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Chapter Four: Are We There Yet?
The sun was finally beginning to show up in the clear blue sky as Roy and Ed borded the train. The train, like the station, was rather crowded, and it took them a while to find their seats.
They sat across from one another, always keeping eye contact, looking at one another suspiciously, as if they didn't trust each other in the least bit. Ed tapped his fingers on the table separating them impatiently, waiting for the train to depart, while Roy sat back with his arms crossed. And neither of them looked away.
"You'd better behave yourself, Fullmetal. I'm not getting paid to baby sit."
"What do you think I am, nine or something? I'm fifteen, thank you very much, and I can take care of myself," Ed snarled, pulling his hand away from its resting position on the table.
"Look, just don't talk anymore until we get off. You're giving me a head..." He froze as he felt something cold spill on his head, and a purple liquid dripped down his face. "...ache." He looked up to see a grinning child with his two front teeth missing holding a cup of what was grape juice, leaning over the back of Roy's seat, standing on his own seat behind Roy's.
"Hee hee, oops..." The boy giggled. Roy twitched and clenched his teeth, and the scary look caused the boy's eyes to widen, and he sat down instantly. Roy ran a trembling hand through his hair, and pulled it back; it was covered in a sticky substance.
"God dammit...this is why I hate kids!" Roy said quite loudly, earning himself some glares from mothers sitting near him. His hair was now stuck in the shape that his hand running through it had caused; the right side was sticking up, while the left side was still matted down.
Ed snickered. This was a sight to see. The Colonel clenched his hands into fists and muttered throught clenched teeth, "What're you laughing at, shrimp?" Ed's laughing died down.
"Mustang, I swear, if you call me that one more time, I'll..." Ed threatened.
"Shrimp." The black-haired one said quickly and defiantly, a smirk forming on his face.
"What did you just say?"
"Shrimp."
"You--"
"Shrimp."
"I'm swear I'm gonna..."
"Shrimpshrimpshrimpshrimpshrimpshrimpshrimp--" Suddenly, "THAT'S IT!" could be heard, and the blonde was instantly on the Colonel, hands gripping his neck tightly, shaking him back and forth. In a state of shock, Roy instinctively snapped his fingers, setting the boy's red coat on fire. Ed immediately jumped back, trying desperately to put it out.
The conductors heard the shouts and one of them ran over to where the sounds were coming from. What he saw was...interesting. There was a black-haired male with his face buried in his hands, shaking his head, and a blonde kid laying back on the table, trying to put out his flaming clothing. When they noticed they had an audience, they looked up in unison at the conductor.
"HE STARTED IT!" Ed waved a finger in the Colonel's face.
"What're you talking about, you're the one who tried to strangle me!"
"But you called me a shrimp!"
"I'm just stating the obvious."
"You wanna go, Mustang!"
"Fine, bring it!"
The conductor was in pure panic. "Um...sirs...I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to get off at the next stop. You've become a hazard to the other passengers." Roy and Ed looked back up at the conducter; now was their turn to be panicked. They would be in so much trouble with the Furher if they failed to complete their mission because they got kicked off a train...
"Here," Roy said, reaching into his pocket. "We're State Alchemists..." he shoved a pocketwatch upward in front of the man's face. "...and I don't think we military members should be treated with such poor customer service." He glanced over at Ed, who got it and nodded, backing up the other's claims.
The conducter sighed. "Very well, but any more mishaps, and you two are off for sure." He walked away rather quickly, somewhat shaken up.
"I hope you're happy, Fullmetal."
"Ohoho...so this was my fault?" Roy took a deep breath and sat back in his seat.
"Look, let's just try and not talk to each other for the time being. It only seems to get us into trouble." Ed nodded, but rolled his eyes. What gave Mustang the right to act all superior?
Afternoon came, and the two alchemists were getting ever closer to their first destination. Ed heard something and looked around behind his seat. A woman was rolling a food cart down the aisle, and the smells of the assorted lunch items drifted by his nose, teasing him. His stomach began to growl as he realized he hadn't eaten since breakfast. He glanced over at the Colonel. He was taking out his wallet and counting out a few bills.
Wait.
You had to pay for the food, didn't you? Crap.
"Hey, Roy...buddy..." Ed chuckled a bit and grinned at Roy as friendly as he could. Roy looked up at him and cocked a brow. "What do you want?"
"How much money you got there?"
"I'm not paying for your lunch." Ed put on a begging face.
"Awwww, come on, Roy! I spent all my money on breakfast!" The black-haired one twitched.
"You mean to tell me you came on this journey without any money? I mean, I knew you were an idiot, but come on."
"I thought you said this trip was funded, Roy," he moaned. "So I just brought what I needed for breakfast." Roy shook his head.
"Then you go hungry." Ed gasped.
"You're just gonna let me starve!"
"Not my problem. Now shut up." Ed's jaw hung open as the woman with the cart came to their seat and Roy bought a sub sandwich and some fries, not even paying any mind to the starving blonde. Ed whimpered and whined quietly as the woman began to wheel away. Roy was about to bite into his sandwich, but looked up at Ed, who had a desperate, pleading look in his golden eyes. He did look hungry...
The Colonel sighed and ripped his sandwich in half, sliding the other half across the table to Ed. He then took a handful of fries and slid them over as well. Ed looked at Roy for a second, then at the food before him. He repeated this a few times before poking at the sandwich.
"What? You said you were hungry."
"But...you touched it. It's got Roy-germs on it now." The older one rolled his eyes.
"If you don't want it, then I'll eat it." Ed responded to this by snatching the half-sandwich and looking at Roy with greedy eyes.
"I never said I didn't want it..."
"Whatever. And I guess I'll pay for your other meals while we're on this mission. Just know one thing- you're gonna pay every damn cent of the money I wasted on you when we get back. Understood?" Edward nodded happily and took a big bite out of the sandwich. "Mmmm..."
:gasp: Roy's first act of kindness towards Ed! Dun dun dun... Again, reviews are appreciated! Thank you to all you loyal readers!
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