me: -writing at desk-
Ed: -whispers- Animefan127...
me: -writing at desk-
Ed: -nudges animefan127's arm- Animefan127...
me: -flips page and keeps writing-
Ed: -yells- ANIMEFAN127!
me: -falls out of chair- Ow! What!
Ed: -whispers- The loyal readers are here.
me: Oh! Hi Loyal Readers!
Ed: -sweatdrops-
Al: Animefan127 owns the 8th dvd of FMA, an ed action figure, and more. Sadly, not the series, characters, or voice cast.
me: If only I did... -sobbs-
Ed: Don't mind animefan127. She's been up all night drwing, writing, doing homework, writing her novel--
me: SHUSH!
Ed: Oops...
me: -faints out of fatigue-
Al: Brother!
Ed: Oh crap...
Kirina: Oh brother...
Kevin: Yes?
Kirina: I was being sarcastic!
Ed: Well... uh... onto the next chapter...
Al: Brother... animefan127 is bleeding...
Kirina: Oh shit!
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Chapter 8 Creature
"Hmm... do you have any... sevens?"
"Go fish." Al declared as Kevin snatched a card from the pile.
"Do you have any... nines?"
"Crap!" Kevin yelled as he handed Al two nines.
"You're too good at this..."
"Play my brother sometime! He cheats alot
though..." Al sighed.
Kevin laughed.
"Thanks for the warning. Speaking of your brother where is he?" Kevin asked looking around.
"I have no idea. He's probraly looking for Kirina." Al replied as he put four nines on the ground.
"You can't be serious... four nines!" Kevin gaped as Al smiled to himself.
(((Space)))
He loved her. She loved him. Isn't it obvious? Apparently, they were blind... at first anyway.
Kirina walked with Ed through the forest. She had a large bandage on her arm. She felt happy, confused, and basically mixed emotions.
"Um... Ed?"
Ed smiled and turned towards her.
"Yes?"
"Let's... not tell the others what happened... okay?" Kirina whispered.
"Okay." Ed replied
Kirina sighed. She didn't want her brother to know... what would he think?
"Kirina."
She perked up and looked at Ed.
"Yes?"
"It will be our little secret." Ed grinned and Kirina smiled.
In the next few minutes they were silent. Ed transmuted his arm into a blade and began slashing through the branches.
"Ed, I think we are heading deeper into the forest..."
Ed turned and stared at her.
"Are you sure?"
Kirina closed her eyes and concentrated.
"Yeah. The camp is back East. We are heading West."
When Kirina opened her eyes, Ed was transmuting his blade back into his arm.
"Alright. Guess we gotta head back." Ed sighed sheepishly making Kirina smile.
After a few minutes of heading back Kirina stopped. Ed turned.
"Kirina?"
Kirina put one hand to her head and looked to her left.
"It's... it's..."
Ed walked next to her and went into his fighting stance. There was a rustle then nothing. Kirina's eyes went wide.
Ed looked at her as she began shaking.
"No... not again... leave me alone..." Kirina whispered wide eyed, taking a step back away from the place the rustle was heard.
"Kirina? Are you alright?" Ed asked, his voice full of concern, as she took another step back.
A high pitched noise, like nails on chalkboard, was heard from where the rustle was. Ed yelped and covered his ears. Kirina screamed while her ears were covered. She fell on her knees and tears fell from her face.
Ed drew a transmutation circle with his foot and made ear plugs. He kneeled next to Kirina and saw her eyes turning red.
"Stop it! Leave me alone!" She screamed as her pupils became small, black, slits.
Ed embraced Kirina. She gasped and her eyes became rounded.
"Ed... don't... don't..."
"I'm not leaving you." He whispered in Kirina's ear.
Kirina's eye's turned back to normal and she became limp in Ed's arms.
After a few seconds, Ed removed one ear plug and noticed the sound had stopped. He removed the other one and swept Kirina into his arms bridle style.
