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I yawned, squinting when I opened my eyes slightly as light seeped through my eye lids. I scrunched up my nose in dissatisfaction as I pulled myself from the warming comfort of the soft bed covers to sit up and rub my eyes.
"Good morning." Ed's voice reached me. I looked up to see him standing by the bed, shirtless. I blinked dumbly for a moment before I squeaked and shielded my eyes.
"Sorry!" I choked out, covering my blush-coated face. Waking up to see his wonderful face in the morning~ Feels like you're already married~ the voice sang. WE ARE NOT MARRIED! I protested. Well, it doesn't seem too far away~ the voice said. My face went blank. I'm twelve. I stated. Only six years away from being an official adult, the voice countered. Still, it's not going to happen. I thought. Take some time, get to know him better, and just maybe you'll change your mind, the voice said patiently. I huffed, but I couldn't help the small grin that snuck on my face.
I got out of bed, stretching my arms adjusting my top and shorts. I hesitantly glanced back at Ed, who was putting a shirt on.
"What're we gonna do today?" Ed asked. My small smile turned into a big, creepy grin.
"Since you most likely will never visit this world ever again, I want to show you what kind of world I've been living in, and I want to get some crucial stuff." I chuckled mysteriously. Ed sighed after getting his head through the hole in his black tank top, pulling it down to cover his toned chest. I blushed slightly and tired to take my attention off that as I walked over to Katya's closet, opening it slightly to retrieve a pile of clothes. Luckily, I had left another pair of clothes, but I couldn't sleep in those. I shut the closet and turned to Ed, who was looking at me.
"Okay, well, I'm gonna change, so you can go down to the living room. I'm pretty sure other people are already up. Seeya in a bit." I said, nervously shuffling out the door, shutting the door behind me and walking down the hall, past the stairs, and into the bathroom to change.
I changed into grey skinny jeans, a black tank top and a cute blue crop top, and fresh undergarments.
I combed through my hair with a bristle brush, flattening my crazy hair that stuck out on all sides of my head. How could I let Ed see my hair like this? I thought dramatically, smoothing out my hair. He loves you either way, the voice said. Maybe in your world, I sighed. Your world is my world, the voice shot back. Oh, right.
Well, I finally gave up my futile attempt to straighten out my hair and pulled it up in a high ponytail. I had also snatched some makeup from Katya's closet, which she pretty much never wore, and applied a little eyeliner, evened out my complexion with foundation, and some lipgloss, perfecting my appearance. It had been so long since I was in normal clothes, and since I had even worn the slightest makeup. It felt so good, so normal. Like I was actually home.
"Katya," I said, walking into the kitchen, where Katya was serving crêpes to Ling and Ed. She glanced at me as she loaded some onto her plate and poured melted Nutella over the guys' crêpes, and then loaded my plate up.
"Wow, Lynette, you actually look like a girl!" Envy in Frosty form exclaimed. I shrugged off Ling and Ed's stares.
"Of course, I am a girl, after all." I said, taking a seat next to Katya, who had started to chow down on her crêpes.
"Well you usually don't look like one." Envy said. I snorted.
"There are more beautiful girls here, yes, but with most of them, I can wipe ninety percent of that beauty off with a wet Kleenex. I usually don't wear any makeup, but this is the first time you've guys seen me in my worlds clothes other than the pjs I came to Amestris in." I said, starting to cut up my crêpes.
"So, what should we do to show these guys around?" I asked Katya. She shrugged, swallowing a mouthful of her food.
"A new amusement park was built where the old grocery store used to be." Katya said. I looked at her in surprise.
"They shut that down?"
"Yeah, it was demolished."
"NO! I used to be able to get really cheap sweets there!" I whined.
"I know! But the amusement park is SUPER huge!"
"I bet just because of that, the crime rate in our area is going to go up." I sighed. Katya rolled her eyes.
"Anyway, lets take everyone there! It's walking distance and my family has a new membership, so we can bring guests. We're all set."
"Seriously? AWESOME!"
"What's an amusement park?" Ed asked curiously. Katya and I looked at him, smiling a little crazily, which apparently was very unsettling.
"You will find out." Katya said mysteriously, and I cackled my witch cackle. The guys sweat dropped, but we were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"KATYA! HI!" A voice shouted, and I heard someone burst in. My blood froze solid, and I couldn't find the mobility to hide myself.
