Alphonse Elric smiled as the third sat of girls sat across from him.
"Welcome, ladies." He said. He handed them each a rose.
They took them and blushed.
"Thank you Al." the blond with short hair said
"Thanks Alphonse Kun." The long dark haired one said
"Would you ladies like some tea and cake?" Al asked them.
"Yes please." They echoed
Al poured the tea and handed them each a slice of cake, which they took with a little bow.
"What's your favourite subject at school?"
"I like art." The blond said "I'm the vice president of the art club." She told him
"I bet you're an amazing artist." Al said
The blond blushed. "Thank you, Al. I want to be an architect when I grow up, my father is one and I want to follow in his footsteps." She revealed
Al took her hand. "I think you can do anything if you put your mind to It." he said looking deep into her eyes.
She blushed and sat back.
"How about you?" Al asked the dark haired girl.
She thought for a minute, feeling the pressure. "I like computing and coding, I wish they did more of it here." she said
"Why don't they, I would have thought a school like Ouran academy would be more up to date." Alphonse commented
The dark haired girl shrugged. "I don't mind really, I'm going to be a software developer for the gaming industry when I'm older. My parents don't want me to, but I'll convince them." She said proudly.
"Your parents shouldn't hold you back." Alphonse said "Mine and Ed's never did, well for the time they were around." Al said. He smiled at them.
"Al, are you and Ed orphans'?" the blond asked concerned
"Technically not, we have our dad, but he left when we were little. Ed is still angry about it." Al said.
The three glanced over to Ed, who was stripping. The girls looked at Al's face, the disapproval was clear.
"Anyway," Al said. The girls turned back in. "Our mum died when we were little," Al said
The girls held each other's hands. "That's so sad." They said, tears beginning to bubble in their eyes.
"It was all a long time ago, but when she was still alive she always encouraged our Alchemy. She would be so proud of us, if you could see us now." Alphonse said
"Do you miss her?" The dark haired girl asked
Al nodded sadly. "Every day, but she'll always be here." Al said pointing to his heart. He thought about Trisha, her long hair and kind smile, she was always so happy.
The girls clutched their hearts, their feelings bubbling.
"Al, do you get to see your dad much?" the blond asked
Al thought. "Sometimes, I always love when he comes back. Ed not so much . . ." Alphonse said "He travels a lot, so he always comes back with interesting stories." Al explained. "When I'm older, I'm going to travel like he does. I want to learn everything I can about alchemy." Alphonse said smiling
"I think that's an exciting dream." The dark haired girl said
Al smiled at them.
They asked him about his home and he talked about Winry and Pinako and how beautiful it was.
"Is Winry, Ed's girlfriend? I asked him but he wouldn't tell me." The dark haired girl said
Al smiled, "He definitely has feelings for, whether he has realised this or not, is unclear." Alphonse said.
The girls nodded in response and sipped at their tea.
They left soon after and Alphonse politely thanked them for coming, they blushed before leaving.
Al saw three girls next. A blond with a bobbed haircut, a redhead, and a girl with long brown hair.
He presented them with a rose and they had tea and cake. They asked him about, Amestris. He smiled and answered their questions.
"Alphonse Kun, do you have a girlfriend?" the blonde asked
Al blushed. He sort of did, he really liked Mei but she was still a girl. He wanted to wait till they were both older.
"No," Al said. "There's someone I'm interested in though." He said
"Does she live in Amestris?" the redhead asked
Al shook his head. "No she's from Xing originally. It's not too far away." Al said with a smile
"You're too sweet Alphonse." The brunette said
Al bowed. "Thank you, ladies." He said
They stayed for a little while longer, before leaving. Al saw several more people that day. He had never realised how much he liked talking to people and eating cake. Since getting his body back, he had eaten so much cake; it had become his favourite food.
Alphonse sat back at the end of the day and thought about the competition. Ed was so easily convinced. Al laughed, he didn't care about the competition, but it was sure going to be interesting finding out who had lost.