Hi guys and gals! I've decided to an update for this story every Monday and Thursday. If I'm a little late sometimes, don't worry! It just means I'm trying to make that chapter a little longer than the rest so I can fit everything in. But enough dilly dallying.
Normal POV:
Ulrich woke up that morning to his cell phone making a ridiculously loud ringing noise. Before he answered, he realized that it was 6:30am. Fortunately his phone didn't wake Odd. The phone call was from Yumi.
Why would Yumi be calling me?
"Hello?" he asked, sounding kind of suspicious.
"Hi….er I mean, goodmorning…um…my parents got two tickets to the ice skating rink in the city, but they have to go out of town today, so they let me have them. I was wondering if maybe you would…umm…like to go with me?" she sounded nervous, but Ulrich didn't seem to notice.
"Um…yeah sure, Yumi. I'd love to! Just let me get a shower and some clothes on and I'll there in say…30 minutes?"
"I'll be waiting!" Yumi hung up. Ulrich slowly dragged himself out of his sheets, as not to wake Odd. He opened his drawer to get some clothes out, but instead of his clothes, it was just a blanket with Kiwi on it.
"Odd, remind me to kill you when you wake up." He looked in a few more drawers and eventually found all of his clothes. Odd had, rather generously, folded them all very neatly and placed them in order.
"Never mind, then. I might just have to kiss you." Ulrich got his clothes and headed towards the shower room. On his way he saw Jeremie fully dressed and ready to start the day.
"Hey, Einstein. Where are you headed this early?"
"Oh hey, Ulrich! I've got to get to the factory! I think someone has turned the Super Computer back on! Not that it really matters. I mean, XANA is dead, but it still doesn't need to be on."
"Hold on, Jeremie. What makes you think its back on?"
"Someone sent me a message, and I tracked it down to the super computer. I think it was…Franz Hopper!"
"Alright, Einstein. If you need any help with anything just call me. I'll be with Yumi. She asked me on a date." He said, with his signature 'cool guy Ulrich' smile.
"It's about time! I'll see ya, Ulrich." And with that, Jeremie was off in a flash. Ulrich made a mental note to make sure and call him later to find out the news. He soon made it to the shower room. He commenced to turn the water on as hot as it would go because there usually isn't much hot water. Boy was he wrong. Since he had gotten up so early on a Sunday, nobody had used the showers yet. He hurried to turn the water down to half way before he got burnt. After a few moments of messing with the hot and cold dials, he found the perfect temperature. He washed his hair, his body, then his hair again to make sure he got everything, and then he just stood there for a minute or two. He let his mind roam free. He started to think about his relationship with Yumi. If this was actually meant to be a date, then that meant that Yumi really liked him!
Maybe I actually do have a chance. William is definitely out of the picture, considering he tried to kill us multiple times. No, it wasn't actually him, but it was still…him!
Ulrich got out of the shower to discover that he had stayed in a lot longer than he thought he had. He now had 15 minutes to get Yumi's house.
"…shit…" Ulrich whispered so quietly that it was barely audible. He wasn't exactly sure who else could have been in there, and he didn't want to take chances with Jim hearing him. He got dressed in his usual attire. Khaki pants, green shirt, brown vest, and his brown shoes. He looked at his phone, realizing that he had no text messages or missed calls; he stepped out into the hall and headed to Yumi's house.
Yumi POV:
I had just gotten into my black top with the blue stars on the side, black pants with a dark purple belt, and boots when I heard my mother yell for me.
"Yumi, sweetheart, your boyfriend is here!"
"He's not my boyfriend!" I screamed! Although I may have wanted him to be, he wasn't at the time. I walked downstairs to see Ulrich standing in the doorway with a bouquet of roses in his hand.
"Awh, Ulrich you shouldn't have." I said and gave him a light kiss on the cheek. He froze up at first, but soon regained his posture and blushed. "Alright mom, we're leaving!"
"Be back before dinner, Yumi. I love you!" my mother yelled from the kitchen. She was preparing my father breakfast. I shut the door carefully and walked down my porch and onto the sidewalk.
"So we're going ice skating, huh? That's another sport I'm good at! Yeah!" Ulrich said. He was gloating, yes, but at least I wasn't going to have to teach him how to skate.
"So, this means I'm not going have to teach you how? Dang, I was looking forward to that!" I said sarcastically.
"Hey, not to ruin this comical moment we have here, but is this considered a date, or just an 'outing'?" he said with a smile. He was blushing a little, but not enough to make a big deal about it.
"Well…umm…yes?
"Yes what?" Ulrich said, letting out a light chuckle.
"That depends; do you want it to be a date or an outing?" I asked, curious to what his answer would be. Knowing him, he would get nervous and not answer! But not this time.
