Al's-best-friend hides behind Terri
Terri: (sigh) Al's-best-friend told me to tell all her readers that she is sorry for not writing for so long. She thinks you will be mad at her so she is hiding.
Al's-best-friend: (whispering from behind Terri) Sorry……
Terri/Disclaimer dude: Anyway, Al's-best-friend doesn't own FMA even though she wishes she could.
Rain poured down from the sky. Thunder could be heard not too far from here. Marla pressed her head against the glass window, her eyes closed. The window was cold so it felt good on her pounding head. She had been sitting there on the floor with her legs curled under her body and her arms wrapped around her chest; it looked like she was hugging herself. She was trying to wipe all the thoughts from her head, she was breathing in and out slowly.
Yesterday Winry had told everyone proudly that she had finished making auto-mail for everyone. Marla was scared and excited at the same time. She wanted to be able to use her right arm again but was scared because of the pain she knew she would feel. Terri, noticing her discomfort and being the nice big brother he is, asked if he could have his legs done first. Ed wanted to have it done next so, that left Marla last.
Marla continued to breathe in and out slowly. It wasn't helping. She opened her eyes and watched the rain roll down the window, her breath fogged the window.
She knew Terri was in the backroom on a bed waiting on Winry to begin. Marla had begged Winry to stay in the room with Terri and comfort him or at least hold his hand. Winry was stern and said it would be harder for her to concentrate if she was there.
Marla sighed, closed her eyes and began to breathe slowly again.
Al sat on the couch watching Marla at the window. He knew she was upset and worried, how couldn't she be? He remembered how worried he was when his brother had the surgery. Looking away from Marla he watched his brother. Ed was pacing (A/n: Or trying to while limping.) on the other side of the room. He was worried too. They had grown attached to both Terri and Marla. Al knew that Terri was going to be alright, Winry was awesome at this but even she could not stop that he was going to be in a lot of pain.
Al sighed; Terri was first, then his brother, then Marla. They were all going to be in pain at sometime. Al knew Ed would just have a leg popped back in; he wouldn't have to have surgery. Al sighed again; he wished he could help everyone even if it was just in a small way.
Screams came from the backroom where Terri and Winry were. It was horrible to listen to. The person screaming was in a lot of pain.
Marla's body began to shake as she fought back tears knowing there was not anything she could do to help her brother. She clenched her fists at her side and pressed her eyes shut even tighter. It was impossible to try to keeps thoughts away as the screams kept coming.
'Poor Terri,' the thought kept repeating in her head as Marla's body kept shaking till she couldn't take it anymore and broke down crying. 'Poor Terri, poor Terri, poor Terri, poor Terri…..'
She opened her eyes when she felt someone rubbing her back to trying to comfort her.
"It's alright Marla," Al said as he watched her crying, "He will be okay in no time at all."
Marla let her head touch the window again and tried to calm down.
Screams came from the room again and Marla, who was just calming down, started crying even harder. She turned away form the window and buried her head in Al's shoulder sobbing. Al started rubbing her back again and started whispering soothing words in her ear. Marla couldn't make out what he was saying because she was too upset but they still helped a little.
Ed watched as Marla broke down and started crying. He looked at her and did not know if he could do anything to help her. He turned to look at Al to ask what they could do but he wasn't there. Ed turned back and looked at Marla with Al right beside her. After awhile it looked like she was going to be alright until Terri started screaming again.
Ed was a little surprised when she started crying on Al's shoulder but he knew Al was helping her feel better, even if it was just in a small way. 'Thanks for helping her Al,' Ed thought, 'you always know how to make someone feel better.'
Al's-best friend: I KNOW all my chapters are REALLY TINY. They are almost as short as Ed.
Ed: HEY, WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MIDGET SO SMALL THAT HE COULD BE LOST IN A GRAIN OF SAND!
Al's-best-friend:Ed, use your indoor voice! Anyway,I really hope you like this chapter, It took me forever to write it, I had writer's block.
Terri: Why did you always put me in so pain?
Al's-best-friend: (whispering) Because you deserve it... Anyway, this may be the last time I put in a chapter before Dec.25, so...
Al's-best-friend, Terri, Marla, Ed, Al, Winry and Belle (the cat!): Merry Christmas and a happy NEW YEAR!