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A/N: Hey peeps! Yet another chapter, yay! I am SO, SO SORRY ABOUT KEEPING YOU GUYS WAITING! It took me a billion times to re-write this chapter for some reason. Hopefully this will be worth the time, though. I also give you some more excuses after the chapter ;)
The Chosen One
Ch.7
"Winry, your room's a mess!" Rose exclaimed as she tried to walk past all the clothes on the floor.
"ARGH!" I yelled. Why is my life so freaking complicated! I mean, out of all the clothes I have, I can't find one thing to wear to the ball! It's pissing me off…oh so very much.
"What got stuck up your butt today?"
I glared at Rose. She could tell by the look in my eyes that I wasn't in the mood. Oh how I love my evil look.
"Rose…THERE'S NOTHING I CAN WEAR!" I roared. Rose fell back from my sudden burst. I was not in a good mood, nope, not one single happy thought was in me. Why must I complain over the simplest of the things? Because I can!
Rose put her hands on my shoulders and calmly said, "Calm down, Winry. No need to worry, I already bought the perfect dress for you." And there it was. One of my maids walked in the door with one of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen. It was an orange strapless dress that flowed down all the way to my feet. It had a three-layered poofy skirt on the bottom. (A/N: I'm having trouble explaining what the dress looks like so hopefully you all know what I mean, hehe.)
I went and jumped into Rose and gave her a bear hug.
"You're the best friend anyone could ever have!"
"Any…time," Rose mumbled as she tried to catch some air during my squeeze. I let go of her and grabbed the dress, squealing as I quickly started to change. It worked so well, too. It matched the shape of my body and it was the perfect length. Rose went on and did my hair by putting it up into a complicated bun with an orange ribbon. Then she added some mascara and orange eye shadow to complete my image. I had to say I looked pretty dazzling. Dazzling…what a funny word! Ok, sorry, that was so off the subject.
"You're going to sweep so many guys off there feet tonight!" Rose squealed.
"So are you," I commented. She raised her eyebrow in confusion. I laughed as I got up and went to my almost empty closet thanks to my room revamp. I pulled out a white strapless dress that was knee-length and had green and pink flowers all over it. The look on Rose's face would have been a great picture moment, but of course I didn't have a camera with me at the time.
"Winry, you didn't have to do this…" Rose started with her little speech. Before she went any further, I threw her the dress and said, "I don't care what you say, you're going to wear it and that's final! Now hurry up, we don't have all day!"
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I love limos. They are the coolest cars in the world! It's like…your own private party that lasts, what, fifteen minutes? I grabbed a soda from the miniature fridge and asked the driver to turn up the radio full blast. Surprised stares were on us while Rose and I danced. We both then stuck our heads out of the top of the ceiling and let the cool evening air blow against us.
"I haven't had this much fun in a long time, and were not even at the ball yet!" Rose shouted over the loud cars passing by.
I nodded in agreement. I could tell this was going to be a fun night.
"So…are you going to dance with Eddie?" Rose asked, using the nickname she named him.
"Why must you call him that?"
"Because I can!" Rose playfully retorted back. I rolled my eyes. That's when we arrived. Oh, what do you know, it's full of gold! Gee, how wonderful!
Not.
Ok, how annoying. Gold here, gold there, there is gold everywhere! I mean, you'd think I'd been jumping in excitement, but gold is getting way to old. Everywhere I go now seems to be filled with it, and it just all seems so…ordinary to me now. Where's the originality?
I was totally taken by surprise when I saw who it was that opened the door. There. Edward stood. He looked so hot in that black tuxedo of his. It's nice to see him in something different for a change. He offered me his hand and I gladly took it. We glided across the walkway towards the door, with flashes from cameras and gossipers trying to interview us. I toned them out, only feeling the magic surrounding Ed and I. I wonder if he feels the same way.
"You look beautiful, as always," Ed whispered into my ear. I giggled and tightened my grip on his hand.
"You look handsome, yourself," I smoothly replied back. We made our entry.
All eyes were on us. Chills went down my spine, but Ed squeezed my hand in reassurance. He's a very good mind reader. We hooked arms this time and elegantly made our way towards the center of the room. Ah yes, the light just happened to be pointing our way, blinding our eyes. I just hope nobody is taking pictures of this.
That when we said our hellos to everyone. I shook hands with about hundreds of people, then pretended to be interested in conversations with hundreds more. It was amusing, actually. So many were saying, "Please choose our child."
My reply: "Your son's courage, strength, and last, but not least, heart will help them win. That will make them the chosen one."
Some would nod and would go off about something else. Everyone else would keep begging. Stupid…
"Would you like to dance?" Ed asked, with his hand out. Like in the movies, I gracefully put my hand into his and with the other grabbed the side of my dress.
"Of course."
