Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko or Linkin Park (though I wish I did). I do own Musa, Cascada, Terran, Nyx, and this story's plot.
Déja vu, Anyone? - Part 2
Sometime in the Past…
The night was silent as a warm breeze blew across the city. The night was silent, but it was far from being peaceful.
"Are you ready?" she asked the person next to her.
"Let's just get this over with," he said before jumping off the roof they were perched on and disappearing within the shadow below. She followed suit.
In this farewell
There's no blood
There's no alibi
'Cause I've drawn regret
From the truth
Of a thousand lies
So let mercy come
And wash away...
"Secure all doors! Don't let anyone in!" the head of the security ordered his men.
"Yes sir!" a group of black suited men all saluted before they moved to their designated spots.
The commander turned back to the man and woman with their two young children standing by him. "Don't worry, Professor Gershwin. We'll make sure that who ever killed Professor McArnald is put to justice," he said confidently.
"You obviously must be new to this position," Professor Gershwin said solemnly as he held his family closer to him as if his life depended on it. The end result of tonight meant that he didn't hold on to them tight enough.
The light flickered off as the power to expensive manor was shut off.
"They're here."
What I've done
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done
The security guards held on tight to their guns finger on the triggers, ready to fire. They all became slightly ill at ease when the main power went off, the auxiliary never starting. They were in total darkness, not even the heavens providing them light as the clouds seemed to cover the sparkling lights in the sky.
And then… music, followed by gun shots were heard followed by a short scream and then silence.
Put to rest
What you thought of me
While I clean this slate
With the hands
Of uncertainty
So let mercy come
And wash away...
"Daddy! Make it stop!" the children cried as the sounds of shooting and death came closer to the room they were in.
Professor Gershwin looked down at his children then at his silently sobbing wife. There was no point in comforting them. This was it. This was his payment for what he had done.
What I've done
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done
The commander silently motioned to the three men he had with him in the room with the family to get ready. The men stood in front of the family aiming their guns at the door and…nothing.
"What's so interesting about a door?" a voice asked behind them. The commander gasped as he spun around to see a sight that would forever be burned into his mind. Professor Gershwin and his family were on the ground, dead, their eyes staring unseeingly at the door, their faces forever frozen in fear and anticipation.
Three thuds were heard and the commander turned to see his men also dead on the floor.
"Inferior humans," a voice scoffed in disdain.
For what I've done
I'll start again…
The commander turned towards the window where two hooded figures stood, unable to be distinguished in the darkness. "Aren't you going to kill me too?" the man asked the two intruders.
"You didn't kill her," one of the two said and with that the two were gone, leaving the commander in the blood tainted home.
And whatever pain may come
Today this ends…
"I'll meet you at the rendezvous point later," the male said without even waiting for an answer from his female associate. The female frowned but didn't protest as she continued on.
He landed silently on the window sill, sliding in easily through the already opened window. He heard a gasp of surprise. She was still awake. He made his way to her bed without even a word and laid down next to her, the bed's sheets separating them. Without hesitation, the girl snuggled next to him, quickly falling asleep.
She was safe. To her, he was only her protector, the thoughts of him being a killer never entering her mind…
Present…
I'm forgiving what I've done…
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done
Ozzy looked deep in thought, his mind else where. Ken and Chris noticed.
"Are you okay?" Ken asked concerned for his fellow co-worker.
What I've done…
"Yeah," Ozzy said smiling somberly. "Just remembering…what I've done," he said looking at Terran Yuki and Evanescent Dream playing the last few lines of their song.
Forgiving what I've done…
"That was great!" Musa clapped once the song was over. "You have an amazing voice, Terran-kun."
"Thank you," the boy said softly. Odd frowned. He didn't like Musa giving compliments to this guy. "You're guitar playing is also very desirable, Miss Utada."
Musa childishly stuck out her tongue. "Just call me Musa. We'll be working together so we should be comfortable with each other."
"Not too comfortable," Odd thought trying to keep his temper in check. He never really had a problem doing so before. It was just that he got a bad vibe from this guy and he didn't like him being near Musa. This is also commonly known as possessive boyfriend syndrome.
"It was okay," Nyx sighed, "though the drumming and repetitive piano parts at the beginning were mediocre at best." Cascada held down a growl as she got up from the piano seat and William frowned. "Also, did we really need you three?" she asked pointing to Yumi, Ulrich, and Aelita. "It made the sound seem overbearing and hastily thrown together."
"You're just upset that it wasn't your lyrics," Cascada coolly remarked.
"Of course I was," Nyx admitted, "I mean, my name is going to be on the album. I don't want to be associated with silly little angst written songs by bed wetters."
"Was there any part of the song that you didn't have a problem with?" Jeremy frowned trying to ignore her insult.
"The vocals were good even though the rest of the song did it no justice, including the guitars' part," the highlighted brunette hair woman said glancing at Odd and Musa but specifically Utada.
"Silenzio, Nyx!" Terran said barely raising his voice up but still managing to silence the woman. "The song was wonderful…Musa. You are a talented artist," he praised softly.
