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Chapter 4

Odd's POV

My cell phone vibrated violently on my nightstand. I groaned and looked at my alarm clock. It was 8:41. Who the hell would be calling me at 8:41? I picked up my cell phone and flipped it open.

"Ello?" I mumbled sleepily as I stretched.

"Hi Odd! I'm sorry… did I wake you up?" Jamie's voice came from the phone. I perked up a bit.

"No, I woke up just a few minutes ago," I lied.

"Okay good," she said. There was a moment of silence.

"So, where are you?" I asked. Jamie had told me she would be going home with her family, but she never told me where she lived.

"Right now, I'm in an airport in Chicago," she informed me.

"Chicago? As in Chicago, Illinois?" I asked a little surprised. I didn't think Jamie lived in the U.S… I mean, why would her parents send her to a school in France if she lived in the United States? Kadic wasn't that great of a school….

"Yes, Chicago, Illinois, Odd," Jamie said laughing. "We live in a town just nearby here," she told me.

"Oh… well why do you come all the way to Kadic for school if you live in Chicago?" I questioned.

"Most of my family lives in France… and my parents wanted me to be schooled in France so I would pick up so family heritage or something like that… I'm not sure actually. My parents are weird," she explained. I laughed.

"Sorry Odd, but I have to get going… my parents want me off the phone so we can 'talk'… oh god…" Jamie said. I laughed again.

"Tchao," I said.

"Bye Odd," she responded and hung up the phone. I flipped my cell phone shut again and put it back on my nightstand. I was feeling a little bit more awake now, so I figured I should just get up and eat breakfast.

I sat up in bed and stood up. I quickly pulled a pair of yellow shorts on over my boxers and pulled on a pink and purple striped t-shirt. I looked in the mirror and fixed my hair a little bit before pulling on a pair of socks and my yellow shoes.

I walked down to the nearly empty cafeteria. I got a large stack of pancakes and dumped syrup all over them. I saw Aelita sitting at a table alone so I sat down across from her.

"Hey Aelita," I said as I began to eat my pancakes.

"Hello Odd," she responded smiling. I looked up from my tray at Aelita. I had to admit, Aelita was pretty. I only liked Aelita as a friend, but that was only because Jeremie was in love with Aelita. Jeremie was one of my good friends, and even if I wanted to go out with Aelita, I wouldn't. It would hurt Jeremie too much. But wait… where was Jeremie?

"Aelita, where's Jeremie?" I asked her curiously. Jeremie was always around Aelita on breaks and weekends. Actually, they were almost always together. She shrugged.

"I haven't seen Jeremie all morning yet," she said.

"Weird," I said as I took a massive bite of my pancakes.

"Why is it weird?" she questioned. I stabbed another square of pancake with my fork.

"Well it's just that you two are always together and-" I began but I stopped abruptly. My fork slipped out of my fingers and made a loud clanking noise as it hit the tray. My jaw dropped as I looked at the person standing behind Aelita.

"What?" Aelita asked looking puzzled at my shocked expression. She turned around to see what I was looking at and gasped.

"Jeremie?" she said breathlessly. Jeremie was wearing a pair of baggy black pants and a large gray hooded sweatshirt. Around his neck were several very shiny gold chain necklaces. His nose no longer supported his thick round glasses, but had been replaced with a pair of expensive looking black sunglasses. A pair of big red shining skater shoes covered his feet.

"Sup?" he asked in an uncharacteristically low and manly voice. He shifted his feet so his gold necklaces would shine more. Aelita looked horrified at Jeremie's new appearance.

Once I got over my shock, I simply burst out laughing. I couldn't contain my laughter anymore so I fell to the floor, rolling on the ground laughing. Jeremie? A GANGSTER? It was too hilarious for me to bear.

Once I managed to get some control over myself, I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and took a picture of Jeremie. I had to show this picture to Ulrich.

Ulrich's POV

I sat up in bed and stretched. I took a quick look around the room. My bedroom was pretty empty and boring. The bed I was laying on was a small old twin bed I have had since I was eight, the nightstand next to me was dusty and had an alarm clock on it that hadn't worked for years.

My dresser was small and had my old clothes in it and sitting on top of it was a piggy bank I had made in grade school and a few other small things. The window on one side of the room was still strong, but the blinds had fallen off a long ago so each morning I slept here I would be awoken at sunrise each morning.

All in all, my bedroom was old and plain. I wanted to check what time it was, but I had left my cell phone back in my dorm at Kadic so I wouldn't lose it or break it here. I was starting to regret not bringing it.

I decided to get some food before my dad woke up. I quietly slipped out of my bedroom and hurried downstairs, trying to make as little noise as possible. My dad had passed out on the couch, the TV still on and an empty beer bottle in his hand.

Isnuck into the kitchen and approached the fridge. I opened it up and looked inside. There was no food inside… only alcohol. I pushed the bottles aside to see if there was any food behind them. Unfortunately, one of the bottles rolled out of the fridge and shattered, spreading a puddle of alcohol and sharp pieces of glass on the floor. I could here my dad stirring in the next room.

"What are you doing in my fridge boy?" he shouted as he stood in the kitchen doorway, the empty beer bottle held up threateningly above his head. I quickly closed the fridge door and backed up.

