Written by aZn dReAmeR xD
Author's Note:
This is dedicated to: Fox Kitsune! For being an awesome friend! And for being inspirational! If you haven't checked out her stories, I demand you check them out later! They are hella awesome, and really good!
I would like to thank: American-Kitty, sister13wolf, Chicken Nugget, kiwi wings, Luna, Yumi-Ulrich4ever, PP Partner, Green Animelover, Tsukia Malleo, NUCLEAR STRIKE 4, dreaminoncloud9, Here Without You, Shayna, spazticdweek, new moongirl, Yumi Stern, Rycr, azn sister 92, tehrandomkitten, ShadowDog34, dudeums184, xx Painful Bliss xx, Miyu Hua, Yumi Rocks Lyoko, MuggleGuitarist, TheRavenMyth, yumifan05, Aquamarine Shadow, Fishfish, screennameless, Long lost sorrow, Orange Ducky (AKA ChineseGirl), Am I Odd, poppiehonie, JazzNYC16, Lil Jean, and devilofheven
And
to the following reviewers:
TheRavenMyth: Haha, of course! I'll give you complete credit. I'm not a copier, and never will be. I take pride (…barely in this case) of my own work, not someone else's. I would feel like a bitch if I did. And you welcome. The poem was truly brilliant. Lol, I probably won't add more to it, I'm a terrible songwriter, I only write songs in the privacy of my room. But I may, so don't count on it (with the help of my friend, that is). Oh, that's okay. You could always "Private Message" me if you create an account (you don't have to display your email on your profile) but you shouldn't go through all that trouble to create one just to contact me. Thank you for the review!
Chicken Nugget: Yay Jules! You're a STAR! Hahaha. I knew people would say you were retarded. Loll.
Shayna: Haha. Yep, that's me. And about the mental girls… -sweatdrop- Those are my friends. Just getting back at them, and creating "some" amusement for the readers at the same time. Though I think it only created "WTF!" thoughts. Thanks for the review!
dreaminoncloud9: Wow. The song is really good! I'm guessing you won't mind if I use it? I probably won't need the entire song, just maybe bits and pieces of it. Thank you for your review and the song! I'll give you full credit, by the way. It wouldn't be right if I didn't!
Sister13wolf: Haha, sorry, I just had to reply to your review! Thanks Gen, and Kin, yes, I will get them back eventually… I'll get them back together in chapter 25. Haha. You know I'm just kidding, right? Probably in three to five chapters… And Krad, it would ruin the story if I told you exactly when, wouldn't it? Sorry this isn't a real book… it would be lots easier for you to just turn the page and know what would happen.
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"Hiroki!"
Yumi shouted, "Get up!"
She rang the doorbell next to her brother's large door and waited, tapping her foot.
"Erghh," She heard him moaning.
"It's your impatient sister, Yumi!" She called, "You better get up now, or Ashley's going to eat your breakfast!"
"What's for breakfast?" He asked.
"Oatmeal, salad, or leftover sushi." She answered.
She knew her little brother adored sushi. He had once claimed it was one of the best inventions in the known world.
"I'm coming!" He yelled, opening the door in a heartbeat. He was still dressed in his Ding-Dong pajamas. (A/N: For those who do not know Ding-Dong, it's a very old cartoon character. It's blue, has a jingly collar bell, and is in Chinese Cartoons… Dry and sarcastic, and can fly with his hat! …Not like you care about this.)
"Ah-lee-ah-dor." I dragged him downstairs for breakfast. Ah-lee-ah-dor was thank you in Japanese.
We went downstairs, greeted by hellos from the fellow girls.
Since Christine was taking a break, I went to go make some pancakes for breakfast.
I stood there in silence, suffering a flashback.
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"BON APPETIT!" Odd shouted in glee, deliriously proud of what he had made.
"What the heck is this!" Ulrich looked quizzically at him.
"My one-of-a-kind pancakes, filled with MEATBALLS AND GRAVY!" Odd pranced around the room with the dish, stars in his eyes.
"…Wow." was all I could utter. Jeremie and Aelita were gone to some diner, man, were they lucky.
