I wassitting in the cafeteria. breakfast already. how unreasonable. I did my homework last night and made it to dinner. but I couldn't eat. I finally managed to muster up some appetite when I thought I saw Aelita. I could barely swallow that one bite. And I wasn't missing out on breakfast. oatmeal that had the same consistency as a paintball. and full of lumps.
there was one the size of a rock at the center of the bowl. suddenly I heard a voice. "mind If we sit here?" It was Odd. "sure. if you don't mind sitting with someone you can't trust," I said. I took a big bite of oatmeal to demonstrate how fine I was. Big mistake. My stomach lurched forward, and I was very nearly sick. I must have leaned forward in my chair or something because Odd asked "are you okay?" "yeah," I said weakly. "its this oatmeal." Lie. I'd eaten worse than this.
"Oh," said Odd. "yea, this stuff gets to you your first couple times." I nodded. "so, listen," said Ulrich. "we're sorry," said Yumi. "yeah," said Aelita. "we never meant to hurt you," said Jeremy. "so hows about this," said Odd. "you can train with us, and maybe help during a few emergencies. Then maybe one day you'll become a regular."
I stared at them in shock. "you mean it?" I questioned. "yup," Jeremy grinned. "All right!" I said. they all relaxed and smiled. "you guys. I'm sorry." I looked down at my plate. "I didn't give you a chance, and I feel like a jerk." "We're the ones who should be sorry," said aelita. "yeah," said Jeremy. "We shouldn't have talked about you like that." "It's okay," I said.
And Odd smiled right at me.
I felt like I could fly. the ashes Of my old lifedrifted away, and once again I could breathe. "for Lyoko," I murmured. "for Lyoko," they whispered. and that's what mattered most.