gOOD tIMES fASHO'
Chapter 17: The Matchmaking SchemeBy: aZn dReAmEr xD
Author's Note: This chappie is dedicated to Aliice, for being an awesome authoress, friend, and thinker-upper! Thanks for helping me think up Yumi and Lia's scheme!
Next Day, at Dawn
"Lia! Wake up." Yumi hissed, as sunlight slowly crept in to the girl's room.
"What? Where? Why?" Lia mumbled, clutching her big, fluffy pillow.
"Shh. Not that loud. You'll wake up Aelita!" Yumi whispered.
"Okay, okay. What did you wake me up for!" Lia rolled on her bed, still clutching the pillow.
"We have to think up the matchmaking scheme for Aelita and Jeremie." Yumi replied.
"Ugh. All right, all right.", Lia sighed.
Grabbing a paper and pen, both settled down to think up something.
Around 5 minutes later, both got nothing.
"Um. Let's find a fancy Italian restaurant first." Yumi suggested.
"How about… The Belle Voce?" Lia offered, "It's seriously pricy. And REALLY fancy. There's like candle lights all around, sooo romantic." (A/N: Thanks Ellie!)
"Haha. All right." Yumi nodded.
Lia quickly scribbled it down.
"I got something!" Lia cried, her eyes sparkling.
Yumi nodded, listening intently.
"Okay. We write love notes right? You write for Jeremie, I write for Aelita." Lia smirked, "Then we buy pink roses for Aelita, pretending it was from Jeremie, and put it in front of our door, and have this small, mushy card on it, inviting her to "The Belle Voce". Then, we'll hide behind the plants inside the restaurant, to see if they made up or something. Good?" She looked at Yumi, expecting praise. And that's exactly what she got.
"I LOVE IT." Yumi squealed.
Aelita moaned, rolled over on her bed, but stayed asleep.
Lia grinned, "I thought so. Let's get started, shall we?"
She quickly wrote down all the details, "We'll tell Odd and Ulrich later, right? And the plan will take action tomorrow?"
Yumi smiled. "Lia. You're truly a genius."
"I know." Lia bowed.
"Ughh… I know what?" Aelita yawned, as she sleepily woke up.
"Nothing, Aelita!" The two girls chorused.
Aelita looked at them suspiciously. "All right… if you say so."
She got up, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
"Phew, that was close." Yumi breathed a sigh of relief.
Lia agreed, "Ya. Anyways, I can't wait. This plan is like foolproof! No way it can go wrong!"
Oh, Lia, you don't know the half of it.
Later…
"Ulrich! Odd! Over here!" Yumi and Lia shouted simultaneously, as they sat down at their usual booth in the fast food restaurant.
"Ya? Why so excited?" Ulrich asked, as he kissed Yumi on the forehead, and sat down opposite from her, next to Odd.
"We got something to tell you." Lia said, eyeing both of them, "But you have to keep it a secret for a day."
"All right, what is it already?" Odd said, suspiciously.
Yumi and Lia smiled, somewhat like the Cheshire Cat.
"Okay, it's about Jeremie and Aelita."
"Jeremie and Aelita? What about them?"
"Didn't you notice that they broke up?"
"Uh… nope."
Yumi slapped her forehead. Why were boys oblivious to almost everything?
"Well, now you know." Lia said, taking out a folded, crumpled piece of paper in her pocket.
Lia slapped the paper on the middle of the table.
She opened it up, and showed it to the two boys, who were already reading it with interest.
"All right? So what do we have to do? Hide behind the bushes?" asked Ulrich, hopefully.
"You wish! But you can hide in the bushes or something if you want. You guys have to buy the pink roses, and write the mushy note, then put it in front of your door." Yumi replied.
"Okay, we got it. Where are we gonna find that mushy card?"
"It doesn't have to be mushy. Just something like an invite to the "The Belle Voce"."
The boys nodded.
Odd's stomach growled. "Man, I'm starved. You want anything to eat?"
Yumi, Lia, and Ulrich gave him their orders, and Odd hurried off.
"The plan will take action tomorrow. We'll keep in touch by our cells, okay?" Yumi said.
"Right." Lia and Ulrich chorused.
Yumi grinned. This plan really was foolproof…
Tomorrow…
Yumi and Lia were busy scribbling down the mushy love notes, at 10 AM the next morning.
Each sat up in their individual bed, working hard to make it just right, and to match their handwriting to the person they were writing as.
"Done!" Yumi said, waving her finished letter in the air.
She didn't bother saying it in a hushed tone, Aelita was in the shower. And Aelita took awhile in the shower.
"Me too!" Lia said, proudly.
