Twists & Turns
Chapter 1: You're on!
A/n: My very first Code Lyoko fanfic! I normally write Sailor Moon fanfics, but I love Code Lyoko to so now I do both.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko, any of its characters, any songs etc.
"Laser arrow!" Odd yelled, taking out the last mega tank.
"Good work you guys. Get ready for a return trip." Jeremy said.
"That's the third Xana attack this week," Ulrich said as they walked out of math class. Odd laughed.
"He probably knows Jeremy's close to an anti-virus for Aelita. He never goes down with out a fight. You should know this by now Ulrich."
"What's two weeks from now?" Jeremy asked.
"Christmas vacation. Why?" Ulrich asked.
"No reason. Come on Yumi's waiting," he said. They met her where she was waiting outside of Kadic.
"Hey you guys." She waved.
"Hey Yumi you look tired," Ulrich joked. She yawned.
"What was your first clue?" she asked.
"So it's Friday what's the plan?" Odd asked.
"I have to go to the factory. I have to run a few programs for the anti-virus." Jeremy said.
"Well, I say we go see a movie. There's some good ones that just came out." Ulrich said. Yumi frowned. "What?" he asked.
"Go. I just remembered tomorrow my parents decided that we're taking a trip." she replied.
"Where to?" Jeremy asked. She blinked
"They wont tell me," she said, then shivered. "Can we go some where warm? It's cold out." Yumi said. The others nodded.
"Your house is the closest. That way we can help you pack," Odd said.
"You guys picking out my clothes? That's something that scares me. One of the very few things that does," she said.
"Yumi face it he just wants to try on your clothes," Ulrich joked. Jeremy and Yumi laughed.
"Funny guys," he mumbled.
"Let's go to my house, anyway. It's the closest," Yumi said.
"Race ya!" Ulrich took off done the street towards Yumi's house.
"Wait for me!" Jeremy yelled, trying to keep up. The four were laughing and panting by the time they reached Yumi's.
"I won." Odd yelled.
"Yeah, because you tripped me," Ulrich shot back.
"That's because you took off with out giving us a warning," Odd explained. Yumi cleared her throat.
"I'll settle this," she said. "You both lost and I won."
"How did I see that coming?" Jeremy asked.
"Psycho? I mean psychic?" Odd offered.
"It was a rhetorical question, Odd." Jeremy said. Yumi shook her head as she fished in her pocket for the key. They walked inside.
" I have to check my messages," she said, dropping her bag on the couch. Ulrich dug in his bag for his math.
"I hate school," he said, tuning the page.
"That's ok, Odd said. "School hates me." Ulrich couldn't help but smile. Yumi came back into the room with a blank expression.
"What's wrong?" Jeremy asked.
"I have to baby sit my last free day," she said plopping down next to Ulrich. She looked down at his homework that he was concentrating on. "That's wrong." She pointed to the problem he was working on. He grunted giving her a side ways glance. She shrugged.
"Who?" Jeremy asked. "Jenny," Yumi answered simply.
"And she is?" Odd asked.
"Your worst nightmare," she replied. Ulrich started laughing uncontrollably. "Funny huh? Well I dare you to help me then," Yumi said crossing her arms.
"Fine, I bet you whatever you want that I can get the kid to behave," Ulrich said.
"Whatever I want?" Yumi asked. He nodded. "Fine if I win, tomorrow you have to take me skating at the new ice rink."
"What if I win?" he asked.
"Whatever you want; that way the bet's fair," she replied. They shook hands.
"At seven you meet the devil herself," Yumi joked. The door opened.
"Hey guys," Mrs. Ishiyama said.
"Mom, at seven I have to watch Jenny," Yumi said working on her homework. She laughed.
"Good luck." Yumi smiled evilly at Ulrich.
"Don't worry I'll have help," she said. He shook his head and picked up his books.
"I'm still going to win," he said with one of his signature smiles.
"Mmhm." Yumi smiled back. The guys walked outside.