Emma strode in the kitchen, pausing abruptly when she caught sight of more than one person. She stared at us for a moment, blinking stupidly, before she screamed.
"LYNETTE?! OH MY GOD! WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?!" Emma yelled, tackling me off my chair to hug me so tight my ribs were being crushed.
"Emma... Can't... Breathe..." I gasped out, and Emma let go of me. I saw her wipe away the tears in her eyes as she helped me up.
"Who are the guys?" She asked bluntly. I sweat dropped.
"They're friends of mine." I said, and Emma gasped.
"NO FAIR! EVEN I CAN'T HAVE TWO BOYFRIENDS AT A TIME!" She whined, making Ling, Ed and I blush.
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT! He's my awesome skilled ninja friend," I said, pointing to Ling, "And he's my alchemy amazing friend. Oh, and the cat is my friend, too."
"So which one of you is her boyfriend?" Emma asked, ignoring me. I protested, and Katya laughed.
"I don't want a boyfriend, you know that."
"Well, one guy will be able to change your mind, and I'm hoping its one of these two. So," Emma said, turning back to the guys, "How far have you gone with her?"
"EMMA!"
"I kinda wanna know too, Lynette," Katya smirked at me, and I face palmed.
"Did you do that?" Emma asked, and my face turned a deep red.
"HOLY SHIT WHY THE HELL WOULD I EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THAT DAMN THING!" I exclaimed.
"What's 'that'?" Ed asked curiously, and I almost smashed my head on the table.
"Yeah, what is 'that'?" Ling asked, also curious. Emma's eyes glinted dangerously.
"DONT YOU DARE RUIN THESE INNOCENT TEENAGERS MINDS!" I yelled, trying to make a dash to Ed and Ling, but I was too late, because Emma dragged them away with her into the front room, closing and locking the door behind her. I dropped to my knees.
"YOU WILL THANK ME FOR THIS LATER!" Emma said through the door, making me blush insanely. I gave Katya a startled look, which she returned.
"This is going to be a long day." She sighed.
"Finally here!" I said cheerfully. We were at the front gates of the amusement park, and the screaming was audible all the way from here.
"Are those people okay?" Ed asked nervously. I snorted and looked at him.
"They're fine. They're just on some scary roller coasters." I assured him as Katya got us in. We walked in, Katya, Emma and I debating on which rides to go on while Ling, Envy and Ed followed behind us. Envy had transformed into a guy in a picture I had showed him, the picture of the guy that was my absolute favorite character of another anime series. Anyway, I could sense Ed was pretty pissed off when I fangirled over him for a few minutes.
I could see girls, older girls, glancing at the guys following behind us and whispering among themselves.
"Wow, the Asian guy is so hot!" One girl whispered.
"The blonde one is super hot!" Another girl said.
"I think the last guy is the hottest." The other girl said. I almost burst out laughing as I walked on. Envy? Hot? More like creepily sadistic. Oh, it would definitely make my day if a girl tried to hit on Envy.
But it pissed me off lots of girls were staring at Ed. They were probably targeting him.
"Who do you think those girls are?" A girl from a different cluster asked the others quietly, but that didn't keep me from hearing it.
"The small one is probably one of the guy's younger sister."
"The Asian is probably just a friend."
"But what about that last girl?"
"Could she one of the guy's girlfriend?"
"She's like a model, maybe she could be."
"She looks like she's with the blonde, since she's sticking close to him."
"Aww~ the blonde is the hottest one~" By those girls words, I gave her a death glare, effectively shutting up the group of gossipers. They were insulting my friends, so it was all I could do to not stride over there and beat the shit out of them. It's true, Katya may look much younger than she is, but I don't see what's wrong with Emma. And from what I could tell, the model girl was me. I felt somewhat happy, too, being complemented like that.
And so, Katya and Emma decided on a big, scary-looking roller coaster that made me start sweating nervously as our group got on. We were sitting down in groups of two, since the cars only fit two. I sat with Ed, and I was obviously dead afraid.
I do not do well on rollercoasters. I am scared, and even though I don't throw up, I can't stop shaking uncontrollably after. But I didn't want to ruin it for everyone, so here I was, strapped tightly in a seat gripping the handle bars for dear life before the ride even started.
"Scared?" Ed asked. I gulped and shook my head, stubbornly looking up at the frightening drops and turns and loops.
