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Purin: "Yes, I'm supposed to update this on Sunday but I think that I might be to busy that day with Monday and the fact that in two weeks I've got a big exam coming up in school and other places, plus all the stuff I need to take care of to fix my grades, and then the fact that I still need to remind my parents about my school payment, and then-"
Pumpbie: "I don't think we're here to discuss your personal stresses, are we? But if we are, maybe I can join in as well..."
Purin: *sweat dropped* "Nah, I think we need to move on from that annoying topic before it's too late. Well, anyways, now Pumpbie constantly reminds me to update before my deadline so, here I am! For all the fans that's happy about my updating faster, do thank Pumpbie!" *ecstatic*
Pumpbie: *smirks* "Yes, well, it wasn't easy with you sometimes forgetting to update or didn't finish the story and with you also getting worked up with school and making designs and- Should I continue?"
Purin: "...Please enjoy this Chapter!"
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Chapter 9
Ed stared at the scene blankly before finally speaking up, "So, I'm guessing this is what you meant by his motion sickness has gotten less fatal?"
Alice sighed and brought a hand up to her face, she then cupped her cheek before glancing towards her brother, "Yup, this is already way better than when we were younger."
Seth was hanging by the window next to his sister, and he was throwing away all his breakfast and dinner out the window. Seth's usually not so pale face was now as pale as a ghost and his arms were limp on the other side of the mirror. He was sweating like there's no tomorrow and his hair was tangled all over. He even unbuttoned his clothes until half way down just to cool his stomach. All and all, he looked like a wreck.
Alice looked at her brother with a dumbfounded look, "I told you that you shouldn't have come along. But you just won't listen to me, will you?"
He grunted and glanced back towards her, slight anger and sickness mixed in his expression, "N-No way! I'm not going to let you go alone on one of your crazy researches again- Oh, god…" He turned and poked his head out of the window before barfing again.
Ed's twitched slightly, 'Is this guy out of his mind?' He shook his head lightly and glanced to his side, Alex was sleeping calmly like a baby… Okay, maybe that statement wasn't completely suitable. Though what frightened him was if the turbulence would cause the man to fall to him. Oh, the horror…
"Seth, maybe you need to go down at the next station and catch some fresh air for a moment," Alice advised her clearly sick brother, he looked as if he was ready to die.
He growled, "Damn it, I can't believe I still have this stupid motion sickness!"
"Don't worry about it." Alice smiled slightly and patted his shoulder to sooth him, which is proven to work when he began breathing normally again, "Besides, if you don't have that anymore, then I won't be able to take care of you anymore," she said, her voice growing softer by every word.
Seth glanced back and widened his eyes slightly at the sight of his sister smiling; she was smiling a genuine smile. The fact that it was genuine was surprised enough but just to make it worse, she was still holding on to him, to his arm, just like how she would when they were younger…
His gaze softened before he forced himself to smile as well, "Well, guess that's one goof out of it."
Alice paused for a moment before the scowl on her face returned to their former glory. She narrowed her eyes and grunted before looking away. She scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest, "You idiot."
He chuckled, "Heheh, well you certainly change back quickly."
Ed raised his eyebrows slightly, 'What… Just happened?' He was the only one there conscious to see that happen, probably a once in a lifetime opportunity.
At the Next Train Station
They finally decided to go down for a moment so Seth could get a quick whip of fresh air, and mostly so Alice can shoot him again.
Alice looked at her brother, "You okay now?"
"Yup"
"You don't have to go back to the bathroom for the twenty seventh time?"
"Nope"
"You had your breath?"
"Yup"
"You still need me to shoot you again?"
"Yup"
Alice nodded and kneeled down next to Seth, but instead of using her gun, she used the old fashion way. She raised her hand high above her head and slammed down to his.
BRAK!
The two brothers paled and sweat dropped, though Alex didn't seem to be bothered by this. Alice smirked and lifted her brother slightly, bringing him up towards the large man, "Mayor, would you mind carrying him, please?"
"Not at all, but, we're not leaving for a couple more hours, aren't we?" he said and in an instant the girl literally threw her brother up to the man's shoulder, how she has the energy to do so is beyond anyone there's imagination. He nodded with a smile, "Seems you've gotten stronger as well, Ms. Lockhart."
Alice looked at the man for a moment before blushing and rubbing the back of her neck, "Ummm, well, yeah, I guess you could say so… Seth's been really hard on my training these days."
Alex smiled; which is something that Alice seemed oblivious of and the two Elrics seemed to be curious of. The man nodded again before turning around and walking back towards the train, leaving the three alone, the train wasn't leaving for another hour or so.
"So, Alice," Al was the first to break the silence. Alice glanced at him, "Does Seth train you?"
"…Sometimes," she muttered, though she seemed a bit uncomfortable about answering it.
…
Alice smiled happily as she continued to listen to Al's stories, he was just telling her about his and his brother's couple of past missions, though mostly he was telling her of the times Ed would get insulted or would mess up and maybe admit to himself that he was indeed lacking in height.
Alice grinned slightly, "Well, Edward, you do understand that a lot of girls prefer taller boys, don't you?" she said teasingly.
Ed stiffened and looked away, "S-Shut up! Who the hell asked your opinion?"
She shrugged, "No one. But as a girl myself, I think I have the right to voice my opinion."
He scoffed and looked back at her with a smirk, "Heh, I wouldn't even bother to stop to think about a girl's opinion who's tinier than me and don't even got any-"
Bull's Eye!
