Chapter 9

Dojo and the other three monks were waiting for their leader outside.

"What's taking him so long?!" Kimiko suddenly snapped, startling everyone.

"I agree with you, lil' laddy. Raimundo has been inside for quite a while."

The japanese girl jumped off Dojo.

"I'm gonna look for him."

"But Kimiko, Raimundo ordered us to stay here." Omi replied.

"Omi, Jack kidnapped me once. He could do the same to Raimundo you know."

"Yes, that dirty snake is capable of anything. But not in the state he was. He was completely tired. No way he could get Rai into a cage."

"Still, I have to make sure."

Before anyone could stop her, Kimiko ran into the house.

Jessica had just taken some leftovers from the fridge when she heard footsteps coming from the door. She looked at a mirror that was opposite to the kitchen's door and sees a short asian girl with pigtails going upstairs.

"Great…" the blonde woman murmured with sarcasm before going after the girl.

The two teenagers still hadn't broken the kiss. Thanks to Raimundo's element they could kiss for as long as they wanted and breathe while they did it.

Raimundo was as happy as Jackie was. He fell in love for her and she loved him back, and that was enough to make hin innerly jump with happiness. His heart was beating really fast and he felt filled with adrenaline.

He felt Jackie unwrap her arms from around his neck and placing her hands on his cheeks instead. He too decided to let go of her waist. Instead his hands found their way towards her stomach.

However, when he touched her there she broke the kiss and winced in pain.

"Did I hurt you?" he asked with concern.

"No, it's just… It shouldn't have hurt like that…" she murmured.

Raimundo looked at where his hand lay. It was there where Kimiko had punched the redhead.

"May I?" He asked, grabbing a button from her overcoat.

Jackie looked at Raimundo's hands, then at him and nodded. Raimundo immediately started to unbutton her overcoat and after he did that he lifted her frankenstein shirt. His eyes widened.

Kimiko approached the slightly open door and peeked in. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped. Raimundo was kissing Jack Spicer! Jack had his hands on Raimundo's

cheeks, while the tanned boy's hands were travelling around her waist. But when they reached his stomach they broke the kiss and Raimundo was about to talk. Kimiko leaned her head a little so she could hear what they were saying. First she heard the Wind Dragon's voice.

"Did I hurt you?"

"No, it's just…" the short girl's eyes widened again. The second voice was a feminine voice. Jack had a feminine voice. "It shouldn't have hurt like that…"

Kimiko couldn't believe it. It all made sense now. Raimundo sneaking out one night, picking up flowers, his anxiety, the fact that he saved Jack… Everything made sense now. Jack Spicer is actually a girl. And Raimundo's in love with her. Kimiko gulped when she suddenly saw Raimundo unbuttoning Spicer's overcoat and starting to lift her shirt. Was he… undressing her?

"Hey, who are you and what are you doing in my house?"

Kimiko turned around and saw a blonde woman standing near the stairs.

"M-me? Well, hum…" before Kimiko could say anything a Jackbot got out of the room the other two teenagers were in and soon got back holding two beers.

"Wait up! Where are you going with those?" Jessica immediately asked.

The Jackbot, noticing that Kimiko was there, decided to hide the fact it's creator was a woman.

"I'm going into your son's room, madam."

"I know that! What I want to know is why!" the woman yelled at the robot.

"Your son needs something cool for his stomach, madam." That said, the robot went into Jackie's room.

The woman looked at the now closed door for a while. Then she shook her head, as if coming back to reality, and looked at Kimiko.

"You didn't answer me, little girl. What are you doing in my house?"

"Hum… You see…" Kimiko was still trying to find an explanation. Then it ocurred to her: The Spicer Mansion was in the middle of the forest, so it would be normal if Jack went for a walk in the forest sometimes, right?

"My friends and I were walking in the forest, and we found your son. He told us he was lost, so we helped him coming back. However, before we leave, one of my friends decided to come see if anything was alright or if your son needed anything. But he's been taking long, so I thought I should come and tell him to hurry up… and that's it." Kimiko ended, faking a smile.

The blonde woman arched an eyebrow at her, as if she wasn't buying it. However, that expression turned into a smile.

