Chapter 2: Good So Far; General POV

"Hey, guys." Odd approached Ulrich and Yumi, who had been talking on a bench. "What's up?"

"Nothing, Odd." Ulrich sighed, frustrated by Odd's interruption. "Thanks to you."

Odd took in Ulrich and Yumi's blushing. "Oh? I interrupted something?"

"No." Yumi said, at the same time Ulrich answered "Kind of." They both looked at each other and blushed again.

"Oh, young love." Odd laughed and took a seat next to Ulrich. "How sweet thy sound."

"Well, I'm going home." Yumi stood up. "Bye, Odd. Bye, Ulrich."

"See you, Yumi." Ulrich waved as she smiled and headed out of the campus gates to her home off campus.

"Gee, thanks, Odd." Ulrich sighed again, squinting slightly at his roommate.

"What'd I do?" Odd asked, shrugging.

"I was just about to ask her to go to the dance with me." Ulrich replied. "But you interrupted."

"Dance?" Odd sat up straighter. "What dance?"

"The one that's on Saturday." Ulrich rolled his eyes.

"There's a dance on Saturday?" Jeremie approached the two, who were still seated on the bench.

"Did none of you listen to Ms. Hertz? She announced it yesterday in class." Ulrich said.

"Oh, that's why I didn't know." Odd nodded slowly. "I was sleeping, as usual."

"I was scanning for activated towers." Jeremie explained, pulling out his laptop. "X.A.N.A.'s been so quite lately, it's incredible."

"Maybe he's planning something big." Ulrich suggested.

"Or," Odd began, smiling. "Maybe he's giving us a break for a few weeks. You know, to get ready for the dance."

Ulrich snorted. "If only."

"I think Ulrich's closer to the truth." Jeremie said. He stood up, taking his laptop with him. "I'm going to the factory."

"Do we need to call a group meeting?" Ulrich asked.

"I think it's okay. I'll keep you updated." Jeremie answered, heading toward the factory.

"Hey, Ulrich, do you think I should ask Heidi to the dance?" Odd asked his friend.

"I don't know, Odd. I'm kind of concentrated on my own date." Ulrich responded, getting up from the bench to head to the boys' dorm building.

"How about Emily?" Odd asked, following him.

"She's in the grade above us, Odd."

"So is Yumi." Odd pointed out.

Ulrich blushed slightly. "Shut up."

"Oh! I bet Claire would go with me!"

Lacey hesitated before opening the door. It's not really my room yet. I should probably knock. Just as she was about to do so, the door swung open. A girl with pink hair and pink clothes opened it. She smiled at the redhead.

"You must be Larissa, my roommate." She opened the door wider.

"Can you please just call me Lacey?" The grey-eyed girl corrected. "I hate my real name."

"Well, Lacey, it's nice to meet you. I'm Aelita. Aelita Stones." The friendly, pink girl smiled again. "Welcome to my room! Which is now yours, too."

"Thanks." Lacey set her dark purple suitcase down. She looked at the pink clothes that were lying on Aelita's bubblegum bed. At least it's not hard to tell what her favorite color is.

"You didn't bring much, did you?" Aelita motioned to the suitcase. "Do you even have enough to make it to the next break?"

"I'm sure I do." Lacey gave her a small smile. I hope I won't be here that long. She thought.

"I know my room is small, but I'm glad to share it." Aelita gestured around the room. "Even though I'm not totally sure why they put you here—considering my room is a single person room—I was getting lonely and I am glad to share." Aelita continued talking.

"Thanks." Lacey nodded, not really listening.

"I know you just got here and haven't had a chance to unpack or anything, but it's almost dinner." Aelita noted. "Do you want to come? You can sit with me and my friends, if you want."

"That's okay." Lacey answered, knowing what she had to do. "I think I'll stay here and pack. Thanks, though."

Aelita nodded, making a small sound of understanding. "See you later."

Lacey watched as Aelita closed the door behind her. As soon as she could hear that Aelita's footsteps had left the building, she pulled out her mobile and dialed her father's number, knowing that the symbol would come up on the screen.

"Hello? It's me. I just arrived in Aelita's room."

Hello again! Yes, I am on a roll today! And I am LOVING writing this story so far! (:

No, this will NOT be another OCXOdd story, UNLESS it is asked to be. I think I have some other plans for this story… Sometimes I just come up with the basic ideas of the story and then these little plot fairies and elves take off with it… Yup. That's my little excuse there.

Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading! (:

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