"I was kind of hoping it could be a date! It sounds better" he said and smiled at me with his casual smile. I melt inside every time he smiles at me.
"Well, Ulrich Dear," I said, mimicking Sissi, "I guess you wouldn't mind if I did this." I reached for his hand. I didn't have to reach far down like I used to. Ever sense a few months ago, he's been getting taller. He's as tall as William now!
"I uh…um…no! That doesn't phase me at all." He said, but I could tell by the look on his face that he was in heaven. That's just fine by me; I enjoy making him feel special.
Jeremie POV:
This morning was a real doozy for me. I woke up to the sound of my computer making a weird noise. I didn't recognize it as the Super Scanner, so I quickly got out of bed to check it out. It turned out to be a message that was in Morse Code. I decided that this could actually be something of importants, considering whoever wrote it put it in Morse Code, which meant no one could read it. I tracked it down to somewhere I never would have guessed. The Factory.
"Oh no! Someone must have turned the Super Computer on! I've got to get there fast!" I hastily got clothes, my usual duds. Brown turtle neck, green sweats with the blue stripe on the side, and my brown shoes (These are his clothes from Season 4!). As I was walking to the factory, Ulrich was walking towards the shower room.
"Hey, Einstein. Where are you headed this early?"
"Oh hey, Ulrich! I've got to get to the factory! I think someone has turned the super computer back on! Not that it really matters. I mean, XANA is dead, but it still doesn't need to be on."
"Hold on, Jeremie. What makes you think its back on?"
"Someone sent me a message, and I tracked it down to the Super Computer. I think it was…Franz Hopper!"
"Alright, Einstein. If you need any help with anything just call me. I'll be with Yumi. She asked me on a date."
"Well, it's about time! I'll see ya Ulrich. I've got some work to do." I was actually looking forward to going back to the factory. I actually kind of missed Lyoko and all of its wonderful aspects, and now that XANA is gone, we could actually use it as more of a universal internet exploration device. We could use the Skid to go into the Digital Sea, and possibly even the Digital Void in Sector 5! Who knows what all is in there to be discovered. Also, we could use the scanners to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS! That would be amazing! But, I know the others wouldn't want to turn it back on. Besides, it is kind of risky. The data that we used to destroy XANA may have only worked for a period of time, and XANA could easily be on the network somewhere.
I got to the Factory just in time to see that there were bulldozers there. I heard one of the workers yell "Thank God we're finally going to tear this piece of shit down. It's more of an eye sore than a landmark."
Oh no! I've got to get them to stop! "Sir, you can't do this!"
"And why cant we? We have direct order from the President to wreck this place."
"Sir, our class in going to take a field trip to this place tomorrow, and I need that grade so I can go to college. Please, just wait two days! Then you can do whatever you want with it!" I exclaimed, trying to look as innocent as I possibly could.
"Call the head office and ask if we can wait a few days. I trust this kid for some reason." the worker said. The second worker, the one whom he was talking to, called the front office in the city.
"Mhmm, ok yes, we can get this place tore down in less than a week, so we'll have plenty of time. Plus, my children need me at home. Danny has pneumonia," he paused, " Ok, we'll get too it then."
"What did he say?" the first worker asked.
"He said we have to start first thing Wednesday morning. Kid, you got lucky. Our boss is just in a good mood because he just got married. Alright guys, pack up we're going home."
I heard cheers coming from all around the factory, then 100's of workers stepping out of the factory, then silence.
"Wow that was much easier than I expected. Now, let's get down to the Super Computer."
Normal POV:
Ulrich and Yumi had just arrived at the ice rink. It turned out that there were a lot of people from Kadic there. Milly and Tamia were there, Emilie was there, a few sixth and seventh graders were there too.
"Wow, who knew there were so many Kadic students that were in to ice skating?" Ulrich asked. He asked a question without really expecting an answer, but Yumi didn't see through his sarcasm.
"Apparently everyone that's here must love it." Yumi said, and then she realized how stupid she sounded and looked at the floor.
"Well hey, let's not just stand here. Let's go rent some skates, unless, you want to get something to eat first." Ulrich said, making sure to not mess up and make Yumi feel uncomfortable. He made sure to give her every choice possible so that they could do what SHE wanted to do.
"I already at breakfast, but thank you for asking. That was sweet." Yumi said with a smile. Ulrich blushed.
"Um…yeah. Let's go rent some skates and do what we came here for, shall we?" The both walked toward the rental area. There was an acne ridden kid, about 17, at the register.
"What thize?" He had a terrible lisp.
"7 for my girlfr- I mean friend, and 11 for me" Ulrich said, pointing towards Yumi then to himself.
"Ok, here'th your thoos. Enjoy tthhe rink."
