A.N.: Happy New Year! (I know I'm a bit late but pretend I'm not, lol…) Enjoy!
I spotted Ulrich and started walking in his direction, he was talking to someone I couldn't tell who, until I was closer, he couldn't see me cause he was staring into his locker, rearranging his things. The person that was talking to him was Ashely Blake, ((A.N.: Pretended that she is the most popular girl in school, K?)), and I overheard a bit of the conversation.
"So Ulrich, what's up? I haven't really spoken to you since you left our group." She was making small talk, I wonder what she wanted. For it not to look like I was listening to them, I sat on a bench close by, I could still hear them perfectly, and took out my history book and a pencil pretending to be studding for Mr. Gilles Fumet ((A.N.: I got this name from Wikipedia, but I'm not shore if it's true or if it appears on the show, so sorry)), super hard exam this week, which reminds me I really need to study but not now. Oh, and don't get me wrong I usually don't eavesdropped on people's conversations but this time curiosity got the better of me.
"Well there was just nothing more to say." Ulrich answer her.
"Hum,… Well I just came here to ask you something…"
"What is it, I don't mean to sound mean but I'm kinda in a hurry."
"Sure it's fast. I was just wandering if you and Yumi were dating. Are you?" She asked I wanted to go there and ask her if that had anything to do with her, but I stopped myself.
"Me and Yumi, well we're just really close friends. Why?" He asked.
Yes me and him are just friends, well I tried to tell him how I feel but… after we made that pact about just been friend ((A.N.: witch I also read on a web page, so don't know if it's true)), I never really was able to bring myself to do it.
"Well I was just wondering 'cause if you two aren't dating maybe you don't have a date for the dance this Saturday, and I was thinking maybe we could go together? What 'cha think?"
"Well actually I am going to the dance with someone."
"Who?"
"Yumi."
Well this is when it pays off for not losing it when she asked him about us. Yep Ulrich asked me to the dance which was kinda cool, but we are just going as friends (sadly).
Flashback
Me and Ulrich were walking to our homeroom, (this was about a month ago), we wore walking slow, taking are time, it was early and there were very little students in the halls.
We were walking in silence, but not an awkward silence, a comfortable silence, (that we normally shared). Until Ulrich broke it.
"So how is the school year going for you so far?"
"Fine, except for the dance next month." I answered, making a face at the thought of the dance.
"Oh, yeah. Forgot about that..." He answered.
"You don't seem very happy about it." I commented.
"Well, that's 'cause I'm not."
"Why?"
"'Cause those things only give me headaches. You Know, 'cause of the fan girls, like Sissy and all those, they always ask me to go with them, I don't really want to go with any of them, but it looks bad saying no to all those girls and then going alone."
"Oh, so you're scared of the rumors they'll start about you?" I mocked.
"Well, yeah. I've got a rep to protect." He said, playfully acting cool.
"Well I've got no rep; I just don't like what I know is going to happen."
"What?"
"Well, you know…" I started not wanting to sound conceited, but I knew that William would try something. I looked up to see William, absentmindedly walking our way.
"Speaking of the devil…" I mumbled.
"What?" Ulrich asked.
"Nothing, but remember you haven't seen me all day, k?" I said.
"Sure, but…" Before he could finish I placed my finger over my lips, to tell him to stop talking, and he did. Then I hid in the closet that happened to, luckily, be nearby.
From the glass on the door I looked to see what would happen when William and Ulrich would see each other, and it was cool 'cause I could hear them to.
"Ulrich."
"William."
"Have you seen Yumi?"
"Nope."
"Are you sure? You two are always together, unfortunately." He mumbled the last word.
"Well, I didn't, and who told you that she wants' to see your ugly face?"
"Look dude, don't push it, the only reason that I haven't kicked your but yet, is 'cause Yumi and you are close. But one more comment like that and I won't care about that." William threatened.
"Look dude, I would kick your but gladly any time, any were, got that? But since Yumi asked me not to, and since I respect her, I won't, unless you start."
"Fine, if you see Yumi tell her that I'm looking for her, I wanna ask her to go with me to the school dance, next month." He said leaving, bumping against Ulrich's shoulder.
"Whatever." Ulrich mumbled, rubbing his shoulder.
After a few minutes, Ulrich called me.
"Yumi, he's gone, you can come out." He said, opening the closet door.
"Thanks."
"Welcome. So, you're still avoiding him?"
"Yep. 'Cause I don't want to be mean, because I know what will end up happening. He'll bug me, I'll pretend for a short period of time, that he isn't, and then my patience will end, I'll scream at him, being cruel and hurting him more the necessary and I don't want that."
"Oh, and what'cha ganna do 'bout that hole dance thing? I mean, no matter how hard you try to avoid him, you two will end up seeing each other before the dance."
"Well yeah, but I'll first say no, then if I get tired of him bugging me I'll say yes, and by the way I think I'm ganna be sick on the day of the dance, sorry, we'll have to cancel." I answered. I've had this planed, well it was plane B 'cause plane A was for me to invite Ulrich, but I know that that is one mission that I was to week to accomplish.
"Hey,…" He started but I interrupted.
"Is for horses sometimes for cows, pig don't eat it 'cause they don't know how." I played.
"Funny, but now for real, I had an idea, it might be a bit crazy but it just might work."
"What?"
"What do you say, if we both go to the dance together, we'll go as friends, and like that I don't have to deal with the fan girls, and you don't have to worry about missing the dance because of not wanting to go with William and see his ugly face." He said.
"That sounds like a good idea. Ok, thanks." I said nicely smiling at him, he smiled back at me, but then I said something just to bug him. "But William ain't that ugly, he's actually pretty hot, he's just not the guy I'm in love with."
