I'm sorry if I didn't answered to the three reviews, I had to take my end of semester exams and I 've been pretty busy with revisions ! Sorrysorrysorry! So, A big "thank you" and a hug to the tree reviewers .
(Ed : don't speak about Hugs or they'll ran away…
poppy: you're mean ... -.-)
Here's chapter 3, I don't own FMA etc…
Just hope they aren't too much grammar, spelling and other mistakes.( still looking for her "grammar for beginners " … unable to find it…)
Dreamsquotations thought
Rem tacere (keep a secret )
The kid was staring at herhis eyes wide open. She wasn't sure if he was amazed or scared.
-"So… "she asked softly.
Edward closed his eyes and shook his head.
-"I… can't…I don't want…"
-"Why?"
-"… you need rest, I … I have to go."
-"Answer!"
-"No."
The kid had got back his composure, now looking at her defiantly. Izumi glared at him, she would have liked to argue, to make the stubborn brat understand how to behave with his master but she was too tired to. She fell on her pillow, sighing.
-"All right…"
Then she felt a little dizzy again and started to cough.
-"Master?"
Her mind went blank few second. When her attack finally stopped she noticed that Edward had left the room.
-"He avoided me, he took his chance to avoid answering, that's not how he should have behaved normally ,it's strange…"
The door opened slightly, Edward entered again, bringing tissues and a glass of water.
-"I'm sorry, I didn't want to … irritate you and make you cough …and … "he said looking really sorry.
He lowered his head, guilty, gave her the glass and the tissues without a look and headed to the door.
-"Izumi, you old beast, she thought , he was trying to be kind …why didn't you said anything?."
Even if Izumi told them she didn't minded to eat the leftover of what she had cooked few days ago (it was still good and she was a talented cook) they tried to cook something for dinner. She tried hard not to laugh seeing their disappointed faces when they presented her a half burned omelette and overdone rice.
-"We're sorry", Alphonse said, "Edward forgot the rice while helping me with the omelette".
-"And you didn't pay attention to the omelette when you saw that cat in the courtyard".Edward answered .
-"Come on, everybody knows that it's always my fault… never your".
-"What!"
Izumi tasted the food, it was awful. She rubbed the kids' heads laughing.
-"You're really adorable and I don't want to upset you, but I'm sorry I can't eat this. I'm already sick and I don't need to get food poisoning."
Later in the evening Edward told Al what happened during the afternoon.
-"YOU STUPID!"
Alphonse was menacing his brother with a heavy book from their master's collection.
-"Stop shouting or you'll wake her up."
-"Why is my brother so rough and stupid, oh yes, really stupid."
-"Don't call your elder stupid," answered Ed, pouting.
-"You knew that the doctor told us to do not irritate her; it's bad for her health."
-"I'M SORRY, I…"
-"EDWARD AND ALPHONSE ELRIC! STOP THAT NOISE OR I'LL KILL YOU BOTH! I CAN'T SLEEP BECAUSE OF YOUR MESS!"
The boys stopped their argument immediately then burst into silent laughs.
-"See, she doesn't feel that bad, she's even promising to kill us." said Edward.
-"Yeah…"
Ed took the book Al wanted to use to knock him out, and noticed there was no title on the green leather cover. The book was heavy and worn; it looked like as if Izumi used it a lot. A book-mark was still on place. He opened it reading the title on the flyleaf:
HUMAN TRANSMUTATION
The he got an eye to the page marked by the book-mark:
The peacock feathers in bright colours in the sky above, The spotted panther, The green lion, The crow's beak , blue as lead , these shall appear before you in perfect white after the perfect white follow the grey and after them there shall appear the substance. Pale white and black with false citrine, imperfect white and red. (1)
-"Strange stuff eh? Al?"
-"Yup, sure… Look, there's something handwritten near this picture of array…"
They looked at the small paragraph; they recognized their master's feminine writing.
-"Do you think master knows something about human transmutation?" Al asked.
-"Do you think we should ask her?"
Ed and Al stared at each other few seconds thinking about what they were told few weeks ago…
"one who accepts and understands the flow of power and constructs using that knowledge is called an alchemist, that's why you should never ever try to revive a human being the world is basically functioning according to this flow life and death of human are according a part of this as well"(2)
-"Err Ed, are you sure we should…"
-"Uh …no ,I don't really want to put an end to my life under the chopper .I'm not sure she really knows a lot about this , and I'm sure that if she knows something , she won't tell us, she said it was taboo."
-"If we can't ask her, let's read her notes!"
-"It would have been easier if it was written in something understandable."
Al read the paragraph and sighed.
-"Damn'! She used a coded language.(3)"
-"It doesn't really matter. We found the book and we're able to read it, to take notes...And if she coded it I don't think she would be glad if we ask her some questions about this.She would rather beat us until our death."
