Chapter 8 : Fairytale Romance
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The next day...
School was the same as usual, boring lessons, redundant notes, announcements of tests, there was nothing new. Aelita was talking with Yumi happily when they (more like she) was rudely interrupted by Ulrich. Of course, you couldn't blame them, new love sparks many things. Aelita knew it was best to leave the two alone and started to walk a few steps behind. It was already the end of the day though, so no more school to nag at the back of her head. Though, without knowing what to do, Aelita was unconsciously staring at the happy figures of what were Ulrich and Yumi.
"Makes you jealous, doesn't it?" Odd asked, who was leaning against a tree with his arms folded.
Aelita snapped from her daze and stopped walking. "Makes me what, now?"
Odd smirked and walked behind her, "I know what you're thinking." He loomed side to side like a ghost haunting. "You're jealous that Yumi and Ulrich are together when you have no one to love, you feel bad that you can't understand the feelings that they're sharing, you feel left out; and you can't do anything about it."
Aelita lowered her head but did not look behind her. "You don't know that," she said softly.
"Oh, but I do." Odd answered back. "Let's face it, you practically need me."
Aelita kept her head down and slowly turned around. Odd smiled deviously as he awaited her answer, but none was coming. Aelita stood there for a moment, and it was like watching a tumbleweed pass by an empty road scene.
"No, I don't!" She bursted out suddenly, clenching her fists and turning a bright red.
Odd did not flinch, he did not move at all, and his face now staring back at her. "Hey now, calm down Aelita. Violence is not the answer." Now that, that was like being drenched with a bucket of icy cold water. "That's why," he managed a weak smile, "I have something planned especially for you!" He exclaimed as he pointed his index finger at her face.
Aelita, cross-eyed from staring at the point of his finger only managed to say, "Now you're just being stupid."
He put his arms on his hips as if he was actually insulted, "Come on now, what girl can resist a picnic on the beach as it's just setting?"
"I can." Aelita answered sarcastically.
"Great! I'll meet you back here in a few." He beamed as he ran away to his dorm room to get ready, you could practically hear every footstep he made as he ran up the stairs.
"Well that's just nice then..." Aelita sighed and gloomily walked up to get (unwillingly) ready.
"It's going to be cold so I should bring a sweater..." Aelita said to herself as she rummaged through her closet. A little... event shouldn't be so bad. If I'm going to go might as well make the best of it. She thought to herself as she threw her clothes on her bed. A light yellow sweater, a pastel pink tee, a pair of denim capri pants, and a nice pair of bright pink sandals. "This will do, it's only Odd after all."
Aelita walked out of the hallway only to see Odd holding a picnic basket and a oh-so-cliche red plaid tablecloth. He wasn't wearing anything special either, a purple shirt, dark purple jacket, tan shorts and flip-flops.
"What's in there?" Aelita asked as she nudged the basket.
"Oh, just sandwiches I made for us." Odd looked down at the basket as he spoke. "Well now, shall we be going?" He asked as he led the way for Aelita.
As soon as Aelita felt the sand touch her feet she was amazed, the sky looked so beautiful. It was just like a painting, the sky was stained pink, purple, orange and yellow, and the clouds seemed to be moving ever so slowly. "Should have brought my camera..." Aelita muttered.
"Yeah, amazing isn't it? Good thing I brought you here." Odd grinned. "Here, take care of this will ya?" He asked as he handed her the folded tablecloth. Aelita scanned the sandy beach for a spot close enough you can feel the wind of the ocean and far enough that you wouldn't get wet. When she found the perfect spot, Aelita took the tablecloth by two edges and held it up. It flapped and fluttered gracefully as the wind ran through its fabric. Aelita's hair was being blown back, but she found it no problem at all.
"Hey, hurry up already!" Odd yelled. Aelita turned about half-way to look at Odd who was far behind. The sun's rays were gleaming off her skin and it looked purely innocent.
"Yeah, yeah!" Aelita yelled back at Odd and stopped her graceful moment. She raised the tablecloth and gently lowered it down onto the sand. Aelita took the spot adjacent to the ocean so that she could watch the sun slowly set, and the sparkles on the water glimmer. When Odd finally caught up, he laid the picnic basket down and sat down in the spot opposite of Aelita. Aelita, who hadn't eaten anything since lunch, hungrily opened the basket top only to find two plastic plates, four water bottles (three for Odd one for Aelita), a couple of napkins, and a ton of sandwiches each individually placed in a plastic bag. Some were meat sandwiches, others peanut butter and jelly, some were BLTs and others were filled with various sauces and fillings. Aelita reached in and grabbed a turkey and mayonnaise sandwich, which to her surprise, didn't taste so bad after all. Whereas Odd took two sandwiches at a time, he ate them so fast that even he forgot which one he'd eaten before.
"Why'd you put so much effort into this?" Aelita asked as she munched on her first sandwich. "I mean, there's so many kinds of sandwiches."
"Effort? What effort?" Odd asked as he was chewing two sandwiches at once. The idea that Odd honestly would pack these many sandwiches just for the sake of doing it struck Aelita as a bit odd, but that was just it, it was Odd. Aelita thought about how if she ate that many she'd eventually run back to Kadic and vomit... and the thought of vomit made Aelita lose her appetite. Aelita frowned slightly and laid her sandwich on her plastic plate.
