Chapter 9 Sofie's POV
Yes I know my chapter names are really lame, sorry… They just don't seem to come to me and since, the story has several chapters to go, I'm not even near the end, at least in my mind. I am using my creativity for the chapters. Thanks again to everyone reading this so far and hanging with me. Special thanks to everyone who has responded, new ones this week especially thank you, b/c I know the first few chapters are slow so thanks for reading through them. Boo93keep reading and I'll love you forever lol, CorruptionGlare and WaterAlchemist27
Oh wow looking out of the deli window. I've never seen snow before. Slurping down the rest of my milkshake. "Hurry guys" Jumping up, "Let's go" I was out the door before they could even say a word. I wish they would hurry. Standing out the door staring up into the night sky.
"Finally" As they appeared. Ed seemed a bit distant, but Al seemed fine. He's so moody.
"You've really never seen snow?" Al asked me.
"No, where I'm from, Ahadad, its mostly desert." Shivering, "Not used to the cold either, aren't you cold?" I asked before I realized how stupid that question was.
"Not really" He answered.
Ed off course has to snap. "Stupid, he can't get cold"
Well he looks cold, you think, as you pass a clothing store, getting ready to close. Rushing in the store, you holler, "Hang on"
All you can hear is "What the hell" as the door shuts. I frantically glance around ignoring the dirty look the clerk was giving me. There's what I'm looking for going over to scarf display. Now which ones? Okay a blue for me, red for Ed and hmmm Al green. You pay and find surprisingly that the brothers where still waiting.
"Here" you said tossing the red on to Ed, who for once didn't say anything. He looked even more shocked when you took Al's over to him and tying it around his neck. Had he been human I think he would have blushed.
"Thank you Sofie," he said. "No problem Al, at least now you don't look cold. Giving Ed a look. He just snorted and started back towards the quarters. You all feel into an easy silence.
We were almost to the courtyard, when Al asked me how old I was.
"16, I turned 16 two months ago" Sighing "But sometimes I feel like 216"
"I know the feeling" Ed said quietly.
"I guess we" You are interrupted.
"No callie, leave it alone" Al pushes past to you towards a large calico cat.
"Al" Ed says catching up with his brother
"Its just a baby, brother, can't we help it" Kneeling down beside a small sparrow, who had become the cats toy.
It's not dead yet, so here is my chance. "I can help, Al" I knelt down besides Al and brought my hands together, then brought them down to either side of the sparrow. As I bring them closer, the light gets brighter. Till I am holding the bird in my hands.
"What?" You hear the brothers' whisper. You can feel the tiny creature start to flutter so you raise your arms and let him fly.
"That's, your, that's, why…Amazing" Ed stammered out.
I can feel a stare behind my back and I glance towards the main building, it is snowing harder, but I could make out I light in a window. I wonder if that is Roy's window. I sit there for a minute, grinning like an idiot. For a minute, I glance towards the silent boys. Hmmm. Then decide this is intense enough and throw my very first snowball at Ed.
"What the fuck?" Great I think we are going to fight again. But he surprised me by actually laughing and throwing one back at me. For several minutes it was just us snow ball fighting, and in a seemingly, unspoken understanding, we added Al to the fight. We fought for a good 15 to 20 minutes. Till I decided to tackle Ed into the snow. He easily flipped me off of him and was on me shoving snow in my face. I manage to crawl away.
Oh god I thought. I can't catch my breath. They don't know nothing is up yet because Ed is still pelting me with snow. "Wait" "Stop" Please I managed to gasp out.
"What you give up already" Hitting me again with a gigantic ball.
"No seriously" You gasp falling to your knees.
"Brother she is serious" Al says as you sink completely to the ground. I should have known, damn, equivalent exchange. Al made it to my side first
"Are you ok?" He asks. All I can do is nod.
"What's wrong?"
"I need to rest." Trying to stand but not able to. You lean on Al for support. You notice Al look towards Ed, helplessly.
"Can you walk?" Ed ask coming up on the other side.
"Ummm" Was all you could say as they on both sides helped you to your room.
I can't believe this I feel so stupid.
"Almost there" You hear Ed say; your head rests against his shoulder. "Al gets the door".
They helped you to the bed and Ed turned the heat up.
