Okay, I was going to leave it a oneshot, but you convinced me otherwise. You'd better enjoy it, it took me two days to think this up!

(Odd P.O.V.)

I walked back to my dorm thinking about this new girl. It still bothers me that Sissi would actually leave a new student somewhere without telling her anything.

I think I've lost any confidence I ever had in Sissi. She was being nice to us for a while there… but I think she was just trying to get to Ulrich. Now that I think of it, Sissi basically stopped talking to any of us since Ulrich and Yumi started dating.

I walked into my dorm and pulled out my guitar. I started strumming absent-mindedly. I was thinking about Avery still, and I just made a new song. It popped into my head. I played it, it sounded good. It was unique, like nothing I've ever heard before. Like a rock love song, but it had fast-paced parts too. I like it; I'll play it for Ulrich later. I play through it again, scribbling it on a piece of paper every couple of seconds so I wouldn't forget. I take a look at the clock, it 6:57.

Oh crap, I lost track of time! I better go down and get Avery.

I quickly toss my guitar back in its case and run out the door. I sprint to the end of the hall and take the stairs three at a time, jumping down the last eight. I feel slight pain go up my leg from the impact, but keep running in stride. I screech to a halt in front of her door and knock, kneeling over trying to catch my breath. She opens the door and looks at me.

"Forgot?"

"Yah, sorry. I was playing guitar in my room and made up a new song. I was writing it down and lost track of time." I say. I grab her hand, and pull her along. I suddenly realize what I'm doing and stop.

"Oh my gosh I'm sorry. I get really excited when it comes to food. I didn't mean to pull you along like that." I say apologetically.

"That's okay, I understand. I can get pretty excited about food too. I just wasn't expecting you to grab my hand." I blush. I didn't really realize I was holding her hand. "Now come on, I'm hungry." She says.

"Okay then." I say and we walk quickly to the cafeteria. We get in line at 7:04 and there's still plenty of food left. I load up my plate with everything. Avery follows suit.

"Woah, watch out for the meatloaf surprise. I'm the only one I know that likes it." I say warningly when she steps up for some.

"Thanks, but I'm so hungry I could eat a truck. I think anything would be good right now. I haven't eaten any real meals since yesterday, I only had some snacks on the plane and some food from the vending machines."

"Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you." I say and grab some pudding for dessert. We walk over to the table but before we get there, I stop. A mischievous thought cam in to my head; I put a finger to my lips telling Avery to be quiet and put my tray on a nearby table. I walk around the long way to the table, coming from the way Ulrich isn't facing. I put my finger to my lips again when Jeremie and Aelita see me, telling them to be quiet too. They return to their conversation with Ulrich. I sneak behind Ulrich and manage to get right behind him without him noticing. I wait, looking for a chance to strike.

"-I wonder where Odd is, it's not like him to be late for dinner." Ulrich says looking at Jeremie.

"I don't know, I haven't seen him." Jeremie says, smiling slightly.

"Well, I'm not behind you…" I say softly and quickly. I duck before Ulrich sees me.

"Did you just hear that?" Ulrich says turning around.

"Hear what? I didn't hear anything." Aelita says. She can barely contain herself.

"I thought I heard someone behind me…" He says and turns around. Luckily, he didn't look down, I was flat on the floor. I quickly get up again and lean down.

"You did hear someone…" I say and duck again. Ulrich stands up and looks around.

"Okay, now I know I hear something." He says.

"Are you sure Ulrich? I haven't heard a thing." Jeremie says.

"Me neither." Aelita says laughing.

"Yah Ulrich, I haven't heard a thing." I say from the ground. Ulrich looks down and sees me lying there with my hands behind my head

"Odd! That wasn't funny."

"Are you sure? I think Avery thought it was funny." I say looking over at her. She's standing there with her hands over her mouth, trying not to laugh. I get up and dust myself off.

"Who's Avery?" Ulrich asks looking confused. I walk over to her and lead her to our table.

"Guys, this is Avery. She's new here. Avery, this is Ulrich. Yes he's taken." I say pointing to Ulrich. He gives me a scowl but waves.

"This is Jeremie otherwise known as Einstein." I point to Jeremie, who nods.

"And the only other girl present, Aelita. Yes, pink is her natural hair color. She's with Jeremie." I grab my tray and set it down, grabbing a chair for Avery. She sits down next to me and I start eating.

"So how long have you been here?" Jeremie says to Avery.

"My plane just got in this morning." She says timidly.

"Yashewazwakinarondandthnifowndher." I say through a mouthful of food, accidentally spiting crumbs all over the table.

"What?" Everyone says at once and starts laughing. I swallow and repeat myself.

"She was walking around and I found her. Sissi was supposed to take her to her room but she ditched her."

"Why did she ditch you?" Aelita asks.

"She wanted me to join her group. She was the 'popular' kid in school and wanted to share it with me or something…. I didn't want to rush to make friends so I politely declined. Then she walked off laughing, saying something like next you're going to be joining my dear Ulrich's group!" We all start laughing at the thought of Sissi being right.

"So I'm assuming she was talking about you…?" Avery asks quietly.

"Yah, that would be Sissi. You would do well to stay away from her."

