CHAPTER EIGHT – Yay!!! I'd like to think the fans out there…Which is Mylinda, and CATS. lol Oh, well, what do I care!? I absolutely LOVE this song. It's so cute.– Benchwarmer

Hands Down – Dashboard Confessional

"Can we…go for a walk?" Ulrich asked. Yumi looked around.

"But it's raining." She said. Ulrich looked down and shrugged slightly.

"So?" Yumi laughed and grabbed his hand.

"Let's go."

Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
This air is blessed, you share with me
This night is wild, so calm and dull
These hearts they race from self control
Your legs are smooth as they graze mine
We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all

They walked for awhile and found a bench at the corner of a street. They sat in the rain. Silent.

"What are you doing here?" Yumi asked.

"What am I doing here? Didn't I already explain…?" He chuckled. Yumi laughed and slid closer on the bench.

"I mean…What was wrong with France? Do your parent's know?" Ulrich shook his head. "Then what's wrong with France?"

"You aren't there."

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy
My heart is yours to fill or burst, to break or bury
or wear as jewelry, which ever you prefer

"I…I don't know what to say."

"If she kisses me…I might faint…" Ulrich thought.

The words are hushed let's not get busted
Just lay entwined here, undiscovered
Safe in here from all the stupid questions
"Hey did you get some?"... Man, that is so dumb.
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear

"People are so dumb about this." Yumi said.

"What?"

"Us. What people think." Yumi replied.

"Who cares what they think," Ulrich said. Yumi smiled and they began walking.

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy
My heart is yours to fill or burst, to break or bury
or wear as jewelry, which ever you prefer

"Yumi, it's like you've taken my heart. When you moved away, I broke down."

"I'm sorry…"

"Yeah, it pretty much is your fault." Ulrich teased.

"Hey!"

"My hopes are so high, Yumi." Ulrich blushed. "Your kiss might kill me." His face was deep red. "So…So, can I die happy?"

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember
Always remember the sound of the stereo,
the dim of the soft lights,
the scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late
And this walk that we shared together

"This has been the best day ever." Ulrich said. The street lights dimmed, Yumi twirled her hair in her fingers.

"Oh my gosh!" Yumi yelled, looking at the time. "It's so late! Ulrich, this was the best day and the best walk together." She looked down and blushed. "Thank you."

The streets were wet and the gate was locked
so I jumped it, and let you in
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
and you kissed me like you meant it
And I knew that you meant it
that you meant it, that you meant it
I knew that you meant it, that you meant it

The streets were flooded. They walked to Yumi's house.

"The gate…Ulrich, it's locked. My mom's gonna kill me."

"No she won't." Ulrich smiled. "You'll get in." He climbed up and jumped the gate. He unlocked it and let Yumi in. They walked to her door slowly.

She stood on the porch and put her hands on Ulrich's waist. She kissed him slowly.

And I knew that she meant it.