Hello my pretty's! Here I am again to torture you with an update to my story! Yay! (I have resorted to Yay rather than the word with lots of M's, U's, A's, and H's.) Sorry that my update took a bit of time. I honestly just haven't felt like updating . . . I hope you forgive me!

Well, my chapter question seemed to have been easier than the last couple so there are a few people in which this chapter is dedicated to. It is dedicated to, (In no particular order) Gregoryhell, moon eclipse shadows, and JustsomeBunny! Let's all give them a round of applause! Clap Clap Clap

Now to reveal my next chapter, Ta-dah!


Chapter Nine:

Man to Man

Jeremy POV

The back to the past was successful, as far as I could tell. Everything had turned out OK with the Scyphozoa too. The back to the past had brought us back to lunch. It was a little bit after Lia's encounter with Sissy.

We had all been laughing so Aelita, Odd, Yumi, Ulrich, and I just continued to laugh. Lia wasn't laughing like she had been before though. She had grown silent and she stared down at her lunch tray with unreadable eyes.

"Is everything all right Lia?" I heard Odd ask. He sounded worried.

"Yes, everything's fine," she said in a hushed voice. She looked up and stared all five of us down with eyes filled with anger and hatred. "Everything is just dandy," she said with poison in her voice. She stood up violently and grabbed her lunch tray. Then she stormed off to an empty table on the other end of the cafeteria and sat down silently, without looking up.

"Xana?" Aelita asked quietly, breaking the silence that had fallen over our table.

I shook my head, "I don't think he could attack so soon. Odd, did anything happen with the Scyphozoa?"

"She did get grabbed by the Scyphozoa but I freed her right after." Odd said in a weak voice.

"That wouldn't affect her," Aelita said, "It did nothing to me."

"But you were on Lyoko," I said, "I'll check on it. Did anything else happen, Odd?"

"Well . . . I . . ." he started in almost a whisper, "No, that wouldn't have down anything."

"What?" I said.

"Nothing," Odd replied.

"What is it Odd?" I asked forcefully, "It might mean something."

"I said it was nothing!" he yelled. The whole lunch room turned to look at Odd. Except for Lia, she continued to stare at her food. "I'm not hungry anymore," Odd said reluctantly, "I'm going up to my room."

He grabbed a piece of bread from his tray and stuffed it in his mouth. Then he slowly walked out of the cafeteria.

"I'll go talk to him," Ulrich said.

Ulrich and Yumi hadn't said anything until then. All they did was glance at each other, blush and smile. Something was up. I'd have to find out about that later. Ulrich got up and glanced at Yumi again. She smiled and turned away. Yes, something definitely happened between them.

Ulrich left the cafeteria to go see Odd. Aelita, Yumi and I ate out lunches in silence for the rest of the period.


Ulrich POV

"Odd?" I said as I opened the door to our dorm room, "Are you there?"

I heard a muffled reply come from a very suspicious pile of blankets on Odd's bed, "Go away."

"No," I said defiantly, "It's my dorm too. I have every right to be here. Just as much as you do."

"Then I'll just go," Odd said pulling the blankets off of his head.

"Your not going anywhere until you talk to me," I said, blocking his escape.

"I said it was nothing!" he yelled at me.

"I'm not asking you to explain to me what happened. I just want to talk."

"What are you a shrink now?" Odd he asked with a small hint of amusement in his voice.

I laughed, "I guess I sound like one, don't I?"

He nodded, smiling at me, "Want would you like to talk to me about Doctor Stern?"

"OK," I started, "Before we talk, I have a preposition for you. I'll tell you about a secret from earlier if you tell me what you wouldn't tell Jeremy."

"Let me guess," he said, "You kissed Yumi. It probably went better for you any way. Especially since you've known her for a few years, not a few hours."

"Wait," I said, putting together what Odd had just revealed, "You kissed Lia?" He went silent, proving my guess. "I see," I continued, "So you like her already?"

"I love her!" he said, "I don't know what has come over me! From the moment I first saw her I knew I was in love and that I would do anything to make her mine."

"Wow," I said sighing, "Sounds like what I felt when I first met Yumi. You were quicker to admit it though."

"Well, I didn't think she would remember so I kissed her," he replied, sighing deeply, "Do you really think my kiss could have made her mad, if she remembered?"

"No, no" I said, "It's probably something else, I think it may have to do with the back to the pasts."

"Why?" he asked, looking confused.

"When I mentioned it to her earlier, her eyes seemed to flash with anger. Maybe it was just my imagination though."

"No, it wasn't! I think I saw it too!" Odd said happily "So this means she might be able to feel the back to the pasts, just like us."

"Yeah, I'm almost 99 percent sure."

"That proves it then,"

"What? Proves what?" I asked.

"She's the sixth," he said smugly, "The Angel of Heart"

"What?" I asked in shock, "How?"

"She told us she is from Massachusetts, otherwise known as the Bay State. 'Finally the sixth shall come from the bay,' "

"So," I said, "That doesn't prove anything. It could all just be a coincidence."

" 'She shall bring them heart in an unexpected way,' " was all he said.

I sighed, "I guess you're right,"

"That's why she feels the back to the pasts," Odd explained, "Only us six can feel them. She has probably felt them since we started."

"Yeah, that is probably right." I agreed.

Odd looked at me thoughtfully for a moment. Then suddenly he stood up and said, "We've got to tell her!"


If you were wondering about my title it is because Odd and Ulrich had a little man to man talk. Boy to boy really, but that doesn't sound as good.

That's all I have to say, so.

Count down to the Fluffiest chapter you will ever read: Three more Chapters!

This chapter's contest question is:

How many brothers does Lia have?

(I know it is random but, bear with me!)