"So we're just going to leave her here?" Odd exclaimed.
"We don't have a choice Odd," Yumi reasoned.
"I'll stay," William volunteered. "Technically I've already graduated, so you guys go."
"Why can't I stay?" Odd asked.
Heart placed her hand on Odds shoulder. "I'll be okay, Odd. You go."
The others materialized. Odd, Yumi, Ulrich, and Aelita headed back up to meet Jeremy.
"How long do you think it will take to materialize Heart?" Odd asked.
"I think Odd has a crush," Aelita sang.
Odd blushed. "I do not!"
"We need to work on another plan. Housing, birth certificate. All that fun stuff," Jeremy explained.
"I'll have the extra room," William said from Lyoko.
Odd's face straightened. "She's not staying with William."
"Why not? I don't hear anyone else throwing ideas out."
"Odd's right though," Jeremy said. "It's highly inappropriate for her."
"Let's put it this way. What other choice do we got?"
"I'd be fine with it," Heart jumped in. "I may not know what's appropriate or not in your world, but it seems that I don't really have a choice in this."
"Well that's settled. We'll get started first thing in the morning."
A couple of months passed and the materialization program was finally coming together. Yumi got Heart at Kadic Junior High School and Ulrich was able to forge her phony birth certificate. In Lyoko, William found out that he can carry one more person in his Dark Smoke.
William and Heart sat at the edge of the core. She hugged her legs.
"What's it like?" she asked.
"What's what like?"
"Your world. What's it like?"
"Oh, well uhh. I don't really know how to explain it. On earth, you can do a lot more then you can now."
"Like what?"
"Well you can taste food for instance. And feel touch."
"Feel touch? Like what?"
"Well there's many things. Objects, animals, other people."
Her face lite up and turned to face him. "What do other people feel like?"
William lifted up his hands up and Heart did the same. "In the real world, you would be able to feel the softness of my hands."
She touched his arm. "The fabric of clothing differs by the type of fabric."
"What other things?" she smiled.
William started to blush. "Well there is one other thing."
"What?" she asked anxiously.
William placed his hand on her and she held it there. "This is only when you like someone really."
"But you do like me, right?" she looked concerned.
"Yes I do! But… What I'm talking about is a different kind of like."
"Show me then."
He started to lean into Heart before Jeremy cut it short.
"It's ready guys. It's time to materialize Heart," Jeremy said. "Everyone get to the scanner room."
William helped Heart up. "It's time."
Jeremy typed in the code. Everyone waited in the scanner room in anticipation. Especially Odd.
"Materialization!"
The scanner buzzed, and it started to open. A small blonde haired girl sat in the middle of the scanner. Odd helped her up, not letting go of her hands.
"Welcome to Earth, Heart," Odd said beginning to blush.
"She even has the blonde and purple hair like Odd", Yumi teased. Her and Ulrich laughed.
"Upon materialization she took the form of what she first thought of," Aelita explained. "So my guess is she likes Odd."
"And yet it looks like her outfit is modeled after Williams Lyoko uniform," Ulrich whispered.
"This might cause another problem between William and Odd," Yumi replied.
At that time William materialized, and headed for Heart.
"I believe I still owe you something," he smiled.
Heart blushed bright red. William leaned down, and kissed her.
"But that might cause and even bigger problem," Aelita added.