Mine III

by evelyn33

Part III of the 4 to 5 part series. Enjoy! Things are just getting good. If your confused, scroll down to look for MineI and MineII. By the way, the only reason I've kept this fic going is becuase of SYRUS FANATIC 4EVER. WHO EVER YOU ARE THANK YOU SO MUCH

I had to find someone. Anyone. I couldn't be alone. Is that the position I had worked myself to?

Odd had a glow about him these days, and it was not because of me. It was because of Ebony. And that made me mad. What did she have that I didn't?

The sun was fading into the darkness as I walked slowly across the boardwalk in search of companionship...until that is, I heard another pair of footsteps behind me.

I paused and to glance behind. Something caught my attention, and in the farthest corner of my mind, I heard someone call my name.

I must be insane. Odd would know what to do. Odd was perfect.

I walked a little faster.

"Aelita," a soft voice called. "Blood of France Hopper."

I began to run.

With every step, I made one more wish that Odd were here. One more wish that I could attract him like Ebony could. One more chance to blink away the tears.

"Aelita," innocence whispered in my ear. "Blood of unbendable clay."

I quickly spun around. "Who are you?" I called into the golden sky. I felt a fast shadow begin to engulf me as I fell to the ground. And then I felt someone physically grab me. The shadow lifted me up into the air and towards the roof.

I screamed and struggled, only to look into the face of my captor. A swirling red glow with a head filled with purple-brown streaks. Her cold eyes glowing red held me where I was for hours it seemed.

"Ebony?" I whispered.

"X.A.N.A.," She whispered back.

I stopped wishing.

I stopped blinking away the tears.