He set a dish in front of me and Ulrich. We glanced at each other, our eyes screaming, "How are we supposed to eat this!"
We did anyway, for the sake of our friend. We bit into it, then spit it out.
"Odd can't you-"
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END YUMI POV
"YO! Where's our breakfast?" Kristen complained.
"She's probably having another flashback about ULRICH…" Hiroki teased, dancing around like a lunatic.
"I am not!" Yumi cried. She knew she was blushing, and everyone else knew too.
"Oh yeah, he's the hot guy you showed us!" Deana laughed, "He's still in your wallet isn't he?"
"Nah, that other guy is hotter! The one with the blonde and purple hair!" Ashley protested.
"SHUT UP…" Yumi groaned. She was tired of their teasing. She still had a mere crush on Ulrich, but she couldn't help it.
"Seriously!" Hiroki was on the floor laughing now, "He's the guy on the TV! The one who was getting mobbed! IT'S HILARIOUS."
"What the fuck?" Ashley sprang up, eyes wide, "No way."
All three girls looked at Yumi in disbelief.
Yumi shrugged sheepishly.
"My god." was all they could utter.
Then they resumed back to breakfast, too shocked to say anything.
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Later…
Yumi put on her disguise: A long-sleeve shirt with the words, "I love Elvis!" on it (which Ash reluctantly let Yumi borrow), jeans, and a cap that shielded her face. Not much of a disguise, but hey, at least the cap didn't let anyone see her face. Or else she was going to be dead before she could even perform.
Ashley stepped back to examine Yumi, "Perfect!" she exclaimed, "No one knows who you are."
Yumi grinned, though still, no one could see her face, "Ready?"
"Yep!" all three girls replied. Hiroki was to be "babysat" by Christine. Poor her.
Yumi opened the garage, and climbed into the limo, taking the drivers seat.
All the girls climbed in, cheering. They always got hyper when they were going somewhere. They were girls- that's what they do.
They pigged out in Yumi's mini fridge, with Yumi protesting while she drove. In only 40 minutes, they reached the hotel.
They jumped out, refreshed and energized. They walked inside, Yumi in the lead.
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THE GANG!
"I heard someone's performing here tonight," Ulrich informed, resting his head on his arms lazily.
"Some famous person coming to perform for Thanksgiving," Odd added, jumping on the bed.
"Really?" Aelita questioned, "I wonder who,"
"Are you guys going?" Jeremie asked.
"OF COURSE!" Odd jumped down from his bed and landed right in front of Jeremie, then went on to shake his bespectacled friend insanely by the shoulders, "FREE CONCERT, MAN! FREE FOOD!"
"Odd, there's no free food," Ulrich mumbled into the pillow.
The blonde's shoulders sagged, "Oh." Almost immediately, he sprang back up, "But we have a chance to scream! And possibly get the person's autograph and sell it on E-Bay,"
"True," Ulrich removed his face from the pillow.
"Seriously, though, I wonder who it is," Aelita pulled her shiny straight pink shoulder-length hair into a ponytail. Her dangling pink-gemmed earrings swung back and forth, gleaming. And of course, who else would have given it to her besides a certain blonde, bespectacled boy sitting next to her? Several strands of burgundy highlights fell out of her ponytail. She had dyed her hair burgundy, leaving some parts of her hair pink. Pink hair wasn't natural in the world, and other people would draw conclusions about her that she didn't want them to think that she was an alien or something.
"Don't know, don't care," Ulrich and Odd responded, resuming his position on the bed.
Of course, they wouldn't care until their knew it was long lost friend, Yumi Ishiyama, who would be performing.
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Behind Stage
Yumi, Kristen, Deana, and Ashley were behind the stage, Yumi in her room, being pampered. She was instantly thrown into the chair, and make-up people immediately began putting eye shadow, powder, blush, mascara, etc. on her.
Yumi had already dressed in a black leather jacket that she wore loosely around her shoulders, black tank top, black jeans, and a bronze-colored scarf. The finishing touch was the beautiful heart-shaped locket she fastened around her neck that Ulrich had given her. She wore it every day as her good luck charm, except in the shower.
