Chapter 9

(Yumi's P.O.V)

With X.A.N.A in my head, I can't concentrate or even think without emotionless voice that sounds like a computer, not surprising since he IS a A.I (Artificial Intelligence), answering or questioning me. Plus side to it? A computer inn my head means I know all the answers on my second period math quiz.

At lunch, I got outside before the rest of my friends. I was SO glad to finally get away from the classroom. Whenever my teacher would say something like "Because X=24, Y=7X is?" and X.A.N.A would answer it, no matter how many times I tell him to shut up and let me figure it out. Today was turning into a horrible day.

I still can't believe I ran off to hide on Lyoko without thinking of Hiroki. "But, isn't it your fault that you have to worry about him in the first place?" thiat annoying little voice, that doesn't belong to me, said. "Oh joy, you're back. I was starting to miss you." I said sarcastically under my breath.

I couldn't help it; it punched the wall next to the vending machine. And then I punched it again; and again. And then I punched it harder. Why the hell did he have to be in MY head. Why not Aelita or Jeremy's. Someone who didn't have to go home everyday and worry about their own end-of-the-world scenario.

"Yumi, Stop!" Suddenly, someone's arms were around, pulling her back, out of the reach froom the wall. She stumbled and fell on her butt, the person's arms still wrapped around her from behind.

Yumi looked behind her to see… "Odd," she said, in barely a whisper. "Calm down, Yumi. You were going to break your hand." The boy said, in a weird voice. 'Voice communication suggests the boy is in shocked and in an over-emotional state'. X.A.N.A said. And for the first time, "Yumi was glad he was in her head.

"I'm sorry," She said, leaning back, into his embrace. "I was just…really mad." He nodded before releasing her. When they both stood up, Yumi turned away from her, looking at her hand in an attempt to hide the blush that was spread across her face. 'What the hell? Am I sick? Why is my face so hot?' she thought to herself. But, of course, she totally forgot there was now someone to answer her. 'Reactions suggest a emotional attachment such as attachment or lo…' 'STOP! I don't wanna hear it!' Yumi htought-screamed at him.

"We need a way to get him out of your head." Odd said, looking concerned. "He's a danger to you, and to the entire group." Odd said. Not the best of topics to bring up when she was already feeling bad enough. "SHUT. UP!" She screamed at him. "I KNOW I'm a danger. I KNOW that I need to get rid of him. And I KNOW that frickin' useless with him in my frickin' head! But it's not my fault!"

Then, she ran past Odd, who was still shell-shocked. It was at the same time that Odd, Ulrich, and Aileta came running up. "What happened?" The blonde asked Odd. "X.A.N.A's got Yumi totally on the blitz. She's starting to sound like Sissy when she doesn't get her beauty sleep."

"We need to figure this out soon. It could get even worse." Ulrich looked at him cautiously. "What kind of 'worse'?" Jeremy looked uncomfortable for a moment. "I found a section in Aileita's Dad's journals. He theorized that an A.I could enter a human mind. And, if he's theories are right, there's no telling tok what kind of extent X.A.N.A will be able to go."

. . . . . . .

Yumi looked at herself in the mirror. She really was pathetic. 'Of the Lyoko Warriors Yumi, Odd, Ulrich, and Aileta, you do rank the lowest in power.' X.A.N.A said. "Oh, thanks." Yumi said back sarcastically. "Now even the computer program in my head thinks I'm useless." 'Not useless, just less useful.' He said. "Because that makes it so much better.'

Yumi's hand raised into the air and struck the mirror. She looked at her hand in horror. "you…you did that…" she said, barely believeing what she just saw. X.A.N.A had just controlled her body, causing her to forcibly break her mirror.

As she starred at her now broken mirror, X.A.N.A spoke. 'Now THIS is an interesting improvement."