(sighs) Well, I've got some time to spare, I plan on updating all, or at least the majority of my stories, let's hope I manage . There are some I didn't update in months (hides face) god...the horror.
ANSWERS TO REVIEWS:
Daughterofapollo12345: (chuckles) Yeah, I got those ideas on a whim while writing the girlfriend lists lol ^^ Personally, I'm not really one for too mushy and cliché things, but I guess from time to time the "inner girl" in me resurfaces and starts writing like that ^^
Cassey: We all Cassey, we all ;) haha
Anonymous J: Oi, oi, making you guys all smiles and sunshine is my job...or err partially (well I wish to be a writer but that dream is farfetched even if I try to pursue it) ;) Haha ah I see, I used to like that too (heavy violence and gore) I still do but also with a interesting plot coupled with comedy too ^^ Thanks, hope so with yours too!
Natsu: Yo! Ah, no I haven't :3 Hmmm...my top ten huh...let's see...FMA: 1. Ed (no surprise there lol), 2. Winry, 3. Greedling, 4. Alphonse, 5. Riza, 6. Roy, 7. Envy, 8. Lust, 9. Wrath (Bradley) and 10. Father. Fairy Tail: 1. Gajeel *.*, 2. Natsu, 3. Erza, 4. Gray, 5. Zeref/Mavis (they share lol), 6. Erik (Cobra), 7. Lucy, 8. Yuriy Dreyar (Makarov's dad), 9. Rogue and last but not least 10. Sting.
Bob: Thanks! :3 Well, the same way they met up in the original, I only changed the time they did and the fight with Bradley (where Ling and Lan Fan fought him) happened a bit later.
Penguin20: Haha no problem ;) Yeah, he regained them (tbh I haven't put too much thought into it) when he encountered Bradley when Ling fought with him.
Guest: Ah, thank you so much! If you would be so kind could you please use a username? Sorry, it's just I think it's impersonal when I call you "Guest" and you praise me so! *.* (blush) thanks so much for all this praise! Haha I'm glad to hear it's getting better with my gibberish writing ^^"
Emma: That's great! Congrats! :D (claps hands)
OtakuGirl: Oh wow! Send her my sincerest congratulations and happy wishes! :)
Panic: Thanks buddy, your reviews make me happy and motivated as always! :) (chuckles) Thank you! I hope I can master all the other ones (slumps tiredly upon thinking of demons called exams .)
Enjoy reading ma lovelies! (salute)
You can't live without them or with them
Winry laughed, leaning back in her chair as she sipped her tea and tried to suppress the giggle bubbling from her throat when Mei started drifting off into la la land the minute they mentioned a certain boyfriend of hers.
It was Saturday, a lazy day the women claimed for themselves, Ed had received a call from Roy asking if he wanted to hang out with him and the rest at the bar and chat. Ed had been hesitant at first, not keen on leaving Winry alone but she insisted firmly, swatting him away like a fly and throwing his coat over his head, pushing him out the door without any chance for him to yell a protest.
One could say she was all too eager to invite her friends over for a much needed girl talk. They have all been busy in their own ways, Riza had been helping Roy since he had attained the position as Führer just recently and he needed help with the paperwork and the formalities. Mei and Lan Fan had been helping around the hospital as much as they could, Lan Fan guarding in case unexpected intruders would arrive or harm the patients which were from the military, as well as her Lord who had been confined to bed rest. Winry had been getting calls not only from Rush Walley but from Central too, asking for her medical knowledge as well as her engineering skills to create new limbs for the heavily wounded who have lost any limbs in the fight.
Greed had been helping too, it had come as a great shock to them to find out that he had a new body or...was at least a separate entity from Ling. His appearance resembled Ling's largely, though his eyes, clothing and his hairstyle were different. He wore his hair messier and a bit shorter than Ling himself, his pony tail shorter than the Xingese Lord's. Apparently, Lena had insisted he could go for a new look and Greed didn't mind, finding his shorter, spikier hair something that screamed more "Greed". Lena had been helping her fiancé with reconstructing Amestris, helping people in the hospitals, treating the injured and helping Winry with her automail shop.
Needless to say, things have been very hectic for the group but they pulled through. After things died down, the woman had planned to meet up and talk of the events that had transpired but simply never found the time. Until today.
"Well, we certainly know about Mei's love life more than enough now, do tell Riza, how is it on your side?" Winry asked curiously, sipping on her tea.
