Jagged Edge

Title: Jagged Edge
Rating: T
Series: Code Lyoko
Summary: (Ulrich/Yumi) (YxU) Ulrich realizes that he will never have the one he loves, so he turns to his only other option.
Disclaimer: Code Lyoko and all characters/places are the property of their respective owners. The poem/song is called There and it belongs to me.

AN: All the research done for this story came from Wikipedia, including the poem that Ulrich wrote Yumi for Valentine's Day [Episode: Saint Valentine's Day], which I also don't own.

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Briiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggg!

The alarm woke Ulrich from his fitful sleep; the sound of Odd's snoring reassured him that he truly was awake.

Ulrich Stern, an average boy that never really tried to stand out, yet always did. He was the star player on the soccer team, but all he wanted was to be a normal player, he didn't need or want the attention. His grades were average, if you could even call them that. His brown hair and eyes always seemed to make him popular with the girls, even thought he loathed the attention. All he wanted in life was for someone to care about him; not the athlete, the poor student, the handsome boy, just him, just Ulrich. He wanted his parents to be proud of him for him and not his achievements.

Looking over at Odd he let out a small breath of relief. Everything he had seen had only been a dream, Odd was still alive and that meant to others would be as well.

Odd Della Robbia, his best friend and roommate. Odd was easy to identify among the KadicAcademy students solely by his spiky blond hair with the questionable purple streak in the center. That and the fact that he always wore purple, which truth be told made him look like a grape.

Running his hand over his face, Ulrich tried to shake the remnants of the nightmare, hoping that's all it was and not a premonition.

Rising from his bed he made his way to the bathroom for his morning shower, making sure to give Odd a good kick as he passed by. When he gets back Odd should be at least halfway awake, hopefully.

After spending a good 20 minutes under the warm water, Ulrich returned to the dorm room he shared with Odd only to find the other boy still asleep.

"Odd," he called as he put his towel in the hamper.

"Odd time to get up, you're going to miss breakfast."

As if he were on a spring he was up and out of the bed before Ulrich could even hand him his towel. Last thing he saw of Odd was his back as he ran to the showers.

Ulrich sighed once again as he sat on his bed, his head in his hands.

His silent meditation was broken as a voice called out to him.

"Good morning," it sang from his door.

Looking up he greeted the owner with a small smile.

"Yumi, good morning."

His eyes left her face and traveled down to her feet, taking in her outfit. She wore black jeans and the midriff bearing long-sleeved black shirt that he loved so much. She wore her silky black hair down past her shoulders. Her delicate mouth was pulled into a smile as she watched Ulrich studying her. Yumi Ishiyama was the love of Ulrich's life, even if she didn't know it.

"Uh hem," Yumi clearing her throat brought his attention away from her body and returned it to her face.

"Er..." he said as he was caught, blushing he tuned his face away from her. This of course forced her to start laughing, which drew the attention of Jeremie Belpois as he approached the room. His glasses were sparkling clean and his hair was still wet from when he stuck it under the faucet.