Chapter One:

Shots and Collateral Damage

"Ouch. Sissi, I'm not a pin cushion."

The spiked blonde and purple haired boy winced at the hypodermic needle going into his left arm. With the nurse absent due to maternal leave and the temp not being there on account of how late It was Elizabeth Delmas was left to attend to Odd Della Robbia. She had training as a candy stripe nurse. She had never given a shot to a person before, but seeing the professional nurses do it has left her with quite the right amount of modeling. Besides, her passions for others, which typically only will show up in times of distress or danger, wouldn't let her just sit idly by.

"Oh. Shush, dork. Relax. It's just a tetanus shot. No big deal. I did it right and it only took one try."

"Well that one try felt like a knife going beneath my skin."

"Oh, please, Dork-a-Robbia. I could care less about what you felt. After all, you're the idiot that got scraped by rusty metal. I don't know what you were thinking. How did you even manage it?

"Rusty Metal sounds like a screamo band. Maybe I can pull a few strings, get it formed, and get you back stage." Odd was definitely trying to doge the subject. Don't need her knowing about the water main and Lyoko, he thought to himself.

"Whatever." Sissi hissed.

"How'd they allow you to ever give shots? You have no medical training and you're just a kid."

"NO ONE LEARNS ABOUT THIS! YOU HEAR ME, ODD?"

"Okay. Okay. No one will learn about this, Sissi Dearest. My lips are sealed, although your shriek probably woke up half of the campus."

Was it mentioned that it was only half past midnight when Odd came knocking on Sissi's door room door, shirtless, using the garment as a bandage for his arm which got caught on a loose cable in the factory during one of Xana's attacks. No Jim to doge this time, for the physical education teacher was asleep in his bed like most of the students at Kadic Academy. It wouldn't be right for Ol' Jim Bone not to get any good ol' finished sleep like the rest of the residents.

Xana. That ruthless supercomputer virus was still making a mess of things. Time would tell if the Lyoko Warriors would be able to shut him up for good, until then- Nurse Sissi was there for every scrape and bruise.

"Honestly, I don't know why I bother. Every other week it seems one of you are coming up to me with some injury and excuse. Why don't you guys just go to a hospital or something?"

"Because, darling. I find these late night escapades oh so stimulating. Should we dine under the moonlight?"

"Oh, shut up. I had enough of your fooling around- my daddy will probably be furious if he finds out I've been playing doctor to a bunch of immature brats like Ulrich, Yumi, Aelita, and you. I'm surprised Jeremiah never gets hurt, hanging out with all of you. What do you all do go hiking on sharp glass with sharks?"

"I thought you liked Ulrich still?" Another subject change.

"I don't. I'm over him."

She wasn't.

"Good. So, a table for two at Odd's Café is in order then?"

"Shut up!"

"So repetitive."

Sissi groaned begrudgingly at the "scrawny wimp" and decided it was a good time to leave.

"I'm going back to the dorms, Della Robbia. You can stay here or you can come with me.

"To your place with no dinner and movie spiel? You're coming on to me, Sissi Dearest?"

"I meant we would go to our separate rooms, you pervert. What kind of fool do you take me for?"

"A pretty fool- but a fool none the less."

"ODD!"

"Shush. Sissi, I don't need another detention on my hands. I've got things to do- like catching up on some Zs."

The next morning, Sissi rose from her bed in her pink hearted pajamas to find a note and a bag in her room. She must have brought it last night after the "escapade" with Mr. Scrawny, "the neighborhood friendly player".

She looked at it before dismissing it as probably being a late night shopping trip she forgot about that day.

She yawned and began to get dressed, already having washed the night before.

She walked to the dining hall with a spring in her step. She would never admit it, but she actually enjoyed when the rag tag crew would appear to ask her for help. It made her feel like all her terrible days as a joke amongst them was overshadowed when she bandaged them up from a fall or put a band aid and antiseptic on a minor scratch.

A thought crossed her mind, What is that group doing to cause so much damage so often? What are they superheroes?

"Something like that." A voice rung out loud and clear in response as Elizabeth neared the building.

Pickles, ham sandwiches, and miniskirts, shouldn't have said that out loud.

"I can still hear you, Sissi Dearest."

"What do you want, Odd?"

"I want you to come with me for a special surprise after school. Meet me at your dorm room at six. I want to thank you for patching us all up all the time."

"Oh, really? After all this time, you finally decide to think me?"

"Just met me at your place at six, Elizabeth."

"It's Sissi to the likes of you." She murmured.

The jet black haired young teenager decided to skip breakfast for some quick shopping. Being in the same place as odd seemed unappealing at best.

Besides, I want to lose another 10 pounds for that pretty size 0 I saw at the shop the other day.

"Jeez, Louise. Lose any more weight and you'll disappear when you turn to the side."

Once again, she has talked out loud.

"Oh, shut up! Della Robbia I'll have you know I have curves to spear."

"If curves mean flat as a piece of paper, then maybe. I have to go, Sissi. Bacon, eggs, and toast are calling my name."

And with that they went their separate ways.

I don't know what's gotten into that boy. But, I pray that the good angels have the power to stop me from slapping him if he ever talks to me like that again.

Sissi was done with shopping; she picked out some cute bangle bracelets with heart designs on them and a tiny powder blue purse, and was ready for learning.

Placing the bracelets in the purse, she began to walk to class confidently. She had just the right outfit to go with the bracelets and the purse. She wasn't going to waste it on the surprise from odd. But, subtly be darned. She was going to have a night out of town this weekend and find her perfect guy.

Little did she know, across the campus someone was in her dorm room. Harmless imposter? Possible parent- maybe. She was about to find out in eight hours.