Yet another installment of Dark Angel, 'tis the second to last one. The Grand Finale will be up tomorrow! Check back then. –Suki
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Chapter 9- Lake Lovers
Yumi sighed in relief. The squad had lost them, she was sure of it. "Now what?" Yumi turned around, to face her companions.
"Yeah, Einstein, what're we supposed to do now?" Odd asked.
Jeremie smiled. "I was planning for something like this," he told them and pulled out a new license plate out from under his seat. "Ta da!"
"Oh! Smart idea," Odd smiled and took the metal sheet. Pulling out a screw driver from his back pocket, he got out and changed the plate.
"All done!" Odd returned a minute later, the old plate under his arm.
"Then let's go to our rendezvous point. We should hurry, but don't speed," Jeremie cautioned. "That means-"
"-that I should slow down if the person on the top of the hill hits the brakes," Yumi finished. She pulled out of the parking lot and the three hit the road again.
About an hour later they arrived in a picnic area. Private and secluded, it was the perfect area to go. "There you are!" Aelita smiled and waved as they pulled in.
"Sorry it took so long," Jeremie said, going over to her and giving her a great big bear hug.
"It's ok," Aelita told him.
Yumi looked around; she couldn't see any signs of Ulrich. "Where's Ulrich?" she asked, turning to Aelita.
"He's down by the lake. He wants you to go and see him," Aelita told her and pointed to a trail.
"Thanks," she smiled and started to jog down the trail. At the top of a hill, she looked down and could see the lake glistening. Ulrich sat on a rock a little off of the shore. "Ulrich!" she called, running down the hill.
"Yumi! There you are," Ulrich waved. "Come and sit by me."
"How?" Yumi asked. The rock was completely surrounded by water. "Do you have any suggestions?"
"'Course, just take off you shoes and roll up your pants," he winked and Yumi followed his instructions. She slipped into the cold water and walked over to the rock, with Ulrich's help she attempted to get up. She let out an "Eek!" as she fell backward into the water.
"Sorry," Ulrich sheepishly grinned and helped her up again. Finally she got up on the rock and grinned evilly. "What?"
"Nothing," Yumi grabbed Ulrich and pulled him into a hug, getting him soaked.
"Hey! You're not nice. I thought cops didn't have a sense of humor," Ulrich teased. Yumi went cold.
"What'd you mean cops?" she asked in a monotone voice.
"I mean you and all those people that are sent after me periodically," Ulrich explained. Yumi was shocked.
"You knew?"
"Yeah, Sissi works for the cops. I said I'd go out with her if she would inform me off all their doings and such. They send people after me a lot. You can't really get into a Crime Ring as easy as you did, ya know?" Ulrich smiled, and pulled her into an embrace. "Don't worry, I know you'd never do anything to harm me or anyone else," he whispered.
Tears welled up in Yumi's eyes, "I love you," she whispered.
"And I, you," he told her.
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It's short, I know, but it was a good stopping spot. Tomorrow I unveil the ending and then leave this story alone forever. I can't think of a sequel that would work with this story. ' Anyways Thanks to EVERYONE who reviewed and I'll have all your names up on the final chapter. -Suki
Sorry for the false alarm, fixing that horrid spacing mistake. Thanks for telling me Audi, I would've never known.