A/N: Sorry to those of fanfiction for the words running together... it just automatically does that when I upload ... Anyways, some answers will be solved... however I think I'll use a cliffhanger at the end :P Be warned and sorry for not updating for so long... lOve you guys (hug)

CHAPTER 5: ROZE

I hate my life so much. God, please save me from myself. I don't know what to do, just please keep us safe, just try. I'm begging.

-Roze, diary

It was a bright day outside and it had been since that morning. Winry sighed in a bored sort of manner as she turned her gaze from the window to her unreceptive English teacher.

"Uh-umm..." a shaky voice was heard from the doorway and Winry found herself looking at a wobbly sort of woman standing at the entry in a dazed sort of manner, her glasses askew on the edge of her nose. The teacher gave her a quick nod as if cuing her to continue.

"W-well I need some people to take these boxes down to the storage room in the library," she continued, shoving in a large, heavy looking box into the room (with some help from the English teacher of course), and straightening her glasses as she did so. "Any volunteers?"

Nobody raised their hand.

Seriously, who wants to push a large, heavy box all around the school? Especially when you have the perfect chance to doze off while your English teacher starts reading poetry to you.

"Edward." The blonde snapped his head forward at the sound of his name.

"What?" he snarled. The teacher ignored his hostile behavior and instead pointed towards the librarian.

"Go help Sheska."

"Shesk-who?"

"That's, umm... m-me?"

"Oh."

"Ed, just go already!"

"WAIT! WHAT! I CAN'T PUSH THAT STUPID BOX ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING! IT'S SUICIDE!" the boy suddenly yelled out, flailing about as the English teacher calmly grabbed him by the arm and started to drag him towards the seemingly confused woman.

"Y-you can have someone go with you if you like..." Sheska offered politely, backing off from a thrashing Edward.

"Okay. Who'd like to volunteer to go with Edward?" the teacher asked while holding Ed up by the back of his collar.

A few hands shot up, most of the girls. Well, except Winry who glanced over at him in question as he practically started begging her to go with him. Praying her to give him a break and just some sort of friendly company while he attempted to push this box through the hallways of the highschool.

In return she rolled her eyes and was beginning to raise her hand when...

"Rose." Winry felt her hand drop to her side. There was the slightest pang of dissapointment lingering in her chest but she decided to ignore it. It was probably because she hadn't talked to Edward a lot today and she had wanted to sometime soon.

The tan girl got up and brushed a strand of cotton-candy colored hair out of her eye, smiling seductively at Edward. She strolled towards him and they left the room.

xoxox

Edward sighed as he and Rosr arrived at a box-filled room. He leaned against the one he'd been pushing and gave it one final shove into the corner, sweat covering the bangs framing his face. Rose seated herself next to him, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Eh? Uh-um Rose... do you mind?" he asked, scratching the back of his head in an embarrassed manner.

Rose smiled, "Well why not?"

"B-because!" he protested, "It's just... it just feels uncomfortable." Edward sighed as he got up to his feet, causing the girl to slip and grasp the edge of the box they had, or more specifically Edward had, pushed in. That in turn caused books to tumble out all over the floor. She didn't bother picking them up and instead stood up on her feet and approached him slowly, smiling toxically sweet as she backed him into a corner.

"I think it's comfortable enough..." She attempted to get closer to him but stumbled instead and slipped on a book and fell backwards, resulting in Ed trying to help and instead tripping himself and falling on top of Rose, hands on either side of her head and knees beside each of her thighs. Boxes tumbled down from the wobbly shelves, deciding to graciously land on Edward and all around the room so it was impossible for either of them to get out.

"Wow, this was... unexpected."

xoxox

"Winry!" The English teacher, Mr. Falman, spoke abruptly causing the young girl to squeal and swing her head around as he approached her.

"Eh... oh, yes Mr. Falman?" the blonde asked, trying to look as innocent as possible.

"Do you mind going to get Edward and Rose? Oh! And please drop this off on the way."

Winry nodded and held out a hand for the envelope he was holding out to her. Looking it over a smile spread across her face, "You want me to turn in your love letters? Ah, and to–"

The man grabbed at it and finally got it, crumpling it up in his hand. However by then half the class was trying to desperately suppress giggles. She gave a sympathetic smile and left, on the way supressing a giggle of her own.

xoxox

Rose looked up at him and smiled. "You can't hold that for long. Why don't you just lay down?"

"Erm, that's okay..." Edward looked scared as she leaned upwards and he found he was starting to panic, "Rose what're y-you doing?" He asked as she pressed her cheek to his.

"Please, just..." she moved over to peck him on the lips, Edward looking shocked as ever. He couldn't get away, he couldn't go anywhere, there was nowhere to escape without crushing Rose, and he was starting to wonder which was actually worse.

"I really don't think that..." But he didn't get to finish as she kissed him again, and more deeply, that is until she finally gave up and decided to hang on him, burying her face in her neck. Hot tears streamed from her eyes and into his tee-shirt and for a minute he was confused.

"Are you, uh okay?" he asked, really wanting her to get off of him and for them to sit on a bench or something instead. His back could only take so much." She sniffled and continued to hang onto him, her voice cracked and fragile.

"It all started when I was small. I hated my life. My father had died and my new stepfather was just so...mean. That's why I was always pushing Winry around. Her life seemed so perfect, she had plenty of friends and..."

Edward pushed on her shoulders, resulting in the girl being forced back onto the floor. Ed looked angrily at her, "I can't believe you thought her life was so easy! Her parents, BOTH of them died when she was only five!"

"B-but! Then my boyfriend died... in an accident last year and–"

"I can't believe you! Do you even know how much she's been through? And look, she isn't moping around while you are." He gritted his teeth and pulled his face closer to hers, causing the boxes to shift and fall off, "I can't believe it." Obviously Edward was too angry to notice he was free. He didn't even recognize the farmiliar voice from behind.

"Hey guys! Mr. Falman said to..." The voice faded as the light, fast clicking of shoes was heard and Edward stared in horror as he stood up and a saw a flash of light blonde hair dissapear into the hallways.

Reviews:

Kel- XD Yes, I'm feeling up to it! Nowww let's go

f-zelda- Perhaps cough ; )

Brickwall- You're right! I can totally relate XD That's a perfect explaination right there and now you know about Rose (sorry I keep spelling her name like that, I started like that so I guess I'll just have to continue with it --")

C.A.M.E. O- I know, she's being so clumsy today, ne?

Sammy- I know! XD I like surrounding Edo with girls because I know he'll never fall for one of them (or will he?) I just thought of the stalker thing because of this one thing from ep. 9, "I want to be just like you Edward Elric."