[2022 update: it's so funny how little me was writing these fics on an old ass computer Notepad app with zero spell checks and terrible grammar...hahaha]

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Sorry my story has been kind of...Dull, is the best way to put it. To me it seemed kinda boring, probably because my heart isn't in this piece..But people seem to like it, so I guess I'll have to keep writing! Sorry about all the spelling mistakes in those last few chapters, my computer doesn't have a spell check, so I have to do everything myself.

This chapter is dedicated to-Zodiac dragon, White-Tiger123, Rose S., FlipMyMood, LiStEn To YoUr HeArT, XxYumi SternxX, Lil Jean, UlrichwithYumialways, JadeFalcon3, Luna, reeltreble1031, PurifiedDarkness, Tsukia Malleo, ravenyofthedarkness2rock

Zodiac dragon, White-Tiger123, FlipMyMood, LiStEn To YoUr HeArT, XxYumi SternxX, Lil Jean, UlrichwithYumialways, Luna, ravenyofthedarkness2rock: Thanks! XD, even though I think those chapters sucked, you didn't! (or, at least, it sounds like you didn't) I'll keep on writing it, now ;)

Rose S.: Yay, my most loyal reviewer it sounds like :D, thanks!

JadeFalcon3: Yeah, I can't see Yumi playing soccer either..But hey, you gotta do whatcha gotta do to make the story. I'm glad you still like it!

reeltreble1031: Interesting doesn't sound very good..At least you put in 'and good' or I would of stuck with the not-so-good interesting!

PurifiedDarkness: Glad you liked it! Do you mean you just started watching Cartoon Network, or did you mean to put Code Lyoko? Ah well, I get what your saying, glad a new viewer like my fic!

Tsukia Malleo: Yes, I do have alot of spelling mistakes, and Ulrich is out of character. Since when did he have to be in character? Lol, for this story, he'll have to be a little stuck-up and a sort-of snob, but I hope you can look past that and still like the fic!

On with the story!

Life and Soccer

Trying out love

"Ok class, today we'll be learning about.."

Argg, this is so boring..,To think I was going to ENJOY having classes... Yumi supported her head on her hands and turned to look out the window. She could just see Ulrich's class, and could see he was also looking out the window. Looking out at her, actually.

What should I do? Smile! No, that'll make me look stupid.., Wave! Five-year-olds wave, get a grip! Just look away and act like you didn't see him! She decided to go with this last option and turned her attention back to the teacher.

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She's going to drive me crazy... Ulrich thought as she looked away from him. His gaze lingered on her for a moment, before following her lead and staring at his teacher again.

What the hell is he talking about... Ulrich thought, hiding a grin as his teacher picked up a banana and started to thrash it around in the air like he was trying to keep someone back. He looked over at Odd. Odd looked like he had just woken up, and was staring at his teacher with a scared look on his face.

"What the..."

"Yeah, I know, this school needs some shrinks." Ulrich answered Odd's unfinished thought. "So, you ready for the try-outs tonight?"

"Ha, you kiddin'? Course I'm ready! I'm the Great Odd, remember? You ready to face that hot new girl?" Odd questioned, with an innocent smile.

"I don't know, I just get so nervous around her. She's the first girl to blow me off since... It's never happened, she's the first girl to refuse a date with me. Now I'm supposed to play a good soccer game while she's watching? Yeah, like that'll happen."

"Hey dude, chill. Remember, Emily made the team last year and you had a crush on her. You still played awesome games, and were the best player on the team!"

"This is different, Odd. Emily liked me, but Yumi... I don't know about her."

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"Welcome to the try-outs of Kadic High School's co-ed soccer team! This will last until 8 o'clock tonight- that's 4 hours. If you can't handle 4 hours of hard running and playing, you better leave now!"

The tall, bulky man, who Yumi assumed was the head coach, looked around after saying this. Two younger boys got up and left, followed by three girls their age. They can't take 4 hours, they shouldn't be on the team anyway. Yumi thought as she turned her attention back to the man up front.

"You will be divided up into four teams- Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green. Each team will play two other teams, each game lasting two hours. Starting with the red team.."

The man called out the names of the red and blue team, and Yumi and Ulrich were still waiting to be called. Ulrich's name came first, being put on the yellow team, and Yumi was finally put on the green team. She got up and made her way to her teammates, grabbing a jersey on the way. She could see Ulrich out of the corner of her eye and could see him looking at her.

He's checkin' me out! I better play well and impress him, show him that if he wants to go out with me, he can't break my heart after the first week or he'll regret it!

Yumi smiled, as she finally realized why she had said no. He was the kind of boy who went out with as many girls as he could, just so he could brag about it. The kind of jock who didn't care whose heart he broke, as long as it made him even more of a heartthrob. She sighed inwardly, as she smiled at a girl around Aelita's age.

"Hi, I'm Emily. You're Yumi, I know. I heard you had a little game against Mr. Soccer Star over there and happened to tie. I ALSO heard you were asked out by the same boy and didn't say yes!" She was talking about Ulrich, of course, and it made Yumi a little happier to hear she had almost beat the best player in the school.

"Yeah, to both rumors. Anyways, you ready to kick some ass tonight?"

"Yeah, I was born ready! Just a little warning, I went out with Ulrich last year, and it wasn't a good ending. You know the type."

"Yes, I think I do," Yumi replied unhappily.

