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Odd looked after other while they went to welcome that new girl Lila. She just arrived here and everyone's eyes were looking at her. Both boys and girls admired her. Everyone except him. She was giving him some strange vibes that made him shiver.
Since he already finished his meal he walked out of the cafeteria and walked towards the recreation room. While he was walking out he noticed Sissy sitting alone on the bench. That surprised him since he expected her to be with others admiring Lila. And that's not all. She seemed pretty sad. He decided to go and talk with her.
"Hey Sissy" he said with a smile and sat next to her. But she seemed like she haven't noticed him. She still sat quietly.
"Is everything okay?" he asked her worried and placed his hand on her shoulder. She jumped in surprise.
"Oh! Its just you Odd" she said with a sad smile "Sorry, I didn't see you coming". She sighted again and looked at the ground "I'm okay. I just have something on my mind that's all".
"Do you want to talk about it?" Odd asked her and looked at the ground "It's okay if you don't want to. I'm not going to pressure you".
Sissy looked up from the ground at him. She never actually saw this side of him. He really cared about her problem and he wanted to her. She was half expecting him to start and make some jokes but no. He was serious.
"Why aren't you with Ulrich and others?" she asked him while trying to avoid question. His eyes trailed of in the distance and he sighted.
"They are with that new Lila girl like everyone else I guess".
Sissy nodded "Yeah, everyone is like hypnotized by her". Than she looked at him again "Everyone besides you. Why?".
Odd looked at the sky and though about it for few moments "I'm not sure to be honest. There is simply something about her that pushes me away. Something strange".
"So you felt it too" Sissy noticed "I don't know what it is but I know that I don't trust her at all". She got up to her feet and looked at Odd "I better get going, I need to be alone right now. And Odd. Thank you for this conversation, I mean it".
He smiled at her "Of course. If you need someone to talk to you can count on me". She nodded and walked away towards the dorms. Now that he was all alone Odd finally went towards recreation room.
In the meantime cafeteria was being swarmed with questions. 'Do you have a nickname?', 'What's your favorite movie?', ' Do you have pets?', 'Are you interested in clothing?', 'Would you like to go and see movies with me?', 'Would you like to have amazing and breathtaking experience with me under moonlight tonight?', 'Shut up Nicholas!'.
Ulrich and others seemed to like this new girl. Even tho she lost her parents she still managed to keep good mood. She basically enlightened whole cafeteria from the moment she stepped in. And whole school seemed to think the same thing.
"Hey Odd what do you think about her?" Ulrich asked his friend with a smile and when he didn't receive the answer he turned towards him and saw that he wasn't with them. Than he tapped Aelita on the shoulder "Hey princess, have you seen where Odd went?".
"Ulrich he is here with-" her voice trailed away as soon she noticed that Odd was gone "Where did he go?".
Yumi and Jeremy noticed that Ulrich and Aelita were looking around the cafeteria.
"What's wrong guys?" Yumi asked them.
"Odd isn't here" Ulrich simply answered "We can't see him".
They walked towards the windows and looked around the yard checking if Odd is around somewhere. And the saw him. Sitting on a bench. With Sissy.
"There he is" Jeremy pointed out and others looked in that direction. They were surprised with what they saw. Odd and Sissy talking to each other was something you don't see every day. "It seems like he is having good time".
Aelita was looking at the duo and she could feel her heart sinking. She didn't know why she felt like that but one idea came up on her mind. Maybe when she kissed Jeremy, special bond between her and Odd got broken so he decided to find someone else. It was the only thing that made sense.
They saw Sissy getting up and walking towards the dorms while Odd walked towards recreationroom. "Maybe we should join him" Jason suggested "It probably sucks to be left out alone". They agreed but they decided to stay where they were for few more minutes.
After they finished meeting with the new girl they went to the recreation room. Once they walked inside they saw Odd laying on the couch while watching TV and approached him.
"Odd?" Ulrich called out for him and got his attention.
"Oh hey" Odd said quickly and sat up "It's you guys. What's going on?".
"We were just worried about you Odd" Yumi said as she sat next to him "You left the cafeteria without saying a word".
"I'm okay" he responded quietly "It simply got overcrowded for my taste".
"Odd, you never minded if something got overcrowded" Jeremy reminded him "Why don't you simply tell us what's wrong".
"Nothing is wrong Einstein" Odd reassured him "I promise. Anyways since you are here what do you say about one table football game".
Others exchanged looks. "Come on guys" Odd pleaded to them "You can tell me about that new girl in meantime. It won't hurt".
"Fine" they groaned and followed him towards the table.
Odd stood at the one side of the table and looked at the others "Okay guys. Who is going to fail first?". Since they hesitated Odd decided to choose instead of them "Okay Yumes, you are on". And with that their little championship began.
While they were doing this they told Odd everything they heard about Lila at the cafeteria. And they were doing that with so much enthusiasm that Odd nearly believed them but not completely. There was something about her that couldn't make him believe all this. Everything about her sounded perfect. Too perfect.
This game went on for around 2 hours and they had a lot of fun. Quarter-finale, semi-finale and finally a finale. The final battle began between Ulrich and Odd. And from the very beginning it was pretty intense and with a lot of twists. Odd was the one that was winning at first, than tables turned around in Ulrich's favor that back to Odd's.
"Tell me something good buddy" Ulrich said "Earlier we saw you talking to Sissy. What was all that about?".
Odd glared at him noticing a bit of tease. "Sorry to disappoint you good buddy" Odd answered with a tease "But we were just talking about stuff, nothing important". He noticed Ulrich grinning really wide.
"Just talking huh?" his tease became obvious now "I will give you two few more weeks before your talks become more interesting". He chuckled at that thought. When they were younger Sissy and Odd were at each other's throats for most of the time and now seeing the talk with each other without any conflict is pretty strange.
