Mind over Matter
Chapter 8: Candles and a little romance.
By: Raven612
A/N: All of the people wanting romance well this chapter will have a lot if it! I hope it pleases you all and don't worry things won't be quite for too long ;) Well go on and read now
Yumi had been in the hospital for three days and was more than ready to go home when the time finally arrived.
"Well Yumi you better say good-bye to this room because today you are finally going home." The nurse replied happily as she pulled open the blinds to let in a stream of morning sunlight.
"Oh I can't believe it," Yumi cried as she watched the nurse walk around her room tidying up.
"Today at noon your parents are expected to come and pick you up, but first I need you to get out of your bed and walk around a bit for me to see if there is any type of damage." The nurse said as she walked towards her bed and pulled back the sheets.
"Alright if that's what it takes fro me to get out of here." Yumi smiled as she threw her legs over the edge of the bed and applied pressure to her feet. She swayed slightly but caught herself and pushed up from the bed. She staggered for a few steps but started walking normally after a few more stumbles.
"Well as far as I can tell you don't have any serious injury other than the bump on your head and I think we can take that bandage off today." The nurse said watching Yumi carefully as she walked around the room her white patient gown swishing as she went.
"That good to hear," Yumi replied walking back to her bed and sat there for a few minutes watching the nurse, "May I have me clothes, please?" She asked.
"Certainly I'll be back in a few minutes," The nurse said as she hurried out the out the door and down the hall.
She arrived back in ten minutes with Yumi's clothes in a plastic sealed baggy.
"There you are," the nurse said gently laying the package on Yumi's lap.
"Thank you," Yumi replied picking them up and walking to the bathroom to change. She stepped out a few minutes later fully dressed with her white gown draped over her arm.
"Let's go see the doctor about that bandage." The nurse said taking her forearm and leading her down the hall.
"Well I'm pretty sure that it can come off but the stitches will have to stay in for another 4 weeks." The doctor said tilting her head sideways and examining it. "Are you sure you can manage to go to school once you're released today?" The doctor asked uncertainly.
"Of course," Yumi replied forcing a smile to convince him, 'Anything to talk to my friends.' She thought to herself as the nurse led her to her room to await her parent's arrival.
Yumi's mother and father arrived at promptly 12 o'clock.
"Yumi honey, how do you feel? You look much better." Her mother said rushing to her daughter.
"I'm fine mom." She blushed.
"Now you're sure you can handle going to school?" Her father asked standing next to her mother.
"Yes I'm positive now can we just go?" She asked getting restless.
"Alright," They agreed and she scooted into a wheel chair, hospital policy, and was wheeled to her awaiting car.
Yumi walked into the lunch room and was surrounded by students.
"Yumi are you okay?" A student asked.
"What happened Yumi?" Another student asked.
"I bet she feel over a tree branch." She heard Sissy snicker.
"Wow your back." Another student piped in.
"Excuse me, excuse me," Odd shouted pushing his way through the throng of people around Yumi followed by Maya, Jeremy, and Ulrich.
"Oh Yumi I'm so glad your back." Maya greeted hugging her tightly.
"Hey Yumi welcome home," Odd smiled patting her on the shoulder.
"It's nice to be home." She smiled looking at him and shifting her gaze to Ulrich.
"Are you sure you should be in school this early?" Jeremy asked concern fogging his voice.
"I'm fine except for a few minor problems." She smiled.
"I'm just glad you're here." Ulrich said walking up to her.
"I'm glad to be here too." She smiled widely.
"Well I'm starving come on guys," Odd said as she tugged Maya and the rest along with him.
"Good 'ol Odd." Ulrich smiled falling in step with Yumi behind Odd and Maya.
"Anything happen while I was away?" She asked Ulrich as she grabbed a tray.
"No nothing much, you missed an awesome explosion in chemistry the other day though." He laughed as he sat next to Yumi and across from Maya and Odd who were trying to see who could fit the most crackers in their mouth.
"Their meant for each other huh?" Yumi asked smiling at them as a cloud of cracker crumbs exploded from Odds' mouth.
"I win!" Screamed and enthusiastic Maya who, now also, let a cloud of cracker crumbs fly.
"Aw man," Odd grunted in defeat as he began to eat like a normal human being.
"Hey Jeremy, any success with materializing Aelita?" Yumi asked him.
"No not at all yet I've been to busy to even do more through research on it." He confessed.
The bell rang signaling that lunch had ended and the shrill blast caused pain to course through Yumi's head.
