Hello my readers! Look who has returned from the depths of hell! I'm terribly, horribly sorry about the wait for this chapter. Blame my writers block vampire. He seems to be the cause of all my problems.
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA. I'm not that awesome.
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Eternal Life or Normality
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CHAPTER 3: QUESTIONS
Mayori's anger stayed with her a long time.
How dare Edward insult her family like that? Saying that they don't have hearts of minds of their own!
Edward instantly noticed Mayori's anger. Whenever she saw him, she glared at him coldly.
What had he done?
Edward tried his best to talk to Mayori, but she wouldn't listen. One day, Edward caught Mayori daydreaming under a tree and took the opportune moment to talk to her.
"Hey, May!"
Mayori instantly snapped out of her daydream and glared at Edward.
"What did you just call me, Edward?"
"May."
"Why did you call me that?"
"It's a nickname."
"Nickname?"
Edward sighed, did she really not know what a nickname was.
"It doesn't matter. Look, May-"
"That's not my name, stop calling me that." Mayori snapped and Edward flinched.
"Sorry, anyway, I was wondering why you're so mad at me."
Mayori turned her face away from Edward, her long black hair brushing his face as she did so.
"It's nothing." She said quietly, a sad tone in her voice.
"It's more than nothing; otherwise you would talk to me."
"Well, maybe I'm just a shy new girl that likes to stay quiet and keep away from people that I don't know."
"You're not shy." Edward said defiantly.
"Huh?" Mayori turned around to face Edward again.
"If you were shy, you wouldn't be arguing with me."
Mayori stood up and began walking away.
"Hey, where are you going?!" Edward called after Mayori.
"I'm going on a walk!" Mayori snapped, her long hair streaming behind her as she picked up her pace and began running.
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Envy
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As Mayori walked, tears started to fall down her face.
Why was she crying?
Were her tears from anger or sadness?
Thinking back, she realized that she was crying because she was arguing with Edward.
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Edward
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After walking around aimlessly for a while, Mayori found herself at the shore of the river that ran through the town.
She wiped the tears from her eyes and sat on the sandy bank, staring at the water.
Her eyes wandered down to the Homunculi mark on her hand. She noticed for the first time that the mark was lighter than usual. It was a few shades darker than her pale skin.
Was this just a trick of the light?
"You're just like Al."
A familiar voice broke her reverie and made Mayori jump. She turned to see Edward standing a few feet behind her, one hand behind his back.
"Al always comes down to the river when he's upset."
Edward stepped closer to Mayori and moved his hand out from behind his back.
In his hand was a white lily.
"My mom said that I should give you this." Edwards said, looking away from Mayori.
He told Trisha-san about their fight?
"Thank you." Mayori said quietly, taking the flower and holding it gently in her hands.
Edward turned to look at Mayori and noticed red rings around her eyes from crying.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I was just crying 'cause I was angry at myself for being so stupid." Mayori sighed.
"Stupid?" Edward looked confused.
"I was angry at you for a stupid reason. I shouldn't have acted the way I did. I'm sorry." Mayori looked down at the ground.
"Forget about it." Edward said happily. "So we're friends now?"
"Yes." Mayori smiled slightly. "Friends."
Mayori just realized that she made one of her first friends, which made her smile wider.
"Great. So, since we're friends, you can come and hang out with me and Al, right?"
"Um…sure…" Mayori said.
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Homunculi
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Edward led Mayori back to his home, where she promptly thanked his mother for the flower.
Over the few hours that she spent there, Ed and Al showed Mayori some of the alchemy that the boys could do. They made flowers, ribbons, and lots of other little trinkets that they all gave to Mayori.
Mayori couldn't help but notice the pride that the boys had in themselves as they gave their gifts to her, and she couldn't help but to smile.
Edward walked her back to Winry's house, carrying some of the things that were given to her.
As they arrived at Mayori's home, she put the things down and bowed politely to Edward.
"Thank you for your kindness." She said quietly.
"It's no problem, it's what friends do." Edward smiled and Mayori smiled back.
"You should smile more often. It makes you seem nicer." Edward laughed.
Mayori laughed slightly, and then suddenly threw her arms around Edward's neck.
They stayed in the hug for a few seconds and then Mayori let go of Edward, picking up her gifts and began walking into the house, leaving Edward blushing slightly on the door step.
"Thanks again." Mayori said as she turned around to shut the door.
"You can call me May, if you want." She added with a smile and closed the door gently.
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Human
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That turned out nicer than I thought it would. I can say that I am quite happy with that outcome. I hope this chapter didn't suck terribly, but know I had a good time writing it!
Domo
Matsu Hamisura