Chapter Eight: Just In Time
"I'm so pissed at Ulrich!" Yumi fumed, holding her books close to her chest. She kicked her broken door open and stormed out of her dorm.
"What did Ulrich do this time?" Aelita asked, walking out of their dorm to go to the cafeteria for breakfast.
"I went to Ulrich's room last night. It was after you fell asleep back in the dorm. I needed to talk to him." Yumi explained in a mumble. She didn't want to explain the horrible thing she had witnessed, Sissi on top of Ulrich, kissing...
"So, you're pissed why?" Aelita curiously asked, tilting her head to the side as she quickened her pace to follow Yumi.
"I don't want to talk about it." Yumi mumbled, squeezing her books harder to her chest.
Aelita got in front of Yumi and Stopped. "Wait, you brought it up, now you're not going to finish the story?" Aelita shrieked.
"All I'm telling you is that it involves Sissi," Yumi grumbled as she walked around her pink haired friend.
"Don't tell me he had sex with her." Aelita joked as she jogged to Yumi.
"No, he wasn't having sex with her. She was just on top of him and kissing..."
"WHAT? Why?" Aelita asked grabbing Yumi's arm, but pulled away after Yumi gasped.
"I-I don't know, I decided I'm not going to talk to him." Yumi concluded, walking in the cafeteria. She sat right beside Aelita, who was too shocked to speak, and across from Odd.
"Hey Yumi, why are you sitting there? You're supposed to sit by Ulrich and cuddle." Odd chuckled as he shoved a spoon full of food into his mouth.
"Not funny, Odd." Yumi crossed her arms. She was so not in the mood.
"What, I thought that was a good one. Right guys?" Odd implied.
"You always think they're good. Most aren't." Ulrich grumbled as he sat next to Odd. He glanced at Yumi from the corner of his eye, but quickly looked away.
Odd looked offended, and he huffed and crossed his arms. "Yumi doesn't think my jokes are stupid, right Yumi?"
"I'm done." Yumi said loudly, pushing her tray away from her.
"What, you still have a whole bunch of food on your tray!" Odd began to smiled. "Can I have it?" Odd asked.
"Enjoy, Odd, I'm not hungry." Yumi pushed the tray to Odd and attempted to leave. Odd immediately began eating.
"Yeah, just give your food to your boyfriend," Ulrich muttered. Odd heard him and began choking on his food. Ulrich pushed his tray away. "Uh, I'm done too." Ulrich said, getting up and following Yumi outside.
Yumi looked behind her and saw Ulrich following her. 'I just want to get away from Ulrich, I can't handle him right now.' Yumi thought as she quickened her pace into a run.
"Yumi!" Ulrich called. He ran in front of the dorms, hoping to cut her off. She simply turned and attempted to run to the forest. "Yumi, wait!" Ulrich said, grabbing Yumi's hand.
"No, don't touch me, I don't want this! Please let me go, I'll do anything!" Yumi yelled. She struggled to get away from his grip. It reminded her of William...
"Yumi, it's just me, calm down." Ulrich said. His other hand grabbed Yumi's shoulder's in an attempt to get her to look into his eyes.
"No, let go of me! This isn't what I want!" Yumi cried. She ripped her hand away from him. Once the contact was broken, her eyes grew wide. 'What have I done?' she asked herself, cupping the hand that Ulrich touched close to her. The look on Ulrich's face was hurt, pure hurt. She wanted to die at that moment.
"Yumi, what's going on?" Ulrich asked, choosing his words carefully.
"N-Nothing," Yumi stuttered. "What did you want to talk about?" She asked it without thinking. She didn't want to speak to him, but he just looked so hurt that she felt that she had no choice.
"I just wanted to clear things up from last night." Ulrich explained slowly, slipping his hands into his pockets. He reached out his hand, but pulled it back once Yumi stared at it wide eyed. Yumi cursed herself again.
"There's nothing to explain. I understand everything." Yumi looked away sadly. This was exactly what she didn't want to talk about. Ulrich's new girlfriend... Why Sissi? Was it because she had acted so strange? She wanted it to be over. She wanted everything to be over.
"No you don't, Yumi." Ulrich's voice was harder. It tended to get that way when she was being stubborn. He couldn't understand why she wouldn't listen to reason. 'Like I even expected that,' Ulrich thought. 'She hasn't been acting the same for such a long time. Why did Sissi have to act this way now, when Yumi is going through a hard time?'
Yumi shook her head vilently. "Yes I do, and I don't want to talk to you anymore!" Yumi yelled. Ulrich looked at Yumi as if he was offended. His anger spiked and he stomped off.