"Thanks." Ulrich said while grabbing the shoes from him and handing the smaller pair to Yumi.
"I really feel sorry for that guy. I mean, he could take care of the acne, but he has braces, a lisp, obvious back problems. Keep him in your prayers please, Ulrich?" Yumi pleaded with a sweet girl grin. Ulrich couldn't help but say yes.
"You ready?" Ulrich said with a sly grin.
"Ready for wha- WHOA!" Ulrich dragged Yumi onto the rink and started pulling her as fast as he could go.
"Ulrich what has gotten into you?" Yumi screamed between fits of laughter. She was having the time of her life.
"You know me, I've always been a little adventurous!" he said as he pulled to the other side of the rink, going even faster due to the momentum of having two people.
They skated for about an hour and 30 minutes before they were so exhausted that they collapsed on the bleachers. The lied there for about 10 minutes before one of Ulrich's favorite songs came on the loud speaker.
"Oh man, I love this song!" He started singing the lyrics and dancing. "I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might. Kryptonite! YEAH!" Yumi just stared at him for a second, and then laughed harder than she had laughed in a long time. She fell of the bleachers and starting rolling on the floor. Ulrich sweatdropped then helped Yumi up.
"Am I that bad of a singer?" he asked with a light chuckle.
"NO! Your actually a very descent singer, it just that I've never seen anyone dance with quite an…original style as yours!" she said between gasps for air.
"Come on, Yumi. You know that I'm the most amazing dancer ever! Even Odd and Jim can't beat me with their disco!" Ulrich exclaimed with a huge grin. "Hey, I think we've been here for long enough. You want me to take you home, or do you want to go do something else?"
"Ugh…I've got to go babysit Hiroki and Johnny. Let's hope he doesn't try to make a move on me again!" Yumi said, staring Ulrich down.
"Yumi, you know I'm really sorry for that, I was just really jealous." Ulrich said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Awh, I know. I just wanted to hear you say it." she said and kissed him on the cheek, "Come on, I've got to be home soon."
"Alright let's go then." he said while reaching for the door to hold it open for Yumi.
What a gentleman she thought, shocked that he would even think to do that.
"I try." he said, seeing her facial expression and realizing what he had done. He reached for her hand, crossing his fingers that she wouldn't pull away. Karma must have been on his side that day, for she looked at their hands, then at Ulrich, then at their hands again and smiled, giving Ulrich permission. They walked hand in hand all the way back to the Ishiyama house.
"Well I guess this is goodbye, until I see you at school tomorrow, that is." Ulrich nervously chuckled.
"Well until then…" Yumi grasped Ulrich's head and pulled him down into a long and passionate kiss, "See you tomorrow." Ulrich just stood there, amazing by what had just happened.
Jeremie POV:
I pushed the down button on the elevator which would lead me to the Super Computer. When the door opened, I was amazed by what I saw. Not that the Super Computer was on, but that it was off and had already collected dust, which proved that it had not been turned on in quite a while. This lead to a rather peculiar question which mathematically speaking couldn't be solved very easily, where had that message come from? I know that the message came from here, but now that I think about it, it could have easily been one of the construction worker's computers!
"Wow this is all so strange. I'm going to run a Morse Code decoding program that, to my knowledge, will let me read the Morse Code text without any problem!"
I had found one on the internet a few days ago that at first I thought would be completely useless, but I downloaded it anyway incase we had something in Science Class one day that dealt with Morse Code. You never know when you might need things, right?
"Rats! It's going to take over an hour to complete? Come on this isn't that big of a file! Jesus." I thought about turning the Super Computer on, just for a moment or two, to let it decode all of this, but I decided against that very quickly. As must as I would love to use that kind of equipment again, it is just way too risky to even think of something like that! I remember the first time I ever discovered the Super Computer…
Flashback:
"I hope I'm not going to regret this in a minute." I pulled the switch up and the entire room lit up with an absolutely astonishing, yet blinding light. I decided to take the elevator up to the control room to see what exactly this computer could do.
"Now, let's see what you've got under the hood, my friend." I see a loading bar pop up, and then vanish within seconds. The next thing I see is absolutely amazing!
"Wow! What's all this? A video game?" There was a girl on the screen. She seemed to be animated, but she had a distinct personality! Like a human being, almost. She had pink hair, elf-like ears, green eyes, and a pink uniform.
"Hey, who are you? Where I am i?" she said.
End Flashback:
My flashback was suddenly interrupted by a beeping noise, signaling that the decoding of the message text was complete.
"Alright then, let's just see what exactly this message says, shall we?"
Oh I hate to leave it like that, but I have to have something that makes you just CRAVE for more, right? Like I said, I'll try to update every Monday and Thursday if at all possible. Oh, and reviews make me happy, so be sure to do that! Thanks!