The Blade Alchemist: New Adventures
Young Love
Ten Years Later
Drake POV
"Hey guys, hurry up! Our guests will be here soon!" my wife yelled up the stairs in our newer house in Resembool. Today was the day. It was sixteen years ago today that we had the final battle on the Promised Day. Over the past two months, everyone who had been a part of it discussed and agreed to get together and celebrate the anniversary. We decided upon my house due to it's shear size. "Hey dad, have you seen my wrench?" I turned around and saw my, now sixteen year old, daughter Liz. "Why? Who are you trying to hit with it now?" I wanted to kill Winry for corrupting my daughter. Anytime she got mad, she would slug a wrench at the person responsible. But I was happy cause now that Winry lived in Central, Liz took over her Resembool customers.
"No one." I glared at her. "Who?" She scoffed and stared at me. "I said no one! I'm working on a customers arm and it's missing." I shook my head. "I haven't seen it, Liz. Worry about that later. Go upstairs and get your siblings. Our guests will be here soon." She moaned. "Yes dad." She walked up the stairs as I walked to the living room where my wife was. "I swear to you. I want to kill that woman so badly." Jess turned to me from her book. "I told you Liz was trouble." I chuckled and kissed her. "Hey dad. When the Mustangs get here, can me, Mathew, Justin and Maes go to town and for a bit?"
I turned to see my third son, Scott. His hair, that used to be flat black, now had small silver linings in it. "Sure, but don't stay out for long. Remember that I want everyone here for dinner." He nodded and walked back upstairs. As it turned out, Scott and my youngest daughter Susan took up alchemy as well. Jenny decided she wanted to teach preschool when she got old enough. And Mathew said he was still thinking on what he wanted. Winry was upset that Liz was the only one who wanted to work with automail. We heard knocking on the door and I walked to it.
I opened the door to find the Mustang family. "Hey guys." I shook, now Fuhrer, Roys hand and gave Riza a hug. "Honey, the Mustangs are here!" I heard Jess run through the house and up to me. She snatched Riza into a hug while I shook Maes' hand. "Hey big guy. How's it going? The boys are upstairs." He smiled and nodded. "Thank you Mr. Ganters." He took off into the house and up the stairs. "Well, enough chatting. Come on in guys." Just then, I heard more running in the house. "Ellen!" I heard Liz yell to Roys, now nine year old, daughter. "Hi Liz! Hi Sarah!" she yelled and ran to them.
The girls went up to the rooms while the boys went to town for a while. Riza and Jess went to go 'lady' talk, while myself and Roy sat at the very large table. "So, how's the country doing, 'Fuhrer'?" I teased and he smirked. "Oh just fine. Considering that it has to deal with a wolf pack." he teased back and I stared at him. "So, hows the family?" he continued. "Well, Liz will be leaving in a week to stay with Winry in Central. She wants to master herself with automail. Jenny is studying hard so she can teach when she's older." Roy looked at me. "She wants to teach? As in school?"
"Yeah. She wants to teach preschool. And I wanted to talk to you about Justin, Roy." He looked at me eagerly. "Yes?" I smirked. "Justin has been begging me for months about wanting to take the State Alchemist exam. I've been telling him no, but his birthday is in two weeks. So I thought I would surprise him. Do you think you could put his name in the roster for the next exam?" Roy moaned. "So now you want me to deal with him in the military? What did I do to deserve this? Sigh. Yeah, I'll put his name in. Are you sure he's ready? You know that test is hard."
"I'm aware. But it's not up to me to tell if he is ready or not. That's for him to decide. And you know how good he is with alchemy." He chuckled. "That I do. I'll put his name in. But what about Sarah? She doesn't want to as well?" I shrugged my shoulders. "She's never said anything about it, but she might if I tell Justin he can. When is the next exam by the way?" I asked. "In one month. Names have to be in by the one week mark. After that, the list is locked in." I nodded. "I see. Well, if she says she wants to, I'll give you a call." He nodded and the women came around the corner.
Jess POV
Roy and my husband went to the table to talk a while as me and Riza went to the back room. "So how have things been Riza?" She turned to me. "Same as always. Did you hear the news?" I looked at her puzzled. "No. What?" Riza chuckled. "Remember Elicia, Gracias daughter?" I nodded. "Well, she's engaged now." My eyes went wide. "Really!? To who!?" Riza chuckled again. "I don't remember his name, but he's from the school she went to." My eyes teared up. "That's wonderful, Riza. I'm happy for her." She smiled. "And what about you guys? How have you all been?" she asked. "Same as always, crazy. Liz has turned into a younger version of Winry. Every time someone pisses her off, out comes a wrench."
Riza started laughing. "I see. I heard she is going to stay with Winry a while." I nodded. "Yeah. She leaves in a week. She wants to learn everything she can about automail. But Justin is another matter. He wants to take the State Alchemist exam, but Drake wont let him." Riza looked at me shocked. "He wants to be a State Alchemist?" I nodded. "He has the skills for it, and I know he'll pass it. If only his father would let him. But, I think we may have a problem." Riza tilted her head and I leaned over to her ear and whispered. "Susan has a crush on Maes." Riza backed away from me in shock.
