Chapter Two: Precious Illisions
Yumi glanced around quizzically. 'Who was that....?'
"Hey, Yumi!" Odd and Ulrich jogged up. Odd was smiling happily, but Ulrich looked almost as pale as the
girl did. He and Yumi exchanged looks of uneasiness. If Odd noticed either of their complexions he didn't
comment, instead launching himself into a recap of physics. Yumi allowed her thoughts to wander back to the
strange occurance moments before. Suddenly a pause in the conversation brought her back to reality. She
looked up, making eye contact with Odd, who was staring at her like he was waiting for an answer.
"Pardon?" Yumi asked, feeling silly.
"How was your day?" Odd repeated slowly.
"Oh, it was.....fine," Yumi struggled for the word. 'Yeah, fine if you forget about screaming girls
running around the courtyard...'
"Cool. Ack! Look at the time! C'mon Ulrich, Jim'll kill us if we're not back in our rooms by curfew!"
Without waiting for an answer, Odd sprinted off in the direction the girl had come from, towards the dorms.
Much to Yumi's surprise, Ulrich didn't follow.
"I'll walk you to your room," he offered, gesturing towards the dorms. "We need to talk."
"I don't live on campus." Yumi smiled apologetically. "My parents live just a couple blocks away, I
have to walk home. Talk about what?"
"I'll walk you home then," Ulrich amended. Without answering Yumi's question, he steered her towards
the gates, and waiting until they where out of them to start talking.
"You heard it too." Yumi couldn't tell if it was a statement or a question, but Ulrich continued. "As
far as I know, you're the only other person in that whole dang school who has noticed it."
"That girl...." Yumi said softly, letting her voice trail off.
Ulirch turned to look at her. "You saw her?! The girl with the pink hair? You saw her?!"
Yumi nodded. "She came running out of the dorms screaming her head off. I tried to stop her, but I just
wasn't fast enough. She ran out of the school gates and down the street."
"I heard the scream," Ulrich said. "I've seen her before, and the boy too."
"Boy?" Yumi glanced at Ulrich.
"You haven't seen him yet? No, I guess you wouldn't have. You will though, just give it a day or two."
"Why can't anyone else see them," Yumi asked.
"Search me. Like I said, so far you are the only other person that I've found." Ulrich shrugged.
"It's almost like they're illusions or something..." mused Yumi. "Well this is it. Thanks for walking
me home, Ulrich." She had stopped in front of a quaint little two-story house. "Won't you be late for your
curfew now?"
Ulrich shrugged again. "Odd and I are roomates. He'll cover for me."
Yumi flashed him a smile. "G'night!"
"Night!"
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again, flames accepted but probably ignored, comments and constructive critisism always welcome!
Yumi glanced around quizzically. 'Who was that....?'
"Hey, Yumi!" Odd and Ulrich jogged up. Odd was smiling happily, but Ulrich looked almost as pale as the
girl did. He and Yumi exchanged looks of uneasiness. If Odd noticed either of their complexions he didn't
comment, instead launching himself into a recap of physics. Yumi allowed her thoughts to wander back to the
strange occurance moments before. Suddenly a pause in the conversation brought her back to reality. She
looked up, making eye contact with Odd, who was staring at her like he was waiting for an answer.
"Pardon?" Yumi asked, feeling silly.
"How was your day?" Odd repeated slowly.
"Oh, it was.....fine," Yumi struggled for the word. 'Yeah, fine if you forget about screaming girls
running around the courtyard...'
"Cool. Ack! Look at the time! C'mon Ulrich, Jim'll kill us if we're not back in our rooms by curfew!"
Without waiting for an answer, Odd sprinted off in the direction the girl had come from, towards the dorms.
Much to Yumi's surprise, Ulrich didn't follow.
"I'll walk you to your room," he offered, gesturing towards the dorms. "We need to talk."
"I don't live on campus." Yumi smiled apologetically. "My parents live just a couple blocks away, I
have to walk home. Talk about what?"
"I'll walk you home then," Ulrich amended. Without answering Yumi's question, he steered her towards
the gates, and waiting until they where out of them to start talking.
"You heard it too." Yumi couldn't tell if it was a statement or a question, but Ulrich continued. "As
far as I know, you're the only other person in that whole dang school who has noticed it."
"That girl...." Yumi said softly, letting her voice trail off.
Ulirch turned to look at her. "You saw her?! The girl with the pink hair? You saw her?!"
Yumi nodded. "She came running out of the dorms screaming her head off. I tried to stop her, but I just
wasn't fast enough. She ran out of the school gates and down the street."
"I heard the scream," Ulrich said. "I've seen her before, and the boy too."
"Boy?" Yumi glanced at Ulrich.
"You haven't seen him yet? No, I guess you wouldn't have. You will though, just give it a day or two."
"Why can't anyone else see them," Yumi asked.
"Search me. Like I said, so far you are the only other person that I've found." Ulrich shrugged.
"It's almost like they're illusions or something..." mused Yumi. "Well this is it. Thanks for walking
me home, Ulrich." She had stopped in front of a quaint little two-story house. "Won't you be late for your
curfew now?"
Ulrich shrugged again. "Odd and I are roomates. He'll cover for me."
Yumi flashed him a smile. "G'night!"
"Night!"
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again, flames accepted but probably ignored, comments and constructive critisism always welcome!