Chapter 5 : And Then The Wind Blew

Hey guys! I'm back… I had a sudden strike of inspiration and I have found a little plot twist to put into this story… Mmhmm.. there are some little hints in here though. I wonder if you can figure them out? And no it's not THAT cliché! xD I'm really sorry for not going on so much, T_T though I'm not sure if I'm happy the way I wrote this chapter. So. Yes, xD Hope you like it at least.

The next day…

Odd rolled around in his sleep and groaned. He rubbed his eyes to erase all blurriness and haziness away, and looked at the clock. 11:42 AM. Odd snorted and looked over to Ulrich's bed, except that he wasn't there.

"What? Ulrich doesn't wake up this early…" Odd muttered. He looked down to his feet to see Kiwi happily, and peacefully sleeping. Odd got up carefully as not to wake it up, and went to his dresser, which happened to be under his bed. He dug out several clothes, some he had probably only worn once or twice, and some he had even forgotten he had.

"Where is it…" Odd grunted while swarming through piles of clothes. He sighed, and got up to his real dresser, which he had never used except for the first day of school.

"There it is.." he pulled out a pair of swimming trunks and examined it. "I could've sworn I've worn this before… whatever." He shrugged it off and threw it on his bed, walking off to the boy's bathroom.


Odd walked along the entrance to the swimming pool, with a towel in hand. He smirked as he went walking inside.

"Ulrich? What are you doing here?" Odd asked, surprised.

"Odd. I think I could be asking you the same thing." Ulrich replied in a somewhat irritated tone. "I'm uh… here with Y-Yumi." Ulrich stuttered, turning a bit pink in the cheeks.

Odd raised an eyebrow. "Here, at the pool, with Yumi?" Odd asked, raising his pitch at the very end.

"No… nothing like that!"

Just then Yumi made her way to the diving board and closed her eyes, she positioned herself and took a dive.

"You sure about that?" Odd smirked. Ulrich turned around to look at Yumi, but stopped himself midway to turn back to Odd. "Listen up Odd, I don't know what you're thinking about… but I can assure you it's nothing like that!" Ulrich raised his voice.

"Odd? What're you doing here?" Yumi walked towards them slowly, wiping her hair with a towel. She was gleaming and sparkling from the sun's rays reflecting off her.

Ulrich tried to keep a straight face but looked down instead. "Oh, nothing…" Odd smiled.

"Hey uh.. have you two seen Aelita anywhere?" Odd asked in a suspicious tone.

"Aelita? Nope, haven't seen her at all." Yumi replied, not noticing Ulrich who was trying hard to ignore her.

"Oh… really?" Odd trailed off deep into thought, while Ulrich turned swiftly to glare at Odd.

"Oh nooo… it's nothing like that…" Odd mocked. "Uhh, well. I'll be going off now."

He walked towards the door but turned around to Ulrich. "Play your cards right." He said to him, and exited.

Odd sat down at a nearby bench and looked puzzled. "She said she was going to be here…"

He took his cell phone and dialed her number, only of course, to have no one answer.

He sighed, "Typical…" Odd got up glumly and went back to his dorm room to change back into his regular clothes.


"Thank you!" Aelita beamed towards the lady. She picked up her bags and waited for the elevator to come up.

This day has been great… but there's definitely something that's going to ruin this day, I know it.

Aelita sighed at the thought. "Always be optimistic." She thought as she walked in the elevator.

Aelita took the weekend to catch up on her shopping, she didn't have that many clothes when she came into Kadic. After pressing the button for the first floor, she leaned back against the metal wall of the elevator and checked her cell phone.

1 Missed call
Call back?

Yes No

Aelita looked at the cell phone with a dull expression and ignored it. She sighed and then the elevator opened with a ding. Aelita stepped out carrying tons of bags from various stores. She put on her sunglasses and looked for a place to eat.

"Jeez, I really need someone to carry these for me…" Aelita huffed, getting tired from all the weight the clothes were bringing down on her. Walking inside a small café, Aelita ordered a fruity smoothie and a pastry and sat down on a small table outside of the café. She placed her bags under the table, next to her feet, so that no one would go and take her things, it was her money after all.

Aelita slumped down and put her hands to her face. "What is there to do…" she said quietly, taking a sip of her smoothie. Her phone vibrated once more, but she just ignored it and continued eating.


"Why isn't she answering?" Odd muttered, putting his cell phone back into his pocket.
"This whole thing is useless."

"Teaching me lessons about dating… love… and all that…" He whispered, though to no one in particular.

"She's just a regular girl, I know her kind."

"I know all of them…"
"They're all the same." Odd's hand turned into a tight fist, but once he realized it he immediately dropped it.

There's nothing about her that I haven't already dealt with. Odd thought as he saw Sissi and her bunch of girls walking past him, smiling and staring at him.

