A/N: Well. This. This. Hm. I forced myself to write this. Hm.

Ah, Ed doesn't have his automail arm because there is no such thing as automail and alchemy.'3' Wanted to clear that up. Most of this chapter was written in an area with no internet. D:


"Hey Tamaki," Ed asked quietly. They were currently in an elegant classroom filled with rich students. Now the subject was math so reasonably, they were working on math. Tamaki managed to get the teachers to let Ed stay in the class by begging with his puppy eyes and by promising that Ed woulddn't cause any trouble.

Currently the hyperactive teen was on work mode and was concentrating deeply on the math problems in front of him and couldn't answer his cousin. Ed stuck his bottom lip out and prodded his cousin on the arm, trying to attract his attention. Tamaki looked up from the problems and turned a questioning eye to Ed. "Can I see that?" Ed pointed to the paper Tamaki was working on. Tamaki looked at him like he was crazy but nonetheless passed the paper to Ed.

Ed hummed quietly as he looked over the problems. After about half a minute, he nodded his head and grabbed the pencil rudely from Tamaki's hands, causing Tamaki to let out a noise of surprise. The ten year old scribbled down some numbers and letters before handing the completed work back to Tamaki.

To the teen's amazement, all the correct answers were neatly written down next to their respective question. Tamaki's eyes widened and sparkles appeared around his face. "Oh my gosh Ed! You are a genius!" He exclaimed loudly, attracting the attention of every student in the room. Of course. They lent towards the person next to themself and whispered questions while subtly pointing at the two blonds.

Ed coloured a bit before face palming. "Shut up you yammering dog!" he bopped his hyperactive cousin on the head with his unoccupied hand, earning him a startled yelp and a weak whine. Said cousin recovered quickly (as usual) and continued talking. Loudly.

"I mean, you're ten and you answered my homework problems like it was a piece of cake!" he grabbed Edward's hands and got into Ed's personal bubble, making the german frown. Ed slowly inched away from Tamaki and closer to Kyoya, whom he felt was safer being near than the walking chemical reaction[lol wut].

And speaking of Kyoya, he was watching their interaction with great interest, memorizing every little detail. He took notice of the finished homework, the excited teen, and the uncomfortable child. And as usual, he was writing in his black notebook.


"Aw, Tamaki, who is this adorable kid?" Some girl cooed over Ed, slowly petting his head softly and brushing away a few strands of loose hair from his face. Edward in response blushed and hid said face in his hands. All the girls in the room 'awwed' at the cute child, making Ed blush even more and the Host Club the smile. Of course, when a good, tender moment arrived, Tamaki had to ruin it by being loud.

"This is my cousin, Edward!" The idiot smiled widely and grabbed his cousin. Ed whined and tried to get out of Tamaki's grasp, but being a little kid, and Tamaki was a healthy teen, failed. He looked around despritly and spotted his only escape.

"Mori! Mori, please help!" He shouted across the room. The host club immediately felt heavy deja vu as the tall third year grabbed the ten year old out of Tamaki's strong arms. Once safely secured, Mori gently set the child down on the ground. "Thank you." Ed smiled brightly at the black haired teen. Mori nodded his head silently and walked back to Honey.

Once Mori was seated, Ed slowly turned around to look at his cousin, who was looking a bit sorry. "Tamaki," he said coldly, "I am going to a library." and with that, he walked out the door, leaving behind a sobbing overdramatic Tamaki and gasping teens (of course, that's because they're acting like they were watching a drama on the TV instead if a pouting child yelling at his cousin).


Ed grumbled loudly as he slammed the library doors behind him. The library was so loud! And of course, him being a ten year old, everybody was busy cooing over him, just like those weird girls at the host club. Ed had decided that he hated everybody - well, almost everybody - at Ouran. He looked down at the books in his hands - the theory behind science and advanced arithmetic - and grumbled about how he couldn't get more books.

You see, the librarian, a woman he believed introduced herself as Sheska, would accidentally bump into him right as he got away from the crazy teens, causing them to find him and restart the cycle.

And in his hast, he spotted some books, and grabbed some before dashing out of the library. Now he was looking for a good place to read the thick books. He paused and looked out the window.

Dear Mom and Al, it's been a few weeks since you guys died. In those weeks, I've meet a whole bunch of new people and travelled to a place I never imagined going! Don't worry, Tamaki and Mr. Suoh have been very nice to me. I wish you guys were here though...

And with that, he continued walking until he saw a room that looked and seemed empty. He scuffled over to the door and raised up a hand to knock on said door. When nobody answered, Ed brightened up from his slightly soddened state and pushed open the door. He grimaced when the door hinges squeaked and echoed around the room.

To his amazement, the room was filled with beakers and tubs, chemicals and instruments. on the wall was a chalkboard and opposite of that was the periodic table of elements. Out the windows Ed could see a beautiful window garden with herbs, vegitables, and fruits, most likely used for science.

He was so absorbed with the beautiful sight before him he almost forgot to read his books. The key word being almost. Shaking his head, he sat down on a nearby chair and pulled out The Theory Behind Science from under Advanced Arithmacy. Flipping over to the first page, he read that the book was dedicated to the author's wife and two sons.

Ed scratched his cheek when he read that. Wife and two sons...? he thought it sounded a bit familiar but brushed it off as he flipped the page. The first thing he noticed was that the page was yellowing like it was left outside for a while. The second thing he noticed was that it written in a neat, clean script, a tad bit like his own.

He flipped the page again to the Table of content. The first 100 pages were dedicated to explaning science, next 100 pages talked about famous scientists, 175 pages were devoted to theories, and 225 delved in depth in space, time, and matter.

Ed grinned an excited grin and proceeded to read the thick, weathered book with gusto.


About a half hour later, and 75 pages in, the door creaked open and heavy footsteps came into the room. If Ed wasn't reading, he would have noticed the door and the footsteps. And of course, he wasn't prepared to hear a questioning and deep voice.

"Who are you?"


A/N: Dun dun dun! Guess who it was! I DARE you! :D:

... Just realized that I killed Trisha and Al because I was too lazy to get Ed into character... orz... I haz no internetz. D:

I'm being held captive in a cabin in northern Wisconsin. Plz, my captors have demanded you guys to drop in 5 reviews! They also said they would give me ice cream if I get more than 5 review. Plz guys, it is hot up here... Atleast they let me go fishing! :D without shade... D: And I'm deathly afraid of fish. I mean- I love fish! ^q^ Just not the big ones with teeth...

Did You Know?: wisconsin-Illinois stateline: drought, northern Wisconsin: Fucking wetlands. I mean seriously! See, we have a pool. It's an average sized above ground pool. So, because it is currently a drought, the temperature is naturally 100 farenheit or 38 celcius or above. We now have a hot tub. Dad has a sauna (AKA the garage where his computer and TV is). So at the Three Lakes, it rained everyday. Five days. Five FUCKING days. THE MORE YOU KNOW.

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