Chapter nineteen: A month later
Coniniaue's metal arm clanged off of Edward's as he guarded.
"Keep it up Coniniaue!" Edward urged. "You're almost done. This is the last day, I promise."
Both of them were dressed in white karate uniforms. "Last day, huh?" Coniniaue grunted, swinging a kick at him; that he blocked. "It'd better be. You said it was my last day two weeks ago."
Edward yawned. "Alright, we're done. It's late."
Coniniaue sighed. "Fine…" She reached back and pulled up her braid, pulling off the tie and letting her hair fall down her back.
Edward sat down, his eyes drooping. "Why don't you keep your hair down more often?"
"Because it gets in my eyes. Duh. Same reason you do."
"No, I keep it in a braid because it looks good."
"Ugh… You are such… A boy."
Coniniaue's room
Coniniaue sat in front of her mirror, running a brush through her thick red locks. She ran her fingers through her hair, checking for knots. "Boys." She muttered. "Always trying to look cute."
And naturally, through the wall, she heard, "I HEARD THAT!"
"OH SHUT UP YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!" She called back. "Edward…"
The locks of hair that framed her hair looked good in braids while the rest of her hair was let down. "Maybe I should consider leaving my hair down for once…"
The next morning
Coniniaue, of course, broke into the Elric's room through the window and sat on the coffee table. It was around 6:00 AM and, of course, Edward and Alphonse were asleep.
"WAKEY WAKEY!" She shouted. "WAKE UP, EDWARD! ALPHONSE!"
Edward fell out of bed. Alphonse just sat up. "Wha…" Alphonse rubbed his eyes. "Coniniaue, how did you get in…?"
She pointed. "Window."
Edward sat up, rubbing his head. "You look… Different."
Coniniaue ran her fingers through her hair. "I left my hair down for once. Like it?"
"Will you go out with me later?" Edward blurted out.
Coniniaue blinked. "You like it THAT much…?"
"Erm. Yup."
Coniniaue giggled, but Alphonse sighed. "Brother… You are so predictable…"