Authoress' POV-

Thursday morning in the courtyard, Yumi comes up to her friends on their favorite bench.

"Hey, guys. Do you hear what the buzz is about?" Yumi said.

"That there's a dance tomorrow and you can dress up with costumes and mask?" Ulrich put in.

"How… How did you know?" Yumi said shockingly.

"It's been going around the school like wildfire. Of course he would've known about it. We all did." Jeremie said casually, whilestill on his computer.

"Oh, yeah." She let out a nervous laugh.

"So you are you taking Jeremie?" Odd asked.

"Not anybody right now. Why? Let me guess, are you taking Sam?"

"Yep!" he said proudly. "What about you Ulrich? Who are you going with?"

"Do I seriously have to tell you? I'm not going to it. I don't like dances. Besides what is I suppose to do? Sit on the dance floor and let Sissy come and get me? You can forget that. I would rather be back at my tree with…"

He started to blush and looked down at his feet.

"Who is it?"

Yumi said with a fire in her voice but her eyes told a different story if Ulrich looked into them deeply.

Ulrich's POV-

"Who is it?" Yumi's temper was getting flared.

"Nobody." I mumbled out.

"Yes, it's somebody. Now who is it?"

"It is nobody!" I yelled at her then lower my voice. "I don't know who it was but she listened to some of my deepest thought that I was saying out loud so now I have to go see who heard me at the dance. Even if I have to meet her again, I would at least need to see her face. I need to be alone."

I walked off to my class and sat by the window far away from my friends and Sissy if all possible. The teacher went on with her boring lesson and I just stared out of the window. All I could see was red all day like it was fire covering my eyes. I thought taking another shower would be better, but it made it worst. I hated taking a cold shower so I took a warm one but it just made me think of her more. I got out of the shower and put my clothes back on. I went back to my tree and sat up there.

"Phoenix, are you here?"

"Yes, I was wondering when you'll come back. I've been sitting here from the last minute of school, just sitting here waiting for you. Oh and by the way, nice nickname."

"Thanks. That must be a long wait. Are you still going?"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." She chuckled.

"What's so funny?"

"Oh, nothing just thinking about a special time I had with someone."

"You sound kinda like me. Have you ever had a friend that you wanted to be more than just friends with?"

"Yes I have and it was on the first day I met him. What about you? I hear you're a great soccer player and can have any girl in the whole school."

"Yes and that's the bad part about it. Sissy, the principal's daughter, keeps telling me to hang out with her and I have to keep telling her no. The other bad part about that is that friend I was talking about yesterday. I don't think she'll ever notice me." I let out a half frustrated and sad sigh out.

"Looks like we both have the same problem except that I'm not great at sports. There is a guy in my grade that won't leave me alone and the guy I like is a grade under me. I don't think he sees me the way I do him." She let out a long sigh. "I think you need to get to your dorm before Jim catches you."

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine besides I don't want you seeing who I am yet."

"I'll see you tomorrow on the dance floor then."

"Yeah, see ya."

I left from my tree and didn't take a backwards glance because I wanted to wait for the surprise of who it is. She sounds nice and caring. She was smiling when I met her and then out towards the end, she had a sad melancholy tone. I bet she can't wait to tell me who she is nor will she keep it a secret from me. I enter my dorm to find Odd asleep and snoring very loudly. I put in my earplugs and went to sleep with the fiery bird in my dreams again.

Another short chpt. but wait till u see the next chpt. It's the dance and will we finally get to see Phoenix's true form? Lol. its not that hard to figure it out now. smiles big if u dont then im sry to call u this but thenur... weird.Thx to the reviewers:

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