Takes place during Season 2…
Alita's POV:
"Are you all right?" I asked Jeremy as we walked back to school. "You're really quiet tonight…" The results of the program we had been working on wouldn't be ready until the morning, so Jeremy & I would actually be able to get a full night's rest.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing…" Jeremy said. "Just thinking about stuff…"
"Does this have anything to do with Od & Ulrick, & the discussion we had at dinner?"
"No." Jeremy said, too quickly for that answer to be true.
"C'mon Jeremy, you know what they were saying isn't true." I said. "You're just as much of a Lyoko Warrior as any of us."
"No, I'm not." he said. "I'm a coward. I can't even go to Lyoko to help you guys fight. I'm even starting to wonder if I'll ever be able to finally defeat XANA…"
"Of course you will!" I said. "We all will, together." I could tell that my words didn't seem to help. "Look, it's one thing to go to Lyoko & fight XANA's monsters, but it's completely different to stay here where you could get really hurt…"
"Besides, you had your doubts about whether you would be able to free me." I continued. "But here I am, flesh & blood & part of your world now. Together, we will find the antivirus & we will defeat XANA."
"But Od's right, I'm not a hero." Jeremy said. "I'm not fearless."
"You don't have to be fearless." I said. "You just have to be able to do what you have to despite your fear. That's something you do every day." We had gotten to the staircase in the dorms. I'd have to go up one more floor, but Jeremy's dorm was down here with the boys.
"Good night, Jeremy." I said, quickly leaning in & kissing him on the cheek. "You'll always be my hero."
Looks like it took me about five months to complete this instead of one…Oh well…
Thank you guys so much for reading! I hope you guys enjoyed this, because this probably won't be the only one shot collection I'll ever write…but before that, I've already got plans for a new project that I hope I'll be able to start really soon!
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