Chapter 12

Ulrich's view….

Suddenly, "One new voicemail," popped up on Ulrich's mobile.

"A voicemail? From who?" Ulrich thought. He called it and got the message. "Yumi." He sighed.

"Ulrich? It's Yumi. Listen, I'm sorry. Call me, all right? Bye… You know what? Ulrich, you're being a baby about this! I'm sick of it. Act at least your age, if not older." It said. Ulrich sighed and called Yumi.

"Got your voicemail…" He said.

"Such excitement…" Yumi said sarcastically.

"Well, it's not the best voicemail ever." Ulrich said back.

"You know I was joking, Ulrich."

"No, I didn't." Ulrich replied. There was a long silence. "You joke too much. It's annoying."

"Ulrich…"

"No! You joke, and I'm sick of that. It's not like you. It's so annoying because you think it's funny, yet nobody else does. Odd and Jeremie think the same thing." Ulrich blurted.

"Uh… Um…" Yumi said speechlessly. She gulped and bravely said the words, "Really? You too, huh? Guess the dance is off…"

"Yumi, it's been off. You're not acting like yourself. Your acting…" Ulrich swallowed hard.

"What?"

"Sissi-Like…" Ulrich finished. Speechlessly and quietly, Yumi hung up. "Yumi? Yumi?" He asked. "Snob…"

Back to Yumi….

"What did I do? Seriously! Oh my… This is wild." Yumi thought in her room. "'…Dance is off…" She repeated to herself over and over. "Thursday night! I'm not going… 6pm, tomorrow…"

Aelita walked in, "Good, your woke up." She said. Yumi shrugged.

"Yup. Looks like it, huh?"

"I'm so happy about the dance tomorrow!" Aelita said, ignoring her rude comment.

"You can't go." Yumi said, annoyed and mean to anyone in her way.

"Excuse me?" Aelita said putting her hands on her hips. "I can't go?" She said pointing to herself.

"Yeah. You can't go." Yumi repeated.

"Um, excuse me but… Who died and made you queen?" Aelita said fighting back. "I'm going. You're being such a wannabe "Sissi" today, to me and Ulrich." Yumi bit her lip.

"No."

"Yumi! What the heck is wrong with you? You're being mean to everyone, rude, and snobby! You're acting so --" Aelita said.

"Aelita! Stop!" Yumi yelled. Aelita fell silent. "I don't need everyone telling me junk! False accusations!"

"You need help. Seriously." Aelita said. "You need some mental help. Yumi, sorry, but just listen all right?" Yumi nodded. "Your one of my best friends. I stick up for you and you do the same for me. This "junk" that Ulrich and I are telling you about aren't false accusations. It's the truth! Yumi, I don't know what's going on but its really weird."

"Stress." Yumi said sighing. Aelita laughed.

"Your too young." She smiled. "I think you just need some fun. What do ya say?" Aelita said. Yumi smiled.

"I guess. I don't know but some crazy stuff has been going on. But I guess I need some fun." Yumi laughed.

"Tonight. Meet me… By the gates at 9pm sharp!" Aelita said.

"But what about the school rule of 10pm curfew, Miss. Goodie-too-shoes?" Yumi said.

"Hmm…" Aelita sighed. "Looks like I'll have to break 'em!"

"Whoa! Lets look at your awards… That you've hung up everywhere." Yumi said walking towards Aelita's 'Wall Of Fame'. "Perfect attendance, 4.0 G.P.A, Pleasure in class attendance, highest academically enrolled student, Good handwriting, blah blah blah…" Yumi said looking dull at Aelita. Aelita shrugged.

It's not my fault, alright?" Aelita said. "Just meet me there, k?"

"Yea, no problem."

"Good. I gotta go. See ya!" Aelita said running out of the room.

"Wait! Hey! Where? Aelita!" Yumi yelled. She sighed and started on her homework. "Wait," She thought, "Ulrich… I should apologize." She grabbed her mobile and called him. Busy signal. So she left a message.

"Ulrich, It's Yumi. I'm sorry. I know I've been acting stupid. Forgive me? Promise I won't act that way again. Really. Call me back." It said.

"Who could he be on the other line with?" Yumi thought. "Emily… Maybe. I'll call Aelita, maybe she knows something I don't." She dialed and called. "A busy signal! Wait, two and two together would mean… They're talking to each other… About what? Hmmm…"

Spotlight on Aelita and Ulrich's phone call…

"Ulrich, did Yumi just call you?" Aelita asked, stopping their conversation.

Umm…" He stopped to check. "Yea, she did. She call you?"

"Uh huh." She replied. "Anyways, your coming, right?"

"If I have too…" Ulrich answered.

"Good, 'cause you do!" Aelita said. "You know where, when and why right?"

"Yep. Well, not exactly why but…"

"You don't have too! Just be there, ok?" Aelita stopped him.

"Whatever. Sure, I'll be there." He replied.

"Good. Gotta go, see ya!" Aelita yelled and ran back to her room.

Aelita and Yumi's conversation…

Hey, Yums." Aelita said. 'Yums' pronounced Yumi without the I, like Fumes with a Y. Only Yumi's dad called her that. It embarrassed her a little.

"Yums?" She questioned.

"Ha-ha, sorry. I just….said the first thing that popped into my head." Aelita answered huffing and puffing for breath.

"Did you charge back and forth or something? Or was there a Lyoko fiasco that I didn't know about?" Yumi asked.

"Nope! Just thought I'd get some exercise!" Aelita lied, and started running around the room.

"And that was just a sudden urge?"

"Uh huh!" Aelita said jumping up and down.

"I think you're just hyper."

"Nuh uh!" Aelita fought.

"Aelita! Aelita! Shh…" Yumi said stopping her from banging on the ground. "Stop. Be quiet, settle down." Yumi said grabbing Aelita's shoulders and pushing her down into a seat. "This is a school. And at schools, there's homework. And where there's homework, there's people trying to study and finish it." Aelita blankly looked up at her. "In peace and quiet!" She added. "Okay?" Aelita nodded. "Good. Now, what's up with you and Ulrich?"

"Nothing. Are you crazy?" Aelita said.

"You two were talking on your mobiles. To each other." Yumi said.

"Uh, no we weren't." She lied again.

"Uh, yea you were."

"Were you spying?" Aelita asked.

"See! You were talking to each other!" Yumi screamed.

"You little eavesdropper!" Aelita yelled back.

"What were you talking about?" Yumi asked.

"None of your business!" Aelita yelled.

"Aelita! Oh please, oh please, oh please!" Yumi pleaded.

"No! It's none of your business!" Aelita answered. "Now, I'm going out. Call me if you need me. But only urgent stuff. Don't ask where. It's none of your business." Aelita smirked. Yumi groaned and Aelita left.

"Snob." Yumi said out loud.

"Jerk." Aelita said smiling and sticking her head by the wide open door. Yumi laughed.

"Loser!" Yumi yelled thinking Aelita was close by.

"Freak…" A girl walked by and said. She didn't know Yumi and Yumi didn't know her. Embarrassed, Yumi laughed.

(A/N: You know, I really liked this chapter. I don't know why, but I do!)