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 14: Doubt in the Heart

"Hey, c'mon. Let's head back to the bus," said Jeremie, holding Aelita in his arms.

She hugged his arms tighter. "I wanna sleep," she mumbled, resting her head on his chest.

They were sitting together under a tree, Jermie's arms around Aelita, as she sat on the ground in between his legs.

Jeremie rested his head against the trunk and sighed, smiling happily. He shifted and kissed the top of her head. "I love you, Aelita..."

She smiled slightly and lifted her head to meet his eyes with her own. "I love you too," she whispered softly, as she kissed his cheek.

Jeremie smiled back and rested his head back on the trunk of the tree.

Jeremie looked away sadly. Oh how he missed the beautiful scent of his beloved Aelita. How he missed his darling, the one he first fell in love with. Now he was stuck with her look-alike, Taelia.

AHHH! There it is! The horror of her teeth!

He looked at her smiling face.

"You okay, Jer?" she asked.

He nodded, forcing out a smile. "Yeah, I'm good."

She raised her eyebrow slightly, but shook her head, as if to reassure herself. "Whatever. Tell me which shirt looks cuter, the maroon (is she maroon? lol, I forgot...) one or the pink one?"

"The pink one," he replied absentmindedly, the shirts vaguely reminding him of two certain girls.

'Oh Aelita,' he thought. 'What have to done to me?'

Aelita smiled as she walked hand in hand with Theo. She watched the flashing and dancing lights at the front of each store, and thought in wonder how much money it cost to have them all.

"How much does it usually cost to run a store like this one?" she asked, pointing to a store full of electronics.

Theo stared at her and shook his head smiling. "Sometimes, Aelita, I wonder where you come up with these questions. And, well, I don't know how much."

'I bet Jeremie would know,' she thought sadly.

They continued on and stopped by a balloon vendor.

Theo smiled and bought a pink dog-shaped one. He smiled.

"Here you go. A pink version of your favorite animal," he handed it to her, proud that he bought something for her.

Aelita stared at it in a weird way. "Dogs aren't my favorite animal."

Theo shrugged. "Eh, whatever. At least I got you something, right?"

She raised an eyebrow, but took hold of it anyway.

'Jeremie would know my favorite animal. They are TIGERS for heaven's sake! How lame could this boy get?' she thought angrily.

She scowled slightly, but quickly shook it off. 'Theo is STILL ten times better than Jeremie.'

Still though, she could hear a voice in the back of her head.

'You still love him...'

Ulrich, Yumi, Odd, and Lia all walked side-by-side to the nearest ice cream shop, which happened to be Baskin Robbins.

Odd smiled. "Let's get some FOOD!" he said happily, opening the door.

Ulrich smirked and replied, "His first priority is his stomach."

Yumi giggled softly, and followed Ulrich into the store.

Lia and Odd stood in line, while Yumi and Ulrich settled into a booth.

A little while later, Odd and Lia came back with the ice cream and slid into the same booth as Yumi and Ulrich.

"So did you guys hear?" asked Yumi, licking a small drop off her cone.

"Hear what?" asked Lia.

"Aelita and Jer broke up. She's with Theo now. And Jeremie's with Taelia."

Odd nearly choked on his ice cream. "No WAY! Seriously?"

Ulrich nodded sadly. "It's pretty sad, isn't it? I know for a fact they still love each other, but they're just too proud to admit it."

Lia sighed. "Oh wow. I really thought the two were gonna stay together forever. Guess not."

Yumi smiled. "You got a little bit of ice cream on your lip, Ulrich."

Ulrich cocked his head funny. "Really? Where is it?"

Yumi slowly slid her tongue across her lip. "Right...there..." she said, stopping at a certain point. "Just do this," she continued, licking her lip again.

Ulrich just stared at her tongue, slowly gliding across the surface of her lip. He growled deep within his chest, longing to her his lips upon hers again.

"Uhh...Ulrich? Yoo-hoo. Eh, whatever, I'll get it off for you." Yumi reached for the napkin and brushed his lips with the napkin gently.

Ulrich grinned slightly. "Thanks."

She grinned back. "No problem."

Lia giggled. "Well, now, if we're all done flirting, let's head back to the bus now."

Yumi and Ulrich blushed slightly and gathered up their stuff, presumably to leave.

The two couples walked out the store and strolled in the direction of the bus.

'Hmm...Cherry Blossom Park. Nice name,' thought Aelita, as she stared out the window of the bus.

She stared in pure awe as the bus rolled to a stop. Her eyes remained glued to the scene in front of her.