Al sighed and shook his head, "You two just can't get along well for more than five minutes, can you?"
Ed and Alice were both tackling each other on the ground. Alice was biting the boy's blonde braids while he struggled to reach for her neck and strangle her with his own two hands. Maybe after ripping each other's hair off and strangling the life out of one another they'll be ready to settle down.
"Edward Elric…" But fate says otherwise. Ed widened his eyes when the back of his collar was grabbed before and he was soon lifted high above the ground, roughly, and meeting the gaze of Alex himself, "That is no way to treat a lady!"
"Alice…" Alice paled slightly before glancing back and meeting the deathly gaze of a pair of deep forest green orbs. Seth growled under his breath, "What do you think you are doing causing such a racket in a train station? I was knocked out for a couple of hours and you thought you can start causing trouble?"
"…Maybe-"
PLAK!
"Auch, auch, auch, auch!" she mumbled as she held her head with both hands.
Seth blew on his fist before crossing his arms over his chest, "Honestly, if you can't control your anger better, it's going to get you into trouble someday you know that?"
Ed paled at the Mayor's gaze, "Edward Elric, I am here to escort you and your brother safely to Rasembool and fix your automail. But," he took a step forward and proved his dominance by shadowing the boy, "I will not tolerate such behavior…" He gulped as the large man kneeled down, their eyes met and merely a couple of inches apart, "Do I make myself clear, Edward Elric?"
He staggered slightly before regaining some of his composure, "Y-Yes, sir!"
Al twitched slightly before bringing up both hands to his mouth and looking away from the group, 'We really are making a comedy act here, a really good one!'
Alice and Ed both glanced at each other before crossing gaze, refusing to look at each other if they're not allowed to throw any insults towards one another.
Seth sighed, "Well, me and Alex are going to go and buy some refreshments, you guys need anything?"
"Nope"
"Na-ah"
"…I can't have any refreshments even if I wanted some."
The other four sweat dropped when Al turned to the corner with a dark aura forming above him. Seth chuckled slightly, "T-That's alright, Al! We'll be back in a couple of minutes, okay? See you!" Seth dashed away.
Alex glanced back towards the three, "Alphonse, you will be guarding these two so that they will not try and kill each other while we are gone. And you two," he glanced towards the two.
They both paled, "Y-Yes?"
"Do not make his job any harder."
"Y-Yes, sir!"
…
Alice had her gaze locked to her notebook. Her eyes were distant and her eyebrows were narrowed, a pen was caught between her now frozen fingers. Her feet were crossed and her elbows resting by her thighs. Well, this was better than having her fight with Ed again.
Al stared at her, "Brother, what do you think she's thinking about?"
He scoffed, "Why the hell should I care?" he said before looking away.
"Brother," Al started, "it's kind of obvious that even you would be curious about her and Seth as well."
Ed narrowed his eyes before glancing back and seeing that Al hadn't even looked away from the girl herself when he said that. He furrowed his eyebrows, "Why are you so interested, Al?"
"…"
"Al?"
"O-Oh!" he staggered slightly. He chuckled, "W-Well, I'm just curious… That's all…"
Ed raised an eyebrow and stared at his brother before glancing at the girl himself. He narrowed his eyes, 'No matter how I look at her, she's just a girl…' he glanced towards his brother, 'What does Al sees in that girl that's so important?'
Alice hummed slightly, 'That doesn't make sense at all…' she thought. There was a picture of a transmutation circle by the page she was on along with the picture of a man wearing religious clothing, 'If that man really possessed a fake Philosopher Stone, he could've tried and using it for more than just taking control of that small town. Even if it was fake, he could've still gain a lot more than just his previous goal, or… Did he get the stone from someone else?'
She sighed and closed her book, 'No use, I can't think clearly right now.' She brought up a hand up to her head and winced slightly, 'Why do I keep getting these headaches? I thought it stopped after my fight with Edward.'
She furrowed her eyebrows and glanced back slightly, seeing Ed and Al arguing with each other about something that she obviously didn't care about at the moment. She looked at Ed before her gaze fell towards Al, 'Alphonse? I couldn't have accidentally… Got it from him, could I?'
…
Alex nodded with satisfaction. He knew they weren't going to be able to keep that peaceful situation up for much longer, it was only a matter of time before one of them snaps again, but at least they can get some peace at the moment. "Excellent, I knew we could leave you two and have you still in one piece when we get back."
"Or else," Seth muttered while glaring harshly at the two brothers.
Alice sighed and shook her head lightly, 'That guy is way too paranoid at times…'
Alex nodded again before he glanced back and looked around the station, hoping to find an empty seat, only to stop his search and instead find a familiar face, "Dr. Marcoh?"
At the mention of the person's name, a man quite far from the group glanced back. He had dark hair and slightly pale skin, but he didn't really have any specific characteristics. Meeting their gaze and widening his eyes before turning around and quickly making his way through the crowd, leaving the station as fast as possible.
Seth raised his eyebrows slightly, "That was Tim Marcoh?"
"Yes," Alex replied. He paused, "What was he doing here?"
Purin: *drowsy* "Hmmm... What's the difference when you eat rice with ketchup and when you eat it with chilly?"
Pumpbie: "Isn't that a bit more random than usual? Well, maybe not too weird on your standards but it is on other people's standards."
Purin: "Oh, yeah, it is... Well, anyways..."
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