I awoke to hear birds singing, which must have meant it was early morning. What had happened yesterday? Had it all been just a dream? That horrible place. That gate. All just my imagination? Maybe…maybe he was still there.
"Edward?" I whispered.
What? Came the grumpy reply.
"Nothing," I said almost laughing. "Ed, did you have any weird dreams last night?"
No, why?
"No reason, I just had I weird dream and thought you might have shared it."
Whatever.
"You know, you could be a little nicer!"
"Phey, who are you yelling at?" My mom stuck her head in the door.
"Ummm…no one…" She just shrugged and continued with whatever she had been doing before.
"That was close," I sighed to myself.
I'll say, you almost got caught!
"Oh please, Edward. Don't tell me you wouldn't be a little freaked out if you suddenly had to share your body with someone!" Even though I was angry, I spoke in a whisper. I didn't want to repeat the same mistake twice.
Hey, I'm the one who's stuck in your body! So, if you don't mind, I'd like to go back to sleep.
"I do mind! And, considering you can hear what I want to say, you could probably see what I want you to see, and with the mind I have, I could keep you awake for months."
You do realize you just insulted yourself, right?
"So?"
Fine, I give up.
"In a battle of wits, Ed, never come unarmed."
I hate you.
"Awww, I hate you too." This was just too much fun. Now I have a new thing on my list of fun things to do: Torturing Edward Elric. In my mind.
For the first time that morning, I realized something was missing.
"Mom," I called out. "Where are Chloe and Riley?"
"Their parents came to pick them up, and they said you weren't feeling too good yesterday and they didn't want to wake you." Her voice sounded distant. She must have been in the laundry room.
As I made my way towards the kitchen, I met my mom carrying a basket full of clean clothes.
"Honey, we don't have any waffles left, so you'll have to have Froot Loops." That wasn't good. Froot Loops require milk. Milk plus Ed equals my downfall. "Oh, and are you feeling any better?" she added.
"Ummm…yeah mom, I'm fine. In fact, I'm not even hungry. I think I'll skip breakfast." Please let this work
"No, you need breakfast. Now go ahead and pour yourself a bowl." She continued into her room to unload the clothes.
Phey?
"Yeah?"
What's a Froot Loop?
"It's a type of cereal." I'm so dead.
…
"Ed, are you okay?"
I…AM…NOT… EATING CEREAL!
"Too bad. It's that or go hungry."
I'd rather go hungry than have anything to do with milk!
"I see you'd also rather be short."
Well, I eventually managed to get him to just eat the freaking stuff, but it wasn't easy. I swear, by the end of this day I am buying enough waffles to last me for a lifetime, just so I never have to go through that again.
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