Notes: I HAVE THE POWER!!
Yugi: (cringing) Power of what?
I HAVE THE POWER OF TRANSLATION!!
Y. Bakura: Oooh, ooh oooh! Translating what?
I HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSLATE t.A.T.u.!!! I did it in the last chapter. That song that I used. It's the Doschitai song. And no, I cannot spell it right. You'll just have to look up the spelling.
Chapter 11
"What did you find out Aelita?" Asked Jeremy.
"Well, for one thing, I found out that the crests have names. Yours is the crest of knowledge. The others are Courage, Friendship, Love, Sincerity, Reliability, Hope, Light, Kindness, and Destiny. There are also three Holy Crests that are incredibly rare. They are the crests of Creativity, Serenity and Nobility. They're emotionally tied to their owners. So that's why Yumi's went dark. She must have been rather depressed."
"I also found that you're a digidestined. But Gennai is still trying to find a digimon that fits your personality. He's also planning to invite you to the digital world, you and the others. They'd invite me too if I could make it. The invitation goes out tomorrow… oops excuse me, today and we get to go sometime in the next week. Yumi will be our guide. Gennai was also not predicting Yumi's crest going black."
"I can't wait. I want to see the computers that Gennai has at his castle." Jeremy said enthusiastically. "Maybe I could learn something that would work on Lyoko."
"Maybe." Silence for a long moment. "Jeremy, are you upset about what I said about you and Ken?"
Jeremy's eyes widened. Then he looked ashamed at the floor. "No, I'm not. But I think you're actually making sense. I just… I don't know what to do. I mean… well… I'm not sure what I mean. I just feel so mixed up, you know?"
"No I don't know Jeremy. Have you talked to any of the others?"
Jeremy shook his head. "I wasn't going to tell you originally." He flushed shyly. "Out of all the others, you're the one that I trust the most." He sighed.
"Well… okay, I won't tell. But you'll have to promise me that you'll find the right place and time to talk to Ken about your feelings." Aelita put her arms akimbo on her hips.
Jeremy brightened. Then he realized that Aelita truly wasn't angry with him. More than that, Aelita was trying to HELP him. Tears sprung to Jeremy's eyes. "I… I promise." He said as he wiped them on the sleeve of his pajamas.
"Good, now get some rest. You have that school dance tomorrow." Aelita said with a charming wink.
Jeremy lay back on his bed with a sigh. But he felt a rosy feeling in his chest. Aelita wasn't upset with him! She truly wasn't upset! More than that, she had LET him go. She had been willing to do what it took to make him happy. That was truly what love was about. Jeremy realized. Maybe if Yumi had known that, her crest would have glowed by now, it certainly wouldn't have been blackened.
Speaking of crests. Jeremy felt something warm vibrating against his chest. "The crest!" He cried, pulling it out.
Indeed, Jeremy's crest was glowing bright purple. Jeremy felt a rush of joy. He had done it, HIS crest was glowing!
Jeremy realized that his crest wasn't just about acquiring knowledge. It was about self knowledge, and it was about USING what one knew to make a difference in your life, and the world. That was what he could learn in the digital world, how to make himself and the world, better.
With a soft smile, Jeremy closed his hand over the crest. He fell asleep with the still warm crest in his hand.
The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town
You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day - the sky falls
You feel like it's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
The clock radio woke Jeremy out of a sound sleep. His crest had stopped glowing and Odd was banging on his door. "She's got that sweat drippin' all over her body
Do you like that sweat drippin' all over my body?
Yea, I like that
That sweat drippin' all over your body
You like that sweat drippin' all over my body." Odd sang as he drummed on the door.
"ODD I'VE GOT AN ALARM CLOCK ALREADY I DON'T NEED YOU RAPPING IN MY EAR!" Jeremy shouted.
"Rise and shine Einstein, you're late for breakfast!" Odd grinned and continued. "Drop down and get your eagle on girl! Drop down and get your eagle on girl! Hell naw ain't leavin me alone girl! Drop down and getcher eagle on girl!"
Jeremy rolled his eyes, but looked at the clock. He'd slept two whole hours after he'd normally gotten up! He jumped out of bed and had his clothes on in seconds. Then he grabbed his bag and ran downstairs to the cafeteria. Ulrich and Odd were already waiting. "GUESS WHAT??" Jeremy squealed as he plunked down with his tray and started stuffing food into his mouth.
