Disclaimer: Yes…you caught me. I own Code Lyoko but instead of making this story into eppies, I just published it on a website of FAN FICTIONS! I own nothing!

Author's Note: Hey guys…glad everyone is enjoying this story…thanks for all the kind words…you all have no clue how much this means to me! Thankies forever! Oh, and some people are asking if I'm going to make an eppie to this story. Truthfully, I'm not sure…this story still has a little ways to go so haven't really thought about it yet. So don't stop reading, this story will continue! And in a review, someone told me that Ulrich is younger than Yumi…I'm aware of that, as I said at the beginning of this story, but I think they should be the same age so they are in this story. Also, someone asked how I knew that they were sixteen. They're not in the serious, they're 13 and 14, but I made them older in this one.

This chapter is dedicated to Minako Sohma!

On the Verge of Letting Go

Chapter 21: Girls Will Be Girls

Yumi sighed contently and laid the phone back on the charger, staring momentarily to her still slim abdomen, inspecting it with her dark eyes. "We'll be ready for you…" she said happily, then remembered something that she'd read in a magazine…

She got up and walked in to the kitchen, finding a sticky pad of paper left next to the pearly white stove and scribbled a little note in case Ulrich returned before she did, and she knew he would freak out. She smiled to herself.

After placing the note on the kitchen table, she opened the pantry in hopes of finding some kind of dog leash. She couldn't find one, so had to settle on using a rope, remembering to get one soon.

"We'll have to name you…even if Ulrich resists we're both to cute to say no to!" she smiled and winked. Suddenly, the perfect name popped into mind.

"I'll call you Ein," she smiled again and slipped the rope loosely around the dog's neck. (A/N: Ein as in the dog from Cowboy Bebop…If that's not the correct spelling, please tell me --;)

She walked out the door and closed it behind her, locking it as she did so. Ein stayed by her side, even though he could easily escape from the rope leash. She walked first to the baby store she had gone to earlier, and saw the same woman behind the counter.

Trisha smiled and Yumi looked down at the dog, asking with body language if it was okay if she brought him in. Trisha nodded so she led Ein into the store and walked to the left wall, covered from top to bottom with all sorts of things.

Four months. She was now four months pregnant, and knew they'd need to start the baby's room soon. Things were starting to get a lot better. She found a few things, little things, before coming across what she had been looking for.

She pulled two cds from a stack of them- both classical music from famous composers. She had read that listening to classical music made babies in the womb smarter. She paid for her things then walked down the long line of shops until she came to the pet store.

"Wow…I'm glad they have one close by…" she muttered, opening the door with a little bell, making it ring slightly. The store was small, as small as the baby store, and was completely empty except for two people behind different check out counters.

First the she started looking for was a leash and collar, which she found almost instantly, red in color. She also got a small bag of dog food. "Things are really turning around."

X

Ulrich looked at Mr. Larson. "What do you mean?"

Mr. Larson smiled. "I'm glad to say that everything that your aunt left for you is in your possession as of…" he stared at his watch, "now."

Ulrich felt his face light up, and an instant he was smiling broad as ever. Mr. Larson smiled as well and signed the will, giving all legal rights to the still young boy. With a final farewell, Ulrich walked from Mr. Larson's office, smile on his face, just thinking about the future.

Everything was falling into place now- he had Yumi now, and now he could provide for them like he promised her parents. Suddenly, he couldn't remember a time he was happier in his life-

Except for when she said she loved him for the first time. Just the thought alone made him smile on both the inside and out. He walked to his car and started it, letting the cool wind hit him. "This is all too good to be true."

X

Right when Ulrich walked in the door, Yumi darted towards him, huge smile painted on her face.

"Ulrich! Guess what!"

He smiled at her as she hugged him, still happy as ever. "I don't know…what Yumi?" he couldn't help but act happy.

She looked up at him, "Jeremie and Aelita are going to graduate early just like us and they want to move down here and help us!"

It was during this time that she filled him in on the rest. About them being 'engaged' and Odd trying to graduate early also and calling them.

Ulrich thought for a second. "Yumi…this house has three bedrooms," he said suddenly. She nodded, a confused look taking her face; she already knew that.

