Chapter 21

Ppl plz be patient with me. I've been busy with school lately and I might be getting a job soon but know that I WILL FINISH this story. So don't worry. It's my goal and I am happy so many ppl like it. I thought it sounded poorly done in the beginning but I wasn't planning on turning it into a long story at the time. So thanks to you all for reading this far :) Ok enjoy!

APOV

Odd and I stood in the doorway of my old bedroom at the hermitage. I looked around at my father's old books still on the shelves and dusty furniture. I felt pure joy at the thought that I might see my father again and have some sort of a family. I looked at Odd who was smiling at me. I blushed immediately.

"Why do you do that?" I asked looking down playfully squeezing his hand.

"Do what?"

"Look at me like that," I led him into the room where we sat on my old bed. He was still smiling at me and removed a strand of hair out of my face.

"Like what?" he grinned and kissed my cheek. A chill went up my spine.

"You know…like you.."

"Like I love you?" he whispered against my lips before gently pressing them onto mine. I closed my eyes and and wrapped my arms around his neck. I just couldn't get enough of him. My heart fluttered as his arms slowly wrapped around my back. I kissed him over and over and our heartbeats sped up as our kisses grew deeper. I knotted my fingers through his hair. I finally pulled back to breathe and he kissed my forehead before he rested his on mine. He stared into my eyes and I felt dizzy. Oh those eyes!

"I really don't want to go on this trip without you. I want to stay with you," I said softly.

"I know, but I want you to go and have fun. And you will. I'll be right here waiting for you to come back. I'll still be your boyfriend and madly in love with you, and I'll miss you and call you every night," he said taking my hands.

"That's the problem," I said blushing, "I don't want to be away from you. I'll miss you. It was hard enough when you were taken by Xana."

"I know how you feel, princess. But it's only for two days. You'll be back before you know it," he said ruffling my hair and standing up, "Come on, soon people are going to start wondering where we are."

I nodded and let him pull me to my feet. "Odd?"

"Yes?"

"Will you do something before I have to go?" I gave him my sweetest smile.

"I'd do anything for you," he said kissing my forehead.

"Can I have another preview of…well like what we did last night but a little more?" I asked shyly my cheeks burning.

"Really? Here?" he asked a little shocked.

"Yes," I said giggling.

"Ok come here," he said smiling and pulling me closer, "But tell me if I'm making you uncomfortable in anyway ok? I mean it, Aelita." He looked very serious about it, which made me smile. He always seemed concerned about me.

"Ok," I said nodding and running my fingertips down his neck.

He kissed my lips again. I put my arms around his neck again while his hands slowly rubbed up and down my back. As we kissed over and over I noticed they were getting deeper and his seemed urgent. I also felt his hands going a little lower every time they ran down my back. When they brushed over my backside my whole body tingled and my cheeks burned.

I wanted to show him I liked what he was doing so I brushed my tongue over his upper lip, and he opened his mouth immediately. I moaned softly when I felt his tongue against mine. All of a sudden he surprised me by leaning down a little, grabbing the back of my thighs and picking me up. I gasped as he pushed me against the wall, my body pressed up against his.

"Wrap your legs around me," he whispered against my lips. I immediately did as he said even though I was wearing a small dress. I didn't mind at all though. Chills raced up and down my spine and I blushed as he kissed me again. I playfully tugged on his hair and I hoped he liked what I was doing. He moved from kissing my lips down to my neck and I sighed. It always felt so nice when he kissed my neck. It was so relaxing and it almost tickled.

"Odd…I love you so much," I whispered breathlessly.

"I love you too my beautiful princess," he said before placing another gentle opened-mouth kiss on my neck.

He stopped and looked into my eyes for a few seconds, and set me back down on my feet. I giggled and lay my head against his chest hugging him.

"I really liked that," I said nuzzling my head into his neck.

"Well me too," he said squeezing me and kissed my forehead, "We should head back to school now. You have to pack for your trip. Then we can watch a movie together before you go"

I sighed and nodded letting him go reluctantly. He took my hand, his cheeks going pink, and led me out of my room.

