let's rap this up, shall we?
Chapter Ten: Vanishing Point
Sissy stared numbly at the knife that lay at her feet. It had seemed like such a good idea too.....She felt
herself trembling, shaking in fear and relief and a mix of emotions she couldn't even identify. She flinched
when Ulrich placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We should probably go see your dad," he said in a gentle voice usually reserved from those he actually
liked. Sissy nodded dumbly, allowing Ulrich to lead her out of the room. Before following them, Yumi grabbed a
tissue off the desk and picked the knife up with it to avoid putting her own fingerprints on it. There would be
a great deal of explaining to do.
-----
Yumi adjusted herself on the bed, unable to find a comfortable position. "It's over," she said slowly,
unable to fully comprehend the thought.
"Yeah." Ulrich's voice drifted up from the bed to her left. Upon hearing the slightly edited story
the principle had sent them directly to Dorothy. Sissy would probably join them shortly, if her father
stopped yelling anytime soon. Yumi and Ulrich had gotten put straight to bed with thermometers stuck under
their tongues. They hadn't told anyone about Jeremie, Aelita and CeeCee, they had simply conveniently left that
part out.
"We didn't stop it." Her voice was filled with regret as she stared at the ceiling. it was white with
little holes in it.
"Maybe we we're supposed to."
"What do you mean?" Yumi rolled on her side, propping her head up with an elbow and giving Ulrich an
intense stare, grateful for the excuse to look at him and not at the ceiling.
"Well, maybe stopping it wasn't the point. It could be that we were supposed to prevent it from happening
again. History repeats itself, you know? Besides, how could we have stopped it? The little incident on the
bridge yesterday proved that." Ulrich sighed. "They died a long time ago, Yumi. Maybe they just wanted to keep
us from suffering the same fate."
"I think you're right," Yumi agreed, falling back into her previous position on the bed.
The door creaked open and Dorothy entered. "Well, there's nothing phsyically wrong with you two, though
heaven only knows what you've been through tonight. You're free to go."
-----
Yumi walked up the sidewalk towards Cadic Jr. high, humming softly to herself to the beat as her feet were
drumming on the cement. The events of the night before seemed to have faded away into nothingness, or perhaps it
was that she wanted to forget. It felt like it had been a nightmare she couldn't wake up from.
She arrived at the school, walking confidently through the gates. it was several minutes before classes
were set to begin, and Ulrich and Odd could be seen goofing off by the park.
"Hey, Yumi, over here!" Odd waved and called her over. "Ulrich told me all about it," he explained when she
was close enough that he could speak low enough that no one else could hear.
"Sissy's gone," Ulrich put in. "Some people came last night and took her away. We probably won't see her
again for a while."
"Away to where," Yumi asked skeptically.
The boys gave identical shrugs. "No clue," Odd provided. "After what she tried to do, I wouldn't be too
shocked if it was a mental institute."
"Neither would I," Ulrich agreed.
"Anyway, I'm hungry," Odd changed the subject, patting his stomach.
Ulrich rolled his eyes. "Dude, we just came from the caffeteria."
Odd nodded. "I know, but I'm still hungry. I'm gonna try to mooch some off the lunch ladies." he skipped
off merrily, leaving Yumi and Ulrich alone.
Ulrich opened his mouth to say something, but an audible gasp from Yumi cut him off. She was looking over
his shoulder. Turning around, he followed her gaze and gave an identical gasp.
Standing several feet away were Jeremie and Aelita, hand-in-hand and smiling serenely at the other couple.
When they saw that both Yumi and Ulrich had spotted them, they waved, grinning.
Ulrich grabbed Yumi's hand, raising the other one to wave as Yumi did likewise. The joined souls smiles
happily at each other for a moment, and them the images of Jeremie and Aelita began to fade.
"They vanished," Yumi said when they could no longer be seen. "I hope they're happy, wherever they are."
"I'm sure they are."
-----OWARI-----
Well, how was it? my first completed Code Lyoko multi-chapter fic (sniff) i'm so happy!
Keep and eye out for my next fic, it's called Winner Take All!
Also, would anyone be interested in a mailing list? A reviewer of Honor asked me to email her when I updated, so
I started thinking about doing one. I know a lot of you have me on your author alert list, but I thought I'd
ask.If anyone is interested, please let me know in your review. be sure to tell me your email or make sure it's
up on your profile page!
It's been fun, guys. Ja'ne!