"So let them stay here…at least at first until they can find their own place."

Yumi's face burst into another big smile and she couldn't hold back anymore. "REALLY! I can't wait?" she said happily.

It was then that she remembered to call them. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed Aelita's number by memory. The phone rang five times before her voicemail came up.

"She must be out with Einstein right now…" she said, using the name that Odd came up with. Suddenly she was shining, and she didn't know what it was that had made her so happy.

Anyway, she had left a message so Aelita would call back. But Aelita had indeed heard her phone…why hadn't she answered?

X

"It's Yumi…should I answer?" she asked, sitting in the back seat of the taxi cab with Jeremie. He shook his head.

"Not yet okay?"

She nodded and placed the phone back down in her pink purse, a present from Jeremie last year, before pulling out the numbers she had written on a piece of paper.

"Can you take us here?" she asked, handing it to the taxi driver. He took it from her and stared at it, then nodded.

"I can't believe your parents are going to pay for us to move…"

Jeremie smiled and put his arm around Aelita, "Neither can I…this is going to be great…"

"You think they'll be excited?" she asked, and he understood what she meant.

"Of course."

Aelita smiled and looked down at her left hand, at the beautiful golden and opal ring that hugged her ring finger. She had wanted to tell Yumi so badly that she was engaged, but it was going to be a surprise.

X

It was an hour later when they pulled into the driveway of the house and, an ecstatic Aelita, jumped out of the car with her small overnight bag, making Jeremie have to pay the taxi driver.

She rang the doorbell and waited, by this time Jeremie had caught up with her, and saw a sleepy Yumi open it and do a triple take.

She opened the door and stared with wide eyes. "Aelita!" she said happily, hugging the girl gently.

Ulrich walked to the door to see what the commotion was. He smiled when he saw the two girls hugging then Yumi hug Jeremie as well.

"What are ya'll doing here?" Yumi asked happily, inviting them in. Aelita smiled, "We wanted to come surprise you with a visit, hope you don't mind!"

"NO! Of course not! This is so great!"

Aelita found Ein, or Ein found her, and she began to play with him with Yumi, while Jeremie and Ulrich watched from the couch.

"You finally have her…Aelita told me everything. I'm happy for you…"

Ulrich smiled and nodded, "I know, I can't wait till the baby is born."

"This might surprise you, but I know some things about babies, and Yumi's a little big for, what is she now, four months right?"

Ulrich nodded, "I don't even want to know how you know about babies."

While this was going on, Aelita and Yumi, still rubbing Ein's stomach, had started their own conversation.

"What do you want, a boy or girl?"

Yumi shrugged, "I think I want a boy, but Ulrich wants a girl…"

"Ulrich wants a girl?"

"Yeah, he said that he thinks girls are nicer than boys. He claims he'll be on of those fathers that questions his daughter's dates, and threatens them, you know what I mean?"

Aelita nodded, "What about names?"

"I'm not sure. We've kinda had a disagreement over that too. I want something that isn't real unique but not heard all the time-like Elizabeth, or Hunter…Ulrich says we should stick with my Japanese culture and give him, or her, a Japanese name."

"That's sweet," Aelita smiled, then stopped petting the dog with her right hand, for it had started to cramp up and switched to the left, and Yumi saw the hunk of jewelry on Aelita's finger.

"OH MI GOD! Aelita, what is this?" she screamed, grabbing the girl's hand and looking at her ring. Ulrich and Jeremie jumped, then turned towards the girls and Ulrich's mouth dropped open.

"I thought you said they were just pretending!" he said to his girlfriend.

"They did!"

Aelita looked to Jeremie who nodded and said, "We wanted it to be a surprise, but…well, we're engaged!" she squealed, and Yumi squealed too.

Immediately they began talking about plans for a wedding, even if they were only sixteen, screaming with delight and happiness.

Ulrich and Jeremie exchanged a long glance. "I guess girls will be girls…"

X

There's chapter 21! Hope you all liked! Anyway, if you want to read about how Jeremie asked Aelita to marry him and stuff, review and tell me, and I'll put it at the beginning of the next chapter. Also, give me names for babies, cuz I'm not sure on what I should name him, or her. Lol! Anyway, as always thanks for reading and please review!

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