"Hello." A voice from the other end said. Yumi didn't recognize it.
"Umm… Who is this?" No reply. "Hello? I said who is this?" Yumi said, sounding annoyed. Aelita walked towards the phone with a weird expression, leaning in to hear. A dial tone. Silence.
"Well, that was weird. Who could it be?" Aelita asked shrugging her shoulders.
"No idea. It kinda freaks me out." Yumi said, shivering.
"Yumi, it was probably a prank call or something. Someone being stupid. There's a lot of those kind at this school." Aelita said. "Sissi." She mumbled, laughing and coughing up cookie crumbs. Yumi looked to the ground.
"But still…" Yumi said. She paused and shook her head. "No… Never mind. You're probably right." She added, with a confused look on her face. Aelita rolled her eyes.
"I am right. It's nothing freaky." Aelita said reassuringly. "Your not gonna die or anything." She said, laughing. Aelita was always the optimist type.
"You can never be sure…" Yumi thought. "No! …But…No! I'm thinking stupid stuff! Aelita is right. She is! She is…"
"Whatever, c'mon. We gotta get ready." Aelita said, stuffing cookie down her throat.
"I don't think your gonna have enough room! Your stuffing your face in cookies, right before a fancy dinner!" Yumi replied. "Ohh, you're gonna get fat!" She said in a child-ish voice. She chuckled.
"Shut up!" Aelita answered with a mouth full.
"Blah blah blah! Can't understand you!" Yumi said like a baby. Aelita swallowed her food and repeated. "I heard you the first time, stupid!" Yumi joked. Aelita stuck out her tongue, full of chewed cookie. "Eww! Swallow that junk!" Aelita smirked and went into her bedroom.
Yumi hummed a song, while combing her hair. She stopped. "Whoa…I'm humming… This is a weird day…" But she went on humming. The phone rang. Cowardly, she walked to the phone.
"…Hello?" She said a bit scared.
"Hello." The voice said. The same voice from earlier. Yumi froze.
"If your not going to say your name… DON'T CALL!" She reinforced.
"Hmm…" The voice said. Then another dial tone.
"AELITA!" She screamed. "AELITA, AELITA! COME HERE!"
"What, what, what?" Aelita replied.
"That same voice just called." Yumi said, reenacting the call. She explained every detail, though there was not many. She explained exactly how the voice sounded. The crackle when they talked. It was raspy, it was deep.
"Yumi, it's alright. It's a prank! I've told you this! It's probably Ulrich or Odd!" Aelita answered.
"Aelita! Believe me! You've got to!" Yumi pleaded. Aelita rolled her eyes.
"Fine."
"NO! You've got to believe me! It's the truth!" Yumi said with sad eyes.
"Yumi," Aelita paused, "c'mon, we'll be late for dinner. Jeremy just texted me. Talk about this later?" She said looking at her mobile.
"Your late! C'mon! Dinner at 7. Guess what time it is. 7:10! Get to the restaurant!" The text said. Aelita grabbed Yumi's arm and dragged her out the door and went to the restaurant.
At the restaurant…"Sorry we're late." Aelita said with a smile, then glared at Yumi. "Some…problems came up." She paused and looked at Odd. "Odd, where's your date?"
"Freshening up." Odd smirked. "You'll see her soon enough."
"Alright. But quick. I'm dying to know!" Aelita said, grabbing a menu and sat next to Jeremy.
(A/N: Aelita isn't like herself, I know. I wanted her to be more outgoing, and Yumi be the shyer one. I think it worked! Aelita is totally outgoing. SHE asked Jeremy to the dance! Also, Odd's more open. I'm making it this way so please, don't review or pm me about it. Thanks!)
Yumi slowly sat next to Ulrich. Both being shy, they didn't say a word.
"Oh gosh…" Yumi thought. "What did I get myself into? I'm here with Ulrich! One of my best friends!"
"What did I do to myself… This is so weird…" Ulrich thought. "A date with Yumi. A best friend!" Suddenly a screeching voice came from the ladies restroom.
"Oh, dear! Where are youuuu?" She said happily, holding out the "u" in "you".
"Over here!" Odd yelled back. "My date." He whispered happily. They heard the girl fumble with her purse and then trip over a waiter carrying an ice cream sundae. The girl yelled.
"Ugh! Clumsy waiter!" She stomped her feet. "At least nothing got on me!" She said happily, stepping over the waiter with sundae on his head. She walked to the table. Everyone stopped.
(A/N: Short chapter but I wanted more suspense in who the date was!)