He Who Calls

by Felix Sterreira

The gang's devestated after William's betrayal. They've found a possible Lyoko Warrior, an exchange student from Portugal. He's smarter then Jeremy, but he's also a twelve year old who loves to piss people off. Takes place after DoubleTake. AxOC Complete!

16. Chapter 16

He Who Calls

Chapter 16

Journal of Milo Salian

First Kiss

Wow. I did not see that coming. Bet anyone on Earth or Lyoko forty bucks everyone else did.

Journal of Aelita Stones

First Kiss

I did it. Refreshing to have finally ended the school-wide speculation about whether I really like Milo or Jeremy. Milo wouldn't let me into his room. He knew I knew the present was in there and he wanted it to be a surprise. I hope Milo enjoyed his birthday.

Journal of Tamiya Diop

News For The Hot Column

Milly is going to love this. I saw Sissi Delmas's secret crush, Milo Salian, kissing Aelita Stones outside his room. I can either put this in the news… Or Salian, Stones, and Delmas can pay to stop me. Just like the other morons who will do anything to keep their love lives out of the paper. Salian seems like a good guy. He won't seem like one if I spin it like he was already dating Sissi when he started dating Aelita.

Milo picked up the weird note he found outside his door as he walked back from lunch. It was roughly one p.m. He read it. 'Be at the gym by 1:05 or pay.' It was written in taped together letters from magazines. He ran to the gym. As he threw open the door he saw Sissi, Aelita, and that reporter girl.

"Hi, Milo," said the girl. Milo remembered her name now. Tamiya. "You might be interested to know," she went on. "That the school newspaper has a hot column. About couples."

"So? Aelita and I are dating. Everyone's known it for a month. No big news."

"Yes. I have a photo of you kissing."

"What?" Milo was angry now. "What, is that what you do? Sneak around and photograph people kissing?"

"I also have a photo," she said as though she hadn't spoken. "Of Sissi about to knock on your door in a dress the night of the dance, and a photo of Aelita hugging Jeremy. Imagine how it might look if I published these things together!" Milo understood at once. So did Aelita and Sissi.

"That is completely out of context!" said Milo. He was furious now. "Sissi has a crush on me, I know that, but I never responded!"

"And Milo wasn't even at Kadic when you took that photo!" said Aelita.

"Milo's a good guy!" said Sissi angrily. "I might be annoyed that he's dating Little Miss Perfect but he isn't a cheater!"

"Neither is Aelita!" Milo was so mad he wanted to kill the little reporter. "Are you saying you're going to blackmail us with those photos?"

"Blackmail is a harsh word," said Tamiya. "But I am going to make you pay me to keep them out of the paper, yes."

"You're disgusting," said Milo bitterly. "What do you want?"

"I want you to break up with Aelita," said Tamiya.

"What for?" asked Aelita. "Do you just enjoy causing others pain?"

"No," said Tamiya calmly. "He also has to go on a date with Milly. She's head over heels and I swore I'd get her a date. Of course, there is an alternative."

"What?" asked Sissi. "I tell my father and he gets you arrested?"

"No," said Tamiya, still calm. "Four hundred dollars. Each. Every month. If you tell, I give the pictures to Milly and she publishes them anyway."

"Why are you doing this?" asked Aelita, nearly crying with anguish and rage. "We haven't done you any harm!"

"The public needs to know my truth," said Tamiya. "Or I at least need some extra money."