Secret Lover

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Everything Goes to Hell

The following day Yumi walked over to her usual study spot for her free period that day. She wished she wasn't a year ahead of the others. They'd be together more often. But this was the period she used to study.

To her surprise she saw Odd and Jeremie sitting in the empty classroom she often used. All of her friends knew she came here. But this was the first time she came to see any of them seated before her. Besides they usually had class.

"You knew?" Jeremie asked coldly.

Yumi was shocked by his attitude. "Knew what?"

You had expressed concern to me about 'a friend' cheating, remember?" Odd countered, "was it Aelita?"

Yumi's face went red with humiliation and guilt. She never wanted the chance of it being true found out like this. Now it was under the glare of her friends. And she was in the uncoveted spotlight.

"I had suspicions...I...couldn't come to you without proof," Yumi tried to explain.

"Do you know who told me?" Jeremie hissed, "I had to hear it from Herve," he told her, "Herve!"

Yumi fell into the nearest seat in shock. There was no excuse left for her now. Herve coming forward before her was just plain embarrassing.

"I overheard Aelita on a call," Yumi revealed, "I knew the way she was speaking...it was more than a friend," she said, "that's why I called you the other day and asked if you and her were doing anything the following night," she told him, "because she had said on her cell that she was meeting the caller then," she stated, "and Jeremie, that person was definitely not her dad."

"How can you be sure?" Odd asked, "maybe you misinterpreted the call."

"Do you flirtatiously tell your mother that you're going to dress extra special?" Yumi asked nastily, "and call her darling?"

Odd froze. "Ok, I believe you."

Jeremie needed his temples. His world had completely imploded. After he first found out the truth, he tried to call Ulrich for advice but got Odd instead. He only told the fun loving teen blonde what Herve had said because Odd started whining that he was just as good with advice as Ulrich. Jeremie still didn't agree.

Worse Odd had initially berated him for believing Herve and even called Herve to tell him off. Herve then called Jeremie and used expletives so mean that Jeremie had to hang up. But it only got worse from there. After meeting up with Odd early before classes started, they decided to share anything suspicious that happened recently with each other. Odd eventually recalled his conversation with Yumi. Since Jeremie refused to even consider that Yumi would cheat. Both soon came to a sad conclusion. Yumi either knew about Aelita or found something she decided not to share. But before they parted Jeremie gave Odd a few choice words about his suggestion to Yumi that it was ok to cheat on a 'boring' partner and keep it a secret. He left Odd almost in tears.

Now Jeremie, Odd and Yumi sat together in sad realization.

"But why did you believe Herve?" Yumi asked.

"I just felt in my gut that he wasn't lying," Jeremie said, "also Herve isn't as bad without Sissi around, you don't see him in advanced classes like I do," he continued, "and besides, Sissi is only interested in breaking up Yumi and Ulrich," he added.

"Don't remind me," Yumi sighed.

"Hmm," Odd said suddenly.

"What?" Jeremie asked, "what are you thinking?"

"Aelita and Ulrich went over by The Delmas residence recently," Odd recalled, "but...I don't know..."

Yumi and Jeremie's face registered complete horror.

"Do...do you think she's with Sissi?" Jeremie asked.

Odd and Yumi fell out of their chairs.

"Are you trying to kill us!" Odd roared, "Sissi could be a guy and I'd still die from the idea of any of us even touching that little demon!"

"Don't say that again," Yumi snapped as she got up.

"But that leaves..." Jeremie said, "gross," he declared, "they just went to comfort our headmaster and his daughter because of what happened to Mrs. Delmas."

"Still," Yumi mused.

"Come on Yumi, he's old as dirt," Jeremie blurted out, "sorry," he said to the shocked pair, "it's just too gross."

All three sighed and sat back.

"What about William?" Odd asked, "or maybe Christophe?"

"If she's with that jackass it's over," Jeremie said firmly, "at least William...well he's not Christophe," he decided to say.

"Way better," Yumi said with emphasis, "what?" she asked of their stares.

"Nicolas?" Odd asked moving on.

"Too dumb," Jeremie dismissed.

"Jim?" Odd suggested and Yumi nearly gagged.

"Do you want me to chase you around the school?" Jeremie demanded getting really annoyed.

"Maybe he doesn't attend this school," Yumi suggested.

Jeremie groaned. "What am I going to do?"

"Whatever you decide, we're here for you," Odd said kindly.

"We are," Yumi agreed, "I'm calling Ulrich, he needs to know about this."

"He said he was ditching gym to go study," Odd recalled, "I would've told him already but Jeremie wanted to speak to you first about this," he added.

"You won't hear any complaints from me," Yumi said as she made the call, "hey Ulrich," she said happily, "you're in the library? OK, I'll make this quick."

Yumi told him about everything they had discovered and discussed before calling him.

"What?" Yumi asked, "of course we've considered every...no Ulrich, you can't do that," he said incredulously and the others present didn't like the sudden worry in her tone, "no let us meet first and talk...!"

Yumi suddenly hung her head and put away her cell.

"He doesn't believe us does he?" Jeremie confirmed.

"Worse, he says he's going to beat Herve to a pulp," Yumi told them.

"What?" Odd cried jumping to his feet, "he's in gym like us, we better get going," he said and three hurried out.

I hope we're not too late, Yumi thought.

Ulrich burst into the gym. His eyes turned to slits upon seeing Herve trying to climb the rope.

"So you're going around spreading slut rumours about Aelita huh?" Ulrich shouted and Aelita who was jogging with a group froze, "you're a dead man Herve!"

A terrified Herve let go of the rope and hit the soft covering on the ground hard. But before he could steady himself, Ulrich was on top of him.

"Get him off!" Herve screamed as Ulrich started to punch and stomp the life out of him, "Nicolas, coach, someone, HELP!"

But the coach had stepped out for a moment and Nicolas had gone to the infirmary for a sudden stomach ache. Most of the students made a circle and cheered. The few who didn't either did nothing or were blocked from doing so by the fight's supporters. That last group included Aelita.

"Get out of my way!" Aelita was heard struggling against two male students as she tried to stop Ulrich.

Ulrich meanwhile kept right on beating Herve who after initially screamed like a banshee was soon giving small pitiful cries for mercy. His flailing legs had no effect as hey hit a deadly intent Ulrich's back.

It seemed forever before Ulrich was dragged off Herve by Jim. Ulrich still growled and shouted at Herve as he struggled to break from Jim's grip. Herve meanwhile only cried. After a few more seconds of struggling, he went still and just cried. His face was a bloody mess and his shirt had foot prints all over it.

"What the hell is going on here?" Jim demanded as the crowd rushed off to different corners of the gym.

Aelita meanwhile could only covered her mouth to hide her sobs upon seeing Herve's face. Mad as she was hearing Ulrich saying he was spreading rumours about her. She didn't think he deserved this.

Just then Jeremie, Odd and Yumi rushed into the gym. They saw a furious red faced but no longer struggling Ulrich in Jim's grip and hurried over. All thinking that Ulrich had been stopped in time.

But all three stopped in their tracks when they saw Herve. The bloody mess that was the teen boy proved their initial thoughts incorrect. Ulrich did get to him first. And there was going to be hell to pay.

"Ulrich, what have you done?" Yumi asked in horror.

Chapter Completed

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