"Hey Yumi!" said Aelita as Yumi walked through the gates to Kadic Academy. Yumi gave a little wave as she walked by and headed in the completely opposite direction of her class, towards the school's soccer field.
Yumi stopped when she saw a handsome brunette juggling his soccer ball in the air with complete ease. "Ulrich, We need to talk." she said boldly as she stopped in front of him.
"Yah, come to think of it, how was your date during my soccer game! Must of been a lot fun. Listen, No I dont want to talk about it, 'cause I know what your gonna say." said Ulrich as he started to walk away.
"No, actually Ulrich, you have no idea what I'm gonna say. This would have happened a long time ago if you actually knew what i am going to say." said Yumi as she grabbed his arm.
"Then say it."
"Ulrich.. I'm really sorry for what happened."
"Thats what i thought you were gonna say so, bye, i'm out of here."
"Wait, I'm not finished. I should have told you what happened and i guess i should have told you guys what the coverup was so we could have a backup plan. I messed up big time." said Yumi.
"Wait a minute? What are you talking about!" Ulrich said.
"Sorry I'm just i bit nervous." said Yumi and blushed a light pink.
"Yeah, what could you be so nervous about?" said Ulrich taking a step closer to her.
"This conversation." she said and blushed even deeper. "Wait, a minute, stop trying to be sneaky and let me finish my story. William pretended to be my boyfriend for a night so my father could meet my so-callled boyfriend. Not my real boyfriend. William was never and will never be my boyfriend, permentally. And i really dont want to go through the date that he made me go on again, which was the one we went on when you played your soccer game. Did you get all that?"
"Yes, but, what I dont understand is why you didnt let me interview for the job?" said Ulrich looking up at her and blushing.
"Well, you had soccer.."
"You should know that you are way more important to me than soccer." 'Oops.. I shouldnt of said that.' he thought.
"So will you do it? I mean play the actor tonight at 6:00 for me?"
"Yah, sure."
"Thank you so much Ulrich!" Yumi said and she gave him a passionate hug, which he returned.
"Y-Yumi.. If we win the soccer g-game tonight. Remind me to t-tell you something." said Ulrich as he pulled her closer.
"Okay."
"So, how did it go with your parents the second time around with Ulrich, Yumi?" asked Jeremy as Yumi joined him, Odd and Aelita on the stands to watch Ulrich's soccer game.
"Great! With my new curfew I'm sure I can do all the the Lyoko missions and with a good excuse. He did way better than William could ever do." said Yumi, smiling.
"Someone's biased." said Odd teasingly.
"Shut up, Odd." said Yumi giving him a frown, while blushing.
"Tisk tisk, Stern. Ready to get humiliated once again? Wait, stupid question. I know you are ready. 86 years and counting." said Ivan as both he and Ulrich lined up in their center foward position's, Ivan ready to kick off.
"I was born ready, to kick your butt. I'm feeling especially good today." said Ulrich smiling.
"We'll see about that, Stern." said Ivan confidently.
"Beep!" the Ref. blew the whistle and the game began.
It was a St. Pierres throw in with 3 minutes left in the first half. Francois threwn the ball in to Ivan, who easily ran down the field like a hawk in the air and easily got past the Kadic defenders, with some spectacular cut moves. "No!.." said Ulrich who was seriously out of breath and energy. He had been playing twice as hard as he did before because there were to people in the stands that he wanted to impress.
Ulrich ran down the field, fast as a bullet, his cleats whipping up grass behind him as he ran. Ulrich went for the slide tackle at the ball just as Ivan crossed into the goalie box.
Just as Ulrich slid, Ivan, who had seen Ulrich coming, kick the ball perfectly, just a little in front of him, and hopped over Ulrich as he slid at him, then kicked the ball over the goalies head and into the goal.
The rest of the St. Pierre team came over and picked Ivan up and carried Ivan to the sidelines for halftime intermission. "See you later, loser." said Ivan with naughty smile as he was carried off.
"Jerk.." Ulrich whispered to himself as he got up and tried to brush his side off which was covered in dirt. He realized he had a huge bruise on his side as he limped off to the sidelines.
"Oh, Ulrich.." Yumi said as she saw Ulrich limp off towards the Kadic sidelines.
"Man, I wish that was me out there. It looks like a lot of fun." said Odd with a huge smile on his face.
"It's not funny, Odd. Ulrich could of really gotten hurt." said Yumi looking at him.
"Sheesh. It's a joke. Stop being overprotective of your boyfriend." said Odd with a laugh.
"I told you. He's not my boyfriend." Yumi said as she looked the other way to prevent her friend from seeing her blush crimson. 'I hope he's okay..' she thought. Ulrich then looked at her and gave her the thumbs up smiling. Yumi then smiled and waved back at him.
"I think he's okay." she said turning back to her friends. " He just gave me the thumbs up."
"That's good." said Aelita who had seemed a little worried.
