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Valentine's Day Romances

The day I saw you...

I remember that day. I was standing with Odd and Jeremie at the vending machine when I saw you walking past. I stopped and stared. I couldn't stop watching you until you turned around a corner and disappeared.
I stood there with my mouth open in shock until Odd prodded me.
"Is something wrong Ulrich?" Jeremie asked.
"Yah, Ulrich is sick" Odd grinned, pretending to feel my forehead.
"What? No, I'm not!" I said, batting away his hand.
"Oh yes you are!" Odd said, giving me that knowing look.
And he was right, I was sick. Lovesick.
"I wonder who she was?" I wondered out loud.
"Don't know, but I'll go find out" Odd said, and before I could stop him he ran towards the building. A few minutes later he came back and told me your name.
Yumi.

I found I couldn't sleep that night. Your face kept racing through my head.
I kept glimpsing you around here and there, but couldn't seem to find anything to say to you. Until one day.
Sissi had been mean to you and knocked your bag and books to the ground.
I walked up and said: "Leave her alone Sissi"
"Why?" Sissi asked, giving me a look.
"Because if you don't, I'll kick your butt flat" Yumi said, balling her fists.
Sissi squeeked and ran away, leaving you with me.
"Sorry about that" I said, and started picking up the scattered books.
"Oh no, no worries" you replied, picking up the rest.
"By the way, my name is Ulrich"
"I'm Yumi"
It was at that point our hands had touched as we reached for the same book.
And after that, life just got a whole lot more interesting.

The beat of my heart...

Yumi was sitting on her bed, her knees drawn up to her chest with her arms around them. Rocking gently back and forth she tried to think of a way out of her current situation.
Her dad had decided to ground her until she told him about where she went so often at night, and who her boyfriend was.
Untop of that, she had gotten into a fight with Ulrich about William when William had given her present a day ahead of St. Valentine's Day.
Glumly she looked at the large batch of flowers in front of her, William's gift.
Stuck in her room, all alone on Valentine's Day. She groaned and slumped back down into her bed, one arm slumped over her face.

"Hey Jeremie, can I come in?"
"Sure Odd" Jeremie said, swiveling his chair as Odd stepped in.
"What's up?"
"I can't find Ulrich. He was in our room sulking, but now he's gone.
You haven't seen him have you?"
Jeremie shook his head.
"Maybe he went out for some air?"
"I don't know. I just hope he isn't up to anything stupid" Odd said, staring out of the window.
At that moment Ulrich was up to something stupid.
He was sneaking into the Ishiyima's backyard, trying to stay has hidden as possible. He made it to the wall and was just about to start climbing up to Yumi's window when suddenly he heard a snap of a twig behind him.
"Can I help you?" a voice asked behind him.
Ulrich gulped and turned around, coming face to face with Yumi's Mom.

Yumi was on her bed reading a book when the knock came to her window.
She jumped in fright and looked towards the opening. "Ulrich!" She gasped.
She jumped off her bed and opened the window.
"Hey Yumi" Ulrich said, climbing in. He shuffled his feet awkwardly, blushed and said: "Look, I'm sorry about this afternoon. I shouldn't have said those things to you. Forgive me?" he asked, pulling a rose from behind his back and offering it to her.

"I think I should go check on her" Mr Ishiyima said, sitting up in his seat in the den.
"No, don't worry. I'll go check her" Mrs Ishiyima said, standing up. She climbed up the stairs and walked to Yumi's room. She gave it a soft knock before turning the handle and opening the door. She looked in at the empty room, and smiled, seeing the rose in the vase where the bouquet of flowers had been.
"Have fun Yumi" she said, closing the door.

"Thanks Mom" Yumi thought, as she and Ulrich ran up the street, heading out to town for some fun, some dance, and even some romance.

First Sight...

"Wow, look at this place!" Odd said, walking around the factory floor.
"What so cool about a bunch of dust?" Ulrich said, walking up behind him.
"Hey Jeremie, any idea what they use to do here?" Yumi asked.
"No idea" Jeremie said, walking up to the rest of the gang.
"I did look this place up on the Net, but couldn't find anything"
"This place is perfect!" Odd suddenly shouted, his voice echoing of the walls.
"It's going to be the best secret place a group of kids could ask for!"
"Uh huh" Ulrich said, sharing a look with Yumi.
"Look! It even has it's own elevator!" Odd shouted from inside a square room in the floor with cables coming out of the top.
"I wonder if it still works?" Yumi said as they joined up with Odd.
"It's highly unlikely" Jeremie said. "Well, let's find out" Odd said, pushing the red button near the door.
With a lurch the lift closed it's doors and descended.
"What?" Odd asked as everyone glared at him.

The doors opened and they found themselves staring into a large room, filled with cables and a computer.
"Now this is a 'Wow'" Ulrich said as they climbed.
"I've never seen a computer like this before" Jeremie said, walking towards the large machine. He climbed into the chair and started to push at buttons.
"Are you sure you should be doing that?" Yumi asked, standing behind him.
Before Jeremie could reply the computer started to hum, and the screen came to life. Another window opened on the screen with a girl in it.
Jeremie gasped and felt his heart beating rapidly as she opened her eyes and stared at him.
"Hello. My name's Aelita"
"I-I'm Jeremie" he said.
She smiled at him, and he felt as though his head and chest was going to explode.
And the rest, as they say, is history.