Chapter Three is finally up! Yay! This one might not be as good as the others because half of it was written through a writer's block and the other half was typed at 6 in the morning. It does, however, get the story developments through, so R&R!!!
(P.S. I finally figured out how to single-space!)

When the lunch bell finally rang, Ulrich, Odd, and Jeremie dashed to the cafeteria. They were eager to be away from Matt more than ever, because they had spent the entire morning in his company. They had been mortified to find that Matt's whole schedule was identical to theirs, and the kid seemed to be a jinx! Wherever he went, headaches followed, but the strangest thing was (although Jeremie was the only one who connected the two) that when someone had a headache around Matt, he either began to like that person immensely, or despise them to no end. Jeremie had his theories as to what this might mean, but... could something that far-fetched actually be true? Perhaps he was just over-reacting, but it seemed that whenever anyone thought he was over-reacting he was correct.

After he picked up his lunch, he went to find a table that could accommodate himself, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi, and no sooner had he sat down than the others joined him.
"This stuff is disgusting! Sometimes I wonder where the cafeteria gets its food. I can just picture them scraping road kill onto a bun. Hey, I think there's a tail in my burger!" Said Odd between enormous bites of food.
"You do mean was a tail in your burger, right?" Yumi said, watching in disgust as Odd licked his fingers. "You eat so fast I was surprised you could register anything about your food at all."
"Guys, quiet down! I have something serious I want to talk to you about," whispered Jeremie, checking to make sure no one was watching.
"Xana?" Ulrich asked.
"No, Matt," answered Jeremie. Instantly Odd and Ulrich burst into laughter.
"Who?" asked a perplexed Yumi.
"Einstein's new best friend," giggled Odd. With that, Ulrich wiped his eyes and explained to Yumi about their encounters with this strange new boy. By the end of the tale, Yumi was scowling down at Jeremie.
"That's your 'something serious'? Honestly, you had me scared for a moment, Jeremie! Don't do that unless it's a topic of life and death or something!"
"No, really! I was being serious! I think there is something strange going on with Matt!" Insisted Jeremie, now very disgruntled.
"Like what?" Asked a voice right behind him. Jeremie started and turned around. Standing there was Matt, looking innocently confused. Jeremie groaned inwardly. "Like what?" Matt repeated. When no one answered, Matt shrugged and took the seat next to Jeremie.
Odd, who was sitting on Jeremie's other side, introduced Matt to Yumi and then went back to his food. Everyone ate quietly for a while (an incredible accomplishment for Odd), but after a few minutes, Jeremie's head began to tingle. Instantly he looked over at Matt. He was eating at a normal pace, his face expressionless. Jeremie shivered and went back to his food, but he hardly had time to lift his fork when Matt suddenly whipped around to face him. Jeremie was astounded at the change that had come over Matt. In less than a second he had gone from a boy happily eating his lunch to... this. There was no trace of a smile now. He looked like a trapped rat, terrified and shivering, and for a long while everyone stared at him, and he just stared at Jeremie.
"How long have you known?" Matt managed to sputter.
"You mean I'm right?" Jeremie asked, bewildered.
"Yeah," Matt whispered, "Yeah."
"WHAT!!" cried Odd, angry at being left out. "What is it?" Ulrich and Yumi nodded, looking very confused. Matt just shook his head and stared at his food. Finally he looked up.
"Promise you won't tell? Because if you do..."
"That depends on what you're going to tell us," Ulrich growled. Matt flinched.
"Fine. Decide for yourselves. But just know that if anyone besides you finds out, I could be sentenced back to Hell." The Lyoko gang gave each other a glance, and then turned back to Matt.
"I am being hunted. There's a group of scientists who want to find me and turn me back into an experiment for the rest of my life. They don't consider me human. Maybe I'm not, I don't know, but I don't care. If finding out means giving myself back to them, I'd rather just be a mystery. I spent almost all my life in their labs, being prodded and poked and measured by them. Only recently did I manage to escape. This school is nothing more than a temporary hideout for me. Soon I'll have to leave again and find somewhere new." There was silence for a while, except for the happy chatter of the other diners.
"Wow, Einstein," said Odd suddenly. "If you figured out all that, you're smarter then I thought!"
Matt shook his head. "No, I was just giving you a little background information. A pleasant little story from way back when." Matt sighed. "No, Jeremie just figured out I'm psychic."
Stunned silence greeted this pronunciation. No one could believe what they were hearing. Yumi glanced at Jeremie, disbelief etched into every line of her face. Odd tried to lean across Jeremie to get a better view, as if trying to see if Matt would sprout fangs and foam at the mouth. Ulrich just stared blankly at Matt. He was staring when Matt picked up his fork halfheartedly and then dropped it, and he was staring when Matt put his face into his hands. But mostly, he was staring when Matt took off his baseball cap and scratched his head. He only saw it for an instant, but it was unmistakably clear. He looked around to see if anyone else in the Lyoko group had seen it too, but they were now talking quietly. Ulrich felt his palms going sweaty as his eyes narrowed at the... thing sitting not three feet from him. He had to tell them what he had just observed. He had to tell them everything they had just heard might be a lie.
Suddenly Matt rose from his seat. He was his old happy self again, a big smile plastered on his face.
"Well, time for the afternoon portion of school! I can't wait!" And as he strolled past the Lyoko group on his way to the door, he whispered, "If I wasn't being chased by madmen, you can tell I'd make a great actor!"

When Matt had left the cafeteria, Ulrich seized his chance. He leaned in close so no one could hear, and motioned for the others to follow suit.
"Don't trust a hair on his head."
Yumi looked at him, aghast. "Ulrich! Why on earth should we think he's lying to us! He seemed truthful enough to me, and the terror he showed was certainly genuine. I think you're being insensi-"
"No!" Ulrich cut in, "I don't think we can't trust him, I know we can't trust him. That kid has the mark of Xana on his forehead."

Surprise, surprise! Heh, heh, heh! I love a good cliffhanger! I have this whole thing planned out for you, so come back to see how it plays out! (and please leave a review after every chapter)