Snowflake Kisses:

Anthology of Yumi/Ulrich. oo1: "He did go running after her." Ulrich loved Yumi to no end, but expressing emotions is hard when you're unsure how they feel.

"I love you."

She wasn't sure how her world had gotten so blown out of proportion. At one moment in time he had told her he loved her, then he told her he couldn't be around her. The funny thing about love was that breaking apart was a fact of life, but that didn't mean she had to like it. Love symbolized many things, but to her it meant an irreplaceable bond between two people. Sure, love was tossed around carelessly; she'd had a few boyfriends in the past couple of years and rolled the love dice plenty of days...but she never could say she meant it when she said, "I love you." Ulrich was one boy she loved, and the one boy who broke her heart and left an impact. She admitted it, she had guts to fall in love with men who tossed her heart aside...but it took nerve for her to admit that she loved the guy who broke her.

Ulrich Stern.

She had been in love with him for seventeen years, ever since the day she was born and she knew she could never stop loving him although years passed, and they drifted apart. Her mother had been friends with his mother at childbirth and he became her childhood friend. Highschool approached and she was being arranged to marry Ulrich when eighteen; but he fell in love with another girl and she never was the same again - physically and emotionally. It might seem odd that he'd do that, but how could you control whom you fell for? Ulrich thought she was a different girl for she dressed in black and listened to music that poured out the emotions stamped across her heart in black ink. He didn't love her, he loved Sissi Delmas - she wore short skirts and makeup that sparkled. Tears were shed at nights when everything was silent in hopeful plea that he'd hear her in the moon-light tinted corridors for he patrolled them each night near the girls' dorm.

He was the student body council president and quite frankly he could do whatever he wanted, and that meant strolling the hallways to keep watch over his stuck up, rich girlfriend. At nights when all her tears were dried and it hurt to breathe if she let another tear trickle down her pale skin she thought to herself: why doesn't Ulrich love me? Ulrich loved her when they were little always promising they'd marry each other but right when he became the age of sixteen he left her in the blistering cold and dated Sissi. She turned her thoughts to studying and acing all her classes although she'd find herself daydreaming what it'd be like to kiss Ulrich, to run her fingers through his messy brown hair, stare into those infinite chocolate eyes.

Of course when she realized she'd been daydreaming about the boy standing in front of the class she lowered her head on her desk and covered her face as she felt tears forming in her eyes. Once, she glanced a peek to see if anyone cared and she swore she saw Ulrich staring at her melancholically. But, girls happened to think boys they like stared at them most of the time because it made them feel wanted when really they felt so alone and wished a guy would love them. Overall, she loved Ulrich Stern, she was seventeen years old and she still had an arranged marriage with him that would take when she turned eighteen at the end of April - it was mid-April. He didn't love her back.

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Her gray led pencil skirted against the light loose-leaf paper, her hand moving as letters of black formed on the once blank page. Words scattered against the thin parchment, her ebony eyes scrunching at the light writing beneath the bright lights of her first class - English. The fingers not busy scribbling against the paper, drummed lightly on the desk in agitation, as the voices around the classroom grew louder. They were supposed to be writing an essay on the theories of William Shakespeare used in one of his playwrights, but the students around her chattered and laughed. Deep down, she figured they didn't even need to be here except to just find a way to pass time - they had all the money in the world. What use was school? Now, there were some students that cared about learning like she did, Ulrich...her best friend Aelita, her boyfriend Jeremy and a silly kid who was her good friend Odd, and Ulrich's best friend.

Her eyes lifted off the page she wrote across to gaze at Ulrich who was leaning over his desk, his pencil poised at the corner of his mouth, his teeth gently chewing the white eraser. His fringed brown hair ran into his brown eyes, and she swallowed nervously as he flicked his head back to swipe his hair out of his eyes. His lips parted as he inhaled and then exhaled sharply, particles of eraser sticking to his white poster. He slid them off with his palm, and his gaze flickered back towards her for a few seconds and she swore inwardly.

'Damn. He caught me staring.' She quickly looked away as he whipped his head back around to gaze at her once more, for maybe he found it crazy a girl like her was staring at him. She lowered her eyes towards her paper and decided to just head to the library - it was much more quiet and safer from being caught for staring. She stood, her tight black jeans colliding with her black sneakers as she gathered her black purse off the ground and placed it on her shoulder. Shoving the loose-leaf paper into a dark purple folder, she held the folder in her arms and headed towards her teacher's desk to get a note. Her teacher lifted his gaze, his light blue eyes piercing her with such a dark look of boredom she found it hard to contain her laughter.

"Yes, Yumi? What can I help you with?" He sighed, wanting desperately for the class period to end so he could get through at least the first class successfully. She smiled softly; her black fingernail-coated right hand clutched her purse tightly, securely.

