AN: Hey everybody! I need to get more reviews. I don't want to just be writing a story here. So please, when you're done reading, leave a review. Ok, besides that, nobody told me if they thought the length was better or not. But I guess if I'm not getting any complaints, it must be alright. This chapter is a few days later and they are at the dance. And about what happens to Ulrich, it's not something too drastic. In fact, it's not even that big of a deal. Anyways, enough of my babbling, here's chapter 6!
Chapter 6: Remember Me
It was December 24th, the night of Kadic's big Winter Ball. Jeremie had been planning for this since that Monday. He asked Vanessa to go to the ball with him on Tuesday, and she was delighted and said yes.
Ulrich and Odd decided to go, since it would be the last dance that Ulrich could go to at Kadic, plus they also knew Jeremie would need some help.
Jeremie had decided to wear a black suit with a solid blue button down shirt to match his eyes. He wore black shiny shoes and had brushed his hair to the side.
Ulrich wore tan slacks and a buttoned green striped shirt. He wore his regular shoes and didn't do anything too special with his hair.
Odd on the other hand, wore dark purple, almost black, corduroy pants with a silky dark magenta button down shirt and a black blazer. Around his neck was a satin tie that had purple and pink designs all over it. He also wore shiny black shoes like Jeremie, and like Ulrich didn't change his hairstyle, he just put more gel in.
Jeremie went to Vanessa's room to pick her up for the dance, and Odd and Ulrich were to meet him and his date there.
"You know Odd, it's weird" Ulrich said a little disappointed. "I always thought the day we would all be going to our first annual Kadic Winter Ball, I'd be going with Yumi, Jeremie with Aelita, and you would pick some girl up like you always do. The only part that might be true about that fantasy is you, picking up some girl."
Odd laughed at this, and sighed. "Yea well, I want to try to play it cool tonight. I don't' really want to pick up some girl." Ulrich nodded, understanding just what Odd meant, and they headed off to the dance.
When they got to the entrance, they saw Jeremie and, wow! Was that Vanessa? The same quiet, shy girl that sat alone in their math class? It must have been, because the girl was wearing the corsage that Jeremie had bought earlier that day.
Apparently, Odd and Ulrich had walked into a joke because Jeremie and Vanessa had been laughing when Odd and Ulrich approached them. "Oh, hi guys! I'd like you to meet Vanessa. Vanessa, this is Ulrich and Odd, my two best buds!" Jeremie said as he gestured towards each of them.
"Hey Vanessa. It's nice to meet you." Ulrich said as he shook her hand. "It's nice to finally meet you too. Jeremie has told me a lot about you guys." Vanessa said in a warm-hearted kind of way.
Odd did the same as Ulrich, but held onto Vanessa's hand a little longer. Jeremie had a beautiful date! This was the first time Odd had been jealous of Jeremie. Sure he had been a little envious of Jeremie's einstien- like mind for awhile, but he had gotten over that, and just accepted the fact that Jeremie was the genius of the group.
But now Jeremie had this gorgeous girl for his date! She was wearing a light pastel, flowy pink dress made out of soft silky fabric. There was a lacy shear flower at the top of her left shoulder where the one strap connected to the dress. The same lacy fabric was at the bottom of her knee-length dress showing her white sparkling high heels. Her brunette hair was curled into curly-cues and her bangs were pushed to the side. She wore light make-up that shimmered on her peachy complexion. Her sparkling brown eyes complimented her highlighted hair. Over all, she was perfect.
"Well, we're going to go our separate ways now. So we'll see you later!" Jeremie said as he took Vanessa's hand and lead her to the dance floor. "It was nice meeting you two!" Vanessa called out to Ulrich and Odd as she was swept away into the crowd of kids.
"Wow! She is fine!" Odd declared. "Yea, Jeremie got a winner this time." Ulrich said, but not sounding the least bit jealous.
"Oh, there you are Ulrich!" Ulrich turned around to see the exact person he did not want to see. "I knew that wasn't the end of her." Odd said, smirking. "Sissy! Why don't you go find Nicolas or Herb to hang out with?" Ulrich said, very annoyed.
