Chapter 4: A little change would do you good


Disclaimer: I always have to do these its just good practice. Oh yea on a side note I do not own anything to do with code Lyoko or Pongo Jim or Han Solo or Indiana Jones.

The sounds of blunt trauma, impact, and the stomping echoed through the nearly empty gymnasium. passers by could have sworn that there was a fight going on inside. and then there was the rattle of chain and the heavy bag shook with each punch and kick. Ulrich was the sole occupant in the gym beating on the heavy bag taking out his frustrations on it. Sweat was pouring and flying off of his body like rain with every impact and jar, he had a look that could kill in his eye, and as he hit the memories kept repeating over and over like some broken DVD stuck playing the same 3 minuets over and over again.

"You Liar"Yumi words kept ringing in his head over and over in his skull. Every time he looked as if someone had stabbed him in the side and he would girth his teeth and hit the bag again. and then to beat all he saw Yumi walk off with William off to the subsonics concet. The one he has saved up for 6months just to try to get tickets. He was pissed but even more than that he was hurt. He never thought things would have gotten as far as they did tonight. Usually what would happen was he would see Yumi and William and assume the worst he would sulk for an hour or sometimes two XANA would attack and they would make amends on the Lyoko adventure to follow. But not this time a full blown screaming match (Even though it was one sided) and then she finally walked off with William on a real date. As if what happened on Lyoko earlier today wasn't bad enough.

Ulrich pounded on the bag for a long while maybe an hour until he was finally so exhausted that he could barely even punch the bag anymore. He then picked up his gear and stumbled his way back to the dorms where he took a long shower to cool off.

"Damnit, Damnit all!" He yelled out of no where punching the hard concrete wall in front of him and then he cried for the first time over the matter. There went many tears so it may have been the self induced exhaustion or maybe just everything that had happened in the last 2 months built up into one short moment breaking loose when he was at his weakest state. Anyway the tears soon resided and as he left the showers he felt a sudden calm over take him. All of what had happened today had been building up over two full years it just chose today to rear its ugly head.

He sighed as he walked into his room expecting to see odd laying on his bed listing to some sort of techno or another. But he wasn't anywhere to be found. "That's strange I know that I haven't seen him since we got back form Lyoko but...nah odd can handle himself Ill give him some time to cool down." and with that Ulrich flopped down onto his bed underneath his ninja poster and weapons and fell right off to sleep.

The next day went by rather slowly and uneventful the only thing Ulrich Noticed that was different was that Odd wouldn't even hardly look at him much less speak with or sit by him in class. Jeremy was rather hostile to, maybe it was what happened on lyoko yesterday. "I've said I was sorry how many times?" Ulrich said to himself. "I don't know, guess ill give em some more time." Ulrich thought. And the day went on rather boringly "Man even XANA must feel bored Ulrich said to himself as he Exited Mrs. Hertz class alone. It was the last class of the day on a Friday and he hadn't even spoken to anyone all day. It was going to be a boring weekend.

But just as the class ended and the students were all leaving "Hey Ulrich."

He recognized Emily's voice and turned around.

"What you doing tonight?" She asked

"Nothing like Usual." He sighed knowing that none of the gang would want to do anything today much less even speak to him.

"Well.." Emily said "If your not too busy doing nothing tonight Think you might want to sneak out and go see a movie?" She asked.

"Ulrich was stunned speechless almost. He had spent almost a month trying to get his friends to do something out of the ordinary like that and break the cycle but they never wanted to but now just out of the blue the friend he just made yesterday wants to go see a movie. "Sure." he Replied "what are we gonna go see?"

"My little secrete." Emily smiled "Meet you at eight." and she was off.

"Wow." Ulrich said to himself "That was easy, maybe I've been after the wrong girl all along." and he too soon disappeared back to the dorms.

Eight o' clock came sooner than anyone had expected and Ulrich stood outside by the dorms nervously waiting hoping that she hadn't stood him up. But alas she was right on time and the two walked off together to the local Cinema Z. There were two movies playing. The adventures of Pongo Jim, Or The Diary. Ulrich gulped He hoped that she didn't want to see the diary. Yeuck... he had already had enough Drama for a life time and he was only 14. His stomach tightened as they finally approached the box-office and Emily spoke.

"One for The Adventures of Pongo Jim."

"Sigh" Ulrich sighed in relief as he too paid for his ticket and the two walked into the theater.

When they were inside Emily looked at the relived Ulrich and said. "You look nervous did you think I wanted to see The Diary. She saw Ulrich Expression and laughed. "Too much Drama." she said and they went into the theater.

A couple of hours later...

"Wow that movie was awesome." Ulrich Exclaimed "I mean like the way Jim was pummeling Nazis and flying the planes and I didn't expect it to be anywhere that good. Just try not to think of our Jim doing all of that stuff or it would be hard to watch because... "

But he couldent finnish Emily was too busy laughfing because that immage got stuck in her head." (Jim the Gym teacher Meets Indiana Jones and Han Solo vs Nazis in the early 1940's)

But Ulrich didn't mind he was just so glad to have gone out somewhere and done something anything at all plus he couldn't believe that he had ignored Emily for all this time through school she was great no drama just girl who was just a friend, maybe...Almost involuntarly His hand droped to his side then slowly touched and then gently squeezed hers. She looked over at him with those deep brown eyes, he blushed as she returned the jesture. Then she rested her head on his shoulder and not a word was spoken as they walked back to Kadic hand in hand leaning on one another on that cool Novembers eve takeing thier time to walk arround before hopping the fence to get back in.

:) Im back form the move, got internet and a passion for writing. What Do you guys think Shoutl the Ulrich/Emily Parring go On or should Yumi wake up and smell the Perfume of Ulrich New girl before it is too late?