Hi guys, just to let you know this story will be nine chapters long, they're all written out and will be uploaded one a day over the next couple of days, there won't be any other authors notes until the very last chapter, Reviews/Constructive criticism would be lovely throughout the story, and a thank you to those who have read my previous one-shots.

They sat resting against the tall tree, looking out at the stars during the warm summer night, a gentle breeze brushing across their faces. Raimundo sat with his legs slightly spread, just wide enough for the petite Japanese girl to sit in, with her back leaning against his chest. His arms wrapped around her waist, as their fingers lay intertwined in each other's.

He placed a kiss on the side of her head before he continued to look out at the night sky, whenever they snuck out of their beds to spend time together she'd always wear her hair down, he loved it like that. He always thought she looked beautiful when she had her hair in pigtails, or even any of the crazy coloured and styled hair do's she'd create, but there was just something about seeing her with her hair down, how the raven black hair fell perfectly down her shoulders, as well as framing her beautiful porcelain face that he just couldn't help but love the most.

"Aren't the stars beautiful" whispered Kimiko, bringing the Brazilian boy out of his thoughts.

"Yeah" he whispered; placing another kiss on the side of her head.

"Back in Tokyo I never got the chance to see the stars. They were always hidden behind the tall buildings; even if I was able to look from the top floor I could still never see any."

"It was quite often we got to see them in Rio, my sisters would always drag me and my brothers out to see the estrelas."

"Estrelas?" she asked, turning her body slightly so she could face him.

"Estrela, it's how we say star back in Brazil." He simply answered; brushing his fingers threw her hair.

Raimundo caught a sparkle in her eyes as a small grin appeared on her face.

"What?" he asked curiously,

"Oh nothing, it just sounds better in Portuguese than in English"

A slight blush rose on her cheeks as she watched Raimundo grin, not once taking his emerald eyes off her. Slowly he moved his head towards her while pulling her body fully onto his, lips locking into a passionate kiss. Resting one hand on the back of her head he gently brushed the other down her back, not once wanting to let her go.

A few minutes passed before Kimiko pulled away, breathless. She giggled at the cheeky disapproving look she received before he leaned his head against hers, noses touching.

"My estrela" he whispered,

"Forever" she whispered back, her eyes beginning to feel heavy.

Raimundo stood up, offering his hand to Kimiko, after gently pulling her up onto her feet he swooped her off the ground, holding her bridal style. She giggled as she wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head against his chest.

As they reached their room, he looked down to see Kimiko fast asleep, smiling at the beauty in his arms he gently placed her on her mat, pulling the blanket over her and kissing her forehead before he walked round the divider into his 'room'.

"Rise and Shine! We've got a new Shen Gong Wu that's just activated!" Screamed the all too familiar green dragon.

"Dojo, it's six in the morning" moaned the sleepy Brazilian, wishing he could enjoy just another hour of sleep.

"No time, we've got to go now!" He shouted, fighting every urge to scratch the uncomfortable itch.

Within a few moments Omi and Clay emerged out of their rooms, Clay dressed in his usual cowboy clothes and Omi in his Xiaolin robes. Raimundo ran out shortly after the others, wearing his usual white, green, and orange shirt and Khaki coloured trousers.

"Kimiko! You are holding us down" Omi shouted not even a minute later.

"I'm coming and it's 'up' Omi." She replied as she entered the hallway.

Raimundo stood speechless at the sight of his girl, she had her hair down which held subtle curls, a black sleeveless top which was tucked into her light denim high wasted shorts, and a pair of pink high tops to finish it off.

"I'm ready, let's go." She stated, blushing at Raimundo's reaction.

"So what is this Wu?" The bald monk curiously asked after traveling sometime on Dojo.

"Let me see…" Clay muttered to himself, opening up the scroll. "It says it's the Haunted Charm."

"The haunted charm?" Kimiko asked, "Is that meant to be a good or bad thing?"

"It depends," Dojo called back, "When someone uses the Haunted Charm on someone else, that person begins to see ghosts; they get haunted for about an hour. Pretty good distraction if you ask me."

"Which is why we must get it before our enemies!" Omi shouted, raising his fist into the air. "I will battle foot to foot if it means our victory"

"Uh, that's head to head chrome dome." Raimundo stated, grinning at the sound of Kimiko giggling in front of him.

"Where even is this Wu Dojo?" the cowboy asked,

"Transylvania, Romania!" Called the dragon as he prepared to land.

When they all jumped off Dojo they looked around to see that they were standing in front of a forest. Tall trees everywhere in front of them for what must be miles.

"Woo-we" The cowboy exclaimed, "If I didn't know any better I'd say this is Hoia-Baciu Forest. Supposedly the most haunted forest."

"And how would you know that?" The dragon of wind questioned, staring at his friend.

"What? Cowboy can't have a hobby?"

"Come on guys" Dojo said as he climbed up the cowboys arm to sit in his usual position on his shoulder. "Let's get a move on, its close by… I can smell it."

