Walking out of the New York PS12 was like a godsend. Of course I am an atheist. My heavy combat boots made soft clanking noises as I followed my friend Rin out of school.
"FREEDOM!" she yelled laughing insanely spinning around like an idiot and throwing her fist into the air.
"Still daydreaming I see, Rin." I said in my depressed dark voice. Rin spun around and put her hands on her back. She leaned forward on her heels. I'm hoping she would fall back and she tells me.
"Of course! Unlike you, I like to dream of better things instead of dreading on what's wrong with my life." She gave off a laugh. I walked out of the dark depressing school and shook my head, my blue bangs following my head movements slowly. I gave her a small smile and she turned her heel and skipped merrily towards my brother's apartment. I shoved my hands in my black coat and followed.
Most people would say that I am a sadist but I'm not. I just enjoy watching people fall on their faces, so every time I see Rin ready to fall I hold my breath and wait for the right moment to laugh. Of course it rarely happen but we're still friends to the end.
Rin was a little ways a head waving at me to hurry up. But I choose to make her wait. "COME ON VASH. EPISODE 17 IS ON I DON'T WANT TO MISS FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST." Or Ed for that matter. Ed her favorite character, mine of course is Roy.I don't why but I think fire is sexy.
Rin ran up the three flights of steps to apart. 305 like it were nothing. I step on the steel step and you'd hear metal against metal. When I reach the last step and open the door, Rin skips into the room like she was high.
"Hey, Jack!" She yells running through the small two-bedroom apartment. He turned and gave her the family look. I walked in right at this Kodak moment. Of course you could always see she had a thing for my brother.
"Hey, Vash did Rin step in someone's patch of weed today or did u just give her sugar." I gave him my usual look and walked into our bedroom. Rin hopped in like a rabbit on weed after me.
Rin jumped onto her bed as I walked over to the TV to turn it on. While Rin waited for FMA she pulled out her notebook and sharpie to continue making the transmutation circle from episode 50.
"Your STILL working on that." I stated smoothly. She smiled stupidly and nodded. I walked over to my bed and plopped down on my black NBC comforter.
"It helps me dream and gives me hope." She said as I roll my eyes. "I wish Shambala was real and we could go and help sighs Ed." I roll my eyes again.
" I can't believe you like the shrimp. Now Roy…" I stop because of Rin's giggling. I'm not the type to go all mushy over a guy. I stand up to turn the TV up.
" You like the flamer." she sang annoyingly just as the beginning of FMA began. She began laughing not noticing my approach to her. I conked her in the head hard with my fist. She, of course, exaggerates and rolls on the floor.
"Owie…" She began to get to her knee with her head in her hands. "Whydah do that?" she said in the voice everyone thought was cute, I just thought it was annoying. I sat on the bed against the wall, ignoring her and closed my eyes. I fell into a dream .
I woke up feeling a little sore on my back like I was dropped. I turned over to Rin with my hazy eyes and saw her covered in blood.
"RIN, YOUR COVERED IN BLOOD, WHAT HAPPENED?" I stopped before I said more and looked around. "Where the FUCK are we?" I said in a odd voice between bewildered and my normal dark voice.
"You don't know," She said darkly hugging her knees. "You can't tell by the trees or, the gashes on my body." I gave her a worried look as she continued. "I felt as if I was going to die, all the worlds information was pouring into my skull I am one of the only people to see, The gate." I looked at her with shock and major disbelief. She stood up angrily as I shook my head in disbelief.
"You've got to be kidding me!" I said angrily.
"WHY WOULD I KID ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS!' She screamed at me, and then fell down dizzy like from blood lose. I glided over and picked her up. A little upset about the fact that my coat was getting blood on it but more upset about her condition. What happened, why was I not able to protect my friend? The only person to really care about me since I was 12.
"If were where I think we are I know where to go." I began to run with Rin in my arms toward the opening of the forest. My lanky body (if I don't mind myself saying) could easily be maneuvered through the narrow entrance.
We came out onto a light brown dirt road. There it was. Winry's house stood there just as we thought with the sign Rockbell automail. I ran down the street towards the house. I stomped up Winry's steps and slammed on the door. Winry answered and she looked confused but it quickly changed.
"What the hell?" she said in a shocked tone. It seemed to me like a bad case of Déjà vu. "Bring her in here." She told me waving me inside.
She led me into the infirmary and motioned for me to put Rin down on the bed. I cooperated.
"We have some bandages and alcohol to clean her up wait here." Winry said running out of the room. I knew she was smiling and it made me mad. "It really did happen." I knew it was. I wanted to say something completely sarcastic but it wouldn't come out. I put my hand on my chin.
"How are we going to get home?" I hung my head low. She stared at me with disbelief.
"The point is NOT to go home," She said happily. I looked at her oddly. "We get to live our dreams now, don't you understand." I get it.
I grinned. "Oh my god your right!" I spun around quickly with my hands on my head. "WE DON'T WANNA AND WE CAN'T GO HOME!"
"Where in the world did you live not being able to go home?" I turned to see Winry in the doorway holding bandages, a damp rag and a bottle of clear liquid. She hung her head.
"Have you ever heard of the gate?" she asked. Winry let out a gasp.
"My friend Edward told me about that a few days ago before he left, but he said only a few people have seen it." She said confused. I looked at Rin tears were streaming down her face joining the blood.
"We're from the other side." As Rin said this Winry's jaw dropped.
"That can't be true Ed said no one knew what was on the other side." I rolled my eyes.
"Well, we're standing here aren't we dip-shit." I mumbled knowing they didn't hear me.
"Then we will go tell him what is." A huge, Vash knows what I am thinking, smile went across Rin's face and Winry smiled too. I was in hell. But maybe hell would be fun as long as I have my gun.
She went over and started to wipe off the cuts, clean them and bandage them. The whole time they talked about, what her name was, who was Ed and about everything Rin needed to know. I stood against the wall lighting a cigarette I was glad to have.
When she was finished she stood up and wiped the sweat off her forehead. I took out of one of my various pockets a small needle used for helping Rin with her heart problems. As I cleaned it with alcohol Winry let out a gasp. I enjoyed it because it wall hilarious.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT FOR?" she screamed at me. Rin smiled to reassure her, but my grin seemed to frighten her.
"Nothing I've got heart problems, luckily me and Vash are the same blood type." I pulled my sleeve up and stuck the needle in my arm wincing not from the pain of the needle but of a pain in my back. I grabbed Rin's arm as I pulled out the needle and stuck it in her arm. I released the blood and cleaned the needle and put it back in my pocket. I turned to go find my half smoked cigarette.
"See, No harm done." I heard Rin tell Winry and she let out a sigh of relief.
"So what are you guys gonna do?" I turned now having the cigarette in my mouth taking a deep hit.
"We're going to central." I turned to her abruptly coughing on a bit of smoke.