The moon shone a welcoming shade of blue as the young Dunbar lay unconscious in the Ishiyama residence. William's near manly, yet abraded features glint from the window moonlight as he lay in Yumi's bed. She knelt humbly by his side, softly gazing over his battered figure. She found him on her way to the factory after being alerted of another X.A.N.A. attack. He seemed to have been hurt on his skateboard after going out on another of his late night escapes from Kadic. He had injured his ribs, suffered a few minor scratches on his face, and may have hurt one of his legs. As much as she couldn't stand his excessive come-ons and his dismal and sometimes hostile attitude, she felt obligated to helping him, obligated enough to leave her duties. Somehow, she felt he would do the same for her. She reached for the towel in a bucket filled with hot water. She wrung it until it was damp and folded it to place on William's forehead.
She couldn't help running her fingers though his hair. She couldn't deny that he was a handsome young man, but every time he'd try to get close to her, her mind filled with thoughts of Ulrich. And though their relationship wasn't very steady, or consistent, she couldn't leave him, not for William. She deeply examined his face, how his disposition was intense even in unconsciousness. Yumi removed his shirt with great care, and bandaged his ribs with the same delicacy. She found herself caressing his rippled stomach, taking in every last detail, every valley and crevasse, his milky skin was so soft to the touch it was almost mesmerizing. Her hands wondered to his strong chest, his soft breathing slowly lifting and dropping his sternum. She lifted her hands and stared at his lips they looked so exclusive, forbidden. She quickly turned away; her mobile phone rang abruptly in her pocket. She sharply exhaled as she reached for her cellular phone.
"Hello?" said Yumi in flustered exhaustion.
"Yumi, we need you! The core of Lyoko is being attacked," cried Jeremy. "Aelita, Odd and Ulrich are already here. What's taking you?"
"Alright, Jeremy, I'm on the way, I found William out of commission on the street. I couldn't just leave him there." Yumi retorted.
"Okay, but Ulrich won't be too happy," Jeremy chuckled.
Yumi quickly ended the call and started for the door.
"Yumi . . .," William groaned. "Please don't leave."
"William, are you okay?" Yumi rushed back to his side.
"I think so. What happened to me?" William asked faintly.
"You got hurt on your skateboard, I found you outside, and since my parents and Hiroki are gone for the week I brought you here." Yumi replied.
"Does Ulrich know about this?" William stared at the ceiling his steely onyx orbs shined in the moonlight.
"Know that we're in my house alone? No. He doesn't need to either, you hear?" Yumi retorted coldly.
"Yeah, I got it." William replied softly.
"I don't trust you in my house so you're coming with me," Yumi scowled.
"Fine, I'll go." William sneered. He attempted to sit up but was interrupted by an intense stinging twinge in his abdomen. He cried out in agony and lay flat on his back. "Just go. I can't move so your precious house is safe."
"How do I know you aren't faking?" Yumi asked.
"How about the fact that you found me unconscious on the street, I'm bandaged up, I can hardly move, and I haven't hit on you yet." William said the last thing with a smile.
Yumi smiled back but it quickly faded. 'Jeremy could just run a return to the past, he'd forget everything and maybe I could prevent this from happening.' She thought. "I still don't trust you, William." Yumi said slowly.
"Then stay here," William scowled. "I don't care what you do."
"I don't get you! First, you're trying to steal me from Ulrich, then you finally get me alone and you act like a jerk." Yumi yelled.
Yumi gasped at how she worded her last statement. It made her sound desperate. She rubbed her arm awkwardly and started for the door again. She was defeated. She felt like she had completely betrayed her friends, Jeremy, Odd, Aelita, and Ulrich. She needed to go before anything else happened she had already gone too far. There's no way William let her live it down at this point.
"So what am I to you, Yumi?" William asked.
"What do you mean?" Yumi retorted.
"Am I some cheesy Casanova, or am I a jerk?" William asked, his eyes held an empty emotionless gaze.
Yumi felt terrible, she knew it wasn't right when she called him a cheesy Casanova. She honestly didn't mean it. She felt her heart pound in her chest.
