CHAPTER SIX

Baby Boy at Three

A/N: It may seem that I'm rushing things. I just went from two months old to three years. I know. But the story was going soooo sloooow. I had to speed things up. I couldn't go month by month, day after day. I had to make him three, for some serious issues and twists to occur.

Three years ago, Ulrich decided to drop out of Kadic and enroll in public school. He never did. Wow, seems like such a long time. Stefan was now three years old. Hearing aid for his both ears, helping him to hear. Without the hearing aids, it was like a soft whisper, and that was when they were yelling. Occasionally, Yumi and Ulrich would stop in to check on Stefan. Stefan could now talk well enough to understand. Sixteen year old Ulrich, now with a car of his own, stopped in more often.

"UWWICH!" Stefan screamed as Ulrich walked in the door. The boy would always have speech problems, the doctors say, because of his hearing disorder. He would always be a bit behind the other kids his age.

"Hey bud!" He gave him a huge hug. "What's going' on Stef?"

"Nothin' much 'round here, pally." He replied softly. He had a very hoarse voice and was usually scratchy. It was very cute though, all the grandmothers and mothers commented. Ulrich laughed and picked Stefan up.

"You're getting big, you know that?" Ulrich asked. Stefan nodded proudly.

"Yep! And, I am a bery smarts boy for my age!"

"Oh yeah? And who says that?"

"Mommy!" Stefan replied. Ulrich smiled and put Stefan down.

"Do you know who picked out your name?" Ulrich asked. Stefan cocked his head to the right, then the left, and straight up. He shook his head. "I did!" His jaw dropped and he gasped.

"WEALLY!?" He yelled with wide eyes. Ulrich nodded.

"Mmhmm!" He said.

"Wow…Wou have gwood taste in wames, Uwwich." Stefan said, pronouncing certain letters as a 'W'. "Oh, guess what!"

"What?"

"MOMMY, DADDY, AND ME AWE MOVING!" Stefan yelled.

"That true, mom?" Ulrich asked. His mom nodded.

"Yes. Hun, we're moving closer to Kadic! We figure, Stefan is going there within the next couple years so we should be there in case of an," her voice got softer. "…emergency." Ulrich understood but still was a little embarrassed that his parents were moving closer to his school when he's Mr. Cool and Popular, and also Yumi's boyfriend. At this age, Stefan is enrolled in Kadic for a daycare like thing while his parents are at work.

"O…Oh." He said, putting on a fake smile. "I'm so…happy! I'm…speechless."

For the past month and a half, Ulrich and Yumi had been dating. The thing is, he didn't tell his parents. He was too embarrassed and

A month and a half ago…

"Yu…Yumi?" Ulrich hesitated.

"Mhm?" Yumi asked. Ulrich got scared and chickened out.

"Uh… Your shoes untied." She looked down.

"No it isn't."

"My bad." He said quietly, as he ran off. Later, he wrote a note.

"Yumi,

Earlier, what I was trying to ask was…

Will you go out with me? I know three years ago you turned me down but maybe I've changed since then. Please write back soon." The note read. He felt like a dork but he passed it to her. She read it, and responded like this…

"Ulrich,

I've been waiting for you to ask. : -) I'd love too. " She wrote, with hearts and smiles. Yes, Yumi's changed a lot in three years.

They started going out that day. They were voted "Cutest Couple" and everything. Ulrich called her "Princess" and he was her "Prince". In his phone, she was named "Princess Yumi". He was very sweet to her. They were happy. But that stayed at school and never went off campus.

Back to real time…

Ulrich left the house and drove back to Kadic. He told his friends the good/bad news. Most were happy about it. Lyoko was still going on, XANA had not been defeated. Stefan might have to know about Lyoko, because Ulrich will have to watch over him a lot. The gang didn't know what to do about it.

"Guys! Stefan's THREE! Nobody can keep a secret at that age!" Ulrich said.

"But he's either going to find out the easy way, or the hard way. Us telling him is the easy way. I think it's best." Jeremy said. Everyone sighed. You had to agree with him.

"I guess… I'll have to make sure that he doesn't tell anyone. It'll be hard."

"Aww, Prince Ulrich," Odd mocked. "It'll be okay. Your Princess will help you." He said with a smirk. Ulrich clenched his fist, but stopped himself from punching Odd.

She will help… Stefan listens to her much better then he does me. This just might work. He thought. He sighed.

"Fine. He'll be here tomorrow; we'll talk to him then." Ulrich announced, getting up and going to his dorm room. "I'm tired. I'm just going to go to sleep." He yawned and closed his door.

A/N: Sorry so short. I didn't want to make it tomorrow when they talk to Stefan just yet. I wanted to leave you guys waiting a little…