The Calendar

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IX: Alphonse – Part II

It hung on the wall next to the filing cabinet. One day to a page. One number to a sheet.

Alphonse Elric entered the office during lunch hour when he knew that only his co-conspirator, Lieutenant Hawkeye would be there.

"Do you know where Brother is, Lieutenant?"

"I believe he's helping Master Sergeant Fuery." Hawkeye smiled. "Why?"

"Because this was delivered to our dorm. It's for Edward."

He lifted the small bag he was carrying and gently placed it on her desk. They both leant over and examined the contents.

A single white rose had been wrapped in a folded piece of paper.

Hawkeye carefully brought the paper out and opened it. She recognised it immediately. It was the missing calendar page and a single sentence was written upon it.

"The day I knew you loved me."

They both stared at it and a thoughtful Hawkeye placed it just as carefully back in the bag.

"Do you think it came from…?" Al whispered.

"It's possible. Edward hasn't said anything has he?"

Al shook his head. "I don't think he knows." He paused. "Should we tell him?"

"No. Let us make sure first. Tell me everything Edward did on that day."

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Author's Note: Wondering just how closely related fluffy plot bunnies are to dust bunnies.

And to the wonderful, lovely reviewers: Bar-Ohki (some questions are just tailor made aren't they?...lol), Bizzy (it is going that way, but I'm still trying g to keep it fluffy), causmicfire (lol… I just couldn't resist that line and I can just see him trawling the corridors late at night or early in the morning with that casual manner of his), indigo's ocean (you might be in luck, the envy thing was easier to do than I thought, so as long as I don't go edit-happy, it should work…lol), Magic-Noise (keeping to 200 words makes them a lot tighter…they've become more like vignettes…lol),

silken :)