Disclaimer: Hmmm…. Still need one of these….
Several hours later, the brothers Elric headed into town. The late morning sun slanted over green pastures and the dusty road ahead of them. The air was cool and quiet, broken only by the occasional birdsong.
"Dammit, Al! I am not going to go back to Mustang empty handed again! I'll find something on the Stone in this town if it kills me!"
So much for a quiet morning, Al sighed mentally. He loved his brother with everything in him, but sometimes he wished Ed would just enjoy their travels. Instead, Ed considered them an annoyance put upon him by Colonel Mustang, and had no problem letting everyone know it.
As they crested a hill overlooking the town of Tier, Al noticed a white painted sign on the grass next to the road. In large blue letters, it proudly proclaimed "6TH ANNUAL TIER FAIR TODAY".
"Brother! Let's go to the fair!"
Jerked from his daydream of finally insulting Mustang and getting the last word in an argument, Ed blinked.
"A fair? Us? What? Why?"
"There's a fair in town today Ed. Let's go. We can just have fun. You can relax, and I can look at all the farm animals they'll probably have there."
Ed hesitated. It was tempting, especially with all the hope Al was putting into his voice. Ed glanced a t the suit of armor. Who says armor can't have expressions, anyway? They never met Al…
"I don't know Al. We still need to do research…"
"We can do the research tomorrow. Besides, don't they usually have lots of food at these country fairs? I'm sure they do…"
"Hey Al! What are you waiting for!"
Ed was already more than halfway down the hill when Al , laughing quietly to himself, started down. If all else fails, food will usually do the trick. Brother, you are so easy to sway…
A note: Thank you to everyone who read this! Cookies for you! Extra special thank you to Merkitten and origamistarshape for the reviews. Hot fudge sundaes for you! I know I took a long time to get this up (sorry) but I got stuck. The story didn't want to go anywhere like what I originally planned. However, my muse finally kicked into gear (scaring my mother, since I ran through the house laughing hysterically) and now I can continue!