Chapter 10
The monks had their lunch ready when they got back from another hunt. Only that this time they came empty handed. They explained everything to Master Fung, who looked at Kimiko after he heard the story.
"Do not worry, young monk. Sometimes, accidents happen."
"You didn't get it, Master Fung. I WANTED to kill Jack, I really did. But after he fell in the water it stopped. The point is, I tried to kill him."
"Calm down, Kimiko. You were under the Jealousy Sphere's power. That's what made you try to take Jack Spicer's life." The old man said.
"Luckily, Raimundo here dived in just in time. He was fast enough to save his life." Clay patted Raimundo in the shoulder.
"I must say I am most impressed. You managed to put your hate on the side and help our rival."
"That's 'put your hate aside', Omi." Rai corrected with a smile.
"Master Fung, I was just wonderin', do all the people hate the person that uses that Wu or is there an exception?"
"There is an exception, yes. The only ones that become imune to it's power are the ones that are in love with the person that uses it. Love is the most powerful emotion, and not even magic can stand on it's way."
Kimiko looked at Raimundo. Another proof. No wonder Raimundo managed to save Spicer in time. The Wu didn't affect him because he's in love with the pale teen. Now there were no doubts.
"Well, young monks, you are dismissed. Wash your dishes and have a break. There's no need to keep on thinking about this showdown. There are others to come." Everyone left the room, although both Dojo and Master Fung stayed behind.
After the monks left, Master Fung spoke.
"Kimiko's hiding something. She's not as sorry as she claims to be."
Dojo looked at him and then sighed.
"She went into Jackie's house looking for Raimundo."
Master Fung's eyes widened slightly.
"I wasn't fast enough to stop her." Dojo continued.
It was Master Fung's turn to sigh.
"We must keep her busy. Raimundo is going out tomorrow, so we need to make sure she doesn't follow him."
"Master Fung, why are you so desperate to keep Jackie and Raimundo together? I mean, it's none of our business anyway."
"On the contrary, Dojo. This IS my business, for I had promised her mother I would do my best to break the prophecy that's upon Jackie Spicer."
"What, you mean Jessica?"
"No. Ilge."
Dojo's mouth dropped.
"Wait a minute. Are you saying…"
Master Fung nodded.
"Jackie is the daughter of Ilge and Sirilis." For the old man, their conversation was over, because he knew Dojo would take a while to 'digest' the news. So he got out of the room.
After a while Dojo had come back to his senses, but he was still astonished.
"The daughter of the Angel and the Satan." He murmured "The heiress of the sembtilian throne…"
"Okay, all done!" Jessica said with a smile. Her daughter's wound was taken care of and she was bandaged around her stomach.
"Why do I feel like I'm half mummy?"
"Don't worry, you'll be over it in a few minutes. Just make sure you won't land on another rock, okay?"
"Kay, mom." Jackie said. Jessica placed her lips on her forehead.
"I love you, honey."
"Love ya too, mom." Jackie hugged her mother. The blonde woman got out of the room as soon as they broke the hug, leaving her daughter to rest.
She leaned against the now closed door of Jackie's bedroom. She knew the kids had lied. She understood, though. If they said that Jackie was punched in the stomach, her motherly instincts would make her demand explanations. She understood them.
She just pretended she believed them. She knew exactly what was the cause of Jackie's wound. A punch. And she knew who was responsible for it. The asian girl. The mark on her daughter's stomach matched the little black haired girl's hand. What she couldn't find out was the reason for the girl's violence. Was it jealousy? It was possible. She was Raimundo's friend, but what if she wanted to become more than friends with him? What if Jackie was in the way?
Kimiko was lying on her bed, thinking about a certain pale girl. Damn she was pissed. She wanted to become more than friends with Raimundo, but now 'Jack' was in her way. She had to find a way to break them up before…
She sat up. What if Raimundo planned to see her again? What if he was going to kiss her again? If they became boyfriend and girlfriend, then Kimiko wouldn't have a chance. She couldn't let that happen.
