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Chapter 2
Kims pov
So….I decided to check out the dojo. I mean, its not like checking it out is a bad thing to do. I don't even have to join! Plus, Jack seemed super nice. They appreciated my skill! I can always do some research on them if I get suspicious. It's a small dojo, too. There is no way anyone could find it. Also, from what I know about this place, they stay pretty local and under the radar. Nobody will ever know. My enemies have probably stopped searching for me, anyway. Okay, that's really doubtful, but they probably lost the trail when I supposedly got aboard 32 different planes at once, all going in different directions. And if they get a glimpse of me, I could always pretend to get injured while sparring or competing and go to my fake Auntie Madeline's house for a while. Also, it's a karate dojo. If my enemies bust in, the kids could kick their butts off. Well, that's pretty unlikely too. But if they planned only a small raid with one or two people. Plus, I could be out of this place by sunset. I could get out of here by boat, plane, train, or car. It's not like I've never stolen a car before. And I could always take them with me! Even if they weren't willing to go, I could just knock em out and through em in the back of a jeep. It's not like I've never done that either. Okay, so maybe I haven't done that before. But I totally could. Especially since I know how easily friends can betray friends. And here I'm Kim Crawford. They would expect me to go by an alias and disguise. They wouldn't expect me to be myself. I know all of their disguises, and what they look like without disguises, ever since I hid in the back of their costume truck. I'm also super good at hiding. I blend in fairly easily. Since I'm small, I could curl up in a box, like I did on that mission to Siberia. I'm a surviver. Even if they track me down, I could find a way to survive. While preparing for the Rainforest mission I was trained to go for a week without food, water, or exercise. I could always pretend to be another person, just take over their life like I did in Bulgaria. I'm sure everyone will be totally fine if I check out the dojo. Even if I join! I'll be fine. Right?
-Time Skip to Right Before Kim Comes to the Dojo-
Jacks pov
"Jack, relax. Everything is going to be fine!" Milton reassured me as we arrived at the dojo. I am soo not reassured. "But so many things could go wrong!" I stressed. "Yeah. So many things could go wrong in so many situations, but in so many, they don't." Milton said. "Why are you so stressed anyway? At the beginning you didn't want her to come." Ummmmm. Awkward moment. "No reason" I replied after a pause. Another pause. Then I went back to stressing. "Look, Milton. This just needs to happen right. It just does!" "Fine, Jack." Milton said. "But something always goes wrong if you try to hard. Just be yourself. Everything will be-" "Milton! She'll be coming! Is everyone ready? Good! Then start practicing!" I practically yelled. I know, I know, I'm a bit high-strung, but this had to go well. I don't exactly know why. It just did. Everyone is working out. I stare the clock, willing the time to move faster. I'm just staring at the wall when I hear the door open and a girls voice says "Hey!"
-Time Rewind to Before Kim Gets to the Dojo-
Kims pov
I brush my hair frantically. I had another boring day at school, but now i get to go to the dojo. I'm really excited. I haven't done karate for a few years, because I've been really busy building myself a life, but now I'm ready to start again and I'm pleased to see that my skills are still pretty good. I rotate my shoulder and wince. I popped it back into place yesterday, and took some aspirin, but aspirin isn't really meant for injuries like this. It's still sore and bruised. I hope they don't ask me to fight, but if they do, I'm sure I can beat them. I put on my leather jacket and boots, and walk over. The mall is really close to my house. Well, I wouldn't call it a house, but where I'm living. I'm living in the basement of an abandoned bakery. Its rumored to be haunted, but I'm fine with that. I've lived in places much worse then this for a much longer time. I've only been living there for a few days, but I fixed it up pretty well. It looks really bad on the outside, but in the basement its real nice. Great lighting, too. They have electricity there, which is much better then the last place I lived in. As I walk outside, my thoughts turned to how nice