I winced as a small piece of glass cut into the bottom of my bare foot. He threw the empty bottle at me with extreme force and a grunt. I cringed as the bottle hit me, breaking and sending chunks of glass into my skin. I fell to the floor on my knees only to fall into the pieces of glass on the floor. The alcohol on the floor stung my cuts.

I grimaced as my dad approached me with an evil look in his dark, bloodshot eyes. He balled his hand into a fist and moved his arm back, ready to strike me. I closed my eyes and prepared for the pain.

Yumi's POV

"So, what's the plan for today?" Melanie asked as she sat down at the table next to me and poured herself a bowl of cereal.

I looked over at Melanie who was dressed in a simple pair of jeans with a bit of fading at the knees and a red t-shirt. She had decided to straighten her long black hair this morning.

"We're going to go to Kadic today. I can show you around and you can meet some of my friends," I informed her. She smiled.

"I can't wait," she said enthusiastically. The two of us finished off our bowls of cereal.

"I'll be right back," Melanie stated before running upstairs. I walked to the front door and slipped on my black tennis shoes. I paced around as I waited for Melanie to come. I took a quick look in the mirror adjusting my ponytail and letting it rest over my left shoulder as I always did.

"Hurry up Melanie!" I shouted as I tapped my foot impatiently.

"Coming!" I heard her shout from the bathroom upstairs. Soon after that, I heard footsteps come pounding down the stairs.

"Ready?" I asked as I turned to look at her. She had put on a red and gray fleece Northface jacket and a slight bit of eyeliner. I sighed. I knew she had only put on the jacket to cover herself and not be as noticeable… it may not seem like it, but she got extremely shy around new people.

"Come on!" she said eagerly as she grabbed my wrist and pulled me out the door.

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"Hi Aelita!" I shouted waving as Melanie and I approached the bench Aelita was sitting at. Aelita smiled and waved back to me.

"Hi Yumi," Aelita greeted as she stood up from the bench. "And who are you?" she asked giving Melanie a questioning look.

"This is my cousin, Melanie. Melanie, this is my best friend Aelita," I introduced. Aelita's eyes widened slightly.

"This is the Melanie you were talking about? The one from Japan?" she questioned me. Melanie shuffled her feet nervously. I nodded. Aelita grinned and turned to Melanie.

"Hi Melanie! Yumi has told me loads of good stuff about you!" she stated giving her a hug. Melanie blushed a little and hugged her back awkwardly.

"Hello," she said shyly as Aelita released her.

"Wait… Aelita… where's Jeremie?" I asked puzzled. Jeremie and Aelita were always together. Aelita threw me a look that said 'I'll tell you later'.

"Well Melanie, let's introduce you to the rest of the school shall we?" Aelita said as she put her arm around her shoulders. I walked along beside the two as Aelita immediately brought us to the café where most people hung out. The three of us sat at a table and ordered smoothies.

"Hey Yumi," Theo said as he approached us. "Who are you?" he asked as he walked around the table to where Melanie was sitting and letting his fingertips slightly brush her back. She crossed her arms over her stomach.

"She's my cousin Melanie," I stated knowing Melanie would probably be too shy to answer.

"Melanie…" he repeated her name as he looked her in the eyes. She looked away.

"Hey Theo!" a guy called from across the room, waving him over.

"See you later Melanie," he said giving her a flirtatious wink and walking over to the guys that called him over.

"Ugh, he is so annoying… I would avoid him if I were you Melanie," I suggested after he left. Aelita nodded in agreement, clearly irritated that Theo had completely ignored her.

"Anyway, standing next to Theo is Michael, the blonde is Matt, the brunette with the giant mole is Ryan, the red head is John, and the two guys that look exactly alike with short black hair are twins Chris and Cameron," I explained as I pointed to the group of guys on the other side of the café.

"Well… I'll try to remember that…" Melanie said a little hopelessly. Aelita laughed.

"Don't even try to tell the twins apart… nobody can ever figure out which is which," she informed Melanie. Melanie smiled.

"Hey Yumi!" Emily said as she entered the café with Noemie and Heidi.

"Hey guys! Come on over, you need to meet my cousin, Melanie," I said causing Melanie to shift uncomfortably in her chair. Emily walked up to our table closely followed by Noemie and Heidi.

Heidi gave Aelita a smile and a small wave which Aelita returned, but Noemie ignored Aelita completely. Noemie was the type of person to talk to only the 'popular' people, which would include me, but not Aelita.

"Hi Melanie, I'm Emily," she introduced herself, "and this is Heidi and Noemie." Melanie just smiled and waved shyly.

"Yumi, have you seen Ulrich?" Emily asked. I flinched a little at his name.

"I think he went to his parent's house for the break," I said emotionlessly.

"Oh…" Emily sighed disappointedly. She walked off towards Theo and the guys with Noemie following close behind her.

"Thank god, last time Ulrich kissed her she was so shocked she couldn't talk for hours," Heidi whispered to Melanie, Aelita, and I. Aelita and I snickered.

"Are you coming Heidi?" Emily asked as she turned to face our table.

"Coming!" she called out giving us a quick wink before walking over to Emily and Noemie.

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