The Last Time I Saw Ulrich

Chapter 1 Before William's Party

Dear Yumi,

Meet me outside. Don't ask any questions just meet me there. I want to talk to you about us.

Love,

Ulrich

This was the last thing Yumi Ishiyama ever heard from Ulrich Stern but that's a long story let me take you to the beginning.

"Hey, Yumi over here," Ulrich said one morning. The gang was all there and Ulrich was just like always his normal self. Yumi new this was going to be a great day she finished her final exams yesterday. Xana, the supercomputer bent on destroying the world, had been quiet lately. The boarding school they were staying at was just the same as usual. Kadic Junior High and High School was normal. Milly and Tamiya's paper headline was Is the Cafeteria Food Edible? and everything seemed normal. It was just a typical day.

"Be there in a sec, Ulrich," Yumi said as she was walking with William toward the gang. "I'll be there, William. Got to go, see-ya."

"Remember not to tell the Gym teacher, Jim, or else he'll put a stop to it." William said at the last minute.

"Ok, William," Yumi replied back.

"So, what was that about?" asked Ulrich, nervice that something was going on between her and William. He had always liked Yumi and never told her. Yet he didn't want William to take her. To Ulrich, William was a mean selfish jerk who just wanted to take Yumi away from him.

"Oh, that?" asked Yumi. "That was nothing I was just talking to William. Is that a problem, Ulrich?"

"Oh, no, that's not a problem I just wondered what you were doing," Ulrich said lying under his breath. He still didn't want Yumi to know about the feud between William and him.

"Oh, well FYI I was just saying I would be at his party tonight. Why? Weren't you invited? It was an after exams party. He told me most people were invited," said Yumi confused. At that point Ulrich was mad.

"I wasn't invited!" yelled Ulrich. He thought William did it on purpose.

"Chill, Ulrich! You don't have to yell it's just a party. I'll ask William why you weren't invited," Said Yumi almost yelling back at her friend. "So who else wasn't invited?" Yumi said worried that Ulrich was the only one not invited.

"Me," said the rest of the gang said at the same time.

"Well, now I know it wasn't just Ulrich left out. Or maybe William just hasn't invited you guys yet," Yumi said not knowing what else to say.

"That could be right, Ulrich," Aelita said not wanting Ulrich to get more mad than he already was.

"Sometimes people just forget, or something. William didn't just come up to you and say 'Ulrich, your not invited!'" Jeremie said trying to cheer him up.

"Jeremie and Aelita are right," Yumi said. "Plus, it's just a party."

"Your right, it's just a stupid party and maybe I didn't want to be invited! Just leave me alone," Ulrich said just before he started to run to his room.

"Odd, you should go talk to him," said Yumi trying to not sound worried. She knew Ulrich would sulk forever if someone wouldn't talk to him.

"She's right, Odd. If anyone can talk some since into him it's you," explained Aelita. "Plus if he doesn't let anyone in his room you have an excuse, you live there."

"Your right, but, oh, never mind," Odd just barley got out. "Oh, and if he kills me, Jeremie do you promise to look after Kiwi?"

"Yes, Odd, I will look after Kiwi, but that won't happen so get over to your room and cheer up Ulrich," Jeremie almost yelled at Odd.

"Ok, Mr. Pushy!" Odd said as he went walking to his room.