"Ahh..." She breathed dropping her tray and grabbing her head where the stitches were.
"Yumi," they all screamed rushing towards her.
"I'm fine, I just didn't expect that." She said allowing them to pull her towards their class.
"Are you sure you're up to it? We can take you to the infirmary." Jeremy offered sliding his hand around her waist.
"Yeah, really I'm fine." She said smiling as she stood by herself and walked into the class.
"Hello Yumi I'm glad to see that your back and doing fine." Mrs. Hertz (I think that what it is?) glancing up from her desk.
"Hello ma'am, I'm glad to be back also." Yumi smiled as she took her seat opposite of Ulrich who sat scribbling furiously on a piece of paper.
The class began with the monotone sound of Mrs. Hertz explaining proper lab safety.
"Here," Ulrich hissed shoving the note into Yumi's hand.
"What is this?" She asked looking at it.
"Read it when you're alone." He whispered to her.
"Alright," She smiled at him and but it in between the cover and the first page in her diary notebook.
The bell rang and Yumi experienced a little less pain than before.
"I guess after being in the quite confides of the hospital I'm not used to it, but it should, after a few days, go away." She smiled heading towards her next class.
She sat and listened to the teacher drone on about something that happened in history a long time ago. She suddenly remembered the note that Ulrich had given her. She took it out of her notebook and stuffed it into her pants pocket and raised her hand.
"Yes Yumi," The teacher asked pointing to her.
"May I go to the bathroom?" She asked.
"Please hurry Yumi," The teacher smiled as she shuffled out of the class.
Once she was in her stall with the door properly locked, she tore the note open and read furiously.
Dear Yumi,
Hey, it's Ulrich, I hope you feel okay.
I was just wonder if you would like to meet me tonight around 6, I have an awesome spot picked out in the park and no one knows where it's
at.
Well I hope to see you there if you're not to sick or whatever to come.
Well anyhow I hope you feel better soon.
Love always,
Ulrich
Yumi smiled and read it a third time before she decided that she had taken a lot of time and headed back to class. It seemed to her that she was floating.
The final bell rang and she headed to the usual spot to meet Ulrich, Odd, Jeremy, and Maya. Maya seemed to be following behind Odd more and more lately.
"Hey Yumi," They all greeted as she walked towards them and flashed Ulrich a quick smile and he looked away blushing.
"Well sorry guys but I have to get going." Maya announced looking at her watch and gave Odd a quick hug; he blushed furiously and waved her good- bye just like everyone else.
"Well I better be off too, Aelita promised to help me find information on materialization." Jeremy announced as he walked away from them with quick good-byes.
"Well I better go and see if I can get my mountain of homework any smaller." Odd smiled as he waved good-bye to Ulrich and Yumi.
"So I guess you uh, read my not huh?" He asked with a small grin blushing deeply scratching the back of his neck.
"Yeah, I'll be there but I have to get home now, I'll see you at six in the park." She yelled waving to him as she retreated.
"Life is good again," He sighed resting his head in his hands as he walked to his and Odds room.
Yumi rushed around her room franticly trying to find something suitable to wear for tonight. She finally settled on a red halter top and a medium length black skirt. She brushed her hair and pulled it back into a small ponytail. She studied herself in her mirror and decided to get moving it was already 5:50.
"Mom, dad I'm going to meet Ulrich I'll be home around 10?" She asked as she entered the kitchen.
"Alright honey," Her mother smiled at her and winked to her father who had a stunned look on his face.
Yumi arrived at exactly 6 and looked around for Ulrich. She spotted him a few yards away waving to her. He was wearing a black tee-shirt and a pair of kaki pants.
"Wow Yumi, you look very uh..." He trailed on loosing himself as he looked her up and down.
"You look very nice yourself." She said smiling and a blush creeping into her cheeks.
"Well its back this way." He said taking her hand gently and leading her down a narrow path.
"How did you find this place?" She asked him.
"Me and Odd were here one time playing with Kiwi and Odd threw the ball to hard behind some trees to I ran after it and found myself here." He answered pulling back the leaves of a weeping willow and escorted her through the tree.
"Wow," She breathed, they were next to a creek and tiny fire-flies flew over head and on the sore near the bank were a picnic blanket with two lit candles.
"Wow Ulrich this is wonderful." She said squeezing his hand as she walked around examining the surroundings.
"I just wanted to let you know I care about you a lot, and that I'm sorry for what I did."
