-----Chapter 4: Would You Light My Candle?-----

Disclaimer, I don't own fma, like you don't see Ed marrying Roy, do you?

Oh, and I'm going to use a lot of stuff from the movie rent. Like the songs, and names.

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"Why in god's name did you call me?" Kelly asked in an angry tone.

"It has been almost two years." Ed answered.

"Yeah, I know, and I still cant forgive you for that!"

"What do you think they are talking about?" Jewel asked.

"I don't know." Alexis answered.

-moment of silence-

"I will never forget that!" Kelly yelled.

"I told you I did that because you kiss a girl!" Ed yelled back.

"I only did that because you kissed a guy! Oh! No, you didn't just kiss a guy! God Dimmit! I will never forget that!"

-moment of silence-

"Ew, Ed kissed a guy!" Russell said in disgust, "I'm not using his name anymore!"

"Well good. You won't get in trouble again." Jewel said.

-moment of silence-

"You're at her house?" Kelly asked still in an angry tone.

"Yeah, I'm at Winry's house with Roy." Ed answered.

"Dude, I'm not coming over there anymore! It will be filled with gay!"

"That's not even possible!"

"So! Now I know how you got this number."

"Why did you even get into a town like this? It's awful."

"This town isn't awful, it's that best place I have ever been!"

"What about a job?"

"I don't have one."

"Exactly."

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"Never mind. Can you just come to Winry's?"

"Hell no! Oh, and I heard the great news, you getting married!"

"What? He hasn't purposed to me yet, you mean…he is going to ask to marry me!"

"But, I heard it from my friends. Was it just a rumor?"

"Yeah, I guess so…but I'm getting married."

"Hey! Why are you so happy? This isn't the first time you will be married! You married me before. Till you sleep with Roy on the night on out honeymoon and you left me in the airport, and, do you want me to go further?"

"No."

"Good."

"Can you please come?"

"Fine! Jewel and Russell want to come."

"What? One of your friends is Russell?"

"Yeah, and yes, it's the one you're thinking of."

"Cool!"

"Don't call this number again, bye!"

Kelly hung up the phone with anger. She turned around and sat back in her red seat.

"So…" Alexis said.

"What?" Kelly asked.

"What did you guys talk about?" Jewel asked like it was the biggest question ever and she needs to know RIGHT NOW.

"It was nothing. We were just yelling about the past. Let's go to Winry's."

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At Winry's house…

Kelly didn't want to open the door. So Jewel did, she wanted to see Ed. She swung the door open and said,

"Lucy! I'm home!" in a joking tone. She giggled after that, than stopped when she saw three men on the couch. She knew one was Al. But the other two… One had to be Ed.

One had long blond hair pulled into a braid. He wore black pants, black boot, and a black shirt. And his red coat was on his lap. The other had black hair and wore a blue military outfit.

Kelly and Russell walked in. Jewel walked close to Kelly and whispered,

"Who is Ed?"

Kelly stared at the three men. She ran to Al and hugged him. Than she stared at the two other men. She looked at them in disgust.

"Oh! Hey Ed!" Russell yelled with joy. The blond got up and hugged Russell.

"Sup, Russell?" Ed asked.

"Nothing much. But I'm still taller than you."

"Hey!" Russell laughed. Ed stared at Jewel.

"Who are you?" He asked Jewel.

"Oh! I'm Jewel." She said nervously while blushing.

"Dude, why are you blushing?" Kelly asked Jewel. Jewel waited till Ed was talking to everyone except Kelly and her.

"You never told me you ex was hot!"

"Ew Jewel! That's disgusting!"

"No it's not! Hey! And who is the hot guy next to him?"

"Al?"

"No! The guy in the military outfit."

"Oh," Kelly put a sly smile on her face, "It's his boyfriend." Kelly started to walk to the couch.

"Ew!" Jewel yelled in disgust.

Kelly started to giggle.

Ed stood up, than he held out his hand. A handshake?

They both shook hands.

"Cold hands." Ed said.

"Yours too. Big. Like my father's." Kelly said. Ed blushed.

