Alrighty, heres another one guys... one section is uploaded weird, and this chapter changes points of view ALOT.. usually big space are POV changes... yeah... lots of thinking.Thanks for reviews! Love yeah!

6. Xana attacks

I can't believe she just did that to me. Ulrich thought, walking back onto the school grounds. Sure... maybe she did have a tolerable reason to... but still...
"Hi Ulrich."
Oh great. Just who I needed to talk to right now... Sissy.
"What do you want Sissy?"
"Just to talk.. you look upset. Can I help? I bet I could be more useful than Yumi. "
"I doubt it." He replied indifferently, walking past without looking at her.
"Why do you like her anyway? She's so depressing."
Ulrich didn't respond.
"What is with you people?" She asked angrily.
"What do you mean?"
"Yumi came storming back onto the school grounds the same way you are... never mind that you all skipped out of classes... but now I try to talk to you and you try to bite my head off."
Skipped out of classes... Oh man... Aelita had been unable to do anything about the tower because it hadn't really been activated, therefore the return to the past program had never been used, causing the gang to have just skipped classes.
"Ulrich? Can I talk to you?" Came another voice. Unmistakably the voice of Kiks, who other than Yumi was the only other member of the group to have reached the school.
Ulrich turned quickly to her. "Of course."
"What!? You'll talk to her but not me?! I demand an explanation!" Sissy yelled.
Kiks shot a look of pure annoyance in her direction, causing her to ramble more.
"Who are you anyway?" She asked in a superior tone of voice.
"If you don't get away from me in the next five seconds, I'll be your worst nightmare." Kiks responded fiercely.
"Who do you think you are? You think that you can boss me around? Well you can't!"
Kiks stood rigid, with her head facing the ground and her eyes closed, and held up a fist to Sissy.
"Sissy... if you don't want to end up with a black eye, then I suggest you not bug Kiks." Ulrich suggested.
"Kiks? What kind of a name is that?"
Finally Kiks had been pushed to the edge.
"It's the nickname Odd gave me and I like it. Now get away! I don't want to hurt you!"
"Its because won' t hurt me and I think I should tell you... If you have a crush on Odd..."
If she says anything... Kiks thought, her teeth tightly clenched.
"You're not going to get very far in life... it says a lot about your personality."
That's it.. Won't punch her like I want to, but she IS leaving and she will be in some sort of pain.
 Kiks threw her hand up, slapping Sissy and causing her to draw back.
"I don't know you, but I can't stand you. I should tell you... Don't ever say anything about Odd in front of me or I'll ring your head from your neck."
"Hey... be nice... not that I'm not enjoying this." Came Odd's voice as he stepped in front of Kiks. He looked at Sissy. "I hope that you've learned to listen to Ulrich when he warns you against doing stupid things?"
I look of malice crossed Sissy's face as she turned and ran in the opposite direction. A moment later, Theo appeared and began to speak to Kiks.
"What do you have against Sissy?" He asked.
"What do you have for her? She's a wind bag who can't keep her thoughts to herself..."
"She not that bad."
"If you're a cute brunette boy she might not be that bad..." Kiks answered sarcastically.
"Why brunette?" Odd asked.
"I know she likes Ulrich, and if this guy likes her, then she's nice to him... implying that she likes him to." She said, turning to face him. She turned back to Theo.
"Listen, If you're friends with her... then I'm genuinely sorry for putting her through pain, but I'm not going to let her make her stupid little comments about any of my friends. Just because Ulrich does, I don't."
Ulrich looked at her in confusion but she just shook her head and walked away.
"How did this start exactly?" Odd asked.
"Sissy got on her nerves."
"Yeah... I figured that out already."
"Who is she?" Theo inquired.
"Kiks."
"She's pretty."
Odd turned around, "You just stick to being Sissy's guardian and trying to get Yumi away from Ulrich... okay Theo?" He said, running to catch up with Kiks.
"He likes her?"
"Yeah."
"Oh."

