Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm back with the next chapter after being absent for a few weeks. Before I begin though, I wanted to point out a few changes that I made for this story. Hey, it's fanfiction. Changes are possible to happen because the laws here defy logic of the actual show lol
First off, I wanted to say that this story takes off where the cartoon/animated series left off. I'm not going to tie this story into what happens on Code Lyoko: Evolution simply because I began drafting and writing this story before I even knew that show was going to be released. However, there is another female genius that was in the original draft of the story, and I've decided to change her name from Melanie to Laura. So there is one character from Code Lyoko: Evolution in the story. Her personality is slightly different though, so keep that in mind.
Second off, I wanted to change how Aelita and Odd's relationship is simply because I like the idea of them being together. Aelita isn't Odd's cousin in this story. She's posing as a family friend. So no one at Kadic believes them to be related. This helps with the future of this story.
Now that I cleared that up, let's get on with the disclaimer so you can begin reading.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko or Code Lyoko: Evolution. They are property of Moonscoop productions and the writer of the show. If I owned Code Lyoko...I don't know what I'd do. I'd be in heaven lol
"A Super Scoop"
Milly and Tamia giggled as the printer continued to print out copies of their latest story.
"I can't wait for our paper to hit the stands tomorrow." Milly exclaimed as she clapped her hands together excitedly. "Everyone's going to love our story."
"I know." Tamia agreed as she moved a large stack of newspapers over to the coffee table in the room's center. "Great idea hiding near the dorm entrance Milly. We've definitely found ourselves a super scoop."
Milly smiled with glee at the word scoop.
"I couldn't agree with you more Tamia. Sissi and Ulrich are actually together and it's tearing Yumi and Ulrich apart, causing Yumi to fall helplessly into William's arms. Our drama section has officially reached the front pages."
The two of them cheered excitedly before giggling happily.
Park
Sissi and Ulrich strolled down the leave-covered path as they talked and laughed about something silly that had happened in class earlier that day. Ulrich stopped their stroll when he spotted an old park bench and he led Sissi over to take a seat.
"You're crazy, you know that?" he spoke with a chuckle as they took a seat.
Their laughter ceased and the two of them settled for simply smiling at each other happily.
"I had a great time with you today." Ulrich admitted as he rubbed the back of his head nervously. "I'm glad we decided to hang out."
Sissi's smile widened as a blush spread across her cheeks. She turned her head quickly and pulled a strand of hair behind her ear.
"You did?" she said, slightly surprised.
Ulrich nodded and rested a hand on her knee. "I can't believe that I spent so many years ignoring you and not willing to give you a chance. The truth is, you're a great person to hang out with. We have a lot of the same interests, you're actually pretty intelligent and you're pretty."
Sissi's head snapped to Ulrich quickly as her eyes widened with surprise. She studied his face and smiled at the seriousness in his eyes.
"I'm not as bad as you though, huh?" she said with a giggle.
"No, you're not. I think it's because you're being yourself instead of someone you're not. You spent so much time trying to impress me by acting the way you thought I wanted you to. I'm glad you dropped the facade long enough for me to see who you really are."
Sissi sighed and put her hands in her lap. "I'm really sorry Ulrich for the way I acted. I was just...so desperate to get you to notice me."
Ulrich placed a finger to her chin and lifted her head so their eyes could meet. "I did notice you Sissi. However, I didn't take the time to stop and truly take a look at the person I was seeing and now that I have, I'm glad."
Ulrich's words seemed to fade away as Sissi stared into her eyes. They were so beautiful to her in the way they seemed to gaze into hers. Remarkable could describe them even better. They were a dark, chocolate brown but they had a slight honey tone to them. The sunset seemed to enhance their beauty. In his eyes, Sissi could see the feelings they held: nervousness, anticipation, anxiousness, adoration and perhaps even uncertainty.
"What's the matter?" Ulrich asked with a raised eyebrow, pulling her from her thoughts. "You got quiet all of a sudden."
"Nothing's wrong." she said quickly as she shook her head to relieve herself of her trance. "I was just..."
Ulrich smiled playfully. "You were just...?"
"It's just that, I never noticed your eyes before." she said as her cheeks darkened even more. "They're really beautiful."
Ulrich's eyes widened another time. "You really think so?"
Sissi looked back to him and nodded. "They're mesmerizing. It's like I could stare at them all day."
"I feel the same about yours." Ulrich said as he lifted his arm from her knee to wrap around her shoulders.
