Message from the author: Everyone: I'm SO sorry!! There's been some kind of horrible mix-up. I haven't checked my story lately, so I didn't realized I had downloaded the wrong file! I must have clicked wrong! That was one of my computer journals, actually (blushes). Please forgive me! Here is the real version to everyone who was confused.

Trixter 93: Thank you for being so patient with me!

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Disclaimer: It's obvious I don't own code lyoko. If I did, I don't think I'd be writing fanfiction about it. Duh.

The Unwritten 2

Chapter One – Confessions:

Odd glanced at Sakura. He was delighted to have her back, but – as much as he wanted to avoid this part - he knew they needed to talk everything through. Odd took a deep breath. "Hey, Sakura?"

Sakura looked at her boyfriend. She knew that look. "Odd? What's wrong?"

"I think we need to talk."

Sakura bit her lip. She didn't want to talk about that as much as Odd didn't. She followed him into the park, so they were near the tunnel if they got a XANA call. They sat on a bench there, but neither of them said a word. They stared into each other's eyes for an endless moment; neither of them knew what to say. Odd sighed, breaking the silence. "Okay… so when you left, what happened?"

"I flew back home. My mother was already in the hospital, dying of cancer. When I got there, they said she only had a week to live. My dad and I stayed in the hospital the whole time. She lived for 10 days. I think maybe seeing me there made her stronger, more willing to live." Sakura paused to smile, tears glistening in her eyes. "But after she died, I stayed for the funeral, and with my dad. He was a real mess. He would always go to the bar, and drink his pain away. He never had anyone with him, and it scared me so much." It was then that the tears in Sakura's eyes started to spill over. "I don't think he realized the pain he was causing me," she whispered. At this, Odd put his arms around Sakura. She sobbed into his chest. After a few minutes, she regained her composure. "Even 2 years later, it was the same thing every day. I feared for his health and his safety. The few hours every morning that he wasn't… intoxicated, I would plead with him not to go to the bar. I told him I couldn't live without him if he died." She chuckled a grim laugh. "I was wrong. I was watching TV, waiting for him to come home like I normally did. Instead, I got a call from the hospital saying that he got into a fatal wreck because he passed out in his truck." Odd gasped, and held Sakura tighter.

"I'm so sorry."

"Yeah, so I went to Sam's place and they were nice enough to offer me a place to stay. I owe her so much. She kept me from going insane, possibly even suicidal," she chuckled again.

"Blossom (A/N: That's Odd's nickname for her), you can never think like that again," Odd said. "I don't think I could live if I lost you. All the time you were gone, I never let go. They kept telling me 'Move on. She left, and she's not coming back.' But I kept telling them that you would come back, that you promised." Odd grinned. "I was right. But what made you come back?"

Sakura sighed before continuing her story. "Sam and I came here on a service project. We were going to help families who needed it. We unpacked our things in our hotel room. I told Sam I wanted to explore the hotel. Then, I saw a familiar hallway." Sakura grinned. "It was the same as it had been before they changed the dorm into the hotel. So I saw the door leading out to the sewers, and so I took off with Sam to the factory. We went to see Wizard, and you know the rest."

"But why…" Odd sighed and started again. "Did you… forget us?"

Sakura looked down. This was the part she didn't want to talk about with Odd. "I… Not really… I mean…" Sakura sighed and started again, just like Odd. "You know that I loved you so deeply, and still do, and that everyone… well, they're my family." Odd nodded. "Well, in the beginning. I felt so, so guilty. I couldn't stand myself for leaving you. I always thought of the final conversation you and I had, when we said our goodbyes. I remembered the pain in your eyes when I told you I had to go. I thought you would never forgive me." Tears started pouring down Sakura's face. Odd wiped away her tears and lifted up her chin.

"I will always love you," he reassured her softly.

"As will I." She looked at her beloved Odd, and subtly leaned in. Odd caught on and kissed her gently. Sakura sighed in contentment and pulled away. "It hurt too much to think of you, and everyone else, so I kept shoving the memories away. I guess I got so used to trying to forget, that I eventually did. And grieving over my parents certainly didn't help." Sakura grimaced, apologetic.

Odd smirked. "You thought I was mad, didn't you." Sakura nodded. Odd laughed. "Well, you're here, so you obviously didn't forget us! Besides, I don't blame you. You had a lot going on."

"Yeah, but I…" A call on Sakura's cell interrupted them. "Let me guess. XANA…? Yeah, he's with me… What? No way! XANA can do that? That's terrible… Yeah, we're on our way… Bye Jeremie." Sakura turned to Odd.

"XANA call?" he asked.

"Yeah. No time to explain. Come on!" Sakura grabbed Odd's hand and sprinted/rode to the factory. Jeremie turned toward them.

"You guys think you can handle this alone for now?"

Sakura scoffed. "I could do this all by myself if I needed to. Come on Odd, let's go!"

The two raced to the scanners. "Okay," Jeremie said. "You know the drill." Sakura looked at Odd and nodded. They stepped into the scanners, just like old times.