A/N: Thanks for the last reviews, here's the next drabble in the Christmas mini-series.

Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist does not belong to me.

Drabble 14: Concerning the Many Types of Flying Projectiles

"O.K., we have an even number here, so I'm with Martel, Dorchet, and Roah, while Al, Winry, Ed, and Scieszka are together."

"But, Mr. Greed," began the Bookworm, before Winry roughly pushed her out of the way of an incoming snowball.

"GAH! We're starting!" Squealed Scieszka as the mechanic hastily shoved a snowball into her mittens.

"OBVIOUSLY!" Ed snapped, while dodging one of Martel's projectiles and sending out one of his own. Then the boy's head promptly slammed back as Greed's snowball connected, the Homunculus fiercely yelling, "DON'T BE SHORT-TEMPERED WITH HER!"

Soon, Team Devil had Team Elric against the ropes, their constant barrage of projectiles banging against them from all sides.

"Hah! Experience wins again--WOAH!" Somehow, Greed had managed to shove his entire crew out of the snowy tidal wave's path...of course, himself getting buried underneath; the upside was, the snow felt really nice, and he soon enjoyed how it melted on his tongue. The Homunculus could dimly hear Dorchet growl "No fair, Ed! We never said anything about using Alchemy!"

"Exactly," snapped the boy triumphantly. Smirking, Greed soon went into his own personal mode of 'Ultimate Shield', bursting out of his snow prison and tackling an unsuspecting State Alchemist to the floor, although going down a hill had been unplanned. The pair rolled down and down, tugging and hitting each other, both using their own areas of expertise, snow not only pelting them from the hill they were skidding down, but also from a playful barrage from all of their comrades above...all except for Scieszka they soon learned. Once Ed and Greed untangled themselves from each other, lying on their backs and laughing, they noticed how freaked out Bookworm looked, and the others noticed as well.

Human and Homunculus scrambled up the hill, just in time to hear Roah ask Scieszka what was wrong. Up close, Greed realized that although the brunette was trembling a little, she didn't really look scared, just really shocked. It took a couple more seconds for Bookworm to find her voice, but when she did, she turned to Winry, and asked in a breathless tone, "Did you know Greed was an alien?"

The 'alien' felt his head swing back in surprise, a sweatdrop form, his feet slip a little, but that small imbalance was enough to send him toppling down the hill again. Again lying on his back at the foot of the hill, the Homunculus just stared up at the sky with a "Why me?" look spread on his face, not even minding the cackles he could hear from Martel, Dorchet, Roah, and Ed above. Alien indeed, he growled to himself...

A/N: Inspired by Scieszka's hilarious alien theory mentioned in ep. 38; I just had to throw that in when imagining first meetings between Bookworm and the greedy one himself... Next time, more Christmas cheer!