Hello everyone! Icy here! I would like to present to you a new story! *ahem* For starters, the idea came to me from RWBY's 'White' trailer. Dunno how, it just did. This is supposed to be a Two-Shot story and I've written both chapters (Chappy 2 is huge!) but once I've uploaded both of them, I would like you to tell me if you would like me to continue, since I've got some ideas for it. Though since I'm not really drowning from those ideas, I'd appreciate it if you reviewers, became my partners and gave me an idea or two. xD Now on with the story! Oh no wait, first...
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN FMA AND YOU KNOW IT! *ahem* thank you.
A CHANGE IN THE ROUTINE
The sun had just begun to set. Edward Elric was, once again, locked up in his room, doing...nothing? No, excuse me, his homework for Friday. How long had he been in his room? Oh yeah, ever since he set foot inside the house.
Today was like any other day for Edward:
He would wake up, eat, go to school, survive through lessons that, according to him, have the power to bore anyone to death, return home, eat, have a small – sometimes forced – chat with Al, go to his bedroom...and stay there until the next morning, well, with the exception of the bathroom and kitchen. Then, repeat.
Yep, Edward Elric was, by no means, considered a social person. He was different, considering his age. Most 16 year old teenage boys usually went out to parties, had girlfriends, flirted with other girls and, uh, get slapped by their girlfriends for it, have many, many friends and hang out with them, like, all day, have a so-called 'teenage rebellion' every now and then and so many other things that Edward Elric did not do. He did have some friends – no, contacts- but he treated them more like rivals, not to mention they always found a way to push his buttons, and so, he avoided them.
Alphonse Elric, on the other hand, was all those things mentioned above and more – well, except for the 'flirting with other girls and get slapped by girlfriend' part, but yeah, you get what I mean.
Alphonse was out going, kind, and...could be a little cheeky and incredibly stubborn when he wished to be. He and his, wonderful, girlfriend Mei Chang, have been going out for two and a half years now and they've taken it upon themselves to find Edward a girlfriend. Hell, the first step is to get him out of the house!
That's why, whenever Al finds an opportunity to get Ed to leave his bedroom, he takes it, even if he has to drag his obstinate older brother out by his hair!
- The next day [Friday] -
Edward yawned for what seemed like the millionth time that day as he walked slowly down the school halls, the dull colour of the walls making him feel sick and even more exhausted than what he already was. He put his hands into his jeans' pockets and picked up his pace down the long hall once he spotted his locker in the distance.
He opened his locker and threw some books and recent tests in, but not before looking at his most recent science test.
He unfolded the paper, already knowing what his grade would be, but he thought it would be ok just to make sure.
Oh yes, the usual. "100 again," he scoffed and shoved the wrinkled paper into the locker before shutting it and turning around towards the large front double doors of the school, in other words, freedom.
Ah, it was finally the end of the school day – and the school week! Hell yeah! - and Edward could not wait to return home and relax for the weekend. He had no plans whatsoever and he would make sure Al had some so he could have the whole house to himself and put his radio volume on high without having him complaining (he didn't care about the neighbors). Don't get me wrong, Ed didn't want to get rid of his younger brother in any way. He just liked spending his leisure time on his own, and the only way he could do that was when Al was on a date with Mei, or in general, out of the house. His plan had been going perfect for the first year since Al and Mei had started dating but after that...they started dragging him with them to almost every date they went on for a reason he could not understand!
Ed shivered as he pushed the doors open and stepped out into the cold air. He pulled his gloves out of his bag and put them on and quickly slipped his red coat onto his shivering form. He sighed as he descended the few steps and started walking down a very familiar road, in hopes to get to his warm and comforting house fast.
Al had, as usual, come home earlier than Ed and was in the kitchen making lunch when he heard the front door slamming shut, followed by a series of muffled curses and a frustrated 'finally'.
He placed the stew on the table and snatched a towel from the counter. He started wiping his hands while walking towards the living room to greet the other resident of the house.
"Hello brother" He smiled.
Ed was taking his boots off when he heard Al's voice and looked up,"Hey Al, what's up?"
Al shrugged, "Nothing really, let's go eat, I'm starving!" He started moving towards the kitchen again and motioned for Ed to follow. Soon enough, he did.
They ate in silence until Al decided to make some kind of conversation and asked Ed about his day. Ed, however, wasn't helping much and gave short answers to all of his questions and Al soon got the message and dropped the conversation. Upon finishing, Ed got up and walked over to the sink where he left his now dirty plate and headed upstairs to his infamous bedroom. Al let him go, since this was a normal and everyday thing, and continued eating his stew at a much healthier pace than his brother.
Once Al had finished washing all the dirty dishes, the phone sang. It was on the third ring when he picked it up,"Hello?"
"Hey Al!" came a chipper and girly voice.
Al smiled, realizing who was on the other end of the line,"Hey Mei! How are you?"
