thankies to Shadow Dragon99, who appeased the whim of a hyper (and quite possibly crazy) authoress and took
a guess. you were correct. also thanks to CodeLyokoGirl for correcting my spelling of Ulrich.
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Chapter Four: School of the Fallen
Yumi fought her way out of the bedsheets that she had managed to sucessfully entangle herself in in
the course of her dream. Dragging herself out of bed she grabbed at her alarm clock above her bed, which
she had apparently forgotten to set. 'Ack! I'm late!' Suddenly wide awake, Yumi bolted for the closet.
Ding-Dong
'Perfect. Just Peachy. This can't get any worse!' Yumi fumbled down the stairs at near light speed.
Her parents left early for work, so she had to answer the door. Swinging it open with the strength of one
in a panic, Yumi found herself staring into the face of Ulrich. 'Nevermind. It just got worse.'
"Um....." Ulrich gazed at her helplessly, doubtlessly devoid of all knowledge concerning what to do
when someone answers the door in pj's. "I came to walk you to school..." he forced out as if this clarified
the whole matter.
Yumi blushed. They weren't the most decent pj's either. A black tank with extremely short matching
shorts. Not to mention what her hair must look like."Um....Come on in an have a seat....I'll go get ready."
She stood aside to let him enter, gesturing towards the living room. "Be right down."
Minutes later she reappeared, still blushing but dressed for school with backpack over her shoulder.
"We better run or we'll be late," Ulrich cautioned.
"What are we waiting for then?" Yumi grinned at him. "Betcha I get there first!"
"You're on!"
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Dispite the day's rocky start, Yumi manage to survive the and zeroed in on the boy's table at lunch.
Taking a seat across from Ulrich, she flashed them a smile. "What's up?"
"Nothing much," Odd mused. He turned his attention to her tray. "Do you want that?" He pointed at what
Yumi considered to be the most obvious display of bad cafeteria food in existance. She couldn't even
identify it.The term mystery meat wouldn't do it justice. Seizing her fork, Yumi stabbed it and transfered
it from her own tray to Odd's. "Thanks!" The older girl watched in grotesque fansination as he dug in and
practically inhaled the mysterious food.
Ulrich didn't seem to notice the other boy's eating habits, or was so used to them that it failed to
nauseate him. He continued to stare at his own tray until another presence arrived at the table. Glancing
over at the seat next to him, he saw a blonde-haired boy pull out the chair and sit down. Yumi had not
failed to notice his appearance either, and was staring like he was something out of a horror novel. More
shock arrived in the form of a pink-haired girl who took the seat next to Yumi. She struck up a
conversation with the boy, seemingly unaware of the presence of the table's previous occupants, two of whom
were observing the scene like people watching a movie.
"Sorry about making you fall earlier, Aelita," the boy apologized.
"It's okay, Jeremy. It really was her fault anyway. I wish she would leave us alone..." She stopped
as Jeremy grabbed her hand.
"I'm still sorry though..."
"Hello Ulrich!" A high-pitched voice snapped them back to reality. Both teens looked up to see another
girl standing at the head of the table. Even Odd looked up.
Ulrich squirmed slightly. "Hello Sissy." Yumi sized the girl up quickly. Pink outfit, long black hair
held back with a headband. Yumi surpressed the urge to make a rude comment, instantly disliking the girl.
"Ulrich darling, you were late getting back to your room last night," Sissy continued, either unaware
of or ignoring Yumi's presence. "I heard Jim yelling."
"I wasn't aware my nightly habits were of your concern, Sissy," Ulrich snapped back. "Besides, I was
walking a friend home." For the first time Sissy seemed to acknowledge Yumi.
"Her I suppose? Who are you anyway, and what are you to Ulrich?" Sissy shifted her full atttention to
the irate Japanese girl, glaring openly.
"My name is Yumi, and I'm Ulrich's friend. Who are you?"
"Sissy, the principle's daughter. Ulrich's girlfriend." Odd spat out a mouthful of food back onto his
tray at the last part, and Ulrich glared at her.
"No you're not."
"But I will be. Ciao!" Sissy departed, leaving Ulrich glaring, Odd chuckling lowly into his food and
Yumi looking questioningly at Ulrich.
"Um...Ulrich, can I talk to you? Alone?" Yumi gave a pointed look at Odd.
"Man, I have to go to the bathroom. Be right back....." Odd excused himself hastily.
Ulrich waited until Odd was out of earshot. "Look, if it's about Sissy...."
"I had a dream about them last night." Yumi gestured at the chairs beside Ulrich and herself, now
empty. "Jeremy and Aelita. I was in Aelita's body, I think. I was weird though, it seemed like I was her.
Jeremy came by to take me to school and when we got here some guy came out of the park towards us. Jeremy
sped up and I lost my footing and fell. That's when I woke up."
Ulrich went pale. "I had that same dream, except I was Jeremy, and I think the person coming out of
the park was a girl. I think that's what they were talking about just now! He was apologizing for making
her fall, but Aelita said it was 'her' fault. Could 'her' be the person we saw coming out of the park?"
"It's very possible," Yumi agreed. "So, what is going on between you and Sissy?"
Ulrich grinned. "It doesn't matter."
"Yes it does," Yumi said loudly, drawing the attention of other students.
"You're not jealous, are you Yumi?" He grinned again as Yumi blushed.
"Of course not! Who you go out with is your business."
"Then why are you asking?" Yumi continued to invent new shades of scarlet with her cheeks as Ulrich
laughed.
"No reason, I just wanted to make sure you didn't like her or anything. A girl like that would tear
you apart."
