Imma Kiwi Bird: Drabble two of seven
Disclaimer: Neither Edward nor Alfons belong to me; they are property of Arakawa Hiromu, FUNimation, and Square Enix.
It's All Lies
Alfons was drawling on about how sorry he was for spilling coffee on Edward's notes. Edward was silent in response, not even murmuring, but scowling disappointedly as he held up the sopping wet pieces of paper. Alfons bit his lower lip, dumping the remaining black coffee down the sink.
"I'm sorry, Edward. When I moved, my elbow-"
"I know what happened!" Edward snapped, throwing the paper into the trash bin. Alfons winced at his tone, setting the cup on the counter. As Edward sulked into the living room, Alfons followed behind him; not very close, mind you, more like ten feet away. He watched Edward sit in the faded blue armchair they had gotten from his dad's old flat (Dr. Hohenhiem had gotten a brand new one and gave them the old one).
"Edward?"
"What?" Edward grumbled, a hand resting over his eyes. Those had been very important notes; he had wanted to show them to Alphonse next time he seen him, because he was sure they would be of interest…
Alphonse. Goddammit, he missed him… And it pained his how much Alfons Heiderich resembled him, because it just made his think about what Alphonse was doing at that moment, and it made him wonder if maybe he was thinking about him as well, and did he miss him?
Edward stopped thinking once Alfons spoke.
"Are we still… friends?" Alfons looked away after the question, and Edward sighed. That was the most pathetic question ever… never once had he considered anyone a 'friend', and besides: what kind of man asked another man if they were friends?
"Well, Alfons," Edward began, frowning for one more moment before letting a smile replace it, "Of course we're friends."
Edward felt his stomach drop again, and he felt terrible at how happy Alfons looked once he turned his gaze back to Edward.
They were not friends, nor would they ever be friends. But, sadly, Alfons would die thinking that, and Edward would have to live with that fact.
2. Of course we're friends.