Apologies and Food

There was silence around the Xiaolin Dragons as they flew back home on the large Dojo. Yin had regained enough energy to sit on the ancient dragon on her own. The Dragons were exhausted tonight had worn them all out. Omi slept on Clay's back like an infant, as Clay struggled for consciousness, Kimiko wobbled slightly falling backwards on Raimundo's chest snuggling to him like he was a warm blanket, making the Dragon of Wind blush slightly pink.

The other two Dragons whom were awake, smiled at the two behind them. "So, here's something that's been bothering me", whispered the Dragon of Fire to the Dragon of Yin, with still closed eyes, "How did you turn into your spirit animal if you didn't have the Fang of the Beast around your neck." Yin shrugged as her answer to Kimiko. Clay and Yin continued to smile at the two Dragons behind them until… GGGRROOOWWLL!

A feral roar came from her starving stomach waking the sleeping warriors with a start and causing Yin's pale skinned face to mark a slightly darker color pink than the young Brazilian male just by a few shades across her cheeks in embarrassment.

"Damn Yin don't you ever eat", commented the Wind of Dragon, he was replied with a glare and growl before Yin turned away from him.

The others glared at their clueless leader waiting for the inevitable. Rai could feel the daggers being shot at him from his teammate's glares. As soon as they arrived above the temple Yin stood up on Dojo, with the Serpent's Tail in both hands.

"Hiya, partner, what, in the name of Texas, are you doin'", asked Clay as he raised his brow that hid behind his blonde bangs. Yin looked at the others faces before jumping off Dojo's back, plummeting down to the ground.

"YIN", shouted Omi with fear in his voice. Yin could hear the cries, however, paid no mind to them. She closed her eyes feeling adrenaline rush splash over her like waves of energy taking her away from the world she knew. Mentally, she activated the Serpent's Tail going through the roof and landed on her feet when she entered the cafeteria.

The other Dragons and Dojo came running to the mess hall to find a cleaned Yin consuming down on some orange colored rice, with cut red sausages, shrimp, and what looked like chicken in the concoction. She ate as though it was the last meal on the face of the universe. The others looked at her as if she had grown a second head.

"You mean to tell me, that you worried us half to death just eat whatever this stuff is", yelled the Dragon of Wind he stomped towards the snowy haired girl in frustration. Continuing to eat her meal, Yin look up at the leader in front of her, still glaring at him, and nodded her head yes.

He sighed; of course she was still mad at him for what he said about her. He looked behind him seeing four more pairs of eyes looking back at him shooting daggers, arrows, rocks, and spears.

Exhaling a breath he didn't know he was holding, he turned back to the newly discovered Dragon. "Look Yin," started Raimundo, "I'm sorry about what you overheard back in the meditation room. I should have kept my mouth shut, if I did you probably wouldn't have run off, wouldn't have had to go in that Showdown with Chase Young, and…"

"Its fine, Rai, don't worry 'bout it", came a new Louisianan voice to the room.

Everyone in the room except Yin, widened their eyes in shock as Yin, stood up and went in to the kitchen sink, leaving the others in the mess hall in surprise. The Dragon of Yin came back in the mess hall, as silent as she had been when she arrived to the temple; Yin looked at her team as if saying, 'What?'

"Did you just speak or was it the breeze", asked Omi looking up at Yin with a mixture of surprise and curiosity like a cat.

"It's the wind, Omi, but yeah did you just speak", added Kimiko, looking at Yin. The new girl nodded her head with a smile. "So does that mean that you're staying here", asked the Dragon of Fire bring out Yin's Xiaolin monk jacket.

Yin kept her smile but thought for a moment while looking at the piece of uniform in the monk's hands. Was this the best path to go on? They seemed like they would welcome her but would they trust her?

'Damn it why is it that life is never easy', thought Yin as she kept staring at it. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Yin took the jacket and put it on with a smile and nod. There was a cheerful silence in the room as Yin walked out of the cafeteria, her head listening to her music.

Yin looked at the moon as she made her way to the vault then the temporarily vacant rooms and thought about the words that Chase Young, "Well, Yin, you are actually a worthy opponent for me to face… This will not be the only time you and I shall do battle. Farewell, Yin."

Would they really do battle against each other again? Was he her arch nemesis? There was something inside her that didn't wish to fight Chase. Why did her stomach tickle from the butterflies inside it? How come when Chase held her she felt safe and warm? Why did Chase Young look as if he missed something or someone?

A million questions ran through her mind, no answers had come to her for any of these problems. Yin couldn't help but think about the way the Heylin male looked like when he looked up at the stars. He looked so sad and depressed like he had been heartbroken and saw an opportunity to show it.

Should she have comforted him she was the closest to him? She stopped in her tracks and shook her head, 'What are you thinking Yin? You're his enemy and he, yours. He bases his principles on evil and chaos. You base yours on good and order; you should not concern yourself with him. Just forget about Chase Young'

But she couldn't help but think about him. She had already gone to the Wu vault and now was lying peacefully lying on her mat. She fiddled with one of the sharp teeth on the Shen Gong Wu around her cloud white neck, think in deep thought as she kept her eyes on the moon. Yin never once stopped her train of thought, even as sleep crept over her mind was still wondering free.

Unknown to her, a dark figure watched over her, it's eyes glowed in a golden brown. "We will see each other again." Chase grabbed a charm necklace, hidden by the armor, of a Yang sign. He looked at the window where he knew where she was, then faded away from the scene and to his castle lair.

Alrighty people, these are the stats for the XS and TT stories for what next.

(XS) Yin's Ring: 1; Dragon of Yang: 1; Injured: 0; Unwanted Family: 0

(TT) My X: 2; Who am I?: 1; Dark Birthday: 1; The Archer and The Alien: 0

Writer's choice: 1. For XS it will be Yin's Ring. Yeah people see ya as soon as I get to it.