-Sorry family Ishiyama, but we can't do anything more.- The doctor started to say.
Yumi felt her eyes heavy, but she blinked several times to fight the tears back. She had to maintain the strength for him, she had.
-But there has to be something we can do.- Yumi's mom said, stepping to the front. She was screaming and crying. Seeing her mom like that broke Yumi's heart.
-Sorry, Ms. Ishiyama. But there's anything.- The doctor told her putting a hand on her shoulder. Her mother collapsed on the floor. Yumi wanted to help her, just like her father was doing, but she couldn't she was paralyzed.
-I'll give you a moment alone.- The doctor said and exited the room.
Yumi looked first at her mother, then at her father, and then to Hiroki, who was laying on the hospital's bed. His face was pale, his eyes injected in blood. He didn't even have the strength to talk. She slowly walked towards him, took his cold hand and sat down on the nearest chair.
Yumi started to sing his brother's favorite song. He looked at her, but didn't sing, instead, he smiled at her. A single tear fell down Yumi's cheek, but she continued singing, even with the eco of her mother crying.
She was angry because she couldn't do anything more for him, but even more, because she wanted him to stay, even tho death was the best option for him right now.
Yumi suddenly opened her eyes, which were wet. She must have cried while sleeping.
She felt the dream so real, maybe because it was. She has fought a lot to forget about everything. A lot of time has passed since the last nightmare, were they coming back?
She stood up slowly without making any sound so that she didn't wake up Ulrich. He didn't need to know.
She walked to the bathroom door, and when she opened it, a noise broke the silence of her apartment. She looked back at her bed, where Ulrich was still laying down, apparently sleeping.
She closed the door and walked to the sink. She wet her face with water so cold it almost hurt her, but it helped her calm down, then she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was red, and she didn't know if it was because she had been crying, or maybe because of the cold water.
She didn't want to cry, and less more when her boyfriend was sleeping on her bead, but she couldn't control her emotions, and a single tear fell down her cheek. She closed her eyes and collapsed on the floor, just as her mother did on her dream, she emitted a sound, and immediately covered her face, and continued crying in silence in the dark.
The door of the bathroom opened and Ulrich, who was half asleep, entered and turned on the light.
-Yumi?- He asked rubbing his eyes, but when he looked at her, he suddenly woke up and ran to her to hug her, to comfort her. She continued crying, and Ulrich hugged her without making any questions.
Just his presence made Yumi feel better.
She returned his hug, allowing Ulrich into a much comfortable position. She sobbed on his neck, wetting a part of his t-shirt, he didn't seem to mind at all.
She had problems to breathe, and Ulrich, sensing these, started to make circles on her bag with his finger.
-It's ok.- Ulrich repeated to her unless ten times, but as much as he said it, she wasn't able to feel that way.
-I...want..him...back.- Yumi said breaking down in tears again. She thought she already control the pain, but it didn't, and it hurt so much.
-I know, I know.- Ulrich said to her, hugging her tightly.
-Yumi relax. Breath in.- Yumi did as he said. - And breath out.- He repeated the sequence until she calmed down,
She separated from his neck and looked at him, in his beautiful brown eyes.
It was in those little moments that she knew she loved him so bad.
When Hiroky died, he was there for her, since day one. Even if she didn't deserve it, he was there. And she couldn't be more thankful for that.
-Let's get to bed.- Ulrich said standing up and taking her in his arms. He turned off the lights and then let her on the bed, laid down, and hugged her from behind.
It didn't take long for her to sleep again, and that time, she didn't have any nightmare.
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Aelita's mobile sounded, someone was calling her. She got up from the bed and took her mobile phone. She didn't recognize the number.
-Hello?- She asked blinking several times. She was still asleep.
-Good morning, are you Aelita Cooper?- Someone asked through the other line.
-Yes.-
-I'm calling from the airport. We have your lauggage.- A girl said. Aelita jumped for joy. Finally some good news.
-Thank you.- She finally answered and the hunged up, not waiting for the girl's response.
She put some clothes on and exited the room searching for either Odd or Ulrich. Maybe someone could carry her to the airport.
She first looked on Ulrich's room, which was empty.
Then she went to Odd's one, the door was closed, so she knocked the door. No answer.
When she opened it, she realized he wasn't alone. He was with a girl, and she recognized it immediately. She was the worker from the airport, the one that attended her on her first day in France. Then she looked at Odd, who was asleep. And naked.
She shouted, waking up the two of them. When Odd saw her, he looked down at his body, and then quickly covered himself with the blanket, and then started to shout as well.
She closed the door, and then breath in several times. What the hell was that?
She walked to the kitchen and started to make some breakfast, hoping to erase the scene of her head, but she couldn't.
Seconds later Odd got out of the room with pants on and his face completely red. She wanted to apologize, but she was too embarrassed to say anything.
