I think I…
By: Bernadette
Title: I think I…
Pairings: Odd/Aelita
Squeamish: Nothing that'll totally blow. Only except that Odd's a ladykiller and a bit of a pervert.
Rating: Currently rated "T" for suggestive themes, choice of words and words altogether.
Dedication: No one in particular, unless you want the story to be dedicated to yourself, please review or send me a PM concerning it. So right now this story is currently dedicated to the readers.
Author's Note: This is totally AU. No super computer or anything. It's solely about drama and whatnot. I hope you like it and encourage me as I write this story, even though it's not highly recognized. I think after my first chapter, they will be limited, but they will be consistent, okay? Probably once every week, it will start after this chapter gets sent out. :P
Summary: Odd's the all-time player at his boarding school and everyone knows it. Even though he's got it good with all the pretty little girls in his school (adding the young, weakly informed and naïve teachers to the list) Odd's still not happy with the progress he's getting with all of the relationships. Recently, his mother's sister had visited Japan and got married to a widowed man and gained a daughter in the process. Thinking that her new family should get accustomed with the rest of the family, Odd's aunt decides to move back to France ( I think that's where Lyoko takes place at) to introduce them to Odd and his family. Complications arise and jealously flares. What will they do next?
Odd – 16
William – 17
Yumi – 17
Ulrich – 16
Jeremy – 16
Aelita – 15
Previously on chapter one: "But I can't help but feel a bit uneasy." Aelita Hopper's father just recently married and is moving from Japan to France to meet the other family.
"Did you buy me some food?" Odd Robbia's idea of a good surprise is something good to eat, but in turn, actually receives a new uncle and a new cousin.
Chapter 2 Pink-haired brat?
"Wow, your house looks pretty Aunt Robbia," Aelita said breathlessly. She peered out from the car window and saw the once miniscule brown-roofed house grow within seconds. The house was petite and had a limited amount of a front yard and from what she could see from the side, they had a fairly good amount of a backyard.
Pulling the handle and pushing the door open, she saw that the house was identical to the house beside it but had a much more well-kept yard and a miniature garden at the porch. A dark blue convertible with a purple stripe running horizontally through its door was parked in the driveway taking up most of the space. Aelita smiled absent-mindedly and took a deep breath.
"What's wrong Honey? There's nothing scary here, 'cept well maybe my son Odd."
Aelita glanced behind her; it was her stepmother's sister. She had long wavy blonde hair that stopped a little past her shoulders. Accompanying her blonde hair was the most intense blue eyes she had ever seen on any person that she met. She was a total French Barbie doll. Aelita smiled at the woman and nodded her head.
"It's not that, your house is really beautiful is all," Aelita commented adjusting the backpack strap. It was a little heavy, but nothing she couldn't handle.
"Do you need any help with that Aelita?" Franz called out from the other side of the car.
"No, I'm okay Daddy. Thank you though," Aelita said shaking her head.
"Hey Aelita, Odd's already home. So, I'll introduce you two, okay?" the blonde-haired beauty said releasing Aelita's hold on the two suitcases and carrying them for herself. She smiled reassuringly at her and headed towards the door, the house keys clanging together rather loudly.
Aelita grabbed a backpack and another suitcase from the car and hurried after her aunt. Aelita grunted, pulling the loose strap of her backpack on her shoulder. Her father and her stepmother followed after her, both carrying their own share of suitcases, backpacks and a box.
"Dad, do you need any help with that?" Aelita questioned at the doorway, pointing at the box. Franz shook his head and heaved the box up to get a better grip.
"I've got it Aelita," he answered. Aelita nodded her head and stared over her aunt's shoulder. Twisting the key in the hole, she pushed the door open.
"ODD!!"
Aelita shrank back, a bit taken aback from the sudden outburst. She stared at her aunt's back, a bit confused on why she would yell her son's name so loudly. She shook her head, probably he was upstairs and the rooms were soundproof thus causing her to yell so loudly.
"Odd! Hey, you guys can come in, sorry 'bout the yelling, sometimes that boy just doesn't listen when I call," she explained, ushering them in the house. Franz and Debbie nodded, Debbie giggling just a bit.
