AN: It's starting again... I'm dedicating chapters and this chapter is dedicated to... YukinaKagomeSerena! Thanks for the review and info about correct spellings, such as Ulrick actually being Ulrich. Thanks for the encouragement and I'll try not to get writer's block! I'll try to get more chapters typed up soon, but my cold and busy schedule seem to be slowing down my typing. I have a few more chapters to post after I type them but I haven't written any new ones since Saturday. I'll try to get working on those, but in the meantime you can read the ones I've already written and will be posting soon (hopefully!). Or, you could read my other story Never Give Up. Anyways, enough of me. As always, read, review, and enjoy!
Ulrich's eyes snapped open to Yumi hovering above him.
"Are you ok?" she asked with concern. At the sound of her voice, he let his tense body sink back into the blankets.
"You're alive," he stated.
"Of course I'm alive," she said, kneeling beside him, "Is that what those tears are about?" Yumi reached her right hand forward and used the back of her index finger to brush away a few of the droplets.
"What time is it?" Ulrich asked, trying to change the subject and get her attention away from the slight blush on his cheeks.
"It's about 5:45 a.m.," Yumi answered, "Today's Saturday, right?"
"Yeah... no classes this morning," was Ulrich's reply. Yumi sat back against the wall beside Ulrich and leaned against the bed.
"I'm sleeping down here for a while," Yumi proclaimed, "If I start having another nightmare, will you wake me up?"
"Sure," Ulrich replied, "Will you do the same for me?"
"Of course." Yumi leaned her head into the corner formed by the wall and Ulrich's bed. She sighed deeply and closed her eyes and after a few moments she felt sleep start to pull her under. Before she succumbed, she felt a blanket being pulled over her body. The last conscious thought she had was wondering what it was that had brushed her lips so briefly.
Had she been aware, Yumi would have seen Ulrich take one of the blankets from his make-shift bed and cover her with it. As he was placing it on the side farthest from him, he had to lean over her and as he was concentrating on not waking her, his lips brushed hers. When he felt it, he pulled back quickly, his face turning red.
Realizing how uncomfortable Yumi would be sleeping as she was, Ulrich lowered her down so she was laying flat on the floor. He then grabbed his pillow and slid it under her head. Satisfied, Ulrich sat up for a while longer, watching her sleep and trying to drive the nightmare from his mind. She's alive, he kept reminding himself. Yumi's alive and I'm not going to let him hurt her, Ulrich vowed. He brushed his fingers across his lips that had touched Yumi's not long before and he laid down. He turned to sleep on his side, facing her and just as he began to fall asleep, Yumi let out a small cry. As promised, he leaned over and shook her gently to wake her. Yumi's eyes opened slowly and focused on Ulrich's face.
"Sorry," she mumbled softly, "I had a nightmare about Lyoko again."
"Are you ok now?" Ulrich asked, his hand still on her shoulder. When she nodded, he released her shoulder and settled back down into his make-shift bed.
"Thank you," she said, also laying back down. Her thanks fell on dead ears, though, for Ulrich was already asleep - unable to fight it any longer. Yumi tucked his blanket up over his shoulders and pulled the one he had given her over herself. This time, she scooted closer to Ulrich, comforted by his nearer presence.