Her friends sat in a few chairs provided, and talked quietly. They were through this a million times before. The first time this happened, they were amused, giggling the entire time. Now, it was just old news that their friend was gorgeous and an international superstar. Besides, they were famous too. They performed up there with their best friend. They traveled with her, as they were her band. They had already finished their make-up and all; it took a lot less time to get ready for them. They had came in their performance clothing.
"FINALLY!" Yumi sprang up and stretched as soon as the make-up people were finished.
As always after this treatment, Yumi looked like some beautiful china doll. Absolutely perfect.
"Well, guys, ready?" Yumi asked, taking a deep breath. Kristen picked up her guitar, strummed a few notes, and nodded. Deana grinned, and nodded as well. She had practiced her keyboard playing already.
"Uh huh," Ashley replied, she was bursting with excitement to be able to play her drums in front of a large audience again.
"Okay," Yumi smiled at her four friends, and did a quick low-five with her friends, then left for the stage.
THE CONCERT!
"Food?"
"Check,"
"Good, I can't live without food,"
"Yes, Odd would die without food," Aelita teased.
"Of course I would!" Odd rolled his eyes, and left for the concert, carrying his truck load of food.
All three friends rolled their eyes, and ran after him.
"Hey buddy," Ulrich smirked as he caught up to Odd, "I want to get a good seat tonight, HURRY UP!"
Odd growled, ran after Ulrich, and resulted in falling down on his back. The entire crowd behind him cheered after Ulrich, and laughed hysterically at Odd.
Ulrich had gotten a good seat, somewhere in the fourth row and fortunately saved a seat for Odd, or else he would have been in the very back. Aelita and Jeremie sat next to him.
Odd held out his full bag of Cheese Doodles, in which Ulrich happily accepted. While they were munching loudly, Yumi was just getting ready. She touched her lucky locket for luck as she always did.
She waited for the manager of the hotel to speak. He went through the stage, and as he did so, he waved to the girls. Then he pushed past the curtain and walked to the stage. The girls could hear the audience shush immediately.
"Thank you," He started, "As you all know, Yumi Ishiyama will be performing here tonight,"
Ulrich's eyes widened, "I didn't know!"
Odd smirked. "You knew?" Ulrich hissed.
"No duh," The blonde rolled his eyes. Ulrich growled.
The manager blathered on and on, about this and that, about all the events that would take place afterwards for the Thanksgiving celebration, and that Yumi Ishiyama would be here to perform for Christmas as well.
"WELCOME YUMI ISHIYAMA!" The manager announced, gesturing to the curtains as they flew open.
Yumi blasted through, carrying her portable microphone along with her, "Hey everyone!" She greeted cheerfully, as the curtains opened up to reveal the band, who screamed loudly, "How is everyone!"
"GOOD!" The audience cheered. Ulrich was just stunned to be so near the raven-haired beauty once again. Odd was cheering loudly with the audience, thrusting the hand in which held the cheese doodle in the air.
"I'd like to dedicate the following songs to my band, my best friends," She gestured towards the band, "And to my best friends back in France. And if any of them are out there today, I'd like to wish them a happy Turkey Day!"
That's when she spotted them. She said this to the audience every time, mentioning them. But this time when she scanned the crowd, she found them. There was a brownish-pink haired girl, two blonde boys, and one brunette boy who was staring at her intensely in the 4th row.
"Oh my god,"
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I know. Don't kill me. The ending was the crappiest I ever wrote in my life. If you kill me, you won't get anymore chapters, unless you want that. And yeah, I know. SO CLOSE TO MEETING! Hahahhaha. OH! And I'm doing a poll:
DO YOU WANT CHAPTERS LIKE THIS THAT ARE SOMEWHAT LONG? TAKES LONGER TIME.
OR DO YOU WANT SHORTER CHAPTERS THAT TAKE SHORTER TIME? And more prone to cliffies
Please tell me your choice! "I DON'T KNOW" IS NOT AN OPTION. Also, thanks for reading! Please review! If not, PM me/email/IM me your comments! THANK YOU!
--Jenn