Takes place in "New Order"
Pairing: U x Y
Summary: They were trapped. X.A.N.A would boil then to death. She looked over at him. Sweat covered his body. "Yumi…" He fell. She couldn't save him.
Odd desperately tried to keep the door open, failing miserably. "Get Aelita out!" He yelled. Aelita rushed out. Yumi went to crawl out
but Odd lost his grip and she was forced to retreat. The door shut and the thermometer began to edge closer to the red and the
temperature started to rise. Ulrich and Yumi frantically tried to open the door, just as Aelita and Odd tried on the other side. "Go Aelita!
Get to the factory!" Ulrich shouted through the steel door. Aelita looked at Odd who only nodded and ran out the Hermitage's door.
Ulrich sat down while Yumi still tried to open the door. After a while of trying, Yumi gave up and sat down next to Ulrich. "Yumi, I uh –" Ulrich said.
"Forget it Ulrich. I guess I should've told you about William sooner." She said, lowering her head. "Yeah, that would've been better."
Ulrich responded, smiling. She smiled too.
After minutes of sitting, the brunette boy took his shirt and shoes off. She blushed at the situation, but if they were to survive, she knew
it was necessary. Panting, he leaned back against the boiler room's wall. Wiping a bead of sweat from her brow, Yumi opened her collar,
desperate for any relief of the ongoing and rising heat. Ulrich faced the other way. "Take it off, I won't look." Yumi hesitated, but took off
her black shirt anyway. She leaned back, against his muscular backside. The two teenagers blushed at the contact.
The temperature kept rising, and so did Ulrich's and Yumi's. Ulrich grasped the bench and gasped, he couldn't take much more, it was too hot. He looked
over at Yumi. She looked so delicate and fragile. If he didn't tell her how he felt now, he might never get the chance. "Yumi, I, um.
What's uh, really going on between you and uh William?" He panted, his head lowering. Yumi sighed. "Nothing. Nothing at all. He's just a friend."
She heard a thud and turned around. Ulrich was lying on the floor in a heap, almost unconscious. Her heart wrenched at the sight. At that moment, she
realized why.
She loved him.
She knew it.
She always had.
Why was she with William anyway, when she wanted him? "Ulrich!" She panted. Her vision was failing and she slid off the bench and crawled over to
her love. Yumi wiped his hair of his angelic face. "Ulrich?" He opened his eyes slightly. She saw his eyes run over her exposed chest. How
she longed for him to caress her, whisper sweet nothings into her ear, and kiss her with as much passion as she had. "Yu – mi?" He asked.
Her hand slid down to his slippery, well-built chest. He propped himself up on his elbows. "What are you –?" Yumi smashed her lips against his. His
eyes fluttered closed. She pulled away after a minute. "I've loved you Ulrich, for the longest time… kiss me." She pulled him back once again, this time, he
slipped his tongue into his lover's mouth. Yumi moaned with delight, but then whimpered when he pulled away. "I have been in love with you since I met
you. I love you Yumi." He laid back down. Yumi put her head on his chest, her hair sticking to her face. All of a sudden, Ulrich became very cold. She looked up to
see the boy panting, his eyes closed. Yumi sat up. "Ulrich?" He didn't respond. "Ulrich?!" No answer. She grabbed his shoulders and shook him. Tears
started streaming down Yumi's face. "Wake up! Wake up." She yelled, clutching his arms. Everything around her stated to spin and started to fade to
black. "Ulrich," She too collapsed on the floor next to the man she loved. She took her last breath as a white dome of light encased the two bodies.
"I love you."