A/N: Alrighty! Working on chapter two now! Yeah! :D So um, disclaimer time! Which I forgots to do in the previous chapter :o Oh noez! So I decided to change the song. I hope you all don't mind all that much! I changed it to a slightly country song that I'm obsessed with because it has an amazing message.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko or If I die young by The Band Perry I still own Kiki because she is my OC! So no one take her away from me! :o

Walking through the halls of her home in a simple tank top and black shorts, Yumi Ishyama made her way over to the room that her dear older cousin was staying in. Opening the door slightly, she smiled at the figure that was wrapped within her blanket. Stepping into the room she kneeled down to the figure and shook her shoulders slightly. "C'mon Kiki, it's Monday and we have school now. You slept all day so now you have to wake up."

Kiki groaned as she heard the voice of her younger cousin intruding her peaceful slumber. "Mm, Yumi-Chan can't I sleep for another four hours at least?" She smiled slightly as she pulled the covers over her head and snuggled into the warmth. The brunette sat up with her hair standing up in the strangest way as the blanket was abruptly removed from her bed. "Hey missy! I was kind of using that!" She gave a humph as she snatched the blanket back from Yumi and folded it neatly into a square before setting it near her bed. "Plus I don't even need a blanket to sleep!"

Getting back into her bed, she curled herself up and closed her eyes. She smirked as she heard Yumi finally exit the room. Kiki then sat up once more as she felt cold water hit her warm face. "What the hell!" She opened her eyes to see her cousin standing in front of her with a water spritzer aimed at her face directly. "You know what? Fine. I'm up now. I'm up! Now please, leave so that I can get ready!" Kiki pushed the grinning black haired girl out her room. 'I do NOT want to go to school right now.'

Walking down the steps in her usual outfit and bag, she went into the kitchen to see Yumi sitting at the table with her parents. "So are we heading out yet?" She bit her lip the slightest bit at what she knew was missing.

Yumi looked up from her hands and nodded. "Yea. Let's go. See you guys later." She kissed her parents on the cheek each before heading out with Kiki.

As the two were walking, Kiki couldn't help but ask what had been going on through her head a few moments ago. "So um, Kitsune? Where's my little squirt?"

Yumi laughed slightly and shook her head at the slightest hint of worry in Kiki's voice. "He was staying over his friend Jonny's house the weekend. He'll be home after school, don't worry." Smiling as Kiki nodded Yumi looked around slightly. "So Ookami, how do you like France so far?"

The brunette grinned and nodded furiously. "Oh my gosh yes! I know I've only been here for about two days but it still seems amazing. I'm planning on staying here for good." Looking around, Kiki tried her best to memorize her way to the school.

Yumi gave the smallest smirk before replying. "Well, I just hope you enjoy the classes as much as you love the scenery." She looked around once they had stepped into the large campus of Kadic Academy. (They are still all in the same grade. That much has not changed at all) Once she spotted the four she was looking for, Kiki and Yumi made their way over to the famous bench. "Hey guys, how's it going?"

Yumi grinned at her friends and took a seat on the bench next to Ulrich. Kiki took a short glance at them before she lay down on the grassy land in front of the bench. Odd, who was leaning casually against the bench, raised an eyebrow at her. "Um, you do know that there's a bench right here right?"

Kiki could only let out a chuckle and nodded. "Well duh, I mean it's obviously there. I mean I just like to be on the ground most of the time."

Looking around, Odd shrugged his shoulders before laying down on the ground next to her himself. "Hmm, you know, this is kind of comfortable actually. But you're still pretty weird." He turned and gave her a goofy grin.

Kiki rolled her eyes but laughed nonetheless. "Says the guy whose name is Odd."

"Hey Kiki?"

"Yes Odd?"

"I was wondering. Where did you get your taste in music? Because if it's as good as I think it is, then I think you can be a great addition." At the confused look Odd explained slightly, "See, we had started a band called the Pop Rock Progressives and I bet you we could restart it with you in it!" Yumi's voice cut him off shortly. "Yeah but Odd it had only lasted about a week. I doubt that can even count as a decent band." She eyed her older cousin warily and grimaced slightly as she shot up.

"Wait what? A band? Yumi… You mean you started a band with them even after you had shot down my idea of forming a band? I am disappointed in you!" She gave Yumi a slight glare.

"Look Ookami, we were like what? Ten? We didn't even know how to play an instrument! How were we supposed to make a band?"

"We could have learned! But it's obvious you just like to shoot down my ideas." Kiki pouted as small tears began to form at the corners of her eyes. Speaking in a child like tone she averted her eyes back to Yumi "So you still won't even think about it? Please?"

Yumi grimaced as she saw the look that Kiki was purposely putting on her face. "Don't you dare give me that damned face!"

"B-but why not?" Kiki sniffed lightly as she brought up a hand to wipe away the tears of a single eye for more to accumulate.

"Just don-"

Interrupting her younger cousin, Kiki only sniffed and trembled slightly. "I guess I understand… I-if you really won't think about it."

