Omg.. Thank you guys so much for those reviews. It made me want to continue and so.. here I am! But after getting a complaint from a lot of fellow reviewers, who IMed me out of the blue, about me doing my commentaries too long, I won't reply to The Reviews anymore.. I will only reply to a couple, and not to every single review I get. I'm so sorry everyone!
Edward: That sucks.. but at least we can continue this story. Do you even know how to end this?
Orenji: o-o; Um.. no. Is that bad?
Edward: You're hopeless!
Al: Oh, don't worry, Orenji! Nii-san is just cranky because he didn't get enough sleep last night.
Roy: Really? I didn't know. Poor Hagane no..
Hughes: Only you would know why, Roy, seeing as you were with him last night. –smirks-
Roy: …You're sick. I wouldn't do that unless Edward really wants it.
Edward: ……. Wtf? I'm getting a restraining order.
Orenji: Stop it! You're making the commentaries too long and you're scaring Aru's mind! Oh, and I'm sorry for taking so long.
Al: o-o;;;; Ish ok.. I'll just ignore them.
Orenji: Oh, but I got a new story opener, story divider, and story ender! It's gonna be that V-V-V thing. XD
Edward: Congratulations?
Orenji: Thanks! But you can introduce the story, Aru! Because I love you so much.
Al: Yay! Please enjoy this chapter of Remembering You! Thank you for your reviews and support for this!
Disclaimer: Orenji Yoh-chan does not own Hagane no Renkinjutsushi! If she did, then… MADNESS!
V-V-V
Maes Hughes was the one who drove the wounded Roy Mustang and the memory-ridden Edward Elric home that night, making sure that Roy was alright, preparing him food, wrapping his wounds, and even giving him a sponge bath (without removing his boxers, mind you.)! Mustang was glad that Hughes had gotten there, or else he probably wouldn't have made it through that battle between him and Takill, the so-called Lightning Alchemist raised from the dead.
Hughes entered in his room, a smile plastered across his face as trotted over to Roy's bedside, dropping a bowl of soup, accompanied with a legless, TV dinner table and a large cup of water.
"Come on Roy; time to eat!" The male chirped, shoving a spoon in Roy's hand.
"Can you be any gentler?" Roy asks, arching a brow as he adjusted the silverware in his hand to get it to fit easier. Maes chuckled as he sat at the foot of his bed, watching him.
"Enough talking, and more eating Roy! You need to get your strength back after your little tussle with that guy." Hughes reminded, shaking a finger at Roy jokingly. He nodded and rolled his eyes, staring at the food.
"You know, I'm not sick. I can eat solid foods, Maes." The Colonel said, turning his eyes up at Hughes, who just shrugged.
"So? That was the only thing I could find edible and not insect-infected." He replied, arching a brow suggestively as he saw the look on Roy's face.
"Shut up, Maes." Roy mumbled, scooping up the liquid with his spoon and sipping it, savoring the taste. "Where's Edward?" He asked, not looking up from his plate until he took a long drink from his cup.
"Him? Oh, he's with Al." Hughes answered, leaning back slightly and staring up at the ceiling with a long sigh. "Ed was a little depressed, so I thought that if he saw Al again, he'd be happy. And success!"
"I thought Alphonse was with Major Armstrong." Roy mentioned.
"I called Armstrong up and had him bring Al here." Hughes replied.
"That quick?"
"Yup; Edward sure was happy to see him."
"Ah.." Roy took another sip from the bowl and swallowed a chunk of an unknown object inside, but didn't complain. In fact, it was tasty.
"So, mind telling me what happened exactly?" Hughes asked, not bothering to make eye contact with Roy.
"About what?" Roy asked, acting innocent on his friend even though he knew what he was asking about.
"About that Takill guy; what happened between you and him? That was… rather an awkward position you were in when I found you."
"If you're thinking that he and I ar.." Hughes interrupted Roy, before even giving him the chance to finish his sentence.
"No! Of course not! I was just wondering why he was doing that, and what exactly he wanted from Edward and you."
"Oh. Well, I can't really explain why he was trying to get in my pants in the first place." Roy said, sitting his spoon down inside the bowl and sighing heavily as he took another gulp of his water.
"But he was after FullMetal because he believes that he was the one responsible for Scar's death." He informed looking at Maes, who looked back.
"But Kimbley killed Scar, didn't he?" Hughes asked, his eyes wandering Roy's face, watching his expression as he nodded.
"Yes, he did, but Takill won't believe the truth. He still blames Edward, even after I told him everything about Scar's mishap. So now.." Once again, Hughes cut him off.
"He wants revenge."
"Yea." Mustang answered, a bit of annoyance in his voice as he cleared his throat and continued.
"But as I was saying… He wants revenge on Edward for 'killing' his friend or whatever, and he won't stop un.."
"Until he gets what he wants." Hughes said, grinning widely at how aggravated Roy got.
"Will you stop doing that?" Mustang asked, rolling his onyx eyes at the chuckling man.
"Sorry Roy. But you're so predictable." Hughes said, still smiling.
