Sorry it took me this long to update, my computer decided to crash every time I wanted to do something. But it finally just started working, so here is start of the big drama! You finally find out what that paper Ulrich read was about and hopefully it will be a big surprise, and Yumi makes her final decision. Oh! And Ulrich makes a very big confession! Hope you all enjoy!

Yumi stared down at her hands, neatly folded in her lap. Forcing back the tears, she wished that she could stay in his arms forever, forget about the letter and her past. She only wanted to think about her future. Since she met Ulrich she began to realise that she shouldn't be scared of what was to come in her life but that she should be excited. She was scared of becoming friends with Ulrich, now he was her boyfriend. But now her past had entered her future, the two mixed up and throwing her into the middle.

"You're not going tonight, are you?" Ulrich's voice came from behind her, his lips pressing against her hair.

Yumi couldn't bear to look at him, "What?" she tried to act innocent, trying to prolong the length of time until she had to answer the question.

"He said that you should met him at seven. Please tell me you're not." He pleaded.

Yumi kept her stare on her hands, "I have to." She mumbled.

Ulrich's eyes widened in shock at her words, "You don't, Yumi. I'm not going to let you."

Yumi bit her lip before turning to face him, fake anger in her eyes, "You can't tell me what to do. If I want to go, I'll go."

Ulrich loosened his grip and stared down at her, "If you go you could get hurt… or even worse. You can choose if you want to go or not, but don't expect me to just let you go."

Standing up and facing her back to him, Yumi felt tears build up again at the truth of his words. She could –she would- get hurt. "If I say I won't go, would you drop it?"

Ulrich sighed and stood behind her, arms wrapped around her thin waist, "I don't want to loose you, Yumes."

Yumi felt a tears slide down her cheek and the raw emotion in his voice. The situation was not only hurting her but him too, "I don't want to loose you either."

She pulled out of his arms and started to walk away. Ulrich watched in silence as she left him alone, hoping that he had finally convinced her not to go. When she disappeared out of his sight, Ulrich groaned knowing that he had to return home and face his own problems.

Shaking as she turned the handle, Yumi took a deep breath before entering her house. Quietly shutting the door, she winced as she heard her father's footsteps come down the small staircase.

"Yumi?" he sounded surprised, "What are you doing her so early?"

Yumi glanced at the clock, luckily it was after school so she didn't have the problem of explaining why she missed her last lesson. "I… um… I didn't feel like hanging out."

Takeo frowned at her, then his face softened, "Is it that boy? What's his name… Ulrich?"

Yumi nodded and blushed, "Yeah, that's his name but it's-"

"Ulrich is Yumi's boyfriend!"

Yumi snapped her head up and glared at Hiroki, who had appeared from the kitchen with a snack in his hands.

Takeo shot Yumi a concerned look, "Is this true?"

Just as Yumi opened her mouth, Hiroki grinned and came in front of Takeo, "It is! I saw them hugging at school and I heard his friend Odd talk about them."

"Hiroki!" Yumi panicked, not knowing what her father's reaction would be, "But… my and Ulrich are going out, Dad. Is… is that okay?" she asked nervously.

Takeo placed his hands on Yumi's shoulders and smiled down at her, "As long as you trust him, then I'm more than happy."

"I do Dad and… thank you."

Placing a soft kiss on her forehead, Takeo smiled once more and entered the living room. Hiroki ran to his room, leaving Yumi alone by the door.

"Yumi?" she heard her father shout from the room.

"Yeah?" she shouted back, trying to keep her voice from shaking.

"What was in that letter?"

Her eyes widened. She couldn't tell him, not if she was going to go through with her decision. "Um… nothing, just a kid from school, trying to be funny." She could of smacked herself for giving such a lame excuse.

"Okay, just checking that is wasn't something important."

Yumi sighed in relief. He actually believed her. Without another word to her father, Yumi ran up to her room and locked the door, tears falling down her face.

Throwing herself onto her bed, Yumi couldn't grasp the reality of her choice. She had to go that night, not for her, but to keep Ulrich safe. If anything happened to her, then she could deal with it, she had been through it all but if something happened to Ulrich, she didn't know how she could go on. How could she live with herself if she let it happen to him? No. She wouldn't be the one to let him hurt.

Entering the large house, Ulrich look a deep breath before calling out to his parents, "Dad? Mom?"

"Living room." Came the simple reply, no emotion in the voice.

Inhaling deeply once again, Ulrich walked into the room and glanced at both his parents. His father sat in the armchair, pen held in his hand and papers lay in his lap. His mother sat on the large couch, glasses on and a book open on the arm of the couch.

"What do you want?" His mother questioned, seeming annoyed by her son's interruption.

Ulrich slowly say down on the opposite couch, "It's about the house."

This time his father was the one to question him, "What about it?"

"You can't do it!" Ulrich exclaimed.

His father looked up at him, frowning in confusion, "I can do it?" he half laughed, Ulrich knowing it wasn't a good sign, "Ulrich, who paid for this house?"

Ulrich stared down at his feet, feeling his father's, and now mother's stare burn his skin, "You." He mumbled quietly.

"And who lets you live here and not board at Kadic?"

"You." Although it would be a lot better if I did board, Ulrich added mentally.

"And who provides you with all of your things?"

Ulrich closed his eyes, realising that it was going to be harder than he thought, "You."

His father set down his pen and leaned forward, "Exactly. So when I make a decision you will follow. Don't think I'm doing this just because I can because I'm not. The business is what makes this family, I am doing this to make the business bigger and stronger. It's the only way."

Ulrich felt anger build in his body, "It's not."

His father narrowed his eyes, "What did you just say?"

Ulrich let out a breath he didn't realise he was holding and looked his father straight in the eyes, "You're doing this because you want more money. You don't care about how I feel about it, you don't care that I've got friends here, a life! I've got a girlfriend now, but you wouldn't know as you don't make any effort to ask me about what's going on in my life!"

"Ulrich….?" His mother breathed. For a moment Ulrich thought she was taking his side, then she opened her mouth to speak again, "You can have a new life. You won't keep your friends after school anyway and that girl… she's just a girl. If she's the one I heard Clarita talk about, then you're better off without her."

Ulrich finally snapped, "How can you say that? You don't know anything about her! You have no idea what she had been through in her life, how hard it is for her to trust someone, to even be close to anyone. And now she's my girlfriend, do you have any idea how much that means to me? To be the one she can trust, can talk to… to maybe love in the future! And I-"

"You what, Ulrich?" his mother asked softly.

"I love her."

The room fell silent, his words echoing through their minds. Ulrich froze, not believing what he had said. A part of him felt embarrassed that he had said it in front of his parents, but the other half of him felt relived that he could admit it, that he was in love with Yumi. But both parts of him wished that he had said those words to Yumi first.

His father gathered his papers and stood up. Ulrich swallowed, almost fearful of his father's reaction. "You may love her, but that doesn't change a thing."

Ulrich felt tears of anger form in his eyes as his attempts had failed. He had failed her.

His father started to leave the room, his mother following straight behind. Ulrich buried his face in his hands. Before both parents left, Ulrich heard his mother turn around.

"You'll thank us one day. America is our future- your future."

Oh my! Bet you didn't see that coming… well, you might have, but you could at least act surprised!

So Ulrich realises that he loves Yumi, but he's moving to America. Yumi is going to the park to met the mystery man, hoping that by doing it, Ulrich won't get hurt. What else could happen for out favourite couple?

… a lot more!