I WAS going to try and post this like a couple of days ago, but document manager went all spastic, like this! waves hands in circles and makes funny spazzing noises yah, like that.
So! Since I promised her I would, this chapter is ALSO dedicated to AngElle. I dont think she realizes that i've dedicated like three other things to her too. :P (I hope she doesn't take that the wrong way...)
I was going to say something else, but I was distracted and now I don't remember. Oh well, that just means we can get on with da story!
(Avery P.O.V.)
I woke up this morning feeling extremely happy. I'm lying on my bed, it's so comfortable, and I'm trying to fall back to sleep for a little while. I have my eyes closed and I'm breathing in Odd's scent from my pillow.
Wait a minute, Odd's scent? Why does my pillow smell like Odd?
I still don't want to open my eyes, but I'm puzzled beyond belief. It's almost as if Odd had come and slept on my pillow himself.
I jerk when I feel someone's hand touch my arm gently, pushing me a little bit.
"Avery… it's time to get up…." Ulrich's voice says quietly but forcefully. I sit up and open my eyes. I have to squint for a moment because of the bright light, but eventually Ulrich's face comes into focus.
"Ulrich… what are you doing in my room?" He laughs.
"Avery, you're in my room." I rub the sleep out of my eyes and look around. I'm sitting on Odd's bed in his room. My pillow, which I thought was mine, was actually Odd's. I was even using Odd's blanket.
Well, that explains the pillow thing.
"Good morning sleepy." He says.
"What do you mean good morning? It's like 5:30!" I say loudly, looking at the clock on Odd's headboard.
"Actually, it's 6:00. Odd has his clock set back half an hour so that his alarm goes off half an hour late. That way, he can blame his clock when he wakes up late." I start laughing at Odd's insanity.
"Still Ulrich, its 6:00. I usually don't get up until at least 6:30."
"Well, I've got to go do my morning workout, and I didn't think it would be good if someone came in to find you here, alone, and asleep in Odd's bed."
"Good point. So, since when do you have a morning workout?"
"I don't. Sometimes, if I wake up in time, I do. But Yumi called earlier and asked if I wanted to have one with her. So naturally, I accepted."
"Okay. Hold on for a minute and I'll go with you." I say, getting up and stretching. "I just need to go get changed first." I quickly jog down stairs and change into some PE clothes that I had lying around. Ulrich meets me outside on the soccer field, where Yumi is waiting.
"You know Ave, you could have gone back to your room and slept for a little while longer." Yumi says. I just start stretching.
"Nah, I'm done sleeping. Besides, I should probably be here just to make sure you guys don't do anything inappropriate." I say and they both blush.
"Now what makes you think we would do that?" Yumi asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, it was a joke. But then you blushed, so you probably had something of the like in mind. So, I'm staying."
"Whatever." Ulrich says casually.
"So what were you planning to do?" I ask after a moment of silence. Ulrich and Yumi both look at each other.
"Uh… we were just going to sort of… wing it." Ulrich says sheepishly. I just shake my head.
"Yah right. How about a race?" I ask, and they both nod, obviously grateful. We jog over to the starting point, and agree first one to do a full lap wins.
If I remember right, Yumi isn't much of a runner. I'm not sure about Ulrich though. I have a horrible feeling that he's an awesome runner though…
"Ready…" I say.
"Get set…" Yumi adds.
"Go!" We all yell at the same time. We all take off sprinting, and Yumi slowly falls behind. Not by much, but enough to show who the real sprinters here are. I'm still not even going full speed, but Ulrich is giving me a good run for my money.
"Is that all you got Ulrich?" I ask, breathing somewhat hard. He smiles at me.
"Not even close." He says, not even looking winded.
"Then how about we take it up a notch?" I ask, raising my left eyebrow and smiling back.
"Let's." At the same time, we both drastically increase our speed, leaving Yumi in the dust. I look back to see her slow to a stop.
"No fair!" She yells to us, grinning. She just jogs back to the starting line, obviously to be the judge.
"Come on Avery!" Ulrich yells. While I was looking back at Yumi, he sped up.
"Cheap!" I speed up faster than Ulrich to catch him, then slow back down. I don't want to use all my energy too fast. We pass the halfway mark, both still going strong.
"Okay, all cards on the table." I say, breathing hard.
"Deal." He says, breathing equally hard. I go up nearly to my full, but just shy of it. Ulrich speeds up to match my pace, and then a little bit more. He takes the lead, but he's also reached his top speed. I can just tell. I decide enough is enough. Just as we reach the last curve, I hit my top mark. Unfortunately, it's not quite enough. Ulrich and I are still going the same speed, and I'm just a little behind him.
