Cousin? Chapter 15: Surprises, a code lyoko fanfic

Chapter: 15 Surprises.

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Matthew woke up feeling very cold like he had just been shoved into a freezer. He jumped out of bed and shivered, seeing his breath.

He walked out of his room and checked the tempature in the house. "70 degree's? Then why's it so coldddddd?" He shivered again and headed back to his room.

He stopped in front of his mirror. He felt even colder as he looked into the mirror.

Can you feel that?
Oh...shit
OOH WAH AH AH AH!
OOH WAH AH AH AH!
OHH OHH!
OHH OHH!
OHH OHH!

Drowning deep in my sea of loathing
Broken your servant I kneel
Will you give it to me?
It seems what's left of my human side
Is slowly changing... in me
Will you give it to me?

Matthew stared hard at his reflection, when it started changing. Frightened, Matthew jumped back, eyes still on the mirror. His reflection was changing into something he couldn't understand.

It grew elf ears, like he had looked in Lyoko. Then it grew fangs.

Looking at my own reflection.
When suddenly it changes!
Violently it changes!
OH no, There is no turning back now
You've woken up the demon... in me!

Matthew looked at his own hands and watched them grow claws. Matthew looked back at the mirror and saw his reflection's eyes grow blood red, and turn into slit's. The hair grew longer, past it's shoulders.

Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
Open up your hate, and let it flow into me!
Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
You mother get up
Come on get down with the sickness!
You fucker get up
Come on get down with the sickness!
Madness is the gift, that has been given to me...

Matthew couldn't look away from the mirror. His reflection changed again, his shirt changed and it was now light blue. Matthew tore his stare away from the mirror and looked at his shirt and legs.

His shirt and pants had changed to. Matthew franticly looked back at the mirror.

But now the mirror held the original Matthew. "What the hell..." he said, but his voice had also changed, now it was deeper and huskier. "What is wrong with me..." he asked himself.

I can see inside you, the sickness is rising
Don't try to deny what you feel
Will you give it to me?
It seems that all that was good has died
And is decaying in me
Will you give it to me?

Matthew put on some dark sunglasses and walked out of his room and knocked on Yumi's door. 'Yumi is the only one I can tell...' he thought as he waited for her to open the door.

The door opened. "Matt...what happened to you?" Yumi asked as Matthew walked inside. "I...I don't know..." he said, pain coursing through his veins.

"Your hands...your face...oh my god..." said Yumi a little scared. Matthew took off his glasses showing Yumi his eyes.

It seems you're having some trouble
In dealing with these changes!
Living with these changes!
OH no, the world is a scary place
Now that you've woken up the demon... in me!

He shivered again. Yumi drew her eyes away from his and walked closer to him. "Are...you cold?" she asked. "Yeah, aren't you?" he asked looking at her intently.

Yumi shook her head and touched his arm. It felt as cold as ice. She reached up and touched his face. He batted her hand away and said, "Well, how are we going to fix this?"

Yumi shrugged and pulled out her cell phone. "Hey, Jeremie? Can you meet me and Matthew at the factory, somethings wrong...ok bye." She hung up and grabbed Matthew's hand and led him towards the factory.

Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
Open up your hate, and let it flow into me
Get up, come on get down with the sickness!
You mother get up
Come on get down with the sickness!
You fucker get up
Come on get down with the sickness!
Madness is the gift, that has been given to me...

Unfortunately, Aelita and Ulrich were there. Matthew stopped and scratched the back of his neck, noticing he had cut himself.

"Owwww!" he said a little loudly scaring everyone. "WHOA!" screamed Odd falling off a rail as soon as he saw Matthew.

Matthew rolled his eyes and looked at Jeremie. Jeremie looked shocked and didn't move. All of a sudden, Matthew grabbed the sides of his head in pain as his ears reverted back to his normal ears.

His claws disappeared and his eyes went back to their normal. His hair stayed the same and so did his teeth. "Ok...then." he said in his normal voice looking at his hands.

"...what the fuck just happened?" asked Ulrich, forgetting about the fight for a minute. Jeremie shrugged. "Well, it's over now." said Matthew as he walked out of the factory.

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Matthew was still cold as they walked to school, but decided not to tell anyone. But, he would have to amend friendship with Ulrich.

Matthew pretended to talk to a random person as the gang passed them, and he grabbed Ulrich's arm. "Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?" he asked.

Ulrich shrugged and they went towards the forest. "Look, um, I know your mad about me kissing Aelita, but I swear it was just for, um, her to practice, you know, she likes

to get things right before she does them." Matthew said. Ulrich stayed silent for a second. "Yeah, I guess so, but, how will I get Yumi to forgive me..." Ulrich said asking

himself more than Matthew. Matthew looked around and saw the dance poster. "The dance! Come on, we're skipping, come with me." Matthew said as he dragged Ulrich off.

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Several hours later, Ulrich was still in Yumi's house writing a poem for Yumi. Well, making Matthew write a poem.

"Okay, um, hows this?" asked Matthew as he cleared his throat to read the poem.

I am hurt from the inside
because I have hurt someone else
I wish that I didn't exist
because I made a mistake
I will never be the same again
because I'm now nothing
Everything that surrounds me
will always laugh at me
I can't even smile anymore
but what I did was wrong.
I'm sorry..for everything I did to you
I don't deserve to be your friend
but now, I'm alone
This can't be the end...

