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 6: Forever my Lover

.:Ulrich POV:.

It hurt me to leave Yumi stranded like that, but she deserved it...didn't she?

Don't you still love her?

Love her? No way! She hurt me way beyond imagine!

Well then, you never loved her in the first place...

What? What do you mean? Wait, why am I talking to myself?

Beats me. Anyway, love is love. You don't get over it by a simple kiss. Love withstands all things, love withstands all problems, love gives—

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. So, you're saying I never loved Yumi in the first place?

Yep. Either that or you still do.

That's ridiculous.

Suit yourself.

Whatever. It's weird enough that I'm talking to myself.

I wandered over to the bus, because we were preparing to leave.

As I got in, I saw two empty seats: one by Abraham and one by Sissy.

I can't believe I'm doing this...I thought as I made my way to the seat next to Abraham. The thought of sitting next to Sissy made me shudder.

Lia and Yumi sat in the row behind us, Odd and Jeremy in the row across, and Aelita and Emily in the row in front of us.

"Hey," said Abraham, trying to strike up a conversation. I put my backpack in the overhead compartment and sat down.

"Hi. My name's Ulrich. You're Abraham, right?"

"Yeah, but do me a favor. Call me Abe."

"No problem."

"Look, uh..." he said, suddenly looking embarrassed. "I know you're kinda mad about what happened between Yumi and me, and I wanted to apologize..."

I stared into his eyes for a moment. "Apologize? No need. It's not like I'm her boyfriend or anything..."

Lia perked up from behind us. "What happened?" she asked.

I glanced at Yumi. Her face was tear stained and her eyes were red and puffy. She noticed my gaze and looked down at her shoes.

"I don't really want to talk about it..." I said, my voice trailing off.

Odd looked over at us. "WHAT? You two broke up?" he said, his voice quite loud.

Everyone in the bus instantly faced me and Yumi. "...yes..." mumbled Yumi.

I leaned over to Odd and slapped him upside his head. "Be quiet!" I whispered.

Everyone gasped. Even Sissy had a rather sorry look on her face.

"We don't wanna talk about it..." said Yumi, looking up momentarily at Odd.

"Why not? What happened?" asked Jeremy.

"It's my fault..." said Abe.

"No. It's not..." said Yumi, smiling faintly at him.

I fumed with jealousy. Fine then, if she wants him, she can have him! I inwardly yelled at myself.

Lia spoke up. "What do you have to do with anything?" she asked, looking at Abe.

"She loves him!" I spat out, tone cold.

"No I don't!" cried Yumi. "Ulrich, please understand!" Her eyes were spilling with tears.

"Oh, don't worry Yumi. I understand perfectly. If you want him, be my guest. I don't care," I said. Everyone was staring at me.

Abe looked at me for a moment. "Yumi doesn't love me, Ulrich. She loves you."

"To hell with that, Abe!" I cried. My eyes filled to the brim with tears threathening to spill out. "I don't understand anymore!"

Jim walked over to us. "Okay, kids, stop the fuss. We'll be back at the hotel soon. Just stop arguing!" Yumi, Abe, and I nodded.

I turned to look at Yumi. "Prove to me that you still love me," I said, staring at her straight in the eye.

Lia turned to me. "She doesn't need to prove anything! She's crying, already! Isn't that enough for you? I don't know what the hell is going on, but both of you, Yumi and Ulrich, you two need to straighten this whole mess out!"

.:Yumi POV:.

Oh, trust me. I'd love to have this whole thing ironed out. I will prove to Ulrich that I still love him, and always will. But how?

"How do I prove to you that I still love you?" I asked Ulrich, turning to face him. "I'll do anything!"

Ulrich glared at me. "You know what? Forget it. I don't need any more proof. I already know you love Abe." And then he turned around.

"Ulrich, please don't ignore me!"

"Well gee, Yumi, you should've thought about that when you were kissing Abe, eh?" he spat, glancing at me momentarily.

"Please don't do this to me, Ulrich..." I whispered silently, bursting into tears. Lia hugged me. "It's alright, Yumi."

A few moments later, we went into the hotel.

As Lia and I entered the room, she bombarded me with questions on what happened. I gave up, and told her everything.