(((Space)))
"Where are they?" Kevin asked boringly.
Al won five more games of go fish and they were in the middle of the sixth game.
"Who knows. Maybe they are playing tag or something." Al shrugged as he gave Kevin two fives.
"They better get back soon. The food will be cold." Kevin sighed as he took the two fives and threw two more fives down from his hand.
"Four fives?" Al asked and Kevin grinned.
"I might actually beat you this time." Kevin laughed as Al threw down four twos and four sixes.
Kevin stared at the cards then looked at Al to see he had one card left.
"That's mean." Kevin sobbed as Al sighed.
"Speaking of time, what time is it?" Al asked and Kevin looked at his watch.
"Holy crap! It's three in the morning!" Kevin yelped as Al picked up the cards.
I knew it was really late. Brother hasn't come back with Kirina either..." Al thought aloud with concern.
"You make it sound like Ed kidnapped her." Kevin replied seriously grabbing a fish.
"No! Ed would never do that!" Al panicked and Kevin sighed.
"I was kidding." Kevin snickered and put the fish down.
Kevin laughed as they heard a rustle in the bush. Kevin and Al went into their fighting stances as they heard running footsteps. Ed came out of the bushes and put Kirina down.
Al and Kevin fell over anime style.
"Ed! Where the hell were you!" Kevin yelled as Ed removed the bandage from Kirina's arm.
Al and Kevin saw the deep gash in Kirina's arm.
"Ed... what happened?" Al asked with concern.
"She fell. Don't worry though. She'll be fine."
"You don't know that 'cause you aren't a docter! We need to get her to a hospital or something!" Kevin yelled.
In one split second, Ed had Kevin's collar and pulled him to eye level.
"I know that. Now shut the hell up and sit down." Ed replied coldly and angrily.
Kevin looked at Ed and saw from his expression he wasn't in the mood for crap. Ed dropped Kevin and Al helped him up.
"Brother! What's your problem!" Al yelled as Ed put a new bandage on Kirina's arm.
"Al, leave him alone." Kevin replied bitterly.
"But--"
Kevin turned and walked into the tent.
Al stared from Kevin to Ed.
"Brother..." Al warned angrily as Ed picked Kirina up.
"What?"
"Why did you do that!" Al yelled as Ed turned toward him.
"Al... I'm exhausted and I'm not in the mood. As soon as I put Kirina in the tent, I'm going to bed." Ed replied seriously and Al sighed.
"Fine." Al replied bitterly as he turned and walked into the forest.
Ed stared after Al for a few seconds before going into the tent.
Ed layed Kirina onto a bed. He looked at the otherside of the tent to see Kevin propped up on his elbow and staring at the tent wall.
"Kevin... I'm sorry for snapping... but I'm not in the mood right now." Ed apologized as Kevin's arm twitched.
"Whatever." Kevin replied as Ed's face softened.
Ed walked out of the tent and transmuted his own. He realized Aura wasn't in the other tent and walked back into the other tent.
"Kevin, where's Aura?"
Kevin froze.
"I don't know." He replied turning towards Ed.
Ed sweatdropped as Kevin got up.
"This is bad. Real bad." Ed whispered as he put his hand on his chin.
"Where's Al?"
"He stormed off into the forest after you came in here." Ed replied as Kevin gasped.
"We need to bring him back!" KEvin yelled in dismay, surprising Ed.
"Why?"
"I saw this creature before. It was bluish white, long ears, a tail, and two long arms with claws and feet to match. It also had black stripes on it's face." Kevin whispered, disgusted.
"You mean that my brother, Al, is in the forest with that thing?" Ed asked, a bit shocked.
As soon as Kevin nodded, Ed was out of the tent and bolting into the forest.
"Ed! I'll come with you!" Kevin yelled as Ed turned.
"Then hurry up!" Ed yelled back and Kevin ran towards him.
