Yes, I finally managed to start the sequal to Code Prophecy: A Dark Secret. Summer vacation has officially started for me, so now updates will be coming fast, I promise.

If you haven't read Code Prophecy: A Dark Secret, you probably should. This isn't one of those series where in every book, they explain what happened in the last one. This is the kind of series where there's so many references to the last one you need to have read the last one to understand. And for those of you who haven't read it in a while, you might want to skim over it again. Just to refresh your memory.

Because it took me over a month to get this up, I have given you all a gift of two chapters to start out with! Besides, this starts out a little slow. So! On to the next Code Prophecy installment!

Code Prophecy: Stars in the Night

By: Bighoggi14

(Ulrich P.O.V.)

I woke up this morning, feeling extremely happy. Not just because it's Saturday, so I don't have school, but because of the events of yesterday. Everyone in our group narrowly made it out of Xana's clutches. Even Jeremie, who was taken by Xana himself, is now safely with us. He is in the infirmary, just for good measure. His parents are happy he is just alive. I stand up and stretch. I look at the alarm clock; it's nearly 9:00. Odd is snoring, as usual, so I toss a pillow in his direction. It lands on his face and he sits up.

"W-why do you always have to be so… mean when you wake me up?" He asks groggily.

"Ah, come on Odd, I'm not that mean." I say. Odd just grunts at me and stands up.

We both go and take our showers, even coming back at the same time. I get dressed in my normal attire, as does Odd. Even though, for Odd, that's an oxymoron. He always wears purple, all the way down to his shoes. He's even got a purple splotch in his blond hair. He says it's natural, that he was born with it. I'm not sure I believe him.

My normal attire isn't all that normal either though. Most of my clothes are either green or a green-ish tan. I wear a tan tank top with a green shirt unbuttoned over the top of that. Green cargo pants with pockets I love to stick my hands in. My white shoes are the only things that aren't green.

After we're dressed, we go down to breakfast. Of course breakfast is over by now, but they have vending machines down there. We stop just outside the mess hall, and Odd inserts a quarter into the machine.

"Now let's see… what to get, what to get. Not the soup, it tastes like dishwater." He says.

"Ah, the gourmet." I say. Odd always says the soup tastes like dishwater, and it does. Or at least, I take his word for it. I don't know what dishwater tastes like. As he makes his decision (like choosing which is less intolerable) I get a bag of chips for myself. He eventually gets the hot chocolate, which overall isn't much better than the dishwater- I mean soup.

"Come on Odd, let's go see Jeremie now." I say. Odd nods and finishes off his hot chocolate, tossing it into the garbage. As we walk, I pull out my cell phone.

"Who you calling? Wait, let me guess… hmm, Yumi?" Odd says. "Why do you always have to call her?"

"I don't always call her, just sometimes."

"Coughalwayscough." Odd says.

"Oh shut up Odd. At least I have a girlfriend." I say, putting my cell phone back in my pocket. I actually was going to call Yumi and tell her to meet us at the infirmary, but there is no way I was going to prove Odd right.

"Hey, no fair. That was uncalled for."

"You asked for it."

"Whatever. Hey, I'll race you there."

"You're on." I say, and we both take off running.

(Yumi P.O.V.)

I groan and turn over in bed. I creak my eyes open at look at my alarm clock. It wasn't set; today is Saturday, so I've slept in. The red numbers are glaring at me, 8:43. I really slept in. I crawl out of bed and stretch, raising my arms high above my head, yawning. I walk sleepily down the hall and take my shower, returning to my bedroom fifteen minutes later. I quickly get dressed in my normal attire which consists of a long sleeved black t-shirt and black jeans with combat boots for the fun of it.

Heading downstairs for breakfast, mom doesn't answer when I call for her. I look around and see a note on the table.

Yumi,

Went shopping today, I'll be back around 5:00. Take care of Hiroki; please don't leave him home by himself again. You can go to the school if you want, just take Hiroki along with you.

All my love,

Mom

I pour myself a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast and go into the front room. Hiroki is there too, also with a bowl of cereal at his feet. He has the PS2 hooked up to the TV and he's playing one of his fighting games, Dragonball Z.

"Hey Yumi, you're up late."

"I was out late." I say fairly and sit down next to him. I begin munching on my cereal, Hiroki stops after every fight to take a couple bites of his own breakfast.

"Hey Yumi, do you want to play?" I set aside my now finished bowl and grab a controller.

"Sure, okay. Just go easy on me."

"Aww, why?" He says whining. I know he's just joking though.

"Because girls don't play video games like boys do."

"Oh fine, but just because you're a girl." He says and starts the game.

"How did you know how to do that?" he asks after I pull a lucky combo.

"I never reveal my secrets." I say. I look at my watch, it's nearly ten.

"Come on Hiroki, let's go to the school. I want to go visit my friends." I say, putting down the controller.

"Why can't I stay here?" He asks innocently.

"Oh no. Mom gave specific instructions to not leave you here alone. Remember what happened last time?" I ask, giving him an evil glare.

"Can't you just drop me off at Aaron's house on the way there?" He whines. Now that I think about it, that's not a bad idea. Ditch Hiroki at a friends house and spend the day with Ulrich? I like it.

"Okay. Go on and get ready for the day." I say. Hiroki runs upstairs to change out of his pajamas as I put away our bowls and the PS2. Hiroki dashes back down the stairs, all ready to go. He's just wearing a simple black hoodie with jeans. We head out the door and I lock it.

"Okay Hiroki, I'll be at the school," I say when we arrive at Aaron's house, "I have my cell phone if you need me. Do you remember the number?" He shakes his head.

"Nope, not a thing." He says smiling. I sigh.

"It's 253-… wait. Hold out your hand." He does so, and I take a pen from my pocket. I write my phone number on his hand, that way he won't forget it.

"There, that's it. Call me if you need anything." I say, and he smiles.

"Okay Yumi. Bye!" He says and walks inside where Aaron is waiting for him. I wave and walk towards the school. As I was waving, I noticed something on my right hand. It's a golden ring, nestled on my middle finger. Ulrich gave it to me last night, it's a promise ring. It's not too elaborate, Ulrich doesn't have much money. But he must have saved up for a while to be able to afford it. It has an intricately carved snake-like dragon circling the inside of the ring, while the outside says Ulrich heart Yumi. I didn't get much of a chance to look at it last night, but now I can admire it in all it's glory. As I walk towards the school, I twist the ring around my finger, a natural habit I have.

I walk into the school grounds, and my first thought is to go to the bench where we usually meet, but then I realize Jeremie is probably in the infirmary. So I turn in mid-stride and head towards the place where I am sure I will find the others.

Don't forget, there's another chapter right after this one. Make sure you check that out too.