Kimiko walked onto the green field of grass in the middle of a forest. Just a stretch of grass, where a circle of mushrooms about 35 feet ahead of her. Seeing it, she smirked, remembering a book she had read on Fairy Lore, saying a circle of mushrooms like that was known as a 'fairy circle'. Hannibal was right next to her, along with Wuya. She looked more closely at it, and saw a cylinder-shaped object pointing out of what looked like a tree stump in the center of the circle. The Wand of Wisdom. Bingo. She looked up at the sky as she continued to walk towards it. No mystical dragons in the sky. No Raimundo. She was relieved and disappointed at the same time.

"Go ahead and get it Kimiko," Hannibal said from behind her.

Kimiko turned around to face him. "Sorry...", she said and turned back around only to see Dojo landing with 3 familiar faces. She shut her eyes for a second. The time had come.

Raimundo started walking towards them, completely ignoring the Wu, Kimiko knew he had seen. "Let her go!, he demanded to Hannibal and Wuya.

"She can leave whenever she wants, right Kimiko?" Hannibal said.

She sighed and turned away from the look on Raimundo's face. Then started walking to the Wu.

Didn't she tell you, poor Raimundo. She's on the Heylin side now." Wuya concluded.

Kimiko knew that he had turned to look at her, for an explanation, for something, but she didn't have one to give him, she had nothing to say to him.

She then wondered if he was going to try for the Shen-gong-Wu or if Clay or Omi was. Closer to the Wu, she knew he would have to decide soon. Then, she heard the familiar whoosh of wind. In seconds he was as close to the Wu as she was, face to face with her.

"Kimiko, why are you doing this. You know I didn't do anything!", he said, his face a mixture of anger and sadness.

A tear slipped from her eye. "Don't, how could you say that, how could you hurt me like that? I've never been so sad, so hurt, and so utterly embarrassed by the things you said to me. If that's what I get for lov-", she stopped. Anything she said didn't matter. In a burst, she ran to the Wu and grabbed it and she knew without looking up that Raimundo had the Wu as well. It glowed and she knew what was coming.

Raimundo started first. "Kimiko, I challenge you to a Elemental Showdown. No Wu wagered. Winner takes the Wu."

All eyes looked to Dojo, he had the rule-book after all. Instantaneously, he was in a chair, his tail crossed. "Let's see," he said flipping through the book at rapid speed. "Ah, he we go. An Elemental Showdown. Can only be used by Xiaolin Dragons with Elements. Only the users Elements can be used, first one down, loses. So, stronger warrior wins. Any questions?"

Everyone shook there heads.

Kimiko accepted the challenge. "We'll see who's holding the team back," she muttered before the setting transformed.

It wasn't what she had expected. It was a bleak, barren, black ground, completely flat, except for two part son either side raised above the ground for the sides. Just a single battlefield. A long way across was Raimundo. Both of them were in their uniforms.

Kimiko pulled down the fabric covering her mouth. "Lets go!", she shouted in unison with Raimundo.

She knew what she had to do. Instantly fire sparked around her fingers. She shot merciless blasts at Raimundo, pulling all of her sadness and hurt into them. Raimundo dodged them all.

She kept shooting blasts at him, each times he dodged, but was getting closer to her. She saw what he was doing.

"Fight me, damn it!", she screamed at him. She saw him shake his head at her. She clenched her hands together and tried again, shooting them quick and strong.

He was close to her now, close enough for her signature move. "Judolette Kick, Fire!" she screamed, and went through a flaming tube, intent on burning him to a crisp. But just before she landed, he shot one single blast of wind at her, stopping her, but she landed on her feet. Before she could react, Raimundo's hands were clenched around her arms.

"You will listen to me, Kimiko." he said softly but equally serious.

Struggling, she look at him. "What's there to say Raimundo, I get it."

"No you don't! Theres nothing to get. I didn't do anything. Tell me what happened."

"Fine, you want to play the innocent. I don't care, It won't matter now. Lets just hit the main points. I said I was in love with you..."

His jaw dropped, but I continued.

"...You said things Im not going to repeat, about me being spoiled and that I was holding back the team, and that you could never like a person like me..." I stopped when I saw the look on his face.

"See, thats the first clue right there. Im in love with you, so why would I say those things. I was going to tell you, but you kinda left."

"But...but..." I stammered.

He put his finger to her lips. "Kimiko, I love you. Please come back to the Temple with me."

I smiled a bit, then tears fell from my eyes. "I love you too, and yes, I'll come back."

Raimundo leaned in and kissed her, as the background went back to normal, and he was still kissing her.

Raimundo pulled away and grabbed Kimiko's hand and picked up the Wand and pointed it at Hannibal. "Do I have to use this on you Bean?"

"I'll just tell you. With the Moby Morpher I turned myself into Raimundo after learning Kimiko like him, thus exposing a weakness, when she 'confessed' I completely turned her down, very coldly, if I say so."

Kimiko shot him a death glare. "Get out of here."

Hannibal hopped onto his bird, seeing Wuya had already left. "As you wish, until our path cross again Kimiko." he finished as he flew off.

Raimundo turned to face Kimiko. "Im sorry for everything he put you through."

Kimiko looked into his eyes. "I should've believed you. When he said all the things, I was so hurt."

"I would never do that to you."

"I know, that's exactly what I thought. My Raimundo would never do that to me."

Raimundo took Kimiko's hand again, and they both walked toward Dojo, Clay, and Omi.

"You know, I could've beaten you in that Showdown right Rai?"

He grinned at her. "You wish, girl."

She punched him lightly in the arm. "Bring it on."

"Your on, but first.." he said before he kissed her on the lips...

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Ohh I love happy endings. By the way everyone, my friend celeste aka coolmonkey is new to fanficiton (she has 2 stories out) so I hope some of the people that extremely helped me and still do, help her, review her stories and such. I know she's going to be a great writer and a welcomed addition to the large Raikim story-base. As for me, no long term stories until like 2 weeks before Valentines Day, but actually some oneshots that popped into my mind, as well as some request I got from some reviewers. Can't wait to right more soon...!

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