"There he is. Ulrich!", Yumi shouted and smiled as he turned and waved.
As Ulrich came closer Odd stopped him before he made it all the way so Yumi turned back to Aelita. She was smirking and pointed to Ulrich.
"Are you going to get a piece of that this year?"
Yumi blushed, "I think it's about time. He's had a crush on me forever."
"I don't know."
Yumi looked at her sharply, "What do you mean?"
"Odd said he hasn't talked about you since the first day of summer vacation. Hasn't mentioned you in a while."
Yumi sat back in her seat and thought, "It's still the same as it was I just know it."
Later at the dorms Yumi snuck in through the back and made her way upstairs. She got yelled at by a guy who jogged passed but otherwise went along unscathed. She checked her phone that had the room number then stopped in front of a door. She stopped as she heard laughter on the other side of the door. Yumi pressed her ear against the door and stayed silent.
"I can't believe you suckered my parents into this man", a unknown voice said.
Ulrich laughed, "It's really not that bad. I'm in shock we got a three person. The whole thing dude is I told you about me and my friends, they want things to be private so I know it sucks but I'm going to need you to walk away."
"Yeah, I hear you. Whatever. So, you're being legit about everything right. I don't need my friend dicking around my family."
"Don't worry I won't. There was nothing to begin with so why would I start something now. I like how things are going to be going."
Yumi pulled back and snuck away. There was a third roommate now and what was the conversation with the whole family thing? She'd figure it out soon enough. She was right, she met Sean the next day at lunch.
"So you're the new roommate?", Yumi said settling down at the table.
Sean nodded, "I'm probably going to be the new track star to. Tell me this, it's a new room for everyone yet purple dude already has century old fungus living under his bed. Smells like crap. I spent 6am-9am on the track running it to try and lose the scent. I have training after classes so I'll probably be sleeping there to since the locker room smells better", he said turning to Odd. Odd punched him in the shoulder.
"Where's Ulrich?", Yumi asked looking around.
"Had to call somebody", Odd said between bites of his lunch.
Ulrich walked up ten minutes later smiling like a cat and actually beaming. Yumi chose that moment.
"Hey Ulrich, since everyone has to do that mixer I wanted to know if you could go with me, like a date?", Yumi asked.
"Already got one", Ulrich said absentmindedly. He didn't even look at Yumi, just opened his milk and started talking to Sean.
Yumi punched his arm playfully, "Be serious, we should go."
Ulrich glanced at her, "I'm already going with someone."
"Who?", Yumi snapped.
Everyone at the table and the tables nearest them turned and stared at her. Ulrich took a couple of bites before turning back to her, "I'm going with my girlfriend."
