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Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry it's been taking so long. I'm trying to update my other stories, but it's not working too well… yeah, anyway, thanks for all the reviews! I'm already at 400! I was hoping to get like 50 for this whole story! Thank you so much!
Oh, and in response to a review, I feel like an idiot. You're right, I don't think they celebrate Thanksgiving in France, but let's just pretend they do to continue the story and cover this blonde's mistake!
This chapter is dedicated to jasikaermine-the four-hundredth reviewer!
On the Verge of Letting Go
Chapter 25: Full House
Odd smiled, laying on his back on his bed, his hands folded behind his head, in his now one person dorm. He had just gotten out of classes for the last day for a week and a half, which was Thanksgiving Holiday.
He heard a knock on his door and stared at his watch. "Right on time…" he muttered, getting up to unlock the door and let the person standing outside in.
It was Sam, and with a small smile she pushed past him and walked into his room, sitting down on his bed.
"How is everyone?" she asked. Odd hadn't told her about the others in a while. He shrugged.
"Haven't heard from them in a while. I was thinking we could drop by and give them a surprise visit."
Sam looked skeptical, raising one eyebrow, scrunching up her features and screwing up her face. Finally, a small smirk formed on her lips and she tried to hide it.
"But what if they aren't there…Thanksgiving is coming up and what if they go visit their families?"
He shrugged. "We'll figure out something…you've never been the type to think things through…"
She nodded, "true." Silence enveloped over the two.
"I never thought they'd do it…ya know?" Sam suddenly said, staring at her boyfriend's soccer poster by his bed, tacked to the wall with thumb tacks.
Odd sent her a weird glance, shaking his head and trying to figure out what she meant. "Do what?"
She sighed. "I didn't think Yumi would every get pregnant so soon and they would run away… if anyone, I'd thought it'd be us."
Odd turned red, and looked away. They were the wild ones of the group, but the thought of it made him blush. Sure he loved Sam, enough to want to stay with her forever, but he hadn't even thought of that.
"So…do you want to go visit the others? Or are you gonna go see your parents?" Odd asked suddenly, trying to change the very awkward subject.
She shook her head. "Mom and Dad went outta town for something for their work. So, I'm yours this holiday."
He smiled and reached for his phone, before remembering that it was supposed to be a surprise. He pulled his hand away, hoping that this turned out alright.
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Aelita smiled as she ushered Yumi and Ulrich to sit on the couch, after the DVD player had been hooked up (thanks to Jeremie) and the groceries unpacked.
Yumi raised an eyebrow as Ulrich laid down on the remainder of the couch, curled into a loose ball and closing his eyes. For some reason, 'trying' to hook up the DVD player had taken a lot out of him.
Jeremie smiled sheepishly. Yup, so it sucked but the only thing they could think of to do before telling Ulrich and Yumi was to suck up-and so they tried their hardest.
"You comfy?" asked Aelita, before sitting in an arm chair by the couch and Jeremie stood next to her.
"What's going on?" asked Yumi, looking over and seeing that Ulrich was asleep. She elbowed him enough to wake him. He jumped quickly and smiled at Yumi. "Sorry…"
"Uh…" Aelita stammered, before looking to her fiancée for help. When he didn't offer any, she quickly finished. "Jeremie has something to tell you guys!"
He sent her a death glare then stared at his hands. "My parents…uh…wanna come down to see Aelita and me during Thanksgiving…and we sorta told them that they could stay here…"
Yumi cleared her throat and clutched Ulrich's arm. Inside she was screaming, but she wasn't about to yell at her friends. Ulrich knew what was going on.
He sent his two friends warning glances, saying that her mood swings were taking over. He knew that normally she would've been happy that Jeremie would see his parents, and not mind that the last room was getting used.
They understood, and both shut up. Silence passed over time that felt like an hour until Yumi finally calmed down.
"That's fine. Why were you so worried?"
They all sweat dropped, as obviously Yumi didn't catch her almost rage attack. She looked to Ulrich who just nodded and they agreed. What else could they do now that Jeremie's parents were already informed that they could stay?
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"I know-I know…you tell me this every day Hun…" Mrs. Ishiyama sighed, folding up another shirt and placing it at the top of their small suitcase.
"I still can't believe that you would do that! Without my consent!"