"I'm great! I've got some awesome news!" she squeaked, obviously happy by the 'good news' she had to offer.
Al raised his eyebrows slightly and started becoming rather curious, "Really? What is it?" he said, his curiosity evident in his tone.
"There's a new Ice skating area that opened last week! It has a cafeteria inside and it's super cheap! WE SHOULD GO!" She shouted so loud Al had to move the phone away from his ear if he didn't want to have hearing problems in the future.
He considered it for a second. He hadn't been ice skating for ages and the thought of going on a date with Mei brought a wide grin to his face, "Sure!" he said, now equally excited as Mei.
"Great! If you want, you can bring your bean brother too! It's a perfect place to find a girl! And I heard there is going to be a professional performance tomorrow evening! I wouldn't lose an opportunity like that! Oh and Riza and Roy are coming too!"
Al ran a hand through his hair, as if to show the frustration his older sibling was causing him, "Great but, are you sure you're okay with brother coming?"
"Of course I am silly!" Even if Al couldn't see her, he was sure she had one of those incredibly large grins on her face and her eyes were sparkling,"Ok! So I'll see you tomorrow evening at... 7?"
"Ok!"
They chatted some more for about half an hour until Al finally hung up with a smile. He couldn't wait for tomorrow. The only thing that bothered him now...was the way he had to bring it up to Ed and how he would take it.
Two hours had passed since the phone call with Mei and Al had been sitting on the couch thinking of how to tell Ed about the date. Sure, he wanted him to come but would he want to? Al didn't think so. He never did. What if he started a shouting match again? Al always won in the end but he still didn't like it when they fought. It made him feel guilty. He wanted Ed to come by his own free will for once and not for him to threaten to tell Roy embarrassing moments during his childhood.
He sighed. He would have to do this the hard, and usual way.
"Brother!" Al shouted at the end of the stairs.
When he received no answer he frowned and ascended the stairs. He knocked on Ed's bedroom door,"Brother, I need to talk to you."
He waited for a moment before he heard footsteps banging on the hard wooden floor, until they halted and he noticed the door opening in front of him.
"What is it Al?"
Al shifted uncomfortably and turned his gaze to the floor. "Um well, let's go downstairs," he said, figuring it was better if his brother was seated while receiving the news. It would be safer for the shouting match to start while they were sitting and no bedroom door that could be shut closed any second was involved.
Ed followed Al down the stairs and they both sat on the couch.
"So what did you wanna talk about?" Ed asked after a few moments of awkward silence.
Al, looking at the interesting pattern on the carpet, took a deep breath and spoke rather confidently, with a hint of excitement, "There's a new place close to here that opened last week." He paused and looked to see if his brother was following. Ed nodded in understanding."And me and Mei are going on a date there tomorrow evening." He finished and glanced at Ed from the corner of his eye. Ed smiled,"Great! Have fun! Don't worry about me I'll be fi-"
"You're coming with us" Al stated, cutting him off. Ed stared at his brother, he stared so intensely it almost looked like a glare, but Al knew better.
"What?" Ed asked, his voice precariously calm and low.
Al gulped but answered as confidently as he did moments ago, "Yep, Roy and Riza are coming too! It'll be fun!" he said, trying to persuade the stubborn blond.
Ed narrowed his eyes at him, "No"
Al frowned and looked at Ed in the eye," You. Are. Coming. So get that through to your thick skull!"
"Why!" Ed whined.
"Because it'll be fun! It's an Ice Skating place which is super cheap! It'll be soooo fun brother!" Al stared and stared until Ed couldn't hold the eye contact anymore and it was his turn to study the pattern of the carpet.
"Al, I don't wanna go" Ed stated. Al knew, but it was time for Ed to get out of the house for another reason than school. Al didn't want to admit it but it worried him. He didn't want his brother to be an introvert person for all his life. Al knew Ed was, by no means, shy. No, Ed wasn't shy. He had a loud mouth when he wanted to and one of the shortest of tempers, Al bet, in the world. Ok, truth be told, Ed could be annoying as hell when he wanted to be, but he was also a kind person at heart and cared for those close to him. He was also a fun person to be around when in a good mood. Mei wanted to find him a girlfriend, but Al didn't really care if his brother had a girl or not. He just wanted him to be more social and outgoing.
Al glanced at the clock from the corner of his eye – 9 p.m. When had it gotten so late?
It's for your own good brother. "You're coming. End of discussion. We're leaving the house at 7p.m. tomorrow. Goodnight." Al got up from his place on the couch and, without letting Ed reply, he started ascending the stairs to his bedroom. 'It went better than I thought'
Ed sighed and soon headed towards his own.
So? How was it? :D The next chapter is huge guys, I had no idea I was even capable of writing so much for one chapter! I'll post the next chappy soon! I'd appreciate it if you reviewed. :D