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Mother's Day pt.3

Flashback
"And so, I wish the our latest group of graduating students all the luck in the rest of their education, careers and live" Mr Delmas said, standing on the stage in front of the large gathering of parents and pupils in the school hall.
"Congratulations to you all, and may the rest of your days be full of success!"
The graduating kids, some with tears in their eyes, cheered and clapped to the smiling Principal who smiled and waved back.
"Great job honey" Yumi's mom said, smiling at her daughter.
"Yes, you did great Yumi" Her dad said, smiling. "Your mother and I are very proud of you"
"Thanks" Yumi said, a sad smile on her face.
"This was it" she thought, glancing to the school, "My last day at Kadic. And my last day with my friends. And Ulrich"
"Uh, Mom, Dad, would it be ok if I spend my last day with my friends? I promise I'll be back before dinner"
Yumi's Mom looked at her father who smiled and nodded.
"Oh thank you!" Yumi said, hugging them.
"See tonight!" she smiled, waving as she ran to her friends.
"Wow Yumi, congratulations!" Aelita smiled, hugging her friend.
"Yes, well done Yumi" Jeremie said.
"Yeah, would've thought you'd actually have made it through" Odd teased,
"Especially with all the trouble you got in?"
"Yeah yeah, look whose talking" Yumi laughed, ruffling Odd's hair.
They fell silent, none of them really wanting to say what they had to say.
Goodbye.
"I- We're going to miss you Yumi" Aelita said, tears at her eyes.
"You helped me out so much when I first came here. It's going to be so strange without you" she said, hugging Yumi again.
"I know" Yumi said, sniffing, trying to hold back the tears.
"And speaking of people who'll miss you" Odd said, pointing.
Yumi followed him, and saw Ulrich standing underneath a tree away from them, staring at the ground.
"Yeah" Yumi said, rubbing at her eyes. "Well, I'll definitely come visit you guys when I can. Till then: Jeremie, take care of Aelita, Aelita, keep an eye on Jeremie. And Odd, well, make sure someone's always keeping an eye on you"
"Yes ma'am" Odd grinned.

"Hi Ulrich" Yumi said as she walked up to him.
"Hey" he mumbled, leaning against the tree, head bowed down.
"So, uh, I didn't see you at the award ceremony" Yumi said, standing next to him.
"Didn't want to go" he said, glancing away from her.
Yumi smiled and leaned against the otherside of the tree, so that she and Ulrich were almost back to back.
"I don't want you to go" Ulrich said.
"I know. I don't want to go either"
"You could've been held back a year, if you wanted to"
Yumi shook her head. "Mom and Dad threatened me that if I didn't do well they would take me out of Kadic and send me somewhere else"
"What?" Ulrich stared at her in surprise, "Why didn't you tell me, I mean us?"
"Because I had wanted to spent my days with you relaxed and care free without having to see you stress and go to bits as the last few days ticked off"
"Yeah, well..." Ulrich lapsed back to silence.
"Hey, I'll still come and visit"
"It won't be the same" Ulrich said.
"At least you'll still have Sissi" Yumi giggled.
"Oh, thanks" Ulrich moaned. "Well, at least William will be gone too.
He's going to the high school across town, far from you"
Yumi glanced away, and said nothing.
"He's not going to be far away, is he?"
"No" Yumi said softly, "He's going to be in the same school I'm going to"
"Great, just great" Ulrich growled, "I bet now he'll waste no time in trying to romance you"
"Ulrich, he's just a friend, OK? You don't have to be so jealous of him!"
"Oh, I'm jealous am I? You're the one defending him!"
"No, I wasn't! Besides, what does it matter to you if I was?"
"Nothing! I hope you and William have a great time together" Ulrich said, turning his back to her and walked back to school.
End Flashback

"If you hadn't been so stubborn you'd have heard me say that the reason you shouldn't have been jealous of William was because I love you" Yumi said as she and Ulrich sat on Aelita's bed, holding hands.
"Yeah, I admit it, I was a little bit jealous- Ok, a lot" he said as he caught the look Yumi gave him. "But hey, I'm a guy"
"In love?" Yumi asked, smiling.
"What do you think?" Ulrich smiled back, kissing her.
Knock Knock
"Is it safe to come in?" Aelita's muffled voice came in.
"I guess it's time for us to go. I'll call you tonight" Yumi said as she got up.
Ulrich held on to her hand and pulled her down for one more kiss.
"Tonight" he smiled, and got up as well.
"You can come in Aelita" he said.
A key rattled in the lock, the handle twisted, and Aelita's smiling head popped in.
"Come on Yumi, she's here! Time to go!"
She rushed in and grabbed her bags, and was half way out the door when she stopped and asked, "Uh, when I get back, will I have to wash my blankets?"
"No!" Yumi & Ulrich shouted, blushing hard.
"Just asking" Aelita grinned.

