Hearing Al's shout, I ran into the living room "What? What happened?" I yelled, although I wasn't the only one that yelled that. I looked over to see Ed who was looking at me as well. "Don't worry! Everything's fine!" I heard Sakura shout from behind Al. He turned enabling us to see a little red haired girl stomping on a curtain that was on fire. "Uh Sakura, I don't think that working" I said. Sakura looked at me, she looked extremely flustered. "You're right..." She said. Sakura ran into the kitchen. "Wha? What are you doing now?!" Al said following her "Getting a bucket of water! What do you think?!" She said back. "Sakura this is an open fire are sure that's gonna work?" I yelled over the clatter she was making in the kitchen. "Actually if you had listened to me and tried using those gloves outside NONE of this would have happened!" Al yelled.

Lately whenever Sakura and Al "fought" they sounded like an old married couple. It was rather funny, really "Look will ya quit yelling at me I'm flustered enough!" Sakura yelled trying to pick up a large bucket filled to the top with water. "Sakura are you sure you can pick that up?" I said. "Uh, guys? Might wanna hurry things up here!" Ed said looking from the fire to us, I then tried to pick up the bucket of water forgetting that I still have little upper arm strength "Uh...Oh crap I can't pick it up either..." I continued to try at it "Here gimme this..." Ed said grabbing the handle from me and lifting the bucket with little trouble "Jeez, can't you just ask me? I do not understand you women..." He said walking into the living room.

We all followed him in, the fire grew a bit but luckily not much, Pft, that's godsend I thought. Ed began to tip the bucket "...Careful..." I said quietly, I had an experience with a fire that started in my grandma's oven that when we poured water on it got bigger. The fire fortunately went out as Ed finished dumping the bucket out on it.

"Well then, now that that's out..." Ed said turning to face Sakura "You aren't allowed with those gloves in the house anymore." Sakura blushed "Alright! Fine, I'll take the gloves outside...But what'll I use for target practice?" I smiled "pft Not the curtains that's for sure..." Al sort of giggled and said "Or maybe you'll want to aim for the couch next time? Assuming that you don't listen to Ed or me again" Sakura's face became beet red now "...Shut up you guys..." I could tell that she was fighting back a smile. "Alright then hopefully there won't be anymore yelling about something being on fire..." I said "...Or someone..." Ed said walking past me to go back to what he was doing "...Oh yeah thanks fer that ED..." I shook my head and went back to reading.

Tomorrow was a major day, it was the day that I was going to take the exam so I could become a state alchemist. I was almost done with the over all studying, at this point I was just reviewing to refresh my memory of what I studied a couple of weeks ago. It was very shocking to know that two anime characters were living in my house for almost two weeks now, it feels like its been longer.

I went to bed that night feeling excited and scared. What if I flunk the test, will they give me another chance? I tried to rest for an hour before I finally went to sleep. I woke up feeling a lot better, I sat up and stretched but then paused for a moment Wait a second, my alarm didn't go off? the test started at noon, and it was twenty minutes 'till. "Oh crap!" I ran out of my room and without knocking I ran into the boy's room "ED!! Ed wake up!" Ed groaned and pulled his blanket over his head. I shook him a bit "Ed c'mon its 11:45!" Ed shifted mumbling "...Yeah, and?" I continued to shake him " The test is today at noon. I forgot to set my alarm last night and we have about 15 minutes to get there!" I said hoping he'd remember in time. "...Wait, the test is today?" Ed said sitting up now "Yes! I told you about it last night! What do you have amnesia or something?" Ed didn't answer, he looked at the clock and said as he jumped up "Oh crap..." He ran over to the closet where he grabbed his sleeved black shirt off the floor. "What's going on?" Al asked who was awake now from all of the clatter.

"The test is today and we're really late, Rae go get ready!" Ed said closing the one button on his shirt. I nodded and ran out the room. The next five minute were a race against time to get ready. I got my shoes and jacket on, so did Ed and we were out the door as soon as possible. Running I said "Oh crap we're gonna be so late!!" Ed running along side me said "Yeah well if you had set your alarm in the first place none of this would be happening!"

"Shut up! If I hadn't remembered the test was today we wouldn't ever get there, CONSIDERING YOUR DIAGNOSED WITH AMNOESIA!!!!" I yelled. "#$& WHAT THE HELLS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO FORGOT TO SET YOUR ALARM!!" Ed yelled getting irritated. I looked to my right and saw where we were supposed to be five minutes ago, and we were passing it. "OH CRAP IT'S OVER THERE!" I turned around and crashed into Ed "YOU IDIOT!!" he yelled, I actually fell over. Ed helped me up and we ran to the gates.

They wouldn't let Edward go in with me. Ed began yelling "What?! That's the stupidest damn ru-" I couldn't think of anything else to do accept punch him in the arm "...Ow, what the hell-" I grabbed his face and covered his mouth and said "...Shut...Up..." Ed stopped squirming and I let him go. "Chill out, you can just wait out here or something," Ed looked around skeptically," Don't worry, I doubt anyone's gonna try and kill me in there" I patted him on the shoulder, and then turned to go inside. "Um, good luck..." Ed said. I turned and smiled "Thanks...See you in a bit!" I waved then went into the building.

The test wasn't too difficult but I was still unsure about some questions. The test lasted an hour, and I sort of wondered how bored Ed was. Pft, very. That boy has no patience.

I was right, Ed was sitting under a Sakura tree that was in bloom, poking the grass. "Aw, man this sucks when is she gonna be done..?" He looked to the door, and then looked at his watch. "Not 'till another 30 minutes...Sigh" He threw his head back and flopped against the tree trunk looking up at the little pink blossoms.

Thirty minutes went by and I was pretty sure that I got most of the test right, I hoped. I went out looking around for Ed until I spotted him under a Sakura tree sleeping. It was the cutest and most beautiful thing I had ever seen. There were a few sakura petals on his head and flowing past his nose. If a painter ever saw that they would have their sketch book out in two seconds flat. I sat down next to him, he didn't seem to notice. "...Ed?" I said softly. He opened his eyes and straitened up "...Are you done...?" He asked me rubbing his eyes. What he said was begging for a sarcastic comment but I decided not to. I stood up and said "...Yeah, I'm done. They said expect a letter in a week." Ed looked at his shoulder and saw a bunch of Sakura petals and dusted them off with a sort of violated look on his face.

I looked up at the Sakura's for a moment. I caught one and said "...Sakuras were my mom's favorite flower..." I opened my hand and looked down at the little flower petal. "...She just missed them..." Ed, standing up now, put his hand on my shoulder and smiled at me warmly. I looked at him for a moment, and then I smiled myself. I looked at the Sakura petal and then released it, let it fly away in the wind.

"In the end there really is no happy ending, just new beginnings"
- Raven of Teen Titans

End Chapter 4