"Because Ulrich dear, they aren't as special, and they are definitely not as lucky as you are. So, why don't you come and dance with me?" "Oh I couldn't. I don't want to leave Odd here all alone." Ulrich said relieved that he had an excuse.
Sissy looked at Odd, very disappointed, and Odd decided to help her out. "Oh no! I'm fine! Ulrich, go ahead, and dance the night away with Sissy. I know lots of other people who can keep me company."
Sissy squealed with delight and pulled Ulrich onto the dance floor. "I'll get you for this!" Ulrich hissed as he got his last glare in and was lost in the mess of dancing students.
"So, wow Ulrich you look great!" Sissy tried to complement him as she started to move around him. "Yea? Well, ugh… you do too." He tired to complement her back. He thought that as long as he was with Sissy, he might as well enjoy himself.
And actually she didn't look too bad. She was wearing a bright red sparkling dress that went all the way down to her feet where she wore strappy black shoes. She had piled her smooth black hair on her head into a fancy bun and put sparkling diamond flowers in various loops within her bun.
Ulrich noticed the change of movements as the song went into a faster-paced beat, and Sissy started dancing closer. Soon within the mix of kids, they were smashed up together and Ulrich felt a little uncomfortable.
"Umm. Sissy? Could we go outside for a little while?" Ulrich asked as he felt something brush against his butt. He blushed and realized it was Sissy's hand. "Ugh, well sure Ulrich," Sissy said as she tried to free herself out from the crowd.
Once outside, Ulrich felt a rush of thankfulness pass over him. He could finally breathe again. "Umm. I'm sorry if I went a little too fast for you in there." Sissy said, a little embarrassed.
"Oh. That's alright. I just had to get some fresh air." Ulrich said as he looked up at the dark blue sky and the shining stars sprinkled on it. Then he looked over at Sissy, and for once in his life, he was glad to be sitting next to her.
She wasn't being a pest at all, and she was really pretty nice that night. "Ulrich, when Odd said I was the only reason you would want to move, was that true?" Sissy asked a little concerned.
"You know, you're not as bad as I thought you were Sissy. I mean, you're actually pretty cool. And if you acted more like this at school, I might just be a little nicer to you." Ulrich didn't really know if this was true. He almost regretted saying it, because he didn't want her to think he liked her liked her. In fact, he didn't even know if he was going to love again after Yumi's disappearance. He just meant that she was a nice person to be around.
But before he could let her know that, he felt something very light and soft touch his lips and when he snapped back into reality, he realized that he and Sissy were kissing! And the weird thing was that he didn't pull away. He just waited for her to pull back. Once they did, Ulrich couldn't help but feel a little happy. She wasn't a bad kisser. And he had liked it. Just a bit though.
But then they heard clapping inside and went to go see what it was, as Odd met hem at the door and pointed to something inside. It was Jeremie and Vanessa, and they were in the middle of the dance floor, taking center stage!
Ulrich clapped and whooped along with Odd and everybody else as the finished their dance. "I didn't know he had it in him!" Odd exclaimed. "I'll see you later Ulrich. And if not, remember what happened outside. Remember me." Sissy disappeared into the crowd and Ulrich just stood there, and remembered what had happened just a few minutes ago between him and Sissy.
Suddenly he was angry at her for taking advantage of him like that. I mean, he wasn't even aware of her leaning in, so how could he stop her. His good feelings about Sissy, disappeared and he was filled with rage. How could he even think he enjoyed that kiss? The only kiss he would enjoy was Yumi's, and since she would never be returning, Ulrich decided he would never enjoy a kiss again.
AN: Wow! That was long! Ok, longer. I hope you guys enjoyed it. It's just a little chapter to close up the last few days Ulrich has left at Kadic. He only has 3 more days left, one of them being Christmas, which is the next chapter. Anyways, review and tell me what you thought of this chapter. If I don't get enough reviews, I won't want to update as fast. So send in those reviews! tinkerbellbt
Question of the Day:
Does anyone know if France celebrates Christmas? Because if they don't, then I don't want to put a whole chapter up about it. If nobody knows, then I'll just stick with my original plan.
