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Chapter 8
Odd's POV
"Now, would the guy from each set of partners come up to the front of the room and get their child?" Ms. Meyer announced to the class. I grumbled, getting up from my chair but keeping a firm grip on my desk as I stood. My head was spinning from all of the alcohol last night… I guess it wasn't the greatest idea to get drunk if you had to go to school the following day.
I stumbled to the front of the room, grabbing from a cardboard box a pathetic looking doll wearing a very worn diaper, and picked up a blanket from beside the box for the doll as well. The blanket looked more like a hand towel that had been used far too many times, and probably was, but what did you expect? This was school.
I watched with interest in the back of the room as both Jeremie and Herve stood up to retrieve their child. They began glaring daggers at each other. "Herve," I said loudly across the room, "What are you standing up for? Didn't you hear Ms. Meyer? The guy is supposed to go get the child." Laughter erupted from the rest of the class, causing Herve's face to turn the color of a very ripe tomato.
"I'm going to kill you Della-Robbia," he muttered, but his angry voice was loud enough for the entire class room to hear. Herve began running over to me, making me laugh. He looked like a bull, charging me. But what could Herve actually do to me?
BAM! I fell crashing to the floor as Herve ran directly into me, slamming himself on top of me as he began delivering punches to my face. I could hear a number of girls screaming around me.
As Herve's fist came towards me again, I grabbed his fist in my own, flipping him down to the floor beside me. He moaned in pain and I figured I had done enough. "HERVE! Go down to the principle's office right this instant!" Ms. Meyer yelled. Herve trudged out of the room, head down, muttering to himself.
I heard a number of, "Are you alright?" and "Are you okay?" 's as I was helped to my feet. But unfortunately, I felt far from okay at the moment. My stomach lurched and my head spun, searing with pain. I moaned, clutching my stomach as I ran out of the classroom to the bathroom down the hall.
I kneeled in front of a toilet and heaved, throwing up. It felt relieving, but, at the same time, made me feel miserable. Note to self: never have a shot contest with Ulrich again. "Odd? Are you okay?" I heard Aelita's voice echo through the bathroom. I wiped my mouth on my sleeve and flushed the toilet, going to the exit of the bathroom and finding Aelita.
"Gosh Odd, how much did you drink last night?" Aelita asked. I shrugged. "Way too fucking much."
She laughed. "Look Odd, Ms. Meyer wanted me to take you to the infirmary, but since you're kind of um… having a hangover I suggest we don't go visit Yolanda. She has her ways… she'll figure out you've been drinking in an instant."
I smiled, thankful for Aelita's extreme smartness despite the fact she had been drunk the night before and probably was feeling miserable as well. "So, what do you want to do?" I asked. She looked thoughtful.
"We could just go sneak off to the park and sleep under a tree or something… I don't know about you, but 2 hours of sleep at night doesn't really satisfy me." Aelita suggested. I agreed with her. I needed sleep if I didn't want to pass out during gym class.
"Good idea!"
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Ulrich's POV
Theo and I watched as Aelita left the room to go take her partner to the infirmary. I really hoped Odd was okay… although I highly doubted Herve could do anything to him.
"Class please sit down!" Ms. Meyer commanded. "You need to sit next to your partners with your baby." A few moans and laughs came from scattered people around the classroom.
I nervously approached Yumi, who had her head rested on the desk and looked like she was about to fall asleep. I couldn't believe what had happened in the bar last night… would Yumi think differently of me? Would she just ignore me? Would she still hate me?
Honestly, right now my head was too mixed up from the alcohol to feel any certain way about her. I put our tattered orange blanket and baby on the desk, sitting in the chair beside her. She paid no attention to me.
"Class, I would like you and your partner to decide a name for your child. Remember, it must be something you both agree upon," Ms. Meyer stated. I turned to look at Yumi who still had her head down. I wondered if she was asleep. I lightly poked her shoulder with my pencil.
"I'm awake," she grunted. I found myself feeling nervous, rubbing the back of my neck with my hand. "Um Yumi… about last night…." She lifted her head up, her tired red eyes looking into mine.
"What about it?" she asked with a yawn. I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to say, I just wanted to know she still hated me. And judging by her boredom in talking to me, I suppose she still did.
"Well… I was really drunk," I began ignoring her as she muttered no kidding, "And um I didn't really know why I tried to kiss you… I don't feel that way about you." She snorted. Every other girl would've bursted into tears if I had rejected them like that, but Yumi definitely wasn't like any other girl.
"Thank god," she said, then put her head back down on the desk. Ms. Meyer, up at the front of the classroom spoke. "Okay, now I'll be recording down what your child's names are… Yumi and Ulrich, what's your child's name?"
I looked to Yumi who had lifted her head again, waiting for her to answer. Seeing as she wasn't going to answer, I answered, "Um, Ulrich Jr?" Yumi gave me a disbelieving look and I shrugged. It was the first name that popped into me head.
"Sorry Ms. Meyer," she said, "I never agree to that name." Ms. Meyer looked between the two of us. "So, what name did you agree to?" she asked. Neither of us answered.
"Well, seeing as you two can't even get along enough to name your child, I'll have to name it for you." Yumi and I exchanged looks, wondering what kind of stupid name a teacher would come up with. Ms. Meyer rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Humphrey."
"Humphrey?" Yumi asked disbelievingly. Ms. Meyer nodded. A number of people in the class laughed at the stupidity of the name. Ms. Meyer smiled. "Your child's name is Humphrey."
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"So, how's little Humphrey?" Theo taunted. It was amazing how many people could find out what happened by lunchtime. I think all of the guys sitting at my table knew the teacher named our baby Humphrey, but if they hadn't known before, they knew now.
Odd sat beside me, shaking his head in disbelief and laughing. "Hey Odd," I asked, "where did you go after you left the classroom? I know you didn't go to the infirmary." Odd opened his mouth and was about to answer, when someone tapped his shoulder from behind. He turned around to find a pink haired girl smiling brightly at him.
"Hey Aelita!" he greeted enthusiastically. He got up from the table and left with Aelita to go sit somewhere else. Hmm… I didn't know they were friends… I guess Odd must just be hanging out with Aelita until Jeremie goes back to normal. I looked over at Jeremie who had decided to take the next step and wear eyeliner today. It could take a while before Jeremie was normal...
"So Ulrich," Theo began, "you're still without a girlfriend?" I nodded. He laughed. "That sucks. I mean, who doesn't have a girlfriend right now? I have Sissi… and she may be an idiot, but she's hott." Sissi? Hot? Well, I guess she might be sort of hot… not really my type. When Sissi and I went out, I guess it didn't really work. But Theo had me thinking… why didn't I have a girlfriend?
"Theo," I said, "want to make a bet?" Theo grinned. Bets had always been sort of his thing. "I bet I can get a girlfriend this week," I challenged. Theo shook his head.
"Well of course you could get a girlfriend this week… that's a pointless bet. But, can you get a girl this hour?" I began scanning the room for a girl to ask out. My eyes fell upon the back of a head full of straight, black hair. "Yeah," I said, "I think I can get someone." But before Theo could make the bet, I got up from my table and approached the black haired Japanese.
As I approached she turned, facing me. She gave me a quizzical look, looking around her quickly for anyone else I may be approaching to talk to, then went back to looking at me. I took in a breath.
"Will you go out with me," I asked, trying to keep my voice in check, "Melanie?"
Melanie looked hesitant, but then nodded. "Yeah, I think I will."
dun dun dun... Ulrich is going out with Yumi's cousin?? and Jeremie is still weird as ever!
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