Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko
Claimer: I own Kirsten and the kids.
Okay, let's just go straight to the story, since I haven't gotten any reviews in the few seconds since I posted chapter 3..
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Chapter 4 – A Slip of the Tongue
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Rena sighed. She hated to resort to this, but she pulled out a hairpin and started picking the lock.
Her brother and Eric refused to answer the door, so she was going to take matters into her own hands. She smiled as the lock clicked. She pulled open the door and a blast of sound hit her.
She looked around, wondering where the trainwreck was, then she saw Eric with his mouth wide open. She sighed again and walked over to him.
She shook him hard and his eyes opened slightly. The noise stopped. "What?"
"Our parents are coming for an open house!"
"What? What about an eloping mouse?"
Rena rolled her eyes. "Open house is today. Our parents arrive in an hour. I figured you'd like to get ready." She looked over at John and noticed he was still sleeping. Dan was already gone.
She walked over to him and yelled "JOHN!" as loud as she could, but he didn't wake up. She hated to resort to this, but she drew her fist back and socked him in the arm. His deap breathing stopped and his eyes opened a crack, but she didn't notice.
As her fist flew towards him again, his arm blurred, and he was holding her fist in his hand. She smiled. "Ah, if you know it's coming, you can block it. If you don't know that it's––" She suddenly stopped and her fist went for his face. He caught it again and frowned.
"Can you leave the silat practice until later? I'd rather not have to spar with you today, if it's all the same to you. What are you doing here?"
Eric piqued up. "Something about an eloping mouse!"
Rena glared at him, and he shrugged. She turned back to her brother. "Open house is today, and our parents get here in an hour."
John nodded and pulled on a green t-shirt as his sister left. He put on a pair of jeans as well. Eric eventually started moving and got dressed too.
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The six of them stood outside waiting for their parents. Eric took a quick glance at all of them and chuckled to himself. "Hey! We look like a rainbow!"
The others rolled their eyes, but it was true. Rena was wearing red. Eric was wearing yellow. John was wearing green. Amy was wearing blue. Dan was wearing black and Nina was wearing white. Eric looked at the two of them and chuckled again. "Well, you two are boring, but the rest of us are like––"
He suddenly heard five voices say "Shut up Eric."
"Hey! Now why does that sound familiar?" The six turned and saw their parents walking towards them. Odd looked as if he was trying to remember something. Ulrich chuckled. "Maybe because you've heard it so many times. Does 'shut up Odd' ring a bell?"
Odd raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, it actually does! I wonder why?" He grinned at the others.
All five of the other adults rolled their eyes. Odd had never really grown up. Sure, he was older, but he was still as joking and sarcastic as he had been years ago. He still pulled numerous pranks on everybody, but they were more devious than ever.
The twelve of them left, the kids showing their parents the classes they were in.
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As they walked out of one class, Odd smiled slightly. "Wow! I can't believe that Mrs. Hertz is still here! I thought that old bat would have kicked the bucket by now! That just goes to show––"
Kirsten clamped a hand over his mouth. "Shut up Odd." Everybody chuckled slightly at the familiar phrase as Kirsten continued. "Remember, you're 37 now! You can't talk like that any more! Act your age!"
He grinned sheepishly. "Why? I never did before!
All of the adults laughed. "Well, true…say, I wonder if Jim is still here!"
All six kids laughed slightly as Rena turned around. "Well, his son took over for him, but he's still here. He's just a bit––"
Suddenly, an old man shuffled out from behind the garden shed nearby. "Who said my name?" He saw the six adults, specifically Odd. One look at his giant spike of hair and the man had his face in his hands. "Oh no…no no no no. Not you again! I thought you were gone for good! This school has enough troublemakers as it is!"
All of the adults snickered quietly as they remembered Odd's antics at Kadic. He had pulled ingenious pranks on everybody, student and staff alike. Most of the pranks were, of course, directed at Sissi or Jim. Needless to say, he had also spent a lot of time in detention, for nearly every offence possible.
Ulrich smiled. "Yeah, I don't know how you could be so smart and cunning when you were pranking Sissi or Jim, yet so stupid in school!"
"Hey! I passed!"
"Barely."
The old man, who was actually Jim, was still rambling on. "I know you're hiding something! I'll find out one day!" With that, he shuffled around the corner and away. The six adults looked at each other in complete silence and burst out laughing.
Odd finally calmed down enough to say something. "Hahahaha…whew! 'Jimbo' is still here! It's nice to be remembered for something. I just wish nobody had forgotten about Lyo––mmph!"
Kirsten had covered his mouth again. She leaned close and whispered in his ear. "Shut up! We don't want them to find out about it! If anybody finds out…"
"Mmph! Mmm mmph!" Kirsten removed her hand and Odd repeated what he had tried to say. "Oops! Sorry! It was just a…a slip of the tongue…"
The other five adults rolled their eyes and looked annoyed. The six kids glanced at each other, confused.
John was the first to say something. "So…were you about to mention my parents' band? Or something to do with that story?"
Odd rubbed the back of his neck, nodding slowly. "Um…sure…" He suddenly frowned, then looked up. There were gray clouds in the sky. "Hmm…looks like rain."
Sure enough, two minutes later, the rain poured down. Odd suddenly got a weird look on his face. He smiled as he saw the long, flat metal grate that was used to drain the water. It was basically a smooth metal plate with small slits in it. It ran all the way around the courtyard they had walked into. He grinned and ran towards it.
Kirsten raised an eyebrow. "Odd! What are you doing?"
He didn't listen as he jumped slightly and landed sideways on the grate. It was wet and slippery enough for him to slide on it. He slid for at least thirty feet, then turned around and did it again, ending up right in front of the group with a goofy smile on his face.
"I've always wanted to do that. It's like riding my overboard! Um…I mean…" He trailed off and swore under his breath. Everybody rolled their eyes and turned to continue the tour, with the kids now thoroughly confused.
Then they heard a scream.
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Okay, I know I'm leaving you with a cliffie, but trust me, it'll be worth the wait when you see the next chapter. All I can say is…
Ahem…cue cheesy announcer voice…
"AND THE ACTION BEGINS!"
Anyway, I managed to evade my sanity for a little while longer. By the way, Odd sliding on the grate was actually inspired by me trying out the same thing. I was successful too! It was fun! WHEEEEEE!
Aw…crap…my sanity has found me again. Let me say one more thing before I become normal…REVIEW! OR NO NEW CHAPTER!
Okay, here's a preview of chapter 5:
There, in the middle of the courtyard, were at least twenty monsters. They looked like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Unfortunately, these monsters were very familiar to the six adults who had just spotted them.