Authors note:

First of all ladies and gentlemen let me just say thank you for waiting and i apologize sincerely for my laziness college has not been agreeing with my fanficiton writing schedule any way im sorry for the long wait hoepfully i can keep poping out at least one chapter a month (sorry .) for you pleasure

Enjoy

Weeks passed and slowly Jeremy's anger towards Tora subsided, the only down side was that each time Xana attacked Tora was left on earth with no way to help the group. Each return trip Tora remembered each attack and started accumulating the attacks in a journal on his laptop. One day Tora and Jeremy headed to the cafeteria as Yumi, Aelita and Ulrich were about to enter.

"Hey guys," Tora said waving to them.

"Hey Tora," Yumi smiled. "Hey Jeremy,"

"Going to lunch guys?" Jeremy asked as Ulrich stood on the top step that led into the small cafeteria.

"Not yet," Ulrich shook his head.

"We're still waiting on Odd to get out of his French class," Aelita smiled obviously to Jeremy.

"Don't you guys have French class with him?" Tora asked pointing to Ulrich and Yumi.

"Yeah, but…," Ulrich trailed off.

"Seems Odd was hitting on girls more than the books and I think his last failed test landed him a little talk with the teacher," Yumi said folding her arms. "Good thing you didn't follow his example Ulrich,"

"Oh come on let Odd be the one to chase girls," Ulrich said taking a seat on the edge of the step.

"What?" Tora started. "Would you be jealous if Ulrich went around after other girls?"

"Huh!?" Yumi gasped her face turning a bright shade of pink. "Of- of course not, Ulrich and I are…just good friends that's it,"

Ulrich lowered his head in disappointment at hearing Yumi's words as Tora hung his head sore about bringing up the subject, Just as the conversation was about to hit its awkward phase Odd rounded the corner looking a little down sulking pretty badly.

"Hey Odd," Tora said waving to him.

Odd ignored the greeting and walked up the stairs past Ulrich into the café watching his feet as his hands were stuffed in his pockets. His natural care free attitude obviously weighted down by something.

"That must have been one lecture the teacher gave him," Tora muttered to himself.

"Yeah we should go check on him," Ulrich said standing up as the gang piled into the building. Tora waited behind having the feeling he shouldn't go in with them seeing as he's already cause tension in their group just after stumbling upon possible the biggest secret in the world.

"Tora?" Aelita's voice broke through. "Are you coming?"

"Y-yeah sorry," Tora said walking up the small stairs rubbing the back of his head. "Just daydreaming,"

Odd played with one of the meatballs on his plate like he was bored in class as the others sat around him Ulrich sat across from him with a smile as he slide a crescent roll to Odd.

"Saved it from breakfast this morning," Ulrich smiled knowing Odd enjoyed the rolls at breakfast time.

"I'm not really hungry," Odd said tiredly.

"Oh come on Odd," Ulrich said leaning forward.

"You've been acting glum ever since you got out of French class," Yumi said putting a hand on his shoulder. "What's wrong?"

"I'm failing French class and what makes it worse," Odd paused. "It's parent's day,"

"Parent's Day?" Jeremy repeated. "I completely forgot,"

"That's right Everyone's parents are coming to kadic, if your parents find out your failing you're in serious trouble Odd," Ulrich said waving his fork as he was explaining.

"All of you have parents but I guess I'll just hang out in my room until it's over," Aelita said finishing a drink of water.

"You don't want to meet my parents Aelita?" Jeremy asked.

"Jeremy you had me come over for almost ever y holiday last year," Aelita chuckled. "I'll say hi but then I'll get some homework done,"

"Alright then," Jeremy smiled back at her.

"How about you Tora?" Yumi asked looking over to him sitting on the corner of the table. "Are your parents coming?"

"Oh um… maybe," He said playing with his food trying to avoid eye contact. "My parents are…divorced so they might have some trouble coming over,"

"Oh I'm sorry Tora," Yumi frowned. "I didn't know,"

"It's okay," Tora smiled weakly. "Besides I haven't been here that long I don't need my parents embarrassing me,"

"I hear you on that," Odd smiled taking a happy chomp out of his roll.

"Seems Odd's back to normal," Jeremy smiled as everyone chuckled.

"If you want we can hang out till the parent's day is over Tora," Aelita offered smiling.

"Sure, maybe," Tora smiled weakly again thinking. "It'd keep me preoccupied until I have to eventually do my homework,"

The group laughed a little as they cleaned their plates and headed back into the courtyard. The time soon passed and parents began to arrive First were Yumi's and Tora was introduced to along with Yumi's little brother. Next were Ulrich's parents Tora had the feeling Ulrich's father was a bit strict, bit being a stretched term. A little time after Jeremy's parents arrived Jeremy walked Aelita over as they began to talk Tora sat with Ulrich and Odd as Ulrich's parents went and talked with some of the staff.

"Here come my parents," Odd said with a sigh. "Guess it's time to face the music,"

"Good luck Odd," Ulrich said patting his back.

"We'll be with you…in spirit," Tora laughed.

"Very funny," Odd smiled as he walked over to greet his parents.

