Disclaimer - I do not own Code Lyoko or Wherever you are (I feel love) by Laava. They belong to their respective owners.

Aelita jolts out of her usual reverie and notices Jeremie's computer was being activated. That's weird. He's in class now. She accesses his monitor and pops up on the screen to see a strangely excited Jeremie. "What are you doing on here and out of class?" she asks curiously. His piercing stare would make her breathe faster if she actually needed air. Jeremie's eyes shone with something that made Aelita nervous and expectant at the same time. Could my wish be coming true…? Aelita mentally slaps herself at jumping to a completely incorrect conclusion. Love addled her brains too much.

Several seconds pass without either of them speaking a word. Both lose themselves hopelessly in the other's gaze. A tinge of the old cowardice blocks Jeremie from simply blurting out the question that would either restore or destroy him. Aelita grows uncomfortable with the awkward silence and speaks up. "Well? Are you going to respond or sit there like a stone?"

Jeremie shakes his head to remove the fog that Aelita slowly put him in. He chuckles to himself at how even now she stripped his ability to think coherently. Removing his glass to clean them, Jeremie stalls for something to say that would lead into the true question he wanted to ask. Aelita rolls her eyes at his obvious bid for more time. Wonder what has him so shaken?

When I feel blue

I think of you

Cause you're true

Wherever you are

Near or far

You still are my shining star.

The nervous boy slips his clean glasses back onto his face and gasps as the fuzzy oval of Aelita's face snaps back into crystal clarity. Her beauty lurks underneath the surface of her virtual code and shines forth from the pinkette's deep emerald eyes. Aelita smirks at his obvious enchantment with her. In that case he actually likes me. Hope and love spiral together through her like a raging hurricane that leaves her whole. She closes her eyes and wonders why she had never noticed the way he stared at her before.

"Aelita I…wanted to thank you profusely for the last year." Jeremie opens lamely and mentally flinches at his statement. Might as well continue with this thread; it will lead where I want it to go. "No matter the cost of saving you the rewards have been far worth it. I… appreciate the time you spend with me; for being the one I can tell anything." Except that teensy little fact of love you've been hiding. the voice replies.

Sometimes it's mad

Things get bad

And I'm sad

Wherever you are

There is light

By my side

I feel alright.

A sincere grin grows on Aelita's face at Jeremie's words. In his bumbling way Jeremie was trying to say something important to her. For now she will just follow the train of thought wherever it leads. "You shouldn't be thanking me. I haven't done anything for you. On the contrary I thank you for everything. My life, sanity, and happiness wouldn't exist without you." Aelita hopes her inflection on the last word of her statement would give him a little hint.

Jeremie notices Aelita's emphasis. "No Aelita." he calmly replies. "You have done more for me than anyone else I know. I started out helping you because I needed a cause to save me from my loneliness. Now the reason I fight is you." A gentle twinkle in his eyes reveals the depth of Jeremie's feelings to Aelita. Daring to hope against hope, the virtual being leans forward in the silent tower.

Because our love is big

Bigger than the two of us

And words cannot describe

How I miss you so much.

"What do you mean Jeremie?" Aelita whispers. A whirlwind of butterflies flutter in her stomach as she waits breathlessly for the answer she wishes for. Jeremie roams his gaze across her face, drinking everything in before committing himself irrevocably. Doubt stabs him in a last ditch effort but Jeremie shakes it off. After a year he was sure in his feelings for her and fed up with waiting. He would commit himself to jumping off the cliff and either land on the jagged rocks of rejection or be caught in Aelita's arms. Preferably the latter.

Jeremie unleashes a steely determination and looks up into those emerald eyes that defined him. "I mean that you are the sole thing that I can't lose." Jeremie grits his teeth and forces out the truth for all to hear. Well hopefully not everyone; that'd be slightly awkward. "Aelita. I love you. I think I always have." The words hang in the air long after the sound fades from existence.

I feel love in your arms,

And I feel love when I'm with you

I feel love in your eyes

Wherever you may be.

Aelita stands stunned by the happiness and joy filling her. Her foolish and improbable love had defied the odds and proved itself to exist. The other half of herself finally completes her. A part of Aelita's mind accesses the super computer and initiates a program only she could see. The tower shudders beneath her and the white aura around it glows bright pink. Lyoko glimmers with energy before Aelita touches the world.

Hopefully this works. I've been playing with it for a year. Aelita shudders as 95 of her 100 life points flee her body. The natural recovering ability of the tower wouldn't work for a few days on her either. If X.A.N.A. attacks soon she could be in deep trouble. Putting her worries aside, the pinkette focuses on the gift that Jeremie deserves from her. The boy frowns as Aelita gasps in pain on the monitor. "What's going on?" he asks worriedly. She opens her eyes again.

