Yumi had walked to school the next Saturday to talk to Jeremie about the dance. It was happening later in the afternoon and needed to see if he'd go with her. She didn't want to go with William, and Ulrich was just completely out of the question.
Walking across the courtyard and then noticed something. People were around , but Milly wasn't. She shrugged it off and then started to walk to the dorms. Entering them from the stairwell she walked up the stairs and onto the first floors. On the left was Milly and Tamiya's room which was open ajar with voices coming from it.
" What am I supposed to wear!?" Milly said panicked with half of her clothes on the ground in their dorm.
" Calm down Milly," Tamiya said to her. Milly checked a shirt then threw it over her shoulder, making it cover Tamiya's face. " It's going to be fine."
" One of the hottest guys in the school said yes, you calm down," Milly said then started to destroy her wardrobe. Tamiya rolled her eyes then sat on her bed. Tamiya had a date as well but she wasn't getting so worked up about it. Even though she hadn't picked anything out yet.
" How about we sneak out," Tamiya said to her. Milly listened, but didn't stop.
" Everything I have is too kiddie...why sneak out?"
" Well for one, you could use the air, and two we'll go dress shopping," Tamiya said. " Neither of us have a real dress."
Milly suddenly lit up. " Okay." Yumi started walking down the hall again as Milly and Tamiya ran out to sneak out. This being their first time trying, they were caught.
Yumi knocked on Jeremie's door and waited. A second later Aelita answered it. Yumi stepped in to see Jeremie working on the computer, and Aelita helping where she could.
" What you working on?" Yumi asked. Though she already knew.
" The antivirus," Jeremie said with no passion toward it.
" Jeremie, I wanted to talk about later on," Yumi said to him.
" Should I leave?" Aelita asked, already knowing that when humans spoke, they usually wanted privacy.
" If you wouldn't mind," Yumi said to her. Aelita nodded then left the room. " So, are you going to the dance?" Yumi asked.
" Yeah, but with Aelita," Jeremie said to her. Yumi blinked then looked at him.
" Why?" Yumi asked.
" Well, she's new to this whole being human thing. I think it'd be healthy for her to get a taste of being a kid. And Yumi, what happened with the start of last week, it wasn't really..."
" Really what?" Yumi asked, trying to find out what he was trying to say.
"Anything. You were sad, you needed something to distract yourself, and I was just the first pair of lips you saw. Plus, you're two years older than me," Jeremie said to her.
" I guess I was a bit on the rebound," Yumi said. She knew where he was coming from. Aelita was a lot better for him, plus Aelita needed him. Yumi then realized, the nervous knot was gone. She realized that she didn't need him, but now Aelita did.
" Thanks for helping me through anyway," Yumi said to him. " Now if you excuse me, I have business to attend to."
" Like what?" Jeremie asked.
" Dance starts in five hours, and I need a date," Yumi said then shut the door. Jeremie smiled at her then heard the door open and close. Aelita sat on his bed, and didn't ask what it was about. It was part of the privacy.
One hour and a half before the dance Milly was sitting against the wall of the school crying while Tamiya tried to console her. Sissi had heard the crying and began to walk over to them. Milly was against a pillar and Sissi stood on the other side of it, listening in.
" It's okay Milly, you don't need a dress to be pretty," Tamiya said to her. Milly didn't listen. Milly wanted a dress. It was just traditional.
" Oh come on Tamiya. I'll just embarrass him and myself if I can't dress for the occasion," Milly cried out, then placed her face back into the sleeves of her arms. " Stupid Jim, won't let us leave to get a dress."
" It's okay, calm down," Tamiya said. Sissi felt sad then started to walk away. She couldn't bring herself to be, well herself. She heard Milly cry louder then stopped.
" I can't believe I'm about to do this," Sissi said then started to walk over to her. " Milly are you okay?" She asked like she actually meant it.
" Leave her alone Sissi," Tamiya said to her. Sissi would have said something back but history gave Tamiya the right to respond that way.
" No really, what is it?" Sissi asked.
" Milly has a date, but no dress," Tamiya said to her. Sissi sighed then began to second think being nice.
" Look. I know I've never been nice to you two, but I've been in this situation before. It's nerve racking, especially when you're not prepared. Do you want to borrow one of my dresses?" Sissi asked. Milly looked at Tamiya, then at Sissi.
" Is this a setup for humiliation?" Milly asked.
