Chapter Two: A Matter of Trust
"Dawn, this is Yumi and Ulrich. Guys, this is Dawn."
"Hi."
"Hello."
"You're new?"
"Yeah. Not exactly fun, unless you count making new friends."
"Speaking of new friends, guys, Dawn wants to know."
"Know? What are you talking about, Odd?"
"About our adventures."
"Oh."
"Hey, why don't you and Dawn go grab some lunch?"
"Okay with me. Come on, Dawn. The line's over here."
As they strolled to the lunch line, Jeremy sat down and looked between Ulrich and Yumi. Finally, he broke the silence.
"What do you think of her?"
"I think she's with X.A.N.A.," Ulrich spat out immediately.
"I wouldn't be so sure. If she was with X.A.N.A., why would she pretend to be dumb about the factory? It would make more sense to reveal any knowledge about the factory she has in order to make us more open about it around her. I think we should watch her more. What do you think of her, Jeremy?"
"She doesn't seem to hide anything, but I don't completely trust her yet."
"What about Odd?"
Jeremy rolled his eyes, a rare thing for him to do. "I think Odd's infatuated with her. If we do reveal Lyoko to her, I hope they can control themselves like you two and not go off by themselves."
Ulrich and Yumi blushed at the compliment. Thankfully, Odd and Dawn chose that moment to return.
"Here, Jeremy, we even got you a tray."
"Um, thanks."
"Hey, Odd, who was that annoying girl in front of us?"
"That was the infamous Sissy. She's in love with Ulrich here, but everyone knows his heart belongs to Yumi."
Ulrich and Yumi went beet red. They hardly even knew this girl! Then Sissy showed up.
"Hi guys. Hi Ulrich, what are you doing this afternoon? I thought maybe you'd like to get ice cream with me."
"I'm busy, and I wouldn't get ice cream with you anyway. Go away."
"Hmph!"
As Sissy stormed away, Odd tried to control his laughter as he watched Dawn carefully pile gravy and mashed potatoes onto a large spoon. Everyone found themselves trying not to laugh when, a few seconds later, said gravy and mashed potatoes suddenly found its way to the back of Sissy's head. When Sissy turned around, all she saw was 'that new girl, Dawn' telling everyone at her table what had to be the funniest story on the earth. Unable to locate the source of the offending food that was now sliding down the back of her shirt, she rushed to her dorm room to get cleaned up and change.
"That was cool! I should have thought of that before!"
"Thanks Odd."
"I can't believe you did that, though."
"It was nothing less than what she deserved."
"Do you think we'll get in trouble?"
"Naw, she didn't even suspect us 'cause Dawn made it look like we were completely clueless as to what happened."
"A talent of mine, I assure you Odd."
"I guess I was wrong about you, Dawn," said Ulrich,' You're not so bad."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"Dawn, if you could excuse us a moment?"
"Sure. I'll go find Anita and Daimion and see if I can separate long enough to have a conversation. They're permanantly attatched at the mouth."
As Dawn strode off, Team Lyoko looked at each other.
"She has my vote. I don't think a X.A.N.A. operative would do that to Sissy, especially if she knows how big a pain in the ass she is to us sometimes."
"I still don't completely trust her, but I think she'll keep Lyoko a secret if we let her in."
"That's quite a turnaround from a few minutes ago, Ulrich. I trust her to know about Lyoko, but not Aelita. Not yet."
"I trust her. I think she'd be helpful in a tight situation."
"So, we tell her about Lyoko?"
Everyone agreed, so Yumi and Ulrich split up to find Dawn.
"Odd, if Dawn becomes a warrior in Lyoko, are you sure you'd be able to focus on the mission instead of her?"
"Of course, Jeremy. Why wouldn't I be?"
"You two seem to have gotten very close in a short amount of time. Do you plan to ask her out or what?"
"I don't know. Have you asked Aelita out?"
"I'm going to when we get her here permanently."
Ulrich then came racing into view.
"Jeremy! Odd! Come, quick! It's Dawn!"
END CHAPTER
Janette: Ooh, cliffie!
Sharina:......I know what happens next.
Janette: What?
Sharina: We get some reviews.
Janette: Oh. But I mean in the story.
Sharina: You're the authoress!
