Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko

Pairings: UxY (I promise others will come soon so stay patient!)

Warnings: none that I can think of...

Title: Forever Doesn't Always Mean Forever

Chapter: Four - Parents

Point of View: Ulrich's

Author's Note: Been awhile, hasn't it? Well, I've been busy. VERY busy. School and stuff. Isn't that everybody's excuse though? I need something original...oh well, here it is, thanks for being patient!

Okay, so I've officially been a dad for two days and three nights. Tomorrow I have a flight back to school. God I don't want to go. Each time I come back it gets harder and harder to leave, but now it's even harder. Maurie is so perfect. It's so hard to believe that I actually helped create her. She's all giggles and smiles.

I'm sitting here, waiting for Yumi to get back from wherever she went, I think it was the library. Maurie's in my lap and I'm bouncing her up and down. She really is priceless. I want to stay with them forever. The phone rings and I debate on picking it up. So instead I settle on hoisting her up into my arms and going to the answering machine. If I know them, I'll answer, if I don't then the machine is there.

"Hey Yumi, it's me Kevin. Give me a call later, okay?"

I frown at the machine. Who in the world is Kevin? Probably someone from work or school. I shrug and look at Maurie. "Do you know who Kevin is?" I ask her. She blinks at me and I tickle her so that her giggles fill the room.

"You two having fun?"

I spin around, grinning when I see Yumi standing in the doorway. She smiles as I kiss her. "You startled me," I told her. She laughs and takes Maurie from me, tossing her lightly into the air.

"Did daddy take good care of you?" Maurie answers in a flow of baby-babble and we both laugh. "My parents called, they want us to have lunch over there," she says, looking at me.

"Uh...that's great..." I replied, swallowing.

"Don't worry about it, they haven't killed you yet and they know you're the father," she laughs. I smile and she leans against me. "I guess we'll leave in an hour?"

"Sounds good," I reply. She grins and I smile back at her, completely forgetting about the message.

"So Ulrich...how's school?" Mrs. Ishiyama asks. She smiles at me and I sigh. We'd been here an hour and so far no accusations, death threats, or attempted poisonings.

"It's going good. I should be finishing up in June. If all goes well," I answer.

"Then what?" Mr. Ishiyama asks. Ah...here it is, finally. I was waiting for this. Yumi shoots her father a look but he ignores her.

"Then I'll move back here and get a job. And if she still wants me, I plan on marrying your daughter," I answer. Yumi grins, blushing like mad.

"Of course I still want you!" Yumi exclaims. She kisses me and her dad makes a disgruntled sound. "And Maurie wants you," Yumi adds, kissing me again. She dropped her voice, whispering in my ear, "and a few siblings..." I pull back, blushing darkly and she laughs, leaning against me.

Maurie looks up at me from her place on the rub, smiling brightly. Mrs. Ishiyama goes over, picking her up and sitting on the sofa. "Are your mommy and daddy being immature?" she asked, tickling Maurie's sides. She laughed and squirmed. "Yes, yes, very immature parents..."

"To young to have a kid," Mr. Ishiyama grumbled but went silent when his wife and daughter looked at him. "Come on, lunch's ready."

We made our way into the dining room and Maurie sat in a high chair, talking to herself, once in awhile mentioning parts of real words. "This is delicious!" Yumi exclaimed halfway through the meal.

"Yeah, really good," I agreed. It wasn't as painful as I'd feared, but it still wasn't exactly comfortable.

We finished lunch and sat around in the living room again, talking and pretty much getting along. Maurie was the real ice breaker. She won everyone's hearts and proved as a topic of conversation. As Yumi and I sat in the car on the way back to the house a sudden thought sprang into my mind. "You know, I still have to tell my parents," I said. She winced and I smiled ruefully.

"That won't be pleasant..."

"Nope, not all. I'll never hear the end of it..."

"So we don't tell them?" I shot her a look and she sighed. "Alright, alright. But it's your fault if they go insane..." she muttered. I nodded, parking in the driveway and we sat in silence for a few minutes. "I'll be right there with you."

"I know." She held my hand and I sighed, closing my eyes. From one disaster to another.

Author's Note: Short, but I still have a project or two to get done, along with homework...Review and let me know what you think!
Starr