Chapter: 2 Introductions.
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Ulrich and Odd woke up the next morning. "Okay, schedule?" asked Odd. "First, wake Jake, then showers, breakfast, and, in your case, sleep through all classes." said Ulrich while holding up fingers.
"Sounds good!" joked Odd as they knocked on Jake's door. After five minutes, Ulrich opened the door. Jake was still sleeping. "Jake, wake up." Ulrich said shaking him. Jake's eyes snapped open. "Oh, sorry." he apologized as he got up.
"Alright, pick out some clothes and follow us." said Ulrich as he waited beside the door. Jake picked out the dark blue jean jacket and dark blue jean pants and combat
boots, and followed Ulrich and Odd to the showers.
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Jake felt the fabric of his jacket as they walked to breakfast. He sat by himself while Odd and Ulrich got some food. Sissi walked up to him and sat by him. "Hi, Jakey, remember me?" she asked. Jake was about to answer when Ulrich interupted again. "I'm sorry Sissi, but he only speaks German." Ulrich lied as he sat down.
"But, he told me his name yesterday." Sissi said a little suspicious. Ulrich bit his lip, "He only knows how to introduce himself in English." Ulrich lied again. Sissi still looked
unconvinced. "Das ist wahr." Jake said smiling at Sissi.(It's true.) Sissi walked away just as Yumi walked to the table. "Hey, was that German?" she asked confused. "Long
story short, Jake only knows German, okay?" Ulrich said because Sissi was still in earshot. Yumi nodded and sat down.
"Hey, wheres Aelita and Jeremy?" questioned Yumi. Jake looked up at Aelita's name. "Oh, their they are." said Ulrich pointing to the 'couple' as they arrived. "Sorry, we were working on the program, how are you Jake?" asked Jeremy as he and Aelita sat down.
Since Sissi was still in ear shot, Jake decided German again. "Ich bin ganz richtig." he answered.(I'm alright.) Jeremy looked confused, so Ulrich told him the translation.
The bell rang and Jake followed his friends, minus Yumi, to class.
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"Class, we have a new student." said Mrs. Hertz as Jake stood by her side. "Ulrich, he's your brother, correct?" she asked. "Yes, ma'am." Ulrich answered. "What's his name?" she asked. "It's Jake." Ulrich said. "Well, say hello Jake." Mrs. Hertz encouraged.
"Hallo." Jake said.(Hello duh lol.) "Oh, one more thing, he only speaks German." said Ulrich. Jake sat down next to Naomi. "Well, we'll have to find someone to tutor him in English, anyone interested?" asked Mrs. Hertz.
Ulrich's smile disappeared. Every girl shot their hand up. Jake gulped. "Okay...Ms.Naomi. You'll tutor him." said Mrs. Hertz. Jake looked at Naomi and smiled as the rest of the girls groaned.
"Okay class, today we'll learn about density." Mrs. Hertz said after the groaning had ceased. "Which is denser, the brick or the block?" asked Mrs. Hertz as she motioned toward the brick and the cement block.
Jake shot his hand up. "Yes, Jake?" "Der Block." Jake said.(the block.) Ulrich translated it. "Thats correct, now..." she drabbled on until the bell rang.
"Class dismissed." said Mrs. Hertz as the students piled out.
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Jake and Ulrich walked side by side, like brothers would, over to the gang. Naomi caught up with Jake and walked by him. "So, Jake, when do you want the first lesson to be?" she asked sweetly. Jake didn't answer because he wasn't paying attention. He had been to busy looking into her eyes.
Ulrich saw this and smiled. "He'd like to begin the lesson's tomorrow after school, Naomi." Ulrich said. Naomi nodded and walked back to Emily and Sissi. (Yes in this story, Sissi actually has friends.LOL.)
Jake and Ulrich reached their friends on the bench. "Hey, me and Aelita were talking and we think we should bring Jake into town." said Yumi. Ulrich narrowed his eyes.
"Why?' he questioned. Yumi rolled her eyes. "Because, you two won't look that much alike with different hair colors." Jake heard this and said, "Your going to dye my hair?"