"Can I have a pass for the library? I'd like to finish the report here rather than later in the dorm." She could've just done the report in her dorm since Aelita was her roommate but she wanted a good excuse to get away from Ulrich and she had a whole class period so why not finish the required assignment?

"Mm, sure, sure. Go ask Ulrich for one, he keeps all my important stuff in his extra bag." What? Why would a student keep the important documents in his bag? Sighing out loud quite heavily she earned a concerned look from her teacher and shuffled over the white tiles towards Ulrich who glanced up at her seemingly shocked.

"I need a pass for the library, please." He took the longest time to reach inside his bag, his eyes roaming over her and she found herself growing irritated. How long did it take to get a piece of paper from a bag?

"Do you need help getting it, Stern?" He snapped his head back up at his last name being spoken and tossed the piece of paper at her carelessly, she grabbed it and scowled.

"Obviously not."

"Sure took you a long time."

"Just go to the library."

"Better than being around you."

His knuckles turned a ghastly white as his grasp tightened against his black led pencil, and feeling quite content now that she spat at Ulrich she turned on the soles of her sneakers and left the classroom to head towards the library. She frowned as she traveled along the vast, long hallways feeling her black strands of short hair run into her black eye-lined covered eyes as she walked. Pushing her hair behind her pierced ears with dangling black earrings she opened the door to the library handed the librarian the pass and settled for a seat by the huge window in the back of the library. She placed her purse against the table with a small light blue chair that she loved - it was comfortable and supported her spine. Submerging herself into her report, her eyes skimmed the dialogue of William Shakespeare's Macbeth and a voice interrupted her from writing how William Shakespeare used tone.

"I knew I'd find you here, nerd." Rolling her eyes, she smirked at Odd who stood near her in his usual attire - a purple hoodie with a pink undershirt, and purple jeans. His blonde hair stuck upwards and had a streak of purple in the middle.

"It isn't hard to find me, Odd. I'm always here." Odd laughed and leaned over the table she sat at, his head tilting curiously to the side as he examined her, the way her fingers shook lightly against the table. Her eyes held a look of sorrow even though she was genuinely smiling and laughing at him.

"What did Ulrich do Yumi?" Yumi sighed, shaking her head as she folded her hands in her lap, her pencil clattering against the light oak wood. She continued to shake her head, forcing herself not to cry - she wasn't a girl who cried around people.

"Nothing, Odd. Ulrich's just Ulrich, I can't change the fact that he loves...Sissi and not me." Odd suddenly laughed, his shoulders shaking as he embraced Yumi to his chest, his hand rubbing her shoulders in a comforting manner.

"You know Yumi, Ulrich really is just dating Sissi because he wants you to get jealous and confess how much you love him. How'd you two even get so far apart? You and Sissi were once the best of friends." Yumi winced.

"Ulrich...well after the two of them started to date I just pulled myself away from Ulrich I didn't want to be around them all the time, I love Ulrich, Odd. I love him, how can I be around him when he's with another girl? I seriously can't believe you're asking this when you think you know about women so much."

Odd rolled his eyes and stared dead-set into Yumi's face, his once teasing tone gone replaced with something much more serious.

"Yumi, tell Ulrich how you feel tonight. No excuses get over him dating Sissi. Tell him! Or I will."

"Odd..."

"Do it, on the bed too."

"Odd!" Yumi yelled, earning a strangled hush from the librarian and a hasty exit by Odd whom snickered under his breath. Yumi sighed, her fingers roaming over the book on William Shakespeare in front of her and she settled down to get her report done forgetting all about Ulrich for the moment.

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She slammed her purse crammed with folders of all her subjects - English, Theatre, Marine Biology, and Foundations of Technology - onto her black and dark purple striped comforter and glanced at her closet, her eyes connecting with the black cat clock with a swinging tail above the closet door. It read - It is currently 9:00 sharp. Sighing she grabbed a black hoodie from her closet and yanked it over her black shirt, her fingers running nervously through her short hair. She slipped out of her dorm room, her eyes trailing over the hallways illuminated with a soft glow of the moon pouring through the tall windows. She swung her arms at her sides, her pale fingers mussing a lone strand of black string from her old, worn and torn hoodie.

Did Odd seriously think this was some drama show where she would confess her feelings and everything would be okay? That Ulrich would dump Sissi and tell her he always loved her? She wasn't naive, she wouldn't go through that heartbreak. Okay, sure she would most likely hurt herself by confessing but atleast she wouldn't have to worry about it afterwards. Frowning at the floor, she suddenly heard voices and she slid her head towards a door lingering a few feet ahead, dark and large. Was everything large in this school? She still hadn't seen the other half - due to her classes always being on one side, and she never took the time to explore in the three years she's attended.

