Tales of Love, Jealousy and Confusion

Chapter four - Leave her alone!

Tanya stood in front of the two. Yet again she had been too late! Edward and the little bitch was together, laughing and talking together. Damned her! First her sister took Alphonse from her and now. . .now she had the nerve to take Edward from her! She walked up, anger burning in her eyes. "So, if it isn't the little pipsqueak who wants to be an alchemist." sneered Tanya. "Dear Edward, what are you doing with this little loser?" she said in a dainty, weak voice, walking closer to them and Edward growled. "Damned it! Leave her alone, Tanya!" he said, blocking her from Lily by jumping in front of her. Lily was surprised and a little afraid of Tanya after yesterday. "And don't belittle her. She's already an alchemist and a damned good one!"

Lily was surprised. Edward was defending her! 'Go Ed.' she thought. "Oh Edward. Why mess with a little girl when you can have a real woman?" she said in a teasing, husky voice. She reached out and smoothed his cheek with her hand and was about to kiss him. Time stood still for Lily, her heart beating fast as she came in to kiss him, anger boiling in her blood - a very foriegn emotion. Edward wasn't moving! Lily jumped out from behind him and just as he was about to push Tanya away, she hit her, hard in the nose, making her fall backwards. Edward raised his brow at Lily who was looking at her balled up fist. It had flecks of blood on it. She stared at it in amazement for several moments before she saw Tanya's eyes wide with fury.

"You little bitch!" she said, standing up. Her eyes were watery and she couldn't hardly see when she did stand. Ed had pushed her away! She had never been pushed away by any man, and not for a silly little girl! She had it all! Curves all in the right places, dark cherry lips, big, beautiful blue eyes and sunkissed blonde hair. She had everything, and this little elf had nothing! She had red hair, green eyes that were dull to Tanya. A virgin, inexperienced little girl who wasn't worth anything. She still had baby pink lips! "You would turn ME down for that! A mere baby!" she said, pointing to Lily, who was still surprised by her use of violence - she had never even hurt a bug before now! Edward growled. "She's not just a baby - she's a woman who appreciates her body and herself. She's one of the best alchemists I know, and you will NOT hurt her again. You deserved the punch she gave you. Yes, I found out that you slapped her in the ice cream shop yesterday. That was uncalled for. Your an evil girl, and I don't want anything to do with you." he said, taking Lily by the hand and walking away.

"Bastard!" she cried out, being able to see better. She ran towards them and grabbed Lily's hair, throwing her down. "You don't fool me girl, that punch was the only one you've ever thrown, isn't it?" she said as Lily hit the ground hard. She whimpered as Tanya got closer. Choosing to pick her up by the hair again, she lifted her. Lily screamed in pain. "Leave her alone I said!" Edward said from behind her. Clapping his hands, his blade came from his arm. She turned around, throwing Lily to the ground. "Edward, you know you won't hurt me." she said in a simpering voice. Edward grinned. "Oh? I won't? And how do you know?" he said and walked slowly to her, a cold smile on his face. "If you so much as touch her again, I will kill you. I mean it." he said just as coldly as he looked. Suddenly, he was two inches from her and his cold steel blade was against her throat. If she would have swallowed, it would have slit her skin.

Her blue eyes widened in deep fear and she didn't speak for several minutes. Taking the blade a little furthur from her throat, she could talk. "Why?" she said, her eyes glittering with tears. "Why not me? Why her?" she asked. He answered her clearly and even surprised himself. "Because, Tanya, I love her." he said simply and her knees collasped. "You don't mean that!" she cried, choked up. He stared down at her and nodded. "I do. And if you ever so much as touch her again, you will find that my blade does not have mercy." he said and vanished it with a clap of his hands.

'He loves me!' she thought elatedly and at the same time, confused. "You do?" she asked softly, her emerald eyes glistening and conveying her surprise and delight. "Really?" she asked softly. He nodded. "Yeah, it took me a while to figure it out, but well, I think I've always known it. Its just taken something like this to figure it out exactly." he said and smiled softly, picking her up gently from the ground. When he saw the damage to her knees and arms, he winced. "Damned. Your going to need to get patched up." he said and she laughed. "I love you too Ed." she said and blushed. That made him smile even more. "Really?" he asked and she laughed. "Really." she said and was suddenly knocked off guard when he did the thing he wanted to most: he kissed her then. Ignoring a wailing Tanya in the background, they kissed each other deeply and the sound of clapping broke them apart. Both blushed when they saw Dragana and Alphonse, clapping. "Finally!" Dee said while Al just laughed.

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Dee grinned. "About time Lil." she said when she turned to hear a scream. Tanya was there, still clutching at her nose, which had flecks of blood around it. "Damned Lil, did you do that? You done a hell of a job!" she said before walking over to Tanya. "So, how's it hanging? Getting tired of picking on people who fight back? Maybe I ought to have some fun." she said with a grin. "Come on Dee." said Alphonse when Dee held out her hand to him. "Aww, come on. She hit my sister yesterday. I'm gonna make sure she keeps her hands off Lil." she said, jerking her blonde hair up. She screamed loudly and swore, trying to kick at Dee.

"Still fiesty are you? Well, lets see how you like this." she said, and slapping her hard against the face. Tanya moaned in pain. Dee laughed. "How's that for an eye for an eye? But I'm not done yet!" she said, her eyes gleaming in amusement. She began to drag her while Tanya cursed her, until they reached a trash dumpster where Dee opened the lid. "Your nothing but white trash, mad at my sister because she has Ed's attention, and your mad at me because I have Al. Of course, you wouldn't dare go against me, when the whole school knows I'm a hell of a fighter." she said and grinned before dumping her into the trash dumpster. "So here is where you belong!" she said before closing the lid on the rising Tanya's head.