The newly promoted General leaned back against her seat, a thoughtful look on her face, "Well, I suppose well under these circumstances. Roy is doing his best he can to help settle things the way they were and-"
Winry interrupted her, "Oh, no, no, no! We want to hear about your personal life not the military!" Winry's eyes twinkled a uncharacteristic mirth and amusement, eager to hear the older woman's situation thus far. Lena sent a smirk, resting her chin on her hand.
Riza paused, teacup on her small dish, before she cleared her throat, "I see, to be frank, Roy isn't home as often and neither am I, we are both very busy at the moment so there isn't much going on. But we spend quality time together when work permits us to," she sipped on her tea again. While Riza had experienced many things throughout her life, talking about things that happen behind closed doors, or heaven forbid in the bedroom, still made her feel slightly uncomfortable. But she knew she could trust her friends, so she was willing to try.
"And Roy insists we buy another puppy..." Riza added as an afterthought and Winry laughed.
"Another? But you already have Black Hayate and his pups, how many does he want?" Mei giggled joyfully, Lan Fan was smiling, finding it adorable how a man such as Mustang loved dogs.
Riza shrugged, chuckling quietly.
"Alphonse is always such a big help around the house! He's still recovering and gaining weight steadily but he wants to help me and tells me that he doesn't want to burden me! Can you believe that?! It's so sweet!" hearts formed in Mei's eyes, her lips trembling dramatically.
Lena grinned, shaking her head at the images of Al in a apron and cooking dinner.
"If only Ed were like that. Whenever he tries to cook, I'm afraid the kitchen will be set on fire. Though he is getting better at handling machines, with someone like me it's no wonder he will one day be a automail specialist!" Winry's eyes shone with hope but all the women knew that the dream was a bit too...farfetched. Ed and automail? Meh.
"Ling is seeing to his duties as the new Emperor of Xing but he always tries to find time to spend with me. It's funny because I'm always by his side since I'm his sworn bodyguard," Lan Fan commented with a sweet smile, blushing at the thought how sweet and thoughtful Ling could be.
"Is he still...you know...using windows instead of doors to get inside people's houses?" Lena muttered as if it were a secret.
Lan Fan giggled, "We are working on that," she winked and the women laughed.
"Well, I'm glad Greed didn't inherit that trait. Ling and him are like twins that had been separated at birth, whenever they see each-other Ling dramatically runs towards him and starts crying. Greed cries dramatically too but he punches him and then hugs him like they didn't see each-other in years," Lena rolled her eyes playfully, shaking her head.
Winry smirked, "Yeah, I wonder if they weren't together with a women if people would suspect they were homosexual?" the women looked thoughtful, as if seriously contemplating the joking idea until they all burst into laughter at the thought.
Winry leaned back with a large sigh, "Hmm...I guess there's nothing really going on huh?" she chanced a glance at Lena, whose ring was gleaming almost teasingly in the soft light of the room, "Soo...Lena, how's engaged life with Greed going?" she wiggled her eyebrows suggestively, a Cheshire grin on her face.
Lena nearly spit out her tea, causing her to cough violently and firmly pound her fist against her chest to stabilize her breathing. Winry snickered, Lan Fan nervously shifted, a feeling dawning on her that things were about to get...interesting.
"We are listening," all the women turned their utmost attention to her suddenly and Lena felt like a deer caught in headlights.
"Uhh...well..." she played with her fingers, a trait she didn't pick up until she met the girls and they sometimes drilled her for information about a certain former Homunculus.
"Do tell, what changed ever since Greed came back from the Gate and isn't a Homunculus anymore?" it was Mei that asked, eagerly awaiting Lena's answer.
The brunette smiled at the younger female and sighed, relaxing, "Not many things to be honest...sure he ages normally now and doesn't have that handy healing ability anymore but I think he's adapting good. Though at times he forgets he doesn't have a philosopher's stone anymore..." Lena rubbed her forehead, remembering certain comedic events, "...like the time he and Ed worked on carrying some wooden planks over to the workers and Greed fell off the ladder...from the fifth floor...yeah, he was cranky that he had to be hospitalized for a week but otherwise he's taking it easier," Lena scratched the back of her neck, smiling.
Surprisingly, Riza uttered the next question, rather bluntly, "And how is your intimacy fairing?"
