Chapter 1: After Break

Ulrich looked in the mirror while Odd explained how he and Sam were no longer together. "That's very interesting," he said trying to sound like he was listening to his best friend. The blond boy with the purple speck in his hair turned to the brunette and stuck his tongue out at him. "Well at least I listened when you told me that Yumi told you that you guys could only be friends" Odd flipped Ulrich off. He then flipped the towel he was holding over his shoulder and walked out.

Ulrich sighed and finished fixing his hair. He then caught up with the blonde boy and apologized. "I'm sorry good buddy… I just was busy thinking of how to get Yumi back… I did hear the part about Sam slapping you across the face though"

Odd laughed "yeah… that was the funny part of it… she broke up with me, yet I end up getting slapped in the face… literally" the two boys laughed. Ulrich split off from Odd and joined a familiar girl with short raven colored hair.

"Hey Yumes," he said startling the tall Japanese girl, "how was your break?"

"Oh… hi Ulrich… it was okay I guess… Tokyo wasn't as great as my parents had convinced me it was," she replied and laughed, "but I'm sure it was better than staying here all spring break"

"Oh ha, ha," Ulrich said sarcastically, "it's not all bad to stay here all break… I mean c'mon… Odd and I had fun torturing Sissi all break"

Yumi laughed even harder and leaned her head against the tall German boy's shoulder. This caused Ulrich to blush a little bit but Yumi didn't notice she was busy laying against her best friend. "Is that all you did all break?" she asked, "no new girls?"

"Nope… no new girls… just torturing Sissi all break… oh and Xana attacked only once while you were gone… but it was no biggie" Ulrich replied placing his arm around the slender girl, "what about you? No one interesting to you in Tokyo?"

"Nope… just busy missing my boy… err… best friend," she said, "although someone thought I was rather a looker… he asked me to marry him and I said 'no' because I had someone"

"Really? You had someone huh?"

"Ulrich… I lied to him but I kinda told him it was a German boy by the name of Ulrich stern" Yumi blushed

"Miss me that much huh?" Ulrich asked leaning his head down to kiss the top of Yumi's head, "you know you could've called at least once right?"

"Yeah I know… but the time zone is so much different there… I didn't know whether you'd be asleep or in the shower or something and-"

"Whoa… slow down cowgirl… I would have called you back" he smiled and lay his head against hers, "we can hang out today if you want… it's a Saturday and I'm not really doing anything… we can catch a movie if you want"

"A movie? Wait… just as friends right?"

There that did it; Ulrich's mood was ruined. He didn't know what to say to that. He shrugged "no Yumi I'm asking you out" he laughed, "yeah just as friends… who do you think I am? William?"

"Yeah I guess you're right… what am I thinking?" she laughed and smirked then kissed him on the cheek, "yeah I'll go… but can I ask one thing?"

"Sure… ask me anything"

"Did you really mean as friends or were you really asking me out? Don't lie to me… I don't care either way… I just wanna know"

"Err… well… you see… I umm…" he thought for a moment, "I guess I was… err… asking you out"

Yumi stayed quiet for a moment and that worried Ulrich a little bit. He stood up and stretched "well… umm… if you don't wanna go… then I'll go with Emilee… she did ask me out but I told her no because I wasn't sure if you still liked me or-"

"Shush will you!" Yumi said and stood up and in front of him, "Ulrich… I really don't know how to say this but-"

"Yeah, yeah… I know… we are just friends and that's all… but it's so damn hard for me to just stay friends… there I've said it" Ulrich looked down at his feet and a single tear escaped his brown eyes.

Yumi inhaled and lifted Ulrich's chin with her hand. She stared deeply into his eyes and wiped his tear away with her sleeve. She smiled at him and realized she was looking up at him in stead of down like she was before spring break, "you grew a little bit taller during the break, didn't you?"

Ulrich shrugged "I really didn't notice... do I look taller?"

She nodded "either that or I've gotten shorter" Ulrich just laughed and Yumi laughed with him.

"But anyway... I wasn't going to say that we are only friends... I was going to say...I 'd love to go on a date with you"

Ulrich smiled "great" he said enthusiastically and Yumi got onto her tiptoes and kissed him lightly on the lips.

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Tada! So what do you think of the first chapter? Sorry it was so short but that's kinda how it goes when you're running on writer's block... I really Love the creative critisism so go for it! (I've already edited once)