Chapter 8

Raimundo woke up with a start.

He looked around and noticed that he was in his own room. He got up and approached the window.

There were some clouds in the sky, but that didn't stop the sun from shining brightly.

"Oh thank God" he said, relieved, as he wiped some sweat from his forehead "It was just a dream..."

"Looked more like a nightmare to me." a voice said from behind him.

Raimundo turned around to face whoever had spoken. It was Dojo.

"How long have you been here?"

"I arrived when you were screaming."

"S-screaming?"

"Yeah, you were like 'No! Please no! Wake up! Don't leave me!' You were starting to freak me out, man."

"Really? Oh God..."

"What were you dreaming with anyway?"

Raimundo looked at Dojo. He didn't have to tell him everything, but he also didn't have to lie.

"I... I dreamed with... Jacqueline..."

"Oh? And what happened?"

"It was really weird. We were looking for a Wu when she appeared out of nowhere and challenged Kimiko for a Xiaolin Showdown. She won."

"Really? So what happened next? She gave it to you cuz you're such great friends and then kissed you?" Dojo teased.

Raimundo blushed. However it faded as soon as it appeared as he looked at the little dragon and told him the ending.

"Kimiko killed her."

Dojo's eyes widened and his smile disappeared.

"Oh... I see... Well, don't worry about it, it was just a dream... Now you better get ready. A new Sheng-Gong-Wu became active."

"Okay."

Dojo got out of the room, leaving the wind dragon alone.

Raimundo sighed. He felt kinda embarrassed that Dojo caught him dreaming with Jackie, but on the other hand, it could have been worse. What if he dreamed he was in bed with her?

His eyes widened. It was happening again. He was once again having perverted thoughts towards Jackie Spicer. But why? Why was he always having those thoughts?

Why did he wish to see her naked body, to touch her beautiful white skin, to feel her scent, to caress her... Why did he wish her?

Wuya was leading the way, followed by six Jackbots and a disguised Evil Girl Genius.

Spicer was looking down while she flied. She couldn't get her dream out of her head. What did it mean, anyways? Did it mean Raimundo was gonna kiss her or did it mean that... she was gonna die?...

"Madam?..." A mechanical voice brought her back to reality. She looked to her right. One of her Jackbots was giving her a concerned look.

"Now now, JB-21. What did I ask you to do in a Sheng-Gong-Wu hunt?"

"I apologize... sir." the robot corrected himself, receiving a satisfied smile from it's creator.

"What is it?"

"May I ask you a question?"

"You already did, but go ahead."

"Are you feeling well?"

"Yes, why?"

"You seem to be disturbed, sir. Did miss Wuya say anything that upset you?"

"No."

"Miss Jessica?"

"No."

"... Chase Young?"

The girl looked at her creation.

"Don't you worry, JB-21. I'm fine." she gave it an assuring smile.

Although it wasn't convinced, the robot decided not to bother it's creator anymore, so he joined Wuya and the other Jackbots, leaving the tech genius alone.

Clay opened the scroll to reveal the new Wu's name.

"The Jealousy Sphere?"

Raimundo, who also happened to be thinking about his own dream, focused his attention on the texan monk.

"Whoever possesses it" Clay continued "will receive jealousy from those around him."

"Oh, I remember that one!" Dojo exclaimed "Dashi wanted to receive adoration from other people for everything he's done for them. He was even gonna call it 'Adoration Sphere'. But instead of worshiping him, people started hating him. He almost got killed for that, you know. So he decided to call it 'Jealousy Sphere'."

Raimundo couldn't believe it. It was the same Wu he had dreamed with and exactly the same powers. Now he was worried. If everything was happening just like in his dream, then that meant... Jackie Spicer was gonna die.

'Jack' arrived the place where the Wu was. It was a golf course.

"So, what does the Wu look like, Wuya?"

"A purple golf ball."

Jack looked at the floating head.

"Can't you people make it easier just once?"

The pale teenager started looking. And he searched and he searched and he found it. But as soon as he touched it a manicured hand touched it too.

'Goddamnit!'

"Kimiko, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown."

"Name your game, freak."

"We're in a golf course, so we're gonna have a golf match. The prize: the Wu."

"Xiaolin Showdown!" they both yelled.

The ground started shaking.

The golf course grew bigger and bigger, and the little lake there was became bigger and deeper.

"Gong Yi Tampai!"

They started their game. It didn't take long for Omi to appear, followed by Clay. Raimundo, however, still hadn't show up.

The game kept on, but they always ended up tied. They were still tied when they got to the last hole. The girls were still a little far from it, but each one was determined to win.

Kimiko was the first one. She was preparing to hit the ball when she noticed someone arriving. It was Raimundo. He finally got there. Now was her chance to get his attention. She focused on the ball and hit it. It landed near the hole and the japanese girl just had to hit it one more time to get it inside the hole. Now there was no way Jack would win.

However, Jack didn't give up. He placed himself and prepared to hit the ball. He hit it and it flew through the sky, and when it landed it kept rolling towards the hole, until it fell in it. Jack Spicer had won.

Everything came back to normal, except that this time the Xiaolin monks had lost.

The Wu was now in Jack Spicer's hand.

"Ha! Booya, Xiaolin losers! The jealousy sphere is..."

Suddenly the little purple golf ball started glowing, almost blinding everybody. When it stopped, Spicer looked at it, confused.

"... mine?" she added.

"Jack Spicer!" Omi yelled "Give the Wu to Kimiko immediately!"

