Bad Idea
A/N: Happy Holidays, people. I'm sorry for the wait, but there will be a longer wait soon because I go back to school on the 4th, and I've been really busy lately, so I won't be able to update for a while.
Anyways, this chapter is the morning after a long night of talking. I'll try to get done with introductory chapters ASAP, so I can get to the "bad idea", and the next chapter is in Dublith, and some surprises are soon to come, but maybe not in this chapter.
Roy: "Does the surprise have anything to do with me?"
Me: "Maybe…"
Roy: smirks "Is it about Ali?"
Me: "Maybe…."
Ali: "Why did you bring be into this, Roy?"
Roy: randomly kisses Ali, then looks at me. "Does it have anything to do with that?"
Me: "Maybe…"
Roy: smirks
Ali: hits Roy. "She's not actually giving you hints, moron!"
Me: "Yeah, you're right."
Roy: frowns "Awww…"
Me: "You'll live….maybe" "Please review, people. I don't wanna have to kill Roy."
Roy: goes pale "WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF SHIT IS THAT? WHY DO I HAVE TO DIE?"
Me: "Shut up, or you're defiantly dead."
Chapter 7: Preparing to Leave
Ali's eyes shot open when she felt something move. She looked down to see a mesh of black hair that was attached to a head that was currently laying on her chest.
"What the fuck?" She yelled and pushed Roy off.
Roy woke up before he fell off the bed from the force of the push. "Why the hell did you push me?" he asked.
"Why the fuck was your head on my tits?" she yelled.
"What? My head was over here when I fell asleep." Roy said in an "innocent" tone, yet not hiding his smirk.
"Are you gunna do this every day? If so, I think I will stay with Chris while the Elrics are gone." Ali said with a smirk.
Roy's smirk quickly disappeared and turned into a sad puppy face. "Aww c'mon."
Ali rolled her eyes. "Whatever," she said. She rolled over on her other side, put her glasses on, and got her phone off the nightstand. "It's noon and it's Saturday, what is there to do around here?"
Roy smirked. "I could think of something." He said and got so close to her that their faces would've touched if she had moved her head.
Ali laughed and hit him in the face with a pillow.
"Hey, what was that for?" Roy asked in a pouting tone.
"You're…such….an…idiot." She somehow managed to say between laughs.
Roy laughed.
"W-why are…you…laughing?" Ali said between laughs.
"b-because…about two days ago…I wouldn't…have thought…you'd be…laughing…like this." Roy said between laughs.
"You were thinking…maniacal laughter, right?" she said, still laughing.
"Exactly" he said, laughing harder.
Ali laughed harder too.
The two of them lay on the bed for a while, their laughter finally slowing.
"Who knew you'd make me laugh that hard?" Ali joked as the laughing almost came to a stop.
"So…do you wanna go get some lunch or something?" Roy asked.
"Sure," she said. "Do you wanna shower first, or should I?"
"Why can't we just shower at the same time?" Roy asked with a smirk.
Ali got up and walked to the door. "I'll let you shower first. I need coffee, so I'll make us some while I wait." She said, then turned and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"So…do you skate?" Ali asked, sitting on the couch with her cup of coffee.
"What kind of skate?" Roy asked, sipping his coffee.
"Skateboarding, what other kind of skating would I be asking about?"
"Oh, no, I don't skate, but I did when I was little. Do you surf and snowboard as well?"
"Yeah, but I haven't surfed in a long time. I lived up north for a while, so it hasn't been that long since I last went snowboarding." She said.
"Really? Don't you miss being able to do that whenever you feel like it though?" Roy asked.
"Yeah, but the research and travel are good too." Ali said. "Speaking of which, I need to go to the bookstore sometime today."
"Why go to a bookstore when you can just get Ed to get books only State Alchemists can get?" He asked.
"I like to read alchemy books, whether it be work-related or not. I always have." She said with a smile.
"I completely understand. I used to be like that when I was younger. Actually, I sometimes read alchemy books for no reason at all." He said with a light laugh.
"It wouldn't surprise me if most alchemists are like that. Well, the true alchemists, that is." She said.
"What do you mean 'true alchemists'?" he asked.