I'm sorry, please take me back...

Love, Ulrich.

"Huh...thats kinda good." said Ulrich smiling a bit. "Well, come on, poem class is next!" shouted Matthew handing him the poem and they sprinted off to school.

"Ok, class---" he got interrupted as Ulrich and Matthew burst through the door, out of breath.

"As I was saying, poems, now." said the teacher sternly as Matthew and Ulrich sat down.

"Matthew, you first."

Matthew got up and read his poem.

Please don't turn away from me and hide,
I know what your feeling down inside,

Having to feel the pain all by yourself...

I'm just sorry I wasn't there for you (Believe me)
I want to show how special you are to me..

It's alright to cry,
Just let me dry your eyes,
I want you to know,
Your not on your own,
Because I will be there,

I will be by your side,
Because I'm your friend,
I'll stay untill the very end,
And If you don't believe it's true..
Just look to your side and you'll see your friend.

Everyone clapped as Matthew sat down. "Excellent, Ulrich?"

Ulrich gulped, hoping Yumi would like his poem and read it.

I'm sorry, please take me back...

Ulrich finished and sat down. Yumi had tears in her eyes and Matthew looked at Ulrich and did a thumbs up sign.

Ulrich nodded and smiled.

The bell rang and the students filed out into the courtyard. Matthew sat down and started to talk to Aelita.

Ulrich went to find Yumi. "So,um, you and Ulrich friends again?" Aelita asked so sweetly.

"I guess so, I'm helping him patch up things with Yumi." Matthew responded while figeting. He was still nervous around Aelita.

"What's wrong? Your shivering." Aelita pointed out. Matthew realized he was still verrrrry cold. "Er, I'm alright, just a little, eh, cold." he said teeth chattering slightly.

Aelita just kept staring at him intently.

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Ulrich found Yumi under his favourite tree, crying. "Yumi..." he whispered. Yumi looked up at him and smiled slightly.

Ulrich kneeled down beside her. "Im...sorry, Yumi, I really am." he said shamed at himself. He looked up and Yumi hugged him. 'Well...that was easy.'

Ulrich helped Yumi up and they both walked towards the courtyard. They stopped when they saw Aelita and Matthew talking. "...you think they'd make a nice couple?" asked Ulrich.

Yumi looked at him questiongly and looked back at Aelita and Matthew. "I don't know..." she responded, feeling the jealousy. Ulrich up breaking her thoughts, "I don't think

Jeremie really loves Aelita, just want's her to have a normal life. I think he's really doing this to learn more about Lyoko, not Aelita." Ulrich finished with a shrug.

Yumi thought about it and it kinda made sense. She hugged Ulrich again and sped off towards Aelita and Matthew with Ulrich on her tail.

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Matthew spotted Yumi and Ulrich running towards them and smiled, knowing everything was back to normal.

"Oh, I'll be right back.": said Aelita a little nervously as she ran off somewhere. Aelita knocked on Jeremie's dorm. "Hold on." he said while opening the door.

"Hey, Aelita, what's up?" he asked casually. Aelita figeted. "Umm, will you,uh, go to the ,ummm, dance with me?" she asked rather nervously.

After she asked that, Jeremie looked really guilty. "I'm really sorry, Aelita, but I already asked Emily." he said solemly. Aelita frowned and she felt tears line her eyes.

"Okay, goodbye Jeremie." she said, voice cracking a little as she walked off. Jeremie let out a frustrated sigh and got ready for Chorus.

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Matthew noticed Aelita almost crying when he walked in the classroom. He also noticed that Jeremie looked really sad.

' Oh great, another quarrel' he thought. "Alright, students, play a song on a cd you think would fit your friend today. Yumi you first." said the teacher as Yumi walked up there.

"Umm, I'll dedicate this song to...My cousin Matthew." she said while playing the cd.

How dare you say that my behavior is unacceptable
So condescending unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle

You drain me dry and make me wonder why I'm even here
This Double Vision I was seeing is finally clear
You want to stay but you know very well I want you gone
Not fit to fuckin' tread the ground that I'm walking on

When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love
You'll understand what I mean when I say
There's no way we're gonna give up
And like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe
Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

What you are doing is screwing things up inside my head
You should know better you never listened to a word I said
Clutching your pillow and writhing in a naked sweat
Hoping somebody someday will do you like I did

Does it kill
Does it burn
Is it painful to learn
That it's me that has all the control

Does it thrill
Does it sting
When you feel what I bring
And you wish that you had me to hold

Matthew smiled to himself. "Very well, Ulrich?" Ulrich walked up there also. "Uhh...I guess I dedicate this to...Yumi." he said while blushing and several girls said, "Aww..."

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky
Never revealing their depth
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated
I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

Chorus:
I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be your love suicide
and I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life

Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive not dead
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above

Repeat Chorus

I've been dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on, Remembered the things that you said

Repeat Chorus

"Good, good, hmmm, how about you, Matthew?" Matthew walked up their and selceted one cd. "Umm, I dedicate this to, uh, Aelita." he blushed slightly and Aelita looked up at him. He then played the cd.

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned it's back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day

And there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breath again

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned it's back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart

Aelita smiled at him as he sat down, this time next to her. He turned towards her and whispered, "I love you."

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