''- Thoughts

Authoress' POV-

It's finally the end of the day and Yumi went back to Ulrich's favorite tree. She saw a guy wearing all green and a grasshopper's mask.

Yumi's POV-

"That's really hilarious, Grasshopper. So why do you have a grasshopper mask on?" I asked.

"Well I told you that I would be coming in a mask, wouldn't I?"

"Yeah but…"

"I was at the dance and I saw a girl with a red mask that cover her face and thought I could do the same with you. I didn't catch her name though."

"Actually, it was me. I thought about going to the dance as that but my friend found me at this tree, just like now, except I was hidden until the dance."

"Then you're pretty clever. Whoever is your boyfriend must be really proud."

"I don't have a boyfriend." I whispered.

"That's too bad. Hope you can find one real soon. I have to go. I promise somebody that I would meet them."

"All right, see you then."

He walked off and I sat in Ulrich's favorite.

'I probably need to see Ulrich to tell him. But what if he won't talk to me? What if he just said that because he was forced? What if I stop asking all these 'what if' questions? I need to ask him myself.'

I hopped out of the tree and went back to the courtyard.

Authoress' POV-

Yumi went back to the courtyard and found Aelita, Jeremie, and Odd sitting at their favorite bench.

"Hey guys. You haven't seen Ulrich have you?"

"Not ever since class this afternoon. Why?" Odd replied.

"Because I really need to see him before something slips out and embarrass myself with it."

She went away from the group with them having a confused look on their face.

"Anybody know what she was talking about?" Odd asked.

Jeremie and Aelita shook their heads. "Thought so"

Ulrich's POV-

I finally made it up to my room without anybody seeing me. I entered my room and hid the mask I was carrying. I put back on my regular outfit and style my hair once more. I heard a knock on the door.

"Ulrich, are you in here? It's me, Yumi."

"Go away, Yumi. I need to be alone for a while."

"Please let me in Ulrich. It's very important."

"No Yumi. Now leave me alone."

Yumi's POV-

Thosewordshit me like a ton of bricks. I walked away and I met Sissy in the hall.

"Well, how is paradise? Oh that's right, you can't have paradise because Ulrich's with me." She sneered.

My hands curled into nice little fists.

"And I'm going to wear a pink dress in the future if that's true. Would you just go away and leave him alone? I think I'd like the joke that one girl told you. Get away from Ulrich or I will make you black and red." Yumi growled.

"Yumi, you wouldn't want to do that! What would Ulrich think of you?"

"Actually, I wouldn't care what he thought of me. What I do know is what he thinks of you. You are the most uncaring person in the whole school, and I'm surprise that Herve actually likes you. Just stay away from Ulrich and I promise that you'll be okay." I walked away with anger steaming out of my ears.

'I have to go somewhere to think.'

I started to walk into the forest and sat down at a base of a tree. I put my head down and a few tears escaped to my face.

"Yumi, what are you doing out here?" A male voice came from out of nowhere. "I heard what you said in the hall. Why wouldn't you care what Ulrich thinks about you."

I kept my head down and didn't even bother to look up.

"It wouldn't matter to you anyways. I think you just go away. I don't feel like talking to anyone right now."

"But I want to talk to you." I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw a flash of green on the side that he was sitting.

"Just go away. I don't need to talk to anybody right now."

"Fine then, just answer this one question. Why wouldn't you care what Ulrich thought of you?"

"I can't really tell you. It's just that… I don't care anymore okay. I just don't care. I've been waiting for a long time and I'm tired of waiting."

I stood up suddenly and ran into the deeper parts of the forest, getting scratches and cuts, not feeling the physical pain, only the emotional. I sit back down and took another breather. I started to sob really loud. Nobody knew I went this deep into the forest and my cell rang in my pocket. I didn't even to bother to pick it up. It's vibrated to tell me I had one new message. I picked it up and listen to the recording.

"Yumi, it's me Ulrich. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Come meet me in the forest where the Phoenix once found me."

"But I don't want to come." I whispered into the wind.

I slowly got up and walked out to Ulrich's favorite tree. He was at the base of the tree and looked up at me. He eyes grew large and had a feeling of caring and warmth.

"Yumi what happened?" he said softly.

"Just wasn't looking where I was going in the forest."

I put on a small smile and clutched my side. I try to hold back the tears that the wound was agonizing. I fell down to one knee and Ulrich sat there beside me.

"Yumi, you need to go the infirmary. Come on."

He gently picked me up and helped me over to the infirmary. I could feel some blush on my face from when he was holding me but he wasn't about to let me go. He sat me down on one of the beds and I shut my eyes.

Ulrich's POV-

I laid her on the bed and she closed her eyes. She looked peaceful for the first time in days. I couldn't help but smile a bit. Nurse Dorothy came in and asks what happened.

"She told me that she came from the deep part of the forest and ran into some branches and thorn bushes."

"I see. Well thanks for bring her in. I'll get her cleaned up." She gets out some stuff and I went out of the room.

'Did I do all this to her? I didn't mean to hurt her. I wonder what she meant by I wouldn't care what I thought of her. Something's going wrong with Yumi and I need to find out what.'

I went down the hall and into the forest.

'Okay. So she heard my deepest secret and I told her I loved her. I ran off at the last second before she could tell me what. What if I'm the reason she's like this?' Tears starting to sting my eyes but I rapidly blinked them back. 'Oh god I hope not.'

Authoress' POV-

Ulrich spent the rest of the day sulking in the woods and Yumi was getting cleaned up so she could go out. During that time, Aelita came to check on Yumi.Yumi told Aelita that she was Phoenix and Sissy was outside the door. Sissy backed away a little and had a plan in mind for her. She stops at William's room and knocks. He opens the door and crack.

"What do you want Sissy?"

"I know you want Yumi and I want Ulrich. I have a plan to get them apart and get us want we both want."

William thought about it for a moment.

"Come in Sissy."

He opened the door and she entered. They discussed the plan and how they should take them out…

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