Disclaimer: Yes I own Code Lyoko…I own Kadic and Lyoko and everything else::insert evil laugh: Okay, I don't…
Author's Note: Second part of my six part series. I hope you like this part…
What did Yumi think when Ulrich told her how he felt after getting that false note from Sissy? Well, she's got a secret of her own… and when Jeremie finds it, he's ready to work to get the two together.
The Note
I lied on my stomach on my bed, reading through my book for school. Of course, everything reminded me of Ulrich… I sighed, closing the book, and laid it on my bedside table, irritated at the fact that the project was due tomorrow and I had yet to finish.
My cell phone vibrated on my bedside table, making me jump, and I flipped it open to find it was Ulrich.
"Oh…hey uh, Ulrich…" I stammered, hoping he didn't notice my shaking voice that went along with my hands. I could hardly keep the phone still.
"Hey Yumi. Are you alright?" asked his voice on the other line. I mentally cursed myself, of course he would notice. He noticed everything about me… it was rather odd.
"I'm fine. What's up? Is it Xana?" I asked, hoping that if I asked enough questions, the conversation would get straight to the point. It was weird, every since Sissy had given him that fake note, it had been awkward for me to talk to him.
I could hear his voice get a little quieter on the other side of the phone. I suddenly began to wonder how he felt about that fake note from Sissy… he told me he loved me…but was just because he thought I loved him and he wanted to be nice?
"Well… I was going to go for a walk and wanted to know if you would go with me…" he said in one breath, then the phone got dead silent.
I nodded, before realizing he couldn't see me. I was still shaking uncontrollably. "Sure!" I said eccentrically. "Sounds like fun! Meet at the bench in ten minutes?"
"Okay," he said, and I thought I heard a sigh, of relief? of annoyingness? I wasn't sure, so I just told him bye and hung up my phone, jamming it in my pants' pocket, before running out of my room and towards the living room.
"Going out with a friend for a little while! Be home soon!" I yelled to my parents, not even waiting for a reply. Maybe this walk would be the answer to all my questions. I thought I heard something along the lines of "Be careful" from my mom, but I really wasn't concerned.
I met up with Ulrich at the bench seven minutes later, hunching over for breath. "Are you okay?" He asked me. I nodded and smiled at him.
"So, where do you wanna go?"
He shrugged, "Just for a walk around the park or something… that okay with you?"
"Sure!" I said happily… just spending time with him was enough for me. Of course, I'd never tell him that.
He smiled at me then nodded. "Ok, let's go…"
The walk started off very…quietly; neither of us saying anything for awhile. It was cold, late fall, and I found myself shivering a little.
I could see Ulrich's breath as we walked, his nose and ears a slight red. "So…" I started. I wanted to ask him why we had come on this walk, what it was he had in mind. But I didn't know how to word it.
Ulrich stopped and turned to look at me, "yes?" he asked.
"Why'd you wanna come on this walk?"
X
Unbeknownst to me, something was happening back at Kadic while Ulrich and I were away.
Jeremie and Odd met up in Jeremie's room, both collapsing on the bed. "They seriously need to get together…" Odd said sighing.
"It's perfectly normal for teenagers of the human species to be nervous when it comes to expressing how they feel about someone," replied the genius. Odd cocked a brow.
"What?"
Jeremie sighed. "I mean, it's normal for Ulrich and Yumi to be scared of telling the other about their true feelings."
Odd sighed again, falling to his back on Jeremie's bed. "Well, we'll just have to fix them up!"
X
Also unbeknownst to me as Ulrich and I were walking, was the fact that my two other so called friends were now devising a plan that probably wouldn't work…
X
(A/N: this is still in Yumi's POV; though it probably doesn't sound right… just go with me please)
Jeremie walked to my door, still why I was gone, and knocked lightly. My mom came to the door and smiled.
"Hello Jeremie," it still scares me how she knows all my friends' names. "Yumi isn't here right now… she should be home in a few minutes. Would you like to wait for her?"
He nodded, "Yes ma'am, thank you," so she invited him in and he went up to my room and sat down on my chair.
"Darnit! I really needed to talk to Yumi!" he said, sighing loudly. His eyes wandered around my room; he had never been in there before.
His eyes stopped on a piece of paper on the desk, folding neatly into a rectangle with a pull tab. He was about to pull his eyes away when he saw "To: Ulrich" written delicately on the front.
"Odd," he said, wondering about the note. It was true he had come there to talk about Ulrich, but, he couldn't read a note not properly addressed to him.
He tried pulling his eyes away, but they stayed glued to the note. "I know I shouldn't…" he muttered, then reached over and gently picked it up.
(A/N: I know it's very unlike Jeremie to do this, but just go with me cuz it wouldn't work if he didn't do it…)
He unfolded it carefully, his heart beating wildly. His ears were working hard to pick up any sound nearby.
