A/N: Yay~ I've decided to keep this story up after two reviews. Since, I'll be updating twice today, there's more humor to go around! XD Here's the second chapter's second part. Enjoy!
I woke up with my throat feeling like sandpaper and my head throbbing. I blinked blearily around and managed to croak out a hoarse,
"Where am I?" Managing to sit up, I saw I was alone in an unfamiliar room. I heard faint shouting near the room getting closer. Edward practically ran into the room carrying some soup with Matsumi chasing closely behind.
"She's my friend, pipsqueak!" She shouted.
"Well, I saved her!" the golden haired alchemist bit back.
"Can you guys please be quiet...?" I murmured wincing. They both froze and turned around. Matsumi ran over and started squeezing me. My ribs felt like they would snap. I let out a groan. Matsumi quickly let go and gave a sheepish grin. Then she exploded,
"SORA! YOU IDIOT! Can't you take care of yourself?!"
"Eh?" I replied, a little confused.
"When you fainted from the heat in that burning building, I found you and saved you!" Ed said, a little annoyed. He set the soup down on a table by me.
"You? Save me? What a joke." I replied, sighing. My head was still stinging and my vision was not as clear as it should be, but the injuries weren't as severe as I thought. A sudden silence made me look up. Ed was apparently very interested by his shoes at the floor and Matsumi was staring at the floor. Finally, Ed broke the silence,
"You're a chimera huh?" I froze. Quickly shaking it off I tried to laugh my way out.
"ME? HA. That's a good one!"
Ed merely grumbled.
"I know."
I went silent. Then I began to throttle Matsumi demanding if she told him.
"HOW THE HECK DOES HE KNOW?! IS IT CAUSE I'M SHORT?! WELL, I'M NOT SHORT! I'M PERFECTLY FINE. SEE?! FINE!" I screamed, hysterically laughing. Edward slowly started to creep towards the door, when I pounced and knocked him to the floor.
"You're not going anywhere!" He started to flail and kick in a desperate attempt to flee from my wrath.
"OI! WHATS-YOUR-FACE! MATTY OR WHATEVER! GETOFFAME! THE SHORTY HAS MENTAL ISSUES!" I growled and tackled him twisting his arm. I grinned evilly and a dark aura emanated from me.
"Did you call me short..? PIPSQUEAK."
Edward's temper snapped.
"I AM NOT SHORT! I saved your sorry hide, midget!"
I tossed him across the room and he hit the wall with a dull thud. Matsumi watched warily knowing that interfering was suicide. As the two alchemists brawled it out, Colonel Mustang walked in. Seeing the scene he sighed and barked,
"Alright, alright. Everyone knows you guys are both beansprouts so shut up and be civilized beansprouts for once. We have more important matters than your height complexes." Ed glared while I cursed at him under my breath as the Colonel smirked.
"Well? What did you come here for?" I asked, a little impatiently.
"I need you four to go to Briggs. There's been reports of strange alchemy there, and also of someone assaulting the Briggs' soldiers." the Colonel replied, with a cool smirk.
"Briggs? Again?!" Ed shouted, sounding a little angry.
"Yes, Fullmetal, you have to go to Briggs. I need you to go talk to General Armstrong there." Roy answered, with a frown.
"Al... Did you hear that..?" Ed asked, his face a little pale. Al nodded,
"Maybe it's the stone..." He let the possibility hang in mid air.
"Leave by tomorrow morning. Don't goof off Fullmetal," the Colonel said. Edward just snorted and scowled. The Colonel left and Ed was left dumbstruck.
"Well, we have a new mission! Did you hear that, Mat-chan?" I asked, a smile spreading on my face. Matsumi nodded, and she prepared her guns, as did I. Ed decided to hit the hay, since it was relatively late, and started to walk towards his room. It was just then that I figured out where we were. We were at a hotel of some sort, and well, I couldn't figure out which city we were in... So, I decided to ignore it. So, as Ed was walking away, he noticed the soup and told me,
"Make sure to drink that soup. It'll help you." I nodded and he retreated to his room, whereas Al just sat down on the couch, possibly thinking about how to prepare tomorrow's trip. After I finished preparing my guns, Mat-chan had started to pack thick clothes.
"Soranoanoanaaa... You should pack some thick clothes too! It'll be cold in Briggs, since it's up north." she yelled at me. I sighed and nodded, packing up all the thick coats and clothes I could find that matched my size. That's when I tried to stifle a yawn, but Mat-chan noticed anyway and said,
"You can go to sleep ahead of me. I'll pack the rest of the things for you."
I looked at her a little surprised, but replied,
"Really? Thanks a lot! Well, I'd better slink back into my room too. See you in the morning~" I walked over to my room and saw how clean it was and then I noticed that the bed was also cleanly a lined. I wrapped myself with the blanket after getting into the bed and slowly drifted off into a sleep again, closing my eyes and embracing the darkness...
A/N: Cat the author asks for more reviews! There's another chapter after this one, though, so hold your keyboards and wait for some excitement~ There'll be action in the next one! :)