Luscious green hills rolled across the land. Japanese cherry trees dotted around the area. The park seemed so lively, with the squirrels and chipmunks chatting, the birds singing and the wind rustling the leaves of the trees.

Aelita smiled as she stepped outside. The gentle breeze blew across her face as she exhaled a small cloud of smoke. She wrapped her jacket around herself tighter and put on her scarf.

She walked towards the tour guide, as did many other students.

"Students, this is the very park where Abraham Lincoln spent his days when he needed rest (pfft. Yeah right. That was made-up by yours truly). Feel free to roam the area. Be back at about 5, and then we'll head back to the hotel."

Aelita smiled to herself as she wandered the park, marveling at the pink blossoms floating softly to the ground. (Picture a cobblestone path with benches on either side. Around you is very, VERY green grass, and trees surrounding the area, with little pink blossoms flying everywhere. :sigh: How pretty...)

Two arms rested themselves around her waist and someone nestled his mouth into the crook of her neck.

"Hey baby..." said Theo, nibbling softly.

She sighed happily, and tilted her head back slightly, allowing him more access.

He grinned and let her go. His lips brushed softly against her cheek as he spun her around to face him.

"How's my darling?" asked Theo, enveloping her in a hug.

She smiled and closed her eyes. "Just peachy."

He chuckled softly and let go of her.

She stared into his deep chocolate eyes and leaned closer to him as he did the same.

Her lips softly traveled over his as the kiss become more intense. Aelita moaned softly as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and her hands playing with the hairs on the back of his head.

"Ahem."

Aelita broke off the kiss as turned in the direction of the voice.

'Eek...' she thought as she looked at Jim.

Theo dropped his arms from her waist and rubbed the back of his neck. "Uhh...hey Jim."

Jim crossed his arms over his chest and grinned evilly (like he always does). "Do you two not understand the rule 'Do not display any type of public affection' at all?"

Theo sighed. "Yes sir, sorry sir. We got carried away."

"If I catch you two doing that ever again, I will make sure you both get detention for a week." Jim nodded to the couple and walked away.

Aelita blushed slightly. "I'm sorry."

Theo shrugged. "It's okay." And he walked away.

Aelita fumed behind him. "When I said sorry, I meant for you to say, 'No, it's my fault. I'M sorry.' But NoOoOoOoO."

She gasped and clamped her hands over her mouth, hoping Theo didn't hear her. She sighed in relief when she saw him in the distance.

"Phew. Good thing he didn't hear me."

"Who?" asked a voice behind her.

She spun around and turned to face Jeremie and Taelia.

She frowned. "None of your business."

Jeremie scowled. "Geez. I was just trying to be nice."

"Well, it wasn't very nice, now was it?"

Jeremie unlatched his hand from Taelia's. "You know what? I am getting sick of this! You are CONSTANTLY obsessing over Theo, even though he's a DIMWIT, and he has no idea what's going on, except the fact that he parades over your mouth every chance he gets!"

"WHY the FREAK would YOU care. Of all people in the world, you just HAD to be jealous over the fact that I'm with Theo. And I KNOW you are, Jer, so don't mask it, okay? You are just a BIG FREAKIN GEEK, with NOTHING in his brain except Taelia."

"Well, gee, at least I'm HUMAN. At least I have a FAMILY, someone to go to when I need help with something. At least I wasn't formed out of a COMPUTER."

Aelita gasped and fought to hold back her tears. That was her one weak spot.

"I didn't NEED help making a MATERIALIZATION code, cuz I am REAL, not a wimpy program found in an alternate world called Lyoko!"

Aelita whimpered slightly as a tear slowly slid down her cheek.

Jeremie cursed loudly and yelled, "I don't deserve this kind of treatment! I get you out of a computer, and you decide to reward me by—"

"JEREMIE, THAT IS ENOUGH!" yelled Taelia. "I have HAD it with your little war between the two of you, and I expect you to end it NOW. And, yes, Jer, I am breaking up with you. Cuz I don't wanna be in this kinda crap that you are with Aelita. Good bye and good RIDDANCE!"

She stormed off leaving a shocked Jeremie, Aelita, and Theo. (Theo slipped in while Aelita and Jeremie were arguing, kay?)

Theo smiled. "Well, Jer, it seems like you and Aelita were in some deeper shit than I thought. I think I'll go now."

Aelita sniffled a bit, and ran off in the opposite direction, towards the pond.

Jeremie slapped his forehead and sought to find Aelita.