Keep My Secret

A/N: I'm baaack! And have been told that my link didn't work, so I'm going to tell you how to get to the picture (blame photobucket). Okay, go to photobucket(dot)com and in the search box type in exactly: white hair anime boy . Go to the four page and it's in the third one down, first in the row. So, I think it'd be first column and third row… lol. Thanks for the reviews! X3

Onto the story! ^-^

Ulrich covered his arms with a long sleeved shirt and frowned into the mirror. His face had completely healed from the beatings it had taken and everywhere else that was visible with clothes on had healed. His dad didn't want anyone knowing about the abuse and Ulrich would keep it that way…or else… He was a worthless child and didn't even know why his father continued to let him live… He was useless and horrible.

His mom ran into the room and hugged him tightly. She held back tears. "I'm glad you're going back to school… It should keep you away from your father… Don't worry about me…"

"I can't help but worry… He might end up killing you…"

She shook her head. "I doubt that… He won't kill either of us… Too much evidence pointing toward him…"

"Then why not kill ourselves?"

"He'd just find others to harm… Keep a strong face on during school…"

He nodded. From that moment on he knew he'd have to keep his mouth shut… He didn't deserve speech anyway.

Ulrich covered the keys of the piano as the memory flooded into his mind. That was when he was returning to Kadic after this break. A worthless being wasn't meant to have speech and that is exactly what Ulrich was. A worthless piece of crap. He leaned his head against the keys' covering and frowned.

-?-

"You said that you'd help me get my revenge!" Xylia's brother yelled to a black and red form.

The thing bobbed up and down as if it were laughing.

"You can't do this to me!" he yelled as he crumpled on the floor of Carthage. Since the red and black mass had left him he looked like his normal self. He looked as if he were on Earth. His hair was pure white, like his sister's, and his jacket and hat had gone from black to a forest green with a tint of brown mixed with white. He was a mess.

The blob floated off and locked him into the small alcove that he'd brought him to.

He slammed his fist against the floor and wished that the stupid thing would come back. Yes, it was a virus. Yes, viruses were bad. And finally, yes. He was desperate enough to help a virus if he got what he wanted out of it. His uncle was the reason he'd been locked here for the past ten years. Him and his stupid experiment. His sister had come to terms with it and had even started to believe it had been an accident. He knew the truth.

-Xylia-

She hugged her knees to her chest and frowned at the boy in front of her. He didn't seem too different from her brother. He wanted something and to get it he did everything. He didn't end up getting what he wanted, though, because of a careless mistake that he made on Lyoko that had left him trapped. She knew his story. Back when her brother was able to force her to follow him all the time he'd bragged about it to the boy. She thought his name was… William, yeah, that was it. She wished that she could disappear in a puff of smoke as the ebony-haired teen woke up.

"What happened?" he asked as he sat up from the laying position Xylia had put him in.

"You know about Lyoko, right? You remember that much?" she whispered shyly. In ten years, the only people she'd ever talked to were her brother, her uncle, Odd's friends once, and Odd. She didn't feel comfortable talking to anyone that wasn't her brother, Odd, or her uncle. It felt awkward.

He nodded slowly. "I remember bits and pieces of what happened after Xana possessed me…"

She shook her head. "Trust me, it wasn't Xana… Xana is actually pretty nice…"

"What are you talking about?" he asked as he rubbed his head.

She shook her head and looked at her feet. If she revealed too much it would destroy everything she was working toward… "I can't tell you right now… Please don't tell your friends about what I just told you, okay?"

William looked at her skeptically and tried to figure out how to word his question.

-Aelita-

"We all work well together when we're not fighting and ignoring people, aren't we?" she asked with a hint of anger in her voice. She wasn't very happy with the three of them. They'd begun fighting and Ulrich had disappeared. He'd been really fidget-y ever since returning from break and seemed to want to avoid in confrontation.

"Aelita, I'm sorry…" Jeremie whispered from behind her. He didn't really take kindly to Aelita being as mad as she was now. They all hated to see her mad.

"Save it. Our friend is in trouble and needs us and you guys were fighting over some girl on Lyoko. Odd, I know you want to help her, but come back to Earth. Something is going on with Ulrich and we need to help him. He's our friend and we can't just abandon him. Jeremie and Yumi, aren't you better than yelling at people to get your way? We need to think before we do anything. We're becoming divided and I want to trust Xylia, but with all this trouble in our group going on ever since we've met her I don't think I can. Now, are we going to help Ulrich or am I by myself?" she asked hotly after she'd spun around on her heels.

-Odd-

He'd never seen Aelita this angry before. Yeah, she'd definitely been angry, but nothing like this. It kind of scared him… "Aelita… We're sorry, okay? I don't think any of us were really thinking…"

Jeremie and Yumi nodded beside him. He doubted either of them liked being chastised by Aelita.

"Good, before anything else we need to figure out how we're going to help Ulrich. You guys can go back to your argument after that," she stated, softening her gaze.

"So, any ideas where he might be?" Odd asked his three friends as he looked around.

"I think that we should check your room first, Odd. If he's not there then we'll split into two groups and search around the forest and in the school. Sound fair?" Yumi asked, eyeing their small group and giving a small smile.

They nodded.

-Ulrich-

He gazed up at the elegant two-story home that his mom had told him his dad bought. He couldn't figure out why they needed a two-story house since it was just the three of them, but hoped he didn't have other things in mind.

The house itself looked inviting. It wasn't too big or too small. The sign in the front yard read 'SOLD' and would be moved out of the yard once his parents got there tomorrow. Day after tomorrow he'd be moving in with them. He knew it was something that he had to do, but was afraid of the outcome… Would his dad kill him? Would, if his dad succeeded in killing him, go after Yumi and his other friends? How would he know they're safe?

-Xylia-

"What exactly are you? Who are you? How did you get here?" he asked. He wanted to ask it all in one question, but one question couldn't handle it.

"William, you have to promise me deep at the bottom of your heart that you won't breathe a word of this to anyone…" she whispered as she thought of how to word her reply.

"I swear," he stated firmly as he leaned in toward her to examine her face.

"I guess the best way to answer your three questions is that I'm Xana…"

A/N: big cliffy, huh? XD Don't worry, you'll get more explanation of what Xylia is talking about soon… Either next chapter or a few after that. X3 Don't worry, though. She's still one of the good guys. ^-^

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