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The next three days passed without incident. Kasey spent most of her time moving the last of her things in, and was finally feeling adjusted to her new life. Though she wouldn't admit it to the others she was starting to fall for Odd. She sat in her room staring out the window. It was a rainy day and the afternoon PE had been canceled. She had taken the time to relax and let her mind drift.

Ulrich walked into Jeremy's room and was greeted by the young genius and a somber looking Yumi.

"What's wrong?" Ulrich asked seeing Yumi's grave manner.

"Ulrich, Yumi and I did an analysis of the tracer that Kasey injected into herself."

Ulrich looked at them confused, "So what did you find?"

Yumi answered, "Ulrich we found a way to track the signal, we thought it would be a good way to keep tabs on Kasey just in case something was to happen, well when we turned the program on we….." Yumi didn't finish because of the knot of fear that formed in her throat.

"Ulrich, there is another signal being emitted from the school, another operative is among us."

Ulrich was stunned at Jeremy's words. With operatives showing up so soon, there was no way for the gang to prepare or secure the factory.

"So what should we do?"

"We need to let Kasey know, and I'm sure Odd will want to be in on any plans we make, Jeremy call Aelita, I'll help Ulrich round up Kasey and Odd."

Kasey lay down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. 'I'm truly alone aren't I' Kasey muttered to herself.

"No your not, you have your friends…and you have me."

Kasey jumped at Odd's voice, "When did you come in?" Kasey asked, more curious than accusing.

Odd smiled, he loved everything about Kasey, even her past made her into a damsel in distress, the kind of girl he could rescue and protect. Odd snapped out of his momentary analysis of his feelings and answered.

"I just walked in, sorry, I just wanted to see if you wanted to go eat soon."

"Odd it's four in the afternoon, are you hungry already?"

Odd smiled again and Kasey just laughed, "I should have known, I'd be happy to keep you company for your fourth meal today."

The two stood and headed to the door and ran face to face with Yumi and Ulrich.

"Hey guys, Kasey and I are about to go eat, want to join?"

Odd and Kasey suddenly grew less cheerful and the mood of their friends.

"What's wrong?" Kasey asked.

Yumi stared sadly at her new friend, "Kasey we figured a way to track you through the tracer you injected, and well, there's another person putting out the same signal here at Kadic, we think an operative is somewhere on campus."

Kasey felt her muscles go weak. All the months of planning and changing her identity was shot down the drain. She could never run fast enough. She would have fallen in despair had Odd not caught her and helped her to her bed.

"It'll be ok, Kasey, I promise I'll take care of you."

Kasey just sat on her bed wrapped in Odd's comforting arms. Ulrich and Yumi stepped out for a moment to give Kasey a moment to regain her composure.

"Do you think there is anything we can do to protect her?" Yumi asked

Ulrich looked at the ground, "I don't know Yumi, I'm just not sure, but I'm worried about how dangerous this could get, I'm worried about you."

Yumi was shocked, "Why are you worried about me? It's Kasey they want not me."

"These are the kind of people that will stop at nothing, and use any means possible, I'm…" Ulrich left the last part unsaid, he knew Yumi understood.

"Ulrich I'll be ok, and if I'm ever in trouble, I know you will be there to help me find my way out." Yumi leaned in and kissed Ulrich long and hard, it was the first passionate kiss they had shared, and both relished in the momentary comfort it brought.

On the other side of the door Kasey was trembling in Odd's arms. She looked up into his eyes, blinking the tears away to clear her vision.

"Odd it's never going to end," Kasey sobbed, "They'll always hunt me down, they think I know something and they'll stop at nothing to get it."

Odd hugged her, "Kasey, I won't let anyone harm you or take you away."

"Odd you don't understand, if you try to protect me, they might kill you."

"I can't let them take you Kasey, I just can't."

Kasey looked in wonder at Odd, "Why Odd, why can't you let me go, you've only known me a few days."

"Those few days have been some of the greatest of my life so far," Odd paused for a moment building up the courage for what he was going to say next. "Kasey, I love you, since the day we met I've loved you, I can't let you go."

Kasey started to cry, but for once her tears were tears of joy, "Odd, I love you too."

After Kasey and Odd regained control of their emotions they joined Ulrich and Yumi and headed to Jeremy's room. When they entered they found Aelita crying over Jeremy's body. Ulrich ran to his friend's side and felt for a pulse.

"He's still alive, just unconscious, Aelita what happened?"

Aelita tried to speak but the words caught in her throat and she coughed. Yumi ran to get the nurse.

"Jeremy called me to meet him, he said it was urgent, when I got here I found him like this, I bent down to see if he was….to see if he was alive and you came in."

The nurse and Jim rushed into the room and carried Jeremy to the nurse's office to be treated. Jim questioned the teens, but they had no clue what had happened. Jim left and Jeremy's computer started flashing a symbol.

"Guys that's Xana's symbol on the computer."

The screen changed and text started flowing across it.

If you want to find the operative check the recording on

Jeremy's computer, I turned on the

Camera when the operative entered,

More later.

The computer flashed the hated symbol once more and the screen returned to normal. Aelita rushed to the computer and found a file on the desktop. She opened it and a video started running showing Jeremy sitting at his computer and a figure sneaking up behind him.

"Oh my God!" Yumi exclaimed when she saw the operatives face.

"I knew I didn't like him before, but now." Ulrich muttered.

Odd looked at the video, "William you Bastard."

"Why would William do this?" Aelita whimpered.

"He's sending a message," Kasey said, "He's letting us know that he knows he's being tracked."

The four teens looked at the computer, and then it hit Ulrich hard and fast.

"Why did Xana help us?"

The others expressed their confusion and left to check on Jeremy.

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