"Ok, people, first round Red and Blue will play, and Yellow and Green over there. We'll have a coach watching each game, picking out the best players of each team. There are only 20 spots open on the team, so try your hardest! When I blow the whistle, you can start your games! 3..2..1.." Brrringg the whistle blew out.

Odd and Ulrich were on the same team, and Yumi knew they had to be two of the best. She watched from mid-field as Odd passed it off to Ulrich, and Ulrich passed her team's forwards. Emily was defending behind her, and yelled up, "Yumi, I know you can stop him!"

Yumi smiled as she timed when he was going to reach her. Ulrich looked up to see who he had to pass next and saw Yumi waiting for him, shaking her hands gently as she waited for him to get close enough. Wow, she's really hot...She'll definitely make the team, I know it. Ulrich had been so busy thinking about Yumi, he hadn't seen her steal the ball and start to run down the field.

"Ulrich, dude, get your head in the game! You just let her take it away from you, idiot!" Odd yelled, as he furiously chased Yumi. The Japanese girl stopped the ball, and Odd ran past her, unable to stop because of his speed. She did a spin move, faked out a defender, crossed it over, and got it all the way to his goal, where she kicked it to the high right corner and scored.

Shit...Was that my fault? At least she looked hot scoring... Ulrich walked back to his side, trying not to smile as Yumi ran past him. He could smell the little bit of perfume she had on, and silently cursed himself again. Keep your mind on the try-outs, Ulrich.

"Nice shot, girl! Keep it up and you know you're gonna be on the team!" Yumi looked over to the source of the voice, seeing Aelita sitting in the stands cheering.

"Hey!" The black-haired girl waved back.

"Nice shot, Yumi! I knew you were good, but I needed to see to believe!" Emily said, as she came and slapped her hand. Both girls turned back around and waited for Odd to pass to Ulrich again.

Ulrich received the pass, then went as hard as he could to the goal, keeping his mindset even when he passed Yumi. Well, not really pass...More like, run over. He hit Yumi hard, knocking her back to the ground and looking dazed as she stumbled back up. Oh my god, is she okay? I need to go back and see! No, man, keep your mind on the goal. Remember, you can get her later, now it's about the game.

He easily passed the worried Emily, as she rushed past him to help Yumi up, and the goalie was too caught up with the drama that was occurring that Ulrich didn't even have to try and score. Little did he know that the goalie wasn't worried about Yumi's fall, he was more interested in what Yumi was doing. She hadn't waited for Emily to reach her, she had jumped up and started to walk towards the younger boy who had plowed her down. Her face was red with anger, and she clenched her fists and walked up right behind him, just as Emily ran to her and held her back. Ulrich turned to see Yumi clawing at him and three people holding her back, almost losing the battle. He apologized quickly and rushed away, looking back at her to make sure she wasn't coming to kill him.

Yumi calmed down enough to go to one of the forwards and ask him to switch spots with her, so she could receive the opening kick. He agreed, scared of what might happen if he didn't, and fell back to cover her midfield spot.

So, Ulrich thinks he can just come in and walk over, huh? Well, he thought wrong.. As Yumi made her way down the field, she ran right up to Ulrich, aiming and kicking the ball right at his...Well, you get the point. He collapsed in pain, as she silently apologized to him and kept on going when the ball bounced back to her. She did a rainbow over the last defender's head and scored another goal. She made her way back to the boy who had fallen. She offered a hand, and surprisingly he took it.

"That was a very, very low blow, you know." He remarked, not meeting her eyes, but semi-smiling.

"Yeah, I guess it was. Just remember that next time you want think about tackling me." She said, trying her hardest to sound like she was happy he was still in pain.

"I guess I deserved it, didn't I?" He asked, his eyes meeting hers finally, shining with pain, but glazed over with a tiny bit of..Hold on, LOVE? No, boys like HIM don't LOVE. They don't even know what love is. This is a little crush, or even lust, but not love. Yumi thought to herself.

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By the time the try-outs were done, Yumi was covered in sweat and didn't have enough breath to waste on words. She walked over to the head coach, who was calling everyone in, and sat down next to Emily.

"Ok, after watching you all play tonight, I'm happy to say that we have found our new Kadic team! The people I call out will be the new members of our co-ed team, and everyone else is asked to leave the field, A.S.A.P. Now for the new team!"

He called out names; Odd and Ulrich made the team, of course. Emily also started jumping up and down as they yelled her name, but by the 15th name, Yumi was starting to get worried. Come on, come on... "Yumi Ishiyama!" She was the 20th person called, she sighed and smiled as Emily and Aelita hugged her. She looked over at Ulrich, who was listening to Odd say something everyone else on the new team thought was funny. He started to laugh, and looked over at Yumi, winking at her as she looked back.

It's a good thing my face is so red from running.. She gratefully thought, because her cheeks were definitely hot with a blush. The next second she was mad at herself again for allowing him to get to this side of her. C'mon Yumi, you know he can't be any good for you. Aelita pulled her up, and they walked back to their dorm, Yumi secretly thinking of what to do about Ulrich.

Yay, hope you liked it! This may/may not be the last update before Christmas, due to the fact that it's getting really hectic and stuff. I might be able to get on and update it, but it will be a short chapter if I do. Sorry for any spelling mistakes in advance, I try my hardest to find them and fix them! REVIEW NOW! Grrrrr looks at lurkers with an angry stare Do you really want to have to live with the fact that you didn't review? Don't answer..Just please review!

.StArRy.