-So...do you need anything?- Odd said sitting on the table.
Aelita turned to look at him. -They found my laugage.-
-That's fantastic, I can take you to the airport if you want.- He said standing up.
-But, do you have a car?- She asked confused.
-No, but we can take Ulrich's one. He won't mind.-Odd said walking towards his room. Aelita looked at him as he walked.
-Are you sure about that?-
-No, but he is my best friend, he would understand.- Odd said opening the door, then he stopped and looked at her. -About what happened before...- He said turning again red.
-It has never happened.- Aelita said smiling.
-Did you like what you see?- He asked smiling. Now it was the time for Aelita to turn red.
-Odd!- She shouted, throwing a pillow from the sofa at him.
-Kidding, I'm just kidding.-
After an hour, the two of them had already arrived at the airport. They were waiting for someone to attend them.
Aelita looked at Odd. Since she arrived, he was the only person that has been truly understandable with her, and she loved him for that.
-So, who was the girl from your room?- Aelita asked, trying to bring some conversation between them.
-Why? Are you jealous?- He asked getting his face closer to her.
-Not in a million years.- She answered, not moving from her position.
-Yes, keep dreaming princess.- Odd answered looking away. -To answer your question, she's my ex Sam, I found her yesterday, and well, you can guess what happened next.-
-Where did you find her?- She asked, curiosity taking the best from her. She remembered Sam. She was the first girlfriend of Odd. Aelita was honestly surprised that they still were in touch and much more than they have been dating.
-On her apartment.- Odd muttered, and she laughed.
A worker came, silencing the two of them.
-Good morning, how may I help you?- The tall man asked.
-This morning someone called me telling me that you have found my lauggage.-
-I will need your name and surname please.-
-Aelita Cooper.-
The man disappeared through a door, probably to get Aelita's luggage. Odd looked at her frowning.
-Why did you say, Cooper? I thought your surname was Sheaffer.- Odd asked.
Aelita closed her mouth and looked at him. She would have to tell him eventually.
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Ulrich exited Yumi's apartment. Knowing she was sleeping, calmed him a bit, but he still was worried.
Seeing her like that, crying in the bathroom's floor, broke Ulrich heart in thousands of pieces. Was she like that all of the time or perhaps that was the first time that has happened?
He didn't know the answer, and he didn't want to, but he was happy to be there for her.
He looked at his phone. Three missed calls from his dad. Why was he calling? They haven't talked for three years.
When he was younger, the relationship with his parents wasn't good, but as he started to grow, it got worst.
His father became the boss of a big company, and when Ulrich finished college, he worked there for a couple of months. Until he found his dad on his office making out with another woman.
When she told his mum, he found out she already knew. It was then that he realized he had been living in a lie all the time. All this time they were telling him to be perfect, without showing any love, any affection to him, just to find out they weren't the half-perfect people they were claiming to be.
He moved out from home to live with Odd and stopped talking to them.
He chose to ignore the calls and not call him back.
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Odd couldn't believe it. She was married, Aelita was married.
He was angry, but he didn't know if it was because she didn't tell them before, or because she hasn't invited them to the wedding.
When she told him on the car, he entered in shook. Aelita started to explain herself, but Odd didn't listen, He didn't want to.
Since she came here, all he did was giving her a place to stay, understanding her, trying to make her stance as much comfortable as possible. And all for what? For lies!
They didn't talk more on there way home, and he was thankful for that.
He opened the apartment door and saw Ulrich and Yumi holding hands on the kitchen table. When they saw them, they immediately separated. Ulrich smiled, but Yumi's face maintained neutral.
-Hello.- Ulrich said. No one else said anything. -So tomorrow is New year, so I thought that we could make a party here, in the apartment, just like old times.
Odd remembered when they were sixteen. All of the gang stayed on Kadic with Aelita, so that she wasn't alone for Christmas. On the new year, they scaped to the Torre Eiffel to see the fireworks. He remembered the smile on Aelita's face when she saw them. He remembered the glow on her face because of the fireworks. Who would have said that two months later she would accept to go on a tour with the subdigitals?
-What do you think?- Ulrich asked, seeing as no one answered. When Odd was going to answer he got interrupted by a click on the door.
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He got out of the car, took his language, and ran to his friend's apartment. He had been planning that surprise two months ago.
While he was on the elevator, he thought of how much he has missed them. Yumi, Odd, Ulrich, and now he had the chance to pass new year with them, which was on the next day.
Jeremy opened the door of Ulrich's and Odd's house to see his friends reunited on the living room.
But there was a new face between them, green eyes, pink hair.
-It can't be true.- He thought. -It can't be her.-
-¿Aelita?- He asked, and she turned to him.
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Chapter 5 posted. Yei.
I'm actually planning another story, it will be of adventure, so chapter 6 may take longer than usual. But don't worry I will continue the story.
Happy holidays!