Thanks for the reviews guys! Just so you know, I posted 2 Code Lyokoone-shots in the past week, and I'd really appreciate it if you'd read them and review! In addition to updating this story, I am in the process of planning a sequel to The Way He Would Have Wanted It, a possible one-shot sequel to One Big Mistake, and maybe one other story called Dyslexia. The only one of these stories that I definitely going to post eventually is the sequel of The Way He Would Have Wanted It. The others I'm still deciding on.

Well anyway, here's a sort of Yumi/Ulrich centered chapter! Enjoy! And don't forget to review!

Odd's phone vibrated at midnight and he quickly sat up, remembering that he'd set its alarm. He glanced over and saw that Ulrich was still asleep thanks to his earplugs. Odd sighed with relief and stood up, wearing the long pajama pants that he'd put on earlier. He silently went over to the closet and grabbed a sweatshirt from it. After putting it on he glanced back at Ulrich to be sure that he hadn't woken up yet. With a sly grin like the Cheshire cat's he picked up Kiwi, slipped his feet into a pair of sneakers and left the bedroom.

Walking slowly down the hallway, he checked every direction for people. Realizing that the coast was clear, he went more quickly to the place where he was meeting his friend. He smiled brightly and waved once he was outside and in view of the soda machines. "Hi Sissi," he greeted.

Sissi smiled unsurely. "Are you sure it's ok for you to be out here?" she asked worriedly. "You aren't really supposed to be walking around."

"You're the one who set up the time and place for this rendezvous," Odd said mischievously.

Sissi narrowed her eyes playfully. "Because you kept texting me all afternoon to meet you somewhere!" she said, accusingly pointing a finger at him. Odd smirked with satisfaction and she sighed. "But is it ok?" she asked as she pet Kiwi.

"Don't worry," Odd said. "I feel fine. I needed to get out on my own."

"I don't get it," Sissi said. "Why did you want to meet with me?"

Odd set Kiwi down and stuck his hands in his sweatshirt pouch. "I don't know," he said. "You know, you were pretty much the only girl who didn't call me or text me to see if I was ok. I mean, I had to call you."

Sissi gave him a strange look, almost insulted by his comment. "What? You wanted the attention from me too?"

Odd shook his head and looked at his feet as he shifted his weighted from one to the other. "Just the opposite," he said. "I just wanted someone to be normal."

"I guess you haven't noticed," Sissi said, "but for us this is far from normal. We're normally not very nice to each other."

"Are you trying to say that you're only being nice because I'm sick?" Odd joked.

Sissi bit her lip. "I guess… yes and no…"

Odd looked at her, slightly hurt that she was admitting this to him. At the same time he felt a little thankful for her honesty. "Oh…"

"Odd," Sissi said guiltily. "I didn't… I don't mean-"

"Hey! What are you kids doing out here?"

They both turned to see Jim approaching them with a stern look on his face. "Great," Sissi muttered. "Daddy is going to be so mad…"

"What are you doing?" Jim asked again. He suddenly realized who the two kids were. "Odd! You should be in bed!"

Odd looked at Sissi in exasperation. "And you can bet that Ulrich is going to be pissed off at both of us!" he whispered.

"Come on," Jim said. "Grab your dog and come up to your room with me. Sissi go back to your room too. Your father will deal with you in the morning."

Ulrich sat down grumpily at the lunch table beside Jeremie. All three of his friends watched him cautiously, knowing that he was still furious about what had happened the night before. "Ulrich, where is Odd?" Yumi asked tentatively.

"After the stunt he pulled last night, he isn't leaving the room," Ulrich said firmly. "I'll take his lunch up to him. Nurse Dorothy already went to give him his medicine."

"Don't you think that's a little harsh?" Aelita asked him.

"No," Ulrich said shortly and continued eating his lunch with a serious face.

"Come on Ulrich," Yumi said. "Give him a break. You would have snuck out too if you were in his shoes."

"No I wouldn't!" Ulrich retorted. "I would have been a little more concerned about my health if I was in his shoes."

"He's really having a hard time with all of this," Aelita said.

"Well, I'm not bringing him to dinner," Ulrich said stubbornly.

Yumi sighed. "Fine. I'll get him and bring him."

"Good," Ulrich snapped. "Then I can go eat in my room."

"You are completely overreacting," Yumi told him. "Right guys?"

"I'm actually on Ulrich's side for this one," Jeremie said. "Odd was very irresponsible and he does need rest."

Yumi rolled her eyes. "Fin. Ulrich you can eat dinner in your room and Odd can eat with us."

"Fine!" Ulrich replied grouchily, banging his fist on the table and glaring at her. "I will!"

"Great!" Yumi half-shouted in an angry. "I'd much rather eat with him than you when you are in such a bad mood anyway!"

Ulrich stood to throw out his trash, refusing to look at Yumi. "I'm going to go get Odd's lunch," he told Jeremie and Aelita. "See you two in class."

Yumi watched incredulously as Ulrich left. "What was that all about?" she thought aloud.

"He's in a very bad mood," Jeremie stated obviously.

"Yea," Yumi said scarcastically. "I got that. He didn't have to pick a fight with me!"

