Poet: Hey everyone! This is my first fic in a long time so I would love some reviews to see whether or not I should continue this. Wrote it on a whim…or boredom, or really I was supposed to be doing Latin and for something dead, it really stresses me so….I wrote, sue me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko. If I did this would be called an episode, not a fanfic.

Chapter 1: What's a girl to do?

"Odd! Turn down that noise!"

Ulrich covered his ears in protest and threw himself on his bed. The whole school could probably hear that damned music.

"For you information…" Said Odd, walking over and turning it down. "It is called music, not noise! Now come on this is the best part!" He cranked the music back up and jumped on a chair pantomiming a rock star as he jumped around the room.

"Nah-na, na-na-na-na, Oh yeah yeah yeah!!!!" Uh huh, uh huh!"

"Ugh!"

Ulrich grabbed his books and his pencils and slammed the door, leaving Odd in his own private concert. He headed to the library where he knew Odd's music wouldn't penetrate, he needed to study. Study, Odd had laughed himself sick the last time Ulrich had said that.

"Leave studying to the…er…studiers! That's what they do! Then there are people like us, who always managed to scrape by and still have fun!"

That was where the conversation had ended. Not by choice, but because Odd had better things to do. Like eat. Odd didn't understand, he could no longer just scrape by. His parents had told him again that he was not keeping up with their expectations. He was going to go to an Ivy League college and becoming a lawyer and that was that. Perfect grades were mandatory, as well as perfect friends, and a perfectly perfect life. Maybe that wasn't what he wanted…

Ulrich pushed the door of the library open noiselessly, and saw Yumi sitting at a distant table twirling a lock of hair around her finger and biting her lip. Four books were sprawled out around her, and she keep rifling through them, shaking her head and turning to another one.

"Want some help with that Yumi?" Ulrich asked, sitting down across from her. "Looks like you have a lot of stuff to do."

Yumi looked up at him for a second, smiled and then looked back down at her books.

"I'm sorry Ulrich I'd love to chat but I have so much Math homework, and on top of that, Science homework which I have to know the Math to do! It's just so confusing and I need to do the Math first, but it's bugging me."

He placed his hand on hers. "You need to close the science books and just look at one Math book for now." He closed the science books and set them on the floor. Yumi pointed to the Math book she would keep and Ulrich set the other one down too. "Now, read the paragraph on what you need to know and try it a few times." She complied with his suggestions and began.

After she had done this she looked up at him and smiled.

"I think I got it now!" She said cheerfully. "Thanks. I didn't know you knew how to study."

"I don't." He replied. "But this is how I get through life. Try to concentrate on one thing you want and don't try to do it all at once."

One thing he wants, she thought, trying not to blush. I wonder if he ever concentrates on me. He certainly doesn't do anything related to me all at once though. It's always gradual.

"Hey Yumi…" Ulrich began, staring at the table. "Do you umm wanna come to the Winter Dance with me Saturday night. I…um…would pick you up at 7 and we could have dinner and stuff. I mean…if you wanted…"

William appeared next to Yumi as she opened her mouth to speak.

"Would you come to the Winter Ball with me Yumi?" He asked, his rough voice laced with hope. He held a small gold locket in his outstretched palm. "This is for you. I want you to come with me, what do you say?"

Yumi looked from boy to boy. Even the part of her that loved the attention was scared now. What would William do if she turned him down, she had shown signs of aggression before. But then Ulrich, if she accepted William's offer, her best friend and crush of three years would be destroyed.

What's a girl to do?

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