AN: Okay, good. People are starting to get what I mean by MORE REVIEWS! So, I will continue. And for those of you who think there is no plot to this story, there is, you just have to be patient. Ulrich is moving in the next chapter, so hold on. Okay, well this chapter is about Christmas, sort of. There's some other stuff in it too. I hope you all enjoy it! Here's chapter 7.

Chapter 7:Surprise, Surprise!

"Merry Christmas Ulrich!" This was the first thing that greeted Ulrich that Saturday morning. Odd always got overly excited on Christmas morning.

The way that Kadic did Christmas was a very thrilling event for him. First, all the kids would wake up and go down stairs to the cafeteria where the huge Christmas tree was. There would be at least one gift for every kid who went to Kadic underneath the decorated tree. Some of the kid's parents came to visit and gave them more presents, which was always a nice surprise.

Ulrich's parents always made a point to do so. But Ulrich didn't really feel like seeing them today. He knew that once he did, he'd feel terribly sorry and want to apologize to them, and a part of him didn't want to.

"Hey Ulrich, I said, MERRY CHRISTAMS!" Odd shouted in Ulrich's face as he was just about to go to sleep again. "Huh? Oh, Merry Christmas Odd." He said with little enthusiasm.

"What's wrong buddy? Usually you're just as excited as me on Christmas morning." "I just don't feel as happy today, Odd. I've had some interesting events occur in the last couple of days, especially last night, and I just don't have the same kind of energy." Ulrich said as he remembered the incident with Sissy the night before.

"What happened last night?" Odd asked a little concerned. "I don't want to talk about it." Ulrich said, very disgusted. "Was it something with Sissy?" Odd attempted again. "No! Now leave me alone!" Ulrich shouted as he pulled the covers back over his head. "Alright, but you're going to miss the big Christmas breakfast!" Odd said as his stomach growled.

"I don't care!" Ulrich said in muffled shouts under his sheets. Odd just shrugged, and went off to breakfast and closed the door behind him.

Odd had only walked down the stairs when he ran into someone he knew Ulrich wouldn't want to talk to. "Oh, hi Odd. Do you know where Ulrich is?" She asked. Odd couldn't possibly lie to this person. If he did, he'd be in big trouble with the principal, so he pointed up the stairs and said, "He's in our room." "Thank you Odd." She said as she walked up the stairs.

Hmm. I hope she doesn't bring bad news. Odd thought as he watched her leave.

Not too soon after Odd left, Ulrich heard a faint knock on his door, and thought it was Odd again, trying to get him to come down to breakfast. "Odd, I already said, I'm not hungry. So go away!" he shouted, hoping it would get rid of Odd for the rest of the morning.

"Why aren't you hungry, dear?" Ulrich recognized his mother's voice and sat up as she walked over to his bed. "Mom? What are you doing here?" Ulrich asked, obviously forgetting it was Christmas.

"It's Christmas Ulrich! I always come to visit you on Christmas." She said, thinking he might not want her to be there. "Oh. But where's dad?"

"Well, I have some news for you that you may not enjoy. And with the way you acted last time, your father got very upset. I didn't want him yelling at you, and he didn't want to yell at you, so he stayed at home and finished packing." Now Ulrich was very confused.

"Packing?" He asked a little worried about the answer that was to come. "Yes, that's the news. It turns out that your father has to start his new work in three days. Therefore, we need to leave now to get just a little settled before he starts his job. I know this is all happening too fast for you dear, it is for me too, but your father has to take this job. And we have to do whatever it takes to get him there." Mrs. Stern braced herself for the outburst that she knew would come from her son.

"I don't believe this! Why can't I just stay here at Kadic, and you and dad move to Washington?" Ulrich asked, but he already knew the answer. "Because Ulrich, we can't have you living in a whole different country. We would worry about you too much. And besides, we already have you enrolled in school there, so there's no way of getting out of it." Mrs. Stern replied.

Ulrich remembered these words. It was the same thing his parents had told him about moving to Kadic. And he had hated moving there as much as he was hating moving to Washington D.C. But now look at him, he didn't' want to move form Kadic. And as much as he would hate to agree with his parents, he knew they had to move. So, he decided that he would give up the fight. He wouldn't like moving, but here was no way of getting out of it. And he didn't want to get in trouble like he did last time he was in this situation.

After a few long minutes, Ulrich got up and said, "Alright. Fine, I'll move. But you have to promise that we can come back to France every single year." Mrs. Stern got up as well and smiled at Ulrich. "My little boy is growing up. Thank you so much for taking this the easy way, honey. It'll all turn out, you'll see." Then she bent down and hugged Ulrich, but he just stood there. He wasn't going to be that easy!

