iamraven: Yeah! Chapter 2!

Odd was walking his way down to Hemers Highway, the highway his parents were both killed on. He was crying while walking there, not caring that he was in his pajamas. It was twenty-degrees out but he didn't really didn't seem to care. He turned onto Hemers, and walked to where the yellow 'CAUTION' tape was glowing. Once he got over there he looked down into the deep ditch. A large tree stood with all it's pride. The car and bodies had been removed, but he could still see the dried blood on the old tree. He slid down into the ditch and stared at the tree.

"He just left like that?" Yumi said laying down on her bed, phone to her ear.

"Yah it was really wierd. He was still wearing his pajamas." Ulrich said from the other line.

"Have you told Jeremy yet?"

"Nah, he's still probably freaking out over Aelita."

"Go figure!" Yumi laughed, "I'll talk to you later, okay? Try to reach Jeremy. I have to go to bed."

"Okay, I'll try. See you at school. Bye."

"Bye!"

Ulrich hung up. He turned the phone back on and dialed Jeremy's number.

"Damned computer! Where's Aelita!!!" Jeremey yelled at the computer. His phone rang.

"Hello." He answered angrily.

"I didn't do anything!" Ulrich said from the other line.

"Sorry, I can't figure out how to get Aelita back."

"Guess who."

"No kidding. Man, today sucked."

"Yah, especially for Odd. Oh get this, he's going to the scene of the crash."

"What? At this time? Stop him!"

"Uh, dude, he's already gone. He left an hour ago."

"You didn't try to stop him?"

"I did, but he snubbed me! And he went out in his pajamas."

"It's twenty-one degrees out!"

"No.....yikes! Gotta go! Jim alert!"

Ulrich hung up, and so did Jeremy.

Odd was still in the same place, just sitting. He was shivering but didn't seem to care. He shut his eyes and began to think (a/n: for once) Why today? Why couldn't I just say goodbye? Why god dammit!!!!? Then out of nowhere, the sound of police sirens broke the scilence of the night. Odd didn't attempt to run.

"I'll ask you one more time," Jim said angrily, "Where is Odd?"

"And I'll tell you one more time, I don't know!" Ulrich yelled back.

Jim stared at Ulrich for a minute. "He went out, didn't he?" Ulrich didn't say anything. Just as Jim was going to say something, his beeper went off. He looked at it and said, "You always get lucky." Then left.

Mr. X sat at his desk watching the four monitors. Each of his four targets per screen.

"Excellent. Jeremy and Odd are off to a good start. Now it's just these two." He pointed to Ulrich and Yumi's screens and chuckled.

Jones stood next to him watching the screens. "Mr. X, I think I have another idea."

Mr. X looked at him smirking evily, "Go on."

Jones smirked similarly, "I've heard there was tension between the girl and one of the boys, I'm pretty sure it's this Ulrich, but if I am right, then my plan will work out."

"What's the plan?"

"I need to make sure I'm right first. But I already have a plan to find out. I'm going to capture one of their teachers and act as a subsitute."

Mr. X made a face, "You do know they're in different grades, right?"

Jones smirked again, "I know I'm not supposed to take control of this, but maybe you can help me out here?"

Mr. X nodded, " I'll take the girl's class. You take the boys'."

"Done, deal."

iamraven: Yah, a short chapter, but the next will be interesting.