"Wow," she said.

"Yeah. I know. What a mess I've made, huh?"

"Well, I'm not sure. I really don't know what you should do..."

At that moment, Odd, Aelita, and Jeremy burst into the room.

"ULRICH'S GONE!" shouted Odd.

"What do you mean 'gone'?" asked Lia, confused.

"He left the hotel. He's out there, somewhere in DC," said Jeremy, breathless.

"What!" I said. "This is all my fault. I should have never kissed Abe. Oh, God! We have to find him!"

"Yeah, that's exactly what's going on. The headmaster has ordered everyone to stay in the premises of the hotel. He, Jim and the tour people are looking for him," said Aelita.

"I have to find him!" I said, running out of the room.

I thought of the first place to go...

- -Flashback- -

"This place is so beautiful at night..." said Ulrich, holding my hand. It was the night when we went to the Lincoln Memorial.

"I feel so free here, ya know? It's like all my problems have vanished into thin air..."

"I know. It's a beautiful view, isn't it?" I said, looking into his eyes.

"Yeah. This is my favorite place so far."

- -End Flashback- -

That's it! I thought, running out the hotel. It started raining cats and dogs. Oh great... I groaned inwardly. I pulled out a jacket from my knapsack and ran to the Memorial. I glanced at my watch. 8: 30. Perfect! It's about the same time as last time we went there.

I made my way on the steps and looked around. I saw a brown haired boy, dressed in green, his hair matted against his forehead. He was sitting on the steps, and his knees were pulled close to his chest.

I walked over to him and sat down next to him.

He looked sort of surprised. "How did you find me here?" he asked.

"You told me this was your favorite place, especially at night," I answered.

He looked away from me and faced the Washington Monument. "I am so sorry..." he said, looking down. "I should have trusted you. I didn't mean to blow up in your face. I shouldn't have ignored you."

I looked at him for a moment. He had been crying the whole time. The rain was seeping into my clothes. I shivered and thought for a moment.

Then I got up and walked in front of him and sat down. "Hey. It's my fault, okay? I broke the unwritten laws of togethership. I'm sorry for kissing Abe. And I'm sorry for putting so much trouble on you."

"Oh Yumi..." he hugged me and held tight. "I don't deserve someone as perfect as you."

I pulled away slightly and smiled. "And to you too." And with that, I pressed my lips against his, putting my all into it. All my worries and fears vanished into thin air as I kissed him tenderly, never wanting to stop.

After a moment, he pulled away.

"For the whole hour we weren't together, you don't know how much I missed that," he said smiling at me.

I smiled back. "So we're together again?"

He looked up at the sky, as if he were consulting the clouds. Then he looked back down at me.

"I don't want to be hurt, and neither do I want you to be hurt, Yumi..."

"But Ulrich, I love you. You said that you will always love me. Remember? The note you gave me in Mrs. Hertz's class when I was mad at you?" I said, grinning.

Ulrich chuckled. "Yeah. I remember that. Look, Yumi. I will always love you. I just don't want anything to come in between us."

I hugged him and spoke into his chest. "Nothing will come between us, Ulrich. I promise."

"You do?" he asked, rubbing my back.

"Yeah. I promise." I pulled away from him slightly, so I could see him. He cupped my cheek and pulled a lock of hair away from my face.

"Nothing..." he whispered. "Can come between us..." He breathed the last four words and pulled me into an intense kiss.

His tongue roamed the walls of my mouth, and my lips danced together with his.

As we kissed, he pulled me up, so we were standing, and ran his hands through my hair. I tingled with joy as I pondered the words he last spoke to me. Nothing can come between us...

I pulled him closer to me, as I was cold. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He slowly pulled away and planted a trail of kisses down my neck.

I moaned in pleasure. He pulled away from me.

"Never leave me..." I said, smiling in a rosy glow of happiness.

"I won't. I will stay by your side at all times. I will be with you forever," he said, resting his forehead on mine.

"I'm glad," I said, giving him a small peck on his nose.

"Let's go back to the hotel," he said, snaking an arm around my waist.

And I knew from then on, that nothing could come between us, and that he would forever be my lover...