Dedication: To notcreativeenoughtomakeone who had reviewed every chapter from what I can remember.
Declaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko. I do claim the rights to the character, Xenon and the plot of this story even though some of the ideas, setting, and characters are not mine.
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The door swung opened in front of Xenon and Odd to reveal Sissi and a disheveled Sissi at that. Her black hair needed a serious brushing through; it was frizzy instead of its once straightness. Tiny bags were below her eyes and she was tired. She had on a pair of black sweat pants and a plain pink tee which slightly hide the small bulge of her lower stomach. Behind Sissi inside of the house was a well kept living room that has books of various subjects on the coffee table.
Xenon and Odd stood there staring at Sissi as she stared back. They couldn't think to anything to say. The silence was unbearable for everyone.
"Um..Sissi." Xenon started, unable to withstand the silence. Sissi had had her attention on Odd and then turned her head ever so slightly to look at Xenon. Sissi blinked then ran back into the house and slammed the door behind her. Xenon and Odd heard footsteps run away from the front door and toward the back of the house. Xenon turned to Odd and looked at his reaction on his face. His face was shell-shocked and was just frozen. "Odd?" Odd continued to look at the dark wooden front door that Sissi had shut behind her.
"I don't know." Odd said. He sounded like he was far off, off in a place that he didn't want anyone there, a place where Xenon currently wasn't at with him. "Let's go back to school." With that, Odd turned and walked down the cement walk toward the street. Xenon ran after him after a moment's hesitation.
"Odd," Xenon said, tugging on Odd's purple sleeved arm. "You said-- you promised-- that you'd talk to Sissi about your child." Odd stopped but didn't look at Xenon. "Odd, I know it's difficult and it's hard to find something to say..." Xenon trailed off. Odd looked firmly ahead of him while Xenon stared at the left side of his face and held his left arm. "But you need to talk with her. I mean at least tell her you're the father and if she wants any help with it." They stood there without any change. "Odd..."
"I know I should, but she just doesn't want to see me." Odd said as he turned and look back at the house that Sissi occupied.
"Well, try to talk to her again. Don't just give up...scrawny." Xenon teased. Odd looked at Xenon surprised.
"I am not scrawny!" Odd practically yelled as he contradicted Xenon. His face flushed and Xenon smiled at Odd. "I'm svelte."
"Uh huh, yes you are, Odd." Xenon said. Well, he's relaxed slightly. Maybe I'll convince him to try to talk to Sissi once again today. Xenon thought hopefully. "Odd--"
"Alright, alright. Let's go try to talk to Sissi." Odd sighed. They started up the walk again.
"Excuse me. Could I help you?" A voice asked from behind them. Xenon and Odd turned to see a woman getting out of a silver mini-van carrying a huge bag made of tanish cloth filled with food from a nearby grocery store. The woman was in her mid-forties. Her had chin length ebony black hair that surrounded a small, round, delicate face. She supported creamy chocolate eyes with thick black eyelashes covered with thin, wiry glasses. She wore a simple black jeans along with a black button down long-sleeved shirt.
Xenon and Odd just stared at the woman. They could tell she was related to Sissi even though they had never seen her before. Odd and Xenon were once again as a lost for words.
"Can I help you?" The woman asked again. "Do you have business here?"
"We were--" Xenon began.
"I was looking to see if I could talk to Sissi." Odd interrupted. The woman stared hard at the pair of them.
"What are your names?" The woman questioned.
"I'm Odd and this is--"
"I'm Xenon." Xenon cut off and introduced herself before Odd could do it for her.
"Are you friends of Sissi's?" The woman asked. She walked closer and headed for the front door,
"You could say that. We knew each other at Kadic." Odd answered. The women unlocked the front door.
"We're you close?" The woman asked while rearranging the bag that was over her shoulder. Odd's face turned a pale pink. The woman didn't really seem like she wanted an answer. She opened the door and walked inside, leaving the door opened behind her. Xenon gave Odd a slight push in the back.
Why is she trusting two complete strangers to walk into her house? Odd thought. He started walking to the door after Xenon poked him in the back again. Odd took the first step in the house and felt afraid. It could either be a very bad confrontation or no confrontation at all if Sissi refused to talk to him. He walked to the middle of the living room and just stood there with Xenon by his side.
"Make yourself at home!" The woman's voice called from the back of the house which Xenon and Odd assumed was the kitchen. Odd nodded to the non-present woman and sat down on the couch next to Xenon. Odd clasped his hands together and his hands sweated. He pursed his lips together tightly. Xenon, on the other hand, was calm and collected. Xenon glanced at the textbooks on the table. There was a French book, an English book, an English workbook, a physics book, and trigonometry book. Minutes past. "Sorry to keep you waiting." The woman apologized as she entered the room.