"I mean, those of us who aren't just in it for the fame and glory, but the true scientist that want to figure things out and help people, and truly believe that alchemy is for the people." She said, finishing her cup of coffee.
"Many alchemists have lost that hunger for knowledge, and only focus on the money and power. They really shouldn't even be considered alchemists. They're just selfish lowlifes that use alchemy as a get-rich-quick scheme." He said.
"My thoughts exactly." She said, and got up to put her cup in the sink. "I'll stick these in the sink and you can clean them when we get back."
"Wait, are you staying another night?" Roy asked, happily.
"Maybe, but I need to stop by the hotel before we get lunch." Ali said.
"What for?"
"Ed texted me earlier and told me to go there. He said they needed to talk to me about something." She said with a shrug.
"Okay, but this better not take too long. I'm starving." He said and opened the front door for her.
"I'm starving too, but you better not try to piss Ed off this time. That'll only delay us." Ali said, walking to the car and getting in.
"I'll try. I'll try." Roy said, and got in the car.
"This'll only take a second." Ali said before opening the hotel room door.
"Oh, you're finally back." Ed mumbled as he shoved some things in his suitcase.
"Wait, what's with the packing? You said you were leaving tomorrow." Ali said and walked over to the bed where Ed was packing his things.
"Yeah, but we wanted to get there early, got a problem with it?" he said.
"Yes, I do have a problem with it, and I'm coming with you." She said.
"I thought we already decided this, you're NOT coming!" Ed almost yelled.
"We didn't decide anything, and you know you can't stop me from going with you." Ali said.
Ed looked away from her. "You're not going, and that's the end of it." he said, his voice low and angered.
"Ed, whatever danger you think I'll be in doesn't matter. I need to go with you." She said.
"It's not that. It's just that we know you'd blame us for dragging you with us." Al said. "We're just going to see Teacher again."
"Is there absolutely nothing to do where your teacher is, or is it just easier for me to cause trouble there?" Ali said with a smirk.
"There's really nothing to do in Dublith." He said.
Her face almost lit up. "Why didn't you tell me your teacher is in Dublith? I know people there!" she said, and started packing her things.
"You've been to Dublith?" Roy asked, sitting on the bed next to Ali's suitcase.
"Yeah, I lived there for about a year, then I lived north." She said.
"Wow, so basically, you've lived around the country?" Roy said, in a semi-questioning way.
"Yes, and I've lived in other countries for short periods of time." She said. "Anyways, I guess we'll have to reschedule, since I'm leaving tomorrow instead of the next day."
Roy sighed. "Just when we were getting along so well." He said.
She laughed. "You can wait a few weeks."
He smiled. "I guess I have no other choice."
Ali finished packing as much as she could considering the fact that some of her stuff was still at Roy's place.
"Ed, Al, I have some things to do and some stuff to pack that's at Roy's house, so I'll be back in the morning." She said.
"Okay, bye Ali" Al, who was sitting on the floor next to the couch, said.
"Bye Al, don't let Ed get into any more trouble tonight." She said, rubbing his helmet/head.
"See ya later." Ed said, and plopped down on the couch.
"I'll be back around noon-ish. I'll meet you at the train station." She said, then turned towards Roy. "C'mon, and don't forget my bags, hun."
With that, she turned and walked to the door.
"Bye," Roy said, then quickly picked up Ali's two suitcases and followed her out.
"I guess I can wait on the books since I'm leaving tomorrow, so I guess let's stop by the bar then we can go to your place." Ali said once they were in the car.
"Wait, why do you wanna go to the bar?" Roy asked.
"I have to say goodbye to Madame Christmas. I might be gone for a few weeks or even months, so who knows when I'll see her again." She said.
"Seriously? You're gunna be gone that long?" he said.
"Maybe, why? Are you already getting fond of me?" she joked.
"More like I'm actually starting to get on your good side" he said. "Even though…" he started with a smirk.
"You know, this isn't a "try harder"-type thing. It's a "take a fucking hint"-type thing." She said.
"I know, I was just joking." He said.
"You can just wait in the car if you want to, I won't take long." Ali said with a smile. They had just pulled up to the bar.
"I have to go in. She already knows I'm here." Roy said.
