Living Up To A Legend Chapter 2: Friendships Reborn, a code lyoko fanfic

AWESOME! I got a whole load of reviews! 11 in one day! Not only that, but I haven't gotten any negative reviews! Anyway, here's chapter two. Chapter three will be up probably tomorrow, to celebrate New Years.

So…legal stuff first…

Disclaimer: Okay, if I owned Code Lyoko, would I be writing fanfics about it? No. I would be pulling all-nighters with the rest of Moonscoop to bring you season 3 as soon as possible. Ulrich and Yumi would have gotten together in Season 1. Aelita and Jeremie would have gotten together after "XANA's Kiss" since they kissed and all…

Well, I've rambled on enough about that. Here's the rest of it.

Claimer: I own…Kirsten, John, Rena, Eric, Amy, Dan, Nina, and this story.

One more thing, I've been putting the date in bold at the start of some sections to let you know what date some things are happening on. I'll stop doing that after this chapter, because I know I'll spread everything out too far and reach the end of the school year before I should.

Now, on to the story!

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Chapter 2 – Friendships Reborn

FLASHBACK (chapter 1):

There was a man sitting in the row in front of theirs. He was wearing all purple, and his blond hair was gelled up into a spike. Ulrich had noticed him first.

No way…

Yumi noticed too, just before a boy sitting in the seat on the other side of the aisle looked up and saw them. He was remarkably similar to the man. His hair was in multiple short spikes, and two of the spikes right in front of his head were purple.

"Hey dad! It's the Lyokophiles!"

Odd chuckled to himself. The name reminded him of good times in Lyoko, and his friends from years ago. He became serious again and looked over at his son. "What are you talking about? Why would they be here?"

"Cat-boy? Is it really you?" Odd gasped and looked up when he heard the familiar nickname. "Samurai? Geisha?" He smiled and jumped up.

"Ulrich! Yumi! Good to see you! I haven't seen you in years!"

"Same to you, Odd. You too Kirsten."

Odd and Kirsten exchanged hugs with them. Ulrich and Yumi sat in the seats in front of them and started to talk. Eric stood up and whispered to his dad.

"You actually know them?"

He laughed. "Know them? Heck, they were my best friends in school! They still are!"

John and Rena sat in their seats talking to one another.

"Can you believe it? Our parents know the owner of Carthage Productions!"

Eric and Amy were talking as well.

"Can you believe it? Our parents know the Lyokophiles!"

All four of them started talking to each other excitedly and became fast friends.

"So, why are you guys going to France?"

Ulrich smiled. "Well, we got an offer from a record company in France that we just can't refuse. What about you?"

"Well, I'm filming my next movie there. We'll be there for a while, so I decided to just move there." Odd grinned. "Oh, and I'm not telling you what it's about, at least not yet. You'll definitely like it though. I'm going to start scouting locations in a few months, after we settle in. We had a mansion built a while ago about a half-hour away from our old school. The address is…"

He recited the address to Ulrich. He looked up to see Ulrich staring at him with wide eyes. He was completely silent.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. It's just…I live on the same street!"

June 29th, 2029

"Jeremie! You know the two new houses? The new owners are here!"

"Coming Aelita!" He saved his work on his computer, then shut it down. He ran down the stairs and to the front door. He saw two cars drive up the road. The first car went left, the second one went right.

Jeremie knew that their stuff had already been moved in during the past few days. He was happy to meet some new people, but sad at the same time. He liked his quiet, isolated life. He only saw other people when he took his kids to and from school.

This year, however, his kids would go to Kadic Academy. Both Dan and Nina were happy to go to such a prestigious private school, and they wanted to get away from their parents for a while too. Jeremie and Aelita decided that it was worth the money to get the kids out of their hair for a while, not that they needed to worry about money.

Jeremie walked out of his house and walked to his left. He stopped at the front door and knocked.

The door opened and Jeremie started talking, hardly noticing who was there. "Hi, I live in the house next door and, well, since I'll be your neighbor, I decided to introduce myself. I'm––" He heard a muffled gasp and looked up to see who opened the door. "Oh my god! Yumi?"

