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Claimer: I own Demetrius and Shadow and the horses and Mr. Gil and Cheeko and Snickers! Wah-hoo!
Notes: I like putting notes.. it's fun. Annoying to you, but fun for me! Yay!
Artemis of the Ice: I'm going to call you Artemis for short. Yay. I submitted my second chap to you and I'll be sending in the third one soon. I'm glad you like my story so far! You've been getting good reviews? From my story? Wow... O.O that's like... wow.. lol.
I am a bad bad girl. I have.... more story ideas. shameful yes I know. I was up really late last night watching Viva La Bam, South Park, The Days, WildBoyz, and Teen Titans so I kinda got ideas.... hmmm.. Well, Amaya's going to be in them and like it's all going to start over.. like yeah... Ski lifts, Australia, Christmas, and a whole shitload of other crap. I know some of you are thinking.. what is she doing using cuss words? It's PG-13 for cripes sake! Well, it's elementary my dear Watkins. takes pipe out of mouth and paces, causing trench coat to swish around It PG-13, you may curse, as long as you don't use the "F" word. And you may only use the "F" word ONCE. I know because.. well.. I know. YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!! eyes pop
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Ch. 6 Shaving Cream, Key Lime Pie, and Tornados
Yumi awoke the next morning to a dog barking it's head off outside. She groaned and rolled over onto her stomach. I hate Mondays, she thought. But her thoughts were interrupted when her alarm went off. It was in the middle of a program where paranoid people called in to report ghost sightings.
"And then, I saw him! He was just standing there at the edge of the bridge, looking out over the little river like thing. He didn't jump, but he turned around and looked me directly in the eye! Then he ran! His arm was bleeding and he looked like he hadn't bathed in months. It was the seventeen year old boy that was shot three months ago. That Demetrius kid," the woman said all in one breath. Yumi sat bolt upright in her bed, staring at the alarm clock with wide eyes.
"This cannot be good," she whispered to herself. Before the woman could go into detail about what he looked like, she smacked her alarm clock and turned it off. But not before she heard where he had last been spotted. Near her house.
She got up and looked outside. The leaves were beginning to change colors, and some were already brown and orange. She could have sworn she saw something black in a bush in her front yard, but only for a split second. Throwing on her robe, she ran downstairs to make sure the front door was bolted shut. Only the lock was, well, locked, so she twisted the deadbolt so it locked as well. She didn't want a mental loon getting into her house. She hurried around and made sure all her windows were locked. She ran to the back door and opened it.
"Snickers! C'mon in boy!" Yumi called into her backyard. Her cocker spaniel came bounding in. He was white with patches of brown and really curly. She bent down and scratched him behind his ear. She slid the sliding glass door shut and locked it. Knowing that someone could open that lock with brute force, she put the bar in the track behind the door. The bar was nothing more than a big piece of wood.
With everything safely locked up, Yumi went upstairs and got ready for school. When she was done, about twenty minutes later, she put out fresh food and water for Snickers and fed her macaw, Cheeko. She grabbed her bag and peered out the window before carefully opening the front door. She grinned when she saw what was standing in front of her house.
"Hey there Juniper," she said to the horse. She tossed her black mane, signaling for Yumi to hop on.
"Did Amaya send you?" she asked, climbing on the horse and positioning herself in the saddle. Juniper tossed her head again and began walking toward the school. She kept hearing rustling in the bushes as they were walking. She never saw her follower until they were at school. It was Agrona. Seeing that they had made it safe, the wolf barked softly at Yumi, wagged her tail, and took off into the woods.
Yumi climbed off of Juniper and as soon as she was off, the horse galloped into the woods after Agrona. She walked into school and up to Amaya's room to see that the door was ajar. Even still, she knocked on the door.
"Come in," Amaya called from the inside. Yumi walked in to find Amaya zipping up a baggy gray hoodie.
"You got here safe, I hope?" Amaya asked, picking up a brush and brushing her long black hair.
"How'd you know to send a horse and Agrona?" Yumi said.
"I heard it on the radio this morning when I woke up. I went and told Juniper where to go. To follow Demetrius' scent and that's where she'd find you. And Agrona followed you to make sure Juniper got there safe," Amaya explained.
"Well, thanks. I swore I saw him in a bush in front of my house. And on the radio this morning this lady called in and said that she saw him at the bridge near the factory. What was he doing near the factory?" Yumi wondered aloud, sitting on the bed.
