Au Revoir…
A tear hit the ground, and then another. A yellow haired boy stood in front of the relic of the girl of his dreams, crying over it. He pulled the hat on his head down, so nobody who was coming by would see him cry. The tears kept on falling, and he felt his heart being endlessly ripped into shreds again and again. He sobbed loudly, and tried to bite back more tears, but failed, and finally, he resigned, and let them fall, one by one.
Wiping them away, he kept on sharply in-taking and exhaling air as the waves of emotions swamped him and carried him away. How far was he from the shore of reality? He did not know anymore, he couldn't see the shore anymore. All he could see was the waves as they pulled him down, threatening to drown him. He was lost in the sea, and he could not swim back to shore. He knew that he would never make it in a long time.
Grateful for the overcast sky overhead that was threatening to pour down the rain it had been holding back, Jeremie Belpois was glad nobody would be able to interrupt his time with his late lover. Pulling out a bouquet of roses from the basket he had brought with him, he took them out, each individually, he arranged the red, white, and pink roses into a heart-shaped design that would have made her proud, if she was living and could see it. Just the thought of her made him start crying uncontrollably again.
"Why!?!" he practically yelled to the sky, as if knowing it could hear him. "Why did she haveto die? She didn't deserve it! She didn't deserve it!"
Jeremie felt his heart being ripped out as he saw her portrait on the tombstone, flat on the ground, framed by his heart that he had made. He knew he still wasn't ready, even after all these months. When he was attending her funeral, he couldn't hold it together, and left in a mess, leaving a trail of tears, and more sorrow in his heart. He didn't stand 10 minutes of the burial.
He practically flew back into his dorm at Kadic, and he had shut and locked himself in, and had cried himself to sleep on his bed. When he woke up, he managed to convince himself it was a dream, until he saw the memorial the school had held for her while passing by the gym. When he saw it, he just listened behind the closed door, and silently wept to himself. Now, Jeremie couldn't stand himself anymore now, constantly yelling at himself for not honoring Aelita at her funeral, but he couldn't say goodbye just yet. Now, here he was, at the foot of her grave, having finally summoned the courage to say his goodbyes.
He knew that each goodbye really wasn't his last to her, as every end has a new beginning. Jeremie began telling Aelita about what happened after she was gone. He told her that things have gone downhill. Odd refused to make jokes, or even be happy, Ulrich grew more distant from the gang, and Yumi ... he didn't know what had happened to Yumi, they were unable to contact her, and she (and her family) had moved far away, to get away from both the painful and blissful memories of her. As for him, his grades had took a turn for the worst, he stopped eating, and always secluded himself in the factory, programming like mad to destroy XANA, hardly stopping to rest, and skipped almost every class.
He was frequently put into detention, probably even more times than Odd had, for skipping school, and for his grades. Jeremie didn't care anymore; it was like he lost all will to live. Sometimes, he would escape from detention and head to the factory, and start the cycle all over again. As he kept talking to her, his mind wandered back to the day she died.
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It began as a normal day, with her getting up early to see the sun peak over the buildings, and send out a radiance and magnificence so majestic, she felt that no artist, no matter how talented, could contain the beauty of sunrise, as nature cannot be fully contained. She was very cheerful that day, cracking a few jokes of her own, and beating Odd at a chugging contest for orange juice. Later that day, they decided to go to one of France's beautiful parks that were nearby.
It was a day that was to be treasured forever, with Odd being the monkey in the middle in a game of Ultimate with Ulrich and Yumi. Both she and Jeremie watched them from under a linden tree, talking to each other as cherry blossoms lazily drifted in the Spring air. She had made a sketch of the wildlife there, categorizing it for later reference, for their upcoming wildlife projects. She had made about 20 sketches in her pad, helping Jeremie with his attempted sketch. Just as he was about to get the position of the mallard correct, it had flown away to join its' friends at the other side of the pond.
Jeremie, now shocked, was even more stunned when she went over to him, and planted a long kiss on the side of his cheek, prompting an unending stream of sentence fillers. Yumi, and Ulrich, seeing them, blushed at each other, and traded shy smiles, unnoticing Odd, dancing around like a maniac, partying that he had finally gotten the Frisbee. Jeremie didn't notice the time go by, and pretty soon, she was tugging at his red shirt and pointing to the sun, which was setting in a grand mixture of reds, oranges, and yellows.
The five friends smiled, and was about to leave, when both Jeremie and Ulrich pulled both Yumi and her under the Linden tree, held their hands, stared deep into their girlfriend's eyes, and, after a few dramatic seconds, bent over, and kissed them, right on their lips, Ulrich with Yumi, and Jeremie with his "Princess", cherry blossom petals swirling around them in the slight wind. They slowly pulled back and blushed for their sudden gesture of love, but were shocked when they returned the favor, Jeremie being frozen in his position from her kiss, and Ulrich was babbling stuff after the kiss from Yumi.
