True Love
It was just a normal day at Kadic School, Odd just sits on a bench thinking to himself when Ulrich comes up. "Hey Odd what are you doing here, why aren't you not at breakfast?
"Nothing i'm not hungry at the moment", Odd said.
" You not hungry now I know there is something wrong! Ulrich said.
"I'm just depressed, I just broke up with Andrea she decided that we should see other people, I had a feeling that this was going to happen, I have no luck with women. None of my relationships last no more than two weeks," Odd said, looking down at the ground.
" Don't worry yourself you'll find the right women sooner or later, just give it some time," Ulrich said.
"I guess I'll be there in a while just want time to myself," Odd said. Ulrich leaves.
Odd thinking: I have no luck with women, I wish I could find the right one, I did have one good relationship with one girl. Her name was Samantha, she was perfect but she didn't go to Kadic. She was tall, dark skinned and was lovely as a rose.
We dated for at least four months until I found out she was dating behind my back, we broke up after a heated arguement, she broke my heart. I couldn't believe she did that to me. Since then I never had any serious relationships. Funny as it sounds I missed her, and even after what she did to me I still love her.
After breakfast had passed Odd and Ulrich walk to science class.
"Class, today we have a new student, I expect you to help her feel welcomed , come on Samantha don't be shy," Miss Hertz said.
When Odd saw her he was in shock, it was her. He was thinking about her all morning and she happens to be the new student. "You can sit right next to Odd right over there," Miss Hertz said, pointing right at Odd.
She goes straight to Odd and sits next to him, Odd just sits there dumbfounded. She looks at him and smiles.
" Long time no see, its good to see you again," she said.
" Its good to see you too, how come you transfered here, he said, confused. "
My parents and I moved across town, so they transfered me here to be closer to home, she said.
" I'm glad to see you again, I missed you Sam, he said.
"I missed you too, she said. They smiled at each other.
For the first time in months Odd seems to be happy again.
When classes were over Odd sat outside at his favorite bench, he couldn't believe the girl he loved was going to the same school as he was. Samantha walks by Odd. "Is it okay if I sit with you, she said hesitating.
"Sure, I like company,", he said happily.
Samantha thinking: I feel so guilty for what I did to him, I cheated on him and I'm not proud of it, and after what I did and put him through he still treating me nice. I don't understand him, how can he be so caring and loving. I don't deserve a guy like him.
"Sam can I ask you something,"Odd said.
She was hesitated when she responded. "Y- yeah sure what is it," she said.
"Why did you date behind my back, I need to know the truth," he said.
It was a question she did not want to answer but she knew he had the right to know the truth. She sighed
" I don't know, I guess I was confused, I didn't know what I wanted in a relationship, I know its no exuse for what I did but that I guess is the truth. I'm sorry for what I did and I'm not proud of it, I never meant to hurt you. I don't deserve someone as caring and loving as you."
" Its okay Sam, I forgive you everyone makes mistakes in life, and we can learn from our mistakes so we don't make them again, he said.
" How can you be so forgiving after what I did to you," she said.
" You admitted the truth to me and I'm glad you did, I'll always be your friend and nothing will change that, "he said, looking into her eyes.
She sat there smiling trying to hold back her tears. She then gave him a hug.
Odd sat there blushing a little but returned the hug.
" Let's go get some lunch i'm starving," Odd said.
"Same old Odd always hungry," she said giggling a little.
They left to the cafeteria.
Odd and Samantha walk to the rest of the Lyoko gang. "Hey guys is it ok if Sam joins us for lunch," Odd said.
"Sure Odd, any friend of yours is ours," Yumi said.
Ulrich gave her a mean glare, he doesn't trust Samantha because she let Odd get in trouble for trying to steal a laptop from a classroom and doesn't trust her one bit.
"We'll be right back were going to get some grub, Odd said to the group. "Yeah thieves gotta eat too you know," Ulrich said sarcastically.
Yumi slaps him upside the head. "Ulrich cut it out, give her a chance she might have changed, and keep your comments to yourself around Odd, Yumi said.
"I'll try, but no promises," Ulrich said.
Yumi gave him a you better glare.
Odd and Samantha came back with a tray of food and sat down together.
Things were a little quiet at first until Jeremie broke the silence. "So Sam what class to you have," he said.
She said looking at her schedule," I have science,PE, history, art class,free period, and math."
Jermie looked at her schedule. "Looks like we have history,PE, science and math with you cool," he said.
Ulrich wasn't pleased at all he just sat there in silence.
"Well I have to go, gotta go unpack my stuff, I'll see you all later," Samantha said.
"Need any help Sam," Odd said with a smile.
"Sure, if you want to," she said smiling at him. They both left to Sam's room.
Ulrich just sat their thinking Odd is a sucker for women.
Ulrich thinking: How can Odd be happy to see after she cheated on him, man he is a sucker. I don't know what she is up to but I am gonna keep a close eye on her, I don't trust her one bit. The last thing Odd needs is his heart broken again, she better not be playing with his emotions.
"Ulrich are you ok," Yumi said concerned.
"No I don't trust her one bit, what does she want with him now, I don't get it," Ulrich says to Yumi.
"Quit jumping to conclusions Ulrich, she's just his friend and he seems happy so let it go, you hardly know her so get off her back, she said.
" The girl is a thief, how do you know she won't get him in trouble again, don't be so gullible Yumi, he said.
" I don't know if she's changed but she deserves a second chance just like everyone else, whatever you do don't bring up the past, and don't say anything around Odd, and try to be nice to Samantha otherwise you will be girlfriendless, Yumi said, with a serious look on her face.
"Fine I"ll do it for you, I'll try to be nice," Ulrich said.
"You better be," Yumi responded. Lunch time past as fast as it started.
Odd and Samantha were unpacking her things, it was a small room so she didn't have to share it with anyone.
"So what do you think of Kadic," Odd asked Samantha.
" So far so good, but I don't think Ulrich likes me too much, I can see it in his eyes,"she said.
"Don't let him bother you, he doesn't see the good in you as I do, just give him some time," Odd said to her.
" I just hope I fit in with your friends, I was never good at making friends," she said looking down at the floor.
" Well you have one so far and I'm sure the rest of the group will accept you as well," he said put his hand on her shoulder.
" I hope so," she said with a small smile on her face.
"Theres a dance coming up this Saturday at the auditorium, I'm going to be the DJ, I was wondering if you want to go with me," he said.
" I don't know Odd," she said hesitating
. "Just as friends, besides I can use your help," he said.
"Okay, I'll be there," she said smiling at him.
" It starts at 7:00, I'll be at your dorm quarter to seven," he said
. "Okay, I'll be waitng for you,' she said.
They looked into each others eyes, they both blushed a little.
Odd left to let Samantha get aquainted with her room. Little as Odd knows she still loves him, but she thinks it best that they stay friends, she doesn't want to make the same mistake she made before.
Odd makes his way back to his dorm, it not too far from Samantha's, he went in and Ulrich is sitting there playing with Kiwi.
"Whats up why aren't you with the gang," Odd said wonder why his friend is alone.
" No reason, just needed some time to myself. Odd looked at his friend, he knew it had something to do with Samantha.
"Does this have anything to do with Sam, he asked Ulrich.
" No it doesn't, why would you think that," he said not looking at Odd.
"Come on Ulrich I know your lying," he said raising his eyebrow.
"Fine I don't like her, and I don't understand why you can too after what she did to you," he said with a loud tone.
"She made a mistake, we all do, not everyone can be perfect," Odd said raising his voice as well.
"How do you know she won't do the same thing again, your so naive Odd," Ulrich said.
" I'm her friend no matter what and you'll have to accept that, and if you can't then find a new best friend," Odd said leaving and slammed the door.
" Maybe I will," Ulrich said. But Odd had already left the room but surely he heard what he said.
It was dinner time, Odd and Samantha went straight to the dinner line.
They walk to the usual table, Jeremie and Aelita were already at the table.
"Where's Ulrich haven't seen him since lunch time," Jermie said.
" He's in our room sulking, he's just acting like an idiot," Odd replied.
"Wonder why he's making a big deal out of all of this," Jeremie said.
" I don't know what his problem is with Sam, he'll just have to accept her as part of the group," Odd said.
"Maybe I should talk to him," Sam said.
" I don't think that's a good idea," Odd said.
"I'm gonna try anyway, it might help him get use to me," she said as she walked to Ulrich's dorm to confront him.
Samantha walks to Ulrich's dorm to talk to him and hopefully try to put an end to his hate towards her, but will it work? She stands next Ulrich's dorm room door, she hesitates at first but knocks on it anyway knowing he may not talk to her.
"Who is it now?" Ulrich said in a loud tone.
"It's Samantha, I want to talk to you Ulrich, she said nervously.
He opened the door and looked straight at her with a mean glare.
"Your the last person that I would want to talk to," he said looking straight at her.
" I just want to talk to you for a few minutes, please," she said.
He let her in and closed the door shut. "What do you want to talk about, not that I care," he said sarcastically.
" I want to know why you been so cruel to me ever since I got here, I never did anything to you, I tried to be your friend," she said with a little anger.
"Its not what you did to me, it's what you did to Odd, and I don't befriend thieves," he said.
"Why do you always bring up the past, I never meant for Odd to take the fall, why can't you just give me a chance," she said as tears started to build in her eyes.
" I just don't like you, and never will, you want to be Odd's friend fine but don't expect me to be yours, once a thief always a thief," he said to her.
