First time I've posted on here in a while. I'm not even sure how the community's doing now, or who still is here. I looked and I don't recognize almost anyone. This was originally a story I was just working on, but suddenly the idea of it being focused on the Code Lyoko characters fit so much better. So I started working on it. I'm trying to get a few chapters ahead, that way I can have a backlog. But I'm uploading this to see if anyone will actually read it and maybe get some help from those who do.


Part 1: Insomnia

I'm not quite sure where to start with this. I don't even know the full story. Just a rough idea based on what Yumi told me and what all I encountered. I guess that's more than anyone else can say at this point. I still remember the first day I noticed something was wrong.

It was a typical Tuesday morning. XANA had been defeated for barely over a year. Odd and I were in the cafeteria, waiting for Jeremie and Aelita. "You know," Odd said with a mouthful of food, "if those two brainiacs don't hurry up, they're gonna miss lunch."

"Maybe they're skipping it for a reason. I don't know how you stomach some of this stuff," I replied with a chuckle.

"Hey, if you're going to complain, I'll take your food off your hands."

"Be my guest." I pushed my plate towards him and he eagerly grabbed it.

"I wonder what's taking them."

"Maybe they're trying to date again," Odd said, putting his fork down. "I mean, Jeremie screwed it up pretty badly last time, but maybe she's giving him another chance."

"Yeah, Einstein may be great with computers, but he's shit with women."

"Shut up. I apologize I'm not a ladies man like you, Ulrich."

Jeremie slapped the back of my head and continued, "Now tell me, how are things between you and Yumi?" I slouched in my chair and ignored the question.

"That's what I thought."

"Speaking of the Yumi," Odd said, pointing at the door.

I sat up and saw her approaching our table. Only, she seemed different, like something was wrong. She sat down next to me and rested her head on the table. I asked softly, "Hey, you okay?" Yumi slowly shook her head. She groaned, "I barely slept last night."

"What kept you up?" Jeremie asked.

"I just couldn't sleep. I'll nap during study hall or something."

"That's what I would I do," Odd said, once again with a mouthful of food.

I was worried. Sure, Yumi would come in tired occasionally, but she would always tell us why. I wasn't going to pry, though. I noticed Odd and Jeremie both divert their attention to the door. A few seconds later, Aelita sat down at the table. She said, "Hey, guys. You okay, Yumi?" Yumi just replied with a groan.

"She didn't sleep well last night," Jeremie answered for her.

"I'm not sure if I slept at all," she replied and lifted her head off the table.

"If something's wrong, you know you can tell us," Aelita said with a smile.

"We're always here for you," I said softly.

Yumi's eyes met mine, and she opened her mouth slightly. The bell rang and she sighed. We all stood up and started heading towards class. I noticed Yumi was walking slowly, so I slowed down to stay next to her. As we went to go our different ways, Yumi grabbed my arm. Our eyes met again, this time I saw fear and a cry for help.

"I need to talk to you privately, at lunch or after school," she whispered, "Please, Ulrich."

I nodded and she smiled at me. She mouthed, "thank you," and we parted ways.


Just a little update from me. While I may not have gotten any reviews on this yet, it is getting some views, which was something I was afraid wouldn't happen. It's really nice to see that people are actually reading this. I want to thank all of you who have read this so far, and hope you will continue to read it. The other chapters I made have been lost somehow, but I'm going to take this as a blessing in disguise and take a different approach with them. I'm hoping to finish and upload the next chapter later today, but if not, tomorrow at the latest. Once again, thank you for reading this.