Yumigirl06: Okay guys, here it is!! Chapter 3 of Aftermath!!

Crowd: YEAH!!!!!!

Yumigirl06: Thank you, thank you! You like me, you really like me!

Vicky: When's she gonna wake up?

Angie: I don't know; for a while I guess...

Vicky: Well, with that hit you gave her with that bat, I wouldn't be surprised if she was out for the rest of the day....

Angie sweat-drops.

Angie: Oh.... Right.... I guess I should've used something else that would only stun her, not knock her out...

Vicky: Well, genius, when'd you figure that one out?

Kiki: Huh? What happened? OW!! My head! Odd? Where's Odd? Yumi? Aelita? Ulrich? Jeremy? Guys? Why do I get the strange feeling something isn't right here?

Angie: Because it's not right...

Vicky: Hush! We still have to get 'it' from her... you know.... The 'stuff'...

Angie: Oh yeah... I almost forgot...

Kiki: Who said that? Well? I guess...... no one's here..... Okay, I guess I'll tell you about the story. This will have to be kind short because I can't have access to the school computers all day everyday, so this'll have to do... but yeah, this'll be kind of a transition chapter anyways... The next chapter will be better, I promise!

Vicky: NOW!!!!

Kiki: What the? CRAP!!!!

Angie: Aiyaiyaiyaiyaiyaiyaiyai!!!!!!

Kiki: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Kiki runs, leaving readers in wonder and slightly disturbed...

Yumi stood up and ran over to him. They caught each other in a sweet embrace and stayed like that for a couple of minutes. Ulrich pulled away and looked into Yumi's eyes.

"Yumi, you have to go back." She pulled away from him and stepped back several steps.

"No. I don't want to go back. You know that they'll make me move back in with them if I go back. We might move if I go."

"Maybe not. If I talk to them, maybe they'll let you stay."

"I guess, but only if you two will be there with me when I go..." Kiki walked up to her and put an arm around her shoulders.

"Of course we'll be there... I won't let my best friend g without a fight." Ulrich nodded.

"That's right Yumi. Now let's go. The sooner we get this done, the sooner we'll get to go back."

"Okay." Yumi, Ulrich and Kiki left the lounge and headed back towards the dorm room, where Odd, Aelita and Jeremy were rendezvousing with them. Ulrich called Odd and the others and told them to meet him in the room where Yumi's parents and the principal were waiting for them. When they met up with each other, Odd hugged Yumi, giving her a sense of protecting comfort that a big bother would give. Aelita and Jeremy each gave 'good luck's to Yumi and the others as they walked up to the door. Kiki hugged Odd tightly and drew strength from him. They pulled away reluctantly and Odd kissed Kiki on the cheek. A slight blush came over her face and Odd slyly grinned at her. Ulrich went up behind Yumi and hugged her from behind.

"It'll be fine, I promise."

"I really hope so." Kiki walked up to the other two and put a hand on Yumi's shoulder.

"You ready?" Yumi sighed.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Ulrich let go of her and stood at her right side, Kiki at her left. She looked at the door in front of her with fear and anger. That would be the door that she would have to go through to face her parents, something she was very capable of, but didn't want to do. With all the will power she had in the world, she slowly reached out and grasped the door handle. The knob slowly turned, and............

Yumigirl06: Sorry guys, I know how much you wanted a really long chapter, but the next one will be longer, I promise!

Vicky: Lies!!! It's all lies!!!

Kiki: Hush Vicky! That's not true! That's it! I've ran from you guys long enough!!

Kiki pulls out a plasma grenade and a bullet hose.

Kiki: Let's finish this......

Angie pulls out 2 plasma rifles and Vicky pulls out a plasma sword.

Both: Fine with us......