Sissi closed her eyes as her emotions began to run haywire. She closed her eyes and began taking slow, steady breaths to try and calm her racing heart. Her stomach was fluttering and her chest had a numb tickling feeling. Ulrich held her tighter and she looked up into his eyes where she was once again captured by their beauty. That's when she realized how close their faces really were to each other's. They were mere inches apart and Ulrich was staring at her in amusement.
Her mouth opened slightly as she prepared to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. Instead, a tingling feeling swam through her lips as her brain screamed at her to kiss the boy of her dreams.
"Sissi..." Ulrich spoke, his voice making her head spin. "There's something I've been wanting to do all day."
"And what's that?" she asked.
The arm Ulrich had around her shoulders slid down her back to wrap around her waist. He pulled Sissi close and let his lips envelop hers. Their eyes slid closed as Ulrich continued their heated kiss.
Across the pathway, Sissi and Ulrich were being watched by an angry Herve. The raven-haired, pimple-faced teen was shaking angrily as his fists were clenched at his sides. Ulrich had always claimed to be repulsed by Sissi and now, all of a sudden, he was interested in her? Herve had always been there for Sissi, cheering her on and following along with some of her insane plans all because of the feelings he held for the girl; but now, it was painstakingly clear that Sissi's feelings were being returned.
"Stern thinks he's so great." he muttered as he pulled a camera out of his backpack and aimed the lens at the two of them. "He's going to wish he'd never messed with my dear Sissi."
Herve snapped a photo of the two of them on the bench and lowered the camera to glare at the image that appeared on the digital screen. Satisfied with the snapshot, Herve jogged back to campus to meet up with Milly and Tamia.
Ulrich and Sissi continued their little make-out session, failing to notice that Herve had snapped their photo and run off. They pulled apart briefly for air, both of them flustered. When Ulrich prepared to lean in for another kiss, Sissi mentally panicked and pushed him, knocking him off the bench. Ulrich let out a cry of pain as his back hit the hard ground.
"What the heck was that for?" he shouted.
Sissi stood to her feet and placed her hands on her hips as she stared down at him. "What's going on?" she demanded. "Why did you kiss me? I mean...why all of a sudden to you seem to have feelings for me? Up until this past week, you've never given me a second thought and now you're interested in me? What's with you Ulrich? You're usually pining after Yumi!"
"Please don't bring her up." he said as he sat up, his mood faltering.
Sissi's brow narrowed at his reaction to her words. "I see...things didn't work out with her so you go after the first girl you see, right? I knew this was too good to be true."
"Sissi, it isn't like that, I swear." Ulrich said quickly as he stood to his feet and grabbed her hand. "The things I feel for you didn't just happen overnight. In fact...I've kind of felt something for you the past three months."
Sissi's eyes widened at his confession. "Wait a second...you've liked me for three months? That can't be Ulrich. As I recall, three months ago, you and your friends were still treating me like some unwanted disease.
Ulrich nodded at her words. She was right after all, but so was he. Three months ago, the Super Computer was still up and running. He and the others were still trying to free William from Xana's clutches. However, his words were true as well. He really had been feeling something for her back then.
"It's something I was in denial about." he admitted. "I started getting these weird feelings around you and I found myself taking notice of you more often. My fighting with Yumi didn't help much either. So, I guess I got tired of chasing after someone who I couldn't seem to get through to and I decided to trust the feelings I was having and took a chance at you."
Sissi's face lit up at the information. "So, I'm not just some rebound girl."
"No Sissi. You're more special then some rebound girl could ever be."
Sissi smiled at his words and threw her arms around Ulrich's neck to hug him tight.
Early the next morning, Yumi Ishiyama released a yawn as she descended the stairs in her family home. The smell of white rice and fish welcomed her nose as her sock-covered feet me the wooden floor of the hallway.
"Something sure smells good." she said loud enough for the kitchen occupants to hear.
"Thank you sweet heart." her mother responded as she entered the kitchen. "I made you a bowl already, so grab your chopsticks and come to the table."
Yumi walked into the dining area and took a seat next to Hiroki. She picked up her jade green and black chopsticks and took hold of her bowl to begin eating. The dining are was very quiet and Yumi didn't fail to notice. She lifted her head to stare at her younger brother Hiroki. He wasn't talking at all, which made her very suspicious. The boy was staring at her and the minute her eyes met his, he quickly darted his gaze away. Yumi didn't fail to notice.
"Something the matter?" she asked as she plopped a piece of fish into her mouth.
"It's nothing." he said quickly as he tried to eat his meal.
"Spill Hiroki." Yumi said impatiently.
Hiroki sighed and placed his chopsticks on the table. "Milly called me this morning." he admitted as he stared down at the table top.
