Code Lyoko
Chapter 2: The Letter
A/N: Thanx guys for reading and reviewing my story. Your reviews are really nice. If it wasn't for your reviews, I probably wouldn't update the story, but I guess I will. You wanted another chapter so….here you go!!! Hope you like it, and if you have any suggestions, just tell me them in a review…
Mrs. Hertz's class had just ended, as the students had noisily left her room at the sound of the bell. Yumi had a pile of papers in her hand, and a rather large book. Ulrich, Odd, Jeremy, and Aelita, had followed her to the outdoor courtyard.
"Wow, Yumi, looks like you'll be busy…for awhile," Odd smirked, "Just glad it's not me who has to catch up on school work." They headed out to the fountain in the front to sit down. Yumi had given Odd an annoyed look.
"Thanks Odd, I'd like to see you do all this in a week." The others laughed; Odd didn't find it that humorous.
"Well to tell you the truth, I don't think I could catch up with that much, I can barely catch up on a day's worth of work." After all, everyone knew that was true. Odd had an attention span of a first grader. They saw Sissy hurry past them, walking rather quickly with an envelope in her hand. She entered the 'dorm building' (I don't know what it's called) and ran up the stairs to her room.
"I wonder where she's headed to in such a hurry." Jeremy questioned. Yumi shook her head, and Odd just shrugged. The sun was setting slowly, and pretty soon they had to head up there themselves.
"I have no idea…hey wait…maybe someone finally told her how annoyingly bratty she is, and how she is not the so-called 'princess' of the school just because her dad is the principle." Ulrich said exaggeratingly, in a tired tone. The others agreed.
(SETTING CHANGE: In Sissy's dorm room.)
Sissy carefully set down her books on her desk, near her bed. The top book contained Ulrich's dear letter to Yumi. The thought hadn't crossed her mind yet to open it. She changed into more comfortable clothes, and took out her home work papers from the top book. As she was opening her book, the letter slipped out onto her soft, plush carpet. The word Yumi faced upwards in red ink. She remembered earlier that she'd found it on the floor of Mrs. Hertz room.
"Should I? I mean after all, it doesn't even belong to me, it's Ulrich's, and maybe I should respect his privacy. But then again how would he know that I opened it, it's not even sealed. And I deserve to know what's really going on between them; maybe this will tell me…I am evil aren't I? But I'm going to open it anyway…"
The letter read:
Dear Yumi,
I know we've never really gotten the chance to tell each other how we feel. And since you've been gone, I've gotten a lot of time to think about what to put in here. Yumi the truth is… even though other things get in the way, I still really like you. And this isn't 'like' as a crush. It's actually more than that. What I mean is really like you…I don't want to sound cheesy but it's true. I want us to stay as close as we are now, you're my best friend, and nothing will change that, not even Sissy… (How annoying is she?)…ha-ha…I hope you feel the same way…
-Ulrich
Sissy dropped the letter and was totally speechless; she didn't even know what to think. She'd never known that Ulrich actually felt that way about Yumi. She was jealous, she didn't want to be, and she secretly wanted Ulrich all to herself. She knew that would never happen…
(CHANGE SCENE: back at the courtyard)
"Well you guys, I think we'd best be getting in our rooms before we get in serious trouble." Odd never really wanted to get in trouble, so he decided to head up to his dorm.
"Yeah you have a good point, see you all later." Aelita headed back up into her room. Odd followed after her.
"C'mon Ulrich we should get up there too." Jeremy said to Ulrich. He picked up his laptop, and his two books.
"Ok, Jeremy I'll be there in one minute. Yumi, do you want me to walk you to the gate?" He asked Yumi, hoping she would say yes.
"Well actually, my parents are picking me up, but thanks anyway, see you guys tomorrow." Jeremy and Ulrich waved bye and headed into the large brick building ahead.
The sky was an orange array of color, as the sun was carefully setting in the horizon. Clouds painted the darkening sky. Just as Yumi had gathered her books and papers, her parents pulled up in a shiny black car. They drove out of the drive way and headed for home.
(SETTING: at Yumi's house.)
"Now Yumi, I want you to do your homework before you go to bed, ok?" Her mom asked her politely as she was cleaning the table after dinner.
"Yeah mom, night." Yumi yelled, dragging herself, and her school work upstairs.
Yumi set her stuff down on the nightstand next to her enormous bed. She took out her cell phone from her bag, and noticed she had a text message from Ulrich. The message said: Yumi remember the letter. She searched her pockets for the letter.
"Oh no! I forgot about the letter…wait, it must've fell out of my pocket earlier today! What if someone found it, but who?"
…:::Hope you guys liked the second chapter of my fanfic, and if you did, please review, and I may just update it!:::…