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to answer the reviews question it is now Yumi's turn to talk and then finally Aelita's...

TT can't they choose what Jeremy voice they want?! It was the new voice and then pieces of the old voice! It was awkward! TT I like the old Jeremy voice....sob

Yumi sat in the factory, starring at Jeremy's body. It had been two days, and the body still remained. They had brought blankets, and pillows, and settled him in. Ulrick, and Od even gave him a bath, and dressed him in his pajama's.

They had not told anyone they knew where Jeremy was. If they did, he would be taken away, and sent home. He would leave the country, and they would never see him again. They wouldn't even be able to goto the funeral.

They weren't ready to let go yet.

Yumi looked at his sleeping face and smiled. "Hey Jeremy....no Xana today...thank God. We know how to get in thanks to your directions, but I can't bring myself to go. Not yet."

She stifled a sob and wiped away a tear, "Oh Jeremy...why did this happen? You shouldn't have died. I'm sorry Jeremy." Yumi looked over at Od, who sat in the corner, watching her.

Od had been very quiet since Jeremy's death. He watched Jeremy a lot, just starred at his body. He skipped school, and they found him curled up next to Jeremy asleep. He told them he was waiting for him to wake up.

He seemed to be taking it the hardest...

Besides Aelita

Yumi wasn't too surprised, he had seen Jeremy die. Yumi's heart broke again. To be honest, she had wished she had as well. She wanted so badly to be there for Jeremy in his last moments. Somehow she would have comforted him, somehow.

Ulrick seemed to grow distant, he was there, but not in spirit. It was as if his soul had disappeared.

Ulrick carried around the letter, and often read it. The letter had already become worn, and had small holes in the creases. Yumi and Od had also seen the picture.

Yumi shivered, the picture where he pointed at the computer.

At Xana.

Yumi gritted her teeth and whispered painfully, "I told Aelita. Ulrick was too stressed to do it. He did try, but he had a mild panic attack. It was so scary...Jeremy we gave her your message. She hasn't answered us when we tried to call her ever since."

"If she could cry, I know she would be....you should have made her program to allow tears." Yumi whimpered, and broke. She sobbed on her knees. Jeremy weighing heavy on her mind.

Jeremy was the youngest of the group, and the smallest. He seemed as if he felt awkward with himself. He wasn't nerdy, or handsome. Granted, he was very intelligent, but he didn't try to rub it in their faces. He was caught in the middle.

So it was easy to get along with him. In fact, you could be drawn to this awkward, stumbling boy.

Awkward...

Yumi's head raised.

flashback

"Hey Jeremy!" Yumi smiled sitting by her blonde friend. He was sitting under a tree, his eyes a million miles away. He blinked coming out of his trance and smiled softly. "Hey Yumi."

"Are you okay? You look out of it." Yumi's brow furrowed with concern. Jeremy smiled the same soft sweet smile, and looked sadly at the sunset.

"I don't belong here."

Yumi jumped.

"Jeremy of-"

"Just listen." Jeremy looked at her, and Yumi went silent. He closed his eyes still smiling, and turned towards the sun again. The sunlight reflecting off his cheeks.

"I feel awkward here. As if I'm not supposed to be here. Not like in a bad way! I'm perfectly happy here! I am, but also," Jeremy looked at her, confusion in his eyes, "I feel as if I should be somewhere else. Like I'm being called, you know?"

Yumi watched his features, as emotions played with his face. He sounded so lonely, so incredibly lonely. "Yumi it's weird. I'm perfectly happy here! Honest! I'd never want to leave, but at the same time it feels as if I'm supposed to be elsewhere."

"Jeremy..."

He laughed, "Don't worry Yumi...it's just my brain wondering off."

"But that was so...so..."

Jeremy stood up, and left one last word as he walked off.

"Awkward."

end of flashback

Yumi went quiet again, and rose. Od, and Ulrick looked up at her, and she went over to Jeremy's computer. She touched the large seat he always sat in. Wide eyed, the others starred as she sat down, and placed the microphone over her ear.

"Aelita."

Yumi was surprised to see their virtual friend answer after she'd been avoiding them. The two girls sat in silence, Od and Ulrick coming to join them.

Aelita, was wide eyed, and looked surprised and confused. But Yumi didn't really notice.

"Jeremy is gone Aelita..." Yumi whispered her voice shaking. "But he's fine now. He told me on several occasions he didn't feel right here, so he's happy where ever he is. I know it."

Od and Ulrick watched her as tears dripped down her face.

"I keep thinking this must be the hardest for you, because your all alone there. But he's happy." Yumi whispered her breaths coming out fast.

Flashes of her blonde friend appeared in her head.

His frightened face, blushing when he thought of Aelita, a nervous scared look when Xana was attacking, and even the time he cried.

"But we have memories, so I think...I think everything will be fine, I think we'll all make it somehow. He's still here...right in our heads and hearts...I just wanted you to know."

Aelita looked at them, and in a very soft, shaky voice, she whispered, "I found him."

"What?" Od asked, fresh tears on his face.

Aelita starred at them her eyes wide, and filled with hope.

"I found him. I found Jeremy!"