Several months had passed since Katrina was rematerialized after being stuck on Lyoko for five years. Since then she had returned home. Katrina wanted to go back to college, however her parents worried about a repeat incident and were against her going back. Instead, she took online courses so she could still get credits towards her degree. It was the holiday season and Ulrich was home from school. For once, he actually wanted to be home. This was the first time Ulrich got to spend with his sister outside of Lyoko. As promised, Katrina gave Ulrich a pencak silat lesson. The two were at a nearby dojo. Ulrich had improved since the last time they practiced together, and Katrina was impressed.

"You know Ulrich, I don't know why you insist that I teach you. You're doing fine on your own" She commented. They took a break and sat across from each other on the floor.

"Maybe, but you and I never do anything together" he remarked.

"You mean other than fighting a bunch of virtual monsters together?" She teased. Ulrich's face fell into a frown. He didn't understand how she could joke about something that cost her five years of her life. "Oh come on Ulrich, if I can poke fun at it then I don't see why you can't" She commented after noticing the expression on his face.

"Can we just not talk about it" He requested. Katrina sighed in response.

"Listen, I'm not exactly happy with the fact that Franz Hopper stole five years of my life away from me either. I'm only making light of the situation just to keep my sanity in check" She told him feeling guilty for bringing up bad memories. She knew that her being trapped on Lyoko was just as hard on him as it was for her. She pulled her brother into a hug figuring it was much needed. "If I were to be honest, I figured I would offer to help you guys defeat Xana but seeing how upset it makes you bringing up my time on Lyoko then maybe it's best if I don't go back" She told him. Ulrich seemed taken back by this. She previously had this conversation with Yumi right after she was rematerialized. Yumi was sympathetic towards the idea of Katrina returning to Lyoko. She figured Ulrich would be against it because of what happened.

"Can we just get back to the lesson?" He requested. The subject had made him uncomfortable, but Katrina couldn't blame him. Katrina let out a sigh as she got up off the floor.

"Maybe it's best if we stop for now" She said as she walked over the wall where her bag hung grabbing it off the rack and swinging it over her shoulder.

"But Nina, you promised!" He remarked. He was annoyed that she was cutting the lesson short.

"I know, it's almost dinnertime. We can always come back later" She suggested. Ulrich groaned as he got up and grabbed his stuff. The two left the dojo and went back home. They were greeted by their mother who was in the kitchen cooking.

"Welcome home you two. Did you have fun at the dojo?" She asked greeting her children as they walked through the door.

"Yeah it was alright. We might go back after dinner if that's okay" Katrina responded.

"Not tonight. Ulrich needs to study and I'm sure you have schoolwork to do Trina" Their father chimed from the Livingroom as he sat on the couch watching TV. Ulrich groaned once more. He hated studying as he found the task rather boring. Their father always put their academics first. Katrina was always a straight-A student, so he wasn't as hard on her as he was with Ulrich who typically failed most of his classes. The highest grade he had ever got was a C in English. "Ulrich, I better see better grades on that report card this semester" He then warned. Ulrich rolled his eyes in response. Katrina put her hand on his shoulder.

"It's okay Dad. I'll help Ulrich study" She told her father as she gave Ulrich a wink. He knew she had something planned.

"Good" Their father responded. The two went up to her room. Katrina threw her bag on the floor by her closet with Ulrich doing the same. She then grabbed her laptop off her desk before sitting on her bed with her legs crossed. Ulrich sat on the bed next to her.

"We can study later. The Subdigitals are streaming their concert live" She said as she pulled up the link to the livestream of the concert. It was their favorite band so of course Ulrich agreed to watch it. His head rested on her shoulder as they watched the livestream.

"Do you think we can go see them in person one day?" He asked.

"Tell you what. If you get a B on your next test. I'll buy you concert tickets" She offered.

"Well you're going to have to help me study" He noted.

"I know. I just figured you could use some motivation" She responded with a smirk. They continued watching the concert together until their mother called them down to dinner. They sat down at the table together as a family.

"Hey, do you think next semester I can go back to commuting to college?" Katrina asked. She didn't mind taking online classes, but she missed seeing all her friends and physically being in class.

"Katrina dear, I'm not sure that's a good idea" Her mom spoke.

"Oh come on Mom. It's been several months already since I've come home. I get that you're worried about me, but I doubt I'll get kidnapped again" She told her mother. That was the story she had told publicly. The only people who knew the truth were Ulrich and his small group of friends since they were the ones that rescued her.

"I know, but I think it's best if you stay home for now" Her mother responded.

"Your mother is right Katrina. We rather you stay home where it's safe" Her father chimed in. Katrina slumped back into her chair with a huff. She hated being home all day. Her parents had basically put her on house arrest since she came home after five years. At this rate, she felt like she was going to be stuck at home forever.

I know I said this was going to be posted Nov 29th (Tomorrow) but I somehow finished this early and a lot of people seemed excited about reading part 2 so I figured I would post it now. I hope you all enjoy the second part of Code: Katrina!