"So what's Ulrich to you?" William sighed.
"A jerk," she said softly. "A jealous, stubborn jerk that in the long run will never trust me."
"Then why are you trying so hard to make it work when you are fully aware of that, Yumi?" William asked softly.
"Because I love him, William." Yumi said with hardly any emotion.
"No you don't, Yumi. You want to love him but you can't. He won't let you," William tried to sit up. "Just like how I want to love you but you won't let me."
"You don't love me, William, because if you did, you'd let me be with Ulrich." Yumi said.
"I've been doing that because I thought that would make you happy. I was partially right, I guess." William said he slid back and leaned against the wall.
"William I . . ." Yumi gasped.
"No, it's all right. I understand." William replied coolly.
Yumi grew silent She couldn't find words to say. She never really gave Ulrich and her relationship so much extra thought before.
"But before you leave, hear me out." William sighed. "You can turn me down and I'll keep being a jerk to try to win you from Ulrich, or you can be with me, and I can be your cheesy, jerky Casanova."
Yumi smiled bashfully, William was much more romantic than Ulrich ever was. Once she thought about it, William was better suited for her anyway. He was about the same height as her, around the same age and he's more mature. On top of that, she wouldn't have to worry about her business scattering throughout the school knowing that Ulrich tells Odd everything and that Odd can't keep his mouth shut.
"I know you have feelings for him. I'm not asking you to just drop them. I'm just saying to really think about it." William said.
Yumi couldn't believe how much sense he was making. He was actually making her think. She placed her hand over her thumping heart. "William . . . ," She stared out of the open window as a cool night breeze filled the room. The soothing aroma allowed her to take in a passive breath. Her mind was a storm of scattered thoughts. She tried to rationalize, she tried to think sensibly but what she needed, wanted and what was the smartest thing to do. Then she remembered that X.A.N.A. was attacking.
"I'll make this easier for you," William said as he forced himself from the bed and behind Yumi. He tenderly encased Yumi in a warm embrace. A shock ran through Yumi's body. Her heart was pounding out of control. William could feel it. He smirked to himself.
"William, don't do this to me." Yumi sighed weakly. She felt tears threatening to fall. She made a valiant effort to keep them contained.
"You can leave," William continued, whispering softly in her ear. "Go back to Ulrich. Give him my best regards. Or . . . ,"
"William, don't, please," the tears finally breached her eyelids as they cam cascading down her face.
William brushed her tears away with a kind thumb. ". . . You can stay here with me."
Yumi felt protected in his arms. His stalwart yet comforting embrace made her feel like X.A.N.A. had no further effect on her life. And as much as she didn't want to admit it, she never felt so sheltered before with Ulrich. Yumi couldn't speak. She was afraid to sound choked up.
William took her prolonged silence as rejection. He took a deep breath and released his hold on her. "Alright, I get it. I'll back off."
"William, no!" Yumi gasped. "Don't let me go."
"See, I told you." William said with a smile. "Can't resist the old Dunbar charm," William opened his arms and softly cradled his Japanese princess. She took a deep reassuring breath and rested her forearms on his collarbone.
Yumi looked deeply into his eyes to make sure he wasn't under X.A.N.A.'s control. But shortly she got caught up in his hypnotic gaze and forgot what she was looking for. "I love you, William." Yumi whispered in William's ear. She felt like a part of her was set free. As if everything she lived for was done. Yumi had found whom she needed. Someone who could love her, someone who could trust her. Someone who was strong enough to be strong for her. And he's been there all along. A tear fell from her eyes. Yumi could feel Williams body start to quiver as he stood. "You're hurt." Yumi whispered.
William grabbed the undersides of Yumi's thighs. He lifted her off the floor and softly kissed her. "Don't worry, whatever pain I suffer now is nothing. I've got you now, so I've got nothing to worry about."
You guys are right this is cute. Well since im at my friends house and his pc works i'll get whatever I can done now.
Even though I redid it I'm still gonna continue it there will be a second chapter so this is gonna be a one shot that won't be ridiculous to put on story alert. The rating may go up too so be ready for it.