Eta #21:Circus
Fun on a Weekend
I'm not going to try and apologize for the stupidly late update - I'm not even sure if there are people still out there reading this. But anyway, this one kind of has a humurous feel, so it's quite light and fun.
Looking round, Ran Fan was sure it wasn't just her that was thinking it. Ling probably was too – she just couldn't be bothered to ask him.
And what precisely was Ran Fan thinking?
That the antics of the Elric brothers reminded her so much of the circus that she and Ling had seen as children.
Both Edward and Alphonse were mucking about at this precise moment in time. They deserved to have their moments of peace though.
And after all, it wasn't like Ran Fan and Ling had ever not let their hair down. The stunt they had pulled ordering everything on the room service menu in the Elric's hotel had been pretty laughable.
Winry appeared on the horizon, yelling for Ed – Ran Fan thought that she wanted him for a check up or something. Ed heard, scowled for a single moment, and then looked up, before yelling "Hey, Win! Get down here!".
Upon hearing Edward's words, Winry came running, only to be met with a water balloon in her face. The expression on her face turned from happiness to extremely furious, her hand clutching her wrench, ready to slam it into Ed's head.
Which she did, with a yell of "EDWARD!!"
As Alphonse tried to calm Winry down, Ling took Ran Fan by the hand and led her away. "Shouldn't we go and help Ed?" Ran Fan asked, wondering where Ling was taking her.
"Nah," Ling said, continuing on. "Let him fight his own battles. He's dealt with Winry before. Nothing new..."
And while Ed was getting severely punished by Winry, Ling and Ran Fan stood together on the top of a hill, gazing at the landscape around them.