A/N: It took me forever, to write this chapter, for-ever, you hear? I was suffering from writer's block and almost wrote myself into a dead end, boy, I had to shut the computer down, stare off into space, hum, start an entire new series of stories (ask Kitsune Dragon Girl). But Kitsune Dragon girl, give away nothing! I try to keep everyone in suspense and not a word to anyone about the stories Teachers-rule!
Ulrich looked at the black cloth; it kind of reminded him of Yumi, okay, scrub that, it really reminded him of Yumi, mainly her shirt. Why? He had no clue.
Odd pushed Ulrich at the ladder, "you climb now, buddy."
Ulrich allowed himself to be pushed at the ladder, Ulrich climbed, followed by Odd and Aelita.
They climbed up the ladder and looked into the endless river; it was deep, and according to Odd, cold. Aelita was the only noise, pointing out, anything she saw, an empty water jug, a tree branch, leaves, a tree, she thought she saw a person but it was actually another water jug...
Ulrich leaned over and looked closer, he turned and ran down to the river bank, it wasn't a jug it was a person, "Aelita, you were right."
"I was?" She replied coming down to the bank with Ulrich.
Ulrich, with help from Aelita, pulled the person out of the river.
Jeremie came up behind them, "What's up, guys?" He paused for breath, "Ulrich, how'd you get here? Your skateboard's still at the entrance and... Is that Yumi?"
Ulrich looked down in his arms he held Yumi, barely alive and wet. He looked at her face, so still, "Call an ambulance, fast!"
Jeremie fumbled for his cell phone as Odd led Aelita in the shade of the trees to explain what was happening. Ulrich felt for a pulse, he felt one, a weak one. She was turning blue, what did that mean? Ulrich wracked his brain, not enough oxygen! That's it! "Tell them she can't breathe, Jeremie!"
Jeremie spoke into the cell phone, getting a reply he said, "They said it's going to take awhile, so you're going to have to help her breathe!"
Ulrich looked at Jeremie, confused. Odd walked over, leaving Aelita in under the trees, "First, you have to get the water out of her lungs." Odd proceeded to get water out of Yumi's lungs. After awhile of Jeremie pacing and talking on the phone, Aelita helping Jeremie explain what was happening Odd turned to Ulrich and said, "You know what to do next?"
Ulrich nodded, he remembered, he moved into a different position, gently setting her head down on the ground, "Tilt the head back, gently," he murmured to himself while following his own directions, "With index and pointer finger slide from below the joint of the jaw bone about half way," still following his directions he continued, "Lean ear over open mouth and listen for breath," Lucky for him he didn't need to open her mouth, Odd already had, good thing too, because Ulrich couldn't remember the proper way.
He breathed in and out with and for Yumi, as she slowly started to breathe on her own. Jeremie was off his cell phone now and was leading the paramedics to where Ulrich, Yumi and Odd were.
After a Paramedic issued the orders he turned to Ulrich, "You'll want to ride with her, I assume."
Ulrich nodded. He hopped into the ambulance with Yumi; he rode with her to the hospital, holding her hand. The paramedics asked him questions: Yumi's name, home address, birth date, today's date, her home phone number, age, and other questions Ulrich couldn't answer.
Once at the hospital, Yumi was arranged a room, all by herself. Ulrich held her hand, they'd given her an IV and told Ulrich an annoying little boy called, repeatedly to say that he's on his way, Ulrich guessed Jeremie. He wished Yumi would wake up, fast. A song came to mind, he learned it a long time ago and was out of practice but he gave it a shot, so what if the nurses then thought he was crazy? He sang starting out softly and unsure, slowly becoming louder and surer:
Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng, --
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chaunting the wild lorelie;
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea;
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart, --
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Ulrich ended, hopping no one heard him, and hopping Yumi would wake up.
A/N: I can not believe I wrote that! Oh my! K, if you people want to comment on my spelling, Teachers-rule, talk to my auto spell check! I do not, thankfully, own 'Beautiful Dreamer'. Alleluia! The reason I put it in here is because I have it stuck in my head, because we're singing it in Choir and I want to get it out of my head. O, for a tip on killing writer's block... how I killed it was, listening to music as I wrote, without lyrics, more specifically, Egyptian, not from that radio you can get in Winamp, but, from the internet. I've found Traditional Japanese music mixed with green tea can cure the common writer's block (no pun intended), but for more severe cases, I suggest Russian. Now this is all without lyrics. Can't guarantee anything but, if you want, try it. Oh! Before I forget, I pray, no one follows "Ulrich's" directions, because it's not complete, if you want to know the Heimlich and CPR, and all that other fun stuff, I suggest a baby-sitter's course. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!