"Well get your things Ulrich. We're leaving at 12:00 noon. Your father and I will come to pick you up around 11:50. That gives you about an hour and a half to say goodbye. So, I'll let you go now. I'll see you soon." Mrs. Stern said as she walked out the door and Odd walked in.

Odd walked in to see Ulrich just standing in the middle of his room, still in his pajamas and he looked like he was lost in another world. "Umm. Did I just miss something?" Odd asked. "Yea, I'm leaving for the airport in and hour and a half to go to Washington. So help me pack." Ulrich replied with that lost look still in his eyes.

"WHAT? Why are you moving today? I thought you were moving on the 28th, and today's the 25th, right?" Odd said a bit unsure of himself. "Of course it's the 25th Odd. It's Christmas, and Christmas is always on the 25th. Anyways, it turns out that my dad has to be at his new job in three days, and we need at least some time to move in." Ulrich explained.

"Oh…. Well, I guess you had better start packing then." Odd said, now wishing it wasn't the 25th. "Come on I'll help you," he added.

Once Ulrich had finished packing, he had about 45 minutes left, so they went to Jeremie's room.

"Jeremie? It's Odd and Ulrich. Can we come in?" Ulrich said as he knocked on the door lightly. "Sure, it's opened." Jeremie said behind the door. The two boys walked in to see Jeremie at his computer, checking if there was anything new about Lyoko. But like it had been for the last two years, Lyoko was just the same.

"What's up guys?" Jeremie asked as he looked at their sad faces. "Ulrich has to leave for Washington in half an hour!" Odd announced. "Half an hour! But I thought…" "Yea, well my mom came in and told me that there was a "slight" change in plans." Ulrich said cutting Jeremie off.

"Oh. Then I guess you had better say your goodbyes, Ulrich." Jeremie said in a very soft tone that Odd and Ulrich almost didn't hear. "Guess so." Ulrich said as the three boys left for the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was filled with students of all ages sitting around the tree, unwrapping their assigned gifts. Ulrich managed to find all of his soccer team and told them all the news. They were so disappointed that their best player was leaving them. But it wasn't just that, Ulrich was a good friend to all of them.

Ulrich also said his goodbyes to all of his teachers, since it was the nice thing to do. The principal came over to Ulrich and told him the whole school would miss him very much. Ulrich's parents had already checked him out of Kadic, so he was officially not going there anymore.

Sissy came up to him next, and if Ulrich hadn't not seen her approach him, he would have run away. "Ulrich, you forgot your gift." She said holding a medium sized rectangle present wrapped in green paper with Christmas trees scattered about it. Ulrich looked at the gift, and took it from Sissy. Jeremie and Odd were watching anxiously to see what it was. They didn't even open their presents yet.

The gift was a yearbook, signed by everybody he knew. They even dedicated a whole page to Ulrich, since he was the school's soccer champion and everybody knew him. Ulrich really did appreciate the present and looked back up at Sissy who was still standing there.

"I was the one who came up with the idea." Sissy said. "Oh, umm… thanks Sissy. I really do like it." Ulrich didn't want to speak to Sissy after what happened at the dance, but he still couldn't get the feeling that Sissy was actually a nice person out of his head. "I'll miss you Ulrich. We all will." She said with tears threatening to fall from her watery eyes.

Just then, Ulrich's parents showed up and told him it was time to go. "Goodbye Sissy." Ulrich said as he waved to everyone else that was watching, which was practically the entire school.

"Are we ready son?" Ulrich's father asked as he took Ulrich's stuff. "Almost" Ulrich said as he looked at his two best friends.

"Jeremie, I'll miss having an einstien there for me when ever I need answers. If you ever get anything about you-know-where, call me. I'll have my cell phone on at all times. And Odd, man, I'm gonna miss you the most. The only one who makes me go through with my day, is the one and only best roommate ever, you." As Ulrich said this, he hugged Odd, and looked at them one more time before saying, "Goodbye everyone! I'll be back next summer!" And he turned around to his parents and said, "Now, I'm ready."

So they headed towards the door, and stepped outside into the crisp December air, and Ulrich waved one more time before getting into his car. Mr. Stern threw Ulrich's luggage in the trunk and they were off. Soon, Ulrich would be in the United States!

AN: Alright, well I hope you guys liked the surprise twist there. The next chapter will be the plane ride, and Ulrich's first steps on America's ground! So, the story is finally "getting to the point" as some of you have asked. Anyways, leave a review on your way out. If I get at least 5, I'll put he next chapter up tomorrow. If not, then you'll have to wait longer. tinkerbellbt

Question of the Day:

Who is your favorite couple on Code Lyoko?

Ulrich and Yumi

Jeremie and Aelita

Odd and Sam

Ulrich and Sissy(eew!)

Any others you can think of.

Thanks!