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Chapter three: My Life is a Catastroscope.

PoV: Normal

'That was an, interesting conversation' Yumi's thought to herself, after finding her way back to her small room. She had just come back from talking with her father and sister, not her two favorite people in the world. She closed her eyes and sighed, 'So this is life from now on." Letting, the memories of the day flood back into her mind, she attempted to relax.

x ong flashback!11! x

"Dad?" her voice was almost a whisper; like she wanted to be heard, and yet didn't at the same time. Amazingly, the man on the staircase heard her, and smiled slightly. He was taller than Yumi by at least half a foot; but only a few inches taller then her sister. His dark brown hair was starting to grow grey, along with select hairs in his goatee (AN: what are those things called? XP). He was slightly overweight, it seemed, and he wore a pair of jeans and a tee-shirt. He seemed to be anything but Japanese, probably moved to Japan at a fairly young age. He had dark brown eyes, lighter than Hailey's (and not nearly as scary), but darker than Yumi's by a few shades.

"Yumi! It's been forever, please, have a seat!" he motioned towards the large sofa in the living room by the front door. Hailey was walking over to her dad quickly, and attaching herself, rather clinging herself to their father. They both sat done next to Yumi, who scooted as far away from them as possible, resorting to sitting on the arm of the furniture.

"So, um…dad? Yeah, it's nice to, err, see you again," She was at a lack for words; she didn't know her father, was she supposed to be excited? Angry? Did it even matter? Her father seemed pleased, and that was all that counted at the moment. Forcing a smile, Yumi waited for a reply.

Hailey, being the person she was, had to get a word in. "Oh Daddy, I forgot to tell you! Today Sammy said there was going to be an extra hour of practice tonight, so your going to have to stay a little while longer, Okay?" It wasn't a question; anyone could tell it was a command. The man just nodded and smiled, 'Just nod and smile, remember that,' Yumi made a mental note, knowing it would come in handy in the near-future.

"How was your day?" the question snapped the note taking girl back to reality, and cringed. Not that she was going to say anything, since her day was pretty much a disaster, but the cheerleader interrupted her yet again.

"It was excellent Daddy! I got a 98 on my math test, the highest grade in my class!" Her tone changed dramatically as she continued, "But science was a catastroscope! Jenny spilled the chemicals all over Nick's lab, and he had to start over. You should have seen the teachers face, he was furious," Yumi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, 'Catastroscope? What the heck is that?'

After this, however, Yumi didn't get a word in. Her father and sister decided to start an all out disturbing conversation about cheerleading, and only cheerleading. Looking around the room, she noticed the numerous trophies of girls holding up pom-poms, medals and plaques scattered on the walls. "Obsessive!" was the last thing she said before she left unnoticed and unheard, escaping to the solitude of her room.

x end flashback!11! X

x insert POV change to Ulrich Stern:o x

"I don't know you guys, she was acting really weird before…" How could they be so calm? Okay, maybe I'm overreacting, is pacing overreacting? It is? Crap, I'm overreacting, aren't I?

"Relax dude, you are totally overreacting," Hah! I was right, I was overreacting. Why am I happy about overreacting? Am I rambling now? I guess it's true what they say, love does make you crazy.

"What if she's not alright? I mean, she said she wasn't going home, so where was she going? Why wouldn't she tell me? What is she's with William," Odd cut me off, again. Jerimie and Aelita were just staring at him and me, moving their heads back and forth as if it was a tennis match.

"Ulrich, why don't you, gasp! Call her?" He emphasized the calling part, obviously trying to mock me for being so anxious to know what was happening, which I guess I deserved. That still gave him no right to do it, though, and I shall therefore beat the living daylights out of him when we return to our dorm.

"Wow, you actually had a good idea for once, Odd." Jerimie had butted into the conversation for a moment before looking back over to Aelita and engaging in a very confusing conversation about some sort of hard drive or whatever. They scare me, seriously.

I fished my cell phone out of my pocket and scrolled through the contacts list, not having to go very far, seeing as her number was first. I clicked the green call button and waited for a ring. Waiting impatiently, her voice mail came up, and I sighed.