Knowing I'm going to regret it later, I hit the turbo. I gain ground on Ulrich just fast enough to catch him just as we hit the finish line. Afterwards, we both collapse on the field, breathing like there's no tomorrow. After a couple minutes, we both sit up, looking at Yumi.
"I'd have to say Ulrich won." She says calmly.
"Yes!" Ulrich says, pumping his fist into the air and falling back onto the field.
"Then I'd have to say you're biased." I reply, falling back as well.
"Okay, so maybe I am a little bit. It was basically a tie."
"Ha, I knew it." I say to the sky because I'm too tired to get up again.
"Okay, I don't know about you, but I think I've had enough workout for today." Ulrich says slowly.
"I agree." I say quickly. Yumi just shakes her head.
"You guys are pansies." She says before running off.
"Hey!" I try to get up to chase her, but I don't have enough energy to move. I look over to see Ulrich with the same problem.
"No fair!" He yells at her. She just smiles and walks back over.
"You guys overdid it." She just says calmly. I just wave my hand at her.
"What gave you that idea?"
"Come on, you guys need to go get ready for school." Yumi says, helping us up.
"I'll see you later Yumi." I say giving her a hug.
"Bye Ave." She whispers to me. Yumi and Ulrich kiss really quick before parting. I quickly head back to my room and get ready. That definitely included a shower. I get ready for school and meet everyone in the cafeteria. I knew I shouldn't have gone over my top limit in running, now I'm exhausted.
(Ulrich P.O.V.)
During breakfast, I noticed a funny sight. Avery wasn't talking much, she was also yawning a lot. With about ten minutes left for breakfast, her head started drooping. She kept getting lower and lower, she almost did a face plant in her waffles. Just before she did though, I put my finger to my lips to everyone else, signaling them to be quiet. I quietly grabbed her tray and pulled it away. About 2 seconds later, her head was resting on the table and she was fast asleep.
"Jeez, how late did she stay up last night?" Jeremie asks rhetorically,
"About midnight." I respond anyway.
"How would you know?" He looks at me quizzically. At that moment, I saw Yumi walk in the cafeteria, ready for school.
"She slept in my room last night, on Odd's bed. I'll explain later, okay?" I say quickly before Yumi sits down.
"Explain what later?" She asks.
"Shhh!" I say quickly, pointing to Avery. Yumi nods, understanding the need to be quiet. I reeeaaally didn't want to explain that I slept in the same room as Avery. I don't think Yumi would take it so well. We talk quietly amongst each other before the 10 minute warning bell sounds. When it does, Yumi quietly walks to the other side of the table and stands behind Avery.
"Avery…." She says, gently pushing Avery on the shoulder.
"Hmm… leave me alone…" Avery mumbles.
"Avery, you need to wake up… it's time for class…"
"Go away Odd…." She says, waving her hand in the air slightly. Everyone chuckled slightly when she said that, but Yumi starts laughing.
"Come on Juliet, time to wake up." She says, getting no response from Avery.
"Okay Yumi, just wake her up, we need to get going." I say, and Yumi nods. She grabs Avery by the shoulders and pulls her into a sitting position.
"Okay, okay… I'm up." She says, rubbing her eyes. "Wha happened?"
"You dozed off during breakfast. Now come on, let's go!" Avery stands up and we all walk off to our first period classes. Since Avery has my first period, she sits next to me.
"Aww man…" She mumbles about halfway during class.
"What?" I whisper, putting my head down slightly.
"We were going to go visit Odd before school. I totally forgot! Why did you let me fall asleep during breakfast?" She asks me angrily.
"Hey, calm down. There wasn't time anyway."
"I guess you have a point. But we're going to go see him right after school, okay?"
"Okay."
Yah, I know it was mostly filler, but i'm going to put up the next chapter real soon to make up for it. I promise! I'll bet AngElle is gonna make me update in like... 2 days anyways.
haha! I found my quotes! now I owe you about... lets say like 8.
459. Relatives are like fish, they begin to stink after 3 days.
462. All generalizations are false.
463. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
465. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
466. Few women admit their age, fewer men act it.
467. Hard work has future payoff, laziness pays off NOW! (so true!)
468. According to my calculations, the problem doesn't exist.
469. Some people are alive only because it is illegal to kill.
470. Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
Ha! I spoiled you and left 9. So I had better get some reviews for this chapter. Even if it's a flame. So go ahead and flame me if you wish. I like flame, it's good when used with WD-40!