Ulrich was determined to tie the game up, at least. That would break St. Pierres 86 year win streak. 'No.' he thought as he took his position. 'My first goal will be to break their win streak and my second will be for Yumi.'
"Beeepp!" The ref. blew the whistle and the second half began. Ulrich stole the Ball from one St. Pierre foward and headed down the field. 'You need a team to win.' he thought as he made a nice deak on a enemy mid fielder. 'I need to use my teammates. Not just be a one-man show like Ivan.'
Taking his own advice Ulrich passed the ball to Theo, which caught the defenders by suprise and gave Theo some time. "Theo! Over Here!" shouted Ulrich who found some open room on the opposite side of the field.
Just as the defenders closed in on him Theo did a beautiful air cross to Ulrich who headed it into the goal. "Yess!" Ulrich shouted and pumped his fist into the air. Theo came over and gave him a high five. Ulrich then looked at his dad who was actually standing up clapping for his son. He then took a glance at his friends who were standing up cheering for him. Odd even gave Jeremy such a hard high five that it almost caused him to fall over. Yumi and Aelita just laughed.
"I'll get you for that one, Stern." said Ivan as Ulrich walked by. Ulrich said nothing.
Ivan didnt take his well. "You want a piece of me!" said Ivan furiously.
"No, I just want to play the game and try my best." said Ulrich and he stopped and looked Ivan in the eye.
Ivan took a few more steps until he was right in front of Ulrich. "Then bring it."
"Dont worry, I will." said Ulrich calmly and took his position waiting for the kickoff.
The game was pretty even for the next 30 minutes of the half. Ivan kept trying to due Ulrich in and prevent him from touching the ball. When he did touch the ball Ivan tried to make Ulrich look like a fool and steal it away from him easily. Ulrich just went around his business and followed his game plan of using his teammates, which was working well. The '06 Kadic Team was finally becoming the Kadic Cavaliers, and not just Ulrich Stern and company.
There was thirty seconds left in the game. And both Ivan and Ulrich knew one of them had to get something done fast. 'Okay.' Ulrich thought. 'It's crunch time. Stay focused and try your best. I know I can do it.'
With his new confidence showing Ulrich stole the ball from Francois with one fantastic wave of his right foot and headed down the field. The only 2 things that stood in his way were Ivan and 86 years of history.
Ivan waited and tried to anticipate Ulrich's move. As Ulrich was about to try and make his move around Ivan his eye caught Yumi's. He gained strength from her steady gaze. Ulrich then tried something that he had never done before. The Rainbow.
As he came up to Ivan, Ulrich put the soccer ball behind him, between his legs and Ivan took a swipe at Ulrich to try and disrupt the move. Just as Ivans leg was about to make contact with the ball Ulrich jumped into the air and flicked the ball up with one brisk movement and the ball landed over Ivan's and Ulrich's heads'.
Ulrich speeded around Ivan, who only new that he had missed, but didnt know where Ulrich and the ball had went. Ulrich dribbled a couple more steps to line up his shot and took a powerful kick as the ball. It soard into the top left corner of the net just as the ref. blew the whistle. Kadic had Won their first game against St. Pierre Acadamy in 86 years.
"ALLRIGHT! WE DID IT!" said Ulrich jumping uncontrollable into the air while pumping his fist. His teammates swarmed around him and they did a group jump. Even Jim the coach joined in! Screaming more wildly than any of them!
"86 YEARS AND DONE!" Odd shouted at the top of his lungs from the stands, threw his soda into the air and him and the rest of the gang ran out to the field like the rest of the fans had already done. To make things better, the Soda landed on Sissi's head and spilled all over here. "DELLA ROBBIA GET BACK HERE!" she screamed at Odd.
Yumi searched for Ulrich threw the wild crowd for 10 minutes until she finally found him getting harrased by Millie and Tamiya. Ulrich saw Yumi looking at him and smiled. "Excuse me a moment." he said to the reporters.
"You did it Ulrich! I'm so proud of you." Said Yumi holding Ulrich tightly.
"Yah, I cant believe it myself. I couldnt have done it without you." Said Ulrich pulling her close. "Yumi.. Theres something i need to tell you. I-"
"Attention! Kadic students! Theres a celabration party being held in the gym for Kadic and this years MVP will be announced." The microphone boomed out through the chaotic crowd.
"Hey! Ulrich, Yumi!" said Odd walking towards them waving and shouting through the noise. "Lets go to the party! This is gonna be so much fun!" he said clapping his hands up in the air.
"Yah.. Errr.. Lets go then." Said Ulrich as he grabbed Yumi's hand and they walked towards Odd through the crowd and into the gym. 'I promise I'll tell her after the award ceromony.'
The principal walked onto the stage with the Soccer commissioner right behind him holding the '06 Soccer Championship Trophy in his hands. The one Kadic Academy had waited for 86 years. "I'm proud to award this wonderful trophy to the Kadic Academy Cavaliers in honor of their wonderful '06 championship season. To your '06 Soccer Champions, the Kadic Cavaliers, I award this trophy and the title of Champions!" the commissioner said into the microphone.