"What? And Jeremy, if you don't slow down you're going to choke." Ulrich pointed out.
"I got my crest to glow!" Jeremy grinned. He looked like his face would split in half.
"HOW??" Odd demanded. "I mean, without it going black like Yumi's did."
"Well." And Jeremy did slow down long enough to explain. "Aelita and I were talking about stuff. We'll talk philosophy from time to time. And something she said caught my attention. So I thought about it for awhile, and come to my own conclusion, and suddenly the crest starts to glow! Sure startled me." Jeremy said with his mouth full.
"And now you're so happy that your manners are worse than Odds." Ulrich pulled Odd into a headlock and mussed up his hair.
"Hey! I resemble that remark!" Odd said as he pulled himself free. "Congrat's Einstein, why don't we throw a frat party to celebrate?"
"Uh… I think that's a little extreme." Pointed out Ulrich. "But that's great Jeremy. Now if we only knew what your digimon was."
"You guys!" Yumi plunked herself down at the table. "Okay why are all of you grinning like idiots?"
They explained and Jeremy finished off half a pancake in one bite. "And we've never seen him so excited." Odd pointed out. "Makes me wish that I had a crest."
"No, that's why we have coffee." Yumi rolled her eyes. "Speaking of which, I'd better see if there's any left." She got up and accidentally stepped on Sissy's toe on the way over. Sissy let out a yelp of pain and Odd giggled.
"You'd think that she were me. That was a classic Yumi! Congratulations." He said when Yumi came back, minus coffee.
"Gimme Coffee." Yumi growled, snatching Odd's mug. "Just Tea?" She asked mournfully, giving it back.
"Did they run out up front?" Ulrich asked, curious.
"No, they said that coffee wasn't for kids." Yumi growled irritably. "I feel like I've been run over by a bus. I NEED coffee."
"Yeay." Odd rolled his eyes. "Hey Einstein, you're awfully quiet. The high from the crest crash or something."
"It's not a high, and I'm just hungry, that's all." Jeremy said as he bit off half of a slice of bacon.
"Wow. I've never seen you eat like this before." Odd said, with sardonic amazement. "Hey, when I get a crest, can I eat like a pig too? Whoops, here comes Davis." Odd got up and lead Davis and Ken over to their table.
"What's got you in such a good mood?" Asked Ken.
"For me to know and you to guess." Jeremy said, finally slowing down. He smiled up at Ken and patted the chair next to him. "Join us."
"Gladly." Ken said, taking his usual seat. "So, you guys gonna work on the scanners this afternoon?"
"If X.A.N.A. doesn't attack this afternoon yes, we will." Jeremy said, smiling pleasantly up at Ken. "And we'll bring you and Wormon to Lyoko this afternoon. We'll bring Davis and Demiveemon just after."
"I can't wait!" Davis grinned. "What do you think buddy?" Asked Davis.
Demiveemon popped his head out of Davis' backpack. "I can't wait either. Is this Lyoko a good place for bouncing?"
"And a lot of other things." Odd said with a giggle. "You digimon say the funniest things."
"I like making people laugh and smile." Demiveemon said cheerfully. "It's a lot better than making them cry."
"I suppose that's true too." Jeremy said thoughtfully. "You digimon are wiser than most humans."
"That's what we're proud of." Demiveemon said cheerfully.
Jeremy chuckled thoughtfully. Digimon were indeed wise. Would his digimon be anything like Demiveemon? The idea was a good one. But the thought that he would never be alone, that he would always have his digimon by him. That thought brought a warm feeling to Jeremy's heart. He couldn't wait to get going that afternoon.
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"EUREKA! I'VE GOT IT!" Gennai had finally gotten a match for Jeremy's personality. "Let's see, if I can search the databanks for his digivice type…. Wow. D-3. That's a good sign. He's got power alright." Gennai called Kathy again. "Kathy, get ready for another trip to the real world. We've found Jeremy's digimon and digivice type. If we're lucky, we'll have everything ready by this afternoon."
"Yes Master." And with a small smile, Kathy went back to her room, to prepare for a trip through the gates.