Knowing she was going to get some serious karma for interrupting a most likely private conversation (but she had to break it, their voices were getting louder and the words were harsh). She opened the light golden handle and stared, her jaw dropping literally in shock at the two before her. Sissi had her hands fisted in Ulrich's light brown hair, her lips moving closer and closer towards his face while Ulrich's hands lowered at his sides. He flickered his gaze towards her and immediately shoved Sissi away. Yumi inhaled through her nose, and fisted her palms into her hoodie's front pockets, feeling tears attack her eyes, sliding down her cheeks.

"I love you, Ulrich." Sissi hissed in defiance but Yumi didn't care, she ran from the room feeling the tears slide down her cheeks, staining her hoodie. Aelita was walking down the hallway with Jeremy and Odd flanking both her sides. Aelita gasped in astonishment as Yumi ran past, sobbing and was about to run after her when she saw Ulrich emerge from the door and sprint down the hallway to catch up with her. Sissi soon appeared in the doorway and growled, but Odd wrapped his arms around her, tssking.

"Silly Sissi, Ulrich is Yumi's man, let's go get some hot chocolate and you tell me about your problems." Sissi rolled her eyes and shoved Odd away, huffing as she walked.

"Get lost, freak." Odd sighed in mock disappointment, his eyes roaming towards Aelita who looked as though she was battling internally.

"Jeremy, Odd! I have to go after her..."

Jeremy shook his head, his glasses sliding down his nose as he wrapped his arm around Aelita's shoulders and kissed her forehead gently.

"Ulrich will take care of her."

"No he won't! He'll just screw everything up again...he won't even bother - "

"He did go running after her." Odd commented, stunning Aelita and her mouth closed. Jeremy smiled, sending a grateful look at Odd.

"Aelita, Ulrich loves her and if he didn't he wouldn't of gone chasing her like that."

"I just hope Yumi tells him she loves him."

"She will, and then she'll get in his pants."

"ODD!"

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She ran out of the dormitory, tears blurring her vision as her sneakers carried her across the cobblestone walkway littering the courtyards, and she began to choke on her tears. Inhaling heavily, she slowed once she was behind the safety of the large cherry-blossom and oak trees. She sat against the fountain, watching the water trickle down like a waterfall. Her heart pounded against her ribcage, making her breathing harder to bear. She knew it, she knew this was going to happen, it just had to be Ulrich and Sissi behind that door. Screaming at the sky in frustration she broke down sobbing not caring that people miles away could probably hear her; let alone all the kids awake. Before she could stand to go back inside and take a much-wanted bath and eat some heart-mending ice cream something crashed into her and she yelped, stumbling against the slightly damp grass.

"What the fu -"

"Yumi!" She gulped, and found herself losing all capability of speaking as warm brown eyes pierced her soul, leaving her shivering against the plush green grass. Ulrich loomed above her on the grass, his legs in-between hers, his palms fisting the grass on either side of her head. He was so close his breath, warm and sweet like strawberries, slashed across her cheeks and she inhaled, her cheeks turning crimson.

"What, Ulrich? What do you want?" She cried, breaking the heavy silence drifting over their heads, and she inwardly smacked herself at wanting to pull Ulrich down and smash her lips against his. Life was cruel.

"I want you! I want you." He whispered and before she could utter another word he leaned forward and his lips pressed against hers and she gasped but his mouth smothered it. His fingers lightly caressed her red cheeks, her fingers intertwining with the locks of his hair. He pressed his body against hers and she whimpered with joy as he pulled apart and rested his forehead against hers.

"I'm sorry, Yumi...I went out with Sissi because...I just didn't know what to do. I wanted to make you jealous...I wanted to keep away from you because you don't deserve me. I love you...Yumi, I do. I know this will take time to work out, but I've always wanted you, always."

She smiled softly, rubbing the pad of her thumb across his wet cheeks, licking her moist lips still feelings his scent, intoxicating and breathtaking.

"I'm willing to wait to work it out, I love you Ulrich."

"See, now here comes the getting into each other's pants part and sheesh Jeremy, I so told you that Ulrich would confess first."

"Technically Odd, Yumi confessed first because she told Ulrich she loved him and then she ran off."

"Screw you, I'm not giving you fifty bucks."

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I know, the smiley faces may be irritating and annoying but I didn't feel like drawing a line, and smiley faces are cuter.

I hope you enjoyed one out of one hundred one-shots of Yumi and Ulrich;)

This couple makes me swoon like a fan-girl.

Hope you enjoyed, and proclaim your engagement to me.

Kidding, ha-ha.

I don't own Code Lyoko - because it's already awesome as it is.