Chapter3: Were WHAT?!
At the airport in Germany
This place isso cool! Yumi yelled. Everyone stared at her like she had justgrown an extra head. Ulrich sighed.
Traurig,jeder. Sie ist eine aufgeregte Spitze. Erstes Mal hier. He said.The crowd went on with their business.
Youcan speak German? Yumi asked.
Ofcourse. I am German, after all. Ulrich walked over to the luggageretrieval and picked up his three bags and two of Aelitas. Odd,help me get these to the limo.
Whyme? Odd whined.
Becauseyou are strong enough to get at least half of whats left. Yumi andAelita shouldnt have to carry their bags around an airport. Thatsour job. Ulrich answered. He gave Odd Aelitas bags and went andgot Yumis three bags.
Youdont have to carry my bags, Ulrich. Yumi said. Im morethan capable of doing it myself.
Igot em, Ulrich said. He didnt even look like he was usingthat much strength.
Okay,but if they get too heavy, Ill take them.
Trustme, Yumes. Ill be fine.
Alright,but-
Ivegot it, Yumi. Go with Aelita and my family. Odd and I will grab thebags and be out in a minute. Yumi nodded and ran after Aelita andthe other Sterns who had already began to walk over to the doors.
Grabsome bags, Odd. Ulrich said while walking after them. Odd sighedand grabbed a few other bags. He ran after Ulrich.
So,Ulrich. Are there any good looking chicks here?
Youtell me, Odd. Youve been here before. Ulrich said while loadingthe luggage into the limo.
Notlong enough to take a look aroun nd. Odd said.
Justgo get the rest of the bags.
Fine.Ulrich got in the limo while Odd went back to get the rest of thebags.
WheresOdd? Aelita asked.
Hewent to get the rest of the bags. Ulrich said.
Whatwere you two talking about? Yumi asked.
Hewanted to know if there were any hot chicks around here. Ulrichsaw Yumi and Aelita trying to restrain a laugh. I guess it ispretty funny, isnt it?
Yeah.Hey, whats that on the computer? Yumi asked pointing at thelaptop on the table.
Itsa family tree program. You can look up you origins with it. Watch.Ulrich walked over to the laptop and clicked a few buttons. Allyou have to do is type in your name and this baby will show yourorigins from up to 400 years ago. It can even show half-connections.Ulrich typed in his name and a list came up.
UlrichStern, son of Savannah and Jonathan Stern. Brother of Kari Stern.Yumi read aloud. Wow this thing is good. Can I try?
Idbe insulted if you didnt. Ulrich said. Yumi typed in her name.
YumiIshiyama, daughter of Susan and Takeo Ishiyama. Sister of HirokiIshiyama. Aelita read.
Hey,guys. Whats up? Odd asked as he stepped into the limo.
Yumiis trying out a family tree program I downloaded onto this laptop.Ulrich said.
Cool.Hey, I bet you cant guess who I ran into in the airport.
Whatdo you bet? Ulrich asked.
20dollars. Odd smiled.
Doeshis name start with an R and end in an -iou? Ulrich asked. Oddstared at him wide eyed.
Howdid you know that?
Riousaid hed meet us at the airport. He, Dartz, Duke, and Doc arestaying at my place over winter break.
Whatabout Sharon? Aelita asked.
Shesgoing to stay with her mother. Ulrich said. Riou stepped into thelimo.
Hey,guys. He said.
HeyRiou. How are the others? Ulrich asked.
Fine.So whats this I hear about a family tree?
Aelitawas about to test it out. You guys can see for yourselves. Aelitatyped in her name and the list came up.
AelitaHopper, daughter of Franz and Alana Hopper. Half- sister ofAelita gasped. Ulrich read the rest.
Half-sister of Ulrich Stern?!
Sowere half siblings? Aelita asked.
Lookslike it. Odd said as he read the sentence over and over again.
Well, this is a surprise. Riou said.
Me:I know it was short, but I dont get a lot of time to myselfanymore. Ill update as soon as I can.