Odd frowned, taking a step towards the boy. He stared unblinkingly at the boy whose eyes were hidden behind his sunglasses. For some reason this reminded Musa of something similar to this that happened between her and Odd on Lyoko before he learned who she was. The rest of the Lyoko gang looked embarrassed at their friend's behavior.
Odd, who was staring so hard that his eyes began to water thought he saw the Terran blink from behind his dark tinted glasses. "Ha!" he said triumphantly, pointing at Terra, "I won!"
"Won what?" Terran asked indifferently.
"The staring contest," Odd said.
"In order to have a staring contest you have to stare and in order to stare you have to see," the icecap white hair boy said evenly, "I can't see."
"What are you talking about?" the purple loving boy frowned in confusion.
"I'm blind, lei idiota." Odd froze. That wasn't the response he was expecting. "I think that's enough recording for today," Terran said turning away from the silenced boy before leaving, Nyx following soon after.
"Smooth, Odd Ball," Yumi said sarcastically.
Odd was about to respond to defend himself when he noticed that Musa was heading towards the door that Terran and Nyx had just left. "Where are you going?" Aelita asked.
"Don't worry," Musa grinned, "I'll be back," she said before leaving.
It didn't take her long to find him in the lobby playing on the piano that she had been so drawn to before. She silently made her way towards him letting the melody of the music watch over her. It sounded familiar but distant. Finally, Terran ended the song, ignoring the applauding the hotel's guests gave him as he turned his head towards Musa.
"Would you like to go for a walk?" Musa asked. He nodded, silently getting up. Like she had done with Sitara, Utada hooked her arm with his and led the way. She guided them towards the hotel's large outside porch that had chairs and tables for the guest to sit in and enjoy the fresh mountain air. "I'm sorry for Odd's behavior," the girl apologized.
"What is your relationship with him?" Terran asked suddenly.
"He's my boyfriend," Musa said simply.
"Boyfriend?" Yuki questioned.
"He's…very important to me…" Musa said smiling softly with a far off look in her eyes.
"I don't see, no pun intended, how that could be possible," the blind boy said staring in the general direction of her voice. If Musa didn't know he was blind she would have sworn she felt his intense gaze staring directly at her.
"Despite how he acted towards you, which was rude, he really is a sweet and funny guy," Musa said.
"And an idiot," Terran murmured. He was slightly surprised when he heard her laugh at this.
"He's not an idiot. Odd acts more on instincts, what he's feeling," Musa said softly before chuckling, "which is what usually gets him into trouble."
"I see," Terran said thoughtfully.
"Do you?" Musa asked, sounding distant before her eyes widened in shock. "Gomen! I didn't mean to I-"
"È tutto a posto. It's okay," Yuki shrugged, turning his head away from him.
"You speak Italian," the wolf A.I. finally noticed.
"Along with several others," Terran said. "Your…boyfriend also speaks Italian."
"How do you know?" Musa asked curiously.
"He has an accent, very faint and hardly noticeable unless you're paying close attention to it."
"He never told me…" murmured Musa to herself. The girl silently thought to herself. Why had she never asked Odd about his nationality before?
"I should be heading home," Terran said standing up. After a moment he turned to Musa. "You're not going to offer your help?" he asked.
"I think you're capable on your own," Musa grinned. "You know," she said thoughtfully, "you remind me of one of my friends," she said thinking of Sitara.
"I do?" the boy said sounding uninterested.
"Hai," Musa nodded. "Maybe I should introduce you two!"
"I'm not interested in girls," Terran said.
"Then we'll find you a guy and-"
"I'm not gay. I'm simply not interested in a relationship," Terran said stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"What about me?" Musa asked.
"What about you? I thought you were already taken," Yuki said.
"I am," the girl giggled. "But I would still like to be your friend."
"Why? You don't even know me."
"I know, but for some reason I want to and isn't that the whole part of beings friends?" she asked.
"I wouldn't know," he shrugged.
"Well you're going to find out," Musa smirked. The boy sighed before heading towards the area where he knew the door back to the hotel was.
He stopped suddenly, hand on the door knob. "It's going to be cold tonight. Dress appropriately," and then he was gone, leaving Musa to think on his words…
Yay! An update! Anyway, I'm pleased with the beginning of this chapter. I originally wan't planning on starting it like this but oh well. Remeber that all the character play an important role in the story, except maybe Sissi though I'm planning to have her appear alot more then she did in Code Moon.
Well, if you didn't know, the song was What I've Done by Linkin Park. Totally rockin' song that got me interested in the group. I wasn't orginally planning on using it in this chapter. I was planning to use it much later but then I found this another song that I could use for the part that I was originally planning on using this song for. Also, when Terran was playing on the piano, I imagined him playing Kiss the Rain by Yiruma. It's just piano but it's still amazing!
Also, I can't beleive I broke the 100 review mark! You guys rock! Major love!
Um...nothing more to say so...PLEASE REVIEW!
