Chapter 12: Yumi's problem

The next day after William was arrested. It was also broadcasted that the Lyoko Tournament is back on schedule.

Our team is eating breakfast as Odd said. "So William was loved obsessed teen that is suspected of murdering the first girl he liked, who knew?"

"Yumi, are you sure you are alright?" Jeremy asked as their oldest teammate nodded her head.

"Yes Jeremy, I'm fine."

Ulrich noticed Yumi's hand shaking under the table and held it in his. She started to relax as Aelita said. "Well let's stop talking about that and change the subject. I'm glad they got the Tournament back up."

"Yeah, but we just have to hope that nothing else makes it come to a halt. Now, are you going to eat you pancakes Yumi?" Odd asked as Yumi pushed her plate forward and Odd begins to devourer them.

"Well, we have the day off and maybe two once again, what do you guys have planned?" Ulrich asked.

"I'm taking a break from my work. I haven't progressed one micron, so maybe some time off will help," Jeremy replied as Aelita added.

"And we are going to the movies, Jeremy suggested Garage Kids and I have wanted to see that movie for a while now."

"Just a lucky guess I suppose," Jeremy lied.

"I'm going to do what I did yesterday, hit the arcade where all the girls can cheer me on," Odd added.

"You never learn your lesson, do you Odd? Sam is going to kill you when you get back," Ulrich replied.

"She will cool down by then, hopefully."

Aelita and Jeremy got up and Jeremy said. "See you guys later, we have to leave if we want to make it to the movie on time."

"Wait!" Odd said to the two as they were taking their plates. "You can leave the food."

They just shake their heads then leave the plates and walk off.

Jeremy walked to the door and opened it for Aelita, she blushed but before she could walk out, Shadow walked up to them with the newspaper under his arm. "I see you are going out, but before you go. Jeremy, do you know a six letter word for aspiration that has an e as the second letter?"

Aelita seemed to start shaking as she said. "Aren't you supposed to be at the Tournament?"

"That's two hours from now, and the stadium is only a few blocks away. Kind of the main reason this Hotel houses the Lyoko Tournament Contenders."

Then the dark teenager bowed to the girl and added. "I want to apologies for whatever you think I have done. I never wished to have disturbed you in that way, it was just coincidence, I swear."

The two seemed a bit shocked by his action as he added. "If there is anyway I can prove it, just ask."

"Ah, thanks," she said.

"Well we have to get going, see you later Shadow," Jeremy said as Shadow stopped them again.

"Before you go, can you answer my question?"

"Desire," he responded.

"Thanks. That really helped."

A little later, Ulrich and Yumi walk into the lobby hand and hand and he asked. "Well, because yesterday was a mess, let's start over and where do you want to go?"

"I heard a couple of blocks away is a mall, I would like to window shop a bit."

"Sounds ok to me."

They walked to the door, but were stopped when Sissy said. "Hello Ulrich, hey Yumi."

They looked back to see she walked up to them in a two piece pink bathing suit. "Your not going to take him today Sissy," Yumi declared.

"Don't worry about that," Sissy replied. "I'm just heading to the Hotel Pool, I was going to asked if Ulrich wouldn't mind joining me, but I see he already has plans. See you later then."

She then walked off, leaving the two a bit baffled. "She took this a lot better than I thought," Yumi said.

"Yeah, I'm a bit surprised as well," Ulrich added. "But let's get going."

Shadow then walked up to his leader Bloodlust and he said. "I must admit Shadow. You have outdone yourself this year."

"Thanks, I do love my job."

"But I have a question. I know you always have a plan to your actions, but saying your sorry, doing a job for free. What are you getting at?"

"Don't worry Bloodlust. Their relationship won't have a happy ending. I promise."

"Remember Shadow, I don't like to hear it, I like to see it."

"Don't worry, after princess gets an "anonymous" note telling how her boyfriend is so great. Can you answer me, what is the sound of a heart breaking?" Shadow then chuckled.

"Good to know, that's why you are a member on my team. But now I think we should head over to the Stadium, we need to warm up by destroying as many creatures as possible."

Then the new couple walked into the mall hand in hand, but Ulrich kept noticing as they walked around how shaky his new girlfriend seemed to be.

No matter what he tried to do to cheer her up, she always seemed to be a bit distant.

They sat down at the food court, and as Ulrich went to get some food Yumi thought.

What William almost did to me, how could I not see it coming before? If Ulrich didn't come, he would have... he would have..."

She started to shiver at the thought just as she felt a touch to her shoulder.

Her body shook as she shot her head over to see Ulrich looking down on her. "Yumi, are you ok?"

She relaxed. "I told you Ulrich, I'm fine," she answered in a weak tone and looked away from him.

He set down the fast food on the table and sat across from her. "Yumi, we might have only been dating for a few days, but we have been friends for a long time and I can tell when you are lying to me."

She looked back at him as he pushed the food to her. "Eat something. You didn't eat anything at breakfast."

"No thanks, I'm not hungry," she replied, pushing the plate away from her.

"Yumi, you need to forget what happen last night..."

But then, Ulrich was cut off by a scared snap and stood up. "How can I forget something like that? I trusted him and he was going to... I don't want to say it!"

