okkies... so quicky update ( as promised!)
I've been waitng a LONG time to do this chapter...
Kids
Chapter 9
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Alphonse glanced over at his brother from the corner of his eye "Ed, did he say what I think he said?"
"Yeah... I think he... did..."
"Brother, are you thinking the same thing that I'm thinking?"
"Yeah. I do think that that I'm thinking the same thing that you're thinking..."
"I think so too."
Ed nodded his head firlmly and turned towards Roy "You called our Mother... STUPID! HOW DARE YOU!"
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT ONE!" Al said loudly, not trying to stop his brother.
The two Elric brothers shimmied their way towards the Colonel, mischeiviously. Riza simply rolled her eyes and reached for her pocket...
"How could she?" Roy mumbled, exasperted, his hands shaking in front of him "How could she do this to me... she's supposed to protect me... and she told him, she told Fullmetal about my disgrace as an Alchemist... I'M NEVER GOING TO HEAR THE END OF THIS!" Roy put his head in his hands and massaged his head, trying to comfort himself.
Just as Ed and Al were about to attack Roy, who wasn't paying any attention to his surroundings, Riza jumped in front of him, gun at the ready "Hiya..." She mumbled, to the curled up colonel behind her. Roy looked up at Riza, got up quickley and began brushing himself off. "E-E-exuse m-me..." he stumbled, nearly falling over. Riza simply rolled her eyes as the Elric Brother's scooched back in fear and to see a stuttering Colonel behind her " It's perfectly alright. I excuse you..."
"I wanna hear the storryyyy!" Havoc whined, tears almost swelling in his eyes. The others looked at him for a moment and blinked several times, trying to conseptualize what the 2nd Luietenant was crying about.
Hughes sighed deeply and pouted down at the ground. Roy smirked as he saw his best friend's expression. " Is it "time", Hughes?" The colonel said coolly, a sly expression on his face.
"Don't laugh, Roy! Maybe we can just skip this part of the story, no? NO? "
"No." Roy said, a millicious look on his face.
"ok... fine!"
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"Ok... so the next day... we went to school, as we usually did..."
"Hey! Maes! You seem... too... quiet..."
Maes just smiled widely at Roy and mumbled something that Roy couldn't understand in the least.
"Wha...?"
"Mmbnn mmmbhg kckm!" Maes mumbled, a mild still plastered on his face.
Roy looked down at Maes and folded his arms across his chest "Ughh..." He sighed, ovbiously annoyed. He rolled his eyes coolly, grabbed Maes by the ear and pulled him along the school yard.
"mmph! mmnp, mmnof munf!"
"We have to go to class!" Roy exclaimed, thrusting his hands into the air. Maes paused and stared qiuzzically at the ground he was being pulled upon, then nodded stipidly showing that he understood.
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"Now... class! today we're doing.. dum... dum... Math! Yes, math..."
Maes looked up at Mrs. Simmons, his eyes half closed and lips stuck together.
"The square root of 25... who can tell me the squre root of 25... a math wiz kid... how about... Hughes. Maes Hughes!"
Maes gulped and blinked hard when he head the teacher hollar out his name "Mmnpf." he murmered quietly, his lips sealed together still.
"What is the square root of 25!"
What an easy question. So simple. And they were asking him that? pfft...
Maes shot his head up steadilly. His eyes shut, he looked at the teacher with a-matter-of-fact expression plastered onto his face.
"Mmmmnphive!" His lips didn't budge from being sealed tightly together.
"Um... Maes Hughes?" The teacher titled her head to get a veiw at Maes. " What was that?"
"Mmmmnphive!"
"P-pardon? I'm sorry, I can't understand you..."
"Mmmmmmmnnnnphive!" Maes said, shaking his desk in irrtitation. Mrs Simmons just stared at her student proplexed. Maes rolled his eyes and began rummaging into his desk.
Roy looked over at his best friend, his one eye slightly twitching.
After many papers were thrown into the air and pencils scattered to the ground, Maes finally came out with a large notepad rested in his left hand and a big black marker in the other. He scribbled something quickley onto the paper and thrusted the notepad at his teacher.
Mrs. Simmions squinted her eyes as she tried to read Maes's messy writing. She nooded slowly and smiled a tad "Y...yes... yes! That's correct Maes! Five is the correct answer... good job!"
