I wanted to another chappy today before I forgot about this little plotline... hope you enjoy!
(Ulrich P.O.V.)
I wake up to the sound of my alarm clock beeping, and shut it off. I look over, it's 6:30, and Odds sleeping like a lump. I get up and stretch, grabbing some clothes from the closet, preparing to take a shower. I grab a pillow and chuck it at Odd, it hits him square in the face.
"XANA you can kill me just don't take away my food!" He yells, bolting straight out of bed.
"Don't worry Odd, XANA isn't going to kill you. Or take your food." I say laughing loudly. "Hurry up or we might not get any hot water for out shower!"
"Oh shit! We had science homework, didn't we?" He says, stretching like a cat.
"Yup. I did it, I don't know about you. Hurry up!" I say and walk out the door. I take a nice shower, and get back in my dorm at about 6:50. Deciding not to wait for Odd, I head down to the cafeteria. I get down there, and Aelita and Jeremie are already eating, not saying much.
"Hey guys, what up?" I say, sitting down in my normal spot.
"No- nothing." Aelita says yawning.
"Didn't get much sleep last night, did you?"
"Nope. I probably got around maybe five hours." She says, and yawns again. Macas sits down in his spot.
"Hey." He says
"Hi." I reply and take a bite of my breakfast.
"Where's Odd and Yumi?"
"Odd is… he's probably coming down here now. He woke up a little later than I did. Yumi, I haven't seen yet."
"I know why." Sissi's annoying, high-pitched voice says out of nowhere.
"I'm sure you do. And I'm also sure that I don't care. So go away." I say and take another bite.
"I just saw them outside kissing." She says, and I almost choke on my food.
"Well Sissi, you get points for originality. I've never heard anything like that before." Jeremie says.
"Yah, don't you know that Ulrich and Yumi are dating now?" Macas says.
"Of course I knew that. But Yumi was just dating Odd's best friend to make him jealous. And apparently it worked. That works out for both of us, now you're free to go out with me and you know that Yumi doesn't like you."
"Sissi, you are weird. We all know that Yumi and Ulrich are still dating, and Odd would never do anything like that to Ulrich." Aelita says defending me.
"Maybe Odd thinks the same thing about Ulrich. Stealing the love of his life? Some friend." Sissi shoots back.
"If you think he's such a bad friend, what makes you think he would be a better boyfriend? You obviously think so low of Ulrich, so go away!" Macas shouts, making half the lunchroom turn around and look. Sissi gives him a glare and walks off again.
"Man, she never gives up, does she?" Macas says quietly, returning to his food. "Oh, and by the way, no offense meant for the bad boyfriend thing."
"None taken. I knew it was just to keep Sissi away. Thanks guys." I say. Then something odd happens. Odd and Yumi come in together!
Woah… could Sissi have been right? Are Odd and Yumi really dating behind my back?
"Hey guys, what's up?" Odd says, looking around.
(Odd P.O.V.)
After taking my shower, I hurry down to the cafeteria before all the good food is gone. Outside the cafeteria, I find Yumi sitting on the ground crying.
"Yumi! Are you okay? What happened?" I say, kneeling down next to her.
"Oh hi Odd. Nothing's wrong…" She says.
"Why does everyone think they can pull the wool over my eyes? Something is obviously wrong, and I'm not leaving until I find out what!" I say firmly.
Why does everyone think they can deny having something wrong in front of me when it's so obvious? I'm not that stupid!
"It's really nothing Odd… You heard about my dad?" I nod. "Well, my mom was getting rid of all his old stuff, and I just got upset. I'm sorry for being so stupid."
"No, you weren't being stupid. I understand, my dad has been gone for years now, and I still feel pain over it." I say.
"Your dad left too?" She says looking surprised.
Oh damn, I forgot. I never told Yumi about what happened to me…"No, he's in jail. He embezzled lots of money from his company, and is serving hard time."
"I'm sorry." She says, looking at me.
"Don't be. I barely knew him, I was glad to get rid of him."
If only I didn't have to be with my mom…"Thanks Odd. You know how to cheer up my day." She says and gives me a hug.
"I also know a guy who would cheer you up even more… let's go talk to Ulrich and the gang." I say, helping her up. We walk into the cafeteria together, heading towards our table. We see Sissi leave just after we walked in.
Oh boy, Sissi will never give up, will she?"Hey guys, what's up?" I ask looking around. Macas is chewing, Jeremie and Aelita just look at me. I feel kind of uncomfortable.