Janette:.............................
"Dawn, this is Yumi and Ulrich. Guys, this is Dawn."
"Hi."
"Hello."
"You're new?"
"Yeah. Not exactly fun, unless you count making new friends."
"Speaking of new friends, guys, Dawn wants to know."
"Know? What are you talking about, Odd?"
"About our adventures."
"Oh."
"Hey, why don't you and Dawn go grab some lunch?"
"Okay with me. Come on, Dawn. The line's over here."
As they strolled to the lunch line, Jeremy sat down and looked between Ulrich and Yumi. Finally, he broke the silence.
"What do you think of her?"
"I think she's with X.A.N.A.," Ulrich spat out immediately.
"I wouldn't be so sure. If she was with X.A.N.A., why would she pretend to be dumb about the factory? It would make more sense to reveal any knowledge about the factory she has in order to make us more open about it around her. I think we should watch her more. What do you think of her, Jeremy?"
"She doesn't seem to hide anything, but I don't completely trust her yet."
"What about Odd?"
Jeremy rolled his eyes, a rare thing for him to do. "I think Odd's infatuated with her. If we do reveal Lyoko to her, I hope they can control themselves like you two and not go off by themselves."
Ulrich and Yumi blushed at the compliment. Thankfully, Odd and Dawn chose that moment to return.
"Here, Jeremy, we even got you a tray."
"Um, thanks."
"Hey, Odd, who was that annoying girl in front of us?"
"That was the infamous Sissy. She's in love with Ulrich here, but everyone knows his heart belongs to Yumi."
Ulrich and Yumi went beet red. They hardly even knew this girl! Then Sissy showed up.
"Hi guys. Hi Ulrich, what are you doing this afternoon? I thought maybe you'd like to get ice cream with me."
"I'm busy, and I wouldn't get ice cream with you anyway. Go away."
"Hmph!"
As Sissy stormed away, Odd tried to control his laughter as he watched Dawn carefully pile gravy and mashed potatoes onto a large spoon. Everyone found themselves trying not to laugh when, a few seconds later, said gravy and mashed potatoes suddenly found its way to the back of Sissy's head. When Sissy turned around, all she saw was 'that new girl, Dawn' telling everyone at her table what had to be the funniest story on the earth. Unable to locate the source of the offending food that was now sliding down the back of her shirt, she rushed to her dorm room to get cleaned up and change.
"That was cool! I should have thought of that before!"
"Thanks Odd."
"I can't believe you did that, though."
"It was nothing less than what she deserved."
"Do you think we'll get in trouble?"
"Naw, she didn't even suspect us 'cause Dawn made it look like we were completely clueless as to what happened."
"A talent of mine, I assure you Odd."
"I guess I was wrong about you, Dawn," said Ulrich,' You're not so bad."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"Dawn, if you could excuse us a moment?"
"Sure. I'll go find Anita and Daimion and see if I can separate long enough to have a conversation. They're permanantly attatched at the mouth."
As Dawn strode off, Team Lyoko looked at each other.
"She has my vote. I don't think a X.A.N.A. operative would do that to Sissy, especially if she knows how big a pain in the ass she is to us sometimes."
"I still don't completely trust her, but I think she'll keep Lyoko a secret if we let her in."
"That's quite a turnaround from a few minutes ago, Ulrich. I trust her to know about Lyoko, but not Aelita. Not yet."
"I trust her. I think she'd be helpful in a tight situation."
"So, we tell her about Lyoko?"
Everyone agreed, so Yumi and Ulrich split up to find Dawn.
"Odd, if Dawn becomes a warrior in Lyoko, are you sure you'd be able to focus on the mission instead of her?"
"Of course, Jeremy. Why wouldn't I be?"
"You two seem to have gotten very close in a short amount of time. Do you plan to ask her out or what?"
"I don't know. Have you asked Aelita out?"
"I'm going to when we get her here permanently."
Ulrich then came racing into view.
"Jeremy! Odd! Come, quick! It's Dawn!"
END CHAPTER
Janette: Ooh, cliffie!
Sharina:......I know what happens next.
Janette: What?
Sharina: We get some reviews.
Janette: Oh. But I mean in the story.
Sharina: You're the authoress!
Janette:.............................