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Alright, for everyone who doesn't know, megami means goddess. (so my user thingy is fallen goddess) It will become important.
My lips are still numb... - -'
"She had a son named Alphonse with her."
Ed froze. His eyes were still planted on the snowy white feathers that had burst forth from her shoulder blades.
But they dispersed back into her body, for she was running out of energy. The last thing she said before fainting in Ed's arms was, "Ed, I don't think I'm an alchemist, huh?"
Recovering slightly from shock, Ed wrapped shaky hands around her and layed her on his bed. He layed down next to her and fell asleep within the first ten minutes.
In the hosiptal ward thingy...
"I wonder why they needed to go," Caitlin said with amusement. "Hope their not..." she snickered. "Getting busy... Hah!"
"That's not funny! Of course their not doing that! How could you think such a thing!" Al walked over and stared at the open door with the girl beside him. "...I hope..."
Alright, we're going to go kind of fast...
Through the next month, Ruri and Ed behaved as normally as they could around eachother, not mentioning the word Wings around anyone. Ruri even tried to shove it from her mind, even when she felt like she had to release them or she would die. Almost like yawning. If you don't yawn when your body wants to, you kinda get this sick feeling... (or at least I do...)
Classes went normally. And Courtney was a -coughbitchcoughcough- as usual. Ben glared at Ed when he was seen with Ruri. Everything was normal.
Until one day.
"ED! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE AND LET ME IN!" Ruri pounded on his dorm door.
Someone tried to open the door.
"It's me, Ed. You can come in. What's wrong, anyway? She stepped in. Ed gasped. "Put those things away!" he hissed.
From the other room, they heard; "Hey, Ed, you gonna come play or are we gonna have ta sit here all day!" Kent sounded eager to play again.
"Uh, I'm going to study in my room, alright?"
"What! Why!" They heard footsteps coming closer.
"Shit..." Ed grabbed a blanket and wrapped Ruri in it saying, "Ruri's here. She's alone and needs to study. We'll be in my room, please knock!" But Kent still saw two bulges on Ruri's back as they sprinted around through the door.
"Huh?"
In Ed's room...
Ed yanked off the blanket saying, "Now would you mind explaining why we almost risked letting your secret out?"
Ruri looked down. "They won't..."
"Won't what!"
"I can't hide them... They won't go away any more..."
"Great. Just what we need..."
"And one more thing..." She looked up.
He waited.
"I... I think I will be able to fly, Edward."
Well, Ruri might fly... Interesting...
Ruri and Ed finally found a way to hide her wings, but they still popped out every few minutes. At least she got a warning first.
She threw up. Isn't that nice?
Ruri randomly puked throughout the end of the month of November. Caitlin finally got mad at her for not telling why she was "sick", so she followed Ruri to the bathroom. When feathers futtered down on her head and she heard some pretty nasty sounds, she got the hint. She checked to make sure no one else was there, and locked the main door.
"Ruri Matsumoto! I can't believe you didn't tell me! Come out here right now, let me see." (Remember, Caitlin knows she has wings, so she's not demanding anything nasty. Just trying to comfort Ruri.)
Ruri wiped her mouth and open the door. She looked really pale.
Caitlin gasped at the sized of her wings, now taking up half the bathroom when she stretched for her to see. "They have definately gotten bigger..."
"That's not all. Look at me, Caitlin! Look at my face!" Ruri was on the tiled floor of the bathroom, pleading. Tears were in her eyes.
Her face had changed. Eyes were filled with knowing and sadness, but at the same time, confusioin and delight at something new. Something that made her different from all the others. Her cheekbones were more acute and a little higher. Lips were thin and sharp. And her hair was longer, now reaching where her legs met. Her figure had even slimmed and filled out.
Caitlin knelt with her, embracing her new friend. "You are beautiful, Ruri. You shouldn't regret that. Infact," she added, "You look almost like an goddess with those wings!"
Ruri grew quiet , but forced a smile, hugging her friend tighter.
December 25th, 4:30 am (I could never get up that early...)...
Ruri slid out of bed extra early. Her feet silently swept across the floor as she dressed, Courtney turned the other way in her bed. Since it was a holiday, the students were free to do whatever they wanted. The young girl's heart quickened as she realized what she was about to do. Scampering out of the dorm building, she sprinted south of school grounds, down the hill. There she saw what she hoped she would.
