Dress Up

Chapter 2

On the word "Go!" Roy and Ed began to furiously scribble on the papers. Everyone watched in astonishment at how fast they were writing. Grab a paper, write, grab a paper, write. Their hands were in constant motion, and the more they wrote, the farther they leaned forward and over the papers. Their teeth were digging into the bottom of their lips and they furrowed their brows, completely focused on the paper in front of them. They were so concentrated on their work, in fact, that they didn't notice when a sheet of paper was blown off of Edward's pile and they still didn't notice when said piece of paper slowly drifted to the floor.

Of course, all the other occupants in the room saw the paper float away, but no one said anything. They looked at each other to silently consult, and quickly agreed to let it pass. They grinned knowingly to themselves and turned their attention back to their current form of entertainment.

minutes later

"Hurry UP, Fullmetal, we only have 10 minutes left! We're never going to make it if you keep working at that pace!"

"Look, I didn't have to help you in the first place, so just shut up! At least you'll finally finish all these papers that have been sitting on your desk for, what, two weeks?"

"Yes, that's great, but I would like to finish before time runs out, which, by the way, is now in 8 minutes."

"You didn't have to agree to Hughes' bet. But because you can't turn down a challenge from anybody, we're in this predicament. This is all your fault!"

"What the hell are you talking about, this isn't my fault! You agreed to the bet too, or is your memory so pathetically small that you can't remember less than half an hour ago?"

" WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL YOU'RE SURPRISED THAT HIS BRAIN, WHICH IS NO BIGGER THAN AN ANT, HASN'T TOTALLY CRUSHED HIM?"

At this, everyone in the room stared at Edward with completely stunned looks on their faces. Even Roy, who had paused in his work at the sudden outburst, stared dumbfounded at Ed, who looked rather embarrassed. After a few moments of awkward silence, Roy hesitantly spoke up. "I didn't say anything like that. Your not even that small anymore."

"Yeah, I know. It's just a reflexive reaction. I'm still in the old habit of yelling when people mention something about small objects." Ed said, his face flushed to the color of his jacket.

"Uh, huh" Roy said, staring.

It was silent for a few more moments, but Roy and Ed quickly sprung back to life when Hughes called out, "5 more minutes!"

The time went by rather quickly, each minute seeming to last only the blink of an eye, but when Hughes sang out, "Time's up!" Roy and Edward dropped their pens unceremoniously onto the desk and flopped their heads down right beside them. Their arms were to sore to really do anything with them, so they just hung limply at their sides, lightly swaying back and forth. When they both finally caught their breaths, they looked up and grinned at each other, for the desk was completely clear of any and all papers.

"We did it, we won the bet!" Edward cried, leaping to his feet and punching the air.

"That's right, we did. Now, what shall we make Hughes do, Edward?"

"Uh, uh, uh, not so fast Roy. What makes you think that you've won? I never officially announced it." Hughes stated and smirked at the two alchemists, who looked adorably confused at that moment, like two little kids who thought that they were gonna get a cookie, but got a carrot instead.

"What are you talking about? Look, there aren't any papers on the desk. We finished in time."

"You're right, Edward, there aren't any papers, on the desk, that is. But there is a paper somewhere else."

"What! Where!" Roy and Ed began to frantically look around the room for this so called paper, but found nothing.

"Uh, hum." Hughes said, trying to gain their attention. When both sets of eyes, one black and one gold, were upon him, he merely pointed down.

Said pairs of eyes followed his finger downward, and the faces that used to be "adorably confused" turned to faces that clearly read "No. Fucking. Way. I'm going to kill you."

"You see? You guys shouldn't have assumed that you won, because now you're disappointed. If you would've just waited for the final announcement, then you guys wouldn't be so upset. Oh, well, it doesn't matter now. What matters is that I've won! Now, what should I make the two of you do. Hm, hm ,hmm."

"Now wait just a minute Hughes. We finished every single paper except for one, and we lost? That's not fair!"

"Stop whining, Roy, you sound like a child. And yes, you lost. I said that you had to, and I quote, "finish all of it in 30 minutes." All of it. Yes, you guys did finish the majority of it, but I said to finish all of it. Therefore, you lose."

Roy and Ed could only stare with their mouths gaping open.

"Aha! I know what I'll make the two of you do. And remember, no matter what, you have to do it. You agreed. Got it?"

"Yeah, yeah we got it. Just tell us so we can hurry up and get it over with!" Edward spat, crossing his arms and looking away defiantly.

"Okay, but you have to promise not to get angry Well, you can get angry, just no violence."

"Why would we get angry, Hughes, unless it's something really bad?" Roy asked suspiciously while putting on his ignition gloves.

"Uh, well, okay. I'll just come right out and tell. Hey Havoc, could you open the door. I have a feeling I'm gonna need to run."

Havoc nodded, opened the door and stepped aside, making a clear path for Hughes to run for his life.

When Hughes was sure there was nothing in his immediate path, he turned to Roy and Ed and cleared his throat. "You guys have to pretend to be a couple for a whole month. A straight couple, which means that one of you will have to dress up as a girl. And seeing as how Edward's the shortest of the two of you and has the longest hair, I think he should be the girl. Well, any questions. No, Okay then, Bye!" And with that he spun around and darted out the door, leaving two very shell-shocked alchemists behind.

A/N: I'm so, so, so sorry that it took me so long to update, but I had those SAT type tests for two weeks, then three different essays do, now I have to prepare for this presentation thingy. I know, I'm just making excuses, but I just didn't have any time to write. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter. I'll try to be quicker writing the next one. Please review! Jaa ne!