Hey everyone! Told ya I'd update today! And I'm going to start another story as well! Check it out. Anyways, this chappy is somewhat odd, time wise. It begins right before Odd and Ulrich get there and goes on past the point of Ulrich's confession. Hope it doesn't confuse you guys too much!
Shattered
-=- By Suki -=-
Chapter 9 -=- If I fell...
The pitch black surrounding Yumi became lighter. Was someone coming? Yumi looked around and saw no one, yet the darkness was becoming light.
"Sweet heart, wake up. You don't belong here, yet," a motherly voice whispered. "Open your eyes and see."
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Yumi did as she was told, and couldn't believe it. She was in a hospital! How'd she get there? A movement alerted her that she wasn't the only one in the room.
"I'm going to keep a look out," she heard Odd say. The click of the door told her he had left.
"Yumi, I want to tell you something. I know you might not be able to respond, but I know you can hear me," Ulrich's voice sound far away. Yumi wanted it to be closer, like it had before.
"You don't know how right you are," Yumi tried to say, but her lips wouldn't move, all she could do was listen.
"Yumi... I would go to the end of the world for you. Jumping off that bridge was nothing," Ulrich told her. Yumi was shocked; her wouldn't be able to tell though, since she couldn't move.
'He jumped off the bridge?' Yumi thought to herself, knowing it was no good to speak.
"If I had to, I would sky dive off a mountain top. Carly said that you were one lucky girl and I disagree. You aren't a girl, Yumi, you're an angel. I don't know how you fell from heaven, but you did; I'm just blessed enough to know you," Yumi's heart skipped a beat as he said this. He thought she was an angel!
'I'm not Ulrich... I can't be,' Yumi knew she wasn't an angel. Angel's didn't try to kill themselves. Not good ones, anyways.
"To tell it to you simple, I love you Yumi and I would die just to prove it to you. Please, if you can, wake up. As selfish as it is to ask, I want to hear your voice. I want to hear you call my name," Ulrich whispered to her.
Yumi was happy to hear those three simple words. She would've given anything to respond, just to tell him that she felt the same. It hurt her to see him cry, each tear falling onto her sheets. He wasn't selfish at all; she was, for wanting to reply. No matter who said what, she didn't deserve this second chance. No one bit.
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Carly made herself comfortable in her father's office. It was very nice, but not at all like any of the other doctor's offices. Instead of hand drawn pictures, there were awards. Replacing family photographs were posters of different body systems. All of it sickened her, some father he was.
"Do you know why I want to speak to you?" he asked, making a steeple with his fingers. Somewhere he had acquired this habit and for the life of her, she couldn't understand where he had picked it up.
"If I knew, I wouldn't be here. I would've stayed as far away as possible," she hissed, glaring at him.
"Now, now Carly, dear. You shouldn't speak to your father like that. It could make this more difficult for us," he smiled sweetly at his daughter. Too sweet, for her liking.
"What father? I don't see one anywhere," Carly replied. "If I remember right, the father I used to have sent me to a boarding school, when he lived only four miles away!"
"I truly regret that, but this isn't going to be about the past. It's going to be about the future. You see your principal called me and said that an agent called him. About what? Modeling. He wants you to model for his company. Of course, parent permission is needed, so I had to agree and well I did. Tomorrow you'll be moving back in with me and starting work. The principal has already been notified about this and supports the decision to drop out 100%," he smiled, as Carly's face turned firstly into surprise and then into rage.
"No. I'm not doing it!" Carly cried. "Never! I have friends at school and I refuse to drop out! No matter what you say. And living with you? Hell would have to freeze over and heaven turn into hell first!"
"Unfortunately, you don't have a choice," he replied.
"Oh! Wanna bet? Two can play your twisted game!" Carly glared and ran out of the office, almost bumping into a nurse.
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"Ulrich..." Yumi whispered. Ulrich leaned in closer. Had he really heard her voice? "Ulrich..." she repeated again.
"What Yumi?" he asked, taking her hand in his.
"If I fell from heaven... will you help me get back up there?" she asked, her eyes beginning to fill with unshed tears.
"Yumi, I'd take you up higher," he whispered and closed the distance between them, kissing her softly on the lips.
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Odd was tired of waiting. How long did he have to give him? What if he walked in on something? When should he go back in? Questions buzzed in his mind, but were erased at once when he saw a crying Carly running straight for him. "Carly?" he called.
"Odd," Carly threw herself onto him and began to cry. "He wan... wants to make me... leav... leave!"
"Who? Who made you cry?" he asked, holding her close.
"I'm sorry, that would've been me," Carly's father replied, walking over to them. Carly whimpered and buried herself farther into Odd.
"What'd you do to her?" Odd growled warningly. "If you hurt her..." he warned.
"I did no such thing," he reassured the younger boy. "I didn't even touch her."
"Whatever... come on Carly, let's go," Odd said and the two left.
"Carly!" her father called. "Remember tomorrow!"
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Another chappy finished. I hope I added enough Ulrich/Yumi and Carly/Odd fluff for everyone. I hope to update on Wednesday. -Suki