"So how did you get rid of Sissi this time?" I ask and sit down. Ulrich looks away, and Aelita and Jeremie return to their food.
"I just kind of yelled at her to go away." Macas says before taking another bite.
"Nice, I think she needed that." Yumi says. No one replies.
"Hey, what's up? You guys are barely talking! Do I need to start making jokes?" I say, trying to lighten the mood.
"Just shut up Odd. Sissi already told us about you and Yumi." Ulrich says and then pushes his chair out and walks away.
"What the hell? What is he talking about?" I ask Jeremie.
"Sissi told us all about you and Yumi." He says.
"What are you talking about? What about Odd and me?" Yumi asks.
"Sissi told us that Yumi was dating Ulrich only to make Odd jealous and go out with him. Isn't that true?" I start laughing.
"Jeremie, when did you get stupid enough to start believing what Sissi says?" I say.
"Odd and I are not dating. I would never do that to Ulrich." Yumi adds.
"Then I think someone needs to go and talk to Ulrich." Aelita mentions.
"I'll go." Yumi says immediately.
"Actually Yumi, I think I need to go. This is something I think he needs to talk with a guy about. Jealousy is not something you talk about with your girlfriend." I say and stand up. I quickly walk over towards the door.
"Odd! This would not be a good time to make jokes!" Jeremie yells after me. I just wave.
Okay, where would Ulrich storm off too? Hmm… so many places. Yah right. He's in the park, sitting in his tree.
I walk quickly over to the park and head to his tree. Sure enough, he's sitting up way high in the tree, near the top. He has his eyes closed, it looks like he was crying.
Holy Shit! Ulrich was crying? I have never seen him cry. The thought of losing Yumi must really be hard for him…
"Ulrich? Are you okay?" I say, hoping he isn't asleep. If he's asleep and I wake him up, he's going to be in such a bad mood…
"Go away Odd. I don't want to talk to you." He wipes his eyes on his sleeve and turns away.
"Ulrich, I know you. If you sit there and think about it, you're going to get more and more depressed. So come down here and talk to me like a man." He opens his eyes and glares at me. I know he's coming down, he doesn't back down from a challenge. Sure enough, he jumps down from branch to branch, landing on the ground deftly in three jumps.
"What, come to rub it in my face?"
"Ulrich, use your common sense. I know you love Yumi, I would never take her from you."
"Yah right. You were jealous about that remark I made before about you not having a girl. So you picked mine. She never liked me anyway."
"Ulrich, Yumi loves YOU! I don't want to date her, she's just a good friend."
"Why should I trust you?"
"Why should you listen to Sissi?" Ulrich's eyes widen, and realization comes to his eyes.
"So… so you aren't dating Yumi?" He asks quietly.
"No. I met her outside the cafeteria. She was crying because of her dad. I convinced her to come inside and talk to you, saying that would make her feel better. And I'll bet ten-to-one that you storming out didn't help." Ulrich looks stunned.
"Oh my God. I've been so STUPID! I listened to Sissi, and now Yumi probably hates me for it."
"Hey man, get it through your head. Yumi LOVES YOU! She does not hate you and I'll bet no one does. Except for maybe Herb, he thinks you stole Sissi from him." I say and we laugh together.
"Come on, let's go back." Ulrich says and we walk off to the cafeteria again. We walk back into the cafeteria to find Yumi and Aelita sitting at the table talking.
"Yumi… I'm sorry. I jumped to conclusions. After hearing Sissi's story, seeing you too walking in together, it was too much of a coincidence." Ulrich says immediately to Yumi.
"I understand. Sissi can be such a bitch." She says and kissed him.
"Well, sorry to brake up the happy reunion, but does anyone else wonder how Sissi is doing all this? She never has a plan this smart."
"You're right Odd. Jeremie thinks that the reason XANA attacked Yumi was to 1) hurt her physically without provoking a return to the past. That way Yumi is hurt and unable to fight as well. 2) So that the camera would catch it on tape and he could modify it. I think XANA knew that if Yumi is hurt physically, Ulrich would save her. Then they would get together. I think he might have tweaked the situation a little bit so that Yumi's dad would walk out, and Yumi would be in pain physically and emotionally."
"He just forgot one thing. When he messes with Yumi, he messes with me." Ulrich says, looking pissed.
"Come on Romeo, let's go to class." I say and we walk off.
Yup, another chappy. Have fun while these peacetime chapters are rolling by, the actiony ones are coming up soon...! R&R.