Aelita walked back and joined Ulrich and Tora as Jeremy and his family walked off to explore the campus.

"Shall we go?" She smiled at Tora.

"What about Jeremy and his family?" Tora asked looking surprised at how quickly she had finished with them.

"I said hi," She laughed. "Just like I said I would and now Jeremy let me go,"

"I suppose we can head out then," Tora said standing up straight. "See ya Ulrich,"

"See you later guys," Ulrich waved and walked back to his parents.

Aelita and Tora walked to the girl's dorm as the sky began to fade into its warm orange-ish hue covering the sky. Aelita looked up as they were walking and smiled softly then looked to Tora who was walking quietly looking at his feet as though in thought. Aelita shoved him a little.

"Anyone in there?" She smiled.

"I'm here," Tora smiled pushing her back lightly.

"Don't turn into a zombie on me," She said looking forward.

"You mean like one of Xana's last attacks?" Tora laughed. "I think I'd be a poor zombie,"

"Who knows when your under Xana's control there's no telling what he can make you do," Aelita grimaced.

"Oh, uh…," Tora felt he had brought up another bad subject. "The sky sure looks warm,"

"Huh?" Aelita said looking at Tora then up at the sky. "Warm?"

"Yeah, the color orange doesn't It make you feel I don't know kind a warm inside?" He smiled as he walked looking up at the sky.

"I never thought about it like that," Aelita said looking up again. "Yeah it kind of does,"

She smiled and stopped at the door to the girls dorm and didn't notice Tora was still look up at the sky till she hear d a smack and thud of Tora running into the wall and landing on his rear. She couldn't help but laugh as she helped him up, Tora covered his face in pain but Aelita thought he was covering it out of embarrassment.

The two walked up the stairs into Aelita's room as she closed the door and took as eat on her bed. Tora stood looking around still standing by the door.

"It's okay, make yourself at home," Aelita smiled. "Never been in a girl's room before?"

"I've been in girl's rooms just not a lot of them," He said still looking around. He walked forward and sat at her computer in her desk chair then noticed the little elf goblin near her night stand. He picked it up and looked it over. "What's this?"

"Oh, that's Mr. Puck," She said taking it from Tora easily and holding it close to her. "It's…something my father gave me,"

"Is your father still around?" Tora asked looking at her.

"I forgot," Aelita muttered looking over Mr. Puck. "We haven't told you, my father created Lyoko, and he virtualized me and him when he first started it up,"

"Oh, I'm sorry Aelita," Tora said standing up as Aelita explained she looked as though she would cry. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," She said wiping her eyes and smiling weakly.

"Now that's a lie," Tora said looking in her eyes.

"What?" Aelita asked slightly worried.

"When a girl says she's fine, she's really not," Tora said smiling and hugging her.

Aelita blushed a light pink as she was hugged suddenly then smiled and relaxed hugging back then she sat back down putting Mr. Puck away and dried her eyes. "Thanks Tora, I wish Jeremy was like that,"

"I'm sure Jeremy's like that deep down," Tora smiled. "Probably just shy to show it,"

"I wish Jeremy could let you come with us to lyoko," Aelita said playing with her thumbs. "We could train you make you a decent warrior against Xana,"

"Jeremy's too protective about me ending up as Xana's puppet," Tora sighed.

"I know, what if I take you to lyoko when he doesn't know," She smiled. "I can start he procedure and meet you in the scanner then we can go together,"

"But what about the strange static that occurred last time I went to lyoko?" Tora asked leaning against her desk.

"We ran a full diagnostic check on all of lyoko's systems," She started. "Whatever that static was it was caused by you, probably subconsciously,"

"Really?" Tora said rubbing his chin and thinking.

"Odd had the same problem with his power," Aelita said standing again. "Future flash allowed Odd to look into the future for short periods of time but he could never activate it on his own, it always happened subconsciously,"

"Maybe," Tora said thinking more than Aelita's phone began to ring. She picked up answering quickly.

"What, an attack at the school are you sure?" Aelita said looking at Tora. "Not Xana? How?"

Tora stood and ran out the door as Aelita tried to call for him. "Ulrich I'll meet you at the factory soon,"

Tora bolted form the girl's dorm running as fast as he could toward the parent's day assembly as Aelita called to him from a far trying to catch up with him. Tora finally came to the gym where the assembly was only to be greet by scared parents huddled in a corner of the gymnasium surrounded by tell men with black vests and gas masks.

"No," Tora said backing away slowly as one of the men saw Tora and motioned to his friends. The men turned and upon seeing Tora walked slowly towards him.

"We meet again," The man's voice muffled by the gas mask. "Tora,"

"It can't be you," Tora said throwing a punch to the man's face landing him across the jaw.

The man turned back to Tora and rub his jaw clearly annoyed by his act of violence. He grabbed Tora by the shirt collar kicking him hard in the gut and throwing him against the wall. Tora saw what had happened they had been xanafied.

"Xana…fied," Tora wheezed. "How?"

"We found a neat little network hidden from the general public," the man's muffled voice spoke as he picked up Tora. "The source is around here somewhere, and your helping us,"