Chapter Ten: Vanishing Point
Sissy stared numbly at the knife that lay at her feet. It had seemed like such a good idea too.....She felt
herself trembling, shaking in fear and relief and a mix of emotions she couldn't even identify. She flinched
when Ulrich placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We should probably go see your dad," he said in a gentle voice usually reserved from those he actually
liked. Sissy nodded dumbly, allowing Ulrich to lead her out of the room. Before following them, Yumi grabbed a
tissue off the desk and picked the knife up with it to avoid putting her own fingerprints on it. There would be
a great deal of explaining to do.
-----
Yumi adjusted herself on the bed, unable to find a comfortable position. "It's over," she said slowly,
unable to fully comprehend the thought.
"Yeah." Ulrich's voice drifted up from the bed to her left. Upon hearing the slightly edited story
the principle had sent them directly to Dorothy. Sissy would probably join them shortly, if her father
stopped yelling anytime soon. Yumi and Ulrich had gotten put straight to bed with thermometers stuck under
their tongues. They hadn't told anyone about Jeremie, Aelita and CeeCee, they had simply conveniently left that
part out.
"We didn't stop it." Her voice was filled with regret as she stared at the ceiling. it was white with
little holes in it.
"Maybe we we're supposed to."
"What do you mean?" Yumi rolled on her side, propping her head up with an elbow and giving Ulrich an
intense stare, grateful for the excuse to look at him and not at the ceiling.
"Well, maybe stopping it wasn't the point. It could be that we were supposed to prevent it from happening
again. History repeats itself, you know? Besides, how could we have stopped it? The little incident on the
bridge yesterday proved that." Ulrich sighed. "They died a long time ago, Yumi. Maybe they just wanted to keep
us from suffering the same fate."
"I think you're right," Yumi agreed, falling back into her previous position on the bed.
The door creaked open and Dorothy entered. "Well, there's nothing phsyically wrong with you two, though
heaven only knows what you've been through tonight. You're free to go."
-----
Yumi walked up the sidewalk towards Cadic Jr. high, humming softly to herself to the beat as her feet were
drumming on the cement. The events of the night before seemed to have faded away into nothingness, or perhaps it
was that she wanted to forget. It felt like it had been a nightmare she couldn't wake up from.
She arrived at the school, walking confidently through the gates. it was several minutes before classes
were set to begin, and Ulrich and Odd could be seen goofing off by the park.
"Hey, Yumi, over here!" Odd waved and called her over. "Ulrich told me all about it," he explained when she
was close enough that he could speak low enough that no one else could hear.
"Sissy's gone," Ulrich put in. "Some people came last night and took her away. We probably won't see her
again for a while."
"Away to where," Yumi asked skeptically.
The boys gave identical shrugs. "No clue," Odd provided. "After what she tried to do, I wouldn't be too
shocked if it was a mental institute."
"Neither would I," Ulrich agreed.
"Anyway, I'm hungry," Odd changed the subject, patting his stomach.
Ulrich rolled his eyes. "Dude, we just came from the caffeteria."
Odd nodded. "I know, but I'm still hungry. I'm gonna try to mooch some off the lunch ladies." he skipped
off merrily, leaving Yumi and Ulrich alone.
Ulrich opened his mouth to say something, but an audible gasp from Yumi cut him off. She was looking over
his shoulder. Turning around, he followed her gaze and gave an identical gasp.
Standing several feet away were Jeremie and Aelita, hand-in-hand and smiling serenely at the other couple.
When they saw that both Yumi and Ulrich had spotted them, they waved, grinning.
Ulrich grabbed Yumi's hand, raising the other one to wave as Yumi did likewise. The joined souls smiles
happily at each other for a moment, and them the images of Jeremie and Aelita began to fade.
"They vanished," Yumi said when they could no longer be seen. "I hope they're happy, wherever they are."
"I'm sure they are."
-----OWARI-----
Well, how was it? my first completed Code Lyoko multi-chapter fic (sniff) i'm so happy!
Keep and eye out for my next fic, it's called Winner Take All!
Also, would anyone be interested in a mailing list? A reviewer of Honor asked me to email her when I updated, so
I started thinking about doing one. I know a lot of you have me on your author alert list, but I thought I'd
ask.If anyone is interested, please let me know in your review. be sure to tell me your email or make sure it's
up on your profile page!
It's been fun, guys. Ja'ne!