Yeah... I know, the chapter took FOREVER... sorry... I'll try to get the next one up sooner. Oh, on another note, I'm gonna be putting up another story. Isn't that nice?
Disclaimer- I DON'T OWN FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, FRUITS BASKET, OR DEATH NOTE!
Ed looked at her,"What?" he asked. He had thought she was about to say something
else, but changed it to just, "sure."
"Oh.." she blushed, "um, it was nothing, forget it." She gave him a small smile.
"Alright." Ed said with a smile, "I'll get Al to come and re-bandage your leg for you." he said as he then left the room.
Tohru half smiled as she watched Ed leave the room. She sat staring at the ceiling- Why do I feel this way? She thought.
After about ten minutes, Ed came back in, dressed in his black pants, black shirt, and black jacket, though his hair was still down. He was carrying some bandages in his hands, "Al was a little busy, so I guess I'll have to do it." Ed said with a smile as he sat down next to her.
The half-smile on Tohru's lips suddenly broadened as she giggled under her breath, careful to keep Edward from hearing.
Ed gently rebandaged her leg. She seemed happier than she had been.
"So, how are we gonna get there?" she winced when he touched a sore spot.
"Hm... I guess we'll have to take my motorcycle..." Ed said. It's not like she could walk there.
"Your motorcycle?" she asked excitedly, and started to get up, but tripped and winced at her leg and fell on top of Ed. She blushed madly as she realized that she had knocked him down and that she laying on top of him on the bed.
Ed blushed as he looked at Tohru, seeing she was blushing, too. His eyes moved to hers, noticing they were quite... relaxing, to say the least. He then suddenly... swiftly moved his arms around her waist, as he then quickly kissed he lips deeply. He didn't think about it before he did it, he just did.
Her eyes grew wide with surprise, which should have been horror-instead, she felt oddly warm and loved. She placed her hands on his shoulder as she made it deeper. Now she knew for sure. She was in love with him.
Ed could feel her deepen the kiss more but he then stopped, pulling back a little. He quickly removed his arms from around her waist, "I-I'm sorry..." he said, still blushing. He shouldn't have done that, he should have at least thought about what he was doing.
Tohru looked surprised at the sudden end of the kiss. She was hurt, but she did her best to hide it. Maybe he doesn't want me after all. She thought sadly. She slowly removed herself off of him and sat next to him, laying her head on his shoulder. He would have to deal with that much.
Did... did she really want me to keep going? He wondered. She didn't seem as happy as she was. Should he say something to her? Ed looked off to the side, blushing a little bit, "Are... you mad at me?" he asked.
"Mad? Why?" she whispered, lips trembling. She wasn't mad, she just felt rejected.
Ed still looked away, "Because I-" he stopped. To be honest, he could have kissed her... he kinda wanted to. It's just... what if he had to leave after the whole killing thing was over with? Would he be able to just go? Would she be happy? No, probably not.
Tohru sat up and looked at him. "What about me? Did I do something to make you mad?"
Ed quickly turned his head, facing her, "No, of course not!"
Her eyes teared up. "Thank you," she sobbed, and hugged him, crying into his shirt, "so you really do care about me?"
Ed wrapped his arms around her, "Yes... I do care about you." he said to her almost in a whisper.
She looked into his soft eyes and then asked, "And you'll stay with me always?" Her imploring eyes seemed to penetrate him.
Ed was silent for a moment, "I..." he didn't know how to answer.
Tohru looked away, shaking gently in his arms. "I understand. I'm really not that interesting to stay with all that time."
"No! It's not because of that," he said to her, "It's just... I probably won't be here for too much longer... I'll have to leave after the killings are taken care of." he told her.
She began to sob heavily into his shirt. "B-but I d-don't want you to go!" she sobbed, "I-I'll go with you!"
"It's dangerous..." he said to her softly, "I wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"If you can't tell," she mumbled, "It's dangerous wherever I am. And besides, if I need to, I'll take some training so I can stay out of trouble and help!"
"I... I don't know..." he said softly. "I would feel bad if... if something happened to you."
She immediately pulled back and cried desperately. "Please, please! I won't get hurt! I'll do everything you tell me too! Please! Take this as a promise!" With that, she leaned in and gently placed her lips on his.
Ed pulled her close to him and pulled his lips away from hers, "Listen," he whispered in her ear, "I'll try to stay here as long as I can. But I promise, I won't leave without telling you."
She shook her head and sobbed harder. Now she couldn't stand it. She snuggled deeper and clenched her fists on his shirt, soon she began to cry louder, and in between sobs, she cried, "I-I can't be a-alone! It's s-scary! When Kyo le-left me, I wanted to die!"
