Summary: It has been four years since the gang split up and went to different colleges. When their graduating class had a reunion, the gang finds out that they know nothing about each other anymore except their names. Will they ever be close again?
A Life So Changed
Chapter 2
Doesn't Mean Anything
"Welcome back students" Mr. Delmas smiled as his old students walked into the auditorium.
The old students smiled and socialized as they sat in the seats.
"Look at Mr. Delmas now, he looks like he could be in his seventies or something" Odd joked as he sat down; Lena playfully punched him in the arm. "What" Odd asked.
"That was rude" Lena giggled
"Well, I'm just being honest" Odd shrugged "I mean, look at him"
Lena examined Mr. Delmas. His hair was a dark grey, his forehead, cheeks, and under his eyes has a few wrinkles, he had dark dull grey eyes, and he was dressed with an orange and green sweater vest with dark beige pants. Lastly, he has a small hunch in his back.
"Yeah, he does look kind of old" Lena agreed with her boyfriend.
"What about Jim, he looks like he's aging way more, along with gaining a few pounds" Ulrich smiled
Maddie, Ulrich's girlfriend, giggled uncontrollably and wrapped her arms around Ulrich's waist.
Yumi rolled her eyes and faced away from the couple.
"You're right" Odd pointed to Jim walking into the auditorium "Jim is gaining a few pounds"
The group of old friends looked at Jim. Jim was wearing an all grey sweat suit, his hair has many strains of grey, and he also has a small hunch in his back.
"Is he still a gym teacher" Jeremy asked
"He probably is" Aelita answered and looked down at the floor.
"Now students, it's great to have you all back, and to welcome you all back, there will be a dinner held in the cafeteria tonight along with a dance, unfortunately it is students only, so your guest are not allowed to come" Mr. Delmas said
"Nooooo, I'm not leaving my babe's side" Maddie pulled Ulrich closer to her, whom Ulrich slowly tried to pull away, but Maddie's grip was too strong
"Also, you will be staying in your old dorms due to spring break for the kids who are attending now" Mr. Delmas included
"Looks like we will be roommates again old buddy" Odd patted Ulrich's shoulder
"Does he still snore" Ulrich asked Lena
"Does he ever!" Lena exclaimed "Geese, it's so loud our whole penthouse floors can hear him"
Ulrich sighed "Great"
"Hey, you two, I never snored ever in my life" Odd defended
"Please Odd, you snored so loud, I could hear you from my house" Yumi joked, which caused the rest of the group to laugh, even Odd.
"Very funny Yumi" Odd smiled
"Lastly, to wrap up Sunday there will be a breakfast" Mr. Delmas said "Now, I'm guessing that is all I have to tell you, so you all are free to go" Mr. Delmas left the stage.
"Yumi is that you" A tall black haired guy stood in front of the group, he had shaggy black hair, similar to Ulrich's but not as much as Ulrich. He had dark blue eyes, a semi-muscular body; he had on a dark blue t-shirt, and black jeans, with white sneakers.
"Yeah, it's me, and who are you" Yumi asked
"Why, it's me, William, William Dunbar"
Ulrich felt himself tense up inside of himself.
"Why am I feeling like this, I shouldn't be feeling this way, I'm already in a relationship" Ulrich thought to himself.
Yumi slightly smiled "Oh, hi William"
"You look beautiful Yumi, you changed so much" William smiled
Yumi blushed and looked at her feet "Um, thanks, you…you look good too"
"So, how have you been, it's been a while" William asked
Yumi nodded her head "I've been alright, I guess, and you"
"Same, and my apologies hey everyone" William said to the rest of the group
Everybody in the group said hello, except Ulrich
William looked at Ulrich, remembering his old rival "Hello, Ulrich"
Ulrich looked at William, and sighed "Hi"
"So, I see you found yourself a new girlfriend" William looked at Maddie, which at one point he found he attractive, with her long reddish-brown hair, dark hazel eyes, then he moved down to her body, she had on a tank top, and dark blue shorts.