"I didn't know there were other kids around this area. I'm glad you helped my son. He's really in need of some friends, you know…"

"Yeah, we could be… friends…" Kimiko replied, although in her head she was yelling 'That stupid bitch took Raimundo away from me!'

"Okay, now, I don't wanna waste your time, don't worry, I'm gonna see if my son is alright, so you can go now, kay?" The woman said while gently pushing Kimiko towards the exit.

"W-wait! My friend's still in there and I didn't tell him to come yet."

"Don't worry, I'll tell him, okay? You just wait here, sweetie."

Jessica turned back and went upstairs again, leaving Kimiko at the front door.

For some odd reason, Kimiko didn't trust the woman.

Jessica opened the door to her daughter's room and went inside. She turned around to close the door, giving Jackie some time to put on the collar and pretend that she just met the tanned boy. Indeed, that's what Jackie did. When the blonde woman turned around she finally understood why Jackie wanted the beers. Raimundo was holding then on her stomach. However, Jessie didn't know why.

"Honey, what's going on?"

"I…"

"Me and my friends found him in the woods, madam." Raimundo interrupted.

"Oh? Where you lost, sweetie?" Jessica looked at her daughter.

"No, mom, I just… I had a little accident…" the girl lifted the beers to show a really bad looking wound on her stomach, making her mother's eyes widen.

"Oh my god, what happened to you?"

"I… tripped… and hit a rock… with my stomach. If it wasn't for this boy and his friends I would still be in the forest."

"Well, thank you, boy, for saving my son. I'm very grateful. What's your name?"

"Raimundo Pedrosa."

"Nice to meet you, Raimundo. I'm Jessica Spicer, and this is my daugh… I mean, son, Jack Spicer."

"Hi" Jack waved at him.

"Nice to meet you." Raimundo replied with a smile.

"Now, there was this chinese girl looking for you, Raimundo. She said she wanted you to hurry up."

"Oh yeah, my friends are waiting! I have to go! Once again, nice to meet you!" Rai said as he made his way towards the door.

"Bye!" the two women said in unison.

After Raimundo left, Jessica looked at her daughter.

"Now, missy, time to take care of that wound."

Raimundo approached the other and climbed onto Dojo.

"What took ya so long, partner?" Clay asked.

"Jack woke up. He didn't remember what happened, so I stayed and told him."

"Even so, you've carried a lot of time, Raimundo." Omi said.

"That's 'took a lot of time', Omi. And that's because Jack had this big wound on his stomach."

Kimiko innerly sighed with relief. Turns out Raimundo wasn't undressing her with sexual intentions, he just wanted to see the wound. Which was made by Kimiko…

The japanese girl felt really guilty. However, that guilt went away when she remembered that she saw them kissing. 'Well, that bitch deserved it for stealing my man!'

The trip back to the temple was calm. The boys started talking about what happened, all agreeing that they should go easy on their pale enemie for a while, while Kimiko, who pretended to listen to their conversation, pictured herself punching and kicking the other girl and leaving her wounded and unconscious on the ground. Oh, how Kimiko wished to crush her!

Chase Young looked at his Spy Orb, watching as the two teens kissed, with Wuya by his side.

"I don't get it, Chase." The witch said "You told Jackie to stay away from Raimundo or you'd kill him. How come you're not there ripping him to shreds for kissing your girl?"

Chase looked at redheaded witch.

"Because he deserves it."

"What?!"

"He saved Spicer's life. He deserves that kiss."

"Chase, you shouldn't have let her have her first kiss with Raimundo."

"And why not?" Chase arched an eyebrow at her.

"Because it's her FIRST kiss! A girl never forgets her first kiss! Besides, the fact she didn't stop him means she's falling in love for him. If you don't want to lose her you better find a way to break them up." After saying this, Wuya got out of the room, leaving a thoughtful Chase Young behind.

'As much as I hate to admit it, she's right' He thought 'I have to stop them for falling further in love. But how…'

Suddenly he came back to reality as another picture appeared in the orb. He smiled.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?"

In the orb he could see Kimiko Tohomiko peeking through the door of Jackie Spicer's room, her hands turning into fists as she sees the brazilian boy making out with the albino girl.

"For once, the Fire Dragon might be useful…" he smirked as he deactivated the orb.