Hello everyone, the second chapter is now up! With the new school year starting for the Lyoko Warriors, they will once again have to save the world from XANA, but can they do it any longer? Continue to find out!
This chapter will be mainly Sero helping Hiroki getting used to "Dorm-life", so don't expect a boatload of action.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko in any way. I only own Sero.
(Sero's P.O.V, First person.)
'We didn't start the fire/It was always burning/Since the world's been turning...' The lyrics of my iPod's music echoed into my head, telling me to wake up as I pressed the Pause button. My eyes slowly opened up, looking at the plain ceiling of the dorm room that was mine and Hiroki's. Putting on my glasses, I looked at my alarm clock, which said 6:00 AM September 1st. I resisted the urge to yawn as I looked at my new roommate, who was still asleep in a now-permanent bed opposite mine. Yumi wanted me to make sure that Hiroki was adjusting alright to dorm-life. Opening my wardrobe, I grabbed my usual clothes which consisted of plain blue jeans, new black roller-shoes (AN: Think of the wheels hidden inside the soles.), knee-high socks, and a dark green t-shirt. Remembering that Fall was coming along with colder days, I also grabbed my special black hoodie, which had a personal symbol of mine on it (AN: The symbol on Sero's shirt is the picture for my first story, to save you all the time of me describing it.). I put my clothes in a waterproof bag while I grabbed a second bag full of my toiletries. I took a look at Hiroki, considering how to wake him up. In the end I decided to take the simple way out.
"Wake up Hiroki, your first real day of dorm-life starts today." I said as I put my hand on his shoulder, shaking it slightly. He dream-talked slightly and tried to move away from my touch, making his head hit the wall. I suppressed a laugh as he started to wake up and looked at his alarm clock. "It's six in the morning Sero, why are you up so early?" He asked with grogginess in his voice as he rubbed his eyes. "You haven't showered since you got here. You stink, so don't give me any excuses. We are up early because I know public showers will be embarrassing for you, so I'm helping make that part become easier." I replied as he got out of bed and slowly made his way to his suitcase since he never bothered to unpack yet. "Fine..." He grumbled, grabbing his clothes and toiletries. "Trust me. Even after half a year here, I still find it awkward to use the public showers when there is a couple dozen students in here." I said as I led the way to the showers, which was peacefully quiet. We both took a white towel from a storage container near the door. We entered the shower complex, which had a seemingly random layout that ensured both maximal capacity and privacy for the students.
"Each 'booth' has a bench for your belongings along with a lockable privacy glass door on the inside, so people can't peep at you." I said as I made my way to one of the corner booths. I heard Hiroki's bare footsteps echo through the empty room as he chose his booth. After I started to hear a shower turn on, I focused on myself since he could probably figure out the rest himself. I put my bags on the bench and closed the privacy door, turning the lock to secure the door. After taking off my night clothing and glasses, I placed it along the bags and turned the shower on to a comfortable temperature.
I let the water hit my body, causing my green streak of hair to fall in front of my eyes. I brushed the streak out of my eyes as I started to wash myself, using my shampoo and conditioner for my blond-brown hair. Several minutes later, I came out of the showers with my towel wrapped tightly around my waist with my bags hanging from my hands. As I was brushing my teeth at one of the sinks, Hiroki exited the showers with his towel on his waist like mine. I took this scant allowance of time to look at his body features; He was underweight like me, but I was slightly 'bonier' than him. Since he never put any real effort in the times I saw him at P.E, his body lacked any visible muscles.
"God where do we put our clothes on? I'm already nervous out of my mind with you eyeing me like candy." Hiroki said as he held his clothes and toiletries near his chest, blocking it from the view of the only other person in the room. I spat out the rest of the toothpaste in my mouth as I finished up. "Sorry if you thought that I was checking you out. Anyways the changing rooms are on the other side." I said as I pointed at the opening opposite the showers, showing more booths in another room. Hiroki simply glanced at me as he walked into one of the booths, closing it behind him. I grabbed my bags and went into a booth and closed it. I put my usual clothes on, wondering how breakfast will go...
