Okay people be really proud of me here. I only updated this because I'm going away to Arbroath, Scotland for my Grandad's funeral for 4 days. So be thinking of me as I'm away from my adorable boyfriend, Josh 3. ;;
Ulrich bounced onto his bed and sighed heavily. Today had been a complete repeat of yesterday. Yumi and he had only seen each other at the morning and of lunch. Both comprising of 5 minutes and Odd being the prankster he is.
Jim had been calling him for practises and even had called only Ulrich for a practice by himself to work on his weaknesses. Everyone knew that Jim was counting on Ulrich to win the final game of the school soccer season.
Ulrich turned and looked at his clock; it was 11 'O' Clock at night. He looked over at his best friend who was fast asleep. Knowing he wouldn't sleep, he quietly crept out of the dorm and out of the building unnoticed. He looked around and the darkness that surrounded him. He preferred the darkness; no-one could notice him especially since he had put his black hoodie over his regular green clothes. He started to walk into the night, not really knowing or caring where he was going.
Meanwhile, Yumi could be found climbing down her drainpipe. She was going into the forest. She hadn't been there alone in a while and needed time to think. Her parents constant arguing hadn't stopped, her brother's constant bugging hadn't stopped, and the frustration at knowing Ulrich loved her and not being sure if he knew that she loved him back hadn't stopped and she doubted it ever would until it got an answer.
Yumi finally arrived to the spot that she liked to visit occasionally; the place that held so many memories; some good, some not so good. Her best friend in Kindergarten had died here. She and Yumi had been playing near the lake. The lake was known for people shooting the ducks in the summer. The duck had been flying as it was being shot at; the bullet had gone astray and had burrowed itself into Beth's head. Yumi had seen the whole thing and had received several nightmares due to it. But now, eleven years on, she was mentally stable again. None of her best friends knew about it and that's the way she would prefer it to be. She didn't want sympathy anymore; she simply wanted to mourn her best friend like she had done since she was six years of age.
She heard a rustling near the trees and so she hid behind a large oak tree and watched as she a boy come out of the bushes and sit down next to the lake. She squinted to see the silhouette better and gasped. It was Ulrich. This was their chance to talk about anything that had happened. She knew it. So with a brave step she removed herself from her hiding place and sat next to Ulrich on the log next to the lake.
He looked up fast and his eyes widened as he saw who it was.
"Err, what are you doing here?" he asked.
"I come here sometimes and I haven't been for a while" she breathed.
He looked at her and realised that she only had her black hoodie over her night wear.
"Aren't you cold?" he asked concerned.
She smiled and shook her head. "I'm warm blooded"
He nodded.
"So what are you doing here?" she asked him.
"Couldn't sleep, so I just wandered around and wound up here" he shrugged.
She nodded.
"Um have you got my notepad?" he asked uncomfortably.
"Yeah, have you got mine?"
He nodded.
"Did you read mine?" he asked.
She stayed silent.
"Should I take that as a yes?" he asked gently.
She nodded, not looking at him.
"Good" he replied.
"Did you read mine?" she asked looking at him.
He nodded.
She also nodded.
After a couple of minutes of awkward silence; they both started to laugh.
They both realised how stupid they were being; that after four years of being best friends that they should be able to talk to each other.
They stopped laughing and looked at each other, they smiled and leaned into each other, they were less than half an inch away when suddenly there was a clap of thunder and a downpour of rain began; soaking the two. They rain into the woods and continued run until they reached the main road. They had heard enough about people being struck down by lightening in woods so hadn't risked it.
They reached a bus stop, sat down inside of the shelter and laughed. They were soaking wet, Yumi's make up was running down her face, their hair was sticking to their faces, yet they were still laughing.
Ulrich reached for Yumi's cheek and pulled her towards him. He stroked her dripping hair as their lips met. She moved onto his soaked lap and deepened the kiss. The need for air came much sooner than usual as they had been running.
They looked at each other, and smiled. Yumi shivered and Ulrich noticed.
"You'd better get home; do your parents even know your home?" He asked.
Yumi laughed whilst shaking her head.
"Come on" He said taking his coat off and wrapping it around Yumi's shivering form.
"Ulrich- you'll freeze" she protested.
"I'll be fine- come on"
They ran to Yumi's house and Ulrich watched her quietly climb back up the drainpipe and into her unlocked bedroom window.
She chucked his coat back down along with the last coat he had lent her.
"You can give it me back tomorrow if you want but Jim will go mad if you catch a cold and cant play on Saturday" she said quietly down to him.
He quietly laughed, placed the coats on and looked at Yumi again who had been watching him the entire time.
"I love you Yumi" He said quietly to her.
"I love you more" she said sticking her tongue out at him.
"We'll argue about that tomorrow" He laughed.
"Deal- see you tomorrow" She said blowing a kiss and shutting the window whilst watching Ulrich run to school.
She smiled just as Ulrich was smiling to himself.
