"Has anybody seen Aelita?" Everybody scratched their heads upon Yumi's question. She hadn't appeared after lunch. In fact, she missed the whole Chemistry class "This doesn't seems good" said Ulrich. "Yeah, Jeremie has also not appeared" commented Odd "Ok. I'm going to her room. Stay here" said Yumi. She ran upstairs, then into the girls level. Eventually, she reached Aelita's door
"Aelita?" asked Yumi, before entering (As she got no answer) Yumi was terrified to saw a girl crying on her pillow, with her clothes very untidy and her hair very disordered.
"Aelita..." She was suddenly hugged by Yumi, who couldn't contain herself "What happened? Why are you so sad?" The pink haired took a while to wipe all the tears from her face.
She surely had a lot of things to tell to her friend, but she didn't want to spoil her day, so she simply summarized everything "I'm afraid that we're losing Jeremie"
"Why do you think that?" asked Yumi "Because we don't se him so often now, he also gets angry very easily... Fighting X.A.N.A stress him a lot, but he doesn't want to get out of it... He... He is trapped inside the computer, just as I was" answered Aelita.
"I think I have an idea that may help" said Yumi.
Odd and Ulrich decided to go out for a walk in the park. They had the maths exam in just ten minutes, but they didn't seem to care.
"For the last time, I won't go on a date today with Yumi! It's friday, we're only going to, you know... Enjoy the rest of the day" Odd seemed to not believe his words.
"Hahaha, stop lying to yourself, Ulrich. EVERYONE in Kadic knows that there is love between both of you, but that is another story" Ulrich blushed a bit. Odd continued.
"Ah, Ulrich. I want to ask you something. I want some... tips, you know?" Ulrich smiled, the great Odd, asking tips to him? "Do you think a cinema is a good place to go with a girl"
"A girl whose name begins with "A" and has pink hair? I don't know..." teased Ulrich. Odd blushed like him before, but this time it was no fun!
"Hey, stop already. There is nothing between me and Aelita. I just want to free her from her daily stress" he stopped just a moment"You know, working in that computer stuff all day with Jeremie must be really boring sometimes..." Ulrich thought a bit "Good idea Odd, we may see her with a better mood, I hope"
'Maybe Odd is not as stupid as I thought'
"Ok boys, you have 60 minutes to finish the test. No questions to the teacher. If you need a pen ask for it immediately"
'Hmm... it seems like the first maths test that I understand. The help that Aelita gave me was very useful'
After about 5 minutes of intense writing, erasing and thinking, a blonde boy with glasses stood up from his desk, left a piece of paper in the teacher's table and left the room.
'That Jeremie... I don't understand how does he do it. Well I think that I must get back to work. Thanks again Aelita!'
'Oh no! I bet he is going back to the computer. The speaking that we had seemed to not cause anything on him'
'What the hell? Wasn't this a geometry test? Why did I bring all my rulers and stuff? WHAT'S A LINEAR EQUATION?. YUMI PLEASE HELP MEE!'
"Well, well. So, Mr. Odd Della Robbia isn't going to go with us through the full hour" said the teacher as he received Odd's test.
Aelita smiled 'He really paid attention to me'
"I think it was pretty easy. What about you, Ulrich" teased Odd. He saw him very complicated in the test.
"Um... yeah. Beside the fact that I thought that it was about geometry, it was good" he said, feeling embarrassed. Aelita laughed.
"Haha, you really surprised me, Odd. You finished the test so early?" "Yes, princess, thanks to the tips you gave me. Those pesky little numbers aren't match for the great Odd!"
"Hi guys" said Yumi, coming from her classes "Hey, Ulrich, can we talk for a moment?" Yumi took the boy and they headed to the forest.
"Hey Aelita..." said Odd, a little bit nervous. "Yes, Odd?" she said, with a very cute face. It made him blush a bit.
"You know, it's friday and I just want to do something interesting. And, I want you to rest from all the work that you're doing..."
'Odd, thinking about... me?'
"And, I was thinking, why don't we go to the cinema? There are plenty of good movies" Aelita couldn't be more excited.
"That's a great idea, Odd! Thanks" she gave him a big hug.
"Okay, so I'm going to my room, check some things here and there and I'll go for you" said Odd.
"Yeah, I also have to check some things... It's 4:30, what about if we go out at 5:30?
"Seems nice!" Aelita gave him a kiss on his cheek and ran to her room 'Hehehe, it feels good. Huh? Stop it, stupid Odd!'
"'The Great Odd', did the girl accepted your date?" Odd blushed madly, but he could control himself.
"It's not a date, just call it a 'Cinema Evening'"
"Yeah, whatever" said Ulrich, not believing him. He was hiding something.
"And where are you going with Yumi?" asked Odd "Er... It's not your business Odd!" he said.
"Aww, please. I told you where will I go with Aelita" "Ok, we are going to her house. Her parents wanted to meet me, again" He seemed a little nervous.
"Good luck Ulrich" 'Poor boy'
"Yeah, his father gives me the creeps" Odd laughed. He began ordering his clothes.
"Is this some kind of joke? Are you looking for your best shirt?"
"Hey, it's not a date, but that doesn't mean that I can't arrange myself a bit" 'I must look well if I want to go with the beauty of the princess... Beauty, did I say that?'
Aelita looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't stop thinking about what to wear 'I only have pink clothes, but I want to really impress him'
Then she remembered that she had bought some make-up. 'It must be here... there!'