A small lake sat calmly in the moonlight. A bigger tree stood beside it, long branches leafless in the winter cold. Despite that all Ruri was wearing was a small tanktop and sophies, she wasn't cold.
But what she didn't see was the dark figure beside the tree, sitting on the shore of the lake. She ran fast, avoiding lights and cameras. Once she was there, she stood panting at the base of the tree. But fighing back the wave of sleepiness and nausea that was washing over her, Ruri began to climb. Reaching the lowest branch (finally) she stood, one hand on the trunk. Jumping and hoisting herself onto the next one, then the next, she climbed ever higher until she was at least forty feet from the ground. Still, she did not notice the strange figure on the ground, which was staring up after her.
From where the "Strange figure on the ground" is sitting... -coughEdnoduhcoughcough-
Edward Elric watched as she pulled herself ever higher with strengthened arms. What are you doing, Ruri? His eyes flashed in the moonlight and water tickled his feet as she reached on of the top branches. Unfurling her wings like she had done so many times before, Ruri jumped.
Back to the crazy girl...
I really hope my dream is right, Ruri thought, crossing her fingers and releasing her wings.
Dream time...
The transformed girl ran down the street barefooted. Moonlight bathed her in its beauty as she pelted toward a tree south of the school grounds.
A lake stood waiting for her. The moon winked hello in the water as she began to climb.
She reached the fifth from top branch, panting. Releasing her huge wings, she jumped.
And she flew.
Landing in the center of the lake, touching down lightly on the reflected moon. But she did not sink.
She stood proudly, completing a task no human would ever be able to do.
Sorry, no more dream. The rest is a surprise...
Ruri jumped and layed flat, as she had seen in the dream. But falling at first, she got frightened.
Flexing the muscles in her back, she gained altitude. And, again, just as she had seen in the dream, she flew out toward the lake.
She was above the brilliant shine of the moon now, and she decended. Closing her eyes, she landed there, folded her wings, and opened her arms wide. The water rippled away from her feet, swirling around her ankles, tickling her toes. She was indeed proud of herself. But if the dream was right, she could not control what happened next. But she could hear it.
The cracking sound of ice and feezing water met her ears from behind. Not daring to turn to see if he would come, she said, "Come. Please don't be afraid." In her dream, a voice had said, Do this, and it will show you the one you love. So she had. And she waited.
To Ed...
A bridge of ice had formed beneath and behind Ruri as Ed watched, amazed. So she was telling the truth when she said she could fly... From her rasped a voice. "Come. Please don't be afraid." He obliged, stepping on the bridge leading to her to test its strength.
He took one step. Two. Ten. Twenty. Forty. And he was there. Placing his hand on her shoulder, a light emmited from his palm. Winds swirled around Ruri, bathing her in unnatural light. When it was gone, she turned. "Ed!"
"Ruri..." She did look like a goddess. Her clothes had changed. She was now wearing a white robe, lined in blue, with diamonds and sapphires. A tie held it together, made of silk. And she hugged him.
In turn, he wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on the top of her head. And before his courage left him, he said three words that changed her life forever.
"I love you."
Ruri awoke with a start, hitting her head on the ceiling.
"Damn ceiling..." She looked at her clock. Green numbers flared 6:26 in the night, cutting through the darkness. She flopped back down, sighing. It was just a dream... A dream about having a dream, and... Ruri paused. He told me he loved me...
I know! I'll summon Shiro. He can probably help with everything... He has wings, too... Here we go! (Sorry, Shiro haters...) Jumping out of bed, Ruri climbed down the ladder and touched the floor. It felt like she had done it not long ago. Pointing to the center of the floor, she let a black streak of lightning spark out, then whispered, "Shalom tai terelsee." (Deliver him to me) A head rose from the floor, shoulders, chest, waist, legs, feet. Shiro was standing before her.
"Shiro, I need--"
"Huh? ...Ruri? ...Whose that?" Courtney rose slowly into a sitting position, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "What's a boy doing in our-- OH MY GOD WHAT WERE YOU GUYS DOING!"
Ruri sighed. This is going to be hard... "Excuse us." She dragged Shiro out the door and planted him in front of her. His silver hair blew in an invisible breeze.
"Shiro, I need your help."
He crossed his arms. "Wow. Nice to see you, too."