The gym exploded into a crazed yelling fit of cheers. The crowd screamed wildly and started to chant "MVP MVP MVP!" Sissi being the loudest of them all, screaming wildly trying to get Ulrich to notice her. Jim and Ulrich stepped up to take the trophy and Ulrich held it high into the air for all of the fans to see. The gymnasium went absolutely wild again.
"And now, I will present the Most Valuable Player Award. Pause. The MVP of the '06 Soccer Championship season is Ulrich Stern!" said the commissioner said as he handed the trophy to Ulrich. Ulrich smiled widely gazing at the trophy which had his name in scripted into it. He ran down the stage to greet his friends, dodging Sissi.
"We're all so proud of you, Ulrich." Said Yumi hugging him fiercely, while the others shouted their approval. "I couldnt think of a better MVP."
Ulrich smiled widely at this comment. At this moment the dance begun and a slow song started to play. "Um.. Wanna d-dance Yumi?"
"I'd love to Ulrich." Said Yumi as he led her onto the dance practically throwing his trophy to Odd as it didnt matter to him anymore.
Yumi wrapped her arms around Ulrich's neck and laid her head on his shoulders and they danced passionately each taking in every breath of each other. 'I cant believe it.' Thought Ulrich. ' I'm dancing with the girl of my dreams in my arms.' He pulled her closer as the song ended and whispered into her ear. "Do you want to take a walk in the park with me?"
"Sure."
Ulrich and Yumi walked peacefully into the city's park quietly talking about the game, Lyoko, and Ulrich's parents and Yumi's parents. Ulrich stopped and grabbed Yumi's hand and led her up onto a beautiful hill where they could see the constellations perfectly. "I come up here when i feel sad sometimes." Said Ulrich as they sat down at the top of the hill gazing at the stars. "You're the first person I've brought up here."
"Really? I'm so proud of myself." Said Yumi looking at him and smiling as the wind blew her hair a little bit.
'God, she looks hot.' Thought Ulrich to himself thankful that she could not read his mind. "You know, Yumi, we've been through a lot together, dont you think?"
"Yah, I guess we have." Said Yumi giving him a smile that melted his heart. Ulrich almost couldnt take the suspense anymore. He was to infatuated by her.
"You know, for some time now, I-I've been wanting to tell you something. Something important." He said and looked at her unable to take his eyes away.
This quickly got Yumi's attention on him. "Is something wrong?" she asked seriously.
"No no. It's nothing like that, I think.." he said trying to look at the ground. "I'm usually not very open with people.. But i cant take it not knowing what w-we could be. I just want to be with you." He said looking at her and blushing, as he took her hand in his. " Yumi, I love you. With all of my heart. I know you'll probably hate me now.."
"Ulrich, I could never hate a person like you. You're impossible to hate." Said Yumi moving closer to him. "But, you're very possible to love." Yumi moved as close to him as she could without kissing him. "I love you to."
Ulrich then put his arms around her and kissed her passionately, wanting to get every feel of her he could. When they finally broke for lack of air they leaned back against a nearby with Ulrich's arms still wrapped tightly around Yumi. "I never want to be without you." Said Ulrich taking in her warmth and stroking her hair lightly.
Yumi giggled a little at this and said, "I know."
"You know it would be the perfect life if you and Odd could get that music contract together and I could play soccer professionally one day. Once Xana's done with of course." Said Ulrich dreamily.
"Yes, It would be the perfect life." Said Yumi and she seemed nervously to be in another world, thinking about something. Yumi stared off into space for a minute and seemed deep in thought.
"You okay?"
"Yah, I'm fine. You just brought back old memories.."
"Like what?"
"Oh, nothing important." Said Yumi, truly wanting to change the subject. "Just things of when I was a child.."
"Oh, well alright then." Said Ulrich, seeing that she really didnt want to talk about it. 'I'll talk to her about it tomorrow..' "Well, I should be taking you back home it's pretty late, unless you want to spend the night here?" he added shyly.
"I'd like that." Said Yumi giving him one of those heart-stopping smiles.
Ulrich smiled as Yumi cuddled up next to him. "Goodnight, beautiful. I love you."
"I love you to.."
'What is wrong with me!' thought Yumi as she noticed Ulrich fall asleep. 'I'm sleeping next to the guy of my dreams.. And I cant stop thinking about L.I.F..' Yumi finally fell to sleep after some hard thinking that ached through her heart, although this was only the beginning.
The End.
Haha.. Total Cliffy at the end of the story. Set up for sequel.. No one is ever gonna guess what L.I.F. is. And what is Yumi thinking about! Well... You will all find out in the sequel to this, which is gonna be way better than this one. Well, You guys know the drill! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Oh and if you guys wanna guess what the plot is for the sequel, go ahead. You'll need help from God to guess. LOOK FOR THE SEQUEL!
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