Lena whipped her head so fast toward the woman that she feared she would get whiplash from the motion, she coughed into her hand, feeling her cheeks burn slightly, "I...y-yeah, well...you know, it...it...well, I mean it's like..." for a brief moment, she was at a loss for words before gathering her courage, "It's g-good...yeah, good," Lena took a large gulp of her tea, suddenly wishing it was something stronger.
Winry pounded her fist against the table," Oh come on Lena! I've been dying to hear embarrassing stories all day! Throw me a bone will you?!" the blonde looked like she would start crying or throwing her wrench at any given moment.
Lena muttered dryly, "You're spending too much time with Ed..." before she cleared her throat again, throwing shyness out of the window, "Alright, alright. I'm not sure if you guys will believe me but...Greed's a real gentleman and a sweetheart too." Lena had to giggle when she saw the expression on her friends faces.
"I'm serious, he may seem like a total ass...most of the time, but he's pretty sweet when we are alone. Can you believe he started learning how to cook when I had been ill that one time? It had been so adorable," Lena sighed dreamily before she snapped out of her thoughts," A-and concerning the bedroom part...we were both messes at first. I've been surprised to learn that it had been his first time too, can you believe that? He's been acting like such a stud all the time and a womanizer but he was the polar opposite,"
"Then what happened?" Lan Fan innocently rested her chin against her hands, looking far too innocent for asking such a question.
Lena scratched the back of her neck in embarrassment, "He was careful at first and all...then we found out we both liked it a little bit more...rough? I mean, I doubted we would be the couple that goes for flowery rainbow sex anyway but yeah..." she giggled suddenly, "He's especially sweet and cuddly in the morning after,"
All four heads leaned in to listen intently, "We usually shower together in the morning, or the bastard surprises me and I almost have a heart attack...whichever comes first. Anyway, whenever I attempt to cook breakfast, Greed just sneaks up behind me and hugs me like a teddy bear, I swear sometimes he's like a cat." She crossed her arms with a embarrassed blush.
Winry snickered, "Hoho, so I don't have to worry about you gathering dust between your legs huh?" Lena sent the blonde a dirty look at her mischievous remark.
"So...how's Ed?" Lena shot back, a large smirk stretching over her face and Winry nearly shrieked in surprise, face going a full blown red.
Outside the Elric-Rockbell house
"Ha! That's my girl, her bite's as hard as her bark!" Greed grinned proudly, pressing his ear tighter against the door.
Ling was comfortably slung over the former Homunculus, content to have a resting spot and listen to what the women were talking about.
Ed looked like he would explode, "What the hell does she mean I would set the kitchen on fire? I never did that with alchemy and I certainly won't do that now!" he crossed his arms, nose in the air. Alphonse just smiled nervously, looking slightly out of place while spying on his girlfriend.
Roy sighed, shaking his head, "Would you quiet down before we get caught? Remember, we were supposed to be in town and not spying on our women,"
Ed shot the Führer a dirty glare, "Ohhh and who's idea was it in the first place to come here huh? Definitely not mine!" he stuck his tongue out childishly at the older man.
"Why you-!" before Roy could get his hands on him and strangle him, Greed hissed sharply.
"Would you pussies quiet down?! I can't hear what they are saying!" he whisper-shouted at his partners in crime, eagerly listening to the murmurings inside.
"Wow, really? I didn't know Ed was into roleplay, Winry!" Lena laughed, causing the rest to join in as well. Alphonse clamped his hands over his ears, intent on not finding out anything about his brother that little brother's weren't supposed to know.
"I was surprised too, but it works miracles on him. Though I think his favorite is when I'm in my old outfit, you know the one with the black tube top and the overalls? I love teasing him with that when we have customers over and I sometimes wear them on a hot day," the women laughed again loudly.
Ed's ears and face were burning like a tomato and Roy clamped his hands over his mouth to muffle his laughter, rolling on the floor. Greed and Ling were shaking violently, trying to suppress their laughter too.
"Shut it you jerks," Ed muttered, sending his friends a death glare.
"Shhh, my lovely Lan Fan is next!" Ling hushed, pressing his ear against the door.
"I love him, but sometimes he's such a messy man. I have to pick up clothes and robes after him and he spends an unusual amount of time combing his hair and putting it into his pony tail," Winry in particular laughed at this. Ling seemingly turned to stone, the poor man crying water fall tears as Greed petted his back sympathetically.
