"MAMA, WAKE UP! WAKE UP! I NEED YOUR HELP!"

"Momo, what is it? What's going on? What just happened? Why am I in my nightgown? Wha?" Ichigo panicked a bit and settled down.

"Hana's been attacked by an intruder! Help! Help!" Momo cried out. Ichigo got up and ran downstairs and saw Hana dying on the floor.

"Hana, what happened?! What's going on here?! HELP! SOMEONE, HELP!" Ichigo cried out.


"HANA!" Ichigo shouted as she awoke from a nightmare. She had her right arm outstretched towards the door.

"That.. was.. crazy.." Ichigo panted. Pounding noises occurred from downstairs. Ichigo rubbed her eyes and tiptoed down the steps of the wooden staircase. Screwdrivers were tossed about across the living room.

"PULL HARDER! PULL! PULL!" Momo commanded Alisa as Alisa herself was struggling on tugging a rope to keep something together in its place.

"Momo, you're too young to boss me around! Why don't you help me out here?!" Alisa grunted and clenched her teeth.

"Because I'm too young to work!" shouted Momo through the loud pounding noises Hana was making behind Alisa.

"Hana, enough with the pounding noises! Help me!" Alisa shouted at Hana. Momo laughed and helped Alisa out with the tugging of the rope. Ichigo, who was secretly watching from the staircase, laughed softly and quietly as she watched the three girls build something.

"Good thing it wasn't that boy or girl thing," Alisa thought to herself as she continued pulling on the rope. A knock on the door occurred.

"I'll get it!" said Momo, letting go of the rope. Alisa fell flat on her face as the rope slipped away from her. Momo opened the door, and it was Ringo Akai, Ichigo's cousin.

"Ah, Ringo, you're here!" said Ichigo from the staircase, whcih freaked out Alisa and Hana.

"Hi, cousin!" Ringo giggled. She ran inside and hugged her older cousin.

"Momo, help me, please!" shouted Alisa. Momo looked at her and laughed. She ran towards her and helped her up.

"Ringo! Ringo! Guess what?" said Momo, ignoring Alisa.

"What is it, Momoko?" asked Ringo.

"I'm making the perfect gift for my daddy and his friends!" Momo giggled. Ringo smiled at her and picked her up.

"She's so cute. Where'd you get her?" said Ringo, tickling Momo's stomach.

"Oh, that's mine. I had her," answered Ichigo. Ringo almost dropped Momo after she heard what Ichigo just told her.

"You had this cutie? THAT'S GREAT! With who by the way?" Ringo laughed.

"Alphonse," answered Ichigo. Ringo screamed and laughed.

"Keep your voice down! We're working here!" shouted Hana. Ringo stuck her tongue out at Hana and smiled.

"It's okay! Nothing bad is gonna happen, right?"

"Ringo, don't say that in front of Momoko," said Alisa. "That's bad luck."

"And why not?" asked Ringo.

"Because it is, so just get over it," answered Hana.

"Yeah! Yeah! And Alisa told me a wonderful story, but I forgot how it went, though," Momo giggled and looked down at the floor.

"I'll tell you more of it tomorrow, okay, sweetie?" Alisa told Momo. The phone rang once more.

"I'll get it for you guys," said Ichigo, walking towards the phone.

"Hello?"

"Ichigo? Sweetie, I miss you so much."

"Oh, hi, Al. What's going on?"

"It's nothing. Winry told me that you guys missed us, so I decided to get you something special when we get back."

"Oh, wow. What is it?"

"I'm not telling you, sweetie. I said it's special, so that's all you have to keep in mind, okay?"

"Yes, sir."

"Laughs. We're on our way now, so be prepared, sweetie, okay? Love you, miss you, don't get hurt."

"Miss you too. Bye."

"Bye."

Click!

Click!

"Who called?" asked Ringo.

"That was Al. He said that he's on his way along with Edward and Winry," answered Ichigo.

"Isn't Ed married to Winry?" asked Ringo.

"No. They're still single, soon to get together, but still single," said Ichigo.

"ARGHHHHHHHH! The perfect gift isn't done!" Momo groaned. She began to cry.

"Aw, don't worry, Momo. Hana got it covered, see? Look at it. It's so pretty." Alisa picked up the crying girl and showed her the perfect gift Hana finished making.

"These are three gold, red, white, black and green ruby necklaces and a pair of earrings for Winry. And I have an iddea that will go with the earrings, if you know what I mean." Hana laughed and grinned.

"I got it! We can package the earrings and leave it on the table so that Winry will think that Ed bought them for her! Great idea, Hana!" said Alisa.

"Yes, I wasn't thinking of that idea, but that's good enough," Hana corrected Alisa with a smile.

"And soon after, marriage of the two," Ringo replied.