Summary: One-shots not necessarily linked to each other, revolving around the complicated relationship between Yumi and Ulrich.
Alternative ending to "Routine". Enjoy!
All rights go to whomever the hell owns Code Lyoko (I'm too lazy to remember who owns it xP)
"Besides, I'm Ulrich's girlfriend!" Yumi exclaimed before immediately realizing her slip up and stammering to cover it up, "I mean er- good friend!" She quickly said.
'That was too close' Yumi thought embarrassed.
Jeremie smiled, making a note of his Japanese friend's slip-up in his mind, "You know, Ulrich has been kind of down in the dumps lately, so if he wants to talk to another girl, don't make a big deal about it." Jeremie explained to her.
"Who says that I am!?" Yumi exclaimed rather loudly before stalking off.
Both Jeremie and Odd shook their heads as they watched their friend stomp over to another bench, "She's definitely jealous." Odd hummed.
Jeremie nodded, pushing his glasses up back onto the bridge of his nose, "Oh yeah." He agreed, returning to his work on Aelita's materialization program.
. . .
Yumi stood by the gate of Kadic, the argument between her and Ulrich still ringing in her head.
She clenched her fists, 'How could he keep something like that from me?' She thought hurt.
She tightened her fists, 'I thought he liked me,' she thought remorsefully. She thought back to this morning, to what Sissi had said, to what she had seen and to what Ulrich had said.
She let out an aggravated sigh, 'I guess I don't know him as well as I thought I did,' she thought bitterly. Her inner turmoil was interrupted by the ringing of her phone. She dug through her pocket and brought the phone to her ear.
"Ulrich?" She asked hopefully, maybe he had call to apologize to her and they could clear this whole thing up. Her hopes were crushed when she heard the familiar voice of Jeremie.
She sighed, her shoulders slumping, "Oh Jeremie," She said dejectedly, "Yeah I told him, he's on his way there. Me too, yeah I'll be right there." She told him, hanging up and shoving her phone back in her pocket a bit angrily. He didn't call her and she had a feeling he wasn't going to apologize anytime soon.
'This is turning out to be a wonderful day,' she thought dryly before heading to the factory herself.
. . .
She waited for him at the bench, replaying what happened in Lyoko over and over in her head. She couldn't help but smile. Maybe there was still hope for her after. Maybe he did really like her, too.
She looked out of the corner of her eye and saw Sissi approaching, "Here we go." She muttered to herself.
Sissi walked up to her, smiling, "Quite a romance, don't you think? Two months already huh." Sissi prodded. Yumi smiled inwardly, Sissi wasn't going to trick her this time.
She smiled outwardly, "Really two months? That long?" She played along; silently enjoying Sissi's shocked expression. She saw Ulrich stop talking to Emily for a moment to look at her. He said something to her- Yumi assumed it was a goodbye- and began to walk over to her.
Yumi had to control the furious blush that kept threatening to erupt on her face as she watched him approach, the almost kiss still replaying in her mind.
He stopped in front of her, "Hi, I was waiting for you." He said, looking almost a bit shy.
Yumi smiled shyly, "So was I, two months is a really long time but Sissi was here to keep me company." She said, laughing in her mind.
Ulrich smiled at her, "Thanks." He said to Sissi who looked beyond suspicious at their odd behavior.
She huffed, "Bunch of creeps" She exclaimed before stomping off similar to how Yumi had done before the return to the past.
Ulrich raised an amused eyebrow, "And that's supposed to make me like her?" He questioned.
Yumi kept smiling, "It's a pretty lousy way to do so." She replied, studying his face.
Ulrich turned to her and smiled, "Yeah it is. Anyway, I here there's this girl claiming to be my girlfriend." He said, smirking victoriously and looking at her knowingly. Yumi blushed profoundly, those idiots had told him! But then again, they told each other practically everything, she shouldn't be so surprised.
She scratched the back of her neck uncomfortably, growing redder by the second, "Oh yeah, I heard that too." She fumbled.
He looked around, "I was looking for her you know, I need to tell her something." He said, not looking her in the eyes. Yumi looked confused, what did he want to tell her? A feeling of dread began to set in.
'What if he wants to let me down gently?' She worried.
'After what happened on Lyoko, you still doubt his feelings?' Her inner voiced chimed in. She sighed, it was right but still, what did he want to tell her?
"What did you want to tell her?" She asked cautiously.
He looked at her, "Oh nothing really, just that I would really like to be her boyfriend for real." He told her bluntly, smiling at her mischievously.
Yumi was shocked, "W-What?" She stuttered, even though they almost kissed on Lyoko she hadn't expected that.
He took her hand in his, "You heard me." He said, smiling with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
Yumi huffed but gave him a playful smile, "Oh I don't know Ulrich, I hear you'll have to tell her personally." She said, playing along.
He sighed, "I guess you're right," He said, looking down before looking back up at her again. Her breath hitched as he proceeded to take both of her hands in his and turning to face her fully.
"Yumi Ishiyama, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked, smiling like an idiot.
Yumi herself broke out in a silly grin, "Took you long enough." She exclaimed.
He smiled before leaning in really close to her, "I believe we have some unfinished business." He said quietly.
She looked at his brown eyes and smiled, "I think we do." She agreed and he placed his lips against hers, wrapping his arms around her waist. She smiled against his lips; maybe today wasn't so bad after all.
And they become a couple for the rest of the series and live happily ever after! R&R?
