Comfort

"What's up Lita?"

"Ulrich we have a problem. Yumi's upset. Last night she came to my dorm crying. I think her parents were fighting again, but she won't tell me." Aelita replied.

"Alright Aelita I'll talk to her. Where is she at?" Ulrich asked.

"Last time I saw her she ran out of my dorm into yours."

"Mine?" Ulrich asked confused.

"Yes yours now go out and talk to her."She said as she pushed Ulrich out of the cafeteria.

"Alright, alright I'm going." He said as he walked towards the boy's dorms.

As he got to his dorm, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Go away." He heard a muffled cry.

"Yumi, it's me let me in."

"NO." She yelled back.

"It's my dorm though." Ulrich whined.

"I could care less right about now." She yelled angrily.

"Fine, then." He said as he took his key out of his pocket and unlocked the door.

He walked in to see Yumi in her pajamas, laying face down on his bed crying. He closed the door silently and went and sat beside Yumi. He rubbed her back softly, and then gently pulled her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and cried into his chest.

"Ulrich it's just not fair….they were yelling until like midnight."

"Oh I know Yumes it's not fair."

He rocked her a little in his lap, until her sobs subsided into hiccups.

"We'll make it all better though." He said confidently.

"How is that?" Yumi asked.

"Like this." He answered.

He tilted her chin up and softly kissed her. Yumi let go of everything and let bliss take over. She wrapped her arms more securely around his neck, as Ulrich deepened the kiss. He pulled back, much to Yumi's dismay.

"I love you, Yumes." Ulrich said softly.

"I love you too, Ulrich." She expressed excitedly.

She caught him off guard and knocked him on the bed with a hug.

"I take it you're feeling better?'' Ulrich asked.

"Much better." She answered.

He smiled at her. She bit her lip and smiled back.

"Thanks Ulrich."
"For what?" He asked puzzled.

"For making me feel better." She said it like it was the simplest thing in the world.

He just rolled his eyes at her.

"Anytime Bae."

She thought her heart skipped a beat when he called her 'bae'.

"I have a question. Why did you come to me dorm after you left Aelita's?" Ulrich questioned.

"I don't know. I got tired of Aelita's dorm and I didn't want to come home. So I came here."

"I'm glad you came." Ulrich said blushing.

"Me too." She said blushing.

He leaned back and Yumi looked at him confused. He laid his head in her lap, and laid on the bed. She smiled and started running her fingers through his hair.

"Want to be my girlfriend?" Ulrich asked out of the blue.

"Uh, sure" It came out more like a question than an answer.

He leaned up and kissed her.

"Good!" He said.

"Good!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!" Yumi tried to pretend she was mad, but she gave herself away by smiling. (That was kind of Sonny and Chad)

"Alright." Ulrich said smugly, but before she could say anything he hushed her with a kiss. She smirked when they broke apart.

"I should go; I'm still in my pajamas. Plus my bag is in Aelita's dorm."

"Okay."

Both sort of sad, that the morning had ended so soon. He got up and walked her to the door. He pulled her by her hips and gave her another kiss.

"Later Yumes."
"See you later, Ulrich. Love you." She said shyly.

"Love you more." Ulrich replied.

She started walking down the hallway when she heard Ulrich call her. She turned towards him.

"Yes Ulrich?"

"You want to hang out later? See a movie?" He asked nervously.

"Yeah that'd be great."

She smiled at him then went to keep walking towards Aelita's dorm with happy thoughts of Ulrich.