That's when he noticed it, he looked all around, every girl he'd ever been with, smirking and shooting winks at him. He stared back at them, no wink in reply.

And that's when the wind blew.


Aelita was about to fall fast asleep, right then and there at that small table. There was nothing to do, she couldn't go back to school now, not now. How would she be able to go anywhere with those – what seemed to be like 100 pound – bags that she had to carry? But she knew she had to stay there and wait.

She knew it would happen, she knew it was going to happen, but was she really expecting anything from it?

That's when she heard it.

"Aelita!" A voice called out from behind her.

"Aelita! That's you—right?"

Aelita did not turn around, but she knew. The voice came from a male for sure, but it wasn't just any ordinary male, the one who had been searching for her at the swimming pool, the one who had been calling her, the one who decided that they'd – on their own two feet and free will – go and look for her.

"Odd…" Aelita said, still slouching down, lying her head down on her two arms which were resting on the table. "How did you know I was here?"

Odd stopped running and stood next to her, not paying attention to the pedestrians passing by.

"Who else would have pink hair?" He said exasperated, but smiling.

Aelita chuckled, "So, do you want to have a lesson today as well? Don't try so hard for me now, Odd. Even someone as desired as me has to rest sometimes." She joked.

Odd took the empty seat in front of her, and stared intently at her. Her eyes were closed, but also shielded by her large sunglasses. She looked so peaceful, if she never said anything he would have assumed she was sleeping. And who knows what he could've done to her?

"So… you weren't at the swimming pool today." Odd brought that to her attention. "What's up with that?"

Aelita grinned. "Why does it matter to you? I never said I'd be going with you." "Or did you just want to try your luck with me in a swimsuit?"

"Well I-I…" Odd started, but was cut off by Aelita.

"Odd, I knew you'd go after me… what's the point."

"Plus, exposure to that much skin is only legal after you're dating." Aelita smirked.

"That's what you think…" Odd smiled devilishly.

Aelita opened one of her eyes and raised her eyebrow. "It's what I know."

Odd chuckled and leaned back in his seat, when one of his feet kicked one of the shopping bags.

"Huh? Oh… I see, so this is what you've been doing the whole time." He smirked.

"You'd rather go shopping than spend some special time with me?"

"Mmm…" Aelita replied, though Odd wasn't sure if that was a yes or no.

"Now that you've brought it to my attention…"

"Pop quiz." Aelita suddenly said and sat up straight. She took off her sunglasses and stood up straight. "I've seen you taking notes during my lessons, I would like you to show mastery of chivalry." Odd was amazed at what a mood swing Aelita just had right now, he was about to open his mouth to object when Aelita cut him off.

"Time is ticking." Aelita said, and cleared her throat.

Odd simply sighed, "Yes..." and picked up the bags, one by one.

"Oh, shit!"

"These things are freaking heavy…" Odd struggled to lift them up.

Aelita eyed him, amused. "Are you complaining?"

"N-no… Aelita." Odd's eye twitched as he had to keep his temper down.

Aelita raised her head and put her hands behind her back, and turned on her heel. "Well then, shall we be off? To Kadic!"

Odd followed her slowly, trying to keep up with her pace, which was rather fast.

They crossed streets, with people looking at them amused, perhaps recalling the days they were like that?

"Sheesh.. how embarrassing…" Odd muttered quietly to himself. "What am I even doing this all for?" Odd asked himself, though he didn't know the answer himself.

When they finally made it to Kadic, Odd had to open doors, walk up stairs, receive stares from various students, and he had to make sure never to walk in front of Aelita.
"Ladies first." Aelita would say. "Thank you." She would say if he opened a door for her. "Don't strain yourself now!" She would yell out to him while he was climbing up the dreadful stairs.

They had made it to Aelita's dorm and Odd dropped the bags and fell down on her bed.

"Are you serious…" He gasped. "So tired…"

Aelita went through the bags, putting her clothes into her dresser. "You pass."

"Mmph.. pass what…" Odd said, though muffled because his head was dug in deep in Aelita's bed sheet.

"You showed mastery of chivalry, though there weren't many scenarios for you to show it… maybe next time."

"Next time?" Odd rolled onto his back. "Ugh… god…" he groaned while staring at the ceiling. "But that's what you wanted, to spend time with me, right?" Aelita said, continuing to pile clothes neatly in her dresser.

Odd didn't answer, but Aelita didn't notice. "Well, tomorrow then, we'll go somewhere."

Odd got up, "Whatever, I'm going to sleep." He started to walk towards the door when he heard Aelita.

"Thank you for today Odd." Aelita said.

"Whatever..." he muttered, then he shut the door as he walked away.

Aelita shut the dresser doors and gave a small smile to herself.