Heyy.

I know it has been a loooong time.

I hope this chapter fills int that hateful (or cheerful) feeling you have towards me.

Please enjoy and plleeeaaasee review (I'm begging you).

Motherstein

I'm not okay.

Chapter 14: No Love

"So William, you will tell us what Tramis took Ulrich if we tell you what is going on?" Jeremy asked. Jeremy did not like that they had to get help from William.

"Precisely," William smiled.

"Well here's the thing," Jeremy began, "We don't know ourselves."

"What?"

"You see, all we know is that Ulrich is missing and Yumi has no emotions anymore." Aelita explained.

"You expect me to believe that?" William snapped.

"Look." Odd snapped. "Our friends might be in grave danger and time could be running out of time. So you better tell us what you saw."

"William, we promise we will tell you everything, but now is not a good time," Aelita told him.

William stared at them and thought for a second. Jeremy then gently placed his hand on William's shoulder. "Don't you want to save Yumi?" Jeremy said.

William then gave in. "fine. I saw Tramis just a second ago. She was on the phone." William then shook Jeremy's hand off his shoulder.

"What did she say?" Aelita asked.

"I don't know, but like I said, she said something like 'Mista' and 'lake'."

Suddenly Jeremy thought of a plan. "I thought of a plan" Jeremy said.

"Am I included?" William asked.

No one said anything.

"Come on guys, you need me, and I'm not joking. I gave you guys the only lead you have. And honestly, you guys needs as much as you can get. You are already missing two people, am I right?"

"Are you making fun of us?" Odd said.

'We can handle it ourselves" Aelita snapped.

"Guys! This is useless arguing and William is right. We are losing more of us and Mr- I mean, William is not endangered… I hope." Jeremy said.

"I guess you're right," Aelita said.

"Okay William, you are joining us only for the mean time. Now here is what we are going to do. Aelita, go get Yumi in any condition she may be." Jeremy looked at William. "You go find Tramis and interrogate her." William nodded. "And Odd, we are going to look for Ulrich. Got it everybody?'

Everyone nodded and separated to do their tasks.

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Aelita arrived at Yumi's house and rang the doorbell. No one answered so she rang it again.

"huh," Aelita said to herself. Aelita looked up and saw Yumi's window open. Aelita then got an idea. "Aelita, you're crazy." She said to herself. "I'm not like Ulrich and William." Aelita approached the tree that was next to Yumi's window. "I guess I am today."

Aelita carefully climbed up the tree and went into Yumi's room. That was easy, she thought as she started to look around. Yumi's room was surprisingly in a mess. Her bed was unmade, drawers were open, and clothes were on the floor. The door to her room was open so she decided to exit her room.

"Yumi!" Aelita yelled from the hallway, but no one answered. Aelita went down the stairs and saw no one. "I quess she's not here," Aelita said. "or her family," she added. Suddenly, Aelita heard a thud from the kitchen. "Yumi!" She repeated. Aelita met Yumi in the kitchen sitting on the island staring out the window above the sink.

"Why are you ignoring me?" Aelita asked. Yumi noticed Aelita and looked at her. "And more importantly, what is up with you?"

Yumi ignored her.

Aelita got angry. "This is one of our friends here. And you of all people seem to not care what might happen to Ulrich—"

"Why should I?" Yumi interrupted. "It's not like he's useful or anything."

Aelita became bewildered. "What did you say? Ulrich is useless?"

"Yeah," Yumi answered immediately. "I mean, he does not have any worthy qualities that stand out. So you say he can fight and is brave or whatever but he was not chosen, so by all means, he is useless."

Aelita even got more confused. She then said, "have you gotten crazy? Because thats must be the reason why you're acting like this."

"No dear, I have been enhanced." Yumi said. "You see, all of us have meaningful qualities and characteristics. Jeremy has great intelligence. You, with the addition to intelligence, are very powerful and strong willed. Odd is impulsive and is not afraid to do anything. And I am very skilled and productive; great I give a lot to the group."

Aelita gasped. Something is definitely wrong, She thought.

"Ulrich is just not beneficial to us," Yumi concluded.

"You have truly gone insane," Aelita told her. "What happened to you? You and Ulrich are very close friends. Close to the fact that you guys really care for each other and won't let anything bad happen to each other. If I'm not wrong, you guys practically love each other!"

Yumi got confused. "Love? Never felt it." Yumi got off from the table.

"Come on Yumi! Don't tell me you don't have feelings for Ulrich! Doesn't the fact that Ulrich could be drowning right know mean anything to you?"

Yumi laughed. "Don't you get it Aelita?" Yumi faced Aelita. "That is how it's meant to be. Since Ulrich is not needed, he must be eliminated, right? You especially should know that."

Aelita became infuriated. "Wow, I can't believe this—"Aelita stopped. It all started to click. Mistra! She thought. She has done something to Yumi. "Okay fine, you're right. I will forget about him."

"Glad we have an understanding." Yumi opened one of the cabinets in the kitchen and took out a small box of matches. "Now, if you excuse me, I have business to attend to." Yumi walked pass Aelita and headed to the garage.

Aelita immediately left her house and took out her phone. She dialed Jeremy's number.

"Aelita! Any luck?" Jeremy answered.

"Jeremy, she has gotten worse." Aelita explained her conversation with Yumi to Jeremy. "Mistra has done something to her."

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