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The Gift
7
Avoidance
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November 16th – (Thursday)
Ed sighed and picked up the phone. Turning the rotary on each of the numbers, he dialed the colonel's number and waited.
One ring.
Two…
The teen frowned as the rings continued. It was getting harder and harder to get a hold of the man…
On the eighth ring he heard:
You've reached Roy Mustang. Leave your name and contact information, and I'll get back to you.
BEEP
Ed rolled his eyes at the colonel's unoriginal and boring message, then said, "Hey, I've been trying to get a hold of you since Monday…" He trailed off for a moment trying to decide if he wanted to just say it on the machine or wait until he was actually talking to the man.
Originally, he'd wanted to say it in person, but it was already Thursday… Quickly making his decision, Ed continued, "I guess you've been busy… um, I called Pinako and she said it was fine if you came." Another pause, then he said in a softer voice, "Give me a call, okay?"
As he set the phone down, Ed felt a dull ache in his chest. What he'd wanted to say was, 'I miss you, how come you haven't called me or anything. Am I not important to you anymore? What is this project that you're working on that you have to spend so much time on it?'
But he didn't
He didn't want to sound too clingy or anything, but still…
"What's wrong brother?" Al asked from behind him.
"Nothing," he said glumly, still looking at the phone.
His brother walked up beside him and folded his massive metal arms. "You still weren't able to get a hold of him?" When Ed shook his head, Al said, "Well, now you know how Winry feels."
"What do you mean by that," the blond growled.
"Well," Al said defensively. "She's been trying to get a hold of you since Tuesday, but you're just ignoring her calls and not calling her back. It's really mean of you, brother."
"Why don't you just talk to her then?" he snapped.
"Well…she doesn't want to talk to me, she wants to talk to you…" the large suit of armor said hesitantly.
Ed rolled his eyes, "Whatever, Al. You're just scared of her."
"You are too!" the younger Elric cried in accusation.
The short teen waved it off with his hand. "Anyway, this is different. I'm avoiding Winry on purpose. Roy is just really busy right now, that's all."
For a moment, Al just stared at him, then shook his head and walked away. Ed watched his brother go with a heavy feeling in his chest.
It really was different…right?
Mustang wasn't ignoring him…was he?
The next post dates are: 16th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Please note that I added the 20th. I don't think anyone is going to be too disappointed that I added another day that I'm going to update. haha
I do actually have dates written down in my notes, but I'm hesitant to post all of them until I've written closer to that time, just in case I have to change any, but for anyone who is interested the last chapter of this story will be posted on December 25th.
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