When Hiroki and I finished our morning routine, we made our way to the cafeteria when it was time to eat. On the way there, I told him which food was actually good and the food that even Odd wouldn't eat. When we got to the cafeteria, I grabbed myself a plate of pancakes with milk, which Hiroki did the same but with OJ instead. Noticing my friends waving at me, I brought Hiroki along with me. We all had to make room (Along with stealing two chairs.) for all eight of us to fit at one table, but we all managed to fit in. Aelita and William sat individually at the short ends of the table while Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd sat on a long side while Jeremie, me, and Hiroki sat on the other long side. "Are you sure that we can all sit at one table and not get in trouble? And besides, I have friends of my own." Hiroki said as he took a bite of pancakes. "It's always good to have some more friends Hiroki, you'll never know when you need them." Yumi said as she sipped some water from her glass. Aelita and Jeremie nodded at her comment while my boyfriend surrendered his food to Odd, who took it happily.
"Oh great, here she comes..." Ulrich said, obviously referring to Sissi. I had an idea pop into my head when Ulrich made that statement. "Hey guys, remember when I gave Sissi the silent rejection in mid-April? How about we all work together and just completely ignore her?" I said as I slightly grinned, turning my head to look at the others, gaining their rapid approval. "Just play along Hiroki, trust me." I whispered to him as Sissi flamboyantly made her way to the table. "Oh boyyys, is there a chance you could let the Principal's daughter sit with you?" Sissi said in a tone that could only be described as jealousy and the need for better 'servants' than Herb and Nicholas. We all stuck to my briefly told plan, completely ignoring her as we ate our breakfast in silence. "He-hey! Why are you nobodies ignoring me!? Fine, keep being loners but don't expect any help from me." Sissi said as she angrily walked away from the table. When she was out of hearing distance, the group simply looked at each other and laughed.
"If there's one thing that amazes me, it's that Sissi still thinks that I'll go out with her." Ulrich said, grinning from the success of my plan. "Maybe she thinks that I'm not good enough for you." Odd said playfully, pulling the young couple closer to each other. "You can't blame her Ulrich, she's been trying to get you since day one." Yumi commented, watching Sissi boss around Herb and Nicholas. The group continued talking about recent events, which Hiroki slowly started to get involved into. Soon after, the first bell of the school year started, telling all students to pick up schedules from the office. Once I got my schedule, I went to my first class which was Advanced Geometrics with Jeremie and Aelita. Once I sat at a seat near my boyfriend, I started the boring class work which signaled the start of a new school year.
After what felt like an eternity or two, lunch finally came. After everyone ate their lunch (Odd having much more than his fair share.), we hanged out by the vending machines. When there was about 15 minutes or so left, I decided to leave the others for a walk in the woods. I listened to my surroundings, hearing the serene sounds of nature around me. As I started to walk back to the school, I heard four or five pairs of shoes running through the forest. I hid behind a tree while I waited for the sound of the unknown students to die out. At this point I started to question myself; Stay out of this, or follow them? "I hate arguing with myself, but I'll do anything to make the first day interesting." I said to myself as I followed the kids. There were four younger kids, definitely 14 or 15 years old from their size. Two of them were male students while the other two were new female students.
I continued following them to a run-down house which they entered. I read the rusted sign, but a few of the letters fell off, so it said '-ERMIT-GE'. The house was fairly large and would've looked better back in its days. I squeezed through an open part of the railings and looked into one of the windows, a slightly ripped curtain covering my face. The four kids were sitting on two roughed-up couches in the Living room. One of the boys was Johnny, one of Hiroki's friends. I finally recognized the other male student through his hoodie-covered face as Hiroki, the girls were still a mystery to me. "Come on Sarah, if you wanna be with our group then you have to do what we say." Hiroki said to the blonde-haired girl, who looked slightly hesitant. The other girl with brown hair moved in front of the blonde.
"Hey leave her alone! It's not like we wanted to go to this broken shack in the woods, let alone with boys our age bossing us around." The second girl said, her eyes moving around the room, eventually locking on me. "And I thought you said there were no older boys in your 'group'!" She added, pointing at me. I quickly ducked before Hiroki or Johnny could look at me. Feeling a burst of adrenaline go through me, I ran away from the old building all the way back to the vending machines fighting my Asthma the entire way. The only Lyoko warriors there were Yumi and Aelita, having their own small talk. Aelita didn't notice me as she walked off after giving a small wave to Yumi. I gathered my breath when Yumi looked behind her, seeing me in a sweaty mess. "Something wrong Sero? You look like you're about to have an Asthma attack." Yumi said, slight confusion in her expression. Wheezing slightly, I gathered enough air to speak.
"We need to talk about your brother."
AN: There we go! The second chapter is now done along with a mystery or two for Hiroki and Johnny. What is this "group" of theirs for or about? And where is our old friend XANA?
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