Novella

by Adventurer411

Oneshots and drabbles, taking requests. Current drabble/oneshot: Confessions. "Hiroki and I would play it when we fought over chores. We go back and forth confessing things—you know, secrets, embarrassing things—and the first one to stop loses. In this case, losing means asking someone out. Me for Ulrich, you for Aelita. Got it?" JerYumi.

2. Ulrich Stern

Setting:

Rating: K+

POV: Ulrich's POV

My name is Ulrich Stern, and I am strong.

My mom is ok, but my dad is absolutely impossible to impress. He was a straight A student when he was my age, and expects me to be too. But I'm horrible at school, and get mostly D's and F's, always disappointing him. It doesn't help either that I have to skip classes and study time because we have to fight and evil AI that's out to kill us.

Since my grades are terrible, I pour all my energy into soccer, because that's the only thing about me that makes my dad proud.

I get all my happiness from my friends, since my parents don't supply any.

I wonder if they know what I'm going through. Horrible grades, disappointed dad, and I'm alone except for Yumi. People wonder why I'm so grumpy, and now you know why. I have to deal with my terrible dad, getting lousy grades, and Sissi every day.

I'm get jealous, and I have a good reason for it. Yumi is the only one I have, the only one I'm really close to. I'm not even that close to my parents. So when someone takes her away, the small fire of happiness I have is dimmed drastically.

I'm also sensitive for the same reason. My life is messed up already without having to deal with anything else, and after dealing with my dad, my terrible grades, an evil AI, and Sissi, I have little patience for anything else, especially Yumi being taken away from me.

Everyone has a part in our group, and mine is protector and fighter. I usually stay back to fight the polymorph, clone, or Xanafied victim while the others go to Lyoko. When I do go to Lyoko, it's my job to protect Aelita and the others at all costs.

Sometimes I wonder if they know how much I sacrifice, how hard my life is. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to go through this. Who am I kidding? I wish most of the time that I didn't have to go through this. Maybe once Xana is gone, I'll be able to pick up my life a little. But for now, I will remain strong.

My life isn't totally bad, though. I have great friends, and possibly even a girlfriend… Man, I must be redder than a cherry.

Maybe I can tell Yumi how I really feel….