A/N: Hey everyone! Long time no see, haha. Surfing some of the newer fics in this and other categories put me in the mood for writing fanfiction again, and it just so happens that today I also found a half-forgotten folder of old stuff I had written. The first five or so chapters of this are already written out, but some need some serious editing. I have a twenty-one chapter outline ready, so this story might actually go somewhere! Yay!

This is a sequel to my oneshot 'To Go Alone', but if you're too lazy to hunt that up, here's what's going down: Yumi got sick and the group had to deactivate a tower without her. Aelita and Ulrich weren't doing so hot on Lyoko, and Odd was locked in a game of cat-and-mouse with a Tarantula that had made its way downtown. Of course, our favorite black-clad heroine showed up, regardless of her health, and helped save the day. She was still sick after a return-to-the-past, but that was only to be expected. Ships were UxY and JxA. This story starts four days after the return-to-the-past.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko or any of these characters. I own only the story idea and the laptop I'm typing this on.


To Go Alone

by OoZolaoO

Chapter One: Four Days Later...

DellaRobbia502: Any1 here?
Ishiyama1112: Im here.
Stones04: And me. Jeremie's here too.
DellaRobbia502: oh, dont tell me you and einstein are going to be up all night again…
Stones04: Jeremie's almost fixed the program that bugged up the Skid's sonar last time, and he needs my help.
DellaRobbia502: booooooooooring. i'd much rather sleep.
Stones04: Well then you're in luck. :)
DellaRobbia502: very funny princess.
DellaRobbia502: yumi? you still there?
Ishiyama1112: yeah. what's Ulrich doing?
DellaRobbia502: trying to ace the english test we have tomorrow
Stones04: Tell him good luck!
DellaRobbia502: will do
DellaRobbia502: hold on, he wants something
DellaRobbia502: Yumi? It's Ulrich.
Ishiyama1112: hey
DellaRobbia502: You feeling any better?
Ishiyama1112: not rlly.
Stones04: Still?
Ishiyama1112: not since lyoko the other day, no
Stones04: But that was four days ago!
DellaRobbia502: (odd again!) but who's counting?
Ishiyama1112: shut up odd
DellaRobbia502: *shoves odd out of the way* seriously yumi, listen to aelita. she does have a point
Ishiyama1112: im telling you guys, im fine. im going to work on homework
DellaRobbia502: wait yumi
Ishiyama1112: no

[Ishiyama1112 has signed off]

DellaRobbia502: (ODD RULES) whats got her in such a bad mood?
Stones04: She doesn't like us worrying about her, I guess.
DellaRobbia502: ulrich's leaving now. guess it's just you and me princess
Stones04: Actually, I've got to go too, Odd. See you tomorrow!

[Stones04 has signed off]

DellaRobbia502: *sigh* im all alone. again. with a sulky ulrich. COME BACK AELITA!
DellaRobbia502: oh well.

[DellaRobbia502 has signed off]

~*~

Jeremie stumbled into breakfast, eyes half-closed. Finding his way to his normal table from memory, he placed his laptop down and rested his head on his arms, yawning as he did so.

"Glad to see you looking so awake this morning," Odd sniggered from behind a fork of bacon. Jeremie ignored him, closing his eyes fully. Aelita didn't look much better; she had shadows under her eyes that pointed to another night of little or no sleep.

"We were up pretty late," Aelita protested, yawning also.

"More like early," Jeremie mumbled into his arms. "I think I remember saying 'Good night' to you at one point."

"And then I corrected you, saying that it was already tomorrow, and it was more of a 'Good morning' occasion," Aelita smiled tiredly. Yumi and Ulrich arrived synonymously, each setting their trays down in their normal spots.

"Good morning," Aelita greeted them.

"Let me guess, you and Jeremie were up all night working on the Skid?" Ulrich laughed. Jeremie answered with a yawn and a nod. "Excellent. Now when X.A.N.A. attacks we'll have no one to run the supercomputer OR activate the tower. We're in good shape," he added sarcastically. Odd nodded.

"Yeah, Einstein, if you're going to be sleep deprived, do it once X.A.N.A. is gone for good."

"It's not his fault that we had to work on the Skid," Aelita bristled. Ulrich and Odd exchanged a laughter-filled glance.

"All right, you don't need to get all defensive," Ulrich grinned.

"Leave Aelita alone," Jeremie snapped. "None of this is her fault either."

"Could you guys just stop?" Yumi broke in, glaring around the table. "You're giving me a headache. You two, leave Aelita and Jeremie alone. Aelita and Jeremie, ignore them. They're just trying to pick on you."

"Thank you, Yumi," Aelita replied, glancing up at her. Catching her face, she narrowed her eyes.

"Yumi, what are you doing at school? You still don't look very good." Yumi shot a half-hearted glare at Aelita before looking back down at her tray and the uneaten food upon it. Odd and Ulrich looked over at Yumi too, wanting to see what Aelita was talking about. Yumi was even paler than usual, and her eyes lacked their usual glimmer.

"I agree with Aelita. Why don't you go home, Yumi?" Odd added. Yumi switched her glare to him now.

"Because I'm fine. We've had this conversation," she snapped. Her hoarse voice made it obvious that she was still coughing. Ulrich said nothing, though he watched Yumi with worried eyes.

"Yumi-" Ulrich started, but he held his tongue as Yumi grabbed her tray and strode off in annoyance.

"She hasn't been getting any better since Lyoko," Aelita whispered to Jeremie as Ulrich and Odd got up to go to their first class of the day. Jeremie raised his head. "In fact, I think she's been getting worse."

"You think X.A.N.A. has something to do with it?" Jeremie asked, blinking open his eyes and looking awake.

"It's possible," Aelita allowed, looking worried. "Though it could just be a cold or something. But I don't want to take any chances."

"Next time we go to Lyoko, I'll scan her digital imprint to see if I can find anything," Jeremie told her.

"When are we next going to Lyoko?" Aelita asked, standing up.

"Tonight, if possible. Since we finished the Skid's program, we can give it a test run."

"Great. Thanks, Jeremie," Aelita gave him a swift hug and left for class, leaving a blushing Jeremie to grab his laptop.