AN: First of all, I know the title sucks. Second, so far there is no dedication for this chapter. You guys have been really good about sending in reviews. Keep up the good work! I got at least 3 right after I posted the last chapter. As soon as I saw those, I decided to type up another chapter right away so I'd have it ready to go tomorrow when I get a chance to go online. This chapter is a bit of fluff partly, and so are the next two chapters. The one after those will help things pick up and the one after that may just blow you away. Again, read, review, and enjoy!
Yumi's eyes cracked open and then widened a bit in surprise. Ulrich's face was mere inches from hers and his soft breath gently blew the hairs that had curved around her face. It was then that she felt Ulrich's arm around her waist. Her heart fluttered as she realized her left hand rested on the back of his neck. Blushing at the closeness of the situation, Yumi tried to stay still to keep from waking Ulrich. She twisted her head up slightly to look at the clock on Odd's dresser; it read 9:14 a.m. She turned her face back down and, once again, found herself looking at Ulrich's features. When Ulrich started mumbling in his sleep, Yumi moved her face slightly closer to his in an attempt to hear what he was saying.
"Don't leave me again," he mumbled, his forehead creasing into a frown. "Don't go to him this time. Please, don't go."
As she was listening, Yumi absentmindedly stroked the nape of his neck with her thumb.
"I'm here and I'm not leaving," Yumi murmured, resting her forehead against his. The arm Ulrich had around her waist tightened and drew her closer until their bodies pressed together. Yumi gave a small gasp of surprise, but didn't try to move away. Instead, she closed her eyes and soon the warmth and sense of security lulled her back to sleep.
AN: Wow, two author notes in one chapter! I decided to give you a little bit of a spoiler for the next chapter and I might start doing it for the rest if you guys like this idea. Here it goes: 'On impulse, Ulrich's arms tightened around her and he worked up the courage to ask her a question.' No, the question is not how's the weather doing or something dumb like that. :P On to the next chapter!!