Well just for an update of my life...I LOVE WILLIAM...I realized this after seeing "The Lake" –dreamy sigh- Remember awhile ago I wanted to bite the heads off of the writers everytime there was Yumi/William action? Well now I want too take them to the spa...I LURVE YxW now...and Y/U is acceptable too. Though I'm still wondering if I'll ever change about OddxAelita...maybe I'll change my name too WilliamxYumi addict. : D
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It was already three in the morning; everyone was still awake but keeping quiet. Everyone finished off the ice-cream (Yumi devoured the chocolate and Aelita got bits of what she could salvage) Odd didn't wash up and smelled like homemade ice-cream that you and your sister made as kids. Everyone took a shower to get the chocolate off and Odd snuck into the utility closet to get cleaning supplies. Clor retaliated by throwing nuts she had in her book-bag as well, so he had to sweep also. (Brown squiggles and big brown spots [where Ulrich fell when he slipped on the syrup were still visible but Odd said he'd take care of that tomorrow.)
After Odd was done, which took one hour, so it was midnight by then, Ulrich scavenged for sleeping bags, he found three luckily. He was sleeping in his bed, sleepovers were not his forte. Clor stole Odd's bed and he slept in a bag beside his bed. Aelita and Yumi had the remaining bags and Jeremy brought his own two blankets and set it up near the dresser.
Clor spoke animatedly with Odd about horses, when he asked what a bit (AN: It's a thing that goes in a horse's mouth. Kind of like the reign) was. Least to say it was an interesting conversation with Aelita poking in it a few times. Jeremy dozed off but kept waking up; he was use to long nights. Yumi on the other hand wasn't so calm as the others.
"Hey guys?" She whispered. All three replied in a chorus of 'Yes?' "Um, what are we going to do about...life?"
"Life?" Odd repeated.
"Life. Tomorrow, when we show our faces at Breakfast? I mean for this one time I wish Xana-" Yumi stopped mid-sentence remembering Clor was there. "Um...never mind. But you know what I'm saying, I'm not joking but I'd rather sneak out in the morning and get food in town." Aelita turned on her side to face Yumi.
"Well- um...I can't think of anything to say but all I can think of is..."
Odd cut in. "I think what Aelita is trying to say is...actually this is a helpless situation. I do know there is a great diner in the middle of town- Ow!" Ulrich threw an empty ice-cream container at his head.
"Throw it away. My room already looks like a hurricane blew in, three times. And Odd, we can't sneak out of the school to eat. Besides who cares about lunch, the whole day we have to be seen. Especially in chemistry class, nobody likes to keep their mouths shut there. I can already sense I will throw a chemical at someone. Particularly acid." Ulrich pressed his face into the pillow and muttered.
"Now, now. Must we retort to violence all the time?" Clor chuckled and made a triangle with her fingers looking through it too the ceiling.
"Obviously you don't know Ulrich, when he's stressed that's all he retorts too." Yumi replied coolly. Clor smiled and whistled.
"Someone knows their man pretty well. Way to go." The earned the empty ice-cream being thrown at Clor by Odd, and Ulrich froze. Yumi flushed lightly.
"Clor, don't add to the pregnancy rumor."
"Hey you know, walls have ears, so shut up." Ulrich muttered. Clor smiled knowingly.
Yumi rolled her eyes. "Maybe my parents will pick me up before breakfast." She mused in a bored tone.
Odd nearly choked on his saliva. "Oh!-"
Everyone shushed him for yelling. "Sorry!" Clor glared at him but let it go. "Anyway, Yumi, you'll be saved from utter humiliation. What about us?" Before Yumi could answer that Clor threw a pillow at Odd.
"Oh please, what humiliation? Unless you trip and fall in a trash can head first, you're humiliated, but it's just rumors."
"I've got a better idea than going out to eat. If there is one thing I'm dead set on, it's breaking every bone in William's body."
"No, Ulrich, get more creative. Take his intestines out and hang him by his toes with them." Odd suggested. Aelita yawned as if she didn't need to hear that.
