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Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko and I make no profit from this fan work. I'm just a geek, with a tad too much spare time, having a little fun. Like playing with action figures.
Update: Hey, I decided to go back and repost this with some improvements, mainly better spacing around the dialogue and some tweaking with punctuation, spelling, etc. It's all for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: It Happened One Laundry Day.
One fine day after school, Odd was out for a romantic stroll with his girlfriend Samantha. Samantha had just come over from her usual school to visit Odd and was glad to finally spend some time with him. But, Odd started acting strange (well more-so than usual) when they got to an old bridge.
"So, why did you bring me here, Odd?" asked Samantha slyly figuring the bridge was to be a nice intimate spot to make out.
"I just wanted to read today's graffiti", replied Odd cluelessly.
This was, of course, NOT the response Samantha was hoping for. "Why the hell would some graffiti interest you so much?" asked a very confused Samantha.
"It gives me a glimpse of the future" replied Odd.
Samantha was now much more confused. "What do you mean by that!" she asked.
"I don't know why", explained Odd, "but, for some reason this graffiti's prophetic".
This statement caused Samantha's eyebrow to rise. "Prophetic?" she asked her voice laced with a distinct tone of skepticism.
"Yeah, It's weird", Odd continued, "It's like, the stuff I read in the graffiti on this bridge seems to come true, later on". Odd looked at Samantha and smiled. "You don't believe me, do you?" he realized. Then, he shrugged and said, "Well just let me read what it says today, and then we'll be on our way, Ok?".
Samantha shrugged and agreed, and so the two of them read that day's graffiti prophecy. They were shocked at the big, bold, clear letters and the strange message displayed. The bridge boldly stated "MINOR CHANGES IN ROUTINE WILL FUCK-UP THEIR ENTIRE DAY!"
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The next day, at the Ishiyama household, Yumi had just woken up and was having a little trouble with her wardrobe. She was all out of her trademark black outfits. "I forgot it was laundry day" she realized and grabbed the only clean set of clothes left: a white t-shirt and white shorts. "Why do I even have these?" she wondered as she changed into her well-bleached ensemble. Then, she noticed the writing on the shirt, "I Survived The Thunder God's Wrath!" it proudly displayed. This brought back memories of her family's trip to the Wonderworld amusement park. The shirt was an item at the gift shop located conveniently at the exit of Wonderworld's biggest Roller-Coaster, "The Thunder God"! On her way downstairs, she thought to herself "Well, I guess wearing white instead of black for one day isn't going to make a difference". If only she had read, what Odd and Samantha had read.
When she entered the kitchen, her mother asked, "Why are you getting up so early, Yumi? You do know it's the weekend, and you don't have school today, right?".
"I know, Mother", replied Yumi, "but, I'm going to visit my friends today and wanted to get the laundry done first".
"Actually, it's your turn next week. It's your Father's turn this week." Yumi's mother corrected.
"Yeah yeah, I'll get to it", Yumi's Dad grumbled as he read the paper. He wasn't too thrilled with the idea of being saddled with "laundry duty" on his day off from work.
"I guess I'll just get going then", said Yumi excitedly as she finished her breakfast and headed towards the door.
"Don't be out too late again!" ordered her father as she left. He then continued his current activities of grumbling, reading the paper, and drinking coffee.
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Later that day, at good-old Kadic academy, Ulrich was talking to Jeremie. "So, why do you have a big bottle of prune juice, again?" Ulrich asked.
Jeremie sighed, and then recalled the whole story "It was three weeks ago that my leg muscles started cramping up. They really hurt, and it happened every time I walked for more than a minute", recalled Jeremie.
"Not enough exercise?" quipped the more athletic boy with a smirk.
"Ha ha", replied Jeremie sarcastically, "actually, when I went to the nurse, she told me I was suffering from a lack of potassium. It was all those meals I skipped to work on the antivirus. Well anyway, the best sources of potassium are bananas and plums…".
"So, that's why you were constantly eating bananas last week", realized Ulrich.
"Precisely!" responded Jeremie, "but they ran out of bananas a few days ago and the only thing here made from plums is this damn bottle of prune juice! I haven't been drinking it because I'm already considered enough of a nerd without being seen drinking prune juice of all things!".
"It's true", Ulrich nodded, "if there is an official beverage of dorkiness, it's prune juice".
"Well, now it can't be helped", Jeremie sighed, "My leg muscles are starting to jam up on me again, and the only way to fix it is to drink this stuff. I just don't want to be seen with it".
