Sorry it's been so long to update, but, I've been really busy, and I have two other stories to update, but don't worry, I'll try to be quicker next time…
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko or any of the characters in this story!
Yumi and Odd rushed through the passageways of the sewers, on their old skateboards, zooming and laughing like little children. "I suppose you do this stuff all the time, Odd!" Yumi shouted over the racket they were making.
"Yeah, sorta! I do have a skateboard, and I do do weird things, yeah, but this is way more fun, since, I'm doing it with you!"
She laughed, and they zoomed off, away from the others, who had decided to walk it. Odd looked behind him. He had seen the look on Ulrich's face. He had wanted to skate after them, but Odd knew that Sissy wouldn't allow him too. It made him angry. Sissy had Ulrich wrapped around her little finger, and Ulrich was too depressed to care.
He sighed, and continued on his way. Ulrich and Yumi were right for one another, and he would make sure, that he would get them both together, somehow. But in just one day? How was that possible?
They reached the lab, and swung down to the ground. Yumi didn't care about doing all this, she deserved to let loose for a day. She was wearing, a long, black gypsy skirt, which, didn't stop her from skate-boarding, running, and swinging, in the least. She wore a dark brown strappy top over it, and black shoes. She had black and brown bangles on her arms, and a silver anklet. Her hair was down, just past her shoulders, and she had heavy eyeliner around her eyes. Yeah, she had changed her appearance, but… it made a change from the suits that she wore everyday to work.
They waited patiently by the lift, for the others to arrive. "You know, Ulrich really looks down, doesn't he?" Odd said, looking sideways at Yumi, to see her reaction at the mention of his name.
"Of course, he's getting married to Sissy, who wouldn't be?"
"Yeah, I know, poor him…"
"Well it's his decision, I mean, why are we even talking about him anyway?"
"Because he's our friend."
"He's YOUR fiend, not mine, hmph!" she turned away.
Odd laughed. "You really haven't changed a bit, Yumi"
She smiled, knowing he was right; she still had a short temper…
The others caught up, and they all squeezed into the lift. Yumi and Ulrich were standing next to each other. They both turned away, and stared at different parts of the wall.
They reached the lab, and each spent a minute or two remembering, at when they went here all the time, all except Sissy, who studied her nails, not caring at all.
Once they had finished, they all gathered around Jeremie, who was sitting at the computer. He brought up files, and other things onto the screen. "Oh yes, you all need to redesign your clothes for Lyoko, they were wiped out, and also, they wouldn't fit you anyway, now that you've grown" he smiled. "So I think, Yumi and Odd can go first in designing, since they got here first, then Ulrich and Sissy, then Aelita.
"Wait! Just because Yumi and Odd skated here like little children, doesn't mean they should go first!" Sissy yelled. "I am a model, I deserve to go first!"
Yumi stared at her. "Why would you go at all anyway, you only went into Lyoko once, and that was it, and that was only because, us three couldn't get there in time, and you were the only one there. You were really bad, anyway!"
"I wasn't!"
"You were, you were killed immediately. Aelita had to do it herself!"
"So? I'm a model, not a virtu-freak! No offence, Aelita,"
"You were supposed to save the world, not twirl in your outfit, and stare at your nails!"
"I don't care! Some girls like the way they look, some, like me, are blessed with beauty, unlike some people," she stared at Yumi.
Yumi fumed.
"That's enough, okay, there's no need to fight," Ulrich said.
"Keep out of it!" both of them shouted.
"Yeah Ulrich, you're not a part of this, so, back off!"
"Hey! Don't speak to my Ulrichy like that! He's mine you know,"
"Shut up Sissy, I still don't see what he sees in you. He never liked you in school, I don't know what's changed."
"You did!" Ulrich said, directly to Yumi.
"I changed? Yeah, right Ulrich!"
She walked off.
"You left me remember!" he called after her.
Jeremie followed her, his laptop in his hand. "Come on Yumi, you don't have to design it here, you can design it up there, he pointed upwards, indicating that she go to the virtualisation chambers. Odd came up to them. "I'll come too, that way, we'll both be done quicker."
The two headed off, into the lift, with the laptop. Yumi leaned against the walls of the elevator.
"She's such a… a tart!" she called out, still angry.
"That's kinda harsh, Yumi,"
"I don't care, she is. She loves to announce to the world, every thing that happens in her's and Ulrich's relationship!"
"True, but, she's Sissy. You know? But I know Ulrich doesn't like it, you know how he is, he likes to keep to himself, and now, everyone knows him."
They got out of the lift, and into the room. Yumi smiled. This was bringing back so many memories! They sat on the floor, and began designing their costumes.
Once they had finished, they went down, to the rest of the group. "Good! You two are done?"
They nodded.
"I've done everyone else's on this computer, so now, I'll load your costumes from here, to here," he said, pointing to the laptop, then to the computer. Once he had done, he motioned for them to come round.
"Well, since there are only three chambers, only three of you can go at a time. So, I think Aelita should go, since she lived here, and Sissy, because she has been pestering me to let her do so, and……. Um….I'm not sure about the third person.."
Sensing a great opportunity for Yumi and Ulrich to talk, Odd put his hand up, "I'll go! I'll go! Yeah?"
"Okay, Odd, aswell. So, Yumi and Ulrich will stay behind, then, they can explore Lyoko too, afterwards."
"But!" Both Sissy and Yumi shouted.
Odd signalled to Jeremie, not to change his mind. Jeremie got the message. "No, no, it's only fair, Sissy, you asked to go first, and so you will."
"But I wanted to go with Ulrich!"
"You see him everyday, now, go! To the chambers, and get ready to be virtualised."
The three went off, to the lift, leaving Yumi, and Ulrich behind, with Jeremie.
A few minutes later, they heard Jeremie go,
"Scanner Aelita! Scanner Odd, scanner Sissy. Transfer Aelita, transfer Odd, transfer Sissy."
"Virtualisation! Wow, I haven't said that in years!"
Ulrich turned to Yumi, but she turned away. She got up, and sat down further away, leaning against the wall. Ulrich sighed, and put his head in his hands. Why did he take Sissy with him? She spoiled everything. Well, he didn't have a choice, she would have come anyway.
He looked at Yumi. She looked beautiful. More beautiful than when he had last seen her, but her eyes were closed, as she rested her head against the wall. Her face was scrunched up, she looked annoyed. She has a headache, I can tell, he thought to himself. He went over to her, pulling out a bottle of Neurofen, from his pocket.
"Here," he said, handing her one. "For your headache." She looked at, him and took the tablet. "Thanks. I needed it." She smiled briefly, before getting up to get some water.
Well, atleast she smiled at me. She hasn't done that in a long time…
He looked at the ceiling, wondering where his life went wrong, Yeah; it was when she left for Japan. Then things got so complicated. Everything went weird. Their relationship shattered, and it left Ulrich heartbroken. All he had was Sissy, and she was fine with that, so, giving up, he let himself be controlled by her. He was ashamed of himself. He could have moved on, but Yumi was the only good thing that had happened to him. All that had changed, then, and he regretted every single moment of that part of his life…...
What a cruel place to finish! Just when you are about to find out something about their past! And what about that anyway? What happened all those years ago? Well, keep reading, and reviewing! Please give me your thoughts on the story, what you like, and such, and even what you don't like. Please review!