"Okay, I'm going sleep. G'night." She pulled the blanket over her head.
"It is three AM, and I missed 6 hours of sleep and there is only four left." Clor groaned and laid down shoving Odd's pillow in her face. She quickly pulled it back.
"Augh...you smell like some rat who got into some rotted cheese. Oh wait, isn't there a field-trip tomorrow?" As soon as Clor said that everyone sat up from their resting places. (With the exception of Kiwi and Jeremy who were sound asleep, and Yumi who was half asleep) "Sweet mother of pearl! We have to wake up at 6 am! GAH! Now it's three stupid hours of sleep WITH whiny kids, rumors thicker than fog in a snowstorm and I'm claustrophobic. Darn! I don't want to sit next to some fat kid who squishes me and then I throw up on them. That would never do, I need to save my reputation."
"One, forget the rumors exist I don't want to hear another word about it, two, sit next to Odd he's a twig, three, I dunno about three." Yumi scratched her head. "Well, whatever. I'm not going on the field trip. Why is this such an important thing?" Yumi asked. Odd licked his lips and thought. Ulrich sighed.
"Well the field-trip is like a tour of some college half of the schools population is going to attend while the rest of us go somewhere else."
"But were all like 17 and 18. College doesn't start until you're like, in your twenties?"
"Not unless you have an IQ of 250." Clor stated.
(AN/: My sister is in college and she's 16. But she's in high school and college at the same time. (We're home schooled) Confusing? Yah, I know. I never understood either; I'll be doing the same thing.)
Odd took this opportunity to intervene. "The principle came up with some funky idea that he would pick our colleges now, in an effort to save our parents money. I quote: "In order to sustain your parents income and ours, we have decided to choose your college's for you, if we invest now, you'll have a much steadier money balance in your parents bank." Un-quote. Cool, I remembered that...uh well I don't think Jean-Pierre knew exactly what he was saying but that's how the flow went." Clor had an "Oh joy" [insert sarcasm look plastered on her face.
"Okay, so...um...lets go to bed and we'll work out this mess tomorrow. Oh and Odd, you better get that chocolate out of the carpet before the next inspection comes, I for one is not going to be thrown out of my room or this school because of you." Ulrich threatened. Odd replied in a yawned and turned off the light for everyone.
Soon soft breathing came from everyone, except Odd, who snored obnoxiously loud. Clor woke up for the third time.
"Good lord does he have sleep apnea?" She asked to no one in particular. Not like she expected an answer either but did.
"A little." Odd said and yawned. "Could you please go to sleep? You're waking people up..." And with that he rolled over on his side.
Look who's talking human chain saw Clor thought.
"You know, Odd, I'm kind of guilty- notice I say kind of, guilty of taking your bed. Do you want it back? I'm fine sleeping on the floor."
"No. You can have it. It's more gentlemen like."
"Odd, your everything but a gentlemen. But please take your bed back; it's smells so badly. When is the last time you cleaned your sheets?"
Odd spoke between yawning. "A year ago, or longer..." Clor squealed and jumped off the bed and glared at him.
"Oh yeah, you better take that bed back. Or I will take that deathly suggestion of death to William and use it on you."
"I'm too tired to get up mommy..." Where had that come from?
Silence.
"Ow!"
"Now get in that bed!" Clor yelled barely above a whisper. Odd rubbed his sore cheek and followed orders.
"I was only joking! I washed the sheets last week." That earned him another slap on the other cheek. "Will you stop that before you wake the others up?"
"Too late for that one Odd..." Yumi mumbled and quickly dozed off.
Two hours passed minutes before a beeping was heard. Aelita was the only one who woke up. She growled. "What now you plastic technical logical thing..." Aelita tip-across over Clor and Jeremy and watched out for Kiwi. She found Jeremy's bag that held his laptop. Aelita took it out and opened it and quickly pressed the mute button. That last thing she needed was Jeremy to wake up. She new Jeremy wasn't in any happy go lucky spirit when it came to sleeping late and waking up early. Actually that's how it's been since the last 4 years...shouldn't he be use to it?
