Chapter Six: Big Bug
Key: Thoughts
Odd's Visions
Someone on the Phone
Jeremie on headpiece to Lyoko or scanner room
Someone on Lyoko
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So, I've decided that for the second most voted pairing, I'll do a series of one shots on any pairing focused chapters. The current voting poll will be at the end of the chapter. Also, don't forget to tell me your opinion on if William should be evil or not. And I apologize for the shortness of this chapter. My computer is acting very off and my cat won't leave me alone long enough to type up more than a paragraph at a time. One more thing, after next week, I will unfortunately only be able to update bi-weekly, so every other week. I'm starting my externship and it's a 8-5 kind of thing, so I won't have much time to write.
Updates: Every OTHER Thursday :(
Odd hummed softly as she walked with Ulrich and Yumi. She glanced to either side of her and wondered, not for the first time, why she was always in the middle. It's like they plotted against her. Tall, short, tall. Odd gave a huff and shook her head when Ulrich looked at her questioningly. She raised an eyebrow however, when she saw Milly and Tamiya arguing with Sissi. What now? She thought with a barely suppressed groan as the group of three walked up to the arguing girls. "Hi, how are you?" Sissi greeted, looking to Ulrich.
"What'd ya know. It's Miss Conceded in person." Odd commented with a little smirk.
"Nobody asked you creep!" Sissi snapped before turning to Ulrich again,"So, Ulrich. When are you going to stop being so shy and tell me how you feel about me, huh?"
Ulrich looked to Sissi with a smile,"You're wrong, I'm not shy. Not at all. I'm just allergic to anyone who's stuck up. And in that category, you win hands down."
Odd didn't even bother to hide the laughter, neither did anyone else. After the laughter quieted, Odd spoke,"I'll bet she's been telling you how no one can resist her charm. She's right too, just look at the nobody's she hangs out with." Odd smirked.
When Nicolas took a step forward, as though to come after her, two things happened. One, is the Ulrich tensed up and stepped in front of her(I have amazingly and annoyingly selfless friends) and two is that Sissi stopped Nicolas. Ulrich relaxed and spoke,"Wow. You oughta be a dog trainer when you grow up."
Sissi spoke again. "Go on, laugh all you want! Show your friends how clever you are. But I see the way you look at me when they're not around."
As Sissi turned away Odd couldn't help but mutter,"Yeah, with distaste…"
Ulrich smirked at her before speaking,"I think she's hallucinating."
Odd glanced at Yumi to see her looking at Ulrich. Just get together already. She thought, ignoring the strange tightness in her chest. Then suddenly she remember,"Oh no! Speaking of dogs! I have to go and feed Kiwi!" she stated.
"I'll go with you,"Ulrich offered as she turned to leave,"Wanna come, huh Yumi?"
Odd stopped a few steps away to wait for Ulrich and see if Yumi was coming. "I'll see you later. I promised Jeremie I'd stop by and see him."
Ulrich nodded and walked over to Odd. With a wave, Odd turned and led the way to her room. They made it to her room fairly quickly and entered. Kiwi barked and jumped around them. "Hey Kiwi! You hungry buddy?" Odd asked as she went to Kiwi's dresser.
Odd poured Kiwi's dog food as Ulrich took a seat on her bed. "Watch out for the CD." she warned as she placed Kiwi's plate down.
Ulrich moved the CD and raised an eyebrow,"When'd you get this?"
"Last week."
"Ah."
For a moment everything was peaceful and quiet. Then Ulrich spoke up,"Hey eat a little slower Kiwi will ya? You look like Nicolas in the lunchroom."
Odd pushed back a giggle from her spot on the floor. "Don't insult my dog, huh, his manners are ten times better than that sloppy airhead."
"I got a great idea that might be fun." Ulrich offered,"What'd ya say we take our friend Sissi down a peg or two?"
Odd grinned,"There's nothing in the world I would rather do. What's your idea, huh?"
Ulrich grinned back at her as he explained his plan.
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Odd and Ulrich stayed hidden behind the trees and bushes as they watched Sissi walking towards the garden shed. Then Ulrich's phone went off. The two hid as Ulrich turned off his phone. "Yumi's trying to reach us. She's going to blow our cover." he told Odd.
Odd nodded and pulled out her phone,"Gotcha, I'll shut off my cell phone."
The two then turned back to the beginning of an amazing show. They watched with brimming anticipation as Sissi made it to the door and looked around. She then grabbed the handle and spoke,"I'm here Ulrich."