"Don't worry about it. You'll see soon enough." she replies with a reassuring smile. She initiates the program and feels her code shifting to a new location. The draining sensation annoys her but Jeremie's surprise at her plan is worth any possible discomfort. The tower walls flicker with power before light begins to gather around Aelita's form. Jeremie's mouth drops in wonder as a halo of pure blinding light envelops his love. A whooshing sound erupts as the light fades from existence. Aelita was nowhere to be seen. He falls backwards out of his chair in shock and the resulting thump masks the sound from his hallway.

You make me high

I can fly

Touch the sky

Wherever you are

I feel free in ecstasy

Just you and me.

Aelita crashes to the ground outside of Jeremie's room. She stiffens in emotional pain as her mind is overrun with sensation. A few seconds pass and the instinctive panic recedes. Aelita opens her eyes and looks at the hall with wonder then glances down at her pink shirt and reddish skirt. I'm on Earth! If only for a little while… She struggles to stand and leans on the doorframe for support. Aelita feels like taking in all the stimuli but that would lower her time with Jeremie.

Still relishing all the feelings of life, Aelita knocks on his door. The rich tones of the sound combined with the rippling feeling of muscles in use fill the pink haired girl with bliss. That ecstasy triples when the door opens and his face appears before her. Her eyes feast on the smooth skin and glacial eyes that she knew so well yet had never seen this way before. His arms wrap around her and she buries her head in Jeremie's chest while the tears of happiness soak his shirt.

Jeremie wonders how this happened. A day that started in depression and worry changed into the best moments of his life. His arms still could not believe they held Aelita's warmth in them. He rests his face in her sweet hair and lets the love flow through his body. Jeremie's mind fills with questions but he ruthlessly suppresses them and sways Aelita in his arms.

You save my day

Pave the way

And you'll stay

Wherever you are

In my heart

From the start

We'll never part.

A couple minutes pass and a flicker of reason returns to Jeremie's mind. Aelita releases a yelp as Jeremie pulls her into the room and shuts the door behind them. He leads her to the bed and Aelita relaxes on her big warm pillow. Jeremie laughs at the cat on his chest and strokes her hair. "This is unbelievable Aelita. How… are you here?" Aelita giggles and grabs Jeremie's hand.

"You've been working on the materialization program and I've been working on a little surprise of my own." The girl enjoys the feeling of talking and the sound of her voice emanating into the room. "X.A.N.A. gave me the idea long ago really. If he can activate a tower so can I." Jeremie's eyes light up with understanding.

"Of course! You activated a tower on Lyoko and used it to somehow put yourself here. But I'm guessing there's a catch. Since you would have done it by now otherwise." Aelita nods and continues with her explanation.

"I basically copied X.A.N.A.'s habit of using specters to possess things. The trick was writing the program to send my code as the specter. The cost is steep; I lost almost all of my life points and I can't regenerate them for a while. The tower activation takes it out of me. I have no idea how long I have here but I'm sure it's not much more than an hour if that." Jeremie sighs in disappointment and Aelita shifts to face him. "Hey now, don't be sad. I'm here with you and that's good enough. I love you after all."

Because our love is big

Bigger than the two of us

And words cannot describe

How I miss you so much.

Jeremie smiles at the truth of that statement in her eyes. "I love you princess." Minutes pass in utter bliss as the two relax in each other's arms and the knowledge that their love is finally returned. Jeremie caresses her hand and places his palm on hers while grinning into her eyes. "About time." Aelita nods her agreement and flexes her fingers around his.

Aelita presses her forehead against Jeremie's and kisses his nose. "Hey! That's not where your lips go you know." Aelita chuckles and gazes into his eyes. Jeremie's eyes widen in shock as filaments of light start breaking through her. "I think you're leaving."

Aelita feels the pull of Lyoko once more and presses her lips to Jeremie's. Ah, this is what I've wanted for a year. The sweet kiss fills Aelita's mind as the bright light envelops her once again. Jeremie holds onto the sensation of her soft lips with a tenacious grip while the light forces his eyes closed. The scintillating brightness against his eyelids fades and he opens them to view an empty room.

I feel love in your arms

And I feel love when I'm with you

I feel love in your eyes

Wherever you may be.

He gets off the bed and walks back to the computer. Her ecstatic face appears on the screen and their smiles share more than words ever could. "I promise you that you will be on earth once more. I love you with all my heart, Aelita. And I always will." Jeremie places his hand on the monitor and Aelita follows suit. This time the memory of their touch and kiss bypasses the monitor and strikes them in their hearts.

(Wherever you are)

(I feel love)

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(Wherever you are)