"Okay...what's your problem, Lyoko?" It didn't take brain surgery to figure this one out. Xana "woke up" and decided to play with them at 5 in the morning. An hour before the field trip. She sighed. "Perfect timing, Xana." She could imagine Xana replying "As always".
All right, so who to wake up without getting your head bid-off? Ulrich, no. Yumi was stressed as it is, Odd would fall back asleep moments after telling him, Clor was no option. Jeremy, he'd go loony and wake everyone one up as if the room would explode. Ulrich seemed the only coherent thought at the moment. Aelita stepped over the sleeping bodies over to Ulrich. Before she even graced his blankets she tripped over Yumi's ankle and fell head on into Ulrich's legs. That earned him screaming like a terrified little schoolgirl while Yumi woke up bumping her head on the base of bed and then screamed because Ulrich did.
"Crap...crap...CRAP." Clor muttered in and out of consciousness. "Now the teachers are gonna murder us!" Aelita groaned and sat up. A yelp was heard from Kiwi, Jeremy accidentally slipped and fell on him.
"Sorry Ulrich." She said innocently. Ulrich panted hard but before he could reply another voice was heard.
"Odd! What's going on in there!?"
"NOTHING MOMMA!!! I'LL BRUSH MY TEETH NOW!" Odd yelled.
"I'm not your momma! Now get your butt into sleep!"
"Why bother, we're gonna wake up in one hour anyway. Besides Jim, shouldn't you be getting ready?" Ulrich asked.
"If I wasn't up I wouldn't have come to your door! The principle is going to go around the student's dorm rooms to wake everyone! It's like attendance. If you aren't in your room and somewhere else like downstairs or upstairs or do-"
"Let me guess, we get detention for a week and we don't go on the field trip?"
"And you get to wash the dishes with Rosa! Now get ready!" As soon as Jim's footsteps weren't heard everyone let out a huge sigh. Jeremy sat up being mindful of Kiwi. He glanced at his laptop that was open, he didn't remember opening it, unless he was sleep walking. He then looked at Aelita.
Aelita bit her finger as Ulrich groaned. "Aelita, what are you doing?"
"I came to wake you up?" She said innocently.
"What happened to shaking my shoulder? I never knew throwing your body on someone else's body was the new tactic!" He commented. Aelita sighed.
"I tripped, but now that you...and everyone else is awake I'd like to...say something." Aelita paused at "to" because she remembered Clor was there. How could she say Xana was attacking without giving it away and discreetly hiding it without sounding like a crazy person? "Uh...well my father's best friend, Xana, wants to play with us..." That earned stares from everyone. Clor's eye twitched. "You know...Xana? She wanted us to come over and test out her new video game! The one that recently came out? The one with a computer virus wanting to take over the world and 5 teenagers stop him?" Everyone nodded now knowing what was being said, everyone but Clor.
"At 5 in the morning?" Clor asked. Yumi frowned but her face quickly lit up in an idea.
"Uh well...Xana is one of those weird people who like to sleep in the day and be awake at night." Clor shrugged.
"Oh, okay! My cousin isn't the only one...so could I come?" She asked. Odd jumped up and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Nooo! Xana is very territorial. He doesn't like people who aren't friends with Aelita's dad."
"Okay so I'll befriend her dad-"
"NO!" Jeremy blurted out. "I mean...Xana doesn't like people who befriend Aelita's dad to get to him. He won't like you at all, besides her dad might not like you!" Odd nodded in agreement and then he prepared to say something else.
"But if you want, Xana's...um...old house which is like 20 years old and rotted...you could visit it and explore it. There are lots of books and I recall you saying you love reading! Oh and you could bring your guitar! You could practice playing without students breaking down your door telling you to be quiet! It'll be peace, and quiet!" Odd hoped Clor would buy this deal, if not, he had nothing else up his sleeve.
"Well there is this one song-" Clor started to say but Odd cut her off. He fake grinned and pushed her towards the door.
