Wow! I'm writing this on my birthday… That's surprising, seeing as no one goes on the computer or plays games on their birthday… do they?
Edward: I dunno..
Al: -freaks out- OMGOMGOMG! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ORENJI!
Orenji: Awww. Thank you!
Roy: Yes. Happy Birthday, Yohie.
Orenji: Thank you!
Hughes: Happy birthday! –glomps Orenji-
Orenji: Gah! Thank you! –huggles Hughes-
Roy: Edward, say it.
Edward: Say what?
Orenji: That's ok! He's just shy.
Edward: -blushes- Err… let's start.
Hughes: MY TURN!
Edward: Then go!
Hughes: Thank you for your reviews and support you've given Orenji Yoh-chan! It's very much appreciated! –waves-
Disclaimer: Orenji Yoh-chan does not own Hagane no Renkinjutsushi! If she did, then I don't know what would happen to the series.
V-V-V
"What do you mean 'gone'!" Roy asked, his heart pounded in his chest.
"I mean that he's gone! Missing! He isn't around here anymore!" Al explained, taking the question seriously. Hughes stepped into the conversation and remained as calm as possible. Actually, he was the only one acting mature through this whole thing.
"Now, it's alright. Edward's fine. We just need to know where he could have gone, and why." Hughes said, turning his head to look over at the suit of armor.
"Can you think of anywhere he would've wanted to go to?" Maes asked. Al paused and hesitated before answering.
"Th-The library.. he could have went there." Al said quietly, looking over at the Colonel. Hughes blinked and tilted his head to the side in a dog like manner.
"The library; why would he want to go there?" Hughes questioned, leaning up against the nearby table.
"Well.. be-because.. he wanted to learn alchemy.." The younger one replied, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.
"Oooh.. I see." Hughes pushed his glasses up with his index finger, trying to think of some more questions. He could take up the career of being a Detective if he continues asking these questions..
"Why would he run without telling anyone though? That's so unlike Edward.. well… this Edward." He corrected himself, shifting his gaze to Roy-to Al-then to Roy again. "Well?"
"I yelled at him." Roy replied, groaning during the process.
"You yelled at Edward? Why would you do…"
"Because I didn't want him to learn Alchemy, that's why." Roy said without letting Maes finish his question. Hughes rolled his eyes and sighed heavily, plopping down on a chair next to him.
"Does he even know where the library is?"
"No.." Al replied, grabbing his metal head in frustration. "He could be anywhere. I'm worried for my brother… What if something happens to him?" He asked worryingly, not wanting to accept the thought of what if.
Roy cried out in frustration, shaking his head.
"He still can't listen to me! Even after he lost his memory, he still has that cocky attitude of his!" Roy stood up and stared at both of the males, now taking command of the situation.
"We'll split up. We'll go around looking for FullMetal. He can't be too far, seeing as it wasn't that long ago that he left." Mustang said firmly, pointing to Hughes and Al.
"You two shall go to the left, while I go to the right. Understand?"
"But Roy, you aren't healed. You can't possibly go out there in your condition." Hughes mentioned, trying to take it over.
"Al and I can look for him by ourselves. You can stay here and…"
"He's my responsibility, Maes. And I'm going to look for him." Roy intervened, walking towards the door and slipping on a pair of white sneakers.
"Now, let's go." The Colonel said, opening the front door and walking out with Hughes and Al following close after and the trio splitting up at the front of Roy's house.
V-V-V
Edward wandered down the streets, maneuvering his way around crowds and people. He stared up at the street sign he was in front of and blinked.
"Melissa Street.. Arc Boulevard.. Is this the right way to the library?" He asked himself, scratching the back of his head.
"I don't know… In fact, I don't even know where the hell I am." He sighed and sat down against a wall next to a small boy, who stared at him for a while before scooting away. Edward leaned his head back to watch the darkening sky.
"Roy and Al must have found out by now that I left.. I hope they aren't mad." The blonde whispered, but almost immediately, he remembered the dark haired man yelling at him, disagreeing with Edward about learning Alchemy and shook his head.
"It's not like I care. He's already mad at me." He rested his head in his hands and groaned, a breeze of cold air rushing past him.
