Disclaimer: Neither I nor the fantastic (Not as fantastic as ANIME BUBBLES). aZn DrEaMeR xD own Code Lyoko

Author's Note: Hey guys…as you noticed from the summary, or disclaimer, Anime Bubbles is no longer helping me write this story. I'm sorry you guys, but she can no longer help so aZn DrEaMeR xD graciously- not graciously. She wanted to.- stepped in to help me instead! I hope you all enjoy chapter 2!

Azn Dreamer: XDDD ENJOYYY! We purposely posted this on Halloween for your freakishly scary enjoyments… -obviously-

Whoever Said School Couldn't Kill?

Chapter 2: Close Encounters

Yumi burrowed her head into Ulrich's shoulder farther, feeling her breathing get hard. This couldn't be happening. Out of reflex, he placed his arms around her slim figure even tighter, laying his head on hers.

This couldn't be Xana's work-he had long ago been shut down and hadn't launched an attack in over four months because of it.

"This can't be happening…" Ulrich muttered, frozen in shock, not sure of what to do. He hadn't even realized that he was indeed holding the girl he loved out of the fear brewing deep inside of him.

Odd immediately moved away from Mrs. Hertz corpse, walking towards his two friends. The note was still clenched in his hand; his face had gone slightly white. "Ok…ha ha! Very funny. Ok, this joke's gone far enough," he said, but his voice was unsure, like he was praying someone would say it was just a joke.

No one came out from the crowd, saying indeed that it had all been a joke. Mrs. Hertz didn't move, and it wasn't like her to go along with a sick, twisted joke such as this. No, even before Odd had spoken, they all knew that it was really happening.

The wind howled outside, banging against the walls and windows, making eerie sounds echo throughout the school. Lightning still flashed in the sky, making the lights go off and on, while thunder shook the school beneath them.

Yumi finally pulled herself together and lifted her head from Ulrich. "It's just like the movies Hiroki watches… this isn't possible…"

The lightning flashed again, knocking out the power. The lights flickered off and didn't come back on. Yumi watched everyone, making sure nothing would happen to them, when she saw a shadowed figure run across the room and towards the boys' dorms, a knife or something of the sort in his hand.

She tapped Ulrich and pointed, so that he could see too, but the figure was gone by then and she was given a weird look. It was black as a midnight sky with no moon or stars, and every student of Kadic had found someone to hold on to out of fear.

The lights came back on, the backup generators kicking in, and Odd pulled out a chair and stood on it.

"Listen! Everyone just stay calm!" he yelled, and after a few seconds the crowd silenced themselves. "We need a plan! If we're going to get through this then we need to establish some rules and a plan!"

No one in the crowd said anything, and finally Odd's best friend agreed, saying that the most important thing was to make sure everyone was okay.

"Listen! No one should go anywhere without at least two other people with you…Don't go into any of the dorms or anywhere that you're unsure of-"

He was cut off as a boy from the crowd muttered, "Which is everywhere." Everyone looked at him; that was true. They weren't even sure if where they stood was safe.

Odd started to climb down from the chair, deciding that was all he needed to say. Right after stepping down, an arrow flew by overhead, in the direct path Odd's head had just been!

It stuck to the wall close to the ceiling, and Odd was having problems standing up. His eyes were huge and he needed something to hold on to. Ulrich and Yumi ran over to him to help.

"That almost hit him!" yelled the same boy as before, looking worried. "We're in big trouble!"

"Look!" Yumi drew everyone's attention away from the boy and towards her. "Look at the arrow!" Everyone adverted their eyes to the spot on the wall where it stuck, and saw a white piece of paper jabbed onto the spear. Another note?

Odd was still trembling, and it was getting hard for him to stand up. He had been the one in the group that loved scary movies, always proposing to watch them instead of some romance or comedy, but he never knew that he would someday be in the same shoes as the people on the television.

He finally regained himself though, and being the good rock climber he was, volunteered to fetch the letter, though still deadly afraid. He wouldn't show his emotions to anyone.

Many girls in the crowd of students committed on how brave he was, first the letter with Mrs. Hertz, the arrow almost at his head, and now volunteering for the tedious task of climbing up to an arrow on the wall.