Mrs. Ishiyama sat down on the bed, zipping up their suitcase and overnight bag. "Listen, she's a woman now-she's old enough to make her own decisions and she's not that far away…"
Her husband picked up the suitcase and loaded it into the back of their car. They got into arguments like this every day; every day since his wife told their daughter she could run off and live with her boyfriend-pregnant no less.
"Hiroki!" He heard his wife yell and then their six year old son came running down to the car, dragging his bag behind him. (A/N: I heard that Hiroki is 10 years younger than Yumi, so that's how he is in this story. If not, please tell me, though he will remain to be six in this story.)
"I wonder how surprised Yumi will be…" Mrs. Ishiyama said as she got into the front seat after buckling Hiroki in. "And you better behave!"
Now most hearing this line would think that she was talking to her young son, but really she was talking to her hot-head husband. He grumbled under his breath and pulled away from the house, thinking of what to say when he saw Ulrich again.
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(A/N: I've never seen Jeremie's parents before, nor have I ever heard them speak. So they might be a little OOC. Sorry!)
Mrs. Belpois sat in the plane, staring out the window at the puffy clouds. "I can't wait to see Jeremie again…it's been so long."
She sighed in contentment. "Can you believe he's actually going to get married?"
Her husband nodded, staring at the television screen and trying to listen to what the movie was saying. Sure, he was excited about his only son getting married too, but he could just control it better than his wife.
Four hours later they landed in Paris. (A/N: I don't know where they live in the show, so let's just pretend again. Lol.) Mr. Belpois called for a cab to take him to the house, and was considering calling his son to tell him that they were there, but decided to just surprise them.
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Yumi and Aelita were fixing up the spare bedroom for Jeremie's parents. It had taken Yumi almost twenty minutes just to find sheets for the bed, now putting them on was a bigger hassle.
The first set was too small, obviously for a double instead of the queen bed in the room, and the second fit but after Aelita and Yumi put them on, they discovered a giant hole in the center and a stain on one corner.
Finally they tugged the sheets on and unplugged the phone in that room. The room was vacuumed and dusted just as the doorbell rang.
"That must be them," Aelita said happily, smoothing down her hair and running into the living room. Jeremie walked up next to her and soon all four teens were gathered at the door.
"I can't wait to see your parents again Jeremie," Aelita said happily, smiling as she opened the door.
Odd and Sam were standing on the front porch, smiling sheepishly and waving slowly. "What's up?"
No one said a word after Sam's comment; they just stared at the couple on the porch.
"I told you we shoulda called first!" Sam leaned over and whispered to her boyfriend.
Yumi smiled. "No, no! We were just expecting Jeremie's parents is all…what's going on?"
Odd smiled, "We came to see you guys for Thanksgiving!"
Yumi and Aelita gave both of them a hug while Ulrich and Odd did their handshake and Jeremie tried to do it with Odd, but failed.
"Come in!" Yumi said happily as Ulrich took the bags.
"Uh…only one problem baby…" Ulrich was a kill-joy.
"Oh yeah…" Yumi nodded, staring at her feet. "We don't have much room now."
They explained the situation, and Odd and Sam just listened. They said they'd make room; they didn't want their friends (whom they hadn't seen in forever) to not be able to stay.
Finally, the things were just put in the living room. They'd figure out something later.
"So how have you been?" Sam asked, and of course, the girls started a conversation almost instantly.
"Good!" they both replied in unison. "We're engaged!"
Sam looked at the rings and almost fainted, but caught herself in time. "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?"
"Last week," Yumi said calmly, trying not to laugh at one of her best friends' reaction.
"And a couple of weeks ago," Aelita stated for herself, smiling broadly.
The guys stood a few feet away, Ein nipping at the hems of their pants. (A/N: in regard to a review, Ein is pronounced I-ne.) Ulrich bent down and pet him.
"Gotta dog now too?" asked Odd and Ulrich nodded.
"It was all Yumi's idea. She found it on the street and adopted it before I could say a word…"
Odd laughed, and Kiwi and Ein touched noses, their tails wagging.
"See Kiwi, you got a new friend…"
Aelita looked to Yumi. "What are we going to do about space?"
Yumi shrugged. "We'll think of something. Sam, do you and Odd mind sleeping in here? I think the couch folds out into a bed…"
Sam nodded, shrugging one shoulder slightly. "I don't mind…" Again, the same awkward situation that both other couples had to go through came up. Odd and Sam were both thinking it, though the others didn't notice.
The doorbell rang again, and Ulrich walked over to answer it, since all the girls started another conversation that didn't seem to be letting up any.
