A/N Yes, I have chapter 4 up this'll probably be even shorter than the last but hey, I try '
Back at the hotel Connie and Ed were ready to spar.
"You're going down! I don't care if you are a girl!" Ed shouted.
"What are you going to do? Stub my toe?" Connie said tauntingly. But before Ed could put in one of his smart remarks Connie charged at him at full pace. This caught Ed of guard because he hadn't excepted Connie to move so fast. He just barely ducked in time before the roundhouse kick hit where his head had previously been. Connie started to lose balance, but recovered by doing a handspring. As Connie pulled out of the act of agility her foot came in contact with Ed's stomach.
"Crap!" Connie said, running to Ed's side. About three feet away from him, he ignored his pain and dove for her legs. Connie fell with Ed on top of her. Connie blew a raspberry in Ed's face and he jumped off her. When his back was turned to wipe his face clean Connie kicked him right in the back. Ed fell face-forward into the dirt. Connie took the opportunity to sit on him.
"Ha! I win!" Connie said triumphantly.
"Hey! That was a dirty trick!" Ed yelled.
"Hey, you know what they say, 'Forgiveness is sweet, but vengeance is sweeter!" Connie said smugly.
"That isnt funny!" Ed said while turning his back to pout.
"It is to us," Ariel said as she jumped, seemingly out of nowhere, in front of Ed.
"That's because you two are probably the craziest people I've ever met." Ed said matter-of-factly.
"Hey, we may be crazy, but don't forget we have looks that kill," Ariel said to Ed and Al seductively.
"Okay, then..." Ed said in tone that said he thought they were even crazier than before.
"Well anyways, what did you think of our alchemy from earlier?" Connie said as if she hadn't heard Ed's comment.
"Well both of you changed the density of the air, making me rise and giving you complete control of where I was positioned. When one of you wasn't focusing, you lost control and the alchemic reaction stopped," Ed said as if explaining to a five year old.
"I don't believe we asked for an explanation," Ariel said, her voice oozing with sarcasm.
"Or should we give you another demonstration?" Connie asked tauntingly.
"I'm fine!" Ed said as he waved he arms defensively.
"Well, I'm hungry, do you want to try?" Ariel asked Connie.
"Sure!" Connie said promptly.
Ariel clapped her hands and put them on a flower and transmuted it into a brown paper bag, which Connie also clapped her hands and managed to levitate. Ariel clapped her hands for a second time and placed them on the hovering bag. As soon as she did this, the contents of the bag sizzled and started to make steam.
"Done," Ariel said.
Connie gently lowered the bag to the ground before saying, "Done." Connie picked up the small paper sack before holding it out to Ed. "Want some?" she asked him.
"Sure," he said in a tone that said he wasn't paying attention. He reached in the bag, but let out a yell of pain and shock.
"Burnt yourself, eh?" Connie said between laughter; as she watched Ed suck on his reddened fingers.
"You should have paid attention!" Ariel scolded.
"Fi caw yo doe alchey wiff-out a firrcle?" Ed he questioned, but his hand muffled his sound.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I don't speak idiot!" Ariel said smartly.
"Oh I do!...Wait, nevermind, that was too stupid for even me to understand," Connie said suddenly
"I said, why can you do alchemy without a circle?" he said as he glared at both the twins.
"You see how easy that was?" Ariel said sarcastically.
"I think you abused Ed enough," Al chuckled as he restrained Ed from trying to attack the girls.
"Anyways, who wants French fries?" Connie said, changing the subject. She opened up the now cooled bag of potatoes, and Ed carefully took a small piece out.
"These are actually pretty good," Ed said as he munched on the end.
"I was the one who figured out how to use alchemy to cook things," Ariel said smugly.
"Yes, and that's very nice, but you still haven't answered my question," Ed pressed.
"Actually, we don't know why we can do alchemy without a circle, because we've been able to do it forever," Connie told him.
"Anyways, let's clean up this mess and head inside," Ariel said, changing the subject, once again.