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Author's Note: Warning! Contains extreme OOC. But the cute kind of OOC. He he. I hope it doesn't bother anyone. A random ficlet idea I got when my friend Jay Russell got certified in CPR, cuz we were having a funny conversation. Anyway, yeah, hope you like it! Oh, and this is a VERY long ficlet…sorry!

Swimming 101

A sigh. A deep, annoyed sigh was all her friends heard from her as they dragged her to the car. What was wrong with her? Aelita couldn't help but wonder WHY Yumi didn't want to go with them.

Sam got into her car, turning it on with a quick flick of her wrist, while Aelita almost shoved Yumi in the back, throwing her bathing suit after her. "It'll be fun!"

Yumi snorted. "Yeah right. Tell me again why we are going to the pool on the other side of town?"

Sam smiled as she pulled from the Japanese girl's driveway. "They got a new life guard. Some guy named Ulrich or something. Odd said he's a friend of him."

"Why are you guys so excited? Last time I checked, you both had boyfriends," Yumi sighed again, eyes scanning the surroundings outside of her window.

Aelita had to hold back saying what she wanted to say: Yeah, but you don't!

Instead, using much self control, she said, "Yeah, but this pool is closer to Jeremie's house and Odd wanted to hang out with Ulrich, so we're meeting them up there."

"It's just a plus that that German boy is hot," Sam chimed in. Yumi couldn't help but feel cornered by the tag team.

"Fine," she gave up, sitting in the back, hugging her black bathing suit close.

Oh what an interesting day today would be.

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"Yeah, Aelita just called. The girls should be here soon," a blonde boy said to his friends. They stood beside the pool, Ulrich watching the swimmers but still talking to the others, Odd looking around for somewhere to buy food.

"Good! Then, Ulrich, you can meet that girl I was telling you about!" Odd finally retorted in dismay; no food was to be found.

"That Yumi girl?" he asked, half listening. After all, he was working.

Several girls walked by and stared at him; what they say is true, when pools get cute life guards, girls flocked. That's what they were doing today. Ulrich just smiled, knowing it'd make them go away faster, and sighed.

"Why can't I wear a shirt on this job again?" he moaned.

"Because, technically, wearing a shirt would significantly slow you down because of water fricti-"

"Okay, Jeremie, thank you." Ulrich interrupted, his head hurting already.

"You're weird! Man, I like it when girls look at me!" Odd smiled.

Jeremie sighed and shook his head. "Should I tell that to Sam?"

Odd didn't have time to reply, because three girls walked into the pool area. One smiled when she saw the boys, one was staring at the water, and the other was grumbling to herself.

"I'm guessing the mopey one over there is Yumi?" Ulrich whispered. Odd laughed.

The girls found them. "Hey everyone," Odd said. "This is my friend Ulrich Stern, from Germany."

Aelita and Sam said hi and introduced themselves and Yumi, whist Yumi just nodded at him. "Hey," she muttered. He was pretty cute.

She can't believe she just thought that! "Where are your changing rooms?"

Ulrich smiled. "Hi Yumi. They're over there," he said, pointing. She left and the others decided to get in the water. Ulrich said bye and climbed up to his Life Guard Tower, watching his friends play in the water. Odd was throwing Aelita around.

Yumi came out later in a black, one piece suit that fit her perfectly. Ulrich tried not to stare as she walked to the far end of the pool, where her friends were. How many girls had he seen today at the pool? One-hundred? But no one affected him like she did.

She got in the water gracefully. Ulrich tried not to notice. The others needed his attention, especially the younger kids, but he couldn't move his eyes.

An hour passed, maybe longer. Ulrich lost track of time watching her. They were having dunk fights now, seeing who could dunk the most people. Odd jumped on Yumi and shoved her under and Ulrich counted.

…13…14…why isn't he letting her up?

"Where is she?" asked Odd. Realizing she hadn't swam up another way (as she usually did), he quickly swam away to let her up. She didn't come.

Ulrich counted more:

17…18…

"Ulrich!" called Odd. Realizing the worse had happened, Ulrich quickly dove into the pool elegantly and quickly swam for them. He saw Yumi floating towards the bottom of the pool and grabbed her arm, kicking his feet to bring them both to the surface.

After a few awkward happenings, he finally got her to the surface and out of the pool. Everyone gathered around him in a circle, even nosey strangers. He checked her pulse-it was weak. She wasn't breathing.

He pushed on her chest a few times, checking her breathing again; nothing. He counted to himself as he pushed on her, then gave her a breath.

"Why isn't it working?" Aelita said, about to cry. Jeremie put his arm around her in comfort.

Ulrich gave her another breath and Yumi coughed weakly, spitting up water. Her eyes opened, and all she saw was hazy outlines of the people around her. Finally, things came into focus.

"Yumi!" Aelita called.

"Is she alright?" she heard Sam say.

Yumi, hating all the attention, tried to stand, and fell. Strong arms caught her and she realized Ulrich was holding her. "Are you alright?"

She nodded, letting him help her stand, otherwise end up falling again. "What happened?"

Odd reclaimed the whole story, telling it as if Ulrich was a noble knight and Yumi a damsel in distress. She glared at him. "It was YOUR fault!"

"Do you wanna go home, Yumi?" Sam asked. Yumi nodded, she was still shaking.

"But, Yumi's house is way across town. You'd have to take her home and come back…" Odd said, looking to Ulrich.

"What?" Ulrich asked.

"Take her home? She lives by you."

Ulrich looked at the clock. His shift ended in two minutes. He sighed and nodded. "Alright. Are you sure you're okay Yumi?"

She nodded and Aelita helped her to the changing room. Odd elbowed Ulrich. "I saw you!"

Ulrich gaped. "Saw me? What?"

"Drooling over Yumi!"

His gape turned to a glare. "Shut up Odd!"

The German boy sighed and went to his bag, pulling on his shirt. He looked around and saw Aelita and Yumi appear from the room, carrying Yumi's wet suit. They found Ulrich.

"Thanks Ulrich!" Odd said, winking. Ulrich glared again.

"Take care of her," Aelita said, catching on.

Yumi sighed. She didn't like the idea of a complete stranger taking her home, but this stranger was Odd's friend, and he had just saved her life.

He led her to his car, a black truck, and helped her inside. Then he went to the driver's side and got in, starting the car with a hum.

The ride was awkward. The only things they talked about were what radio station Yumi felt like listening to, or if she replied to one of Ulrich's random questions. Finally, she told him her address and they pulled in front of her house.

He put his truck in park and looked at her. "Are you feeling better now?"

She nodded. "Yeah. Thanks." What was she supposed to say to the man that had saved her life by CPR?

CPR…

The word ran through her head over and over again. She gave him a stern look. "You indirectly kissed me!" she gasped. Her life was more important than whom her first kiss was, but he didn't have to know that.

He smirked. "Who said indirect?" he asked, leaning forward and kissing her before she had time to react. She blushed and got out of the car, glaring at him, despite the fact she liked it.

"This isn't over!" she said, trying to hide her blush and the fact she'd liked the kiss.

He smirked again. "I know."

What a VERY interesting day.

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Yes, I know. Extremely OOC…but it was cute! And if Ulrich wasn't so shy, I'd imagine him with that kind of personality. Sorry if it sucked, and sorry it was so long for a ficlet.

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