*Author's note* Thank you for reading this short story I have posted, I plan for it to be multiple chapters but you just have to hang with me and my roller coaster life. Once again thank you, oh and feel free to flame I find it constructive and it will help me be a better writer*
Pain. Agonizing, excruciating pain. That's the last thing Odd Della Robbia felt during the last few minutes of his short life. Yet, his last thought was not clouded by the streaks of torturous agony that plagued his body. He knew deep down that he succeeded in his mission, that his demise was not in vain. Even as death's frosty fingers wrapped him in a cold blanket of darkness and solitude he couldn't help but feel a wave of relief wash over him. In his head he knew that he would be gone but his princess would remain.
Aelita slowly opened her eyes and blinked away the swirls of light from her vision. Finally clearing away all the obstructions she glanced around at her drab surroundings. The room she was in belonged to a hospital, she was sure of this due to the many machines beside her bed. She slowly tried to sit up but was pushed down by a wave of nauseous followed closely by a unbearable pain. Gasping Aelita rubbed her temples gently in an attempt to ease the horrible feeling resonating from her head. Finally after a few minutes of whimpering and massaging the sides of her temples Aelita felt the pain dull. Suddenly a feeling of dread forced its way into her already plagued body. "Odd" she whispered fearfully as the memories pushed their way into her mind.
The night was cold, so cold in fact that snow had began to fall from the grey skies. Aelita was dressed in a pink jacket that matched her style perfectly, beside her stood a blond haired boy in a deep purple jacket. The pair laughed happily as they made their way through the woods warm in each others arms. Little did they know the nights sweet tranquility would soon be shattered.
Odd grinned happily as he wrapped his purple clad arms snuggly around Aelita's waist. "Have you had a good night princesses?" He whispered when they paused underneath a large oak tree. Aelita smiled sweetly in the dim red light that the sunset cast over the frigid landscape, "of course" she whispered leaning her head against Odd's shoulder. The couple stood there for a minute enjoying each others warmth, then a twig snapped loudly to Odd's right. The boy released Aelita and stared at the bushes with his eyes narrowed to slits. "Be ready to run" he whispered suspicious of a Xana attack, behind him Aelita nodded causing her pink hair to flutter. Suddenly a dark shape tore out of the bushes at break neck speeds, held in its hand was a long, shiny object. Odd grabbed Aelita's arm and pulled her back seconds before the knife slashed through the protective fabric of his jacket. Hissing in pain Odd clutched his arm, "run" he grunted giving a nod in the direction of the school. Aelita nodded then turned to flee but was stopped when she heard Odd cry out painfully, then suddenly she was thrown violently to the ground.
Aelita winced as her head bounced off a tree's hard exterior, making her vision flare. "Now I'm going to have to kill you" Odd growled pulling a blood stained knife from his stomach. He winced as the Sharp metal tore free, pain ripped through him but he suppressed it. The man laughed evilly as he stared into the eyes of his prey, "I would love to see you try" he growled as his hand pulled another knife from some concealed place.
"Odd!" Aelita screamed as she unsuccessfuly tried to untangle herself from the many tubes and sensors that dotted her body. Hearing the commotion a doctor burst into the room and immediately rushed to the pink haired girls side. "I need you to calm down, your safe now" he said trying his best to gently restrain the struggling girl. "Odd, where are you!" Aelita screamed completely ignoring the doctors pleas. Finally giving up on trying to calm Aelita down, the man reached over and flipped a switch on one of the many machines behind him. Almost immediatly after the liquid seeped into Aelita's arm through an IV she stopped struggling. The last thing she rembered seeing before the world disappeared was Odd's worried stare from across the room.
The doctor sighed as Aelita's eyes slowly drifted shut, he frowned remebering the sudden hope that flashed across the young girl's eyes seconds before she went under. Suddenly a shiver went down the man's spine and he glanced uneasily at a chair sitting in the far corner of the room, unnoticed by him were a pair of dark eyes holding his gaze. Shaking his head, the doctor quickly left the room leaving Aelita sleeping peacefully.
"Sleep peacefully my beautiful princess" Odd whispered sadly as he watched the gentle rise and fall of Aelita's chest. A single tear rolled down the blondes cheek before he slowly faded from view. "Remember me" Odd said in a ghostly whisper that echoed through the room, then he was gone.