"Okie, then c'mon." she said with a big smile, then got out of the car.
Roy got out too and followed her to the door, then opened it for her.
"Here for lunch again?" Madame Christmas asked as soon as Ali entered.
"Yeah, we're starved." Ali said with a smile and walked to the bar, pulling Roy by the hand.
"Well well well, I thought you didn't like him." Chris smirked.
"He's not completely useless like I thought he was." Ali said.
"You're a strange one, ya know. After the beating you gave him the other day you still…" Chris started to say.
"Don't make me barf." Ali interrupted. "I would never."
"You know you would." Roy joked.
"Chris, I don't know how you did it, but you should be praised for putting up with this idiot for so long." Ali said, ignoring Roy's comment.
Madame Christmas laughed. "I guess it helps that he stayed with his alchemy teacher almost all year almost every year until he joined the military." She said. "Anyway, I'll go make lunch." She then disappeared to the kitchen to cook.
"So, is it just me?" Roy asked once Chris was gone.
"Is what just you?" Ali asked, not sure where he was going with this.
"Is it just me that you won't do. The way Madame reacted when she thought you did made it seem like she thinks you're easy." He said.
"Firstly, it's none of your damn business who I fuck and don't fuck, and second, you're wrong. I'm not a whore, nor would Chris ever think that I was. She didn't react in a way that suggested otherwise, and even if she did, it's because you, not me." she explained.
"That's…good to know…I guess." He said.
"Vanessa," Ali called the brunet who was standing near them.
"Hey Ali," She said, walking towards them. "and Roy Mustang, well I'll be damned. I didn't even know you knew eachother."
"I kicked his ass a few days ago, and somehow I'm friends with the jerk now." Ali said.
"I guess even you can't resist him." Vanessa said.
"He wishes." Ali said with a laugh. "Anyways, can you tell Chris that we need the food to-go?"
Vanessa giggled lightly. "Sure, I'll be back." She said, then disappeared to the kitchen.
As soon as she was gone, Roy smirked and put his arm around Ali.
"She's right, you know." He said.
Ali rolled her eyes. "Right about what?" she asked.
"You know you can't resist me. I can tell that you want to give in." he said, and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Ali laughed and jokingly pushed him. "You're so full of it." she said.
"But you love me for it." he laughed.
"Eh, that's not why." She said with a sly smile.
Roy grinned, but before he could say anything Chris placed the bag of food on the counter.
"I knew you two would hit it off." She said, with a smirk. "You better invite me to the wedding. And it better be in this country, Al."
"Hey, I thought we weren't gunna talk about that anymore." Ali said.
"Sorry, but I can't help it." Chris said.
"I would've done it in this country, but we…" Ali started to say.
"I know, I know. You say that every time I bring it up." Madame Christmas said. "But you still could've had another one when you got back."
"It wasn't legal here. I was fifteen and he was seventeen." Ali stated. "Thanks for the food. I'll see you whenever I get back." She then turned to Roy. "Roy, pay and let's go."
"Okay, okay," Roy said. "Bye Madame, and by the way, I'm not getting married in the near future." He said and left money on the table then followed Ali to the car, opening the doors for her.
When they got back to Roy's house, Ali took the food in the kitchen to put it on plates. She then took the plates into the bedroom where Roy was on the phone.
"Get it while it's hot." She said handing him his food.
Roy smirked. "Sorry, but I'll have to call you back later." He said into the phone.
"Seriously?" Ali heard the person on the phone say.
"Well, you know me. Anyways, I really gotta go. Bye," Roy said and hung up the phone.
"Just had to take the accidental rep booster, didn't ya?" Ali said calmly, and started eating.
"What's the harm of a little fun? It was just Havoc, so he probably thinks I'm with one of his ex's or one of his 'dream girls'." Roy laughed.
"Hmm…what's his first name?" Ali said.
"Jean, why, did you actually date him before?" Roy asked, in a serious tone.
"Nope, never heard of him." She laughed.
"Wow, I'm surprised you've never seen him. He goes to the bar a lot." Roy said.
After lunch, Ali packed the few things that needed to be packed, then they went for a movie and stayed out for a few hours.