He opened the door to see a blonde woman, with hair that went to her shoulders and curled at the ends and bright brown eyes. Next to her was a man with sandy colored hair that was cut similar to Jeremie's and blue eyes.
(A/N: Again, haven't seen Jeremie's parents ever. So I'm just describing them in my own perspective. Oh and Ulrich, Yumi, Odd, and Sam haven't met them.)
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Belpois?" Ulrich said, though his voice was questioning.
The woman smiled. "Hello, you must be Ulrich."
He nodded and let them in and Jeremie walked over to greet them.
"Jeremie! You've grown! It's so good to see you!" his mother said happily, giving him a quick hug. His father gave him a hug too.
"How have you been son?"
Jeremie nodded, "Good."
All the girls stood up, and Jeremie introduced them all, saving Aelita for last. His mother beamed when she saw Aelita. "Hello Aelita," she said, giving her a hug.
"Hello Mrs. Belpois," Aelita said back, beaming happily.
"Oh please, none of that now-"
She was interrupted as the doorbell rang again. Yumi looked at her watch, "Did someone order pizza?" Odd's stomach growled.
Yumi got up to answer the door, and saw her parents and little brother standing there, smiling broadly and carrying bags with them.
Yumi's mother smiled. "Yumi!" she said, embracing her daughter in a loose hug. "How have you been!"
Yumi forced a smile. "Good…uh…what are you doing here?"
Her mother laughed, "Silly. We came to visit you for Thanksgiving. Is that not okay?"
"Uh…it's fine. You just can't stay here!"
Mr. Ishiyama gave her a look that gave her shivers. "Why not?"
"Umm…full house?" Yumi tried her best to explain.
"Oh, don't be silly. We're your parents; you have to have room for us!"
Her parents and Hiroki walked in and noticed the busy living room.
"Look who's staying Ulrich…" Yumi said, and Ulrich looked up to see Yumi's parents. Her dad's eyes watched him like hawk eyes watching a defenseless mouse. He stood up.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Ishiyama…" He said awkwardly.
Odd frowned. "So no pizza?" he asked, his stomach roaring loudly. Yumi grabbed the phone and smiled. "I'll order some."
It was awkward from there, and everyone sort of broke into their own little groups. Mr. and Mrs. Belpois were talking to Jeremie and Aelita, telling Aelita stories about when Jeremie was little. Things like calling Waldo from "Where's Waldo" Voodoo and how he used to be scared of the dark until the sixth grade.
Yumi and Ulrich meanwhile were talking to her parents. Ulrich stayed quiet, his hands jabbed into his pockets, trying to forget his fiancée's father was watching his every move. Whilst Hiroki was playing with Kiwi and Ein.
Sam wasn't sure of what to do at first, and just stood there staring from one couple to the other. Finally she sat down on the couch and turned on the television, and Odd sat next to her, staring at the kitchen window, waiting for the pizza to arrive.
He jumped as Yumi's mother shrieked. "You're engaged!"
Mr. Ishiyama jumped up suddenly, still glaring at Ulrich. "What?"
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After dinner, (in which Odd ate three of the large pizzas by himself and was still hungry) the numerous number of people in the house now faced the problem of finding places to sleep.
Jeremie's parents stayed in the room that Aelita and Jeremie had been staying in, while Mr. and Mrs. Ishiyama stayed in the guest bedroom originally made up for the Belpois'.
Odd and Sam slept on the fold out couch of the large living room, while Ulrich hunted down the inflatable mattress he used to sleep on when he visited his aunt, saying that he didn't like the guest bedroom's bed. He found it and Jeremie and Aelita slept on that.
Ulrich climbed into bed an hour later next to Yumi, yawning widely. "It's been a wild day huh?"
She nodded, snuggling to his side. "But we made it work…"
He kissed her, "Yep, we sure did. Though your father looks like he wants to kill me."
Yumi laughed, "Yeah, but you'll grow on him-just like everyone."
Ulrich smiled, yawning again. "If this drama came from just one day-imagine tomorrow…"
Yumi nodded, thinking the same thing.
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Hope this was long enough for you. Sorry to end it here-yeah crappy ass ending (and chapter) I know. Don't hate me. Please review!
Next chapter: The girls (and mothers) go shopping for Thanksgiving and baby things. Can Ulrich survive with Yumi's father? And after an incident while shopping, Yumi's mood swings stay stuck in angry.
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