"That's not very nice to say about your girlfriend." She says. I give a start and start choking on my food. Ulrich gives me a couple of slaps on the back and I swallow.

"What makes you think Ulrich is dating Sissi?" I say after I recover.

"He's not? Damn, I'm so sorry. I just kinda assumed that when Odd said you were taken and then she said you were her Ulrich dear."

"Thanks a lot Odd. No, I'm not dating Sissi."

"If you're not dating Sissi, then who? Unless Odd was lying…" I start looking around innocently, getting a giggle from Avery. When Ulrich doesn't respond, I decide to help him out.

"Okay Ulrich… her name starts with a 'Y.' Then a 'U'… come on, you should know this!" I get another giggle from Avery, Jeremie and Aelita start laughing, but Ulrich just glares at me.

"I think he's in shock. He's been looking forward to dating her for so long, he's having trouble coping with the fact that it finally came true!" I say, getting them to laugh again.

"Is it Yumi?" Asks Avery and we all sit there shocked.

How does she know about Yumi?

(Avery P.O.V.)

"… with a 'Y.' Then a 'U'… come on, you should know this!" Odd says and I start giggling quietly.

Wait a minute… Y-U-… could it be Yumi? Mom told me Yumi went to a boarding school in France… what are the odds?

Ulrich glares at Odd and I remember something Yumi wrote to me in a letter a couple of years ago…

Avery,

I just came to a new boarding school in France. It's even farther away from the states than japan… I hope we can still keep in touch. It was only my first day here as a seventh grader, but I already met a couple of new friends. One is named Odd, and from what I saw today he lives up to his name. There's also another boy named Jeremie, he's really smart. But there was another boy too… he's really cute. Oh my gosh, he is so cute. I wish I could send you a picture, but it wouldn't be very appropriate to ask for one after I just met him. His name is Ulrich, he's got dark brown hair and he's very athletic. He's got these piercing brown eyes that just seem to look right into my heart… I wish you could be here, I miss you.

All my love,
Yumi

I think back about that letter. It was the second to last letter she wrote to me. I wish we had kept in better contact.

But what are the odds that I come to the same boarding school as Yumi? I never even remembered she was in France until just now. But in her letter she mentioned Odd and Jeremie and Ulrich… too much of a coincidence.

"I think he's in shock. He's been looking forward to dating her for so long, he's having trouble coping with the fact that it finally came true!" Odd says, making us laugh again.

Okay, maybe it isn't so. The Yumi I know would never reveal that she liked a boy, let alone date him… and she never mentioned Aelita. But I guess there's no harm in finding out.

"Is it Yumi?" I ask and everyone stops laughing. They stare at me like I'm the devil incarnate.

"What? Did I say something weird?" I ask quickly. "If I did, I'm sorry." All of the sudden, Odd grabs my head and looks into my eyes. I look back and see the most amazing sight ever.

Oh my god. He has got the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen…

I start blushing. After a second, Odd pulls away and gives a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, no XANA." Odd says quietly. Everyone at the table lets out a sigh. I realize I am still blushing and look away, Odd does too. I think I saw a hint of rose color on his pale cheeks.

"Um… anyone care to explain?" I ask completely bewildered.

"Ummm… uhhh… so wait. How did you know about Yumi?" Odd says, turning to look at me.

I must have been imagining it; there's no blush now.

"I'm not sure we're thinking about the same Yumi. I don't think the Yumi I'm thinking of would be dating anyone. Besides we lost touch a long time ago."

"Are you sure? Her name's Yumi Ishiyama. She's Japanese, moved here a couple of years ago, only wears black." Ulrich says somewhat excitedly.

"I don't remember her last name… she was Japanese. She liked black a lot, but didn't wear it all the time. I remember her wearing pink once." I say slowly.

"Haha, that's not Yumi. I could never picture Yumi wearing pink." Odd says.

"How do you know the Yumi you do?" Jeremie asks.

"She was kind of related. Like really distantly. My mom's cousin like married her dad's brother… or something like that."

"I guess there's only one way to find out. We'll just have to introduce her to our Yumi tomorrow." Aelita says happily.

"Why not today? Where is she?" I ask. I really want to meet this Yumi they are talking about.

"Yumi is a day student, she comes here for classes and goes home afterwards." Jeremie says and stands up to dump his tray.

"Hey Einstein, are you going to eat your pudding?" Odd says quickly.

"No, here you go. Odd, if you don't stop eating you will get fat."

"Nah, I wont get fat because off all the XANA attacks. They keep me- oh shit." Odd looks at me weirdly. Like he's sort of scared.

"Okay, what's with this zana I keep hearing about?" I ask. All of the sudden, Jeremie, Aelita and Ulrich stand up.

"Well, I'm tired. I think I'll go to bed early today." Aelita says and turns around.

"I'll walk you there." Jeremie says.

"I, uh… need to get some help from Jeremie. I'm uh… not very good at math." It was almost a question more than a statement. They leave and I turn to Odd.

"Well, since you're the only one left, care to explain?" I say to Odd, who is stuffing himself again.

"Uh… uh… um…." He stutters.

Okay, another chappy. I hope you liked it, otherwise I spent a lot of time on CRAP. I need you guys to keep giving me good ideas, most of my original ideas went into my other fanfics... R&R plz!