"Excuse me.." A small voice came from in front of him. He blinked at look up, face-to-face with large blue eyes and long, flowing brown hair tied in a braid with a ribbon. A long pink dress touched the ground as it clung to her small frame, accompanied with a small, short sleeved red coat. Her face looked soft, and a small nose was in the middle. Edward guessed she was around the age 16.
She blinked and adjusted her basket in her arms, where wild flowers were scattered all around in the woven basket.
"Are you lost?" She asked, titling her head to the side. "I couldn't help but notice you, and…"
"I am.. I need to find the library." Edward interjected, blushing slightly from embarrassment. The girl giggled as she straightened out, holding out her hand.
"Well then, let's be on our way!"
"What?"
"I'm going to the library as well, so we can go together!" She chirped, smiling down at him.
"My name is Krystl Lee Morsse, what's yours?" She asked the blonde who took her hand and stood up, brushing himself off.
"I'm Edward Elric." He said, returning the smile.
"Do you have a home, Ed?"
"Kind of…" Edward replied, looking down the street.
"Oh! Then maybe you could stay at my house?" The girl asked, walking down Melissa Street, the exact same street that Edward mentioned, and was on.
"That would be.. nice.. Thanks." The youth replied, eyeing her and her basket. That's when he asked: "What are you doing with flowers?"
"Huh? Oh, I'm a Flower Girl. I go around the streets to sell flowers, and bring people happiness! Well, that's at least what I think I do." Krystl answered, turning back to see if Edward was following. He was, but he was sort of… far away for her liking, so she slowed down.
"Do you have a job, Edo?"
"Edo? My name's Edw…"
"Yea, I know. I just wanted to call you Edo… do you mind?" She asked, walking next to him.
"N-No. I don't mind." Edward replied, watching the assorted colored cars past by them.
"Alright then, Edo! Let's go to the library!" She shouted happily, trotting down the sidewalk. Edward chuckled as he looked up to the sky, noticing a faint star in the not completely dark sky. He scanned the painted area, and seeing as there was no more stars around, he stopped, laced his fingers together and brought them under his nose, closing his eyes.
Krystl stopped and turned around, watching him with her navy blue eyes.
"What are you doing?" She asked, after getting tired of the silence.
"Making a wish." Edward answered, not opening his eyes to look at her. She arched a thin brow and looked up, noticing the star as well.
"Oh! First star, huh?" The brunette said, smiling over at him. Edward said nothing and continued his wish. After a good minute or two, he finished and stared over at Krystl, smiling warmly.
"Alright, I'm ready. Sorry about that."
"Oh no; it's ok! You found the first star, so you have the right to make a wish." She said, continuing on her way. Edward followed her, side-by-side, walking in silence.
V-V-V
Roy jogged down the roads, looking frantically around for any sign of the blonde, or his red coat. Thoughts raced through his head as he searched for Edward, now regretting he ever said anything to Ed about him learning Alchemy.
"Why couldn't I have kept my mouth shut? What if Takill grabbed him? What if.." He growled and shooed that thought away, quickening his pace.
"Edward, you better pray that you're not hurt, that take pity on you for doing something so idiotic." He continued jogging/running and stopped at a pair of signs, gasping and panting for air.
"Lawrence Avenue and Arc Boulevard.. He could have gone anywhere…" He sighed as he thought for a long while before finally turning down Sprees, relying on his instincts.
He continued to scan the crowds and streets in search of his missing companion and even stopped to ask passer bys, telling him his rank in the military and his name. Every one of them replied, "No, I don't know. I'm sorry, Colonel Sir." And some woman even blushed and had problems speaking to him.
He rolled his onyx eyes as he went down the street, turning down many other streets and somehow winding up on Melissa Boulevard once again, considering it a coincidence. After a good 5-10 minutes, he stopped in front of another sign.
"Arc Boulevard and Melissa Street…?" He shrugged and looked down at the ground, noticing a boy with a cap on and knelt down, smiling.
"Excuse me, young man. Have you seen a blonde boy with a braid in his hair? He had a red coat on." Roy asked, disguising the roughness in his voice. The small boy blinked and nodded, his purple eyes gazed into Roy's onyx ones before speaking.
"He went with some girl.. A Flower Girl." He said quietly, pointing down the street. "They went that way, saying something about a library." Roy's face lit up as he stood up, thanking the young boy.