Maes pouted and began thrusting his supplies back into his desk "Stupid old lady... " he whispered to himself, his face covered by the belly of his desk; his bottom lip pouting profoundly...
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Maes sighed as he held his lunch tray in front of him, his shoulders slouched lowly. He suddenly stopped walking and looked across the cafeteria.
Gracia turned her head quickley, her nice length hair falling over her neck. She smiled brightly at Maes. Maes smiled bashfully and looked down at his feet and waved shyly, at first. He then shot his head up quickly and began waving at her frantically, his hand moving back and forth so fast, you could barely keep track of it with your eyes.
"Mnhi! Mmmphgracia!"
Gracia giggled as her cheeck flushed a light salmon colour.
"Hello Maes!" she walked over to Maes, her hands rested behind her back.
"Mpphgracia!" Hughes shot up, sweat dripping down the side of his face as his crush came closer to him.
Gracia began giggling as she saw Maes mumble "Hi, Maes." she said in between giggles.
They didn't say anything for a moment, but just stred at the goround, blush meekly illuminating their cheeks.
"I... I was just wondering if you could... if you want to..." Gracia said, playing with her hands and twidling her thumbs. Maes looked up at her, blinking slowly, anxiously waiting to say what she was about to say " Maybe... you could walk home to school with me?"
Maes's eyes went wide in delight. " You see... I don't have anyone to walk home with when I leave school... and you go the same way as me... and... I just thought... I think you're really funny and nice!"
Hughes didn't say anything. He just smiled lightly and waited for Gacia to go on. "Wh-hat you did today in class with the teacher was really funny! You're really brave... unlike me... and I just want to get to know you better... so... um... will you walk home with me!" Gracia looked up a Maes, a bright smile on her face.
Maes's heart was pounding so fast, he couldn't count it's beats properly or steadily.
"mmmnpf...mmmnnnph... love..love mnpf to!"
Gracia burst out in a fit of giggles, and placed her hand over her mouth to hold back her laughter "I'll se you later, Maes!" and with that, she trotted away happilly.
Maes stood in the middle of the cafeteria, a slight, realieved smile on his face. His cheeks slowly turned a light pink. Then deeper. And deeper. And even depper. untill his face was entirely covered in red blush. Just as he was about to faint where he stood, he was taken in the arms of several boys and shoved into a closet... but, he didn't care... not in the least...
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"Ok Hughes..." Jean said coolly, his piece of sweetgrass sticking ot the side of his mouth "What's up with the silent act... It's getting creepy..."
Maes had been tied up to a chair and put under a bright, bright spotlight that shone on his face. Roy, Vato, Heyemens and Jean stood around Maes, arms folded in front of them ... But...Maes didn't care... all he cared about was Gracia...
"And why is your face red?" Heyemen asked suspiciously.
Maes just sighed lovingly, ignoring everything around him. He couldn't help it anymore. He just had to express his feelings...
"You will not beleive what has just happened to me! The most amazing thing... my love... my Gracia asked me to walk home with her!" Maes reached for his pocket to pull out a picture and began kissing it lovingly "ahhhh..."
Vato, Heyemens,Jean and Roy cowered back slightly and blinked, expresionless as Roy's mouth opened.
Little, shiny chips of metal shone brightly, refrecting from the light. Little chips of metal covered every single one of Maes's teeth. He had gotton braces, and boy did he look...like a metal head...
"..."
"Wuahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!" The boys roared, holding their sides.
"Oh shut up!" Maes pouted, folding his arms over his chest.
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"Bahh...! Who cares about these things... just you see, Roy! I'm going to have the most beautiful smile in central..." Maes spread his hand out in front of him dramatically.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever..." Roy muttered, wipeing tears of laughter away from his face. Roy jumped back when he felt Maes pounding him heardilly on the arm.
"Can you beleive she asked me to walk with her! Who da man! Who dan man, Roy! WHO DA MAN!"
Thwack
Maes lay on the ground, twitching, meekly. Roy stood over him, a sly smirk spread on his face...
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It wasn't that quick. It too like 2 days to write XP sorry!
wow... I am having the best BEST time writing this! thank you reveiwers! no let's get... over 50 reviews! yeah!
I don't know if I will be able to get chap. 10 done before tuesday, but I'll try, ok? I love all of you and I hope this satisfied you 3 I love this chapter best so far! I just luuurrrve maes! huggles maes
This is, by far, the best chapter thus far. Now review!
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