We set into rhythm as soon as we started to sway side to side. The song's sweet tune made me feel calm and collected within. I practically melted as Ed pushed me closer into him, chest to chest, our faces inches away. I could feel his breath blowing against my skin. Our eyes locked during the course of the whole song. Never did we look away.
He put his forehead against mine, breathing in deeply.
"I love you," he sang. He leaned in a kissed me passionately. I wrapped my arms and held him tighter as we continued on. I…I can't even describe how I felt. My world suddenly became my own. It blacked out, with only me and Ed standing in the middle of it, floating around the clouds, with fireworks shooting off. When we let go, he embraced me, as if we would never see each other again when we let go.
"I love you too."
I didn't want to let go, not now, not ever. I love him…way too much. So much, that if he loses, our love will have meant nothing. I let go.
"We can't," I murmured with my head down. I can feel tears coming. He tilted my chins so our eyes can meet. I couldn't hold them in anymore.
"I love you…and if you lose…I don't know what I would do. Life wouldn't be worth living, Ed. You have to understand..." I whimper, "…we will only hurt each other if we stay in love." He pulled me into another tight embrace.
"I won't lose, Winry. I wouldn't forgive myself if I let you go off with someone else, someone that wouldn't take care of you the way you deserve to be cared for. Winry…" he squeezed tighter.
"I won't lose! I can't…I love you, Winry! Nothing will keep us apart!" He kissed me again, except more passionately. He slipped his tongue into my mouth. We explored each other's mouth, and it made our love for each other yearn for more.
"Winry!" I pulled away. That voice, sounded way too familiar. Reality all came back. Everyone, I mean, everyone watched this whole incident. Oh no. Out of everyone, the only ones that worried me were Jin and my parents.
"What's the meaning of this?" my dad roared. Ed was about to saying something when my dad punched him right in the face.
"No! Stop!" I cried as I tried to pull my father away from him, but two guards snuck up behind and took seize of my arms. I was helpless. Another few guards took hold of Ed and pinned him to the ground. My father was extremely upset.
"How dare you touch my daughter! I will sentence you to…"
"Shut up!"
My dad slowly turned around and gasped at who it was…me.
"Young lady!" he infuriated. "How dare you speak to me in such a manner!" He drew closer to Ed and kicked him in the gut. Ed grunted in pain.
"Please, I beg of you! Stop! You're hurting him!"
My father looked at me in confusion. After he saw my tears, he calmed himself by breathing a few times and then asked, "Do you know this man?"
I gulped in some courage, "Yes I do, father."
He raised his eyebrow, "And what is your relationship with him?"
I blushed. This was totally embarrassing. But when I looked at Ed and saw his beautiful amber eyes look into mine, I knew that all was going to be ok.
"I love him."
He started to laugh. What nerve! I confess my love and all he could do is laugh? I was burning up.
"What's so funny?" I shot at him. He heard my tone and that got him to know I was being serious.
"You love him? You have got to be kidding me!" He let out a chuckle. "Since when did this happen?"
"What's it to you? While you find this amusing, Ed there is laying there in pain!"
"Well, if you really want to know why I'm laughing, it's because I'm surprised you would fall in love at a time like this."
"Why?" I asked, a little afraid of what his answer would be.
"I mean, it's pointless, if you ask me. It's going to last for the next few weeks, and when somebody else wins, it'll all mean for nothing. All such love and good times wasted. Memories that will wash up your mind forever. Are you willing to live with that?"
My eyes widened. I was scared, and more tears fell down my cheeks. He has me beaten.
"You're living a lie here, Winry. Come back to reality and realize that you're probably going to marry somebody else. Now I'm not trying to upset you, I just don't want you to do something you're going to regret."
"That's not true! This has meaning, our love…" Ed yelled.
"He's right," I mumbled. I clenched my teeth together and cried out as loud as I can.
"We will only get hurt this way, Ed."
"Winry, please don't say that. I love you, Winry. Have faith Winry!" Ed cried out.
"Ed…I'm sorry. I love you to, but…we have to realize this isn't some silly fairy tale. Ed, I'm sorry, but I think its best that we shouldn't see each other anymore."
I wanted to stop myself from saying these things. I couldn't, though, I just can't! My emotions are being messed with. I don't know what to do!
Ed was mad. He got up and ran out of the room. I've never felt so alone in my life.
A/N: runs away from sharp thrown objects Agh, don't hurt me! Well, I didn't update because one, I re-did it many times, two, I got lazy, and three, school got in the way. So hopefully the next update will come sooner. I'll try to get to it as soon as possible! Until next time, later! And don't forget to review!
WildfireDreams: Yeah, Jin from Yu Yu Hakusho is way better than this one, sorry about that, but don't worry, we'll see this Jin go down the drain soon :)
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Lihanou: Whatever he wears, he will always look hot in. Hek yes!
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