Dear Ulrich,
Remember when you told me about Sissy's note? How you felt? Well… I'm sorry about what happened. I wasn't trying to…hurt you or anything. I just couldn't say what I was thinking about.
You said you loved me… then I told you I didn't write that note. What I really wanted to say is that…
I love you too…
The note ended there, and Jeremie carefully folded it back up and laid it back in the same position. "She loves him?"
He got up and walked from my room, and downstairs. "I'm sorry Mrs. Ishiyama, I just got a call and have something to do. I'll talk to Yumi later, so please don't tell her I came by."
X
Ulrich looked up at me and smiled meekly before staring at his feet a second later. "I…wanted to apologize."
My head whipped around and I stared at him. "For what? You didn't do anything wrong," I replied reassuringly.
He smiled again and looked down at me; it surprised me how much he had grown lately. He didn't say another word on the topic, and I didn't prod.
Instead, we kept walking, and showed up at an ice cream shop. "Can we go in?" I asked happily, and Ulrich nodded, so we went into the shop.
I was an obsessed freak when it came to ice cream… maybe that's why Ulrich had led us here… had he even meant to come?
We got in line, and I ordered a chocolate shake, my favorite thing (A/N: that's my favorite kind of ice cream and shakes…my mouth is watering. Lol.) and when I reached into my pocket to get the money, Ulrich intervened and paid for it for me.
We sat down at one of the round tables in the store and began eating our ice creams. Conversation at this time: none; in fact, Ulrich was unusually quiet.
"Ulrich?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at the boy across from me.
He looked up and smiled, "Yes?"
"You okay?" I asked him again, and he nodded, then looked down to his barely eaten sundae.
He looked up at me for a second, "I lied…"
"About?"
"I…wanted you to come on this walk because I have something to tell you…" he said, in almost a whisper.
He had me hanging on his every word, whether he knew it or not. "Yes?"
"Well…it's about what happened with Sissy…"
Wonder what he was talking about? Lots of things had happened with Sissy. Then it came to me: the note!
I nodded, showing him I was listening, and he continued.
"I meant what I said…"
I wasn't sure what he meant, and I guess it showed on my face because he proceeded to tell me what he meant, but his face was a deep shade of red and he took a good minute to finally spit it out.
"I really do love you."
X
Jeremie paced back and forth across his room. "What could this all mean? So Yumi loves Ulrich, she knows he loves her, but she won't tell him…"
Odd sat on Jeremie's bed, watching his friend walk circles in the ground. "Well, we could pull a Sissy and slide Yumi's note under the door of our room, but he might not believe it…"
"Let's just tell them the truth," Jeremie finally concluded. Odd nodded.
"As soon as they get back."
Right after those words left Jeremie's mouth, Ulrich and I walked into Jeremie's room.
"Hey Jer," I said, smiling at him.
He looked at me for a second, then towards Odd. "Guys, we have something to tell you…"
"Ok," I said, so Jeremie opened his mouth, then closed it again, then opened it and said:
"Ulrich loves you Yumi, and Yumi loves you Ulrich."
Obviously they didn't realize that we were holding hands.
"We know," we said at the same time, smiling at our friends.
They noticed our hands, turned red, then Odd got up noticing it was dinner time.
We said goodbye to Jeremie and Ulrich decided to walk me home, since it was getting dark.
"That was hilarious," he said, smiling to himself. I love it went he smiles.
"I know…but, they wanted to get us together. They're great friends."
Upon saying that, I saw that we were in front of my house. I looked to Ulrich and he smiled.
"Goodnight Yumi."
"Goodnight Ulrich."
He leaned forward and I felt his lips against my own for a second. I was shocked! He pulled away, laughing sheepishly and rubbing the back of his neck, his face beat red.
"I…love you Yumi," he said, still stammering a little. He was probably still a little embarrassed to tell me.
"I love you too." I walked up to the door and looked back, and he smiled at me. I smiled back before walking in.
"Hey mom! I'm home!"
My mom walked over to me, "Hey Yumi…Did Jeremie ever talk to you?"
I cocked my head. "He came over looking for you. He waited up in your room for about ten minutes, then said he had a call and would talk to you later."
"Ok…wait, my room?" I asked. My mom nodded. The note immediately entered my mind. So that's how he knew I loved Ulrich?
"I'm…gonna…kill…him…"
X
Wanted to end this story in a humorous note. Anyway, this story was bad I know, but I am sorry and tried my best. Anyway, even if this story was kinda bad, please don't let that stop you from reading the next one!
Next Story: Odd's POV on Sam
Odd has a strange dream. It shows him what he would be like if he had never met Sam and gone out with her…but whoever said dreams never come true?
