Deep Within

A/N: Alright, so this is basically the old version, so all of you that have already read this can just skip to chapter two. =3 Unless you want a refresher. Or to review. Reviewing would be nice. =3 Anyway, this version is edited and much better. XD

((I'm sorry that this took so long. D=" Had issues with getting my parents to put Norton Anti-Virus on the laptop so I could write. XD))

To the story!

Ulrich sprang up in bed and automatically knew that something was wrong. He could feel it… Looking out the window his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He made a mad dash for the desk and opened his locked drawer. He'd needed to make sure that Odd never found out what the contents of the drawer were. He grabbed the orange pill bottle and shook it to no avail. It was empty and he was running out of time. He ran to Odd's bed, nearly tripping over something on the floor, and shook his blonde roommate awake.

"Whaa? What's goin' on, Ulrich? Xana?" Odd asked as he sat up groggily and rubbed his eyes with a yawn.

"Go and get Yolanda for me. Tell her that my stomach is hurting or something and don't you dare stop to talk to anyone and get something to eat. Go straight to the infirmary and stay there until Yolanda says that you can come back in here, got it?" Ulrich demanded as he stepped away from Odd and looked as if he were holding his breath.

Odd shook his head to clear the tiredness from his mind and gave Ulrich a quizzical look before nodding and leaving the room. It seemed that Ulrich was lucky that Yolanda had come early that day…

"Odd, what're you doing up so early?" she asked, surprised at the sight of the blonde up before breakfast as she turned away from her computer.

"Ulrich woke me up and told me that he needed you right away… He told me to say that his stomach was hurting or something. He looked pretty ill, though. He said that I needed to stay here until you got back and told me it was okay for me to go back," Odd panted out, worry settling in when Yolanda looked worried.

She looked out the window and stood up. She looked at her watch and looked as if she were thinking something over and then finally said, "Go and get a drink and then come right back here and wait for me to get back. It's best that you stay here while I go and see what's wrong…"

He nodded and left to go get the drink, but couldn't help but notice that Yolanda left her office carrying a bottle of pills and looking rather angry.

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Ulrich dug his nails into his hand and mentally cursed his stupidity. He'd forgotten to get a refill of his medicine before now and that had just put Odd in danger.

"Good morning," Jeremie said to everyone as he took his seat at their usual table.

"Morning," he replied quickly as he looked around and saw Mr. Delmas watching him like a hawk. He was actually surprised that this was all… Either Yolanda hadn't told them or his dad had bribed them to keep him in school. Since Odd's arrival this would be the fourth time he'd almost let it slip.

"Is something wrong, Ulrich? You look a little pale and you've barely touched your food…" Aelita asked worriedly as she ate her pancakes and looked at him.

"Not really all that hungry, that's all," he replied, hoping in the back of his mind that Delmas was the only one watching him and, therefore, the only person he really needed to worry about…

"Something happened this morning and I had to go get Yolanda for him this morning," Odd told them through mouthfuls of his breakfast.

"Are you feeling alright?" Aelita tried again, in a gentler voice. She at least got a better response.

"I just woke up with my stomach hurting, is all. Yolanda had to come and check up on me, but I'm fine now. She said not to eat too much today, though," he replied, putting small bits of pancake in his mouth and hoping that they didn't comment about how it was probably bad for him to not eat. Eating the pancakes wouldn't help anyway. What he really needed was meat.

"What else did she say about it?" Jeremie asked, intrigued. He was curious as to whether or not the Lyoko trips were causing his friends physical or mental/emotional harm.

"She said I might have eaten something funny yesterday and should try to avoid eating too much today."

"Hey guys," Yumi waved as she walked into the cafeteria and sat down next to Ulrich.

"G'morning Yumi," Odd said, eating half the food off Ulrich's tray and spitting a few bits of food from his mouth.

Ulrich shoved his tray over to Odd, quickly excusing himself and then leaving his friends.

"What's up with him?" Yumi asked, watching Ulrich as he left the cafeteria.

"He wasn't feeling well this morning. That's all we know, anyway," Aelita shrugged.

Yumi knew that there was something else going on and it was something that Ulrich wasn't telling them…

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Ulrich held his head as an almost unbearable urge settled into the pit of his stomach to just turn the small fraction that he'd need to so that he could attack Odd. He knew he shouldn't and that he should just ask to go to the infirmary, but he couldn't stand the pile of questions his friends would have for him as to why he needed to see the nurse.

"Stern, are you paying attention at all?" Mrs. Hertz asked him from where she was standing at the front of the class.

He shook his head and apologized. "My head is bothering me, but I can't afford to miss your class to go to the infirmary."