"Oh no worries!" Xenon smiled, before Odd could cut her off.
"OK. So, you're friend's of Sissi?" The woman asked kindly while siting on another couch opposite of the on Xenon and Odd were sitting on.
"We knew her." Odd repeated. "If you don't mind, who are you?"
"Oh, jeez. Forgive me, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Eleanor Delmas. I'm Sissi's aunt." Eleanor said. Odd nodded in acknowledgement.
"I was wondering if I," Odd started and Xenon elbowed him in the side, "if we could talk to Sissi."
"Well, that depends on what your going to talk about." Eleanor said. "Sissi is very conservative when it comes to talking about her pregnancy, which I'm sure you about, and the question on who the father." Odd diverted his eyes down. "Oh my god! Your the father?" Eleanor asked flabbergasted. She continued to stare at Odd for a very moments before turning to look at Xenon. "And you have the nerve to bring your girlfriend over? No offence." Eleanor directed at Xenon.
None taken. Xenon thought mentally.
"Look Mrs. Delmas--"
"I'm not married and call be Eleanor. Ms makes me feel old." Eleanor said.
"OK, Eleanor, could we talk to Sissi please?" Odd asked, staring at the mid-forty year old woman.
"Well, I'll ask her, no promises." Eleanor sighed and then walked out of the living room and toward the back of the house.
"Now, we just have to wait for the future doom, eh?" Odd laughed which was weak and out of place.
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"Sissi." Eleanor cooed as she knocked on the room that used to be the guest room that Sissi now occupied. Sissi had locked the door and Eleanor did have the key, but she respected Sissi's privacy. She also called Sissi, 'Sissi' because she respected that if Sissi didn't want to be called her real name, which was Elisabeth, then she wouldn't.
"Go away!" Sissi hissed from the other side of the door.
"Sissi..."
"I said go away! I don't want to see that bastard and his bitch!" Sissi yelled from the other side of the door.
"Sissi don't talk to our guests that way!" Eleanor scolded. "I really didn't want to do this." She took out her keys and searched for the one that opened the door in front of her. She stuck it in the keyhole and then handle on the other side turned stopping the unlocking of the door. "Sissi, let go of the handle." Eleanor ordered.
"No!" Sissi yelled. "No..." Sissi sobbed softly. "I—I don't want to see them." Eleanor thought on this for a second and ran her hand through her short black hair.
"Sissi, you know they just want to talk to you--"
"Well, I don't want to talk to him." Sissi said defiantly from the other side of the door. "I don't want to. I don't want to!" Sissi pouted.
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"I said go away! I don't want to see that bastard and his bitch!" Odd and Xenon heard Sissi shout from the other side of the house. Odd bit his lip and looked at Xenon.
"Someone isn't happy..." Xenon said in a singsong voice. Odd didn't do anything but stare in the direction that Eleanor had left to go get Sissi.
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"Look, just talk to them. I'm forcing you." Eleanor said sternly, leaving no room for argument. But Sissi had to try anyway.
"But--"
"NOW!" Eleanor ordered. There was silence throughout the whole house. There was a click and the door opened slowly. Sissi had changed into loose fitting black pants with her usual pink crop top shirt with a red heart on the front. The shirt didn't really hide the bulge of her pregnancy as much as the pink teeshirt had. Her hair was brushed and was now accessorized with a yellow headband. Sissi's black eyes were red from crying.
"I don't want to talk to him." Sissi whispered, looking at the floor.
"Why?" Eleanor asked concerned.
"Why would I? Why would I want to talk to the guy that cursed me with a child right now and I can't go to school with all my...with everyone at Kadic. Worst of all, he brought his girlfriend." Sissi exasperated.
"Just come on. They're waiting." Eleanor said. She grabbed Sissi's right forearm and dragged her to the living room. Sissi stood in front of Odd and Xenon and they were surprised to see her. Great, they probably think I'm some sort of freak. Sissi thought. Sissi inclined her head in acknowledgement of Xenon and Odd in front of her.
"H-hi Sissi." Odd said shakily. "Long time no see." Odd looked like he just said, 'Oh shit' in his head as he pressed his lips together so he wouldn't say anything as stupid as that again.
"Hi Odd." Sissi responded with a sigh. "Xenon."
"Sissi." Xenon said, nodding. Xenon felt uncomfortable, but not as nearly as Odd did. She felt him shake in his seat as he stared at Sissi. An awkward silence followed this.