He pulled a chair towards him, a tall one with long legs, and a velvet back and seat, and positioned it as close under the arrow as possible. But even standing on this chair he was too short.

He got on his tip toes, stood on the back of the chair, even climbed up a little bit, and finally he grabbed the arrow, pulling it out of the wall.

It was a scream that distracted the other students, and well as him, and their attention spread to the source. Odd fell off the chair from the sudden outburst, arrow in hand, landing roughly on his butt.

One of the seventh grade girls, a new friend of Millie and Tamiya, Lizzie, fell to the ground. The scream had come from her and suddenly everyone knew why. Blood came pouring from her back and eroding from her mouth as well. She tried to sit up and started coughing, sending blood down the front of her shirt.

It was only a couple of seconds later that she fell to the ground again, this time not moving. Her pale blue eyes were wide open, and her shoulder-length red hair matched her shirt and the carpet around her. The murderer had claimed his second victim.

It was death from a bullet, they later discovered, because the small hole in her back gave it away, and an identical one was in her stomach, an empty shell on the ground beside her.

"She was shot all the way through…" Yumi muttered, unable to believe what was going on.

"But I never heard a gun…did you guys?" replied Ulrich, but no one from the crowd of students had heard a gun shot either.

Odd felt the arrow in his clenched left hand suddenly get surprisingly heavy, and he pulled the note from the end of it. Despite the new death, the students pulled themselves together and gave him their attention.

"Another one…? Why do I have to read this?" His question was rhetorical, and almost instantly after, he felt himself clearing his throat.

"Another is gone, another waits to die.

No matter what happens, no matter how hard you try,

I'll kill you all, a single at a time!

So you better listen for the death bells' chimes!

Who's ready to die next? Who's it going to be?

That answer is known, only by me!

You'll never find out who I am,

You'll never get a chance,

Just minutes could remain from your very death!"

Odd started shaking again, and Yumi grabbed Ulrich's hand, no longer ashamed of it anymore. This was a terrible situation.

Sissy was shrieking; demanding who did this, and where "Daddy" was.

Everyone quickly clamped her mouth shut, they didn't want anymore noise.

Their stomachs churned, as if going to the top of the roller coaster and going down. The feeling they had was surely not happiness- it was the terror that they would be the next victim, but worse, their loved ones.

Yumi clung onto Ulrich, fresh tears soaked the boy's shirts, but he didn't seem to notice. He hugged her closer to him, savoring the moment of safety in each other's arms.

"The note…it's-it's written in b-blood…" Odd muttered, handing it to Ulrich.

Ulrich was forced to let go of Yumi, and the warm, tingly feeling he had was instantly gone.

Ulrich looked at the thick crimson words splattered across the paper, the killer's attempt to write poetry, some of the letters running.

"And it's still wet!"

Yumi took his hand and squeezed it harder than before, and many of the girls were starting to cry. The storm raged on outside, rain falling harder and harder.

Yumi felt tears prick her eyes, "I hope Jeremie and Aelita are okay…"

X

To say that her friends were okay would be an explanation others would believe true, but Jeremie still watched this girl with hawk eyes. She had already run off twice, claiming to have to do different things, and she still wasn't back yet.

"Aelita, we need to find a way out of here!"

Aelita looked at him, not sensing the problem. She was very trusting of people now that Xana was shut down. "But what about her?"

"She could be trying to harm us!" he said, keeping his voice low as he argued with the girl.

"Jeremie, Xana made you too paranoid… she let us out of the rain!"

Jeremie explained to her the facts he'd gathered, and she had to silently agree that something could be up…but they couldn't just leave her… could they…?

She sat pondering for a moment as the girl walked back in. "Sorry about that…I wasn't feeling too well… I think I'm okay now. Sorry to keep you guys waiting for so long."

"Do you know how to get from here?" asked Jeremie, testing her. Every breath, every word, every move she made, he'd remember it. He wouldn't let her harm Aelita. He mentally kicked himself for thinking that.

"Yes…but you-you won't like it once we leave this room…" she muttered, staring at her feet.