"Don't want to be seen with what?", asked Odd excitedly as he suddenly arrived.
Jeremie showed him the prune juice.
"Oh", said Odd disappointed, "I was hoping it was something cool".
"No", replied Jeremie, "Just some prune juice I have to drink for potassium".
"Well, I was just thinking of something we could all do today, and I just remembered I got the Rocky Horror Picture Show on DVD, and I figured we could all go watch it on my portable DVD player", Odd explained.
"Sounds fine to me, as soon as Yumi gets here" Ulrich responded with a shrug.
"Yeah, I could watch a movie today", agreed Jeremie, "anyway, I think I'll go into the woods to drink this stuff before Yumi arrives and Aelita wakes up".
"I think she's already up", mentioned Odd, "Earlier I knocked on her door to ask if she knew where you were and there was no answer".
Without thinking, Jeremie blurted out, "Well, she's asleep in my bed actually", then quickly put his hand on his mouth, and started blushing.
Odd and Ulrich were smirking. "So, what were you and her up to last night?" asked Odd.
"Um, Nothing to concern yourself with" said a very embarrassed Jeremie as he walked into the woods with the accursed juice. His face was turning a deep shade of red.
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As he walked through the woods, Jeremie finally relaxed. "They would have found out sooner or later" Jeremie figured. "They know Aelita and I are in love. I have nothing to be embarrassed about" he thought to himself. Then, remembering why he was there he finally took is first sip of the dreaded prune juice. "Not all that bad, actually", he thought as he took another taste, "I guess getting my potassium from prune juice instead of bananas won't make a difference". But he was wrong, oh if only he had read what Odd and Samantha had read.
Meanwhile, Ulrich and Odd had grown tired of waiting outside and decided to wait in their dorm-room. Just then Aelita showed up. "Do you guys know where Jeremie is?" asked Aelita.
It took every ounce of will-power for Odd not to say "Wasn't he there when you woke up?" and embarrass the poor girl, but instead he just said, "He's enjoying a walk in the woods, he'll be back soon".
"Yeah, we're going to wait for him in our room. You can wait with us if you want" added Ulrich.
"Alright" shrugged Aelita as they decided to wait on their friends indoors.
Back to the woods, Yumi was on her way to Kadic. Since she had a lot of time today, she decided to take the scenic route and go through the woods. That's when she saw Jeremie. "Hey Jeremie!" she called out to him with a wave.
Jeremie waved back, then ran towards her. "Ulrich, Odd and I are going to watch a movie in their room today. We figured you'd want to join" explained Jeremie.
"Sounds good" shrugged Yumi and started walking back with Jeremie.
Unfortunately, that's when Jeremie's legs started to cramp up! "Aaugh!" yelled Jeremie as the pain raced through his legs. The sudden pain caused him to spill the dark purple prune juice on Yumi's nice white t-shirt! This would not be as big a problem if she was wearing one of her usual black outfits, but on white that big purple stain was quite noticeable!
"I'm really sorry", Jeremie said quickly, "My legs just jammed up. Can you go home quick and change?".
"I'm afraid not, all my other clothes are in the wash", said Yumi shaking her head.
Jeremie thought for a second, then said. "Well maybe I have something you can wear" as they headed back to Kadic.
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Back in Jeremie's room, the two friends were looking all through Jeremie's things for something Yumi can borrow. Along the way Yumi noticed a pink bra under his bed. "What's that?" she asked.
Jeremie's face turned red once again. "Um, that's Aelita's" replied a very embarrassed Jeremie.
"Sounds like you two have been having some fun", teased Yumi as she winked. She was quite amused at the idea of "Shy, Mild-Mannered" Jeremie and "Sweet, Innocent" Aelita being naughty behind closed doors.
"I'm not comfortable talking about this. Can we just focus on what we came here for?", pleaded Jeremie. His face was as red as a maraschino cherry.
Feeling a little sorry for her friend, Yumi calmly said, "Sorry, I guess it isn't any of my business. I'm just very happy for you and Aelita. I have been since she was materialized. I'm just glad that you two have each other". As Yumi said that, a single tear escaped her eye. She realized that she was also a little jealous of Jeremie and Aelita being together, while she and Ulrich were stuck in a limbo between friends and lovers.
Sensing this, Jeremie put on most reassuring voice. "Don't worry, Yumi. I know Ulrich will come around soon. He just needs to learn to stop playing 'Mr. Tough Guy' and be more open with his feelings. I know he really cares about you", explained Jeremie.
