Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been getting home late and missing my alarm in the mornings.
This has a bit of shonen-ai, just to warn you. You have to squint to see it.
Disclaimer: I don't own it. Wish I did.
Here's Chapter 6 finally.
"Hallo, hier ist London," the radio said.
Line up straight edge.
Draw line.
Scrawl calculations.
Check inaccuracy.
Perfect.
This rocket would not fly.
But this one would take Robby forever to work out.
He reached for a plan. It was an old rocket he had been improving upon. He copied the new plan, folded it, and slid it into a manila envelope, then wrote:
Allied Forces.
As Promised.
He put it in a box with several other envelopes and strode into the entryway. He pulled on his coat and gloves. He would have to be more careful tonight. It hadn't quite developed into a blizzard yet.
He grabbed the box and headed into the woods.
When he reached the fort after three hours of walking, he crept to the tree that he and Stephen O'Kelly had sat under. He settled down to wait.
An hour later, Stephen appeared. He had a thermos with him and a box of his own. Alphonse suspected that he'd seen the letter with his instructions on it as Stephen sat down next to him and handed him the thermos.
"Danke," Alphonse said.
"I missed you," Stephen replied quietly.
"I can't see vhy. Ve've only met once," he said, then, "I missed you, too.
They leaned together and sipped the coffee. It was a while before either of them spoke.
"I have anodder box for your Kommandant," Alphonse said, gesturing to the box next to him.
"Thank you," Stephen said. "Mister Churchill was very grateful for the present. He said he'd like to meet whoever left it at our doorstep."
"Did you tell?" Alphonse asked.
"No."
"Danke."
They lapsed into silence again.
"Can I trust you to keep everything a secret?" Alphonse asked.
"Of course," Stephen replied. "My job was secrets before I got transferred."
"Ve found a young man on de lawn, after de last blizzard ended," he said. "Do you know any Elrics?"
"No," Stephen said. "Why?"
"He said his name vas Edvard Elric and he was from Amestris. I thought maybe he meant America," Alphonse said. "I suppose not."
They sat together for a while longer. Then Alphonse got up.
"I must go," he said.
"I'll miss you," Stephen promised.
As Alphonse walked by, he grabbed the rocket scientist's arm and pulled him into a warm embrace.
"Come back to see me," he said. "When this is all over, you can stay with me for a while."
He leaned down and kissed Alphonse on the cheek. Alphonse's eyes widened and he flung his arms around the soldier's waist. When they finally separated, Alphonse raced back toward home.