Everyone cheered and Lily laughed. "Yeah, I did. And it didn't even hurt!" she said and Dragana laughed. Ed grinned. "You know, I think someone was jealous. She socked her when Tanya tried to kiss me." Ed said, and Lily blushed. Looking at the ground while she kicked a rock, she shrugged her shoulders. "So?" she said and Dragana thought that she was definantely trying to hide a blush. "She's awful and I wasn't about to let her kiss you." she said. They all laughed at that. "So, why don't we celebrate? My house, an hour from now." she said, noticing the sky was getting dark. "We'll have dinner!"

Lily grinned and so did Ed. "Alright." he said and the four walked together, Ed and Lily holding hands while Dee and Al held hands. Both Lily and Ed were thinking similar things. 'Oh god, what am I going to tell him/her! I'm in love with my neighbor!' they thought. Not long after, they arrived home. Lily and Edward kissed in front of the other two, which made them naturally shy. Dee grinned when Ed and Al left. "Didn't I tell you he liked you? Of course, I wasn't aware that he LOVED you." she said, teasing Lily as she began cooking spagetti. Lily chose the wine, picking the third best wine, thinking that the first and second should be reserved for weddings. Lily's and Dragana's weddings to be exact. Dragana was amused by Lily's wine choice. The wine was a rose colored sparkling wine. Wrotham Pinot 2000 Reserve from the Napa Valley Sparkling Wines, Blanc de Noir.

"Its curious, isn't it? I mean, he actually turned down the most popular girl at school for. . .me." she said softly, fussing with the wine glasses and then running to get dressed. She fixed her hair with alchemy, placing a silver clip in place of the rusty butterfly one that accent her dress. The silver clip had a beautifully done rose on it, with red petals that looked almost real and green stems. Her dress for this evening matched the rose on the clip in a cherry red. It had triangular sleeves that was thin and translucent, a sweetheart shaped neckline and a bell shaped bottom. In the center of the bell, it was white with red embroidered roses. It was lovely and it went well with her red hair, now done in a simple bun. With red flats, her evening attire was complete. She heard a knock at the door moments after she was dressed. "Coming." she said and opened the door.

It was Edward and Alphonse, dressed nicely. Lily blushed when she saw Edward in a black suit and Al in one like Ed's. 'He looks so handsome.' she thought, not knowing what to do with her hands suddenly. That is, until Edward took hers into his and led her into the dining room. He had been here many times before, of course, as Alphonse had, but it all seemed so. . .new. "Hi." she said shyly. "Hello." he said, just as soft. Al didn't bother his older brother, but did smile. "Hey Lily. Where's Dee?" he asked just as she came out. Wearing a dress like Lily's, though emerald green to match her eyes, she smiled at them. "Right here I am. Sit on down guys." she said, the dining room set up nicely with the etched wine glasses and plates that matched. Spagetti was in a silver dish. "Wow, it looks wonderful Dee." said Al, but Edward only had eyes for Lily.

'Wow, she looks. . .breathtaking.' he thought, seeing the pink tinge on her cheeks. 'The red really compliments her ivory skintones. But now, I have a problem. I would rather go with Lily to the masquerade than Serenity. How do I tell her without hurting her?' he wondered. Lily was thinking along the same lines. 'Oh, he's going to hate me! I want to go to the masquerade with Edward, but I already said that I would go with FM Alchemist.' she thought and wanted to rip her hair out of her pretty made bun. 'So what do I do?' both thought. Thier thoughts were interrupted when Dee cleared her throat, bringing them both back to reality. "You really look beautiful." said Edward softly. "Thank you. You look very dashing in your suit." she said, her cheeks going pink. They began to eat and they discussed all sorts of things. The most dreaded thing, however, was when they mentioned the ball. "So, who are you taking to the ball?" Alphonse asked Ed. "Oh, well, a friend asked me over the computer if I wanted to meet her at the ball." he said. "Me too." said Lily.

Soon the dinner was over. Lily walked Edward outside, deciding to get away from Dragana and Alphonse so she could be more alone with Ed. She led him to the bridge they had over the little stream in the back yard. "Isn't it pretty out here?" she asked, smiling. Unclipping her hair, she let it fall where it may as she put the clip on the bridge. "Yeah. I always thought it was one of the prettiest places. Though it can't compare to your beauty." he said and kissed her softly on the lips, which sent heat up to both of thier faces. "I wish I was going to the ball with you." she said softly, tortured. "Yeah, I wish that too. Don't forget me when your in your dream boy's arms." he teased. She laughed. "I won't ever forget you. How can I? Your my neighbor." she said and he was a little disappointed with the 'neighbor' thing, but he shrugged. "And my love." she added. He grinned. "I like that one better." he said and took her hands in his. "Wanna dance?" he asked, his golden eyes glistening in the night sky. She smiled. "Yes, I would like that very much." she said and let him lead her in a slow dance while the fireflies and the starlit sky set the mood.

He was an exellent dancer, she thought, surprised. He had laughed at her when she said that she loved taking ballet lessons, but he was a great dancer, so he had to have learned from someone, didn't he? "So, where did you learn to dance?" she asked and he grinned. "I took dancing lessons on the sly. I know, I picked at you when you took ballet, but again, I was jealous because you were so graceful. Now, I admire you for it." he said and spun her slowly. She looked every bit a princess tonight, he thought, and wished it was they who would be dancing at the ball together. From dancing, they sat on the swing for a while, she resting her head on his chest and he just holding her. She couldn't keep her eyes open any longer after a rough day of getting thrown around, and fell asleep there, resting peacefully against him. . .