I know that I don't own Lyoko, but I do own Chen, Grent, Lori, and Tara. Yumi is 15 and Chen is 18. You can figure out everybody else's age when you read.
Aelita woke up and saw that Yumi wasn't in her bed. She went to the window and saw that Yumi was asleep on the bench under the cherry tree. I have got to get a picture of this. Aelita got her phone and quietly went downstairs. She went outside and took a picture of Yumi almost fully covered by cherry blossom petals.
She won't like this picture, but she looks so tranquil and happy. I won't show anyone this picture other than Yumi. I will send it to her. I hope that she will save it. If she doesn't, I will use it for blackmail. Aelita went back into the house and turned on the TV.
Soon Yumi came into the house and went into the kitchen. She closed the door and locked it behind her so nobody would know what she was making. She heard the TV and assumed that Aelita was watching it. She also heard some pounding and smiled. Tara must be in the bathroom taking a shower and someone else wants to use the bathroom. Lori must still be asleep. She would have been in the kitchen making some food. Lori soon came downstairs and knocked on the kitchen door. "Yes?"
"Yumi, we need to eat breakfast. Why did you lock the door?"
"I will make something for everyone if you will leave me alone. I am getting the snack ready for the practice. You will see what I make in about an hour. Is that okay?"
"I guess so. I'm really hungry. Could you please hurry up?"
"Okay. It will take me 20 minutes to make the food. Can you wait that long?"
"Yes. I will tell everyone to leave the kitchen alone."
When Lori left, Yumi made a big omelet. It just had cheese in it. Yumi set it aside so the cheese would melt. She took out the ingredients out for a special type of cookies. When 20 minutes passed, Lori came up to the kitchen and asked for the food.
Yumi opened the door a little bit and passed the omelet out to her. "Let he others have some, Lori."
"Okay. I'll let them eat first. Then I get what's left."
Lori took the food to the living room where everyone was. Yumi went back to making the cookies. Yumi had finished taking out the last batch of cookies the doorbell rang. "Aelita, can you get that? I am still working on the snack."
Aelita went to the door and opened it. Ulrich, Odd, and Jeremie were there. "Hi. Come on in. Yumi is finishing the snack. The smells from the kitchen have been teasing everyone."
"Do you know what she is making?" asked Odd.
"Nope. All of the band things are in the basement. If you don't remember where it is, I can show you. Chen! Can you get Yumi? We are going to the basement."
Aelita led everyone to the basement while Chen went to the backyard. I will see if she is in the kitchen and if she isn't, I will check the spot. He looked through the glass door into the kitchen and saw that Yumi wasn't there.
He went to the side yard and opened a sealed off area. Yumi was sitting there with cookie crumbs and she was sprinkling them onto two nicely made graves.
"Yumi. You know that you should come out here with someone. I know that this is a sad day for you, but you should have asked me to come out with you. When did Rave 2 die?"
"He died today .He came on the same day that Rave did. He died three years from that day. Just the same as Rave did. They are all the same. That is how I know that it is a Rave. I miss them both. Nobody can replace Rave."
"I know. I miss them, too. Did you make his favorite treat?"
"Yes. They both liked it. They wouldn't eat them made by anyone but me and I had to feed it to them. I made it today in memory of them."
"Let's go inside. We can bring them more food at lunchtime. The same for dinner. You should make their favorite food for lunch and dinner."
Chen led Yumi inside where Odd was looking for the snack. "What did you make for us, Yumi?"
"Something that was the favorite treat of two of my best friends." Yumi had an evil smile on as she said that.
"Oh good! Cheese fries for me, and who is the other?" asked Odd.
"No, Odd. It isn't cheese fries. It is the treat that my two best friends loved, before I met you, Ulrich, and Jeremie. Chen should know who I'm talking about."
"Yep, sure do. You should get dressed. We need to practice. You also need to bring down the snack. Odd couldn't find it."
Yumi nodded and Odd left. "Can you get Aelita to help me get out my clothes?"
Chen led Yumi upstairs and went to get Aelita. Tara came into the room. "Hi, Yumi. Why are you sitting here?"
"I am waiting for Aelita to help me pick out my clothes. I don't know what I will be wearing if I pick it out."
"I can help you. What do you want to wear?"
"I want a short black dress and a pair of black pants."
"Sure. Why do you want to wear just black?"
Yumi said with a shrug, "Just want to."
Yumi was soon dressed and they went to the basement. Yumi made a quick stop at the kitchen. Pulled a big plate of cookies from a loose board under the cabenits. "So Odd wouldn't find and eat them."
