Wow! I can't believe how much response I got for "The Customer from Heck"! I didn't know that people were so interested in reading real-life type experiences with Ed as the main character! Heh! Hehehe...okay, I guess that that means I should write some more.

I decided to take your suggestion, and have Ed work in a number of different places. Of course, I haven't worked in very many places, so if any of you could give me information on what a day is like in some other job, please let me know. Let me know as many details as possible, especially the annoying ones. Those are what makes this kind of drabble funny, though some of them probably won't be as funny as others, but still...yeah, I think you get the idea.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter. Let me a review if you like it or have a suggestion, okay?

Disclaimer: I don't own FullMetal Alchemist, okay? Enough said.

Edward knocked on the door of the house, and waited. He shifted his weight from one foot to another. Yes, he was a little bit nervous, as he had never babysat for this family before.

Soon, a woman answered the door. "Edward, good to see you. Please come in." She stepped aside and gestured him in through the door.

Two little kids, a boy and a girl, came running into the room. "Who is it, Mommy? Who is it?"

The woman smiled. "Kids, this is your new babysitter, Edward." The kids just stared at Ed for a moment before saying anything.

Finally, the little boy spoke up. "You're really tall!" Edward chuckled. He really liked kids.

"But you're shorter than Mommy," said the little girl. Ed wasn't so sure of how much he liked kids now.

"Are you a boy or a girl?" asked the little boy. That did it, Ed didn't like kids anymore.

Edward sighed. "I'm a boy. I grow my hair long because I like it that way."

"But it makes you look like a sissy!" said the boy. This kid was getting annoying.

"I'm not a sissy," said Edward, putting his hands on his hips. "Look at this!" He pulled back his right sleeve and exposed his auto-mail.

"Cool!" cried the kids.

"Well, I guess that you'll get along just fine," said the mother, "I'll see you tonight then."

She turned to leave, and Edward was about to plead with her not to leave him with these crazy kids when he suddenly realized that the kids had wrapped their arms around his legs, preventing him from moving. The mother chuckled and left.

Edward again put his hands on his hips and muttered, "Great, now I'm stuck with you guys."

The kids let go of his legs, jumped up and said, "Yeah!" Then, they both ran off, and were back in a moment each carrying a book.

"Read me a story!" said the boy, handing the book to Ed.

"No, read me this story!" said the girl, handing her book to Ed.

"I can read both stories, silly kids," said Edward. The kids smiled, turned, and ran off again. They were back in a moment carrying a bunch more books.

"Read me this, and this, and this..." said both kids, handing him all the books, one by one.

Edward shook his head. "I'm not going to read this many stories."

"Why not?" whined the kids.

"Because it would wear my voice out," explained Edward.

"No, it won't!" said the little boy.

"Well, whatever," said Edward, deciding against arguing with him, since you can never win an argument against a kid, "I'm not going to read this many stories. I'll read one each, and that's it."

Amazingly, the kids didn't argue, and each picked a book for Edward to read. So, he read them the stories, though it took him a lot longer to read them than he thought, since the whole story reading was filled with the kids' commentary.

Finally, the books were read, so the kids jumped up and ran off. Edward sighed and got up to chase after them. Kids, so full of energy. Where did they get it all from?

Edward was looking everywhere he could, trying to find the kids, but they'd disappeared. He was just starting to get worried when the little girl suddenly jumped out and grabbed his leg, causing him to fall over. Both kids then piled on top of him, and giggled, and giggled, and giggled. Edward had to chuckle a bit too. These kids were pretty smart. They had managed to fool him, after all.

Finally, Ed managed to escape from being pinned down by the crazy little kids, so the three of them went and played for awhile.

The mother eventually came home, right in the middle of Ed giving the kids a demonstration of what happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar together. Needless to say, the kids were ecstatic. The mother chuckled.

"So, you're a scientist, eh, Edward?" asked the mother.

I'm an alchemist, what do you think? He thought. "Yeah, I guess you could say that."

"Well, it looks like you all had a lot of fun," said the mother, who then turned to her kids and said, "It's time for Edward to go now, kids. Say goodbye to him."

"NOOOO!" shouted the kids, grabbing at his legs again. Ed and the mother both chuckled a bit, and then the mother explained to the kids that if they were good and let Ed go, that he would come back again soon and play with them. They liked that, so they let go.

The mother walked Edward outside. "Wow," she said, "They've never gotten so attacked to a babysitter before. What did you do?"

Edward shrugged. "I don't know. I just put up with them, I guess."

The mother chuckled. "That's probably what made the difference." She reached into her purse and pulled out a twenty dollar bill. "Here you go, and thanks for your help. Would you be willing to come again next week?"

Edward shrugged. "Sure, I've got nothing else to do. Besides, they're kind of fun…sometimes."

The mother laughed. "I'm glad you had a good time. See you next week." Edward waved goodbye and started the walk back home. Yep, that job was almost fun.

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