Note: This is Anime Bubbles' Story! I am "adopting" it. I will be writing the next chapter where she left off.

gOOD tIMES fASHO'

By: Anime Bubbles

Chapter 12: Nightmares from Fate Pt 3

Aelita walked up to Jeremie and tapped him on the shoulder. "Uh, can I talk to you for a sec?"

His smile faltered a bit. "Aelita, can't you see we're busy? We almost beat the game."

She nodded slowly. "Whatever." She turned around to walk away.

Taelia smiled. "Hi, I don't believe I've ever met you before. What's your name?"

She turned back around. "I'm Aelita. And you would be...?"

"Name's Taelia. What's your relationship with Jeremie?"

Aelita smiled. "He's my boy—" She suddenly stopped halfway in her speech.

"Aelita, are you alright?" asked Jeremie, waving a hand in front of her face.

"Yes, I'm fine," she replied, scowling. "He happens to be my ex-boyfriend."

Jeremie's eyes grew huge. "E—ex?"

Aelita nodded solemnly. "Yes. Ex. See you two around." She sighed and walked away.

Jeremie turned to Taelia. "Will you excuse me for a moment?"

She nodded, and he walked away, following Aelita.

"Aelita, come back!"

She stopped. "What Jeremie?"

He stopped right behind her and placed an arm around her waist. "Why?" he breathed into her ear.

She trembled slightly in pleasure. "Isn't it simple enough? We obviously like other people, so might as well break up..."

He looked slightly puzzled and let go of her. "Other people?"

She turned to face him. "Do I have to spell it out for you? You like Taelia."

He folded his arms across his chest. "I like Taelia. What about you, huh? You like Theo."

She scowled. "At least I don't flirt with him and ignore my boyfriend when he wants to talk."

He threw his hands up in the air. "What is your PROBLEM, Aelita? We just wanted to get the high score. Doesn't mean you have to be so pissy about it. What, are you jealous?"

Aelita's face grew hard. "I am FAR from jealous, Jer. I should be asking you why YOU'RE jealous. Look, Theo merely bought me a drink. You don't have to get all psyched and think I'm cheating on you."

Jeremie scowled. "I. Am. So. Not. JEALOUS!"

She looked him straight in the eye. "I don't give a damn. It's over. And now that you're my EX-boyfriend, I won't NEED to give a damn. So step OFF!"

She turned away and left.

Jeremie just stood there, shocked as hell. It happened, it actually happened. She broke up with me, he thought.

He shook his head and walked back to Taelia.

He resumed the game.

"You alright?" she asked.

He smiled at her. "Yep, I'm fine," he replied, winking at her.

Aelita wandered along the streets, alone, looking for a place to shop.

She walked by a store full of skateboards and such and decided to stop by out of curiosity.

She walked inside and was greeted by walls full of boards hung up, shelves full of accessories, and equipment further into the back.

She strolled around and bumped into Theo.

She smiled. "Hey."

Theo smiled back. "Hey. Whatcha doing here?"

"Oh, I was just looking around. This place looked interesting enough, so I figured I'd take a look. You?"

"I wanted to check it out too. You skate?" he asked, placing his hands on his hips.

She shook her head. "Nah. Looks too dangerous."

He chuckled. "It's not that bad. I should know. Broke an arm twice. That's all."

Aelita giggled slightly. "Well, anyway, I never got to thank you, so thanks for the drink."

Theo blushed. "It was no problem. Hope your boyfriend didn't get too mad..."

She sighed and looked at the floor. "We broke up."

He looked puzzled. "Just right now?"

"Yep. It just wasn't working out."

He hugged her. "Oh, I'm sorry. You wanna go get an ice cream or something?"

She smiled slightly. "Yeah. I'd like that. You know, you don't have to be so nice to me."

He pulled away. "I can't resist being nice to such a beautiful girl like you."

She blushed slightly and grinned sheepishly.

He continued. "Jeremie's crazy for letting go of you. C'mon, I'll cheer you up."

She smiled and took hold of his hand. They walked out of the store hand-in-hand to an ice cream stand, just across the street.

Theo smiled at the man. "Hi. Can I have a rocky road ice cream scoop on a cone, and also a chocolate scoop on a cone, please? (I know that sounded kinda awkward, but eh, I don't really care...)"

The big jolly man smiled back and said, "Hang on a sec, okay?"

Theo nodded.

Moments later, the man handed Theo the two cones after he had paid for the ice cream.

Theo smiled and handed Aelita the ice cream as they walked down the street.

"So, how you like the trip so far?" asked Theo.

Aelita shrugged. "It was okay, but I really miss France. That's all."

He nodded. "Yeah. Same here. I also miss my family..."

Jeremie smiled. Taelia was looking around the souvenir store, looking for something suitable to find for her parents.

"How about this?" she asked, holding up a keychain.

He shook his head. "Nah, too expensive."

She smiled and nodded. "Good point." She took hold of his hand and pointed to another store. "Let's go there."

Jeremie blushed and squeezed her hand. "Okay." He smiled inwardly, knowing how jealous Aelita would be.

Aelita and Theo had long ago finished their ice cream and her walking out of a store full of souvenirs.

Theo slung his arm around Aelita's shoulders casually and smiled at her.

She smiled back and kissed his cheek. "Thanks for this day. It's been a lot of fun."

He blushed and grinned cheekily. "It's nothing. Besides, you looked like you could use some cheering up."

Aelita leaned against his shoulder contently smiling, until her eyes came in contact with Jeremie's.

The two couples were in front of each other.

She plastered on a fake smile. "Hello, Jeremie, Taelia."

Jeremie scowled slightly. "Hey."

Both Taelia and Theo noticed the tension in the air and grew nervous.

Theo grinned slightly. "Uh...we were just about to go, right Aelita?"

She looked up at him and nodded. "Yeah. See you two around."

Taelia nodded. "Uh… yeah. Bye guys!"

The two couples walked off in opposite directions and didn't dare look back at each other...