Chapter 16- Only A Little Homesick
Odd and Ulrich were in their shared room, talking to each other about their home on Earth… or Lyoko Earth.
"I hope that Kiwi's okay!" Odd said.
"Of course he's okay." Ulrich reassured. "First, he's with Jeremie, and second, Jeremie finally made that program to stop real-world time while we're on Lyoko."
"So… is Jeremie frozen?"
"No, he, us, and X.A.N.A. 2.0 aren't affected by the time freeze."
"Well, that's good. I still sort of miss home though…"
"Yeah, same here." Ulrich looked out the window. "Do you think… that Yumi… well…"
"What?"
"Likes… Naruto?"
"Well, maybe, but take note, Naruto was her first friend."
"Still… I get the feeling… I mean, when she heard that Hinata was living with Naruto... she was kind of…"
"Depressed?"
"Yeah."
"Well, you've got her to ask." Odd said. "Don't make the mistake that you made before with William."
"Ugh, that William." Ulrich said.
"Change of topic: should we grab Yumi and Aelita and meet some of these ninja?"
"Sure, I guess… They might be coming to see us now! We need to hurry up!"
Ulrich and Odd started to get ready.
Meanwhile, in their shared room, Yumi and Aelita were chatting, like they normally do.
"Yumi, which place do you like better: Lyoko, the real world, or here?" Aelita asked.
"Here, I guess." Yumi said. "I mean; this is my homeland…"
"Yumi, I know that this might be a weird question, but…"
"What?"
"Do you... like Naruto?"
Yumi blushed. "No, no way! He's been my first friend, and…"
"You're blushing." Aelita said in a bland voice.
"Okay, maybe I'm still not over the whole NaruHina thing, but still…" Yumi stared at the floor.
"You've got Ulrich."
"With the ego, I mean…"
"You can get him over it. You just haven't noticed, but some of his soft spots reveal when you're around… and Odd's been telling me that he's pretty worried about you."
"R-really?"
"Yes, really."
Yumi blushed more. "I-I didn't expect that to- "
Odd knocked on the door. "Hello Moonsta?" He said in a high pitched voice. "Can you come out to see Hinata and Naruto? They're going for ramen!"
"Yes, we're here, Odd." She said through the door. "Yumi, are you ready?" She said to Yumi in a quieter voice.
"Yeah... I think so." Yumi said, raising her head. She wasn't blushing anymore.
"Good." Aelita said, and opened the door. She saw Naruto, Hinata, Odd, and Ulrich standing in the hallway. "Hi!" She said to Naruto and Hinata. "Hey, guys!" She said to Ulrich and Odd.
"Hi!" They all said. Then Yumi came out with Aelita.
"Oh, hey, Yumi." Ulrich said, staring at the floor.
"Hi, Ulrich." Yumi said, doing the same.
"So… want to get some ramen?" Naruto said to the group.
"YEAH!" The Lyoko Warriors said.
"Let's go then!"
