me: ...
Ed?
Al: Animefan127? The chapter has started.
me: ...
Ed: -waves hand in front of animefan127- Hello in there? Chapter's started.
me: ...
Al?
me: -walks in door- Hey guys!
Ed & Al: WTF?!
me: Hey readers! Another chapter is under way!
Ed: But, you're right here! -points to other animefan127-
me: If you read my letter, you would've known that it's a blow-up animefan127. Jeez...
Al: Oh.
Ed: -still confused-
me: Onto the next chapter!
Ed: Where'd you get a blow-up animefan127?
me: Secrets shall be kept.
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Chapter 14 Meeting
I cannot find a way to describe it
It's there inside
All I do is hide
I wish that it would just go away
What you do
You do if you know
What would you do
Lirana tripped over a rock and began tumbling down the hill. She yelped when a tree stump stopped her from rolling all the way down.
"What am I doing? It was probably just a lie-- I-I mean come on!" Lirana yelled as she stood up.
Lirana looked around.
"Heads up!!"
Lirana felt something slam into her head and she fell foward. She began tumbling again and stopped before she fell off of the cliff. Lirana heard someone running down the hill and next to her.
"Hey! Are you alright?! I'm so sorry!"
Lirana sat up and it took a few seconds for her vision to become normal. A boy about her age was kneeling next to her. His short brown hair gleamed in the suns as his topaz eyes burned with concern. He held out his hand as a warm breeze whipped by; causing the grass to bend.
"It's okay." Lirana groaned as she took his hand.
He helped her up and she realized he was at least 6 feet tall.
"Yeah, I'm really sorry. I guess my warning came to late. I knew I should've kicked the soccer ball to Matt..." The boy apologized as he brushed off his jeans.
"No problem. What's your name?" Lirana asked.
"Mine? Call me Derek. May I ask yours?" Derek asked.
Lirana smiled. He was so polite!
"Lirana. Pleasure to have met you." Lirana replied holding her hand out.
Derek grinned and shook Lirana's hand.
"You can run very fast." Derek commented, "Maybe you could play soccer with me, Matt, and some of my other friends sometime."
Lirana felt her face burning up.
"O-Oh! I'd love to! I haven't played soccer for a while and I'm sure it would be fun!" She exclaimed quickly.
Ed could be around the corner.
"Okay. Hang on a sec." Derek said and he ran back up the hill.
Lirana sighed and sat on the ground. A few minutes later, Derek came back with a black haired boy, around his age, who had chocolate brown eyes and was holding a soccer ball. He snickered as Derek gave Lirana a piece of paper with his number on it.
"Matt, this is Lirana. She might be playing soccer with us sometime. She's a fast runner." Derek explained as Matt nodded.
"Sure. Not many girls are told they are fast runners by you... could make a difference." Matt said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, call us when you want. We're brothers." Derek explained as Lirana looked at Matt.
"A-Alright. I should go now. I'll call later." Lirana promised as she began walking back up the hill.
"Hey," Derek called, making Lirana look at him, "I'll see you around."
All the pain
I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what
Was never said
Back and forth
Inside my head
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable come and take me away
Lirana's face became flushed before she began running back up the hill. Soon after, she collided with something that sent her flying into a tree. Lirana saw Ed and jumped down.
"Hey?! Where have you been?!" Ed shouted, "I've been looking for you everywhere!!"
"Sorry... I thought you meant you liked--"
"No! She's just a childhood friend!" Ed said dismayed, hugging Lirana.
"... I see... I'm sorry for causing you trouble..." Lirana muttered.
"It's okay, but we have a problem. Your brother and friends are at the house." Ed said urgently, taking a step back.
Lirana nodded.
"I saw."
"Do you want them to know you're here?" Ed asked.
"They already know. They just want to see me for themselves." Lirana replied finding a new interest by staring at her shoes.
Ed raised an eyebrow.
"Are you okay?"
Lirana snapped her head up and looked into Ed's golden orbs. They were filled with concern. Lirana tightened her grip on the paper in her hand with Derek's phone number on it. Ed walked closer and Lirana took a step back.
How can I tell him... that I'm... deteriorating... ?
"What's wrong?" Ed asked with more concern as he took more steps towards Lirana.
