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On The Verge of Letting Go
Chapter 37: Fear of the Unknown
"Jeremie Belpois! Give it back!" she yelled through her stifled laughs, trying to pry his hands away as he tickled her. "Stop!"
"No. You've got to agree first!"
She burst out laughing again. "No! Jeremie! Stop!"
He tickled her sides harder, laughing with her. She kicked and screamed on the floor, trying to wrestle him off; he was strong for a computer nerd.
"Fine!" she yelled, and he handed over the big, white binder he had been holding, which she took with mixed emotions. She wrote down something with her big, round, pretty handwriting, very different than his small sloppy writing on the page, and tried to smile.
"That's no way to settle things, Jeremie."
He smiled sheepishly. "I know…"
"Sam…Is pregnant."
His mouth fell open, then he realized how rude that was and quickly closed it. "S-say what?"
"She's pregnant…I bought her some tests and they all came out positive."
He sat down on the couch, afraid his legs would give out on him. "Does Odd know?"
"I…think so," she shrugged as she said it though.
"What's with us? We used to be…well, I guess good kids…" he muttered, smiling a little. Aelita smirked. "I'm not sure."
He suddenly blushed, but hid it before she saw it.
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Yumi squinted when she saw him, then stood where she was. She didn't want to blink in fear that it was a dream and Ulrich would disappear. He just stood where he was, hands in his pockets, smiling at her.
"Ul…rich?"
She knew she sounded dumb but, for some reason, she hadn't been so happy to see him in awhile.
She walked over, pulling her jacket around her tighter as a cool wind brushed against her, and hugged him. "Hey."
He pulled his hands from his pockets and hugged her back. "Hey Yumi."
She pulled away and stared at the towers. "The bell towers?"
"Yeah…this is the place where we first met."
She smiled at his sweetness, then furrowed her brows. "We met at Kadic…"
"No," he muttered, putting an arm around her. "The day before you came to Kadic, your family came here to see the bells. I saw you here and I thought you were an angel. Then, when you came to Kadic and even became part of our group…well, I dunno, it was perfect."
"And what about once we started dating, and got engaged? What was it then?" she teased, feeling stupid for not remembering there were bells here. She'd transferred to Kadic a while ago, but she couldn't believe she'd forgotten even being here.
"Heaven."
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"Only a few more weeks…"
The girl sighed. "Yeah, for you! I've got a couple of months!"
Odd stuck his tongue out playfully at the girl. "Sucks to be you!"
She picked up a pillow and hit him over the head with it. "What was that?"
He straightened up. "Nothing Sam."
She smirked. "That's what I thought."
They were sitting in her dorm room, doing homework. Odd only had a few weeks of school left though Sam had a few months. Of course, they had planned to go live in Paris with the others as soon as they could and Odd was already saving money from his part time job.
He glanced at his watch. "Oh shit! I'm late!" he yelled, pulling on his shoes and running out the door. Sam smiled as he left; he was always late for work. It was a surprise he hadn't been fired yet. He ran back into the room and gave her a quick kiss then left again.
She lied on her bed and stared at the ceiling, closing her eyes to the overhead light. She jumped as someone knocked at the door.
Sam sighed and stood up, walking over to the door and opening it. She gasped when she saw who was there.
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Christmas was right around the corner and snow was lightly falling upon the earth. Ulrich was holding Yumi's hand as they walked along the stores, looking for things for the children's room. They decided, because of everything, not to exchange presents this year, though Ulrich knew he'd probably get her something anyway.
"Well, Jeremie and Aelita are having their bachelor and bachelorette parties next week, even if they don't know it…should we get supplies?" asked Yumi, walking past a store that seemed to be made for parties of the sort.
Ulrich shrugged and they walked in, looking around. They had mainly left the parties in Odd and Sam's hands, so they expected them to be wild, but the thought was fun.
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Odd sat behind the counter at his work, looking through a magazine. Everything was set. The hardest part was making sure Aelita and Jeremie didn't find out about the parties until that night. Ulrich and Yumi had arranged for the food, Sam planned Aelita's party, and Odd…was going to make sure the genius had one hell of a time.
After all, you only live once, right?
Right.
He picked up the phone to call someone, but he got a customer.
Well, actually, two customers… Sissy and William.
He almost gagged, but stopped himself in time.
"Sissy dear! Your Ulrich wanted me to ask you for a favor!" he said mockingly. She tried not to act too excited, since William was there.
"What?"
Odd smiled to himself.
Let the games begin.
