Chapter 3: Awaken

A/N: 3rd chapter is here. I'm surprised none of you figured it out. And you were Close too. No matter, let's start.

Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko.

Aelita, Jeremy, and Ulrich were in Mrs. Hertz's class, listening to whatever she has to say. Ulrich, however, wasn't listening because he was too busy worrying about his friend, Odd. What's wrong with him? Why is he acting like this? As soon as he saw that girl, he was acting different.

"Ulrich!" A voice yelled to him, cutting off his thoughts. Ulrich looked up and saw that Mrs. Hertz was looking at him with a not-so-happy look on her face. "Were you paying attention to anything I said?" she asked.

"Yes," Ulrich said.

"Oh really?" Mrs. Hertz said in a disbelieving tone, "Then can you tell me what a Pathogen is?"

"Uh, a virus?" Ulrich guessed.

"No, and if you were paying attention you would of known. Now as I was saying," Mrs. Hertz said. (A/N: I know what a Pathogen is; I just don't feel like explaining what it is.)

"You're worried about Odd?" Jeremy asked.

"Yeah," Ulrich nodded.

"We are too," Aelita said.

"I wonder what's wrong with him," Jeremy said, "as soon as he saw that girl, he acted different,"

"That's what I thought," Ulrich said.

"You think he knows her from somewhere?" Aelita asked.

"Probably," Jeremy said. With that, they continued listening to whatever Mrs. Hertz was blabbering on about.

Meanwhile, Odd was waiting for the girl to wake up in the infirmary.

'Thank god she got away,' Odd thought, 'I would've gone on a rampage if the caught her.'

A moan was heard and Odd looked up and saw the girl open her eyes.

"Rose!" Odd said, running to her, "You're awake!"

"Odd!" Rose said, hugging him, "I found you. Thank god I found you."

"Rose, what's wrong?" Odd asked, "What happened?"

Rose looked down and she looked like she was about to cry, "They… they took them Odd. Mom and Dad. They took them.

"You mean," Odd asked.

"The Black Talons, Odd," Rose said, nodding sadly, "They took Mom and Dad," (A/N: That's the name of the organization I made up)

Odd walked to the wall and punched it, surprisingly leaving a hole in it, "Why? Why did they have to take them?" He asked angrily.

"They're after you Odd," Rose said, "You are their project, after all," (A/N: Surprise!)

"No!" Odd shouted angrily, "I'm not their project. I am not some lab rat they can experiment on!"

Rose walked over to Odd and put her hand on Odd's shoulder, "Yeah, I know, Odd," She said, "You been through a lot when we first met,"

Odd turned to face her, "You were the one that brought my human side back," he said, "I remember it like it was yesterday,"

Flashback- 6 years ago (A/N: Didn't see that coming did you?)

A man and a woman ran inside the house, carrying an 8 year old boy with them. The boy had spikey, blond hair with a purple spot on it. He also had purple markings on his arms, legs, and face. He also had cat ears on his head, a tail, and claws. When he opens his mouth, you can see fangs instead of regular teeth. He was wearing a purple shirt and blue shorts that stops at his ankles. The boy was sound asleep. The man, who was carrying the boy, set him carefully on the couch. A girl that is the same age as the boy walked in, wearing green pajamas. She has long, brown hair and blue eyes.

"Mom, who is he?" She asked, when she noticed the boy.

"Someone we rescued," The mother said.

"He's going to be staying with us for a little while," the father said. The girl smiled widely at the thought of having a new friend. The boy wakes up and as soon as he notices the family, he hissed at them like a cat. The family backed away from him.

"It's okay," The mother said, putting her hands up, trying to show him that they mean no harm, "we're the ones who saved you," the boy cocked his head to the side a little, as if he was wondering whether if he could trust him or not.

"We won't hurt you," the mother said, "I am Marie. This is my husband, Tommy. And my daughter, Rose,"

Rose took one step closer to the boy. He hissed at her, as if saying 'stay back.'

"It's okay," Rose said, "I won't hurt you, you just have to trust me," She took another step forward. This time the boy did not hiss at her, nor did anything. When she thought it was safe, she walked up to him and scratched behind his ear. The boy relaxed and purred at the motion. Rose smiled and scratched behind his other ear. The boy closed his eyes and laid his head on his shoulder, showing that he trusts her.

Rose turned to her parents, "What's his name?" she asked.

"We don't know," Marie said.

"Can I name him," Rose asked them.

"Only until we find out his real name," Tommy said.

Rose looked at the boy, who was asleep, purring on her shoulder, "I think I'll call him, Odd," Rose smiled at her parents, who looked at her with confusion.

End flashback

"That was the one thing I'll never forget," Odd said. Rose looked at him, smiled, and gave him a hug.

"Me neither," She whispered, as Odd hugged her back.

A/N: That's it. Tell me what you think of Odd and Rose's past. Is it good or bad? Review and I'll know.