She got up and got out of her bedroom.
'Maybe there's some clues in his room…"
The fire monk opened the door slowly, trying not to wake her sleeping friend. Raimundo had been having these naps since a few days ago.
'Probably because he must spend all night making out with her!' Kimiko screamed in her own head.
She started searching. She looked under his bed, in his robe, under the pile of clothes there were on the ground… nothing. There was absolutely nothing that could tell her when Raimundo would meet 'Jack' again. She was about to give up when she noticed a coat hanging on the handle of the other side of the door. She approached it and dug her hand in it's pocket. There was an envelope in there. She took it from the cloth. Since it was already open, Raimundo would't notice if anyone read it or not. So she took out what appeared to be an invitation. It was beautiful. The white paper had a golden pattern around it, and in the middle was the time and place of the party, along with the birthday girl's name.
"So her name's Jacqueline… how cliché…" Kimiko frowned.
"Jackie…" Kimiko turned around, afraid she had been caught. Fortunately for her, Raimundo was just talking while he slept. "Oh Jackie… I love you so much…"
Kimiko quickly put the invitation back in the coat and left. She sat on her bed, her face red with rage.
"Bitch!" she growled "If she thinks I'll just let her take Raimundo away from me, she has another thing coming!"
The rest of the day had been quite quiet. No more Sheng-Gong-Wu, Wuya hadn't been bugging her all day and neither did Chase… Oh yeah… Chase…
Whenever Jackie thought of the man she had to contain herself so she wouldn't start screaming like crazy. What did he want from her, anyway? For the last two years he treated her as if she was trash, as if she didn't deserve a chance. He even threw her at a dinosaur, for crying out loud! Although she was aware that Chase didn't know she was a girl then, she still innerly yelled whenever she remembered it: 'You don't treat ladies like that!'
She would never forgive him for it. Ever! He was a jerk, unlike Raimundo.
Her expression softened and she blushed as she thought of the tanned boy. He hurt her sometimes, she had to admit it, but… he would never throw anyone at a dinosaur for no reason. He wouldn't hit her if she gave him a compliment. He wouldn't hit her if she was next to him. He wouldn't hit her just because.
"What's wrong with her?" Fluffy asked in a concerned tone.
"Can't you see?" Lucy said "She's in love."
"And you know what that means." Rodney said.
"Huh, no, not really." Wally replied, confused.
"Isn't it obvious?" The squirrel asked, but all he received we're expecting yet confused gazes from the other animals.
"Babies, people, babies! Rodney here is soon gonna be an uncle." He said smiling. Suddenly he felt a paw hitting the back of his head. "OW!"
"The hell, Rodney!" Fluffy, who happened to be the one that hit him, yelled. "She's too young to become a mother!"
"What do you mean 'she's too young'? She's a lot older than me!"
"You're an animal, you stupid tree-climbing fox! Humans take a lot more time becoming adults than animals do! God, you'll probably be dead by the time she becomes pregnant with her first baby!"
"What?" Now Rodney was disappointed. He looked at the pale girl. "Jackie is that true?"
There was no response.
Jackie was sitting on the ground, her elbows on her knees and her hands holding her head. She didn't seem to focus on anything, in fact, she looked like she was deep in thought. There was a smile on her lips and a sigh escaped from her.
"Hum, hellooooooo…" the squirrel tried to get her attention.
"Quit trying, Rodney. She's thinking about the boy." Lucy explained. "Like I said, she's in love."
Wally stood on his hind paws, with his ears up. "Well, she'll have to snap out of it soon." All the animals looked at the same direction he did and immediately agreed.
Jackie was too distracted to even hear her animal friends. She just kept thinking about Raimundo and the kiss they shared in her room. Man, did it feel wonderful. She wished she could go back into the past and live that moment again.
Suddenly two hands were placed on her eyes, blocking her view. She smiled.
"Hi Raimundo."