Hola, people! :P
For those of you that are reading my other story, I apologize for taking so long to update! *bows frantically* ^
I've been procrastinating for a long time and was doing these SIX chapters over the Christmas break! Btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVRYBODY! -3-
And you know what's ballistic? I got this idea off the cover of Falling Up's album "Dawn Escapes"! Weird how an album cover gives some people inspiration… *laughs* XD
Anyways, enjoy! Oh, and to AlchemyFreak0218: Thanks for enjoying my first story so far! If you read this, though, DON'T KILL ME PLEASE! *runs off and hides*
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-Edward's pov-
Three weeks passed since Nicole committed suicide and Alphonse and I haven't fully recovered from the sudden tragedy. Sure we've known her for at least two weeks, but we've gotten close with that girl…We acted as if she was our sister! But not me…actually Nicole and I actually confessed that we fell in love with each other before she died. Ever since then, I've cried myself to sleep, knowing the girl I love is gone. We've tried to cope with the sadness, but the Pokégear video message Nicole left us said not to tell anyone in the military 'cause she already told her grandfather and family about what she was going to do. I've had trouble trying to focus day and night, and when Alphonse and I tried to talk to her family or friends we'd all end up breaking down into a sad sob-fest. That all changed on the end of the fourth week since the suicide.
We were traveling through the thick woods outside of Dublith, trying to find a place to stay and clear our minds of what happened and we came across an old, abandoned house. It looked like something that would've been in a horror movie, but it looked good enough to stay. I started to approach it, but I felt Al's hand pulling me back.
"Big brother, what're you doing?" He asked, armor shaking.
"What does it look like? I'm going to see if it's good and safe enough to stay in! The sun's setting, anyway," I said, shrugging off his hand and opened the wooden door. It creaked and opened easily, revealing a dusty living room that had a couch, two lounging chairs with tall lamps on the sides and a working TV a few feet from the coffee table in front of the couch. "Hmmm…Looks okay," I muttered to myself and walked in, looking around. I was nearly run over by Alphonse the minute I stepped into the house.
"OW! What the heck, Al?" I yelled, rubbing my head since he accidentally hit it.
"Sorry, I just saw something in the upstairs window!" Al said, practically scared to death, I could tell. "I think it was a person!" I rolled my eyes.
"Fine, I'll go look upstairs to see if anyone's up there. Could you look in the kitchen to see if there's anything edible?" I asked, already halfway up the stairs and walking. "I'll call you if I see anything or anyone."