"Code: Insomnia"
By cdc100
Summary: Jeremie is having fits in his sleep. Aelita wants to know what's wrong with him and he insists that nothing is wrong. Find out what happens.
Disclaimer: This is a work of pure non-profit fan fiction. I do not own any of the characters, their weapons, their abilities, or any of their universes, nor do I own any of the lyrics that will appear in later chapters, or any of the products mentioned in the story such as Coca-Cola, or Playstation.
Note: I don't know if I'm spelling Jeremie's name right. I've seen it spelled, "Jeremie," and "Jeremy," so just bear with me. If anyone thinks I should change the spelling, send me a review.
Chapter Two
"Stealing the Camera"
"He just started banging on the window?" asked Odd as he began eating his croissant.
"You didn't see it?" asked Ulrich.
"Come on, you know I don't wake up that easily," replied Odd.
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Yumi as she walked over to the table.
"Jeremie was sleep walking," Odd put simply.
"Sleep walking?"
"He got up in the middle of the night and started banging on his window," explained Ulrich.
"Aelita had to come up to his room and calm him down," said Odd. He began eating a second croissant.
"I think we ought to take him to the infirmary. It could be a medical problem," suggested Ulrich.
"You know, we probably should-"
"Good morning, everybody."
They were interrupted by their blond-haired friend.
"When I woke up I found the weirdest things in my room," said Jeremie.
"What did you find?" asked Odd.
"Well, I found some hand prints on my window, and it was partway open. And when I left the room, I could swear that I saw Aelita's sleeping bag. Strange, isn't it?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"So, what were you guys talking about? Anything to do with XANA.?"
Everyone just took a look at Jeremie. They all had worried expressions on their faces.
"What?"
Odd piped up.
"I don't suppose you remember anything to do with some kind of scream from last night do you?"
"What's he talking about?" asked Jeremie.
"You got up at midnight and started banging on your window," explained Ulrich.
"Really?"
"Yeah, it gave me the chills," said Odd.
"That's odd," said Jeremie.
"Hey, I wasn't the one who started banging on my window at midnight!" joked Odd.
Ulrich shot Odd a deathglare
"Not funny," he said.
"Anyway," said Aelita, "We think it might be best if you went to the infirmary."
Jeremie looked at his hot chocolate. He seemed to be contemplating something.
"Jeremie?" asked Aelita.
"I'm fine, guys. You don't have to worry about me."
"But, Jeremie!" said Aelita.
"Butts are for ashtrays, Aelita," he replied.
"This could be something serious, Jeremie," said Yumi.
"Trust me, it's not. I'm fine. Anyway, I think we had better head to class."
"Actually, Mr. Delmas thinks it best that you don't do any class work and stay in your room," said Ulrich.
"Good. I can work on the Skidbladnir."
"Jeremie!" said Aelita.
"For the last time, Aelita, I'm fine. You guys should head to class. I'm gonna head back to my room." With that, Jeremie turned and headed upstairs to the boys' dorm.
"What do we do now?" asked Aelita.
"Well, we can't just sit back and let Jeremie kill himself. Let's meet at lunch and follow him."
"Time for some reconnaissance! Everybody synchronize your watches!" exclaimed Odd.
"We don't have any watches to synchronize, Odd," said Yumi.
"Oh, right. I forgot," replied Odd.
They headed to their first class.
After listening to a long lecture from Ms. Hertz, they were finally assigned their homework, which they made sure to get done in class so as to have more time to figure out Jeremie's problem. This was their last class before lunch. Odd just scribbled down some random answers and waited for his friends to finish. Aelita finished in no time at all and handed her paper into the basket. She then sat back in her desk, and as she did so, she had an idea!
The bell rang.
"Class dismissed!" said Ms. Hertz.
They waited until everybody had left the area before beginning to speak.
"Guys! I just had an Idea!" said Aelita.
"What is it?" asked Yumi.
"Jeremie has a video camera in his room. It's remote controlled. Sort of like an R/C with a camera on it's back."
"So you're saying…?" asked Odd.
"We can use the camera instead of having to follow him around."
"Good idea! Just one problem, though," said Odd.
"And what is that?" asked Yumi.
"Jeremie's in his room right now! He's not exactly going to let us just waltz in and let us take his camera," protested Odd.
"That's why we wait until Jeremie leaves his room," said Aelita.
"When? When I'm forty?" asked Odd.
"Come on, Odd. Even Jeremie needs to take bathroom breaks."
"Oh."
He looked at his feet.
"What's wrong, Odd?" asked Ulrich.
"I am just ashamed that I didn't think of that."
They made their way to the entrance of Jeremie's room, and snuck a peek. Jeremie was typing like mad on his laptop.
"Okay, we wait until he leaves his room, sneak in, and grab the camera. Any questions?" asked Yumi.
Odd raised his hand and smiled.
"Yes, Odd?" asked Yumi.
He put his hand down and pulled on his shirt.
"Does this shirt make me look fat?" asked Odd.
Yumi gave him a swift slap on the head.
"Ow!"
They waited in Ulrich's room. After about fifteen minutes, Yumi piped up.
"Any movement, Odd?"
"He's had at least five cups of water. It's gotta be soon."
"Keep on it," said Ulrich.
Aelita looked at the floor. She was worrying about Jeremie. He had never shut himself in his room like this before. He especially wouldn't do it just to work on the Skid, either. She could not eliminate her worry for him. Reason being? Simple: She loved him with all her heart.
"What are you thinking about, Aelita?" asked Yumi.
"Jeremie," she answered.
"That figures," said Yumi, smiling.
"I'm still trying to figure out how I'm supposed to admit my feelings to him."
"It'll come to you, don't worry."
"I keep thinking that, but for some reason it's always, "Tomorrow, I'll tell him."
"Aelita. The thing about love is that it doesn't happen when you plan it, and when it does, everything flows naturally."
"It breaks my heart to see him shut us out like this."
"Don't worry, Aelita, we'll find out what the problem is."
"Bathroom break alert!" exclaimed Odd.
They opened the door a crack, and saw Jeremie walking down the stairs. When they were sure he was gone, they made a break for his room.
"All right, let's split up and look for the camera, and hurry!" said Ulrich.
"Don't worry, we've got plenty of time," said Odd, calmly.
"What makes you say that?" asked Aelita.
"Einstein may type fast, but he's always the last one out of the bathroom," joked Odd.
"I'm going to pretend I never heard that," said Aelita.
The looked for about two minutes when…
"Jackpot!" yelled Aelita.
She was holding up a spider-like machine with a camera on its back.
"All right, let's go!" said Ulrich.
When they opened the door…
"What are you guys doing?" asked Jeremie.
"We came in here to check on you," said Aelita quickly.
"With the door closed?" asked Jeremie.
"Well, uh…" began Aelita, looking at the others for help.
"The thing is, Aelita left her things in your room, so she was just going to come and get them. But, we just remembered that the principal…" began Odd.
"Okay, I get the picture. Just, can you make sure I'm in here when you come in next time?" asked Jeremie.
"Okay, Jeremie, we'll do that," answered Aelita.
"See you at dinner, Jeremie!" yelled Ulrich.
"That was odd…" said Jeremie.
To Be Continued…