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Chapter two: Through the Woods
"Come on losers! You'll have to run faster than that!" a fourteen-sixteen year old guy in black clothes, red hair and eyes, and yellow goggles yelled at two people behind him. It was none other than Jack Spicer, Jack Spicer double, and Raimundo. They were running from two kids they just stole from. One was a cowboy-type kid and the other was a bald kid in a red tunic, Omi and Clay. Raimundo was holding what they just stole from them, an old looking scroll.
"Please! Give us back our scroll!" shouted Omi trying desperately to catch up to them. "We are in dire need of it!"
"Sorry chrome dome, but finder's keepers losers weepers!" shouted Raimundo looking over his shoulder still running. He spoke with a Brazilian accent.
"Do not call me 'chrome dome'! I have no chrome dome!" he shouted a little confused of what Raimundo meant.
"I think he's referring to your head Omi." said Clay running next to his bald-headed friend.
Omi, realizing his mistake, shouted, "MY HEAD IS NOT SHAPED LIKE A DOME!" he began running faster.
Jack Spicer and his double saw he was gaining on them. They turned to Raimundo and said, "Give us the scroll loser!"
'I'm so sick of their insults!' he thought. Then, as if something told him to, he turned towards the thicker part of the forest and took off.
"WHAT? THAT TRAITOR!" shouted Jack. He, Jack double, and the two kids went running after him. Unfortunately, the woods were so thick; they could not see where he went. "Great! He gets the scroll, and we're left with nothing!" shouted Jack.
"It looks like we exploded it." Omi said with his head hanging down.
"I think you mean 'blew it' little partner." Clay corrected him.
"I stand corrected. Come, let us go Clay, there is no sign of him. Or maybe, he escaped!" said Omi with hope.
"It's a long shot, but let's try!" said Clay agreeing with Omi. They headed towards the opposite direction.
"Should we follow them?" asked Jack double turning to the real Jack.
"I think we should. They're probably right about him changing directions." he and the Jack double turned to where the other two were heading.
'It's so easy to fool those two!' thought Raimundo. He was in one of the branches over-head. He jumped down and started heading towards the opposite direction. 'Wonder where this leads?' he asked himself.
In the 'house', Kimiko decided to ask Wuya something she desperately wanted to know. She knocked on the door to Wuya's room. "Come in." replied Wuya. When Kimiko walked in she was kind of surprised, and yet not surprised, to see Wuya standing in front of the mirror. Wuya looked over to Kimiko, "Yes? What do you want?" she asked a little sternly, though she did not mean to.
Kimiko was a little shocked by her reaction to her. "W-well, I was just wondering, that maybe.. I could… you know…. go outside." she said the last two words quietly. She wanted to ask about how she became human, but she didn't think it was a smart idea to touch on the subject.
"Speak up. You know I hate it when you talk softly." said Wuya. She turned to face Kimiko.
"I-I want to go outside." Kimiko said a little louder.
"Kimiko, I told you before, you cannot go outside, it's too-" here she was interrupted by Kimiko.
"It's too dangerous. I know but I'm older now, and I think I can take care of myself out there." She noticed Wuya was staring a deathly stare at her telling her she'd better watch what she says. "Sorry." replied Kimiko looking down at her feet.
Wuya walked over to her and said, "Don't ever leave this place, understand Kimiko?" she said. Kimiko nodded. "Besides, why would you want to go out there?" Wuya asked turning away from Kimiko.
Kimiko looked up and said, "Well, every year I see these…. lights, in the sky and I was hoping you'd let me see them." she was a little hesitant to mention why, but then again, she wanted to see them. She also wanted to know where exactly she came from. But she thought it was best just to stick with that excuse.
Wuya turned around again and said, "Those are nothing but stars in the sky Kimiko, you can look at them every night." Wuya knew exactly what she was talking about; she saw those lights and figured it was Master Fung's doing.
"But that's just it. Those signs don't appear every night like stars do." Kimiko said in her own defense.
Wuya began to turn red with anger, "Kimiko! You are to never leave this house!" she shouted. Taken aback, Kimiko dropped the subject and looked down.
Wuya sighed and said, "Kimiko, I have to go somewhere for a little while. Will you be okay here by yourself?" she knew Kimiko would never disobey her. Kimiko nodded. Wuya walked over to her and, surprisingly, gave her a hug. Then before walking out, she said, "I'll be back soon. Don't let anybody in or out." then walked out and left.
'Who would be leaving?' Kimiko asked herself.
Raimundo was walking through the woods looking back now and then to see if he was being followed. He looked back when he came to a clearing. He then looked in front of him and saw a huge palace-like building. 'Okay, that wasn't there before.' He told himself. He walked right up to the stairs and stopped. He saw the door opening. A tall figure came out and started down the stairs.
Hahahahahahaa! Cliffhanger! I'm so mean. But I love leaving at cliffhangers! Sorry.