"You haven't met Ed in the morning, he spends his time in front of the mirror more than me. Especially while doing his hair into a braid," Ed growled under his breath.
Greed's ears perked up at the mention of his name, "Oh Greed? To be honest, he's got his quirks but I think they are cute. Whenever he's confused, he tilts his head to the side like a dog and scratches the back of his neck or when he sees that I'm reading on the couch or simply relaxing he sits behind me and strokes my hair until I fall asleep, god I love that. And...did I mention, before he goes out, he checks himself over in front of the mirror, if his hair is right, if his clothes fit right and if his teeth look all sharp and sexy like they usually are." The women must have sent Lena disturbed looks because she defended herself, "W-what? I like them, okay?"
"Aww, that's a good doggie!" Ed, with a cat-like grin, smiled and petted Greed's head playfully. Greed almost ripped his arm off with a growl.
"Alphonse is simply the best! I love him so much! I especially love when he wraps himself around me like I'm his teddy bear and I wake up all snuggled into his arms! And did I mention his habit of bringing home stray cats when he thinks I'm not looking? How cute!" there was mutual agreement between the women.
Ed shot his brother a displeased look, "I knew I heard suspicious mews coming from the basement!" Al had the decency to look nervous, turning his head away to whistle innocently.
"Oh and he's so sweet and gentle with me in bed! And it's so cute that he blushes whenever I try to take control every once and a while, he looks so cute!" Mei talked happily, eliciting gasps and laughter from her friends.
Ed was trying hard to muffle his laughter, tears in his eyes, Roy was already rolling on the floor, crying from suppressing his laughter. Greed and Ling were messes, sprawled on top of one another and pounding their fists against the other to try and still their need to laugh.
"Oh poor Al!" Ed slapped his shy brother on the back, wiping away a tear. Alphonse was mortified, hiding his face with his hands, the blush he was sporting seemed to be permanent.
A few hours later...at Greed and Lena's home
Greed tried to look as normal as he could, laying on the couch, in his opinion, sprawled like a god, dressed in a black sleeveless undershirt, hands behind his head, legs crossed over one another, whistling innocently by the time Lena arrived.
When she took off her coat and shoes and entered the living room to find Greed in that position, she rose an eyebrow, "...Why are you laying like that?" she tilted her head, a hand to her chin.
Greed froze, "Like what? I always sit like a god," Lena rolled her eyes and walked to stand in front of Greed, arms crossed, patronizing stare in place.
"Do you have something to hide...dearest?" she stressed the word, brown eyes boring into violet ones.
Greed stiffened, "No...why the hell w-would you think that?" he pouted, turning his gaze away.
His attention immediately shifted when he felt his fiancée suddenly sit on his lap, toned legs on either side of his hips.
He blinked up at her owlishly, swallowing the lump in his throat when Lena lazily trailed her hand up his chest, "Oh, I don't know...you know, I had a great time with the girls today..."
The smile on her face made Greed feel weak in the legs, positively seductive and teasing. God damn it.
"Y-yeah?" he cursed himself for his voice coming out so deep and husky.
His eyes followed the path her hand took, lazily caressing his chest. Greed swallowed, hard.
"Mhmm..." she smirked, "How was your night with the guys? What did you talk about?" Greed was sure she was planning on killing him, because she slightly shifted her hips, causing Greed to freeze and bite his tongue.
"Uh...well...you know...what guys usually talk...about," his eyes followed the movement of her mouth when she bit her lips, looking mischievous.
"Really? Because I thought I heard somebody outside the house while we were talking..."
"Uh-huh..." Greed was too distracted, her hand trailing lower till his stomach.
"And we thought we heard something so we went to look..."
"Yeah, of course," Greed's eyes were glued to her hand.
"And..." she drawled, a dangerous smile suddenly overtaking her features as her eyes turned into jaded browns, "We saw you with Ed, Mustang, Al and Ling!"
Greed snapped out of his increasingly dirty thoughts, immediately feeling fear grip his heart when he saw Lena was looking like she would skin him alive.
"W-w-wait woman I can explain!" he tried to save his sorry ass.
Tried.
She adopted a kitten like smile, sliding off of her fiancé and walking toward their bedroom.
"Greed, I think you and I both know what this means..." Greed gulped, "I think the couch missed you quite a bit, why not get reacquainted with him hmm?"
