Release pt.1 (continued)
Next
day, after school, and we find the gang heading into the city.
"Am
I glad school's finally over" Aelita said, walking hand in hand
with Jeremie.
"Hey, that's usually my line!" Odd said in
a mock hurt voice.
Aelita wasn't kidding though. The whole day had
just been one disaster after the other. First a light buld blew in
the Science Class when she had turned it on, then her bunsen burner
wouldn't work first time, during lunch she lost her fork and had to
get a new one, and last but not least, after PE she had gone to
change in the locker room only to find that someone had stolen her
underwear.
All in all she was more then happy when the end bell
had rung.
"So, what are we going to do today?" she
asked.
For a moment she thought she saw a look pass between Yumi,
Ulrich, Odd and Jeremie.
"Well, I was thinking of taking you
to a movie. What about you guys?" Jeremie asked.
"Sorry,
Yumi and I've got stuff to do" Ulrich said, arm around
Yumi.
"Yeah, me too" Odd said, trying to look innocent
but failing.
"O.K, well, see you guys later then"
"Later
Aelita!" Yumi waved as Aelita and Jeremie walked away.
As
they rounded the corner Aelita thought she heard a thump followed by
Odd saying "Ow! What?"
"I can't wait to see
this movie, it's suppose to be really good-"
"Jeremie?"
"Yeah
Aelita?"
"What are you guys up to?" Aelita asked,
leaning in close and staring Jeremie straight in the eyes, their
faces centimetres apart.
"Uh, uh, n-nothing, nothing at all"
Jeremie said blushing, giving her a weak smile. Aelita continued to
stare at him for a few seconds before smiling and giving him a quick
peck on the lips.
"You're a terrible liar, but that's one of
the things I love about you"
"Whew!" Jeremie sighed
inwardly as they continued on walking.
A sudden creaking noise
made him look up, only to see a large billboard totter and fall down,
rushing down straight at them!
"Look out!" he shouted,
tackling Aelita into the road, just as the large sign came crashing
down, smashing to bits as it impacted on the ground.
"That
was close!" he huffed, his heart hammering in his chest. "You
Ok Aelita?"
"Yeah, just a bit shook up" Aelita
said, staring at the spot they had been standing, now covered in
wooden debris.
As Jeremie helped Aelita up neither of them
noticed a lone shadow standing on the roof of the fallen
billboard.
"Rats, missed" Taliea said, snapping her
fingers. "Oh well, better luck next time".
She watched
as they walked away before moving back a bit and then running
straight towards the edge of the roof.
Jumping off she fell down
towards the street, turning into smoke that swirled and vanished into
a lamppost on the street corner.