"Ha, you kidding? I've fought real monsters! You think I'd be scared of something like this?" I laughed nervously. Ed took my right hand and intertwined his fingers in mine, looking at me.
"Better?"
"A little." I said, but then the loud speakers came on, announcing the start of the ride. I held onto Ed's hand tightly, fighting to keep my eyes open as the ride started.
"Thank you." I said, blushing. We had just gotten off the ride, which had been probably the scariest thing I've ever been on. My legs were shaking so bad I kept falling, so Ed helped me by wrapping his arm around my waist to steady me. But it felt awkward walking around like that, with all the stares we were getting.
"You could've just said you didn't want to go." Emma shrugged. I sighed.
"I'm not one to put off facing my fears." I puffed stubbornly. Envy rolled his eyes.
"That stubbornness is the thing that'll get you killed one day," Envy drawled. I flicked the back of his neck.
"You're not gonna do away with me yet. I still got some fight in me." I protested as Envy rubbed his neck.
We passed some time looking around before a ride caught Ed's eye.
"Lynette! That looks fun!" He said, pointing to a ride on my right. My eyes widened as I saw it.
"Can't go on that one! You need a partner!"
"Then I'll just take you." Ed said, dragging me away. I traced the letters 'S.O.S' in the air, but Emma and Katya just giggled as I was taken away.
"Just what kind of ride is this?" Ed asked suspiciously. The ride, which he had been determined to go on, was none other than the most sappy, disgusting ride in the park. The classic 'Tunnel of Love'.
I facepalmed, attempting to cover my blush.
"Well, you see, this is a ride for... Uh..." I trailed off, embarrassed. I mean, the boat was small, and since Ed was considerably close to me, I felt so awkward...
"What?" He asked. I gulped.
"This ride is for... Couples... Who are... Dating," I said, my voice growing softer with each word. Ed looked at me in surprise.
"That's why the worker people were looking at us so weirdly." Ed stated.
"No, ahem, they were looking at us like that because... They thought we're... D-dating." I squeaked, surprising Ed again. A blush coated his face.
"They... T-thought we are... D-dating?" Ed stammered, his face reddening. I nodded.
"But," I laughed nervously, "It's not like we're dating or anything, right? Just best friends!" Ed's face fell at my thoughtless remark, and if I had ever wanted to take back anything I've ever said, it would have been those words.
"Yeah, you're right... We're just friends..." He said, trying to hide his dejection. I mentally face palmed. Girl, you got to get rid of that friend zoning problem of yours, the voice clucked, disappointed. I didn't mean to! I retorted. Now look, it's all awkward. The voice pointed out. I didn't friend zone him! He doesn't like me like that anyway, so I can't friend zone a friend! I thought.
And so, the ride ended in complete silence, thick tension between us. The workers looked at us sympathetically, especially Ed. I felt horrible for what I said, making it all awkward between us.
We looked around a bit until we found the rest of the group, who could obviously sense the tension between us.
"Girl, what happened?" Emma asked, dragging me aside while Katya watched the guys. I sighed and told her what happened. After my brilliant explanation, she face palmed.
"You are one dense girl, Lynette. You friend zoned him so bad, no wonder I can feel he's depressed. He obviously likes you." Emma said. I rolled my eyes.
"Like I haven't heard that before." I said, "It's not true, of course. Who would like a girl like me?"
"YOU THICKHEADED IDIOT! YOUR ALMOST AS HORRIBLE WITH GUYS AS YOU ARE WITH DIRECTIONS!" Emma yelled at me, frustrated. We were attracting stares, and I felt uncomfortable, but that doesn't mean I'd let her get away with calling me those things.
"I AM NOT DENSE! IF YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, I'M THE ONE WHO HELPED YOU OUT WITH YOUR BOYFRIENDS!"
"YOU ARE HORRIBLE AT HANDLING YOURSELF! SURE, YOU PROTECT OTHER PEOPLE, BUT YOU DON'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF! YOU NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO STUFF HAPPENING TO YOU!" Emma exclaimed furiously. My control snapped, and, before my head could heat up any more, I marched over to the rest of our group, grabbed Katya, and muttered to the rest, "I'm going to get some drinks."
I stomped off, dragging Katya behind me as Emma glared from where she stood next to Ling and the others.
"I see you're controlling your emotions much better." Katya noticed as I stopped in front of a food and drink stand. I looked at her.