Yumi had been watching the argument between Sissy and Kiks from a window in her classroom. I have to give her credit, she does have guts and a good sense of loyalty. She was able to hear everything that had been said, and something Odd had said had reassured something she had already been thinking. '...and trying to get Yumi away from Ulrich.' Maybe what I said in the factory wasn't the best thing to have said to him.
 She turned back around in her desk. She was the only person in the room right now, and the emptiness was uncomfortable to her.

A few yards behind her, an electrical outlet was sparking. From it came a black cloud that silently drifted in the air behind Yumi's head. Without Yumi's detection, it crossed into one of her ears and out the other, then continued out the door and down the hall. Floating along the ceiling and out of notice.

Why do I care? I don't like him anyway, so what if he likes me?

Okay. I'll call her... and I'll apologize... and I'll tell her. Ulrich thought. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Yumi's number.

Yumi's cell phone rang. I had a feeling he would do that.
 "Hello?"
"Yumi... it's me."
"I know."
"About what happened... I just wanted to—"
"Apologize right?"
"Yeah."
"You can save it for some other time. I don't feel like talking to you now." She said as she hung up her phone.

She just hung up on me? NO WAY. Where's Kiks' expertise when you need her? Maybe I'll try again. He redialed his cell phone.
"What do you want?" Came Yumi's voice.
"To talk."
"Ulrich... I don't like you, I never have... and I'm sick of pretending that I do, now DON'T call me."
A beeping sound informed him that she had hung up on him a second time, but he took no notice.
...she...?

Now where would Yumi be? Odd thought. He and Kiks had decided to try and go find Yumi, but they had only a general idea of where she could be. Now, they were walking down an illuminated hallway, in the direction that they expected to find her in. Odd looked into all the open classrooms they passed, with no sign of Yumi.
What was that? Kiks wondered, putting her hands up to her ears. They had started to itch, as if air had blown through them.
"Do you feel an air conditioner or something?" She asked Odd.
"No. Why?"
"No reason."
He has a purple spot in his hair. Weird. She shook her head, trying to get a strange feeling out. Was I just criticizing his hair?
She looked up at Odd. "What are we doing again?"
"Looking for Yumi."
"Why did you come with me instead of Ulrich?"
Odd looked at her in concern.
"Because... Wait? Have you always had blue eyes?"
"Yes." Wait, do I? I don't think so.
"Oh."
"So, why am I on this mission... with you?"
"Because we were better together than you and Ulrich? I don't know."
"You mean to tell me, that I get along better with you than with the cute brown haired boy?"
"You're really freaking me out now."
"You've always freaked me out, so I don't know what you're complaining about."
"Wow. That was... uncalled for." He turned and began to walk ahead.
"YUMI!" Kiks yelled at the top of her lungs.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Odd scowled, putting his hand over her mouth, which she pushed away.
"Looking for Yumi. Its not my fault that you were to stupid to try calling her."
"I'm going to pretend you never said that... and I'm going to call her phone."

Yumi's cell phone rang again. This time, Odd's number showed up. She turned it on.
"You better not be trying to apologize for Ulrich, cause I don't want to hear it."
"I'm not... me and Kiks, who is acting very strange are trying to find you."
"Where are you?"
"Room 246."
"Just walk straight, I'll meet up with you in about a minute."

"She says to walk straight."
"Okay."
A minute later, they could see Yumi.
"Thank god." Kiks retorted. "I didn't think I could stand anymore alone time with you."
Odd looked hurt.
"What's wrong Odd?" Yumi asked.
"She just said she didn't like me..." He said, pointing at Kiks. "I can't say I would either." Yumi responded.
"WHAT? YOU TOO?"
"You called to tell me she was acting strange, and your only indicator was that she said she didn't like you? Give it a break." She grabbed Kiks by the arm and led her in the direction she had come.
Wait... but... I have to find Ulrich and Jeremie, NOW.

"ULRICH!" Odd yelled, throwing the door to their room open. Ulrich was laying on the bed, staring at a spot on the floor.
"We have an emergency... what are you looking at?!"
"What do you mean, 'we have an emergency'?"
"Is Yumi acting weird?"
"No."
"Really?"
"She doesn't like me. She practically came right out and told me she
hates me... She's not acting weird though."