"Ulrich I forgave you, this is just so wonderful." She smiled again.
"Well let's go sit down." He offered leading her over to the blanket.
Yumi sat opposite of add and watched him as he searched through the picnic basket for some sodas.
"Here," He said offering her a cherry flavored one.
"Thanks," She said taking a sip and watched as he rummaged around for the food.
He handed her a plate with potatoes salad, a sandwich and an ice cream dessert.
"Wow Ulrich this looks wonderful did you do all of this yourself?" She asked starting to eat.
"No I uh, had some help from the lunch ladies." He blushed.
"That's sweet." She said smiling wiping her mouth with a napkin.
"Listen Yumi there was a reason I asked you here and it wasn't just to apologize." He said clearing his throat.
"What is it Ulrich?" She asked concerned that something might be wrong.
"I was well wondering if you had ever considered um, well, being my girlfriend." He spat in one long sentence.
"Are you serious Ulrich?" She asked.
"I'm uh very serious." He choked.
"Um well yea hi suppose I have." She answered blushing.
"Well I'm asking you if you will be." He said watching her face for any emotions.
"Of course I will." She breathed moving towards him.
"You, you will?" He asked unsure if he heard right.
"Yes I will." She smiled.
"Yumi, wow you have no idea how easy you made this." He said smiling.
"Well you can't start now by uh walking me home." She smiled as she rose.
"Sure," He smiled taking her hand and leading her through the park.
"This, Ulrich, was the best night I had ever had." She sighed leaning into him.
"Same here," he breathed as he savored the feel of her against him.
"Well I'll talk to you tomorrow?" She said as they go to the front of her house.
"Yeah sure," he said quickly ducking down and gave her a goodnight kiss.
"I'll see you," He said waving and walking away dreamily.
"You too," She said waving to him as he disappeared.
She walked up to her; well to her it seemed that she was floating. She changed into her pajamas and slid beneath her cozy covers and fell asleep to pleasant dreams and lightning purring next to her head.
A/N: Well I hope you all loved that one! I know you did because you all asked for romance and there you got it! Well if you liked, loved, of hated it let me know and I'll be sure to update! And also double spacing it I find makes it easier to read so I'll do that from now on! Well cya around! R&R which I know you all will!
Chapter 8: Candles and a little romance.
By: Raven612
A/N: All of the people wanting romance well this chapter will have a lot if it! I hope it pleases you all and don't worry things won't be quite for too long ;) Well go on and read now
Yumi had been in the hospital for three days and was more than ready to go home when the time finally arrived.
"Well Yumi you better say good-bye to this room because today you are finally going home." The nurse replied happily as she pulled open the blinds to let in a stream of morning sunlight.
"Oh I can't believe it," Yumi cried as she watched the nurse walk around her room tidying up.
"Today at noon your parents are expected to come and pick you up, but first I need you to get out of your bed and walk around a bit for me to see if there is any type of damage." The nurse said as she walked towards her bed and pulled back the sheets.
"Alright if that's what it takes fro me to get out of here." Yumi smiled as she threw her legs over the edge of the bed and applied pressure to her feet. She swayed slightly but caught herself and pushed up from the bed. She staggered for a few steps but started walking normally after a few more stumbles.
"Well as far as I can tell you don't have any serious injury other than the bump on your head and I think we can take that bandage off today." The nurse said watching Yumi carefully as she walked around the room her white patient gown swishing as she went.
"That good to hear," Yumi replied walking back to her bed and sat there for a few minutes watching the nurse, "May I have me clothes, please?" She asked.
"Certainly I'll be back in a few minutes," The nurse said as she hurried out the out the door and down the hall.
She arrived back in ten minutes with Yumi's clothes in a plastic sealed baggy.
"There you are," the nurse said gently laying the package on Yumi's lap.
"Thank you," Yumi replied picking them up and walking to the bathroom to change. She stepped out a few minutes later fully dressed with her white gown draped over her arm.
"Let's go see the doctor about that bandage." The nurse said taking her forearm and leading her down the hall.
"Well I'm pretty sure that it can come off but the stitches will have to stay in for another 4 weeks." The doctor said tilting her head sideways and examining it. "Are you sure you can manage to go to school once you're released today?" The doctor asked uncertainly.
"Of course," Yumi replied forcing a smile to convince him, 'Anything to talk to my friends.' She thought to herself as the nurse led her to her room to await her parent's arrival.
Yumi's mother and father arrived at promptly 12 o'clock.
