Yumi's POV:

"Alita, what exactly is this big emergency?" I asked as she pulled me along.

"Sissy is trying to convince Ulrick that she's you!" Alita said as we entered the park.

"What?"

"According to Alita, that's exactly what happened. Sissy's not your mystery girl!" Od was saying as we reached them.

"Trust me, I know that Sissy couldn't possibly be her…" Ulrick said.

"Hey! You don't know that. It's my word against hers!" Sissy yelled.

"Actually, it's Yumi's necklace against your word." Alita said as Jeremy finally caught up to us. "Show him, Yumi."

"…You pulled me out here just because I am wearing jewelry?" I asked. "I mean, I know I don't wear it often, but still…" They all just looked at me. "Ok, fine…" I adjusted the necklace so that the charm was visible. I hadn't taken it off since the night of the party, which I knew was probably a little bit weird & hopelessly romantic…

Well, every girl has the right to do things that are weird & hopelessly romantic from time to time!

"…Did that necklace come with anything?" Ulrick said, after staring at it for a while. "Because I found this, & I was hoping to return it to the owner." He pulled something out of his pocket. It was the other half of the necklace!

"Where did you find this?" I asked.

"Uh, well…You won't believe this, but…I met this girl at a party over the weekend, & I think she dropped it…I'd like to give it back to her."

"That's funny." I said. "I met this guy last weekend at a party…& I didn't realize it was gone until I got home…You're Kit." I meant to make the last part a question, but…I didn't really think I had to ask any more.

"You're Ruby." Ulrick said.

"You're both losers." Sissy said. "I am so out of here…"

"So…what does this mean, exactly?" Ulrick asked after she left.

"…I don't know." I said. "But…maybe it means that we need to just talk about…stuff. Maybe…grab something to eat while we're at it?"

"Yeh, ok." Ulrick said. "…I'm hungry now, if you are…"

"Sure."

"Great! I'm starving!" Od said. I had almost forgotten that Alita, Od, & Jeremy were standing there.

"Not you." Jeremy said.

"But…"

"Od, we have some data to collect, remember?" Alita said. "Go on, we'll catch up to you guys later."

I had no idea what the future might hold for Ulrick & me. I mean, I always thought we'd be better off as just friends...

Maybe I was wrong about that…


Don't you just love fairy tale endings?

Anyway, now that everything is wrapped up here, coming up next is the special Q&A chapter! I'm hoping to post it on Sept. 4, so be sure to ask your questions!

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