A/N: I was going to wait at least one more day to update, but I decided against it. I was so happy that this chapter was longer then the last. Plus, in this chapter, we learn more about William, everyone's...um...favorite possessed Lyoko warrior. A little bit of trivia: This chapter was started on the same day, same place as chapter one but wasn't finished on that day.
So without further ado, we're going to have a main character do the disclaimer.
Ulrich: Why me?
Author: Do it or you're sleeping with Odd tonight...And his snoring.
Ulrich: The author does not own Code Lyoko. Only herself, whenever that character actually shows up in the story, and the plot.
Chapter Two: We're in This Together
The next day, Ulrich walked into Ms. Hertz's class. He walked over to Jeremie and thanked him for covering him in class yesterday.
"It's all right Ulrich." Jeremie reached into his bag. "Here's the homework you need to make up."
"Thanks Jeremie."
Odd looked at his roommate. "Hey, where were you anyway Ulrich?"
"Well I was…uh…very busy." Ulrich scratched his head.
"I know you're lying."
"Then if I tell you I can't say anything, would you respect it?"
"Well yeah," scoffed Odd. "We are friends. I can respect your privacy Ulrich."
Yumi was in Mrs. Mayer's class, drawing. William reached over before class started, saying, "You told Ulrich?"
The black haired girl looked sternly at William. "I had no choice. Plus, he helped me with my freak out yesterday."
William sighed. "At least remember that I'm supposed to be your mate, princess."
"Sure." Yumi didn't care about what William said. She wished she could pick her own mate.
Ulrich was lying in a tree, looking at the clouds. He was so happy he got over his vertigo to an extent. It seemed like a great day.
Yumi's coming.
Ulrich looked around. So far everytime he's heard that voice, no one was around that could of said it.
Ulrich shrugged and laid back. He closed his eyes to feel the soft breeze.
"Ulrich!"
The voice this time cut through Ulrich's thoughts. The brown haired boy was startled enough to fall out of the tree.
Yumi realized her mistake, quickly putting her hands to her head. Red energy formed around Ulrich, keeping him suspended in mid-air for a while. He was gently lifted to the ground, landing with a soft thud.
"Sorry Ulrich," replied Yumi, concerned. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Ulrich looked at Yumi. "You can do that outside of Lyoko?"
Yumi nodded yes. "That, clairvoyance, and mind reading. It comes with being an alien. Along with this."
Yumi put her hands on Ulrich's ankles. She concentrated on the scratches and cuts from thorns and sand burrs the day Ulrich chased Yumi. The injuries were healed and closed up.
"Healing?" asked Ulrich.
Yumi nodded yes again.
"Yo-you're-"
"Hey Ulrich!" Odd called as he walked over. "Lunch is over! We got to get to class!"
"Yeah, might as well go before we're late." Yumi started walking to the school.
"…Amazing," Ulrich finished whispering.
After school was done Ulrich was back in the forest. He thought he could finally relax in the tree. Soon, he found out that wasn't going to happen.
"Hey, Ulrich!"
Ulrich looked down and groaned. It was William.
"So, I'm not getting any break today? Great." Ulrich climbed down the tree. He didn't feel like falling for a second time today. "What's up William?"
Yumi's head snapped up while walking home. She murmured, "Oh, no William. Why do you have to do that?"
The girl took out her phone and dialed a number. "Hey mom, I'm going to be a little late for supper."
William pushed Ulrich against a tree by the brown haired male's shirt. The black haired teen's other hand came out. His rings around the pupils of his eyes glowed a very faint navy blue. A katana appeared in his hand.
"Oh great," Ulrich rolled his eyes, "William must be an alien too."
"I need to know, are you in love with Yumi?" growled William.
"Well…I guess a little bit. Why is it your business William?"
"Yumi is my mate."
Ulrich's eyes widened. "So you're…"
"Yes. I'm a prince from the planet Ticon. I'm supposed to be with Yumi. Not a puny Earthling like you."
"This is a problem with you?"
"Yes. Yumi is into you more then she is into me. I believe you need to be eliminated."
The katana swung for Ulrich and he closed his eyes. After a minute, Ulrich opened his eyes. He saw an arm with gray scales on it blocking the katana.
"Yu-Yumi?"
Yumi looked at Ulrich and smiled. "Hey, how you doing? Are you okay Ulrich?"
Ulrich nodded yes.
The blacked haired girl looked at William, her eyes a pale yellow. "Why? He's just an Earthling?"
"Because, you care about him more then you care about me." William moved the katana away from Yumi. "You're supposed to be my mate!"
