( I do not own Code Lyoko, and if I did….. I would not change a damn thing.)
Hey everyone, I'm DCDesperado. Some of you may know me from my reviews and other have no clue who I am, and that's all well and good. This is my first Code Lyoko fic and I hope you like it. Please review and no flames, oh but constructive criticism is accepted, and if you have an idea please do not be afraid to let me know, and don't feel distraught if it isn't used immediately it could just be waiting for the right time.
Ages and Birthdays ( These I am not sure about so bare with me.)
Ulrich: 16 born on March 24, 1990
Odd: 15 born on July 15, 1990
Jeremy: 16 born on April 10, 1990
Yumi: 16 born on August 29, 1989
Aelita:15 born on ?
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Chapter one: "It all starts here."
It was a bright and sun shiny day at KadicHigh School. Of course it was a Sunday in April, so sunny days were a rarity to find. Do not be deserved, even though the sunny was up it was only 5:45 in the morning. Of course the only person up at this time was the school renewed soccer star Ulrich Stern. Its days like this that he cherish above all things, well, almost all things.
Ulrich stepped out onto the dew drenched field with a content smile on his face. Even though soccer tryouts weren't for another a few more weeks, he could not wait to hit the field. He took a deep breath before placing his soccer ball down on the field. The air had a fresh sweet aroma to it. Heaving a heavy sigh Ulrich was ready "Spring, how I missed thee." he said as he kicked the ball down field. Instead of shoot the ball into the goal, Ulrich would intentionally hit the rim and used the momentum he got from the kick to turn around and charge down the other side of the field, and so on and so forth. There were times when he decided to pull out one of his fancy tricks and score on an un-manned net. Of course a lot of these moved ended up with him on the ground and getting dirty but it was worth every second.
After his 45 minute work out, Ulrich quietly went back to his room, grabbed some clean clothes and a towel and headed to the shower. Fortunately He was successful in not waking his snoring roommate. "I swear, I will never understand how such a small guy can make so much noise." he muttered in disbelief as he entered the bathroom. The young brunette quickly undressed and hopped into a shower stall. Ulrich made sure that there was not even a speck of dirt on his body because tonight was going to be one special night. For it was the "April Showers Dance", of course it was Sissy's idea to have the dance and of course her father would never argue with his "little princess". The thought of Sissy in a jesters outfit crossed Ulrich's mind and merited himself a laugh. "That would be the day, you know I would actually pay money to see that." He said to himself in response to his some what hilarious brainchild. It was not to long after his little joke that Odd walked into the bathroom and got into one of the showers.
"Hey Ulrich, you there?" Odd asked.
"Ya, why?" Ulrich replied.
"Just wondering who was in here. Hey! what are you doing up this early?" Odd's inquiry was beginning.
"Its a beautiful day Odd, I was practicing my soccer skills early, ya know?" Ulrich answered with a calm voice.
"So, are you trying to impress the crowds again this year or Yumi?" Odd's inquiry continued.
"What? Odd, where the hell would you get that idea from?" Ulrich hastily answered while thanking god that Odd could not have seen his face at that moment.
"Who are you trying to fool, You always have that extra sparkle in your eye and spring in your step when she's around. Not to mention that after every major trick you pull on the field you always look at Yumi to see if she saw it. Its as readable as a news paper." Odd threw all his proof on the table and although it was all true Ulrich decided that as long as he never admitted it Odd would never he any evidence on him.
"Odd, have you even read a newspaper?" Ulrich said implying that read a newspaper for Odd was a difficult task.
"Yes!...umm...no" Odd replied admitting defeat.
"Look Odd, I just want to make sure that my skill are at there peak for tryouts...that's all." And with that Ulrich put his foot down on the case.
After about 20 minutes of grooming and joking around the two boys headed to the cafeteria for breakfast. It was about this point that everyone else started waking up and heading to their clean up rituals. Right before the two could enter the cafeteria they were cut off by none other then Nicolas, Herb, and Sissy. Odd, without wasting a moment, said "Hey Ulrich, I didn't see any cattle crossing signs on the way here, did you?" Ulrich laughed and shook his head no. At this Sissy quickly pushed past the boys and headed into the cafeteria. "Ut oh, looks like that one has mad cows disease." Odd finished his pun and Ulrich and Odd headed in line for breakfast.
Of course being here early on a Sunday meant the was more food to choose from and that you would get done eating early, but for Odd getting done early was not in his agenda. The meal was pancakes, bacon, and eggs, all of which Odd could not get enough of. While Odd went back in line for thirds, Ulrich decided to go for a walk in his favorite place in the whole school, the forest.
