Guess what today is...that's right! IT'S MONDAY! YATTA!
This chapter has some angst in it! Yay angst!
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Somehow, I found myself wandering through the convention again, my mind in another place. In reality, I was arguing with myself about what I should do. Yeah, sure, I told Ed I'd try and save America, but that seems so hard. And that would mean a day less I'd have to live. And I like living. It's kinda a...hobby now...? What the hell am I talking about?
Of course, it would really suck to be one of the only ones alive in the whole entire country for an entire day. Just think, I'd have some damn good anime angst if that happened. I know exactly how I would describe that scene in a fanfic...
"Dammit, Ayumi! For once, can you please get your mind off anime! Geez, it's like the only think you think about, and I'm tired of hearing you fangirl about it all the time!" Ed shouted loudly. I winced at the volume.
"Oh, shut up! You're always thinking about alchemy, and I don't like seeing equations pop into my head most of the time! It's the freaking summer vacation; I don't wanna see MATH!" I yelled back, "You're just as alchemy obsessed as I am with anime!"
"Hmph." Ed replied simply. I assumed I won and grinned in triumph.
After a few more minutes of blind wandering, I got back to where Keaka and Melissa were. Melissa was now sitting on her and tickling her mercilessly. Geez, Auntie laughs loudly.
"Geez, we're in public!" I called at them. I originally meant to say 'Geez, get a room!', which would've been funny, but I remembered that they were both girls. And that was awkward.
Melissa stopped for a second and let Keaka breathe, and smiled. "Hey, you're back!"
I nodded and knelt down in front of them. "Hey, Melissa, did you know that we were dying?"
Her smile dropped. "Oh. You found out."
"Yup. Is there anywhere we can talk privately? ...and when are you gonna get off her?"" I asked pointing down at Keaka. Melissa looked down and grinned in embarrassment. "Oops, sorry!"
"It's scary how close she is to being Al..." I heard Ed mutter and nodded in agreement.
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The bathrooms at this convention center are unnaturally clean for being public. Melissa, Keaka and I had kicked everyone out of one of the girl's bathrooms and we had sealed the door with alchemy. I was sitting on the black marble counter with the sinks, and the others had positioned themselves against the stall doors.
"This is too weird! I'm not a girl; I shouldn't even be in here! This is a girl's bathroom, Ayumi! Can we leave?!" Ed ranted loudly. I imagined seeing him flailing his arms around and running in circles, and I grinned.
Melissa sighed, bringing me back to the topic at hand. "How'd you find out?" She asked me. I frowned. "Arakawa told me just now. You knew, why didn't you tell me?"
"I was going to...I knew you already learned alot about what happened and didn't want to stress you out any further then you were. You're just a kid, after all." She replied solemnly. Keaka and I blinked at her. "Melissa, how old are you?" Keaka asked slowly, staring wide-eyed at her. She blinked innocently and tilted her head in confusion. "I'm 22. Why do you ask?"
I toppled off the counter, catching myself at the last second. "What?! But...you're so short! I thought you were at least my age!"
"Ehehe..." Melissa smiled slightly, almost looking embarrassed about it. "You're short to, y'know."
"Shut up! It's not my fault; turning into Ed made me shrink!" I shouted angrily. "That's not true; you were short to begin with, dammit!" Ed yelled through me. This sounds so confusing. If it wasn't for the accent, I'd think I was talking to myself.
Keaka and Melissa laughed. I clicked my tongue in annoyance and crossed my arms over my chest, and made to get back on the counter, but instead tripped on my automail and hit my head on the sink. "Ow! Shit!" I swore sourly, rubbing the sore spot on my forehead, and pulled myself to my feet. "Damn automail!"
"What's wrong with your automail? You didn't break it, did you?" Keaka demanded. I gulped at her accent. "U-um...yes, Winry, but it was an acci-augh!" Solid metal collided with the top of my head hard. She hit me with that damn wrench again! Feeling woozy, I staggered back, but once again tripped, and fell backwards, the back of my head smashing into the edge of the counter. I slid to the ground, instantly unconscious.
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"Mon, only Ed could manage to break my automail and still be such a klutz about it."
"Don't blame me! Ayumi's the one who did it with her stupid flip!"
"Was that when she landed on me?"
"She what??"
"Both of you, shut up!"
I slowly woke up, groggy from my fall. Guessing that Ed had taken control, I tried to ignore the throbbing pain in my head and watched what was happening. I was sitting on the counter, with my left pant leg rolled up. Keaka, or most likely Winry was kneeling in front of me, twisting something in my automail with some tool thingy, which Al/Melissa watched.
"How long was I out for?" I asked Ed warily.
"Not long enough." He replied irritably. I directed a couple of colorful words at him, which he returned just as vividly. But he let me have my body back, and after that bloody transferring feeling past, I looked down and poked my artificial leg. "Almost done?"
