Chapter 15: Planning and Camping.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko, Ulrich, Odd,Yumi, Aelita, Jeremie, or any of the other characters seen in Code Lyoko. I do however own Shinrai Flare, and Krista Flare.

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"Aelita, Jeremie... You two turn it off," Sissi said as she wrapped an arm around Shinrai.

"With pleasure.." Aelita said quickly and grabbed the handle with Jeremie, both of them pulling it down and turning off Lyoko for good.

Shinrai opened his eyes quickly, they had all been sitting in Jeremie's and Shinrai's room, watching the news on Jeremie's high tech computer. Sissi nudged him again and pointed some, the two had been on the bed, leaning up against the adjacent dresser/cabinet. Shinrai looked around and saw Aelita and Jeremie sitting closely together, watching it. Odd and Krista had been up against Shinrai's bed, last time he saw them, but now they were gone, almost missing. Yumi and Ulrich were sitting on the bed next to Aelita and Jeremie, everybody was comfortable...At least they were until they saw the news report.

"As captured by junior reporters, Millie and Tamya, shows three students fighting the creatures that had attacked only the week before. As seen in this video, five more students are coming to help them. The names of the students are..." Shinrai stopped looking to the T.V and looked to his friends, mouth open in shock.

"Oh son of a..." Odd called out, forgetting that his head was under a drawer. He sat up quickly, only to be knocked back down to the ground by the wooden drawer. Wen he regained enough sense to move out from under it, he sat up and looked to everyone, "How did they?" Shinrai chuckled once before looking upwards.

"Millie, we should have taken the camera's away from those two girls..." Shinrai said, chuckling and shrugging dismissivly," Oh well, what can we do about it?" A groan from Jeremie and Ulrich caused Shinrai to look to the two.

"We can't do anything, but now the press is going to ask how," Jeremie told them, groaning again as he hit his head against his cabinet. He sighed some as he reached the mouse and closed the window with the news on it. "So now what? XANA is history, Aelita is safe, and we are going to have press flooding the halls of Kadic within a day of this news report,"

"I have an idea, since we won't find our test grades for another few days, and classes are over. How about we go camping for a day or two?" Shinrai asked looked once to Ulrich and then to Odd, each giving a small nod. Aelita looked very confused at this, but she smiled instinctivly when everyone began to nod in agreement.

"I'll have to ask my father, and Sissi has to as well," Yumi said with a small giggle as Ulrich hugged her. After a small explaination on what camping was, Aelita began to nod quickly.

"Camping sounds like fun!" She exclaimed, bringing a small laugh out of everyone. Ulrich looked to Yumi and then to Sissi.

"We can leave tonight...If Sissi and you can get permission to leave. Speaking of which, is it ok if I walk you home?" Ulrich asked softly.

"It's always ok, you know that, Ulrich," Yumi said, giggling again.

"Hmm, mind if Jeremie, Shinrai, and I follow? We need to get some camping supplies," Odd told her as he helped Krista up lightly.

"I..I guess," Yumi said, narrowing her eyes suspiciously. Sissi kissed Shinrai softly and whispered something is his ear before leaving the room to head to her father's office. Yumi shook her head once as Krista pulled a reluctant Aelita away from Jeremie and took her to their room, leaving Yumi with the four boys, still eyeing them suspiciously.

Yumi unlocked the door slowly and opened it, calling out to her parents.

"Mom, Dad?" She called out. Within a second, Yumi's parents were in the main hallway.

"Yes Yumi, is everything alright?" Her mother asked softly. Ever since the day that they had seen Yumi fight the Crabs, and get wounded, they had looked to Yumi's friends with awe and fright. Although, after Yumi and her friends explained everything to them, they had an understanding.

"Everything is alright, Shinrai had an idea on for us," Yumi indicated Shinrai and everybody, meaning Aelita, Sissi, and Krista as well,"Shinrai had an idea for us to go camping. Ulrich said I had to have permission from you to go, though,"

"Ulrich said that? Well... Yes you can go," Yumi's father said, flustered. Yumi's mother had already said yes silently, and now with her father's approval, that closed the deal. Yumi smiled and hugged her father before running upstairs to pack items, when Yumi was upstairs, her father looked to Ulrich," You will take care of her...Won't you?"

