Hey! I haven't been on in what seems like forever! I'm so sorry for the wait! Gomennasai! I have a new computer now of my own so I can update whenever I need to. :) Review and forgive.
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The room was quiet for a few minutes as Roy watched his pupil look up at the square tiles on the cieling. Sensing that the kid wasn't gonna talk if we wasn't comfortable, Roy stood and bent down to unclasp Edward's straps. Once he was free the boy sighed and sat up slowly with a bit of pain. The top of the blue blanket bunched around his mid section.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this. Okay?" Ed replied as he looked down at the fine work knitted in the blanket. His hands grabbed at them. Hands. Both of them, human hands. It seemed extremely strange having the feeling in both.
"I know it's hard. Just talk to me. I'll try not to interrupt." The officer said and sat back down beside Ed's bed and let himself relax in the chair. He looked on at the mistrust in Ed's golden cat-like eyes.
"You won't believe me if I tell you."
Looking a bit puzzled Mustang stayed quiet, which prompted Ed to continue anyways.
"I made..." Sigh. "I sort of made a contract."
"A contract?" Roy questioned. "With who?"
"Ruel." Edward said, the name came off his tongue and was bitter like poison.
"Ruel? Who's that?"
"A man I met on the train back to Central. Well, he wasn't a man..."
Silence.
"Tsk, promise you won't throw me in the looney bin, but, he was a demon."
Roy sighed and let the words sink in.
"Edward..."
"I'm serious! He was a demon! He started questioning me on the train...and, he told me he could help me."
"Edward I think you're confused.."
"Damn it Roy! Look at me! This is what happened! Ruel said he needed part of my soul as payment for giving Al his body back and for giving me my arm back! But he said he would give me part of an animal's soul so I wouldn't die and I- Uh...wait a minute...Al...AL! I gotta go see him!" Ed said as he flung from his bed and launched himself to the door. Roy reacted instantly and tried to stop him but that kid was fast! Faster than what seemed possible!
"Edward! Wait!" Roy said as he tried to catch the boy but he evaded easily.
The two darted down the hall and despite Roy's height advantage over the teen, he still couldn't get close enough to stop him. "Edward I have to talk to you first. Stop!"
But Ed refused to listen, and right as he zipped around a corner an enormous thud was heard and then another, a rolling sound and yet another thud. As the Colonel ran around the turn he looked on at the sight, and sighed putting a hand to his head to wipe the sweat from the run. There sat two upheaveled boys on the floor only inches from each other. Edward held his nose in agony as blood dripped and Alphonse had his hands pressed to his forehead, wincing and groaning.
"Well, now that you two seem to have met up. Why don't you introduce yourselves." Roy said, giving up on protocol and letting nature take it's course.
The boys looked at each other with pained expressions from the collision, but tears welled in both of their eyes and they quickly wrapped each other in embrace. Tears fell down as they smiled at having finally won. They beat the laws of equivillent exchange.
"Al, y..you're human again." Ed smiled and wiped the blood from his nose on his shirt. Some of it smearing onto his face.
"Yeah..and you have your arm and leg back." Al giggled in joy and then noticed the cat ears and tail his brother wore. "B..But, what are those?"
Edward smiled sheepishly. "Yeaaah, about that. Turns out I'm half cat now or something like that. I've got these ears to prove it."
"I see. Haha, but what about the tail? That must be pretty embarassing."
Ed suddenly looked confused and horrified as he looked behind himself and saw the long orange tail that swished around without him really knowing.
"I...Its.." He stuttered in shock.
"Ed...calm down Ed...It's just-" Roy begain but-
"AHHH! NOO! NO NO NO NO NO NO!" Ed jumped to his feet and yanked on the tail. "Ow!"
"You dunced it's not coming off!" Roy said as he locked Ed in a hold that trapped his arms above his head.
"Lemme go! I'll turn you into a fish!" Ed panicked and suddenly they paused as they heard laughter beginning to fill the hallway. The two froze and looked down at the younger Elric brother who was laughing louder and louder, holding his stomach and trying to keep the tears from his eyes. He stood and jumped into his brother, who wrapped his arms around him.
"Haha, brother, I don't care if you've got cat parts now. Hmhm, I can finally touch you, and be with you for real. We can eat together, sleep together, laugh together...I'm so happy to be back.." Alphonse cried as he refused to let go of his older brother. Roy smiled and shook his head.
"You two, honestly you're making me grow old."
"Heh, no help needed there eh Mustang." Ed snickered but Roy shot him a look of pure annoyance.
"Why you little- heh, here kitty kitty..." Roy said as he held up a cat crate seemingly from no where.
Ed's face of humor fell and he hid behind his brother.
"Hell no!"
Roy smirked and looked at the two serious once more. "Come on, I'll need a detailed report from both of you. To everyone else it looks like you both found a way to bring ones body back. Essentially bringing back the dead, which could land you both in a pot of trouble. Let's go." Roy said, and began leading the way back to his office. Two teenage delinquents following close behind.