"So, what did you want talk about?" Sissi asked flatly.
"Um..." Odd began.
"Xenon, let's talk." Eleanor interrupted. She signaled for Xenon to follow her to the front door. Xenon and Eleanor left through the front door, leaving Odd and Sissi alone. As soon as the door closed, Sissi sat on the couch next to Odd and for Odd it was too close for comfort.
"Odd..."
"Look, Sissi. I just w-wanted to tell you that I-I'm the--" Odd said as quickly as he could, but he stuttered on some words.
"Yeah, yeah. I know, Odd." Sissi interrupted. "I know you're the father." Odd had instant weight taken off his shoulders but he still felt some of it there.
"How?" Odd asked.
"Well, I'm not dumb Odd. On New Year's day, I woke up in your and Ulrich's room next to you. I think I'd know who would be the father." Sissi said. "Oh! I have something for you be right back!" Sissi said jumping up and going to the back of the house to her room.
"O-K..." Odd said. I have no fucking clue what to say... Odd thought. Odd wasn't waiting long till Sissi came back and sat down next to him again.
"Here." Sissi said offering Odd what was in her open hand. Odd looked blankly at the item in Sissi's right hand. It was a necklace with a pendant which was a white gold locket with purple crystals that formed a 'X' on the small surface. "I picked it up when I left your room." Sissi explained as she saw Odd's confused look on his face. Odd silently took the locket from Sissi. It felt cold in his hands. "I think you'll want to return that to Xenon."
"Sissi, look--"
"Odd, look. I'm fine. I don't need any explanations, excuses, help, or anything. I'm fine. Just leave." Sissi said. Odd stared at at Sissi confused.
"Sissi, I'll be willing to help you. Give you anything that you'll need--" Odd said.
"Anything?" Sissi interrupted suddenly. Odd stared at Sissi. Man, just staring and not talking is becoming a habit. Odd thought.
"What?"
"You'll give me anything that I need?" Sissi asked.
Oh for the baby. Odd thought. "Of course." Odd responded.
"Odd, can you tell me something?" Sissi asked. Odd was taken back but nodded.
"Yeah, anything."
"Odd," Sissi started slowly. "Odd, have—have to ever liked me?" Sissi asked. She stared into Odd's ocean blue eyes. I need to know. Sissi thought. I need to know if he's ever even considered me. Would the only way where he'd show me some affection be when he's drunk?
"Liked you?" Odd repeated.
"Yeah. Have you ever considered me a potential girlfriend?" Sissi asked. "You asked every girl at Kadic that was within two years of your age except me. Why?" Odd diverted his attention to the locket in his hand. The locket grew warm in his hand as he closed it around the white piece of jewelery.
"I once did. I thought you were hot when I first came here is the seventh grade, but then Ulrich, Jeremie, and Yumi convinced me otherwise. Then I started to despise you." Odd said. He sighed and ran his hand through his gelled hair.
"So, you never considered me after that?" Sissi asked.
"Once, when we were in eighth grade." Odd said. "Remember how the online dating thing was popular back then?"
"Yeah." Sissi said slowly. She was remembering back to that time when she was a computer chatting freak. And she met this really amazing guy who she could relate too...
"Sissi, that guy who promised to meet you in the courtyard of Kadic was me. I saw you there with your laptop and I didn't come up to you. Ulrich had come with me and I didn't want to...ya know." Odd nodded and waved his hands around. Sissi's face sadden.
"Oh." Sissi said, downcast. "Why?" Tears started to well up in her eyes. Sissi fought to keep them at bay but she couldn't help as some of them spilled out and down her face.
"I don't know." Odd admitted honestly. "I just didn't. Look, Sissi I'm sorry--"
"Didn't I said no explanations or excuses?" Sissi snapped, hurt. Odd didn't know what to say to Sissi. She wanted to know why but without any 'I'm sorry.' Odd bit his lip. "Odd?" Sissi said in a weak voice. Only one more thing. Sissi thought. One more thing that I want from him...
"Yeah?" Odd responded, feeling like shit.
"Can I ask for one more thing?" Sissi asked, sounding desperate. Sissi stared at Odd.
"Yeah, anything." Odd said. I don't like it when I make a girl cry... Odd thought. Sissi leaned forward taking Odd by surprise. Odd froze as Sissi but her lips on his and wrapped her arm around his neck. It was just a touch of the lips, a simple kiss. Odd was struck there with fear as Sissi held him in that position as her lips trembled on his and hot tears slid down her face and onto his petrified face.
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