I promise this one is longer than the last chapter. I don't know why I made that other one so short... the chapter, not Ed.
Disclaimer- I DON'T OWN FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, FRUITS BASKET, OR DEATH NOTE!
"Ok, that guy is freakin' me out. What does he have against skipping class, anyway?" Uo scoffed. Tohru sat there, muddled and confused.
Ed shrugged. This school is weird. Looks like there might be more to tell Mustang than he thought there would...
Tohru sat up with a "poink" noise. "I have an idea! Edward-kun, why don't you come to our swimming get together this weekend? It would be a good time to meet some new friends! "
"I don't think I can..." he said, "I... have something planned." he lied. He felt bad lying... yet again, but he couldn't go. If he did, he would end up revealing that he had automail... which Mustang had made clear he couldn't do.
"Oh..." All the disappointment showed on Tohru's expression.
Ed felt a little bad for this, "I'm sorry about that..." he said. If it didn't look like she was disappointed, it wouldn't have bothered him as much. But she did.
"Hey, shorty! Careful of what you tell Tohru!" Uo was shaking her fist in front of his face.
"Oh, no, Uo-chan! I-it's fine, really I'll find-uh, well, never mind." Tohru was smiling, but she
could feel herself tearing up. She had really wanted to get to know him. "Maybe some other time?" A tear escaped that made a small, clear stroke on the side of her cheek.
Ed saw a tear slip down her cheek, "It's nothing to cry about." Ed said, "Like you said, maybe some other time. I mean, I doubt I'll be busy later." Oh, crap... he did not mean to say that.
Tohru quickly wiped the tear away. "Really? Oh, great! I want you to meet all my friends! We could go out to eat!" She squealed with happiness.
"Oh, there is the school dance coming up. You're taking Tohru to the dance, shorty." Uo smirked.
"Quit calling me shorty!" he said to Uo. "Wait, I'm taking her to what!" First she calls him short, now she expects him to take Tohru to a dance! This was not Ed's day.
"You owe her, little dude." Uo smirked.
"How do I owe her!" he asked Uo.
"You idiot!" Uo grabbed Ed's arm and dragged him into a separate hallway, leaving Tohru, looking blank.
Ed pulled away from her once they were in the separate hallway, "What's your deal?" he yelled.
"Listen!" Uo was very angry, as if she literally would kill him, not your average pissed-off Yankee. "Tohru was once hurt by a boy that she really liked named Kyo Sohma. They lived in the same house for a while, until that night. Tohru was standing outside of work, and Kyo came along-He said some nasty things to her, obviously, because she came running and crying to me and our other friend, Hana. She even had a few bruises. She now switches between our houses once a week, as her grandfather can't take her. I haven't seen her smile like that in a while, and to see her downcast face after you told her no, I just want to punch you through the wall!"
"Well it's not like I actually knew that!" he yelled to her, "It's not my fault I said no!" That may not have been the best thing to say, but Ed was pretty pissed off right now.
Uo slapped Ed across the face. "Jerk! Tohru doesn't need someone like you!" She ran off, catching Tohru and dragging her with her.
Ed watched her go off. What was her deal? He just said no to one thing, and she flips out like that. Damn... that hurt... Ed thought .
Tohru watched Uo as she stopped running and collapsed on the floor. She began to bawl her eyes out. "Uo, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Uo murmured. She laid her hand on Uo's shoulder. Suddenly, Tohru realized that someone was present. She turned around and saw a tall, strange man. He had dark circles under his eyes, and he was drinking something that looked like pure sugar. "Looks like HE is acting up to cause so much trouble among you two girls." Uo looked up to see him too. "I was once like him, too, when I was fifteen."
Ed sighed. Should I apologize? No, it's not like it was my fault in the first place. but, then again...
"Wh-who are you?" Uo stuttered, "And what do you mean, 'just like him?' Do you know him?"
"Mm mm,...no. But I'll tell you WHAT I know. I know that that boy is investigating the deaths of this crime." he said to her.
Ed walked down the hallway. He had decided that he'd apologize. When he found them, he saw Uo... talking to some weird looking guy.
"Ah, I'm so sorry, I have forgotten to introduce myself-and here's Edward himself come to know about these so-called murdering." Tohru and Uo both looked at Ed, both having totally different reactions. Uo just rolled her eyes and turned away, but Tohru was like an excited puppy.
"What the-" He looked at the guy. How did he know about... huh? So many things went through his mind. Damn! Mustang's gonna be ticked!
"Hey, hold up!" Uo turned back to stare at Ed and L. "What's this killing information-crap your talking about?"
"I-It's nothing!" Ed lied. No one was suppose to know he was looking into this. Ed couldn't believe that someone had already found out. Well, at least they hadn't found out everything.