Aelita looked at her sympathetically "Don't take it personally. You know how defensive he is. I think he's just trying to protect Odd."

"By keeping him cooped up in their dorm room?" Yumi questioned. "Odd can't deal with that. He'll go nuts."

"But Ulrich is kind of right," Jeremie told her. "Odd needs to start listening to what the doctor told him. If he doesn't his heart could fail before they find an organ donor. He needs to buy himself as much time as possible."

The bell rang, telling them that lunch was over. The three of them awkwardly stood to throw their trash out together. "I'll see you guys at dinner," Yumi muttered before quickly leaving.

Odd sighed as he threw Kiwi's ball for the umpteenth time in what seemed like a never-ending game of fetch. It was almost time for dinner, yet the lunch that Ulrich had taken to him hours earlier still remained untouched. Kiwi yipped happily as he jumped onto Odd's bed and dropped the ball for him to throw yet again. He nudged Odd's leg with his nose and wagged his tail, enjoying his extra alone time with his loving owner. Odd picked up the ball and smiled weakly at the dog. "At least one of us is enjoying my jail time…" He looked at the ball in his hand and shook his head. "No offense Kiwi, but 3 hourse of fetch really sucks."

Kiwi barked and Odd threw the ball just as there was a knock at his door. "Come in," he called.

The door opened and Yumi entered with a bright smile on her face. "What are you still doing in your pajamas?" she asked.

"No sense getting dressed if I'm not getting up," Odd said as he and Kiwi continued their game of fetch.

"I guess Ulrich didn't tell you that I was going to bring you to the cafeteria for dinner," Yumi said.

Odd's face suddenly brightened considerably. "So I am actually allowed to leave the room?" he asked excitedly as he got out of bed.

"Only if you put on some clothes," Yumi teased.

Odd began to push her out of the door hurriedly. "I will be out in one minute," he said closing the door behind her.

Yumi leaned against the wall, and sure enough, one minute later the door opened again and Odd was getting in his wheelchair. Yumi smiled as she grabbed the handles and pushed him. "Hungry much?"

"Bored," Odd replied. "Extremely bored."

As they headed away from the dorm they passed Ulrich, who was heading to it. Yumi and Ulrich met eyes but said nothing and continued in their own direction. Odd looked up at Yumi in confusion. "Did I miss something?"

Yumi sighed. "Ulrich and I fought at lunch," she explained. "He isn't really in a reasonable mood after you snuck out last night."

Odd looked at his lap guiltily. He had known about Ulrich's bad mood, but he felt bad that he'd caused Ulrich to fight with Yumi. "What did you fight about?" he inquired.

"Ulrich seems to think that keeping you in your room is good punishment for what you did," Yumi said. "And while I do agree that it was a pretty rotten thing to do when you know he's already worried about you, I don't think he should be so angry at you. He blew up at me when I offered to bring you to dinner myself."

"I'm sorry," Odd told her as they crossed through the courtyard to get to the cafeteria. "I don't want you to fight about me."

"Don't be sorry," Yumi said. "You know… I'm not so hungry. I think I'll eat at home later."

"I'm not hungry either," Odd said. "I still have my hoagie from lunch in my room. I can eat that later. How about we just hang out here?"

Yumi nodded her head in agreement and sat on the bench. "I feel bad for fighting with him," she said. "He's been so upset about everything."

"Yea…"

"I just get so frustrated when he can't open up about stuff," Yumi continued. "He just lets it all build up until he gets angry."

"You need to open up too," Odd said rather wisely. "Why won't either of you just admit your feelings to each other? It's been almost two years now since we all knew you were into each other. It didn't even take Jeremie and Aelita two months!"

Yumi blushed. He was right. Jeremia and Aelita had known what they wanted and they'd wasted no time in getting it. Yumi and Ulrich, on the other hand, were still dancing around the idea of a relationship. "They're really happy too," Yumi said admitingly. "I don't know what Ulrich and I can't be like that."

"You can," Odd told her. "One of you just needs to get of your high horse and do something about it. Go make up with him and tell him how you feel."

"YUMI!"

Both Odd and Yumi turned to see who'd called her name and found William headed their way. "Hey guys."

"Hi William," Yumi said politely. "What's up?"

"Nothing really," William replied. "I kind of wanted to talk to you about something. Are you busy tomorrow ni-"

"Yumi, I'm not feeling too great," Odd interrupted, dramatically pretending to be short of breath.

William raised an eyebrow at him almost skeptically, as if seeing through the act. "Are you ok man?" he asked, pretending to worry.

"I'll be fine," Odd said, forcing an appreciative smile. "Yumi do you mind taking me to my room?"

"Sure," Yumi told him. "I'm sorry William. Maybe we can just talk some other time?" She stood and grabbed the wheelchair.

"It's ok," William said dejectedly. "I guess I'll see you later. Bye guys."

Yumi waited until she and Odd were out of earshot before she spoke again. "Odd that was rude!" The tone in her voice was one of amusement. She laughed softly as Odd shrugged.

"He's not right for you," the blonde told her. "Now, we've got a grumpy, brooding best friend upstairs who really needs to make up with you. And though he may be a year younger, a bit shorter, and at times a pain in the ass, I'd be willing to bet that he's a perfect fit."