Raimundo looked at his girlfriend and his team mates. They where sitting tougher talking silently by the door. None of them had noticed that at the name dragon of the night that Raimundo had paled. Oh Raimundo knew who that was alright but he thought that, that chapter of his life was over. Or at lest he had hoped it was.

Flashback

A young Raimundo stood on the steps of the caravan that he shared with his brothers and sisters. He was watching a young girl practice her act. This young girl was his step father's best friend's daughter, and she was one half of the dragon show they had at the circus, The young girl along with her mother where the fire breathers and general daredevils of the troop.

And Raimundo had been crushing on her since he had met her 2 years ago. Most people called her the dragon of the night as she always slept through the day and only came out at night. Not only that but she was a dragon fanatic. Her caravan even had pictures of dragons painted on the out side.

Only a few months ago Raimundo had asked her out on a date. She had said yes and since then they had been a couple. But Raimundo had a bad feeling about her. There was something dark about her witch intrigued him but also scared him. It was almost as if she was his death and salvation all rolled in to one. But there was something else, to every one else she was plain but to Raimundo she was beautiful. As Raimundo watched her he saw an old friend of his approach her and tell her something. They where too far away for Raimundo to hear what was said but he did see her nod her head and leave the practice grounds with his friend.

A little while later Raimundo was sent to find his girlfriend because she was late to practice. Raimundo looked every where but he couldn't find her. He was just on his way to the main tent when he heard his girlfriend's voice coming from his friend's trailer. Raimundo's friends had told Raimundo he could come in any time with out knocking, so that's what Raimundo did now. What he saw though broke his heart; his girlfriend was having sex with his oldest friend. Raimundo stood rooted to the spot for about a minute before turning on his heels and storming out. Instead of going to the main tent Raimundo headed for his favorite hill. When he reached it he sat down with his arms around his drawn up knees and his head buried in the gap. As soon as he was comfortable Raimundo let go of the tears that where in his eyes, and for the next 3 hours he cried.

That's also how his stepfather found him. Jack didn't ask any questions, instead he just picked up a still sobbing Raimundo and carried him back to the camp. For the next week all Raimundo did was lay in bed and cry and sleep, he didn't eat he didn't practice and he didn't perform. When the end of the week came around Raimundo picked him self up, and went in search of food. But instead he found a note from jack.

Raimundo

Just a quick note to tell you that your star and your old friend Adam have run off no one knows where they are all we know is their gone. So is star's mother.

We'll all be in the main tent when you're ready to join us again; there are your favorite cookies in the cookie tin and some cold milk in the fridge

Feel free to have as much as you want.

We'll be back at sundown for dinner

See you then

Jack and the rest

End of flashback

"dad" Raimundo said in to the phone " don't go anywhere I'll be on my way home as soon as I can clear it with master Fung ok" after his father said ok the two shared a quick goodbye before Raimundo hung up. Looking over at kimiko and the others he saw them watching him. With out a second thought Raimundo stood up and walked pass his friends and out the room, on the way he took Kimiko's hand and gently pulled her out of the room and to the Shen-Gong-Wu vault. Once inside it Raimundo closed it so no one could listen in to what Raimundo was about to do.

After leading kimiko half way down the stairs Raimundo stopped and turned to look at her. He took both of her hands in his and looked in to her eyes.

"Kimiko, listen I need you to hear what I've got to say and then you can ask questions or hit me or what ever ok" after a few seconds kimiko nodded. "ok here goes, back when I was still living with my step-dad and my brothers and sisters at the circus I dated a young girl there she was about my age and she was called star. But we never called her that we always called her the dragon of the night.

Long story short we'd been going out for about 6 months when I caught her in bed with my oldest friend. Let's just say I was broken hearted, anyway I cried for a week before I moved on. When I finally came out my room my dad had left me a note to say that everyone was in the main tent practicing and that star, my ex-old friend Adam and star's mum had all gone. I thought that was the end of it. I moved on with my life, I didn't date any more but I still moved on. I moved here became the dragon of wind and well the rest you know." Raimundo paused this next bit was going to be hard.

"Anyway as I said as far I'm concerned me and star where and still are over and I'm in love with you and nothings going to change that. But what I'm about to tell you may make you change your mind about being with me. My dad called me to tell me that my sister grace had been taken, he said there was a note left from the dragon of the night. It said I have to join the heylin side or we'll never see her again, and well I'm going to do it, I'm going to join the heylin side and get my sister back, but that means we can't be tougher kimiko as much as I wish we could be we can't. I'm not going to say sorry and I won't say everything is going to be fine cos I can't promise that but I can promise you that I love you and I will always love you and trust you even when I'm six feet under"

Raimundo looked Kimiko's face over he could read the shock on her face as well as the look of pure untainted love in her eyes. What she did next surprised him even more than his dad's phone call. Kimiko flung her arms round Raimundo's neck and kissed him as if she hadn't seen him in years. After a few seconds Raimundo kissed kimiko back. Just living in the feeling of being able to have her in his arms, after all the years of longing to be able to hold her and kiss her made everything he had gone through worthwhile.

Pulling away kimiko looked Raimundo in the eyes and told him "Rai you do what you have to do but promise me one thing ok" Raimundo nodded he would promise kimiko anything she wanted. "Promise me that you will return one day"

"Kim I…"

"no Raimundo I need you to promise me that I will one day see you again, if you can't make that promise then I'm just going to have to come with you cos there is no way I'm letting you go to the heylin side other wise, you got that?"

Raimundo smiled at kimiko and nodded. Then taking her hand he started to lead her out of the vault but before they opened the vault door kimiko stopped.

"Rai don't think that I haven't noticed that you didn't promise, I'm not going anywhere before you promise me that you will return to me one day"

"I will kimiko I promise I just can't promise that I'll be the same boy you fell in love with"

"Raimundo stop being a martyr, I didn't fall in love with what you show people I fell in love with you're soul, and no matter how much you change I will always love you" and with that kimiko lead Raimundo out of the vault and in to the fresh air. As soon as they where out of the vault kimiko headed to the training grounds to get in some training while Raimundo headed to master Fung's room to get permission to leave.

An hour or so later and Raimundo not only had permission to leave but he was also packed and ready to go. But when he carried his backpack out to the yard he got a surprise, there all packed and ready to go stood kimiko, clay and Omi.

"What are your guys doing here?" he asked when he was close enough to be heard.

"Rai for a leader you can be a dim as spicer in a showdown, if you think anyone of us is about to let you join the heylin side with out looking for your sister then you don't know your own team partner"

"clay is right Raimundo, of cause I have come alone only to show that I need not be leader to still be the greatest dragon of all time" at this kimiko slapped Omi upside the head. Sighing Raimundo joined the rest of his team as they boarded dojo. He should of known that they would come with him after all they where his team. But something nagged him at the back of his mind what would the heylin side want with him and why would they use one of his sisters to get to him when using one of his team would have worked just as well if not better; but those where thoughts for another day it was a long ride to Rio and Raimundo planned to spend the time with kimiko while he could. Because as soon as they set down in Raimundo's home village he knew he wasn't going to get a moments peace.