Cousin?

Chapter: 3 The Struggle Within.

Last time on Code Lyoko: "Ok Matthew and Sidd you won't remember this." said Yumi

Aelita put in the code.

"RETURN TO THE PAST NOW!"

The white light engulfed everything once more.

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Matthew got off the plane and yawned. He looked around the airport. 'Well...France couldn't suck anymore.' he thought as he hoisted up his backpack some more.

He walked towards Kadic and the principals office. "Hello...Mr...Delmas? Where is the Ishyama house?" asked Matthew looking dull.

"Er- just a couple of blocks that way." said Mr. Delmas without looking at him. "Uh...thanks." said Matthew with a hint of annoyance as he walked to the Ishyama

house. He stood on the porch waiting for a good half hour before knocking on their door. Mr. Ishyama answered it. "Are you...Matthew?" he asked weirdly looking at him.

Matthew definatly didn't belong in France. He had on a long sleeve shirt with a short sleeve shirt over it. The long sleeve shirt was dark grey and the short sleeve

shirt was pitch black. He had on sagging khaki pant's which were also pitch black. He also had a black baseball cap and black long hair.

He had dark sunglasses so you couldn't see his eye's. "That's me." Matthew said with no emotion. 'Him and Yumi have alot in common.' thought Mr.Ishyama, as

he led Matthew into the house. "Yumi will be home any second now, so go unpack in the guest room." Mr.Ishyama said while pointing it out to him.

Matthew walked up the stairs and dissappeared into the guest room, just as Yumi came in. "Hi dad." she said before running to her room.

Matthew finished unpacking and took his backpack off. Out jumped a small bull dog. "Shhh...be quiet...bad boy." he whispered as the dog started chewing on the pillow.

"MATTHEW! COME MEET YUMI!" Mr. Ishyama yelled from downstair's. Matthew groaned as he walked down the stairs.

Matthew and Yumi locked eye's. 'What the...what happened to the nice funny Matthew? Now he look's all gothic...like me...' thought Yumi.

'Great another gothic poser...at least she's cute...she's my cousin to...that suck's.' Matthew thought as he looked Yumi up and down.

"Nice to meet you, Yumi." Matthew said while holding his hand out. Yumi accepted his and shook his hand.

"He'll be attending all your classes Yumi so he can scare that Ulrich boy away." said her father lacing venom in Ulrich's name.

"Ulrich, huh, he your boyfriend?" Matthew asked Yumi. "Well...uh...yes." she answered stuttering. "I'll make sure nothing happens to her, Uncle Yin." Matthew said

confidently, as he walked back upstairs. Yumi went to her room and called up Jeremy.

"Jeremy? Did X.A.N.A screw up the R.T.T.P?" she asked.

"Not that I know of, Yumi, why?" asked her geniuse friend.

"Well...Matthew's different, I...' she got cut off as her father yelled at her ot go to sleep. '...gotta go, you'll see tomorrow, bye." she hung up and fell on her bed.

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Matthew and Yumi walked to school in silence.

They walked up to the Lyoko gang and they gaped at Matthew. Ulrich glared at him, but Matthew was to busy staring at Naomi.

Jeremy upon looking at Matthew, took out his laptop and searched through it, just as Sidd and William came up. "YOOOO MATT!" Yelled Sidd scaring everyone

except Matthew and William. "Hey Sidd...William." Matthew said the last part with venom. William only nodded and the three boy's walked to their classes.

"Okay...what the hell just happend?" asked Ulrich. "Well...no bug's with the R.T.T.P program, so, I guess that was the real Matthew we just saw." said Jeremy,

obviously confused as the rest of them.

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"Okay everyone, your poems are do today." said the teacher.

"Hmmm Matthew you first then." Matthew got up and read his poem aloud.

Love equals nothing.

A broken heart, a shattered soul, lost in touch, a tainted world,
crying inside, crying out, let darkness be your guide.
A loaded gun, an infected mind, love was always the only crime,
stain your blood, don't be afraid, in due time...It will all go away.
A broken heart, a shattered soul.

All the girl's clapped, even though they hadn't heard a word because they were staring at him to much.

Matthew sat back down and started talking to William.

'There is definatly something wrong here...' thought Yumi.