Chapter: 13 Revealed.

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Matthew laid in the hospital as the doctors tried to find out why he had collapsed at school.

His friends had come and gone, but Yumi lingered for a bit. "How you feeling, Matt?" she asked sweetly. "A little better, I think." he said while sitting up.

The doctors came in and said, "Son, we can't find anything wrong with you, you could have passed out from the cold." Matthew smiled mischeviously, "Does that mean I can leave?" he asked.

"Yes." said one doctor simply as they left. Matthew unplugged the things attached to his chest and arms and put on his shirt. He and Yumi walked out of the hospital and they headed toward the school.

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"Ok, students, today you are going to sing songs that express you." said their chorus teacher. Matthew tried to think of one.

"Who wants to go first?" Matthew shot up his hand. "Ok, Mr. Hollows." Matthew walked up their and played a cd and started to sing.

"My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true,
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As I walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Fucking high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Lalala lalala lalala lalala laaaaaa

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you..."

Matthew sat back down, as everyone clapped.

"Very good, Ulrich, you next."

Ulrich got up and selected a cd and sung.


I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)

Chorus
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I've become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding too tightly afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than I can take

Chorus
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I've become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

And I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in you

Chorus
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I've become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Chorus
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Ulrich sat down as everyone clapped again. "Good, Jeremie?" Jeremie shyly got up there and picked a cd.

Little things that you do
Make me glad I'm in love with you
Little things that you say
Make me glad that I feel this way.
The way you smile, the way you hold my hand
And when I'm down you always understand.

Little things in my ear that you say
When there's no one near.
Little things that you do
Let me know that your love is true.
When we walk you like to hold my hand
And when we talk you tell me I'm your man.

I love those little things that I hear
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain't nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Little things that you do
Make me glad I'm in love with you.
Little things that you say
Make me glad that I feel this way.
When we walk you like to hold my hand
And when we talk you tell me I'm your man.

I love those little things that I hear
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain't nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Jeremie sat back down as everyone clapped once again. The bell rang and they went to their next class.

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Yumi couldn't help but think, that Matthew might like her back. Yumi's thoughts were broken when she noticed she was with Ulrich alone.

She looked around and wondered where everyone else was. Ulrich was looking around to. "I think we both missed something." he said jokingly as they walked to lunch.

Matthew was talking to Sidd as they came in. "Hey, Sidd, do ya think Yumi,um, likes me?" SIdd stopped eating his pizza and stared at him before yelling, "AWWWW

MY BOYS IN LOVE!" Matthew's eye twitched and he slapped his hand over Sidd's mouth. "Why did you do that?" he whispered as he let go of Sidd.

"Cause, your never in love." said Sidd, matter-of-factly as he began to eat his pizza again. Matthew rolled his eyes. "I've been in love before...I think." he whispered to himself.

Yumi and Ulrich sat down at the same table and Matthew played with his food. He was spelling D-R-U-M. When he was done he showed it to SIdd. Sidd burst out laughing and whispered in Matthew's ear, "You and Yumi, DRUM!"

Matthew looked at him and said, "Maybe, maybe not." he then smiled and ate a forkful of rice.

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Matthew and Yumi walked silently home and went to their rooms. Yumi had a date and left a while later. Matthew was walking down the hall because he was really bored.

"Hey, Matt, come here." whispered Hiroki. Matthew came into his room. "Yeah little man, what's up?" he asked. Hiroki pointed to a potatoe shooter and to Yumi and Ulrich about to kiss.

Matthew grabbed the potatoe shooter and shot Ulrich in the head with it and raced to his room so Yumi would think Hiroki did it. Five seconds after Matthew reached his

room, Yumi came storming into Hiroki's and yelled at him. Matthew snickered to himself and pretended to be asleep. He listened and decided Yumi had gone to her room.

Matthew got up and changed into his pajamas, well some sweat pants anyway and no shirt. He laid on his bed and slipped into sleep.

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It was a sunday and fortunately there was no school on sundays. Matthew wondered what to do, and Yumi came into his room.