"AHA! Kiks was acting like a psychopath to! One minute she was fine, asking about an air conditioner, the next minute she was insulting me... then she said she didn't was going to shoot herself if she had to be alone with me anymore."

"Did it occur to you that maybe they just don't like us?"

"No... Kiks just slapped Sissy in the face standing up for me... I don't think she would change her mind that quickly."

"Maybe she likes Theo."

"No."

"How do you know?"

"Because as this moment, she likes you."

"WHAT?!" He exclaimed, sitting up on the bed. "Me?"

"She was complaining that I had to go with her, and asking me why you didn't."

"What about Yumi... you saw her right?"

"Yeah. No.... she was treating me like crap to."

"Let's go see Jeremie." As they walked out into the hall, they saw Kiks walking in the opposite direction. Odd grabbed her by the arm as they passed. "Oh no you don't. You're coming with us."

"Get off of me, you stupid purple monkey!" She wailed, slapping his hand off of her and continuing to walk.

"YOU SEE!?"

"Hold on a second Odd." Ulrich said, running up to Kiks.

"Hey." She stopped short and looked at him.

"Hi."

"Are you sure you don't want to come with US."

"Us... as in.. you included?" She asked.
He nodded.
"Okay."
He held his arm out to her, which she took gratefully. Walking back past Odd who had his mouth wide open in a mix of annoyance and jealousy, Ulrich winked and beckoned him to follow.
"I see how it is! You just wanted Ulrich for yourself!" Sissy cried as she came around the corner and saw Ulrich and Kiks arm in arm with Odd trailing.
"Well of course, he's just so cute." Kiks replied.
"He likes Yumi more than you!"
"I doubt that. If he does, he shouldn't cause Yumi hates him. Which leaves... me and you.... And I'm not annoying."
"Odd?"
"I have no say in this. In case you didn't notice, my 'girlfriend' is hanging all over him now and calling me a 'stupid purple monkey'."
"Finally. Someone noticed."
"BUG OFF!"
They opened Jeremie's door and slipped in, closing it in Sissy's face.
Jeremie turned around quickly, seeing Ulrich and Kiks first.
"What... why is...?"
"She likes me." Ulrich said.
"But I thought that she was with..."
"Like I just told Sissy.. I'm now a stupid purple monkey." Odd answered in advance.
"Aelita's not talking to you right now, is she?" Ulrich asked.
"No."
"Good. Call Yumi, I've got a hunch."
"Which is?" Odd questioned.
"You said that Kiks liked me..."
"Like you? I love you!" She squealed, kissing him on the cheek. Odd turned red with anger.
"Not something I'm proud of."Odd commented.
"But Yumi doesn't like you... which only leaves Jeremie."
"Or Theo."
"I think it's probably in the group."
"Here's what we'll do then," Jeremie resolved. "Odd can hide in here, I'll call Yumi and we'll see what she does when she gets here. You can take Kiks to the factory and try to figure out why she's madly in love with you..."
"AND NO SMOOCHING!" Odd clarified. "Is that clear?"
"Crystal."
"Good."
"Alright... then we'll get out of here. I'll have my cell phone."
Odd decided to hide under one of the beds, getting ready as Jeremie called Yumi, and asked her to come to his room.
A few minutes later, Yumi had shown up. She closed the door and walked over to Jeremie, throwing her arms around the back of his neck.
"What are you doing?"
"Giving you the love and attention that your stupid computer girlfriend can't."
He turned his chair around and looked at her.
"Why do you all of a sudden like me?"
"Because you're smart. Ulrich's stupid... and... you treat Aelita so nice... I want to be treated like that too." She kissed him on the forehead.
"Okay... ummmm... you go sit over there." He said, pointing to the bed.
"But Jeremie—"
"No but Jeremie's... if you like me as much as you say you do, then you'll go sit down."
"Okay. Fine. But you'll have to join me in a little while." She smirked.
Jeremie turned bright red and text Ulrich a message to inform him that what they thought was true.