"You never told us your name," Aelita suddenly mentioned and the girl smiled, brushing her brown hair over her shoulder.

"Sarah."

That was all she said, she didn't even look as though she was thinking of muttering anything else. Just…Sarah.

"Listen…I don't care if we won't like what's outside of this room… our friends could be in danger!" Jeremie suddenly mentioned, bringing everyone back on track.

She sighed, looked around then nodded meekly. "Ok…follow me…but I warned you…"

X

The room was filled with silence; but the silence sent shivers. The cold, the rain- everything was a nightmare.

"I want my mommy…" Milly whimpered, "And my teddy…"

No one dared make fun of her. They all wished for the same thing. And soon, they probably would never see their family again…

Tamiya hugged her best friend tearfully, as both of them wailed.

In no time at all, the tears everyone had restrained were let free.

Everyone was all cried out in a few minutes, as they wiped their remaining tears on their sleeves.

A sudden "BOOM!" was heard, and a piercing screech right after. Everybody jumped in shock. Then everyone heard a "THUD!" as the body fell to the ground.

The figure groaned and squirmed, trying hard to get up, as blood poured from the wound. The eyes rolled, until their eyes were only milky white, as if they were blind. Their head was lifted just a bit in the beginning, and hope swept through everyone. But it fell. All hope was crushed and grinded under the heel. The person was dead, blood still freely flowing.

"Oh no…" Odd groaned, pounding his head on the wall. It didn't matter how many brain cells he lost. He would be dead anyway.

"Sophie!" Milly screamed, rushing to the dead body. The deceased girl's name was Anne-Sophie, but she was called Sophie.

"Oh, Milly! Another one… gone…" Tamiya turned her head, so to not look at her lost friend.

Yumi let go of Ulrich, and rushed through the crowd of students to go see the girl.

"An arrow!" Yumi gasped, looking at the sharp object in utter disgust.

"And to think it almost hit me…" Odd rubbed his head worriedly, looking around.

"Be glad that it didn't. The damage looks horrible." Ulrich replied, crouching down to get a closer view.

"There's probably a note."

"Careful. The arrow's probably poisonous. I suspect that's how she died."

Yumi tugged on the arrow, afraid that blood would pour out when she did.

"Here. I'll help." Ulrich volunteered. He held her hands, to aid her. The warm tingly feeling was back yet again.

They managed to get it out, and fortunately, the victim's blood did not pour out—much.

Yumi was right. There was a note attached.

"I'm not volunteering." Odd said, holding his hands up when everyone looked pointedly at him.

Yumi sighed, and reached for the note, shivers ran through her spine, her mind whirring.

Her breath came out as little puffs as thunder roared throughout the school.

She cleared her throat, but felt like she was going to choke on her saliva.

In a shaky voice, she read aloud the bloody page:

You stand by the corpse
Wonder what to do
Worry all you want.
I'll be coming for you.

You still don't know who I am
You'll never get the chance!
Don't bother running away.
Cause I'll be there.
Smirking in your face.

Everything will be quick.
The next victim will be gone in a snap.Cry all you want!
It'll be your last.
Remember that.

Everyone was silent. Then a loud sob was heard. Milly was crying again.

Then murmurs were heard all over.

"What if he tries to get me next?"

"I want my mommy!"

"Who's doing this?"

"I'm scared…"

"What the HELL…"

"Guys! We have to stay calm!" Yumi shouted over the noise, breathing heavily.

"I'm just as scared as you all are. But we have to stay calm! No one wander off!"

The last order was easy to follow. No one wanted to be separated.

"Maybe if we just lay down and pretend to be dead, the killer will go away." Odd suggested.

"That's so crazy, it might work…" Ulrich mumbled.

"What if the killer is watching us right now? What if he… or she, can h-hear u-us…" Yumi stuttered the last words, her sentence registering in her head. She shivered.

Suddenly a knife came in their direction…

"ULRICH! WATCH OUT!"

X

Fox Kitsune: Ok people, here's chapter 2 for your Halloween needs. Hope you enjoy and keep reading… sorry for the confusion of the co-writer changing… please review and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!