Ed couldn't help fidgeting in his seat next to his mother and younger brother. He did not want to be there. He knew something was up, first his mother made his favorite breakfast and then she didn't complain when he snuck off to his dad's study to practice alchemy. Then she told them to get ready because all of them were leaving in a few minutes. That had been nearly twenty minutes ago, and when Ed had realized where they were going it was already too late, because his mom had them in the waiting room not two minutes after. He sometimes wondered if she had secret superpowers that she was hiding from him and Al.

"Edward Elric?" A nurse had opened the door, and the blonde flinched in his seat before getting up.

"Coming," He replied with hesitation, his mom got up after him and told Alphonse to stay right where he was sitting, a couple other families were there as well, and this was typical when they were getting shots. Ed bit his lip and continued on behind the nurse, he had sincerely been hoping that he wouldn't need a shot this time around, but the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak, was when his mom left Alphonse in the waiting room. Al always took shots better than him, and Ed thought to himself that it wasn't fair because he was the older brother. His mom brought him out of his thoughts with a gentle nudge towards the open door. He sighed and reluctantly walked in.

"So, Edward I think you know the drill by now." The nurse smiled at him, and he tried to reciprocate it, but the woman gave him a pitying look. "Open up please, I'm just going to take your temperature and then a routine check-up from there, oh and Mrs. Elric?"

Ed's mom turned to the woman, "Yes?"

"I just want to confirm that Ed will be getting his yearly boosters, that is correct? It's for the records," The nurse asked popping the thermometer into Ed's mouth, "Just keep that under your tongue there sweetie,"

Ed rolled his eyes, but made sure to turn his head away from his mother, she hated it when he rolled his eyes. Everything went smoothly and his doctor was in there just asking the routine questions; Ed had almost tricked himself into believing that they forgot about giving him the shot, but just before the doctor left he said, "Oh and Mrs. Elric, I'll send the nurse right in,"

She nodded and thanked the doctor much to Ed's dismay. When the door had finally shut Ed tried to worm his way out of it.

"Mom! Please don't make me get a shot, I'll do everything you ask for a-a-a-a month! No-two, two months. Please, just don't make me get a shot." Ed was begging, he really didn't want to get a shot.

"I'm sorry Edward, but you need your vaccines updated. You want to stay strong and healthy for Alphonse don't you?"

Ed hated it when she pulled that on him. It was just a typical parent excuse to get him to do what she wanted. It was for Al though, Ed looked towards the door just as it clicked open.

"No, no, no, no, no! I don't wanna be brave. I don't want a shot, please don't make me get a shot!" He shouted and tried to bolt off the bench he had been sitting on.

Ed's mother and the nurse sprang into action and his mom pinned his flailing arms, while another nurse kept the writhing seven year old from accidentally kicking the nurse administering the shot in the face. Ed's mom tried to soothe him, but he was crying and wouldn't stop struggling, and the nurse had a hard time getting the shot in place, but they all finally managed it, and the nurse stuck a plain blue bandage on his arm.

"Thank you, and I'm sorry." His mother apologized for her son who was once more sitting upright on the bench and rubbing his sore arm.

Ed left for the waiting room while his mother paid for the visit, then waited some more for Al's name to be called. When Al and his mother left for Al's turn, Ed couldn't help but worry about his brother. About half an hour passed before Al emerged looking proud.

"I did it brother! I took the shot like you!" Al was positively shining with happiness. Neither Ed nor their mother bothered to correct the youngest Elric on the way home that Ed hadn't taken the shot like a man, but like a child. However they didn't want to ruin his good mood since Alphonse's happiness seemed to leak into everyone's.

And just like that the memory faded…

"Huh?" Ed peeled his face up from a book, "What? Oh man, I was dreaming," Ed laughed long and loud for a few minutes. No one was in the house except for him, Ed snuck a peek at the clock and sighed at the time. Winry would be home in a few hours, and Ed wasn't one to disappoint when he made dinner. "Why does my arm hurt?" He questioned and scooted back from the desk, he found that his arm had found its way onto a sharp corner of the desk, and had even drawn a smidgen of blood.

"Man, where does the time go?" Ed sighed and scooted the chair back to walk to the restroom. He resolved not to tell that story though at dinner, he was still embarrassed that he couldn't take the shot like a man.

Me: Hiiiiii~

Crickets: *silence*

Me: I deserve this. So yes, I'm not dead, and no I will not be updating regularly (Did I ever do that in the first place?)

Audience: *suddenly appears* No. *disappears just as quickly*

Me: Well, this is just to let you people know I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I don't know if I'll be updating many stories, I might discontinue my Rose Alchemist story. And I have no excuse except for being lazy.

Audience:*throws rotten tomatoes*

Me: *dodges, or tries to anyway* Ed! Please help mee!

Ed: No. You left. You deserve this.

Me: Ed, you're so cruel!

Roy Mustang: *appears out of nowhere* Raggs Princess does not own Fullmetal Alchemist or any of its characters. These are just random ideas that pop into her head every now and then that she feels the need to write down and post.

Me: *still being pelted by tomatoes* Thank you Roy! Say hi to Riza for me!