"Hey, Matt, get dressed, we're gonna hang out in the gym." she left. Matthew smiled and put on some bagy blue pants and a black short sleeve shirt.

He met Yumi outside and they left for school. They got to the gym and Sidd and WIlliam and the lyoko gang were there to. Ulrich had a bandage on his head and as soon

as Matthew saw it he burst out laughing and almost fell into the pool. He composed himself and walked over to the pull-up bars. He started working out with Sidd and William.

"Hey--Theres--Naomi--Matt." said Sidd with shortage of breath. "So--whats--so--important--about--that?" Matthew asked a little out of breath to.

"Don't---you--like--her--dude?" asked William. "Only--as--a--friend." Matthew replied. "Oh--yeah--you--LOVE--Yumi--now." said Sidd. Matthew stopped doing the pull-ups and looked around.

Fortunately, no one had seemed to hear Sidd. Matthew swung on the pull-up bars and let go with a flip and landed on his feet. William and SIdd tried to do that but they fell face foward.

Matthew laughed and helped them up. SIdd and William then pushed Matthew into the pool. Matthew swam to the surface. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU BOTH!" he shouted as he climbed out.

Sidd and WIlliam ran out of the gym with Matthew close behind. Yumi watched them run, or should i say, Matthew run. Aelita saw who she was staring at. "You like him, don't you?" she asked innocently.

Yumi jumped a little. "Yeah, I mean for a friend you know." she said. Aelita shook her head. "No, I mean you love him don't you?" Yumi froze. Aelita smiled and said,

"Don't worry, your secrets safe with me, but you should try not to be that obvious." Yumi smiled back at her pink haired friend.

Just then, Millie and Tamiya came into the gym putting posters up. "VALENTINES DANCE COMING UP!" said the posters. Matthew chose that time to walk back into the

gym with Sidd and William being dragged behind him. "Valentines dance, huh? Hmm, thats not a bad idea..." he whispered to himself. He dropped Sidd and William onto the floor with a dull thunk.

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The next day all the students were talking about the dance. Matthew had been ungrounded and got his Viper back. "Matt, will you take me and Aelita shopping at the mall?" Yumi asked him sweetly.

'As if I could say no to her' he thought. "Alright, come on." He held the door open for Aelita and Yumi and got in himself. He started the car and Yumi began fiddling with the radio.

Matthew smiled to himself and drove out of the drive way. Yumi stopped messing with the radio, as her and Aelita's favorite song came up.

"I know that you're hiding things
Using gentle words to shelter me
Your words were like a dream
But dreams could never fool me
Not that easily

I acted so distant then
Didn't say goodbye before you left
But I was listening
You fight your battles far from me
Far too easily

"Save your tears cause I'll come back"
I could hear that you whispered
As you walked through that door
But still I swore
To hide the pain
When I turned back the pages
Shouting might have been the answer
What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart?
But now I'm not afraid to say
What's in my heart

Cause a thousand words
Call out through the ages
They'll fly to you
Even though I can't see
I know they're reaching you
Suspended on silver wings

Oh a thousand words
A thousand embraces
Will cradle you
Making all of your weary days
Seem far away
They'll hold you forever

Oh a thousand words
Have never been spoken
They'll fly to you
They'll carry you home and back into my arms
Suspended on silver wings

And a thousand words
Call out through the ages
They'll cradle you
Turning all of the lonley years to only days
They'll hold you forever

Ohhhhhh a thousand words."

"Oh you two like that song?" asked Matthew when they were done singing it.

"Yeah, do you?" asked Aelita. Matthew nodded, "They got a remix to it with a boy singing it, you ever heard it?"

"Mmmm maybe once. How bout you Yumi?" said Aelita.

"Never heard it...can you sing it Matthew?" Yumi asked innocently.

Matthew thought, 'Damnit, they want me to sing it...oh well.' "Ok."

He started to sing the remix of it, which is the same lyrics, only sung by a man.

Yumi and Aelita sang with him.

They finished and Matthew focused on driving. "Wow, you sing really good, Matt." complimented Aelita.

"You do to, both of you." he returned the compliment blushing slightly.

