Chapter 8
I watched as Alphonse worked on a rocket.
Ed walked up and he sat down next to me with a grunt. "Alphonse told me about you and your fear of loud sounds." He said.
I nodded. "Yeah." I said.
"Why is that?" He asked.
"I just had a lot of bad experiences with loud sounds. I usually go to my mother when there is a loud sound and I would just cry while she hushed small comforting words to me. All my life I lived in a quiet life." I said.
"I see." He whispered and I took out a pair of ear plugs. "Want one?" I asked.
"Nah, I'm kind of used to this stuff." He said.
I nodded and plugged my ears. I opened a book and started reading. "Tap me when you need me." I said. I watched Ed nod and read the book.
After a few minutes Ed tapped me and I looked at him. He pointed at the rocket and I watched as the engine roared to life.
Alphonse gave a thumbs up to his crew but frowned as he saw me. He gave me a worried look but I held up my bag of ear plugs. He smiled before continuing his work.
Ed looked at me and raised a brow.
I looked at him as he said something. I quickly took off the ear plugs. "Sorry?" I asked.
"You like him don't you?" He asked.
I looked at my papers and started writing. "Of course I like him. He's my friend." I said.
"You like him more than a friend. You want to be in a relationship with him." Ed whispered.
The tip on my pencil tapped and I brushed off the graphite bits.
I took out a new pencil and looked at him at the corner of my eye.
Ed was still giving me a smirk and I sighed in defeat.
"Okay! I like him. He's just so cute... and dreamy... and... He so kind... I can't help it!" I said quickly even if I had pauses. I turned away and Ed laughed.
"I under-" Ed started but I continued.
"I mean, he helps other people with what they are doing and their troubles and I can't see why someone wouldn't like him. Did you know he likes cats? Yeah he always takes stray cats and shelters them, but then he lets them go and he picks up another one the next day. Oh did I mention he's so dreamy?" I said quickly and Ed held up his hand.
"I'm not a girl and obviously I don't like other guys." Ed said.
I looked at the ground and sank in my seat.
"But I think you should tell him." Ed said.
"What's the use, Ed? I'm a more... quiet, calm, and peaceful person and yes Alphonse likes to make rockets, but I just don't think it'll work out." I whispered.
"So? You guys can be opposite but still have a good relationship together. It's like my brother and Aikou from my travels. I thought of them to be a great couple and I see Aikou in you and my brother in Alphonse. I think you two make a great couple. Just go and ask Alphonse out to dinner. It won't hurt." He said He picked up the ear plugs and popped them in my ears tightly as the rockets roared with a second test drive. Ed took them out and I smiled at him.
"Wow, Ed. I never thought you had it in you." I said.
Ed laughed. "Neither did I, Aikou..."