Two hours later...
"Ugh... Ed...?"
Kirina sat up and rubbed her head. The last thing she remembered was that high pitched sound and then...
"That thing!" Kirina gasped as she stood up and bolted out of the tent.
When she looked around, it was still dark.
"It must be about five twenty five in the morning..." Kirina said aloud as she walked towards the fire pit.
"I wonder where everyone went." Kirina asked herself in wonder as she sat down.
She laid on the log and stared at the starry sky. She put her right hand into the air and clenched her hand into a fist.
A rustle came from the bushes. Kirina bolted up and stood in the middle of the camp.
"Oh no..." Kirina whispered wide eyed.
A giant creature, at least three times Kirina's size, jumped in front of her.
It's blue cold eyes and black slits stared at Kirina as she took a step back.
"Y-you..." Kirina stuttered as the creature growled.
It opened it's mouth and a high pitched sound hit Kirina.
"Agggh!" Kirina yelled as she shut her eyes and tried to block her ears.
Kirina clenched her teeth and opened one halfway. She began walking towards the creature and the creatures eyes became wider in surprise.
"You... killed... my... parents!" Kirina yelled as she kicked the creatures jaw shut.
The creature jumped back in surprise and then lunged at Kirina. Kirina jumped onto the creature and grabbed it's ears.
The creature screeched and Kirina clenched her teeth as she blocked her ears. The creature took advantage and threw Kirina off. When Kirina was in midair, the creature slammed her with it's tail.
Kirina stumbled too her feet and glared at the creature.
"If that's all you got, then I'm gonna kick your ass easy." Kirina snickered.
She was in pretty bad condition, but she didn't care.
The creature lunged at Kirina, snapping it's teeth at her. Kirina ducked and kicked the creature's jaw up.
The creature swiped her with it's claws. The attack hit her right arm, opening her wound. Kirina screamed in agony and jumped black, clutching her arm. She stared at the wound then back at the creature.
"Now what? I'm almost out of options..." Kirina whispered to herself as the creature took a step towards her.
Ed... Al... Kevin... where are you! Kirina thought as she rushed in at the creature.
It opened it's jaws, revealing the sharp teeth, and rushed at her. Kirina grabbed the hilt of her blade and did frontflip upwards. The creature stopped and looked up to see Kirina in the moonlight.
"Goodbye." Kirina said bitterly as she thrusted the blade toward the creatures head.
The creature vanished and the blade hit dirt.
"Where did it g-"
The creature grabbed Kirina from behind while opening and closing it's jaws.
"I don't have it." Kirina snickered.
The creature let out a screech of surprise and let Kirina go. The creature immediately bit Kirina's right arm. Kirina's eyes went wide.
"Ah..."
She watched the creature take it's jaws away from her arm. She felt blood pour down her arm as she fell onto her knees.
She put her left arm out to catch herself from falling. The creature stared at Kirina for a few seconds before it vanished. A few seconds later, Ed, Al, and Kevin ran out of the forest.
"Kirina...?" Ed whispered in shock as she tried to stand up.
"Kirina!" Ed yelled in dismay as he dashed towards her.
Ed supported Kirina as Al and Kevin ran to help her. Kirina's eyes seemed lifeless as she subconscously walked.
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me: -sleeping on the couch-
Al: Please read and review. Animefan127 is open for suggestion on future chapters.
Ed: No flames unless helpful. If there are any terrible flames, I will personally cus you out on the next chapter. -laughs like a maniac-
Al: -sweatdrops-
Kevin: As animefan127 would say, see ya later loyal readers!
Kirina: -faints-
Ed: -yells- What's going around! Fainting girl syndrome!
Al: -whispers- Ssh! You'll wake animefan127!
Roy: Wow...
Ed: -gasps and hides behind couch-
Roy: Why does fullmetal always think I'm gonna flame him?
Kevin: Because, to you, it's a hobby.