I know that I don't own Lyoko, but I do own Chen, Grent, Lori, and Tara. Yumi is 15 and Chen is 18. You can figure out everybody else's age when you read.

Yumi had been acting strange all month. Aelita noticed right away because she was living at the Ishiyama house.

It all started when Yumi had gotten an e-mail on the 2nd day of April, and it made her scream. Aelita and Mrs. Ishiyama came rushing in to see what caused Yumi to scream. "He's coming home! He's coming home at the end of the month! He's staying for a YEAR!"

"Who is, Yumi? Who's coming?"

"Chen! Chen is coming back!"

Aelita stared blankly at Yumi. Mrs. Ishiyama had tears in her eyes. "Are you serious? Are you sure that this isn't some April Fool's joke? Are you sure that Chen is coming back this month? If this is some sort of April Fool's joke, those people are really mean."

"Who is Chen? Why is everyone so happy about someone coming?"

"Chen is my older brother. He left 4 years ago and we haven't seen him since he left, I know that he was only 14 when he left, but he was allowed to leave because he was tall and we have family in Canada. Mom, he said in the e-mail that he wanted to bring along three friends. Is that okay?"

"That's fine. As long as he is really coming home, anything is fine."

The boys asked Yumi why she had been acting soo strange, but all she did was smile and have a dreamy look on her face. They would ask Aelita, but all she would do is smile and tell them to wait for the end of the month.

Yumi had also been on her phone text messaging someone a lot, but the only person that she would let see them would be Aelita.

Everyday after their classes were done, the girls would walk back to the Ishiyama house and they would talk and laugh together, and the boys were tired of it. It had been going on all month. The boys knew something was going on, but they didn't know exactly what.

The boys decided to follow the girls on the 29th. It was two days before the end of the month, and they needed to find out what was happening. The boys followed the girls at the end of the day. This is what they heard while they followed. They saw Aelita whisper something into Yumi's ear and she nodded and laughed. The boys were to far way to hear what Aelita had whispered to Yumi.

"I can't believe that he is coming today. He just text me that he was on a plane here! He sent me pictures of what his friends and himself look like. From the pics that he sent me, they seem really nice. He has changed a lot. I jus hope that he doesn't look that way for real. I think that one of the girls took the pic as a prank and sent it to me. He was asleep! He is the best person that I have ever known, though."

"From what you told me, he is a really great person. I can't wait to meet him. Grent sounds interesting, too. I think that the girls got Chen's phone, and then sent the text message to give you the heads up. They seem really nice. I hope that they can help us with Sissi. Taking the pictures of the boys asleep was just too funny. I have a question. Where is Chen going to sleep? And where is every one else going to sleep?"

"Simple. Chen and one of the girls can sleep on the floor of my room. You can sleep in the pull out bed under mine. Grent and the other girl can sleep in the master bedroom with mom. That is what I think we should do. Or you, me, and Chen can sleep in my room. Mom and one of the girls can sleep in the master bedroom, and Grent and the other girl can sleep in the guest room. You will need to move your things into my room from the guest room."

"That will be fine. I can't come to pick them up with you, though. I need to go to the library and study. I will help you get ready for them to come. I have my key and if you aren't back when I get back, I can let myself in."

That was all the boys heard, because they reached the Ishiyama house. "Who is Grent?" Jeremy wondered out loud.

"Who is Chen?" asked Ulrich.

"It sounds to me that someone is jealous of the two mystery men in the girl's life. It also sounds like the girls are really excited about the guys and their girl friends. But it also sounds like Yumi really likes the guy called Chen, and she hasn't seen him in a while. Maybe he is someone from Japan." stated Odd. They growled at Odd, and he laughed.