What the past taught us
Chapter 2: what a surprise
"Sissi" Ulrich said again
"Hello Ulrich long time no see" Sissi said looking down and not at the boy she once had a massive crush on
"I don't think that this is the right time to fully explain everything" Jeremy said
"That's the understatement of the century" Yumi said still quite shocked
"guys the girls want to see their cake now" Odd said and stopped as he saw Jeremy "Einstein you made it" Odd said taking a step forward then seeing Sissi "no way Sissi" Odd took a step towards her and gave her a quick hug "wait what are you doing here and with Jeremy" at first Odd didn't realize what was going on then it finally sunk in "no way you two aren't" Jeremy nodded
They had been standing out side for some time now they told both of them to come in Yumi introduced Sissi to everyone and she joined in the party with everyone else the cake for the twins was great the two halves were different one side Kai liked which was vanilla frosting and a normal sponge cake with jam in while Gina's half was chocolate which she loved everyone took a piece from one side or the other
The party went on Aelita stayed away from Jeremy causing Odd to do the same but he was also trying to get her to come over and talk to him Yumi didn't like the way they were acting so tried to establish some contact between them
"Aelita just talk to him please for the sake of the party" Odd kept on trying and finally got through to her she held his hand and they walked over to Jeremy who was talking to Yumi "hello Jeremy" Odd said Jeremy spotted Aelita slightly hidden behind him "hello Aelita" Jeremy said quietly "hello Jeremy" Aelita replied quietly Odd's hand felt some pain as Aelita squeezed it slightly
"So what have you been up to Jeremy you've been away for ages" Odd questioned
"Well I went to Japan for a bit then Egypt, England and America" Jeremy said
"Wow guess you have seen a lot" Yumi said
Yumi stepped backwards Jeremy didn't notice she tapped Odd's hand and then held Aelita's and whispered "are you ok you look a little pale" "I'll be fine Yumi I'm still a little annoyed"
"Well if you want to talk to him in private and get some things off your chest you can go into the kitchen I'll make sure no one goes in"
"Maybe" Aelita answered she turned back towards Odd who was still talking to Jeremy but was by now not really paying attention
"Hey Jeremy can I talk to you" said Sissi from across the room
"Why is she so interested in talking to him all of a sudden" Aelita said possibly with a little bit of jealousy
"Aelita I better tell you" Odd whispered the rest but it was obvious what he was saying "she's his what why am I only being told this now" Aelita half shouted and half whispered "because we were going to tell every one after the party" Odd said
"I guess that makes sense" she said calming down
"Yumi can I talk to you" Aelita chimed
After she spoke to Yumi she went into the kitchen Yumi walked over to Jeremy and he went into the kitchen too Odd was a little worried he told Yumi but was clamed down when he found out that Aelita may finally about to confront a dark corner of her past Yumi closed the kitchen door and stood in front of it so no one would enter
"Well Jeremy how have you been" Aelita began
"Fine"
"I think you know why we are both in here"
"Yea to talk about what happened all that time ago"
"How could you Jeremy do you remember what you said that night"
"Yes I do the first year of my life after that was spent running over what I said"
"I said that I would never do anything to hurt you that you were the only one I loved"
"And what did you do during that party do you remember that" Aelita's voice began to get louder
"Yes Aelita I remember it all but you've got to believe me that I was drunk I didn't know what I was doing"
"That's a lie Jeremy"
"What do you mean?"
"I watched you all night and you never had any alcohol"
"That's not true I remember waking up the next morning with a hangover I was sleeping on the floor luckily the party was at Yumi's"
"Jeremy you don't remember what happened because you don't want to admit it"
"you were making out with that girl then I found you later having sex the reason you believe you were drunk and had what you thought was a hangover the next morning was because later you came up to me and asked if I wanted to have sex so I punched you and that's why you were asleep on the floor the punch knocked you out"
"That isn't true it can't be I would have had a bruise or been bleeding"
"You were Yumi cleared it up while you were out you can ask her I never told her why I punched you just that I did"
"then I ran out of her apartment and straight into Odd who had arrived late I was crying and just kept running all they way back to my place Odd came after me but I told him I didn't want to see anyone but he stayed out side my place for four hours in the cold I let him in and we talked I also never told him why I hit you just that I did"
"Well I'm sorry Aelita but I never knew it all seemed like some nightmare to me"
"You broke your promise Jeremy you said that you would never hurt me yet for the rest of the time between then and now I have not been able to even hear your name without starting to cry"
"Aelita I'm sorry I don't know how I could make it up to you but I'll find away" Jeremy took a step forward which Aelita didn't like she swung a punch knowing how dangerous her punches can be from talking to Odd he stepped back quickly
"you Jeremy Belopolis are a BASTARD" Aelita broke down and once again began crying Jeremy took a few steps forward this time Aelita didn't attack him she stood up and looked at him the man she once loved to her he was nothing good just someone from her past who she wished had stayed there but now why couldn't she stop staring
Jeremy couldn't stop looking at her eyes either the girl in front of him the one person who had made him happy for once was now crying only a little but was looking at him the same way he was looking at her Jeremy took another step forward he was now right in front of her there shoes met each other
