Ok hi, this story already has like six chapters but they took it off so i'm trying to get it back on. Please review!!!
Chapter One: Problems Upon Problems
"Really...yeah, that's great!" Ulrich said into his cell phone. He hung up
"What's so great?" Jeremy asked, followed by the rest of the gang.
"Well, you guys know my pen-pal Slyzer right?" Ulrich asked.
"Oh yeah, you mean the kid from America?" Odd asked.
"Yeah, well, he's here!" Ulrich exclaimed. Although they'd never met, he and Slyzer had become good friends over the past year.
"Here as in..... you really should be more specific Ulrich," Jeremy said with mock-annoyance.
"Here as in France," Ulrich said, his earlier excitement dieing down when his friends weren't as joyful as he was. "He's going to our school!" The excitement was back.
"Cool, can't wait to meet him," Yumi said, resting her arms on Odd and Ulrich's shoulders. "So what's he like?"
"Well, there's something you guys should know about him."
"Well......... Ulrich?" Odd asked.
"He can, er.... help us out..."
"Remember Ulrich, more specific," Jeremy said. Odd laughed. Yumi didn't, she could see something was troubling Ulrich.
"Well... with X.A.N.A." he managed to get out.
"WHAT?" Jeremy and Odd yelled in unison. "You told him about..."
"Everything! Everything OK? I trust him, and if you guys don't, that's your problem!" Ulrich was suddenly ashamed for yelling at his friends like that. He looked at his feet, feeling their angry stares. They were hurt too, because he betrayed their trust.
"But... Ulrich......." Yumi was hurt, then angry.
"Jeremy told Jim! ....bo.... Jimbo!"
"That was different!" Jeremy yelled. "Jim forgot all about it! If this 'Slyzer' has known for a long time, he'll be like us, and the trips to the past-"
"I know, I know, no effect on his memory."
"ULRICH HOW COULD YOU?" Yumi yelled. "WHY? WHY DID YOU BETRAY US? IS THIS 'SLYZER' KID SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU WOULD BETRAY OUR FRIENDSHIP? WHAT IS YOUR DEAL?" Great, now Yumi's all mad at me. Ulrich thought. That's the last thing i need right now. Just when I thought, well, she was showing that she liked me. And now this.... Ulrich walked inside, and up to his room. He figured Odd would sleep with Jeremy, he seemed pretty mad too. You never should have told him Ulrich you idiot!! He thought to himself. Now look what happened!!! Now Yumi's mad... That was really the only thing Ulrich cared about at this point.
Odd and Jeremy headed up to Jeremy's room, not talking much. They were still outraged. Yumi remained on the bench, thinking things over. She was mad at Ulrich obvously, and she wondered why he told someone. It would have been so much easier to keep quiet about it. It was dark already, so she escaped the cool night air into her brand new room. Her parents thought that it was a hassle to drive her everyday, and she agreed. So they boarded her, and it was running a lot smoother.
Ulrich got little sleep that night. Yumi didn't get much either, still angry, of course. She did wonder about this Slyzer though... Odd slept like a rock as usual, despite the day's events. Jeremy was too busy talking to Aelita to sleep. (no surprise there)
"Aelita I told you to stay in the tower!" Jeremy yelled, waking Odd. He slowly opened one eye. He found an angry Jeremy standing over the computer.
"Jeremy there were no monsters." Aelita said.
"That's... the point is I told you to stay and you didn't!"
"So you think you can order me around like some virtual PET?!?" Odd was shocked, but thouroughly enjoying the show.
"No Aelita, I didn't mean it like that!"
"GOOD NIGHT JEREMY!"
"It's for your safetly Aelita!" She signed out. Jeremy was fighting back tears. He threw a glance at Odd's bedroll. Odd quickly pretended to be asleep. Man, are we having some problems. Odd thought. Problems upon problems.