Only to fall back with a shout as Kiwi jumped on her. Kiwi then began to like her face. As Sissi was rubbing her face she asked,"What is going on around here?"
Odd and Ulrich stepped out of the bushes laughing. "Irresistible Sissi." Odd commented.
"You're right, not even a dog could resist your charms." Ulrich commented laughing.
"hey don't knock it Ulrich," Odd objected with amusement,"this is a step up huh? Because Herve and Nicolas are no match for Kiwi. Sorry to drag you away Kiwi." Odd apologized to her dog as she patted her knees.
"You'll pay for this!" Sissi insisted as she sat up.
Odd smirked,"That's okay. As soon as you're all dry, send us the bill. Ciao!"
Then her and Ulrich started to walk back to the quad of the school. Odd stopped when she realised Kiwi was following them. So she stopped and pointed in the direction of her room. "Kiwi. Go home. Go on, go home boy. That's it."
Her and Ulrich turned once they were sure Kiwi was heading to Odd's room. "It's a shame we didn't take a picture." Ulrich commented, sending Odd a grin.
Odd replied in turn,"Ya, imagine the headline in Milly and Tamiya's newspaper. Sissi and Kiwi, an impossible romance."
Odd and Ulrich laughed, leaving Sissi to glare.
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Sissi followed Kiwi angrily. She couldn't believe what happened. Ulrich is spending far too much time with that..that..that freak! she thought with a huff. She watched as Kiwi entered Odd's room thru the open door and when Sissi opened the door wider, she notice that Kiwi went into the bottom drawer of Odd's dresser. Walking in, Sissi quickly closed the dresser drawer and grinned. "That's right, go beddy bye now you horrible little mongrel."
Wait until my father hears about this Sissi thought with joy You're going down Della Robbia.
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"Oh Yumi! You got here too late. You missed a great show!" Ulrich commented.
Odd looked up to Yumi and grinned,"Sissi's got herself a boyfriend. Although, boy's not exactly the right word. Anyway they're in love."
"Hey, I've been trying to reach you for 15 minutes. Thanks guys. XANA has just launched an attack." Yumi then went on to explain what had happened.
"Okay, I get you. It's urgent." Ulrich attempted to sooth Yumi.
"Hey! You there!"
The group of three turned and Odd's stomach dropped. Jim was walking towards him, Sissi at his side. But that's not what worried Odd. Jim was holding Kiwi. Odd jumped off the bench and smacked her forehead,"Oh no no no. It was as if we didn't have enough problems!" she groaned.
Jim walked up to her and spoke,"So, it seems you forgot the rules here at school huh? Pet's are not allowed!"
Odd frowned and forced tears to pool in her eyes,"Y-yeah, we know that Jim. B-but you're not gonna make a big deal out of a little dog..a-are you?" Odd asked, feeling a single tear slip down her cheek.
Jim looked extremely uncomfortable. "Uh.. well..um..th-that's for the Principal to decide!" Jim finally decided,"B-but, I'm sure he won't go to hard on you, he hasn't caused any trouble. Now follow me."
Odd nodded and quietly followed him after nodding to Ulrich and Yumi and giving Sissi a glare.
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"...and I was just scared. I was new, I didn't want to be alone.. I-I'm s-s-sorry.." Odd finished up her sob story with a trembling voice and a few tears falling down her cheeks.
After a moment where the only sounds were Odd's sniffles, Mr. Delmas spoke,"Well. I suppose I can understand that. However that does not excuse you, though. I suppose I can lessen the punishment. I'm going to call your parents and you'll spend that time in the study hall room with Jim and, um, Kiwi until they arrive. Then you'll be excused. Alright?"
Odd nodded,"Yes sir. Thank you for understanding.." she said softly as she stood.
"Of course. Jim, make sure you keep an eye on her." Mr. Delmas said, though he was looking at her in concern from what Odd could see thru her purple bangs.
Jim then led her out and she followed along with a frown. This isn't good. I need to get to Lyoko. I can't leave them alone. I need to figure out a way to get away from Jim. Odd huffed and wiped away the remaining tears on her face. How to get away. How… Odd looked up when they entered the study hall room. "Do we really have to stay here?" Odd asked.
"You heard the Principal, you've gotta stay in the study hall until your parents get here and pick up that mutt." Jim said looking at Kiwi in annoyance.
Odd couldn't help but make a sound of anger,"Kiwi is NOT a mutt! He's a purebred show winning Italian Greyhound! One litter of his puppies costs more than your annual salary!" she snapped.
Jim blinked before looking back at Kiwi,"...he is?"
