Yeah! I have over 100 reviews! I am so happy! Hope everyone enjoys this chapter! This chapter is dedicated to Heartfelt Dream! There reviews are so inspiring (along with their quote) and I really appreciate their reviews! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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magicalfairy12 – I'm glad that the button is working for you now and don't worry – I wasn't planning on asking you about that whole WooT thing! lol
Hussaria – I try to write fluff – I REALLY DO – but I really stink at it so please give me time and I'll get better at it!
Yumigirl06 – Darker side huh? I wouldn't think you really had a darker side and I don't think I would really want to meet it either . . .
Digyizzy02 – thank you so much for the wishes! I totally agree with you though. The whole world would fall apart without them.
Heartfelt Dream – Ok – first things first – I LOVE YOUR QUOTE SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! I love your reviews so much too, and I seriously can't wait to get more! They really motivate me and make me feel so good!
person thing – I know I should bring Odd into the story more – but it's so hard when Yumi and Ulrich just are so great together!
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Ulrich and Yumi got off the bed, and were on their way to go fight X.A.N.A. yet once again. They walked down Yumi's staircase and when Yumi shut the door behind them when they left got out of Yumi's house, Ulrich grabbed Yumi's hand and they stared running to the factory. It was night now and it was very dark out. The full yellow moon overhead showed it light to guide them through the streets. The night was cool, contrasting to the exceptionally warm day. Yumi and Ulrich were running up the street hand in hand, but unlike Ulrich, Yumi was having a hard time running. She wouldn't tell Ulrich it, but she was having a really hard time keeping up with him. For some reason, Yumi still wasn't feeling totally like herself. She wanted to tell Ulrich that she wasn't feeling exactly like herself still, but she knew how worried Ulrich must have been today, and she didn't want to worry him anymore today. She started to get dizzy and light-headed again.
'No, not again. Why is this happening again?' She tried to keep up with Ulrich as he ran, but the dizziness just got worse. She had to stop. She couldn't run any longer. She needed to keep running though, there was another X.A.N.A. attack and they needed her help for what ever reason. Plus she didn't want Ulrich to worry. Thinking about that was the main thing that helped her keep going. It was getting worse, but she tried to just stay focused on running to the factory. 'If I get to the factory, we can set back time, and this dizzy spell will be over. The quicker I get there, the quicker this will all be over right?' Thinking made Yumi's head hurt even more, which made her slow down, but just by a little. She tried not to change the speed too drastically (seeing how she was the one getting pulled by Ulrich so he would notice if she changed the speed too much) so Ulrich wouldn't notice. Even with the small change in speeds though, Ulrich did notice, and he stopped all together.
"Are you all right Yumi? What's wrong?" Ulrich asked looking worriedly at Yumi.
"Yes, Ulrich, I'll be fine. I just got a little dizzy for a minute. Really, I'm fine though." Yumi said smiling. Her head throbbed but she put on a fake smile for Ulrich anyway. He didn't buy it though.
"Yumi, do you need to sit down for a minute?" Ulrich asked.
"No, I told you I was fine. Now let's get to the factory so we can help Aelita." Yumi said trying to walk away. She fell though after the few steps, and if Ulrich hadn't of caught her, she would have hit the ground.
"I knew something was wrong." Ulrich said as-a-matter-of-factly. He sat down against a wall and Yumi, not wanting to fight it, willingly sat down with him too. She leaned on him and he put his arms around her.
"I'm sorry Ulrich. My head just hurts too much. I tried to ignore it so we could get to the factory, but I guess I'm just not strong enough to hold off the dizzy spells. I tried, but it's taking all my strength just to hold it off." Yumi told Ulrich. A tear rolled down her cheek, but Ulrich's soft hands brushed it away.
"Don't cry Yumi. You are such a strong person, probably one of the strongest people I know, so when I think of how bad this is, that it's making you cry, I just can't imagine what you are going through. In any case though, we do need to get to the factory somehow . . ." Ulrich trailed off as he thought. When an idea finally came to him, he smiled. He put one of his arms around Yumi's back, and one around the back her knees and carefully lifted her up.
"What are you doing Ulrich?" Yumi asked as Ulrich picked her up.
"I'm going to carry you to the factory." Ulrich answered short and sweet.
"Why though? I feel fine. I can walk. Really!" Yumi told him. She didn't want to be carried.
"Yumi, you can barely stand by yourself right now let alone walk. I can carry you from here to the factory if we go the long way. It's not a big deal Yumi. You are really light to me. I'll be fine. You need your energy for Lyoko anyway." Ulrich told Yumi as he started walking.
"Thank you." Yumi whispered in Ulrich's ear as she put her arms around Ulrich's neck, not wanting to fight anymore about the matter at all.
"You're welcome, Yumi." Ulrich said as he smiled gently.
"Oh, and Ulrich, one more thing; I love you." Yumi said looking into Ulrich's chocolate brown eyes. Ulrich smiled.
"Always know that I love you too Yumi." Ulrich answered. He kept walking, and with each step he took, they both knew that they truly cared for each other, and that nothing could change that.
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So . . . how did everyone like it? It's not the end yet, but I think that there's only going to be one more chapter after this. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Please review me and tell me how you liked it! I would really appreciate it so much. Especially now though. The end is near, and I need lots of feedback on how you think I should end the story. I look forward to all the reviews!
