Chapter six

Ed, and Al were at the library, Wisteria and Noah had already gone back to Mr. Hughes's house.

"You know it's really nice of them to let us stay" said Al. Ed looked up from his book, and looked at Al boredly.

"Yeah" he said.

"Ed do you think Noah is pretty" Al asked him. Ed rolled his eyes, but then smirked.

"Gorgeous" he said sarcastically.

"No really do you" said Al.

"Yes okay she's a pretty girl" answered Ed. Al sighed, and Ed went back to reading. After a while Ed looked up from his book.

"Why did you ask me" he said. Al looked up from his book; his book was called things about Uranium.

"What would you do if I asked Noah to marry me" he returned Ed's questions with another one.

Ed stared at Al for a few minutes, and then without warning he hit Al on the head repeatedly, he finally stopped, and sat back down.

"That's what I would do" he said. Al laughed, and returned reading.

Three hours later Al's face was in a book, and he was half asleep. Ed put his volume of Bombs back on the bookshelf.

"Come on Al, let's go" said Ed. They returned to the Hughes's house, and Wisteria was the only one awake. It was nine o'clock.

"I thought you guys would never come back" said Wisteria looking very tired.

"We're back now" said Ed smiling.

"I need to get something off my chest. So will you two please listen" asked Wisteria holding her hands together. Ed and Al faced her at the kitchen table.

"Is this about Noah getting hurt" asked Ed almost leaning over the table.

"Some of it is…I think I'm going to stop looking" said Wisteria. Ed looked at the floor, his eyes filled with sadness, only Al saw though.

"I can't say I didn't see it coming" said Al.

"After Noah got hurt….I got scared that one of us would die. I mean Noah almost died" said Wisteria.

"Fine…there's the door you can pack your things and go back to Burmunic" said Ed as he got up. (The place where they were in the very beginning of this story, and it's where they are in the very beginning of the Movie).

"Ed" said Al; he was shocked that Ed had responded so harshly.

"I'm going to bed" said Ed and he climbed the stairs. Ed didn't notice Wisteria crying. Al did though.

"Ed is just tired…you two should work this out in the morning" said Al. Wisteria nodded her head, and watched Al go back up stairs. Soon after Wisteria went to bed also. Though it was very restless night for Ed, and Wisteria.

Al woke up in the middle of night, Ed was already awake, and he was in the bed next to Al's bed.

"You know you really put Wisteria down" said Al. Ed rolled over, his back facing Al.

"Yeah well I don't care, if she wants to leave then let her. We're better off without her" said Ed. Al sighed.

"Damn it…Ed I know you like her, so why are you acting this way" asked Al.

"I've always acted this way when I'm hiding me feelings" said Ed turned to face Al.

"You're just going to let her leave" said Al digging his fist into the bed's uncomfortable mattress.

"You know I'm not just going to stand around and let her leave. I'm going to ask her out tomorrow, and we can settle things at whatever restaurant we go to" said Ed.

"Okay Ed…good night then" said Al and closed his eyes.

Ed woke up, the room was empty, and so was Al's bed. He rubbed his eyes, and ran his fingers through his hair. He looked at his feather pillow angrily; he punched it and lay back down.

"Damn it…..I don't want to do this" he said, but he got up anyway. Noah was sitting on the couch, a bowl of soup in front of her.

"How are you feeling today" asked Ed. Noah smiled.

"Weak" answered Noah.


"Where's Al" asked Ed realizing that he wasn't down there.

"Oh umm…you know I don't know. He went off somewhere, maybe to have some time to himself" said Noah. Wisteria came down stairs.

"Good morning" she said. Wisteria was in a purple dress, and it had a light purple collar, though it showed a little bit of cleavage. Her bags were even by the door.

"I wish you weren't leaving but, it's your choice and I can't stop you" said Noah. Noah flashed Ed a look that said this is all your fault isn't it, well fix it. Ed smiled shyly at her, and walked over to Wisteria.

"I need to talk to you" Ed said quietly.

"I don't feel like talking to you" said Wisteria. Ed looked shocked that she actually responded. He pulled her by the arm into the hallway, where Mr. Hughes and Gracia still slept.

"I know what I said hurt you, but I really don't want you to leave" said Ed as he let go of her arm. Wisteria looked at Ed's feet, and she looked up at him.

"I won't leave if you tell me why you don't want me to leave" said Wisteria. Ed's jaw dropped, how he could possibly tell her that he liked her. It would totally ruin their friendship.

