Back again! Sorry it took so long I haven't been very well for the past week so everything has been delayed. Anyway I hope you enjoy the update!
Ja ne!
Jade xx
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Bejutsu
Pairing: HavocxAl
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Nobody knew this, not even anyone at work, but art was a secret passion of Jean's whenever he had any spare time he'd spend it outside drawing anything that came to mind or that he could see, and he also enjoyed visiting Central's various museums and art galleries whenever he had time, this was probably the reason why a lot of girls rejected him, after all no girl expected a hardened solider to like something so passive as art after all (Neither did they like going to an art gallery for a date as Jean found out the hard way).
But art was something that Jean had always enjoyed even as a child and the blonde solider figured that if he hadn't joined the army he's probably would be an artist or an illustrator for some big company. That's not to say Jean wasn't happy in the army, sure his love life sucked but he had a decent boss and good friends and a nice place to live, all in all his life wasn't so bad.
Now one hot summer's day during his lunch break Jean was outside with his lunch drawing as usual but the warmth of the sun despite his chosen shade (A tree at the edge of the headquarters main courtyard) the blonde felt himself dozing off to sleep. It was then not a minute later that Alphonse Elric in the flesh found the other, Al himself had been chasing a kitten he had seen stranded outside headquarters and the kitten had fled running all around headquarters before it led him to Jean, the kitten must have thought Jean was a rock or something because the kitten hid behind him in the small space between his lower back and the tree, Jean didn't even stir.
Al while trying to catch his breath (He still wasn't quite used to feeling tired after running yet) noticed the sketch pad on Jean's lap and was daring enough to take a look hoping the other wouldn't be mad if he woke up; he and Jean were friends but they weren't all that close as such though Al liked the older blonde a lot, maybe more than he should do.
What he saw in the sketchpad took his breath away; at the beginning of the pad there were sketches or familiar landscapes; of Resambul, of Lior, Xing even Central, Jean had drawn sketches of all the places he'd ever been to as a solider and all were extremely detailed, Al moved on through the thick sketchpad and the drawings theme changed from landscapes to mythical creatures, dragons and, demons, angles, elves and fairies, all coming from the other man's imagination, all of them were so pretty and imaginative that he began to see Jean in a totally new light; he never knew Jean was so skilled. After flipping a few more pages the theme changed once again this time to people Jean knew, there were drawing's of Falmen, Breda and Fury play fighting, some of Riza either sitting at her desk or playing with Hawkeye, even one of Colonel Mustang snoozing (Which was an amusing picture because he was actually drooling on his desk in it), then there was even one of Edward sat outside reading a book. "Wow..." Al breathed as he stared at the pictures, he'd never seen anything like this and he was actually a little jealous he hadn't been drawn too 'then again I've only been in my body a few weeks I doubt even Havoc would draw me as a suit of armour' Al thought as he closed the sketchbook with a faint 'thunk' ready to put it back.
"Like them?" a familiar voice asked which almost scared Al out of his wits, he squeaked like a little girl then spun around his face a rosy embarrassed red; feeling like a kid who's been caught with his hand in the cookie jar as he stared at Jean who was staring at him with a mix of surprise and amusement.
"Uh, I Um!" Al squeaked his face redder then a tomato and not quite sure what to say to the other as Jean chuckled in amusement and held out a hand for the pad, the younger Elric tentatively handed him the bad still embarrassed "Sorry, I, I just got curious" Al apologized quickly.
Jean felt his mouth widen and he really wanted to laugh at the others embarrassment but Al looked so sorry and a little scared that Jean might be mad at him, that the older blonde felt a little sorry for the other and kept it in "Its okay I don't mind I wouldn't have woken up if this little critter hadn't dug its claws into me" Jean said as he held out the small black kitten that Al had been chasing earlier.
"Ah! There you are!" Al said all worry gone from his face as he gratefully took the kitten and began petting it gently "Thanks…I didn't know you could draw" Al said with a faint smile; he knew Jean wasn't mad, if he was he would have shown it by now. "You're really good, those landscapes were beautiful" Jean stared at Al for a moment and felt himself wanting to blush at the compliment but he kept it down; he'd never shown anyone his talent or his works so he was unused to such praise, though he was grateful for it "Thanks" Jean said with a smile as he slowly stood up. "Ah, I have to go lunch is almost over I'll se you later Al" Jean said as he tucked his sketchbook and pencils under his arm and walked off with a wave
After that day something had changed between the two though it would be another 6 months before the two would actually admit both to themselves and each other, that after that day they were attracted to each other, and Jean unknowingly to Al had added one more picture to his pad.
Can you guess who he drew?
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Bejutsu – Art/Artist
Lol this came out a lot longer then I intended hell I intended it to be set in a art gallery at first but I felt that made Jean too nerdy, this is much better me thinks! I hope you guys enjoyed it! Please read and review!!!
Jade xx