AN: Hey everybody! Wow! Thanks for the awesome reviews! I know this doesn't seem like a lot, but I went from 3 reviews to 8 in three hours! So I would just like to thank all of my reviewers, you're the ones that make me want to continue. So without anymore of my talking/writing, here's the next chapter.

Chapter 4: Washington D.C.

Ulrich went off to math, the class he was supposed to be in right then. He was getting away fine without anyone stopping to talk to him until…

"Ulrich! There you are! Hey, we are sorry about this. We know moving away from your friends wasn't at the top of your list of things to do in the next few years, but it's for the best."

Ulrich turned around to see his dad looking at him with pleading eyes and his mom, a few feet away walking up to meet him and his father. Ulrich glared at his parents and tried to understand. He knew that they were having some troubles with money, but he never expected to move to the United States!

He sighed and cooled down a bit as he let back on the look he was giving that would kill his parents if it were possible. "When are we moving?" he asked hoping he had at least a month to say good-bye.

"A week from today." His father informed him. Suddenly, all the preparations he had made to stay calm in front of his parents flew away and flames lit up inside. "Then how come your telling me this now!" he screamed.

"Well, Ulrich, we knew you would be upset and you would try some way to stop us from moving, and we have to move. It's the only way we can continue to give you a home and good education. Your father's job as a lawyer here wasn't paying enough, and he is great at defending his clients, so his boss promoted him to work at the French Embassy in Washington D.C." Mrs. Stern tried to make it sound fun and exciting that they were moving to Washington D.C., but failed miserably.

"Washington D.C.! But that's where all the snooty people live! And if we move there, I'll probably go to a school where I'll have to wear uniforms!" Ulrich couldn't believe that in just 20 minutes, his live had changed entirely.

Ulrich's parents just stood there looking at him with sincerity in their eyes. They didn't want to make Ulrich unhappy, but that's exactly why they were moving.

Ulrich tried not to look directly into his parent's eyes, so he just said "I'm going to class now. I've missed almost the whole lesson because of you guys!" Ulrich turned and half walked, half ran to his next class as the bell rang.

"That's it!" Mr. Stern called out as he saw his pissed son run off. Then again, he was pretty pissed himself. "Honey, relax. We knew this would happen, and we braced ourselves for his tantrum. He'll get over it, just like he did when we told him he was going to move into the dorms at Kadic." Mrs. Stern put a loving hand on Mr. Stern's arm, and looked up at his face as it turned back to its normal color.

"Yea, you're right. He'll get over it."


Ulrich disappeared into the crowed of students filing out of the classrooms and heading off to their next class. After English class, its lunch, and I can't wait to tell Odd and Jeremie about this! Ulrich thought as he gathered his books from math and went to his third hour class.

AN: Well, chapter four was a little longer than the others. I hope you enjoyed it. This chapter just told a little more of where he's moving and why. And for those of you who do not know what the French Embassy is, it's an organization in Washington that has lawyers from France defend people that came from France to the US and got in trouble with the law. So I just thought it sort of made sense with the story. Anyways, review on your way out. Thanks! tinkerbellbt

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