UPOV

"I don't want you hanging around that weird group of delinquents anymore! Especially that Japanese girl. She's distracting you from what's really important! Like your school work!" My dad slammed his fist down on the desk.

I clenched my own fists. There was no way I cutting Yumi out of my life.

"You don't even know her! And I am focusing on what's important. She's important!" I shouted back at him.

"What is wrong with you? Get your head out of the clouds boy! This girl means nothing to you. This is just teenage hormones! A phase! And you are not going to let your future go down the drain for some girl. I don't want you talking to her anymore and that's final! I'll be having your classes switched and informing your teachers and Delmas of my decision to keep you away from her," he said sternly.

It felt like my world had just shattered. Without Yumi I was nothing. I needed her. My father didn't understand that though and I knew he never would. He didn't believe in love, but neither did I before I met Yumi.

I stood up overfilled with emotion. "If you do this," I said glaring at him, "I will never speak to you again. You will no longer be my father to me, you will be a stranger."

"It's for the best. You'll see soon enough and thank me one day," he said straightening his tie. He didn't take what I was saying seriously. It didn't surprise me. He never seemed pleased at anything I did. However, I was serious.

I stormed out of the office, clenching my fists in anger.

"Ulrich?" I heard Yumi's calming voice. I turned around and there she was. She was waiting for me to come out.

"Yumi…" I said looking around to see if there was any teachers around.

"Is everything ok?" she looked worried at me.

"No," I said taking her hand, "Come on, let's go to the factory. They won't find us there."

"Find us? What are you-"

"I'll explain when we get there. Just come on," I grabbed her hand and we ran to the forest.

On the way to the factory she kept trying to get me to tell her what was wrong, but I kept stalling, I didn't know how to put it. I was really worried she might want to stop our relationship because she didn't want me getting in trouble. What would I do without her? My father was wrong. It wasn't just hormones. It was love and I knew I wouldn't find it in with other girl. If I lost Yumi because of something my father thought, I didn't know what I would do.

"Now will you tell me what's going on? You're scaring me," she said as we sat against the wall near the elevator.

"Ok," I said taking a deep breath and taking her hand. I blushed like I always did when in contact with her. "Look. My father doesn't want me hanging out with Odd ,Aelita, Jeremy, William, and especially you. He thinks the reason I'm failing is you are messing with my head. That my head is in the clouds and I'm going to throw everything away for some girl that is just a phase. He is going to tell Delmas and the other teachers I can't be anywhere near you from now on," I glanced at her. She looked so sad. I almost couldn't stand it.

"Your father thinks…I'm a bad influence on you?"

"Yeah, but I disagreed. And they can try to keep us apart but it isn't going to change how I feel about you," I said sincerely looking into her eyes, "This isn't going to affect us…is it?" I asked my voice tangled with worry.

"No," she said giving me a slight smile, "It just means we can't be together at school. We can still sneak off. It'll be a secret like Odd and Aelita's relationship."

"Yeah," I nodded smiling. I was happy she wasn't going to give up on us. I should've known better than that, "I love you, Yumi. And I know it's not just a phase. What we have is forever," I said blushing and kissing her cheek.

"I love you too, Ulrich," she said turning pink. Then she surprised me by kissing my lips suddenly. I closed my eyes and kissed her back. Goosebumps grew on my arms and wrapped them around her to pull her closer. We were getting really into each other and she moaned softly between kisses and she grabbed my hair to keep me from pulling back.

WPOV

"Well that's it. I've shown you everything there is here," I said concluding the tour to Akiko.

She gave me a lopsided grin and raised her eyebrow at me, "In a hurry to get rid of me, huh?"

"No I was just saying that the tour is over," I said a little too quickly. She laughed and walked back into my dorm. I felt a blush creeping up and I was confused. This girl annoyed me. Didn't she?

"Did I say you could come in here?" I asked crossing my arms.