"Thank you very much. Um.. Are you waiting for someone?" He asked, looking around.
"Mm hmm. My mama's going to pick me up." The boy replied, smiling. Roy blinked and nodded, but not before reaching into his pocket and withdrawing a rectangular green paper, handing it to the boy.
"Here you go. Thank you for your help." Roy said before running down the street, the question, 'Why was there ten dollars in my pocket?' repeating in his mind. He shrugged it off as he went on his way, searching for any sign of Edward Elric, stumbling on his feet here and there from exhaustion.
V-V-V
Edward looked up the stairs to the library, his eyes widening at the sight of the magnificent building.
"Wow… it's… amazing!" He whispered, inching towards it. Krystl nodded and watched him, arching a brow.
"Have you ever been to a library, Edo?" She asked, giggling slightly.
"N-No.. I mean.. I can't remember." He said, trying to cover up the fact that he lost his memory. "I have been to one, but not as huge as this one."
"Yea.. it's pretty remarkable. I like to come here every week, so I'm a regular customer." The girl said, turning to Edward. "You like it?"
"I love it."
"Then we can stay here for as long as you like!" She exclaimed, getting hyped up about nothing.
"So what are you going to do? What are you going to read, Edo? I love to read about space, Egypt, and about the Ainu! They're from Hokkaido, you know. And they purpose to each other with rice! A man eats half of the rice and hands it to the woman. If she accepts and eats the remaining rice, they are married!"
"I'm going to read about Alchemy…" Everything around them grew deathly quiet.
"I need to learn Alchemy again.. I kind of forgot it all."
"Monster!" Krystl screamed, backing away from him. "You're a monster! You're an alchemist?" The brunette backed away, fright and horror plastered on her face. Edward stared at her in shock, wondering why she was over reacting and took a step closer, only to get hit across the face with her basket.
"Don't come any closer, demon!" She screeched, causing people to stop and stare.
"I can't believe you're an alchemist! That's horrible! I bet you're going to kill me, just like those other alchemists killed my family! Isn't that right! They're after me, and they sent you to kill me, right!" Krystl screamed, still backing away from the blonde. Edward stared at her still, his face pale.
"I-I wouldn't…" He started, reaching his hand out to touch her, but then she screamed.
"NO!" She turned around and ran from him, tears flowing down her face. People gazed at Ed harshly, whispering and muttering things about him. Amber eyes were glued on the floor as Edward's bottom lip trembled. His head was light and his body faltered, his heart pounded in his chest. He couldn't even hear his name being called until he was spun around and in the face of Roy Mustang, who witnessed the whole thing.
"Edward! Are you alright? Why didyou leave, Edward?" Roy asked, not caring who or what anyone said about him. The blonde stared at him as tears formed at the corner of his eyes.
"Roy… am I…" He couldn't say it. It pained him too much to even say that word, but the blonde said it anyway.
"Am I… a monster?" He asked quietly, not helping the quiver at the end of his sentence. Roy blinked and watched him, scanning his face. The dark haired man sighed as he pulled Edward into a comforting hug, shaking his head.
"No Edward.. you're not a monster…" He whispered as he held the crying youth in his arms. The lights on the street flickered on and the light shone above them, giving off the radiant shine to light the streets.
"You're not."
V-V-V
Aww. Poor Edo. OH. I got lots of DN Angel things! I got the DVDs all the way up to 5, and I got the eighth book, and I got some FMA stuff. It's so cool! And I got to see Satoshi and Daisuke kiss. OMGFAINT! XD
Edward: Um.. Or-Orenji?
Orenji: Hmm? Yes, what is it, Edo?
Edward: Hap- Happy birthday..
Orenji: -blinks and smiles, then hugs Edward- Thank you so much, Edward! That means a lot!
Edward: Yea…
Roy: …… Ah, I'll let it pass. I already hugged Edward twice.
Al: I can hug nii-san whenever I want.
Hughes: And why would I hug Edward? Only unless I was in the mood or if he wanted one..
Roy: You're a freak, Maes.
Orenji: Oh, and I meant Krystl to look like Aerith from FF7.. I dunno why, but she came to my mind and I was like, "OMG AERITH!" and so yea.. Don't hate me!
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