"Yeah, I did" Ulrich looked down at his feet
"Interesting, I always thought you was a man of your word, Stern. What you told me about Yumi, five years again, or more" William smirked
Yumi looked at Ulrich then back to William "What did you talk to him about"
"Nothing" Ulrich looked away from Yumi
"Hm, well since you have a girlfriend. Yumi would you like to go to the dance with me tonight" William looked at Yumi
"Uh, sure, I guess" Yumi shrugged
"Great" William smiled "I see you tonight then"
"Yeah" Yumi nodded her head, and watched William walk off
"So, what was that all about" Odd asked "It was like high school all over again?"
Ulrich shrugged "It doesn't mean anything, Odd"
Yumi rolled her eyes "So what was it you and William talked about, five years ago"
All eyes were now on Ulrich, awaiting an answer.
Ulrich swallowed "Nothing, it's old news now, but I gotta go use the bathroom. Coming Maddie" Ulrich got up from the seat and helped Maddie up
"She has to go with you to the bathroom, you know it is separate restrooms" Yumi mentioned
Ulrich ignored her comment and walked hand-in-hand with Maddie, and out the auditorium.
"Wow that was…" Jeremy started
"Weird, do you two still like have feelings for each other" Aelita asked "Because, the way you look at him and his girlfriend is like if looks could kill both of them would be dead, the same with what just happened with you and William"
"It's nothing, I don't have feelings for him anymore, and I never had feelings for him like that, we were just good friends" Yumi told a partial lie.
"That's not the only thing though" Odd stated "When we was meeting up again, you two couldn't keep your eyes off each other, nor let go of that hug"
"I haven't seen him in a long time but it doesn't matter, he has a girlfriend to keep him happy and fulfill his needs" Yumi claimed "But anyway, I'm hungry, you guys want to grab some lunch"
The group nodded their heads and headed towards their old cafeteria.
"Hey does anyone know if Rosa still works here, hopefully she can me more portions like she used to" Odd expressed
The group laughed as they walked out of the auditorium and to the cafeteria.
*With Ulrich and Maddie*
"Hey, what was that about back there" Maddie stepped in front of Ulrich
Ulrich looked down at Maddie "It was nothing"
"It was something, obviously" Maddie crossed her arms "Come on, tell me what's up"
Ulrich sighed; he knew if he didn't tell Maddie the truth, she would beg the life out of him until he would tell her. "Back in high school, Yumi and I used to be really close"
"Like, you two used to date?" Maddie asked
"No, we…I don't know how to even explain. But, I know we had strong feelings toward another" Ulrich explained, but he knew he did not explain everything
"Oh, do you still have feelings for her now" Maddie looked up at Ulrich
"No" Ulrich answered, not sure if he was telling the truth, or a lie.
Maddie nodded her head "When you said strong feelings, did you love her"
Ulrich looked at Maddie for a few seconds "we've been through a lot together, and I did love her"
"Do you love me" Maddie asked "Like you loved her"
Ulrich was taken aback by the question asked "Yeah"
"How come you never said it, we've been dating for six months" Maddie asked
Ulrich shrugged "Come on let's go see where the others are" Before Maddie could get a chance to talk, Ulrich had started walking towards the cafeteria.
Maddie rolled her eyes, kept her arms crossed, and walked behind Ulrich.
*In the Cafeteria*
When Ulrich and Maddie walked in the cafeteria, Ulrich sat beside Odd, while Maddie sat across from Yumi. Odd was eating four pieces of chicken and fries, while the others were done eating.
"This is his third plate" Jeremy told Ulrich
"I figured" Ulrich shrugged
"So what are you guys doing now" Aelita brought up.
"Well, back in England, I'm the boss in a computer making company" Jeremy started "I live in a small two bedroom apartment; it was no need for me to get a big place to stay if it was only me. I make about 30,000 a year, and, well, that's about it" Jeremy finished
"I figured you couldn't stay away from computers" Odd pointed a French fry at Jeremy
"Well, as you as know I was pushed to Germany by my father to go to school. But, I am the number one lawyer in all of Germany. I live in a big two story house, I guess you can count that as a single family home" Ulrich started "But, overall, I just want to still be athletic, I still want to play soccer, and be a lawyer at the same job, because it is actually a pretty good job to do" Ulrich was interrupted
"And I keep telling him, just like his father told him; he can't do both soccer and a lawyer. He's much better just being a lawyer" Maddie smiled
The group looked at the couple; they saw the frustration in Ulrich's eyes, especially Yumi.