"Iuuu,… you think his cute." He said in a teasing voice, hiding an angry one. "Wait did you just say that you're in love with someone?" He asked me more seriously.
"Yep."
"Who? Do I know him?"
"Yes, very well actually."
"Who?"
Then the bell rang.
"Come on. Now 'cause of your blabbing we're ganna be late. Come on slow poke." I said running. While he ran after me.
We laughed as we ran, me in the lead him fallowing and asking me to slow down for him to catch up.
End of Flashback
"Yu-yu-umi." Ashely choked out.
This was my cue to cut in. I got up. I had already put my history book away, while I was having my little flashback. I started to walk in their direction, again.
"Ulrich." I called as I got closer, catching his attention.
"Yumi, hey, how are you?" He asked, once I was near him.
"I'm fine, you?"
"I'm cool, so what's up?"
"The roof, smarty." I answered him.
He stuck his tongue out at me.
"I was looking for you…"
"Really…"
"Yeah, so shush, for me to be able to finish what I'm trying to tell you." I responded mocking a irritated voice.
"Well,… spill." He said.
"Yeah, well long story short, video games Jeremy's dorm after class, comin'?"
"Yeah I am." He said excitedly.
"Cool."
Ashely cleared her voice, I looked up at her.
"Oh, hi Ashely. For how long have you been here? I didn't see you." I said, I knew that would bug her.
She gasped, like if what I said was impossible. I smiled to myself, because of her 'so don't like you' face, that she threw me. I glared at her in respond.
"Sooo…" Ulrich said, breaking the silence, and mine and Ashely' glaring contest.
"Well at least I didn't streak my hair white." She spat, flipping her blond hair.
Yeah, Aelita had asked me about 2 weeks ago if she could do my hair and nails, and since my parents were bugging me to hang out with more girls, I told her yes at my place, my brother wasn't at home to bug us, and my parents met her and then I rushed to my room. She did my nails pink, which I forced her to redo black. Then she did my hair, I thought that she was putting some kind of wired mask on my hair or something, but she actually had dyed my hair brown with blond streaks. When I saw that I rushed to my bathroom to take that off, the brown came out, but the blond turned white. I stayed a hole week and 4 days like that. Aelita will never do my hair again, ever.
"For your info that was an accident, and at least I don't have a giant pimple on my chin." I said "Iuu… that things gorse."
She glared at me and desperately rubbed her hand on her chin, looking for the none existing pimple. Her glare just got colder, but I couldn't care less. I just glared at her in respond.
"Well, I gotta go Ulrich." She said, smiling brightly at him. Then turned to me glared and murmured. "Yumi."
"Ash." Her glare got worse, she hated that nick name.
She looked back at Ulrich and was about to give him a peck on the cheek. I dropped my pencil, that was still in my hand from a few minutes ago. Ulrich bent down to get it for me, making Ashley's lips hit air. She turned on her heels and left, throwing a "see you later, Ulrich." On her way to the girls bathroom. I bet to look for that so called pimple I saw on her chin.
"So…" Ulrich started, again.
"So what?" I asked, but not in an annoyed way.
"Well the dance is Saturday, like this Saturday."
"Oh, yeah. Speaking of that…"
"Don't tell me you're ganna cancel on me." He asked seriously.
"No! It's just that, hum, do you mind going to pick me up at my place to go to the dance? I mean, we'll come walking here and all … but my annoying little brother, overheard me telling Aelita that I was going with someone, he told my parents, and they want to meet you. I mean they met you, but they don't know that it is you… My mom actually thinks that it's William, ugh." I confusingly blurred out, all in one breath.
"No, I don't mind picking you up, but encase you forgot your parents don't really like me, they think I'm a bad example for you." He murmured sadly. ((AN: yeah, her parents somehow,… cough, Sissy fault, cough… found out about Ulrich almost being expelled, and sense they knew he was one of their daughters friends, they told her to not hang out with him, much.))
"Well don't worry about it, this is what will happen, you get there, my father glares, my mom will take a photo, my bro will try to get on my nerves, and then before my parents could talk I'll rush you out of the house." I said proud of my plan. It sounded like it would work.
"Ok, then it's settled, I'll pick you up for the dance."
"Thanks. I better get going, I have a science test, don't want to be late."
"Don't worry about the test, it's very easy. Come on I'll walk you to class." He said, I blushed a bit, and I think I saw a bit of light, light pink on his cheeks as well. "I have to pass by the lab anyway to get to my math class."
"Ok then." So we started walking to class.
"So, on the day, before two days filled with exams your parents let you stay at school to play video games with your friends, what did you really tell them?"
"Nothing, just that I was ganna tutor a friend." She said nonchalantly.
"What does video games have to do with tutoring?"
"Everything, 'cause I'm very good at it so today I'm ganna tutor you. See everything." I said joking, but acting serious, I'm a very good actress.
"Just because you beat me last week doesn't mean that you're better at it then I am."
"Whatever you have to tell yourself to get by." I teased.
"Hah-hah." He said a bit irritated.
We reached the science lab.
"Well… see you later at Jeremy's'." I said.
"I'll pass by the lab for us to go together, k." He said.
"Sure, see you in 90 minutes then." I said, blushing a bit.
"Yeah, 'later." He said, waving as I walked towards the classroom door.
"Bye." I waved back entering the classroom.
Me: So what do you think? Hope you liked it. Well as I think you've noticed I made Yumi's parents a bit, hum, what's the word? Possessive, controlling,… Well I'm not sure if they are like that in the show, I haven't really seen them in the show yet. Well please read and review. I don't mind flames, we only learn by our mistakes right? Thanks for reading and the next chapter will come up soon. Bye. BTW you may call me Mandy or Amanda if you like, in the reviews and stuff, if you want.
Singed… aninekitty
