Beautiful Disaster
Author's Notes:
Hey! Welcome to what is technically chapter 8, even though the title says chapter 9…I has some sad news…MY MUSE DECIDED TO LEAVE MEH! I have been having a hard time writing fanfics and creative writing stories…Because of this sad situation I have to speed up the end of this fic! I already had the last three chapters planned out so…I is so sorry that it isn't going to be longer…maybe I will find some random inspiration somewhere and write a sequel or not idk…. I still don't own FMA or Angel Beats…. So without further distractions part one of three of the end of this fanfic….
Chapter 8
Linsey shot up out of bed, tears in her eyes. So the day had finally come, the end. She strangely felt at peace with it. She was going to miss all of them. She got out of bed and went to Jessi's bed (they are roommates).
"I'm sorry Jessi. I'm sorry that I can't say goodbye to you," Linsey whispered. Then she exited the room.
Beautiful*Disaster
Meanwhile Ed was having a dream.
He was in darkness. He began falling, it was so cold. Then there was warmth, and then light…
Ed woke up in a bright room. He recognized it right away. It was his room in the house him and Al had burned down. He must be dreaming there was no way he could be back here.
"Brother? Did you have a bad dream?" Al whispered from a bed beside Ed's.
"Al?" Ed whispered.
"Who else silly?" Al giggled.
Ed blinked, It couldn't have bee just a dream right? He looked down and realized he had to be at the most seven years old. Was everything just a bad dream?
"Al?" Ed whispered.
"Yeah Brother?" Al responded.
"I'm glad you not a suit of armor," Ed mumbled.
Silence.
"Al?" Ed pleaded.
"But Brother I am a suit of armor," Al said getting up from bed.
Ed saw his brother, to his horror was still a suit of armor. Al picked up Ed (who was mysteriously fifteen again) and shook him.
"Why did you do this to me Brother? I was just a kid! Now I can't feel or eat! I can't grow up, nor have children! It's all your fault!" Al screamed as he shook Ed.
"I'm sorry Al!" Ed sobbed.
Al took Ed to the window and forced him to look out. To Ed's horror Central was burning.
"This is your fault too," Al hissed "If you hadn't died, then maybe the Homunculi wouldn't had survived. They wouldn't have destroyed everything."
"I'm sorry," Ed sobbed again.
"You should be sorry," Al said throwing Ed against the wall.
Ed gasped in pain. He felt hot tears run down his face. The he felt a tug on his sleeve.
"Big Brother? Why didn't you save me? Why did you let daddy and that scar faced man hurt me?" Nina Tucker cried, tears in her eyes. Alexander growled from her side.
"Nina? Oh God I'm so sorry!" Ed whispered.
"Edward, You say that so meaninglessly," A voice came from behind him.
Ed turned to see his mother, no the woman behind him was the Homunculus Sloth.
"Edward you killed me," Sloth grimaced "You killed your own mother!"
"You're not my mother," Ed hissed.
"Your wrong," Sloth smiled slightly, then she jabbed a knife through Ed's stomach.
"Die little brother," Envy said maliciously
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Ed woke with a start, a dream. It was a dream. Still everything they had said…
Ed got out of bed, each step feeling like it hurt. He tried to be quiet as he dressed, not wanting to wake Jazz. He stepped out of the room, and went slowly down the hall. He didn't know how he got there, but he entered the room where the band practices. He collapsed onto the floor. There he wept, until a restless sleep took over.
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Cory walked into the band room quickly. She didn't want to get caught by Otonashi. She wasn't expecting to see Ed in there. She was really not expecting to see him on the floor, sleeping with a tearstained face.
"I wonder what happened," Cory wondered out loud.
She was worried. Ed was so strong, it seemed so strange for him to have passed out from crying on the floor. (She assumed this is what happened.)
"Well I can't practice now," Cory thought "I'll wake him up if I do."
She sighed, then settled herself down on the floor next to Ed. She smiled, Ed looked so innocent when he slept. She stroked his hair, he had had such a hard life. She didn't know what she would have done if she were him. Ed was so kind, he was her friend even if the others didn't really like her. She sighed, she was so close to unlocking all her memories. She felt so scared though, what if something terrible happened to her? What if she did something terrible? Would Ed not be her friend anymore?
She loved him.
He was like a beam of light in the darkness. He was bringing back her memories. He made her laugh. She loved him so much it hurt. She could never act on her feelings though, she didn't want him to stay here for eternity. She wanted him to move on and be happy. She began to hum the melody to a song she only half remembered, slowly the words began to surface on her lips.
Oh and I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful?
Or just a beautiful disaster?
"Cory?" She heard Ed ask sleepily.
Cory jumped up embarrassed.
"Did I wake you?" She said cheeks red.
Ed shook his head.
"No you didn't," he murmured "You not a bad singer, you know?"
Cory almost fainted from embarrassment.
"I'm not nearly as good as Jessi," She muttered.
"No," Ed said as he got up off the floor.
He came up to Cory, and whispered in her ear.
