Note: This is Anime Bubbles' Story! I am "adopting" it. I will be writing the next chapter where she left off.

gOOD tIMES fASHO'

By: Anime Bubbles

Chapter 8: A Mere Chance

.:Lia POV:.

Thanks to Ulrich and Yumi, I can't change into my PJs. Much less my clothes for tomorrow.

"Yumi? How could you possibly load our suitcases into the wrong bus?" asked the headmaster. He folded his arms across his chest and turned to Ulrich. "Ulrich? Would you care to explain?"

Odd nudged me a little bit and whispered into my ear, "I know why. They were too busy snogging each other, so they couldn't pay attention to the bus (snogging is French kissing, FYI)."

I put a hand over my mouth and giggled.

Jim paced back and forth nervously. He kept mumbling, "My clothes are gone, my clothes are gone, what do I do...Teddy was in the suitcase, and now I won't be able to sleep..."

We were all in the headmaster's cabin. Along with Jim, of course.

"Sir, we're both very sorry for the stupid mistake. Is there some way we can get our stuff back?" asked Ulrich.

"Well, first we're going to have to contact the school, and so forth. Then their bus will have to come down here and give us our items back."

"What's so bad about that?" asked Yumi.

"Yumi, we don't even know which school it is! Never mind. Go to your rooms. For now we will stay on the ship. Tomorrow, we will discuss the matters thoroughly. Good night."

We all said good night and exited the room.

I went to my room, which I shared with Aelita and Yumi. The guys went to their own room.

"Yumi? How were you capable of pulling a stunt such as that?" asked Aelita, sitting down on her bed.

"What stunt?" asked Yumi, collapsing onto her bed.

"I mean, how could you put our stuff in the wrong bus?"

"Well, it certainly isn't my fault. Everyone piled their things in front of that bus, so we assumed that was the bus."

Aelita groaned. "I can't even brush my teeth. Or comb my hair. I can't do ANYTHING without my stuff."

I sighed. "C'mon girls, let's just get some sleep. I have a feeling it's gonna be a long day tomorrow."

As I spoke, someone knocked on the door. Aelita went up to the door and opened it.

"Abe?" she asked.

"Yeah. Hey. Can I talk to Lia for a sec?"

I walked up to him. He is such a hottie. "Yeah. What do you need?"

"I wanted to talk to you in private," he replied, eyeing Aelita.

She moved away as I stepped outside and shut the door.

"What do you w—"

I was cut off. He pushed me against the wall and kissed me deeply and passionately. I was shocked at first, but I played along. What could he possibly want?

After several moments, he pulled away. He gently stroked my cheek.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me tomorrow."

I gasped. I knew I was in trouble. If Odd caught me like this, he'd probably never speak to me again.

"Look, I really like you, but Odd..."

He sighed. "You're taken?"

I thought for a moment. It's not like I'm his girlfriend or something. In fact, we're merely friends. Right?

"No actually. I'm not. I'd love to go out with you."

He smiled. "Awesome. See you round, Lia."

I heaved a sigh of relief and went back into my room.

Yumi and Aelita were sound asleep on their beds. I was forced to rest on the sofa. Ah, well, that's what you get for staying out with a guy. I pulled out a pillow from the closet and collapsed on the sofa, letting my dreams take place...

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.:Normal POV:.

Yumi and Aelita were already up and eating breakfast by the time Lia woke up.

"G'morning Lia. C'mon. Eat some breakfast," said Aelita, waving a piece of toast in the air.

Lia got up and groggily rubbed her eyes. "Morning. Who got us breakfast?"

"Oh. The headmaster ordered everyone breakfast in our own cabins. We gotta hurry up. He wants to see me and Ulrich later today."

Lia yawned and stretched. She grabbed a piece of toast and walked to the bathroom.

There was a soft knock on the door.

Yumi moaned. "Who could possibly come this early at..." She glanced at the clock. "8: 07?"

She walked up to the door and opened it. It was Ulrich.

Yumi blushed. "Hey Ulrich..."

He smiled. "Hi Yumi! I just wanted to tell you that the headmaster is gonna see us later at 10 in his cabin, okay?"

Yumi leaned against the doorframe and smiled. "Okay."

Ulrich started to walk away, but Yumi caught his arm and pulled him close to her.

He smiled, wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her.

Odd was strolling around the hallway when he spotted the couple. "Hey you two! Get a frikin room!"

Yumi pulled away and blushed. "See you, Ulrich..."

He smiled and let go of her. "Yeah. See you round."

