Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 49

AN: I had not anticipated this degree of readers, and I'm more than pleased to see that word of the fic is apparently spreading. Thank you all for your continued support and viewership. I felt that things for this chapter needed to have what I'd call a breather moment while bearing in mind many things going on. I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. I felt it essential to give such a chapter for both my audience and myself. So, I hope you all read, review, and enjoy. I'll see you next chapter. —Pagliacci-11.

Aelita arrived back at Kadic, and it was now early evening. She sighed as she looked at the dormitory building. Aelita knew Sylvia wouldn't help her in the regard she wanted. Aelita had to learn to get along with Jacqueline, to tolerate her would assuredly be an accurate descriptive. However, not wanting to jump into the frying pan just yet, Aelita headed into the main building towards the library.

As she entered, Aelita saw Amelia Beck silently reading in the designated quiet spots of the library. Aelita gently went over towards her and sat across from her. Amelia seemed oblivious to Aelita's presence as she simply turned a page. Aelita took advantage of this and read the spine of the book her former roommate was engrossed in, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The title itself seemed interesting enough, Aelita had to admit.

Aelita cleared her throat, and Amelia put her book down. Upon seeing Aelita, she looked pleasantly surprised, "Oh, hello. How are you?" she asked a touch of apprehension in her voice.

Aelita smiled somewhat, "I'm fine, thanks. Look, I just wanted to say I hope there's no bad blood between us considering everything that happened so far."

Amelia shrugged, "Eh, it's alright. I think we both were wrong when all is said and done. For what it's worth, I'm sorry too. Just because you reprimanded me, it doesn't justify kicking the snot out of you. How are you as far as that's concerned?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Aelita said, "Nurse Yolanda patched me up. But that said, I must give credit where it's due, you kick like a horse."

Amelia chuckled a bit, "It's no accident, I assure you. For years I practiced as a kickboxer, and so it makes sense you'd say that I mean, to me, the legs always seemed the most effective weapons of the human body to develop anyway."

Aelita smirked, "Well, I can't deny the results if that's your mindset. How's your room situation with Claire?"

Amelia grimaced, "Eh, it's what it is. In my opinion, she's awfully chatty, but it's not even the fun kind of chatty. I mean, all this girl talks about is the next essay she has to do. Claire's a workaholic, and she's asked me to revue some of her ideas for next semester. I mean, what kind of nerd prepares that far ahead and even foolishly so by making papers that very well may not come to even be assigned? It's the epitome of wasteful, in my view."

Aelita leaned back in her chair, "Honestly, consider yourself lucky. When it comes to Claire, her papers are second to none in making a convincing point. Sure, she's a bit flowery in her presentation, but that's to be expected of her more or less."

"A bit flowery? Botanical gardens spanning forty-two hundred acres that aren't nearly as flowery as she is in her presentation."

Aelita chuckled, "Claire is honestly a great writer, but honestly, you hit it on the head. The truth is she gets in her own way more than she'd care to admit. But, hey, you have to start somewhere."

Amelia shrugged, "True. Oh, speaking of roommates, how's yours, or have you stayed in a nice sanctuary to yourself?"

Aelita shook her head, "No such luck, unfortunately. No, I was given a new roommate in the form of a junior psychologist from Hell, Jacqueline Gray."