"In your dreams" Odd answered and looked at him in a strange way with a grin "ULRICH DEAR!". He burst out laughing. Ulrich winced at the mention of the nickname he hated so much. Even others laughed at him.
"Very funny Odd" Ulrich said with a groan and focused back on his game. Few minutes later and game was over. No matter how hard he tried Ulrich still lost and final victory was still at Odd's hands.
"Let me hear O, let me hear D and let me hear another D" Odd shouted and stood proudly with his hands on his hips "And what does it makes? ODD!". Others laughed at him and congratulated him on his little victory.
"Nice game Odd" Yumi patted him on the shoulder "I see that your skills are still kicking. Good job".
"Yeah!" others said at the same time.
"Thank you, thank you" Odd said jokingly with a bow "You know that you can count on Odd the magnificent to be on a top of his game". And with that they laughed again. But suddenly someone else entered the room. It was that new girl. Lila.
"Oh, sorry" she said and looked at the ground "I didn't expect anyone to be here. I'm not interrupting you, am I?".
"Of course not Lila" Jason told here with a smile "Come on in. We were having great fun anyway". He looked at the others waiting for approval "Am I right guys?".
"We really did" Jeremy said and walked closer towards her "You could join us if you want". He noticed her smile a little.
"Thank you" she said and looked him in the eyes "You must be Jeremy. Mister Einstein if I'm not mistaken". That left Jeremy feeling surprised.
"You know who I am?" he asked her.
"Of course" Lila said with a smile "Who wouldn't know about the smartest kid at the school". She looked at the ground again and rubbed her arm "Um, would you mind helping me with my school projects from time to time?". She noticed Aelita crossing her arms in annoyance and smiled at that.
"Uh- Well- You see-" Jeremy stuttered for a second "I mean yeah. Sure. If you need my help". He saw her walking towards him.
"Thank you Jeremy" she said and hugged him really tight "You are awesome".
He blushed fiercely and swallowed "Y- Y- Yeah, I guess".
Lila let go of him and looked at Ulrich "And you are probably Ulrich Stern. You are good at the martial arts if I'm not mistaken?".
Ulrich rubbed his hair and smiled "Well, when you put it that way. I guess I am".
"That's really cool" Lila said happily and smiled wider "I practiced few martial arts a while ago. Would you mind helping me with getting back at it when you can?".
"Of course" Ulrich answered proudly "It will be my pleasure to help you". He was so focused on Lila that he missed Yumi getting angry. Lila walked forward and hugged him as well.
"You are so sweet" she told him with a smile "Thank you". She let go of him and than turned towards Odd.
"And you are probably famous Odd Della Robbia" she said and smiled widely "It's my honor to actually meet you. The guy most of the girls secretly talk about. And I must say you really are handsome".
Odd looked at her without saying anything. From the moment he saw he felt like she was releasing some kind of dark aura around herself and that feeling was confirmed now. She acted so sweet to his friends, almost too sweet. And also to mention that he saw how Aelita and Yumi reacted to this and also to know that this girl Lila also saw it but still decided to keep going made him feel sick.
Since he wasn't saying anything Lila decided to keep going "So I was wondering if you want to go and see a movie with me when you have free time?". She leaned in closer to him and placed her hand on his chest "If I'm being honest, if stories are true, I can't believe someone like you is alone. Someone so handsome".
Yumi and Aelita couldn't believe what's happening in front of them. Lila was successfully charming their guys. One moment she was kind and at the other she was doing this.
Odd simply shook his head and pushed her hand away "Sorry Lila, but I cannot take you upon your offer". He walked past her and lightly shoved her to the side with the shoulder but before he could leave she grabbed his arm.
"Are you sure?" she asked him in the sweetest tone of voice "We would have great time together. And you could probably help me with my skating techniques while we are at it".
Odd couldn't believe what is this girl doing. He already rejected her but she still tried to force herself upon him. He pulled his hand out of her grasp and turned around to face her "I already told you I'm not interested. I'm sorry". And with that he left the room.
Lila quietly growled after him but quickly turned around towards the others wearing fake smile "Your friend seems like he is a little nervous, I hope everything is okay with him".
"Don't worry about him Lila" Jeremy reassured her "He gets like this sometimes".
"Our Einstein is right" Ulrich said and walked next to her side "There is nothing to worry about". He wrapped his hand around her shoulders "Anyways, do you want us to show you around the town?".
"Of course" Lila said cheerfully "Only if that's okay with you".
"Of course it is" Jeremy said and walked next to her "By the way girls do you want to come with us as well?". He looked back at the girls and saw them looking at him and Ulrich with their arms crossed over their chest. And they looked pretty pissed.
"I don't think so Jeremy" Aelita said in angry tone of voice "I should probably go and help Odd with tomorrow's math test". With that she walked past him and shoved him to the side with her shoulder. Yumi was right behind her.
"Count me out as well Einstein" she said sternly "I need to go and help my mother with house cleaning". She shoved Ulrich to the side and walked outside the room.
"Did I say something wrong?" Lila asked them innocently "I don't want to cause you any problems".
Ulrich shook his head and sighted "Don't worry about it. It's nothing serious". Him and Jeremy walked Lila towards the door before remembering something. "Oh and Jas" he turned towards Jason "Can you cover for us if we come back a little later the approved?".
Jason answered with a nod and looked after three people leaving the room. Now that he was left alone Jason decided to call his friends and see what is he going to do about this situation.
Well guys, this is it for this chapter. I apologize for taking so long, but personal life got in a way and there was nothing I could do about it. Anyways, I really hope you liked this part. Until next time, peace out.