Disclaimer: I don not own Code: Lyoko...hence the term FAN fiction.
Yay! Chapter 2! Thanks to everyone for the reviews, you guys rock! A special thanks to Lotie for being my first reviewer. Anyway, here's chapter 2, I hope you guys like it!
Second Chances
Chapter 2: The Date
Odd spent the day unpacking, though he couldn't stop thinking about his "date" tonight with Yumi. Finally, at about 7:15 p.m. he started getting ready. He decided to wear a pair of black slacks with black dress shoes and a purple button-up shirt. He tried to make his hair seem somewhat tame...tried being the keyword here. By the time he was happy with his hair, it was already 7:55. Since Yumi only lived across the street, he decided just to walk over.
He went over and knocked on her door. She answered after about a minute. Odd's jaw hit the ground the second he saw her. Yumi was looking stunning in a midnight blue halter dress with a pair of strappy black heels and a matching black handbag. Her silky black hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she had on minimal make-up, just some black eyeliner and clear lip gloss. Odd stared in awe. Yumi just laughed and waved a hand in front of his face.
"Hello, anybody in there?" she said, making Odd blush. Odd held out his arm.
"Shall we?" he said, smiling.
"We shall," said Yumi, taking Odd's arm, also smiling. They walked over to Odd's car, arm in arm. Odd opened the door for Yumi, then walked around to the driver's side and got in.
"So, where are we going?" Yumi asked curiously.
"It's a surprise," Odd said, winking. They drove for about ten minutes until finally they pulled up to a fancy-looking restaurant called the Waning Moon. He parked the car and got out, once again opening the door for Yumi. The two walked in and were seated.
"Wow Odd, this is a nice place! I'm surprised!" Yumi said, looking around. The entire place was decorated in blue and silver. Dark blue carpet and walls, with silver curtains hanging everywhere and silver table cloths draped over the tables.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" said Odd, frowning. Yumi just giggled.
"Nothing Odd," she replied, smiling. They talked for a few minutes before the waiter came.
"Hi, sorry for the wait, we're really busy. What can I get for you tonight?" asked the waiter politely, taking out a pad of paper and a pen to write down their order with. Odd was about to answer when Yumi recognized the waiter's voice.
"J-jeremy? Is that you?" she gasped, looking up at the waiter. There was no doubt about it, it was definitely their old friend jeremy. his dorky glasses were a dead giveaway.
"Uh...yea, that's me...wait, Yumi? And Odd? I haven't seen you guys in ages!" exclaimed Jeremy. His friends gave him a questioning look, which made him confused.
"Hey Jeremy...what the heck are you doing waiting tables? I thought you'd be a famous rocket scientist by now or something!" Odd spoke exactly what Yumi was thinking.
"Oh, you don't know? Aelita and I own the place! As I said, we're busy tonight so I'm helping out by waiting tables and Aelita's in the kitchen. She's a talented chef you know, it was her idea to open a restaurant." Jeremy explained.
"Really? That's great Jeremy!" said Yumi.
"Well, I'd love to talk but I need to be going, so give me your orders. The restaurant closes at 11:oo PM, maybe the four of us can hang out later and catch up." said Jeremy. They agreed that was a good idea and Odd ordered for both of them. They sat in silence for a moment.
"This place really does look nice...I'm sure Aelita did the decorating." said Yumi.
"Yea...you know, you look absolutely gorgeous tonight." said Odd, staring at Yumi.
"Oh...uh, thank you...you look nice too." Yumi replied, looking down and blushing.
"Yumi...I need to tell you something. I know this might sound...weird...but I need to say it. I...I l-like you, a lot." Odd stuttered out nervously. He almost hit himself afterwards...he had no idea why he was telling her this now, after so many years, but somehow it just felt right. Yumi gasped and looked up, her eyes locking on Odd's. The space between them slowly disappeared, and before Yumi could say anything their lips met. Right then, Aelita walked over with their food.
"hey guys, I...sorry, was I interrupting something?" Aelita said, smiling. Yumi and Odd quickly broke apart, blushing. Aelita put their food on the table and walked away, giggling. The two ate in silence, too embarrassed to even look at each other. Finally they finished eating, and at this point they couldn't avoid talking to each other.
"Odd...I...I like you too." Yumi said, looking up and smiling. "Now, I'M going to go find Jeremy and Aelita, I'll be back in a minute."
Odd sat there and watched Yumi walk off, the events of the evening playing back in his mind. She liked him too? He thought he had to be dreaming, there was no way Yumi actually had feelings for him as well. But unless he'd heard her wrong...she did. Yumididn't realize it, but she had just made Odd Della-Robbia thehappiest man alive.
To Be continued...
I know, this chapter was so bad! I just really wanted to post it and for once I felt like writing it, so I did. I'm sorry if it sucks. Well, review anyway!