Ulrich looked solem again. "Kinda like whoever 'her' is did to Jeremy and Aelita?"
a guess. you were correct. also thanks to CodeLyokoGirl for correcting my spelling of Ulrich.
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Chapter Four: School of the Fallen
Yumi fought her way out of the bedsheets that she had managed to sucessfully entangle herself in in
the course of her dream. Dragging herself out of bed she grabbed at her alarm clock above her bed, which
she had apparently forgotten to set. 'Ack! I'm late!' Suddenly wide awake, Yumi bolted for the closet.
Ding-Dong
'Perfect. Just Peachy. This can't get any worse!' Yumi fumbled down the stairs at near light speed.
Her parents left early for work, so she had to answer the door. Swinging it open with the strength of one
in a panic, Yumi found herself staring into the face of Ulrich. 'Nevermind. It just got worse.'
"Um....." Ulrich gazed at her helplessly, doubtlessly devoid of all knowledge concerning what to do
when someone answers the door in pj's. "I came to walk you to school..." he forced out as if this clarified
the whole matter.
Yumi blushed. They weren't the most decent pj's either. A black tank with extremely short matching
shorts. Not to mention what her hair must look like."Um....Come on in an have a seat....I'll go get ready."
She stood aside to let him enter, gesturing towards the living room. "Be right down."
Minutes later she reappeared, still blushing but dressed for school with backpack over her shoulder.
"We better run or we'll be late," Ulrich cautioned.
"What are we waiting for then?" Yumi grinned at him. "Betcha I get there first!"
"You're on!"
-----
Dispite the day's rocky start, Yumi manage to survive the and zeroed in on the boy's table at lunch.
Taking a seat across from Ulrich, she flashed them a smile. "What's up?"
"Nothing much," Odd mused. He turned his attention to her tray. "Do you want that?" He pointed at what
Yumi considered to be the most obvious display of bad cafeteria food in existance. She couldn't even
identify it.The term mystery meat wouldn't do it justice. Seizing her fork, Yumi stabbed it and transfered
it from her own tray to Odd's. "Thanks!" The older girl watched in grotesque fansination as he dug in and
practically inhaled the mysterious food.
Ulrich didn't seem to notice the other boy's eating habits, or was so used to them that it failed to
nauseate him. He continued to stare at his own tray until another presence arrived at the table. Glancing
over at the seat next to him, he saw a blonde-haired boy pull out the chair and sit down. Yumi had not
failed to notice his appearance either, and was staring like he was something out of a horror novel. More
shock arrived in the form of a pink-haired girl who took the seat next to Yumi. She struck up a
conversation with the boy, seemingly unaware of the presence of the table's previous occupants, two of whom
were observing the scene like people watching a movie.
"Sorry about making you fall earlier, Aelita," the boy apologized.
"It's okay, Jeremy. It really was her fault anyway. I wish she would leave us alone..." She stopped
as Jeremy grabbed her hand.
"I'm still sorry though..."
"Hello Ulrich!" A high-pitched voice snapped them back to reality. Both teens looked up to see another
girl standing at the head of the table. Even Odd looked up.
Ulrich squirmed slightly. "Hello Sissy." Yumi sized the girl up quickly. Pink outfit, long black hair
held back with a headband. Yumi surpressed the urge to make a rude comment, instantly disliking the girl.
"Ulrich darling, you were late getting back to your room last night," Sissy continued, either unaware
of or ignoring Yumi's presence. "I heard Jim yelling."
"I wasn't aware my nightly habits were of your concern, Sissy," Ulrich snapped back. "Besides, I was
walking a friend home." For the first time Sissy seemed to acknowledge Yumi.
"Her I suppose? Who are you anyway, and what are you to Ulrich?" Sissy shifted her full atttention to
the irate Japanese girl, glaring openly.
"My name is Yumi, and I'm Ulrich's friend. Who are you?"
"Sissy, the principle's daughter. Ulrich's girlfriend." Odd spat out a mouthful of food back onto his
tray at the last part, and Ulrich glared at her.
"No you're not."
"But I will be. Ciao!" Sissy departed, leaving Ulrich glaring, Odd chuckling lowly into his food and
Yumi looking questioningly at Ulrich.
"Um...Ulrich, can I talk to you? Alone?" Yumi gave a pointed look at Odd.
"Man, I have to go to the bathroom. Be right back....." Odd excused himself hastily.
Ulrich waited until Odd was out of earshot. "Look, if it's about Sissy...."
"I had a dream about them last night." Yumi gestured at the chairs beside Ulrich and herself, now
empty. "Jeremy and Aelita. I was in Aelita's body, I think. I was weird though, it seemed like I was her.
Jeremy came by to take me to school and when we got here some guy came out of the park towards us. Jeremy
sped up and I lost my footing and fell. That's when I woke up."
Ulrich went pale. "I had that same dream, except I was Jeremy, and I think the person coming out of
the park was a girl. I think that's what they were talking about just now! He was apologizing for making
her fall, but Aelita said it was 'her' fault. Could 'her' be the person we saw coming out of the park?"
"It's very possible," Yumi agreed. "So, what is going on between you and Sissy?"
Ulrich grinned. "It doesn't matter."
"Yes it does," Yumi said loudly, drawing the attention of other students.
"You're not jealous, are you Yumi?" He grinned again as Yumi blushed.
"Of course not! Who you go out with is your business."
"Then why are you asking?" Yumi continued to invent new shades of scarlet with her cheeks as Ulrich
laughed.
"No reason, I just wanted to make sure you didn't like her or anything. A girl like that would tear
you apart."
Ulrich looked solem again. "Kinda like whoever 'her' is did to Jeremy and Aelita?"