"Yumi honey, how do you feel? You look much better." Her mother said rushing to her daughter.
"I'm fine mom." She blushed.
"Now you're sure you can handle going to school?" Her father asked standing next to her mother.
"Yes I'm positive now can we just go?" She asked getting restless.
"Alright," They agreed and she scooted into a wheel chair, hospital policy, and was wheeled to her awaiting car.
Yumi walked into the lunch room and was surrounded by students.
"Yumi are you okay?" A student asked.
"What happened Yumi?" Another student asked.
"I bet she feel over a tree branch." She heard Sissy snicker.
"Wow your back." Another student piped in.
"Excuse me, excuse me," Odd shouted pushing his way through the throng of people around Yumi followed by Maya, Jeremy, and Ulrich.
"Oh Yumi I'm so glad your back." Maya greeted hugging her tightly.
"Hey Yumi welcome home," Odd smiled patting her on the shoulder.
"It's nice to be home." She smiled looking at him and shifting her gaze to Ulrich.
"Are you sure you should be in school this early?" Jeremy asked concern fogging his voice.
"I'm fine except for a few minor problems." She smiled.
"I'm just glad you're here." Ulrich said walking up to her.
"I'm glad to be here too." She smiled widely.
"Well I'm starving come on guys," Odd said as she tugged Maya and the rest along with him.
"Good 'ol Odd." Ulrich smiled falling in step with Yumi behind Odd and Maya.
"Anything happen while I was away?" She asked Ulrich as she grabbed a tray.
"No nothing much, you missed an awesome explosion in chemistry the other day though." He laughed as he sat next to Yumi and across from Maya and Odd who were trying to see who could fit the most crackers in their mouth.
"Their meant for each other huh?" Yumi asked smiling at them as a cloud of cracker crumbs exploded from Odds' mouth.
"I win!" Screamed and enthusiastic Maya who, now also, let a cloud of cracker crumbs fly.
"Aw man," Odd grunted in defeat as he began to eat like a normal human being.
"Hey Jeremy, any success with materializing Aelita?" Yumi asked him.
"No not at all yet I've been to busy to even do more through research on it." He confessed.
The bell rang signaling that lunch had ended and the shrill blast caused pain to course through Yumi's head.
"Ahh..." She breathed dropping her tray and grabbing her head where the stitches were.
"Yumi," they all screamed rushing towards her.
"I'm fine, I just didn't expect that." She said allowing them to pull her towards their class.
"Are you sure you're up to it? We can take you to the infirmary." Jeremy offered sliding his hand around her waist.
"Yeah, really I'm fine." She said smiling as she stood by herself and walked into the class.
"Hello Yumi I'm glad to see that your back and doing fine." Mrs. Hertz (I think that what it is?) glancing up from her desk.
"Hello ma'am, I'm glad to be back also." Yumi smiled as she took her seat opposite of Ulrich who sat scribbling furiously on a piece of paper.
The class began with the monotone sound of Mrs. Hertz explaining proper lab safety.
"Here," Ulrich hissed shoving the note into Yumi's hand.
"What is this?" She asked looking at it.
"Read it when you're alone." He whispered to her.
"Alright," She smiled at him and but it in between the cover and the first page in her diary notebook.
The bell rang and Yumi experienced a little less pain than before.
"I guess after being in the quite confides of the hospital I'm not used to it, but it should, after a few days, go away." She smiled heading towards her next class.
She sat and listened to the teacher drone on about something that happened in history a long time ago. She suddenly remembered the note that Ulrich had given her. She took it out of her notebook and stuffed it into her pants pocket and raised her hand.
"Yes Yumi," The teacher asked pointing to her.
"May I go to the bathroom?" She asked.
"Please hurry Yumi," The teacher smiled as she shuffled out of the class.
Once she was in her stall with the door properly locked, she tore the note open and read furiously.
Dear Yumi,
Hey, it's Ulrich, I hope you feel okay.
I was just wonder if you would like to meet me tonight around 6, I have an awesome spot picked out in the park and no one knows where it's
at.
Well I hope to see you there if you're not to sick or whatever to come.
Well anyhow I hope you feel better soon.
Love always,
Ulrich
Yumi smiled and read it a third time before she decided that she had taken a lot of time and headed back to class. It seemed to her that she was floating.
The final bell rang and she headed to the usual spot to meet Ulrich, Odd, Jeremy, and Maya. Maya seemed to be following behind Odd more and more lately.