"Of course... Mr.Ishiyama, I have something I need to speak to you about.. Is it alright if I talk to you?" Ulrich asked as Shinrai pulled Odd away and began to look at him sternly.

"Oh...Of course, come in..." Mr. Ishiyama said, backing up to allow Ulrich to enter...

"Are you sure of this, Odd?" Shinrai asked him, his eyes staring intently at Odd now.

"Of course... I wanted to ask you first though..." Odd replied.

"Ok then... Tell me,"

"Ok, thanks daddy," Sissi said as she hung up the phone and looked to everyone. They looked at Jim, who had finished putting the last bag in, "Thank you again Jim,"

"No problem, I don't want the school overrun with news reporters and press, Millie and Tamiya have done enough of that," Jim replied before opening the large van up for them to get in, "There is a place by the shore cliffs that is a nice spot for a we...campout,"

"Thanks Jim," Ulrich said, hitting Jim with his elbow fast enough that no one would see. Jim grunted as everyone shut the doors, they were then off.

"Are we there yet?" Odd said before they even left the school grounds, which got a easily visible elbow from Krista, and a laugh from everyone.

"Well here we are," Jim called out to everyone, they had been in the car for about thirty minutes, which thankfully caused Odd to fall asleep. When they stopped, Shinrai and Ulrich began to pull the begs out from the van and all the camping gear.

"Ugh what?" Odd asked, sitting up too quickly, almost knocking Krista over. After a hurried apoligy, he got out and began to help unpack, "Where's Jeremie, he should be helping,"

"Well um..." Aelita began blushing as she pointed right next to her. Jeremie was sleeping, even heavier than Odd was, but a gentle shake from Aelita woke him up quickly.

"Huh...XANA?" Jeremie asked as he got up groggily.

"No...Camping, help unpack," Krista said, holding a bag up for Jeremie to see. He groaned and looked down again, embarressed on what he just said. Aelita smiled some and kissed his cheek before getting out of the van and grabbing a few bags, Sissi and Jeremie following. It only took a few minutes to unpack everying, and when they did, they followed Jim up an easy trail to a campsite, close to the shore cliffs. They all waved goodbye to Jim and Ulrich followed him back to his car.

"Ulrich... Did you get permission?" Jim asked as they reached the van.

"Yes...Although it was a quite a heated arguement," Ulrich replied with a nervous laugh.

"Well, I'll be back in two days, but I am going to call to make sure you are alright, Mr. Delmas's orders,"

"Thats ok, thanks Jim," Ulrich told him before heading back to the campsite. When he reached it, there was already two of the four tents all assembled and errected. Jeremie stood by them proudly, grinning from ear to ear.

"You did this Jeremie?" Ulrich asked as he began to help put up the other two tents.

"Yep, just simple instructions and geometry. You see, you do..." Jeremie began but was cut off by Ulrich's hand.

"No need to explain it Jeremie, I wouldn't get it anyway," Ulrich told him, shaking his head.

"That's because you pay a bit more attention in class than Odd does,"

"Hey, I resent that!" Odd's voice came from inside one of the tents, causing Shinrai to shake his head.

"I bet you ten to one he is ready to sleep," Shinrai said with a grin. He shrugged once and helped Ulrich connect the 'sticks' to each other, and within a few minutes, the third and fourth tent were errected. Shinrai grabbed the food and looked to the large metal box and sighed some, knowing that there wen't any bears around here, 'Rules are rules, no matter how bad they are,' thought Ulrich.

"Come on, we have something to show you girls," Odd called out. They were on a wide but easy trail leading up to the shore cliffs. Yumi continued to look at Ulrich suspiciously, as if the boys had planned something for a while. Never the less, she followed Sissi, Aelita, and Krista up the trail. As the trees became fewer, the cliffs could be seen. Shinrai, Odd, Jeremie, and Ulrich were waiting for them, each looking very nervous about something.