"I am so dead." Odd laughed at Ulrich's blunt statement.
"Why?" Ulrich blushed. "Tell us," Odd insisted. Ulrich sighed.
"I cant skate, and if she wins, I'm in so much trouble," he confessed. Odd and Jeremy laughed.
"Yep. So dead." Odd joked.
"Are you two coming to the factory?" Jeremy asked.
"Why not," Odd shrugged.
Yumi pulled a black duffle from her closet.
"Let's see." She grabbed a few a few changes of her usual outfit, a tank top, a hoodie, shorts, and a dress outfit. "Now I'm covered for wherever I'm going." She laughed zipping her bag. She picked up a brush and stuck it in the front pocket. Then she grabbed the picture from next to her bed. It was the gangs bench picture. "Xana better not try anything stupid while I'm gone," she said carefully placing it in the other side.
Factory
"Hi Jeremy!" Aelita face appeared on screen at the factory.
"Hi Aelita. Listen, Ulrich made a bet with Yumi and if she wins we're going skating. Would you like come?" he asked.
"What about Lyoko?" she asked.
"Aww, come on Aelita. It'll be fine for a few hours come have fun," Odd said. She smile.
"Ok. I guess it couldn't hurt. What was the bet anyways? This I got to hear," she giggled. "
"They bet that Ulrich couldn't get Jenny to behave while he and Yumi baby-sit her." Jeremy said. Aelita blinked, remembering the stories Yumi had told her about babysitting.
"I'm going skating!" Odd and Jeremy laughed.
Yumi's 7:00PM
'knock knock' Yumi answered her door.
"Hello Yumi. Ready to lose?" Ulrich asked. She laughed.
"I'm ready to go skating," she said. This time he laughed.
"So you still haven't told me, what great fate awaits me if I lose?" Yumi asked dramatically.
"I'm not telling until I win," he said. She smirked.
"You mean if you win," she said.
"Hey odd, Jeremy and Aelita are all shining their skates as well," he said
"Well, they think you can do this," she said sarcastically. They knocked on the door. "Hello! Jenny just ate; bed by eight; medicines on the counter; number's on the fridge; thank you so much. Got to go. Bye!" the woman said quickly, hurrying out the door. Yumi smiled and laughed lightly.
"Ready to meet jenny?" she asked in an angelic voice. Ulrich laughed.
"Yumi!" They both looked down to see a small blonde attach to Yumi's leg. Her head only reaching about Yumi's hip. "Who are you?" she asked, looking up at Ulrich never loosening her grip. He bent down to her height.
"I'm Yumi's friend, Ulrich," he said.
"Yumi's got a boyfriend! Yumi's got a boyfriend!" she squealed running and jumping on to the couch.
"Cute huh?" Yumi said snatching the little girl out of the air. "Is that funny? Is that funny?" Yumi asked holding the little girl in her lap as she tickled her. Jenny broke Yumi's grip and was right back on her feet.
"Let's play!" she said grabbing Yumi's hand and pulling her up the stairs behind her.
"Oh no. You want to win this bet, you have to help," she said pulling him by the back of the shirt. The hour passed by like days for the 2. The finally got Jenny in bed at 8. "Hmm," Yumi groaned, throwing herself on to the sofa. "Am I dead yet?" she asked with a yawn. Ulrich plopped down next to her.
"I don't know am I?" he ask taking out his cell phone. "Odd? Yeah listen tell Jeremy and Aelita that we're going skating. Yes, well, you never babysat Jenny." He hung up. Yumi smiled.
"That's so sad. Brought to your knees by a four year old," she said. He smirked.
"If I tell you something, you won't laugh and make fun, will you?" he asked.
"Not if you really don't want me to, I wont." she said.
"I cant skate." he said quietly.
"What?" Yumi asked.
"I cant skate," he said with a sigh.
"This is going to be more fun than I thought," she said.
"Hey! You said you wouldn't make fun," he complained.
"Stop whining. I just mean that there's something I can do that you cant," she said.
"Like math?" he grumbled.