"But you are amazing Cory. Please sing for me again? Maybe something more upbeat?"
Cory nodded, scanning her brain for a song. When she settled on one she took a deep breath and began to sing.
I don't think that passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long
And he sees everything black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishin' he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you
But he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up is
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up
And pray for a miracle
Yes, I could tell you
His favorite color's green
And he loves to argue
Oh, and it kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him...
if you ask me if I love him...
I'd lie
Cory finished. Her face burned red. She couldn't see Ed's face threw his bangs, but he was smiling.
"Are you in love with me Cory?" He asked innocently.
"N…n…no…" Cory tried to lie, her face could not get any redder.
He laughed, he wrapped his arms around her.
"Liar," he whispered in her ear.
Then he kissed her.
Cory had never felt happier in her life. Then she felt weird, a white light, memories flashed behind her eyes. She broke away from Ed's embrace, hands over her mouth.
"Cory?" Ed asked concerned.
"I remember," Cory whispered tears sliding down her face.
Ed couldn't say anything, he wrapped his arms around her again.
"Was it bad?" he asked.
She nodded "I don't blame him for hating me."
Ed said nothing and just held her.
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Jazz blinked awake, tears were filling his eyes. He sensed the end. He lost, there was nothing to do now but accept it. He was going to help them though, his friends. Especially her, the girl that he had slowly fallen for. He walked toward her room. When he opened the door he was surprised, because Linsey was gone.
"I wonder if she is gone already?" Jazz wondered out loud.
Then he turned his attention to Jessi. He smiled at her sleeping form, you couldn't tell how much pain she was really in. Jazz admired her strength. He didn't know the point that he had fallen in love with her, maybe at first sight.
"Jessi," he whispered.
"Jazz? What are you doing here?" She asked sleepily.
"We have to talk," He said seriously.
"About what?" She asked surprised.
"Why are you still here Jessi?" Jazz asked bluntly.
"I…because…I…" She mumbled surprised.
"You have fulfilled your dream so why are you still here?" Jazz asked coldly.
"Because there is someone I want to trust, but trust is a two way street," She said eyes looking at him pleading.
Jazz understood, he really hadn't told his friends that much about himself.
"Alright," He whispered "I'll tell you about me. I warn you now, it will seem pathetic compared to your story."
She shrugged. Jazz gave a kind of half smile than continued.
"I was born is a small town, where everyone knew everyone else's name. I had two best friends, Cory and Raymond. We grew up together. All three of us were inseparable. We would always play by this river, there was a tire swing…. We all swore to be together forever. I loved them both more than I would admit, would have given my life for both of them. Then it happened. We were hanging by the river, smiling and laughing like normal fifteen-year-olds would, when Ray collapsed. He had always been…sickly. He was in a coma, they told us his odds of surviving were low. Cory and I both cried. His parents had hope, even when the doctors didn't. One day I was visiting…(sob)…and I heard alarms go off. I was in the room even before the doctors were. I saw her, Cory, she killed him. There was a pistol in my pocket, I don't even remember why I had it, or how I got it into a hospital. I shot her without thinking. As she died, she told me that she knew that I couldn't do it. I heard another shot, and I felt this tremendous pain in my chest. Then I died. That's not the end of it though, before I came here I was somewhere else. I don't remember where, but there was this voice. It said I was in a competition. That my future was in my hands. If I could disappear before my opponent did then I could move on. If I didn't, then I would have to take Otonashi's place here. They told me my opponent would be someone close to me. Then I woke up here, and Cory was right there. When I discovered that she didn't have her memories, I thought we would both be here forever. She couldn't move on without her memories, and I could never move on without letting go of my anger. Now I can sense she had regained her memories, therefore I have lost. I will be stuck here forever."
Jazz looked away as he concluded his story. He was immediately surprised when he felt arms circle around him.
"Jazz, you should talk to her." Jessi said calmly.
"I don't want to! I'm so afraid…I'm afraid that I took away her life, and mine, for no reason.
Jessi shook her head, "You'll be okay Jazz, I know you will."
She hesitated "Will you miss me Jazz?"
He tried to hold back a sob, "You have no idea how much."
"Thank you," she whispered.
"For what?" Jazz replied confused.
"For loving me," she responded.
He could speak, he just nodded.
"Tell everyone else I love them okay? Tell Linsey to have more confidence, and tell Ed not to cry okay? Tell Otonashi that I always actually thought of him as a friend. Last tell Cory that she was never just the gullible girl we tricked into playing with us." Jessi said grinning through her tears.
"Okay," Jazz responded.
Jessi nodded, then brushed her lips against his.
"I will see you again," She said stubbornly.
Then she disappeared.
End of Chapter 8
Author's notes:
WAAAAA SAD! So yeah a lot happened in this chapter…O.o The songs, that I don't own, were Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson and I'd Lie by Taylor Swift. So yeah, this chapter was supposed to be up last week but my life kept getting in its way. If you have any Questions, Corrections, or Compliments please review or message me! See you next time! (T.K. out)
