"And the code was scrambled, so I had to…"

Aelita tuned out again, staring at Jeremy's brown sweater. She liked the blue better.

"Aelita? Are you getting this?"

She snapped back. "Yeah, sure."

"Are you sure?"

She had to fight back a sigh and nodded. Jeremy continued to talk, and soon Aelita found herself wishing that he would stop. Of course, she didn't mind talking to him or hearing him talk normally, but did they always have to talk about codes and Lyoko? Why not something else for a change?

Then she began to lean forward, thinking of a way to shut him up and get him talking about something else at the same time.

"—the algorithm, I—uh, Aelita, what are you doing? Aelita?"

Jeremy tried to lean backwards, but Aelita darted forward and caught him in a kiss. She felt him go rigid as her hands slipped down to his shoulders, half out of instinct and half to make him stay, but something told her that he wouldn't be moving for a long time.