"Okay people, today's the day! Rise and shine, we've got work to do!" Lyle cried as he banged on the doors of everyone's room except for Yumi's. He opened it silently and smiled at his star. She was already dressed and doing her makeup.

"Is he awake?" Lyle asked hopefully, stepping towards the cradle. Yumi shrugged.

"Maybe. If not you can wake him up. I want him to actually sleep tonight." She declared, although knowing it would never come true. She heard her stomach grumble in the silence and Lyle laughed at her as she blushed.

"I'll go get you an apple and some coffee." He said. She grinned.

"You're the best, Lye!" She yelled after him.

"Yeah, yeah!" She heard his response only slightly, over the ruckus of the waking men. Yumi was glad that Lyle had Jude. Well, just in case any of the energized and frantic men ran through her room in a streakfest. She'd seen it before. She didn't wish to see it again. She finished her makeup and took out her curlers, nodding in acceptance of each bouncy strand. She applied some hair spray and as she was just finishing, Lyle came back.

"Do you know how hard it is to carry an apple, a baby and a coffee?" He asked, flopping onto her bed after he had laid Jude in his crib. She giggled.

"No, but I'm sure you're going to tell me" He turned and gave her a frown and pretended to kick her playfully. She screeched and ran to the other side of the room. Lyle stood and sighed.

"Well, I have to go and make sure those idiots aren't killing each other or setting things on fire." He gave her a look of annoyance and walked out into the wrestling match of her band, Element 109. She laughed and shut the door behind him to dull the sound. She had work to do.

"Yo, Ulrich, up and attem!" (Okay technically the saying is "up and at them" but I personally believe it sounds better as "up and attem!") Odd called, ripping off the comforting cocoon known as his covers. He groaned and sat up, his hair sticking in ten different directions.

"Odd, if you don't GET THE HELL OUT in five seconds, I will physically and literally rip you apart LIMB BY LIMB!" Odd flicked his nose and ran out of the room, not challenging Ulrich's wrath.

"Alright, but you might want to spiff up before you come out!" Odd warned. He moaned and put some pants over his boxers and came out. He moaned as he heard a nervous giggle.

"Good morning, Aelita, Helena." Aelita giggled and acknowledged him with a nod. She excused herself to Jeremy's room and kept herself there. Helena stood and walked to him, putting her hand on his bare chest.

"I've always liked a strong man." She hissed, kissing him playfully. He didn't like it when she did that. She seemed so well . . .he couldn't find a better way to put it . . .slutty. She couldn't say something innocent or act her age. She was already so grown up. Ulrich was beginning to think she had to go. But he wouldn't rid himself of her just yet.

She purred and he cringed, but then she stepped out the door. He was glad and ran back into his room, getting ready for the concert. It was in less than four hours. He slipped on a nice t-shirt and his newest jeans, then slid on his normal dirt shoes. He combed his hair (barely) and brushed his teeth. Then, he grabbed Odd by the elbow.

"We gotta go!" He shouted. "We'll never make it in time!" He yelled, carrying Odd literally down the stairs and into his car, then they sped off into the day, speeding past innocent bystanders, who would have no idea that two lovers were about to reunite . . . if they were lucky.

Yumi let Harley play with Jude when she was taken off to makeup and wardrobe. She dictated the makeup and clothes she wore, but didn't apply it herself. She didn't have the time. The show was in a half hour! Lyle strode in confidently as she was changing behind her fan (you know those little Chinese curtain things?).

"Sold out house, Yumi, darling!" He exclaimed, kissing her on the cheek. She grinned at him through the mirror. She smiled, even though she was filled with terror. What if they were here? What if he figured it out? What if she saw him? She shook her head to stop thinking. She didn't want to think anymore.

A stage man whisked her onstage, handing her a guitar as an afterthought. She gave a sarcastic glare and then looked offstage at Lyle and Jude, then back at Harley and Element 109. The curtains rose and the fans shrieked. Kagome didn't like the dull roar. Her eyes scanned the crowd, but she knew she wouldn't find him.

"Come on, come on!" Odd hissed, squeezing through the crowd to find their seats. He did and they sat down, taking in the view.

"I can't believe it, Ulrich!" He shouted. "They upgraded us to front row!" Ulrich grinned.

"I know. This is amazing!" He breathed, looking up at the stage. He focused on the curtains as they began to raise. Then, the girl stepped out into the center of the stage, wooing a lullaby.

"Somehow, I thought you were perfect.

Perfect for me, for us, for you, baby

Man was I wrong.

I was everything you already had

Nothing you wanted, needed, felt discarded

No one has ever made me feel this way..." Ulrich listened and thought the lyrics familiar, along with the voice. Then it came to him. That song was Yumi's! She'd sang it for him before she left! He was sure of it. He had to talk to her. He had to ask her if she knew where Yumi was.

The song ended and Ulrich sadly realized he missed it. He hadn't been listening. The singer stared at him in a frightened and shocked gaze, like the one Yumi had given him the night she left. Maybe . . .he thought, maybe she is Yumi . . .