"Ich wunderte mich die gleiche Sache," Amaya murmured quietly. Yumi looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Amaya grinned and blushed lightly.
"Sorry, sometimes when I'm thinking I switch to different languages without knowing. I said, I was wondering the same thing," she said sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck. "Master Oroshie taught me a bunch of languages." She took out a can of shaving cream and squirted it on her dresser. She rubbed it around till it covered the entire dresser.
"Are you playing with shaving cream?" she asked. Amaya looked at her and grinned.
"It's a great cleaner actually," she said. She grabbed a dirty shirt and wiped her hands off. Now, I just let it sit all day and when I get back here, it'll be all funky and easy to wipe off. I'm hungry. Let's go down and get some food."
"Are the boys down there yet?" Yumi asked, getting up. Amaya grinned.
"Lemmie check," she said. she got down on all fours and stuck her head through the hole in the wall. "Nope, they're still out cold," she whispered. Yumi cracked a mischievous grin.
"Let's go wake 'em up," she said. Amaya smiled an equally mischievous grin.
"Whatever did you have in mind, my dear friend?" she asked in a sweet tone. Yumi whispered something into her ear, causing her to grin even wider. Their eyes glinted with mischievousness as they crept into the boys room. Yumi walked over to Ulrich and Amaya went over to Odd.
"One.." Yumi whispered.
"Two.." Amaya said a little louder.
"Three!" They shouted in unison. The boys woke up abruptly. Before they could sit up, however, Yumi and Amaya sat on their stomach's.
"Oof!" Ulrich groaned. Odd scrunched up his face then opened his eyes to see Amaya grinning down at him. Ulrich stuck his tongue out at Yumi. Both girls collapsed in fits of laughter and, much to the boys relief, slid off of them and onto the floor.
"Oh that was priceless!" Amaya exclaimed.
"The looks on your faces! Oh I wish I had my camera!" Yumi spit out. They paused for a moment and looked at each other, then at Ulrich and Odd, then at each other again, and then bursting into another wave of laughter. Ulrich and Odd looked at each other and their faces spread into evil grins. The girls noticed this and they stopped laughing.
"Ummm.. we're going to get going now..." Amaya said, dragging Yumi out the door. They scampered down to the cafeteria where Jeremie was waiting for his friends.
Ten minutes later, Ulrich and Odd walked into the cafeteria with identical evil smirks on their faces. Yumi and Amaya saw this, looked at each other, and tried to move to the other side of the table with Jeremie, where they would be safe. But Ulrich and Odd had already gotten there. The girls sat frozen in their seats. Ulrich put his arm around Yumi's shoulder and Odd did the same with Amaya.
"Loved the wakeup call," Ulrich said in overly sweet tones.
"Yeah. Now I know not to forget to set my alarm," Odd chirped. Amaya looked at him.
"You guys.... aren't mad at us?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. Ulrich shook his head.
"Nope. Not at all," Ulrich said convincingly. Yumi and Amaya relaxed.
"Okay, that's good. I'd better go check on my pets. Just to make sure they're okay," she said, getting up from the table and grabbing a pop tart.
"I'll come with you," Yumi said. "See you guys later." Once they were out of earshot, Jeremie looked at them.
"Revenge?"
"Oooh yeah," Odd said with an evil grin.
"Big time," Ulrich added. Jeremie shook his head.
Later.....
Yumi called Amaya as she was walking to the cafeteria.
"Hey, it's me. Have the guys tried anything funny?" she asked.
"Nope. I'll see you at lunch in a few minutes," she said.
"Mmkay. See you," Yumi said, hanging up. She met up with Amaya at the doors to the cafeteria about five minutes later. They walked into the cafeteria, got their food, and sat down. Odd, Ulrich, and Jeremie walked in a minute later. They got their food and sat down with the girls. Jeremie looked like he was expecting the worst.
"What's wrong Jeremie? You look like- mmmph!" Yumi was cut off by Ulrich's slice of key lime pie colliding with her face. Amaya's fork stopped halfway to her mouth.
"What the- AAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEE!" she shouted, arching her spine as something cold and gooey slipped down her back. Jeremie buried his face in his hands but shot up when a tuna fish sandwich was squashed on his head. The next thing they knew, someone shouted "FOOD FIGHT!"
Amaya flipped over the table and used it as a fort/bunker type thing. Food was flying every which way and no one was safe.