it is here. I could get used to life here. Maybe I could just settle down. Stop running. Maybe if I surrender, they will let me live a peaceful life. Yeah right! After what happened in the Sahara Desert, they will never forgive you. Don't think about that, I tell myself. Don't think about that, don't think about that, I just repeat that until I get to the dojo. I stand outside for a few moments, collecting myself. When I'm calm again, I walk through the doors. I see some kids practicing. They do NOT look like a threat. I walk over to Jack. I see some guys practicing behind him, and my shoulder hurts. Then it's normal again, and I say, "Hey!" Jack turns around with this surprised look on his face. "Oh! Hey Kim." Jack says once he's over the surprise. "Let me introduce you to the guys." He turns around and calls, "Hey guys! Kim's here! They all walk over. They introduce themselves as Jerry, Milton, and Eddie. I point to Milton and exclaim "Hey! I recognize you! You're from homeroom…." Oh. Then he must have seen the fight. Yeah, that's probably why they invited me over. There goes my idea of pretending to be terrible in a fight so they would kick me out. Oh well. "I'm Kim. I'm new in town." And continent, I think to myself. "Welcome to Seaford! What it do, girl?" One of them, Jerry, says. I have a feeling he's a playboy, so i tell him, "Back off, hotshot. Never gonna happen." He looks disappointed for a moment, then he's fine again. Jack laughs. It's a really nice sound. And he's cute when he smiles. Wait…What! No! I do NOT have a crush on . Never! He's nice on the outside, but who knows who he really is? When I focus again Jack's talking, "Let me show you the dojo, then I'll introduce you to the sensei, Rudy. "Okay," I respond. I look around. It's pretty small, but for me, that's good. So far, its looks awesome. I could really grow to like it here. He shows me around a bit, then opens the door to what I figure is the office and starts talking to someone. He closes the door and says, "He'll be ready in a second. So how do you like it so far?" "Oh, It's great!" I respond enthusiastically. Just then, Rudy walks out. I recognize is face in a flash. I know him from one of my earlier missions! In the spy biz, if you recognize someone from an earlier mission and he played a part in the mission, then GET OUT! Run outside a press a button, and an emergency chopper will fly down. But I'm not in the biz, so none of that's gonna happen. "Kim. Kim! Are you okay?" I hear Jack's voice and it snapped me back to the present. "Sorry, what?" I say. "You got this weird look on your face, and you turned pale." He said. He looked pretty concerned. "No, I'm fine." I said. "So this is Rudy?" Rudy nodded. I looked in his eyes for any sign of recognition, but he didn't have a clue. "Hi, Kim. I've heard a lot about you. How is your shoulder?" Milton probably told them everything. "It's fine. I dislocated it, but then I popped it back yesterday after school. It's still really sore, but It's a lot better now that its connected with some other bones. I joke weakly, trying to hold of the inevitable question. "Shouldn't your parents take you to the hospital?" Rudy looks concerned now that I told him I dislocated it. I wince, and not because of my shoulder. "My-" I think for a second, trying to decide what story to tell them. I decide on a simple version of the truth. "My parents are dead." I say to him. Everyone looks pretty shocked. Especially Jack. "Oh. I'm sorry then." Rudy apologizes. "It's fine." I say, refusing to cry. I close my eyes for a few seconds, and take a deep breath. I have to control myself. "It's fine." I say again. "So, are you going to start testing me or are we going to sit around like old ladies?" I ask. Trying to hide my feelings made it come out a little sharper then I intended, but Rudy just saw it as a joke. "Yeah-wait. How do you know about the testing? Jack, did you tell her?" Rudy said suspiciously, but with a touch of humor. "N-no." I say quickly. Telling them I hacked into their security system probably wouldn't have been a good idea. "I guessed. I mean, I take on 7 guys in homeroom, am new in town, and a black belt in karate. Common sense shows that you would want to test me. I explained. "You're a black belt?" Jack asks me. "Yeah. Three stripes. But I haven't practiced in a while." I responded. "Well then, lets start the testing!" Rudy stepped forward. "Basically, each of us will ask you one question, and then ask you to spar some of us." He explained.
