see? two updates in one day! this is the fourth update in two days! toldja i'd make up for lost time! and speaking of lost time...I LOST MY WATCH!
pity me by not sueing me! cause i don't own FMA. but i do own Aka! please don't make me go to court to say that again.
oh, and just kidding about the watch. i don't even wear a watch. DON'T SUE ME ANYWAY!
Recap- ...(nevermind, I got nuthin)
Start- "Hey, is that you Ed? You haven't grown a bit!"
"Man, been a while since I saw you shorty!"
"Huh? Ed's here? Oh, sorry. I just can't see down that far."
These were a few examples that you would use to explain why Ed looked so ticked off right now. He, Al and Winry had started taking you around town, showing you random places like 'The Pond Where We Fished A Lot' and 'The Tree Ed Fell Out Of When He Was 6.' You ran into a few people along the way to, and all of them seemed to have a height joke they'd just been waiting to crack.
"Remind me again why we're here?" Ed mumbled, looking extremely pissed. Winry rolled her eyes.
"Because," She said, "You needed to fix your arm and your girlfriend asked for a tour. Would it kill you to smile and make it nice for her?" You shot Ed a sheepish look, who blushed and looked away. Suddenly, the four of you heard a loud yell.
"WINRY! WINRY!"
Turning, you all saw a young man with tan overalls and a blue shirt running up to you. He stopped in front of Winry, doubled-over and panting, as if he had run a large distance.
"Kyle?" Winry asked, "Is that you? What's wrong?" Kyle kept panting for a couple of seconds before straightening up.
"It-it's the fence." He said breathlessly, "Something's wrong with our cattle, and they keep trying to break the fence. It won't last much longer! I know you usually don't do things like this, but we need you to install a new one right away! We'll pay you whatever you need, but if the cattle get out of our field..."
"The city would be overrun within a few hours." Al finished for him. You glanced at Ed, frowning.
Is it me? You wondered, Or does Ed look a little pale? Winry was vigorously nodding her head.
"Of course I'll help. But I'll warn you- it won't be cheap." Kyle nodded as well.
"That's fine. Just please, hurry! The fence was beginning to break when I left!"
"Can we help?" You piped up. This sounded exciting- you didn't want to miss any action! Kyle blinked a bit.
"Uh...sure, if you want. We could use all the help we can get!" You smiled at him.
"Okay then, let's get going!" You said excitedly, grinning like a maniac. Kyle nodded and started running again, this time in a different direction, with the four of you following. Ed sped up so that he was running besides you.
"Why the heck did ya go and do that for?" He demanded, "I'm not gonna go help a bunch of walking steaks!"
"Gimme a break Ed!" You hissed, "They need help. Besides, what's so bad about cows?"
"Nothing." Ed said, a little too quickly. You looked at him suspiciously, but he ignored you. You were about to say something about it when a farm started to come into view.
"Is that your farm Kyle?" Asked Al, who was running in front of you with Winry and Kyle.
"Yes," Kyle answered, "I hope we're not too late!" The five of you quickly ran to a long fence, where a large group of people was gathered. Pushing your way forward, you saw that there were about 50 or so cows pacing near the fence. Suddenly, with a loud roar, one particularly large bull separated himself from the group and hurled his giant body towards the fence.
"HOLD!" Someone yelled. Seven men pushed against the fence, trying to keep it from opening. Luckily, they succeeded. The bull charged again, and again it failed. But the men were looking pretty tired...
The bull tried to charge again, but before it could even touch the fence, you jumped up on one of the railings and and pointed your hand in the direction of the bull, hitting it with a small bolt of red lightning. The animal gave a cry of pain and shrank back, though it seemed that it would be fine. You heard murmurs behind you and turned around to see everyone staring at you. You blushed a little, it hadn't been your intention to cause a scene.
"Hey Winry!" You called, pointing to the gate, "You can fix the lock now! I'll keep back any that try to charge!" The crowd stepped back, allowing Winry, Ed and Al to step through. Kyle remained behind.
"Alright guys!" Kyle yelled, "That's enough of that! Now we have a lot of work to do, so let's get to it!"
"Yeah!" The men shouted simultaneously, dispersing quickly. But you noticed with a shot of pain that many of them sent you frightened glances before leaving. Wait- why would that make your arm hurt? You felt like you'd been stung by a bee or something...
"AKA!" You suddenly heard Ed yell. Whirling around, you saw that another bull was charging at the gate. Throwing another quick bolt out of your hand, it fell back, roaring in pain. Shaking your head, you decided that you'd have to worry about the farmers later...