"Well, I am in the military, and I do deal with the hummonculi. Both take advantages when they sense weakness, so I have to have quite the handle on my temper." I said, turning to the booth and quickly ordering some waters and sodas. I paid for them before stomping off once again to sit on a bench near the food court. Katya followed me, sitting next to me.
"Lynette..." Katya said, "Maybe it's best if you apologize."
"She called me dense."
"... You are a bit thick headed."
"Why you... Wait, since when did my younger sister become more aware than me?"
"Since you left a few months ago."
"Geez, you're growing up so fast."
"I am only a few months younger than you!" Katya protested, and I couldn't help but laugh. I was infamous for my temper, but I cooled down very quickly, and I was cooling down now. I felt better.
"Hey there, cutie." I heard a voice say. I rolled my eyes and looked up at the two people standing in front of them. I was in a good mood, so I didn't care much about this stuff.
Both guys were pretty cute, and looked like they were in high school.
"Hello." I said, "Can I help you?"
"We couldn't help but notice you two beautiful girls were alone, so would you like to join us for a bite to eat?" The other guy asked nonchalantly. I looked at Katya, surprised, and her face mirrored mine. They're hitting on us, we realized. Well, this is a first.
"That's fine, we just ate," I lied skillfully, glancing back kat the guys.
"Oh, come on, why don't you just hang out with us for a bit," The guy that called me cute put his hand on my shoulder, trying to convince me. I sighed.
"We aren't really interested." I said. The other guy touched Katya's shoulder.
"It won't hurt to stick around us for a little while, will it?" He asked Katya. I gave him a black look as I slapped his hand away from Katya.
"I was in a good mood, so I let you get away with touching me. But when you touch her, I get serious." I growled, standing in front of Katya. The guys stood next to each other in front of me, laughing.
"That's so cute!" The first guy said.
"Trying to stand up to us!" The other guy chortled. I clenched my fists, shaking with rage. I gave them the most venomous glare I could muster, and before I knew it, my hand was flying toward one guy, intent on jabbing a pressure point in his neck that would paralyze his right arm when another hand grabbed mine, abruptly stopping my hand.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's illegal to fatally wound civilians around here, too, right?" A voice asked. I glanced at the person from the corner of my eye to realize it was indeed Ed who had stopped my hand. He got in front of me, making the guys back up.
"Who are you, her boyfriend?" The first guys asked, intimidated.
"Yeah, so you better get lost." Ed said easily, taking off the sweater he was wearing, deliberately flexing the muscles in his arms as he tied the sweater to his waist. I could see the guys look nervously at one another. Actually, take back what I thought earlier. Compared to Ed, these guys were as squishy and ugly as slugs.
"Whatever. That girl is too stingy, and the other flat chested one is probably still in elementary school. Suit yourself if you want a bitchy girlfriend." The second guy muttered as both guys walked away. Instead if fuming, I was chuckling. Saying something mean while running away doesn't strike me as very noble. It was funny of how pathetic they looked, especially when Ed intentionally flexed his muscles in front of them.
"Doesn't sound so tough from a guy running away, does it?" Ed snickered.
"Cowards." I agreed.
"Morons," Katya added. We all shared a small laugh, watching the guys disappear from sight then laughing again at the memory. I grinned at Ed, happy the tension between us had been released. Well, temporarily, at least.
"I never knew you were officially dating," Katya teased. Ed shifted uneasily, tense about this subject. I, on the other hand, was going to try to make up for the supposed 'friend zoning' if it was really friend zoning at all.
"Him and me?" I asked, wrapping an arm around Ed's shoulders. I felt him tense, but ignored it.
"I think we make an awesome team, but dating? That's something we'd have do decide on ourselves, so if you haven't heard about it, it hasn't happened,"I said, looking at Ed with a smile and a wink, "Right?"
"R-right." Ed said, glancing away, but I could see the blush on his cheeks. To me, the problem seemed fixed. So, I didn't need to linger on it any more than necessary, or think too much of it.
After all, I wanted to be happy, but not too happy, because every time you get too happy...
Everything falls apart.
Hey guys! SUPER SORRY ABOUT NOT UPDATING! SPARE ME! I mean, it's the holidays. For those of you that celebrate Christmas, you know the pressure I'm under to earn money for presents. YIPEE! IT'S TIME FOR CHEER! And, as a present, I will write a oneshot for my lovely readers (you) for Christmas! Look forward to a side story Christmas style!
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