Yumi nodded and Aelita smiled. Ulrich and Jake looked at each other. "Alright, but don't cut his hair." Ulrich warned. "Aww, Ulrich's acting like a real brother." Odd joked. Ulrich punched him in the arm.
"Alright, come on Jake." said Yumi as she pulled on his arm and soon Jake,Yumi and Aelita were on their way to the barber shop in town.
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"Please hold still, young man." said the Barber a little agitated. Jake was fidgeting in the chair. "Jake, relax." Yumi coaxed. Jake became less tense and closed his eyes. He really didn't like the hair dye. As soon as it was done, the barber turned on the hair dryer and dried his hair.
"Alright all done." said the barber, and Jake stepped off the chair. He looked in the mirror. Jake was now a spitting image of Ulrich. "Thanks." he said as he paid the barber and walked out with Yumi and Aelita.
"Now you look just like Ulrich, I wonder why." pondered Aelita as they walked along the street. Jake watched the sky and the clouds go by, when he walked into a pole.
"Ow." he simply said while he clutched his nose. "Oh, are you okay, Jake?" asked Yumi and Aelita at the same time. Jake let go of his nose. "Yeah, I'm fine." he said.
Jake would have to look out for more of those poles.
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They arrived back at Kadic in time for lunch. Jake sat at their table and waited, watching other people eating. Naomi walked up to him. "Hey, Jake." she said while sliding into a seat next to him. "Hallo." he said a little nervous.
Fortunately, the gang sat down and began eating. "So, Jake, do you have a girlfriend?" asked Naomi sweetly. Jake, who had been drinking his milk, sputtered a bit.
"Uhh...nein." he said while biting his lip. Naomi looked at Ulrich for a translation. "He said no." Ulrich said while smiling. Naomi smiled and whispered into Jake's ear, "Well, you do now." Then she kissed him on the cheek and left. "Whoa..." Jake said through a goofy smile.
Yumi and Aelita giggled. "Hey, Jake, you can look on Jeremy's computer to research love if you want, Romeo!" joked Odd and he, Ulrich and Jake started laughing.
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The next afternoon, after school, Jake looked in the mirror. His hair was a little messy. He wondered how to make it look better,
when Aelita walked into his room. "Hi Aelita." Jake said brightly. She smiled at him and looked at his hair too. "Looks like you could use this." she said while pulling out a comb.
"Sit down." she said and as he did so, she started combing his hair. Jake smiled to himself. "There, done." Aelita said and helped him up. "Thanks Aelita." Jake said brightly as she left. Jake grabbed his hat and put it on backwards, careful not to harm the newly combed hair.
Jake put on his shoes and walked to the library. Naomi met him at the table, with a kiss on the cheek. "Okay, we'll start out easy, with numbers." she said and began to teach.
Needless to say, they didn't spend much time with numbers.
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"Okay, guys, I gotta go, I'll see ya'll tomorrow." said Yumi as she prepared to walk to her house. "Hey, uh, can I walk you home?" asked Ulrich blushing slightly. Yumi looked at him and smiled, also blushing. "Of course."
Ulrich and Yumi passed by the campus gate. "So, how've you been?" asked Ulrich, still not getting over the blush. "I've been good." said Yumi a little soft. Ulrich bit his lip in restraint. It would take all his willpower to not just take Yumi and ravage her.
They arrived at her house a little bit later. "See ya Ulrich." said Yumi as she climbed her porch. Ulrich exhaled, this was it. "Wait Yumi." he said. Yumi turned around. "Yes?" she asked, her heart pounding.
Ulrich looked down at his sneakers. "Uhh...what would you do if one of...our friends had this...uh...crush on another friend, but they feared rejection?" Ulrich asked.
Yumi walked back down to Ulrich. "Well, I'd tell that friend, 'What rejection?'" and with that, she tilted his chin up and kissed him passionately.
Ulrich was shocked and happy, very happy. He kissed her back fully.
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AN: How was that? Fluffy!