Odd went looking for Jeremie, Yumi and Ulrich. He went to Jeremie's room. Jeremie was their but no Ulrich or Yumi. He didn't say he word. He sat their like a ghost. Odd tried everything to get him even utter a word. After an hour Odd gave up and went in search of Yumi and Ulrich.
"When I find them we will go together and cheer Jeremie up." Odd said to himself.
He went to both their room and found nothing. He checked Aelita's room who knows maybe on of them is looking for clues. He still found nothing. He checked the dinning hall, the library, the quad, the coffee shop and even the forest but still he found no Yumi or Ulrich. "Where the hell are they?... The factory! They have to there I've checked everywhere else."
Odd walked tot he factory. He went through the sewer entrance. Odd knew they wouldn't stay on the main floor, so he went down the elevator. They were not at the computer.
When he got tot he scanner room he stepped out and looked around. After a few minutes he noticed the hatch to the brain was open. Odd decided to go down, if they weren't there he didn't know where else they could be.
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Ulrich woke up with a start. Yumi felt him tense then relax as she woke up. When she opened her eyes the first thing she saw was Ulrich's smile aimed towards her. "We must have fallen asleep"
He looked down at her and said "Yes we did." as he kissed her softly on the lips. Neither of them heard Odd descending down the ladder. When he reached the floor they looked up. Odd turned around and was shocked to silence, an oddity for him. He finally said "So this is where you tow have been hiding for the last two hours."
Yumi jumped up and said "We fell asleep." Ulrich stood up just as quickly and moved away form Yumi. The two were blushing like their was no tomorrow. Odd smirked and said cheekily "Fell asleep together, eh?" The he laughed. Yumi and Ulrich joined in when they realized what a sight they must be. Ulrich looked over at Yumi. Her eyes were still slightly red and her hair was messy. Ulrich still thought she looked beautiful.
Yumi looked over at Ulrich while they were all still laughing. His shirt was wrinkled and his face was red. When the trio finally stopped laughing, Odd turned serious while saying "I went to se Jeremie. He didn't say a word. He sat their staring at the picture of him and Aelita. The one form the dance."
"That was the night of their first kiss. Yumi said looking down at her feet. Ulrich and I were kissing and sleeping while Aelita is still missing. Ulrich finally added a comment in such a serious tone that Yumi almost jumped. "We WILL get her back and Xana will pay this time!"
Odd and Yumi nodded their heads in agreement. Odd climbed the ladder first. Yumi started to follow but Ulrich grabbed her arm. "Ulrich what's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just wanted to suggest that we act like nothing between us." Yumi looked at him and whispered so he could hear the hurt in her voice. "You didn't mean what you said?"
"Yumi. Of course I meant every word I said. I'm just worried about Jeremie. It might remind him of Aelita."
"Oh: Yumi said "I think your right. It definitely would remind him of her." Before Yumi could get back to the ladder Ulrich quickly could kissed her again then let her climb up. When all three were at the top, Odd closed the hatch and they all headed for the elevator.