"Calm down," he continued to whisper, "that doesn't mean I'll leave you. I'll do whatever I can to stay. If it really makes you happy, then you can leave with Al and I if we have to."
Tohru suddenly calmed down and listened to his even breathing. She gave short gasps as she finally calmed down.
Ed smiled. He was glad she had calmed down now, "You ok?" he asked in a whisper.
She nodded. She wanted this moment to last forever, him holding her in his arms like this. Suddenly she sat up, remembering their date. "Lets go!"
Ed smiled, "You perked up quick." he said, "Alright. You think you can walk to the door?" he asked.
"Umm...I guess I could try." Tohru got up and walked 3 paces towards the door when it gave in. She yelped with pain as she fell against the wall.
"Tohru!" Ed quickly got up and went over to her, "Are you ok?" he asked.
"N-no, I'm fine!" Tohru gasped. The truth was that the pain was excruciating, but she wanted to show Ed that she could be strong.
"Are you sure?" he asked. She didn't seem to be too fine to him.
"I'm fine!" She replied cheerily, "Lets go!" With new determination, she placed her bad foot forward, and placed all her weight on it. It hurt like crazy, but she thought to herself, One less pace to go. She reached the door, and turned towards Ed. "See? I can do it!"
Ed still wasn't completely convinced by this, "Alright." he said said with a sigh as he walked over to the door and opened it for her.
As the door opened, Tohru's smile grew wider as her excitement grew at the sight of the shiny red motorcycle waiting for them to get on to whisk them to the fairgrounds.
As the two of them got on the motorcycle. Before he started it, he turned to Tohru, "You ready?" he asked.
"Yes," she she smiled back at him.
"Hold on tight." he said as he turned his head to the road and started up the motorcycle.
Tohru clutched Ed's jacket as the bike roared to life-it felt good being close like this. She lied her head on his shoulder.
Ed smiled as he felt her hold on to him then gently lie her head down on his shoulder. They then headed off to the fair.
The wind whipped around them as they sped down the street. They slowed to a stop as a light turned to red.
A sign at that intersection pointed the direction to the fair. it read something like this:
Do you like wild rides? Haunted houses or food and games? Come and visit us at the fair! 3 To get in, 5 for unlimited fun.
This looked like it was going to be fun.
When the light turned green, Ed continued to head off there.
All too soon they arrived. Tohru was kind of sad that she didn't get to hold onto him like that since they were there. They walked hand in hand towards the fair. When they reached the gate, Tohru reached for her wallet and grabbed some money to pay for both and handed it to the person behind the counter.
"You could've just let me pay." he said as he looked at her.
Tohru looked at him with shocked eyes. "Are you kidding me? You've done so much for me already, this is the least I can do!" She gave him a genuine smile. It no longer was a very sad smile. It was true.
Ed smiled. She seemed a lot happier now. "Alright..." he said.
They then moved on, looking at all the rides and commenting on each strange looking one, like "Rolling can", where you roll in a can back and forth on a chosen route. After looking for fifteen minutes, Tohru grabbed Ed's hand and pulled a few feet forward and then pointed at a roller coaster that went upside down five times, and looped around and went 90mph. "Let's ride that one!" Tohru looked excited. "I've never ridden one of those!"
"Uh... ok." he said. It didn't really bother him, he was just a little surprised Tohru wanted to ride it. It didn't seem like something she would be fond of. But, then again, people aren't always what you expect.
Tohru laughed as she dragged him into the line. As they waited, she began to have second thoughts about what they were about to do. It was good that it was about a 45 minute wait. She was deep in thought when she heard a deep voice say something. "Huh?" She asked as she looked up. "As I said, hurry up and take your seat-your holding up the line!" Suddenly she was aware of the position in line they were. At the front. The roller coaster looked somehow more massive standing right in front of it. She stumbled in awkwardly, and the panic seemed to rise. She tried to keep her cool and hide it from Ed.
As the two took their seats, Ed could tell Tohru wasn't as excited as she was. He didn't say anything about it, though. The roller coaster soon started up.
As the roller coaster began to roll up the track for it's first terrifying 90 degree drop, Tohru was scared out of her mind. She began whispering frantically and closed her eyes and acted like she was still on the motorcycle.
Ed looked over at Tohru. He knew she was scared. But, up here, there wasn't really too much he could do to help her.
Suddenly the roller coaster made it's decent. Tohru screamed as loud as she could, thinking the whole time, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die! and when they reached the bottom and began to go up on a loop, she screamed it as loud as she could, crying desperately, reaching for Ed, and flinging her arms around his neck.
Oh yeah... she was definitly scared. Ed could feel her arms tightening around his neck.
Suddenly, the coaster took a sharp turn to the right. The jolt made Tohru sick.