"Hey Yumi," They all greeted as she walked towards them and flashed Ulrich a quick smile and he looked away blushing.
"Well sorry guys but I have to get going." Maya announced looking at her watch and gave Odd a quick hug; he blushed furiously and waved her good- bye just like everyone else.
"Well I better be off too, Aelita promised to help me find information on materialization." Jeremy announced as he walked away from them with quick good-byes.
"Well I better go and see if I can get my mountain of homework any smaller." Odd smiled as he waved good-bye to Ulrich and Yumi.
"So I guess you uh, read my not huh?" He asked with a small grin blushing deeply scratching the back of his neck.
"Yeah, I'll be there but I have to get home now, I'll see you at six in the park." She yelled waving to him as she retreated.
"Life is good again," He sighed resting his head in his hands as he walked to his and Odds room.
Yumi rushed around her room franticly trying to find something suitable to wear for tonight. She finally settled on a red halter top and a medium length black skirt. She brushed her hair and pulled it back into a small ponytail. She studied herself in her mirror and decided to get moving it was already 5:50.
"Mom, dad I'm going to meet Ulrich I'll be home around 10?" She asked as she entered the kitchen.
"Alright honey," Her mother smiled at her and winked to her father who had a stunned look on his face.
Yumi arrived at exactly 6 and looked around for Ulrich. She spotted him a few yards away waving to her. He was wearing a black tee-shirt and a pair of kaki pants.
"Wow Yumi, you look very uh..." He trailed on loosing himself as he looked her up and down.
"You look very nice yourself." She said smiling and a blush creeping into her cheeks.
"Well its back this way." He said taking her hand gently and leading her down a narrow path.
"How did you find this place?" She asked him.
"Me and Odd were here one time playing with Kiwi and Odd threw the ball to hard behind some trees to I ran after it and found myself here." He answered pulling back the leaves of a weeping willow and escorted her through the tree.
"Wow," She breathed, they were next to a creek and tiny fire-flies flew over head and on the sore near the bank were a picnic blanket with two lit candles.
"Wow Ulrich this is wonderful." She said squeezing his hand as she walked around examining the surroundings.
"I just wanted to let you know I care about you a lot, and that I'm sorry for what I did."
"Ulrich I forgave you, this is just so wonderful." She smiled again.
"Well let's go sit down." He offered leading her over to the blanket.
Yumi sat opposite of add and watched him as he searched through the picnic basket for some sodas.
"Here," He said offering her a cherry flavored one.
"Thanks," She said taking a sip and watched as he rummaged around for the food.
He handed her a plate with potatoes salad, a sandwich and an ice cream dessert.
"Wow Ulrich this looks wonderful did you do all of this yourself?" She asked starting to eat.
"No I uh, had some help from the lunch ladies." He blushed.
"That's sweet." She said smiling wiping her mouth with a napkin.
"Listen Yumi there was a reason I asked you here and it wasn't just to apologize." He said clearing his throat.
"What is it Ulrich?" She asked concerned that something might be wrong.
"I was well wondering if you had ever considered um, well, being my girlfriend." He spat in one long sentence.
"Are you serious Ulrich?" She asked.
"I'm uh very serious." He choked.
"Um well yea hi suppose I have." She answered blushing.
"Well I'm asking you if you will be." He said watching her face for any emotions.
"Of course I will." She breathed moving towards him.
"You, you will?" He asked unsure if he heard right.
"Yes I will." She smiled.
"Yumi, wow you have no idea how easy you made this." He said smiling.
"Well you can't start now by uh walking me home." She smiled as she rose.
"Sure," He smiled taking her hand and leading her through the park.
"This, Ulrich, was the best night I had ever had." She sighed leaning into him.
"Same here," he breathed as he savored the feel of her against him.
"Well I'll talk to you tomorrow?" She said as they go to the front of her house.
"Yeah sure," he said quickly ducking down and gave her a goodnight kiss.
"I'll see you," He said waving and walking away dreamily.
"You too," She said waving to him as he disappeared.
She walked up to her; well to her it seemed that she was floating. She changed into her pajamas and slid beneath her cozy covers and fell asleep to pleasant dreams and lightning purring next to her head.
A/N: Well I hope you all loved that one! I know you did because you all asked for romance and there you got it! Well if you liked, loved, of hated it let me know and I'll be sure to update! And also double spacing it I find makes it easier to read so I'll do that from now on! Well cya around! R&R which I know you all will!