"Then it'll do you well to try and pay attention. And if you're feeling that badly, I suggest you try and get the notes to copy from someone else if you can't stand to keep your head up," she told him harshly, turning her attention back to the lecture.

"What's the matter, Ulrich?" Odd asked, leaning down so that he could see Ulrich's eyes.

He closed his eyes tightly and tried to focus on Mrs. Hertz's voice. Smelling Odd would be a bad idea right now. Even the smallest hint of any smell emanating from the blond next to him would be a bad idea. Worst case scenario: he'd be suspended afterwards. He couldn't let that happen. Jeremie and Aelita smelled much better, but Odd was the unlucky one this time.

"Ulrich, you can tell me if it's something that you can't tell anyone else. I'm not going to tell… We're best friends, right?" Odd asked, a hint of sadness in his tone.

Ulrich nodded and went to focusing on his shoelace. His friends made it difficult by taking turns asking him if he was alright and worrying about him. It didn't help him all that much and he wished they'd just stop…

After classes were over Ulrich rushed into his and Odd's dorm and sat himself down at the desk, pouring himself over Jeremie's notes so that he could at least learn the lesson he'd missed. It was hard to concentrate since Odd was sitting so close and listening to a really loud CD. Odd's defenseless… I could easily overtake him and then- Ulrich stopped the thought right there and shook it from his head. He turned to focus on the words on the paper, but couldn't. Ulrich stopped, turning to stare at Odd.

Odd looked over and gave him a funny looking. Turning down his music he asked, "What're you staring at, Ulrich?"

Ulrich got out of his chair and casually stretched. Nothing funny, right? He'd been sitting in chairs all day.

"Are you alright? You've been acting funny all day… Do I need to go get Yolanda for you again?" Odd asked as he stood up. Ulrich was starting to freak him out. He knew the look Ulrich was giving him. It was the look Odd had given his food at lunch.

Ulrich stood there for a few more seconds and then said, "Run."

He bolted for the door and Ulrich charged after him, letting a growl escape past his lips.

Odd slung the door open and tore down the hallway as fast as he could. "Jeremie, help! Ulrich's gone nuts!"

"Jeremie can't help you, Odd," Ulrich said in a taunting tone as he pumped his legs harder.

Odd kept trying to get someone's attention, but apparently they'd all headed to the cafeteria early or something and so it was just Odd and Ulrich. He knew he couldn't outrun Ulrich for long. Ulrich was faster than he was when he was normal and now Ulrich was almost superhuman!

Ulrich finally tackled Odd to the ground outside the nurse's office. Ulrich grabbed hold of Odd's wrists and pinned them to the floor with his own hands and looked at Odd with a hungry look in his eyes.

"Y-Y-Yolanda! Something is really wrong with Ulrich!" Odd shouted, shutting his eyes tight and waiting for whatever was going to happen to happen. He knew he couldn't push Ulrich off him with just the lower half of his body. He opened his eyes again when Ulrich weight was off his body and he heard a thumping noise.

"Ulrich! You know the rules! Get a hold of yourself!" Yolanda yelled at him, trying to get a pill into his mouth.

Odd could see that Ulrich's teeth were sharper than normal. More like an animals than a human's…

"You forgot again, didn't you?" Yolanda asked him, after getting the pill into his mouth.

Ulrich shook his head and looked apologetically down at Odd. He could see the fear in the blond's eyes and knew instantly what had happened. "I don't know... I swear Yolanda, I took the medicine… It only helped for a little while, though. I should've come down and told you when it got worse in Hertz's class…" he mumbled. He looked down at Odd and uttered an ashamed apology before taking off.

Yolanda helped Odd up and into her office before checking him over. "Just a few scratches where his nails bit into your skin, but nothing else. You should count yourself lucky, Odd. I've seen a lot worse."

"What happened? Why did he attack me like that? What's going on?" Odd asked, looking toward the nurse's now turned back. The whole thing was starting to worry him and he wondered if Ulrich was really as alright as he claimed to be.

"Odd, if I tell you, you must keep this a secret. You have a right to know and I know Ulrich wants you to know… He told me so this morning. Only the other staff members know this and the students that know or are one. There are very few here, but since you're rooming with one I think it's time you knew," she whispered.

Odd guessed where this was going. Ulrich was a zombie or an alien. "I won't tell."

"Ulrich's a werewolf, Odd."

A/N: Definitely longer than the original chapter, but still the same chapter with added stuff. XD I actually like how this version turned out. ^^ Now I'm conflicted… Note: I wrote this after I typed up the second chapter. XD I got ahead of myself. XD

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~MoonlitxAngel