"Ahh! My hair! Do you people know how long it took to get it this perfect?!" Sissy shouted, pulling at her hair which now had syrup and peanut butter in it.
"Nope, and I don't care either," Amaya said as she dumped a soda on her head. Sissy let out a shriek of rage and ran after her. But as fate would have it, she slipped on a banana peal, slid across the floor, tripped over a chair, and landed in the trashcan. The food stopped flying and everyone was staring at Sissy, whose legs were sticking up in the air and kicking wildly. Then, everyone burst into uncontrollable laughter. Then, a dollop of pudding hit Odd in the back of the head and the mayhem started again.
Just then, Jim and the Principal came in.
"Stop this right now!" Jim shouted. He was answered not by silence but by food being thrown at him. The Principal decided it was best just to let this simmer down on it's own. He knew he wouldn't be able to stop a bunch of kids armed with food.
When it finally did stop, a half hour later, not a single person was clean. Everyone had food all over and their clothes sagged on their bodies from being caked with so much food. Amaya slumped down against a table.
"Not mad huh?" she asked Odd, who had sat down beside her. Odd grinned and wiped the food out of his hair as best he could. "You've been plotting that since this morning, haven't you?" Odd grinned again.
"We figured we'd give you your own wakeup call," he said.
"It's lunchtime! We didn't need a wakeup call now!" she pointed out. Odd shrugged.
"Just in case you were tempted to fall asleep in class." Amaya pushed him over, causing him to land in a pile of chocolate pudding and squished bananas.
"Too late for that then," she mumbled. "Chemistry class is the worst."
"Amen to that," Odd agreed. "Oh look it's raining." Amaya grinned, stood up, and dragged Odd outside, also pulling along Yumi, Ulrich, and Jeremie.
"Where, pray tell, are we going?" Yumi asked.
"To get clean," Amaya said. She led them outside where it was pouring. Fat raindrops fell on their heads. She twirled around and howled, grinning from ear to ear.
"C'mon you guys! Live a little!" she shouted to her friends. They looked at each other, shrugged, and danced around with her. Soon, Agrona and all of the horses came running out of the forest. Agrona barked happily and danced around on her hind legs. Storm reared up and neighed. The horses cantered around, kicking and tossing their manes happily.
Inside, Sissy had pulled herself out of the trashcan. She let out a cry of frustration and stomped around the food covered cafeteria, cursing and swearing that she would get even.
"Where is that little brat? I'll teach her a lesson!" she screeched. Herb pointed to the window. She stormed over to it and looked outside. Ulrich and his friends were dancing around in the rain with six horses and a wolf.
"He's dancing?! With a wolf?!" Sissy was outraged. "He'll dance with a damn wolf but not with me! That Amaya girl's poisoned their minds. She's evil." Sissy stormed outside and walked up to them. Everyone in the clearing stopped dancing and laughing. The animals stopped running about and looked at her.
"Ulrich, what do you think you're doing?!" Sissy yelled. Ulrich was holding onto Agrona's front paws as the wolf stood on her hind legs.
"Well, I was having fun. But now, I'm wishing I was locked in a cage. At least I'd be safe from you," he said, glaring at her. Behind him, they covered their mouths with their hands to try and hide their laughter.
"That's wolf's going to turn on you and bite your hand off," Sissy accused, pointing a finger at Agrona. The wolf dropped onto all fours and faced Sissy with her teeth bared. Sissy glared at the wolf and then at Amaya.
"You little wench! You've poisoned their minds! You are an evil, evil thing!" she shouted, now pointing at Amaya. Amaya raised her eyebrows.
"Yup, I'm evil alright. Sorry guys, I'm an evil thing. And this," she said sarcastically, pulling out a dagger from her belt loop, "is my Talisman of Purest Evil. I can kill anything with it. What can you do?" Ulrich, Yumi, Jeremie, and Odd laughed. "I just can't wait to gut them all like little fishies." He jammed her dagger back in her belt loop.
"See! She's got everything! She just wants to kill you!" Sissy shouted. Amaya's eyes darkened and narrowed.
"Yup, I've got everything I've ever dreamed of. No parents, no grandmother, no real family. Oh, yeah, this life is the best," she sneered, advancing on Sissy. "Oh, and try being stalked by a psychotic madman." Sissy visibly paled and backed up. "So until you know me, and know everything about me, don't you ever say I have everything," she spat venomously. Sissy said nothing, only stuck her nose in the air, crossed her arms, and walked away.
