Kat: The plot bunnies attack!
Kage: …
Kat: I know what you're going to say. You're going to tell me that I should stop bouncing away in my Café Elric fantasies and start working on "A Phantom Thief's Love" and "This Isn't Love, This Is Fate"… but those are heavy fics and lately I haven't been able to do those –sticks out tongue-
Kage: You should still figure out a PLOT for the EnvyxEd one… and just yesterday you were ranting about starting a RoyxEd one
Cher: you haven't even finished your TP fics… after this chapter here's your list, "This Isn't Love, This Is Fate", "A Phantom Thief's Love", "Thank You", "Forbidden Love", and then finish "Withered Rose, Deceitful Soul"… I can't believe you stopped when you were at the last chapter… haven't updated in half a year…?
Kat: Shut up! Besides, got to take advantage of the plot bunnies while they last… Besides, I'm having fun with this fic
Kage: And just now you were doodling SasuNaru…
Kat: Just shut up and do the disclaimer!
Kage: -sighs- FullMetal Alchemist doesn't belong to Kat, if it did you'd be truly scared.
Anyways, don't worry after this incredibly short chapter (I've been trying to make every chapter over 1000 words now, honestly!) I'll finish that list her so helpfully mentioned (glares) before I continue. Oh yea, I just decided to start naming the chapters again XP so yea… I'll go back and name the last two when I'm not so lazy…
Café Elric
By: KatYoukai
Chapter 3: Last Resort
That night, Al returned home to find Sig and Izumi in a heated discussion. Angry words echoed from the kitchen. The teen flinched inwardly and gave the room a wide berth, coming to the staircase.
Slowly, he sat down next to the boy that already occupied the step.
" What happened this time, Wrath?" The golden-brown haired teen asked quietly.
His younger brother looked up at him through tearful amethyst eyes. The boy had long cascading raven locks and was turning 10 in a few months. Despite his age, the boy was certainly not naïve.
" Nii-san…," Wrath whispered (A/N: OMG Wrath calling Al Nii-san? Kawaii-ness!) "Tou-san's been gambling again. Kaa-san says that we barely have enough to pay back the debts."
A frown etched itself on Al's features," Hasn't he learned anything yet?"
The remark was not out of spite. His father was indeed a good-hearted person, but the gambling was becoming more and more of a problem.
When he looked back down at Wrath, he was surprised to find tears streaming down the boy's face.
" Nii-san… Are Kaa-san and Tou-san going to get divorced…?" His words set off alarms in the teen's head; the only thing that would bring Wrath to say something like that would be inspired from something their parents had actually said.
Slowly, gently, Alphonse drew the younger boy into a tight embrace.
" Even if that does happen…," The elder choked out," I won't let us ever get separated…"
He would do everything he could to prevent this one thing form happening.
KkKkKkKkKkKkKkKkKkKk- Ooh major sappiness back there, I need to fall back into heavy angst at one point or I'll never finish some of these fics… not this one though, I'm trying to keep it as light and cute as possible-KkKkKkKkKkKkKkK
Alphonse Curtis stared up at the doors- they'd seemed so much smaller and less intimidating just yesterday!-and scowled.
' Not like I've got a choice,' the boy sighed and went up to the doors and pushed them open, stepping into the small café.
Taking a deep breath, Al walked up to the blond standing with his back to the teen that had just entered the near empty restaurant. He cleared his throat.
" Uhm… Mr. Elric…?"
The young man turned to face him, golden amber eyes betraying no emotion," Yes?"
" I… I heard you're looking for some help here…"
And there we go… done… next chapter!
Kage: Not so fast! -points at unfinished stacks of paper-
Kat: Ah no! Why!
Anyways, I'm off to draw my SasuNaru, RoyxEd, Elricest, and DaixDark page… all my favourite pairings all in one muahahaha…!
-shocked look- Just read word count after I uploaded... not even 700 words ;-; And even after all my ranting.