'Smooth, Ulrich. really smooth. I couldn't tell her the truth, but I know she's not telling me something either. Why won't she let me help?' Ulrich thought.
Yumi dragged herself towards the dorms. She sat on the steps before the opening, thinking about what happened. 'He knows...' she thought with worry. 'I freaked out like that... He has to know now.' Yumi's head fell down, and she stared at the ground. 'Like it matters anyway, he has a girlfriend...'
"Hey, Yumi." A sqeaky voice in front of Yumi cried. Yumi looked up to see Sissi smiling at her. Yumi could tell by her smile that she was up to no good.
'Speak of the preppy devil...' Yumi thought. "What do you want, Sissi?" Yumi snapped. She was too annoyed to deal with Sissi. Sissi always made everything worse, especially with Ulrich.
"Oh, nothing much. I just wanted to tell you that your little pink haired friend of yours said to meet her in the woods quickly." Sissi smirked and lifted her finger to point in the direction of the forest.
"Oh, really?" Sissi nodded in return. She began to walk away. "Thanks, but why are you telling me this?" Yumi asked.
Sissi stopped and turned to face Yumi. "Oh, I just thought I would be nice for a change." Sissi said with an innocent smile.
Yumi gave her a look that asked 'what are you up to?' but still Sissi only smiled at her. "Well, I guess I better get going then." Yumi stated as she carefully watched Sissi. Sissi nodded and began to walk away. Yumi shrugged her shoulders as she walked into the woods.
"Perfect, the plan is on! I just need to get William to go there to help little Yumi." Sissi skipped to the cafeteria. She was about to walk inside when William walked out. "Hey William!" Sissi cried. William ignored her and continued walking, so she walked with him.
"What do you want?" William finally asked. Her following him was annoying.
"Just wanted to give you a heads up." Sissi said sweetly.
"Heads up on what?" William stopped and put his hands in his pockets as he turned to the girl next to him.
"Oh, just that Yumi is in the woods alone, and I heard that a storm is coming. She probably needs some company." Sissi smirked.
Williams 'I dont care' look turned into an evil mask of mischief. "Thanks for the heads up, Sissi, I needed it." William smirked as he ran to the woods.
"That was my most ingenious plan ever!" Sissi cheered and jumped into the air. She skipped away like she was the smartest thing that ever walked the earth.
"Hey Ulrich, so did you get whatever it was straight with Yumi?" Odd questioned as he ran up to Ulrich.
"What do you think happened, Odd?" Ulrich asked sarcastically as he walked towards his next class, not even bothering to look at Odd.
"Um, you kissed her and she forgave you." Odd smiled like an idiot.
"Yeah right, Odd, she loves you. I wish though." Ulrich muttered, slipping his hands in his pockets.
"Truth is, she doesn't love me," Odd stopped in front of Ulrich, who stopped and looked at Odd as if he grew a head. "She was just making me shut up. I'm sorry man, I had to get that off my chest. If you don't believe me, you can Ask Yumi yourself," Ulrich stared at Odd for a while, until he finally nodded. Odd smiled. "So, what happened?"
Ulrich sighed and leaned next to the building. "Let's see; I grabbed her arm so she couldn't run, she freaked out. I let go and she seemed to go back to normal. I tried to explain, but she said she understood and didn't want to talk to me." Ulrich explained as he rubbed his temples.
"Oh, bad move buddy." Odd laughed knowingly.
"I know, I figured that out." Ulrich said, with his hands cupping his face.
"Well, all I can say is just let her cool down. She'll be fine after a little while." Odd insisted.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Ulrich agreed.
"Well, you want to go to our room?" Odd asked. "It would be nice if I could sleep in my own bed,"
"I never said you couldn't stay in our room," Ulrich chuckled. "But it was so peaceful..."
Yumi turned around everytime she heard a bush rustle. "Aelita, are you there?" Yumi called into the darkness. There was no answer. A droplet of rain hit her nose. 'Just great, rain. I hope it doesn't thunder.' Yumi thought as she began to feel her way through the bushes as it became darker and darker.
William stopped running when he saw Yumi. With a smirk on his face he began walking in her direction. "Yumi!" William yelled to her. Yumi couldn't hear him for the wind became loud and the trees began to shake. But still, William grew closer to his prey.
Jeremy walked towards the boys dorm with many books in his arms. out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a dark figure inter the woods. he spun around to see William. 'Oh no, I got to help Yumi... But, I'm too weak to fight him alone. I need to get Ulrich!' Jeremy decided. He ran quickly to the dorms.