"Great! Well get off to your dorm room, you don't want to have detention and a talk with the principle. Just get down to your dorm and grab your guitar and I'll lead to you too the-" As he was about to open his door Clor stopped him.
"Odd, I would only have like, one hour, and you seem to be hiding something."
"Well that's okay!" Ulrich butted in ignoring her comment about hiding something. "Xana only lives down the street and she doesn't like to play too long. We'll meet you again whenever we can."
"You heard the man!" Odd said and pushed the Texan out of the room. "Have a nice time!"
"Aelita, that's the dumbest excuse I've ever heard..." He said.
Aelita rolled her eye and sighed in relief but it was only getting worse. "We have an ultimatum of one hour, hopefully Xana won't be too much trouble." Jeremy shook his head no.
"That's not my worry, I think he might pull an attack on this trip we won't be there to help anyone."
"Then I'll stay behind." Yumi offered. Ulrich looked at her in surprise.
"But Yumi, what about your parents?"
"I'll just call them and tell them to pick me up at...eleven O' clock?"
"Fine, but I'll stay with you." Ulrich said and crossed his arms. Odd scoffed.
"But then that only leaves me and Aelita to defend Lyoko!"
"You're a strong man, you can handle it and so can Aelita." Ulrich reasoned. Odd took kindly to the compliment.
"So there's no time to waste, Yumi and Ulrich figure out what Xana's doing if he's doing anything. But right now lets get in our dorm rooms so the principle doesn't make us scrape liver and onions off of dishware?" Aelita half-asked. Jeremy nodded wrapping up his blankets and whatnot. Ulrich cleaned up the sleeping area and made sure the stains weren't too noticeable.
After everyone got into their rooms, was inspected by Jean (which only took about ten minutes) Odd, Jeremy and Aelita fled to the factory and Ulrich and Yumi watched things carefully. Nothing seemed to be out of order. Jim was taking attendance while everyone loaded on the bus...
"Ah, Ulrich...Yumi-Yumi?" Jim took a second glance. "Didn't your parents say you were moving back too Japan?" Once he said that a few students looked fixedly at them.
"No Jim." Yumi said obnoxiously loud on purpose so others could hear. "I'm moving back to Japan later today alone, with only my family." Hopefully that would eliminate the eloping rumor. But then again, Sissy was on this bus and she had a mouth big enough to cover the United Kingdom.
"Uh-huh. So you get on the 10th grader bus." Jim pointed to the bus across from the one he was standing behind.
"No can do, Jim." Ulrich cut in. "It was full and Yumi had no choice but to come into this one." Jim stole a glance at the bus behind his; nobody was getting into the bus so maybe it was full. Ulrich was lying and not lying, since the other bus believed Yumi had flown to Japan by now, she couldn't get on. (Even if she wanted too.)
"Get in the front. We'll be ready to leave soon." He replied dryly.
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"What do you mean the scanners aren't working?" Aelita asked exasperatedly.
"I explain that in a second. Where's Odd?" He asked. Aelita leant over the computer chair.
"He went to send Clor to the Hermitage."
"Now? Augh...well the scanners are working physically, but I noticed there is a slight bug. Say if I wanted to send you too the desert region, it'd misread those coordinates and send you on the edge of the forest sector or sector five. Or maybe the digital sea or possibly worse."
"How much worse could that get?"
"It could send you literally in Xana's home and I don't mean just sector five, Xana lives there but you only see the exterior. Go inside his house, your dead meat. I think that's what Xana's planning. Worse enough?" Jeremy casually questioned. Aelita sighed and thought it over a little.
"Well you did say it could send me too the edge of a sector, maybe we'll be lucky it and it will do just that."
"I don't want to risk it. I just want to fix it. I'm working on a debugging program as of, now." As soon as "now" escaped his lips he pressed a key that opened up a new window on the super computer.
"So while you're going to that, what about Earth? While we work on this he'll plan something on the trip without any interference with us on Lyoko."