Chapter 8
Odd found himself with Manchate's bed in his arms. "Hey Yumi! You said next to your bed?" he called.
"Yes!" Yumi called from the living room.
"Break Break Break Dance! Break Bre-"
Odd shifted the bed so he could reach into his pocket. "Hey Aelita, we'll be there soon. How's Jeremie?"
"He's fine and all back in one body." Aelita said, a smile heard in her voice.
"Good." Odd said. "See you."
"See you soon."
Odd hung up and put the phone back in his pocket.
"How's Jeremie?" Ulrich asked.
"He's fine." Odd called down the stairs as he walked into Yumi's bedroom to find Kiwi playing with Manchate. "Come on, it's time for you to be a dog again." Odd said, plopping down the pillow-bed next to Yumi's.
"Finally." Kiwi said, getting up. He looked down at Manchate and said, "See you soon."
Manchate barked in responce.
The two walked back down the stairs and found Ulrich talking to Yumi.
"What are you doing?" Kiwi asked as Odd stopped him from going into the living room.
"Shh." Odd said, putting his finger over his mouth. He looked back at Ulrich and Yumi, trying to hear what they were talking about.
"...I just wanted to know. If you don't, well, I understand." Ulrich said, his left hand grabbing his right arm as he looked down towards his feet.
"Ulrich, I just can't handle a releationship right now." Yumi said, looking at his head. She put a finger under his chin and making it so that he had to look at her. She kissed him on the lips, taking him by surprise.
Ulrich's eyes soffened as he wrapped his arm around her to pull her closer.
"Yes!" Odd said, punching the air. His eyes opened wide as he relalized he had said that too loudly, covering his mouth.
Yumi ripped away, glancing over at Odd and Kiwi, her cheeks red. "Can you two hold on a moment?!"
"Sorry." Odd said, grabbing his dog's arm and took him down the hall to the door.
Yumi and Ulrich looked back at each other, both of their faces were red.
"I'm sorry." Yumi said, scratching the back of her neck.
"For what, the kiss?" Ulrich asked. He shook his head. "You don't have to. But I will wait for when you are ready. I love you, Yumi, and I always will."
"Thank you, Ulrich." Yumi said, her cheeks going red again.
"Why?"
"For everything. For the past four years." Yumi said.
"You don't have to. That's what "I love you" means. That I'll do anything for you." Ulrich said. He glanced towards the doorway and smiled as he saw Kiwi and Odd looking around the door fram, Manchate at Kiwi's feet. Ulrich looked back at Yumi and said, "Come on, Jeremie and Aelita'll be thinking Xana've attacked again."
Yumi smiled, noticing the three at the door.
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The scanner opened, releacing air from inside.
"Kiwi?" Odd asked, trying to see his dog through the fog that flowed out.
"Ruff!"
Kiwi bounded out of the scanner and jumped into Odd's arms, leaving a pile of clothes behind in the scanner.
Odd hugged his dog as the creme colored dog licked his face.
"Is everything back to normal?" Jeremie's voice asked.
"As normal as it gets in the Della Robbia family." Ulrich said as he and Yumi stood and watched their reunion.
Kiwi stopped licking Odd and winked at him before jumping out of his arms.
Kiwi went to Ulrich and tugged at the boy's jeans.
Odd went behind Yumi and pushed her forward, towards Ulrich.
"Come on, quit it you two." Yumi said, leaning against Odd.
Ulrich tripped over Kiwi and found his face falling towards her chest.
Yumi tryed to catch him, only to push his face into her books.
"Ulrich, are you ok?" Yumi asked, helping him back onto his feet.
"Ya, I'm fine. No thanks to some one!" Ulrich said, glancing down at the dog.
Kiwi backed away, looking as if he was smiling.
"Odd didn't help either." Yumi said as Odd went over to stand next to Kiwi.
Yumi slid her hands down Ulrich's arms and got to his hands, to hold them.
"To bad I don't have my camera." Odd said, watching Ulrich and Yumi.
Kiwi got up and went over to the pants he had been wearing and pulled something out. He took the silver object to Odd and placed it down at his feet.
"You crazy dog, you took my camera!" Odd exclaimed, picking it up and getting Ulrich's attention as Odd turned it on.
"Oh no you don't!" Ulrich said, taking his hands away from Yumi's.
"Kiwi, you already took pictures." Odd said, surprised as he looked through the photos of Ulrich and Yumi while they were in Yumi's house.
"NO! You are not keeping those!" Ulrich said, reaching for the camera.
Odd moved the camera just out of Ulrich's reach and ran over to the ladder. He went up, Ulrich right on his tail, to the lab.
"Odd! Get back here!" Ulrich ordered, climbing after the boy.
Odd stepped into the lab and shut the door in-between the two rooms, laughing.
Odd ran around Aelita and Jeremie and pushed the button for the elevator.
Ulrich made it up to the lab and made it over to Odd, getting Aelita and Jeremie to laugh at what the two were doing.
"You know, maybe Milly and Tamiya would like one." Odd said, dogding Ulrich as the elevator door opened. He tryed to make it to the elevator, only to be stopped by Ulrich.
"Oh no you don't!" Ulrich said, lunging for the camera again, only to land, himself in the elevator.
"Sorry Ulrich. I finally win!" Odd said, pushing the button to close the door, smiling as he stood in the lab.
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