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Last chapter time...

"I'm bored."

I banged my fists on the ground. "Enough Odd. You've been whining about the same thing for over an hour." I smiled. "Plus, you wouldn't want to have me start teasing you again about not being able to read, would you?"

"Humph," Odd said in indifference and reached out to scratch Kiwi's ears. I laughed a bit as I watched Kiwi bound up to Odd's face instead and give it a good licking.

"Hey Jeremy," Ulrich said, "maybe you should give it a rest."

Jeremy turned around and sighed. "I just can't seem to crack that code! I'm so close to virtualizing Aelita but that code is like an invisible wall that can't be breached."

I smiled and patted him on the arm reassuringly. "Trying breaching it tomorrow, Romeo. I'm sure your Juliet will understand." Jeremy blushed slightly.

"In the mean time," I said, standing up. "I think I'll go take a walk."

"At this time?" Odd asked, looking up at me.

I nodded. "Why not? The worst that can happen will be that I run into Jim." I sighed. "Besides, I need some fresh air. That dog of yours is poisoning it in this room."

"Hey!" Odd said indignantly. He shielded Kiwi in his arms protectively. "Kiwi's sensitive. Don't say that!"

"Oops, my bad," I said, rolling my eyes which signaled that I didn't really mean it. I put on my shoes and sneaked out into the hall.

I slid on cat's paws through the hallways and outside. It was cold outside but the night air was refreshing. I filled my lungs with it as I walked to try and find a bench to sit on. Instead, I found myself looking up at the tree I had once crouched in to hide from Ulrich. I laughed to myself, thinking about that silly memory. It wasn't going to happen this time around. Nope. This time, things between Ulrich and I will be different the whole time.

I reached up and found a good handhold on the trunk of the tree. I pulled myself up and slowly, hand over hand, I climbed into the tree and sat on one of the thick sturdy branches. I gazed out across the way I had come and saw a shadow steal across my vision. I smiled, already knowing who it was. I watched the shadow slide closer and closer.

"Care if I join you?"

I looked down to find Ulrich's cheerful face beaming up at me. I shook my head. "Not at all." He pulled himself up and sat next to me on the same branch. We sat in silence for a while, but then a slight wind blew and I shivered. He noticed.

"Here," he said, taking off his jacket and wrapping it around me. In the process, I could feel his body heat, he was so close. I snuggled into his jacket and gazed at him. I lost myself in his eyes and was unable to tear my gaze away. Slowly, we both leaned in. I closed my eyes and this time, our lips touched.

We broke away as a huge wind swept the tree we were sitting in. We swayed precariously from our perch. Then we both lost our balance entirely.

With a loud crash, a painful thump, and a night full of laughter, we fell out of the tree into the bushes nearby, side by side.