A.N.- hello, this is 4 little Halflingers! I am very happy that I got to do these next few chapters! Thank you so much, wolf00rakauen! And thus, let the chapter begin! Oh, gomen, I put in a lot of comments in parenthesis. Anyhoo
Disclaimer: I don't own FullMetal Alchemist. It's a crying shame, I know.
Chelle stood on the platform at the train station with Ed and Al, waiting for the train to come. The two brothers were headed off to Massachusetts.
(A.N.- because I'm lazy, it will be abbreviated as MA) for Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in the Eastern US (no joke!).
Chelle was giving them some last words of advice.
"It would be a good idea to call my friend Claire when you get on the train, just so she knows you're on your way." And she described time zones, just so they wouldn't end up accidentally calling at some ungodly hour that seemed normal to them.
(not that I would mind).
Chelle continued. "Alright, just because every Bostonian knows their way around Boston, doesn't mean you have to. So here's a map of the city. Don't worry, if you get lost in here, Bostonians are friendly. They'll help you find your way.
(don't I know it ¬.¬) and here are some photos from the convention. Don't forget to write!"
"Don't worry, Chelle, we won't" Ed and Al responded.
"Thank you for the photos." Al added.
Just then, the train pulled in to the station. The two brothers got on board. They both sat in one of the double seats (two seats facing each other) and waved out the window. Chelle waved back to them as the train pulled out of the station.
They were on their way.
Ed pulled out the cell phone to call the person that they were going to meet. Putting in the number, Ed pressed the green button and held the phone up to his ear. It rang a few times, and then a voice came into Ed's ear.
"Hello? Hello?"
Ed was a little surprised that it worked and failed to respond. He was also surprised at the blunt tone of the girl.
"I said, hello? I swear, Kaitie, if you're crank calling my cell phone, of all things, I am not to be held responsible for what I do. Okay, I'll bite. Hello?"
Ed slightly came out of his 'shock' and realized that he had to respond to the person who was talking.
"Umm, h-hello."
"Who is this?"
"I'm Ed-um Daniel. My brother and I are the ones who Chelle told you about, or do I have the completely wrong person?"
(other end of line, with Claire)
Claire was a little surprised to hear Ed talking to her. She could have sworn that it was her friend crank-calling her.
(she would do just thatŠ)
'Well', she thought, 'gotta give him brownie points for calling me.' It took all her might, for the first 5 seconds, to keep from going complete insane fangirl and squealing into the phone; 'Wow! It's really you! EEEEEEEEE!'
'I'll get used to it soon.' She smiled.
(back with Ed.)
"No, Daniel you have the right person. Good to hear you're on your way!"
"Thanks. So you'll be the person we'll be meeting in Boston?"
"Yup. That's me. Allow me to be the first to welcome you to the Hub."
"Hub?"
"Yes, it's one of Boston's nicknames. The full name is 'The Hub of the Universe.'"
(we are so egotistical. XP)
"Really? I never knew that."
"I didn't expect you to. So, have a good trip, and I'll see you and, wait, what is Al's alias?"
"It's Adrien."
"Cool. Well, I'll see you both in a couple of days."
"Bye."
"Bye."
And with that, Ed hung up. he turned to face his brother (he had been
looking out the window.).
"Well, I guess we're headed to Boston!"
3 DAYS LATER (that's about how long it takes to go across the country by train)
A crackling voice sounded over the PA system in the train; 'We are now approaching Boston. We are now approaching Boston.' Al glanced over at his brother who was currently sleeping. He put his hand on Ed's shoulder and gently shook him awake.
"Big brother, we're here."
Ed sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "We're here?"
Slowly, the train ground to a halt inside North Station
(my dad works at South Station)
and the doors slowly opened, letting the passengers off the train. Ed and Al walked out into the huge train terminal.
Ed stood there, mouth agape. "How're we supposed to find Claire in a place this huge? There have to be hundreds of people here."
Al nodded. "It will be hard."
Just then, contradicting what both the boys had said, a girl came running up to them. She had brown hair tied back in a very loose bun, green eyes framed by tortoiseshell colored rectangular glasses that seemed a little too big.
She kinda looked like Sheska, except with long hair.
(my friends tell me this all the time. I'm even addicted to reading. ¬.¬)
She wore a green tank top with a white coat over it. She had a peasant skirt with a green pattern of circles on it. She carried a book in her hand.
"Hello, 'Dan' and 'Adrien'! Welcome to Boston! I'm Claire." She grinned.
(note the '.' she is stating those with a bit more emphasis.)
"Hello, nice to meet you." Ed responded. "Shall we head over to the convention center?"
"Sure. C'mon."
A.N.- yay! The chapter is complete! Enjoy!
Another note: Anime Boston happens in May, so even though it's February
right now, I'm dressed as it's described because it's MAY, duh!
In the next chapter: Ed, Al, and Claire run into some people Claire
knows.
