Al's-best-friend: I want all of you to know I stayed up very late to finish this chapter.
Terri: It took her forever to write it.
Al's-best-friend: It sure did! Now read this chapter and review to tell me what you think about it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist but if I did Ed would be a lot taller.
Ed: Finally someone who has sympathy for my shortness!
Terri: Dude, you just called yourself short.
Ed: …….I hate you.
Fall was quickly turning into winter and the temperature was slowly dropping. The colorful red, yellow, and green leaves that hadn't already died were starting to fall off the trees. It was windy outside, I could tell by the moving grass and few leaves that were on the ground, but inside it felt just right. I sighed and snuggled deeper into the covers of my bed, tired of staring out the window. I finally felt peaceful for once. I haven't felt this way in a long time and I didn't know why. I yawned and stretched by pulling my arms above my head. I pouted knowing I would have to get up soon or someone would come upstairs and yell in my ear for staying in bed this long.
"Get out of bed you lazy excuse for a living being! I need your help today!" An angry voice yelled from downstairs.
An annoyed sigh escaped my lips as I sat up in my bed. I decided I was going to ignore whoever ruined my good mood by not replying. I turned on my side and rolled off my bed and hit the floor with a light thud. I giggled feeling hyper and childish today and hopped up from the floor and dashed to my closet. 'I am having an emotional day.' I decided as I put on a long sleeved, black shirt and a gray skirt. 'I'm going from peaceful to annoyed to giddy and hyper.'
I grabbed a brush from my dresser and quickly pulled it through my tangled hair. I pulled out rubber band and put my hair into a sloppy braid.
"Hurry up or I'm going to leave without you!" The angry voice yelled again.
I wanted to ignore him but curiosity got the better of me.
"Wait for me!" I yelled as I slipped into my sandals, "where are we going?"
I ran out of my room going past several doors and skipped down the old stairs making them creak. I skidded to a halt in front of him out of breath from excitement. My bangs had come loose and were now covering my eyes. I peered up at him with a small smile on my face.
"So, you ready for some fun?" He asked with an evil smile on his face.
"Are the others going to meet us there?" I asked looking around but spotting no one.
"They left already. You are just lucky I stayed behind to wait for you."
"Oh," I said a little disappointed that no one else had waited.
"Come on let's hurry!" he demanded growing impatient.
"Are we going to have fun Envy?" I asked although I already knew the answer.
"Is your definition of fun is causing trouble?" Envy asked with a mocking smile on his face.
I nodded with enthusiasm.
"Then yeah, we are going to have fun."
I smiled and ran to the door opening it then running outside jumping up and down.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" I shouted every time I jumped.
"Aren't you just a little ball of energy today?" Envy asked as he came outside shutting the door behind him.
"Are you going to change?"
He nodded and he morphed into a little girl around the age of nine with dark, curly hair wearing a red dress.
I started laughing.
Envy frowned at me, "What?"
"Envy," I said between my giggles, "you've turned into a girl!"
"So?"
"Now I'm going to call you Envy-etta!"
"Isn't that a girl's name?" Envy yelled.
Afraid of getting beat up by 'Envy-etta' I ran.
Envy ran after me using a very colorful vocabulary.
"Envy-etta," I scolded looking over my shoulder, "little girls your age shouldn't be using that language!"
After a few more un-lady like words from Envy we called a truce and Envy and I stopped running. With identical evil smiles on our lips we walked into town to have 'fun'.
Winry and Marla were in the kitchen making a delicious but easy stew for everyone before Ed, Al, Major Armstrong and Lt. Hawkeye left. Everyone stayed out of the kitchen in fear of being the target of the girls' fury. Winry was mad because the boys hadn't stayed long enough to take a break. Marla was upset because the boys had become like a family to her and more importantly they were going to search for Anna or what Anna had become.
Marla sniffed her runny nose and wiped her watering eyes with the back of her hand and the continued to chop the onions. Winry started stirring the stew and put in the vegetables and the meat. Done with the onions Marla dumped them in the pot and grabbed milk from the refrigerator. With a smile she poured some in the stew.
"I won't tell Ed if you don't." Marla said referring to the milk.
Winry smiled an evil smile, "He might actually get taller!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A…."
"Did you hear that?" Winry said looking up from the stew startled.
"Nope," Marla said looking around the kitchen, "maybe it was Belle."
"Meow?" Belle said. She jumped up on the counter and starting towards the stew.
"No!" Both girls cried out.
Marla grabbed her cat and hauled her on the ground away from the stew.
"Bad kitty!" Marla scolded.
"Meow," Belle said innocently.
"Oh no!" Winry cried out, "The stew is burning!"
Five minutes later the table had bowls full of slightly burned stew, silverware, and drinks.
Marla sighed because she wasn't sure it was a good idea to put a bowl of stew out for Al. She wasn't stupid. She noticed the excuses Al made when there was a meal. Marla never saw him eat. 'Maybe it's because he is in that armor,' Marla thought, 'maybe he and Ed were in an accident witch caused Ed to lose his arm and leg and Al to lose…….' Marla couldn't think of anything someone could lose to not eat in front of people. 'Maybe he just doesn't feel comfortable about eating in front of people.' Marla finally decided.
Terri was a little worried about his sister. When Marla and Winry found out that Ed and Al were leaving they had looks of pure anger on their faces. They marched in the kitchen yelled at everyone to leave them alone and if anyone disturbed them they would be crushed into tiny pieces of nothingness and then slammed the door so hard Terri thought it was going to fall off.
So Terri, being the wonderful big brother he was, decided that he should spy on them. And somehow Ed and Al got dragged into it too. They listened while the girls stomped around preparing the meal. After a while they calmed down and started talking. They even made fun of Ed's height. Now, when Ed heard this he did the first thing that came to his mind. He yelled. At the moment it was the stupidest thing to do. Al who had experience with Ed's out bursts quickly put his armored hand over Ed's mouth. The girls, who luckily didn't hear them, started yelling at the cat. Terri sighed in relief and became calm until the girls opened the door and were walking right where they were spying. The boys ran straight into the living room and hid behind the couch as Marla set the table.
"What are you doing?"
Terri, Ed, and Al jumped in surprise. They looked up to see Lt. Hawkeye who was sitting on the couch.
"Umm nothing," Terri lied lamely.
"Right, anyway, is lunch ready because I'm starving." Hawkeye replied standing up.
"As so am I!" Armstrong jumped out of nowhere and scared the boys, "did you know that the ability to eat massive amounts of food has been passed down the Armstrong line for generations?" Sparkles appeared and started to glow around his face.
"I am officially scared of Armstrong." Terri whispered to the brothers who nodded in agreement.
Al's-best-friend: So, how was it? Do you have any questions?
Terri: Who was that girl with Envy?
Al's-best-friend whispers in Terri's ear.
Terri: Oh! Can I tell the readers?
Al's-best-friend: Nope. They can guess though. I might tell you in the next chapter.
Terri: You are evil.
Al's-best-friend: (shrug) I try.
Ed: ………
Terri: What's wrong with him?
Al's-best-friend: He is still getting over the fact that he called himself short.
Ed: I AM NOT SHORT YOU LOW LIFE WRITER!
Al's-best-friend: Excuse you!
Terri: Oh no!
Terri hides under a table as Al's-best-friend repeatedly hits Ed with Winry's wrench.
Terri: Better him than me.
Al's-best-friend: Review it makes me so happy!