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"No, Odd! Get out now!"

"Bu-"

"Out!"

Yumi giggled at the two boys. It had been a four hours since she arrived at Ulrich's house and met his friends. Three hours since they decided to watch a movie. Two hours and fifty minutes since they turned off the movie because of Odd's anti-romantic- and pro-horror- comments. Two hours since they decided to make lunch. One hour since they all managed to clean the food off of themselves. And twenty minutes since Odd, Jeremy and Aelita had leave. Although Jeremy and Aelita were already outside the door, Odd had begged to stay longer, arguing that if he went back he would be the victim of his sisters' pranks.

Yumi was still sat at the island in the kitchen, but she could still hear Ulrich and Odd's 'argument'. Jumping slightly at the sound of the front door slamming, Yumi smiled when Ulrich appeared in the kitchen doorway.

"Hey, sorry about Odd," he smiled sheepishly, "and the comments."

Yumi shook her head, "It's fine. Um... c-can we talk?" she looked down at her empty bowl, feeling embarrassment wash over her.

Ulrich walked forward and held her hand in his, causing Yumi to look up at him. "Sure."

Still hand-in-hand, the two walked to Ulrich's bedroom. Yumi sat down on his bed as Ulrich shut the door. Quietly sitting down beside her, Ulrich took her hand in his once again, smiling when she laced their fingers and gently squeezed.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked, noting the blush on her cheeks.

"Um.." Yumi closed her eyes, not knowing how she was going to do this. "Well I..."

"Yumi, it's me, " Ulrich reassured her, "you can tell me anything."

Yumi took a deep breath and nodded her head, "Okay. Um.. I overheard you and Odd talking the other day and... you said... something."

"What did I say?" Ulrich softly encouraged her to continue.

"You said... you said that you liked me."

Ulrich froze at her words, the whole conversation coming back to him. A faint blush rose to his cheeks as he looked down at his lap. "Uh, yeah, I did- I mean, I do." He quickly recovered.

Yumi felt relief in her body, at least he still likes her. "That got me thinking about... about a lot." Squeezing his hand again, Yumi reached out with her free hand and took his other one. Ulrich looked at her in confusion. "I like you too."

Both of them were silent, neither knowing what to say.

Ulrich cleared his throat, "Um.. you do?"

Yumi let out a small laugh, "Yeah, I do. I like you Ulrich." she said, this time more confident.

Ulrich smiled and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to his body. "I like you, too, Yumes."

Yumi smiled for two reasons. One, he called her 'Yumes', a nickname only he called her. And two, he liked her too.

"Really?" she mumbled into his shirt.

Ulrich laughed and pulled back, looking deeply into her eyes, "Yes, Yumes. I like you."

Both broke out in big smiles. Ulrich reached his hand up and softly caressed her cheek. Yumi leaned into his hand but felt fear rise in her as she saw him start to lean in. Jumping up and ceasing all contact with him, Yumi started to shake. Shocked and confused, Ulrich stood in front of her and hugged her. It wasn't until he heard her sobs, that he realised what he had just done, and the effect it had on Yumi.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." he repeated in her ear, gently rubbing her back, trying to calm her down. "I'm such an idiot, I shouldn't of done that. I'm so sorry, Yumes."

Yumi shook her head against his chest, "Don't be." her voice was muffled, but Ulrich could make it out. "I want you to kiss me, Ulrich. I really do but... I can't get him out of my mind." Pulling back from his chest, she connected their eyes, "I'm scared, Ulrich." she admitted.

Ulrich felt his heart break at her words, "I know you are. We don't have to do this. We can take it very slowly, you decide when to take it to the next level. I won't push you to do anything you don't want to do. I promise."

Yumi felt more tears rise to her eyes, "kiss me."

"What?" Ulrich's eyes widened.

"Kiss me, Ulrich. Please."

Ulrich saw the raw emotions on her face. Slowly cupping her chin in his hand, placing the other one on her lower back, he began to lean in. Yumi shut her eyes, preparing herself of what was about to happen, not knowing what her reaction would be. She took a sharp intake of air as she felt his lips connect with her's. A gently, soft kiss, something Yumi had never felt before. All of her previous kisses were hard, rough and full of pure lust. But this kiss was the complete opposite. Smiling against his lips, and feeling him smile back, Yumi returned the kiss before feeling him pull away.

Resting his forehead against her's, Ulrich looked down at her, "You okay?"

Yumi nodded, slowly opening her eyes. "Yeah, more than okay. Thank you."

Ulrich frowned at her, "For what? Kissing you?"

Yumi smiled and shook her head, "No, for making me overcome me fear. For making me stronger."

Ulrich smiled with her and pressed another soft kiss on her lips.

See why I love this chapter? But be warned! This may be a fluffy, romantic chapter but the drama is coming very soon! Make the most of the innocent chapters!