A/N: Hey! I'm DiamondMoonTears, I haven't written anything in the Code Lyoko Category yet, so I'm kinda excited about writing this fic. Well, here's the first chapter!

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Ulrich, Odd, Aelita and Jeremy were all standing outside the cafeteria waiting for Yumi.

"Ahhh where is she?" Odd asked rubbing his stomach. "I can only go for food for so long…"

Ulrich looked up. "Odd you just ate some food in health, which was only ten minutes ago!"

Odd shook his head. "My dear Ulrich that was a mere snack, it was only to tide me over until now and now I need to eat!" Odd gestured by pointing to the cafeteria line inside.

Ulrich shoved his hands in his pockets and leaned against the building. "I swear Odd you have five stomachs."

Odd flashed a toothy grin.

Aelita tried to hide a laugh as Jeremy took her hand in his. She immediately stopped and blushed. He smiled at her and looked at the other two.

"Aw come on guys! Look! There's Yumi now you can stop complaining now." He pointed behind Ulrich.

"Yes finally! Food!" Odd shouted and ran into the cafeteria building.

Ulrich felt a smile coming on his face as he turned to see where Jeremy was pointing. When he saw who was with her his smile faded and his eyes narrowed. Yumi was walking towards them, with her books clutched to her chest, alongside William.

Ulrich scowled. "What does HE want?" He said grumpily as Yumi laughed at something William had said.

Jeremy shrugged. But Aelita looked at Ulrich with kind eyes. "Don't worry Ulrich, they're just friends."

Ulrich didn't take his eyes off Yumi as she came closer. "I'm sure that's what Yumi thinks…" He trailed off as Yumi and William reached the group.

Yumi smiled. "Hey guys! Sorry I'm late! William was just telling me the funniest joke ever! Do you want to hear it?" Yumi looked at William.

Aelita and Jeremy nodded in sync but Ulrich uttered: "Not really." Without even turning to her.

A beat.

Yumi crossed her arms the best she could while holding her books and said: "Well! Some ones obviously in a bad mood! What's gotten into you Ulrich!"

Ulrich kept staring at the floor. "I'm not in the mood for a joke." He said bitterly

Yumi's eyes narrowed. "Well I can see that!" She opened her mouth to say more but William stopped her. "It's okay Yumi, I'll tell it another time. Look I have class so I have to go, meet you after school?"

Yumi's eyes softened and she nodded. "Okay, see you then."

William smiled. "Okay, see ya." Then he turned and took off towards the school.

Yumi turned back to Ulrich. She frowned. Jeremy winced and Aelita shifted from one foot to the other.

Yumi kept her arms crossed. "Ulrich why are you always like this! I'm allowed to have friends outside of the lyoko gang you know! We're just friends!"

"That's probably what he wants you to think." Ulrich retorted.

Yumi scoffed. "W-what? How could you even say that!"

Before she could go on Odd appeared at the doors of the cafeteria. "Hey! It's spaghetti and meatballs! We haven't had this in awhile! Come in guys!" And he ran back inside.

Jeremy scratched his head with his free hand. "I sometimes wonder about him…" He said as he and Aelita walked into the lunchroom. He glanced back. "Are you guys coming?"

Ulrich looked at him. "Fine." Without even giving Yumi a glance he walked into the cafeteria after them.

Yumi stood there, staring after them as they got into the lunch line. She shook her head sadly and looked down.

"Ulrich…it's not like that…I swear…" She sadly murmured.

She turned and ran towards the school, without any of the others noticing.

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In the cafeteria…

"Hey Aelita! Can I have the rest of your pudding?" Odd asked as he gazed longingly at it on her tray.

Aelita laughed. "Sure Odd, take it hehe." She said as Odd grabbed it from her plate.

Jeremy slapped his hand to his head. "Oh brother."

Ulrich slumped in his chair and stared into space, deep in thought.

Odd looked over at him while taking a break from shoveling the pudding into his mouth. He had some chocolate on his face from it. "Ulrich! You've hardly touched your food! What's wrong? You're normally right behind me when it comes to eating."

Ulrich pushed back his chair and stood up. "You can have it, I'm not hungry." He walked towards the exit of the cafeteria.

Odd blinked.

"What's wrong with him?"

Aelita sighed. She looked at Jeremy.

Jeremy looked back at her, then at Odd. "It's Yumi. She's been hanging out with William a lot lately. And I think it's finally getting to him."

Odd set the pudding down.

"What! Come on Jeremy! Ulrich wouldn't let something like that get to him! Yumi and William are just-"

"Friends, we know Odd" Jeremy said. He pushed his glasses up and leaned forward in his chair. "But I believe Ulrich is getting a little, well, jealous about the relationship they have."

Odd leaned back in his chair. "Oh come on Jeremy! You can't be serious! Yumi and Ulrich have been on and off all year! Plus they're perfect for each other!"

"But I think Yumi is getting tired of waiting" Aelita said, jumping in. "Ulrich hasn't asked her out yet, has he?"

Jeremy shook his head. "Not yet. But with William, now, it probably won't happen for awhile."

Odd let the chair fall back in place. He stood up. "Ulrich doesn't just give up like that! He'll fight for her! You'll see!"

Jeremy grinned. "We know that, Odd. The problem is, will he ask her before William does? Because he doesn't have much time if he's gonna."

Odd began sat back down and began to eat from Ulrich's tray. "Hmmm now only he knows the answer to that."

Aelita looked around as the boys talked.

Where's Yumi? She thought as she searched the cafeteria for her.

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Yumi rushed into the girl's bathroom. Once she was in front of the sink would she let her tears flow. As they ran down her face she looked to see if anyone else was in the bathroom with her before she fell to the floor began to sob.

She cradled her head in her hands as she quickly cried.

After a bit she had to stop for her crying for it had started to give her a bad headache.

Yumi stood up and looked herself in the mirror. She was a mess. Her face was all red from her crying and her eyes were puffy. She glanced at her cell phone to check the time.

"Only 45 minutes until lunch is over," She said to herself as she took a paper towel from the dispenser and began to dab her face with it.

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Ulrich sat on a tree branch. He knew it seemed stupid, but that was where he felt like he could think without anyone interrupting him.

He leaned against the tree and closed his eyes. He was deep in thought.

A little voice in his head told him to apologize to Yumi.

"It's not that simple." He said to himself. "She's mad at me now, she doesn't want to talk to me. It's all William's fault. Boy if we were in Lyoko I'd have crushed him by now." He made a fist with his hand.

The little voice in his head scolded him.

Ulrich sighed.

"Alright, alright I'll go apologize but later I need to give her some time." He said.

Ulrich blinked.

"Man I definitely need a therapist."

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"And then I said, it takes one to know one!"

Jeremy laughed at Aelita's story.

"Haha! Seriously Aelita that was great! You sure showed him."

Aelita tilted her head to the side. "Thank you."

Jeremy smiled.

"Hey Aelita-" A beeping coming from Jeremy's bag interrupted him. Jeremy gasped and took his laptop out of its case right away. He opened it and began to type like mad.

Odd, sitting across the two, burped. His arms were slung over the two chairs on either side of him. He leaned towards the two with a worried expression.

"Jeremy? What's up?"

Jeremy shut his laptop. He adjusted his glasses.

"X.A.N.A.'s activated a tower. Odd, call Yumi and Ulrich. Tell them to meet us at the factory."

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Well that's all for now! Please leave a review and tell me what you think so far!

As Always,

DiamondMoonTears