Concern in Wealth

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, in fact the anime and manga has gotten old and is now not my main obsession (D Gray Man ROCKS!!) But I still love to write these stories anyway. The characters are so well developed. -

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Tiring as it was Edward still woke up at that same time every night. He supposed that he should go see a doctor for his anxiety, but he didn't much like doctors, and he refused to go. Groggily making his way to the kitchen, he glanced at the paper work of selected bills and such that lay on the table. Sighing he knew he would have to finish them soon..

Walking to the small cupboard, he took out a coffee cup and started the stove. It came to life with a slight pop and brought to life a kettle that began to whistle softly. Than he traveled back towards the kitchen table he had walked by and sat down with a pen in hand. He put a small pair of reading glasses on and continued with his paperwork. A lot of the envelopes and papers were bills; electricity bills, water bills, gas bills, montage taxes, and more and more taxes and bills. Checking his calculations he sighed, letting his face sink into his hands. He was in debt again, at this rate he would have to move farther away from work and his Maylee's new school.

Thinking of alternatives, he realized that he had no choice but to stop by his work today and collect his pay for his work the previous day.

The sound of the boiling kettle snapped him back to reality. Quickly he stood up and hurried towards the stove to lift the kettle up and away from the flame. What Edward did not anticipate was how hot the kettle would be and screamed out as he, without thinking, lifted the kettle up and instinctively burnt his hand. Letting go of the kettle with his scorched hand he heard its loud clatter and instantly began massaging his hand with his well disguised prosthetic hand. The kettle spilled hot water all over the linoleum floor. Suddenly all went silent as he stared in place at the steaming water and continuing to massage his burnt hand.

After some time of starring out aimlessly, he heard footsteps coming from the next room, and quickly picked up the kettle, which had cooled down by now, and placed it on the counter.

"Daddy, what's the matter?" A small voice peeped.

Edward turned to see his daughter peeking around the door frame.

"Nothing, Nothing, I just dropped the kettle." Edward responded sounding hurried.

He did not want her to see the paperwork on the kitchen table that he was previously working on. He knew she was smart enough to understand such words that were printed on the paper, and was way above her level with reading. He was nervous of her being near the table and quickly began to descend towards the table.

Hurrying, Edward forgot about the spilt water on the floor. It did not take long for him to lose his footing as he found himself falling backwards. His land was not the smoothest as he cursed loudly.

Maylee watched from the entrance of the kitchen, concern forming in her eyes. Knowing that his daughter would be concerned over him without even seeing, Edward hid his pain in his lower back and slowly lifted himself up. He smiled and laughed to reassure her that he was fine. His back was darkened from being wet, and judging by how much water was left on the floor, he must have mopped it up with his shirt back. Maylee seeing her father's smile, giggled slightly, all concern washed away from her face.

Edward leaned on the counter for a moment trying to get air from the wind knocked out of him by the fall. He succeeded but only narrowly; his mind swam. He than remembered why he had hurried so carelessly as he had. Avoiding the little water left on the linoleum floor, he swiftly walked towards the table and gathered his paper work into a pile and holding it to his chest. He smiled at Maylee who watched him with a simple expression and moved past her and quickly into his room, shutting the door behind him without a word.

Maylee's simple expression fell as she stared at the wood floor under her feet. She knew her father hid things from her and her premonitions of what they were, almost seventy-five percent of the time were correct. Her father always told her that she was a lot like her mother, were these premonitions apart of it? She would never know. As far as she knew, her mother was gone.

Rubbing her blue eyes, she headed into the kitchen and grabbed a towel off of the counter, and began whipping the floor dry. When she was finished she felt satisfied in seeing the floor moderately cleaner. She didn't want her father to get hurt again; she knew he faked his smile to reassure her not to worry and that nothing was in the least bit wrong.

She wondered to the fridge and opened the door looking inside. Finding her favorite, she easily pulled the carton of milk out of the fridge door. He father always kept the milk down low enough for her to reach. She placed the jug of milk on the counter and took a clean cup from the nearby sink. With care she filled the cup full of milk and sipped at the rim to keep it from spilling while she walked to the table with it. As she sat at the table drinking quietly her thoughts traveled at what the day ahead of her would be like. She hoped it would be a fun day as she drank deeply.

((A/N:))

Well that's the next chapter. I did have practically another page written up to type in for this chapter, but I was too lazy to include it. I will the next chapter and it will probably be better organized that way. Well until next time, please remember to Review!!!

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The only reason I write them as a couple is for media crave and I don't really see Ed as a homo.

Sorry, it's just hard for me to grasp.

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