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Chapter 2: Double Date

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"So uhm, Sissi, would you like to double date with Yumi and William this Saturday? I know it's not what you had in mind, but double dates are always the best way to go" he told Sissi flatly with a goofy grin on his face.

"Oh, of course Ulrich!" she declared gloriously as she grabbed him into a rib breaking hug.

"Okay so I'll see ya Saturday then; eight o'clock" he told her when he could finally breathe again.

"Should I dress up?"

"Uh, no we shouldn't be doing anything fancy," he saw a frown pulling at the corners of Sissi's lips. "I guess you could if you'd like," he added to make her feel better.

"Okay Ulrich. See you Saturday!" she proclaimed happily. She gave him a wink before prancing off to class. 'Great' Ulrich thought sarcastically realizing he still had a grin on his face, he quickly let it die realizing how much it probably promoted the bratty girl, 'hey; asking anyone on a date is hard to do, even if it is Sissi' he smirked at his thought as he defended his actions and convinced himself of this new truth.

'So the movies,' Yumi thought, 'I'm guessing were going to see some scary horror movie, so William can 'make his move' so to speak'. She laughed at the thought of William putting his arm around her, then she cringed at the idea of Ulrich's frown, 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea' she told herself, now having second thoughts. The doorbell rang and she knew it was too late for second thoughts now. She sighed before opening the door expecting William to be behind it, "You're a little early don't ya think?" she asked with a welcoming smile as her eyes caught Ulrich's.

"Yeah, I just wanted to get this over with" he returned a lopsided grin and a faint blush appeared on his cheeks. Yumi didn't think she was too dressed up, but Ulrich didn't see her like this that often. She was wearing a black skirt with a sky blue tank top, her regular boots, and her hair was up in a bun. He wasn't dressed up at all just in his regular everyday outfit.

"So was I supposed to dress up?" her throat hummed with a soft chuckle of delight as she noted the burn on his cheeks yet again.

"No, were just going to the movies." She told him comfortingly wanting to ease the awkward tension

"Oh, what are we watching?"

"I'm not sure, it's a surprise. I'm guessing some horror movie, poor William; he must not know I love horror movies." Ulrich gave a small laugh at this suggestion knowing all too well how the horror movie would probably affect William more than it would even faze Yumi.

"Or it could just be some chick flick." Ulrich said lifting an eyebrow thinking it might be worse than a horror film. Another tap at the door meant that Sissi and William were there. They both sighed as Yumi opened the door.

"Hey Sissi, you look nice," Yumi said trying to be polite, "you too William." Sissi was wearing a white dress that turned light pink before it reached her knees. William was just wearing some nice black dress pants and a dressy white shirt.

"Now I just feel like the odd one out." Ulrich said looking down at his sneakers.

"It's okay Ulrich dear, you look nice too." Sissi said as she twined her fingers with his.

"So what are we going to see?" Yumi asked taking Williams arm.

"Well actually it's your choice, between P.S. I Love You or One Missed Call."

"Well what do you three think?"

"I vote One Missed Call." William said, confirming her thoughts about him making a move.

"P.S. I Love You." Ulrich and Sissi said in unison.

"Okay, P.S. I Love You it is then." Yumi knew Ulrich wanted to vote against William, Sissi was just being herself.

In the theatre Yumi sat between Ulrich and William, Sissi sat on the other side of Ulrich. They all shared the largest sized soda, except for Sissi who bought her own and the extra-large pop corn found its place between Ulrich and Yumi.

"Ulrich dear, isn't this movie just the greatest?" Sissi whispered as she laid her head on Ulrich's shoulder.

"Yeah just great" Ulrich replied his voice was dripping with sarcasm. But since Sissi laid her head down he used it as an excuse to put both his arms on the back of Sissi and Yumi's seats. Yumi relaxed a little more after that, knowing William couldn't put his arm around her. A few chills even went up her spine with Ulrich's arm there.

"So Yumi what do ya think of the movie?" William whispered as he took her hand.

'Great' Yumi thought "It's cute" she whispered back. She knew he wanted her to lie on his shoulder, but she decided against it. 'It would give William the wrong idea, not to mention Ulrich would be pretty upset about it.'

"So we should do this again." William said as he kissed Yumi on the cheek goodnight.

"It was great William, I had a good time." Yumi said trying to avoid his question. Ulrich and Sissi had already begun walking to the school. 'Ugh, he could have waited a little bit longer so William could leave with him.'

"Okay Yumi see you Monday." William said waving goodbye to her.

"Bye William."

"Goodnight Sissi" Ulrich said after he'd walked Sissi to her dorm.

"Goodnight Ulrich dear" Sissi said as she pecked his cheek. He couldn't help but blush, making Sissi grin even wider at his reaction. He gave a thought to texting Yumi to see if William was gone, but decided against it thinking that he might sound a tad overbearing.

Sorry, I just felt like the chapter needed to end here. Please Review (: