My newest one out of what I have posted today made with love for my niece Chibi!!!!
"Brother
can we stop in here?" Ed glanced back at his younger brother
Alphonse and shoved his hands deeper in to his pockets. "Go in
where?" He asked walking closer to his sibling and glanced in the
window that Al seemingly couldn't take his eyes off of. Ed brought
his attention to the sign that hung a few feet above Al's head.
"Candy shop…why do you want to go in a candy shop Al?" Ed asked
looking back at his brother. Al shrugged his heavy armor shoulders
creaking in the process. "Do I need a reason?" He asked
defensively. "Well I mean it's not like you can eat any of it Al
so that slightly defeats the purpose of getting anything." Ed said
equally defensive.
"Who said I was going to buy anything, I just
want to look around!" Alphonse shouted in response. Ed sighed and
shrugged.
"Whatever." He said walking towards the door and
opening it. Al's helmet remained stoic as always but he knew when
his brother was smiling. Inside the shelves were lined with different
assortments of caramels and suckers. Baskets wrapped in colorful
cellophane and topped with stringy bows sat in the middle of the room
on a table. "Brother look over here. You can actually see them
making candy." Al said excitedly. Ed walked over the large window
and watched with a hint of fascination as two men dressed in white
overcoats stretched out a sheet of caramel while another stirred a
concoction in a large stock pot. Ed turned around walking over to the
glass counter and peered in. "I have to admit these guys certainly
do a good job as far as presentation goes." He said with a smirk.
"Is there anything I can get for you?" Ed looked up to see a
woman walk out from the back and smiled back at her shaking his
head.
"No we're just looking around." He replied. She nodded
in response.
"Would you be interested in trying a piece?" She
asked. Ed was about to protest when he felt his stomach respond
before his mouth could. He placed a hand over it and grinned.
"Sure.
I haven't had lunch yet so a little something might tie me over."
He said good naturedly. She nodded again.
"Anything you like in
the case I'll let you take a taste of." She said. Ed looked back
down his eyes darting over the assorted treats. "Might I make a
suggestion?" She asked after a moment had passed. Ed moved his eyes
back up to her and nodded. She placed her hand in the case and
grasped at a small brown ball that was sprinkled with some white
flakes. "Try this." Ed took it from her and stared at it.
"What
is it?" He asked somewhat perturbed by its appearance. "Basically
it's a chocolate ball with coconut sprinkled on it." She replied.
Ed nodded as his mind ran through the basic ingredients it would take
to produce chocolate. "Milk…" He said his stomach suddenly
lurching. "What was that?" She asked. "Chocolate has milk in it
right?" He asked. She nodded. "I don't like milk." He said
frankly.
"You can't really taste the milk in chocolate." She
said. Ed eyed her curiously. "Really?" He asked cautiously.
"Really." She said with a sweet smile to back up the reassurance
in her voice. "Think about it brother, you eat stew and that has
milk but you can't taste it." Al chided walking to stand next to
his older brother. Ed weighed the experience of what he knew about
vegetable stew to what the chocolate may taste like. He took a deep
breath and closed his eyes popping the small treat into his mouth. He
chewed it observing its texture admitting that the sweetness of the
chocolate mingled nicely with the coconut before swallowing. "So
how was it?" She asked. Ed smiled. "Pretty good." He replied.
The brothers looked around for a bit longer before deciding to
continue down the sidewalk towards headquarters. They chatted
casually as usual walking side by side when Ed abruptly stopped. Al
glanced back alarmed instantly at the sight that met his eyes. Ed
hung his head down clutching at his throat as his face seemed to
swell turning a purplish color. "Brother!" Al yelled running to
his aide.
Ed
sat up in the hospital bed shaking his head from side to
side.
"That's why I don't like to have anything to do with
milk…" He said. Al stood up abruptly from his chair knocking it
over.
"You almost died Ed! You haven't been able to talk in
nearly an hour and the first words out of your mouth is a complaint
about milk!" Al shouted. Ed looked up at his brother and nodded
once. "Yup, the milk in the chocolate tried to do me in." He
said. "You don't know that Ed. Besides you've had things with
milk in it before and it's never had an effect on you before."
His brother retorted. "That's because whenever I did before I had
my guard up but I let it down…" He said "Edward, the milk in
the chocolate didn't attack you." He said catching the drift of
where his brother normally logical train of thought was headed. "You
don't have any proof otherwise!" Ed shouted. A knock on the door
sounded as the doctor stepped in.
"We ran some tests Mr. Elric
and given your account as well as your brothers it appears your
allergic too…" "Too milk! Ha! I knew it all along." He crowed
triumphantly. "The coconut actually." The doctor stated an amused
smirk crossing his face. "Ha!" Al retorted pointing a finger back
at Ed. Ed shook his head.
"No that's wrong it was definitely
the milk." He said. "Your brother has told us that you have had
milk products before Mr. Elric but from his recollection not coconut.
These types of allergies don't just spring up over night." The
doctor replied. Ed crossed his arms against his chest and pouted.
"We'd like to keep you overnight for observation so just get some
rest." The doctor exited the room closing the door behind him.
"Stupid milk." Ed said. "Didn't you just hear what the doctor
said Edward? The milk had nothing to do with it…" "Disgusting
cow juice…you almost did me in this time…" Al sighed and shook
his head grabbing his chair and sitting back down.
"It's going
to be a long night."
