A/N: My faithful readers, you deserve an explanation. I am really sorry for this extremely late update but my cell was on the fritz and it just so happens it is the only thing I can update on. Again my sincerest apologies and I absolutely love you guys for the reviews. You guys made me laugh. This chapter is dedicated to all of you who read and support this story, you guys are the best. So enough of my talk cause I don't like long a/n's either and enjoy this chapter cause you deserve it. 3

"Nnngh..." What am I doing on a merry go round? Oh, the room is just spinning really really fast. That makes it better. I clutched my head in my hands and closed my eyes. I noticed a dull throbbing start up in my right hand. I opened my eyes after another minute and my vision was steadied. I became aware of my surroundings. That's when it hit me. It didn't come flooding back, the memory, but instead came piece by piece. That was torture. I was reliving every moment again, slowly. I tried to focus on the room, where had I seen it before? I inspected my right hand. Neatly bandaged. I looked around the room. I'm in the infirmary.

"Ugh..." Odd sat up in his bed slowly. He couldn't sleep the night before, how could he? They wouldn't let him stay with her. He and Yumi had taken her all the way to the infirmary yet they had to be questioned? That's what the nurse and the officers said. They had the damn nerve to say he needed to be questioned. Why would he carry her all the way to the infirmary if he hurt her? He opened his eyes and sighed. The officers had questioned him and Yumi for at least an hour. Asking questions like they were the ones who hurt her. Odd kept his cool when they asked if he had seen anything, been with her that night. He wouldn't have helped anyone by snapping. The one that really got him, "Could you tell us what your relationship was like with Ms. Stones?" Sure, it had gotten out that Aelita wasn't really his cousin but that didn't mean he loved her less. He loved her like a sister...yeah that's how it was supposed to go. A sister. Nothing more. Aelita loved Jeremie and that's how it was supposed to go. The end. No. Fuck that. She deserved much better. Jeremie is a jerk and...

"He hurt her." It came out in a soft mutter. She was supposed to be with Jeremie last night. This doesn't make any sense. A soft knocking on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"It's open!" Yumi came in wearing a tired look on her face. 'Guess she got about as much sleep as I did' he thought to himself.

"You okay?" I looked up and smiled at her.

"I'm not the one you should be concerned about." She gave me this weak smile, looked at the ground, and sighed.

"How could we have let this happen?" That was the first time I saw Yumi cry. She looked up at me and I could see the tears slowly begin to fall. I had to look away. Yumi is so much stronger than me, emotionally at least, and to see her cry would only break me further.

"Where's Ulrich?" I asked, changing the subject. She wiped her face on her palms.

"I don't know actually," she pondered. Odd crossed the room and wiped her face.

"Maybe they'll let us see Aelita now." She smiled and hugged me.

"Let's go."

"Jeremie, what the hell did you do?"

"Ulrich, I already told you I know as much about this as you do." So he already has his story straight. "I walked Aelita to her room, watched her go in, and left. She was just fine when I left her." He smiled. I snapped. I grabbed him by his collar.

"Listen, if you think for one fucking second I'm buying that shit you better think twice. I know you were the one who left her like this and I swear I'll find out what you did and beat the fuck out of you when I do!"

"Not like you're gonna' find anything, I didn't touch her, you know how she is." There it was. That stupid smirk again. So I gave him what he deserved.

"Yeah, did you hear, Stern kicked Belpois's ass! Dude, it was awesome!"

"I heard he slammed him into the wall then punched him in the face a couple times!"

"You know why he did it though right? He thinks Jeremie was the one that did that to Aelita. Stern said S.O.S if he finds out Belpois did it." Enter Sissi.

"Gossip sure gets around fast, tell me more about what happened, hm?"

"Nurse Yolanda can we please go in and see Aelita?" Nurse Yolanda looked at Yumi and Odd, smiling.

"Sure, please don't wake her if she is resting but you are welcome to stay with her awhile." They nodded and quietly opened the door to the infirmary.

"Odd! Yumi!" Aelita was sitting up on the cot with a smile on her face. The two teens rushed up to her and began asking her so many questions she felt as if her head were spinning again.

"Woah! Slow down!"

"Are you feeling okay?" Odd asked first.

"Much better actually. Wow, I didn't know I made you guys this upset."

"You could never upset us Aelita. We were just very worried about you, that's all," Yumi comforted. Aelita ran a hand through her hair.

"You guys are the best friends a girl can have." Odd sat on the edge of the cot and grabbed her hand.

"I'm just glad you're okay. You really scared us."

"I'm going to find Ulrich and bring him so he can see you 'kay?" Yumi excused herself and left. Odd pulled Aelita into his lap and held her tightly. God the things you do to me he thought.

Aelita looked up at me in surprise but I couldn't hold it back any longer.

"Odd?"

"Aelita, I'm so sorry I let this happen to you." I know she can feel how tense I am. She put her arms around my neck and buried her face into my neck.

"You didn't do this to me Odd, don't apologize." I could feel her lips brush against my lips as she murmured. I looked down at her. Why did she have to be the one to her hurt?

"Please tell me what's troubling you Odd," she had her mouth up to my ear and was whispering softly.

"Aelita...I need to know what happened to you last night." I picked up her right hand and kissed it softly. I needed her to know I was there for her. She looked at me for a moment and I couldn't read the expression on her face. She stood and turned away from me.

"Please don't make me relive it again."

Disclaimer: Nope don't own but hey we got this story!

A/N: A little bit of Odd and Aelita for ya hope you enjoyed. Thanks again to all my kind reviewers! I know I'm getting sick of Jeremie too so he got a bit of what he deserves in this chapter from Ulrich but yes we will get a battle of the blondes later. I don't wanna spoil it. Thanks again and much love. c: