Chapter 10 Birthday Boy!

What happened last time:

"I know who that is...but...I don't know if I should tell you. All I can do right now is say that you have a better life than me. For that, I'll give you something." Edward said after a moment of thought.

"What will you give me?" Sciezka said with a sweet smile, happy that someone complimented her life. Without answering, Ed leaned in again and this time, kissed her on the lips.

-"He's kissing her on the lips now! What am I gonna do!"

"Just hold on Alphonse, there's nothing to worry about."

"Yes there is! She isn't the one I like! And on top of that, her laugh is really annoying!"

There was a click as Alphonse put the phone back on the base.

Chapter 10:

Edward had just leaned in to kiss Sciezka whe he heard a piercing shriek and rapid footsteps from outside the door just before the door was whipped open. Alphonse ran in and hid behind his bed.

"Al! What are you doing home!" Edward said, running over to him.

"I saw...I saw something by the warehouse!" Alphonse said, shutting his eyes tight to hide the truth and shaking a fake shiver.

"What about Elysia?" Ed asked.

"I...I didn't have the guts to knock on her door so I came back here and on my way back I saw something by the warehouse." Alphonse said.

"You need to call her, Al. Just say that you caught a cold or something and say your sorry for not taking her out."

"Yeah...I guess you're right." Alphonse got up and headed for the hall to make an imaginary call.

While Alphonse was out of the room, Edward gave Sciezka her jacket.

"Here's your jacket. I'm sorry, but it wouldn't work for us." he said.

"But why? Because your brother doesn't like me?" Sciezka asked.

"No...it's becaue I...I'm..." Edward didn't know how to say this.

"With someone else?" she finished. Edward looked at her with sorry eyes.

"No..." he said after a pause. "I'm going through a rough time right now...I just lost a couple good people in my life...My mother being one of them. I...I just can't do anything right now."

"That's alright. I'm not mad. I just wanted to cheer you up and if you were still open, that would be a bonus." she took her jacket, patted him on his shoulder and left. Alphonse was in the hall, holding the phone in case someone came out.

"I'm sorry, Elysia. I'll try harder next time...Okay...See you soon, bye." he said into the dead receiver before hanging up. "Bye, Sciezka." he waved to her. She waved back. Alphonse re-entered the dorm room and saw his brother on his bed looking out the window.

"Is something wrong?" Alphonse asked.

"No...I just want the impossible." Edward answered. He undid his braid, letting it fall over his shoulders and down his back before laying down and falling asleep. Alphonse walked over to his sleeping brother.

"I'm sorry, brother..." Alphonse whispered.

---two and a half months later---

"Wahoo!" Edward said, jumping for an unknown joy. "It's my birthday!" It seemed like a miracle that it finally was his birthday.

"Yay!" Al said. "And guess what! I got a you a birthday present!"

"Oh GREAT." Ed stomped off down the hall in shorts and trying to put on a t-shirt. "You probably bugged the hooligans out of Winry to bring her over here!"

"Brother! What if I said it was a book you've been wanting!"

"That's better." Ed said, walking back into the room and putting the rest of his clothes on. "Why'd you tell me?"

"Actually, Brother, uhmm..." Al said uneasily. You guessed what it was already... he thought to himself.

---around evening---

"Come here, brother!" Al shouted from up ahead. "I held a good spot in the Central Tower Resturant for us! I wanted to take you out for dinner!"

"Awesome! I haven't gone to that resturant in ages! I love that place!"

Alphonse giggled when trying to contain the secret, hoping Winry would come.

---taking a taxi to the tower---

"Here it is! What'cha gonna do when you get up there? Spit off the top?" asked the driver. Ed made a face and Alphonse winked at the driver, symboling that he'd tell him when they get there.

When they arrived, Alphonse grabbed his coat and the driver's sleeve.

"I'm going to get my brother hooked up with a girlfriend!" he whispered, smiling. "And at the same time, take him out to his favorite place for dinner."

"You know, I ask everyone who goes to the tower that question, just for the heck of it. You're the only one who answered! For that, the dinner's on me." the driver said with a smile.

"Thank you very much!"

---while having a snack before dinner, the brothers where deep in conversation---

"Well, I'm not looking for a mail-order bride! I just want somebody I can have a decent conversation with over dinner. Without her falling down into weepy tears over some movie! If anybody at all!" Edward said, poking at a shrimp with his fork.

"Well, as you can understand, she's very emotional." Alphonse said, talking about Roy's trouble with finding a good movie to takeRiza out to.

"Although, I cried at the end of 'The Conqueror of Shambala'," Edward admitted.

"Who didn't?" Al laughed sarcasticly.

"Alex Loise Armstrong was blowing the airships up. And Dietlinde Eckart and Karl Haushofer," Ed started to sniffle really loud. "were sitting on top of this armored personnel carrier, dressed like Nazis---"

"Stop, stop!" Alphonse had started to cry loudly, too, smaking his knee to make his point.

"And Jean Havoc!"

"Yes, Jean Havoc...!"

"He busted his back when he parachuted behind ememy lines and was paralized..."

"Stop it!" Al whined like a girl.

"And Dietlinde Eckart, near the beginning she was in this big ship..."

"Please no more! Oh, God, I loved that movie..." Al cried harder. The waitress came and asked if they were ready for their meal. They declined and instead, for now, requested a couple kleenexes.

tbc in Chapter 12

A/N: I'm not sure where I'm going, but it'll all match up in the end! XD Don't forget to review peoples!