The air still had its welcome and calming sweet smell as he walked through the forest. The sounds of the morning birds greeted him on his way. "Such tranquility, I could live in this moment forever." Of course after speaking he immediately started to think of the dance tonight and Yumi. "How in the world am I going to ask her to go to this dance?" He started "I know we have a reputation of always ending up dancing with one another but we both didn't have dates for those nights. Which to me does not make sense. I know I turned down all the girl that asked me because I was waiting for Yumi to ask me, but what's her story? I thought William would have been all over her for a dance at those parties. Damn, all this thinking is wrecking my mood." and with that Ulrich pushed his thoughts to the back of his mind and relaxed under a giant oak tree. With a cooling breeze and the sounds of the forest all around him Ulrich was soon asleep.
-back at the Cafeteria-
Jeremy walked in about five minutes after Ulrich's departure and soon after that Yumi arrived.
"Hey Yumi, what are you doing here?" Odd asked with a questioning look.
"Just thought I would hang out with my friends on the last day of our weekend" Yumi replied cheerfully
Odd placed his hands on his face in disgust. " Geeze don't remind me." Odd said still with his hands on his face.
"So Jeremy, where's Ulrich?" Yumi asked surprised that the brunette was absent from the table. "...and Aelita?"
"Well, I haven't seen Ulrich yet today and Aelita is still probably asleep." Jeremy answered with the calmest voice he could muster.
"Ulrich probably went to go practice some more soccer drills." Odd plainly stated.
"Is that all that boy thinks about?" Yumi said while getting up to leave.
"I don't think that's the top thing on his mind." Odd said but quickly shut his mouth.
"What do you mean, Odd?" Yumi raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing." Odd replied quickly.
Yumi just shrugged it off and headed to the soccer field.
-At the soccer field-
Yumi found herself looking at a empty field, not a player in sight, and most importantly no Ulrich. She sat down on a bench and began to question her own actions. "What I'm I doing here? Why did I come to school on a Sunday? And if I truly came here to see my friends then why am I out here searching for one of them when I could have stayed with three of them back at the cafeteria? What going on with me?" Yumi has had this thought process ever sense she and Ulrich almost kissed in Lyoko. When ever she had a free moment to think and relax her thoughts would always find there way to him. On one occasion when Yumi was walking out of her last class she would come out of her dazed like state just to find herself right outside Ulrich's dorm. 'Geeze, I bet Ulrich doesn't have these problems, he never has any problems, he just stands there with his soft hands in his pockets and a serious expression on his face with deep brown eyes that you can get lost of forever, and his hair just gently blowing in the wind.' Yumi then cut herself off there or her emotions were going to get the better of her. It was then she remember that Ulrich was very fond of the forest outside the school. So she decided to make her way to the forest.
-The Cafeteria Once Again-
Aelita has awaken and joined the two boys and there usual cafeteria table.
"So Odd, do you have a date for the Dance?" Aelita asked obviously stressing a few key words while keeping an eye on Jeremy's reaction.
"Yes princess, in fact I have. Her name is Trish we have Biology together." Odd answered while also keeping an eye on Jeremy. " What about you Aelita do you have a date?" This question caught Jeremy's attention.
"Well, no Odd, no one has asked me, but I hope someone intelligent asks me, ya know, someone with blond hair." Aelita said while winking at Odd. It took all of Odds willpower to not laugh and fortunately for him, he was able to.
"Well Aelita, I propose that we go to the dance together, any objections?" Jeremy asked as plainly and intelligently has possible after quickly putting away his laptop computer.
"Not a one." Aelita laughed.
"Real smooth there Einstein" Odd commented " I especially like your delivery, real classic setup."
-By the Oak Tree-
Yumi had finally navigated her way to Ulrich's position under the tree. She was going to shout his name but then realized he was sleeping, so instead she sat beside him and rested her head on his shoulder which felt so natural to her. Yumi was about to fall asleep as well but to her surprise she heard Ulrich start talking, that's right talking in his sleep, and it wasn't anything incoherent. She could actually get some incite as to what he was dreaming. At first it sounded like he said talking about a band or something but then she realized that he was dreaming about fighting in Lyoko, and it wasn't some random fight either it was the battle were they almost kissed. "Am I hearing this correctly, is he really dreaming about when we almost kissed. So he does think about that moment just as much as I do." she whispered to herself with a slight smile.
Yumi got in front of Ulrich and leaned in carefully so that she could hear his whispers better. When it got to the part in the dream where they were so close to sharing a moment of complete bliss Yumi was surprised to find Ulrich's hand and the side of her face and before being able to react was pulled in for a kiss. 'OH MY GOD!' she thought as she just sat there with her lips on his. 'So this is what it feel like to finally kiss Ulrich, its splendid, his lips are like velvet and...' at that point Ulrich's hand dropped to the ground and made a thud which to Yumi's surprise awoke the tired Ulrich. Quickly she broke the kiss and sat back, waiting for Ulrich to regain consciousness. When Ulrich awoke it seemed like he did not even remember the kiss at all, he just looked at Yumi with a surprised to see you look and said
"Hey Yumi, what's new?"
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What's new indeed.
I hope you liked chapter one, I really tried to capture the characters as closely as I could. Oh and don't worry I am already typing chapter two and three.
Anywho, Reviews I believe that its review time!
