I think I…
By: Bernadette
Title: I think I…
Pairings: Odd/Aelita
Squeamish: Nothing that'll totally blow. Only except that Odd's a ladykiller and a bit of a pervert.
Rating: Currently rated "T" for suggestive themes, choice of words and words altogether.
Dedication: No one in particular, unless you want the story to be dedicated to yourself, please review or send me a PM concerning it. So right now this story is currently dedicated to the readers.
Author's Note: This is totally AU. No super computer or anything. It's solely about drama and whatnot. I hope you like it and encourage me as I write this story, even though it's not highly recognized.
Summary: Odd's the all-time player at his boarding school and everyone knows it. Even though he's got it good with all the pretty little girls in his school (adding the young, weakly informed and naïve teachers to the list) Odd's still not happy with the progress he's getting with all of the relationships. Recently, his mother's sister had visited Japan and got married to a widowed man and gained a daughter in the process. Thinking that her new family should get accustomed with the rest of the family, Odd's aunt decides to move back to France ( I think that's where Lyoko takes place at) to introduce them to Odd and his family. Complications arise and jealously flares. What will they do next?
Odd – 16
William – 17
Yumi – 17
Ulrich – 16
Jeremy – 16
Aelita – 15
Chapter 1:Devil May Care.
"Damn Odd, how many girls did you date so far? I mean—your list of ex-girlfriends are never ending, it's like every time we turn around you get a new girlfriend and don't get me started on how many times you got laid by your never-ending streams of girlfriends," William questioned chuckling madly. He glanced at the blonde-haired Italian beside him and smirked.
"It's all about knowing the right things to say and making sure that they know that you love them; even if you really don't," Odd said smoothly, crossing his arms behind his head. He closed his eyes and leaned back, his feet on top of the science table. The chair tilted back slightly, the only thing maintaining balance was the two rear legs.
"ODD!"
A loud smack of a ruler connecting to the table rang loudly throughout the chattering class. Odd, a bit taken aback by the sudden noise, fell out of his chair and on his side. He clutched his hip and moaned.
"Pain. Pain…" he murmured rubbing the sore spot with his hand.
"Mr. Robbia! I understand that you understand and have studied everything necessary for the upcoming test? And what about the necessities for the project due in the next two weeks," the attractive looking adult questioned crossing her arms in front of her chest.
She was a fairly tall woman, about 5'7 feet with a slim and slender physique. Her long brown hair was pulled neatly into a sleek ponytail, tickling the exposed skin on her neck. She wore a formal attire, consisting of a baby blue button up shirt and a 100 black cotton skirt that stopped to her knees. Her skin was flawless, tanned softly with not a single blemish in place. Her full, red lips pulled into a displeased frown as she stared down at the blonde teenager on the floor. Without any more fancy words, she was gorgeous.
The class silenced after the teacher's sudden outburst, their attentions solely on the blonde and their teacher.
"Jeez, I got everything under control, from the studying to the project. Don't worry about it, how'd you think I passed all of my previous classes?" Odd questioned. He retracted his leg and placed his arm on his kneecap. He cocked up an eyebrow and grinned at the angry brunette.
The woman could do nothing except shake her head in annoyance and turn away from the cheeky teenager. She emitted a short sigh before heading towards the blackboard once more.
"I hope, that's true, 'cause if you fail my class then we'll be seeing more of each other in summer school and that's something I don't want to happen," she paused, "and please refrain from talking such … well-you-know what I'm talking about, if you really need to talk about them, then please talk after class. I don't want to go home with a mind full of unwanted conversations on my mind."
"Yeah sure," Odd said smirking. He stared at her retreating form, leaning over to the side trying to catch a better view. He placed his thumb on his lower lip and brushed it off to the side. It was finished once she turned around. He pushed himself off of the ground and pulled his upturned chair off of its back. Flopping on the chair he gave William a mischievous smile and pulled a dumdum out of his pocket. Peeling the wrapper off of the cherry-flavored dumdum, he popped it into his mouth.
"What're you smiling about?" William whispered, leaning on the desk to look at the flaxen-haired Italian.
"Ms. Sampson has a nice ass," Odd said chuckling.
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"Aelita, please calm down…they're going to love you."
"But auntie…I can't help but feel…a little uneasy, they're going to be my new family and I don't want to give them a bad impression or anything…" the pink-haired teenager replied staring out the window of the airplane. She felt the woman's hand over hers, the comforting sensation filling her uneasiness just a bit. The girl's attention snapped to the woman sitting beside her.
"They're good people, just be who you are…they'll love you without a doubt. You don't have to worry about making a good or bad impression on them, 'cause since they're gonna be family, then they're gonna forgive and forget, no matter how silly the situation is," the raven-haired woman said. She gave the younger girl a reassuring smile and a hand squeeze.
"Thank you auntie, you're a really nice stepmom, I'm glad Daddy chose you to be with," Aelita said softly. The elder woman couldn't help but be taken aback by her kind words. Her emerald-green eyes sparkled and she engulfed Aelita in the best side-seat hug she could muster.
"I'm so happy that you're accepting me into your life so suddenly, once we get there, let's have some time to ourselves and I'll go ahead and treat you to the best stuff at France, what do you think of that?"