She felt her breakfast move upwards a little, but she forced it down with a gulp. She began to cry more desperately than ever. "Ed, get me off! I'm going to be sick!" She felt hot all over, and dizzy. I'm never ever ever ever ever again going to ride a roller coaster!Tohru thought to herself. Never ever ever!
As they passed the man operating the ride, he had that bloodshot look in his eyes. He seemed to glare at Tohru. This guy was on drugs! He was crazy!
Ed clapped his hands, putting it on the bar in front of them. The coaster came to a sudden holt, pushing the two of them forward in their seats.
Tohru's eyes were closed tightly when she felt an abrupt stop. She opened her eyes a little and saw Ed with his hands on the bar, light just fading from it. She looked back too see that she wasn't the only one who was sick. Quite a few were. Right there, she leaned on Ed and closed her eyes. She still felt nauseous. Just a few minutes more, and she would feel fine, she was thinking.
"Are you ok?" Ed asked her. She didn't seem to be feeling too well... well, that, and she hadn't been to thrilled during the whole ride.
She nodded gently.When she nodded, everything around her spun beneath her closed eyes.
Ed smiled, "Alright." he said softly. He thought it best that they sit there for a little bit for she didn't seem as well as she said.
Everyone around them got up, moaning, most heading for their cars or for the bathroom. The breeze past over the two on the deserted coaster. As the wind brushed across Tohru's sweaty brow, she felt a little better. "Ed?" She asked weakly, "Can we get some water?" She opened her eyes a little and peered into his golden eyes.
"Yeah," Ed said softly as he stood up, holding out his hand to help her up.
As she stood up, her leg throbbed, and she began to feel dizzy. She bit her lip, and it slowly faded.
"Are you ok?" Ed asked in a worried tone.
"Yeah, I'm ok." She gave him a small smile and then leaned on him for support as they climbed off their ride, and headed for the nearest water fountain.
They walked at a steady pace, not going too fast. Ed didn't think it would be good to go too fast just in case.
As they walked, Tohru enjoyed leaning against him. He really was a great guy, and he was so calm and gentle. It was so nice.
Ed smiled as the contimued walking slowly. She seemed to be doing better now. They soon made it to a water fountain.
Tohru drank thirstily from the fountain. Very soon, the nauseous feeling disappeared. In a few minutes, she was herself. "Do you want to go to the haunted mansion?" she asked.
"Are you sure you really want to do that?" Ed asked. He had seen how she was on the roller coaster... would the haunted mansion be worse?
"Well, that was an adventure, all right, but I want to try new things!" and maybe then Ed can bring me on his missions! Tohru thought dubiously. if I just train for anything!
Ed sighed, but held a light smile on his face, "Alright," he said, "if you really want to."
"Thank you so much!" Tohru squealed in delight. For just a moment, she forgot about the pain in her ankle, and the fear and sickness she had just encountered, and grabbed his hand and ran, laughing all the way to the haunted mansion.
Ed couldn't believe he was actually doing this... but, she seemed to be so happy. It was a change from how she had been, it it was a lot nicer to see a smile on her face.
When they approached the building, they stood in another long line. It was gonna be a while, but that gave the two of them time to talk. "So, tell me more about yourself." Tohru asked, trying to begin a conversation.
Ed looked down, "Well... uh... what's something you want to know about me?" he asked.
"Yeah," Tohru began, "like what your favorite colors are, what your favorite food is, what kind of things you hate, and maybe a little about your parents." She smiled at him one of her huge, true smiles.
"Well," Ed started, "I like Red and black, my favorite food is stew, I hate milk and people making fun of my height, and..." he decided it would be best not to say anything really about his parents, "my parents... well... I'd rather not talk about them." he said. For one, he didn't want her to know about bring his mother back to life. And second, well, he didn't want to start going off about his dad.
Tohru was nodding through the list, but when he got to the part of his parents, she frowned. "You know, Ed, I want you to keep this in mind. Whenever there's something on your mind, you can talk about it." She worriedly peered into his golden eyes.
"Uh... yeah... I know..." he said, his eyes now looking at the ground, "I just think it would be best if I just said nothing about them."
She looked at her feet and nodded. I guess he just needs more time, she thought to herself.
Ed looked up. He could tell she wanted to know. He just, he couldn't tell her everything in the first place. It's just something she really didn't need to know. And... just talking about his dad would put him in a bad mood, "I'm sorry..." he said softly.
She looked up and gave him a big smile."It's ok, you don't ever have to tell me." She leaned in and gave him a peck on the cheek. " I just care about you is all ," She whispered into his ear.
Ed blushed slightly. He didn't know what to say. It kinda made him feel bad, hearing that. She cared about him, though he couldn't tell her.