S-stay awake You told yourself, She's almost done... You had been standing on top of the fence for quite some time now, throwing lightning at practically anything that moved now. Winry was having trouble with the fence- apparently her tools didn't work on the type of lock it was.
You were beginning to get tired- how many bolts had you thrown? Too many to count, you shouldn't have put so much energy into each one...you jumped a bit as you realized that your vision was getting blurry. You squinted your eyes, and panicked as you saw another bull charging. Your arm shot in the bull's direction, as if to throw your hand at the bull instead of your lightning. You didn't even think, you just made a bolt shoot towards him.
The blurriness increased times ten and you cursed yourself- you'd used too much energy in that one bolt. You heard someone yell, but couldn't understand what they were saying. You felt your body sway, and you fell into darkness...
Ed's POV-
"All done!" Winry said triumphantly. You smiled and looked in Aka's direction.
"Hey Aka! You can get down- AKA!" You watched in horror as her body began to sway, and you rushed forward. Her body toppled from the fence, falling against your chest, your good arm hugging her waist.
"Aka!" You cried again. She didn't answer, but you could tell she was breathing. You sighed in relief.
"What happened?" Asked Winry, looking worried. You looked out at the bulls, who were still pacing the fence.
"She must have used a lot of energy to make so much lightning." Al said, "Brother, has she ever used that much alchemy before?" You shook your head.
"Not that much at once. She'll be fine, but she may not wake up for a few hours."
"Maybe we should stay here than." Winry said, "I'm sure they'd be happy to let Aka rest here, seeing as she practically saved the cattle." You snorted, glaring at the stupid mounds of beef on the other side of the fence.
This is your fault, You thought angrily, as if they could read your mind.
"Hey Al, can you get her? I'm kinda lacking here..." You said, glaring again at the cows, like your missing arm was their fault too. Al bent down and picked up Aka bridal-style from you, walking towards the house with you right besides him. Reaching the house, Winry lifted her hand and knocked on the door. Presently, it was opened by a middle-aged looking woman with an apron.
"Why hello there!" She said, "You're the girl who fixed our fence! And- what's this? Oh dear, what happened to her?" She asked, staring at Aka.
"She needs rest." You said, looking at her as well. Aka twitched lightly, cringing. Was she in pain?
"Of course," The woman said, "Come right inside. She can rest in one of the bedrooms." Following Al, you walked into the house, noticing how roomy it was inside. The woman led you into a room with a small bed, motioning for Al to lay her there. You strode forward, pulling the sheets back as Al gently lay her on the bed. You grabbed the covers, pulling them over her. Glancing around the room, you spotted a chair in the corner and proceeded to drag it over to the bed, plopping yourself down in it.
"Well okay then..." Winry said softly. You knew she was teasing, but you didn't really care. You just kept your eyes fixed on Aka's sleeping face.
"Excuse me m'am," You heard Al say, "But is there anything we could help with? We might as well help out, since we're here..."
"Well," Said the woman, "If you insist..." You heard the three of them move out of the room, talking in hushed voices. You sighed, lifting up a hand to brush away some hair that was in Aka's face. She smiled in her sleep, reacting to the touch. It made you smile too.
eeeh...writing fluffy stuff feels kinda weird...i gotta get a love life...
whoops! zoned out again...
...what, you wanna go back now? fine...
Aka's POV-
Your eyes fluttered open, revealing the deep red pools of color underneath. The red color darted around the room as you tried to remember what was going on. Suddenly, you felt something move near you. Glancing down, you couldn't help but smile.
It appeared that Ed had been sitting in a chair, but his upper torso had fallen forward so that his body was halfway across the bed and his head was in your lap.
Lifting your fingers out from under the covers, you gently took a strand of his golden bangs into your hand, playing with it. Then, getting an evil idea, you smirked, reaching across Ed's back and pulling the rest of his hair out of the braid. Trying not to wake him up, you quickly re-shaped his hair.
Ed's gonna kill me when he wakes up...
As if on cue, his head shifted, causing your hands to fly back. His blinked, obviously waking from a deep sleep. His eyes met yours, a smile creeping across his face as he sat up.
"You're awake..." He said softly, his eyes slowly coming into focus. You smiled back softly.
"What happened after I passed out?" You asked, tilting your head a little. Ed yawned, jerking his head towards the door of the room.
"The lady here let us stay here till you got up, and I think Al and Winry are helping her out." He said, looking a little bored. Then looking back to you, his face became serious. "Are you sure you're feeling okay?"
"I'm fine. Umm...are you?" You asked, darting a look at his head. Ed frowned.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Ed asked, looking utterly confused. You giggled and pointed at a mirror on the dresser. Ed turned to the mirror, a look of horror appearing on his face.
