What was he to do, leave his best friend to be miserable but what was Jeremy's deal; Aelita is her own person. Being territorial isn't going to help if you're not even going to try to make your girlfriend happy, but she's also your friend first, the computer world is all virtual and she's not virtual anymore; she's real. You fell for her image didn't you, Jer? Saw this beautiful A.I when you were a youngin, 14, the age before your balls even tried to drop and you wanted to save her from that thing called X.A.N.A, nearly 3 years have gone by and you forgot what we fought for, making sure Aelita was safe and happy while saving the world; one day at a time. The spiky haired cat walking back into his shared room, his roommate looking up from his textbook, a look of worry etching itself onto his face before asking, "Odd, what's wrong...You look angry and you're never angry." Ulrich's tone a soft, almost afraid of what caused a scowl to form on his normally so upbeat and hungry friend, the smaller of the two sighing as he dropped onto his bed; his dog jumping onto him. "It's Jeremy, I don't get him right about now." Odd finally saying as he strokes his dog's fur, the canine smiling almost as his owner's fingers raked through his fur, the brunette across the room shifting as he asked, "What do you mean, yeh, he's been kinda funky but yknow?" The blond sighed as he looked up and recalled this afternoon before saying, "Remember he almost didn't bring me back from lyoko earlier, paused for a long time too; weird right? Ulrich, opening his mouth but having to close it, he did remember that, He brought everyone back instantly but there was something about him bringing back Odd. "Talk to him about it, I know Aelita probably did." Looking up, the blond nodding to himself before getting up, throwing a regard to Ulrich and stalking out toward the double doors.

Under her blankets, shaking and sobbing, hiccing as she sat on the phone with Yumi, who sat in shock about what Jeremy had said; secretly IM'ing Ulrich about the conversation. "He's been on that same streak against Odd since St. Valentines' Day and Replica but it's his own fault." Aelita sniffed as she wiped her face, the leftover mascara rubbing off her hands, her clothes flung across the room; a small bag of cheese doodles she bought with Odd under her arm. Wait, have all the times associated with fun all with Odd, he lives so freely and fearless without caring about what everyone else thought about hi- "Aelita, you there?" Yumi speaking up, startling the pinkette on the other end, had she just dozed off into thought that she stopped speaking, how odd. There it is again, hard to talk without having their name or word associated with it because well, that's how you describe things and that name describes him perfectly and she liked it that way. "O-oh, yes i'm here...just in my thoughts." A distant tone in her voice before squeaking at the sound of a knock on her door, dropping her phone and it shutting, only to throw on her robe halfway and run up to the door, jumping as another round of knocks came; her hand shaking to open the door before peering out and seeing those same blue eyes and that gap toothed smile.

"Heya Princess, I just wanted to check on you...You seemed kinda shaken when I brought you back." Scratching the back of his head nervously, his eyes darting back and forth...Wait...Odd nervous, this is very peculiar. "Oh, it's you..." The pinkette's voice saddening almost, her eyes falling to her feet before slowly opening the door to let him in; but why? Stepping inside and sitting on the pink rolling chair that sat in front of her desk, his eyes adjusting to the darkness of her room, darting over to the clock that sat on her dresser, the time reading 7:50, the night was still pretty young and it was going to be dinner soon. "U-um well, I spoke to Jeremy and he...well, he..." Emerald green eyes watered as his words ran through her head, her shoulders beginning to shake before a sob ripped through her throat; the blond cat jumping up and rushing to her. "What did he do...say?" Silence and another sob before a watery voice coming out, "H-he said that you keep influencing me and i've just become lazy, but you care about me or so I think." Odd's eyes widened as Aelita said those words before hearing her speak again, "You always do this for girls you care about or so called, or am I just special; your princess?" Did Jeremy literally throw him under a bus, but for what? "Aelita, I do care about you and I hate seeing unhappy but where did this come from?" "Ever since we met, you had a new girl so it's strange that I'm the object of your attention." Her voice raising as she lifted her head to look at him, the mascara running down her cheeks, her lip quivering as he tried to comprehend what she meant before it clicked.

Lowering his face down to hers, losing his voice for a second before looking into her eyes, "I-i...I can explain...It was that night, the mixer." The pinkette looking up at him, her lips parting, the blond's eyes darting toward them before continuing on, "It made me realize what I fought for...I fought for your freedom and happiness and saved the world while doing so." Aelita gasped, her stomach fluttering, Jeremy never ever told her this or anything, it was just a computer component or diagnostic on X.A.N.A and Lyoko itself. "With every piercing I went with you to get and even the hair dyeing we did with Yumi; it just happened." Her eyes fluttered as his fingers danced across her piercings, running over her pink lips, a small spark dancing across her skin as his breath fanned over her face; hormones, hello. What was that feeling, that spark, she never got that feeling, that stomach in your butterfly or whatever they called it when she first came to earth, it felt...odd. Before she could even register, his lips slid against her, the butterflies thrumming in her stomach once more, her arms slowly wrapping around his neck, melting into the kiss as his lips parted hers over and over. Hands wandering as the kisses deepened, a moan escaping the pinkette as her hands played with the stray hairs at the nape of his neck, the cat smiling into the kiss as her leg hooked around his waist, pulling him closer. Had this been what Jeremy was upset about even though he lacked the nerve or even the want to touch her but this was wrong; wasn't it? Open mouthed kisses down her jaw and ear, giggling before falling back into another kiss, the pinkette biting the blonde's bottom lip, who in return groaned happily but something was wrong, very very wrong.

"So this is what I come to see when I try to find you!" The two eccentric teens flying away from each other, a heavy blush on each of their cheeks as they stuttered. "You really did the lowest thing ever, Odd...playing with her heart like this." The blue sweater clad teen running toward him before being grabbed up by his collar, "Me playing with her heart?" Odd's eyes darkening as he lifted the Jeremy off the ground, his voice raising,"You forgot what we were fighting for, her safety and happiness." Jeremy's eyes softened for a moment before he started to squirm under the boy's grasp, the spiky haired teen continuing to yell at him, "The few times Aelita has even tried to be near you, you cast her aside as if she was a side project." Aelita's eyes widening as Odd's grip tightened, the sweater clad boy dangling in his hold; eyes dead set on his face "She's real Jeremy, she's not just a program that you're working on...hasn't been for 3 years." Dropping the boy, the two blonds making eye contact, the latter standing up, dusting off before looking at Aelita and walking out the door. 8:50, a whole hour of them losing themselves, but what now? "Dinner?" Odd looks up to see Aelita pulling on a black bed shirt and leggings before slipping on her slid ins, the taller of the two laughing before walking out with her; heading toward the diner across the road.