Disclaimer: I Don't own CL. I also don't own Charlie. She belongs to my good friend Katie who said I could borrow her if I return her in mostly one piece. The story I do own and any other Character I decide to add.
A/n This is my summer story. I know I know, It's early. But I thought I'd give everyone an early treat for being such great readers. This story is dedicated to Jenn, Kat, and Kim (no order) They all help me so much with my stories it's not even funny. Thanks you guys. On with the story!
Ulrich's POV
It's finally summer. Actually, it's been summer for a week. We were given the choice to live on campus in the dorms as the school's ploy to make a little more money off our parents. It didn't take much coaxing to get our parents to agree. So, here I am at 7 AM, walking to Yumi's house. Why? Very simple explanation for that. Yumi came to my soccer game last night. (Jim's new entertainment, a summer soccer team) We won, and there was a party after. Everyone came, but Yumi had to leave early so she could watch her brother. She told us to call her later, but it's much more fun to surprise her. (She hates surprises) Her parents went out of town for two days, leaving her and Hiroki home. Therefore, I'm not worried about an interrogation from her father. Yeah, Mr. Ishiyama kind of has it in for me. I knocked on the door, and waited a few minutes. She was probably still in bed. Finally, the door opened. Yumi stood there, one hand on the door and one hand rubbing her eyes, squinting in the sun. Her hair was pulled back into a bun on top of her head. She was dressed in her pajamas, I presume, which consisted of a pair of black short-shorts, barely noticeable under a green hoodie that read 'Kadic Soccer' In white letters. Yumi took up soccer? No, she took up stealing my hoodie every chance she gets, though. Please note 'Stern' written across the butt. She gave me a sleepy smile.
"It's seven in the morning," she laughed, causing her to yawn. I smiled and shrugged. Yumi shook her head and stepped aside.
"Come in. Just try not to wake up Hiroki. I'm not ready to deal with him yet." she walked over to the couch, sleeves hanging down over her hands and fell backwards over the arm before covering her face and groaning. I had a plan form last night in my head. It was a fool proof plan. That is, until I got here. Of course everything always works out better in your head. Casually, I walked over and sat down next to her, pretending to be completely comfortable. She uncovered her face and tilted her head back to look at me.
"What should we do today?" she asked.
"Well, actually, I came to ask if you wanted to out for breakfast." Oh yeah! No stuttering or blushing.
"Good idea. Anyone else coming?" Uh..
"No one. I thought we could just go." Phew. Nice save Stern, Nice save.
"Sure." She stretched and sat up.
"I'll leave Hiroki a note. He's going over to a friends house anyways." Oh, today was going to be a very, very good day.
"Come on, lets go upstairs, I need to find something to wear." she got up and headed towards the stairs. Hesitantly, I got up and follow her.
"Excuse the mess, I haven't cleaned yet." Her definition of 'mess' was her bed not made. I think she needs to re-look at Odd's side of the dorm. I settled on sitting in her desk chair while she picked out what to wear. She opened her drawers with a sigh. Why sigh? What does that mean? She pulled a pair of black shorts out. It is around 80 already outside. She opened another drawer and grabbed some sort of white tank top.
"Be right back," She yawned walking out.
Normal Pov
Ulrich's phone went off in his pocket.
'Perfect,' he thought to himself. 'Probably Jeremy, calling to tell me xana has ruined my day.' He studied the number but didn't recognize it. "Hello?" Yumi chose that moment to walk into the room, stretching her arms over her head.
"So what's the pl.." she gave Ulrich a pleading glace when she seen the phone in his hand. He shook his head. No Xana attack today.
"Why are you.. I know.. But. You. I." Ulrich sighed. "Fine. Yeah. You are so dead when I see you. Love you too, bye." Yumi was trying to pretend she hadn't listen to the whole conversation as she made her bed. Ulrich fumbled with the buttons as he hung up. "Uhm.. Yumi?" he asked nervously.
"Yeah?" she asked walking back over to her closet in search of something other than her combat boots to wear.
"Do…you know what? Never mind. Ready to go?" Yumi finally emerged with a pair of black flip-flops.
"Yep." She reached over him and grabbed a piece of paper from her desk before walking downstairs in search of a pen.