"Odd, I got her voice mail, she's not picking up." I had set the phone down on Jerimie's computer desk and looked at my roommate. He gave me a "You're kidding me, right?" look before telling me to leave a message.

"Oh, right." I picked up the phone, not sure how much of the conversation had been recorded on her mobile already. "Uh, hi Yumi, it's me. Me being Ulrich, of course. I was just wondering if you were okay, you seemed a bit…weird when you left school today," I turned around to see Odd making kissy faces in the background and the couple on the bed giggling like mad. Feeling my face flush, I quickly added a "Callmebackbye" before setting the phone down again.

"Odd, you are a dead man!" I practically screamed at him, and his eyes got large before he broke out into a fit of laughter, occasionally squeaking out a "You know you want to kiss her," or "You know you love her". Aelita was standing up and walking to my cell phone during the whole predicament, glancing at the screen and handing it to me.

"You forgot to hang up, Ulrich," She had a huge smile on her face as my face went beyond scarlet. I grabbed the phone quickly from her hands and moved to the corner of the room.

"Lets just pretend you didn't hear any of that, okay? Bye!" I managed to hang up this time, mortified.

x insert POV change to Yumi Ishiyama:o x

I guess someone had called me during my oh so interesting conversation with my family; because I had a voicemail on my phone. A rather large message, at that. 'Probably from mom making sure everything's ok,' I sighed and held the phone to my ear.

"voice mail, she's not picking up." I giggled, it was Ulrich, this could be good.

"Oh, right," He paused, I heard a sound on the other line, he had probably set the phone down and was picking it up. ""Uh, hi Yumi, it's me. Me being Ulrich, of course. I was just wondering if you were okay, you seemed a bit…weird when you left school today," He paused again, and I heard an unidentifiable sound in the background this time. Of course, my first suspicion was Odd, and I was correct.

"Odd, you are a dead man!" I would have collapsed laughing at the comment if I weren't sitting down on my bed already. I could hear Odd mumbling things, but couldn't make out anything he was saying. Aelita and Jerimie were obviously in the room, and laughing also. Aelita, being the attentive, noticed the message was still being recorded, and pointed it out to Ulrich, who picked the phone back up.

"Lets just pretend you didn't hear any of that, okay? Bye!" Those were the last words in the voicemail, and soon the annoying lady saying "If you wish to save this message…" came up, and I quickly saved the conversation before shutting off my phone. 'I'll call you back, later. I have the feeling you're to embarrassed to talk right now anyways," I smiled to myself. "I know him to well."

Feeling the need to unwind and relax, I made my way to the bath room. 'A long, hot shower, that's what I need.' As I opened the door and turned on the light, I saw what a mess the bathroom was. "Hailey, what did you do in here," I yelled, knowing she was probably half was across the house, "And why is there a bathing cap in the tub? Aren't you supposed to wash your hair when you take a shower?"

"If I wash my hair it goes curly again, and I don't want to have to straighten it again, okay? Good, now shut up so I can listen to my music," She turned her music up to full blast; and I could hear every word from behind the locked bathroom door. I picked up her bathing cap between my thumb and index finger and dropped it carelessly into the garbage.

"Oops?" I smiled to myself, 'Revenge is sweet.' I turned the water on and waited for it to heat up before undressing and climbing carefully into the shower. 'My life is a catastroscope, that's for sure.'

x insert end here x

AN stuffs:

Ok, I know catastroscope isn't a word; my dad said it once, since my grandma used to say it, and I couldn't help it, I had to use it. XANA, XANA, XANA, what to do with XANA…how's next chapter sound? I'll work it in, xP.

Sorry my chapters are kind of short; my friend seems to like them the way they are, so I post 'em. Plus, I get stuck a lot, go figure, x.x.

So, read and review away! I may or may not have a new chapter by Wednesday, seeing as my friends want to throw me a birthday party tomorrow, which is really just a set up to make Jimmy and me go bowling together, hardy har har, o.O. And yeah, Tuesday's my birthday so I'd have to write tonight and on Monday, and I have the practice for the play everyday after school until Thursday, sooo…