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The week passed without much excitement on most people's part. Aelita had no idea of what was going on, though Jeremie seemed suspicious of Odd's sudden odd behavior. Aelita, in her loneliness of being home alone while Jeremie was at work, had gotten a rabbit.
Jeremie didn't know yet.
She smiled as she watched the rabbit hop around the house, making sure to have secured most of the wires. It was Saturday, so Jeremie should've been home soon. She walked into the kitchen to get something to drink when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey Ae! Guess what? Sam and Odd decided to come visit! Can you meet us at the mall?" It was Yumi.
Aelita smiled. "Sure…but lemme call Jeremie first to let him know, in case he comes home before we do."
Yumi's mouth fell open. "NO! I mean… eh heh… Don't worry about it. Odd already called him. He's gonna meet up with the guys later."
Aelita nodded. "Alright. I'll see you guys soon then."
"Meet us at the giant fountain!" Yumi confirmed. Aelita agreed and flipped her phone closed. She put the rabbit back in her cage and brushed through her hair before grabbing a coat and heading to the mall.
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"What the fu-" His mouth was covered by a strong hand as it clasped over it.
"Hey Jer." The voice was familiar…too familiar.
The voice was odd.
"Odd!" he grumbled from beneath the hand, trying to pry it off of his mouth. "Whad ar ou toing?"
Odd smiled and Jeremie noticed Ulrich was there as well. He shouldn't have been scared. These were his friends…right?
Right.
Once he stopped struggling, Odd released him. "Hey buddy! Did you miss me?"
Jeremie stood up straight and brushed himself off. "Yeah Odd…up until that. What were you doing?"
"Nothing! Hey…the girls said they wanted to go look at shoes or something, so…"
"Yeah!" Ulrich cut in. "Yumi's feet are swelling so much she's been having to wear mine!"
"Why don't we go get some food!? We'll save the girls seats at the restaurant."
"Odd," Jeremie stared at him in shock, fixing his glasses. "How many times have you eaten today? I swear, you have four stomachs!"
Ulrich smirked. "And he uses them all to the max!"
"Why have them if I'm not gonna use them?"
"I'd agree, but you have a brain, and you NEVER use that," Ulrich retorted, smiling.
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"These will go good with the dress, and they're pink," Sam said, handing a pair of heels to her friend, Aelita. Aelita smiled-they were perfect.
"Now what? I bet you anything Odd dragged the men off to eat," Sam asked, walking out of the store, holding her bag so loose she almost dropped it. There was obviously something on her mind.
"Should we go meet up with them?" Aelita asked, awkwardly carrying all three of her bags, afraid she would fall over.
Yumi put on her acting face. "Oh no! I left my wallet at home! I was wondering why I only had a little cash…do you guys mind going back with me to get it really fast?"
Sam agreed and Aelita nodded. "Should we tell the boys?"
Yumi smiled. "No, we're girls, and we're shopping. They probably won't expect us until way later."
"Let's hope," Sam muttered beneath her breath.
They called for a cab and went back to Yumi's house. Sam and Yumi smirked as they got out of the car.
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"Where are those girls?"
A sigh escaped his lips as he laid his head on the table, glasses going slightly askew. He erected himself with much trouble and looked around. It was getting late.
"Shopping. They are women after all."
Jeremie nodded to Ulrich's response. "Still…you think they would've called or something."
"Hey! Imagine meeting you guys here!" Theo said, walking over to their table. Odd, mouth full of his sixth hamburger, said a muffled hello then returned to eating.
"Hey Theo, what's up?"
"Well," he said awkwardly… "I…needed to ask Jeremie a favor."
Jeremie perked up when he heard his name. "What is it?"
"There's something wrong with my computer, and I can't reboot it…it has everything from work on it…can you maybe come look at it?"
"Don't worry. We'll call the girls when we get there," piped Odd, now finished with his burger, so Jeremie agreed.
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Ulrich, Odd, Jeremie, and Theo stood in front of Theo's house. He still lived at home with his parents, but they were gone for the week.
They walked up the path to the door, Ulrich and Odd smirking and Theo stifling back laughs.
"Should I be scared?" asked Jeremie.
The boys nodded. "If only he knew."
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This chapter was going to go into the parties and everything, but it was taking too long so I decided to end it here. Next chapter will be of the parties and last bit of wedding plans…and I promise I'll get it out ASAP! Sorry this chapter was really bad…I was trying to get it done for you guys, since I'm leaving for Dallas in all of about twenty minutes…eh heh…and I haven't packed yet!
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