She smiled a small smile and then turned towards the haunted house. Suddenly, everyone in the line ran away, screaming. "Real blood! It was real!" a woman shrieked, dragging her little child with her, who was crying. "What's happening?" Tohru asked, in wonder.
This wasn't good. "I don't know." Ed said. He knew it would be best to go and check it out... but Tohru was with him, "Tohru, why don't you stay here while I go and check things out?" Ed asked.
"No way!" She put on the fiercest expression she could manage, her being not very convincing by her complexion. "I'm going with you!" With that, she ran ahead of him and entered into the mansion.
"Tohru, wait!" Ed yelled as he ran after her. He was just hoping whatever was inside of there wasn't too bad... though he had a feeling this could turn out bad.
It was dark.
Very dark.
What was moving?
A gasp caught in her chest.
It was just just the wind.
She took a few more steps forward, and turned around the corner.
It was eerie. Not a sound could be heard.
A loud crash deafened her. She turned to see that the passage had been closed on her.
She panicked. What could she do?
Nothing but keep moving forward. She kept walking, twisting and turning, walls falling and scaring her again.
When she turned and reached a particular hallway, she knew that it was cursed by someone or something. As she walked through it, her worst memories and subconscious made itself visible like a film.
"Good bye, Tohru."
Her mother was leaving for the last time.
"No! Mom, come back! Don't leave! You're going to die in a car wreck!" It was worthless. She couldn't hear her.
Another one popped up.
She was even younger, sitting at the dinner table by herself.
Her mother was gone, somewhere. She often left because of her sadness of losing her husband. The thoughts of "My daddy's a villain" came rushing back.
The girl let out a sob. Suddenly, a strange acting boy told her that he didn't ever care for her, and that he wanted her to leave. She screamed at that one. Next, she saw herself, kissing the first to love her, and the first that she truly loved back.
She shuddered a little from crying. She managed a weak smile.
"WHY DID YOU BETRAY ME IF YOU KNEW THAT THAT ONE BOY WASN'T ME?" The first boy yelled out.
That was strange, it wasn't one of her past. It scared her. She ran out of the hall, and suddenly she ran into a room where Kyo lay, chained up, and Envy and Light stood, snickering.
"KYO!" the girl shrieked.
"RUN, TOHRU!" The torn boy yelled as much his dried throat would allow.
"DAMN IT!" Ed yelled. The door had closed in front of him. He clapped his hands together and put it against the sealed opening, creating a doorway. He ran through, looking desperately for Tohru, "Tohru!" Ed yelled as he ran through the many hallways. "Where is she?" he whispered.
"Run, Tohru!"Kyo yelled.
Envy snickered. "So, you finally came. All your hard work payed off, searching for him. Except you weren't really searching for him, were you?"
Tohru gasped. "N-no, I never gave up! Kyo-kun, I-I believed in you that you would come back! I believed!" She shrieked with hysteria.
"It's ok, Tohru. I already know." Kyo's frail body against the cold hard stone wall made her sob. "B-but!"
"I know, you thought it was me who told you that and you moved on. you found a new person to love." With that comment, Tohru ran forward and through herself on him, sobbing uncontrollably. She could feel how bony he was, he obviously hadn't eaten in days.
"GET OF HIM, STUPID GIRL!" He kicked her, making her whimper. "I'm going to kill him in front of your very eyes! "NOO!" She shrieked as loud as she could.
Ed finally made it to the room that Tohru was in, "Tohru!" he then saw them, Envy and Light. This wasn't good.
"Ed! Help me stop them!" Tohru shrieked, "They're gonna kill him!" She was sobbing harder than she had ever cried before.
Ed clapped his hands, light appeared on the ground, going towards Kyo. His chains suddenly broke. He ran over to Envy, grabbing him by the neck and pushing him against the wall.
Tohru looked up at the other man, who was taking out a note book, about to write something. She may have been a little slow, but she did know that the book was dangerous. She screamed and lounged on top of him, knocking the book from his hands. He snarled and grabbed her by the neck and began to choke her. Her face began to go blue. She tried to call out to Ed, but he was to busy fighting Envy. Suddenly, Light fell over. He looked up from where he was laying to see a frail Kyo leaning against the wall.
"D-don't you dare harm her," he mumbled, and sunk down and layed down on the floor, where he went out.
"Kyo-kun!" Tohru was at his side in an instant, crying over him.
Ed looked over to where Tohru, Kyo, and Light were. His hand loosening as he did so. He was tempted to run over there, to see if everything was alright... but then Envy could kill them all if he wanted to...
Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll be updating FASTER than before... I hope. Thanks for reading this chapter!