Jeremy leaned in slightly brushing away some hair Aelita leaned closer they were both looking into each others eye they got closer and closer until their lips met Aelita first kissed Jeremy who didn't resist but Aelita did she suddenly moved away
"I'm sorry Jeremy I shouldn't have done that if I had continued you'd be doing the same thing as before except this time with me"
"Your right but what was that then you can't tell me that didn't mean anything"
" I'm sorry Jeremy I didn't now I'm going to go back and talk to Odd maybe the girls have started to open their presents we have been in here a while"
The pair walked out of the kitchen Yumi grabbed Aelita's wrist and asked "so what happened in there"
"nothing we talked I think it's all settled now" Aelita smiled slightly looking at Odd then Jeremy who was now talking to his wife Sissi, Aelita walked over to Odd and held his hand "sorry I took so long have they started opening their presents"
"No we were waiting for you two to stop talking and get back out here" Odd said with a cheery smile on his face
"well I'm here and I'm ready to see what they've got for their birthday" Aelita said faking some happiness a single thought went through her head that thought was whether or not she should tell Odd about what happened in their she was sure he would understand that's just the sort of guy he was but what would he think about Jeremy first he makes me cry uncontrollably every time I hear his name now I just kissed him and he didn't stop it I did only when realising that I'd just be like that girl
"Wow thanks uncle Odd and aunt Aelita" said Kai and Gina "these are so cool" their parents gave them a quick stare and both girls said "but not as cool as our parents gifts" like they were robots it was funny though so people laughed
The party went on and the rest of the presents were opened the twins got an ipod from Yumi's parents and Ulrich's parents so they cheered James said later he'd show them how to use itunes the girls gave him a hug to thank him and he blushed then went back too Odd and Aelita the rest of the presents were opened and after a while only the guys were left Yumi said good bye to her parents and Ulrich to his parents the entire gang sat down in Yumi's living room the kids had gone to bed and James was asleep in the spare room of Yumi's house when they told everyone that Sissi was Jeremy's wife a lot of them cheered and gave a quick toast to them
Now every one was sitting around the room Ulrich was sitting in a single chair with Yumi sitting on his lap Odd and Aelita were sitting on the couch Aelita's head was resting on Odd's shoulder Sissi and Jeremy were across from them Sissi was holding hands with Jeremy
"well the party was good" Ulrich said breaking the silence
"yea and I think the kids really liked their presents" Odd said
"well if they didn't then they are great at acting" Jeremy joked
"so why didn't you tell us Jeremy that you got married" Yumi said she had still was wondering this but hadn't gotten an answer
"well I knew if I told you, you might tell Aelita and I was sure that she wouldn't want to know so I kept it secret from you guys until now
"Thank you Jeremy" Aelita thought for a few seconds she saw a flash back of what had happened
"Ulrich could you help me with something" a voice said from the kitchen it was Sissi she had gone into get a drink
Ulrich walked in and closed the door behind him "what is it Sissi" he said she was leaning over the sink "well funny story I took my ring off for just a second and it fell down the sink could you get it or Jeremy will go mental" Ulrich looked down he couldn't see anything but he reached in and tried to find it "are you sure it fell in" as Ulrich turned round to face Sissi he felt her lips press against his he pushed her away
"what the hell do you think you are doing" Ulrich said he didn't shout he knew Yumi would hear if he did
"I guess I never got over my crush on you" Sissi said taking a step forward
"don't you dare Sissi your married to Jeremy if your not happy with him then find someone else but I'm happy with Yumi so you back away" Ulrich turned round and headed for the door leaving Sissi standing in the kitchen
"everything ok" Yumi asked as Ulrich came out of the kitchen
"yea she just wanted to know where some things were" Ulrich lied if he told Yumi she'd rip Sissi to pieces
Sissi came out the kitchen she had a drink in her hand and looked at Ulrich as she came in Ulrich didn't look at her he was still angry from before
"well I guess we should be heading back" Odd said
"yea I agree we should too" Jeremy said
As they left Aelita quickly pulled Yumi to one side and told her about what happened with her and Jeremy in the kitchen
Ulrich stopped Odd when he took one step outside and told him about what happened with Sissi in the kitchen neither Jeremy or Sissi noticed as they headed for their car the four of them waved them away and kept talking neither Yumi or Odd could believe it Ulrich finished talking to Odd and made him promise not to tell Yumi, Aelita did the same with Yumi telling her not to tell Odd
Aelita heard Odd calling for her when he was near the car "be there in a second Odd" "Yumi is it ok if James stays here to night he was asleep when I checked on him and I don't want to wake him up"
"sure I'll bring him round tomorrow or you can come round and we can talk a little more about what happened"
"yea I'll come round and we can talk I don't know why it happened"
"save it for tomorrow" Yumi said
Aelita got in the car and went off when she and Odd got back she was in a certain mood and Odd realised this so they went up stairs Odd started massaging Aelita's back then her shoulders in turn Aelita did the same it was a while before they even started with any foreplay Aelita's mind was for once in the last few hours taken off the thoughts about Jeremy and more concentrated on Odd and how much she loved him
Well that's it for another chapter I hope your liking this story I've redone the ending since as someone put it was blunt even unsharpened pencils were sharper than it so thanks to Aelita2 I now have a way better ending to this chapter