Amaya laid down on the wet ground and looked up at the sky.
"Why do you hate me?" she mumbled. Yumi laid down next to her.
"Don't feel bad Amaya. Sissy's just a vicious, cold-blooded--" she was cut off by Odd.
"A piece of pie?" Odd said as he pulled it out of his pocket. Amaya had the ghost of a grin on her face.
"I would have said bitch, but that works too. I never thought of Sissy as a vicious, cold-blooded piece of pie," she said wonderingly. Odd laughed.
"That's Sissy alright. Evil, cold, malicious, Ulrich-crazy..." he said with a grin. Ulrich scowled and leapt at him.
"Dog pile!" Yumi shouted. Jeremie landed on top of Ulrich, Yumi on him, and Amaya on top. (get your minds out of the gutter you pervs!) Amaya grinned and looked down at Odd's head.
"Awww aren't you happy to see us?" she said in a baby voice.
"I dunno. Fortunately, I cleverly used my spine to break your fall," he said.
"You don't sound happy."
"I'm surprised I sound anything. I can't breathe." The group laughed and climbed off of poor Odd. Ulrich helped him to his feet.
"Well, now that we're all squeaky clean, I suggest we get changed. Yumi, you can borrow some of my clothes," Amaya said. "Then, we can have some hot chocolate."
"You drink hot chocolate in September?" Odd asked. Amaya shrugged.
"It's one of those things I do. Whenever I'm done in the rain, I always have a nice mug of hot chocolate. Okay all you party animals! To the woods!" Amaya said to her pets. She gave each of them a kiss goodbye and watched as they walked into the woods.
"Actually, hot chocolate sounds good. It's getting chilly and being wet doesn't help much," Jeremie pointed out. They all went to their rooms and changed into dry clothes and met in the lobby. The decided to stay under the hood of the building and to make a mad dash for the drink machines as fast as possible. Once they had gotten to the machines, they each got a big cup of hot chocolate. They sat down on the cement and drank their drinks.
Odd looked down at his cup of hot chocolate. He wasn't touching it, but there were ripples in it. He looked at his friends drinks. They too had ripples in them. The cement in front of Jeremie cracked. The trees began to bend so far over that their trunks were in danger of cracking. Ulrich looked across the grounds.
"Oh Christ," he muttered.
"Is that a-?" Odd began.
"Tornado," Yumi finished. The five of them abandoned their drinks and hightailed it toward the forest.
"We're not gonna outrun it! Did you see the size of that thing?" Jeremie shouted to his friends.
"The thing was huge! You think it could be Xana?" Yumi asked.
"Most likely. I mean, when was the last time we had a tornado come through here? What was it, the 70's?" Odd pointed out. "You guys go to the factory and get in touch with Aelita. I'll distract the tornado."
"I'll come with you," Amaya volunteered.
"No way. I can handle it," he said but Amaya shook her head.
"It'll be more convincing with two people," she said.
"What're you going to do, run around in front of the tornado while it sucks you up and spits you out five hundred miles away?" Jeremie asked.
"Horses can outrun tornados, right? They did it in Twister," he said. Yumi rolled her eyes.
"And that tornado was made out of a nylon stocking," she said.
"That was the Wizard of Oz," Ulrich pointed out.
"Oh," Yumi said. Amaya slapped her forehead as she ran, berating herself for not think of that earlier.
"Of course! We'll take Storm and Mystic. I think they're the fastest," she said. They ran into the woods and found the horses and Agrona. Jeremie took Juniper, Ulrich took Lily, and Yumi took Scrunchy. Agrona scared Sky into a run and they ran behind the to the factory.
Amaya hoisted herself up onto Storm's back, not bothering with a saddle. Odd did the same with Mystic, and they took off after the tornado. Once they got the twister in sight, Odd took one side of it and Amaya took the other.
"Yo! Down here you big horses ass!" she shouted to the tornado, standing on Storm's hindquarters. "No pun intended Storm." The tornado seemed to look down at her, then seemed to toss his head back, and then seemed to laugh maniacally.
"Obviously you haven't read your Evil Overlord Handbook lately. Rule number twenty clearly states that despite its proven stress-relieving effect, one will not indulge in maniacal laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss unexpected developments that a more attentive individual could adjust to accordingly," she said. The tornado "laughed" again and divided into two twisters.