After finishing with that, she searched for that skirt that she had bought the other day 'I think it's perfect' She wore it and smile. Pink, just as her. Then, Aelita opened her wardrobe and looked for that nice shirt that she had bought the other day 'Ok, I'm ready'
"Come in!"
Odd was in front of, maybe, the most beautiful girl he had ever see. He was speechless.
"Wow..." was all that he could say. She giggled.
"Hehehe, you like it?" He bit his lip "Princess, you look..." he hesitated a moment "Beautiful" 'What? Are you serious Odd? You're in front of a true angel and you only manage to say that?'
She blushed and tried to hide her face, but he could notice "Thanks. Shall we go now? It's already 5:30" 'He also looks very handsome'
"Yeah, let's go!"
Ulrich was on his bed, petting Kiwi, when a message of Yumi arrived.
"My parents decided to go out. Unfortunately, you can't go. Sorry Ulrich :("
'Well, at least I don't have to see her father now'
Suddenly, a strange idea crossed Ulrich mind's 'I bet there is something that Odd is hiding about Aelita. But how can I... No, I can't do this, not her diary...'
"What about Finding Memo?" said Odd, trying to convince Aelita "I saw it when I was a kid, and it was really good!" 'At least I won't cry this time'
Aelita thought for a moment "Seems good, let's buy the tickets" "And the popcorn with extra butter, of course" added Odd. Aelita giggled.
'If I were Aelita, where would I hide... Ahh, pretty easy'
Ulrich looked inside her pillow and there was it. A pink, cologne impregnated diary. After that, he arranged the pillow and her bed, and went to his room.
'Okay, let's se what do we have here:
'Dear Diary:
Today, Jeremie gave me this beautiful diary. It's been 3 days since he materialized me on Earth. It has been really hard to adapt myself to the new enviroment, but I hope I get over this soon. Finally I can get physical contact with Jeremie, it's been a wonderful experience to learn with him everything about this world. Smelling, tasting, feeling... New things that I never imagined. Also today...'
'Wow... very very deep for a girl who has lived all her life inside a computer...' Ulrich turned the pages, trying to find a more recent writing. 'Ahh this is from yesterday...'
'Dear Diary:
It was a weird day. There were good and bad things. Jeremie just can't get away of his computer, he even refuses being with me. I don't know what can happen to him... But, also, I helped Odd studying maths. We had a very good time chatting and joking around (You must know, diary, that Odd is one of the funniest person on Earth) Something that he said made me remember my father, but he made feel me a lot better. When we hugged I felt very warm and comfortable, I could have been in his arms all the night if Ulrich hadn't come to spoil the moment...'
'Hey, I didn't spoil it!'
'... I don't know if I feel something for him, something more than just good friendship. Only the time will tell me. I hope that this is not because I have lost Jeremie. I'll talk to Yumi,
she knows more about these things'
'Okay, seems enough to me. I'll go to put the diary in her pillow again...'
"OH MY GOD! WHAT A GREAT MOVIE, ALL THOSE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES...!" said Odd as he cried and cried outside the cinema 'My god, I'm embarrassing myself in front of Aelita'
"Hey! Good choice, I really enjoyed the movie" she said, giving a smile "Oh common, stop crying like a baby!" teased her 'I knew that his heart wasn't made of iron'
"Sorry, Aelita. But... Oh well, it doesn't matter. Hey, what about if we go for an ice cream?" she leaned her face.
"Ice what?" He gave her a smile "Don't worry, you'll love it"
After going inside the ice cream shop, Odd asked two ice creams. Chocolate for him and strawberry for her. "Hahaha, eating this is so fun!" she said 'Funny, she is so cute for not knowing what an ice cream is'
"Yeah. I knew you would like it, princess"
"Odd, you have some on your nose!" she said, getting close to him.
"What?" Aelita went forward and licked the ice cream that was on his nose. Both laughed and then blushed 'Hey, that felt pretty good'
"My god! Look at the time. Let's go back Aelita"
It was 12:45. They could escape from Jim and enter the school safely. Both of them were tired, but they felt really good inside.
"Aelita, it was a wonderful night" They were at Aelita's door.
"Thanks Odd. It really relaxed me from the stress. It was also very fun..." said her, as she leaned forward and kissed Odd's nose.
"Goodnight Odd!" she added before rushing to her bed.
The boy was still red when he entered his room "Aha, so, our Romeo has come back from the city" teased Ulrich.
"Very funny Ulrich. How was your business with Yumi?" answered Odd "Luckily, her parents went out so I didn't have to meet them, neither Yumi, unluckily"
"Ahh... Well, we went to the cinema with Aelita and then we took an ice cream" said Odd. Remembering the ice cream thing made him chuckle a bit.
"Hey, what's funny? Anything happened between you?" asked Ulrich. Odd took a while to answer "Maybe. Nothing serious but it involves, how to say it..." He laughed "Tongues"
"WHAT? You kissed her? Odd you're crazy or...?" "Calm down boy, I never said both. She just licked my nose, and then kissed it..." Ulrich was awaiting for something else 'Common, Odd! Didn't you like it?' "And it felt really good" He understood immediately what he wanted to say 'Maybe Odd is looking for more...'
"Well, it's kind of innocent. But I understand it, coming from Aelita..." 'Why doesn't he realize that he likes her?' "Please, Odd, don't do anything stupid..." added Ulrich.
"Don't worry, I'm not thinking about that. Besides, she likes Jeremie, and... I..." Odd couldn't continue, he didn't want to hurt his friends "It doesn't matter Ulrich"
"Okay... Night Odd!" "Night Ulrich"
'Night, beautiful princess'