"What's wrong? You want something else to eat? Do they not taste good?" Odd asked as he finally stopped chewing for once.
"Huh? No it's fine they taste good, really." Aelita answered as she nodded her head violently.
"Are you sure?" Odd asked. He raised an eyebrow at her and put down his sandwiches, "Here. You can eat this instead." He dug through the basket until he finally reached the bottom and pulled out a very long, meatball sub.
Aelita stared at it only to laugh in amusement. "Are you serious? You actually fit that in there?" Aelita measured the sub mentally. "You didn't even bring a knife either, how are we supposed to eat this?"
"Oh, I know!" Odd exclaimed. "How about I take one end, you take the other, and we'll just keep going from there?" He asked sweetly.
"How about I take this end and shove it in your mouth?" Aelita replied.
Odd groaned in disappointment. "But seriously, you should try it, it's good." He said as he urged Aelita to take a piece. Aelita put down the sub and took a meatball. "Hey, dish ish really gewd!" Aelita said in a muffled tone as she covered her mouth in order to keep Odd from seeing her talk with food in her mouth.
"Very, ladylike, you sure you don't need me to teach you things instead?" Odd grinned. "And yeah, I know what you're thinking, I did make it." He said proudly.
"Where'd you learn to make these?" Aelita asked surprised.
"My mom, she taught me a lot of things when I was back home." Odd said in a soft tone.
"Oh, I see." Aelita thought that Odd might be missing home just as they were speaking. Eventually, Aelita devoured her half of the sub, let's face it; it was just too good. A bit nauseous, Aelita laid down flat on her back and stared at the sky. It was still as colorful as when she first saw it, but somehow a bit brighter. Blinded by the light, Aelita looked away and at Odd who was still focusing all his attention on his half of the sub.
"Hey Odd." Aelita started. "Do you believe in those fairytales?"
"I honestly don't care much about them," Odd replied, putting a meatball into his mouth, "all I know is that they have happy endings."
"Not those wizard and magic kinds, I'm talking about romance novels." Aelita sounded serious. "Do you actually believe that those things can happen in real life?"
"Well depends, like what?"
"I mean like, there's a lot of kinds really. Love from afar; when the girl or guy falls in love with another person and they would do anything for them when in fact the other person has no clue of their existence?" Aelita said. "It's kind of sad, when you think about it, unrequited love."
"Or when one person loves another and they don't know if the other loves them back, when in fact they actually do? What would they do then? Will they confess to each other, or will they wait too long and eventually move on?"
"What if they actually hated each other and one of them hadn't realized that they actually had feelings for the other? How can you live knowing the person who has your heart is the one who would break it?"
"What if two lovers were actually together but things cause them to break away from each other? What if they live in depression, what if they feel they have to move on and find another person? What if that did happen but the other still had feelings for them?"
Aelita stared intently at Odd, "I don't know, what would you do?" She asked Odd, "Oh, right of course, you don't love." Odd looked at her with no resentment but with feeling, how does she know all these stories?
"Tell me more." Were the only words that Odd could say.
"Could you live with yourself if you found out your love passed away? What would you do? Would you go into denial?"
"What if you were truly happy only to have disaster strike? What would you do then? Would you try all that you can, and risk everything, to make things better?"
"What would you do if the one you loved was with someone else? Would you hurt them by getting rid of the person that they, themselves, love? Or would you just watch in the distance, only to be called the 'best friend'."
"What if one day your love came crying to you because they had just had their hearts broken. Then they said they would never love anyone again. I don't know what I would do."
"What if the person you loved and loved you back suddenly disappeared one day, only to return once you're happy with someone else? Would you forgive them and move on? What if you found out that they were the ones that truly had your heart the whole time?"
"What if they asked you to run away with them, would you leave your family just for them?"
"Would you die for the one you love? Or do you live for them?
Aelita sighed. "It would be so romantic, if you could just be swept off your feet by the person you adore and just run away." Aelita turned and looked back at the sky. "Maybe take a moonlit walk, run around in the rain, go off somewhere you've never been to before." "It would seem enough if you could just spend time with that person, don't you think?"
"It would seem more than enough." Odd answered.
"Yes," Aelita replied. "Definitely." She held her hand up to the sky. "Yellow, pink, white, red. The color of roses wouldn't matter. They all symbolize a type of love." "Throw pebbles at the window, only to talk to the one you love. Fighting for the one you love, even worrying about their safety is going the extra mile." Aelita smiled, "Head over heels, heels over head, it doesn't matter." Aelita turned and now laid down on her stomach. "Love is a 4 letter word, and it should be shared equally by 2 people, so I suggest people do that."
"What do you think about it Odd?" Odd stood still and looked at Aelita. "I think that the person would do everything they can just to make the other happy. They would risk everything for them, after all, the only way we find out if we love someone else is if we find out that their happiness is more important than ours."
Aelita smiled softly, "Yes Odd, you're correct. If we do love someone we do in fact live for them, and would die for them, when it comes down to it."
Aelita looked up at the sky, which was now fading to a dark blue. She yawned and stretched her arms out. "It's getting late, and I'm getting sleepy..." Aelita tried to get up, only to fall down. "I'm... too... sleepy..." Everything turned black, and the only thing she could remember were two arms holding her firmly.
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