Chapter 7: Grim tide

Odd already outside decided to take a short walk in the brisk air to try and clear his foggy head of all the pain and heartbreak of these last 6 months.

He stared up at the stars iluminatiening the cold skies above Odd rolled the sleeves on his White thermal underneath his Black chronicals t-shirt down covering his hands while a cool wind blew in form the west bringing with it The signs of Storm clouds and the soft booming of a Distant thunder. Odd knew he was out well past curfew and if he was caught out at this time He was in for some serious detention time, but that was unlikely as Jim was in his room Snoring like a freight train when Odd snuck out

it was at this time he heard what sounded like someone crying it was out in the courtyard but masked by the Vending machine building. Intrigued he crept closer trying not to be detected just incase it was someone that he didn't want to see him there. Slowly he peered his head blond head around the corner and there leaning against one of the pillars on the opposite side of the courtyard she was there crying her shaggy pink hair hung about her angelic tearstained face.

Their was aquward felling in Odd's throat. He flattened himself against the wall trying to figure out what he was going to do. On the one hand he could talk to her and possibly show her that he cared in this condition. However that could blow up in his face as the subject could be shifted to Jeremy and then that night Odd walked in on them and that might not be so good.

Or he could turn a blind eye and Just walk away, I mean I haven't spoken to her all quarter really just a hi here or there but for the most part she seemed not to really want to have anything to do with him.

"Damnit Odd why do you always have to be the good guy!" He grumbled as he found himself walking towards her doing his best to pull himself together and be strong if that was needed.

"What's the matter princess?" He spoke once he was right beside of her.

"Nothing Odd." She looked up from her leaning against the pillar tears running down her face Dripping onto the cold stone below. Her hands stuffed in the pouch of her pink hoodie.

"Nothing?" Odd said in a questioning manner as he leaned up against the pillar next to her. "You know Aelita your a poor liar.."

"Yea I know," She sighed hanging her head there was a brief pause and odd was getting ready to say something when. "Odd can you keep a secrete? Aelita asked. Removing her hands form her hoddie to make a gesture Before placing them back in her jean pockets.

"Sure, I mean We did get you out of the supercomputer and all and I didn't tell anyone that secrete so my lips are sealed." He smiled at her Even though this was small talk it felt good to be able to talk together again.

"Sigh" Well here goes, Its Jeremy, Has changed odd, I...I...I ..k..know you seen us making out that night when we all got back, "I'm so sorry about that odd" Aelita said apologizing in mid speech. Tears welling up in her green eyes.

"Its..its.. ok, We all make mistakes." Odd replied comforting trying his best to keep his cool as he didn't want to imagine where this was going.

"but... but.."Aelita choked on the words as she forced them up Each word felling as if it were growing to break her but Still she found the strength inside to speak them.

"Odd It all started out so innocent me and Jeremy Meeting through a freakish reactivation of the supercomputer then all the time we spent together talking late at night when I was stuck on Lyoko. The when I was virtualized hear on earth But XANA had all of my memories, all the nights we stayed up trying to find the Anti-virus."

"Then after the death of XANA I felt that I owed him something. Just like in the Movies I made the first move, we had a great summer just hanging out and experiencing life, for me it was like Being born again Jeremy was so sweet so caring, always helping me up when I fell down always explaining the things I didn't know. He was the best friend I have ever had," She paused looking at the now cloudy skies. "Ever thought I had"

Then we came back here, But something between those warm soft summer nights, and these Long cold autumn Evenings something changed Odd, something went seriously wrong, somewhere we lost our innocence and over the last couple of weeks He has demanded more and more out of me in a sexual manor until...untill..un..."

The words were there but frozen in her throat turned to ice She turned to Odd he was taller than her now but just by a little bit and looked into his eyes One ice blue the other Volite she found a small amount of comfort from them as Her's Bursting with tears like a waterfall of pain flowing from the soul. Before she knew it her arms were around his chest and she had her face buried in his chest crying her heart out.

"Odd" she whispered "He raped me..."