William slowly got closer to Yumi. She started to barely here his foot steps. Yumi stopped and waited a few seconds, but then kept getting closer.
'Oh no, there's someone following me. If it was Aelita, she would have called out by now...' Yumi thought. She made the quick decision of dashing away.
William ran after her. Since he was faster, he caught her arm and pulled her to him. "Oh no, please don't do anything!" Yumi screamed while William pushed her to the ground. Thats when it started to rain.
"Sounds like you aren't happy to see me." William said. He gripped her hands tighter.
"I'm never happy to see you, William! I never will be!" Yumi screamed at his face, which was all she could see. She looked into his cold dark eyes... have they always been that way?
"Oh, come on! I can see it in your face. You're just so thrilled to see me." William said, pressing his body closer to Yumi's. It snapped Yumi out of a trance and she screamed.
"No, let me go, William!" Yumi ordered, but her voice became weak.
"Hm, I might if you beg more." William said seductively, bringing himself closer.
'I'll do anything to get out of here.' Yumi thought. "William, please stop this, I don't love you. Please, just leave me alone." Yumi begged, her voice trembling as tears filled her eyes.
"Hm," William pondered. "No." William began forcing his lips onto Yumi's.
"I can't breath, William." Yumi cried as soon as his mouth left hers for breath. She was panting heavily.
"That's exactly what I want." William said. He placed his hand under her shirt to cup her bra.
"NO, STOP!" Yumi yelled, but her voice was drowned out by the rain.
Jeremy finally got to Ulrich and Odds room. He leaned against the frame of the door, panting like a dog.
"What's wrong, Jeremy? Did Jimbo just make you run the hundred mile dash?" Odd Joked. Both Ulrich and Odd laughed.
"This isn't funny guys, this is serious. But I'm glad to see you guys are friends again." Jeremy panted. He was beginning to catch his breath.
"So, what's the problem genius?" Ulrich asked, leaning against the wall with his cocky smile on his face.
"Yumi went to the woods alone, and William was right behind her!" Jeremy mentioned quickly.
"Well, I give the honors of Ulrich to go." Odd said, waving his hand in a shooing motion.
"Odd, how could you be so lazy and cruel?" Jeremy gasped, loosing all his breath again.
"And Why me? She doesn't even want to talk to me!" Ulrich complained, but soon felt a sting in his stomach for being so lazy and cruel.
"Because, you're the only one that can kick his ass alone! And you may be able to fix what happened between you two." Odd insisted.
"Alright, fine, but only because it's for Yumi!" Ulrich cried behind him, for he had already left the room.
Ulrich bumped into Aelita as he was running out the dorm. "What's wrong Ulrich? Where's Yumi?" Aelita called as Ulrich regained his balance and passed her.
"Ask Jeremy, he knows." Ulrich yelled behind him. 'Damn, I hope I'm not to late.' Ulrich thought as he jump through the bushes and into the forest.
"Oh Yumi, you know I love you." William muttered as he ripped off Yumi's shirt and bra.
"William, you can't do this!" Yumi cried. She desperately tried to push him away.
"Oh, Then what am I doing my sweet Yumi?." William murmured as he started to suck at Yumi's breast.
"No, please don't! I don't like this!" Yumi shivered at his touch. It was a sick mixture of pain and plesure that made Yumi grab the grass and rip out the roots.
"You know you like this, Yumi. You want more." William whispered seductively as he started nibbling.
"Ah!" Yumi's scream filled the night sky.
"Oh no, what was that?" Ulrich said, dashing in the direction he thought that the scream came from. 'Am I to late?' Ulrich wondered gravely. He didn't even think about slowing down.
"William, stop!" Yumi struggled to get away. His grip was just too strong. She couldn't find the strengh in her. It was all shrinking away.
"No, I don't want to. I'm finally alone with you, and Ulrich is with Sissi. I can have you all to myself." William cried, biting harder. "Ulrich doesn't love you, just give in!"
"William, quit!" Yumi yelled, pushing him away harder. 'That can't be true! He was so affected by that kiss with Odd...'
"Hey, scumbag, who said Yumi was yours?" Ulrich jumped out from the bushes. the rage on his face wasn't cooled by the rain that poored all around him.
"If it isn't Sissi's boyfriend? Why don't you leave us alone? You can go have your fun with Sissi." William growled, looming over Yumi as if she was his prey.
"How can you do this to Yumi? I mean look at her." Ulrich said. He was looking at the shivering scared Yumi, drenched in rain and exposed. He didn't look at her chest, just her face. She was shaking from both fear and the cold rain.