L gave a glance at Ed. "Really?" he asked. "Well then, sorry to bother you, Elric."
"Elric?" Tohru asked, "I thought it was Mustang."
How the hell did he know that? This one guy figured out
all this about me... Dammit! Mustang's gonna kill me for sure! This
freakin' idiot is gonna screw it all up for me!"
"Let's just drop it." he said.
L stared at Ed for a moment, and then smiled. "Oh, I see how it is. Now, ladies, simply forget I said any of this."
"FORGET? HOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO JUST FORGET WHAT YOU JUST SAID? YOU FRIGGIN' IDIOT! WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT WHATEVER IS HAPPENING HERE!"
Tohru sweat dropped. That was Uo for you, had to know everything. "Um, Edward-kun," she spoke up, "I don't mind it if you have a secret. I won't pry, but if you ever need someone to talk to, you can, although I don't think I'm that reliable of a person-you see, one of my-my-my-um, my friends proved that to me."
If anything made him feel guilty, that was it. Why did Tohru have to be so... Ed couldn't find a word for it. But, none the less, it did make him feel a little bad. He didn't want to lie to her, but... that's just what he had to do. That's what happened when he joined the military, "Listen, Tohru... I'm sorry, I really am. But, there are some things I can't tell anyone right now. Believe me, I shouldn't even be saying this much." Why? Why did he say that?
Tohru gave him a smile. "Thank you very much, that tells me that we are really and truly absolute friends!"
At least I didn't make her sad. Ed smiled but didn't say anything back.
"You know,"Uo began, "through all this excitement, I think we forgot that the school closes each time there's a killing. We can go home now!"
"Oh, you're right, Uo-chan! Why don't we all go out for some food?" Tohru asked as a light bulb seemed to go off on her head.
"Sounds good," L replied.
"Smart, Shorty, Tohru, lets go-c'mon!" Uo said to the three of them.
"Quit calling me shorty!" he told Uo, yet again. Wait... now he was going to go and eat with them? Oh well, it's not like that could turn out bad...
Tohru smiled her blank smile, seeming always to be happy as usual. As she walked, something fell in front of her.
"Oh! Kyo!" She seemed surprised, but then a look of fear came into her eyes.
"Stop following me." Kyo seemed very pissed.
"F-following you?" she stuttered. "I'm sorry, I'll try to keep more of a distance."
"Don't you get it? Didn't a single word I said to you that night stick at all, in your bubble-brain? I swear, your the slowest person I've ever met." With that, he slapped her cheek.
Tears brimmed over as she knelt to the ground. "I'm so sorry, Kyo-kun!" She reached for his foot to tug on his pants, but he kicked it away. "You think you can beg for mercy? Think again!"
"Hey!" Ed said to Kyo, "Leave her alone!"
"Who are you?" Kyo asked. "I don't need you to boss me around. I have a good reason to kick her around." With that, he again kicked her in the face, causing a little blood to trickle from her forehead down her face.
"There isn't any good reason to kick her!" Ed said as he punched Kyo in the face.
"Hey, you wanna do that again, ya damn ant?" Kyo shouted, returning the punch.
That really ticked Ed off, "DON'T YOU CALL ME AN ANT SIZED MIDGET!" he yelled kicking him in the side.
"I'LL DO WHAT I WANT!" Kyo screamed to Ed.
"YOU DAMN MORON!" he yelled as he punched him again. Tohru sat there, stunned. What was happening? Was Edward...protecting her? Suddenly, Kyo's foot came slamming back into her face. she was out...
"Ouch, that's gotta hurt." L commented.
"TOHRU! NO! KYO, YOU IDIOT, YOU KNOCKED HER OUT!" Uo screamed.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Ed yelled as he pushed Kyo up to a wall.
"Omigosh, Edward!" Uo gasped, "Tohru! She's quit breathing!"
"I'm only doing what she's begging for. She deserves it, you know." He sat against the wall, laughing a hysterical laugh.
"What! You're kidding!" Ed yelled as he left Kyo and went over to Tohru and Uo.
Kyo straightened himself out. "She's gotten what she deserves," he said forcefully, "but she deserves more. I'll be back." With that, he ran off.
"Edward, you stay with Tohru! I'm going to get help!" She began to run off when she stopped to ask L if he knew what to do in these situations, but he wasn't there. She just waved her hand and ran off. "Take good care of her!" She yelled back at Ed.
"Hey, wait!" he yelled. But, she had already left. "Dammit! What am I suppose to do? It's not like I'm normally in these situations..."
Tohru lied there, motionless. Her lifeless, dull eyes were only halfway open, bruises already forming across her face. She was only slightly aware that she wasn't breathing. It felt like a dream.