"AKA! WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO?" He yelled, but you were already on the run.
Al's POV-
You and Winry had been helping out the woman- whose name was Phaidra (faye-druh. yes, another name from tales of symphonia)- around the house. At first, she had protested, saying that you'd done enough with the fence, but you and Winry had beat her around it.
"Hey, Winry- would you mind passing me that broom?" You asked. At the moment, the two of you were helping clean up a mess that had something to do with a four-year-old and flour. You didn't want to know the details.
"Sure thing." Winry said, handing it to you. You noticed that she kept glancing at the clock.
"Should we be leaving soon?" You asked quietly, not wanting Phaidra to hear. Winry shrugged.
"Probably, but I don't really wanna leave until Aka wakes up." She said, glancing in the direction of the room Aka had been left in. You nodded.
"That's true," You said, "and I doubt Brother will leave until he knows she's alright." Winry stopped what she was doing to grin at you.
"He really likes her, doesn't he?" She asked. You thought for a moment before answering.
"Yeah, but they've been through a lot together. Aka-"
"AKA! WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO?" Came a yell, interrupting your sentence. Winry looked confused, but then again, she hadn't been dealing with these two for a month. Sighing, you turned around and waited until you saw Aka dash into the room, a wild grin on her face. As she ducked behind your armor frame, you sighed and began the countdown.
Three...Two...One, Right on her cue, a furious looking Ed entered, who had...
"What's with the pigtails Ed?" Asked Winry, who looked like she was having an awfully hard time trying not to laugh. Ed narrowed his eyes and pointed an accusing finger in the direction of Aka's current position.
"Ask her!" He snapped. Aka opened her mouth, but quickly closed it as a fit of laughter came out. "IT'S NOT FUNNY!" Ed yelled.
"Aww...but it's such a good look for you Ed!" Winry said playfully. Ed looked he was ready to kill someone.
"S-sorry Ed." Aka said, desprately trying to apologize through laughs. "But- when you're that fast asleep- it's just so tempting!"
Ed grumbled something, pulling his hair out of the pigtails. Before the argument could continue, Phaidra walked into the room.
"Oh! I see you're awake. You're friends were very worried about you while you were unconcious. How do you feel?" Aka grinned and put her hands behind her head.
"I'm fine, thanks for letting me crash in your house, I feel a lot better now." Phaidra smiled back, waving a hand at her.
"Don't be silly, we owe you a lot for saving our cows." She said. Out of the corner of your eye, you thought you saw Ed shiver.
Oh- I bet Aka doesn't know... You thought, I wonder if Ed'll kill me for telling her...
Aka's POV-
You, Ed, Winry and Al had decided that you'd stayed long enough and said goodbye to Phaidra.
"Thanks again for the bed!" You yelled back to her as you walked off, "It was really soft!"
"Don't mention it!" Phaidra called back, "Take care of yourselves!"
"Bye!" The four of you yelled in unison. As you walked towards the road leading back to Winry's, you went by the cow fence. Looking out at them, you noticed that they looked a lot calmer now.
I wonder what it was that got them so worked up. You thought. Just then, you noticed that Ed had gone from walking in front of Al to walking next to you, on the side that faced away from the cow fence.
"What's with you?" You asked, "You've been acting weird all day."
Ed grumbled something and glared out at the cows.
"Don't mind him Aka." Al said, "He just hates milk and is afraid of cows."
"I AM NOT!" Ed yelled, "YOU ARE A TRAITOROUS, LYING SIBLING! Why would I be afraid of a bunch of overgrown beef! Hey, stop laughing!" You couldn't help it, you were laughing so hard that you could barely stand.
"B-but it just makes so much sense! Now I know why you're such a midget- you don't drink your milk!"
"Shut up! Just because I don't drink liquid dairy doesn't mean that's why I don't grow!" You stared at him in amazement.
"Ed..." You said. Then, grinning like a maniac, you poked his nose. "You just admitted your short! I'm so proud of you!" Ed blushed a furious red.
"N-no I...Argh- GET BACK HERE!" He yelled as the endless chase scene once again picked up. Al and Winry watched as Ed chased you in a zig-zag pattern.
"Think we should stop them?" Asked Winry. Al shrugged.
"I know Brother would never kill her...but on the other hand, it'd be the same as letting those cows out of the field." He said, beginning to run. Winry shook her head and went after him, wondering how her two best friends could have met such an...interesting girl.
gasp! Ed admitted he was short! jeez, i am one cruel writer. but aren't we all?
don't answer that
-zago