Odd nodded,"Yes. He is. We have a female named Princess at my home. Together they had a litter of puppies last year and each one cost over 4,000 euros."
Jim nodded before shaking his head and pointing to the seats. Odd huffed and went to her usual study hall seat. Now how am I going to get to Lyoko? Odd could only sit in silence as she tried to think of a way out. Then a ring caught her attention. Pulling out her phone, Odd saw the clear words
:SOS
XANA
J.:
"Huh, well what'd ya know." Odd muttered.
"Huh! Wah? What'd you say?" Jim asked waking up from his nap.
"Uh, nothing nothing, I uh, I have to go outside for a minute. Dogs well, they have uh, certain needs if you know what I mean." Odd spoke quickly.
Jim humphed,"Forget it, what he needs is to get some sleep."
Odd huffed. No, that's what you want. So Odd sat in silence, trying to come up with something, anything, as Jim read a magazine. Odd pouted, she was getting hungry. Suddenly an idea came to mind. That's it! Odd then leaned down and spoke softly to Kiwi,"Hey, Kiwi, c'mon. Wake up, you wanna dog biscuit? Huh? Nice big doggy biscuit? Huh?"
As soon as Kiwi let out a bark, Odd leaned back in her seat. "Hey, what's a matter with 'em?" Jim asked, looking up from his magazine.
"I warned you, if I don't take him out for a walk, you're gonna have some mopping up to do." Odd warned.
"You think I'm stupid? Soon as you're outside, you'll take off right?" Jim said as he walked over to where Odd was sitting.
"Me? I wouldn't do that Jim!" Odd insisted.
"Okay now stop. You can't pull that one on me. I'm gonna take the dog out myself and you're gonna stay put and not move. You got that?" Jim said.
After Odd gave a nod, Jim took Kiwi and his leash out the door. Odd waited another minute before she got up and went to the window. Lyoko time.
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"Hey, did I miss the party?" was the first thing out of Odd's mouth as she entered the supercomputer room.
"I guess you can say that. Ulrich has the grand total of 10 life points left."
"What about the trains?"
Jeremie glanced to her,"Eight minutes to impact, better get a move on."
Odd nodded and rushed down to the scanners. Stepping in, Odd kept her face stoic, ignoring the need to frown. They were close to the area the train would crash. Why weren't we evacuated? They had no hope, so why didn't they get us, children, out? Shaking her head, Odd listened as Jeremie prepared to send her to Lyoko. "Transfer Odd. Scanner Odd. Virtualization."
Odd landed in a crouch and looked around. She then jumped up and ran towards where Aelita and Yumi should be. When she heard Jeremie comfort Aelita, she knew that Yumi had been devirtualized. So instead of running, Odd took to the rocks and hopped and jumped from rock to rock in a rush to get to Aelita. She landed and her eyes widened. The Megatank was going to hit Aelita. With a small growl Odd ran as fast as her legs could go wishing, not for the first time, that she had Ulrich's super sprint. When Aelita knelt and began her song, Odd was thankful. For a moment. Then the Megatank took aim and Odd ran again, jumping in front of the wall of red. Then, holding up her arm, she called out,"Laser Arrow!"
It hit the dead center. Odd then let her head fall to the ground. Hurry Aelita..
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Sissi arrived at the garden shed and looked around to make sure no one had followed her. Opening the door, she spoke,"Alone at last Ulrich, just the two of us." Then she pushed the door open fully.
Only for Herve to rush out and knock them both over. When Herve leaned in for a kiss after announcing his love, Odd took a photo. Odd took out the photo and handed it to Ulrich with a small smirk. "We're gonna give Tamiya and Milly a real scoop. Guess who's gonna make the front page of the next school paper." Ulrich commented as he grinned.
As Sissi stormed off with Herve following her, Yumi spoke,"That's really such a shame. We've just seen the beginning and the end of a beautiful romance." The group laughed.
And when Odd saw the looks that Yumi and Ulrich were giving each other, well. She didn't have to mention the tight feeling in her chest. Maybe she should find Emmanuel.
Current Voting Results:
Parings?
A) Ulrich/Yumi, Jeremie/Aelita, William/Odd - 3
B) Ulrich/Yumi, Jeremie/Aelita, Emmanuel/Odd, William/Odd's Sister - 1
C) William/Yumi, Jeremie/Aelita, Ulrich/Odd - 18
D) Ulrich/Yumi, Jeremie/Aelita, OC/Odd, William/OC - 0
E) Ulrich/Yumi, Jeremie/Aelita, Other/Odd, William/Other - 0
William turns bad?
Yes - 0
No - 1