They went into the basement and heard Odd singing.
There was a little Spanish flea
A record star he thought he'd be
He heard of singers like Beatles
and Chipmunks he'd seen on TV
Why not a little Spanish flea?
And so he hid
Inside a doggie from Madrid
He arrived in the city
Still singin his sweet harmony
As proud as any flea could be
Then all at once he met a man
Who said, "I'll help you if I can"
He listened close to his song
And then he sang right along for you see
He loved that little Spanish flea (The Little Spanish Flea)
You see...
...some men hunt for sport,
Others hunt for food.
The only thing I'm hunting for
Is an outfit that looks gooood.
See my vest, see my vest,
Made from real gorilla chest.
Feel this sweater, there's no better
Than authentic Irish Setter.
See this hat, 'twas my cat.
My evening wear, vampire bat.
These white slippers are albino African endangered rhino.
Grizzly bear underwear,
Turtle necks I've got my share.
Beret of poodle on my noodle it shall rest
Try my red robin suit,
It comes one breast or two...
See my vest, See my vest, See my vest.
Like my loafers, former gophers,
It was that or skin my chauffeurs,
But a greyhound fur tuxedo would be best...
So let's prepare these dogs,
Kill two for matching clogs!
See my vest! See me vest!
Oh, please, won't you see my veeeeeesst! (See My Vest from The Simpsons)
Doctors threw a party at the looney bin,
Gotta be crazy if you wanna get in,
Napolean is playing his imaginary sax,
The dance floor is filling up with maniacs
Lets rock, do the mental house, do the mental house
Lets rock, do the mental house, do the mental house
If you don't dance with the doc he'll give you an electric shock
Zap Zap Zap!
Lets rock, do the mental house, do the mental house
Lets rock, do the mental house, do the mental house
If you don't dance with the doc he'll give you an electric shock
Zap Zap Zap!(This is Mental House Rock from the Simpsons)
Yumi laughed. "Nice, Odd. Just at don't sing those at the dance."
"Why can't I sing them at the dance?"
"You sang them nicely, but do you really think that people would want to hear them?"
"Yes, I think that people would like to hear it. Is that food?"
"Odd. People come to a dance to hear good music, not music that you got from a TV show. Yes, this is food."
Odd ran up to her and took the plate of cookies from her. "Save some cookies for others."
The others went up to Odd, who was trying to jam as many cookies into his mouth at once. They each took one and bit into it. "These are really good."
"Yeah. What type of cookies are they?"
"They are nutmeg cookies. They were Rave's favorite. He is in the side yard if you want to meet him."
"Yumi, are you sure that that is a good idea? They might not respect him like we do."
"Rave would have liked to meet them. He was a good 'person,' and he wouldn't have pecked or clawed them."
Chen nodded and led them upstairs. Grent grabbed Yumi's arm and led her. "Odd, remember when Kiwi went into the side yard and started to dig it up?"
"Yep. You looked like you were going to kill him."
They reached the side yard when Yumi spoke again. "He shouldn't have disturbed the dead. He was lucky that I didn't kill him. You were lucky that I didn't kill you for not keeping Kiwi in line."
When they reached the side yard, Yumi went up to Chen and she opened the door. They walked in and looked at the sight that met their eyes. There were two tombstones. One read: Rave, You were the best person anyone could know. We will love and cherish you forever. The second read: Rave 2, You were just as great a person as Rave was. Your memory will live forever.
"Who was Rave?" asked Jeremie.
"They were my best friends when we first moved here. They both came, and died, on this day, with year differences."
They nodded. Yumi and Chen went up to the graves and sat down. "Do you understand now why I almost killed Kiwi, Odd?"
He nodded and said, "Why would you burry two people here, in your own yard?"
"Odd, they weren't people to most humans. To me, they were the best person you could ever know. To others, they were just ravens that I rescued, and grew to love me." Yumi's eyes started to fill with tears.
Aelita motioned for them to leave Yumi and Chen alone. When everyone left, Yumi started to cry.
"Why did he have to die?! He was my best friend. After you left, I had nobody to keep me company. Mom was always busy, and Dad had really bad health. When dad died, my life almost totally fell apart. I found Rave 2, but he was died 2 years later. All I had to do to keep my mind off them was to go to the gym. My friends couldn't help me, and you were gone. Why did they have to die!?"
"I don't know. I'm sorry that I left, too. I hope that Rave will come back soon. You could use someone like him when I leave again. Friends are nice, but animals don't put you down or want to change you. They will be there when you are sad and they cheer you up."