Planning
Aelita was on her way up to Jeremie's room to meet him supper, when she passed Odd.
"Hi Odd," said Aelita, "Whats up?"
"Nothing," said Odd, "Absolutely nothings going on here. It's not like I'm trying to hide anything or something."
Aelita looked at Odd with a puzzled look as he ran down the stairs.
When Aelita got to Jeremie's room he was shutting down his computer.
"Hi Jeremie," said Aelita with a smile.
"Hi Aelita," said Jeremie, "We can go as soon my computer finishes shutting down."
"Wait a second," commented Aelita, "You're almost ready to go and I don't have to drag you off the computer to get you to go supper. OK who are you and what have you done with Jeremie?"
On their way to supper Aelita mentioned her encounter with Odd.
"On the way up," said Aelita, "I ran into Odd and he was acting kind of strange."
"So what," replied Jeremie, "For Odd that's normal."
"I mean," answered Aelita, "That Odd was acting strange even by his standards. It was as if he was trying to keep from saying some thing he did not want me to hear."
"Great," thought Jeremie, "It took Odd less than 3 minutes to almost blow the whole thing."
"May he just did something he knew was wrong," said Jeremie, "And was feeling guilty."
"We are talking about Odd," replied Aelita, "Aren't we?"
Later that evening Jeremie called his parents.
"Dad," asked Jeremie I was wondering if you could send me my allowance early this month"
"You've never made a request like that before," replied Mr. Belpois, "This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain pink haired girl, would it?"
"Well dad," answered Jeremie, "actually it does have something to do with Aelita. Her birth day is in two weeks and I not only do I want give her a nice gift, but a party as well.
"OK, I'll get it in the mail tomorrow," said Mr. Belpois, "But your mother wants to send her a present as well."
"Thanks," replied Jeremie.
"Oh your, mother wants to talk you," said Mr. Belpois.
After Jeremie and his mother chatted for a few minutes about how he was doing.
"So Jeremie," asked Mrs. Belpois, "How's Aelita doing?"
"Great," answered Jeremie, "and I'll tell her you asked.
"Just remember," said Mrs. Belpois, "She always welcome to come home with you."
"I know mom," replied Jeremie, "We already planning on it."
The next day the gang minus Aelita met in Jeremie's room.
"First of all," started Jeremie, "We need to figure out where to have the party."
"What about reserving the rec. room," said Ulrich.
"Bad idea," said Odd, "Don't forget Sissy's in charge of the rec. room. So we'd have t go through her and she would probably insist on being invited buy her silence."
"You're right," replied Ulrich, "Sissy would ruin it one way or the other, so the rec. room's out."
"I thing best chance of keeping it a secret from Aelita," said Jeremie, "would be to take it off campus and that leaves us with 3 choices: the factory, the Hermitage, and Yumi's house. The factory has the advantage that doing there would not make her suspicious.
"The factory's dirty," commented Odd, "And so it's a bad place for eating. Dusty pizza tastes bad and Einstein you won't win any point with Aelita having it at the factory. It's got to be the most unromantic place there is."
"I don't know," replied Jeremie, "the place has its romantic charms."
"What!!," replied Odd with a puzzled look, "Are you and Aelita doing things there you don't want to tell us about?
"Ah… Aelita, and I met at factory, said Jeremie, "so that gives it a certain romantic appeal for us.
"The Hermitage, isn't much better dirt wise," added Yumi, "But it would make good second choice since we would just need to clean up if needed. My parent's and brother will be out of town the weekend, I will ask my parents if we have the party there.
"I'll get the food!!" claimed Odd.
"Odd you sound way too egger," said Ulrich, "Besides we want the food to actually get to the party, un eaten."
"Besides," said Yumi, "I'd be a better choice since I could take the food right to my house."
"Odd," asked Jeremie, "Why don't you take care getting the music?
"Great idea," said Odd
"That leaves, decorations, for Ulrich," said Jeremie."
"Fine," replied Ulrich, "But one of us will have to keep Aelita occupied, when the rest of us are set the party and then get her to Yumi's house. "
"Why is every one, looking at me," said Jeremie.
"Probably because you're the best possible distraction for Aelita," said Odd, "That is unless you want me to her for a romantic walk."
Jeremie, gave Odd a look that caused him imagine himself being virtualized over the digital sea.
"Actually," said Jeremie, "I was already planning on doing it. Your steers just gave me the creeps."
Some time later there was knock on the door.
"Come in," said Jeremie knowing it was Aelita.
"So what have you all been doing," asked Aelita.
"Ah… Just talking," replied Jeremie.
To be Continued