I'm basically going to just put up short stories here, sometimes three loose or connecting stories and sometimes using one of the characters. If anyone wants me to give me a suggestion for any of the next stories, please put it in the reviews. thanks
Excitement
'Come on,
Ulrich. Pull yourself together'. It was lunch time at Kadic, and
Ulrich was waiting outside the cafeteria for Yumi to show up. The
School Prom was coming up soon and he had finally scrapped up enough
courage to ask her to be his date.
There was just one problem. He
wasn't that full of courage.
'I don't believe this. I fight
monsters on a weekly basis, save the world regularly and mostly at
the cost of my own life, but I'm too chicken to ask her out?
What's
wrong with me?'
He closed his eyes and took some deep breaths.
His heart rate began to slow.
He opened his eyes and saw Yumi
coming down from school. Immediately his heart started hammering
again, his stomach did flip flops and his face began to glow.
Steeling himself, he walked to her with one hand behind his back.
"Eh..Y-Yumi, could I talk to you for a minute?" he
asked, the blush on his cheeks clearly visible.
"Sure
Ulrich, what's up?"
"W-well...you know the dance that's
coming up? The prom?
"Yes?" she said, a blush beginning
on her face too.
Ulrich gulped, stood up straight, looked into
her eyes and said:
"Will you be my date?" and pulled
out the white rose from behind his back.
Yumi's eyes went wide
and the blush was now in full force. She took the rose from him,
smelled it, smiled and said: "Yes".
"O-O.K then"
Ulrich said in a stunned voice.
"I-I have to get back to
school. See you later?"
"Definitely"
As Yumi
walked back to class, rose in both hands, she smiled as she heard a
loud 'Whoo hoo!' behind her.
That night Odd complained for the first time about Ulrich keeping him up with his shouting and dancing.
Embarrassment
Ulrich was
home for once, getting ready for the Dance. He looked at his evening
clothes and once again felt his stomach cramp. 'I'm going out with
Yumi' he thought to himself. 'What if I mess up? What if I do
something stupid? What if-'
"Aargh!" he shouted,
grabbing his head. All these worries were driving him mad.
He sat
down and tried to calm himself. 'Breathe in, breathe out' he went.
"Knock, knock, can I come in?" his dad said, looking
in.
"Sure, Dad" He said, glad to have something take
his mind of his problems.
His dad came in and Ulrich wondered why
he look so anxious.
"Ulrich, your mother has asked me to
come have a talk with you about tonight"
Ulrich grinned.
More likely his mom had ordered him to.
"As you know, you're
reaching that age where things are changing."
'Oh no!'
Ulrich thought, his stomach dropping. 'Not this. Not the ...'
"It's
time you knew about the birds and the b-"
"No! Please
Dad, anything but that" He shouted, "I'm nervous enough as
it is"
His Dad sighed a sigh of relief and sat down next to
him.
"O.K, so what is bothering you?"
Ulrich
blushed. "I-I'm worried I'm going to mess up."
Dad
smiled. "Y'know, I had exactly the same worries at University
with your mom. I was such a nervous wreck I almost didn't leave the
house."
"But don't worry son. Trust your old man on
this. In the end, everything will work out." He hugged his son
once and opened the door.
"Uh..one thing though"
"Yeah?"
"If your mom asks, just tell her we
did have a chat about... y'know"
"Sure Dad"
18:00 Ishiyama residence. Ulrich climbed out of the car his mom
had ordered to drive them around tonight to and from the school. He
walked up to the front door and rung the bell. Dressed in a simple
tux with black buttons on the shirt, no tie, and black shoes.
The
door opened, but instead of Yumi it was her dad. "So your
Ulrich" He said, looking him up and down. "Uh yes. Yes sir"
he said nervously.
"Yumi's not ready yet, so this gives us
some time to...chat" Her dad said, pulling him into the house.
"Right. I want her back by ten, and not a minute later. And
you better not be thinking of anything else except dancing, or else
-"
"Honey! Leave Ulrich alone" Yumi's mom said.
She grabbed his arm and pulled him away. "Sorry about that,
dear" she said while pushing her husband away.
"Remember.
Ten o'clock!" He shouted before disappearing into the kitchen.
"Phew" Ulrich sighed, and then felt a hand on his
shoulder.
"Hi" Yumi said.
Ulrich's breath caught in
his throat as he took in how she looked.