(A/N: I'm skipping the reading of the mushy notes. I started as Yumi, but it ended up BAD. It would burn your eyes if you read them!)
"Okay, you put the note there, I'm running over to the boy's place." Yumi instructed, as she ran over to the boy's suite, and dropped the love note in front of their door.
She dialed Ulrich's number, and waited for him to pick up.
"Hello?" Ulrich said.
"Ulrich, I dropped the love note in front of your door. Be sure to make Jeremie see it, and read it. In the afternoon, go buy the pink roses, me or Lia can write the invite to Belle Voce. And we'll meet up later at lunch. Sound good?"
"Wait, I have to write that down. I just got up, ya know!"
Yumi couldn't help but roll her eyes, even if her boyfriend couldn't see it.
"Okay, got it down yet?"
"Mmhmm. We'll see you later at lunch."
They hung up, and Yumi ran back to her suite.
She slipped into her own bed, and told Lia in the bed next to her, "We're going to write the invite to Belle Voce to Aelita, and we'll give it to the boys at lunch for them to stick it in the roses."
"All right." Lia said, rolling on her back, "You write it."
Yumi glared at Lia, but really, she didn't mind that much.
Yumi finished the invite in record time, and was asked by Lia to read it aloud.
"Aelita,
Please accompany me at the local Italian restaurant, "The Belle Voce" at seven P.M. this evening. I will be waiting for you there.
I Love You,
Jeremie" "I love you is so cliché." Lia wrinkled her nose, "But it's gushy all the same."
Yumi shrugged, "Oh well."
She put the invite behind her pillow, and within a few minutes was fast asleep.
Around Six…
Ulrich, Odd, Lia, and Yumi were all set. Aelita had found the pink roses, and a faint tint of red crept onto her cheeks. She squealed a little, and announced to Yumi and Lia that her independence had not lasted long. She and Jeremie were "unofficially" together for now. As for Jeremie, his face was all red. He chuckled slightly, and declared that she would come to her senses sometime. They were to meet at the fanciest Italian restaurant they had ever known at seven- The Belle Voce.
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Yumi and Lia were busy making Aelita gorgeous. Not that she wasn't already.
Her pink hair had grown a little bit longer already, so it was a wee bit past her shoulders.
(A/N: Maybe I'm going on and on about this like it was the prom. But like, it's a really fancy Italian restaurant, and it's a date, and blah. Gahh. Just bear with me please.)
Her pink hair was piled up on top of her head, with two curly strands of hair on each side of her head.
Her usual feather earrings (from Lyoko, if you never noticed she wore feather earrings) were replaced with an elegant, dangly hoop, with multiple small hoops in the center. The most center-smallest one had a pink diamond stuck on it. Little beads were attached to each hoop.
Aelita's deep hazel eyes were beautiful and sparkling with joy. Her creamy complexion to her elegant hands and fingers… it was all good. (A/N: I dunno if her eyes are REALLY hazel, but it seems to suit her.)
And, of course, then came the dress. The dress was a spaghetti strap light pink dress with little sequins dotting here and there. Aelita had worn it on the day of the Dance at Kadic Jr. High. (See original story, I Luv You, by Anime Bubbles) The pink scarf wrapped around her neck topped it all off.
Yumi fastened the last piece of jewelry on Aelita, and wiped her hands on her jeans, whilst Lia fastened an anklet on Aelita.
"Our masterpiece is complete!" Yumi announced, smiling broadly. And the best part of our plan is about to take action!
Aelita grinned widely, as did Lia.
"I'm ready for the date!" She sighed, "This will be my last moment as a single woman. Well, until next time."
Lia laughed, "Stop being so dramatic, Aelita. You're bound to break up a few times."
Yumi nodded. She glanced at her watch.
"It's 6:30 girls. Let's settle down and take a break until the date, shall we?" Yumi asked.
"We shall." Aelita and Lia chorused, as they plopped down on their beds, and they turned on the 32" flat screen TV.
Meanwhile with the boys… (at 6:00)
"Okay Jeremie. You're almost all set." Ulrich announced.
Jeremie was dressed in a tux, with a black tie.
Ulrich and Odd had styled Jeremie's hair with gel and mousse- TONS of it.
"Can you see without your glasses? Can't you buy contacts!" Odd asked.
"No, and yes. But I don't want to." Jeremie replied.
"Well you should." Odd protested.
"Pipe down Odd, will ya?" Ulrich said, whacking Odd upside his head, "The man doesn't want contacts… yet." He said with a devilish grin.
"All right, all right." Odd replied, rubbing the back of his head painfully.
"As I was saying before, Jeremie, you're almost all set." Ulrich said.
"What's left?" Jeremie asked, curiously.
Ulrich and Odd looked at other and grinned.