Ulrich and Kiks had reached the factory in record time, and had gone to sit in the lab to wait for Jeremie. Ulrich had given up on trying to stay away from Kiks, since she followed him everywhere he went. Finally he took a seat on the floor against a wall. She mimicked him and laid her head on his shoulder.
Now what am I supposed to do? If I ask her why she likes me, she just says 'because your cute'.
"Why does Yumi hate you?" She asked innocently, looking up at him.
"Why do you hate Odd?"
"I... I don't... know... it's weird."
Ulrich couldn't help but notice how she kept rubbing one side of her head.
"What happened?"
"I'm not sure... It starting feeling weird when Odd and I went to find Yumi."

"Come here, let me look at it."
She turned the opposite direction so that he could look.
"Its red.. did you notice anything strange right before it happened?"
"No." She returned to her position and laid her head back on his shoulder.
She's not that bad. I was expecting to have real trouble like Jeremie just said he was having... but I think that she knows there's something weird going on.

Why do I... I don't like Ulr—yes I do. I love Ulrich. Wait, what about Odd? I don't care about him. Yes I do. Why can't I talk? Why can't I think for myself... this can't be what I'm thinking!
 She turned her head up to Ulrich. "Do you... love... Yumi?"
"I'm not up to answering that right now."
Tell me that you don't like me Ulrich!
 "Oh."
How can I make him say it? I know that this will go away if he says it... it has to... what could I do that will make him say he doesn't like me? Kiss him... if I try to kiss him... he'll have to... right? Don't want to kiss a girl you don' t like...
 She grabbed the side of his face gently, pulled it towards her and softly kissed his lips.
Okay.. there... this is something that whatever's in me is letting me do... so... why isn't he pushing me away!? Ulrich!?!?!?! Crap... Why can't I pull away?!
 To Kiks dismay, Ulrich was only returning her gesture and not rejecting her.
STUPID POSESSED YUMI! She had to have said something really hateful to him for him to be doing this... I won't get in trouble if anyone walks in right now...but he will.

She's doing this because of her state... she means nothing by it.. I have to stop kissing her.. okay... pull away... slowly...
 He did exactly what he had been thinking, and pulled himself away as slowly as he could.

"YUMI! Please! Get off of me!!" Jeremie pleaded with Yumi who had grabbed him by the shoulders and was trying kiss him. Jeremie's barricade didn't hold up long, and within seconds, her lips were on his.
Bad bad bad bad... ODD?? Why aren't you helping me??? He could see Odd laughing at him from under the bed, so he shot him a 'I hope your girlfriend is doing this to Ulrich' glance.
"Jeremie! Have I told you that I loved you?"
"I don't remember... but I can tell you what you have done... you've kissed me. I will have no more of it."
"Oh... come on Jeremie. That was just a little smooch."
"One that was completely unnecessary!" He cried.
Yumi leaned in to kiss him again, trying to be more passionate with him, but he stood his ground.
"NO. You will not kiss me! I LOVE AELITA!"
At this moment, Odd could be heard cracking up from under the bed. "Finally."
"I don't like you... Bad Evil Yumi..."
A black mist began to seep out of Yumi's head, and she fell to the floor, the mist now flying into Odd, which went unnoticed from concern for Yumi.
"Jeremie?"
"Yeah?" He asked.
"I'm sorry... I couldn't... control myself... It was like being on a remote control..."
"I understand. Its alright... I don't know how I did that, but... Ulrich and Kiks may or may not have figured it out yet."
"Ulrich!" Yumi bawled. "I was so mean to him! Everything that came out of my mouth was a lie!"
"Don't worry. He'll understand, let's get to the factory."

Okay... I HAVE to make him say he doesn't like me... how... I have to try and say it somehow. LY OKO! If I can get into Lyoko, I could talk... but how can I get into Lyoko? I can't... another way... could I write it? Make Aelita say it?
 She ran over to the computer screen.
Type it.
She carefully typed to word 'rejection' onto the screen, and dragged Ulrich over to it.
"Rejection? Odd didn't reject you... "
Kiks leaned up and kissed him again, this time longer, hoping he would see the connection.

