He Who Calls
Chapter 6
Journal of Odd Della Robbia
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There's a dance coming up. I keep on thinking about asking Aelita, but I always decide against it. I think Jeremy might ask her to get back together soon. I should try and make my move before that.
Journal of Aelita Hopper
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I don't know how I started liking Milo. It began when he was the new kid, kind of naïve, the youngest, but smarter then any of us. I like smart kids; Jeremy was smart and he was nice a lot of the time, but he was too overprotective. If he asked me to get back together today I'd say no. Then Milo saved me on Lyoko. After that we hung out a lot. We like the same music, hate the same teachers, laugh at the same things. He might think of me in the romantic sense yet, but I am his closest friend.
Odd walked up to Aelita's dorm room door. Then he turned away.
"No, no, I can't say that," he muttered. "She'd think I was goofing around." He turned back toward the door. It swung open and hit him in the nose. "Ow! Damn!"
"Odd!" said Aelita. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," he said. "I'm okay. Just… um… going to the soccer field to watch Ulrich practice!"
"All right," said Aelita. "See you later then."
"See you," said Odd. He walked away, grinding his fist into his forehead. "Stupid, stupid, stupid," he muttered at himself.
Milo lay in his bed, headphones on. His iPod suddenly displayed an image. The Eye of Xana. An electric wave traveled up his headphone cords.
"Ah," he said. Then he tumbled out of the bed and twitched a little on the ground, electric waves still coming through his headphones.
"Oh no," said Jeremy. Then he picked up his cell and called Aelita. "A tower's been activated, and William's there. Phone Odd and Yumi, I'll get Ulrich and Milo."
"I'm on my way," she said. Then she raised her hand.
"Yes, Aelita?" Mrs. Hertz said.
"May I leave the room? I have to go to the infirmary."
"Yes, go," said Mrs. Hertz. Aelita picked up her bag and ran out of the room. She quickly phoned Odd and Yumi.
"Milo?" asked Jeremy. "Milo? Milo! Answer!" Milo's cell was lying on the desk a few feet away. Jeremy quickly dialed Ulrich.
"Ulrich?"
"Yeah?" Ulrich asked. He was in P.E.
"A tower's been activated. I think Milo might be in trouble. Can you go to his room, and if he's not there, find him?"
"Sure," said Ulrich. "Jim?"
"What?" asked the teacher.
"I have to go to the infirmary."
"Go, then," said Jim. Ulrich ran off.
"So what is Xana doing?" asked Aelita as she arrived in the factory with Odd and Yumi.
"I'm not sure, but I think Milo's in trouble," said Jeremy. "Ulrich went to find him."
"Oh," said Aelita. She was a lot more worried then she sounded.