"That's not what I meant. You're the soccer pro. I'm lucky if I kick the ball strait. Should I go on?" she asked.
"Oh, yes, please," Ulrich said. She shoved him playfully.
"I'll tell you what. Tomorrow I'll teach you how to skate," she said as the door opened.
"Fine. Come on I'll walk you home." Ulrich said.
"Good night Mrs. Kay, Jenny was an angel." Yumi said.
"Oh good, thank you kids," she replied. As soon as they got outside Ulrich yawned.
"That nap sounds pretty good right about now," he said. Yumi laughed.
"Mo kidding. But then again, I did warn you before we made the bet. I have two witnesses," she said.
"And now I'm sorry I doubted you, or made that stupid bet," he said. She smiled.
"So Aelita's coming. This is going to be fun." Yumi said after they walked a little ways.
"Yeah. It'll be good for Jeremy to have a her here. They only have been out like what? Once?" he asked. Yumi nodded.
"Is odd bringing Sam?" she asked. He thought.
"Hmm. I'll ask him; I really don't know," he said as they neared Yumi's. She laughed as she pulled a piece of red from Ulrich's hair.
"I told you play-doh was a bad idea," she said.
"You taught her the face," he defended.
"What face?" she asked.
"The face you make when things aren't working or when you don't get your way, that everyone breaks to," he said, all in one breath.
"Even you?" she asked. He blushed and looked down at his feet. "Well, as you can see…" he trailed. She laughed.
"I'm gonna go take a shower, and see if I can get all of this glitter out of my hair. Another one of you great ideas," she said, unlocking the door.
"I'll go talk to Odd. You know for some reason I have the feeling that your teaching me to skate, and Aelita's teaching Jeremy." He sighed.
"He may surprise us, and you may surprise yourself," she said.
"Don't count on me surprising anyone. Anyway be by to pick you up at seven," he said.
"Night Ulrich."
"Night Yumi."
Odd and Ulrich's Dorm
"Ulrich, you smell like play-doh." Odd said waving his hand in front of his face.
"Shut up Odd," he said, almost falling onto his bed. "Oh, by the way, is Sam coming with us?" he asked.
"I don't know I'll have to call her. What about you, Einstein? Aelita's program ready?" Odd asked. Jeremy held up a disk.
"Yes. Where are we meeting tomorrow anyways?" he asked.
"How about the bench? I'll go get Yumi, you can get Aelita, and if Sam's coming, Odd can get her. I told Yumi seven, so no later than seven-thirty, ok?" Ulrich asked. The boys nodded. "Remind me again why I made this bet?" he asked.
"There's something you wanted from Yumi, and if you won, you'd have got it. She won you- go skating. You won she... what? You have to tell us." Odd demanded.
"I don't think that's it, Odd. And before you say it, it's not my ego, Jeremy," Ulrich said. Then he rolled over on to his stomach and reached into one of his drawers.
"What are you doing?" Jeremy asked.
"Looking for my skates," he replied.
"I thought you said you couldn't skate," Odd said.
"I cant but my dad attempted to teach me," he said. "It didn't work, needless to say. I fell a zillion times is two minutes," he continued.
"That's pretty bad," Jeremy said.
"Hey, don't worry buddy; if anything you'll just make Yumi happy," Odd said.
"And who knows? She might teach you how to skate," Jeremy said.
Yumi's House
"Yes, and we'll be back around dinner time, and since were leaving at nine, that will give me plenty of time to get ready," Yumi told her parents over dinner.
"Who are you going with?" her dad asked.
"The guys, Sam and Aelita," she said.
"Who's Sam?" her mom asked.
"A good friend of odd." she answered. She blew a stray strand of hair out of her face. "I'm gonna go see if I can get the rest of this glitter out of my hair." Yumi said standing up from the table.
"Went that well huh?" her dad asked.
"I'm going skating aren't I?" With that, she left.
Hey thanks for reading my very first chapter! Again I don't own code Lyoko or any other show. R&R!