"You do the honors, Odd."
Odd took a pair of sunglasses and put them on Jeremie, right on top of his glasses.
"ALL RIGHT!" Ulrich and Odd shouted. (A/N: Hehe. I was hyper with sugar. Forgive me! But I thought it would be cute to have Jeremie wear sunglasses… hehe.)
"Huh? What are these for?"
"So you don't get blind by the sun. Duh, Einstein." Odd rolled his eyes, "Even I know that!"
Jeremie rolled his eyes. "Never mind…"
Aelita's Departure
"Bye, girls! I'll see you tonight!" Aelita said, joyfully, yet nervously.
She rushed out of the suite, hurrying to not be late.
Yumi and Lia waved after her. When she was long gone,
they changed into black clothes- Yumi in a black halter top, with
black pants, and Lia with a black tank top, and black mini-skirt.
(They changed into black clothes so it would make them feel more
professional- like spies… ugh. Nvm.)
"Come on! Let's go." Lia said, excitedly.
She clasped her hands together, and ran out of the suite, Yumi right behind her heel.
At The Belle Voce
Jeremie waited for Aelita at a table, one fine, white, long, solitary candle standing in the very middle of the table.
Aelita arrived, looking absolutely gorgeous in her light pink dress.
She looked around the filled restaurant, and found a nervous Jeremie fiddling with a napkin.
Walking over, she received quite a few glances of interest from young males. Of course, the girl he came with looked at her with anger and envy. Or, they slapped the young male to get his attention.
She quickly walked over to Jeremie, uncomfortable with the stares.
"Hey Jeremie."
"Hey Aelita."
The two stared at each other for a while, until a waitress came.
"Hello! Have you decided upon your choice of food?" The teenage girl asked. Her name tag pinned on her shirt read, "Anna".
"Er…" Jeremie snapped back to reality.
"Um, yes. Hold on a minute." Aelita said, grabbing a menu and flipping it open.
-insert orders here- (Yeah, I've never been to an Italian restaurant before. T.T)
"All right." Anna quickly scribbled down their orders, "The food will be here within a few minutes."
She smiled, and went to the next table.
"So, um…" Aelita started.
"Well, uh- how are you?"
"Fine, thanks. You?"
"Same here…"
They were interrupted by Anna again, who placed a bowl of Garlic Bread on the table (Gah. I don't know… Yum. Garlic Bread… )
"Enjoy!" Anna said, and she scurried off to the kitchen.
Aelita hastily took a piece of Garlic Bread, and bit into it.
Jeremie followed suit.
By the time the food arrived, they had finished about all the Garlic Bread.
This time a waiter came, and put the food on the table.
He was around 16. He looked at Aelita with much interest, earning a glare from Jeremie.
"Eh, enjoy…" He said, still staring at Aelita.
"Um… come on Jeremie, let's dig in." Aelita said nervously, eyeing the waiter warily.
They began a simple conversation such as how Sissy was a bitch, then went on to the couplings of Yumi and Ulrich, and Odd and Lia.
"They are really cute together, don't you think?" Aelita said, thoughtfully.
"I suppose so." Jeremie said, gazing at the beauty before him.
And, of course, they didn't see the two pairs of eyes hiding behind the large plants, staring at them.
"Do you think they'll make out yet?"
"No. No anytime soon at least."
"Ughhh…"
Back to the conversation…
They were about halfway through the meal now.
"Jeremie, those pink roses you sent me was simply gorgeous! And that mushy note that you gave me? I feel exactly the same way." Aelita gushed.
"Wait… what roses? What mushy note? YOU were the one that sent ME the note! And the invite here!" Jeremie protested, confused.
"Wait… WHAT?" Aelita's eyes widened, "I was… we were… set up!"
Tears welled up in Aelita's hazel eyes, and threatened to fall.
"Aelita… even if we WERE set up, though I think I know who…" Jeremie said suspiciously, "I really DO like you. Remember when I said I loved you?"
Aelita smiled softly, "Yes, I do. I love you too…"
They both leaned across the table, about to make contact when…
CRASH!
Aelita and Jeremie looked up simultaneously.
One big, vase crashed down onto the floor, but thankfully it was plastic, and just rolled onto the floor. (A/N: Hehe. I didn't want Yumi and Lia to pay for that $66 vase. Haha)
Everyone was relieved by that, and returned back to eating, oblivious to the two figures behind it.
"Yumi!" Aelita said, rubbing her eyes, not believing what she was seeing.
"Lia!" Jeremie said, with the same type of tone.
They slowly looked at each other. They both had a feeling they were the ones that set them up. Even though they were both not angry about it (actually, they were kinda grateful), it wouldn't hurt to get some revenge anyways…
The two girls tried to hide behind the other plants, but they were already discovered.
