Hey…changing up the epilogue xD. Hope you don't mind. Not making huge changes, just adding much more detail….enjoy!

~Disclaimer~ I do not own Xiaolin Showdown (though it'd be pretty cool if I did :D) or any songs I use. I just own any OCs and the story plot.

~Normal POV~

"This is it," a young Kimiko Tohomiko thought, "Today is the day I finally get to show them who's the best dancer around here."

The sixteen year old Japanese girl was putting on her ballet slippers. She knew what she had to do. She had a dream and this was the day she was going to fulfill that dream. Kimiko was preforming her first solo. But after that was over, she had a new destiny awaiting her; becoming the most famous dancer in the world. Possibly she could break some world records. But at that moment of time, she was just an ordinary high school student. A brave, kind, and loving person, just like her mother.

The teen tried to move toward the stage, but her feet wouldn't allow it. Kimiko had a new, strange feeling shadow over her. Her knees were clinking together and her hands shook wildly. The feeling was nervousness. Kimiko had never been nervous in the past, so why now on the most important day of her life?

"Are you nervous?" a soft British accent questioned.

Kimiko turned her body toward the stranger and there stood a girl she had never seen before. She had a heart-shaped face with pale, freckled skin. Her golden locks were far past her shoulders. The girl's height compared with her unusual bright azure eyes. She wore a light blue skirt and tank top along with light blue eye shadow, eyeliner, and lipgloss. The girl was a bit of a strange sight, but she was pretty, Kimiko had to admit.

"No," Kimiko replied while sticking out her tongue. "And who are you? You shouldn't be backstage. You could get in a LOT of trouble."

The girl let out a loud laugh. "My name is Aqua Anderson. I'm supposed to be singing today."

Kimiko gasped. She had heard much about this girl. She was one of the most well-known singers in her school, the Tokyo School of Arts. Aqua was a foreign exchange student from America. She happened to be one of the smartest people in her school as well, but apparently that was all she was good at: singing and school work.

Aqua shook her head. "I've heard much about you. Kimiko Tohomiko, right?" Kimiko nodded with a huge grin on her face. "Well, people expect a lot from you. Good luck out there. You don't really need it though, you'll be great."

"Thank you," Kimiko beamed in reply.

The Japanese girl took one last look backstage. A red carpet that led to the stage had several mirrors with desks full of makeup supplies on the ends. Girls were being covered in glitter and ran around half-naked to get their costumes ready. It felt like home to her there, regardless of all the craziness that had occurred around her.

Kimiko peered down at herself. She was wearing pink slippers with a pink, glittery heart neckline dress. She wore pink eye shadow, eye loner, pink blush, and pink lipstick. These complimented her features perfectly, or, at least that was what people were telling her. Perhaps it was the excited the others felt for her, or the jealousy that the girls had for getting a solo. Kimiko was one of the youngest people to get one after all.

"Come along," Aqua said.

Kimiko stood there, staring down at her feet. "I-I'm not sure if I can-" Aqua apparently didn't care, for she practically dragged the poor girl onto the stage. Aqua led the ballerinas on stage with a cheeky grn on her face. The stage lights shown so brightly that Kimiko could barely see the people in front of her. The audience clapped loudly as the blonde stepped in front of the microphone.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another wonderful performance at Tokyo's School of Arts." Another round of applause occurred and Kimiko gulped. She could see all of the talent agents there. But relief flooded over her as she saw her Papa waving at her in the front row. It was a shame her mother wasn't there. She had gone to help out with her group, simply because she helped people after natural disasters happened.

"…and now, without further ado, I present our dance team, and myself, performing Toxic by the talented Britney Spears!"

The song started out strong with Aqua's smooth voice echoing throughout the walls. Everyone cheered loudly as the song continued on. As the song got closer to the bridge, Kimiko felt more scared then she ever had in her life. Her solo was coming. If she screwed this up, she could ruin her chances at getting into a good dance school. Then, it was time.

Kimiko felt the spotlight move on her as the short Japanese girl stepped in front of the other dancers and started to dance. All eyes were on her, but she made no mistake. Every move she made was flawless, and she grinned as the audience cheered loudly. "I knew I could do it," Kimiko thought to herself.

Halfway through her solo, she saw her father answer his phone. She inwardly scowled. "Why is he picking up the phone now?!" She saw the look on her father's face change from worried to absolutely horrified. Kimiko didn't know what had happened, but she was going to scream her head off at her father when she got off stage.

Finally, after the song ended, the crowd cheered loudly. The dancers bowed and exited, but Aqua remained on stage, steering the crowd toward her singers' performance.

Kimiko stormed up to her father, who was waiting backstage for her with tears in his eyes. "What is wrong with you, Papa?!" Kimiko exclaimed. All of the people backstage stopped and starred at her. She ignored the stares as she fumed. "I was performing and you just answered your phone! What could be more important than what just happened?!"

"Kimiko," her Papa whispered with tears falling down his face. Kimiko then had a look of worry fill her pretty face. "Kimiko, it's your mother…she passed away in a plane crash."

"….no…"

"Kimiko," her father warned.

"NO!" she screamed. She felt the tears fall down her face, As she wept, she heard her father explaining to all of the people now swarming her that her mother had just died. Kimiko knew it was going to happen someday. She just didn't know it come that day, the day her life was supposed to change for the better.

"I WILL NEVER DANCE AGAIN!" Kimiko swore to herself out loud.

Her teacher, father, and several of the dancers, including Aqua, went to comfort her. But Kimiko knew deep down in her that she could never be happy again, especially when she was dancing. No, she knew she would never dance again. Ever.