"Jeremie... Whats wrong?" Aelita asked when the four girls reached them.

"Uh.. N..Nothing... Can I talk with you over there?" Jeremie asked, pointing to his left. Aelita nodded slowly and took his hand as they walked down the path. She looked behind her to see Ulrich and Yumi alone now, Odd, Krista, Sissi, and Shinrai nowhere to be seen.

"Jeremie, whats going on?" Aelita asked as they stopped. Jeremie looked down and reached into his pocket, shaking some and then he kneeled down and looked up to her.

"A..Aelita, ever since you contacted me, I've loved you. I love you more than the sky, the sun, the Earth itself. Ae..Aelita...My life, my love, my reason for living. Will you marry me?" Jeremie asked, his eyes wide, looking to the woman he loved more than anything.

"Je..Jere...Jeremie! I..I..I will!" Aelita exclaimed, tears streamingdown her cheeks as she jumped into Jeremie's arms, staying close to him. She looked to him and kissed him passonatly, pushing all her love into the kiss, "I love you Jeremie,"

"I love you too my princess,"

"Sissi...I've known you all year... I have something to ask you," Shinrai said, the breeze catching both of them, their hair flying some as he looked to her.

"Yes Shinrai?" Sissi replied nervously, a shriek of Aelita's giving her a small idea on what was happening.

"Elisabeth Delmas..." Shinrai began, falling onto one knee as he softly grabbed her hand, "Will you do me the honor of taking someone like me into marriage?"

"Shinrai...Well...Yes!" Sissi said, giggling some and looking down to him happily, "and for the last time... Call me Sissi," She told him with a small laugh as she felt the engagement band on her finger.

"Krista... I.." Odd began, but Krista stopped and smiled some before kissing him deeply.

"Does that answer your question?" She asked with her own question, her arms wrapping around him, "You havn't been good at keeping stuff from me, you were hiding from me all day after we left the van,"

"R..Really? So you will marry me?"

"What do you think?" She told him before smiling and kissing him again, "Of course...If you stood up to my brother to tell him, that is courage,"

"Imagine what Ulrich had to go through,"

Ulrich gazed at Yumi slowly before reaching into his pocket. Yumi gasped once and grabbed his arm softly.

"If..If that is what I think it is, you..you have to ask my father for..."

"Permission? I asked him this morning after Jeremie, Shinrai, Odd, and you left for camping supplies. That was why your dad asked me to stay,"

"W..What did he say?"

"He said...yes," Ulrich pulled a small box from his pocket and moved onto one knee.

"Yumi Ishiyama, I fell in love when I met you... I treasure the day when I finally got the courage to ask you and your father if I would be allowed to date you. Wh..What I am trying to say is... Yumi Ishiyama, will you... ahem... Will you marry me?" He asked as he opened the box, exposing a ring with dark, almost black gems adorned onto it.

"Oh my.. Ulrich... I will, I WILL" She shrieked out and kissed him deeply, feeling his arms wrap around her as she was kissing him.

"Did...I..I knew it," Yumi said as they all reunited at the campsite, seeing the rings on the other three girls. She looked to Ulrich, Odd, Jeremie, and Shinrai and laughed a bit, "I thought something was up, now I know,"

"I..I can't believe it..." Sissi said, gripping whatever she could for balance, still in shock.

"Neither can I," Aelita said, clutching onto Jeremie tightly.

"Heh, well... Can we get some sleep? All this exciting is tiring," Krista said, her hands at her chest as she then grabbed Shinrai and pulled him away.

"Yes Krista?" Shinrai asked when they were away from everyone else.

"I..W..How?" She asked as she looked to her brother.

"Mom and Dad left money to us for engagement and weddings... Almost like a last gift..." He told her.

"But, why didn't you tell me?"

"Mom promised me not to until you were engaged,"

"Damn it, thats not good enough, I'll ask you later," She said, looking at him now before walking back to her fiancee.

(It isn't a cliffie, but there will be more, please Read and Review, good reviews or bad, If you review, please post a story that your writing and I will put it with my props section for the next chapter.)