"I can't" said Ed.

"Then there's no reason for me to stay, so bye" said Wisteria, she ducked under his arm and walked down stairs.

"Wisteria" called Ed. Wisteria poked her head around the corner.

"I like you very much, that's why I don't want you to leave" admitted Ed. Wisteria smiled, Ed heard Noah squeal.

"Well what are you going to do about it" asked Wisteria.

"About what" asked Ed, he got confused easily.

"About liking me…what are you going to do" Wisteria repeated.

"Would you like to go out tonight….just me and you" asked Ed blushing. Wisteria blushed too.

"Yes" she answered and lugged her things back up stairs.

Ed went up stairs; he decided to take refuge there. At least until Al came back. Ed lay on his bed thinking to himself, the fan making a soft clicking noise. (In the 1920's which Ed and Al are in, fans were not very common. In those times, having a fan was considered a luxury.)

Two hours later Al came running up stairs, out of breath and tired. Ed sat up.

"Where have you been" he asked. Al shook his head, and lay on his bed, his chest rising and falling. A few minutes passed where Ed could only hear Al breathing. Then his breathing got quieter

"I was being chased by thugs" said Al.

"How, what rough part of town were you in to be chased by a bunch hobo's" asked Ed.

"No where, they tried to mug me, I gave on of them a black eye, but then I ran" said Al.

"Chicken" mumbled Ed and smirked.

"Shut up, one of them was huge" said Al running his fingers through his hair.

"You didn't lead them here did you" asked Ed as he picked up his coat.

"I'm not that stupid, hey where are you going" asked Al as Ed heading out the door.

"I have a date" said Ed and walked out. Al laughed to himself, and lay down on the bed. Wisteria was waiting at the door, her jacket folded over one arm.

They walked out the door, and got in the car. It was quiet except for the little whispering of people on the streets. They arrived at a small corner restaurant, Ed had picked something simple. They walked in, and they were seated.

"What will we be having this evening" asked their waiter.

"Give us a few minutes" said Ed. He walked away. After a while they ordered their drinks, and food. They're food came.

"What do you think about family" asked Wisteria. Ed looked up from his plate.

"I've never thought about it before really, but I would like a family one day" answered Ed.

"That's what I think too" said Wisteria.

"Something we have in common" said Ed and took another bite of his salad.

"How do you want to go about finding this Uranium Bomb" asked Wisteria.

"I don't know but, we're going to move back in too the apartments soon, we can't stay with Hughes forever" said Ed.

"Yes I know, poor Gracia I hope we're not giving her much trouble" said Wisteria. (Okay readers out there, if you've ever read a FMA Manga, then you will know that Ed eats' a lot!) Wisteria had barley touched her food.

"Are you going to eat that" asked Ed. Wisteria looked down at her meal, she wasn't really hungry.

"No…you can have it" said Wisteria. Ed started eating hers; Wisteria looked at him wolfing it down. She started laughing; Ed looked at her, and started laughing too. People in the restaurant turned to stare at them, soon after they stopped laughing. They got up and left the restaurant.

They got in the car, both of them still red faced from laughing. It had gotten even quieter, kind of eerie quiet. Ed got to Mr. Hughes's house late. Gracia was on the couch with Noah, and Al was sitting at the table. Mr. Hughes had already lain down.

"You two have a good time" asked Gracia.

"Yes we did" answered Wisteria as she put her jacket on the hook.

"Gracia we are going to leave about three days from now, to go back to our apartments, but thank you for everything" said Ed.

"It's nothing Ed, I'm just glad I could help" said Gracia smiling. A few hours later Noah was asleep, and Gracia had gone to bed also, she was feeling a bit sick. Ed and Wisteria headed toward their bedrooms at the same time. Ed gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, and walked in his room. Al was lying in his bed, reading. He looked up.

"Well how did it go this time, she didn't pour drink all over you did she" asked Al.

"No" said Ed.

"Well how did it go" asked Al.

"It went fine, we have a lot in common" said Ed.

"Good" said Al.

"I'm going to bed" said Ed and he fell on his bed purposely. Ed went to sleep to the sound of Al flipping the pages.

This was an okay chapter….I think. Some funny parts, but in the next chapter, it's going to be sad for Ed, and Wisteria…mauhmauhmuahmuha!So wait till the next chapter, and please review.

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