A/N: Isn't it weird how romantic scenes happen at the worst times? Haha They do it in movies all the time so I figured, why not? And Aelita seemed really Oocish huh? C: Anyway, on with the story.

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"Are you okay?" Yumi looked up to see Ulrich hovering over her.

"Just fine," she managed. At least her vision wasn't still fuzzy. "So, we're going to Lyoko?" Ulrich nodded.

"I already began running the self virtualization program." He helped her stand up, slowly. Before they could enter the elevator, a notification window appeared on the computer. Download: ninety percent. Yumi's eyes widened.

"He started the download again!"

"Okay, well let's just cancel it again." He went over and typed in the code as he did before. Error. "Uh-oh, we can't stop it."

"Don't say it so calmly! We have to go and deactivate that tower fast!" Yumi pulled him to the elevator. She tapped her foot impatiently as the doors closed slower than ever, in her mind at least.

The scanner doors closed behind them. Just as planned, the program started up and, in seconds, they were on the surface of Lyoko.

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"It's just like I remember," Yumi smiled. She looked down and admired her kimono. It was a short, black one with pink cherry blossoms along the left side. A gold and purple Obi was tied around her waist. She especially loved the boots.

Ulrich smiled at her. "Let's go find Aelita and Odd." Yumi's head snapped up.

"She found Odd?" Ulrich explained to her while they made their way to the nearest tower.

Meanwhile, Aelita and Odd made their way through Carthage looking for Yumi and Ulrich. She always kept a firm grip on his hand and it made him feel breathless. It was kind of like being on cloud nine. With everything that had happened though he couldn't help but feel like it was all a dream. On one hand, he'd be glad to wake up from it. The pain his friends had gone through, especially Aelita, was just not something he wished were true. Even if on the other hand, he'd gotten what he always wanted. It was just too surreal.

"Odd?" Oops, he zoned out again.

"Sorry, what'd you say?"

"Are you sure you're okay?" She asked rather than repeating herself. Her face was full of worry. Why was she always thinking she did something wrong? "If it's about earlier..." Odd stopped her in her tracks.

"Woah, hold on." He pulled her face to look at him. Great, tears. He wasn't good with tears. He placed one hand on either side of her face. "You didn't do anything wrong. Aelita, why do you- It's because of him, huh?" He looked her directly in the eyes. She looked down. Yeah, he hit it right on the mark.

"I- It wasn't his fault, I screwed up alot and..."

"Listen, not everything is your fault! You aren't the only one who screws up! Damn it, he should be apologizing. You are absolutely amazing and you don't need me or anyone else to tell you that. And, earlier, you didn't do anything wrong so stop worrying. I've always wanted to do that with you," he admitted with a light blush on his face.

"Odd, I love you." She kissed him softly, losing herself in it. How did she not see him this whole time? It made her heart hurt to think about and she had to push herself closer against him.

"Gotta' stop that or we'll never make it," he whispered. "I love you." Then he grabbed her hand in his and they continued walking.

A few minutes later Odd pushed Aelia behind him. She peered over his shoulder. Someone was headed their way. He kept his grip on her wrist.

"Odd, what is it?"

"Shhh." He kept his gaze fixed across from them. Before she could blink, her hand was torn from Odd's and he was on the ground.

Yumi had took off running ahead of Ulrich without any explanation. Her injuries on Earth had no affect on her here obviously. He smiled to himself. He caught up with her easily enough using Supersprint and lifted her on to his shoulders. She laughed happily.

"Straight ahead Ulrich!" She commanded. A few feet before they reached the other two Ulrich stopped and Yumi jumped down. She began running again and Ulrich followed staying close behind.

"It really is you! I can't believe you're okay!" she shouted. Aelita laughed at the sight before her. Odd was sprawled out underneath Yumi who was speaking excitedly. "I didn't think we would see you again! Oh my gosh, Ulrich are you seeing this?"

"Yumi, I'm really glad to see you and all but-"

"Right, sorry." She stood up happily. Odd winced as he stood. "Wait, are you okay? Did I hurt you?" Her eagerness to see him died down a little.

"No, it wasn't you," he smiled at her,"Just a few scratches, nothing too bad." Aelita stopped laughing.

"Just a few? You have bruises and cuts everywhere! And it's all Jeremie's fucking fault." Yumi arched an eyebrow.

"Bastard. Well, don't worry, as soon as this is over he won't hurt anyone ever again," she spoke seriously, then just as soon as she had picked up the tone, dropped it. "Oh and sorry about-" she waved her hand, "that, I was just so happy to see you again." Odd chuckled.

"Don't worry about it, I"m just glad to see you two again. What's the matter Ulrich, cat got your tongue?" Yumi looked at Ulrich and laughed. He had a stunned expression on his face.

"No, I uh..." he trailed off.

"Glad to see you again too, bud." Odd couldn't bite down the goofy grin that found its way on his face.

"Yeah yeah, just don't ever do somethin' like that again yeah?" The girls laughed.

"You know Odd, I could see that spikey head from a mile away," Yumi teased. She smiled happily and Odd was sure it'd be a while before she smiled like that again. He was just glad to be surrounded by his friends once more.

"So, do we know where we're headed?" Ulrich asked curiously. They had told him about Carthage already but had they found where in Carthage they were supposed to go?

"Well, actually, we don't exactly know still. But since it has to do with the Digital Sea, it has to be dangerous so we're not rushing anything," Odd replied. Ulrich raised his eyebrows in alarm.

"Uh, sorry to tell you this guys but we may not have as much time as you think."

"Why, what happened?" Aelita asked.

"Jeremie started up the virus download again, and we couldn't stop it this time. It was already at ninety percent completion when we left."

"Well, I guess we better get moving," Odd said.

"What happened to Jeremie by the way?" Aelita couldn't help but ask.

"He's heavily sedated and bound at the moment actually," Yumi answered her. Aelita rubbed the back of her neck. She had an extremely nervous feeling in the pit of her stomach about all this. Odd could see it.

"Listen, everything's gonna' be fine," he comforted her. "This'll be a piece of cake compared to what we've gone through." Aelita stared at the ground.

"You're right," she lied, "everything will be just fine." She tried convincing herself. But unfortunately her visions don't lie. No matter how much she wished they would. Odd smiled, blissfully unaware. He pressed his lips to hers softly. Ulrich and Yumi looked away. The scenery just seemed suddenly more interesting. Yumi blushed and Ulrich coughed.

"So that's what you guys have been doing huh?" Ulrich teased. Odd scowled.

"Like you haven't been kissing Yumi up there," he teased back. Yumi coughed this time.

"Okay so, where are we headed again?"

"Carthage here we come." Aelita grabbed Odd's hand in her own.

"First thing's first," he started,"no matter what happens, we're all coming back together. Got it?" They all smiled heartedly, innocent children in a big world, not knowing what would be ahead waiting for them.

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A/N: So I re-wrote this chapter because honestly, I was reading my story over and I was very ashamed of myself. That was the sloppiest mess I have ever written. Hopefully this is ten times better and you like it.

Reviews are always welcome! As always. By the way, I know I've been away terribly long and my explanation for that is in the next chapter but I had to get this done first. It was really sloppy. Thank you for reading everyone and I promise I will have the next, newest chapter up very soon.

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