She wants me to reject her. Okay.
 With this, he pushed her off of him.
"Why don't you want to kiss me?" She asked with a smile on her face.
"Because you told me not to."
"DON'T YOU... LOVE .... Yumi?"
"Of course I love Yumi... What are you trying to say?"
She rolled her eyes at him, "What about me?"
"Well... Id like you to if you weren't dating Odd, under something wacky and I didn't like Yumi."
"YOURE KIDDING!" She exclaimed in annoyance. "That's it."
She walked back over to the computer screen and brought up her card with the cat form on it. She put her hand directly over the card and watched as her hand began to glow. On the screen the cat form came to life, just as Aelita did. I didn't know I could do that...
"Say you don't like me Ulrich." It said quietly and with much effort.
"I don't like you."
Black mist sifted out of Kiks' head and back into a power outlet and Kiks struggled to keep herself up. Ulrich ran over and grabbed her just as the struggle failed.
"Thankyou!" She said, with a backdrop of 'finally'.
"You are yourself again?"
She nodded.
"Thank GOD!" He said, leaning down and kissing her happily.
Just then the doors to the lab opened. Odd and Yumi's faces were shocked, and they didn't move out of the elevator. Jeremie ran over and helped pick Kiks up. Kiks through her arms around him and put her head down on his shoulder as she began to cry.
"Calm down... calm down, it's okay."
"That's what you think." Odd said angrily. "Are you staying down here Yumi?"
"Yes."
"Then get out."
Yumi jumped out of the elevator as the doors were closing, a latch clawing her leg, sending her flying across the floor. She looked at the doors, astonished that Odd had almost gotten her crushed. Ulrich ran over hurriedly and picked her up off of the floor. She glared at him.
"You're hurt." He said, pointing to the large gash in her leg.
"I'll live."
"Let me help."
"I can handle."
Kiks pushed away from Jeremie and ran over to Yumi.
"Please... don't be mad at Ulrich.... It was me, not him." Ulrich looked at her.
"Even if it wasn't, which it was... considering what you said to him under that Xana possession... I think everyone would agree that you're even now."
"Stop it Kiks." Ulrich said. "It wasn't like that Yumi. I kissed her because I was happy she wasn't all over me anymore. It sounds weird... but it's true."
Yumi nodded her forgiveness slowly and allowed Ulrich to help her with her wound. "I'm sorry... for anything I said... It was all a load of lies." She said quietly.
"I'm ecstatic to hear that." He said with a smile. Kiks and Jeremie snuck out quietly.
"Ecstatic?"
"Happy wouldn't have been the right word." He replied, sitting down next to her.
"I... didn't mean what I said in the factory the other day either... I... I do notice when people like me."
"Really?"
She nodded.
"What about me?"
"Huh?"
"If you notice when people like you... then... I take it you've had me figured out since the day we met."
She looked down in thought.
"To bring Kiks back... what... what did you..."
"I told her that I loved you."
"You...."
"And I meant every word of it."
She hugged him happily and kissed him on the cheek.
"I... I..."
He put his finger to her mouth.
"Don't worry about it."
"Poor Kiks..."
"What do you mean?"
"Odd."
"Oh man.. do you mind if we go and try to find one or both of them. That was all my fault, and I can't let Odd be mad at Kiks for it."
"I'll come too."

"Odd!" Kiks yelled across the bridge. He turned as she was running towards him.
"Don't even try to say that you're sorry. First you go under some Xana spell where you tell me you hate me.. then you say you're in love with Ulrich. I told him not to kiss you while you were like that, so what do you two do? Kiss after. Why don't you go and get with someone like Theo? He likes you too you know."
"You don't mean that."
"No?"
She tried to reach for him but he pulled away.
"I don't want you anywhere near me. Just go back to where ever you came from." He turned and walked in the opposite direction, leaving Kiks in the middle of the bridge.