"Well, I don't care if I'm predictable or not. You can keep your mouth shut." He snapped, drinking some of his soup straight from the bowl.
"Fine, fine; I'll stop. So what are you going to do about this? How are you going to protect Edward if you can't even protect yourself?" He asked, still keeping his eyes on Roy, who just growled.
"Trust me. I'll think of a way, and you're going to help me."
V-V-V
Edward lay on the grass, arms behind his head and using them like a pillow. He mumbled slightly at how uncomfortable his automail arm was, but didn't bring it to Al, who lay right beside him, watching the same clouds glide across the light blue sky.
His red trench coat clung to his small body, along with his original black shirt and pants, and not the mention his boots. When they arrived to Roy's home, Hughes scavenged around the house for some clothing Edward could use, and just so happened to find Ed's old clothing there. After much questioning, Roy finally told him that Edward spent the night at his house very long ago with Alphonse, of course, and he forgot his clothes. Of course, Hughes bought it and never brought it up again.
"Brother.. what are you thinking?" Al asked suddenly, catching the blonde off guard.
"Huh? Oh, uh.. I don't know. I guess I'm trying to remember the past." He replied, turning his head to look at giant suit of armor. Al moved his head to look over at him as well, his armor creaking slightly from the movement.
"Do you.. want me to help you?" Al asked quietly, his eyes locked on Edward. The youth blinked before nodding his head, sitting up from the cool grass along with Al. They turned their bodies to face each other crossed their legs, preparing themselves.
"Alright. So.." Al began, now wondering where he should begin. Edward blinked, his amber eyes scanning Al's body before speaking.
"Should I tell you what I remember first?"
"Isn't it the Human Transmutation experiment?" Al asked.
"Well.. yea. That's all I know. So you can start from there." Edward said, smiling warmly at his younger brother, who would have smiled back if he wasn't lacking a body.
"Alright.. so after the Human Transmutation incident, I was able to get you to Winry's house…"
"Winry?" Edward asked, arching a brow in confusion.
"Yea. Winry Rockbell. She's one of our childhood friends whose grandmother works with automail, which is the substitute we used for the limbs you were missing after our Human Transmutation."
"Oh, ok then." He blinked and sighed inwardly, looking down at the ground. "Do you.. have a picture of her?"
"Um.. not with me, brother. But when we get back to Central, I'll show you!" Al said cheerfully, getting a smile from Edward.
"Yea, but she's really nice. She may yell a lot, but she's really kind-hearted, and she cares a lot about us; she's like a sister to us." He said, before continuing on.
"Her grandmother, Pinako, made you automail when you were still nine, but the automail you have now, that's Winry's piece of art. After you got used to the feeling, that's when you decided to become a State Alchemist and burned our house down…"
"I burned our house down?"
"Yup. You thought we had no need for one, now that you were going to become a State Alcemist." Edward stayed quiet and listened to Al, hearing every word as he tried to remember all of the things his younger brother was telling him.
"The Colonel and First Lieutenant, Riza Hawkeye took us, after hearing about our troubles, had us board a train and leave Resembool, our hometown, and went to where they were taking the tests, and stayed at…" He paused, wondering if he should even be telling Edward this horrible event, but after getting many urges from Edward, he spoke.
"We stayed at Shou and Nina Tucker's house." He said, noticing the way Edward reacted to the name.
Edward jolted up, sitting up straight as the name 'Nina' rang through his mind, and his hands shook slightly. Al watched him before finally calling out his name, in hopes that he was alright. After Edward nodded and made up the lie that he was hungry and probably had low blood sugar, they went inside the kitchen to continue their conversation.
"We stayed at their house while you took the exams. But after you passed and Chimera spotting had occurred, you decided to stick your nose in it, like always, and try to solve the problem. But…" He paused once again, hesitating to continue his story.
"Al?" Edward asked, taking a bite out of a banana.
"Oh, sorry! I must've zoned off. Where was I?" He asked, trying to pull an act on Edward, and succeeding.
"You were about to say something about the Chimeras or whatever." The blonde reminded with a mouth full of the fruit.
"Oh.. um.." Al began, not wanting to be in this predicament, but continued on. He knew his brother needed all the help he could get, and if this happening helps jog his memory, then he'd do it.
"It turned out the Tucker was the one creating the chimera's, in hope of recreating his wife.. but, after going mad, he.. turned Nina, his own daughter, and their dog into a chimera.. he combined them together, and it was a success.
Edward's amber eyes widened, dropping the banana on the ground, causing it the splat when it hit the solid surface of the ground. He's hands trembled along with his body as his faced paled, suddenly loosing his confidence in everything. Al took a step forward him, suddenly becoming concern.
"Brother…? Are you alright?" He asked, bending down slightly to get a good glimpse of Edward's face.
"Y-Yea.. I'm fine.. Blood sugar." He lied again, picking up the now filthy banana and tossing it in the garbage can as he reached out to grab another kind of fruit, taking a bite out of the juicy apple.
