So this was inspired by the Patience test video on youtube, and I thought it would make a funny drabble. So here you go!

EJ Samuels was rather busy making patterns out of the tiles on the ceiling when the thought popped into her head.

"Hey, Alphonse." She turned to the suit of armor that was engrossed in a novel that, at the sound of his name, turned to look at his friend, her long red hair spilled across the armrest of the couch. "Where would you rate Edward's patience level? Like, on a scale of one to ten."

"Hmm . . . good question. I've never really thought about it, but I'd guess maybe a seven."

"Pretty high."

"Well, he puts up with the Colonel. Why do you ask?"

"I'm bored and Ed's been holed up in his room reading for almost 48 hours. I'm gonna try something." EJ pulled herself off the couch and produced a cap from her pack which she'd haphazardly thrown on the floor, placing it backward on her head. "Feel free to watch." She waved and walked into Ed's room, where the blonde alchemist sat at his desk reading. Al marked his place in his book and found a good vantage point to watch the hilarity.

EJ started by simply being behind Ed as he was reading, taking a deep breath and then whacking him in the face. Al was thinking in his mental diary: "Today my brother underwent a patience test."

EJ then proceeded to: flicker the lights above Ed, took a few seconds to get a glass of water, swallowed some, and then spit it out; poke him in the back of the head with a broom handle; stand in the doorway, slam down the light switch and then make creepy wailing noises and wave a flashlight around; throw a plastic disc at the back of Ed's neck with a "Here, catch"; pull Ed and his chair away from the desk (Ed had a WTF look on his face at this part); run around in a circle with a red towel around her shoulders; take Ed's face in her hands and shake him thoroughly; scream in different pitches of voice; make chicken noises from her perch on the desk; spit more water on Edward; take the broomstick and spin in a circle going "I'm a witch! Wahh!" before crashing into the doorway; push Ed and his book out the door and shut it; give a "I'll save you!" and take a flying leap at the back of Ed's chair, only to land on her back on the floor; pull Ed's chair out from under him; spit even more water on him, but in little fountain spurts this time, and that must've been the last straw.

EJ came screaming out the room with Ed right behind her, yelling: "I'm gonna kill you, Samuels!"

Alphonse added another mental note as he watched Ed chase EJ around in a circle in the courtyard: "Brother failed the test."

Thanks again for being patient with my uneven updates!

~~Sady Mordan