Yumi raised an eyebrow at the mentioning of her brother's reporter girlfriend. "What did she want?"
"Are you and William...dating?" he asked slowly.
Yumi's eyes bulged at his words. "Of course we aren't dating!" she shouted. "Who in the world told you that? Was it Milly?"
"Wait a second, William?" her father said in his usual gruff voice as he took a sip of tea. "Whatever happened to Ulrich?"
"Dad, William and I certainly aren't dating and I never was dating Ulrich."
"Good, I never liked Ulrich anyway."
Yumi ignored her father's words and looked back to her brother. "What do me and William have to do with your phone call with Milly?"
The color drained from Hiroki's face. "Maybe you shouldn't go to school today."
"And why not?"
"Milly called and asked if you and William were together. Don't worry, I told her no. But she started giggling and thanked me. I asked her why she'd asked me that and she said she needed confirmation for today's scoop."
Yumi stared at her brother in shock before jumping up and running out of the kitchen.
"Yumi?" her mother called after her. "Get back in here and clear your dishes off the table."
Yumi reappeared a few seconds later with her backpack and combat boots. She threw the items against the wall before snatching her dishes off the table to take to the sink.
"Hiroki," their mother spoke calmly in spite of her daughter's flurry, "go and get your things. Your sister is apparently ready to go early."
"No thanks." he said as he sunk down in his seat. "I'll just get a ride from Johnny's mom."
Yumi re-entered the room and shoved her sock-covered feet into her boots before hurriedly lacing them up. She then slung her backpack over her shoulder and ran out the front door.
"Well," Mr. Ishiyama spoke, "I guess our family meal has been cut short."
Yumi raced down the front steps of her home and sprinted down the sidewalk towards the academy.
"A scoop about me and William?" she spoke to herself as she leaped over a park bench to cross the busy street. "What in the world could he have been talking about?"
Yumi rounded the corner and yelped in surprise as she slammed into someone, knocking them both to the ground. She began to quickly mutter apologies as she stood to her feet and dusted herself off.
"I am so sorry." she said. "I should have been paying closer attention to where I was going."
"I'll say." a familiar voice came. "This makes twice in the past twenty-four hours."
Yumi looked down to the sidewalk and gasped as William shook his head and stood to his feet. Yumi helped to dust him off as she apologized again.
"What are you doing off campus?" she asked.
"I wanted to come and check on you and offer to walk you to school." he said. "Yesterday was a tough day for you, remember?"
Yumi nodded before walking towards Kadic's main entrance. William fell in step beside her.
"So, what were you running for earlier?" he asked. "School doesn't start for another hour."
"Something tells me that Milly and Tamia's latest scoop is going to ruin my day." she grumbled as they walked into the courtyard.
Cafeteria
"Morning everyone." Aelita spoke cheerfully as she took a seat with Jeremy and Odd. "Where's Ulrich? Did he sleep in late?"
"Nope." Odd said as he devoured a bagel smeared with cream cheese. "He left our room about twenty minutes before I did. I think he went to see Sissi."
Jeremy and Aelita stared at each other and then back at Odd.
"What?" he asked through a mouthful of food.
"It's so weird that we're all friends with her now." Aelita admitted. "I actually had a fun time with her shopping yesterday."
"It's definitely going to take some getting used to." Jeremy said.
Odd opened his mouth as he prepared to respond, but his eyes widened and he froze as he stared behind Jeremy and Aelita towards the cafeteria doors. He dropped the remainder of his bagel onto his plate.
"What's wrong Odd?" Aelita asked worriedly.
Odd pointed a finger towards the doorway signaling the two of them to turn around. The two of them let out a gasp at the sight of Ulrich and Sissi walking into the room, their lips locked together. Other students caught sight of them and began to whisper amongst themselves. Ulrich pulled his lips away from Sissi's and the two of them laughed before lacing their fingers together.
Odd's mouth remained ajar as they took their seats beside him.
"Ulrich!" he shouted. "You and Sissi just-"
"Kissed?" Ulrich smiled as though the answer were obvious.
"Y-yeah, but why?" Aelita asked breathlessly.
Ulrich let out a short laugh before draping an arm over Sissi's shoulders. "Oh, come on you guys. It isn't that crazy. Sissi and I are dating."
"She's your girlfriend!" Odd shouted.
Sissi giggled before nodding her head. Jeremy ran a hand through his hair before pushing his glasses up on his nose.
"Uh...congratulations?" he spoke, not sure of what else to say.
"Changing the subject," Odd said as he finally came out of his shock, "your cousin's still taking us to the carnival this afternoon right?"
