"Odd, are you okay?" asked Aelita worried about her friend who had barely touched his food and they were almost at the end of lunch.

Odd looked at her confused, acting as if nothing was wrong, and replied, "Yeah, why do you ask?"

"For one you've barely ate anything and it's almost the end of lunch," answered Yumi.

"I'm just thinking," stated Odd.

"Make sure you don't think too much or you'll end up giving yourself a headache," joked Ulrich.

Odd then got up from the table and went to throw away his barely eaten food. Once outside the lunch room Odd was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to see Ulrich had followed him.

"Sorry, dude, I didn't think you'd take it so seriously," apologized Ulrich, but Odd was silent. "Are you having doubts again?"

"What? No! This has nothing to do with Lyoko."

"Then what is it? Odd, were friends you can tell me anything."

Odd was silent for a moment, but then replied, "I'll see you in class."

"Should we keep asking?" asked Yumi as she and the others came up behind him.

Ulrich shook his head.

"He'll end up telling us soon or later."

After class Ulrich found Odd in their dorm room setting on his bed like he was that day his parents came to see his short film.

"Is it your parents again?" asked Ulrich, but Odd didn't reply. Ulrich waved in front of him trying to get his attention. "Earth to Odd. Odd?"

"Oh, Ulrich, when did you get here?" asked Odd who had finally come out of his daze.

Ulrich sighed in frustration and left the room. Odd just watched with his head tilted in confusion.

Ulrich had visited Jeremy in his room were he was now talking to him and Aelita. Surprisingly, Jeremy was not on his computer like usual and actually listening.

"Yeah, I don't know what's up with him today. He just seems so out of it."

"Maybe one of us should cancel our dates," stated Aelita.

"No, we can't," argued Jeremy. "We don't know when we will get another chance."

"Oh, right."

"Yeah and Yumi would kill me if I cancelled on her just to keep an eye on Odd."

"I have an idea, but we'll need Yumi's help," stated Jeremy.

Aelita replied, "I think I saw her talking to William on my way here."

"Perfect."

"Okay, Odd, I'm leaving," said Ulrich, but there was no reply. "Odd!"

Odd was surprised by the yell, but then realized his roommate was leaving for his date.

"Oh, later, Ulrich."

Ulrich sighed in frustration as he shut the door behind him. A few minutes later there was a knock at the door.

"Did Ulrich accidentally lock it?" thought Odd just before another knock. He got up from his bed and went to the door, but didn't open it.

"Okay, so, Ulrich, what do I get this time for letting you in?" teased Odd from behind the door.

"It's not Ulrich," said a familar voice.

Odd opened the door and asked,"William, what are you doing here?"

"Ulrich didn't want to cancel their date just to keep an eye on you, so Yumi asked me to do it," stated William plainly. "But you seem fine to me, so I guess I'll be going then."

"Good," said as Odd as he shut the door. Just as William walked the other way Aelita and Jeremy came up to him.

"Hey, William, you're going the wrong way, Odd's room is right there," said Aelita pointing to it.

William walked back to the door as Jeremy and Aelita just stood there grinning. He knocked on the door for a third time and Odd opened the door again, but this time he didn't get the chance to have a conversation with him, because Odd slammed the door shut.

Aelita said to him as her and Jeremy passed him, "He'll open up if you promise him food."

Once they were out of sights he thought about going back to his room, but then he remembered Ulrich was Odd's roommate which ment he would probably find out that he didn't stay like he promised to and tell Yumi.

"I'll give you my desert for a week."

The door was almost flung open and there stood Odd with a cheerfully catlike grin.

"Why didn't you just say so, come on in."

William sighed and as he walked in mumbling something about how he didn't really think that would work. Odd shut the door and sat on his bed again. William just stood there in the middle on the room looking around awkwardly.

"So you really will drive head first off a cliff if Yumi asked you to, huh?" joked Odd.

"Huh? No, its just the least I could do after, well, you know," said William.

"Not taking Lyoko seriously after we told you it dangerous and getting possessed by XANA? Yeah, I guess you have a few things to make up. Hey, you do make one heck of a bad guy, though."

William sighed and sat on the bed next to Odd, "I'm really sorry for not taking it seriously. Mind telling me about happened why under XANA's control?"

"Do you really want to know?" asked Odd with a playful smile.

"Yeah?" said William in more of a question then an answer.

William noticed that Odd would prolong and go into full detail dealing with anything that had to do with him which was almost everything. It seemed that if William wanted the whole story he would have to ask not just Odd. He only ever talked about William when he was fighting him. If William did win the fight, which caught him off guard the first time, Odd would mention quickly and not go into detail, but only once and he wouldn't repeat either. If William didn't he would prolong it even more then the other stuff.

By the time Ulrich got back and opened his door he found Odd in the middle of the room aiming his arm like he was going to lazer arrow an enemy.

"That's when you're back was turned letting me laser arrow you right in the back!"

Ulrich saw William setting on Odd's bed and asked, "What did you do?"

"All I did was ask what happened when I was possessed by XANA. Guess I'll get back to my room, now, later Odd."

"Bye William!" cheered Odd as he sat down on his bed. "Soo, how was your date?"

Ulrich smiled thinking it was nice to have his old friend back to normal and replied, "It actually went great, now get some sleep!"

"What? I can't have any more details," sighed Odd collasping on his bed. "I'll just ask Yumi, then."

"Hey, mind you're own business," stated Ulrich as he began to get dressed for bed. "Did you really tell William about everything that happened while he was possessed XANA?"

Odd shrugged, "Was that a bad thing?"

"I don't know, maybe."

"Well I did go more into my own victories, then anything bad that happened."

"Just like you to find a way to brag."


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