Author's Note: I apologize for the long wait. I've been really busy and well to be honest I forgot. I'll go back and edit soon. And later this week I should have another chapter posted. So until then.

I do not own Code lyoko unfortunatly.. but Yuki is a somewhat original character...

Still OOC-ness...

Pairings: Still the same...

ENJOY!

Black and Blue

Ulrich shifted a little, and ended up hitting his head on the wall. Waking his up instantly. He looked around and saw not one empty plate but two. To his surprise Yumi happened to be missing. Well that was until he heard the water running. Yumi…Water… oh she's in the shower. (Genius)But that wasn't all Ulrich heard…what was that? Singing? Yumi sings in the shower? Ulrich smiled at that but soon the water turned off and Ulrich waited for Yumi to get dressed but it was just not meant to be.

Ulrich heard the door unlocked and the sound of the door knob twisting. Suddenly Yumi's head popped out from behind the door. She saw that Ulrich was awake and grinned in a corny-cheesy sort of way.

"Would you mind closing your eyes for a minute? I forgot something." Yumi asked sweetly. That explained the grin.

"What would I be missing if I did?"

"Nothing, I have a towel." Yumi said in a 'god what a guy' sort of tone.

"In that case, I guess I could." Ulrich whined before closing his eyes dramatically. He could hear Yumi slowly open the floor and sneak across the floor.

'A peak won't hurt,' Ulrich though to himself, so he slowly opened one eyelid. Yumi was wrapped in a big gray towel but still she wasn't wearing much. And being a guy, Ulrich, couldn't help but watch.

Ulrich felt disappointed when Yumi went back into the bathroom. The room felt bug and empty without her presence. But Ulrich didn't mind waiting. At least Yumi had settled back down. Ulrich stood up and walked over to the bathroom door and knocked. He heard Yumi jump and start breathing heavily.

"Yumi, you alright?" Ulrich asked with concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You just scared me." Yumi said after a second. Ulrich sighed in relief, before he sat down next to the bathroom door, using the wall as a back rest.

"Have you talked to your parents yet?" Ulrich asked keeping part of his promise to Yumi's mom.

"Yeah, according to my father. It's my fault and I'm not supposed to talk to you anymore. If my mom hasn't told you, you could stay; my father would have kicked you out last night." Yumi said in a very calm voice. Ulrich would have hugged her at that point but they were separated by the bathroom door.

The door knob turned and Yumi stepped out of the bathroom. This time she was fully-clothed. To Ulrich's relief she wasn't shaking or even crying. Her entire being was oddly calm.

"Are you sure you okay?" Ulrich had to ask.

Yumi nodded and said, "He can say what ever he wants I won't stop seeing you and my mom agrees with me. They're even discussing calling off the wedding." She walked over to her bed and sat down. Ulrich scrambled to his feet and slowly walked after her. They sat side by side in silence for a minute. Ulrich too lost in though to say anything.

"Let me see your arm." Ulrich said after a moment.

Yumi looked unsure for a moment and held out her arm, which was conveniently covered ye a long sleeve shirt. Gently, Ulrich slid the sleeve up to reveal a large black and blue (more like purple) mark in the shape of a hand. Ulrich winced, it was worse then he imagined.

"How much does it hurt?" Ulrich asked quietly.

"I hardly feel it. It looks worse then it really is." Yumi muttered barely loud enough to hear. Ulrich could still tell she was lying, so as gently as he could Ulrich brushed his thumb over her bruise. She winced and pulled her arm back sharply.

"You can't tell me it doesn't hurt. I know you better then that. Have your parents see that?" Ulrich asked, gently moving a stray piece of hair away from Yumi's eyes. She shook her head, causing the hair to move back to its original position. So Ulrich moved it again.

"I'm going to get you some ice." Ulrich said as he stood up.

"My parents are at work so you can get some from the freezer." Yumi added.

"Your father told you never to speak to me again and yet here I am at your house home alone with you. Can you explain that one?" Ulrich joked. Yumi smiled and punched him playfully in the arm.

"What my father doesn't know won't hurt him." Yumi replied devilishly. Ulrich grinned and headed down stairs for the ice.

As soon as Ulrich left, Yumi pulled her sleeve as far down as it would go. She was afraid to look at it, afraid to admit it was there, afraid to think about what Yuki was truly capable of. She had lied to her parents. She said that it was nothing, barely even a mark. If her parents knew the truth, they would do more than just cancel the wedding and Yumi has enough to worry about already.

She had told her mom that she wanted Ulrich to stay, afraid that Yuki might come back when there was no one else home with her. So her mom had told her father that Ulrich had left first thing in the morning. And since her father was running late, he didn't get to check.

Yumi heard Ulrich on the stairs, and soon he appeared in her doorway, with ice. He walked over and handed her the ice pack. Yumi took it with her right hang and gently pressed it to her left arm. The cool touch of the ice pack instantly soothed the intense pain.

"Feel better now?" Ulrich asked as he resumed sitting down next to her.

"Do you have to ask?" Yumi asked. She snuggled up closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I guess we're the same then." Ulrich murmured as he put his arm around her, protectively.

"Could you not mention that bruise anymore?" Yumi wondered out loud.