Title: Chestnuts
Author: Tiamat's Child
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist Manga
Word Count: 195
Rating: K
Characters: Mei, Scar, Xiao Mei
Summary: Mei is concerned about Scar.
Warnings: None
Notes: Written for fma_fic_contest at Livejournal, prompt twenty six, "dialogue only". It tied for second place. Some minor spoilers for the Briggs arc, particularly chapters 73 and 77.
Chestnuts
"Mister Scar? Would you like some of my roasted chestnuts? Doctor Marcoh put them in my pocket back in town and I forgot about them, but I remember them now - you should have some before Xiao Mei eats them all. Xiao Mei is very hungry."
"..."
"Take as many as you like! Miss Winry says there's rations, but we'll have to get into them and I get so tired when it's cold, don't you?"
"..."
"But... What I wanted to say. What I really wanted to say is... Thank you. For bringing us here. This is an important place for you, isn't it? Because it has precious memories of your brother, and things he left, even though - even though it's a long way - even though it's not where he's buried, it's still - Thank you!"
"... ... ...It's fine."
"Good! Your hands are cold. You should put your mittens back on, Mister Scar, you'll hurt yourself and then I'll be sad and Doctor Marcoh will be sad and Xiao Mei - "
"..."
"There, isn't that better? Mmm, well, it will be better, so that's all right. Oh, Xiao Mei! Leave a few chestnuts for everyone else!"