Ed sat across from three ladies, all in their yellow school uniform dresses.
"Thank you ladies for seeing me, would you like some tea?" He asked
They all nodded.
"Yes please." One of them said
Ed poured the tea for the ladies, he was irritated to find that they were all taller than him.
"Do you take milk?" he asked them
One of them nodded. "My mum says it helps you grow tall." She said
Ed bristled
"You should have some." A different girl said.
Ed pouted and looked away. "ARE YOU SAYING I'M SHORT?" he yelled
The girls shrank back.
"I'm sorry ladies, please do not be afraid." He said. Ed stood up and transmuted three metal roses, all beautiful works of art for the girls.
They swooned and took the roses.
"Thank you Ed Chan." The second girl said, looking at her rose.
"I hate milk." Ed admitted
"Me too, my Dad thinks it's weird, but it's not." The third girl said
The second girl looked at her rose, then at Ed's metal hand.
"Ed Chan?" she asked
"What is your request?" He said turning to her.
"Why is your hand . . . how it is?" she asked, she was trying to find the politest way of putting it.
Ed looked down at his hand, he often forgot that he had automail.
"Oh, I lost my arm and leg in an accident, when I was still a child." Ed said
"Can I see your arm?" The first girls asked
"Alright." Ed said
Ed stood up and took off his tie and pale blue blazer. The girls' eyes widened, how far was he going to go? He undid his shirt; one button at a time.
Al and Roy looked over to Ed, why the hell was he undressing? Al rolled his eyes, why did Ed always feel the need to be half naked?
"Are you ready ladies?" Ed asked
They nodded eagerly, their hands held together in anticipation.
In slow emotion Ed took off the shirt and threw it to the floor. The Twins nodded in approval, Tamaki went to Kyoya moaning that Ed was stealing his tricks. The girls stared at Ed mechanical arm.
"Can we touch it?" they asked.
Ed nodded "If you wish, yes." He said.
They touched his arm and admired it's beauty. They also took in his muscled chest and muscled left arm. Ed looked across to Roy and raised his eyebrow twice at him. Roy's eyes narrowed, he had to improve his game if Ed was using stripping as a technique.
"My leg is the same." Ed informed them
"What happened?" the first girl asked
"How did you lose them?" the second asked
"Please tell us." The third girl said
"Please do." the second begged
"Okay." Ed said. Ed sat down and looked to Al, who seemed to be in full swing with his hosting. He looked down.
"When I was a kid my mum got sick and died. . . After she died we did something stupid, me and Al did." Ed said looking away. He didn't like to think of that. He sighed and pushed back his pain.
"That's so sad!" The first girl said
"What happened?" the second one asked
"What did you and Al do?" the third wanted to know.
"We wanted to bring her back. We were wrong and there was an accident. I lost my arm and leg." Ed said. He looked up at them. He didn't dare delve into details. How could he tell them the true horror of what actually happened?
"Why do you have metal ones?" the third girl asked
"It's called automail. My friend Winry made them," Ed said proudly
"It's amazing." The first girl said
"Winry is amazing." Ed said, looking into the distance, a smile on his face.
"Is she your girlfriend Ed?" the second girl asked
Ed went bright red and looked at them shocked.
"No . . . no. Were just friends." Ed insisted
The girls looked at each other and giggled
"You're really sweet Ed." The first one said
"I think you're sweeter." He responded regaining his cool. "Anyone for cake?" Ed asked taking the attention away from his relationship with Winry.
The girls nodded and Ed served them. They dug in and Ed did his best to eat with grace, he didn't want to get slammed by Honey or Mori again.
"You have excellent taste." The third girl said digging in to a slice of chocolate orange cake.
"Honey Senpai . . . Mitsukuni chose it. I will be sure to tell him you said that." Ed said
The third girl blushed "Thank you Ed Chan." She said, bowing her head slightly
They talked more about Amestris and Ed's home. The girls commenting on how quaint and sweet it all sounded.
The girls left soon after. Ed thanked them. He saw many more clients that day, giving each a metal rose, stripping, talking about his automail and about home. He was really beginning to enjoy himself. He saw why places like this existed, especially in a school like Ouran Academy.
Ed smiled at the end of the day; he was definitely going to win the bet. There was no way that he going to wear a miniskirt, he wasn't going to make a fool of himself. He would rather die than give Colonel Bastard the satisfaction.