Ulrich is shocked as Yumi looked around to see a few pedestrians staring at her. "I-I'm sorry, I just need to be alone."

She ran off, leaving Ulrich stunned in his seat.

She ran through the hallways of the hotel past Fredi of Team Project.

She lives in the room next to mine. I don't want to hear her crying all day.

He thought coldly as he headed to the elevator.

A large splash from a cannonball hits the sunbathing Sissy. "Watch where you're jumping!" she yelled.

Why couldn't Ulrich have joined me?

She thought as she saw Mary holding Jamie's arm and he asked. "W-would you l-like anything M-Mary?"

She giggled. "Besides you, a soda would be nice."

His face turned a light shade of red as he walked off and Mary sat down in the folding chair next to Sissy.

"Could your skin be any whiter?" Sissy asked and Mary looked at her then down at her pale arm.

"I don't usually go out in the sunlight, but I can tell Jamie really likes how soft it is," she replied. "By the way, I don't think we have met. My name is Mary Rogers. I am the daughter of the Ad Tech High's Principle and Supervisor for Team Project. Who might you be?"

Sissy looked a bit shocked as she replied. "My name is Sissy and I am also a principles daughter and Supervisor to Team Kiwi."

"It seems likes we have a lot in common so far, maybe later we could get to know each other better," she said as Jamie returned with her soda and said to him as she wrapped her arms around his. "Come on, let's hit the Jacuzzi Jamie."

His face turned another shade of red as they walked off.

Why couldn't that be me and Ulrich?

Sissy thought with envy.

Jeremy and Aelita returned later to the hotel. "Jeremy, today has been wonderful," Aelita said with a large smile on her face.

His cheeks turn a shade of red. "Thanks Aelita."

She then kisses him on the cheek and said. "Now let's grab our suits and hit the pool."

"That sounds like a great idea."

They walked out of the elevator as they split up to get to their rooms. Aelita walked into a dark room with the only light coming from the television saying how Team Sin defeated Team Shadow earlier in the day.

Aelita walked further into the dark room to see Yumi sitting on her bed, holding the pillow tightly in her arms while crying into it. "Yumi, what's wrong?"

"I just want to be left alone right now if you don't mind," she replied as she looked away from her roommate.

"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it Yumi?" she asked.

"Please, I just want to be left alone."

Aelita then walked out of the room slowly.

"What is with all of the crying?" Fredi asked coldly as Aelita was startled to see him leaning against the wall.

"Frediano from Team Project, right?" she asked.

"It's Fredi."

"Well it's just that my roommate isn't feeling too well."

"Well, I actually want to sleep tonight. Maybe I could have a word with her?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry, he knows what he is doing," Kristen from Team Project said. "Trust him."

"What will you do to her?" Aelita asked in concern.

"Just talk to her and show her how to get past it."

"Alright," she replied as she opened the door and Fredi walked in.

"Don't worry. He will make it better, or twice as worse."

Yumi is just staring at the screen as Fredi turned on the lights. She was startled and asked. "What are you doing in here?"

"Your roommate let me in, hoping there is a way for me to help you through this, but I really don't care about that. I just want to get you to shut up so I can sleep because I can hear you through the wall."

"Just leave me alone, I just need to be left alone."

Fredi slapped his forehead. "You are a complete idiot."

"You don't know what happened to me, someone I trusted dearly was going to use me than probably kill me!" she yelled back at him as he looked at her coldly.

"Should I care?"

"Just go away," she said as she looked away from him.

"See that, keep pushing everyone away and live in your misery so by the time you see how pointless this emotion of yours is it will be too late. Your friends would have already progressed with their lives. Don't end your life because of your emotions, you can't change the past and if you keep trying you will never move forward."

Yumi has a shocked look on her face as Fredi added. "Now I really don't care what you do with your life, I just don't want to hear you crying when I am trying to sleep."

He headed towards the door as he heard a faint voice behind him. "If you don't care so much, why did you warn me about Will?"

He stopped. "What are you talking about?"

She held up the paper of the news report. "This report, the school is Ad Tech High William was at."

"Don't mention it," he replied in a dark tone. "I mean it."

He walked out of the room. "What happen? Is she ok?" Aelita asked.

"She will be fine," he replied as Ulrich walked up.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Talk to your girlfriend, I'm out of here,"

Fredi walked off as Kristen called out. "Hey! Wait up for me!"

Ulrich then walked into the room to see Yumi sitting on her bed. He walked up to her and asked. "Yumi, are you ok?"

"I think, I feel a little better," she answered weakly.

"Do you need anything?"

She nodded. "Is the food court still open? I haven't eaten anything all day."

He smiled. "If it isn't, I will buy it at a restaurant."

She smiled back as Ulrich offered his hand, she grabbed his and they both walked out.

"I'm glad to see you are better Yumi," her roommate said to her.

"Yeah, me too."

The two walked off as Aelita walked into her room.

She just got suited up and as she headed towards the door, she saw an envelope that was slipped under the door.

She opened the door to see no one in the halls then closed the door. "I wonder what this is."

She opened the letter and after scanning a few lines her face was mixed with fear, anger, and shock.

To Be Continue

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