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I entered the courtyard with a bright smile but a gloomy smile behind it. It seems to get that way every year around this time. The reason is my best friend Ulrich. I might have had a little crush on him because of his looks. He was the top soccer player at Kadic and a semi-good student, but once I really got to know him, I saw that he was a guy that was a regular person that was misunderstood. He has a kind, gentle personality and always hid his feelings behind his mask. The reason of the frown for this year is that another guy by the name of William Dunbar entered the picture.

"Hey, guys!" I said cheerfully, hoping that nobody would see the hurt behind my eyes.

"Hey, Yumi." they said.

"Yumi, what's the matter?" Aelita popped the question up.

I cringed at her saying that. The guys looked at me suspiciously but Ulrich the most.

"Nothing's wrong, Aelita just watching very carefully." Was our code sign for I'll talk to you later about it.

Aelita nodded her head and went back talking with the group.

"Don't you guys know what today is?" Odd asked.

"February 12. Why?" Jeremie put in.

"Well, you think about it Einstein. Valentine's Day is almost upon us."

Aelita's head shot up in my direction and I nodded. She knew that it was that time of year again and wasn't going to go through as a happy one.

"Wow. I didn't noticed." I sarcastically put in. "Well, I have to go. Aelita, can you come with me?"

"Yeah sure Yumi."

We walked away from the boys and into an area where no one could find us.

"Alright, spill."

"Well I always get down at this time of the year and go through the torture of 'Does Ulrich like me or Sissy?', but now I'm going through, 'Who do I like better, Ulrich or William?' "

"I think this year it's going to be a little different." The bell rang. "Oh, see you later Yumi."

I got up and headed to my locker. (A/N: I know they don't have lockers but bear with me.) I opened it up and out fell a yellow with a red tip with thornless stem. I picked it up and found a note right inside my locker. It said:

The meaning of this rose tells you that this is a friendship with falling in love at first sight. If you should find me, tell me what you think of it.

Love,

Your secret Admirer

P.S. I shall bring you a different type of flower, every day.

I read it once… twice… three times before I understood its meaning. I gave a little smile that wasn't hiding the grief and shut my locker. I put it in my hair and walked into the classroom. The smile was still playing on my face and William got worried. For what reason, I don't know. Near the end of class,

"Yumi, who gave you that flower?"

"Somebody. I don't know who though. Oh, well. I'll guess I'll find out sooner or later."

I sat in my seat when the bell rang and I dashed out of the room. The rose fell out a couple of times but I picked it up and just carried it to the cafeteria. I opened the door with my backside and accidentally bumped into somebody. I dropped my books and started to pick them up.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there." I apologized.

"It's alright, Yumi." said a voice I recognized. "Here's your rose. You drop it."

"Thanks Ulrich."

I got up from the spot and raised my eyes to his. They were full of mixed emotion but I couldn't recognize any of them.

"Are you done eating?"

"No. Sissy ruined my appetite." He made a face. "I'll be back later. I have to do something first. See you later."

He left out the door and I stared at it for a while. I snapped out of my dazed and walked over to where the gang was.

"Do you know why Ulrich left in such a hurry?" I said while sitting down.

"No. he just said he had to do something and Sissy came over in the last minute. I think he was trying to escape her again." Jeremie said.

"Oh."

I tapped my pencil on the table and grabbed my notebook. I started to draw something that even that I didn't know. I drew the rose that was beside the notebook. There was a darker part to where were red then the light yellow part then the green of the stem. I shut the book and sighed. I got up and walked back to the class.

'I feel out of place here.' I thought, unhappily.

Everywhere I looked there were couples, holding hands, standing side by side, and even whispering secret to each other. I hated this holiday and I hoped it ended soon. I ran into my dorm and closed the door. I finally got to get a dorm in Kadic and was bunked with Aelita. I sat and looked at the wall with the flower in my hand. Aelita walked in and found me like in a dazed state.

"Yumi, there's something a matter, isn't it?"

"You're telling me." I sighed and lay on my bed. "Now I have three people to deal with."

"You'll be really surprised then." Aelita said and fell asleep.

I stayed up for a couple more minutes and looked over the day. I shook off the feeling and fell asleep.

To give you guys a heads up, it will be done on Valentine's Day, so be prepared for 2 more chpts. Thanks for the last reviews on, True Feelings, and I hope this can also become a hit too.

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