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Sorry for the delay guys & girls, but never fear, cause the updating is here, with this chapter
and the one following it. So read on, and Enjoy!
The Argument: Second Fight
The
next morning Odd had a big surprise waiting for him in the cafeteria.
"What
the -?". He stared open mouthed at Yumi, Aelita and Sissi.
Sitting together.
and
laughing. Odd saw Nick and Herve sitting at another table, also
unsure of what was going on.
"Man,
five minutes into the day and already weird stuffs happening"
Odd thought to himself. "Sometimes it just doesn't pay to get
out of bed"
"Hey
Odd, aren't you going to say hi?" Yumi asked.
"Huh?
Oh uh..." he stood there, still in shock.
"I
think the words you're looking for are 'Good Morning'" Sissi
said.
Aelita
giggled while Yumi tried unsuccessfully to hide a grin.
"Hey!"
Odd said, starting to get angry.
"Odd,
it's OK. Sissi's one of the gang now" Yumi said.
"You
sure she's not acting so she can get closer to Ulrich?" Odd
asked, sitting down next to Sissi and eyeing her suspiciously.
"I'm
sure" Yumi said, winking at Sissi.
"Speaking
of Ulrich, where is he?" Yumi asked.
"He's
still up in the dorms. He spent all night studying for the test
today."
"Unlike
you" Sissi teased, poking him.
"Aw
come on!" Odd moaned as Yumi and Aelita started laughing again.
Up
in the rooms Ulrich was still getting dressed.
"Stupid
Odd and his snoring. I swear one day I'm going to - Oof!".
He
overbalanced trying to pull up his pants and fell down on his butt.
Knock
Knock "Hey Ulrich, it's William. Can I talk to you for a
minute?"
"Just
hold on for a sec!" Ulrich said, quickly pulling on his pants.
"Great.
I wonder what he wants" Ulrich muttered.
"Come
in" he said, opening the door.
"Thanks"
William said, walking in.
"So
what do you want?" Ulrich asked, closing the door.
"It's
about Yumi" William started.
"Look,
I don't have time for this-" Ulrich said, looking for his shoes.
"She's
all yours"
"What?"
Ulrich stopped and turned towards William.
"She's
all yours. I'm backing off. I've decided to leave her alone, so you
don't have to worry about me anymore."
"You
serious?"
"Yep.
Just one more thing" William stepped up to Ulrich and held out
his hand.
"Good
luck. Hope you tell her soon how you feel"
"Thanks"
Ulrich grinned, shaking his hand.
William
smiled back and left the room.
Ulrich,
his day looking bright, restarted his search for the missing
footwear.
He
was searching in the bottom of the closet when Odd burst in.
"Ulrich,
your not going to believe this, but-
It
was lunchtime, and Ulrich and Odd where still having a tough time
getting use to Sissi's company. "This is just too weird"
Ulrich said.
"Yeah"
Odd agreed, still eyeing Sissi like she was some escaped experiment.
"Oh
you two" Aelita sighed.
"Hey,
where's Jeremie and Yumi?" Ulrich asked.
"Yeah,
he's been acting weird all day" Odd said
"Jeremie's
up in his room" Aelita said, looking down at her plate.
Sissi
gave them looks that said "Drop it"
"And
Yumi?" Ulrich asked.
"I
think I saw her walking with William. They went to the back of the
cafeteria" Odd said.
"What!"
"OK
William, what's this about?" Yumi asked, crossing her arms.
"Just
wanted to say bye" William said. "I take it you know about
Sissi and me?"
Yumi
nodded. "Yeah. I hope it goes well"
"Thanks"
William said. "Anyway, since I'm not going to be chasing after
you any more, I just wanted to know if we could still be good
friends"
"Sure"
Yumi said.
William
leaned forward and gave her a peck on the lips. "Bye Yumi"
"You
Bastard!" Ulrich roared, tackling William to the ground.
He
started punching William through the face.
"Ulrich
wait!" Yumi shouted, trying to pull him away.
Ulrich
pushed her off and continued to beat William's face in.
Suddenly
Odd, Theo and another guy grabbed him from behind and dragged him
back. "Let go!" Ulrich shouted, struggling hard to break
free.
"Oh
my God!" Ulrich looked to his side and saw Sissi running to
William. She fell down next to him and cradled his bloody face in her
lap, crying.
"Ulrich,
what did you do?" Yumi asked.
Yumi
walked down the hall to the infirmary. "Hi Sissi, how's he
doing?" she asked as she walked in. Sissi looked up at her, her
eyes still red from crying.
"Dorothy
says he's been knocked out. He's nose is broken, he's got a tooth
missing, a few cuts on his cheek and some damage to his eye" she
said, looking down at him, still holding his hand tightly in hers.
William
seemed to be sleeping were it not for the fact that most of his face
was bandaged. Sissi reached out and lightly stroked his forehead,
pushing back a stray hair.
Yumi
stood there, watching the scene, a small lump in her throat.
"They've
taken Ulrich to your dad's office. I hear his parents have been
called in. I think he's going to be expelled from the school"
she said. Sissi didn't reply, just nodded.
"I'm
sorry Sissi" Yumi said, head bowed. She turned around, opened
the door and started walking out.
"Yumi?"
She
turned around and looked at Sissi.
"Would
you mind staying with me? Just for a while?" Sissi asked.
Yumi
smiled and walked back in, closing the door.
Odd
ran up the steps to the dorm. He rushed down to Jeremie's room and
knocked on the door. "Hey Jeremie, are you in there?" he
asked, knocking again.
"What
Odd?" Jeremie's muffled voice came out.
Odd
opened the door and walked in.
"You
won't believe what's happened. Ulrich just beat William to a pulp,
and now he's going to be expelled."
"Because
of Yumi?" Jeremie asked, although it sounded more than a
statement.
He
was still busy on his computer, his back still turned to Odd.
"I
think so. Hey, where were you this morning? If Jim finds out you
skipped school all day he's going to explode" Odd said.
"Wouldn't
you like that" Jeremie muttered, still typing.
"What?"
"You
heard me" Jeremie said, turning around, his eyes wide with
anger.
"Don't
think I haven't noticed what's been going on lately"
"Jeremie,
what are you talking about?" Odd asked, staring in shock at his
friend.
"Oh,
you know and don't deny it. I've seen the way you and Aelita have
been acting, going out a lot, joking with each other, spending more
time together.
Just
like Yumi did with Ulrich Aelita's doing to me. Stringing me up,
flirting while actually going out with someone else"
"That's
nuts. We're just friends. You know she loves you"
"Stop
lying to me!" Jeremy shouted, throwing a heavy book at Odd.
Odd
ducked back, the book's edge just scraping his forehead.
"Jeremie..."
"Get
out. I've got work to do" Jeremie said, turning his back on Odd.
Odd
stared at his friend's back and slowly walked out, closing the door
before slumping against it, his heart still beating wildly from
shock.
"What's
going on with everyone?" he wondered.
Oh yeah, the exciting ending is up next!
