A/N: I'm sorry if this chapter seems rushed and shorter than usual, but I won't be able to post any chapters for a few days due to me going on vacation this weekend. Anyways, thanks for all your support and enjoy.
Odd was buried on a Saturday, it was snowing. The attendance was small, just his former friends and a few staff members from Kadic. To everyone's surprise Jim showed up to play his trombone in a final respect for the young boy. Then as soon as it began it was over, the casket was lowered and everyone went home, that is except for a certain pink haired girl.
Aelita sat stiffly on one of the metal folding chairs that were sat out for Odd's funeral, she had been crying so her cheeks were red. It was just her and what once was Odd, the air was still as if in respect for the young boy. "Aelita, its cold, you need to come back" Yumi said startling the girl in front over her. "I still can't believe he's gone" Aelita whispered as Yumi wrapped her arms around Aelita protectively. "I know, but we have to move on, he would want that" Yumi whispered as she stared sadly at the casket in front of her. Suddenly Aelita sneezed loudly causing Yumi to jump in surprise, "now you've gone and got yourself a cold" Yumi remarked as Aelita sneezed again. "Come on, let's get back to Kadic" Yumi said helping her pink haired friend out of the chair. The pair slowly made their way to the graveyard gate when Aelita stopped suddenly to look back at the coffin behind her. "Goodbye Odd" she whispered sadly before turning and continuing out of the graveyard. "Goodbye my princess" Odd whispered mournfully from his seat beside the chair Aelita was just sitting in.
Jeremy Belpois was sitting beside his desktop computer as was usual for this time of day, spread out around him were disks and other computer hardware. "Almost finished" he whispered as his fingers danced across his keyboard, suddenly an error sign popped up. "What could this be?" He thought as he scanned over the contents of the pop-up. Suddenly a violent pounding on the door tore Jeremy from his computer screen. "Its lunch time Belpois, let's go" Jim's muffled voice said from behind the wooden door. "Alright, i'll be right down" Jeremy responded as he closed the program window and shut down the computer. Getting out if his chair, Jeremy made his way to the large dresser that dominated one side of the room. He pulled out a blue jacket and slipped it on over his thin frame, suddenly he paused and glances over at his computer monitor. Shaking his head Jeremy opened his door and stepped out into the empty hallway.
Odd sat on the railing of the bridge that led to the factory, beneath him was the murky water. "Still hanging around here I see" a sinister voice said from behind the blonde haired teen. Odd glanced behind him to see a man in a black suit walking toward him. "Xana" he grunted nonchalantly as the man leaned up against the rail beside him. "I'm feeling something you humans call depression" Xana said after a short silence. "Join the club" Odd grunted glumly as he turned to look at his companion. "I understand why you fight me, why you protect your friends so fiercely" Xana whispered barely loud enough for Odd to hear. The duo sat there for a few minutes listening to the world around them. "I'm done with this world" Xana growled unhappily as he pushed away from the rail and stalked to the middle of the bridge. "Before I leave, I'll do you one favor" the computer program said when Odd opened his mouth to reply. The blonde teen fell silent, curiously waiting for the man in front of him to continue . "I'm going to remain active for a few hours, during that time you'll notice a change in yourself" Xana said as he slowly began to fade. Then as soon as he had arrived the once diabolical computer program had vanished leaving a very confused Odd.
"It's just not the same anymore" Rosa whispered to herself sadly as she scooped the leftovers from the days lunch into the trash. "I know what you mean" Jim said stirring his hot chocolate slowly, the pair fell into a mournful silence as they watched over the students in the lunch room. Suddenly a thought came to old gym teachers head, he turned to look at Rosa. "Where's Aelita at?" He asked uncertainty, the lunch lady glanced around the room taking in the faces of all the students. "It looks like the whole group that used to be with Odd isn't here" Rosa said after a short pause, Jim glanced over at her. "Let's hope their all okay" he said sadly, "we don't need anything else happening here"
Ulrich Stern sighed and ran his bandaged hand through his brown hair, he was lounging on his bed beside Yumi. Jeremy was in the lone chair in the room, leaving Aelita curled up in Odd's bed crying softly. "We all miss him" Yumi said getting up to console her pink haired friend, Ulrich and Jeremy nodded in unison. "It's bed time, Jim's going to be making his rounds soon enough" Ulrich said after a few minutes of silence. "Ulrich's right, we wouldn't want to get caught" Yumi said standing up leaving Aelita alone on the bed. "Yumi its pretty late, will you stay with me tonight?" Aelita asked as she wiped away the tears that stained her cheeks. "That sounds great, I'll go call my parents" Yumi said leaving the room. "I've got to finish my program, so this is goodnight" Jeremy said as he followed Yumi out the door leaving Aelita and Ulrich alone. "Take that blanket with you princess" the German teen said as he grabbed his towel and turned for the door. "Thanks Ulrich" Aelita whispered as the boy left the room leaving her alone.