This is my fifth chapter! Woot! Oh gosh! I can't believe I even typed that word! Eew! Yuck, I feel like my brother when I say that . . . You don't care though. All you care about is the story! Duh! Silly me! So, I may not have updated as quickly as last time, but I'm close. Right?

So for my last chapter question. Nobody got it right, yet again. I need to make these questions easier. Well Gregoryhell got it the closest, so this chapter is dedicated to him! Yay for him! He said that it would be a distance weapon and that is correct. She prefers gun-like weapons and that is all I'm going to say! Everybody else gets marshmallows! Even me!

So, I have decided to give all of you a little update on where I am in the writing process of this story. At the moment I am writing chapter ten! Yay! A lot is explained in chapter ten, just to let you know. It is the all-knowing chapter. If your wondering if I have any fluff, chapter nine has a bit of fluff. A little less than I wanted but it is still fluff! I have the ending in my head but it may change so I'm not giving any hints to what happens.

Now on with chapter five! This is the first chapter that you enter Lia's very confusing mind. She thinks in English, not French. If you were wondering. It looks like a lot because it is all paragraphs, but it's not. It's important too, Lia's opinions on the other characters play a part later in the story once she gets to know them better. R&R! I've always wanted to put that!

Chapter Five:

In the Mind of the Sixth

Lia POV

My first day of school had so far been successful. I had no episodes today, thank god. I was glad they had slowed, maybe they had even stopped all together. Anyways, even if one did happen I wouldn't make the mistake and tell people about it.

I looked over at Aelita who sat at the desk in our room studying or something. I would go with the something. This group was a little weird. I wouldn't put anything past them just yet. They probably felt the same way about me though.

For example, what happened earlier today. I mentioned the bay and they all spazzed out. I doubt it had anything at all to do with never having seen the ocean before. Yeah right! I mean, one of them, Yumi I think, said she was from Japan. How could you go to Japan and not see the ocean! It's literally an island! Anyways, the cute one, I mean, short one, Odd it was, said something under his breath. Well, whatever it was I'll probably figure it out later. It would be easy with five of them to spill the secret. Some of my most useful spying skills could be put to some use.

They seem nice enough. Just a few odd secrets, just like any group of friends. I've been through enough of them, I should know.

First there's Aelita Stones, who is my roommate. She is very nice, almost too nice. But that's OK. She seemed like someone who could have some fun. I mean, she has pink hair! Do you know anyone with pink hair who doesn't know how to have a good time? Didn't think so. She was very smart too, that's good. I like to surround myself with people of my intellect. Now I sound like a snob . . . Well, it's not that obvious but Aelita definitely has a thing for Jeremy, and vice versa. Yet they were not together. I'll have to play a little bit of matchmaker. I love doing that.

So, to continue on the subject of Jeremy. Jeremy Belpois was the picture of a stereotypical nerd. He has glasses and scraggly blond hair. He is skinny and kind of short. You know what I mean. He even has a slight know-it-all voice. But he is very nice, just not that openly. At times he seemed preoccupied and he was almost constantly looking at his laptop. He also kept looking up at the big storm cloud above our heads, like it was going to kill us. He was also smart like Aelita, you'd think someone like him would flaunt it, but he didn't.

Now Ulrich Stern, he's kind of cute. He has light brown hair and those soft dreamers' eyes. I guess he's a jock too, soccer I think. Ha! Jocks where I come from play football and nerd-ish kids play soccer. Well, they call it football here, so. Well, almost all the girls in the school glanced at him whenever they could, it is kind of sickening. He wasn't that good looking though, but hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I first met him, he seemed kind of drab. Once I was around him longer and especially when Yumi was around, he seemed to show his true colors.

Ulrich is so obviously in love with Yumi, it is funny. All the girls in the school who liked him didn't seem to even notice this either, for example, Sissi. Yumi is in just as much love with him, but less obviously. Girls are better at hiding their feelings. She seems to love him for much more than his looks, unlike all those other shallow girls. So, they were so in love with each other that they didn't see the obvious fact that the other loved them back. This led to them both sitting in the dust, not knowing of the other's feelings. Until I most deviously mentioned them today. Ha! That was good.

So, Yumi Ishiyama. She is a grade older than the rest of us, and she is a day student. What I like about her is that she just gives of a friendly glow. Even though she wears all black she seems like a very happy and colorful person. Yumi also seemed like she is a very loyal person and that she would do anything for her friends. It is not much for me to say it but, she also seemed wise beyond her years.

Last but most definitely not least, there is Odd. I'll tell you. His name certainly fits his personality. I'm not saying I'm not weird either but I find it funny that his name is Odd and he is, well, Odd. He is also many other good things too, he's very nice and friendly and funny and interesting and fun to talk to and sweet and sensitive and cute and, wait. Stop! Sheesh! I almost fell into my own trap. I've told myself a million times that I can never really like someone who is shorter than me. He is about 4'7" that is a whole foot and four inches shorter than me! Well. Maybe he'll grow, or he could stand on a chair . . . Stop! He's not that great anyways . . . well . . .

I was interrupted from my thinking when Aelita's phone rang. I shook my head and looked over as she picked up her phone.

"Hello," she said, then the person on the phone started to talk. Aelita's breath quickened as she listened to the speaker.

"What? Really?" she said in a frightened tone, "Oh god, I'll be right there."

Aelita hung up then looked over to me with eyes filled with terror. I gave her a questioning look and she shook her head and her face went nearly back to normal.

"Lia," she said shakily, "I would advise you to stay in the room for the rest of the night."

Then she ran out the door not even waiting for a reply. Should I? I asked myself. Then I smiled and counted five seconds in my head. I left the room and I swiftly and silently followed her. It was time to put some of my useful skills to work.

Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Another cliff-hanger! Yet this one is worse than the last one! Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I shall update soon and end the suspense! Muahahaha— OK I'll stop. Just to let you know I am listening tothe Code Lyoko theme song in French right now! It is three minutes and three second of awesomeness! I know you're jealous! Muahah-ach-ow! Sorry, I have a slight sugar high . . . tee-hee.

This chapter's contest question is:

How do you think Xana is going to attack the Lyoko gang?

(It is most devious, let me tell you)