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The next day a storm woke them up. Yumi groaned, rolling over as the thunder roared around the room. There was a yelp and the next thing she knew there was a warm body pressed against her. "Yumi, Yumi, are you awake?"
"What is it Aelita?" she asked, sitting up a little. Aelita was snuggled in, next to her.
"What is that noise? Is it XANA?" Aelita asked. She looked around the room with wide eyes and cringed when lightening illuminated the room. Rain pelted the windows and wind filled the room.
Wind? Why is there wind? Yumi wondered. She looked over and saw one of the drapes billowing and stood. "No. It's a storm, a natural occurrence. Don't know the exact specifications of why it happens. You'll have to ask Jeremie for that explanation," she said. She walked over to the window and looked out. The castle was illuminated briefly, a dark, silent, brooding place, the banners whipping in the wind, before falling dark again. She shook her head and reached up, shoving the window down and flipping the latch. "Did you leave the window open?" she asked.
"No, I never went near it," Aelita said. She was sitting up now, wrapped securely in Yumi's blankets.
"It's alright, the storm won't hurt us," Yumi said. She walked back to her bed and sat next to her.
Aelita leaned against Yumi and sighed. "I wish Jeremie was here," she said softly. Yumi looked down and put a hand on Aelita's, stopping her from mutilating the corner of blanket that was in her grasp.
She reached over, grabbing her cell phone, dialing Ulrich's number. "Hi, Ulrich?" she said.
"Yumi...? What's going on?" he asked.
"Well, I'm surprised you heard the phone ring. No earplugs? Anyway, is Jeremie asleep? Aelita wants to talk to him," Yumi said.
There was a pause on the other end of the phone. "Yeah, he's awake. I just threw a pillow at him. He'll be over in a few minutes," Ulrich replied.
They hung up and Yumi looked at Aelita. "Jeremie'll be here in a few minutes. He'll explain everything," Yumi said. She stood and wrapped a robe around herself, slipping on her house shoes. When she finished, there was a knock on the door and Yumi opened it. "Hey, come on in," she said, smiling at Jeremie.
He smiled at her. "Thanks," he said. He stepped in and Aelita looked up, running over to him and hugging him. "It'll be alright. It's just the force of..." They sat down on her bed, she was snuggled into his arms and he was running fingers through her hair and explaining why storms happened.
Yumi smiled a little and slipped out the door, going next door. Odd was sprawled across his bed, his head hanging off the side, snoring loudly. Kiwi was curled up next to him, tail to nose. He opened an eye when she entered before rolling onto his back next to his owner. "Hey," Ulrich said when he saw her.
"Hey," she said. She sat down next to him, and he moved over, making room for her. "Mind if I stay here? I think Aelita will want Jeremie with her."
"Not at all," Ulrich said. He laid down and she snuggled next to him, her head resting on his shoulder.
"So...how did you hear the cell phone?" she asked.
"I had it on vibrate. That's how I usually have it at night," he told her. She nodded, smiling. He gave her an extra pair of earplugs and they drifted into sleep.
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