-"She'll be furious when she'll see we've rummaged in her personal books."
-"She doesn't need to know."
-"How…! Are you telling me we are going to lie to master?"
Ed smiled; sometimes Alphonse's honesty was touching.
-"We're not going to lie, just to forget to tell her we found that book, that's all. Alphonse, maybe this book can help us …We're here to learn alchemy, we're learning alchemy because…"
-"…We want to see mom's smile again."
They worked until late in the night and decided to go to bed. They chatted a little bit in their room and froze when they heard their master's voice.
-"IT'S 2 IN THE MORNING BOYS! EXPLAIN ME WHY I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICES."
-"It's nothing master! Al just had an other nightmare. Replied Ed."
-"An other nightmare? I'm not such a baby! Remember me when I had my last nightmare?"
Alphonse was speaking in a low voice and was blushing, upset.
-"I thing it was last week, or Mondays… "Edward answered innocently.
-"COME HERE BOYS! HURRY UP!"
-"She's going to kill us."
Edward entered first, because he was the older and mainly because Alphonse was the stronger.
-"I'm not going to eat you…So what happened?"
Ed and Al had to elaborate the worst nightmare they were able to imagine to explain their master why they were talking at two o'clock in the morning. She hugged Al, teasing him a little about having nightmares at his age and sent them back to bed.
-"We weren't supposed to lie to master eh?" Alphonse said ,crawling into Ed's bed.
-"That was not such a big lie…"
-"She can be so nice sometimes."
-"Yes, maternal…but she gave you a cuddle and not to me…"
-"Uh?"
-"I'm kidding", Ed said mid-pouting. "And why are you into my bed?"
-"I don't want no nightmares;" he said chuckling resting his head on Ed's shoulder. "Ed? Dou you think we'll be really able to bring mom back?"
-"Yeah, sure!"
-"And master?"
-"She's still alive."
-"If something happened to her I'll be really sad, ya know?"
-"I'll be sad too…"
(1)this strange text is the text written on the human transmutation circle. I've found it on the "TV animation art book II " s cover . I think there are blanks, I tried to find the missing parts and the logic order of the text without real success.
(2)Took from chapter 23 "knock on the heaven's gate"
(3)During history of sciences class we learned that the alchemists used to write the result of their researches in coded language. This is also the stratagem used by Dr Marcoh at the beginning of the manga. I used it there because I wanted the kids to find the book but I didn't wanted them to have clues and doubts about what Izumi did few years ago, by asking her questions.
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Poppy: 3 Chapters ! I've broke my own record!
Ed: Which was…?
Poppy (blushing): one chapter…
Ed: you're lazy !
Poppy "author revenge powaaa": Don't insult the author! You'll be punished…ROOY ! COME HERE!
Ed : Oh boy…
Roy : Yes?
Poppy: I decided to do a bonus RoyxEd…
Roy(noose bleeding): won…wonderful!
Ed (a nice shade of green across his face):noooo!
--------------------RoyxEd--------------------
Ed entered Roy's office, looking for the colonel. He quickly noticed that the raven haired man wasn't here
(Ed: I'm not that stupid…can I leave now?
poppy: shhh wait…)
He sat on the green couch and started to read a random paper took from the desk .
(Roy : Shall I enter and…
Ed : don't even think about it….)
After few minutes his eyelids began to close, he tried to fight against sleep , flapping his long eyelashes, but tiredness got the better of him.
(Ed: I want to tell the judges that I was an innocent sleeping victim.
Roy: I want to go in that room!
Poppy I want you two to Wait!)
Roy opened the door and noticed the sleeping kid on the couch.
(Roy : at last!
Ed :I want to escape that stupid fic).
He spent a long time watching the boy's nice features, his gorgeous neck , his soft lips…
(Roy : That's enough watching no? let's ...
Poppy : no!Wait!)
He approached the blond haired silently, sat next to him, stroking his cheeks and …
Ed (screaming) : NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Poppy : Shut up!
Err … Roy opened the door and noticed the sleeping kid…
(Roy : you've already wrote that !
poppy: sorry)
He approached the blond haired silently, sat next to him, stroking his cheeks and …
Hudge: (opening the door violently, screaming): ROOOOOOY! I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LAST PHOTOS OF MY CUTE-ADORABLE-WONDERFULL LIL' ELYSIA! Uh? Hello Ed , how are you?
Roy: Do you know what "to knock at the door" means?
Ed: I'm SAVED!
Poppy (sighing) : Oh my !
Roy :I thought you were the author. Write that Maes was suddenly ran over by a Bus and make me kiss the pipsqueak !
Poppy: No, this fic is rated K+
Roy (pouting ): you're not funny.