He parked the car and held the doors open for the girls as they walked into the mall. "Thank you, Matt." said Aelita.

He nodded and escorted them to the dresses. He sat down on the couch in front of the changing room, blushing, slightly embarrased that he was there.

He looked around but all around him were teenage girls. He blushed and and pulled his hat down a little. He took off his cap after the blush left.

Yumi came out first wearing a long black dress that had slits on the sides. Matthew's jaw dropped at how beautiful she looked.

She looked like an angel. Yumi giggled and Matthew realized he had been staring. He cleared his throat, "Nice, Yumi. You look beautiful in that dress."

Yumi blushed and returned to the dressing room. Matthew shook his head and sighed.

Aelita came out in an outstanding pink dress. It had straps that went around her neck and she looked absoloutly perfect.

Matthew smiled. "You look...stunning Aelita, Jeremie will pass out when he see's you." Aelita blushed and giggled and went back to the changing room.

Yumi and Aelita came out in their normal clothes. "Ok, your turn." Aelita said while she and Yumi looked at him devilishly.

"What do you mean?" he asked. Yumi and Aelita just smiled and dragged him toward the tuxedo's.

Matthew walked into the changing with two tuxes. One simple black, the other blood red. He changed into the blood red one first. He walked out of the changing room

slightly blushing and his jaw set. Yumi and Aelita's eyes widened. A couple of teenage girls walked by and wolf whislted at Matthew. He blushed even more.

Yumi and Aelita giggled as he went to change into the black one. He came back out. "That one doesn't seem as good as the red one." commented Aelita.

Matthew looked in the mirror and nodded. He came back out with his normal clothes and the blood red tux. Aelita and Yumi pulled out their purses to pay for their dresses when Matthew stopped them.

"Hey, I'll pay for them." He said. Yumi and Aelita said thank you as Matthew paid for everything. He held the doors open for them both again and set off towards Kadic.

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Yumi and Aelita sat in Aelita's dorm gushing over their 'boyfriends'.

"Jeremie will faint when he see's you." Yumi said. "And Ulrich will probably run right up to you and dance all night when he see's you." The two girls shared a laugh.

Yumi's cell phone rang. "Ok. Alright, seeya at home." she hung up. "I gotta go Aelita, my parents need me home." Just then Matthew walked in. "Matt, we need to go home." said Yumi.

"Ok." they were almost out the door when Aelita asked, "Hey, uh, Matthew, can I talk to you for a second?" Matthew stopped and faced Aelita. He nodded and handed Yumi the car keys and said, "Here, you drive, I'll walk."

Yumi left and Matthew sat next to Aelita. "What is it, Aelita?" Matthew asked. Aelita figeted and said, "Um, Yumi talks to me about, um, kissing and how Jeremie wants to kiss me, but,um, I don't know how to kiss..." she drifted off looking at Matthew hopefully. Matthew gulped.

"Umm...so..uh, you want to learn...?" he asked carefully. "Yes, can you teach me?" she asked sweetly. Matthew's eyes widened. "But, I would be, um, stealing your first kiss, I can't do that.Shouldn't you ask Jeremie to kiss you?" Matthew said shaking his head a little.

"But, I don't know how to kiss, and I want to have some practice in before I kiss him. Pleaseeeeeee." Aelita begged. Matthew gulped. On one hand, he'd get to kiss Aelita.

On the other hand, He'd be stealing her first kiss. And then Jeremie and Ulrich would kick his ass. "Come on, a kiss between friends is nothing." Aelita said.

Matthew looked around, defeated. "Ok, well, uh, pucker your, uh, lips,ok?" he said feeling stupid. Aelita did what she was told. Matthew gulped and leaned in, closing the space between them.

Aelita leaned in also. Matthew gulped again and kissed her.

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AN: Ok, what should happen next? HUH HUH WHATTT?

A: Matthew and Aelita get a little to into it.

B: Jeremie walks in on them.

C: Ulrich walks in on them.

D: Yumi walks in on them.

or

E: Matthew and Aelita are undisturbed and just wing it.