"Yeah, so that's why I'm only doing the lawyer thing" Ulrich sighed
"Why is he with her, Ulrich needs to be able to live out his dreams, and do what he wants to do, if anybody knows Ulrich better than his girlfriend, it's me and Odd, but mostly me, I know everything about Ulrich, and when I say everything, I mean everything, well except some physical features, but that's not the point. This Maddie girl doesn't even know it's killing him inside not to play soccer, soccer has always been Ulrich's dream, to live life, and have fun" Yumi thought to herself
"What about you Yumi" Odd asked with a mouth full of French fries
"Well, I'm studying to be a full licensed veterinarian, I still have several years of school left" Yumi said "Also, you guys of course know I got that full ride back to Japan too, but mostly I live in a small starter home in Tokyo, and that's all I can think of right now" Yumi finished
"I am not starting my sentence with "well" since you three already did" Odd pointed to Jeremy, Yumi, and Ulrich. "But studied music back in Italy, I created many songs for movies, celebrities, and I even created my own songs too" Odd said "I live in penthouse overlooking all of Rome, along with Lena"
"As for me, I work in imagining technology back in America" Aelita said "I live in a condo back there, and I also volunteer at a local day center in my area too"
"Wow, everybody is doing their own thing" Jeremy said "But, what happens after this reunion is over, do we go back to the way we were"
Everybody stayed silent
"I really missed you guys" Aelita looked at all her former friends
"I missed you guys too" Odd included
"Yeah I did too" Jeremy said
"I missed all of you guys" Yumi spoke
"As did I too" Ulrich said
"We can't speak for five years again, that's too long, we need to talk" Jeremy said
"It is" Aelita agreed
The rest of the group nodded their heads in agreement
"We should get ready for this dance tonight" Odd got up from the table
Everyone agreed and headed towards their old dorms, except the Aelita who went with Yumi to her house, without Lena and Maddie, who went to the boy's old dorms after they were showed where it was.
*With the Yumi and Aelita*
"Ready for the dance" Aelita asked as they walked in Yumi's room
"Yeah, I guess so" Yumi shrugged and sat in front of her vanity, and pulled out several bags of make-up and brushes
"Are you going to dance with Ulrich" Aelita asked and started doing her hair in front of a mirror
Yumi thought for a second "I don't know, I mean, I said I was going with William, and I doubt he lets me dance with him"
Aelita turned to look at Yumi "But it isn't his choice, it's yours, don't let him control you"
Yumi looked back at Aelita "I don't know, maybe just one dance"
Aelita smiled
"And that's only if he wants too" Yumi turned back to the vanity and started to apply light pink eye shadow on her eyes
"I'm sure he's going to want to dance with you girl" Aelita smiled while curling her hair
Yumi took a deep breath and looked in the mirror, and continued to apply her make-up. After an half hour of make-up and doing their hair, it was time to put on the dresses, Yumi and Aelita got dressed in different rooms, the went out and approached each other.
"Yumi you look great" Aelita exclaimed. Yumi's hair was up in a curly ponytail, as if her hair was made professionally, with dashes of glitter, and a long bang going to the right of her face, her eyes were a light pink with shades of light blue and very little glitter, and her dress was a hi-lo black glitter dress, with light blue out lining that hugged all her curves, and to top it off she had on black heels.
Yumi smiled "Thank you and you look great as well"
Aelita smiled and look down at her dress "Thanks" Aelita had pink eyes shadow with shades of very light violet, Aelita hair was up in a ponytail also, but the back of her hair was down and very curly, her dress was also a hi-lo pink dress with gold outlining, and she had on silver heels.
"Ready to go" Yumi asked looking at the clock which read 7:30 PM
Aelita nodded her head "Yup, let's go party"
Okay next chapter is bound to get even more interesting! The drama is starting to pick up even more as the chapters go on! So, please keep reading and reviewing!