Yumi could only groan at her cousin's behavior. "I know I'm going to regret this, but fine. If you want I will help you start a band." She had barely closed her mouth before she was tackled into a hug by the brunette along with a long stream of thank you's.

In a celebratory fashion, Kiki began to jump and run around the group before sitting back down on the ground. Odd sat up and could only look at her as though she was insane.

Walking over to their black haired friend, Aelita and Jeremy gave her a questioning look. "Um, wasn't she just on the verge of tears a few seconds ago?"

Yumi shook her head as she turned to her cousin to find her and Odd fighting over her headphones. "No, she just fakes it every time. She hardly ever really cries. She hates crying is why. Can't stand it." The two geniuses in front of her could only nod as they watch the blue eyed girl lightly hit Odd against the head before taking her headphones. Walking over to the two, Yumi placed a hand on each of their heads, grabbing their attention. "Come on guys. Classes are about to start now."

Getting up, Kiki frowned at the thought of her classes. "Yumi-Chan! I don't want to go to classes though!" Bored at the thought of going to classes, she came up with an idea to entertain herself. "Guys? How about after classes I let you all ask me as many questions as you'd like? Might as well so that you can get to know me a bit better." As the rest nodded she smiled and then began to wonder. "Wait, so what class do we have first anyway?"

Yumi smiled at the Brunette beside her. "Well Kiki, I'm sure you'll be pretty excited actually. We have art class first period."

Kiki seemed to freeze in place as she heard those words. "Are you serious? This is AMAZING! Chay! This is great!" Kiki began to jump up and down before grabbing Yumi's hand and leading her into the building. "Come on Yumi! Don't be so slow! We have to get to class."The four sprinted slightly to catch up to the two.

Watching the new girl slightly, Jeremy leaned over to Yumi and questioned her vocabulary. "Is Chay even a word? And why is she so excited about art class?"

Yumi could only help but let the small smile appear on her face as she looked over to find her randomly dancing to a song in her head. "See, Kiki's very creative. She even creates her own words. Like Chay. It's a combination of the words yay and Chea which is basically just her way of saying yes. As for art class…" Her face softened as she looked over to the brunette that she knew had dealt with so much in her past. "She's always had two obsessions. Drawing and Singing. I'm not exactly sure why but she says it helps her relieve any stress. But she deserves it. That much I'm sure of. Plus, way too much goes on in that insane mind of hers." As she walked off, Jeremy stood there wondering what could possibly cause someone their age so much stress.

As the six walked into the art room, Kiki immediately set her bag next to Yumi's and immediately ran up to retrieve a few canvases. She grinned as she grabbed supplies and brought them back to her desk. Grabbing a simple pencil, she began sketching out an image. Once satisfied, she inked it in. Looking at the small chibi figures of her and her cousin, she smiled as a idea came into her mind. Grabbing the pencil once more she sketched in everyone else into a line holding hands. 'Bonds that should never be severed.' Kiki grinned at the thought before coloring in the entire image.

Finished with that one, she pulled out another canvas and began sketching out two somewhat realistic looking animals. Once done with the sketch, it was clear that the two animals were a wolf and fox. Though totally different, a friendly and family like glint in their eyes.

The rest of the art class went on like this. Sketching, Inking, adding, inking once more, and finally coloring. Once the class had ended, she had come out with four images in hand. She held them by their ends carefully making sure not to fold it.

Catching a glimpse of what the image was, Aelita tapped the Japanese girl on the shoulder. "Um Kiki, would you mind showing us what you drew?" Said girl looked reluctant at first before nodding and hand each canvas to a person. In Yumi's hands lay an image of both Japanese girls standing side by side, arms intertwined. Odd held one of a blue rose held in a small hand. Aelita looked at the image of both animals with a hesitant look as she looked at the wolf. Ulrich and Jeremy smiled as they looked at the image of the six of them holding hands.

Odd looked over to the brunette and grinned. "Wow Kiki. These are really good! They're even better than mine!"

Ulrich gave his roommate a dumbfounded look before replying. "Odd. I say this in the nicest way possible. Kiwi can draw better than you."

The blonde frowned at his comment. "Hey! I'm not THAT bad!"

Giggling at the two males in front of her, Kiki looked over to Jeremy who stood next to Aelita. "Hey Jer? What class do we have next?"

Jeremy thought for a second before replying. "I'm pretty sure it's music class." He stated it so casually that he was startled by the sudden eruption of excitement from the girl who was only a few feet away from him.

"YES! YES! Oh my gosh! YES!" Kiki began to jump around before grabbing Yumi's hands and dragging her along. "Woo! Isn't this amazing!" She stopped abruptly and looked at the others. "Wait! We should get there as soon as we possibly can! Come on!" Running into the building she left the others outside. Coming back outside, she rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. "Uh, were exactly is the music room?"