"Ayumi?" She questioned skeptically. I nodded, and she did the same, explaining that she had to do one more thing that involved big words I didn't understand.
"Um...okay...Al?" I started. Al looked at me questionably. "What is it?"
"Do you mind telling me what happened in Amestres that you all had to save it? I don't think Ed will tell me." I asked. Ed mumbled something.
"Father," Al sighed. "He was making giant transmutation circle around Amestres, and was about to turn it into a Philosopher's Stone."
"Just like in the manga!" I gasped, half in horror, the other in amazement. The both of them stared at me like I was crazy. "The what?"
"Oh, uh, never mind. Go on." I mumbled distractedly, waving my hand around nonchalantly. Al blinked slowly. "Okay...well..."
"We didn't find out until it was almost too late. Arakawa appeared to us a couple of days before, and told us about it. She gave us a deal; she would give me back my body, and we would help save Amestres. An equivalent exchange."
"Hardly." Ed snorted in disgust. "You ended up losing your body again. We all did."
"Hush, Ed!" Winry snapped, poking the sore spot on my forehead. I winced.
"I think you know the rest..." Al said uncomfortably. I could tell the subject was starting to bother him and sighed. "It's okay. Thanks anyway."
"All done!" Winry announced proudly, standing up and clapping her hands together. I grinned, and jumped off the counter, landing evenly on the ground. I shook my automail leg a bit and my grin grew. "Great! It's awesome, thanks!"
"No problem!" Winry beamed. The doorknob rattled suddenly, as if someone was trying to get in. "What the-? Anyone in there? Open the door!" A voice called. I recognized it to by my Mom and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry!" I called; Al went to the door, clapped his (giving up on this gender thing...) hands together and unsealed the door.
The door finally swung open. Mom blinked and stared at us. "That was...weird, was the door just glowing just now?"
"Um, no?" Al replied nervously and chuckled, looking at me. "I'll be back, Ayumi."
"Oh, yeah, me too." Winry added with the same nervous tone. "Bye Ayumi!" She dashed out of the door. "You have to tell her." Al's voice said in my head, just as Al left. My smile dropped instantly, replaced with a frown. How? How the hell did he expect me to tell my mom that I was gonna die the next day?
"Sheesh. Too many people know you, Ayumi. I'm starting to get worried." Mom muttered, going to the mirror and started fiddling with her hair, smiling at her reflection. She glanced at me and frowned the slightest bit. "Ayumi? What's wrong?"
A lump had formed in my throat, which made talking painful. "I have to tell you something." I choked out dryly, staring hard at the tiled floor.
"Well, what is it?" She asked, starting to sound anxious. Annoyingly hot tears started to prick at the edge of my eyes. I blinked hard pushing them back. I refuse to cry, even now. "Mom...I...I..." I bit my lip.
"Let me tell her." Ed whispered gently. Without saying a word, I let him take control of what little of my soul I probably had left. He looked up and stared at Mom for a really long time. "...Mrs. Se...I mean, Mom...this is really hard to tell you, but..."
She looked puzzled for a moment before understanding crept into her expression. "Edward? Tell me what happened."
It didn't seem any easier for Ed to say the truth either, and it wasn't even his real mom. But maybe he imagined it to be Trisha...he balled my hands into tight fists and bowed my head, so that my eyes were shadowed by my bangs. Classic Ed!angst pose, I noted. "I'm...really sorry..."
"About what?" She asked fearfully, hesitant to ask.
"I...Ayumi...tomorrow night, something's going to happen. I can't tell you what it is just yet...but because of it, Ayumi might end up dying...its most likely that we both will..." Ed finally whispered. Mom went dead silent, trying to absorb it. When she didn't say anything for a while, Ed looked up and frowned. Tears were skimming down her face, smearing with her makeup and making her dark eyes sparkle. "A-and...Kiyoko too? She was...she will die too, right?"
"Yes." He answered numbly. I made a choking sound as my mom stifled a sob, staring at Ed with a look that clearly said 'This is all your fault, and I hate you for it', but also strangely forgiving. It was creepy.
"L-last night..." She finally said, and Ed stared at her in confusion. "I had a dream...I saw you...you and Ayumi...if...if you both truly do die, you'll die saving so many people's lives..."
He gasped almost silently, startled by what she said, and I did the same. How'd she know? Did Arakawa somehow contact her?
She smiled through her tears for a moment. "I'm just...so proud of the both of you...I just..." her face scrunched up with sadness again, "I just..." She covered her face with both hands and wept silently. Ed clenched my fist tighter and walked past her, and out the door. He closed it slowly and made to walk away, but stopped hesitantly when he heard Mom finally let out a heartbroken wail. He winced, wiped the moisture from my eyes and walked on.
"That was crappy." I muttered. He nodded. "If...Arakawa continued the reincarnations further then just the sacrificed Amestrians...I'd think you're mom was mine."
