-Chapter two-
:Illness:
Recap:
Edward stared at the retreating back of his little brother, his human brother.
My promise…has been fulfilled.
And with that, he collapsed back onto the bed, asleep instantly.
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Alphonse returned to the dorm only to find his older brother passed out on the bed.
Did he flip out?
Of course.
What kind of person do you think he is?
"B-brother!" He shouted and dashed up to him.
"Nnngngnnnggggggh…"
That was the only response he received.
"Brother…!"
"Don't make me drink the milk…"
Alphonse almost collapsed from the relief. He was only asleep.
And sleep talking about not drinking milk.
Just like him…
Ed fidgeted a little on the bed, and his fever was no worse, so that calmed Al down.
Then Alphonse realized that they would somehow have to get food.
He knew that he could just easily get the military food, but he rejected that idea.
Then, he thought, What if I try to make Brother some food myself?
He accepted that idea.
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It was a sunny day in the streets of Central, and of course the streets were bustling with people.
There were many small shops lining the road, but the question was, where to go?
It certainly was a dilemma.
Then he saw a flyer, left on the ground by someone careless, no doubt. Just as he turned to pick it up and throw it away, he saw it.
Right across the street.
It was the market!
He dropped the flyer into the trash bin and dashed over to the store.
After grabbing all of the ingredients he needed and paying for them, he sprinted out of the shop, eager to return to the dorm.
Then he accidentally bumped into a little girl.
As he looked down to apologize, he did a double take.
She looked so much like Nina.
Except her eyes were green, her hair was darker and shorter as well.
She looked up at him, he mouth forming a little 'O' as she stared at him, and he stared right back.
They both just kept right on staring.
Until the little girl spoke first.
"Um, excuse me? Do you have a big brother?"
The question caught Alphonse off guard.
"Y-yes…" He sputtered, still trying to get over her resemblance to Nina.
"Here you go!" She said, handing him one of the red balloons she was carrying.
"Th-thank you." He said, with a small smile.
"It's a magic balloon." She said, sounding as if she believed it.
"Thank you very much." He said politely. "But I really should be going now, my big brother is sick."
"Oh…" She said sadly.
"Well, I should be going now. Goodbye!" He said, and began to walk away until the girl walked up to him.
"Wait!" She said, and dashed up beside him.
"Yes?" He asked patiently.
"What's your name? What's your big brother's name?"
"I'm Alphonse, and my brother is Edward."
"Alright. I'm Roza by the way!" She said cheerfully.
"Bye!"
"Goodbye!"
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"Hey brother, I'm back." Alphonse said as he came in through the door and set the supplies down.
Ed was sitting up flipping through an alchemy book. He looked up and grinned.
"Hey Al, where did you go off to?"
"I left a note, Brother…" He said smacking his forehead.
"Oh really? Where?"
"In the bathroom."
Ed made a noise somewhere between a cough and a gag, but said nothing.
Al sighed and went into the kitchen.
"I'll be making dinner, okay Brother?"
"Yeah. Sure. Whatever." He said, digging back into the alchemy book.
After a few minutes…or was it seconds? Or even hours…
Ed couldn't keep track of time anymore. He felt lightheaded and dizzy, but he pretended that he was fine so Al wouldn't pull a Mustang and snap (A/N:-ahem- snap? Get it? Never mind, it's kinda lame. XD) at him for reading instead of 'following orders' or what ever the hell it was.
"Hey, Al?" He said in a slurred voice. "Whatcha doin' in there?"
He didn't even see Al come towards him and put a hand on his forehead.
All he could do was blink stupidly, still not so sure what was reality or part of some crazy dream.
"Brother, you are getting worse." Al said worriedly, biting his lip.
"Nah. 'M fine Al…" He mumbled.
"Brother, you aren't 'fine' you're far from it. You're really, really sick…"
"Don't worry…I'll be…" He swayed slightly, trying to finish his sentence,"I'll be…fii-n-" And on the last syllable he passed out cold, his head hanging off of the bed slightly.
Al put him back up on the bed, and sighed wearily. He placed the red balloon that Roza had given to him by his brother's bed.
Al placed his cool hand on his brother's rather warm forehead.
"I hope you'll be alright." He whispered, and stayed there for awhile.
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When Edward awoke, Alphonse was sprawled in an awkward position-half of his was hanging on the floor, and the other half of him was partway flipped over and on the bed.
Ed sighed and shook his head.
"Al, couldn't you have at least made it to your own bed before passing out on mine?" He rolled his eyes.
Feeling much better than he had before, he lifted up his brother, and placed him carefully on the other bed.
"You know Al, you really can be hopeless sometimes."
So then he went back over to his bed, flopped down on it, and whispered, "G'night, Al." And fell asleep instantly.
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Alphonse awoke sometime in the morning before the sun was up, so it was still dark. How did I get into my own bed…? He wondered vaguely.
He flipped over and watched his brother sleep. He looked a lot better then he had before, which was a good sign.
Swinging his legs over the bed, he got up and off of it, went over to his brother's bed, lay down next to him and said, "I love you, Brother."
Then he was asleep.
All was silent and peaceful.
For now.
Little did they know of the presence who was willing to spill blood, was lurking nearby…
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Well, how was it? Chapter 3 will be up as soon as I get more reviews, yeah? .O
So stay tuned, and be expecting it! And here is a preview for chapter 3:
"Al! Look out!"
"Huh? Wha-AHH!"
The car sped by the siblings at full pace.
Alphonse went spiraling somewhere off by the bookstore, while Edward skidded a good distance on his rear end.
He got up and dashed off to his brother. "Al! Are you alright?"
"I-"
"You…what?"
"I think I broke my arm!"
The younger boy winced at his left arm.
So be sure to keep reading and reviewing, yeah? I won't put up new chapters if my I get no sparklie reviews! -.O
Sayonara!