She closed the door, and went over to finish the rest of her breakfast. Surprisingly, it wasn't there.

"Okay, who took my waffles?" She folded her arms across her chest and tapped her foot impatiently. "Lia?"

Lia looked up from her plate and grinned. "Sorry. It was too tempting."

Yumi shook her head. "Whatever."

She sunk down into the sofa and turned on the TV.

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-Later at 10-

Ulrich and Yumi made their way to the headmaster's cabin.

"Well, it turns out that our items were found and returned. As for your punishment, you will have to give everyone back their suitcases and personal belongings, is that understood?" asked the headmaster.

Both Yum and Ulrich nodded.

"You will find the room numbers and suitcases on the deck of the ship. When you are done, check-in with me and you will be dismissed to your rooms, okay?"

They nodded again.

"Okay then. Good bye."

They left the room and headed to the deck to get the items.

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-Meanwhile-

Lia, Odd, Aelita, and Jeremy had left to go to the arcade. Lia was completing against Aelita in DDR. There was a small crowd around them. Both were out of breath. They were tied 1 to 1. Whoever won this round won the whole game.

Jeremy, of course, was cheering for Aelita and Odd was cheering for Lia. When the game finally stopped, the computer announced Player 1 as the winner. Lia jumped up and down.

"I won! I finally won!"

She smiled at Aelita. "You did a great job. Maybe next time you'll beat me."

Aelita grinned. "Yeah. Next time..."

The two girls stepped off the platform and went off to play a different game, but Lia was interrupted by a young boy who went up to her and kissed her.

He broke off and smiled. "Congrats."

Lia looked up into the face of Abe. "Abe? Oh, thanks." She blushed slightly and smiled. "See you round."

He waved. "I'll be watching..."

Odd walked up to her. "What was that all about?" he asked, glaring at Abe.

She folded her arms across her chest. "He was congratulating me."

"With a kiss?"

"Yeah. With a kiss. Got a problem?"

Odd winced. "Uh...no..."

She winked at him. "Good. C'mon, let's play Crazy Taxi."

He smiled. "Yeah. I'll pay."

"Cool." The two ran over to the game.

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-Lunch-

The gang made their way to the buffet area and made their way to the food line.

"So, how much longer are we gonna be staying on this ship?" asked Jeremy.

"Well, the headmaster told us that by 5 we'll be off the ship. Then we're gonna go check out the Gettysburg Museum. After that, we're gonna go to some fancy dinner thing," answered Yumi.

"Another one? Is it like the dinner theater?" asked Lia.

"No. It's more of an eat dinner thing and then you get to go dance formally," replied Ulrich.

"Oh...I see..." said Odd.

They paid for the food and went to sit down on a table.

Abe walked by the table and winked at Lia. He walked off to another table.

Odd put down his fork and spoon and stared at Lia.

"Lia, is there something you wanna tell me?"

Lia looked at him. "What?"

"Would you care to tell me why Abe is constantly flirting with you?"

"Flirting? What are you talking about?"

Yumi glanced at Lia. "Yeah... Yesterday Abe came over to talk to you. What was that all about?"

Lia shrugged. "He asked me to the dance later today. That's all."

Odd was shocked. "And you accepted?"

"Yeah... What's wrong with that?" she asked with a slight tone of anger in her voice.

Odd looked down at his food. "Nothing. I'm not really that hungry. I think I'm gonna go outside for a bit."

He got up and threw his food away.

Ulrich stared after him and glared at Lia. "You did this." He picked up his food and ran after Odd.

Lia winced. "What did I do?"

Yumi shook her head. "Lia, are you really that clueless? Don't you know Odd really, really likes you? And you just blow him off and go with some skater boy? I...I don't know what to say. I'll see you later." She picked up her food and left.

Lia frowned. "Are you guys mad at me too?"

Aelita smiled. "I'm not. I'm sure Jeremy isn't either." Jeremy nodded. "But, Lia, are you sure of what you're doing?"

Lia looked down at her food. "I...I don't know. It's just... I've always liked Abe, and he finally gave me this change, and I—"

"What about Odd?" asked Jeremy. "Don't you like him too?"

Lia thought for a moment. "Well, yeah, but I always considered us really good friends, nothing more, nothing less."

Aelita spoke up. "Why don't you think about it Lia. Would you rather go out with Abe or Odd? Give Odd a chance, Lia. I think you really broke his heart."

Jeremy and Aelita both got up and left, leaving Lia sitting at the table by herself.

What have I done? she thought.