After breakfast, the band loaded up the final bags and sets, then set out. It wouldn't be that long until they got to France. They were in England, and the town where Yumi went to school(anyone want to help me out with the name of the school and town? THANKS) was less than two days away. She cringed at the thought and let it fade from her mind. That was the last thing she wanted to hear. So she and Jude retired to her room (the door locked) to avoid the recklessness of her band, then as Jude drifted off to sleep, she worried about the next week and its coming situations.
"Hey, Ulrich, come look at this!" Odd cried in the mall. Ulrich groaned and moved towards his friend in an attempt to shut him up. He stood next to the blond haired, overactive student, and raised an eyebrow.
"What?" He asked, knowing this was a waste of time. He had come here for a reason. He had to buy a valentine for Helena.
"Look," Odd pointed to a sign. "Doesn't it look like Yumi?" He asked. Ulrich froze. He hadn't brought up Yumi since the week she left. That was nearly two years ago. He didn't really want to think about it. But he peered into the picture anyway, studying the girl's features.
He had to admit, their figures weren't that similar. Yumi had always been small and flat, as where this girl was curvy and toned. He sighed. Damn, he missed her so much. But their faces were similar, and that's what drew Ulrich in. The only thing different seemed to be the makeup and hair. But Ulrich knew he couldn't trust his memory of what Yumi looked like. She had packed and taken with her all the pictures of them or her. She had left all pictures of him. He almost wished she had taken one, to show there was still hope.
But she was gone, and Ulrich was facing the harsh reality of it. Nobody had known where she went, not even her parents. The police had searched for her body, her face had been on the news. Yet she was never found, and it still haunted him.
"Hey, buddy, you can come on back anytime. You look like a freakin' zombie." Ulrich stopped his mind from wandering and turned to face Odd.
"Do you want to?" He asked, pointing at the picture. Odd nodded.
"Yeah, I think it'll be fun." He smiled. "It'll be like our fun before the reunion." Ulrich was filled with dread. He really didn't want to go. He would have to see Sissy. He felt like throwing a tantrum, but only stared up at Odd and smiled.
"Yeah, our day of fun." Ulrich looked at the dates on the poster once more, then the two boys walked inside the store, pulling out their wallets to buy tickets. The concert was less than two days away, and the tickets were nearly sold out. He was impressed. The tickets had only been on sale a week. Ulrich tucked his safe away in his wallet, having trouble with the wait he would have to stand to meet this girl that looked so much like Yumi.
Yumi yawned as she heard the jerk of the bus engine sound. She stood and looked out the window. They were at a gas stop, and she was starving. She checked Jude to make sure he was alright, then darted out the door to get in the line for food.
As she made it to the steps, she was challenged by Harley. She grinned and kept moving swiftly around the equipment. He simply darted over it. She cursed her short legs. He pulled ahead a bit just as they came to the doorway and Yumi flung herself in a last attempt to get in front of him. He pulled back and she stumbled. She was about to hit the pavement as she tumbled down the stairs until strong arms wrapped around her torso and someone grabbed her, pulling her up swiftly. Yumi grinned sheepishly at Harley as he helped her up.
"Um, thanks!" She squeaked, and then walked with him inside. The rest of the band and crew had already beat her. She groaned and Harley winked his famous wink, flinging her into the front of the line.
"Move it, ladies first! She's our walking paycheck, folks!" He shouted, and Yumi spontaneously blushed. What the hell did he think he was doing? She stared at him angrily until she realized she was at the front of the line. She laughed at his odd-but-effective method and ordered a pizza. She gave a look at Harley as to assure him this meal was on her, but he was already gone, rough housing with the drummer named Lars.
She smiled softly and waited for her dinner to come out. As it was handed to her, she turned around to find a seat, looking out the large windows. The sky was black in the night, and the only thing that lit the bus were the lights from the gas pumps. She sighed, knowing she couldn't leave Jude there, and dutifully shuffled back to the bus.
She sighed and placed her pizza on the bed and picked up her son, laying him gently on the bed. She looked back longingly at the guys and wished she was with them. She had grown up too soon. She turned back at a knock at the door. Harley came inside, shutting the door behind him. He smiled at the pizza and grabbed a piece.
"Why aren't you with them?" Yumi asked, beckoning at the men. She was surprised at his presence, but not ungrateful.
"You know I'm a vegetarian. Doesn't do good when they all have sausage or pepperoni or taco pizzas." He grinned his boyish grin and took a bite into Yumi's cheese pizza. She laughed in response. He always had an excuse to be with her. She liked his company, and he hers. So they laughed and ate the rest of the night, and Yumi hadn't even realized that they had taken back to the road and were only a half hour from her childhood.
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-Rae-
