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"Odd, I love you." Okay, I must be hallucinating. I blinked, stupefied. It was barely above a whisper and I know it was only meant for me to hear.

"Well?" Aelita shook her head.

"First, why don't you let me tell what it is exactly that I'll be hiding."

"Nuh-uh. Don't breath a word." He was firm. I watched in awe. She was standing up for herself. Her eyes were fiery. She swallowed.

"Jeremie tried to rape me." Everyone was silent. I could feel my eyes widen.

"Aelita-" Yumi started. Aelita looked me directly in the eyes.

"No, I need to tell you what happened." She looked at Jeremie and smiled. "Jeremie said he was the victim. Well now we know that's not true. He asked me to the dance that night and you guys remember how I couldn't find him right? Turns out, he was with Alora," she chuckled darkly,"they were also together that night, alone in his room, but for some weird reason Jeremie thinks I'm stupid enough to believe nothing happened!"

"Aelita, stop now. Don't you think you've hurt our friends enough? Just give-" She looked at him with a dark stare.

" 'Just give me what I want and I'll let you leave, 'kay?' Weren't those your exact words?" He stood silent. A frown on his face. "Sorry to disappoint, I don't take orders, period."

"Jeremie, is that true?" A voice called from the top of the factory. Sissi slid down the rope. "Got your message, Yumi." Yumi nodded. She had sent Sissi a message while they were on their way to the factory.

The air became thick with tension. "How much of that did you hear?" He looked scared.

"Enough," she stated,"Don't worry, my father should be here any minute," Sissi put in. Aelita smirked.

"It's all true," she faced Sissi,"after Alora left we argued and he tried to force me to... Well I've already said it. I got out of course and yes, I set off the alarm. Then I fainted from exhaustion later. That landed me in the infirmary. Then I hyperventilated and smashed my hand through the cabinet window, overdosed on morphine, and almost killed myself." We were all in shock. I looked over quickly to Ulrich and he looked at me. Yeah, I think we were thinking the same thing.

Jeremie shook his head slowly. He stepped back once more and aimed at me again.

"Well, if I can't be happy," he looked to Aelita,"neither can you," he pulled the trigger. I saw Aelita run to me.

"NO!" Everything was in slow motion. I watched in horror as she stood in my way. I grabbed her and pulled her down with me. Ulrich tackled Jeremie to the floor. I held her for a minute. She's still breathing. I looked at her. She laid on top of me, I felt her move her head. Aelita looked into my eyes and smiled.

"I love you," she said softly. I let go of the breath I was holding.

"Aelita, you are so stupid! Why would you do that? You could've been- What were you thinking? I- I love you too." I held her face and rubbed circles on her cheeks. Aelita leaned her face in to mine and kissed me. Sweet and soft, but it only lasted a moment. "Don't you ever do something like that again!" I sat up and set her aside quickly. I rushed over to help Ulrich who had Jeremie pinned down. He punched him, hard.

"I told you, didn't I? I found out after all." I kicked him.

"You bastard, where do you get off? You- out of all of us- you were supposed to be the one who protected her the most!" Jeremie was coughing. Yumi and Sissi were checking on Aelita. She stood and walked over to where we were standing. She stood over Jeremie and kicked him, where no guy wants to be kicked. She leaned down and took his collar in her hands. His head met the concrete afterwards. I grabbed her to hold her back. Believe me, I wanted to let her keep going.

"Fuck you, Jeremie! Don't you ever even think about laying another hand on me ever again!"

"Sissi?" We all looked up.

"Down here!" Her father and the authorities had arrived. They started to make their way down. Ulrich kept his hold on a near unconscious Jeremie. I let go of Aelita. She turned to face me.

"Did you really think no one would miss you if you did that?"

"I, um... I thought you never wanted to see me again." I rubbed the back of my neck.

"Odd, I was terrible to you-"

"I understand, you don't have to-"

"No. Listen. I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have said that. Something broke inside my head and I took it out on you. Odd I swear I never meant to hurt you." I kissed her again. She tasted really sweet, like cherries. I almost forgot what was going on at the moment. I looked up and Jeremie was in handcuffs. Sissi was explaining what happened to her father and the authorities. Yumi and Ulrich were with her. This had been a long day.

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We headed back to the campus only to still be questioned of course. Everyone heard what happened. Aelita's story got out too. Soon, everyone was gossiping. The interviews hadn't finished until ten. When they were over, we all went to mine and Ulrich's dorm. Sissi stayed with Mr. Delmas.

We stayed in a comfortable silence for a couple of minutes. The girls left to change, leaving me and Ulrich alone.

"Aelita has been through alot, huh?" He asked quietly.

"Yeah, I can't believe...I don't want to believe that any of this happened." I sighed.

"Jeremie is a jerk. He doesn't deserve her." I smiled. I changed into some baggy black pants and a purple shirt.

"Lets hope this'll all be over soon." A soft knock came from the door. "Come in." Yumi and Aelita walked in.

"Time for bed kids." Yumi announced. We laughed. I threw my hoodie back on.

"Ulrich I think we should walk them to their dorms." He agreed.

We walked them down the hall to their room. Ulrich kissed Yumi goodnight and turned to leave. Aelita paused at the door.

"Good night, Odd." She smiled.

"Good night, Princess."

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Disclaimer: Still have this story.

A/N: Part II! Yes! Jeremie finally got what he deserved. Aww. Yay for Aelita and Odd. Don't worry there's still more drama coming your way. It's not over yet. I don't like how too many fanfics make Aelita seem all weak so I decided she wouldn't be a posy here. As usual, reviews are very much appreciated. Love ya! C: