I officially didicate this chappy to Angels 'n' dreams. One of the ones who reviews the most, and wished me a happy birthday (also my 50th reviewer, i think). Thanks!

(Ulrich P.O.V. just after lunch)

The rest of the day goes smoothly. Odd failed another math test, Macas, Odd, and I sat bored in music class. Odd and I don't like music, but Macas is a music genius. Everything just comes easy to him. We sat bored through Science and P.E. was boring. We just ran the mile, AGAIN. That's the third time this month. I think Jim is trying to kill us. What a drag. Then we went to lunch.

"Oh Ulrich dear!" Sissi comes over to our table.

"What do you want now Sissi? I already told you I'm going out with Yumi."

"I was just wondering when you were going to pick me up."

"Pick you up for what?"

"Our date silly. You know you just wanted to date Yumi to get me really jealous. And now I am. Come on, dump her and go out with a real girl!"

"You know, I would if I could."

"Really? You're just going to make a lame joke again, aren't you?"

"No, of course not. I'm going to tell you the truth."

Man this is going to be good. It's taking all I have just to refrain from laughing.

"Really?"

"Yes of course. I would love to date any girl at this table. Unfortunately, Aelita is taken, and seeing as I'm already dating Yumi, I've already accomplished my goal. Thank you, you may leave now." I say as the others burst out laughing.

"Actually Ulrich, you forgot me. I'm a girl!" Sissi says as a last resort.

I feign extreme surprise, even doing a triple-take. "YOU"RE A GIRL? Holy shit, I never knew that!" I say, and everyone else is just laughing. They can't help themselves, they just keep laughing while Sissi just stomps away again.

"Ulrich, did you really mean that? Would you really date me?" Aelita says.

"You're a really nice girl Aelita, but you belong with Jeremie, and I belong with Yumi. That's just the way it is."

"Okay, I was just making sure." She says, looking relieved.

Lunch ends, we all go laughing to our next classes, but I pull Yumi back for a second.

"Are you doing okay Yumi?"

"I was pretty sad earlier during math, but I've been doing better since then. Thank you for caring."

"I just want you to know… I told Odd. He is my best friend and I tell him just about everything."

"That's perfectly okay. I'm going to tell Jeremie and Aelita after school."

"What about Macas?"

(Macas P.O.V.)

After lunch we all walked over to the main courtyard, most of the classrooms branched off from there. Well, all of us except for Yumi and Ulrich.

"Hey, what happened to Ulrich and Yumi?" I say looking around.

"Oh great. We lost 'em. They're probably back there making out." Odd says laughing softly.

"I'll go break 'em apart." I say, and walk back off in the direction we came, back towards the lunchroom.

"You might need a crowbar!" Odd yells after me. I just laugh and walk off.

I walk back, taking my time. I still had about ten minutes to go before fifth period. I am about to walk around the corner, when I feel this urge to stop and peek around the corner. To my surprise, I see them, not kissing but just talking in low tones. Like they don't want to be overheard. Unfortunately, I can hear every word.

"What about Macas?" Ulrich says. I tense up.

Why would they be talking about me?

"I don't know. I feel if he wants to tell me his secret, I'll tell him this. I know it sounds hard hearted, but I don't feel comfortable around him knowing he's got a secret he's unwilling to tell." Yumi says, looking down.

I know how you feel.

"I understand. I just want you to know… because I know both, I can judge. And his secret is quite a bit more… I don't know dark. He had some bad things happen to him-"

Don't say anymore, please don't…

"Don't say anymore. I don't want you to say anything about it. It's his secret, not yours to tell. Can you tell him something though?"

Phew, thanks Yumi…

"Yah, anything."

"Only that I want to know. Not so I can make fun of him, or anything like that. I just want to help."

Thanks Yumi. You're one of the few.

"I'll tell him. By now, he has probably figured out you're hiding something too, so he will want to know yours. He's a sharp guy, really on the ball. He is probably trying to figure out what Jeremie meant when he said that remark about Aelita. Soon, we might have to tell him about Lyoko anyway."

Lyoko? Lyoko sounds familiar… that's what I labeled my drawing! And the remark about Aelita… I don't think her computer really has a virus…

"I know. Tell him to meet me in the park later to… for lack of better term, exchange secrets."

Should I tell her my secret? I feel like I should. She's been so nice to me… Oh shit, they're going to find me here in a second!

I quickly walk around the corner to find them kissing.

"Hey guys, you're going to be- oops. Sorry if I interrupted something…" I say casually as they break apart.

"No, it's fine. Let's go to class." We walk off to class, I go over to my computer programming class, while Ulrich and Yumi go off to their separate classes. I find it really difficult to concentrate on my computer, something that doesn't happen very often. Jeremie was right; this class is pretty much a piece of cake. I don't really need to pay attention right now…

It's so weird. What are the odds that I would label that drawing 'Lyoko' that has all of them in it. And then I hear Ulrich mention Lyoko. It's just too much of a coincidence. What did they mean 'that remark about Aelita'? It was just a remark right? She could Aelita have a computer virus… this is just too complicated to figure out on my own. I need more information.

The rest of the class passes quickly. I meet Ulrich after school by the bench and wait for the others to arrive. They show up, one by one, and we talk a little bit. Then Yumi asks for Jeremie and Aelita to follow her for a second and they exchange knowing looks.

Yumi must have told them beforehand about this.

"Hey Macas, can I talk to you for a second?" Ulrich asks.

"Sure." I get up and walk away following him.

"What? No one wants to talk with Odd for a second?" Odd says, feigning being offended.

Ulrich looks at me and I give a nod.

"Come on Odd, you can follow in on this talk. I'm not going to say anything you don't already know."

"Yay!" He walks along with us.

"Macas, I did not tell anyone your… secret." Ulrich says carefully, looking at Odd.

"I know."

"I didn't tell Yumi any details, but I did say that you have a horrible past. She wants to help."

"I know Ulrich. I heard a little bit of your conversation earlier."

"How much of that conversation?" He asks, quickly becoming concerned. I see him give a very worried look to Odd.

"Only the part about me and my uh… secret. Why? Was there something else I shouldn't have heard?" I say. I know that if I ask about it, he'll think that I didn't hear it.

"What time do you want to meet her?"

"How about 6:00?"

"That should be fine. Just tell her thanks for caring. I'll be over in my dorm. I have some stuff to do."

"Okay, will do." He says and I walk off.

(Ulrich P.O.V.)

"What was that all about?" Odd asks as we walk off to meet the others.

"Oh nothing." I say and look away.

"Oh come on! I've known you for years, you expect me to believe that crap? Something is up, and I want to know what." Odd says.

"You know that Macas told me his past. Yumi wants to know about it. Macas apparently just agreed to tell her. What more do you want to know?"

"Why am I not every being let on in a secret?" Odd asks, exasperated.

"Did you ever ask?" I say, knowing what the answer will be.

"Good point… do you think I should ask him?"

"If he wanted to tell you, he would have. I assume he's more willing to talk about it now. I'm going back to the dorm for now. See you later." I walk back to the dorm and turn on the computer. I see some hope, I have thirty-two messages. Nope, nothing I want to look at. My e-mail seems to have been leaked out to the school, and now I have about a billion from girls asking how I am. I just delete them all, they're used to getting rejected by me. I send a quick e-mail to Yumi explaining Macas' time he wanted to meet, and I turn off the computer, disappointed.

Man, this is going to be a boring day, unless...

Hope you like it. The next chapter is going to be a fun one, i promise you that much... believe it or not, this story will come to a close pretty soon. I doubt there will be even ten chappys left after this. I only have about eight more planned out, but I'm working on a sequel. I am not going to update the next chappy until I get at least six more reviews...

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