After what felt like an hour of wandering the forest, Omi decided to start up a conversation.

"So Clay, what else do you know about this haunted forest?"

"Well Lil partner, people consider this place to be evil and cursed. According to a late chemistry professor, if you spent too long in the forest…" He began to slow his voice down to create an eerie tone, "you start to experience symptoms, things like anxiety, insomnia, excessive thirst, nausea, vomiting and headaches…" He instantly began to laugh at the dragon of waters startled face, knowing he'd done a good job.

Kimiko shuddered at his words; she'd never really liked horror movies when growing up, so the thought of being in a haunted forest wasn't exactly pleasing. Just the thought of taking a wrong turn to end up being lost in this place was enough to trigger a headache.

"I do believe we will reveal the ground if we split up"

"That's cover more ground, and sounds good to me" Raimundo answered, rolling his eyes at the monks' incorrect phrase.

"How about we go in pairs?" Kimiko quickly added - no way was she going anywhere in this place alone.

"Well I can narrow it down to two different paths" Dojo informed while sniffing the air, "Yeah, Kimiko and Raimundo, you two go down that direction and us three will go this way."

"Sure. If one group finds the Wu, use your element to inform the other, ok?"

Omi and Clay both nodded in agreement as they took off in their direction, leaving Kimiko and Raimundo to start searching on their route.

After a few minutes of silent walking, Raimundo looked around to see if anyone was near and then intertwined his fingers with Kimiko's.

"So you seemed rather eager to go in pairs," He joked, "Were you missing me?"

She giggled at his comment before responding,

"Yes and No."

"I think I'm half insulted" He teased

"No I didn't mean it like that" she giggled, "Yes, because I love spending alone time with you and no because I didn't want to be walking through this place on my own, especially from what Clay said."

"So you're saying my estrelas scared?"

She tried to glare at him, which only failed when her cheeks started to blush. She loved hearing him use her new pet name.

"Whether you'll admit it or not, you're safe with me. I'll protect my girl."

He pulled her close to give her a quick peck on the forehead. She loved seeing him be protective over her – although it was his job to protect and lead them as Shoku Warrior, his protection over her always felt different – safer, more secure.

"Hey… what did the Haunted Charm look like again?" She asked, suddenly realising she never caught the description.

"A silver ghost on a gold plated circle." He said, as something caught his attention up high in the trees. "Something like that…"

Within an instant he flew off into the trees, leaving Kimiko alone in the forest. If he wasn't back soon he'd get a punch in the arm. A moment later she felt the wind blowing against her face, she shut her eyes and used her hands as a shield, when the wind stopped she opened her eyes to see Raimundo stood in front of her, holding the Haunted Charm.

"Was all that wind necessary?" She asked, rubbing at one of her eyes.

"It went to Clay and Omi, so they know we can meet up again."

Just as he finished speaking a slight ripple hit the ground below them before it quickly disappeared.

"Clay got the message" he said, his eyes suddenly narrowing behind Kimiko, "But we've got company."

Kimiko turned her head to see Wuya and Chase Young stood a short distance away, she began to fully turn her body, bringing flames to both her hands.

"Oh how cute" Wuya scoffed, "The little fireball thinks she's so fierce."

"What do you want, you old hag?"

"Well Shen Gong Wu of course, Raimundo's already saved us the job of finding it. So hand it over."

Kimiko scoffed. "Not happening."

Wuya charged forward causing Kimiko to reciprocate.

"Wudai-Mars Fire!" Kimiko yelled as she flipped into the air, shooting a blast of fire at the heylin witch. Wuya jumped to the side and swung her left leg at Kimiko's head, the Dragon of fire blocked the attack with her left arm before kicking Wuya with her leg, sending her flying into a nearby tree. She turned to face Chase, who was already in battle with the Shoku Warrior.

"Shoku-Star Wind!" Raimundo called as he threw a punch at Chase.

Chase flew back but managed to regain his balance, he caught a glimpse of Wuya leaning against the tree with Kimiko stood in between them. Raimundo walked towards Chase, preparing for an attack, but instead Chase jumped high into the air, hidden within the trees.

"Where did he-" Kimiko's sentence ended in a shriek as she got kicked in the back, causing her to hit the ground by Raimundo's feet.

"Kim!" He pulled her up, checking her over.

"I'm fine. Let's finish this."

Raimundo nodded as they turned to face Chase who had moved closer to Wuya, his hands behind his back. Kimiko ran forward as Raimundo sent a shot of wind forward. The dragon of fire jumped as the wind wrapped round her and once again called out her Wudai power. Just as Kimiko and the wind were about to hit Chase, he pulled a Shen Gong Wu out from behind him.

"Reversing Mirror" He yelled.

The effect of the mirror caused what could only be described as an explosion which sent Kimiko flying high through the forest, Raimundo turned round expecting to see her land when instead, it all went quiet.

"Kimiko? Kimiko!"