I smiled, or at least thought I did. "Funny. I was thinking the same thing."
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It turned out that Al and Winry were waiting around the corner. "How was it?" Winry asked when she saw us.
"Really crappy. It was like trying to tell Mom that I was gonna die, but probably a thousand times worse." Ed sighed regretfully, stuffing my hands into my pockets.
"Sorry." Al frowned. Ed shrugged. "I dunno, it's not like we'll be completely dead though. We'll just be in the Gate again."
"Oh, I guess you're right." Winry said. I sighed to myself. It really was just as bad. I kept playing that scene to myself, seeing my mom cry about this. I hated that it was my fault that I made her upset, but it's better to sacrifice myself for her sake, instead of letting her die alongside me, right?
I was thinking about that when the strangest thing happened. An explosion. A huge one in one section of the convention center. The three of us staggered at the sudden sound. "What the hell was that?!" Ed shouted, already starting to run in that direction.
Somehow, I can tell that this is really gonna end up crappy.
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This is getting exciting, since Reincarnations is almost over! In one month, it'll end -emo emo- I was thinking of rewriting the story, calling it Resurrections (hahaha, original, no?) and making it Ed's POV instead of Ayumi's. Whaddya think?
All reviews get themselves a cookie! -passes cookies out to everyone below-
agent000- We still have to come up with a plan to send the homunculus!president into the Gate, Imouto-chan. .o. I almost forgot about that. But yeah, technically, we won't be dead, we'll just be trapped inbetween Life and Death like the Amestrians had. But that's just as bad, don't ya think? Moo to you to!
UndeadTiger- Hi Alexa-chan! -hugs- I miss yoooouz
Amaya24- Yo, mah vamp girl. I've been looking forward to it too; all school today I was impatiently waiting for it to end, being all "Yay, it's Monday, Reincarnations is updated today!" And yeah, you're evil -how many times have we gone over this?- You turned Ed into a hot, evil vampire to try and steal his heart (literally though, its not a romance) and make yourself immortal. You're so badass!
Half Human Homunculi- Ah; mangavolume. Yeah, they're kinda suckish, but I use them too, when onemanga don't got no manga that I wanna read. READ ELFEN LIED, DAMN YOU!
Shoushin- How can you be to busy to review?? It takes 5 seconds, just say 'Good chapter, I love you Ayumi!' or something like that. Hell, you can send me a blank review (is that possible?) and I'll be happy. It's still one more number in the review count. Yes, poor, poor Ayumi...and the rest of the Amestrian reincarnates...don't forget them too...they're gonna die too...XD
SapphireElric- n.n Awww, thanks Sapphire. I love plot twists! They're so...twisty! And unexpected turns in the story makes me avoid those bloody plotholes!
demonic-shinigamikitsune- Congratulations; you win the prize of so far Hardest User I.D. to spell! Yay! XD; Yeah, I guess it does mean the story's ending soon. I'm predicting it'll end at 18 chapters or so. I'll still be continuing it in oneshots here and there's a sequel, so yay!
Pat- -slow blink- Okay...-glomps anyway-
Yakami- ...don't be depressed...that would suck...it's only a story...and zomg, you said you. I'm not Ayumi! Agh, we just have the same name; if I didn't like the name so much, I'd either change her name or change mine! Gargh! -spazz attack-
Amaris Sirtsema- Don't cry...hugs- Everything will be okay, just remember that...um...I dunno...
Yami Hikari- n.n; It's fine, it's not like I'm forcing you to review or anything...nya, Hiromu's not evil. If she was, then she'd just let America get destroyed. o.o Your sister whacks you with a book? ...yikes...she sounds like me/Ayumi...-.-; And yes! Yes, I was waiting for someone to notice that. XD It's exactly like that! Let's just say that Reincarnations is kinda like an alternate ending to the FMA manga (even if it ain't finished yet...)
Ara Mei- Yay, AlxWin fans! -high fives- That's one of my fav pairings, it's so cute! Zomg, I never thought of that! XD I guess he will, but not in spirit! And zomg, Ayumi's not meeee! -goes into twitchy spazzy fit again-
Skyler25- London? o.o Sounds cool...I like London...it's bloody awesome XD I said that by accident, I swear, I use bloody all the time. And...what? 'If you kill you, then I'll kill you." ...you said that confusing sentence on purpose...zomg, Ayumi's only based on me, dammit! -twitchy spazzy fit-
wolfboy1021- Oh, really? Congratulations! I'll try checking it out later. I'll be needing a profile of you for the story though, since I'm letting you be Havoc. You're lucky though, since I'm not gonna be doing that again, because sometimes when I let people into a story, too many people ask and it annoys me...-coughs-
Gothic Fangirl- XD; Hi Sophia! Why're you glaring at me? -slow blink- This story's freaky? ...yeah...I guess so...