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Once they had finally arrived at the music room, Kiki immediately ran straight up to the few microphones at the front of the room and almost screamed into it, startling the students that were already inside. Walking over to the desks, she sat down, almost jumping in her seat. "I can't wait to use one of those microphones!"

Ulrich leaned over his desk and nodded slightly. "Well it looks like you'll be using one today." At the confused look he explained furthermore. "You see, we're working on vocals and to know just at what level you're at you'll have to have a sample of your singing abilities."

At the thought of performing in front of everyone in the class, she immediately paled slightly. The others looked at her in worry. Her eyes shifted to everyone else in the room before she started to tap her fingers on the desk. "Oh god. Oh my frigging god." It was obvious that she had suddenly acquired a case of stage fright. Yumi placed a hand on Kiki's shoulder as the teacher had finally walked in.

Mr. Mann (It's better than Mr. Teacher! Don't judge me!) went up to the front of the classroom. "So it appears that we have a new student. Well, Ms. Tsukiko. We are currently working on vocals so I'm going to have to ask you to sing a few lines for us."

Kiki got up shakily and began making her way over to the front of the room. When she arrived to the front of the room, she tip toed to whisper something into the teacher's ear while looking at Yumi. Although he was slightly reluctant at first, Mr. Mann nodded and brought his attention back to his class. "Okay, so it seems as though we've had a certain request. Ms. Yumi, Tsukiko would appreciate if you would join her in her performance and I have no problem with it." He stepped back and left his arm outstretched, signaling for her to step up.

Getting up, Yumi glared slightly at her cousin before standing next to her. Looking over as she felt her cousin's arm intertwine with hers, she smiled slightly and nodded reassuringly. Kiki looked over with nervous eyes and nodded before leaning over, whispering something. Receiving a nod, she looked forward and closed her eyes. Allowing the music to begin in her head, she took a deep breath and grabbed a hold of Yumi's wrist.

(Kiki, Yumi, Both)

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Taking a deep breath, Kiki tightened her grip on her cousin's wrist slightly. She opened an eye slightly to find everyone looking at them, causing her to shut it immediately and simply continue singing.

Uh oh, uh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time

And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand,
There's a boy here in town who says he'll love me forever,
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life, well,
I've had just enough time

Feeling the grip of the brunette tighten, Yumi intertwined their fingers and smiled as she felt her cousin relax the slightest bit. Their voices harmonized together and raised slightly, fear leaving slowly.

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'

Feeling most of the fear leave her body, Kiki opened her eyes as her voice trailed off slightly and sorrow came into her eyes. Looking over to her cousin, she rest her head on her shoulder and took another deep breath. Eyes wide open now, Kiki just stared at the wall on the other side of the room before putting more emotion into her voice.

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh (uh, oh)
The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them, oh

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls

Both of their voices trailed off at the last note before the brown haired Japanese girl shut her eyes once more, fearing the reaction of the fellow classmates. As she began walking towards her desk eyes closed and arms stretched out, she heard Yumi call out to her. "Um Kiki. I think you might want to open your eyes before you hurt yourself." Raising her hand, she waved her warning away until she hit her hip on the corner of her own desk. Her mouth opened in pain, though not allowing a sound to come out. Finally opening her eyes she gripped her hip in pain before sitting down as Yumi came by as well.

Mr. Mann made his way to the front of the class once more and cleared his throat gaining the attention of his students. "Well, that well done ladies. Though Ms. Ishyama, why haven't you ever performed that well in my class before?" He averted his attention to Yumi who could only shrug in response to his question. The rest of the class was spent doing vocal exercises. Once the class had finally ended, the six walked out, Kiki still holding her drawing in her hand.

Once they had managed to step completely into the hallway, Kiki gave out a sigh. "Well that was heart wrenching!" She giggled slightly as the others looked at them dumbfounded.

Ulrich walked up to Yumi before asking. "Wait, why didn't you ever tell us you could sing that well Yumes?"

Shrugging once more, Yumi closed her eyes. "Well, you all never asked." Kiki snorted at her cousin's response and brought a finger up to her chin in thought.

"Wait, what class is next? I'm actually kind of excited!"

Aelita twisted her face in concern lightly. "Actually Kiki, we have science class next."

Kiki's face immediately dropped at the pinkette's words. "…What…" Kiki looked down at the ground before looking back up with her arms slightly stretched upwards.

"NOOOOO!"

A/N: Yea buddy! :D Chapter two is complete! I was going to put it up yesterday but I hadn't finished it yet since I was working on a project. As some may be able to notice, I cut out the last scene in this chapter. I felt there was too much happening within a single chapter so I'm going to put into it's own chapter along with a scene before it. Now, let's see the change within this redone chapter! :D

Previous Word count: 2,558

Current Word Count: 3,264

Previous Pages: 6

Current Pages: 8

Yay! I am making progress! To AeonFrodo, I am using your advice to the best of my abilities! I hope you can see progress! :D

Well now for the next chapter!

Ja Ne!

~Lonely-Midnight-Wolf