Note: This is Anime Bubbles' Story! I am "adopting" it. I will be writing the next chapter where she left off.
gOOD tIMES fASHO'
By:
Anime Bubbles
Chapter 5: Nothing Else
(This one is dedicated to my bff, Ariel, who told me to make Ulrich slap Abe upside his head. But I won't do that...haha...)
Yumi instantly let go of Abe and ran to Ulrich.
.:Yumi POV:.
"ULRICH!" I screamed out his name as hard as I could. People around the memorial stared at me as if I was some sort of psycho. But that didn't matter.
I can't believe it. I kissed a guy I barely even knew, and my boyfriend was there watching me.
I found him by the smallest waterfall. His hands were shoved into his pockets and his head was hung down.
I slowly walked over to him and rested a hand on his shoulder.
He craned his head toward me and immediately brushed my hand off.
I stared at him for a moment, not knowing what to say.
He turned to me, and I looked into his eyes. They were full of anger and rage. I was scared for a moment.
"I saw you run off earlier," I said. "I know you saw me and Abe and you thought we were...I don't really know what you thought, actually, which is why I came over to explain. It was just a quick hug. Really."
Ulrich didn't say anything for a minute. I bit my lip, wanting him to understand, wishing this never happened. "It lasted five minutes," he finally said, his tone cold.
"What? No, that's impossible." I shook my head. "Look, what happened was—"
"I don't care what happened or whatever spin you're gonna put on what happened," Ulrich said. "I know what I saw, and it wasn't some ten-second-hug; goddamit, Yumi, I don't even know the guy."
"But...it's important," I said. "Please listen. See, my Mum called and told me that one of my favorite cousins just died in a car accident."
"I'm sorry," he said, not losing his ice cold tone.
"No, I'm sorry. I was just—I was upset and sad she died—and I—I cried in front of the waterfall. Abe came up to me and I just—I turned to him because I was so sad. I mean, she was my favorite cousin. You know?"
"You could have turned to Lia. Or Aelita," Ulrich said. "Couldn't you?"
"Well, yeah, of course, but they weren't right there—"
"Or you could have just called me. That's sort of what I'd expect you to do," Ulrich said. "If you were upset, I wouldn't expect you to be all over this "Abe" guy, in front of me, in front of everyone at school—"
"I didn't know you were there!" That sounded horrible, as if I would go around hugging Abe whenever Ulrich wasn't there. "I mean, I wasn't thinking! It wasn't a plan. It was a gut reaction. Well, you kissed Sissy. Why can't this be any different?"
"Yumi, don't give me any excuses. I saw your reaction there, when you were kissing him. You liked it. I despised the moment when Sissy's lips touched mine."
I stared at him in complete
shock. Is he right?
"Look, I'm sorry, okay? Sorry I
ever wasted your time. If you wanted someone smarter and handsomer
than me, then be my guest. You could have broken up with me, which
would have been much less painful for both of us, rather than finding
you kissing some guy I don't even know."
"But, no! It isn't. Abe and I—there's nothing between us. Nothing at all—"
"There's something," said Ulrich slowly. "Which really sucks, you know. This was supposed to be a great trip for both of us, which is why I asked my mom and dad to try to get the best room for us. Well, now it's great, isn't it? My mom and dad wasted a couple thousand dollars on me, just so I could have a horrible time."
I started sobbing.
"You know what? Let's stop kidding ourselves. Maybe we were never meant to be together. Maybe I was meant for Emily, or even Sissy, now that you bring it up. I don't want to be a fling, you know? This year boyfriend, that year boyfriend."
I reached for his arms and tried to pull him close to me, but he wouldn't budge. "No! No, don't say that!"
"I've made up my mind. I think its best we went our own separate ways..." He kissed me on the cheek. "Have fun with your new boyfriend, Yumi..." And with that, he left me.
"Please forgive me, Ulrich."
He stopped in his tracks. "How can I, Yumi? There's nothing left to forgive..." He slowly turned to me. "Now that you mention it, there's nothing else between us..." He turned back around and walked away...