"Maybe I shouldn't have said that," she said, biting her lip.
"You think?" Odd shouted to her. "You take one and I'll take the other!" Amaya nodded and tore after one of the tornados. It was heading for the Electrical Plant. Amaya urged Storm in front of the tornado. She managed to divert the twisters attention from the plant to herself, and she was now drawing it away from the plant.
Odd cell phone began to ring.
"Odd, it's Jeremie. Xana's up to no good," he said.
"Yeah I can see that. The tornado's split into two. Amaya's chasing one of them and I've got the other. And it seems to be heading to the Toxic Waste Plant," Odd said breathlessly.
"Xana's going to drench the whole city in acid! Odd, you've got to stop that tornado!" Jeremie shouted into Odd's ear.
"Relax Jer'. When have we not stopped one of Xana's monsters?" he asked.
"You're right. But please, just hurry up," Jeremie said before hanging up. Odd jammed his cell phone back into his pocket and continued chasing the tornado.
Just as he was about to run into the forest, a large piece of wood caught him in the stomach, knocked the wind out of him, and threw him off of Mystic. He expected the horse to keep running, but she didn't. Noticing the absence of her rider, she stopped and turned around, walking back to him and nudging him with her nose.
Odd raised his hand up and pet Mystic's velvety nose, smiling faintly.
"You're a good girl Mystic. Go get Amaya," he said. Mystic tossed her head, reared up, and took off at a flat out run to find Amaya. Odd pulled his cell phone out and dialed Amaya's number.
"Yeah?" she answered breathlessly.
"It's me, Odd. I got knocked off Mystic. She's coming to get you," he said.
"Oh my god are you okay?" she asked a bit frantically. Odd let out a small laugh even though it hurt.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just hurry," he said.
"Okay," she said. She hung up but not before she heard the thundering of hooves. Odd pocketed his cell and leaned back against the tree. Mystic had gotten there really quickly. He wondered if Amaya's horses were "Royal" horses, like Agrona. Then he wondered why she sounded so damn worried on the phone. Sure, the tornado could come, suck him up, and -poof- no more Odd. But he'd be fine. He hoped. Before another thought could enter his mind, Amaya came galloping up to him on Storm, followed by Mystic. The horses were flinging up chunks of mud and dirt. Amaya dismounted Storm and rushed over to Odd.
"Are you okay? Do you think you broke any bones?" she asked, checking him over and resting a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm perfectly fine. Just a bump on the head and I got the wind knocked out of me for a minute. But otherwise I'm fine," he said.
"Okay, let's get you back on Mystic" she said. She helped Odd back on Mystic and climbed onto Storm. They took off just as the tornados merged back into one and blazed after them.
After a while, they figured that they could hide in smaller areas if they were off the horses. They half climbed, half fell off the horses and Amaya told them to get out of here, and to check back either later today or tomorrow. She kissed the horses on the nose and they took off side by side. Amaya's eyes scanned the area in search of refuge.
"Over there! There's a ditch!" she shouted to Odd over the roaring winds and flying debris. She pointed to a spot about twenty-five feet away where there was indeed a ditch. They walked, in Odd's case, hobbled, over to the ditch. They discovered there was a large cement drainage tunnel there with a small stream of water running through it. Even though the tunnel was larger than most, they still had to crouch down to stand in it. They walked to the center and sat down, listening to the flying debris hitting the exposed parts of the tunnel.
"What do we do now?" Odd asked.
"Wait here and hope for the best..." Amaya responded sadly. They waited for what seemed like ages in silence, listening to the sound of people screaming and running away, cars swerving and turning around, and trees cracking in two. Finally, it seemed like the tornado had stopped. Neither of them had heard from Jeremie at all, so they didn't know what was going on in Lyoko.
"I'm going to see what's going on out there," Odd finally said, breaking the silence.
"Are you sure? I don't think it's a good idea..." Amaya said warily. But Odd was already crawling down to the mouth of the tunnel. His pants, from the knees down, were now wet with dirty water. Amaya crawled behind him to make sure he was okay. Unfortunately, Lady Luck was not with them.
"Holy shit!" Odd shouted. Amaya grabbed his ankle just before the winds swept him away. Odd's eyes widened in horror as he floated in the air.
"I told you it was a bad idea!" Amaya told him through gritted teeth.