Sissi nodded. "Be ready by five this afternoon. It's going to be a blast."
The door burst open, pulling the teens from their conversation and everyone looked to the door as Milly and Tamia walked in carrying armloads of newspapers.
"Extra, extra, read all about it!" Milly shouted, her voice echoing off the walls. "Today we have a super scoop! Ulrich Stern cheats on Yumi Ishiyama with Sissi Delmas, driving her into the arms of William Dunbar!"
"Say what?" Ulrich shouted as he stared at them with wide eyes.
All the other students present in the lunchroom jumped out of their seats to snatch up the latest release of the Kadic News.
"What's going on Ulrich?" Aelita asked worriedly.
"I have no idea. That report is a lie Aelita. Yumi and I aren't and never were dating and I certainly didn't cheat on her with Sissi. On top of that, I don't believe the claim that she and William are together."
"Are you sure about that?" Odd asked as he gestured his head towards the door.
Ulrich looked up and spotted Yumi through the lunchroom windows. She was standing outside with Wililam's arm draped over her shoulders as they read the latest scoop. Yumi's head bowed slowly and William pulled her into his arms to hug her close. Ulrich's mouth fell open at the sight of them.
"So...they are dating?" Sissi asked, unsure of what to make of the sight.
Odd shrugged before picking his bagel up. "I don't know, they could be together. However, the story could be fake. Don't forget, Milly and Tamia have made up stories before just to sell more copies of the Kadic News."
"Yeah, but those stories never involved Kadic Students." Jeremy pointed out. "They involved celebrity news and gossip. If this scoop was made up, it was very cruel and immature for them to do."
"It's a filthy lie." Ulrich snapped.
"Oh, is it now?" Jim's voice came from behind them. Everyone looked up and stared at the gym teacher.
"Delmas wants to see his daughter now." he said.
"What for?" Sissi asked with a raised eyebrow.
Jim held up the latest copy of the Kadic news and pointed at the picture blown up on the page. Everyone gasped at the image of Ulrich and Sissi making out in the park.
"Where did that picture come from?" she shrieked as her cheeks reddened with embarrassment.
"Let's go." Jim said as he helped her stand to her feet. "Your father is furious with this public display, not to mention embarrassed that his daughter acted in such a way."
Jim led Sissi out of the cafeteria, leaving the four former Lyoko warriors alone.
"Way to go Ulrich." Odd cheered his friend on as he elbowed him in the side. "Who would've thought you had it in you?"
Ulrich ignored Odd's comment as his eyes returned to the windows where Yumi could be seen crying in William's arms. Odd, Jeremy and Aelita noticed their friends averted gaze and stared at him, waiting for him to make his next move.
"Go and talk to her." Aelita encouraged him. "Things need to get straightened out."
Ulrich nodded and stood to his feet.
"Be sure to go in with a positive attitude." Odd said. "It will make enduring Yumi's wrath a little less painful."
"Thanks for the encouragement Odd." he said sarcastically as he walked out of the room.
Ulrich was greeted with a large gust of wind as his hair was blown back away from his forehead. He shivered and closed the trailer door behind him before heading over to where Yumi's cries were coming from.
Yumi was still in William's arms as he stroked her back gently. He whispered encouraging words in her ears to try and soothe her. He hated her seeing her in so much pain. Ulrich had definitely crossed a line this time.
"Yumi?" Ulrich called out to her, concern in his voice.
Yumi gasped and looked up from William's shoulder. Ulrich's heart pained at the sight of her mascara running down her cheeks, her hair slightly disheveled.
"What the hell are you doing here Stern?" William snapped.
"I wanted to check on Yumi." he admitted.
Yumi looked away from Ulrich, making his heart ache even more.
"Is that so?" William asked. "Then why don't you tell me Stern, how the hell do you think she's doing?"
"Yumi..." Ulrich called out to her again.
"You lied." she stated simply before turning back to face him. "You said she meant nothing to you and that you were just friends and now, I find out that you two are together and that you weren't truthful with me at all yesterday. To make matters worse, I have been publicly humiliated by a half-truthful story!"
"Yumi wait, let me explain."
"Save it Ulrich." she snapped. "I'm never speaking to you again."
Yumi pushed her way out of William's arms and ran across the courtyard, disappearing from sight.
"You're a real jackass Stern." William said before turning to run after Yumi
Ulrich sighed as he watched William go. "Could this day get any worse?" he wondered aloud.
Author's Note: And so ends another chapter. Leave me a review or a pm to let me know what you thought about the chapter, or just to simply ask me any questions you may have in regards to the story. See you at the next update!