"Hi, you must be Yumi. I'm Alexis, Alexis Fauxe"
"Uh, hi" Yumi said, shaking Alexis's hand.
"Wow Aelita, when you said she was beautiful you weren't kidding" Yumi whispered as they packed their bags into Alexis's car's trunk.
"I know. I can't believe she not dating anyone" Aelita whispered back.
"Hey, you guys ready to go? Or are we going to spend the night here, whispering?" Alexis's asked, smiling.
"We're ready" Aelita said, jumping into the front seat.
"Girls night is officially on!" Alexis cheered as she started the car.
As they left the school Yumi looked back once, and saw a light on in Ulrich's room.
She sighed, smiled and waved, saying under her breath "Night Ulrich"

"Welcome to Casa Fauxe!"
"Pretty cool place" Yumi said, staring around at the house.
It was definitely a nice looking place, warm & cosy.
"Aelita, why don't you and Yumi take your stuff up to your room and then come and help me with the food?"
"Sure!" Aelita smiled. "Come on Yumi! Up here" she said, heading to the stairs while dragging Yumi with her.
"Now this is a great room" Yumi said, as she stood in their room.
The walls were a very light blue, with dark blue along the window sills.
Two beds stood inside, with blankets a pink so light it was almost white. And next to them stood two tall oak drawers.
"I could definitely get use to this" Yumi said, putting her bag on the one bed.
"I know. And wait till you see her room. It's gorgeous!"
"Hey, what's that?" Yumi asked, sniffing the air.
"Oh, dinner! and we're suppose to help. Come on" Aelita said, running out the door.
Yumi smiled and shook her head.

"Wow, this is great" Yumi said, taking another bite.
"Thanks. But I couldn't have done it without the help of my assistant" Alexis said, smiling at Aelita.
"Ah, I think she's blushing" Yumi teased, making the red Aelita turn an even deeper red. "So, uh, Yumi, did you have a good time with Ulrich?" Aelita asked, trying to change the subject.
Now it was Yumi's turn to blush.
"Oh yes, the boy you love. Aelita told me about him. So, did she do to you what I suggested?"
"You told her to lock us up?" Yumi asked, surprised.
Alexis smiled and nodded. "Yep. After Aelita told me about you two and your troubles we sat together and tried to think of ways to help you. And I thought that it might be a good idea to lock you up. I take it by the glow on your face when we met that it worked?"
Yumi blushed and nodded. "Yeah. Thanks, both of you"
"Hey, there's a great movie coming up in a few minutes. Why don't we clear the table, make popcorn, and spend the night in the living room?"
"Sounds great to me" Yumi said.
As she and Aelita carried the plates to the kitchen Yumi leaned in and said:
"Now I know why you like her so much. She's so awesome"
"I know" Aelita said, beaming happily.

Several movies later, exhausted and tired, the two girls headed up to their room, only to shriek in fright as the light popped with a bang, throwing the whole room in darkness. "Oh drat" Alexis said after inspecting the bulb, "And I don't have any new ones"
She sighed and closed the door.
"Sorry girls, but looks like we'll have to make some new sleeping arrangements"
"No problem, we could drag the mattresses downstairs and sleep in the living room" Yumi said, "I've done it a few times at friends houses"
"Oh no, I couldn't" Alexis said, shaking her head.
"It can get so cold downstairs at night, and I'm definitely not letting my guests sleep on the ground. Yumi, you take the room on the right of the stairs, and Aelita, you take the left one. My room's at the end of the hall, in the middle, so if you need me, just knock on the door, ok?"
"Ok" the girls nodded, and headed off to their new rooms.

A few minutes later Aelita lay on the soft bed. She glanced around the room, her face a frown. For some reason, something about the room was bugging her, nagging at her, like something familiar yet strange.
"Hey, still awake?"
"Yeah" Aelita said, sitting up as Alexis walked into the room.
"It's this room. It just feels so... weird"
"Being in a new place can feel weird" Alexis said, "And sleeping in a new place even weirder. But I think I know how to help" she said, pulling out Fee the fairy from her behind her back.
"She's always helped to make me feel safe. Maybe she can do the same for you"
"Really? Oh, thanks" Aelita said, hugging Alexis tightly.
Alexis hugged her back and said "Sweet dreams Aelita" before kissing her on the forehead and leaving the room, closing the door behind her.
Aelita felt a warm glow inside of her, sighing happily as she dozed off to sleep, the doll tucked tightly in her arms.
Her eyes closed...
...And she was running, running fast, running scared, something behind her, something unseen chasing her, hunting her.
Tears coursed down her face as she stumbled on in mindless panic
"No..." Aelita mumbled in her sleep, her head tossing left and right.
...She ran and ran and ran, fearing for her life, her soul as the unseen threat followed closely, never falling behind or gaining, only chasing
"Stop... please..." Aelita muttered, tossing in her sleep, panting, her face a mask of fear as in her dreams she fell, tripped by a traitorous stone.
In her arms the doll's eyes flashed Xana, it's body glowing red, alongside the mark glowing on Aelita's forehead.
"Please, leave me alone!" Aelita begged as the thing, now a formless shadow, slowly loomed closer and closer to her. "Help! Someone, anyone, please!" Aelita screamed as it came down towards her.
"MOMMY!" Aelita cried out, sitting up in bed.
"Right here baby, I'm right here" Alexis said, smiling, hugging Aelita to her.
"I was- I was-" Aelita sobbed, clutching at her fiercely.
"Sssh, it was only a bad dream" Alexis said, stroking her hair.
"Don't worry, I'll be here. You just go back to sleep"
"Yes mommy" Aelita said, a blank glazed look in her eyes.
"And soon you won't have any more bad dreams at all" Alexis said, watching Aelita fall back to sleep.