"Okay okay! Next time we're trapped in a tunnel by a tornado who wants us really dead, I'll listen to you when you tell me not to go out there!" he shouted back to her. "Now pull me in!" He realized that if he ever wanted to see the light of day again, it depended on Amaya pulling him in. He hoped to god she could do it.
Pulling him in would be so much easier if I weren't playing tug-o-war with a frickin' tornado, she thought as she struggled to pull him back to safety.
"Odd, give me your hand!" she shouted. With great effort, Odd twisted and squirmed until he was able to clasp her hand. She had one hand in his and the other was wrapped around his wrist.
Finally, with one last sharp tug, she managed to haul him in. She flew back and the Fates, being mischievous little things, caused Odd to land on top of her. Their eyes locked on each others. They were each oblivious to blushes creeping up on their faces. Odd finally broke the gaze and got up off of her, offering his hand to her. Amaya gladly took it and hauled herself up. She dusted herself off and threw her arms around his neck, catching him off guard. His eyes were wide but he patted her back awkwardly anyway.
"You nut, next time I tell you it's not a good idea, take my advice and listen to me, will you?" she said.
"Oh, alright. Go ahead and take the fun out of life," he said with a mock sigh. Amaya pulled back and rolled her eyes.
"Dork," she said, pushing him over. He fell into the water with a splash. Before he could do anything in retaliation, a white light filled the tunnel and they were returned to the past.
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Amaya's cell phone went off as soon as everything was normal again.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Amaya, you and Odd should come down to the factory now," came the voice of Yumi. She didn't sound normal though. She sounded like she had been crying for a while. Her nose sounded stuffy and she was sniffing.
"Yumi, what's wrong?" she asked concernedly.
"I'll explain everything when you get down here," she said as she sniffled again. She hung up. Amaya turned to Odd, who was sitting on his bed petting Shadow.
"Something's wrong with Yumi. She said we've got to get over to the factory now," she said gravely. "Something's not right...." The made a straight beeline for the factory, not even bothering to close the door properly. When they got to the main computer room, Jeremie was in his chair with his head in his hands and Yumi was kneeling on the floor, crying softly into her hands. Amaya walked over to her and knelt down beside her.
"Yumi what's wrong? Where's Ulrich?" she asked. Yumi raised her head to look at Amaya. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying and her cheeks were tear stained.
"He's gone," she said her voice not even a whisper. Amaya's eyebrows fused together.
"What...?" She didn't understand what Yumi meant by "gone."
"H-he fell into the d-digital v-v-void. He's v-virtual f-forever." Yumi barely got the last word out before she broke down completely. Amaya wrapped her arms around her friend as her eyes glazed over. Tears formed but did not fall. Odd could see the tears glistening in her eyes as he tried to hold his own in. His best friend. Gone.
No... this isn't happening. It's all just some crazy dream. Yeah.. Just a dream... There's no way Ulrich could have fallen into the void. He's way too careful in there... Odd thought. He looked over at Jeremie. His eyes shined with tears as well and he nodded slowly. Odd shook his head in disbelief and backed up into the wall. He slowly slid down till he was sitting on the floor. He tugged at his hair and buried his face into his knees.
Why Ulrich? Why us? Why were we chosen to save the world? It could as well have been Sissy, Herb, and Nicolas, he thought bitterly. But no. It was us. Why? Why...?
"I... I... I just can't believe it..." Jeremie said softly. Amaya rocked Yumi back and forth as she cried into her shoulder.
"Why did if have to be Ulrich? Why?" Yumi sobbed.
"I wish I knew, Yumi," she said shakily. "I wish I knew..." Amaya glanced at Odd and saw that he had his head buried in his knees and he was tugging on his hair. Even though she hadn't known them that long, Amaya already considered them like family to her.
"I'm so sorry Yumi. If I hadn't been so stubborn and just went with you guys to Lyoko then this wouldn't have happened," she whispered. Odd looked up.
"Amaya, it's not your fault. It's no one's fault. Don't blame it on yourself," he said. His eyes were slightly red and the knees of his pants were a little bit wet.
"No. It wasn't your fault. Don't beat yourself up about it," Jeremie said. Amaya looked up and directly into his eyes.
"Send me to Lyoko," she said with finality.
well there was chapter six! what did you think? I know, a cliffhanger. •ducks rotten food• 12 pages! yay! i would have typed more but i'm really tired here. i'll start working on the next chapter tomorrow, i promise! and I've got an idea for a one-shot so I'll type that and get it up. But anyway, R/R please!!