Friends and Fame Don't Mix

By aZn dReAmEr xD

Chapter 11

Authors Note: Dedicated to TheRavenMyth for writing the awesome song!

I'd like to thank: Fox Kitsune, devilofheaven, lyoko99, new moongirl, Tourmaline9, Astrea, Rycr, maidenofthemist89, SeverineFlower, Tsukia Malleo, Danza's Mystic Shadow, katfish xX, normal is so over-rated, Lil Jean, American-Kitty, YumiwithUlrichalways, rose. S., Lyoko-Luver, JadeFalcon3, Long Lost Sorrow, Pauline, hearts and flowers, Nuclear Strike 4, Here Without You, Am I Odd, Fishfish, random person, DarkMoon1301, spazticdweek, Blueeyedblonde, sister13wolf, kiwi wings, DarkElixier66, Julianne, xx Painful Bliss xx, jazzyyumi, The Raven Myth, Yumi Rocks Lyoko, azn sister 92, Shayna, ShadowDog34, Yumi-Ulrich4ever, Aquamarine Shadow, PP Partner, Green Animelover, babyfarie94, StarryAnime, screennameless, bubbleyum, dreaminoncloud9, Ina, mythathena, animebabygurl, Yayfulness, emanon, Amy, and coolkid.

Wow. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Ah. You guys make me so happy.

NOTE: Did not reply to those who I had nothing to say to except, "Thank you!" So I'll thank you now. THANK YOU EVERYONE! And, I'm sorry if I didn't reply to you, I'll try to this time. Promise.

Anyway. ULRICH AND YUMI ARE SO CLOSE! Lollll. Same state, same room, same atmosphere. How wonderful.

I wont keep you up for long now. I'd just like to remind everyone I still have homework… and that I cant update as fast as everyone wishes. Please keep that in mind! If not, and you pester me continuously with it, like, "OMGGG! YOU ARE LIKE, SOOO SLOWWW! UPDATE ALREADY YOU FREAKING JACKASS!" Then yeah. I'll probably never update again just to get you annoyed or I'll just blow up at you. Hehe…

Also, thank you to everyone who complimented Aelita's new hair color. She says thank you. XD It was going to be dyed red, but… I didn't like it… heh. Also thanks to all your opinions on the poll! By the way, I picked shorter chapters. Heh.

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"Pstt… YUMI!" Ashley hissed.

Yumi turned around to glance at her friend.

"THE AUDIENCE…" She whispered, nodding her head to the crowd.

"Ohh… right," Yumi nervously chuckled and faced the audience, "Uh—I was just saying how-um- many people there were- uhh- tonight!"

"Pffttt. I've gotten through much larger crowds than this! It's not even national television…" Yumi inwardly slapped herself. The audience seemed to buy it though.

She kept on staring at Ulrich, "And uh- right, to my best friends um—who I've invited to be here today," she smiled a little, "I'd like them to come onstage,"

Ulrich's eyes bugged out and his jaw seemed to drop. Odd cheered, and stood up, "OHHH!" He grinned and stuck out his tongue to the crowd. Aelita squealed and sprang up. Jeremie remained seated, his eyes wide like those of Ulrich's- but the brunette's eyes were bigger. She wasn't talking about THEM, was she? Impossible, right?

"Come on!" Yumi laughed, "Get up here!"

Odd tugged Ulrich and they both came onstage, as Aelita dragged Jeremie.

"EVERYBODY!" Yumi yelled, "WHO WANTS TO SEE THEM DANCE AND SING!"

Those who have seen Odd trip over his two feet stood up and cheered loudly- which was probably everyone.

"All right!" she grinned at the blushing brunette boy she was standing next to and put her arm around him.

Ulrich looked dazed- then shocked, too paralyzed to tell her anything. All the emotions that welled up in his chest- those were the feelings that words can't express.

Yumi dropped her arm around Ulrich, and swung around the brownish-pink haired girl standing to the right of her and held out the mike in between them. She nodded to her right, and the people who were in charge of the "special effect" things scurried to start. The back of them was suddenly engulfed with light, and the room went dark everywhere else. The wall in the back of them suddenly began to brighten, and showed a close-up of the face of Yumi Ishiyama and her friends. Sparks came up at the left and right of the stage, then the music started as Ashley began to play the drum softly.

"This is my first song, 'Wishing'!" she waved to the crowd, who enthusiastically cheered and applauded.

Yumi counted off silently in her head. Five-six-seven-eight… two beats and…

(Completely written by the incredible TheRavenMyth)

"Wish you were here

To say it's all right

Before I make a mistake-"

"And fly off into the night,"Aelita joined in softly, smiling at Yumi. Her voice was gentle, and if only it was a bit louder…

Yumi grinned at her long-lost-but-found friend, and sang louder,

" Wish you were here
To make me happy again,"

Aelita seemed to know the lyrics as she gathered her confidence and sang louder,

" I need someone to care
To be my best friend,"

She emphasized "friend" just a little. Yumi and Aelita glanced at each other, and as if they had a secret language, sang together in complete and utter harmony,

" Wish you were hereTo make me happy once more
To lead me from night
And through days open door
And if only I knew where… you were,"

Odd began joining in loudly, singing off-key.

Ulrich and Jeremie glared at him, and he grinned sheepishly, "Fine," he whispered defiantly, "I'll dance!"