"How can I just do this? How can I do this?" William laugh sinisterly. "Cause I love her." William pulled Yumi to him. She tried to push herself away, knowing that it was pointless.
"I'll never allow that!" Ulrich yelled. Ulrich kicked William in the face, knocking him a few feet away from Yumi.
"Uh." William moaned.
Ulrich pulled his jacket off and carefully draped it around Yumi's shoulders. "Yumi, come on, let's go to my room."
"A...alright let's...s go." Yumi stuttered. She struggled to get up.
"I'll help you." Ulrich said, grabbing her hand and pulling her up to walk. She quickly settled into Ulrichs side.
'It's weird... I don't feel scared of Ulrich when he touches me anymore.' Yumi thought. She watched him as he held her hand, not letting go after he helped her up. She enjoyed their walk back, quiet, peaceful, nobody interrupting them...
They finally made it back to Ulrich's room to find Aelita, Jeremy, and Odd. "Yumi!" They cried together. they crowded around her to make sure she was okay.
"Are you okay?" Aelita asked, taking in the fact that Yumi was only wearing Ulrich's jacket.
"Yeah, she's fine, but can you guys go for a little bit? I need to talk to Yumi," Ulrich stated it simply. Everyone reluctantly left the room. Again, it was Yumi and Ulrich alone.
"Yumi, sit down. I need to explain some things." Ulrich said. He started digging through his clothes and threw her a shirt.
"It's fine. I understand. You like Sissi. It's simple." Yumi said. Ulrich turned around and Yumi slipped on his shirt. She didn't care if he turned around, he must have seen her already...
"Yumi, listen to me." Ulrich began to raise his voice.
"Alright, I'll listen." Yumi said. She was a little shaken by his voice.
"Look, I'm going out with Sissi for a reason." Ulrich said slowly. It took Yumi a little while to answer.
"What's the reason?" Yumi asked, running her fingers through her hair. The attacks with William were beginning to feel too common to her.
"She's blackmailing me. She says if I don't go out with her, Odd and I will get expelled because of Kiwi," Ulrich explained in a rush. He turned back around, looking at Yumi from the corner of his eye.
"What, she's blackmailing you?" Yumi couldn't believe that Sissi would sink that low... or could she believe? She did send her into the forest, where William had found her.
"Calm down, Yumi. I'm only telling this to you." Ulrich said stepping closer to Yumi.
"Why Only me?" Yumi asked, staring up at him with puppy dog eyes.
"I don't want to bother anyone. I wanted to keep it a secret from you, but you came in my room that night and saw Sissi here." Ulrich explained. His eyes seemed distant for a moment. "Yumi, I told you this cause you're always here for me. I trust you." Ulrich confessed.
"I trust you too, Ulrich." Yumi yawned.
"Yumi, you know you can rely on me when you need help." Ulrich grabbed Yumi's hand carefully, afraid of the reaction that he had before.
"I know I can, Ulrich. Thank you for always being here for me." Yumi said. She layed on Ulrich's bed, still holding his hand.
"Yumi, you can fall asleep in here tonight if you want." Ulrich said with a smile.
"I couldn't fall asleep in your bed." Yumi insisted. She started to sit back up.
"It's fine, me and Odd will sleep in Jeremy's room." Ulrich replied.
"No, Ulrich." Yumi grabbed his shirt when he tried to turn away.
"What Yumi?" Ulrich asked, looking at her with longing eyes.
"Please don't leave. I don't want to be alone." Yumi begged.
"Alright, then I'll be right back; I have to tell Odd." Ulrich blushed before leaving his room.
"Hey, so what's going on, Ulrich?" Odd asked, leaning back in Jeremy's chair with his feet kicked back on the desk. Jeremy had fallen asleep on his bed, and Aelita was pulling the blanket over him.
"She wants to go to sleep and me to stay with her, so can you sleep in Jeremy's room tonight?" Ulrich asked, the blush still apparent on his face.
"Yeah, I guess. I mean, she must have had along day to be that tired." Odd sighed. "And to think I was looking forward to sleeping in my own bed..."
Ulrich smirked as Odd left. He entered his room to find Yumi was already asleep and forgotten their conversation. He sighed as he flipped off the lights, and stared at Yumi in his bed.
"Yumi, I don't love Sissi. The only one I love is you." Ulrich confessed in a whisper. He walked to his bed. He leaned over Yumi and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight and sweet dreams, Yumi." Ulrich whispered. He climbed into Odd's bed and slowly fell asleep.
Authors note:This chapter has been edited so please read and review tell me how i did. Ch.9 will be up soon!