Okay, so here is the deal:

I haven't updated in a VERY long time, and for that I apologize. Secondly, it is a VERY short chapter as well, and for that I also say I'm sorry. I just started High School, and lost almost all inspiration at the moment. Or I had.

I'm not discontinuing the story, or putting it on hold, just saying that updates will be very spread out for a long, long, time.

My apologies,

Aimee

The steady hand outlining her perfect brown eyes twitched as the phone rang. She grunted in frustration, reaching for the phone and pressing the talk bottom. "Odd, damnit! The day I get caller ID will be the best day of my life! Now do me a favor, stop calling and maybe I will forgive you." In one hurried breath, her sentences rambled into each other, slurring words together to make her point across before regaining her air supply.

The man on the other line awkwardly spoke, "Uh, Yumi? It's me, Ulrich, and I," A gasp later, she continued.

"Ulrich! I am so sorry, it's just Odd has been calling me, and I just thought it was him, you know? Everything three minutes,"

"Every three minutes?" He interrupted; she gave him a quick "Yup!", and let her continue.

"So yeah, if you aren't up to the dinner tonight, than I totally understand," she mentally slapped herself. She wanted this more than anything, well, anything but a plain ticket back to France. Oh, and a new job, or apartment, something a little closer to the ground, maybe?

He chuckled, "No no, I'm planning on going if you are. In fact," she heard a knock echo through the small rooms, "I'm here."

Wide eyed, she squealed and hung up the phone. Quickly washing the smudge mark the eye liner had made on her eyelid, she threw on a coat and rushed out the bedroom door.

Slipping on her nicest pair of heels, so shuffled to front hall. Straightening out her dress, she gracefully turned the doorknob, took two steps backwards, and smiled the smile she had been practicing for two hours. 'Not too much teeth Yumi, not too much teeth.'

With a laugh, he started "Happy to see me?" Her smile went away, and she blinked a few times, pinching her arm, so mumbled "Too much teeth" and smiled again.

He took her hand, leading her out of the door and releasing it when she tugged away to lock the door. After turned the knob once, just to make sure, she returned her hand to his, as they began descending the stairs.

Before they had reached the 10th flight, Ulrich froze. Cussing, he banged his head against the cement walls. Confused, Yumi tapped him softly on the shoulder, "Ulrich?"

"Mhmm?"

"What are you doing?"

"Slamming my head against the wall."

She rolled her eyes, "I see that," growing impatient, she added, "Why?" After a long pause, Yumi cleared her throat.

"Okay, okay!" he groaned, swallowing hard. "I locked the keys in the car."

Oh! And I do update my profile every once and a while. Yuo can check that to see if there is anything new I've got in store. Doubtful though:(. So, review, please! I know it was short. Too short, x.x.

Aimee