One more story to go. (What, did you think I had forgotten Odd?)

And then tomorrow I'll start up a new story. Till then, Enjoy!

The Best of The Worst Valentine's Days

"Hah! This year Elizabeth's going to have the best Valentine's ever!" Odd shouted, doing a little victory dance.
Ulrich and Jeremie just sat and stared at him.
"In fact" Odd continued, "It's going to be so good that it's going to make your plans look like nothing!"
"Uh huh" Ulrich said, sharing a look with Jeremie, "And just exactly what are you going to do that's going to be so spectacular?"
"I'm not saying" Odd smirked.
"Yeah, well, I'm going to treat Yumi to a nice fancy dinner tonight, and afterwards maybe a stroll through the park"
"Aelita and I are also going out for the night" Jeremie said.
"I'm taking her to the movies, and afterwards I'll take her for a ride on one of those horse drawn carriages in the park"
"Hah, mine's still going be better!" Odd smirked, and started doing his dance again.
"Pretend he's not with us" Ulrich said.

Later that day Odd was walking towards the school swimming pool.
He whistled happily as he thought about how excited Elizabeth was going to be when they were having a candle light dinner inside the building.
With the full moon tonight and the building's glass ceiling it would be like a night by the lake, only not so cold.
The smile on his face vanished though, as he saw Jim locking the doors with chains and a thick lock. "Hey Jim, what's up with the poorhouse?" he asked.
"The pool's in for some maintenance, so it's being drained completely while the works going on" Jim said, clicking shut the lock.
"It's going to be out of use for a while, probably till next month"
Odd felt his heart sinking with every word.

"Oh man, what am I going to do now?" Odd muttered, walking back and forth in his room. "Hey, maybe I can stick her for a movie" he thought, and pulled out his wallet. His heart sank further as he saw just how little he had left.
"And Mom's not sending my allowance till the end of the week"
He looked outside at the park across school and perked up.
"I know. A blanket spread meal under the stars. It's perfect!"
He grinned and said to himself: "Odd, your the man!"
"Hey Odd" Ulrich knocked on the door "You in here?"
"Yeah, what's up?"
Ulrich stuck in his head and said: "Just thought I'd warn you. They just said on the radio that a large patch of rain is heading our way. Make sure your plans don't include any outdoor stuff, or you're going to get soaked"
"I just can't win" Odd groaned, falling flat on his face on his bed, while Ulrich looked on bewildered.

"Ok, let's see now" Odd muttered, holding a list in front of him.
"Blanket, check. Candles, check. Fire alarm dismantled, check.
Seems I'm ready then" he said, looking down at the candles glowing softly next to the glasses and good. On the window the rain was beating out a tempo along with the occasional lightning bolt. Just then a knock came to his door.
He walked around the spread on the floor and opened it.
"Hey Elizabeth"
"Hey Odd. Happy Valentine's" she smiled, holding out a card to him.
"Oh no, I forgot the card!" Odd realised.
"Odd? Is something wrong?" Elizabeth asked.
Before Odd could reply there was a loud flash and boom of light and noise rapidly followed by blinding darkness.
Elizabeth squeaked in fright. "Odd! What's going on?"
"The power must've tripped. Luckily I had the candles lit already" Odd said, nodding towards the soft glow behind him.

They had the dinner, made jokes and talked the night away.
Just as they were about to kiss the lights suddenly came back on.
"Guess they must've fixed it" Odd said.
"Odd, could you do me a favour?" Elizabeth asked.
"Sure"
"Please turn of the lights" she said, smiling at him.
Odd smiled back, got up and switched off the lights. He turned around and saw Elizabeth sitting on his bed. He sat down next to her, leaned forward and kissed her.
"Thanks for the great Valentine Odd" Elizabeth said, and pulled him closer to her just as a small breeze slipped in and put out the candle.