Peek-a-boo! Kiwi(.embrace.4.impact) here! Snowy and I decided to write a story together, because we thought it'd be fun. (: You guys know you love the both of us, so this is like- heaven for you. You're welcome!
Disclaimer: We do not own Code Lyoko however much we'd love to. We do however own Riku.
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The German Brunette was up, yet again, at a dangerously late hour. Getting caught up at this hour would mean detention- Good thing Jim was probably fast asleep with his pink teddy bear he denied to mention in front of students (unfortunately for him, Milly and Tamiya had already made an article about it).
He grabbed his notebook, and began writing.
Dear Yumi,
Hi! I know I've been late responding to your letters lately, but it's a very busy week here in France. It's exam week. Winter break starts next Monday- I can't wait! I hate these stupid exams. Do you have exams in Japan? Are they now? I don't do so well in my classes, so I REALLY need to do well on these exams.
Ulrich looked up past his notebook, at his roommate- Odd. The slob was facing him- sleeping, of course- His silly pooch near his feet (which was against the school's rules, and after a couple days of fighting, Ulrich finally said it was okay to keep the "stupid mutt" as he put it.
My roommate, Odd- I'm sure I've said something about him before; he's much worse than I am and doesn't see the reason in studying. And somehow, he gets average grades. It makes me mad he doesn't spend the hours I do studying; and sometimes, he even gets better marks than I do.
"Arf?"
"Shut up, Kiwi." Ulrich whispered to the dog waking up. It's not like he hated the thing; it just got really annoying. He's tripped on Kiwi a couple times already.
Odd grumbled, and then flipped to face the wall.
It's almost 3:30 in the morning. I'd get in so much trouble if anyone found me up this late. Well, I hope this letter makes up for the past few days of nothing. I really should go now.
-- Ulrich
He closed his notebook, threw it on the floor, and crawled into his bed. Maybe now he could get some sleep before school started…
XxX
Yumi sighed as she sat down by her wooden desk. After reading Ulrich's latest letter she had found a few spare moments to write back.
Dear Ulrich,
Konnichiwa! Between exams and parents I have hardly any time as well. Winter break will be a welcome change, until cleaning the house begins. My parents promised me a special surprise if I do well. They wouldn't tell me what it was but they said it was a good surprise. I want to know so bad!
"Yumi!" Hiroki called.
"Chotto matte kudasai!" Yumi called back, irritation clear in her voice.
Yes, I think I remember you talking about Odd before. Sounds like your roommate is a lot like my brother. He hardly studies but still gets good grades. Siblings are so annoying. Do you have any siblings? I can't remember if I've asked before.
"Yumi! Kitara reru yuushoku no tame no teeburu o setto sure ba." Takeo called.
"Watashi ha soko ni tadashii iru!" Yumi replied.
I have to go set the table for dinner now though. I can't wait to know what the surprise is! I promise that I'll tell you what it is once I know. Bye for now. Ja matta ne!
-- Yumi
Yumi folded the letter and stood up, leaving her room and heading for the kitchen, hoping that her parents would let her know what the surprise was a little early.
XxX
"Exams are almost over!" Odd chanted happily- fist high in the air, "Only two more days of this torture!"
Aelita was slightly embarrassed of her outgoing blonde friend; she hid her face from on-coming students that looked at Odd like he was hysterical. Jeremie wasn't paying attention, he was on his laptop (like usual) confirming his answers he already knew he got right on his Chemistry exam.
Ulrich was too occupied with his next letter from Yumi to care about anything Odd's half-full mouth could spill out.
"What's that?" Aelita asked, trying to start a new conversation.
Ulrich glanced up, "Hmm?" His pink haired friend pointed to the paper in his hand, "Oh, you know my penpal?"
"From Japan?" Jeremie interrupted.
The brunet nodded, "From Japan." He confirmed, "Yumi? Yeah, she wrote me back. She has exams too. But, unlike my boring parents, hers promised her a surprise if she did well."
Odd snickered, "The only reason your parents don't promise you any surprises if you do well, is because—Well, let's face it, buddy: Do you ever make good marks?"
Ulrich gave Odd a death glare, "You know exactly why I haven't been doing so well recently."
Jeremie sighed and leaned onto the table, "Ulrich, I know it hurts and all, but your grandfather died months ago. Don't you think you should start- you know- getting over it by now?"
"Yeah, you know how important your grades are to the soccer team." Odd pointed out, "Without you, we lose against Lincoln Jr. High for sure."
The only girl at the table growled, "Don't you boys ever think of something else other than girls and soccer?"
"Yeah, videogames, cars…." Odd started listing things, until Aelita smacked him lightly with her tray.
"What I'm trying to say is…" She started, directing her words to Ulrich, "Pay more attention to your grades. If you really want to get your parents' attention, you should just do amazingly well on one of your exams."
"Easy for you to say." Ulrich spat back, "You know just about everything. It's annoying, you and Jeremie go back to his dorm- do god knows what, and still do well on exams." He watched his friends' cheeks go back pink as her hair.
"It's called studying. Jeremie and I study together." Aelita replied.
Odd snickered, "I'm sure."
"Ja matta ne." Ulrich repeated- not sure if he was saying it right or not. What the heck did that mean?
"Gesundheit?" Odd answered, peering over his friend's shoulder to see what he was trying to say.
Ulrich pointed to the last part of the letter, "That. Ja matta ne. It must be Japanese for something."
"Give it." Jeremie put his palm out, "I'll get a translator on it." The letter was passed to him and he typed it up, "Means "See you later" in Japanese."
"Pssh." Ulrich smacked his forehead, "Duh. It's near the end of a letter."
Jeremie gave it back to Ulrich, who got up and started walking away.
"Where are you going?" Aelita called after him.
"He's going to write his Japanese lover." Odd answered, loud enough for Ulrich to hear.
He snorted, "Japanese pen pal." He corrected.
XxX
"Only a few more days before this ends." Riku stated happily as he plopped himself down on the seat beside Yumi.
He wore his usual red jacket with white cuffs, white stripes down either side of the zipper and a white stripe along the bottom. It had black stripes from the top of the neck down over his shoulder and down to the back of his hand, as well as a matching stripe down the other side of his arm and down his side to the white rim at the base of the jacket.
"Yes, then we get our results." Yumi said with a grin.
"Bah, results." Riku grimaced, "Why must parents see those?"
"I want my surprise thank you very much!" Yumi retorted, "I figured out it's a trip to somewhere."
"Sounds great." Riku said, rolling his eyes, "Take me with you?"
"I'll stuff you in my suitcase." Yumi replied with a teasing smile.
"Stuff your brother in the suitcase; I'll take his plane seat." Riku growled playfully.
"That's actually a good idea." Yumi murmured, looking thoughtful, "Where could we be going though?"
"I don't know; where would you like to go that your parents know about?" Riku asked.
"I don't know. There's nowhere I can think of that I'm dying to go." Yumi pondered.
"What about that pen pal of yours?" Riku asked, narrowing his eyes playfully.
"Ulrich? He's at a boarding school in France; we couldn't go there could we?" Yumi wondered aloud, beginning to get excited, "Oh, that would be fun! But I doubt that we'd go there, I bet we'd go visit my cousins somewhere or something."
"I can't help you then." Riku said, "But it's time to go back for more torture."
"Great, the sooner this is over the better." Yumi growled, getting up from the table and walking from the cafeteria with Riku following close behind.
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