I feel like I'm all alone
All by myself I need to get around this
My words are cold
I don't want them to hurt you If I show you
I don't think you'd understand
'Cause no one understands
Lirana turned and ran; hearing Ed's cry of suprise a little ways away. She ran into the forest and pushed some branches away as some cut her. Lirana tripped over a log when she was deep in the forest and fell. She felt a new slice appear on her arm and cried. Lirana was deteriorating. She stood up and let out a cry of pain. Her ankle looked like it was broken. Lirana hobbled over to a log and cried more; slamming her hands onto her face and leaning over. Ed didn''t know she wasn't a vampire anymore... nobody did. Plus, her body was starting to deteriorate... and if Ed knew she got a phone number from that guy, Derek... oh god help her.
"What's wrong with me?!" Lirana shouted up to the sky.
As expected, she didn't get an answer.
All the pain
I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what
Was never said
Back and forth
Inside my head
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable come and take me away
Lirana stood, choking on a few sobs, and began hobbling further into the forest. She found what she was looking for... two large stones and mounds of dirt before the stones.
"Mom... Dad..." She whispered before she sat between the stones and hugged her legs.
Lirana soon fell asleep as a tear fell down her face.
(((Space)))
What was that about? Ed wondered as he ran around looking for Lirana.
She just bolted out of the blue.
Ed ran into the forest, avoiding branches, bushes, and trees. He found a clearing and Lirana asleep between two large stones. Ed walked over to Lirana and picked her up; his face softening. He looked at her face and saw the tear stains on it. Ed then also noticed the fresh slices on her left arm and the other wounds; causing him to frown.
Her home is out of the question... where can we go... ?
Ed decided to go to a shack he saw earlier on the outskirts of the forest. When he got there, Ed put Lirana onto a cot he found inside and sat in a chair; waiting for her to awaken.
(((Space)))
I'm going nowhere on and on and
I'm getting nowhere on and off and on
I'm going nowhere on and on and off and on and off and on
Lirana opened her eyes and waited for her vision to come into focus. She saw Ed leaning over her and his face relax.
"I was afraid you were never gonna wake up." He said as Lirana sat up.
"Your ankle is broken... why is that?" Ed asked as Lirana twitched.
"I... fell on it..." Lirana replied quietly.
"It should've healed by now though, right?" Ed asked, crossing his arms.
Oh no... not now...
"Um... Maybe I'll let Rioko and Rumiel and Lorenzo that I'm here..." Lirana said quickly, standing up and wincing at the pain from her ankle.
"You sure?" Ed asked.
Lirana nodded, but out of fear of what she just said. One of them would be able to tell she wasn't a vampire... easily.
All the pain
I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what
Was never said
Back and forth
Inside my head
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable come and take me away
Ed picked her up and dashed out of the shack. Lirana quickly slipped the piece of paper with Derek's number on it into her pocket. Soon, they were at her house. Ed put Lirana down gently before opening the door. Lorenzo was the first to see them since he was leaning against the staircase. Rioko and Rumiel were fighting the training robot upstairs, Winry was in the workshop, and Al was in the room with the animals. Lorenzo walked over to them.
"Welcome back." He said as Ed smiled.
Lorena nodded and began, slowly, ascending the stairs. She went into her room as the phone rang. She grabbed it and spoke into it.
"H... Hello... ?"
"Hi. Is Lirana there?"
Lirana recognized the voice.
It was Derek.
Take me away
Break me away
Take me away
"Hi. What's up?" Lirana asked.
"Nothing much. I was wondering if you would like to come play soccer tomorrow. I'm sure the team would love to have you on it!" Derek laughed.
Lirana nodded.
"Okay. Where and what time?"
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me: YAY!!!! Chapter 14 is done!!
Ed: ... uh-huh.
Al: -nodds-
me: Please R&R without flames, unlees helpful, or I'll have gluttony eat you.
Ed: What?!
Al: O.o
me: Exactly.
Roy: When am I gonna be in this fanfiction?
me: NEVER!!!! Just kidding. I dunno.
Roy: -sulks-
me: See ya later, loyal readers!!
Al: Can I get a kitty with wings?
me: No.