"Seems like your kid's a bit of a hardhead," Debbie whispered, enough for her to be heard.
"You can say that again," the blonde said nodding her head vigorously. Aelita stuck close to her father, clinging on his arm. The elder man nodded his head and ruffled her hair affectionately.
"You're going to be fine, don't worry," he said soothingly. He ran his hand through her pink hair and smiled. She returned his smile and nodded her head.
"The surprise has arrived! Odd!"
"Yeah, did you buy me some more food—?"
Aelita paused, seeing a blonde-haired male enter the hallway. He leaned on the doorway the light behind him illuminating his frame. He had blonde hair with a purple streak running down the front. Judging from the outline of his clothes and how they hung on his body, he had a pretty thin, svelte frame. By the way he carried himself and the way he first appeared, Aelita coulen't help but think that his attitude was a bit..playful? Aelita guessed it came with the attractive features he had.
'This is Odd? He seems nice…' Aelita thought to herself, wedging herself behind her father and the door. She didn't want to be the one to be beside her aunt or that means she would be the first one to be introduced.
"Aww, why'd you bring more people to eat my food? We need more food to feed me," he said in what Aelita presumed to be in a joking manner. Aelita chuckled lightly, a bit amused to see such a thin boy ask for some food.
"Odd…" his mother said warningly, giving him a brief but solid stare, "this is your aunt Debbie and her new husband Franz Hopper. They'll be staying with us for awhile so treat them nicely."
Since, she emphasized greatly on how "nicely" he was to treat them, Aelita silently wondered what type of person this Odd character was, and she hoped that he wasn't going to be a mean cousin. That would be terrible to have someone teasing her and making fun not her again. It wouldn't be a very pleasant place to be around in if that happened.
"Yeah, I know." He turned away, waving his hand behind him.
"ODD! Wait, there's someone else I want you to meet. This," she sidestepped towards Franz and lightly grabbed Aelita by her shoulders and jutted the girl in front of her, "is Aelita Hopper. She's your new cousin and she'll be attending at Kadin along with you, so please take good care of her Odd."
Aelita glanced up at her aunt and glanced at Odd. He stared right back at her, this funny look on his face. His arm reached over the back of his head, rubbing it slightly. He shrugged his shoulders and smiled at her, his hands shoved into his pockets.
"Well Princess, you're stuck with a devil of a cousin, I'll tell you that much," he said after a moment's silence.
Aelita cocked her head to the side, a bit confused of why he just said that. She frowned and looked at him questioningly. To answer her curious looks, he simply smiled and stepped forward, inclining his head to look up at her. Oh, so he was a little shorter than her?
"Name: Odd Della Robbia. Age: 16. Specialties: Eating, pulling pranks, working on music, film, drawing and other forms of art and skateboarding. Hobbies: Same thing as Specialties. Interests/Likes: Girls, food, sleeping, Kiwi and cute girls (such as yourself.) Dislikes: Being called scrawny when I'm obviously svelte." The blonde-haired male said in a puff of breath.
"Umm," Aelita could only utter as she was attacked by a barrage of what seemed to be a personality quiz. She stared at his murky blue eyes; they seemed to gleam with such devious intent as she kept the gaze. It was like she was drawn to his charismatic personality and appearance, even if she just met him for the first time in her life.
"ODD! She's not one of your many girls that you got and show-off too," his mother said warningly. She said it too sudden and too abruptly that it broke the magic that Aelita felt for a single moment. She broke his gaze and looked down, a bit intimidated by this boy.
Everything seemed to insinuate that she was going to have trouble with this one.
'I suppose this is going to be a rather interesting start of a new life' Aelita thought to herself, looking at her fumbling hands.
If she only looked up, she would see that strange and somewhat hungry look in Odd's eyes. If she only looked she would see the trouble and the mess she would get into. If she only looked, she would avoid the one thing that would benefit her in the future. But alas, if all stories had a boring plotline like that, then what's the point of reading? (or living for that matter?)
Author's Note: Honestly that was the shortest amount of time that I've ever updates. Please do enjoy and don't forget to review after you read. It's a really good thing to review 'cause it motivates the writer to write some more.