She suddenly realized with a deadly fear that she was in danger of death. In that panic, she began to make an effort to see someone to call out to.She could just barely make out the outline of someone above her. She took a moment and realized that it was Ed. Now she remembered. Ed was fighting Kyo, and Kyo had hit her so she knocked out. "E-Edward.." she mumbled, "he-help me!" She said this with the last strength she could muster, and then passed out again. Before she had closed her eyes, she used them in the fear of dying without seeing Ed again, to caress his face, memorizing every little detail. No. It was to early. She thought she might fall in love once more, but it was looking as though she was being told that she, Tohru Honda, would never be allowed to love again.
Uo came running back gasping for air. "I called for help, Edward."
"That's good." he said to Uo. "She just passed out again, and she still isn't breathing too well."
"Shoot! She looks paler than the last time I saw her! Did you do anything to help?" Uo asked.
"I don't know what to do to help!" Ed said to Uo.
"Oh, yes, you do." L came out of hiding. "You ARE an amazing alchemist, are you not?"
"W-What are you talking about...?" Ed lied. Why? Did he have to give everything away? Could alchemy even help her at this point?
L sighed and stepped forward. "I've been doing research lately and found that you can bring people back to life with the philosophers stone. Am I wrong?" he asked as he flicked one out from his pocket. "She's not dead yet, but that should be even better for her, on her chances, shouldn't it?"
"What the... how did you get that?" Ed asked. He looked at the ground. He might as well just spill it. He sighed, "Well, yes, you can bring someone back to life... but it comes at a price." he told L.
"If you mean candy," he began, "I've got plenty, but that comes to a price, too."
Ed rolled his eyes, "Whatever."
Uo was kneeling on the ground, holding Tohru's head on her lap. "Oh my gosh, guys, we have to do something! I think we're losing her!"
Ed looked back at Uo, "Yeah, but the question is, what do we do?"
L ran forward and placed the philosophers stone on her chest. "Now do your magic!" He shouted, "Now!"
Magic? Come on... Ed thought. He seriously doubted if this would work, but he really had no other choice... did he? And L already told that he was an alchemist, so what was the use of hiding it. Ed clapped his hands together, hoping that this would work. He then placed his hands on Tohru.
Run! Run! Kyo was chasing her! How would she escape? She thought of Edward, but automatically remembered that no one would love her. Woah, what's that? She squinted at a bright light that seemed to get bigger and bigger. Suddenly, she felt a beat like a drum in her that seemed to be pumping live into her soul.
Tohru opened her eyes carefully, seeing three anxious people leaning over her. "See? I told you it would work." L smiled while sucking on a sucker. "Wh-what did you just do?" Uo stuttered. Her eyes had grown huge with panic. "Wh-what was that? Some type of magic?"
Ed sighed, "It wasn't magic, just forget you ever saw me do that." he told Uo. He looked down at Tohru, "So, how are you feeling?" he asked her.
"I-I'm fine, I guess." She whispered, "What happened? I just saw Kyo-In the dark-he was laughing at me. What did I do wrong? Why does he hate me? Why did you save me?"
Ed looked at her but didn't quite know how to answer. Something he did know, though was that he was glad she was alright.
Tohru began to sit up, but instantly felt dizzy. She fell back into Uo's lap.
"Damn it, Tohru, just rest." Uo was obviously irritated at all the events that had happened that day. "Edward, would you please take Tohru home? She's obviously going to be fine with rest, and I have to go to work. You could bring L with you if you-" She looked up to nod in L's direction, but noticed he wasn't there. "Damn L. He disappears again."
"Well... I don't know if I can do that... you see..." well, there wasn't that much to hide from them now. But, he did need to report to Mustang as soon as he could. But then again... he didn't really want to... and Tohru was hurt...
"Look, if there's something you need to do, just bring her along-you obviously will need to carry her." She paused for a moment. "No, wait! I know what!" She ran off, leaving Tohru and Ed alone. She came back pushing a wheelchair. "Here, I forgot that they keep this in the nurse's office."
"Wait, so you want me to bring her along with me! I can't do that!" Ed said to her.
"Oh, yes you can!" Uo smirked, "Your secret is out. Besides, you can't just leave her here, can you?"
"Yeah, but the reason I have to keep the secret doesn't know that yet!" he said referring to Mustang. "And I plan on keeping it that way."
"You can just say that you found her, lost on the side of the road. Tell them that she's deaf or something. We can't just leave her!"
Ed sighed, "I'll try something... but you owe me big time for this." he said to her.
"Hey, I knew you'd come around!" Uo slapped Ed on the back. "Now help me lift her into the
wheelchair."
Ed, more or less, glared at her. He then helped Uo lift Tohru into the wheelchair.
"Ok, she looks all set." Uo stepped back to take a good look. "Ok, I gotta go, see ya later!" With that, she ran off.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll be updating soon!