(A/N: Oh, my, gosh. The last time I've written was…in July…and the story was published a year ago. Anyway, I'm still deciding on the reasons why Ranzan wants to get Rika…and when I have that figured out, I'll actually think about the plot. Okay, just kidding, but you probably don't want to listen to my yammerings, do you? So let's get on with the disclaimers…and the second season already came out! xD I'm going to keep the story going on the first season…if you guys don't mind.
I don't own Code Lyoko…and blah, blah, blah. )
The bell rang. It was the end of the school day. As he sighed, the gang caught up with them. Yumi was the first to tap on his shoulder.
"Hey! What's up?"
"Ah, nothing much."
Ulrich and Jeremy popped up behind them and taunted, "Nothing, eh?"
Odd gave a glare, "Yeah, NOTHING." He stressed the 'nothing'.
Rika and Ranzan then appeared in the hallways. They were laughing and joking with each other. As the gang neared them, Ulrich, Jeremy, and Yumi waved to them. But Odd boiled with anger. But he dared not say a wise crack to him while Rika was around. As they noticed the group coming, both waved and said a nice, "Hello!" Ranzan decided to speak up.
"Hello, Odd." He stressed Odd's name.
Odd eyed Ranzan until the lack of blinking caused his eyes to water. Rika saw the friction going on between the two and decided to intervine.
"So! When's dinner?" Rika closed the gap between Ranzan and Odd.
Jeremy started, "I think at around…"
"…Six thirty." Ulrich finished.
"Okay!" Rika gave a giggle and took Ranzan's hand. Odd watched as Ranzan squeezed her hand in as a 'sign of affection.' He felt like puking as he thought about what Ranzan thinks of Rika.
"That jerk…he's so gonna get it…" Odd didn't actually say that, it was more of a rumble in his throat.
Yumi cut into Odd's thoughts and asked, "So, are we going to dinner or not?"
"Huh?" Odd snapped out of his daze.
"To dinner we go!" Jeremy and Ulrich each took one of Odd's shoulders and started dragging him to the cafeteria.
"Huh! Wait! Leggo 'o me!" Odd tried to squirm out of their firm grip.
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In the line, the gang awaited the sloppy lasagna to hit their trays. Odd, who was very impatient, took his spoon and licked it. He then attempted at trying to stick it to his nose. His eyes crossed as he watched the spoon sway as he walked. But he wasn't looking at where he was going, and before he knew it he walked straight into Ulrich. The spoon slid off his nose as Odd stumbled over Ulrich's foot.
"Oof!" He seemed to have flopped to the ground like a fish as he landed with a 'thud.'
"Hey! Watch where you're going, man!" He extended a hand to help Odd up. "Hurry up and get back in line!"
Odd's cheeks began to color as he heard lots of laughter coming from behind him. He got up and glanced behind his shoulder, he could see t least ten kids snickering under their breath—including Rika.
"Good going Odd…" He mumbled as he slapped himself in the face.
Odd tried to suck it up and cracked a joke, "Well, I guess I know why they say it's not safe to walk with a spoon on your nose!" He danced back into line and rubbed the back of his neck as he watched the slimy lasagna drop onto his tray. "Ew…" He stuck his tongue and went to the table his friends usually sat at.
Just as he sat down, Rika came up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey! Alright if I can steal Odd for a second?" The gang nodded and continued stirring around their less-than-edible dinner.
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The two walked out onto the roads of the school. The lights illuminated Rika and Odd as they walked in silence. Odd's heart was racing and it felt like it was going to pop out of its place in his chest and land right in front of them. He put a hand on his heart to make sure this wouldn't happen for real. Rika stopped and looked down, "…what's going on?"
"H-huh?" Odd stammered.
"You seem…jumpy. I want to know what's going on." Rika stared into Odd's eyes.
He broke their eye contact. "N-nothing's goin' on…" It was a good thing for him that they were in the shadows, as he could feel his face getting hot.
"I don't think that's true…" She put a hand on his left shoulder and caused him to look up at her.
Odd looked down again, he was stumbling through his words. "Uhm…well…I…I…" He looked in the opposite direction, "I think…"
"You think…what?" Rika peered at him, hoping to get a clue from his actions.
"…" Odd rubbed his arm, "I…"
Just at that moment, the lights flickered off.
In the darkness, Rika grabbed Odd and screamed, "Eek! Odd! What's going on?"
Odd jumped at Rika's sudden actions and blushed madly as he answered, "U-uh…" He gathered the pieces together, "A Xana attack!" He whipped out his cell phone and called Jeremy.
"Hey! Jeremy! The lights just turned off outside, do you think Xana's attacking?"
Rika recovered and let go of her tight grip on Odd's shirt. She gave a whirl of her hand and an orange glow came from it. Odd turned away to keep her from seeing his colored face. The other end talked calmly.
"I don't know…but I think it's just a power outage. The lights are off in here too."
Odd reasoned with Jeremy, "But do you think you can check with Aelita? It could be dangerous if there's an activated tower somewhere in Lyoko."
"Yeah, I'll go check. If it is a Xana attack, I'll get back to you." The other end hung up with a click.
Odd shoved his cell back into his pocket and looked at Rika, his face regaining its normal color again. "Jeremy says he'll go check."
Rika nodded, "I'll go get Ranzan!" She started off but was stopped by Odd touching her shoulder.
"I don't know if we should let him come with us on this one…" Odd let his voice trail off.
Rika gave Odd a confused look, but nodded in the orange glow of her hand.
"Okay…"
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Tis' the end of this chappie! Sorry I left you guys hanging…and I leave you hanging again! Mwahahaha! Well, I don't know when I'll update, because school's kinda gettin' to me right now. Anyways, Crazy Spider Senses, signing out!