she had just saw.

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"No! Don't leave me, please...You cannot leave! I cannot aford to lose you..." she screamed at the limp figure. The fire was coming, and she knew she had to get him out of it...but she'd burn herself in the process. She knew what she had to do. "I love you..."

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Kimiko now had her hands to her head, to try to stop it from spinning.

"Kim?" Raimundo asked, looking back at the frustrated expression plastered on his friend's face. "Kimiko." he said more stern.

She didn't answer, she just wanted the spinning to stop.

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"AHHHH!!!!" The pain was unbearable, but he knew it was for a good cause. He had to get her somewhere. She had saved his life... It was time for him to save hers.

He used the magic to drain some of his own life, only to reveal another scream. He couldn't believe how much it hurt, but, nonetheless, he put the energy into her. Giving her more of a chance to live...But lessening his...

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Kimiko's eyes went clouded, and she began to sway.

What's happening? she asked herself in a weak and strained voice.

She suddenly knew she was going to hit the ground hard and fast, so she squeezed her eyes shut to get ready for the impact.

Someone had caught her fall though. But as soon as it came to skin to skin contact, her body was set afire.

A blood-curdling scream emerged from her lips, but yet...the burning didn't stop.

"KIMIKO!!!" There was a scream and everything stopped.

The burning.

The pain.

The fear of falling.

Or...

The fear in general.

The cloudedness.

The visions...

"R- Raimundo?" she looked up to see his concerned face.

"Kimiko! God you scared me!" he hugged her tight, catching her completly off guard.

"What happened?" she asked, as she cringed in a slight pain.

He noticed. "I could ask you the same thing." he said letting go.

She just blinked. "I don't understand... The fire. The people... Where-"

"Girl, get a hold of yourself...No fire, no people... We're on our way to the scroll room. I wanted to show you something, remember?"

"Oh...right..." She was a little confused by his sudden outburst of changed mood, but she shrugged it off. "Let's go then." she got up shakily as they walked quickly to the room.

"Why exactly are we here Raimundo?" she asked when they had gotton there.

"You remember like, twenty minutes ago -"

"How long was I out?" she interrupted.

"Ten minutes..." he said sheepishly.

She just looked down, waiting for him to continue. "Go on..." she finally said.

"Well, when the monks said a prophecy...they seemed pretty freaked...right?"

"Yeah..." she was beginning to get a little annoyed with his 'Kimiko blacked out, she needs mental attention'

"Soo...they mentioned your name right?"

"Raimundo, I'm not retarded just because I blacked out okay? You sound more like you're trying to reasure youself that they said it..." she trailed off, realizing what Master Fung did actually say.

"We have hoped Kimiko's training has led her away from that path." (somewhere along that line)

"Master Fung..."

"The prophecy..." Raimundo continued.

"Something bad?"

"I think so..." He stated again.

"Thanks for the support!" she said sarcastically. But to her shock, she didn't get a snippy reply back. Only a scroll in her face.

"What is thi-" she unrolled it to see a short prophecy on it. "What in the world...?" Her vision became a little cloudy again.

"Go on...read it out loud..." Raimundo earged.

"I...I can't..." she murmered.

"Why not?" he asked cluelessly.

"My eyes...they just went clouded..." she whispered, a little freaked out by what the scroll said.

Raimundo took it gently from her and read it aloud, slowly enough so she could process it. No doubt he had already read it, but it still seemed like it scared him to read it. And it scared Kimiko too.

Raimundo spoke in sort of a trance. But what he read, made the both wonder... But it also sent shivers up and down their spines. "The fire born inside, When the fourth month does die, The keeper is born, And when sixteen years, come and go, The fire will be released..."

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There's your chapter! Sorry it took a rly long time to update this one, but I figured it wasn't all that popular, so it could wait. I hope ya'll review, and tell me what you liked...Kinda a weird chapter, but all will be explained. This one and Love, War and Choices will be updated sooner than usual, but I've just been real busy. Anywho, hope you liked the chapter, please review and keep reading! Thanks a million guyses and gallz. Kudos for everyone! Hehe, once again, hope you enjoyed... And please don't forget to review, it can be quick, but I won't update sooner if I think it's not a very grand story...so please...be my guest... take 30-60 seconds out of your long life to review, it'll make me happy and make me update faster... I'm gunna stop rambling... An update will come soon!