"Wha?" Spicer asked, even more confused than before.

Raimundo's eyes widened. It was happening. Everything that had happened in his dream was becoming true.

"You heard the little fella! Hand over the Wu, you no good cheater!" Clay also screamed at the disguised girl.

"Huh?"

This was it. If everything was gonna happen just like in his dream, then Kimiko was gonna punch Jackie in the stomach and throw her into the water.

"Hey, Spicer!" Jackie turned around to face Kimiko "Either you give me the Wu or you'll be going for a swim!"

Raimundo started to run towards the girls. 'Jack', however, stood still, too confused to react.

"Good choice!" the japanese girl said, instantly punching the redhead on the stomach, making her fall backwards.

Raimundo was already near the lake. He breathed deeply in, dived in the lake at the same time Jackie fell in it and swam towards her.

Panic was taking over Jackie. Kimiko's punch took all the breath she had, and she didn't breathe in again before falling into the lake. She tried to swim back to the surface, but she couldn't. She felt her body getting heavier and heavier, and her vision was starting to blur. She was drowning.

She was about to give up when she saw a shadow coming from her left. The shadow got closer and closer to her and she could tell it was someone swimming towards her. As soon as the shadow caught her she finally saw who it was.

'Raimundo...'

Raimundo grabbed Jackie's upper arms and pressed his mouth firmly to hers, giving the paler teen the air he collected before diving in.

Then he pulled her to the surface.

Jackie coughed really hard when they reached the surface. Oh, how air was precious to her right now. She had never been this desperate for air before.

"You ok?" she heard someone asking. She looked up and stared at two green eyes.

"Yes." she replied.

Raimundo gave a sigh of relief and helped her out of the lake. Dojo and the other monks came to see if they were alright.

"Everythin' alright, Raimundo?" Clay asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry Jack! I'msorryI'msorryI'msorry!" Kimiko apologized, clearly meaning what she said.

'Jack' just smiled and nodded weakly. Noticing this, Dojo decided to see if everything was, indeed, ok.

"Raimundo, would you please lay him down? I wanna check if Jack's okay."

The Wind Dragon did as he was asked. He laid Jack down and let Dojo take a look at him. After he was done, the little dragon smiled.

"He'll be alright. However, we should give him a ride home, just in case."

Everyone agreed. Raimundo was about to pick Jackie up when he noticed the disguised girl was already half asleep.

"Jack?..." he started to get worried again.

"Hmm..." was all the pale teenager said.

"Don't worry." Dojo interrupted "He's just tired because he had a big lack of oxygen. He'll be alright."

Dojo turned into his big-sized form and everyone hoped on. Raimundo decided to stay in the back, still holding Jackie. The pale girl never opened her eyes, but she was breathing.

Raimundo smiled. He did it. He stopped his dream from becoming true. He saved Jackie Spicer's life.

They arrived the Spicer Mansion. Raimundo hoped off Dojo and told them to wait for him while he took Jack inside. The door was open, so he just walked in, went upstairs, laid Jackie down on her bed and sat next to her. He wouldn't take long, he just wanted to look at her sleep for a while.

She looked very peaceful.

Raimundo was about to leave when a voice called him.

"Raimundo?..."

He turned around and noticed that Jackie was awake.

"Hey there, Jackie." He approached the bed again.

The girl took off her collar and put it on her bedside table. Then she looked back at the boy and smiled.

"You risked your life to save me... Thank you..."

Raimundo smiled back.

"For you, I'd do anything..."

That sentence made Jackie giggle. Raimundo snickered and leaned his head closer to the redheaded girl. Jackie stopped giggling. Raimundo was so close to her. She could feel his breathing on her face, and for some reason she felt like she had butterflies in her stomach. She was feeling anxious. What was Raimundo going to do? Was he gonna do was she hoped he was? She closed her eyes, waiting for the answer.

Raimundo was leaning closer and closer to Jackie. He could now feel her breathing on his face. He too was feeling as if he ate butterflies for breakfast. This tingling in his stomach was something he had never felt before. Suddenly, he hesitated. If he was gonna do what he desperately wanted to, how would Jackie react? Would she be mad at him, would she be scared of him?

Jackie had closed her eyes and apparently she was waiting for something to happen. That's when he decided to go on.

He leaned closer to her again and pressed his lips against hers. Jackie didn't stop him. She didn't try to stop it. She was waiting for that.

Jackie was innerly jumping and screaming in ecstasy.

'Raimundo's kissing me. Raimundo's kissing me! Raimundo's KISSING me!'

She put her arms around the Xiaolin monk's neck and pulled him towards her to deepen the kiss and suddenly she felt his arms wrap around her waist as well.

She was so happy. She now knew what the feeling was. It was true, she fell in love for Raimundo. And now she knew Raimundo loved her back.

Jessica Spicer got out of her room. She could have sworn she heard someone going inside the house, but she wasn't sure. Then she noticed that her daughter's bedroom door was slightly open. She approached it slowly and quietly and peeked through it. First her eyes widened, and after that her expression softened as she smiled. Inside the room was Jackie, laying on her bed, with Raimundo over her. She had her arms around his neck and he had his arms around her waist. And they were kissing.

Jessica decided not to interrupt their moment. Instead she went to the kitchen and started to make lunch.

While she was doing so, she smiled. Her daughter's first kiss was with Raimundo Pedrosa.

'You're losing, Sirilis.' she thought, her smirk still on her face.