A/N: Hey people! I'm back! Yeah…you're all probably like…about time! I'm so glad that you all liked my story! Well…before I forget what I was gonna write with the story, I'm gonna start it now. So Read and Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko…end of that.

As the bell rang to signal the end of class, Yumi watched as the other students began to wander out of the room. Placing her books into her bag she quickly stood up and looked around for Aaron. Looking around, she spotted him leaning against the doorframe looking out the window to where the woods, and the sewer route to the factory was located.

Walking over she blocked his view of the woods, interrupting his train of thought. "Ready to go Aaron?"

"Actually, I've decided to decline the offer for a tour of the school grounds. I'd rather take a look around myself." Aaron said with irritation that she had interrupted his thoughts. "Thanks anyway." He added quickly as he turned and walked down the hallway. Yumi was about to follow him when a hand on her arm stopped her.

"Hey Yumi, I've been looking for you." Turning, she saw Ulrich looking at her.

"Oh, hi Ulrich, what do you need?" Yumi asked until she saw a note of alarm on Ulrich's face. "What's wrong?"

"Why don't you have your cell phone on?" Ulrich asked as calmly as possible.

"I do!" Yumi said as she opened her bag to find her phone and show Ulrich that she did have it. Yumi dug in her bag until she felt the cloth bottom, realizing just then, that she didn't have her phone. "I know I grabbed it this morning, I'm positive."

"This could be bad….very bad," Ulrich said as he grabbed Yumi's hand and pulled her down the hallway.

"Ulrich, would you tell me what's going on!" Yumi said as she tried to stop Ulrich from pulling her.

"Someone attacked Sissy." Ulrich said quickly, trying to avoid the students walking down the hallway to see the commotion and try and get a glimpse of what happened.

"Ulrich, is she ok?" Yumi asked as she managed to escape from his grip.

"It's hard to say…she's in critical condition at this moment," Ulrich said as they walked out the back doors of the school. "I don't know who would've done this. It seems a little evil…even for X.A.N.A."

"Well X.A.N.A. has been quiet lately, do you think maybe it was to plan for this attack?" Yumi asked as they reached the clearing in the woods.

"He's never actually almost killed someone though," Ulrich said as he lifted the sewer lid and allowed Yumi to climb down before he climbed down after her.

As Ulrich landed on two feet he turned to see Yumi pale as a ghost. "Yumi? What's…" he trailed off as he looked at the wall.

Written in the dark color of blood were the words, The other girl was just a warm up. Yumi Ishiyama your next, and you wont be so lucky to live

Yumi felt her knees buckle under her as Ulrich raced to catch her. She felt Ulrich secure her in his arms as he reread a thousand times what had been written on the wall. The sounds of the world around her had been deafened by the sound of her racing heart. Looking up, she saw Ulrich rapidly dialing and speaking on his cell phone.

The world suddenly came crashing down around her as she heard the sound of running footsteps running towards them. Yumi quickly grabbed at Ulrich's shirt with a fear she had never felt before. Ulrich quickly pulled them to their feet in one swift movement and forced Yumi behind him in an act of protection.

Just as suddenly as the footsteps began however, they stopped. Turning around, Ulrich quickly grabbed the shoulders of the unstable Yumi and looked her in the eyes.

"Yumi, we have to get back to your house, do you understand me?" Ulrich said sternly as he watched her nod in approval.

Ulrich helped Yumi climb the ladder and re-enter the world above, which had quickly turned to dark since the last time they'd been above ground. Yumi waited till Ulrich was above ground to begin moving back towards her house. The minutes it took to make it too Yumi's house from the school passed like hours. As they reached the white fence around her house Yumi stopped and turned to Ulrich.

"Ulrich…" Yumi managed to speak, breaking the silence of the night.

"Yes Yumi?" Ulrich asked as calmly as he could, trying to lighten the dark situation.

"…do you think that was….Sissy's blood?" Yumi asked as she broke down into tears. It was never much like Yumi to cry in front of any, she felt it was a show of weakness on her part to open herself up to someone like that.

"I'm not going to lie Yumi, I think it might have been," Ulrich said as he did the only thing a person could do when someone starts crying in front of them, embrace them and allow them to cry.

In an effort to comfort Yumi, Ulrich began to run his fingers through her long black hair. "Ulrich?" Yumi's voice came out muffled from being against his chest.

"Yes Yumi," Ulrich whispered back into her ear as not to alarm her in such a fragile state.

"Thank you for protecting me," Yumi said as she unburied herself and looked at him. Her face shinned with her recently cried tears. Ulrich could still feel her body shaking in his arms.

It only took Ulrich a moment in time to pull Yumi close to him once again in a loving embrace. "I'll never let them hurt you, and I'll always protect you."

The moments passed so quickly, as much as Yumi wanted him to continue holding her. Looking down at Ulrich's watch, she realized just what time it was. "Ulrich, you should go."

"Alright," Ulrich agreed as he checked the time. "I'll come by tomorrow morning to walk you to school. And don't worry…I'll never let them get you."

Yumi watched as he turned and ran back towards the school. Her fears had been put to rest by the fact that the person she loved so much, was willing to protect her. She smiled with the thought as she walked into the calm, quiet of her home.

As Ulrich rounded the corner just out of Yumi's view he stopped. Peaking around the corner he watcher her walk into her home. Sighing to himself he turned to walk back to the school with the single thought on his mind, 'I love you too much Yumi to let them take you away…and this is why I'll protect you.'

Ulrich didn't notice however, the person crouched in the trees above him, watching his every move. Their eyes however wander away from Ulrich and back towards Yumi's house with a sneer of hatred written across their face, a red cell phone rested sat in the tree beside them as a plan was set into motion……

Well…that was that chapter. I'm not sure I really liked this chapter. I think it might be a little too choppy. Definitely not as good as I could do. But it'll satisfy me, and hopefully you for the moment. So leave me a review and tell me what I need to improve, or what you liked. Thanks for reading! Please review! I promise it will get better. And i never back out of a promise!

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