The youth turned and walked toward the refrigerator, opening it and sticking his head inside in search of a drink. He pulled out a carton of milk and swished around the white liquid inside the carton, opening the top and doing a 'waterfall' with it. He closed his mouth, and a disgusted beyond belief look came across his features as he spat the milk out, wiping his mouth on his sleeve.
"That's disgusting! How can they drink this.. this.. sickening drink!" He shouted, putting the cap back on and throwing it back inside to fridge and slamming it shut. Al laughed and giggled at Ed, not being able to hold it in any longer. His amber eyes glared at Al, waving his hand at him.
"Shut up, Al. It wasn't funny, I could have been poisoned."
"You're still like I remember you." Al said, giggling.
"What do you mean?"
"You still detest milk. You absolutely hate it." Al said, halting his laughter for a bit to talk to Edward.
"Yea…"
Hughes walked down the hallway, grinning when he spotted the Elric brothers.
"Why, hello there, Edward! Al!" Maes greeted, waving to both, getting a wave in return.
"Hello, Hughes!" Al chirped.
"Hey, Hughes." Edward said, looking up at him.
"What are you guys doing out here? Did you get bored of the outside world?" Maes joked, putting away the plates he was carrying inside the dishwasher.
"Not really; Edward said he was low on blood sugar or something, so we came in here to get him something to eat." Al explained, scratching the back of his head.
"Oh, really? I hope you got something to help that, Edward." Hughes spoke, leaning up against the table and smirking over at Ed.
"Uh, yea, I did. Thanks, Hughes." The blonde said as he hoisted himself up on a nearby table and sat on it.
"So? What were you talking about? Anything about me?" Hughes asked, arching a brow suggestively as he began to jump.
"Tell me! Please! I'll keep it a secret if you want me too! Please, please, please!" He pleaded, clasping his hands together and bringing them under his nose, winking exemplarily.
"Oh, it was nothing about you!" Al said, not trying to sound mean. "I was just telling Ed about his past to help him out."
"Oh… really." Hughes said quietly, thinking he just barged into an important conversation. "So, did your trip to the past help you out any?" He asked, turning to the awfully quiet blonde teen.
"Um… I guess." Ed replied, snapping out of his daze.
"Well! That's good. Roy wants me to run to the store and get some stuff, so can you two be good and help him out while I'm gone?" He asked happily, grinning as he walked out the door.
"Thanks a lot! See you soon!" He called to them without waiting for their reply, closing the door behind him as he went. Al and Edward blinked and looked at each other, suddenly laughing out for some reason. After a while, Edward looked up at Al and quieted down, clearing his throat.
"I'm gonna check on Roy, k?" He said, hopping off the table he was on and walking down the hallway, opening many doors before finding the Colonel's chamber.
"Roy? Are you awake?" Edward asked, stepping in the find Roy on his side, his back turned to the blonde.
"Roy?" He called, walking carefully to the dark haired man. He peeked over him and smiled faintly when he saw the man's peaceful face as he slept. Even when he slept, Edward still thought he looked handsome and perfect-angled cheeks; salmon-pink, pouty lips; soft, raven black hair; and cat-shaped eyes with slightly curled, jet-black lashes. Absolutely beautiful.
Ed sighed as he sat down at the edge, bringing his hand over Roy's face to brush loose strands of hair out of the older males slightly pale face, watching his chest rise steadily with every breath he took. After meeting Roy, talked to him for the first time and saw what he did for him in order to protect the blonde, he knew right then and there; he needed his memory back in order to help Roy, no matter what the consequences.
He stared at male's complexion, wondering his secrets to that perfect, soft, flawless skin before getting up and smiled.
"Even in his sleep.. he's still handsome.. still.." He thought, before blushing and shaking his head violently. He got up and walked back out the door, careful to close the door quietly so it won't disturb Roy's sleep.
Edward walked back to the kitchen with Al, sitting down on a chair and looking up at the suit of armor.
"How is he doing, brother?" Al asked, watching his older sibling walk into the room. Ignoring Al's question, he got straight to the point.
"Al… I want you to help me get my memory back and…" Edward paused before continuing.
"I want you to teach me Alchemy.."
V-V-V
There's mah chapter! I liked this one actually. It was better than my other one. And because of my procrastinating, I'm starting on my other chapter right now! And there's lots of ways to spell Resembool, that's just how I chose to spell it… Hum, tomorrow's my birthday and stuff, so I'm gonna have to finish the other chapter fast, before I get caught in the "merriment".. Grr..
Edward: You don't like your birthday, do you?
Orenji: Don't get me wrong, I like my birthday.. but I'm gonna hate this one.
Al: Why?
Orenji: Oh.. my mom's boyfriend is coming to spend it with me, and take all of my mom's attention like always. ….You know what? My mom's been ignoring me again. o-o Not like I care.
Roy: I'll spend it with you!
Hughes: Yes! Me too!
Edward: I'll come.
Al: Mm hmm! We'll all be here for your birthday!
Orenji: Thank you! –huggles all of them- At least someone loves me.
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