Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko. I do own Musa, Cascada, Terran, Nyx, Sitara, Ralph, and this story's plot.

A New Arrival

Blue green eyes fluttered open as the bus jostled to a stop. Utada yawned, wiping the sleep from her eyes. She was thankful that she was able to sleep dreamlessly. Though she didn't know what the meaning of her dreams were or if they even had any meanings to begin with, she didn't want Odd or the others to worry about her.

Speaking of said purple loving boy, the wolf A.I. giggled when she realized that Odd had fallen asleep too, his arms, as always, wrapped protectively around her. She managed to get out of embrace without waking him to look out of the window. A thin layer of snow and frost covered the hard ground outside. Were they there?

"Okay, everyone," Jim bellowed. "This is a rest stop so if any of you need to, you know, do any of your private business then now is the time."

The students on the bus quickly got up all rushing towards the washroom. Ulrich, Yumi, Aelita, and Jeremy headed out to go stretch their legs while Cascada and Musa were stuck with the task of waking their boyfriends up.

"What do you think we should do?" Musa asked as she and her sister stared down at the sleeping boys.

"Wake them, of course," Cascada said with a mischievous smile as small green sparks played across her fingertips.

"That's mean!" Musa gasped. "Let's do it!" she grinned, "I'll wake Will."

"Then I'll do Odd," Cascada agreed.

"Don't kill him," the wolf A.I. warned.

"Party pooper," the plant A.I. pouted.

At the same time they turned to the two unsuspecting sleeping boys blue or green sparks dancing across their finger tips before they touched the boys; William on the arm and Odd on the forehead.

It was an amusing sight to see both boys jump feet from their seats only to hit their heads on the bus's low ceiling, rubbing their heads.

"What the-" William groaned before he noticed the two smirking A.I.s

"Rest stop," Cascada said simply before she pulled a laughing Musa out of the bus with her the two boys getting enough of their wits to begin chasing them.

A sleek black car pulled into the parking space of the rest stop, windows tinted. Nervous hands fidgeted with the hem of an orange scarf in the backseat of the car as caramel eyes flickered from each child that was nearby.

"Don't worry, miss," the chauffer, Ralph, said turning around to face the anxious girl. "You'll do fine."

The cinnamon skin girl nodded, curls bouncing with the up and down movement. The door to the backseat was open as a man wearing a sweat suit came over towards her.

"Hello," he greeted. "I'm Jim Morales. I'm glad you could join us, Miss…"

"Sitara," Ralph spoke for the girl. "Sitara Deangelo. You have been instructed of her…condition, right?"

"Yes, yes," Jim nodded before turning towards the timid girl. "I hope you enjoy this trip, Deangelo, and feel free to see me if you need anything but I'm sure your future fellow classmates will be willing to help you with anything-"

"MUSA! WATCH OUT!"

The wolf A.I. had turned her head back while running to see if Odd or William was still chasing her when Cascada called out a warning to her. Unfortunately it came too late and Musa crashed into someone.

"Ow," she groaned getting off the person she had run into. "Gomen. I wasn't looking and- Hey! You're that girl I saved!" By this time the rest of the Lyoko gang with a few other students had made their way over towards the commotion that Utada was calling. "See!" Musa said turning to Cascada. "I wasn't lying! I saved this girl from being run over! Isn't that right?" she asked turning to the girl who was still getting over the initial shock of having all attention on her. She merely nodded before Musa turned back to her friends saying "I told you so," in a childish manner.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Cascada said coolly waving off her sister. "Did you even ask her for her name?"

"Uh…" the wolf A.I. began.

"This is Sitara Deangelo," Jim introduced. "She'll be a dorm student next year."

"Oh, so she's the girl my father was talking about," Sissi said with a knowing smirk. Musa noticed and didn't like the look on the principal's daughter's face.

"Anyway," Jim continued. "I want you all to be nice to her and make her feel welcome," he said before going off to help Ralph pack the girl's stuff onto the bus.

"So, I guess since you're new I should give you the 411," Sissi said flipping her hair over her shoulder.

Musa rolled her eyes, taking Sitara gently by the arm and leading her towards her friends. Caramel colored eyes looked nervously between Sissi and Musa but the wolf A.I. gave her a reassuring smile, putting her at ease and reminding her of someone she knew…

"Don't mind Sissi," Musa explained. "She thinks she's God's gift to the world but she's just an annoying Banshee. I'm Musa Utada by the way," the blue-green eye girl said stopping in front of her friends. "And these are my friends. That's Yumi, Ulrich, Jeremy, Aelita, William, Cascada, and Odd."

"Hey," Odd grinned extending his hand out to the girl. "Uh, what was your name again?" he asked as his friends sighed.

Sitara bit her lip. "Go on," Aelita encouraged the girl. "Odd doesn't bite."

"Unless your food," Ulrich murmured.

"Hey!"

The caramel eye girl took out a phone that looked like it was specifically made for text messaging. She typed a few words in before handing it to Odd who, along with the others looked at it confusedly as they saw that she had typed her name.

"Why didn't you just say that?" Odd asked not getting why the girl wasn't talking though the others were slowly piecing it together. "What?" Odd joked, "cat got your tongue?"

"Odd!" Yumi hissed suddenly as she elbowed the boy.

"What did I do now?" the purple loving boy asked rubbing his side. He looked back at Sitara and was surprised to see the girl on the verge of tears.

"You can't talk, can you?" Musa asked softly.

Sitara looked towards the ground, shaking her head as her hands gripped at the hem of her jacket. She was startled when she felt and arm placed around her shoulder.

"It's okay," Musa smiled. "It's nothing to be ashamed of. We're all different."

"Some of us more then others," Jeremy murmured as Odd tried to touch his nose with his tongue.

Deangelo looked at the neon blue streaked hair girl for a few seconds before nodding, a shy smile on her face.

"Everyone, time to get back on the bus," Jim called after he and Ralph were finally able to get Sitara's stuff with the other suitcases.

"Come on, Sitara!" Musa said enthusiastically as she and Aelita took one of the girl's hands. "You're sitting with us! We're not going to let you brae Sissi alone!"

"Sissi bashing?" Cascada asked following the three girls along with Yumi to the bus. "I'm definitely in."

From nearby, Jim and Ralph looked at the group of quick friends. "It seems like Ms. Sitara has made friends quickly," Ralph observed with a soft smile.

"Leave it to Utada to be able to make quick friends," Jim said.

Ralph nodded. "Well, I must go. My original clients are expecting me soon," the chauffer said.

"I understand," Jim said grinned before his face grew serious. "Be careful," he said, unspoken but understood meanings hidden behind the words.

Ralph nodded before looking back at the bus where he could Sitara smiling as Musa animatedly talked to her. He turned back to Jim, shaking hands with him before getting into his car and smoothly pulling out of the parking lot.

Jim's weary eyes watched the car before he turned to his students, ushering the slow pokes to the bus.

Ralph had driven a few miles away from the rest stop when his phone rang.

"Did you drop her off?" a voice asked.

"Yes," Ralph nodded though he knew that he couldn't be seen. "She's safe and in good hands."

There was no other reply other than a confirming grunt and the sound of the phone going dead.

Hey guys! Finally able to update though I'm supposed to be doing homework. Oh well, that's what study hall is for. Anyway, I've introduced a new character though you already met her but that was only for a second. Yes, she's mute but with everything there is a reason. If any of you know anyone who is mute it would really help me if you tell me if I'm doing something that seem out of place. I know people who are deaf but not mute so it would be a big help.

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