"Sounds wonderful! I can't wait." Aelita replied in a light-hearted tone (she hoped) she mustered from their conversation. Even though her new stepmother was assuring her that this life introducing her and her father to Debbie Robbia's (now Debbie Hopper) other family in France, she couldn't help but feel a bit bitter about moving to a place she had no say in and uneasiness for the fact that she had to leave back what she used to know and had to jump into a new world that she had little experience in.
Aelita Hopper decided that she would try her absolute best in this new and foreign world and be happy for the sake of her newlywed father and mother, if not then just for her father. He deserved this much happiness right? Plus, they would only be in France for a little while.
With that thought in her mind, her eyes drooped, her mind succumbing to exhaustion caused by her constant worrying of the life to come.
"You gotta stop worryin' kid, or you'll have wrinkles once you hit twenty," the raven-haired woman teased, pulling the cotton blanket out of the plastic package the flight attendant had handed out to them earlier.
"How is she?"
The woman turned and smiled at the man sitting down beside her. He had a full head of grey-black hair and black beard. He had kind eyes and a soft smile. The raven-haired woman nodded and placed her head on his shoulder. She frowned slightly, creases of skin folding right on her forehead as she did so.
"I'm not so sure about this anymore Franz, I don't want Aelita to have the same life she had back in Japan so that's why I introduced the subject of going to France to meet my sister and her family to get a taste of the Robbia life. But seeing her reaction right now and the white lies… I'm not so sure anymore she seems to be very scared to be moving to a place she never showed interest in before," she murmured.
"What makes you think she's hesitant of moving to France?"
"It's a woman's instinct to pick up emotions from their children, even if they aren't related by blood. I don't want to push Aelita before I've even started to be her mom. I'd be depressed," the raven-haired woman replied.
Franz pulled her close to him and kissed her forehead.
"Everything's going to be okay, she's going to be okay. She's a Hopper after all," he said light-heartedly.
'That's what I'm a bit worried about,' she thought in her mind. She glanced at the sleeping girl beside her and placed her hand over hers, hoping that the warmth of her hand would give her comfort in her sleep. And you know what? It did.
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"Wow Odd, you were staring at a teacher's ass after she got done chewing you out?" a Japanese girl asked cocking up an eyebrow. She placed the books on the stone bench and sat beside them. She leaned back on the stone, her arms placed on the top of the stone head. She glanced at the brunette leaning on the stone foundation and back to the blonde-haired idiot drinking coffee out of a paper cup.
"So? She's pretty cute in the face and I wouldn't mind having her as a temporary girlfriend. Plus she's pretty feisty and that's a plus," Odd countered. The brown-haired male shook his head and pushed himself off of the stone wall.
"Hey Odd, has it ever occurred to you that even though she's a chick you're still basically her junior and she wouldn't dare to look at you if she wanted to keep her job," he commented airily.
Odd shrugged his shoulders and stared out into the pretty blue sky, the fluffy white clouds dragging on slowly by. Sipping the very last of his drink he tossed the paper cup in the trash bin two feet away from them.
"I'm just trynna' find true love, even if they're older than me," Odd said seriously. The two teenagers glanced at each other, both their expressions mirroring each other.
"Hooking up with every other girl and sleeping with her is your idea of finding the right girl?" the Japanese girl asked.
"Devil may care?" the Italian questioned cocking a devious smirk.
"Yeah, well some day that attitude of yours will actually get you in the worst kind of trouble if you're not careful, right Yumi?" the cool brunette said, turning to the Japanese girl for a bit of back up.
"Ulrich's right, you should be careful just in case something like "karma" happens to come by," Yumi said brushing a stray lock of her black hair out of her face.
"You guys are such party-poopers, whatever karma wants to throw at the Almighty Odd then I'll counter attack it every time, even if I do have a little scratch here and there," Odd said getting out of the bench.
"Well, I gotta' go home, my folks said they have some surprise for me."
"See ya'."
"Bye."
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"Maaaa! I'm home." Odd's voice rang out into the seemingly quiet house of his parents. He tossed his keys aside and flopped on the nearest couch. Grabbing the remote from the coffee table, he flipped the television on. He surfed the channels, yawning and commenting at each show that managed to turn up.
"Maaa!" Odd called out once again. He pouted, turned the TV off for the lack of good shows and threw the remote at the foot of the couch.
"They call me to surprise me and here I am…waiting with no surprise waiting for me," Odd said under his breath. He tucked his arms under his head and stared at the peach-colored ceiling. He swung his leg over his knee, letting it sway a bit.
"They won't mind if I take a little nap," he said releasing a yawn. He stretched out in the couch and rolled over on his side. His eyes slowly drooped as he silently surrendered into exhaustion.
"ODD!"
Odd snapped out of the sleepy trance and fell out of the couch, his head connecting to the carpeted floor. He moaned and rubbed his head.
"Today isn't just my day, isn't it?" Odd muttered to himself.
"Odd! Come here the surprise has arrived!" Odd's mother's voice rang out into the family room. Odd moaned and pushed himself on to his feet. With his hand on the soon-to-be bump, he exited the room and headed for the front door.
"Yeah? Did you buy me some food—" Odd paused, his mother at the door alongside with a woman, a man and a girl about his age. He stared at them and his arm fell down to his side.
"Why did you bring more people to eat our food? I thought you were going to buy me something to eat," Odd said jokingly, smiling at the newcomers.
Author's Note: Well, that's it… I hope you like this…