'Hiroki,
Went out with Ulrich. Go over to Max's and don't cause trouble. Be home later, I'll call to check in.
Yumi'
She left the note sitting on the kitchen table. They walked downtown, the mornings phone call pushed out of mind. Or at least they pretended it was. They got breakfast and ate outside under an umbrella table.
o0o0o0o0o Summer
"So how was the party after I left?" Yumi asked. Ulrich poked at his breakfast.
"It didn't last to long. Maybe 'till ten. Odd caught Jim off guard and-" Once again Ulrich cell phone rang. "Great," he sighed. "Hello? What?! I thought you said… No. You're the one who said you'd… How am I suppose to do that? Huh? Just show up.. Of course I do, you should have called earlier though. Like a week!" He listened intently. Yumi looked down as he looked up. She fidgeted uncomfortably with her fork. "No, no. Not mad…..oh stop it, of course I love you, you know that, stop being stupid. Alright, I'll see you then." He hung up and smacked his forehead. "She always does this to me," he grumbled. Yumi tried to place the words she wanted to say.
"Uhm.." Ulrich looked back up at her.
"Yumi, I'm so sorry. This completely ruined my plan…for the day," he saved himself. "But I have to do a few things.. Well I have a lot of things I have to do. I wouldn't bail unless this was really important. I really, really, have to go though. I'll explain later I promise." He dropped a ten dollar bill on the table and started running towards the school while dialing on his phone.
o0o0o0o0o Summer
"And Then he just left?"
"Yeah! Just took off! Just like that!" Yumi threw herself down on Jeremy's bed kicking off her flip-flops
"I'm sure he had a good reason," Jeremy assured her.
"So he says," she said a bit disgusted. Jeremy rolled his eyes and turned back to his computer.
"Give him the benefit of the doubt, ok? Remember what happened with Emily."
"Where's Aelita?" Yumi asked changing the subject.
"Normally she's spends the day in here."
"She went to the city library. She has a new favorite author and has read every single book by her that the school has, all 30 of them," Jeremy answered. Yumi laughed.
"Only person I know who's already started their summer reading list. Not to mention finish." she stared up at the ceiling.
"Yumi," Jeremy sighed.
"Don't sulk. You're probably missing some pieces of the story."
"I'm not sulking! And maybe for once you're wrong," Yumi defended.
"I'm not wrong, Not about this anyways."
"If you're so sure."
"I am." They sat in silence, save the clicking of the keyboard, until the door opened fifteen minutes later.
"Hey Jer. I'm back." Aelita walked in with an arm full of books.
"Oh Hi Yumi," She said peeking over the stack of paper backs.
"I thought you went to breakfast with Ulrich?"
"So did I." Aelita's eyes drifted over to Jeremy. There was a knock on the door.
"Hey Jeremy? It's me, I need some help."
"Come on in Ulrich," Jeremy said getting up to help Aelita with her books.
"Jeremy could you help me look.." He seen Yumi's death glare.
"Lita? Wanna go for a walk?" Not leaving her much of a choice Yumi started walking out of the room grabbing her shoes off the floor. Aelita set her books down on Jeremy's bed and gave him a confused look before following Yumi out.
"I need to find some travel information. Germany to France. Can you help me?"
o0o0o0o0o Summer
"Maybe you're missing part of the story?" Aelita asked carefully.
"That's exactly what Jeremy said," Yumi groaned as they walked into her house.
"You could have at least stopped to talk to him," Aelita pointed out. Yumi threw her arms up into the air.
"Did you not hear what I said?"
"You sound jealous," Aelita teased. Yumi sat down and stuck her nose in the air.
"Oh come on, maybe it's was his mom or something," Yumi opened one eye.
"He told his mother to stop being stupid?" she questioned.
"Ok so maybe it wasn't his mom, but you're just being jealous Yumi. You know how he feels about you."
"Not everyone has a fairy tale romance like you, Aelita," Yumi snapped at her.
"Ok, I give up. He… has a girlfriend that he's kept a secret for three years and has just been playing with your heart. Feel better?" Aelita said smugly.
"No," Yumi squeaked.
"And don't you dare tell Ulrich or Jeremy. Understand?" she demanded.
"My lips are glued."
"Sealed."
"Same thing." They laughed hysterically, breaking the tension. Aelita plopped down opposite of Yumi in an arm chair.
