Ulrich's wish
Ulrich woke up to hear the shower on. Yumi must be awake already, thought Ulrich. He had no idea that she was crying. Moments later the shower was turned off and Yumi came out. Her eyes were red. "Yumi are you all right" asked Ulrich. Yumi ran over and hugged him. "I miss them so much, Ulrich. I want to see them again." Yumi started to cry again. "Hush now, it will be all right. I'll see if I can't get Odd over." Ulrich held Yumi. It's been so long, He thought, maybe seeing Odd will make Yumi feel better. Ulrich sighed as he thought about the hospital and his decision about Jeremy.
Flash back: 10 years: the hospital
Ulrich had managed to stay awake till the ambulance came. He even managed to stay awake long enough to hear that Yumi might be able to keep her arm if they got to the hospital fast enough. What he wasn't able to learn was that Odd had sustained internal damage. When Ulrich awoke from his faint he was in the hospital. He looked over to the bed next to him. It was Odd and what looked like flowers. Ulrich chuckled. Who would give him flowers? Some new girlfriend? Whoever it was they won't last long.
Ulrich jumped as the door opened and sissy walked in. Ulrich prepared himself for the worse, but sissy barely gave him a glance. She rushed over to Odd and started to stroke his hair. Ulrich gasped. Sissy saw him and tried to do her I love Ulrich look but it didn't work. She sat down and cried. "I don't want him to go" Sissy cried. "It ok, if I know Odd he'll come too soon." Sissy nodded before saying "Don't tell any one about this or I'll do… something." "Relax Sissy, I wont even tell Yumi." said Ulrich. "Oh and Ulrich, please call me if something happens." "I will," Said Ulrich. "Oh and Sissy?" "Hmm" said Sissy. "How's Yumi," asked a concerned Ulrich. "She's fine, she'll be out soon." Sissy told Ulrich as she turned and left.
Good, thought Ulrich, I can't wait to see her again. Ulrich laid his head down and went back to sleep. "Hey, sleepy head. Wake up its way past morning." Odd said. "You know if Jeremy and Aelita were here I'd congratulate Aelita and kill Jeremy for not retuning us to the past. I had to explain every thing to Sissy." Just then Jeremy walked in. Yumi was next to him, trying to get him to talk. Jeremy walked in and plopped on a chair. Yumi sat in another. "Guys" Jeremy started then stopped. Waited then continued "I have some good news and really bad news."
"What's the good news, Jeremy?" asked Ulrich. "The good news is that we will most likely never see X.A.N.A. again." "So let me see" said Odd jokingly "the bad news is that you've lost you nickel." "This is no joke Odd. All you ever do is joke. If Aelita were here… she'd… she'd… laugh." Jeremy Yelled then diminished to tears "Aelita would… she'd…" "Jeremy what's wrong" asked Yumi. "Aelita she's gone… I'll never see her… She's gone… I couldn't save her…" "What do you mean Aelita's gone. You couldn't change her? Teleport her something?" yelled a hysterical Odd. "Please let Jeremy explain, I'm sure he has a reason." Yumi said and turned "Jeremy?" Yumi looked at Odd, "Now look what you did." Yumi turned and ran out the door. "Nice going Odd," said Ulrich, "now Yumi is mad at you." Ulrich turned and left.
Ulrich sighed, his reminiscing was over. He held on to Yumi, thinking about how much damage that did to her. I wish that we never found X.A.N.A. He destroyed us. Ulrich sighed, but I can't think like that. Without X.A.N.A. we would have never became friends. Ulrich sighed again and put his head on his crying wife. I wonder how Odd would react if we tried to reengage a friendship.