Shout for joy! After completing my last story I now get to work on what has been my pet project of an idea. this is a war/romance story. I hope you all enjoy. Just to give you a heads up, this takes place about three years after "Time We Need" Dark Reb is writing a story/ inbetweener with me. Check his work out cause I may pull from his story later on. However, I hope you enjoy this one way more than my others. And thank you to all those who review, I like to hear your thoughts either good or bad.
Disclaimer: I don't own Code lyoko, any of the countries mentioned, or microsoft. LOL... I do own the character Kasey and this story.
A/N: I'm rating this story mature, for future violence, probally not going to put lemon in here so it's not mature for that.
The day was cold and brisk but neither of them cared. The only thing that mattered was being with each other. The wind picked up and the young man reached up and wiped the goldish red hair out of his girlfriends eyes.
"Kasey I love you."
"Odd I love you too, it's just weird to think we will be graduating in a few months isn't it?"
Odd smiled, 'We've been through a lot together, and she's only gotten more beautiful over the years' Odd thought.
Kasey smiled and snuggled up to Odd on the park bench. Odd had grown up over the past few years into the kind of guy she always wanted to marry. 'We're still a little young to think about that' She thought. She reached up and brushed his blonde hair out of his eyes. Odd no longer had the dark purple spot in the middle and actually liked his hair more on the short side. Kasey always joked that he was "trying to clean up his act."
"Hey you two, you're going to get sick if you stay out here all day."
"Yes Mom!" Odd said jokingly as he and Kasey headed towards the dorm to join Yumi and Ulrich. Yumi gave Odd a hurt look for the mom comment.
Yumi was still her same self, black hair that was a little longer, but pretty much the same, just a little older and more mature looking. Ulrich had filled out nicely, but he still dressed the same, just the occasional leather jacket thrown in the mix.
Ulrich punched Odd lightly in the arm as he entered through the door, "Thought you two were going to freeze in each others arms."
"Nah, I'm always warm around her." Kasey blushed and rested her head on Odd's shoulders.
"So what were you two up to?" Kasey asked, smiling mischievously.
The two teens blushed and walked down the hall, it was time to meet Jeremy and Aelita for an update.
They all walked in and sat down. Jeremy looked up from his computer and greeted everyone. Jeremy like the others was taller, but he unlike Ulrich was still skinny and on the scrawny side. Aelita sat up in the bed she had been napping in and took a seat by Jeremy. She had changed a little since the time they had first met her. Aelita had let her hair grow to her shoulders and had matured into a very attractive young woman. A woman that was still very much in love with Jeremy. She gently kissed him on the cheek and Jeremy began the meeting.
"Well, it's been a question we have tried to answer for the past few years, but nothing has come up so far. When we graduate, we won't be able to monitor Xana, and well we're running out of time."
The others nodded, they had been looking for younger students to add to their group, but no one was close to what they were looking for. After a few moments, the conversation changed subjects.
"Hey, have you heard about the riots in the middle east?" Odd asked.
"Yeah, I heard on the news, that a lot of the countries in Africa and the Middle East are forming alliances." Jeremy said.
"You don't think Xana has gone global do you?" Yumi questioned.
Jeremy sighed, "I doubt it, I think this is all humanity on this one, they say it could lead to war. I heard that France is contemplating joining England, Scotland, Germany, and the United States in some sort of alliance."
"Do you think it's going to get serious anytime soon?" Kasey asked holding on to Odd.
"No idea Kasey, I have no idea." The long time friends, started talking about the next few months ahead, and graduation at the end. They latched onto the future that seemed to burn so bright.
Somewhere in downtown Paris a bus was traveling down the road. It stopped to take on a few passengers. The last man on eyed the bus driver and took his seat, setting his backpack on the floor. The driver closed the door and pulled away entering the busy noon traffic.
The Paris police officer did not expect any serious trouble to come his way today. The phone rang and he picked up giving his usual, "Police how can we assist you" speech."
The man on the other line was angry, actually furious was more like it. "Listen to me, this is a sample of what is to come to you arrogant nations."
The French policeman panicked, "Sir what is your name?"
"You shall call me Hades." With that the phone went dead.
A few miles away the bus stopped. The man got off and walked away. As the bus pulled away a small girl pointed at the bag, "mommy that man forgot his backpack."
The man reached into his coat and slipped out a detonator, depressing it a moment later. The bus exploded in a fireball, sending deadly shrapnel in all directions. Pedestrians on the sidewalks were ripped to shreds by the flying debris; downtown Paris went from peaceful to chaotic in mere seconds.
The police man heard the explosion and rushed to the window, the phone rang again. He picked it up. "Hello?"
"This is Hades, tell your government that we will continue until you are all dead."
"You bastard," The cop stammered, "who do you work for?" The cop screamed with grieving rage.
"We are AMEA, (African Middle East Alliance) we will be back soon."
The phone went dead.
Later that night the news of the explosion was broadcast around the world. Kasey and Odd watched in utter disgust as footage of the bus exploding was shown. Hundreds had been wounded and at least forty were expected to dead. The reporter didn't say it, but it was obvious that some of the dead's remains had been totally evaporated by the explosion.
"Who would do such a thing?" Kasey asked in shock.
A knock at the door prompted Odd to get up. He opened it to find Yumi and Ulrich.
"Did you see that?" Ulrich asked.
"Yeah, I…." Odd was cut off by Kasey's shushing.
"I have just been informed that France has formed joined the AFN (Alliance of Free Nations). France and its new allies have declared war on the countries of the AMEA. I am told that a draft will go into affect in the next week to increase the numbers in the army," The reporter on the TV said sadly. "Best of luck and God's blessing on you all." With that the reporter signed off the air.
Yumi looked with sad eyes at Ulrich, "Do you think…?"
"I don't know, but we need to talk to Jeremy, we may be leaving here way before we planned. We need to plan on how to deal with Xana if one or more of us is drafted."
The others nodded at Ulrich and they headed back to Jeremy's room.
Well another first chapter of a story complete, please review, I really need to know what you think of the idea. Thanks!