Odd watched jealously on, wishing that he was kissing the girl that was meant for him under a Linden tree, in the sunset, with the cherry blossom petals dancing around them, the wind playing with their hair, and kissing oh so clichéd-ly. He decided it was the test of patience, and that there was a girl out there, waiting to be loved by the great Odd. Yes, patience was the key for success.
Jeremie, the last of his blush fading, held her hand and started walking back to Kadic Academy, for a long rest before the start of a school day. Just as they were nearing the campus, a XANAfied driver sped towards them, madly intent on killing them. They scattered, and tried to run to safety, but she, in particular, was panicking inside, the internal alarm setting off when Jeremie retracted his hand quickly, and pointed out the possessed driver.
WHAM! ... BAM! SCREECH! … WHUMP!
With a sickening crack, she was struck full force, hitting another car that was going the other way. The other car screeched to a halt almost instantly. The possessed man came out of the car and was going to finish her off right then and there, hadn't Yumi and Ulrich pounced on him, and shocked him with the car's cable wires, forcing XANA to abandon the body and dissipate for the time being. The man in the other car had fallen unconscious due to the impact on his head from the steering wheel.
She was a train wreck, her messy pink pair and clothes matted with her blood. Jeremie was still standing there, horrified at what XANA had done. Clenching his fists, he vowed to do what it takes to destroy XANA once and for all. He ran to her just in time to hear her say in her dying gasps "I… l…lov…love… you…. Jeremi….Jeremie Belpois…" Taking her hand and looking into her eyes while there was light and shine in them, he said to her, sobbing madly like all broken men "And… I…I will always love you, Aelita Schaeffer."
Aelita smiled, and with one final, great gasp, she dropped the drawing pad she had clutched, and the light faded from her adoring eyes, never to return again, the shine growing duller. Still, there was the loving smile on her face, her facial muscles forever gripped in that position, and her brain taking all pain off of her, to show one last display of love to him before she faded away. Sirens pierced the night, but none were louder than the combined force of four old friends wailing their sorrow to the skies.
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The news of her death was, of course, a shock to the school. They had arranged a funeral and a memorial service for her, and let everyone come, who had wished to come. Jeremie came, but was unable to give back the love he had for her, until now. Taking out a picture of her, and him, smiling together, he hugged it tightly to his chest, remembering all the good times he had with her, this time, letting the tears flow freely. He then replaced the picture, and finally took out her sketch book, saved from the police and the environment in a safe place, where the sun and the elements could not harm it.
With trembling hands, he opened it, and was greeted by her sketched pictures of animals. Flipping the pages one by one, and taking the time to enjoy the intricate designs, he came upon the last page. And there, instead of an animal, was his portrait, the paper full of erasure marks in her meticulous attempt to capture all of his details. Jeremie wiped the tears from his eyes, not wanting to ruin her drawings.
He hugged her drawings, and called out her name once, twice, a thousand times to the heavens. He was glad that the administration had left her room the way it was .He could save some more of her poems, drawings, and basically everything that represented her, not wanting her to go away. He reluctantly closed the pad, and placed it in a plastic bag, placing the now protected pad back into the basket as the sky let its tears fall. Jeremie slowly got up, smiled at her, and promised to come back frequently to tell her more of his exploits and adventures. Jeremie gave one last goodbye wave for the day, knowing there would be a chance to visit her again. With one last look at the burial site, he gravely smiled, and walked away, leaving the headstone to falsely proclaim to the world:
Aelita Stones
Born to Franz and Antea Stones
Born: March 25, 1993 Died: May 12, 2007
"And even in Death, we do not part, as it is merely a stepping stone to another part of our lives."
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Epilogue
Jeremie was the only kid left for the wilderness project later that day. The stern Ms. Abrams walked up to him, glaring down at him because of his tainted record, and asked gruffly "Well, Belpois? Who's your partner?" Jeremie, looking up with tears in his eyes, proudly stated with hardly a waver in his voice, "Aelita."
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Author's Note: Lately, I was feeling sort of down, and I decided to make a Code Lyoko oneshot that is a Jerlita fanfiction, as I usually let emotions run free in fanfiction (I'm actually apathetic in real life).
This is mostly in Jeremie's point of view, so there is no confusion over who is saying what. I tried putting all my sadness into this, so you will get the feel of the sadness Jeremie is feeling with the death of Aelita. I made up her assumed birth date, and her assumed date of death, as it took place in Season 4, so it is in 2006- November 2007. I actually cried while making this, reading it over and over again. Hmm… I seem to be better at writing scenes of misery, rather than scenes of joy, wouldn't you agree? However, I did make the ending better than planned. And this was written at 1-3 in the morning today, 1/7/10, because I'm bored.
Anyway, spilled ink all over my laptop, now struggling to get it off the keys and the mouse.
I know Mrs. Hertz teaches science, but it is another school year (it is now winter), and so, another science teacher.
The Linden tree has significance. In Dragostea Din Tei (aka Numa Numa), had significance, with young people falling in love under them in Tei. See the link for more info…
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With a farewell until next time, Commando Wolf.
