Chapter 5
Odd met up with Jeremie and Aelita in the dormitory hallway after school. Aelita had a smile on her face once more and was holding Jeremie's hand as they walked. Odd noticed this and smirked.
"Did something happen that I don't know about?" Odd questioned, a look of curiosity on his face.
Jeremie just smiled and squeezed Aelita's hand.
"Hey where did Ulrich and Yumi get to?" Odd asked.
"I don't know. I talked to Ulrich on his cell phone awhile ago. He didn't want to talk about Yumi." Jeremie replied.
"That's because Yumi didn't show up for their date yesterday." Odd blurted out before he could stop himself.
"Ulrich and Yumi went on a...date?" Aelita asked, amazed.
"Well not exactly. The details are sketchy." Odd continued, "Ulrich didn't say much. Anyway, I'm going to get my drawing pad from my room. I'm trying to perfect my painting of Jim asleep. You know the one where he's drooling all over himself? Want to come?"
"Odd you are just plain sick." Jeremie laughed following Odd down the hallway.
(Meanwhile in Odd and Ulrich's room:
Ulrich stroked Yumi's soft hair and inhaled her sweet scent. She was so beautiful, sleeping soundly like she was now. Ulrich wished all of Yumi's troubles would just vanish. 'She doesn't deserve all this suffering.' Ulrich thought, as his hand traveled from Yumi's hair, down her back and then to her waist where it rested there. He closed his eyes again and snuggled against her...
Just then the door opened.
"Odd, stop it will you," Jeremie argued, "Just because Aelita and I missed a class doesn't mean we did anything bad. From now on keep those thoughts to yourself if you don't mind."
"I didn't say-" Odd stopped mid sentence as he entered his room and gaped at what he saw. "Oh. So that's where Ulrich was." He proceeded to his messy unmade bed where in the drawer on the dresser next to it was his drawing pad.
Ulrich opened his eyes and sat up, waking Yumi in the process.
"What's going on?" Yumi asked as she sat up.
Upon seeing Odd, Aelita, and Jeremie staring at them, Yumi and Ulrich blushed and looked away from each other.
Odd was grinning. "Wow. It looks like somebody had fun."
"No, Odd, It's not like that." Ulrich protested.
"Sure..." Jeremie smiled, joining in the harmless teasing, not knowing about Yumi's bad news.
"Oh my gosh, it's almost five." Yumi exclaimed, jumping up, "I'd better be heading home. Bye guys, See ya Aelita!" And with that she hurried out the door.
"What's the matter with Yumi?" Aelita asked, looking disappointed. She wanted to have a girl talk with Yumi and tell her about what had happened to her after lunch.
"She's uh..." Ulrich began, "Um… Yumi's got a lot on her mind."
"I'll bet." Odd laughed, "How far did you get with her, huh buddy?" Odd threw an arm around Ulrich's shoulder and grinned good naturedly.
"Save it Odd." Ulrich muttered, "I'm not in the mood. I have to go do some thinking..." He left the room, his head hurting from confusion and his heart aching with sadness. He loved Yumi. How could he help her...it seemed hopeless.
"What's wrong with everyone in this place?" Odd muttered hopelessly rolling his eyes.
To Be Continued...