Greed's eyes widened, "W-what?! B-But Lennaaaa!" Greed shot up from the couch, running after her and falling to his knees, hugging her waist, "Please! I swear we didn't hear nothin'! It was harmless!"
"Oh really?" she turned to look at him with a secretive smile, "That means that you also didn't hear that thing I said about you...you know...our bedroom," she winked.
Greed's mind drew a blank, he quickly shook his head, "Uhh..."
"B-bedroom?" he didn't like the look on her face.
She nodded, "Mhm, you know, when I would dress up..." violet eyes widened to the size of dinner plates.
"D-d-d-d-dress u-u-up?!" he thought his jaw would drop to the floor, he didn't hear anything about anyone dressing up!
She giggled, "Oh don't worry, it wasn't anything interesting. Just a suggestion," she grinned and shut the door of the bathroom, locking it behind her, leaving Greed standing there with his eyes wide and mouth open in shock.
He was definitely sure. This woman would be the death of him.
With Roy and Riza...
"G-G-General...w-w-we can negotiate o-over this!" Roy was cowering before his girlfriend, four steaming bullet holes located right above his head, between the spaces of his arms and one directly under his groin. Roy was sweating buckets.
Riza reloaded her gun, "I don't think so, Roy..." she smirked.
Their neighbours swore they heard a little girl's scream coming from the Führer's house that night.
With Al and Mei
Al was reading a book about Alkahestry when Mei strolled into their bedroom, a uncharacteristic smirk on her lips.
Alphonse rose an eyebrow, "Mei? Is something wrong?" he asked concerned, blissfully unaware of his impending doom.
Instead of replying, she turned the lights off and Al's eyes widened when he suddenly felt his hands being cuffed to the bedpost.
"W-w-what the-?!" his golden eyes were wide, fear gripping him when he felt the familiar touch of his girlfriend on his cheek.
"Shh...Alphonse, you didn't think I would let you go unpunished after spying on us did you...?"
Al didn't bother trying to muffle his screams.
With Ed and Winry
"So, Ed, did you and everyone have a good time?" Winry asked with her back to her boyfriend, putting away her tools.
Ed looked at her, laying on the bed, his automail leg currently gone and on Winry's worktable, to be examined still. He wondered what took her so long this time.
"Yeah, I guess. Mustang was being annoying like usual. Ling just kept talking about Lan Fan all the time. Greed talked about Lena all the time and how it felt weird being a human," Ed said nonchalantly, looking up at the ceiling.
"Oh really?" a dark gleam was in Winry's eyes, "Could you close your eyes for a moment?"
Ed shot her back a confused look but did as he was told, closing his eyes and waiting for her to give the ok to open them.
Winry peeked over her shoulder, making sure his eyes were closed as she tip toed her way to him.
Ed jumped from the sudden yet very familiar feeling of automail being attached to his nerves again.
Though, when he looked down at his legs, he didn't see his automail leg, instead he saw that tiny little imitation that Winry had once made for his arm as a joke, which looked more like a chicken's than anything else.
"W-what the-!? Winry! What are you... d-doing?" Ed's voice died down when he saw the demonic expression on Winry's face, the biggest wrench he ever saw her hold before in her hands.
"Ed...this is what you get for spying on us..."
Ed's eyes widened and he shot out of the bed, trying in vain to crawl away from his angry, demonic girlfriend.
"N-no! H-h-have mercy! HEELPP!" Ed shouted at the top of his lungs, his screams heard through the whole of Resembool.
With Ling and Lan Fan
"My Lord...what do you say?" Lan Fan commanded in a sharp, firm tone.
"I-I'm sorry my Lady!" Ling squeaked out, comedic tears running down his face like a waterfall.
Lan Fan sharply hit his backside with a riding crop she "borrowed" from the stalls, "I cannot hear you my Lord!"
"I-I'm sooorrryyy!" Ling cried out, a shivering mess as his hands were tied behind his back, his feet tied together with a thick, black cord.
He was helpless.
"You forgot something..." she hit him again.
"I'm sorry MY LADY!" Ling whimpered.
Lan Fan smirked.
Sometimes, but only sometimes, she enjoyed the privileges of being the Emperor's personal bodyguard...
The end! ^^ Eheh...yeah...good? Awkward? Weird? I don't know, I lost inspiration somewhere in the middle, a bit sooner, so I hope it's not too bad! ^^"