"What? Really?" I nodded. "Every time he's around she blushes, and he does too." Riza smirked. "So what do we do about it?" I smirked too. "I'll handle the men, you handle the love birds." Riza chuckled and nodded. "Well, lets go break the news to them." Riza said in a laugh. We left the room and walked into the dining room.
Justin POV
"So guys, want to head to the lake?" I asked and they turned to me. "Yeah, sure. We got enough time for a quick swim." my brother Scott answered. "I'm game." Maes followed. "Well, lets go then." We began walking towards the large lake that was about a mile from the house. "So Justin, you dad still wont let you go for the State exam?" Maes asked and I shook my head. "No. And he wont tell me why. I know I can pass it. I just don't get it. He'll let Liz move to Central with aunt Winry, but he wont let me take the exam. It's not fair."
"Cheer up bro. He'll come around. You know dad has his reasons for everything. And after all he and mom went through, I can understand why he don't want you to." Mathew stated. "Yeah, but he's a State Alchemist. Whats wrong with letting me become one?" I whined. "Can't answer that, Justin. As I said, he has his reasons." Mathew followed. We walked for a bit until I turned to Maes. "Sooo, Maes." He looked at me. "Yeah?" I smirked. "I heard you like my sister, Susan." He immediately blushed. "I do not!" he retorted. "Ah come on. No need to hide it." Mathew followed. "Shut up! I don't either!" Me and my brothers all laughed. "Come on Maes. We're wolves. We can see it in your eyes. You 'like' her, don't you?" I said with a grin.
"Why are you guys so mean? I do not like your sister! We're friends!" I chuckled. "Oh really? Just friends, or very close friends?" Now Maes was really blushing. "Come on Maes. Admit it." Scott teased. "Yeah, admit you like her." Mathew followed. "FINE! I like her! Happy!?" Maes blurted. "Yup. We're happy!" I answered and me and my brothers all laughed. "You should take her on a date." I teased again. "Will you all shut up!?" Me and my brothers looked at each other and nodded. "NO!" we yelled in unison and started laughing. "I hate you guys."
Drake POV
Me and Roy watched as our wives walked into the room with smirks on their faces. "What?" me and Roy asked in unison. They both chuckled. "Oh, nothing." they said in unison. "It doesn't look like nothing." Roy stated. They both started chuckling again. "Damn it, women! Spit it out!" I ordered. They looked at each other, nodded, then back to us. "Susan and Maes are in love." Me and Roy didn't move and inch. We slowly turned our heads to each other and glared at each other.
"I told you to keep your son away from my daughters!" I yelled. "Oh yeah!? How in the hell my son fell for you daughter is quite the mystery!" he retorted. "Jess!" I heard Riza yell, and I knew too damn what what normally comes after her name. My and Roy slowly turned back to the women and saw Jess with fire in her eyes and Riza pointing at us. "Oh shit!" me and Roy spoke in unison. "KILL!" Riza shouted. Me and Roy darted away from the table and out the back door as Jess took off after us.
I ran one way, and Roy ran the other. Go figure that she would come after me first. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU DRAKE!" she yelled at me as I ran as fast as I could. But not fast enough. She leaped into the air and landed on me, slapping my face. "That is our daughter and you'll leave her and Maes be!" she yelled between slaps. "Okay! Okay! Get off!" She stopped slapping and kissed me. "Good! Now for Roy!" She looked around and saw him hiding behind the corner of the house. "FOUND YOU!" she yelled and he took off running.
"GET BACK HERE MUSTANG!" Jess yelled. I watched as she, like me, leaped and landed on Roy. She let me off easy, but not him. She started clawing him like crazy. After a few minuets, she got off him. "NOW BOTH OF YOU BACK IN THE HOUSE, NOW!" she yelled and we both ran back inside and sat at the table. Jess walked in and we both froze. "So...are you guys happy for them?" Riza asked. I wanted to say no, but Jess still had the fire in her eyes and we both nodded. "Yes. Very happy." we spoke in unison.
"We're back!" I turned to see my sons and Maes walk in. They noticed that Jess was still pissed at us. "Uh, what's going on?" Maes asked and I glared at Roy. Jess growled and I turned back. "Nothing! Nothing at all!" The boys all looked at each other then back to us. "Uh, okay dad. We're heading up to my room." Justin said and they all walked upstairs. Me and Roy sighed and I turned to him. "If they marry, I'll kill you." I stated. "Not if I kill you first, Blade." The women glared at us and we both shut up. "What was that?" Riza asked very sternly. "Nothing!" we said in unison. "Good!" Jess finished. Sigh. Great...twelve years old, and my daughter already has a crush. And with Roys kid to boot. Perfect. Just perfect.
