Yay! My turn, my turn! How to torture Ed and Roy now? rubs hands together evilly
Chapter Four: Who's the Shrimp Now
"No!" Al howled helplessly as the animals he had worked so hard to collect spilled from the room. He scrambled after them, screaming, "Come back! COME BACK!" The large door to the Pet Room slammed shut behind him and Ed could have sworn he heard the click of it beind locked.
Ed turned his attention to the shrimp bowl that was sitting on a table near him. His stomach growled and his mouth started to water. He hadn't eaten anything for a while now and that shrimp was looking mighty tastey to his new cat eyes. Roy noticed the glint in Ed's eyes and felt his stomach tie into knots. Why is that cat looking at me like that... he thought, narrowing his eyes.
Ed lowered himself and got ready to pounce. Roy's eyes widened as he realised what was about to happen.
Sprang! CRASH! Splish, splash, splish, splash...
Ed had knocked the shrimp bowl off the table and onto the floor, where it smashed into tiny pieces and Roy was sent flying across the floor. The wind was knocked out of him so fast he nearly lost consciousness. OK, he thought. This is no dream... Then he heard the soft splish as cat paws trod over the water that was now spilled all over the floor. He felt warm breath over his body and he timidly looked up to see a large, furry, blond face peering over him.
"AAHHH! NO! BAD KITTY! DON'T EAT ME!" Roy screeched helplessly. The cat was taken aback and took a step away from the shrimp colonel.
"M-Mustang?" The cat muttered, eyes wide. Roy recognized that voice.
"Fullmetal?"
They stared at each other for a moment and then both let out a blood-curddeling scream.
Then there was silence.
Roy started to feel rather dry and hot. He was also feeling rather tired. He tried to say something witty about it, such as, "Is it just me, or does it seem a little hot in here." But all that came out was a weasy, "Water...!"
Ed snapped to attention. Right! Shrimps need water. But where is a fish bowl? He saw one on one of the low shelves and decided to use that one seeing as it was close and there were no other fish in it. He loosely picked Roy up in his mouth and took him over toward the fish tank.
"Hey!" Roy croaked. "I said don't eat me!"
"I'm not," Ed said, but it sounded strange because he couldn't move his lips with the Colonel in his mouth. He stood up on his hind legs and dropped Roy into the tank. "Happy now?" He said dryly.
Roy gave no answer. Then he changed the subject, "How do you think this happened, Fullmetal?"
Ed's ears twitched. "Dunno..." He said. "I've been trying to figure that out, but there're no reasons I can think up. And I really dout it was Alchemy. What do you think?"
"I have no idea either..."
There was an eerie silence as the two thought. Then out of the blue, Ed smirked and chuckled to himself. This earned him a suspicious look form the Colonel. Edward stooped down to eye level with Roy and he narrowed his eyes.
"So," He chuckled. "Who's the shrimp NOW?"
"Now listen here--!" Roy fumed, but was cut off when the door opened.
Hughes was standing there. He was carrying two cats and brown rabbit in his arms, looking over his shoulder and saying, "OK, Al. I'll just put these guys in here and then help you look for more." He turned his attention to the huge empty room in front of him and looked around. He whistled. "Just how many animals did Al have?" He shrugged and then walked in to put his new catches down.
He noticed Ed and Roy staring at him in the corner. He traightened up and reagusted his glasses. "Well, well, What do we have here? A kitten and a shrimp, eh?"
Roy growled, sending more bubbles to the surface of his tank. Ed chuckled, "Now you know how it feels."
Hughes walked up to them and picked Ed up and looked him in the little furry face. Suddenly, he hugged Ed tightly to his chest, nearly sufficating the poor kitten.
"Ohhh! If Elysia saw you she'd be so happy! If only I could I take you home so you could meet her! I bet you'd both get along just fine!" He squealed. He kneeled down and looked into the fish tank Roy occupied. "And I'm sure she'd like a shrimp too!"
"I know!" He exclaimed, standing up and dropping Ed in the prosess. "I'll go ask Alphonse if I can take you little guys home tonight! Elysia's gonna be so happy!" And with that, he turned and dashed out the door.
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Sorry! It's short! Deal with it. XD