"Jeremie! You're the one who lives next door?"

"Um…yeah…wow…that was unexpected…"

Yumi smiled and pulled him into a hug. She let go and called into the house. "Samurai! Guess who our new neighbor is!"

Ulrich walked slowly down the stairs. He didn't really feel like meeting new people, he was still tired from the long plane ride. He looked up, and his expression immediately changed.

"Oh my god! Einstein?" He ran up to him and pulled him into a one-armed hug. "How are you doing?"

"Great! So, you want to go meet the other neighbors?"

Ulrich and Yumi exchanged a glance. Ulrich grinned and responded to the question. "We've already met them, but I'm sure they'll want to see you again."

Jeremie frowned. "Again? Wait…no…can't be…is it really them?"

"Yeah, and you think you're surprised? We met them again on the plane from New York! Anyway, let's say hi to Princess first, and bring her with us."

They all left, Jeremie shaking his head, muttering "No way…too coincidential…"

Kirsten heard the doorbell ring. She shouted "I'll get it!" and ran to the door.

She opened it to find a group of four standing in front of her. She already knew that Ulrich and Yumi lived two doors down. She saw the other two people and gasped. Those glasses…that pink hair…

"No…way…is it really you guys?"

"Yeah, it's really us." Jeremie smiled. "Where's Odd?"

"I'll get him…CAT-BOY! OUR NEW NEIGHBORS ARE HERE!"

There was a loud crash followed by a yell. Then there were a series of thumps as Odd slid down the stairs and hit the floor, face first. He stood up slowly, holding his head, which sported a fresh bruise as well as several old ones from the other times he fell down the stairs.

"Argh, stupid first step. Stop doing that Kirsten!"

Aelita laughed. "Same old Odd."

Odd looked up in shock. "Woah! Aelita! Jeremie!" He ran up to the door and started a group hug. "I haven't seen you guys in years! You're our neighbors?"

Jeremie grinned. "Yes, we are. Glad to see you haven't changed."

He was right. Odd was still wearing his characteristic purple and pink clothes and yellow shoes. His hair still had a purple spot, and was still gelled up into a tall spike.

He examined them all one by one. Ulrich was still in green, but with blue jeans. Jeremie still had a blue sweater and beige pants that were too short. Aelita still wore pink.

"None of you guys have either, except for your hair…" Aelita's pink hair now hung down to her waist. Yumi's black hair was around the same length, and she had some red highlights. Ulrich's hair was a little longer now and was tied back with a bandana. Odd, Kirsten, and Jeremie were still exactly the same.

When Odd looked at Yumi again, he did a double-take. "Wow! Yumi, you're not wearing black!"

It was true; her black clothes were long gone. Now she wore a white t-shirt and jeans.

They all grinned and hugged each other. "It's so great to see you guys again!" they said in unison.

Yes, I know, it's WAY too coincidental, but just deal with it, okay? I'll eventually explain how they all ended up together, but not for a while.

Anyway, how do you like it so far? Please review! Oh, I'm also planning a third story, but I think I'll stop this series there. I have four more chapters typed, but they all need some serious editing. I also have some (extremely) rough drafts written out for the next bunch of chapters after that. If you count the rough drafts, this story is already longer than Code : Changes!

I got a whole 11 reviews for the first chapter! That means another preview! Wow…I've never had that many reviews in one day…so here's your preview!

Meanwhile, in an area of downtown London, a Crey supercomputer turned on. The operating system logo appeared for a moment. It was quickly replaced by a symbol that only six people in the world could recognize.

Okay, here's a poll. If I decided to screw around with the couples of my story, which would you prefer:

1) Ulrich and Kirsten, Jeremie and Yumi, Odd and Aelita

2) Ulrich and Aelita, Jeremie and Kirsten, Odd and Yumi

Don't worry, they're married and they're staying that way. I am just curious about which sounds better to you guys.