"How could you spy on us like that!" Aelita exploded. (Remember, they're like acting. They're not actually mad.)
"I'm sorry, Aelita! We just wanted you two to get back together again!" whimpered the two girls.
Aelita whacked both of them upside the head. "I can't believe it! My two best friends spying on my love life!" She said, over-dramatically.
"WE'RE SORRY!" The two girls looked up at the towering Aelita in fear.
"You are going to pay." Jeremie said, smirking evilly.
Yumi and Lia quickly stood up, and made a run for it.
Aelita ran after the two girls, running right in the path of a waiter.
He gasped, and tripped, the food flying. The people watched in amazement as the food landed on a fat, rich-looking woman's head. The restaurant burst into laughter.
"After them!" Aelita shouted to Jeremie, grabbing a cup of ice water, as Jeremie grabbed a teapot of VERY hot water.
Aelita finally caught up to Yumi and Lia, and held them down, pouring the ice cold water on both of their heads, and slipped the ice cubes down their backs.
The two girls screamed, their eyes tightly shut, and their mouths agape.
Jeremie grinned wickedly, as he dumped the hot water on their heads.
The two were SURE to get sick after this…
Lia and Yumi shivered, and glanced at each other.
They quickly grabbed a tall glass of water from a man sipping it, earning them a "HEY! I WAS DRINKING THAT!" But ignored it.
They splashed it on Aelita and Jeremie, doing a "hit-and-run" technique. Aelita shrieked, her make-up smudged, and her hair totally messed up. As for Jeremie… eh, who cares about Jeremie? He's a guy. His tux was wet, his hair clinging to his skin.
Yumi and Lia quickly made a run for it, as the pair quickly regained composure, and ran after them again, oblivious to the people around them.
"YOU." A fat, bulging man stormed in, and the girls assumed he was the manager or the owner, his eyes were ablaze and dangerous. "YOU GIRLS. GET OUT OF MY RESTAURANT!" He said, in a heavy Italian accent, "OUT NOW! YOU HAVE DESTROYED MY RESTAURANT! OUT THIS INSTANT OR I SHALL ARREST YOU!" (A/N: Okay, arresting may be too dramatic. Kinda like, I'm gonna tell your principal and make him suspend you.)
Yumi looked at the fat man, and was about to protest when Lia grabbed her, and dragged her out of the restaurant.
Their boyfriends were standing outside of the restaurant, peering in.
They were laughing hysterically at the torture, and at the flying food. Boys will be boys…
The two girls stormed out, and when they saw their boyfriends laughing hysterically, slapped them on the cheeks.
Everything settled down again, Aelita and Jeremie sat back down in their seats, quickly regaining composure.
They finished their now- a bit- soggy meal.
"You know? That was actually fun…" Aelita giggled, drying her hair.
God, she's so pretty when she laughs… Her red, tinted cheeks, her soft glance… her smile… Jeremie thought. He was hopeless…
"Jer? Jer?" Aelita asked, frantically waving her hands in front of his face, "Hellooooo!"
"Huh? Oh, right!" Jeremie said, snapping out of his daze. "Right, right."
Aelita rolled his eyes, but couldn't help but think… He's so adorable when he has no idea what's going on…. Hehe…
"Well, anyway, I had a GREAT time. I'll see you back at the hotel." Aelita said, giving him a soft smile.
She leaned in, and captured his lips in a soft, yet passionate kiss.
It only lasted a few seconds though, as she parted.
Their lips lingered, and longed for more.
"See ya!" Aelita said, giggling as the bill came. She ran out.
"WAIT!" Jeremie cried out, looking at the bill in horror. The total was $320. (Whoa… o.O)
"DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS!" He whined after her.
When they reached Aelita's hotel room, Jeremie gazed into her beautiful hazel eyes. It was weird that he was dating a computer program… but who could help it? She was a PRETTY, SENSITIVE computer program.
He leaned in, and closed the gap, quickly making it into a fiery, passionate kiss.
-Insert fiery, passionate, hot, what-a-girl-would-always-dream-for make-out scene-
As if on cue, the door opened.
"Oops… am I interrupting something?" Yumi smirked, her hair a little wet from taking a shower.
"Yes you are." Aelita replied, and slammed the door shut, quickly returning to the passionate, intense lip-lock.
Finally finished Chapter 17!. I'm sorry, I had a major writer's block, then I went on vacation. They will be leaving for Philedelphia in the next chappie! So stay tuned and… REVIEW! –insert Anime Bubble's MAJOR glare- haha. REVIEWREVIEWREVEIW! Please and thank you.
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