NOTE: HAHA! finally! I have the computer to myself! and even better, IM BACK to drive you insane with my HORRIBLE CLIFFIES OF DEATH! -evil laugh- For those of you that already died from all the cliffies in the past, the Grim reaper is finally back from the Hurricane Katrina damage; but he cant stick around long, cause he has to go to where the tornadoes hit soon. Oh, and also, all my reviewers are in debt. THEY DIDNT PAY UP FOR CHAPPIE 15! Also, i will update Ed, Winry and the mexican resturaunt soon. Cause ive been writing chapters in my spare time. i could write them at lunch, but i eat lunch with my 6th grade math and science teacher everyday since he's retiring this year and i wont get to visit him during lunch in 8th. and im usually helping him out with his stuff. (Grade papers, help students, copy papers.) Either that or im goofing off on the classroom computers and changing the backround a thousand times. Ok i think this note is long enough. lets get to chappie 16.
-Chapter 16-
Trimming the Tree
"Dammit, this ones dead too!" Ed yelled, unplugging another string of Christmas lights. It was bad enough he caught a cold, spent two hours untangling lights, and now none of the lights worked.
"Ed, you're doing it all wrong! Let me show you." Winry said, coming over to help.
"Im Fine!"
"You can replace the bulbs Ed!"
"Nuh Uh!"
"Yeah huh!"
"Nuh uh!"
Eventually, Ed and Winry were trapped in a tangeled mass of multi-colored Christmas lights, still arguing with each other. Pinako rolled her eyes and threw a box at them.
"There, if theyre all dead, just open the new box!" She said, inhaling on her pipe.
The teens spent at least another hour untangling themselves from the lights. Then it took another hour to put the lights on the tree, Ed and Winry constantly bumping into each other.
After the lights were on, it was time to put on the ornaments. Ed was stuck putting ornaments on the lower branches when he wanted to put them on top. Al was in charge of that, which also meant he got to put the star on the tree.
Today was not Ed's Day.
Ed sneezed once more and was handed a tissue. Winry patted him on the back.
"Its okay Ed. It'll turn out okay."
"What will?" Al asked curiously.
The blondes looked at each other, blinked, and looked back at Al.
"Uh...The tree! It's gonna look great!" Ed lied, mentally slapping himself for lying to his brother, who had the right to know what was going on.
Winry looked back and forth between them.
"Well...uh...Lets finish the tree!" She said, changing the subject.
They spent about half an hour decorating, Winry stopping every now and then to yell at Ed for eating all the popcorn which she was desperatley trying to put on the silver thread. Knowing how badly his brother wanted to put the star on the top of the tree, Al lifted Ed up off the floor so he could put it there.
When the decorating was finished, the small family sat in the living room and watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." And of course, Ed was hogging all of the popcorn and chugging down eggnog by the gallons, with no idea whatsoever that it was technically milk.
"Ya know, that Grinch guy reminds me so much of the Colonel..." He stated.
"Ed, thats not a very nice thing to say!" Al scolded.
"Shh!" Winry hissed.
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Well, im gonna be mean and end it here. ive gotta get a bath and make my CO2 car design for shop class.
Hikari: Seeya!
Kumori: HAMBA!
Hikari: But what if Hamba doesnt wanna go away?
Kumori: -hits her with keyboard- Shut up, or youre going back in the closet.
Hikari: o.o Yes mommy...
Kumori: IM NOT YOUR FLIPPIN' MOMMY! ...
Hikari:T.T ...
Kumori: -.- ...Muses...