"Thanks, I needed to hear that", responded Yumi.
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At the same time, in Odd and Ulrich's room, their friends were getting a tad impatient. Ulrich was really missing Yumi. She was supposed to be there by now, and he really didn't like to go a whole day without seeing her. Aelita was really missing Jeremie. She was hoping to snuggle-up with him during the movie. She had no idea what kind of film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was but it had the word "horror" in the title and she was worried it would be scary. Having Jeremie there to hold her, would really make her feel better about watching this movie. Odd was also anxious about the rest of his friends getting here, mainly because he wanted to start the damn movie! He was hoping when Yumi and Jeremie showed up he could explain the concept of "Audience Participation" so they could watch Rocky Horror right. He even thought about digging up the various costumes he'd worn to many theatrical showings of the classic cult film, but who would dress-up as whom. "Jeremie and Aelita would have to be Brad and Janet!", Odd thought to himself, "That's a perfect match right there. And, I'm not sharing the Dr. Frank N. Furter costume with anyone so I'll wear that one. Oooh, this is gonna be so much fun!".
As Odd was planning out the festivities (including singing along to Sweet Transvestite), Aelita and Ulrich decided they had been away from their respective sweethearts long enough. "I guess I'll go find them" said Ulrich getting up.
"I think I'll go too" added Aelita.
Once the two left, Odd said to himself "Well I guess I'll just get in costume...".
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Meanwhile, in Jeremie's room, Jeremie finally found something for Yumi to wear. "Eureka!" he exclaimed as he drew a loose-fitting t-shirt from behind the dresser. "Here, you can wear this" he said with a smile.
"Thanks" replied Yumi as she took the shirt from him.
"I guess I'll just wait outside while you change. But, then I need to get back in here to put a few things away before we meet up with the others" explained Jeremie.
Yumi thought about what a pain in the ass it is to leave a room just to run back in a minute later and said, "Don't be silly. Just turn your back while I change, then I'll help you put your things away so we can finally meet up with the others".
Jeremie shrugged, then turned around, and stared at the wall while his friend changed shirts. Unfortunately, just after Yumi took off her prune juice stained white t-shirt, and just before she had a chance to put on the shirt Jeremie had loaned her, Jeremie's leg muscles cramped up again! He fell right onto his bed clutching his legs in pain. Yumi, hearing Jeremie's cry of pain and forgetting she was a tad underdressed at the moment, ran to see if her friend was alright. Unfortunately for her, she tripped on a computer wire and landed right on top of Jeremie!
This looked bad, really bad. But, it was all perfectly innocent. He fell, then she fell. It was just a series of accidents. Unfortunately, before they could get out of their compromising position, the door opened. It was Ulrich and Aelita who had opened it, and they had no idea about the chain of really weird accidents leading up to this. They just saw Yumi, lying topless on top of Jeremie, on Jeremie's bed.
They both assumed the obvious, mistaken though that was, and were quite upset. "Jeremie, How...how could you!", cried Aelita as tears streamed down her face.
"It was an accident...", Jeremie tried to explain.
"What, So you 'accidentally' started fooling around with Yumi? BULLSHIT!", a very furious Ulrich interrupted. "How could you do this to her?", he asked pointing to a very upset and crying Aelita.
"Ulrich, It's really not what you think..", Yumi started to explain.
"And, How can YOU do this to ME!" he snapped at Yumi, as a single tear flowed down his cheek. The sight of that tear rendered Yumi speechless. As long as she knew him, as long as she loved him, she never before saw Ulrich Stern cry.
"Listen! I..." started Jeremie.
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!", shouted Ulrich before he took a deep breath and said in a dark nasty voice, "Look! You two can do whatever the fuck you want. I'm leaving.", he then stormed back to his dorm accompanied by a very upset and loudly crying Aelita, who looked back at Jeremie with a very sad look in her eye for a brief moment when she left. A look that simply asked "Why?".
Of course, they hadn't really done anything. But, that didn't stop them from feeling bad. They decided to give Aelita and Ulrich a chance to calm down before going to explain things to them. Although, if they knew what Odd knew, they'd know what was really to blame.
None of this would have happened if Yumi had worn her usual black instead of white.
None of this would have happened if Jeremie had gotten his potassium from bananas, instead of prune juice.
Minor changes in routine did indeed fuck-up their entire day.
...TO BE CONTINUED!
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