"Did I ask you if I could?" she said imitating me and crossing her arms. Then she laughed and sat on my bed, "Will you just shut up, shut the door, and come here? I need to talk to you."

"About?" I asked raising an eyebrow but I shut the door.

"Come here and I'll tell you," she said biting her bottom lip. I did an annoyed sigh but sat next to her.

"Ok. What is it?" I asked. She grinned at me then all of a sudden she grabbed the front of my shirt collar and yanked me forward and kissed my lips. It happened so fast. My whole body tingled and it freaked me out, but I also liked it. It was confusing to me, but it had been a while since I'd kissed anyone so I decided to just go with it and ask questions later. I closed my eyes and kissed her back feeling my cheeks warm up. I realized just how much I missed the feeling of kissing.

I snaked my arms around her back and she thrust her tongue in mouth. I can't say I minded.

She pulled back all of a sudden and smiled at me, "You're a really good kisser, Will."

"Will?" I asked confused. No one had called me that before.

"Yeah it's shorter than William isn't it? If I could find a shorter name for Akiko I would," she said smirking.

"I guess but…I like your name," I said quietly.

"You're just full of surprises aren't you?" she said chuckling.

"Why did you kiss me?" I asked finally.

"Didn't you like it?" she asked grinning.

"Answer my question first."

"No, you answer mine first," she challenged, "Did you like it? Yes or no?"

"Yes," I admitted feeling defeated.

"Well I wanted a kiss. And you looked like you might be good at it, so I kissed you. Not to mention friends can kiss. There's nothing wrong with it," she said.

"I guess," I said feeling a little disappointed.

"Yep," she said smiling at me, "Want to make out? Or maybe more?" she winked at me.

"I don't get this," I said confused, "Did you want to go out with me or something?"

"No. I don't do dating. Having a boyfriend is over-rated. When you jump to different people just to have a good time with, there's no heartbreak. And that's how I work. You are the guy I've chosen to be my kissing buddy since you're not comfortable doing anything else. And guys from this rich school would probably pay a lot to get a head or some ass from me. You can just look out for me so I don't mess with the wrong people, ok?"

"You have…sex for money? Why?" I asked appalled that she would do that. Just the thought of her being disrespected like that infuriated me and made me sick to my stomach.

She shrugged, "I'm helping my mom bring money into my house right now since my mom has a crappy job and crappy wages and I got bills to help pay and my siblings to help support. And I like sex, yeah it might be frowned upon, but there isn't anything else I can do for money around here so…"

"That's really dangerous though to your health," I said narrowing my eyebrows, "Here," I said getting out my wallet. This might've been a crazy thing to do since she could've been lying, but I didn't care. I had been saving my money to get a new DS, but I could do that later. I took out a 100 dollar bill.

"No Will," she shook her head, "I didn't do anything for you so it's not right," she said pushing my hand away.

"You kissed me," I said smiling slightly, "Just take it. It's more than you'll get from giving heads as you call it."

She stared at me looking confused. As if no one had ever done such a kind thing before.

"Will…you have no idea how much this means to me," she said taking it nervously, "Thank you. You're a great guy. Any girl would be lucky to have you," she kissed my cheek and I looked down blushing.

"Well, I gotta get home to help my mom unpack, but I'll see you tomorrow. And thanks again," she smiled holding up the bill, "Now I shouldn't have to give heads for a few days."

I nodded, "No problem. I always have my friends' backs and we're friends now right?"

"Right," she said smiling. I thought she was going to get up and leave, but she surprised me again by grabbing my shirt and kissing me one more time.

What you guys think huh? I know there was a lot of fluff and I'm sorry if I'm Ulrich seems a bit out of character. I'm not that good at writing from a guy's point of view since I'm a girl lol Anyway you'll find out who Jeremy called in the next chapter I promise. I hope you guys are fluff fans cuz there's going to be a lot of it coming up but also some misunderstandings. And what did you think of what William did for Akiko huh? Any guesses about who Jeremy called? Review, review, review!