"You should know by now, mates are not always written in stone."
William released Ulrich's shirt and backed up. He lounged for Ulrich.
Yumi put her heads to her head and stood in front of Ulrich. A bubble of red energy formed around the two.
As William's katana hit the shield, small red sparks flew out. Yumi looked like she really took a hit.
"Ulrich," Yumi groaned, "I shouldn't have involved you in this. I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault Yumi. It was going to happen."
Yumi's shield took another hit and vanished. She groaned and took a moment to regain her balance.
"Yumi, I really don't want to fight with you," snarled William.
Yumi's pale yellow eyes started going back to their human color as she glared at William. "Yo-you're going to have to if you want to try to get Ulrich."
William walked up to Yumi. One hit from him knocked the female out. "Sorry princess."
He turned and glared at Ulrich. "Now to deal with you." The black haired male swung the katana at Ulrich again. And once again, it hit the red shield.
"What!" William looked at Yumi. Her hands were at her head and her eyes were a darker yellow then before. William concluded, "She's still conscious by her alien strength."
"Ul-Ulrich," whispered Yumi.
She's weak. Go.
Ulrich wasn't going to see who said anything this time. He followed the order, walking to Yumi. "Yes?"
"Kiss me."
"What! You're crazy!"
"No. I'm going to be too weak to fight and protect you until I heal. The saliva I'll give you through the kiss will give you the abilities to fight aliens."
Ulrich was about to protest, but gave up on that idea as he looked at Yumi. He leaned in close, lips puckered.
Yumi used her remaining strength to reach up and kiss Ulrich. The male closed his eyes and transformed into a one-piece suit the same color as his usual clothes. His eyes opened up, glazed with pale gray.
The black haired girl smiled at Ulrich. She fainted, out of strength for now.
Ulrich looked at Yumi and thanked her in his mind. He looked at William and his weapon. He has a weapon, thought Ulrich. And I don't. Yumi said this would help, but right now it looks like that isn't the case. I wish I had my katana.
Then really wish for it.
Who was that? Ulrich just decided to worry about it when his life wasn't in danger. He lifted his hand and his eyes glew a brighter shade of gray. Come on katana. A katana like the one he used to have in Lyoko appeared in his hand.
"Bring it on, William!"
"Will do." William charged with his katana in front of him.
Ulrich blocked the attack with his katana. A sword fight began between the two.
Odd was walking to the cafeteria for supper. He wondered where Ulrich was. He hasn't seen his roommate all afternoon.
"I'll see you later Odd. I'm going into the forest."
As Odd remembered what Ulrich said after class, he ran into the forest.
William was close to killing Ulrich when he heard a sound. "Human."
He walked away from Ulrich. "This is not over Stern, understand?" The navy blue eyes turned back to normal, the katana disappeared. William ran into the forest leaving the other two behind.
Ulrich looked at William leaving and shook his head. He started hearing the human and realized what he still looked like. Okay, how do I get back to normal?
As he thought that, Ulrich turned back into his usual form. He looked at himself and wondered, It's that easy?
"Ulrich!"
Ulrich turned around and saw Odd. "Hey Odd what are you doing? Didn't you eat supper?"
"No. I was worried about you."
"Don't worry, I'm not dead." Yet.
Odd looked around and found Yumi on the ground. "Yumi! What happened?"
"She fainted. I think it was the heat."
"Well we better get her home before her parents freak out."
Yumi asked Ulrich to meet her in the cafeteria the next morning. He left Odd behind to do it. The male was sitting and waiting patiently.
The girl walked in and sat by Ulrich.
"All right, what did you want to talk about?" Ulrich asked Yumi.
"Once again, I want to say I'm sorry for-"
"Don't worry. It's my fault for invading on your privacy…And for taking Odd's advice on one of the few times he was actually serious."
"But now William will be on your butt until you're dead."
"It'll be worth it to be with you." Ulrich sat back. "Why did you have to kiss me to give me these abilities?"
"To change an Earthling, or anyone from a different planet for that matter, you need to give them your saliva. Only by kissing I can give you the saliva and put this alien DNA in you. Now you are considered a protector. The actual job is to protect me, but I gave it to you to protect yourself."
"So now I…"
"You have a tiny bit of alien DNA in you. Sorry, I had no choice."
"It's all right." Ulrich gazed into Yumi's eyes. "We're in this together. Aren't we?"
A/N: Finally, another chapter done. Another piece of trivia I forgot to mention: Every chapter's title has been said or thought by a character in the same chapter.
Next Chapter: Aliens are (somewhat) discovered at Kadic.
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