" That's how so little you know about me, all you know is the bad things about me but you never take the time to see the good side of me but your too blind to see that," she said as tears started rolling down her eyes.
Ulrich didn't say a word and didn't look straight at her.
" I'm sorry for even coming here, I thought it would help but it made things worse, I won't bother you no more, bye," she said with a broken voice.
She opened the door and left. Tears were rolling down her eyes and started to cry when she reached her room. All she wanted was to be accepted by his friends, especially Ulrich since he's Odd's best friend. She now wished that she had never came to Kadic in the first place.
The next morning everyone was at breakfast, Ulrich made it through the cafeteria doors and went to the breakfast line to get something to eat. He went straight to the usual table
."Hey guys," he said.
"Hey," they said all together not really glad to see him, looks like they knew what happened last night. They all sat there quiet for a while eating their breakfast until Jeremie broke the silence.
"Where's Samantha Odd," Jeremie said concerned.
" She's in her dorm, some reason she's upset, she said she wasn't hungry, I'll check up on her when I'm done eating," he said with his mouth filled half way with food.
Of course Ulrich knew why she was upset, he had hurt her feelings and yelled at her because he didn't like her, but for some reason he had felt a bit guilty for what he did, but the damage had already been done.
Odd had left and Jermie did the same a minute later, which left Ulrich with Yumi and she wasn't very happy with him.
" Ulrich you promised me that you would be nice to her and you made things worse, I'm very upset at you," she said with a mad tone.
"I promised that I would try and I did," he replied back to his girlfriend.
"You didn't really try at all, you didn't even listen to what she had to say, I'm leaving you as of now until you apologize to Samantha and if you can't then consider our relationship over," she said as she left the table going to class early.
Ulrich just sat their in shock when she said their relationship will be over if he didn't shape up and apologize, he sat there thinking it was Samantha's fault but he realized this was his fault if only he listened to her and tried to give her a chance.
Will he apologize or will he let his relationship with Yumi be diminished.
Classes for the Lyoko warriors passed by fast as they started. Ulrich is wandering the dorm halls thinking to himself wondering if he should apologize to Samantha or not and his head was starting to hurt.
If he does then Yumi would forgive him and take him back, but if he chooses not to then his relationship with his girlfriend will be in jeopordy.
Ulrich thinking: Why should I apologize I didn't do anything wrong, did I? Uhhhh, my head is hurting. I guess I'll apologize, but only for Yumi's sake, not for mine.
Ulrich made it to Samantha's dorm room, but he hesitates to knock on the door wondering if he should apologize or not, he didn't even know what he was going to say, but he just thinks of something quick and knocks on her door.
"Who is it," she said.
" Its Ulrich, I want to talk to you," he said trying to keep calm.
She opens the door not really happy to see him."What do you want, I think you said enough last night," she said.
" It will just take a few minutes," he said. She opened the door and let him in and shut the door.
" Go ahead and talk, you have three minutes starting now," she said laying down the law.
"This is hard for me to say especially saying it to you makes it harder," he said.
" Go ahead and say it already," she said impatiently.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for the way I treated you yesterday and for not listening to you," he said trying to make seem that he meant it.
"Are you doing this for your sake or your friends," she said questioning him.
"I'm doing this for me," he replied.
"Your not even looking at me, and you did say it to me eye to eye, your only saying your sorry for your girlfriend and friends not me," she said starting to get mad.
" What do I have to do broadcast it all over France, I definitely not gonna go that far, and I said I was sorry," he said.
"Your not sorry, your doing this for all the wrong reasons and you don't even mean it, I'm not an idiot Ulrich, just leave me in peace," she said directing him to the door
. " Fine, I tried to apologize to you, don't expect another,'" he says as leaves her room.
"Good, I don't need simpathy," she said, holding back her tears.
She sat on her bed, as a tear ran down her eye. Someone knocked on her door. "Who is it now," she said with a broken voice. "Its Odd can I come in," he said.
" Yes, the door's open," she said. Odd let himself in and noticed that she was crying.
"Whats wrong, why are you crying," he said with a concerned look.
"Ulrich came in here a few minutes ago and tried apologizing to me," she said calming down.
" So what did you say," he said.
"He didn't mean it Odd, I could see it in his eyes, he was doing it only for you and your friends sake," she said getting ready to cry again.
"Don't worry Sam, I'll talk to him later, try not to let it get to you, Yumi and the others like you, they want to be your friend, Ulrich on the other hand is a hard headed person, it takes alot to convince him, don't let him bother you," he said trying to comfort his friend.
"You always know what to say, thanks Odd, for being here for me," she said starting to cheer up.
"Thats what friends are for, come on lets get to class before were late," he said.
He helped Samantha up and they went to class.
