[2022 update: Aww, middle school me got winter break...I really wrote this story in a week, I'm flabbergasted]
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Heh, looks like I CAN write another chapter! I forgot about the break we get, aren't I so smart? Anyways, I'm going to wait till the last chapter to thank all my reviewers, so...Yeah, but you all know I love you! XD, ok, so, read it-
Life and Soccer
Notes
"Wake up, wake up, WAKE UP! You HAVE to tell me what happened last night, Yumi!"
"Arg, Aelita, quit shaking me!" Yumi answered, trying to wipe the sleep from her eyes. "Nothing happened last night, I don't know what you're talking about. Anyways, we still have an hour before we have to get up, so let me be!" Yumi fell back to her bed, pulling the covers over her head.
"No, you tell me right now what happened last night between you and Ulrich at the game. Tell me now, or I'll start screaming."
"That's babyish. I bet you won't, Miss Goody Goody smart girl." Yumi's voice getting muffled by the sheet over her. She suddenly threw the cover off as Aelita let out an ear-splitting scream and ran over to her, slamming her hand over the other girl's mouth.
"Ok, ok, I'll spill. I went to the game a little early, to get in some practice, and he was there and he started to get all huggy on me, then I pushed him off me as the rest of the team came and yelled at him. Then at the end of the game, I was walking away from him and he kis-...he ki..." She found it hard to say 'kiss' for some reason.
"You KISSED him? I KNEW you liked him! I know he's my friend and all, I just have to warn you about him though. Don't get to attached to him, he usually breaks up with girls in under a week. You know the drill, make them think you love them, act like you want them, then dump 'em when things get boring. Personally, though, I think he might really like you. You're the first girl he's had to chase, usually they lay at his feet. And the fact that you've shot him down and he keeps coming back...it's not something Ulrich would do if he wasn't serious!" Aelita was about to continue when Yumi cut in.
"No, you see, I didn't kiss him, HE kissed ME. He ran up to me and caught me by surprise, but I pushed him off as soon as he started."
"That's not what Emily said! She said you kinda pulled away at first, then you just wrapped your arms around his neck and didn't even protest until like, 2 minutes later when she went over and interrupted you guys in your love fest."
Yumi went red at this and threw her pillow at the younger girl. "Aelita, have you ever liked someone so much that you didn't realize you did because, I don't know, it's just too strong to feel or something? Or you like them so much that you're scared they'll end up hurting you, so you try and stay away from them?"
Aelita smiled comfortingly, as she said lightly back, "Yes, I think I have. Why, is that what you feeling with Ulrich, or are you just wondering?"
"Both, I guess. Ulrich just...I don't know, I can't even explain it." Aelita smiled wider at this comment. "And maybe if you've felt the same way, you can understand my reasons why I'm not jumping into his arms.." Yumi finished, trying to put it into words that made sense when they came out of her mouth.
Aelita walked over and sat next to Yumi, rubbing her back, "You know Yumi, I think I finally understand you. At first, I thought you were just trying to play hard to get, but now I think I really get you."
Yumi let out a little sigh, and got up and dressed, pulling on a jean skirt and a tight pink shirt with white Nike's. "I'm glad you get it, Aelita. Now let's go down and get some food, and I'm NOT sitting with Ulrich again, so don't even try it."
Aelita smirked, hooked arms with Yumi, and walked out of the room.
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How can I like someone as much as I do Ulrich? It shouldn't be possible..It shouldn't even be allowed! They should make it against the law for me to feel this way, so maybe I'd be able to stop feeling it.. Yumi thought as she saw Ulrich sitting with his friends, poking at his food. He was just so damn handsome!
She looked away as his head turned towards her, making sure she didn't lock eyes with him. She and Aelita got their trays and turned to sit down, passing Ulrich's table as they made their way to the back of the room. Quietly, Ulrich put a note on Yumi's tray, catching Yumi's attention just enough to make her shoot a questioning glance at him. He didn't look back but started to poke his food again.
As she sat down at her table, she open the note and gasped.
"What does it say, Yumi?" Aelita asked, leaning over the table to see it.
Yumi quietly whispered it to her,
"'Yumi-
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
I meant what I said, I'm serious about you giving me a chance.
I am not totally like the rumors people say about me, and
I've never felt this way before. I will show you just how serious
I am if you give me a shot. I'll make you happy. You won't regret it.
-Ulrich'"
"Wow, that's really sweet. You should write a letter back to him, maybe tell him that you really do like him, but you don't want to deal with him breaking your heart.." Aelita whispered back, handing Yumi a piece of paper and a pen. Yumi scribbled a quote she had heard a long time ago. She folded it, walked up, threw her food away, and passed the note to Ulrich at the same time. He grabbed it out of the air, and almost tore it open. His face went a slight shade darker as he read it, smiling and laying it back on the table.
Odd took this as an invitation to steal the note, as he grabbed it a read aloud to Jeremy,
"'Ulrich-
I am afraid to lose you, and you aren't even mine.
-Yumi'"
"That's funny, I thought she hated you..." Jeremy said, watching Ulrich trying to grab the note back from Odd.
"Well, it doesn't say she doesn't," said Odd, giving the note back to the grabbing Ulrich, who took it and glared at him.
"Well, I'm going to confront it at practice, and she can't run away because she has to be there." Ulrich said, standing to throw his food away. He followed the girls out the door.
"He's never acted like this towards a girl before...Dude, do you think he's...?" Odd asked, staring at Jeremy with wide eyes.
"Yeah, I think he might be in love."
"Haha, Ulrich's in loooooo-veeeeeeeee!" Odd answered in a sing-song voice. They both laughed as they put their trays in the trashcan and left for their classes.
Haha, short chapter. ReViEw NoW!
.StArRy.