Chapter 2: Ice cold
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At seven in the morning, Yumi pulled on a pair of fitted blue jeans and a key-cut black t-shirt. She dug around in her closet until she found her white figure skates, the blades newly polished. "Yumi! Hurry up! Ulrich's here!" her mom yelled up the stairs. Yumi threw her skates into an old brown version of her backpack and took a deep breath.
"On my way!" she yelled, putting a thin purple hair band around her wrist. She ran down the stairs and smiled slightly. "Hey Ulrich! Where are we meeting the guys? … And where did you get skates?" Yumi asked all in one breath.
He thought for a moment, planning out his answers. "Hi, normal spot, had 'em," he replied. She laughed.
"Well, then. Let's go!" she said. They left to meet the others waiting outside the school.
"Are you going to wear a coat?" Ulrich asked. She shook her head, and he shrugged in reply.
When they got to the bench, Aelita had on a pair of black hip-huggers and a lime green long sleeve t-shirt. Ulrich's hands were shoved into the pockets of his black jacket. The others wore the normal, plus a few earmuffs and gloves. "Can we go now?" Sam asked.
"A little hyper, aren't we, Samantha?" Odd teased. She laughed and shoved his shoulder lightly.
"Looks like you guys are the only ones not renting skates," Jeremie said.
"'Kay. Let's go." Yumi said. The six took off to the Talica ice rink. When they got there, Yumi and Ulrich sat down to put on their skates while the others went to rent theirs.
Yumi yanked her laces tight and adjusted her blade guards before stuffing her backpack into an empty locker. She looked down to see Ulrich struggling with his. She smiled inwardly. "They're not tight enough. You'll fall," she chided. He looked up to her through a few pieces of hair hanging in his face.
"I'm going fall anyway," he muttered. She bent down and tightened his laces for him.
"There. Now, let's go." The others were waiting by the door, looking impatient. It was an indoor hockey rink, but it was still empty because of the early hour.
"Ulrich dear, what are you doing here?" an annoying voice called from behind him.
'Not now…' he thought.
"Daddy rented me a whole rink, just for me. Are you going to come? We'll have it all to ourselves!" Sissi said. Yumi wanted to cram her blade guard down Sissi's throat, but bit her tongue.
"Sissi dear, you're stuck up and annoying. I won't be seen skating with you, and I won't be seen talking to you. Good-bye," Ulrich said in a mock-sweet voice. He turned and walked into the rink, and the others followed.
"Well, you ticked her off," Sam said when she finally stopped laughing. When Yumi stepped onto the ice, she turned around in one quick motion as she pulled her hair up into a low ponytail. She pulled the tie tight. A short lock fell over her left eye, and she tried, and failed, to blow it away.
Ulrich looked at the ice a bit nervously. "Come on. I won't let you fall," Yumi promised, reaching out her arms to Ulrich. He took her hands and stepped onto the ice. His legs were shaky as he tried to keep his balance. "See?" she asked, starting to skate backwards. "Stop looking at your feet. You'll either run into something or trip," the girl instructed. She let go of his hands and he skated a little ways by himself.
"Hey, I didn't fall!" he called, excitement tingeing his voice.
"Told you," Yumi smirked. She looked over to Aelita and Jeremie laying in the middle of the ice, laughing. Odd and Sam fell next to them. "Come on!" Yumi said taking his hand again and pulling him behind her.
There was a 'thud' as she fell, bringing him down with her.
"Ouch! I thought you said you weren't going to let me fall," Ulrich complained.
"Sorry, I tripped," she defended.
"No, you didn't you just wanted me to fall," Ulrich shot back. She was still cracking up.
"I said I was sorry!" Yumi yelled standing up. She reached down, helping him up, causing her to fall back down and start laughing again.
"Hey, you guys, we're going to get something to eat. You two coming?" Odd asked.
"I think I'm gonna stay and skate a while," Yumi said, finally able to stop laughing long enough to stand up.
"Yeah me, too," Ulrich said.
"Suit yourselves." Odd shrugged, following Sam out the door.
"Come on, Jeremie, I'm starving," Aelita sang, dragging the blonde boy off the ice. The door shut behind them.
"She acts like she hasn't eaten in months," Ulrich sighed. They both started laughing again. Yumi stood and skated backwards a bit. She did a few jumps, a turn, and one or two spins. "Where did you learn to skate?" Ulrich asked. Yumi stopped next to him.
"My older cousin. You remember how I told you about Caleb? He taught me the same way I'm teaching you," she explained. They skated, fell, and laughed at each other for twenty minutes be for slumping against a wall.
"You know, we're the same height in skates," Ulrich said sliding down the wall into a sitting position.
"I didn't even notice," Yumi replied. He laughed.
"We should probably meet the guys in the food court," the brunette suggested. The black-haired girl nodded. She stood, heading towards the rink exit.
"The door is stuck," she frowned, trying to slide it open.
"Watch out, weakling," he joked. She stepped aside. "… It is stuck," he said after a few seconds of pulling on the door. He took out his cell phone, dialing his roommate's number. "Hey Odd? Yeah, we're kinda stuck." He rolled his eyes. "That's not what I meant." Yumi took his phone and pressed it to her ear.
"Let me talk to Jer," she barked. "Hello? Listen, the temperature is dropping, and the door is frozen shut." There was a pause. "I don't know, check and see. 'Kay, thanks." She hung up and puffed out a cheek in annoyance. "Xana has activated a tower. Odd and Aelita are on their way to Lyoko," she informed him, sliding down the wall again. "We're stuck here until they deactivate it." She watched him as he took a seat beside her.
"So? They'll get us out of here in time," he sighed.
"You really think so?" she asked. He nodded. "At the rate the temperature is falling, in ten minutes we'll have hypothermia and in fifteen our bodies will start to shut down." Ulrich paled slightly.
"See, you should have worn a coat," he said, trying to lighten things.