He began twirling around, mocking a ballerina, earning laughs from the audience as they videotaped.

"'Cause I'm wishing
Wishing for you
Yes, I'm wishing
For your sympathy," Yumi looked pointedly at Aelita.

"Oh, I'm wishing
Wishing for you
For you to be with me," Aelita finished, grinning like mad.

Yumi took her hand off the microphone, and ran backstage.

Aelita panicked. Yumi gestured for her to go on as she grabbed another microphone. She started out very soft.

"You never know how it felt
To be all alone in the rain
Looking for a single star
Wishing I knew where you are…," Aelita sang softly.

Then the music started up and the music pounded.

Aelita began to panic again, but as Jeremie shot her a reassuring glance, she smiled confidently at the audience, and began doing a few dance steps.

"Wish you were here
To make me happy once more
To lead me from night
And through days open door And if only I knew where… you were," Aelita began to clap her hands with the microphone.

Yumi grinned from backstage, and sighed contentedly.

The audience and the gang began clapping their hands as well as the band began to rock harder. And yeah, sadly, Odd was still a laughingstock as he skipped through the stage, and boogied… badly. Ulrich rolled his eyes, as he swayed to the music, clapping his hands and "kind of" dancing.

"If only now, I could see
You were always right in front of me," Yumi joined in as she ran back onto the stage, and threw her arm around the blushing Ulrich.

"If only I knew," Aelita ran to join Yumi,
"Wishing now before I could see,
Everything that was right in front of me…"

The chorus began to start up again as Yumi and Aelita sang together,

" Wish you were here
To make me happy once more
To lead me from night
And through days open door And if only I knew where… you were,"

The music slowed down and the drumbeat was reduced to a slow tempo which eventually stopped.

The audience's clapping was deafening. There was still an entire night in front of them. It was going to be a longgg night of singing, dancing, and of course, a big sleepover in which they would catch up… and introducing.

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After the Concert: 1 AM

"The concert was so fun!" Aelita sighed breathlessly. So many people asked her for her autograph- and others complimented her singing. It was just wonderful.

"Of course it is," Yumi agreed, "You're a big star!"

Aelita flashed a grin as they entered Odd and Jeremie's hotel room.

"So you guys are Yumi's band now?" Jeremie questioned.

"Sometimes. Not often," Kristen answered.

Deana smiled at Ulrich and glanced at Yumi slyly, "I've heard a lot about you. Yumi always talks about you!" she giggled.

"Oh, really?" he cocked an eyebrow at Yumi, who blushed.

"Can I talk to him alone please?" Yumi didn't wait for an answer as she grabbed Ulrich and zipped off into the walk-in closet.

She shut the door and turned on the lights. Then she turned to Ulrich. He hadn't said much, still dazed to be so close to he had lost for so long. There was an awkward silence between them until the silence was snapped in half.

"Oooh, I wonder what they're saying!" a voice unmistakably Odd chuckled.

You could practically feel Ashley roll her eyes, as she answered, "They aren't saying anything, you idiot!"

Then the two hidden inside the closet laughed hysterically. It helped to laugh in an awkward situation.

"You're really Yumi, aren't you…" Ulrich was still in his daze.

Yumi nodded, then leaped up, startling Ulrich, "I can't believe I'm actually seeing you again!" she cried, tackling her good-looking friend in a bear hug, in which he accepted. A fuzzy feeling rushed through the two.

They let go after a long moment. Yumi began to giggle, "You grew taller," she stated the obvious, poking his nose. He was at least an inch taller than her now.

"Been working out," he laughed, tackling Yumi into another big hug. He really couldn't believe Yumi was here.

"ARE YOU GUYS MAKING OUT YET!" Ashley shrieked, flinging the door open.

Ulrich and Yumi were still embracing, and quickly sprang apart from each other.

Odd studied Ulrich, "Hmm… no lip gloss on the lips, guys," he reported, "They didn't make out,"

Everyone booed. Yumi rolled her eyes, and then flopped onto her claimed bed, "You guys suck out loud…"

"THANKS YUMI!" Odd screamed, jumping onto his bed.

"Haha, you welcome," Yumi replied, pushing Odd off the bed. She ran to Ulrich, Jeremie, and Aelita and gave them an enormous group hug, in which Odd quickly joined in.

"Awww…" Kristen cooed.

"SHUT UP!"

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A/N: Yep. I'm done now. Its short. Eh. Anyway, next chapter, will be a start of a story inside a story. A new character will be here, and you'll all love her! If you don't, my friend will beat you up. Hah. Just kidding. I know you're gonna kill me for leaving you with barely an conversation. But hey, thats how I am.

I'm not really fond of this chapter, but I assure you, next chapter will most likely be a LOT better. Hopefully.

And every chapter I post, I'm going to have some little question/poll thing to keep me entertained. XD

QUESTION: Are there any faults in my writing? If so, what? How do I fix it?

Heh. I just had to ask that question. I want to ace my next writing piece...

And yeah, I chose shorter chapters. Which is why this chapter is kinda short. I was going to add on, but I was like, "Nah, who the hell cares…" and just cut out about three pages. XP So next time, you'll PROBABLY have a longer chapter. And I'm also going to try to add more cliffies. So expect some.

Ah, I hope you like it! Please review! AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE! DONT SLEEP EARLY...

--Jenn