Blame it on the Rain
By: Born of Starlight
Written 12.Nov.05
Words 167
15 Minutes to Write
Disclaimer: Yeah... Disclaimers are overrated. However, I don't own it, and I never will. Um. The dialogue for this was taken -- in pieces -- from the manga. The official translation, just so we're clear. (Not that I'm above reading scanlations... I'm not above it at all.)
He wiped rain off his face, off his cheeks, out of his eyes.
"How long do you plan on staying depressed, Fullmetal?"
"Be quiet."
Why must he taunt so…? It hurt, deep down inside, and still he made fun.
"Can you afford to be held back by something so small?"
His breath caught painfully in his chest. "…'Something so small'…?" His voice was shaking. "People may call us dogs or devils… But we're not devils or gods. We're humans. We can't even save one little girl!" His voice softened in agony. "We're just pathetic human beings…!"
And that was where the trouble lay. They didn't have magnificent powers, or inhuman strength. They weren't gods, and they weren't in control. And it was still raining.
He swiped at the raindrops again. Cursed things kept getting in his eyes… He only half-listened as the Colonel ordered him to go home.
He couldn't go home. Home was inside. It didn't rain inside…
And he needed the rain to cover his tears.
The End
Me: Aw, curses. Well, it turned out just how I wanted it to.
Angel: Why then, the curses?
Angst: Because it's my kind of story. She's been trying to avoid angsty stories lately. I fail completely to understand why…
Me: That Characterdied yesterday.
Angel: It's your own fault.
Angst: Actually, it was mine, but whatever…