"So what are your plans for the summer anyways?" Yumi asked.
"Fixing computers, believe it or not. I'm upgrading all the systems in the school. Oh, yeah, and I'm getting paid twenty-five dollars a computer." She added the last part on like she forgot.
"What? No fair!" Yumi sat forward, mouth hung open.
"Oh please, like you don't have a summer job lined up," Aelita wave it off.
"Volunteer hours for next years career ed. class," Yumi answered dryly.
"Well it's something!" Aelita said supportively.
o0o0o0o0o Summer
"So.. Exactly how mad is she?" Ulrich asked as Jeremy printed off some information for him.
"Well…."
"That mad? I'm completely dead, aren't I? I was going to explain it to her, but I had to run off! There are so many things to explain it would have taken to long, and she probably would have been even madder," Ulrich said in his own defense.
"I'm sure she'll understand. Why is it I feel like a shrink today?" Jeremy asked, handing him the paper.
"Thanks alot Jer. I always knew I needed mental help." Ulrich said sarcastically.
"No problem. Maybe if you explain she'll forgive you. Odd can restrain her so she doesn't strangle you," Jeremy joked.
"You're not funny. Anyways, this train comes in tomorrow right?"
"2:05 pm. She'll leave from Bonn HBF at 8:25am. That's the earliest I can find. She'll take that to Koeln HBF, train 555. Wait there until 10:14am. Then board the 9428 train to Paris Nord. Get all that?" Jeremy asked. Ulrich was furiously scribbling down the directions.
"Thanks again Jeremy. I gotta run now. Still have to talk to the principal about a room. If not she'll end up staying with me." He gathered up the papers and left. Jeremy just shook his head as he brought up his own programs. His door opened yet again. He silently prayed it wasn't Odd hiding from Jim.
"Is it safe?" It was Aelita.
"Depends; how mad is Yumi?"
o0o0o0o0o Summer
"Yes, Mr. Delmas. Thanks alot," Ulrich walked out of the principals office with another arm full of papers.
"Ulrich dear? What are you doing here?" Sissi attached herself to his arm as he walked.
"Sissi, I'm really busy, and I have no time for you. Can't you go away with out being told off for once?"
"Oh Ulrich dear, That Yumi girl isn't here. You don't have to pretend."
"Go away Sissi. I don't have time to put up with you." He jerked his arm away and headed back to his dorm. Ulrich sighed as the door shut behind him. On his bed was the train information from Jeremy. He set the dorming information down next to it.
"Well, it's been awhile since she got me into one of these situations," he said out loud to no one in particular. The rest of the afternoon and most of the evening was spent making phone calls. He wrote down a million and one details and double checked everything. All he needed was for something to go wrong, and with only on day notice it was possible. Odd got back to the dorms around eight. Ulrich was, yet again, on his cell phone. He hung up and threw it across the room, barely missing Odd's head.
"What happened Romeo?" Odd questioned. Ulrich ran a hand through his hair.
"Yumi's mad because I had to take off without explanation at breakfast. She heard me talking to Charlie."
"Chare?" Odd laughed.
"What happened? Oh no, don't tell me. She's in trouble again." Ulrich threw his arms up in frustration.
"Odd, we spent a lot or summers with Charlie! When was she not in trouble?" he asked. Odd thought for a moment.
"Never?"
"Exactly."
"What did she do?" Odd asked.
"It's not what she did, it's what she's going to do. She's taking a train to France first thing in the morning."
"Awesome!.. I mean bad." He laughed nervously.
"Yeah and to top it off, she screwed up my plans for Yumi."
"Aw come on Romeo! She'll forgive you. Just turn on the charm," Odd gave him a devious grin. Ulrich whipped a pillow at his head.
"And what about you? I take it you spent the whole day charming Sam, right?"
"She's already been charmed. I'll have you know she was teaching me how to cook." He crossed his arms.
"Ah, domesticating you. And the house didn't go up in flames?"
"Not like you plans."
"Cold Odd, very cold."
"Blame Charlie."
"I plan on it." Ulrich shook his head.
A/n There you have it for chapter one. Chapter two is headed your way soon. It's currently a work in progress and should be up no later than one week. Thanks guys. R&R
Rena