"Okay." I said. "Alright, first question, Milton!" Rudy said. "Okay, umm… have you ever won a real fight? Milton asks. I decided, right then, I will try my best to answer all of the questions truly. "Yeah, many times." I responded heavily. "Do you mind if I sit down?" I ask Rudy. "Oh. Go ahead!" He pulls up a chair for me. "Thanks." I accept the chair and sit down. "Alright, Eddie." Rudy chose the next questioner. "Do you dance?" I glare at him as a response. "Oookay, then." He mutters. "Jerry." Rudy says. "Alright, are you single?" He winks at me. "Yes, but you don't have a chance." I say. "And Jack." Rudy points to him and he moves up to me and whispers "Would you meet me in the dojo after everyone leaves?" Interesting question. He steps back and I see the look on his face isn't like Jerry's, but more concerned. Like a parent. "Sure," I say out loud. The others look confused, but oh well. "Alright, now for the sparring. You can start with Eddie and work your way up." Rudy says. "Hey!" Eddie complains. Wow, this should be easy. I walk over to the mat and say. "Ready." Rudy helps Eddie and instructs him a little on his stance. My mind wanders. Why does Jack want to meet me after everyone's gone? And why doesn't he want anyone else to know? Eddie is ready to spar now, and we get in position. "And….. spar!" Rudy starts us off. I let him start and he throws a punch. I dodge the punch, grab his arm, and pull him backwards. He falls onto my foot and I roll him over. "One for Kim, 0 for the wasabi warriors." Rudy announces. Oh Yeah! Next up is Milton. I beat him in a second and move on to Jerry. I get him on the ground almost faster then I did for Milton. Then Jack. He's gonna be the tricky one. Before we start, Rudy pulls Jack off into a corner. They talked for a bit, but then talking became arguing. Finally, they finished and Jack came back over to the mat. He didn't look happy. Rudy started talking, "Alright. We want to test you both to your farthest extent, so to you this isn't a practice fight. To each of you, the other is a robber with a knife. You are alone for miles. In the desert." Oh my god. Not the desert. "Umm…. Rudy? Can this not happen in the desert? I have some bad memories in the desert." And i do. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I have nightmares about it sometimes. "Oh. umm….sure! Lets say its in Russia, then." Rudy replies. I visibly relax, causing me to wince as I relax my shoulder. Jack is just staring at me with a concerned look on his face. "Ready?" Rudy asks us. We both get into position and nod. "Spar!" He shouts. I take the first move this time. I towards his shoulder, then use my foot to trip him. He does a summersault and lands behind me. As I spin he punches my shoulder. I swivel just in time. I try what I did with Eddie and grab his arm, but he pushes up and I'm forced to let go. I stumble a little but then run backwards. Then leap. Just as I did in homeroom, I kick him in his chest. He grabs my foot, but I flip him using only my foot. So far I've been keeping my hurt shoulder out of the fight, but Jack can tell he's losing. I know he's gonna try and hit my shoulder, and he expects me to try and shield it. Instead, I let him punch my shoulder. I needed him to be that close so I could flip him. Suddenly, everything goes in slow-mo. I see Jack's arm slowly moving toward my shoulder, and I get ready. He punches me with all his strength and my shoulder feels like it's on fire. I grit my teeth and grab his shoulders. The weight on my bad shoulder is killing it, especially after the punch, and I feel like collapsing. Instead, I push the pain into my flip. I swing Jack over my head and he lands a good 6ft away. He just lays there. Rudy checks on Jack, then runs over to me. My shoulder hurts so bad. I can see Jack start to get up again. I know he's okay. "You won, Kim! You beat someone who's never been beaten in a fight before!" Rudy is yelling, the other guys are screaming and dancing. I go over to Jack and say, "Good fight". He says the same to me, then whispers, "Meet me tomorrow. Tonight, get some rest." I nod. "You guys." I say. They're still screaming and yelling. "You guys." I say it louder. "You guys!" Now I'm yelling. They stop screaming and look at me. "I have to go, but am I in? I ask Rudy. "Sister, you beat Jack. Of course you're in!" Rudy replies. Yes! "Okay, well, I have to go. See you all tomorrow?" I ask. They barely nod before they start dancing and arguing again. Oh well. I walk over to Jack and tell him, "Bye Jack. I'll see you tomorrow at practice." I say. He breaks into a smile and says, "Bye Kim." I walk out the door and jog over to the bakery. I let myself in, go through a trapdoor and into the basement, and collapse on my bed. Right before I go to sleep, I smile.