"Do you think that Ulrich will be fine?" Aelita asked her fiancé

"He should be but if he's also not eating right, to which I did forget to ask Yumi, it could also be the cause" Jeremie said thinking.

"He couldn't die, could he?" Aelita said sounding worried.

"Well to be perfectly honest, if he isn't eating right and not getting the sleep he needs, yeah he could. I'm going to call Yumi after her 10am test and talk to her. This could turn out much more serious than I first thought"

Ulrich and Yumi walked out of the examination building together discussing the test.

"It was ok, I guess, it was easier than I thought it was going to be but that doesn't mean I think I passed, about you?" Yumi asked

"It was ok, I dunno whether I passed or not. Considering that was our last test I feel much better"

"Yeah me too" Yumi said

Yumi's cell went off

"Hi Jeremie, yeah he is...um ok hold on" Yumi looked at Ulrich "Can you err leave me for a minute, please, Ulrich?"

Ulrich shrugged and walked to the drinks machine.

"Ok he's gone now... what? He has been eating little but I put that down to studying and tiredness...what! Ok thanks Jer... Yeah see you Friday night...yeah I know thanks a lot Jer it's meant a lot to me...bye"

Yumi stared down at her cell in disbelief.

She looked over at Ulrich, who was talking to their psychology teacher. She couldn't and wouldn't lose Ulrich.

Yumi walked over to Ulrich.

"Ah, Mrs stern how did you find the tests then?" Their teacher, Mr Mason, asked her.

"Much better than I expected them to be actually" Her voice was shaking slightly and Ulrich had noticed.

Mr Mason wished them luck and left them.

"Everything ok, Yumi?" Ulrich asked her concern all over his face

"Yeah I'm ok"

"Who was that then?"

"Oh Jer, arranging the weekend plans" Yumi said avoiding his eyes.

"You're lying to me, why?"

"Ulrich are you eating properly?" Yumi asked not sure herself whether he was or not.

"Huh? Where did that come from?" Ulrich eyed her suspiciously

"You've been weaker lately and well that could be the course as well as tiredness"

Ulrich didn't answer

He knew that he wasn't eating properly. He only ate when he felt hungry and that hardly happened. But he thought that it would put itself right.

"Ulrich, answer me" Yumi sounded close to tears.

Ulrich shook his head

"Ulrich, no, you've got to eat, I don't want to lose you" Yumi said sitting down on a bench.

Ulrich sat beside her.

"I just haven't felt much like eating that's all"

"This is my entire fault, I'm going to lose you like I did the baby and it's my entire fault!" Yumi sobbed.

Ulrich wrapped his arm around her crying form, he was doing this to her and it crushed him to know that.

"Yumi please don't cry, it hurts me when you cry"

"Then promise me that you will eat, and I mean eat properly. 3 square meals a day, Breakfast, lunch and dinner."

"I promise"

FRIDAY EVENING

"I'm starving, got any food?" Odd asked looking at Yumi.

"No, only cereal" Yumi sighed looking at Ulrich who was talking to Sam about her recent gig with Odd.

"Wanna order a pizza?" Yumi said watching Odd's face light up.

Everyone nodded their head.

Yumi ordered their pizzas and they came 10 minutes after.

Everyone was well into their second piece of pizza, except Ulrich, both Yumi and Jeremie noticed. He was still slowly eating his first piece.

10 MINUTES LATER

"So who's having the last piece?" Odd said hopeful

"Ulrich can, he's only had one piece and you've had 3, Odd" Yumi said noticing the way Ulrich had looked at her.

Ulrich wasn't hungry but knew that if he didn't take it, Yumi would be in tears, so he took it and saw Yumi smile.

LATER THAT NIGHT

"Everything ok, Jer?" Aelita asked him

"Yeah yeah just thinking about Ulrich is all; apparently he's now eating three meals a day and getting at least 6 hours of sleep which is good"

"Good, he's going to be ok, then?"

"Yeah should be"

WITH ODD AND SAM

"Do you think there's anything wrong with, Ulrich?" Sam asked

"Dunno" Odd said thinking.

"He doesn't seem himself, does he?"

"Well he's not going to for a while is he, Sam? I mean he has just lost his baby"

"Yeah I suppose"

WITH ULRICH AND YUMI

Yumi crawled into bed and cuddled next to Ulrich

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.

Yumi propped herself up with one elbow and looked at Ulrich.

"What?" Ulrich asked laughing.

"You're gorgeous you know!" Yumi said kissing his lips.

Ulrich looked at her confused.

"Well I think you need telling again, the last time I remember telling you, I was kissing you at our wedding reception"

Ulrich seemed to be thinking and then smiled.

"What's brought all this up?" Ulrich asked still confused.

"Nothing, I've just been thinking that's all. And those thoughts have all been memories" Yumi said placing her head and hand on his well-muscled chest.

"Oh right, G'night Yumi" he said kissing her forehead again.

"G'night Ulrich, I love you" She said feeling his arm wrapping around her shoulder.

"I love you too, Yumi" He said smiling.