Opening Moves
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A/N: This chapter will be a small break from the usual. It will be from Odd's point of view (since he is rather neglected in this story). This will take place during the dance that chapter 5 ended on, but it will have some action (not on Lyoko, though, since I don't want the dance to be interrupted by X.A.N.A.) The next chapter will be the retelling of chapter 5 from Yumi's point of view.
This will have two OCs that will be important later on in the story.
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Chapter 6
The Dance
Odd's Point of View
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I watched sadly as my friends went to the dance floor. Ulrich was with Yumi, and Jeremie was with Aelita. Realizing that they would feel guilty, I plastered on a fake-content face. I knew how much they loved each other, so it wouldn't be fair to bother them with my sadness.
The DJ put on a slow song. I think he may have noticed that there were a lot of lovebirds on the dance floor, since all the other songs were heavy metal. I began looking around the gymnasium, looking for the food table. If I couldn't dance, I may as well eat. It was then that I noticed her.
She was tall, probably even taller than Ulrich. She had long, black hair that went down to her hips. Immediately, I fell in love with her. Deciding that I had nothing to lose and everything to gain, I decided to walk up to her. However, there were two eyes trained on me, watching my every move.
"Hey. My name's Odd. What's yours?" I asked her.
"My name's none of your concern. But if you really want to know, it's Marianne." She said.
"I see that you're here alone." I said.
"I don't want anyone with me. Now, please leave. I've got some thinking to do." Marianne said.
I left her, realizing that my plan didn't work. I spotted someone walking toward me. It was a boy. I noticed that he was tall, strong-looking, and appeared angry.
"Uh-oh..." I thought. I felt myself shaking, because he looked like he could beat me into a pulp and actually wanted to.
"What were you doing with my girl!?" he yelled, loud enough for everyone to hear above the quiet music.
"Sorry, I... uh... I didn't know that she was your girl..." I mumbled.
"Don't lie to me!" he yelled, throwing a right-handed punch at me, which I dodged. But his second punch hit me. I flew back onto the gym floor and slid about three feet.
"Odd, are you all right?" I heard Ulrich's voice say as I staggered to my feet. I could feel that blood was dripping down my lip. I also felt like one of my ribs were broken.
"Yeah, I'm all right..." I said, unwilling to show weakness. I ran at the boy, arm drawn back. But he blocked it and threw me to the ground. Then, he twisted my arm, breaking it.
I threw my leg out to trip him, but he jumped over it. That's when the headmaster noticed the commotion (A/N: I know, this level of fight would really have been caught way earlier, but I don't think it's that important.) He ran over and broke us up.
"Brian, I'm disappointed in you. I told you numerous times not to fight. And Odd, I'm disappointed in you too. You are both suspended from Kadic. Also, you are to leave the premises immediately. I hope this will teach you a lesson." The headmaster said.
"How long are we punished for?" Brian asked contemptuously.
"Until I tell you otherwise." He replied, walking away.
"Alright, you heard him. Get out of here!" Jim yelled.
"But, Jim, I can't walk real well." I said in pain.
"I'll take him to the infirmary, Jim." Ulrich said.
"No, the nurse can't mend broken ribs and arms. I'll call the hospital. But it'll be on your expense, Odd." Jim said.
Ulrich helped me up, and we walked outside.
"What was that about, Odd?" he asked.
"I talked to this girl a few minutes ago. He saw it and got jealous." I replied.
"Seems a little dangerous, all this over a girl..." Ulrich said thoughtfully, accidentally loosening his grip on me. I fell to the ground, right on my broken arm.
"Ah!" I exclaimed, as a sharp stab of pain went through my arm. That's when I noticed that Yumi had gone with us, along with Jeremie and Aelita. I smiled slightly, trying to pass off my scream as a joke.
Finally, we reached the infirmary. The nurse told me to sit down on a chair, as though I could do anything else by myself. I saw her head over to the telephone and dial the hospital.
"Hello? I need an ambulance over at Kadic Junior High, I have a student here with what seems to be a broken arm, a fractured leg, and a cracked rib... You're dispatching an ambulance here right now?... Great." The nurse said.
Then the ambulance arrived. I felt myself being lifted onto a stretcher and then being rolled into the ambulance.
"I'm sorry, but you kids cannot come with him. He may have something slightly worse than just what the nurse says, and the personnel in the back will be working on trying to find out what it is." I heard a voice say. It sounded like a man in his early fifties. Immediately, I felt my heart race. What the nurse said I had is bad enough. "Worse" would mean organ damage as well...
"Deploy the anesthetics." A hooded doctor ordered, withdrawing a sharp needle from a cabinet. I felt a small pain as the needle was inserted, and again when the medication entered my bloodstream. Then everything went blank.
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A/N: Sorry for the rather strange chapter. It, however, will have significance later on in the story. If you want to try to guess what I had in mind, focus on the strength that Brian displayed while fighting Odd, the title of this sequel, and this entry's summary. However, I doubt you will be able to figure out what Brian is unless you look real deep into this chapter and also chapter 1 of "Broken Heart."