She was wearing a black
floor length dress with thin straps at the shoulders.
Black
gloves adorned her arms to just above the elbow. She wore no make up,
and had her hair in a ponytail with two strands hanging down on
either side of her face. The white rose was tied to the front of her
dress.
"Ready to go Ulrich? Ulrich?"
He stared for
a minute more, then shook his head, blushing slightly.
"Ready"
he said, offering her his arm. Blushing herself she put hers around
his, and arm in arm they left the house.
Enjoyment
Arm
in arm they walked up to the dance hall. Through the windows and out
of doors music and lights came mixed in with laughter and chatter.
Ulrich and Yumi walked into the the hall and started looking
around for their friends. "Look, there's Odd", Yumi said,
pointing to the dance floor.
Odd was already in a party mood,
made very clear by the way he and Sam were dancing, if that was what
it could be called.
He was wearing a white suit and shoes with a
open blue shirt while Sam was dressed in a two piece dark red colored
dress, slitted at the one side and black slight high heels. On her
ears earrings glittered, and her lips were black with lipstick.
Ulrich and Yumi watched them for a few more minutes, trying not
too laugh at Odd and continued walking on.
Ulrich looked uneasily
at the dance floor.'Oh man, I'll have to ask Yumi for a dance soon.'
he thought.
"Hey Ulrich, Yumi" Jeremy said, breaking
his concentration.
"Jeremy, your here" he said, shaking
Jeremy's hand. Jeremy had decided to go with the old style tux, bow
tie and all. Next to him Aelita stood, wearing a light pink dress
with small sleeves and white shoes. A thin gold chain adorned her
throat and nothing else.
"Oh wow Aelita, you look beautiful"
Yumi said. "Where did you get the gold chain from?"
"It's
a gift from Jeremy" she said. Jeremy's face went red and he
suddenly found the ceiling very interesting. "Jeremy, are we
also going to dance like everyone else? I really would like to
experience it for myself"
"Uhh..." went Jeremy,
his interest in the ceiling suddenly renewed.
As Aelita gently
steered him towards the dance floor, Ulrich and Yumi went to tables.
He pulled out the chair for her, went to get some drinks and almost
crashed into Theo. "Theo!" said Ulrich "How's it going
with your date tonight?"
Theo grinned. "At first Sissi
was a handful, but now I've got her eating out of the palm of my
hand"
"Theo, where's my drink?" they heard her
shout. "Uh, sorry, got to go" he said, and rushed off with
two glasses. Laughing all the way back, Ulrich told Yumi about Theo's
misfortune. "Poor Theo" she laughed. Ulrich laughed too,
and then and awkward silence occurred. They looked at each other,
blushed and looked away.
"Ah, this is silly Yumi"
Ulrich said. He stood up, offered her his hand and said:
"Would
you like to dance?"
She smiled and took his hand. As they
walked out to the floor the lights slightly dimmed and soft music
began playing. Ulrich look to the DJ station. Odd stood there, his
arm around Sam and smirked.
Other couples also walked up, but
Ulrich hardly noticed them. As in his dreams, as though he had always
done it, he danced with Yumi. She rested her head on his shoulder and
he felt his heart beat wildly. They danced for a while more, then
Ulrich leaned back slightly.
"Yumi?"
"Yes?"
she asked, looked into his eyes.
"I-" he started, "I
just wanted to say-
Suddenly the music stopped and everyone
turned to the stage.
"All right everyone" the principal
said, "It's time to crown tonight's King and Queen of dance".
Ulrich felt Yumi tug on his arm and whisper, "Come on".
"We've tallied the votes, and the results are in" He
continued.
"Tonight's King and Queen, as chosen by you, are
none other then...
Ulrich and Yumi! Come on up" he said and
lights started shining across the room.
Everyone looked around
puzzled. Where had they gone?
Outside the moon was full, filling the world with soft
diffused light.
Hand in hand they walked, just enjoying the
moment and each other's company.
A light breeze blew, and Ulrich
looked at Yumi.
Her hair was flowing softly around her face, and
the moonlight gave her face an ethereal quality. She looked to him,
and smiled. He smiled back.
Holding each others hands they slowly
leaned forward, their lips coming closer and closer until they
kissed. They broke apart, both blushing fiercely.
Ulrich looked
her in the eyes, and said "I love you, you know"
"I
know" she said.
And they kissed again for a while underneath
the star filled sky.