"Whoa! What's happening here?" Roy asked angry.

"Oh! It's nothing!" Ed yelled nervously.

"Oh Roy. That happened when we first met." Kelly answered.

"Ed, you never told me how you two met." Roy asked.

"Yeah, us too!" Russell and Jewel said at the same time.

"I know!" Al yelled, "But I wasn't there. Come on Ed, tell us!"

Everyone sat on a couch. Al, Kelly, and Ed sat on one and across from them was another one and Russell, Jewel, and Roy sat on it.

"Okay well really I was alone in an apartment. Al was somewhere else. Than this girl comes in to my apartment, just opens the door. It was freezing outside, but all the she had on was an large orange sweatshirt and ripped jeans. She held a candle in her hands…"

While Ed was explaining what happened Kelly got a flashback of what happened…

(A/N: Okay this is a song by Rent, 'Light my Candle', and Ed is 20. Jeez, at this moment he is 24. God!)

ED
What'd you forget?

KELLY
Got a light?

ED
I know you - you're - you're shivering

KELLY
It's nothing they turned off my heat
And I'm just a little weak on my feet
Would you light my candle?
What are you staring at?

ED
Nothing, your hair in the moonlight
You look familiar (Kelly falls and Ed helps her up.)
Can you make it?

KELLY
(smiling) Just haven't eaten much today
At least the room stopped spinning
Anyway. What?

ED
Nothing, your smile reminded me of

KELLY
(rolls her eyes) I always remind people of - who is she?

ED
She died. Her name was April.

KELLY
(turned around and blew it out than turned back around) It's out again
Sorry about your friend
Would you light my candle?

ED
Well (lights the candle, and gets closer)

KELLY
Yeah. Ow!

ED
Oh, the wax - it's

KELLY
Dripping! I like it - between my

ED
(nervously)Fingers, I figured ...
Oh, well. Goodnight ... (Kelly walks to the door, blows it out and turns back around)
It blew out again?

KELLY
No - I think that I dropped my stash

ED
I know I've seen you out and about
When I used to go out,
Your candle's out

KELLY
I'm illin' - I had it when
I walked in the door
It was pure - is it on the floor?(starts to crawl on the floor)

ED
The floor?

KELLY
they say I have the best ass
Below 14th street. Is it true? (Turns her head to see him)

ED
What?

KELLY
you're staring again.

ED
(nervously) Oh no.
I mean you do - have a nice -
I mean - you look familiar

KELLY
(sits up) Like your dead girlfriend?

ED
only when you smile.
But I'm sure I've seen you
somewhere else -

KELLY
Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?
That's where I work - I dance

ED
Yes! They used to tie you up -

KELLY
It's a living

ED
I didn't recognize you,
Without the handcuffs

KELLY
(gets up)We could light the candle
Oh won't you light the candle?

ED
Why don't you forget that stuff
You look like you're sixteen

KELLY
I'm nineteen - but I'm old for my age
I'm just born to be bad

ED
I once was born to be bad
I used to shiver like that

KELLY
I have no heat - I told you

ED
I used to sweat

KELLY
I got a cold

ED
Uh huh
I used to be a junkie

KELLY

But now and then I like to

ED
Uh huh

KELLY
Feel good

ED
(sees Kelly's stash) Oh, here it – um(puts it in his pocket)

KELLY
What's that?

ED
Candy bar wrapper

KELLY
We could light the candle(Ed lights it, but than blows it out)
Oh, what'd you do with my candle?

ED
That was my last match

KELLY
Our eyes'll adjust, thank
God for the moon

ED
Maybe it's not the moon at all
I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street

KELLY
Bah humbug (goes into his pocket and pulls out her stash) Bah humbug

ED
(Grabs her hands)Cold hands

KELLY
Yours too.
Big. Like my father's
do you wanna dance?

ED
With you?

KELLY
No - with my father (Starts to walk out of the room)

ED
I'm Edward

KELLY
They call me
They call me Kelly

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Yeah! Watch Rent peoples!