I realize I've been obsessing over Kiwi recently, but it's important for the time being. I'll try to distract myself a bit. But remember Kiwi and the voice kay?
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Aelita rolled over in bed to face Yumi through slitted sleepy eyes. The night before Kiwi had all but dragged Odd into the room and leapt at Yumi. The dog was going crazy, he had been sticking to Yumi like glue recently, though the random attacks made it seem like the poor dog was finally losing his mind. Ulrich and Odd were taking him to the vet after school. School, almost forgot about that. Aelita heaved herself from her bed, grabbing a towel she headed for the showers.
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Odd hugged Kiwi before leaving for breakfast that morning.
"He'll be ok Odd." Ulrich reassured his friend.
"I sure hope so." Odd mumbled sadly.
Breakfast was a quiet time; Jim and Sissi were the ever-faithful shadows of Aelita and William again. Odd was thinking about Kiwi and Ulrich was quiet just purely out of the fact that nobody else was talking.
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Aelita sat in science class, her chin resting on the back of her hand while she lazily scribbled out a few short notes. She felt Sissi's watchful glare on her every time she moved or shifted in her seat.
"Hey Sissi, what exactly was I doing fifty-two seconds ago?" Aelita asked the dark-haired girl mockingly.
"Sitting there doodling that flower in the corner of your paper." Sissi replied shortly.
"Great," Aelita muttered, pulling her paper back in front of her as she noticed it had crept closer and closer to Odd.
"Take your own notes!" She hissed.
Odd looked at her dejectedly but returned his attention to his own paper.
Class went on in much the same manner. Sissi's watchful eyes, Odd's wandering ones, Aelita began to wonder if eyes were ever normal.
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"We've got study period after lunch, it's ok if we take Kiwi now Odd." Ulrich said as he munched on a French fry at lunch.
"Ok then." Odd said, standing up and taking his tray away with him.
"Bye then." Ulrich said, standing up and leaving Aelita and William alone with Jim and Sissi.
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"Come on then Kiwi," Odd said, putting Kiwi into a carrying crate. The little dog looked nervous but obeyed quietly.
"We just wanna be safe, nothing personal Kiwi." Ulrich added.
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"Evil got into Darkness didn't he?" Jeremie asked Aristide solemnly.
"There was nothing that anyone could do." Aristide replied, equally as somber.
"The prophecy stone is cracked." Jeremie reported.
"Cracked more than it was?" Aristide asked, sounding somewhat surprised.
"Yes." Jeremie replied, "It's going to break isn't it? The plague, it's-"
"Maybe Jeremie." Aristide said, cutting off his ghostly friend, "It sure looks that way though."
"It doesn't make sense." Jeremie decided.
"Nothing makes sense Jeremie." Aristide said.
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"We'll test him, we need to keep him here tonight, just in case." Said Dr. Baltimore the vet.
"Ok then." Ulrich replied, laying his hand on Odd's shoulders, "Let us know when you find anything." With that he led his friend out and back to the bus stop.
"He'll be fine Odd." Ulrich reassured his troubled friend.
"I don't know Ulrich," Odd replied, "He gets nervous at the vet, he doesn't know anyone."
"Everything will be ok Odd." Ulrich stated, "I hope everything will be ok."
"Hope doesn't save lives." Odd muttered.
-That Night-
Kiwi howled and whimpered. It was dark. The cage around him was metal and cold. He was confused and scared and he didn't know who was around him, he hardly knew where he was. He thrashed against the cage door, whimpering and barking. He yelped as his paw got caught in the bars on the cage door. He jumped and pulled, but only succeeded in dislocating both his elbow and his wrist. He yelped in pain and tugged, worsening his pain. He flopped to the ground, out of energy and will to fight his cage any longer.
-The Next Day-
Odd's cell phone rang. He picked it up eagerly, seeing the caller ID stated it was the vet.
"Hello." He answered.
"Odd Della Robbia?" Asked the voice of Dr. Baltimore on the other end of the phone.
"Yes, how's Kiwi?" Odd asked eagerly.
"His tests came back, he is perfectly healthy, or he would be." Dr. Baltimore said.
"What happened?" Odd asked, his eyes growing wide with worry.
"It must have been sometime in the night, he must have gotten scared and gotten his paw stuck in the cage door. I came in this morning and found that his leg was dislocated at the shoulder and the wrist, the pain and stress along with his age must have killed him." Dr. Baltimore explained.
"Not my Kiwi!" Odd wailed.
"I'm very sorry. Would you like to have his ashes?" The vet asked, sounding unattached and distant.
"Yea, I'll come get him later." Odd said solemnly.
"Alright then. We'll see you later Odd." Dr. Baltimore said, hanging up.
Odd hung up and threw himself back at his bed, burying his face in the pillow. Ulrich entered the room to see his friend lying face down on his bed. He went over, sitting on the edge of the bed he rested his hand on Odd's back.
"I'm sorry Odd." Ulrich whispered, feeling tears come to his own eyes.
"He's dead Ulrich, Kiwi's dead." Odd mumbled sadly.
"Poor little guy, we'll have a proper ceremony for him." Ulrich stated, "I promise."
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Well, things are going better than expected so far, probably only two or three more chapters before this one can be done. Let me know if it's ending too fast, I'm not good at ending stories.