" Milly, your sitting here crying your heart out with the entire school watching, how much more humiliated could you possibly get?" Sissi asked. Good point.
" Are you serious. I can borrow one?" Milly asked. Sissi nodded. Milly looked at Tamiya who shrugged. "Okay."
Sissi took Milly to her room where Sissi went to her wardrobe and began to look for an old dress that will actually fit Milly. Then she noticed, she didn't know Milly's size. Looking at her it was a little hard to tell.
" Milly, I'm going to have to have you strip to find the right dress," Sissi said to her. Milly looked at her like she was crazy. Milly had a problems with the girls showers, always showering when no one else was in the room.
" Why, so Herve and Nicolas can barge in and take a picture of me in my underwear?" Milly asked, beginning to think this was a humiliation setup.
" No. I just need to see your body, and see what would fit the best, nothing more," Sissi said to her. Milly took a breathe then looked at the door, then at the dresses. " If it makes you more comfortable, the door is locked, and I'm changing as well. You can help me pick a dress, and I'll help you."
Milly began to think, then sighed. " Okay," She said, then started to undress. When she threw her last clothing article besides undergarments on the bed Sissi began to look at her.
" Nice curves, petite, but the chest is a little small. Then again, no one has d's at eleven."
" I'm twelve now," Milly said to her.
" Same difference, are you even a b yet?" Sissi asked, "I swear they look bigger when you're dressed."
" They are," Milly said to her embarrassed. " I stuff my bra." Sissi on any other day would have laughed. She didn't.
" It's okay. Let's see, how about this one?" Sissi asked, placing the dress against Milly.
Ulrich walked through the crowd of the dance people trying to find Odd. He wanted to know who agreed to go with him. He saw Odd leaning against the wall, waiting for her. Ulrich walked over to him then leaned against the wall as well.
" Who is she?" Ulrich asked.
" You'll see," Odd said, then saw Milly walking toward him and froze. " Oh my god."
" What?" Ulrich asked Odd. Milly stopped in front of Odd and Ulrich looked at her and gabbed.
Milly was in a deep red dress that she had to picked up as she walked to not ruin the bottom. Her hair was pulled back into a bun, but two long strands were on either side of her face. Her makeup was done perfectly, her lipstick the same color as the dress, her checks were a little pink. Glittery eye shadow was next to her eyes, that almost magnified them. Odd had never noticed her eyes were green.
Odd looked down at himself. A plain white dress shirt with a black tie, black pants, and black shoes. He didn't have his hear down, he just kept it as is. He seemed a bit underdressed, handsome, but a little lazy. Milly however only had one word to describe her. Beautiful.
" I feel a little underdressed," Odd said to Milly with a nervous chuckle. Milly smiled then looked at the ground biting her lower lip like Sissi had shown her. It made her look extra cute.
" It's okay, you look great," Milly said to him. Sissi had done her hair, nails, makeup, and had picked the clothes for her. So far it was paying off. Before Odd was only coming with her because of sympathy. Now he had the most beautiful girl at the dance because he was nice. Being nice does pay off.
" Can we go now?" Milly asked Odd who was still looking at her. Odd and Milly crossed arms then went into the gym.
" Odd and Milly," Ulrich said aloud then started to walk to the dorms. He didn't want to go. He just wanted to see who agreed to go with Odd. Then he caught someone out of the corner of his eye.
She wasn't facing him, but she was standing out. She was in a black dress that attached itself to her body perfectly. Her body was tall and slender, her back exposed from the black dress with two pieces of the dress holding the back from falling. Ulrich couldn't help but start to walk over to her. The fading sun wasn't helping making a visual of who it was, almost making her a shadow in the horizon.
As he got closer he noticed more things. She had long black gloves that matched her dressed, and earrings in both ears. She wore a pair of small black high heels that made her slightly taller but not too uncomfortable. He suddenly wanted to go to the dance. To dance with her, if not dance, then watch her dance.
" Excuse me?" Ulrich said to her, when he realized he was right behind her. Ulrich had fallen in love in ten seconds, for a stranger who's face he hadn't seen. " Do you wanna go with me?" Ulrich asked pretty sure she was available. No one would be late with her.
" Sure. What's your name?" She asked then turned around. Both were silent, unable to speak. They stood there trying to say something. Ulrich couldn't believe it.
The girl was Yumi.