Okay everybody this is it. The moment we've all been waiting for. Part two begins now. and for future reference I know some described events won't be exact but bear with it. Oh one more thing. The rating remains. I'm not that great at writing that fluff type stuff. It probably would have taken me the whole rest of the day to write it. Then I probably would have made it sound terrible and short and I don't want to do that. I mean I like people reading my stories and if you were isappointed by the non-fluffiness then I apologize. If you don't want to read because of that fine. But if you're like me, you really don't care about whats above the line and just skip to the story. Specail thankx goes out 2 Inulover4eva for the non-flame review.
Yumi stared at the pale ceiling. She couldn't believe what happened last night. It felt so much like a dream. But she knew for sure it was real. William lay asleep next to her, encasing her tall slender frame with strong loving arms. She wanted to be so happy but she couldn't shake the thought of what happened at the factory with the X.A.N.A. attack. There was no return to the past. But then she considered that if there were then William wouldn't be here with her. She hadn't heard from Jeremy since last night. But she sighed, remembering that the core of Lyoko was being attacked. There was no activated tower. A few rays of sunlight eased into her window. She watched as they played in William's dark hair. She snuggled closer to him, surrounding herself in his living warmth that she so quickly grew to love. She felt as though nothing else existed while she was with William. There was no X.A.N.A., no Kadic Academy, no Hiroki, no parents, no Lyoko. Just this room, herself and her newfound love floating in time and space with no cares or worries. Then reality struck. How she was going to tell Ulrich. How was he going to react, and how would that affect how he does things on Lyoko? She almost didn't care. She did say that they were just friends anyway. But other than that, almost any feelings for Ulrich almost evaporated. "Oh, well, I guess." Yumi sighed and rested her head against her princes chest.
"...Oh well what?" came Williams voice.
"Nothing, just thinking." Yumi said softly. She shifted her head to the side.
"Great" William said. He lifted his hand off the small of her back and softly kissed her forehead. "It's time to get back to school. If Jimbo notices I'm gone, it's curtains for me."
Yumi rested her head on his shoulder. "But I'm not done with you yet," Yumi whined playfully.
"I'll sneak out again tonight." William smirked. "I'll be way more careful this time, unless you want to doctor me up again?"
"I don't want to see you hurt, William." Yumi whispered lovingly, the soft vibrations of her voice tickling William's ear.
"Alright, I'll see you later, then." William softly lifted Yumi's chin with a soft finger and kissed her with a passion he wasn't aware he had. He broke the kiss and slowly got out of bed. Yumi covered herself back up, the outside air cold on her body. William retrieved his shirt and began to leave the room.
"William," Yumi called.
"Huh?" said the young Dunbar
"I love you," she said sweetly.
William couldn't help but blush, a smirk ran across his face. "Can't resist the old Dunbar charm, huh?"
Yumi smiled softly. "Guess not."
"I love you too, Yumi." He said softly. "Now hurry and get dressed, I'll see you in class."
Her heart was pounding. She never would have guessed that being with William would be this amazing. She never saw him as romantic as he was the night before. She rose out of the bed and into her bathroom and drew water for the bathtub. She watched the water run with a smile. Her emotions were bubbly at the least. Her whole expression was glowering. Ulrich never made her feel like this. She was caught up in predicting what the day awaiting had in store for her and William. Her body tingled at the thought of him. She was so in love, and so quickly.
Then she recalled Jeremy approving William joining the Lyoko Warriors. She beamed imagining fighting X.A.N.A. with him at her side. It would be great. She turned the faucet off removed what little garments she did have on and descended into the tub of hot water. Pretending William was there with her, caressing her moist figure. His strong chest serving as foundation for her melting body. She couldn't focus on anything but William. Everything she did or saw reminded her of William. She couldn't take her mind off him. She noticed how time was flying with her idle thoughts. She rushed through the rest of her morning duties and hurried to school. She walked down the avenue watching the cars zoom by, birds fluttering and singing and the sun beaming. She rounded the corner where Kadic was located to find her prince leaning against the gate, waiting for her arrival.
She smiled. He looked like he'd been waiting for a while. "Hey, Casanova!" she yelled as she approached.
"Hey Yumi, where've you been? You've been taking forever," William said as he opened his arms.
"It hasn't been that long, William." Yumi said as she stepped into his embrace.
"Felt like an eternity without you." William smiled
She smiled back before William gently captured her lips. Reality struck her again, almost like white-hot lighting. She softly pushed away. "William, I know this sounds weird but I don't want anyone to know about us just yet." Yumi sighed.
"Is this about Ulrich?" William growled.
"Kind of," Yumi murmured. William began to pull away from her, shaking his head in frustration. "No, William, stop. Just listen to me, there's something I need to tell you. About last night."
"So, what, are you saying you were just playing with me?" William nearly yelled.
"No, William. Jeremy called me yesterday when I found you. And I was going to leave, remember?" Yumi said desperately.
"Yeah," William almost didn't want to hear what she had to say.
"There's this old abandoned factory on the waterfront. It'll sound crazy if I tell you about it now, so, I want you to see what I want to tell you after class today. Then I think you'll understand why I don't want anyone to know just yet." Yumi said. Her tone was serious. But it soon changed. William still looked unconvinced. Yumi wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him closer. "Whether you believe me or not, I still love you, William, nothing's going to change that." Yumi softly bit his lower lip. "I don't know what I'd do without you." she muffled
"Alright, alright. But before we go in, can I have one more kiss, please?" William said sweetly.
Yumi smiled as she took her hands from his waist and cupped William's cheeks. She softly kissed him. Williams tongue gently pushed through Yumi's lips and fought with hers. Yumi opened her eyes to make sure no one was looking, Ulrich could not find out, for the sake of the school, the country and the world, Ulrich must not find out.
William pulled away gently and started towards the cafeteria. "Come on, It's time for breakfast."
There it is chapter two of the epic series: Remain in the Present. On the next episode Yumi and the gang introduce William to X.A.N.A., the super ultra mega computer, and Lyoko. So stay tuned!!!! Oh and review too.