"Shiro, I'm serious." He remained silent. She went on. "I have wings. My figure is changing with my face and hair. I'm having weird dreams. I can transform my clothes at will. I'm not human, Shiro! I'm scared!" Tears were once again streaming down her face.
Shiro remained calm, but his eyes sparked with interest and sympathy. "The first part of your prophacy has been fufilled. Does the shrimp know?"
Ruri nodded and pulled him out the door, heading for the elevator.
Ed needs a little attention...
Ed woke suddenly, sweating. Sheets were entangled in his limbs, and he was hugging his pillow.
Damn...
Memories of the dream flooded into his mind. The tree, the lake, the ice, crossing the bridge, and...
"I love you." He whispered the words in a raspy voice. He needed to see Ruri. Ask her what happened.
So he headed out.
Back to Ruri now...
Ruri ran down the third floor hall, eager to see the blonde boy she dreampt about.
The dream was vivid in her memory...
"Oof! Crap, what was-- Ed, is that you!"
"Ruri!" Ed pulled Ruri up. Their eyes met. Both looked away quickly, blushing like mad. Ruri noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt. Luckily, it was still dark.
"Come on, we need to talk somewhere else," he said, looking at Shiro.
Ruri thought. "I have an idea..."
Three minutes later...
"Here's where it began," Ruri said. She remembered the place from her nightly vision. It felt like she had gone there a million times.
"Would you guys mind explaining this, please!" Shiro's face flushed red with anger, illuminated by silver light. Shiro got bored from all the blushing, and the silence. He released his wings from his back. Ruri's wings were bigger than his when she repeated his actions. He flew up and perched in the tree, waiting for her and Ed to follow.
"Hello, I don't have wings!" Ed was fuming. "Gah!"
Ruri had grabbed his hands and started upward, struggling with the extra weight. Under her breath, she muttered "Lazy..."
"Hmph." As RUri finally made it to the branch opposite Shiro's, she let the short blonde boy go. (He really is short. Only about 5' 4". I'm thirteen and like 5' 8")
"Alright. Tell me what's going on."
Quickly, she and Ed relays the events of the past few days, and the dream. But when they got to the last part, both suddenly paused.
"Oh. Wonderful. You guys were dreaming about that!"
"NO, YOU IDIOT!" Ruri pushed Shiro off his branch, blushing furiously. "God, demons these days..."
She and Ed laughed as she brought him down again, letting him go at ten feet. He landed neatly and looked up at her.
Shiro said then, "Okay, other than that being completely uncalled for, everything is pretty much normal. You're going to have a couple more dreams, but I don't know why the shrimp has 'em, too. Other than that, watch out for the last part of the prophacy, Ruri."
As the young girl started to submerge the demon back into his world, he winked and said, "I love you!"
Ruri rolled her eyes and Ed turned away, glaring. "Bye Shiro!" But Ed could still here the sadness in her voice, not for parting with her friend, but for something else...
"What's wrong?"
"...The second part of the prophacy hasn't been fufilled yet. That's why I was dreading my birthday. If wings hadn't just decided to pop out, I thought maybe... the second part would be inaccurate at well..."
"What's the second part?"
Her eyes grew and her face paled even further.
"The second and last part of my prophecy goes like this...
' Don't think it's over even when it's done.
Someone very dear to you will be lost forever, to sleep a never-ending night.' "
Tears spilled down her face as Ed pulled her close.
Don't die...
Duh Duh DuDuuuuhhh... You don't know whose going to die yet, but I do! It's either -BEEEP!- or -BEEEP!-. Poor people... Anywho, the review toll for the next chappie is 30 Reviews! Thank you everybody! Byes!
Ruri out!
Aright, sorry everyone. Yes, I had to increase the review thing cause this bit-- (sorry, readers) sent in like 3 abuse thingies. that wasnt cool. anyhoo, ANOTHER ONE OF MY CHAPTERS GOT DELETED! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT! Omg im so gonna sue someone here... I will try very hard to get the next chapter up soon, so please dont get mad! i have a ton of crap due... Oh, and Im putting up a story on fiction press dot com (i typed it out so it wouldnt get deleted) under-- guess-- fallen-megami. It's easier to remember the same screenname, isnt it? I think its going to be called "What Everyone Hates About Love" or something. Byes!